Van ride with the Lord in Texas

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Upcoming ministry in Texas. Thankful the Lord is riding with us, Christian Friends of Israel, and the angels coming along!

Welcome Shabbat. Welcome Lord!

We welcome Shabbat. We most certainly welcome Jesus (Yeshua) coming to Charlotte, North Carolina.

Steve Martin, Love For His People

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Jesus Christ, Yeshua HaMashiach, will return to Jerusalem.

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Enjoy that which is to come. Jesus Christ, Yeshua HaMashiach, will return to Jerusalem.

Jesus (Yeshua) intercedes continually.

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Jesus (Yeshua) continues to intercede for out American troops and the Israeli troops.

Love For His People Ministry was founded in 2010 by Steve & Laurie Martin. Charlotte, NC USA

We Need Others - message by Steve Martin

 

We Need Others

Men (and women) need friendships. For far too long we have been made to think that we can do all on our own. To be the one who can fix anything with no help from others.

I used to think that.

My wife and I needed more space for our growing family with four kids. We decided to add more footage to our East Lansing, Michigan home around 1983. My brother-in-law Bob Smith, a contractor, had a construction crew who did the work.

Before Laurie’s parents were coming from Illinois for a visit, I was saving pallets from my work and then nailing them down as a new floor in the attic, to make more storage space.

My foot missed the flooring joist. It went through the ceiling in the new addition family room below.

I could not fix that. And the Lord clearly spoke to me, “You cannot do all things by yourself. You need others.”

“And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you”; or again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” 1 Corinthians 12.21, NASB

I got the help I needed to repair that new ceiling. I am thankful for those who have skills that we do not process.

We need others. We cannot walk alone.

Ahava and shalom,

Steve Martin

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You Have To Fight - message by Steve Martin

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You Have To Fight

Living the Christian life, as men of God, will require you to fight. We are in a constant spiritual battle. They enemy will not give up until he is thrown into his eternal damnation location as promised in the Bible.

We need to fight for our nation, our families, our communities, the nation of Israel, and our own spiritual lives.

Our enemy, the fallen angel who wanted to be the one worshiped and praised, is continually warring against the saints of our Creator. He is relentless.

“Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” 1 Peter 5:8, NASB

Men should be accustomed to war. In the natural, it has mostly been the men who have gone out, leaving home and family, to wage war against those who had sought to take over, destroy, and kill off other countries. It has cost million of lives on both sides.

But as in the natural, we must fight in the spiritual, using the weapons we have been given.

With prayer (I especially use my spiritual prayer tongue daily), the Lord’s written Word, gathering with other believers – these are needed to combat the enemy in the unseen world.

We must not think we can sit on the sidelines and casually watch. We must engage the enemy to win the battle. Not just on defense, but we must go on the offense too.

“The horse is prepared for the day of battle, But victory belongs to the Lord.” Proverbs 21:31, NASB

I am most thankful for the faithful women who have been prayer warriors.

Men, we need to step up our game!

Ahava and shalom,

Steve Martin

Confidence by Steve Martin

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Confidence

“For You are my hope; Lord God, You are my confidence from my youth.”Psalm 71:5, NASB

Lack of confidence can hold you back, keep you from growing in faith, afraid that if you step out and do something for the Lord you will fall, fail, and look foolish to everyone.

I had that concern in my school days, and even into my adult years. Because of low self-esteem, putting myself “beneath others”, I lacked the courage to do at times what I knew I should have done. 

I let the fear of man, the opinion of others, dictate what I did or how I did it.

But the time came when the Lord said to me, “Either you live by what others think and say or you do what I say and do. Your choice. Who will you serve?”

It is a decision you have to make. Will you serve man, the fear of man, or will you chose to serve the Lord, and do what He has called you to do?

When I made that decision, to serve Him above all, even as I served in ministry with leaders who sometimes didn’t have my best in mind, the Lord gave me the courage, and with it the confidence, to say and do what is written in His Word.

Having that strong foundation, that trust in Him, gave me the confidence I needed to hear His voice, choose to walk in His ways, and even receive the reward He promises as we do.

Who will you choose to heed? The fear of man or trust in the One who created you?

Confidence grows in us as we hear and obey, and see the results. There is nothing shady about it. Our Lord has proven over and over again that His way is always the way we need to choose.

It needs to be a firm decision on your part – choosing man’s way or His way. 

God is our hope. Have your confidence grow in His love for you. He has your back.

Ahava and shalom,

Steve Martin

Love For His People Ministry, Charlotte, NC

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Morning Place To Be - FREE Kindle e-book April 27-May 2, 2026

Morning Place To Be - FREE Kindle e-book 

April 27-May 2, 2026

(Also available in paperback and audiobook)

From April 27, 2026 through May 2, 2026 (midnight PDT) you can download for FREE my new book.

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Be blessed!

Ahava and shalom,

Steve Martin

Love for His People Ministry

Charlotte, North Carolina

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"A Closed Door? Wait for the Open One" - message by Steve Martin

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I was actually surprised at my deep reaction when the finality of it hit me.

My 14 years with an uptown Charlotte company, where I started as a “temp” in 2012, then became full time, and then repeated (4 in fact) returns to cover as they tried finding good help…was over.

When my wonderful wife Laurie and I spent three months as volunteers with Christian Friends of Israel in Jerusalem Oct. 16, 2015 - Jan. 12, 2026, I had told Charlotte Center City Partners that this was it with them. I cleaned my desk and left.

But to my surprise they called me back two weeks after my return home to Charlotte, and said they needed my help. In fact, the new CFO had saved and put back my photos on my former desk walls. Surprised indeed!

But all good things come to an end, so we are told, and the door has finally closed. They seem to have finally found good help.

Coupled with the closing this month of another place I had done accounting with for five years as a contractor, doors certainly have closed.

But as my good friend Mordecai had prophesied to me a month ago in home group, “Doors will be closing. But new ones will be opening.” (I call him the “Open Door” prophet.)

When, not if, you experience your closing of doors, know that our Faithful Lord has your back.

And be faithful where you are at until then. He wants to promote you.

“His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter the joy of your master.’ Matthew 25:31, NASB

Ahava and shalom,

Steve Martin

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“Determination” - message by Steve Martin

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Determination

Our walk with the Lord will bring us to events and situations where we are going to have to either stand strong, or we will turn and run. In my life, I have made that decision already. My life is His. I will stand, so help me God.

Yeshua (Jesus) had made that decision too. He was determined to do the Father’s will, and He did it.

We must choose to be as He was, and have the determination to do what is right before that time will certainly come.

“The Master, God, has given me a well-taught tongue, so I know how to encourage tired people. He wakes me up in the morning. Wakes me up, opens my ears to listen as one ready to take orders.

 

The Master, God, opened my ears, and I didn’t go back to sleep, didn’t pull the covers back over my head. I followed orders, stood there and took it while they beat me, held steady while they pulled out my beard.

 

Didn’t dodge their insults, faced them as they spit in my face. And the Master, God, stays right there and helps me, so I’m not disgraced.

 

Therefore I set my face like flint, confident that I’ll never regret this. My champion is right here. Let’s take our stand together! Who dares bring suit against me? Let him try! Look! the Master, God, is right here.

 

Who would dare call me guilty? Look! My accusers are a clothes bin of threadbare socks and shirts, fodder for moths!” Isaiah 50:7-9, The Message

 

When I was the office manager of a Canon copier dealer in Lansing, Michigan, between 1980-1987, I was asked to do an invoice for the company, billing a location that I had heard did abortions. I refused to do so. I wanted no part in it.

 

I would have been around 26, and we had three young kids at the time. I couldn’t afford to lose my job, but my Lord told me I was not to do that invoice. I told the owner as such.

 

He then made his wife, the co-owner, do the invoice. (In later years they asked me to become Vice President of the company, but even then the Lord had called me on to other work for Him, and that meant a move to Fort Lauderdale, Florida to work for Derek Prince Ministries.)

 

Are we going to stand as Christians, when faced with decisions that will go against the actions and beliefs of those around us?

 

Now is the time to make that determination. Not when the time to stand faces us head on. We will need to have made that decision already.

 

Christians, and Jews, are among the most persecuted in the world. Times have not changed since Jesus’ time. We know the Bible says the same days are coming for us.

 

Decide now what you are going to do when called upon to choose.

 

Ahava and shalom,

 

Steve Martin

 

Message #21, April 14, 2026

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Our role as Christians…

Our role as Christians to the Jews:

​Isaiah 49:22

New American Standard Bible

"This is what the Lord God says:

“Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations
And set up My flag to the peoples;
And they will bring your sons in their arms,
And your daughters will be carried on their shoulders."

#Christians #Isaiah4922 #Jesus #Israel #Jews #Aliyah

"His Appointments" - message by Steve Martin

 

(Photo by Steve Martin)

His Appointments

 

We all have our disappointments. And yet when I look back, I can see our Lord’s hand in them - protecting us, guarding us, keeping us from going down a path that we thought was for sure the way to go.

 

Even when we say to ourselves and others, “I am positive this is the Lord’s will. How can it not be?”

 

And then it didn’t go as expected.

 

I recall the true Bible story of Joseph hearing that his fiancée, Mary, was pregnant before they knew each other intimately. And the child was not his. How greatly disappointed he must have felt? “Why, Lord? YOU GAVE HER TO ME!”

 

How did that turn out for Joseph? And Mary?

 

We can’t, we don’t, always see the Lord’s hand in our lives. We don’t have the capacity to carry it, to do it at the time, as He knows and does.

 

We have to trust in the Lord’s hands. He said He loves us. Is He a liar?

 

Thank You, Lord, for the times I didn’t marry that one; I didn’t get on that plane; my event was canceled…and then tragedy occurred exactly where "I just knew I was supposed to have been" before Your hand stopped me.

 

We must also realize that this life isn’t just about me. So many more are involved. I like the Jewish culture. It isn’t “me”, it is “us.” We need more of that.

 

His appointments carry us beyond the disappointments. When they come, keep looking for His open door. It is coming. I can promise you that, because He is ALWAYS Faithful.

“Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who wait for His faithfulness…” Psalm 33:18, NASB

 

Now, back to my blueberry bagel. It seems to have more purple in it this time. Yeah Lord!

 

Ahava and Shalom,

 

Steve Martin in Charlotte, North Carolina

 

Message #20 in the year of our Lord, April 6, 2026.

It would be nice if you could run down to the local grocery store and buy a package of hope. After all, don’t we find we need it every day? A few good helpings daily sure would be nice. It is not quite that simple to get, but hope is certainly possible to obtain and keep. 

The way I have found hope is by believing the promises of the Lord Jesus Christ, Yeshua HaMashiach, as put forth truthfully in the Bible. Through the centuries, the words written in the Word have proven accurate and life-changing for those who have chosen to believe. I include myself among them. The daily news will get you discouraged. The bank statement and monthly bills, which arrive by mail or on your smartphone, will drain you of your pursuit of happiness. 

One minute you are “up”. The next minute you hit a wall. What is it that keeps us pressing on to accomplish the good in life? Family and friends can be a good source of support, but even then, those relationships can falter. We need more. We need hope in our lives. 

My desire and prayer is that as you read these messages, you will obtain hope. Not a hope that will get you just through this day, but an eternal hope where you can stand strong, press on, and know deep in your heart that when it is all said and done, what He, Jesus, has said and done will be the very truth that keeps you until the end. 

Find hope. Keep it within, and know that the faith, hope and love of the Almighty God will always be there for you. He is our only hope.

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Love For His People Ministry was founded in 2010 by Steve & Laurie Martin. Charlotte, NC USA

TC - Transformation Church worship playlist over the years

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This wonderful playlist, recorded from 2017 to 2026, is a great collection of worship songs by the Transformation Church worship teams, pastored by Derwin Gray. Indian Land, South Carolina

All songs recorded live by Steve Martin, Love For His People in Charlotte, North Carolina, just 10 miles.

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Laying Out the Last Supper

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Laying Out the Last Supper

What Did Jesus's Final Meal Actually Look Like?

 Clinton J. Moyer  April 01, 2026  0 Comments 265 views  Share

Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper, 1495–1497. Incamerastock / Alamy

When Jesus and his disciples gathered for the Last Supper, how was the meal laid out? Did the group emulate the Roman dining practice of the triclinium, reclining at low tables arranged in a U shape and eating from individual place settings? Or did they sit around an arrangement of communal dishes from which all individuals partook? In the Spring 2026 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, in his feature article titled “What Did the Last Supper Really Look Like?,” Matthew J. Grey considers these questions, shedding valuable light on the workings of this famous feast.

Grey begins by highlighting the ways in which the Last Supper has been depicted over the centuries. Early representations, from late antiquity through the Renaissance, typically made little effort to imitate any sort of historical reality, focusing instead on the theological and symbolic significance of the biblical story and the physical objects involved. Jesus and the disciples tended to be shown in a lavish contemporary dining space, on cushioned seats around or along one side of a central table set with elegant serving dishes. While such depictions bore virtually no resemblance to an authentic first-century space, they enabled artists like Leonardo da Vinci to explore thematic elements, symbols, and individual persons with great artistic freedom.

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Love For His People Ministry was founded in 2010 by Steve & Laurie Martin. Charlotte, NC USA