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Thursday, October 6, 2011
CBN - Chris Mitchell: Threats Facing Israel
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Ahava Love Letter - "Israeli-Arab Conflict"
Ahava Love Letter
“Crash Course on Israeli-Arab Conflict” “…I will make you fruitful and numerous. I will make of you a group of peoples; and I will give this land to your descendants to possess forever.’ Gen. 48:4 CJB |
Dear family of friends,
A recent e-mail is circulating, and because of the accurate statements given, I wanted to share it with you.
In an interview with British television during the retaliation against Hamas' shelling of Israel, Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu was asked: "How come so many more Palestinians have been killed in this conflict than Israelis?"
Netanyahu: "Are you sure that you want to start asking in that direction?"
Interviewer: (Falling into the trap) “Why not?”
Netanyahu: "Because in World War II more Germans were killed than British and Americans combined, but there is no doubt in anyone's mind that the war was caused by Germany 's aggression. And in response to
the German blitz on London , the British wiped out the entire city of Dresden , burning to death more German civilians than the number of people killed in Hiroshima. Moreover, I could remind you that in 1944, when the R.A.F. tried to bomb the Gestapo Headquarters in Copenhagen , some of the bombs missed their target and fell on a Danish children's hospital, killing 83 little children. Perhaps you have another question?"
In another interview Benjamin Netanyahu was asked about Israel 's occupation of Arab lands. His response was, "It's our land." The reporter was stunned - please read below "It's our land..."-- important information since fair and accurate reporting from the media is sorely lacking, and facts are often lost in the jumble.
"Crash Course on the Arab Israeli Conflict"--compiled by a Christian university professor:
1. Nationhood and Jerusalem: Israel became a nation in 1312 BCE, two thousand years before the rise of
Islam.
2. Arab refugees in Israel began identifying themselves as part of a Palestinian people in 1967, two decades after the establishment of the modern State of Israel.
3. Since the Jewish conquest in 1272 BCE, the Jews have had dominion over the land for one thousand years with a continuous presence in the land for the past 3,300 years.
4. The only Arab dominion since the conquest in 635 CE lasted no more than 22 years.
5. For over 3,300 years, Jerusalem has been the Jewish capital. Jerusalem has never been the capital of any Arab or Muslim entity. Even when the Jordanians occupied Jerusalem , they never sought to make it their capital, and Arab leaders did not come to visit.
6. Jerusalem is mentioned over 700 times in Tanach, the Jewish Holy Scriptures. Jerusalem is not mentioned once in the Koran.
7. King David founded the city of Jerusalem. Mohammed never came to Jerusalem.
8. Jews pray facing Jerusalem. Muslims pray with their backs toward Jerusalem.
9. Arab and Jewish Refugees: in 1948 the Arab refugees were encouraged to leave Israel by Arab leaders promising to purge the land of Jews. Sixty-eight percent left without ever seeing an Israeli soldier.
10. The Jewish refugees were forced to flee from Arab lands due to Arab brutality, persecution and pogroms.
11. The number of Arab refugees who left Israel in 1948 is estimated to be around 630,000. The number of Jewish refugees from Arab lands is estimated to be the same.
12. Arab refugees were INTENTIONALLY not absorbed or integrated into the Arab lands to which they fled, despite the vast Arab territory. Out of the 100,000,000 refugees since World War II, theirs is the only refugee group in the world that has never been absorbed or integrated into their own people's lands. Jewish refugees were completely absorbed into Israel, a country no larger than the state of New Jersey.
13. The Arab-Israeli Conflict: the Arabs are represented by eight separate nations, not including the Palestinians. There is only one Jewish nation. The Arab nations initiated all five wars and lost. Israel defended itself each time and won.
14. The PLO's Charter still calls for the destruction of the State of Israel . Israel has given the Palestinians most of the West Bank land, autonomy under the Palestinian Authority, and has supplied them.
15. Under Jordanian rule, Jewish holy sites were desecrated and the Jews were denied access to places of worship. Under Israeli rule, all Muslim and Christian sites have been preserved and made accessible to people of all faiths.
16. The UN Record on Israel and the Arabs: of the 175 Security Council resolutions passed before 1990, 97 were directed against Israel.
17. Of the 690 General Assembly resolutions voted on before 1990, 429 were directed against Israel.
18. The UN was silent while 58 Jerusalem Synagogues were destroyed by the Jordanians.
19. The UN was silent while the Jordanians systematically desecrated the ancient Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives.
20. The UN was silent while the Jordanians enforced an apartheid-like policy of preventing Jews from visiting the Temple Mount and the Western Wall.
These are incredible times. We have to ask what our role should be. What will we tell our grandchildren about what we did when there was a turning point in Jewish destiny, an opportunity to make a difference?
We stand for Israel.
Ahava to my family of friends,
Steve Martin
Founder/President
Love For His People, Inc. truly appreciates your generous support. Please consider sending a monthly charitable gift of $5-$25 each month to help us bless Messianic Jews in Israel. You can send checks to the address below. Todah rabah! (Hebrew - Thank you very much.)
©2011 Steve Martin Love For His People, Inc. 12120 Woodside Falls Rd. Pineville, NC 28134
E-mail: ahavaloveletters@gmail.com
Facebook pages: Steve Martin and Love For His People
Twitter: martinlighthous, LovingHisPeople and ahavaloveletter
Love For His People, Inc. is a charitable, not-for-profit USA organization. Fed. ID#27-1633858. Tax deductible contributions receive a receipt for each donation.
Ahava Love Letter #33 Date: Sept. 20, in the year of our Lord 2011
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Adventures in Israel: SEPTEMBER
Jews at Jerusalem's Old City Zion Gate 1948
Adventures in Israel: SEPTEMBER: "The territory upon which the UN would establish a State of Palestine is that land where Abraham walked when God promised it to him and his ...
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Paul Wilbur in Concert - Charlotte (Concord) NC
Paul Wibur in concert Sept. 17, 2011 in Concord (Charlotte), NC.
Photos by Steve Martin (more on FaceBook page)
Monday, September 12, 2011
Ahava Love Letter - "ABC's of Marriage"
Ahava Love Letter
“ABC’s of Marriage” “Marriage should be honored by everyone.” (Heb. 13:4) |
Dear family of friends,
Marriage was ordained by the Lord. It is not a man-made institution, whereby we are the ones who decide what marriage is or isn’t. The Lord has already decided that, and we are the wise ones if we follow His plan.
Those whom He has blessed to join in the union of marriage will find His purposes in it, if the foundation is properly laid. Thus I share on the “ABC’s” of marriage.
Jesus is the “Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End” (Rev. 1:8). He is the “Author and Finisher” (Heb. 12:2) of our faith. He is the “A”. To have a successful marriage, we have to start at the main foundational point. We must start with “A”, Who is the Lord.
The next step in having a successful marriage is to be yoked equally together (2 Cor. 6:14) As a declaration of our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, each in the marriage must have declared publicly that they know Him, that they have repented of their sins, accepted His forgiveness, and have demonstrated that belief publicly in water baptism, the “B” portion of the foundation.
Placing this “brick” in the building will help sustain a long-lasting relationship founded on the Rock. When the floods come, when the temptations arise, when the winds blow hard, this foundational brick will help sustain them through the trials that will come.
Once the first two segments are in place by each partner, the next important cementing ingredient is covenant, the big “C”. Covenant is the everlasting commitment each will make to each other, knowing that they are making this life-long union before and with the Lord. When this three strand cord is in place, the trust in His word, as written in Ecclesiastes 4:12, “Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken” will hold strong.
Covenant is the solid commitment each makes to each other, to no longer live for one self, but to make the sacrifice necessary to live for the other. The marriage covenant, having been made, says to each other that “until death do us part” we will remain in the marriage for His purposes and will.
When the initial “ABC’s” for the foundation have thus been laid, the “D” word is not given any place to be considered at any point. Divorce is not a “plan B” option. It will not be a choice to be considered. The couple fully understands that whatever it takes, must be taken to assure the lasting union. They will work out whatever obstacles come their way, and forces that would storm against them. With His grace continually working in their relationship, the marriage union will endure.
Keeping these three foundational stones in place will maintain the covenant vows we made to our spouse, whether for the first time or the last time.
By knowing the Alpha and the Omega is Lord in each life, and that He is the One who will sustain us “for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness or in health, to love and to cherish 'till death do us part”, gives us the hope, love and faith for all times.
Ahava to my family of friends,
Steve Martin
Founder/President
Love For His People, Inc. truly appreciates your generous support. Please consider sending a monthly charitable gift of $5-$25 each month to help us bless Messianic Jews in Israel. You can send checks to the address below. Todah rabah! (Hebrew - Thank you very much.)
©2011 Steve Martin Love For His People, Inc. 12120 Woodside Falls Rd. Pineville, NC 28134
E-mail: ahavaloveletters@gmail.com
Facebook pages: Steve Martin and Love For His People
Twitter: martinlighthous, LovingHisPeople and ahavaloveletter
Love For His People, Inc. is a charitable, not-for-profit USA organization. Fed. ID#27-1633858. Tax deductible contributions receive a receipt for each donation.
Ahava Love Letter #31 Date: Aug. 30, in the year of our Lord 2011
Sunday, September 11, 2011
My Daughter Christen's Wedding
Christen & Dad (Steve) Martin
Bridal party
Andrew & Christen (Martin) Blade
Monday, September 5, 2011
Adventures in Israel: Mount Moriah
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Going up to Zion....Mount Moriah.....The Temple Mount In July we decided to visit the Temple Mount.
Friday, September 2, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Ahava Love Letter - "Going to the chapel..."
Ahava Love Letter
Dear family of friends,
On 9/10/11 my youngest daughter Christen is going to get married. After 24 years of teaching her all we know, her mother Laurie and I are “giving her hand” to a great prince named Andrew Blade.
And guess what? With two ordination papers in hand (actually on my office wall), I will be the minister marrying them. Laurie, our other three kids, and Andrew’s parents Michael and MaryAnn, along with their daughter Anna, have been in the preparation mode since the announcement last fall. It looks like we are ready.
I even have my message all prepared (which I will share in the next Ahava Love Letter after the wedding.)
Thinking back on these years the good Lord has already given to us with Christen, I sometimes wonder if I could have done better to prepare her for this exciting day, and her new life. I certainly know there must be things that were missed or left undone. With that in mind though, I just have to leave it up to the Lord to take care of it, and trust also in her husband’s lifelong preparation to help fill in parts. Confident of these two realities, I can smile.
The foundation of my wedding message, or sermonette, as short messages were called in church growing up, speaks about the Lord Jesus being the Solid Rock in a marriage couple’s bedrock. As I see the world and current marriage statistics, I am confident that without the Lord’s grace and interaction, as the third cord strand between the two, no marriage can withstand the onslaught of evil forces that continually batter against them.
Our own marriage of 34 years could not have held this long if it not had been the Lord Who was on our side, uplifting, leading, providing, and sustaining through the trials and tribulations that came. “Only by His grace, yet go I” as the saying goes. Keeping that strong relationship with Him is what has kept my relationship strong with my wife, and she with me. He has been the One through these years. For this we give thanks.
As I walk my daughter down the aisle (or staircase, as the steps will actually be), my heart will be confident. He has brought these two young people together for His eternal purposes. My joy will be that in their coming days, as they together seek His face, trust in His provision, and serve in their callings, that they will have opportunity to raise young ones now as unto Him.
“Going to the chapel and she’s going to get married.” Thank you Lord!
Ahava to my family of friends,
Steve Martin
Founder/President
Love For His People, Inc. truly appreciates your generous support. Please consider sending a monthly charitable gift of $5-$25 each month to help us bless Messianic Jews in Israel. You can send checks to the address below. Todah rabah! (Hebrew - Thank you very much.)
©2011 Steve Martin Love For His People, Inc. 12120 Woodside Falls Rd. Pineville, NC 28134
E-mail: ahavaloveletters@gmail.com
Facebook pages: Steve Martin and Love For His People
Twitter: martinlighthous, LovingHisPeople and ahavaloveletter
Love For His People, Inc. is a charitable, not-for-profit USA organization. Fed. ID#27-1633858. Tax deductible contributions receive a receipt for each donation.
Ahava Love Letter #31 Date: Aug. 30, in the year of our Lord 2011
Friday, August 26, 2011
israel today | VIDEO: The truth about legitimacy, political rights and Israel's borders - israel today
israel today VIDEO: The truth about legitimacy, political rights and Israel's borders - israel today Click here: http://www.israeltoday.co.il/tabid/178/nid/22926/language/en-US/Default.aspx
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Signs of the Times: Israel Under Siege - Pat Robertson on 700 Club
Pat Robertson on 700 Club: Signs of the Times: Israel Under Siege
Beit Yeshua's 10th Anniversary - Lincolnton, NC
Beit Yeshua of Lincolnton, NC - 10th Anniversary Celebration
Shofars open the assembly
Curtis Loftin, Co-Founder, opens the gathering.
Steve Martin (Love For His People) prays.
Paul & Susan Miles at Shabbat candle table.
Dance team
Curtis Loftin shares on the history of Beit Yeshua.
Laurie Martin reads Scripture as Indira Persad shares.
Steve & Laurie Martin, Indira Persad
Indira Persad prays for the leadership team.
Cathy Hargett (Highway To Zion founder) speaks.
Bill Shupp blows shofar.
For a complete photo journal, go to Beit Yeshua's website:
Monday, August 22, 2011
Friday, August 19, 2011
The 2 Spies: Kaddish
The 2 Spies: Kaddish: A troubling few days in the Land. Many dead. Many wounded. Too many in pain. Times like these cause us to take an assessment of our prioriti...
Monday, August 15, 2011
Ahava Love Letter - "No Rejection"
Ahava Love Letter
“No Rejection” “For the sake of His great name, the Lord will not reject His people, because the Lord was pleased to make you His own.” (1 Samuel 12:22) |
Dear family of friends,
Most of us know of rejection. We understand, and have felt the pain of, this hurtful emotion. When carried out beyond the soulish realm into the physical arena, it can be devastating. I would think that all of us have experienced it at the receiving end at one time or another, in soul and body.
In 1 Samuel 12:22, quoted above, the prophet Samuel delivered a message to the nation of Israel at the end of his life. He prophesied that the Lord would not reject them as His people. After what they had already gone through, in deliverance from Egypt and the ongoing battles against surrounding peoples, this had to be a great word to hear. To know that the living God would not reject you, for His great name’s sake, was one promise to hang onto.
I am trusting it also can be a promise for those of us who are grafted into the spiritual vine, as believers, whether Jew or Gentile.
As we stand on the Lord’s promise to cover our back, and our front, even in the midst of false accusation, we can face the enemy and defeat him, not only on our behalf but for others who need our strength and support.
A primary purpose of the ministry of Love For His People is to stand with those who daily face worldwide rejection and the onslaught of the enemy, primarily our Jewish brothers and sisters in Israel. We already know that the Lord stands with them - just the fact that Israel and the Jewish people are still around today is proof enough. But we are also called as believers to stand with them, those living in Israel, as they hold claim to the Promised Land given to them.
Love For His People is committed to stand with His chosen ones, and will hold to His eternal word that “for the sake of His great name, the Lord will not reject His people, because the Lord was pleased to make you His own.”
I know many of you share this heartfelt commitment also. In my communications to friends in Israel, I know they appreciate it very much indeed. I also am aware that they continually need our prayers, encouragement, and financial help as never before.
We appreciate and thank you who have faithfully shared in this ministry of prayer and financial support for Jewish believers. Please consider sending a gift today to that end. When we hold up their hands, the Lord Yeshua promises to hold up ours.
Ahava to my family of friends,
Steve Martin
Founder/President
Love For His People, Inc. truly appreciates your generous support. Please consider sending a monthly charitable gift of $5-$25 each month to help us bless Messianic Jews in Israel. You can send checks to the address below. Todah rabah! (Hebrew - Thank you very much.)
©2011 Steve Martin Love For His People, Inc. 12120 Woodside Falls Rd. Pineville, NC 28134
E-mail: ahavaloveletters@gmail.com
Facebook pages: Steve Martin and Love For His People
Twitter: martinlighthous, LovingHisPeople and ahavaloveletter
Love For His People, Inc. is a charitable, not-for-profit USA organization. Fed. ID#27-1633858. Tax deductible contributions receive a receipt for each donation.
Ahava Love Letter #30 Date: Aug. 16, in the year of our Lord 2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Picture a Day: "David, the King of Israel, Lives On"
Picture a Day: "David, the King of Israel, Lives On": "King David's Tomb (circa 1900). The original caption was 'Tabernacle.' A thousand year old Jewish tradition believes that King David is..."
Picture a Day: Straining to Glimpse the Western Wall and Temple M...
Picture a Day: Straining to Glimpse the Western Wall and Temple M...: "Longing from afar . The Western Wall and Temple Mount It is unclear when this picture was taken. The title on the Library of Congress ..."
Picture a Day: Children of the Yishuv -- Negba, 1946
Picture a Day: Children of the Yishuv -- Negba, 1946: "Children of Negba , 1946. Two years later they had to be evacuated. Note the watertower.
Cuter kids may be harder to find than these ..."
Picture a Day: Extinct Jewish Communities in the Middle East - Pa...
Picture a Day: Extinct Jewish Communities in the Middle East - Pa...: "1901, Jewish family in Damascus
The American Colony photographers took pictures of Jewish communities as they traveled throughout the ..."
The American Colony photographers took pictures of Jewish communities as they traveled throughout the ..."
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Ahava Love Letter (#29)- "Carry My Bags" - from the archives
Ahava Love Letter
“Carry My Bags” “Your God and the God of your father put treasure in your packs.” (Gen. 43:23 CJB) |
Dear family of friends,
In August of 2002, Laurie and I had the tremendous blessing of going on a Derek Prince Ministries outreach trip into China. We were among ten others who carried Bibles in the Chinese language, and translated books of Derek Prince, to give to underground believers thoughout the vast country. From Hong Kong to Beijing and back, we rode the 22 hour train rides to deliver these “carry on” bags loaded with the Lord’s treasures. The believers we passed the written words onto were so thrilled to be receiving His Word in their own language, to share with the home churches hidden from the governing authorities.
As “tourists” in outward appearance, we saw the sights of the Imperial Gardens, the Forbidden City and the Great Wall. As mules for His purposes, we connected with our brothers and sisters in the faith, supporting and encouraging them with our goods. While here in the USA we often take for granted the readily availability of books and related teaching tools, even one page of the Scripture is so precious to them. Often it was copied many times and passed onto others. They were willing to take the risk of having it found in their hands, which was cause for possible torture in prison, or death. It was a stealth mission.
A few years earlier, after completing almost 14 years with a ministry having a worldwide impact, my heart’s desire longed to travel internationally. Being my main responsibility was the administration of the ministry and related church, my time though was spent on the home front, tending the local needs. Even though the Lord had put in my heart a desire since my youth to “be a missionary”, it seemed my never ending mission was to “hold down the fort” as others went out.
When I finally got the courage to request the opportunity to accompany the main minister on at least one international trip a year, the short response was, “What would you do, carry my bags?”
My self worth was shattered. In less than six months I had left that ministry, rejected and left wondering what had been accomplished during those years.
But oh how the Lord has a way of showing His faithfulness.
Near the end of the China “tour”, after dropping off our final bags to a pastor in Beijing, the group had a free day to travel to the Great Wall, just west of the capital city. As Laurie and I sat on the bus seats, the Holy Spirit spoke a word to my heart. “You can carry My bags.”
At first I wasn’t sure if it was Him when I heard the word. I wondered what He meant. And then tears came down my cheeks as the impact of what He had just shared gripped, and comforted, my heart.
“You can carry My bags.” The good Lord had just allowed us to deliver His precious treasure, in written form, to hungry believers in this vast land. When another had earlier considered my worth as a simple baggage carrier, the Lord God of Israel had counted this journey as precious in His sight, and held us in high esteem. Deep into my soul the value that He held for me healed the rejection and hurt experienced before.
As we later climbed the 182 steps on that Great Wall to the tower we ventured on, I wasn’t singing “Climb Every Mountain” that Julie Andrews sang in the Sound of Music. But I was making melody in my heart, having been given the opportunity to “carry His bags” to a multitude of people in this foreign land.
Remember, what the enemy means for evil, the Lord will cause for good as we seek His purposes. Keep on walking as you carry His message to those around you, whether in word or deed. He is so grateful that you too are carrying His bags, and He delights in you.
Ahava to my family of friends,
Steve Martin
Founder/President
Love For His People, Inc. truly appreciates your generous support. Please consider sending a charitable gift to help us bless Messianic Jews in Israel. Our website http://www.loveforhispeople.com/ lists the opportunities available. You can send checks to the address below. Todah rabah! (Hebrew - Thank you very much.)
©2011 Steve Martin Love For His People, Inc. 12120 Woodside Falls Rd. Pineville, NC 28134
E-mail: ahavaloveletters@gmail.com
Facebook pages: Steve Martin and Love For His People
Twitter: martinlighthous, LovingHisPeople and ahavaloveletter
Love For His People, Inc. is a charitable, not-for-profit USA organization. Fed. ID#27-1633858. Tax deductible contributions receive a receipt for each donation.
Ahava Love Letter #29 Date: Aug. 2, in the year of our Lord 2011
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