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(Left to right - Paul Miles, Wane Daroux, Pastor Bill)
An Evening To Honor Israel
Beit Yeshua, Highway To Zion and Love For His People
Lincolnton, NC July 24, 2015
Gathering together to stand in support of Israel and the Jewish people, the annual event "An Evening To Honor Israel" was hosted by Beit Yeshua (Curtis Loftin and Doug Williams, Founders) in Lincolnton, NC. Together with the ministries of Highway To Zion (Cathy Hargett) and Love For His People (Steve Martin), we gave thanks to the Lord Yeshua (Jesus) for what He has done in regathering the Jews back to the land of Israel.
With song, dance, and a message by Messianic leader Warren Marcus, the evening was an encouragement for all to share unwavering love and appreciation to those who have brought us the Messiah and His Word to the nations. We are a blessed people because of Yeshua HaMashiach (Jesus Christ).
Wane Daroux of Hickory, NC
Paul & Susan Miles begin the Shabbat with the candle lighting,
and the bread and wine blessing.
Curtis Loftin, Beit Yeshua Co-Founder, greets the guests.
Messianic dance to the music of Joshua Aaron.
Cathy Hargett, Highway To Zion Founder
Warren Marcus begins his message on the regathering of Israel and One New Man.
Doug Williams, Beit Yeshua Co-Founder
Together with these ministries and those of the same heart, we continually stand for the Lord's purposes to be fulfilled, as He regathers His people to the land of Israel, as promised from the time of Abraham. Blessings on their heads!
WATCH: John Kilpatrick Offers Prophetic Insight Into Natural Disasters
Could the consequences of turning against God be literally rumbling through the nation?
Just look to California, which is simultaneously experiencing flooding, fire, drought and earthquakes.
"So what I'm saying is: The more filthiness and perversion, and the more God's cup of wrath is filled, where it's ready to overflow, the earth will manifest like crazy. There is a connection, definite connection, between sin and the land," pastor John Kilpatrick says.
What does it mean? Watch the video to see.
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These headlines are the fulfillment of prophesies from Isaiah 19, Joel Richardson tells Jim Bakker.
"See, the Lord is riding on a swift cloud and shall come into Egypt; and the idols of Egypt shall tremble at His presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in its midst. I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians, and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. The spirit of Egypt shall be discouraged in their midst, and I will destroy their counsel," part of the prophecy reads.
So what does that mean for us? Watch the video to see.
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Nitzanit, from the word in our verse for “blossom,” was a beautiful Jewish community in northern Gaza. The people of this flourishing town transformed the desert sand into luscious gardens, advanced greenhouses, and agricultural miracles. Nitzanit was tragically uprooted ten years ago this summer, in Israel's tremendous quest for peace. Tina Nagar commemorates her lost garden in Nitzanit with a stunning set of Biblical greeting cards. The images represent her greatest hope to replant roots and make the Holy Land blossom anew.
Ten years after the Jewish farming communities in the Gaza Strip were uprooted, the Land is miraculously blossoming once again, this time in northern Israel.
Go behind the scenes to meet today's photographer, Tina Nagar, who rebuilt her life from the ashes and rubble of the 2005 Israeli disengagement from the Gaza Strip.
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Tina Nagar's photo of a gorgeous flower in bloom. Complete with inspiring biblical verses, her greeting cards capture the spirit of the Land of Israel.
I thoroughly enjoy receiving the above; reminds me of the time spent working in Israel which is about 20 years ago. Thanks for the scripture readings as well, as I learn more and more each day (never too old to learn). I am South African, living in Cape Town. Many thanks. Shalom, Pamela Isaacs
Hi Rabbi Tuly, Thanks for the many photos of Jerusalem/Israel sent to me by email. They are awesome and beautiful to look at. God is always with Israel so Israel will always be a powerful Nation on earth. I will continue to pray for Israel and also hoping to come there some day. God bless Israel and as a nation stand for evermore. Regards and God bless. David Maefunu, Malaita Province - Solomon Islands
Why Would a Christian Reject Jesus for Radical Islam?
A woman prays at a memorial for the Chattanooga shooting victims. The shooting prompts Dr. Denison to ask how someone can leave Christianity for Islam. (Reuters)
The day after Mohammad Abdulazeez killed five servicemen in Chattanooga, a woman posted this on Twitter: "Gifted this morning . . . w/ the news of a brother puttin fear n in the heart of kufar [non-believers] n the city of my birth. Alhamdullilah [thanks be to God]." The woman's name is Ariel Bradley. She grew up in the Chattanooga suburb where Abdulazeez lived. How did she become an ISIS supporter?
According to BuzzFeed's just-published profile of her, Ariel was homeschooled by a fundamentalist Christian mother. She ran away from home when she was 15 or 16 and eventually converted to Islam. She is now married to an ISIS fighter in Syria. When an ISIS supporter promised to pray for her safety, she replied, "Not death I should fear but the state I meet it in. May Allah guide us & give us shaheed [martyrdom]."
We now know that the Chattanooga shooter conducted Internet searches on martyrdom as recently as a day before he killed five servicemen. Why is martyrdom so appealing for jihadists?
"Martyr" in Arabic is shahada, which means "to witness, to become a model." A shahid witnesses the truth of Islam and is willing to die for it, becoming an example for others. He or she is guaranteed an exalted place in Paradise. According to Muslim doctrine, "a crown of honor will be placed on his head, one jewel of which is better than the whole world and what it contains." It is no surprise that jihadists are so willing to die for their cause.
How can we defend ourselves against such people?
John F. Kennedy noted, "If anyone is crazy enough to want to kill a president of the United States, he can do it. All he must be prepared to do is to give his life for the president's." If the president cannot be protected from such a person, who of us is safe?
The answer: no one. How hard would it be for someone to kill you right now? Our lives are frail and our times are dangerous. Therefore, we must live each day for the greatest cause, remembering with Thomas Merton that "the biggest human temptation is to settle for too little." What is this cause?
In Paul's letter to Philemon, he describes a man named Archippus as "our fellow soldier" (v. 2). The apostle's metaphor is pregnant with meaning. Christians are soldiers in a spiritual army, waging war against the "spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places" (Ephesians 6:12). As soldiers, we obey the orders of our General. We serve in a war that is much larger than we can see or understand. So we go where our General sends us and do what he orders us to do.
And we are willing to fight and even to die for our cause. ISIS fighters and other jihadists are willing to die for the lies they believe. Are we willing to die for the truth?
Just as there are no part-time soldiers in battle, there are no part-time soldiers for the kingdom. Thomas Merton said, "A life is either all spiritual or not spiritual at all. No man can serve two masters. Your life is shaped by the end you live for. You are made in the image of what you desire."
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Song Lyrics
As for me and my house we will serve You Lord
Lifting holy hands in worship
We will not bow down to the gods of men
We will worship the God of Israel
You are Holy, Holy
There is no one else like You
You are Holy, Holy
There is no one else like You
Choose this day whom you will serve
But as for me and my house...
We will serve You, Lord
We will serve You, Lord
We will not bow to the gods of men
We will not bow to the gods of men
We'll worship the god of Israel
Kadosh, kadosh Ata ein kamocha Adonai
Kadosh, kadosh Ata ein kamocha Adonai
You are Holy, Holy
There is no one else like You
You are Holy, Holy
There is no one else like You
“And the LORD said unto Gideon: ‘The people that are with thee are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel vaunt themselves against Me, saying: mine own hand hath saved me…’” (Judges 7:2)
(Photo: IDF)
The Israeli Defense Forces is preparing for a possible future which includes a nuclear-developing Iran, a senior defense source told The Jerusalem Post. According to the paper, the IDF must assume the worst to properly reshape the military, improve training and cut costs.
New IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Gadi Eisenkot and a team of military planners spent four years developing what they have termed the “Gideon Plan” for streamlining the IDF over the next several years.
It calls for significantly increasing the power of wartime multi-arena combat divisions; restructuring the army to create specialized brigades and battalions that focus exclusively on border security, leaving the main fighting to the divisions; and improving weapons and training.
The Gideon Plan was publicized Monday, ahead of the results of the Locker Commission, which calls for significant reductions in the Israeli army’s operating budget. The Locker commission, ordered by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to examine the military budget and headed by Major General (Res.) Yohanan Locker, has received considerable criticism from defense officials, who claim it undermines the army and delegitimizes career officers.
While the Locker Commission calls for sweeping cuts to the budget, as well as to personnel, the Gideon Plan has its own recommendations for reducing waste and improving efficiency. The plan is named for the Biblical hero Gideon, who reduced his army of thousands to a mere 300 men to fight against the Midianites.
The Gideon Plan cuts the number of reservists by 100,000, eliminates four major-general positions and reduces the number of high-level administrative positions by six percent. Unlike the Locker Commission, it preserves the pensions of career officers, but limits the number of those who remain in the army long enough to be eligible for such pensions.
“To intercept [an Iranian arms smuggling ship like] the Klos C doesn’t take 20 personnel, it takes thousands of people working around the clock, including non-combat personnel. To say that only battalion commanders or air force squadrons should receive pensions is a joke,” one senior official said.
According to Eizenkot, “Harm done to those who serve causes unnecessary harm to the IDF’s ability to meet its objectives and lowers the public’s trust in the IDF. The attempt to delegitimize those who serve in the IDF is an existential threat to the military’s ability to retain professional, committed and proud employees.”
The senior official quoted by The Jerusalem Post laid out the scenarios facing the IDF in the coming years. “Iran will be a central challenge for the IDF during this time,” the official said. “It will be a mission for Military Intelligence to [continue] monitoring intelligence and [providing] alerts. The intelligence will focus on Iranian [nuclear] efforts and [the regional] influence.”
“The working assumption is that they [the Iranians] will try in the near future…to go for a basic [nuclear] capability. The assumption is that there will be an Iranian pattern of action in the covert [nuclear] channel,” he said.
An IDF officer stand next to rockets seized by Israel on a ship near Cyprus, Nov. 4, 2009, that was carrying hundreds of tons of weapons from Iran bound for Hezbollah guerrillas, the largest arms shipment Israel has ever commandeered. (Photo: IDF Spokesperson/FLASH90)
Furthermore, he said, “There’s no doubt that lifting the sanctions will enable Iran to activate its influence in the region in a discernible and significant manner, more so than today.” Iranian spending on proxy terrorist states and agencies today runs $4-5 billion, a number limited only “economic limitations,” the official added.
Meanwhile, “Hezbollah is the most significant enemy in our first circle” of countries directly bordering Israel, the official explained “Hezbollah has 100,000 rockets, although it is in the most difficult crisis point since its founding. It lost 1,300 fighters in Syria, and sustained more than 5,000 injuries.”
In addition, the army is working to keep Hamas at bay, and the threat from the Islamic State in the region is growing.
The level of preparedness required by these potential threats “costs money”, according to the official. The Gideon Plan calls for a multi-year spending commitment of NIS 61-64 billion. That, along with the personnel cuts which will save billions, will mean “those who are left will be better trained, equipped, and ready for war.”
In addition to the cuts, the Gideon Plan calls for a restructuring of combat training to create two levels, one group of soldiers with a higher level of combat readiness, and another group, the majority of soldiers who would remain at the usual level of combat readiness.
Read more at http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/45672/idf-looks-to-bible-to-prepare-for-future-threats/#xOhkZ931VQ3R0BBE.99
A chemist by trade, Chaim Weizmann eventually became Israel's first international diplomat and Israel’s first President in 1948. He met with U.S. President Harry Truman to help secure American support for the new State of Israel.
