Showing posts with label dance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dance. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Song, Dance, Inspiration Flow From Bethel's First Full-Length Film - JESSILYN LANCASTER CHARISMA NEWS

Chloe Vassallo
Chloe Vassallo (Contributed/The {m} Collective)

Song, Dance, Inspiration Flow From Bethel's First Full-Length Film

JESSILYN LANCASTER  CHARISMA NEWS
Chloe Vassallo is so energetic and vivacious that she stars in Bright Ones, which is Bethel Music's first feature-length film.
The story follows teens at a California performing arts school as they wrestle with identity, legacy and more.
And while the movie has been described as "in the vein of High School Musical," there's one notable difference: the Holy Spirit. 
"We would all pray together before we start anything," Vassallo says. "Just to honestly get the Presence in the room. I feel like when you don't get the Presence in the room, people can sort of feel awkward. And He's the Prince of Peace. He really comes and calms everybody's nerves, and it just goes with ease."
So what else was happening on set? How well do the stars actually know each other in real life? Listen to the podcast to find out, and see Bright Ones when it dances into theaters on April 22. Get your tickets here.
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Monday, August 17, 2015

COMMENTARY: A Time to Mourn and a Time to Dance - ISRAEL TODAY

COMMENTARY: A Time to Mourn and a Time to Dance

Sunday, August 16, 2015 |  Charles Gardner  ISRAEL TODAY
There is a season for everything under heaven, according to the wisdom of Solomon. And I’m specifically thinking of his dictum that there’s “a time to mourn and a time to dance”. (Ecclesiastes 3.4)
Black clouds of impending doom are swooping down upon us all, and especially on God’s ancient people, but the rainbow of ultimate peace also lies ahead, and we should not be too downhearted.
On September 14 there will be much rejoicing as Jews everywhere celebrate their New Year in a month set to witness some quite extraordinary, even alarming, events connected with the future of Israel. I will look at these in a moment.
We have just marked a time of mourning for Israel – a date known as the 9th of Av in the Jewish calendar (July 25 this year) which brings back bad memories of a past which has seen so many attempts to annihilate the Jewish nation.
For it was on this date that the First Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 BC. And it was on the very same day 656 years later – in 70 AD – that the Romans destroyed the Second Temple. The Jews subsequently rebelled against their occupiers, but were brutally butchered in 133 AD – again on the 9th of Av – after which they were dispersed to all four corners of the earth.
This included England, from which they were expelled in 1290 AD – on the 9th of Av. Then in 1492 they were expelled from Spain and given four months to put their affairs in order and leave the country, the deadline for which was the 9th of Av.
Then came World War II and the Holocaust, said by historians to have been the long drawn-out conclusion of World War I, which broke out on the 9th of Av. And, it is said, the first gas chambers were put into use on the very same day of the year!
Understandably, the Jewish people have much to mourn. And our duty as Christians, grafted into the Olive Tree of God’s chosen people (Romans 11:11-24), is to love them, stand with them and pray for them.
A series of significant events are scheduled for September, starting with the New Year celebrations perhaps. The Pope will be visiting the White House to meet with the President on the holiest day of the Jewish Year (Yom Kippur, September 23). And a super-sized blood-red moon will shine over Jerusalem on September 28 during the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot). This will be the last of four successive blood moons (known as a tetrad) to coincide with the main Jewish feasts of Passover and Sukkot in 2014 and 2015, a rare occurrence last witnessed in 1967 when, as a result of the Six-Day War, the Old City of Jerusalem came under Israeli control for the first time in 2,000 years.
In addition, the United Nations are said to be planning to declare a Palestinian state without Israel’s consent or input and there is also, of course, the ongoing threat of Hamas and Hezbollah along with that of a potentially nuclear-armed Iran whose leaders have made no bones about their intention to “wipe Israel off the map”. The recent deal negotiated with the big powers is, at best, only putting off the evil day rather than neutralizing a dangerous rogue state.
In the light of this, an 800-year-old rabbinic commentary is most revealing. Known to the Jewish world as the Yalkut Shimoni, it has been translated by Rabbi Nachman Kahana, a specific portion of which says:
“Paras (Persia-Iran) will be the dread of humanity. The world’s leaders will be frustrated in their futile efforts to save what they can, but to no avail. The people of Yisrael will also be petrified by the impending danger. And HaShem (the Lord) will say to us, ‘Why are you afraid? All of this I have done in order to bring you the awaited redemption. And this redemption will not be like the redemption from Egypt, which was followed by suffering. This redemption will be absolute, followed by peace.”
Various Jewish rabbis are now sensing that their Messiah is soon to come. The day is surely not far off when beleaguered Israel will recognize the One who has loved them with an everlasting love (Jeremiah 31.3) and who is destined to reign from Jerusalem for a thousand years of perfect peace (Revelation 20.4).
Jesus told his disciples that his coming would follow an unprecedented period of distress after which “the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light”. (A total solar eclipse occurred in the midst of the current tetrad of blood moons).
“At that time men will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory,” he said. (Mark 13.24-26)
I am indebted for much background to David Soakell of Christian Friends of Israel and to Kolyah, a correspondent in the know who wishes to keep a low profile for security reasons.
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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Sharing Love From Sweden - FRIENDSHIP WITH JESUS - by Eva Haglund


FRIENDSHIP WITH JESUS
by Eva Haglund

God is not a God Who want us to just come and ask things from. He is a person, as He wants us to have a relation with. He is not a boring but a wonderful Friend full of love. It is not boring to get to know God and to have Him as a friend. He is also a God who tells jokes in a relation with Him when we are sensitive to hear. It was He who made laughter.

If we are in a period of loneliness we can learn to know God as our Friend. When David was outside with the sheep he learned to know Him as a friend. He was worshiping Him. David took time with God in a relationship. Sometimes worship is not counted so important but the Bible tell us to sing to God. We see that David was worshiping God. 

We read in Acts that Paul and Silas were worshiping in prison. In Psalm 139:3 it is written, "Let them praise His name with dance." We also need dance in a relation with God. Some think that dance to God is just for some but I think it is for anybody and that it also can be strong spiritually and that we need it. We can see already small children moving in dance to music.  David danced to God and so did Miriam. We can do it, too. Sometimes people do not like it but as David experienced it is good to continue. To worship and dance to Jesus has relationship with God. He is in the centrum. We also need the prophetic songs and dance.

Worship I think feels like giving our hearts to God in a relationship. It  is important. We lift God up and He is in centrum when it is from our hearts to Him. It is also good to sing Scriptures and Jesus is also the Word.

With Jesus it is good to know that He is not just a friend who is with me in prayer in the morning or evening but who is with me in the day whom I can talk and listen to. It is good to take time with Him and to learn to know His voice with the inner voice and try to hear things He wants to say. It is easier to learn to know God when we read the Bible constantly. To learn to know Him is to learn to know a God of love and in this relationship He speaks to us in friendship. 

Artwork by James Nesbit

In Song of Solomon we see that the bridegoom's heart was crushed for the bride by his love. In Song of Solomon 4:9, "You have ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse. You have ravished my heart with one look of your eyes, with one link of your necklace." We see here the deep love. This is how Jesus looks at us personally and His Bride - the Body of Christ. His heart is crushed for us.   When He looks at us He also sees no spot in us because His blood cleanses us. 

We read in Song of Solomon 4:7 "You are all fair my love. And there is no spot in you." We are  accepted and loved. Jesus as our Friend has so much love for us and He wants to be a close friend. Sometimes thanksgiving is not considered so important but to thank God is not anything unimportant for Him. In Psalm 100:4 we also read "Enter into His courts with thanksgiving."

If we love Jesus we can imagine He gets glad when we thank Him. We have much to thank Him for. He who suffered so much because of His love for us is worthy our thanksgiving. He suffered much more for us than we can understand. If we have suffered much it is just like a drop of the suffering Jesus suffered for us at Calvary. He did it because He loved us. 

If circumstances are difficult we can always have something to thank God for. We can thank Him for the fact that He suffered so much for us. We can simply thank Him for our being able to walk, or see, or eat, or other things. His grace is forever and He always loves us. We can thank Him for different things. Paul worshiped God when he was in prison. The Bible tells us to make sacrifices of praise. In Heb 13:15 it is written "Let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise - the fruits of lips that openly profess His name."

When we begin to give thanks to God and when we worship God it is also a help. It is a help in trials. In worship we also can sing thanksgiving to God. When Jesus is our Friend we can talk with Him sitting in a sofa or maybe take a walk and when we are alone and eat we can talk with our Friend Jesus.

Jesus is the Word and the Word is then like our bread. Jesus is the Bread of life, as it says in John 6:35. The Word  is also like water in a desert. We need this clean water. We need to spend time with it and with Jesus in prayer. He also wants to speak with the inner voice. It is important to know in a relationship with Jesus that we are so loved by Him.

We can tell Him that we love Him and thank Him for all His sufferings for us at Calvary. 

Sometimes Christians can be so busy doing things for God but do not think it is so important to take time in a relation with God. If He is our Friend then it so natural that we also take time to talk to and listen to our best Friend. As we need time with friends we need time with Him. He is the most wonderful Friend we can have and it is good to learn to know Him more and more and His Kingdom. 
In Isaiah 45 it is written about hidden treasures. We need MORE of God! To learn to know Him is like digging in a golden mine. Jesus is full of love and He is not boring. What a privilege to learn to know Him as a friend! To talk to Him face to  face like Moses in 2 Exodus 33:11, "So the Lord spoke to Moses face to face as a man speaks to his friend." We can have a meeting with Jesus when we read about the woman at Jesus' feet. She was so crushed by His love. She cried and cried. She received Jesus and her sins were forgiven. Her heart was so touched by His love. She wanted to give Jesus a most precious present - precious perfume expressing her love to her Savior . She also gave her life in Jesus' hand.
I am thinking also about Song of Solomon who shows not a dry , intellectual relation to God. When we also think about a relationship as it can be between bride and bridegoom, but also between Jesus the Bridegoom and his Bride the church, when the heart is touched by God's love and it is a relation with the best friend. In Song of Solomon is written about this relation. In verse 6:3 "I am my beloved`s and my beloved is mine." It is talking about a relation where the heart is touched. It is not a relation when you come to Jesus just when you ask for things.
I believe God's love for us is much bigger than we understand. It is a very strong love. His love reaches higher than the stars. Jesus loves to have a relation with us. In Song of Solomon it is written, "Oh, my doe in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice, for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.” In Song of Solomon we can see much about a relation not just between a usual bride and bridegoom but about the relation with the first love from the Bride to the Bridegoom – from our hearts to Him. To be in love with our Bridegoom Jesus we can then see how He is crushed by His love for the Bride. In Song of Solomon 4:9, ”You have ravished my heart, my my sister, my spouse, you have ravished my heart with one look of your eyes,with one link of your necklace.”

Artwork by James Nesbit

We find  that the bride is expressing love to the bridegoom. In Song of Solomon 5:10, "My beloved is white and ruddy, chief among ten thousand." She is in love. We can think about the relation to Jesus that we can be in love with Him - the first love from the Bride to the Bridegoom - Jesus our Savior. 
In the book of Ruth we see how Boaz was kind to Ruth and treated her with respect and care when she came as a stranger to a new place looking for a job and watched so she was not badly treated. He also helped her so she got food in Ruth 2:14When I read this story I think about the heart Jesus has for us. He treats us with love and cares about us. When we read that Boaz cared we can think about how Jesus cares about us in a relation. He showed us the deepest love giving everything for us at Calvary. He loves all people and wants all to receive Him.
In Rev. 3:20 we  read "Behold I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me." He wants  to become a Friend to people who do not know Him and that all will receive Him. When I read that He wants to come into all and dine with them, I am also thinking about a relationship where we eat with someone to have fellowship with them. 

 Yeshua/Jesus is a wonderful Friend who gave His life for us.


Monday, April 13, 2015

"My Beloved" - (Hebrew - "Ani l'dodi v'dodi li") - a Wedding Waltz sung by Joshua Aaron



Joshua Aaron and wife Jeannie 


Published on Oct 2, 2014
Joshua Aaron singing his popular wedding song, "My Beloved" (Ani l'dodi v'dodi li) with his wife Jeannie (lyrics and info below). Available at:http://www.Joshua-Aaron.com or on itunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/jo....
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אני לדודי ודודי לי (Ani l'dodi v'dodi li) is taken from Song of Solomon 6:3 and translates, "I am my beloveds and my beloved is mine".

Song of Solomon 6:3

Lyrics:

Ani L'Dodi V'Dodi Li
I am my beloved's, my beloved is mine
Ani L'Dodi V'Dodi Li

I have a song that I learned from my Savior
When He gave His life for His bride
Now I sing it for you now that you are mine

It's a song of redemption, of selfless love
That I'm learning from Him, God above
Now I sing it for you my one and only bride

Lai, Lai...

I am no longer mine, I am yours forever
I give it all to you, my beloved x2

Lai, lai...

I will dance with you, I will walk with you
Let no man separate what God has placed together
I will dance with you, I will walk with you
I am yours, you are mine, my beloved x2

Lai, lai...

Ani L'Dodi V'Dodi Li
I am my beloved's, my beloved is mine
Ani L'Dodi V'Dodi Li

Produced by Tim James and Joshua Aaron
Mixed by Ainsley Grosser
Mastered by Jason Shaffer

Monday, December 22, 2014

"The Wind Has Changed! Get Ready For A Wave Of Glory" Dr. Theresa Phillips


"The Wind Has Changed! 
Get Ready For A Wave Of Glory"
Dr. Theresa Phillips, Saint Charles, IL
The Elijah List

I heard the Lord say, "I love Mary Poppins." I didn't understand, and waited for more. And then He said, "The wind has changed; get ready for a WAVE of glory."

Immediately I was caught up in the Spirit. I had a vision of a weather vane; it moved! (Photo via Pixabay)

One of the beginning lines of the movie "Mary Poppins" is this: "Wind's in the east, mist comin' in. Like something is brewin' about to begin. Can't put me finger on what lies in store, but I feel what's to happen, all happened before."

I saw the weather vane had moved. I could actually feel the wind... SHIFT! I was excited in my spirit! I could sense an angelic presence as if a changing of the guard has taken place.

I've seen the changes before, but never felt the Presence so close. I could smell the oil from celestial lampstands. I could hear the flickering of the fire. I saw bowls poured out. The fluid inside them was a golden oil filled with Light. What LIGHT!
I gasped with awe. "What is happening, O Lord?"

ElijahList Prophetic Resources

"During These Days of Crisis I Will Show You I Am Here"

I heard this very clearly... I want to share this with you to give you encouragement:
"This new WAVE of glory will be released to excite people once again. During these days of crisis I will show you I am here, and I Am. Plus, I'll show you how wonderful I am.

"Yes, many will be healed and saved. This is the state of ecstasy. I live for wind change. "I'm going to have some fun with you as well. I'm going to bring to you gifts and treasures, inventions, new sounds... and DANCE! I am about to turn the mourning into dancing. Have you got taps shoes, soft dance shoes, or ballet shoes?"

"No, Lord, I can't dance," I said.

"YOU WILL," He said, "for this is going to be a dance party. Worship will move the congregation to dance. Yes, dancing in the Church... Now, be strong and of good courage.

"Do not be afraid. Stand and see the salvation of the LORD! For I am going to release FUN to the Church! And you will feel the wind! 

It's for ALL.Just learn to laugh, and watch the enemy flee!" (Photo by Jennifer Page "His Joy" viaelijahshopper.com)

He who sits in the Heavens shall laugh... Psalm 2:4
I began to giggle, and then I began to sing, "I Love To Laugh." Enjoy this YouTube video, "I Love To Laugh" from Mary Poppins. 

Laughter is catchy!

Dr. Theresa Phillips
Chicago Prophetic Voice

Email: Info@ChicagoPropheticVoice.net
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Dr. Theresa Phillips is senior pastor of Praise Ministries Church and dean of Praise Christian Seminary in St. Charles, Illinois. Theresa is dedicated to helping you encounter the living God and be filled with His never-ending glory. Pastor Theresa and her husband Robert have started an online publication called Chicago Prophetic Voice. This online publication is intended to help you see and hear the unseen and unheard realms of God as they are portrayed in the written Scriptures of the Holy Bible.

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Saturday, April 19, 2014

"Love Your Name Yahweh" - Beit Yeshua's Passover Seder 2014

"Love Your Name Yahweh" - Beit Yeshua's Passover Seder 2014


"Love Your Name Yahweh" - Beit Yeshua's Passover (Pesach) Seder 2014 in Lincolnton, NC

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Thursday, April 3, 2014

Asher Bara- Eitan Katz Live Music Video in Jerusalem



Published on Mar 13, 2014

Enjoy this wonderful video which captures the incredible ruach (spirit) and energy from the live recording in Jerusalem. If you haven't yet purchased the album, be sure to visit www.EitanKatz.com or download it from iTunes, amazon etc...
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Shalom, Shalom, Friends!

Blessings over you in Yeshua ha Mashiach!

For the absolute joy of it, watch this video!!  I had never heard of Eitan Katz before tonight, but his music is sababa (awesome!)!


The words to the song if I found the correct lyrics are these - Hallelujah!:
ASHER BARA 
Asher bara sason vesimcha,
chatan vekalah
gilah, rina, ditza vechedvah,
ahavah ve'achava,
veshalom vere'ut

HE WHO CREATED 
He who created happiness and bliss,
groom and bride.
Joy, gladness, pleasure and delight,
love and harmony,
and peace and companionship.


I have heard it said that the Hasidic Jews are the "Pentecostals of Judaism"!  I love it!  You cannot deny the zeal and fervor they are experiencing in the Ruach when you watch this video!  Baruch ha Shem!  (Bless the Name!)

"For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?"  Rom. 11:15

"As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies on your account, but as far as election is concerned, they are loved on account of the patriarchs, for God's gifts and His call are irrevocable."  Rom. 11:28-29

"Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad for her, all you who love her; rejoice greatly with her, all you who mourn over her.  For you will nurse and be satisfied at her comforting breasts; you will drink deeply and delight in her overflowing abundance."  Isa. 66:10-11


Pray for the salvation and restoration of Israel!

Love in Messiah Yeshua!
Cathy

Cathy Hargett
Highway to Zion Ministries, Inc.
www.highwaytozion.org


Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Sharing Love From Sweden - Eva Haglund - Praying For The Nations

Shalom Steve!

I send you many greetings from Sweden!  It is about 5+ C just now. Spring is beginning to wake up. 

I was outside praying for Sweden today. God shows me how to pray. 

I have thought about intercession and think that we all need to be one and pray. If we stand together praying it is also strong. I feel myself that I want to take a new step in the school of intercession for nations and for the chosen country of Israel. I want to grow in this. There are nations who are bleeding today and they need our prayers.

To intercede for a friend, for a relative or a country is also to show love to people. It needs a lot of intercession. In Eph. 6:18 we can read about " supplication for all the saints". We can also read in the Bible about a house of prayer. We need church buildings to be more of house of prayers today with both young and old together. 

In Acts. 12:5 we can see about Peter " constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church". It is interesting to see in Acts. 12:12 that there were many praying in a HOME - in a house as was Mary's. We also need prayer meetings in homes and in the Bible they were in Mary's house. 

Jesus asked the disciples -could you not pray one hour and we can ask ourselves - can we pray one hour? If we are not used to this we maybe can begin with 15 minutes and increase at home. It is also better to have ONE prayer for Israel than NONE at all. 

The nations need our prayers. There are BIG needs! Israel needs our help. They need our hearts in prayer!

We need different sorts of prayer. We need spiritual warfare for instance but also our tears In prayer as Jesus was crying for Jerusalem. Jesus loved and loves Jerusalem and the holy city needs our prayers today!

I think there needs tears in prayers for the nations also. If we do not have tears we can ask God for it. In Lament. 3:48-51 is written, "My eyes overflow with rivers of water for the destruction of My people. My eyes flow and not cease, without interruption, till the Lord from heaven looks down and sees. My eyes bring sufferings to my soul because of all the daughters of my city".

In Ps. 126:5 we can read " Those who sow in tears will reap in joy".  I think it also can be tears for the nations.

Worship and dance to Jesus is also strong spiritually. When we lift up God as Paul and Silas in the storm enemies flee and it happens spiritually when God is in the center of the worship. 

We need to understand more in the Body of Christ also the importance spiritual dance to Jesus. Worship God with the body. We also need prophetic dance. Miram and David danced to God. I have read about prayer dance and have practiced it a little. It was interesting to read about. 

Personally I think that sometimes a prayer night feels long, but you can also include dance worship (but careful if you have neighbors you can disturb!)

About intercession-  I think as we bless  Israel with  prayers He bless the nation we live in also. Anyone who blesses Israel is blessed so Jesus gives back when we pray so.


LET US PRAY FOR THE NATIONS

Let us pray... 
Like a child in our arms - 
Let us pray for our nations.
Let our hearts be crushed -
nations are bleeding...
Let our tears fall for the nations 
Like a child you carry in your arms.
Crying for a child you love - love to the nations.
Israel is like a precious child for God.
Let our hearts be moved.



Stockholm

Many greetings and blessings from Stockholm! Please pray for Sweden!

Eva Haglund