November, 2009

Shalom & Blessings to you all,

It is a beautiful Fall day here in Plum Borough, with temperatures just beginning to rise above freezing.  From the little church building across the road, one melody after the other is flowing out over this entire area, and it is blessing my heart.  You see, many from this congregation meet every morning at 9:00 to pray for our nation, and then four times a day they play songs like “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”, “America the Beautiful”, “Blessed Assurance” and “The King is Coming!”  The moment the sound of that music is released over this neighborhood, the entire atmosphere seems to change.  Hallelu Yah!

I had a wonderful time of rest over the past Shabbat, and then on Sunday I was able to attend services with Donna.  We attended the early service and it blessed our hearts to see the  Spirit of the Lord begin to move mightily among us the very moment we began to worship. 

The intercessors from that congregation meet and pray for an hour before services begin. The worship leader is highly anointed and through “vertical” worship leads the entire congregation right in to the Throne Room.  Almost immediately folks were making their way to the altar while many were simply dropping to their knees at their seats.  All in all, the service was glorious and we came away thanking God for the testimonies we heard, the precious time of corporate prayer and worship and for a pastor who allows the Holy Spirit to have His way.

This same pastor stood before the congregation a while back and told the people that there is a new gospel emerging in the midst of the Body of Messiah today, but the congregation that he pastors will continue to preach only the ‘true’ Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. 

As I have been traveling this past year I have met a number of younger pastors whom the Lord has prepared and raised up for Himself, out of the wilderness.  Now He is placing them in specific congregations for such a time as this.  As they take up their post, none of them have been hesitant to tell the people that they have been placed there by the Lord to show them the difference between the truth of the Holy Word of God as opposed to the traditions and doctrines of man.  In each case Abba had prepared the hearts of the people and they welcomed the new pastors.   I just love when He works on both ends at the same time.

Abba is raising up a radical army of believers abandoned to a lifestyle of fasting, worship and prayer with a passion to reach the world for Yeshua, and a new breed of ministers, hungry for His Presence, passionate about walking in truth, love, power and purity to equip the believers.

Praise His Holy Name!

Donna Super has written to share about a Prayer Conference which she recently attended.  Pastor Mulinde of World Trumpet Mission, based in Kampala, Uganda was the featured speaker.  In the 70’s this dear pastor received a call from God to cry out for America.  Today, as he travels, he is sharing God’s heart for America and the need for the Church to be set apart for Him alone.  He reminded the believers that revival comes first to the Church, but much of the Church in America is asleep.  

There were two missionaries from Uganda there as well, who said that the main differences they see between the believers in Uganda and America is that here in America we do not revere God, and our prayers are not a form of warfare to put the evil ones to flight so that the heavens can be opened and the Holy Spirit can come to do His work.

Also, here in America we pray surface prayers but in Uganda they pray for hours. They long for more and more time to spend with the Lord in prayer, while here in America we pray for an hour or so and then run off to do our own thing.  In Uganda they walk for miles to get to their services, and they are not content with an hour long service as so many here in America are.

Donna said that many of the believers in several of the congregations, in and about the Cleveland area, have now built altars in their homes, read about ten chapters of the Word of God a day and then enter in to meaningful prayer. 

She went on to say that it was an awesome conference which gave everyone the tools they needed to develop a set-apart lifestyle in the Word of God and prayer, which is far different than any of them have ever known before.  She found it interesting to hear pastors confess that they don’t have the relationship with God that they should have.  Many of them said that they don’t saturate themselves in the Word of God and pray as they do in Uganda.    

Another pastor from Uganda shared that the reason they see so many miracles in his country is because they hear what God is saying in His Word, believe it and obey, and then it happens! Here in America it is heard, analyzed, googled and then maybe they believe it and maybe not.    

Donna wrapped up her report by saying that It was an awesome conference, unlike any that she had ever attended before.  She said that they all came away strengthened and enlightened, ready to begin to discipline their lifestyles.

Resources

Cathy Cohen writes, “Myrna, I just bought a DVD in the Family Christian Bookstore entitled “How Great is Our God” by Louie Giglio.  It is perhaps one of the greatest witnessing tools I have found yet in leading the lost sheep of the House of Israel to the Lord.   It is so awesome!  You simply cannot watch it without being changed.  It is well worth the money spent.  Blessings!”     

Anne Snell has just written a booklet entitled, “Awake My Beloved” which truly is a wake-up call to the Bride of Christ from the very heart of God.  She said, “The Lord desires for His Bride to be able to rightly divide His Word, regarding the subject matter of this study, because Israel is His prophetic timepiece.  God’s clock is ticking and we in this generation are living in one of the greatest hours of redemptive history that mankind has ever known.  We must awaken and prepare for the closing scenes of history.  

“Also, in this study the reader is invited to listen and respond to the heartbeat of God as His Spirit reveals the truth of His Word.  The 51 page booklet is divided in to four chapters with questions for discussion at the end of each chapter.  If you are someone who already has God’s heart for Israel and simply need a resource or a tool to pass it on, gather a small group together and dig in.  It is our sincere prayer that God will use “Awake My Beloved” only and all for His Glory.  Please visit us at our website: www.tendmysheep.org for order information.  Blessings!”    

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Patricia Beerman has just returned from Argentina where she recently joined Jonathan Bernise and other team members to host a “Hear O Israel Festival”.   She is thanking everyone for the prayers that covered her, and the entire team, for there was love, unity and a very powerful anointing among them which produced much fruit to the glory of God.

The team passed out 120,000 invitational flyers and also used newspapers, television, radio and billboards to advertise the three day event.  As a result of the ad campaigns 12,100 attended the three day event, 4,800 asked for further follow-up, 429 professed faith in Yeshua, 58 of which were Jewish, and 181 of the follow-up cards were also from Jewish people.  While they were there in Argentina, Jewish Voice Ministries International planted a new congregation so the dear ones will have a place to gather now and begin the discipleship process. 

Patricia said, “The believers that I met from Argentina are on fire for the Lord and 110% sold out to His purposes for their lives.  In many ways they make the North American Church look lukewarm.  Our team experienced a supernatural bond with the Argentina believers.  God created a connection between all of us that touched each of our hearts.”

She went on to say, “Their level of commitment and passion toward the Lord and His passion and purposes regarding Israel has really challenged me to ask the Lord to use me even moré to fan the flames of the Church in North America in this regard.   My heart has always been to be a conduit for God’s transforming power in people’s lives.  That desire is even stronger now.  One of the team members summed it up for all of us by saying, “I am happy to be home again, but I am missing my brothers and sisters in Argentina.  How I long for the day when we will never have to say good-bye again.”      

Linda Clark wrote to share a word that she and her prayer group received to share with the whole House of Israel.  It reads: “When will you see or hear?  When will you listen to gain the wisdom of the Lord your God?  Have you justified your actions against Me, eliminating My laws, despising the truth of the prophets and My judgments that I sent to call you back, begging and pleading with you to turn your hearts back to Me?   But, no, you declare these are not judgments from the Lord, instead Mother Nature has played her cards, waging havoc on the poor, unsuspecting, undeserved human race. 

“But I declare that My judgments are true and altogether righteous, calling all and affording them the opportunities to repent, turning from their hidden sins and making restitution, calling on Ha Shem to again reveal Himself as Creator. 

“While there is still hope, avail yourself to the Truth, My Word, My Torah, the essence and evidence of who I AM.  There you will not only be revived, but readied to persevere and gain the whole of this world in preparation for the City of Gold to be restored unto Me.”  

He Who Has Ears to Hear, Let Him Hear!

Pastor Joh. W. Matutis of Berlin, Germany writes, “In the Spirit of the Lord I heard these words spoken aloud to me: “Like America has defended, loved and promoted the State of Israel and supported the Jews – just like that – America will hate, condemn and curse that state, worse than anything that has been seen in history. 

“Lo and behold, My people and My children must be hated by all peoples.  All nations must turn against  them.  I will cause them to do that because I AM a jealous God and I AM  zealous  about My people.  I want to fight for My Israel and My people.  I want to be their Lord and God.  

“Don’t be amazed at the worldwide hatred and dislike of My Israel, against the Jews and Christians alike.  This is condoned and allowed by Me.  All atheists will huddle against My faithful ones and hatch a plot against them.  They will do whatever they can to force My children to their knees, but all their efforts will be futile.  All that they will achieve will be the chaff separating from the corn, and the truthful from the false, which will achieve My works of cleansing and healing.  

“My true people and children will not bend their knees under such pressure, which will infuriate the peoples of the world even more.  They will behave like inebriated savages, not shying away from doing the most abominable.  Un-holiness galore will reign amongst them.

“However, you, Israel and My children (flock of faithful ones) don’t be afraid of any of these things.  You will not perish!  They will not be able to ruin or annihilate you.  On the contrary,  it will only make you noble, make you holy and purify you.  It will cause you to shine anew and put you under the Lord’s radiant glory.  You will be rescued!  Help will come to you in a supernatural way. It will be totally different than anything you could have imagined or dreamed of.  I have already prepared your rescue mission.  My heavenly “armada” has already been launched.   

“Take note, I will not let it happen that My land (Israel) and My footstool (Jerusalem) will surrender under the atheistic peoples of this world.  Neither will these nations have sovereignty or power in My land.  I will neither succumb to these nations nor will they tell Me how to part it.  I have given this land to Abraham and his descendents and they will keep it eternally.

“My people, don’t be fainthearted or desperate when the course of events suddenly turns dismal and you are wedged from all sides and do not see a way or a solution.  I have never forsaken My children or left them alone in dire straits.  I love them and have always thwarted the plots against them and rescued them at the very last minute with My mighty arm.  Once upon a time I even parted the Red Sea, led them through the desert and provided for them in miraculous ways.

“I will do anything for Israel and My children.  I will fulfill My covenant and My obligations with them.  I will keep My Word!  Don’t faint and become desperate, My people! You are positioned at a turning point in your history.  All whom you thought would help you will end up having to endure misery themselves, and they will become desperate.  They will not know what to do next.    At the very moment when they are about to hit you, I will slam the stick out of their hands and then turn it against them. 

“At the very moment when you feel as though everyone in the world has charged against you, abandoned and hated you, I will personally come down from Heaven, take command and shake the earth.  Woe to the big nations of the world!  They will have to endure catastrophes to a magnitude never before seen or experienced in history.  I will personally reckon with those who hate My people and charge against them.

“I will withdraw My protecting hand from all atheists and leave them alone in their fate.  Pandemics will ravage their countries by devastating and leaving void their lands. The very foundations of the earth will be shattered.  However you, My children., don’t be afraid!  I will protect you with My coat and will sustain you.

“My angels have launched and are backed by armies of heavenly hosts to protect and save you.  I know My own!  I know your weaknesses!  I know your heart and genuine demands!  My mercy and loving kindness is with you.  Out of My true love and mercy I will help My Israel and My Parish.  And I will not let it happen that the just be buried with the unjust.  Lo and behold, I will span My protecting arm around My children and My Israel.  The scattering of My people will soon end.”   

Tony Rajanayagam of Sri Lanka writes, “We must have faith in Him!  For forty years in the desert the Israelites moved or stayed based on the movements of God’s “cloud”.  Being able to recognize God’s “cloud” and sense its movement is one of our great challenges.  For this challenge there is no answer but to draw close to God through prayer, study of His Word, and worship.  He will reveal Himself if we will wait and place all of our hope and trust in Him.  But, when we hear Him call, we must be prepared to look beyond our ability and trust that He knows our strengths and weaknesses.        

“After His death and resurrection, Jesus appeared to His disciples and many others.  He called them all to believe and tell the world of the Truth.  But with Peter, Jesus took the time to speak directly and personally.  “When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you truly love Me more than these?” (John 21:15a). 

“Jesus used a word meaning absolute, unconditional love (agape).  With one simple question Jesus was forcing Peter to analyze his faith.  Peter had previously stated “Even if all fall away, I   will not” (Mark 14:29) and even more boldly, “Even if I have to die with You, I will never disown You” (Mark 14:31).  And yet, Peter failed Jesus in the Garden. “Are you asleep? Could you not keep watch for one hour?” (Mark 14:37).

“Peter failed again when he denied Jesus three times – the third denial being violent.  “Then he began to call curses down upon himself and he swore to them,  “I don’t know the man.”  (Matthew 26:74).  Peter knew how his actions had fallen tragically short. So he now said his love was more of a deep affection – a brotherly love (fileo).

“Jesus continued His questioning until Peter finally replied, “You know all things.  You know that I love You”. (John 21:17b).  In this statement Peter was humbly saying that Jesus knew from experience his love or lack of.  But even with a complete understanding of Peter’s weaknesses, Jesus still called, “Follow Me!” (John 21:19).  Jesus had a plan for Peter that would not be hindered by Peter’s failures.

“As we grow to a better understanding of God’s love, we will ultimately face how small our love is by comparison.  But let us all take comfort that God knew our weaknesses when He called us into His Kingdom.  He has a wonderful plan and will always provide what we lack in order to accomplish all He desires.  There is nothing hidden from God.  He knows everyone He calls, so let us boldly follow Him in spite of our weaknesses.”  Amen and Amen!

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Janet Radford will be part of a team heading for Israel on a Prayer Mission in just a few days.  Let us keep them all well covered in prayer as they travel to and from and while in the Land.

Benny Hinn was recently denied entrance to the U.K. because of new regulations that were set in place last November to combat “hate crimes” and “extremism”.  He had a three day crusade scheduled in London, and thousands were there to greet him, nevertheless he was not permitted to enter the country.  When questioned many times, the officials said that he failed to bring with him a valid sponsorship certificate from his Church, which is now a requirement.  A local evangelist was called to take his place.   

Russia – Draft legislation that was introduced this month will make evangelization nearly impossible in Russia.  Only religious groups that have been registered in Russia for at least the last fifteen years, such as the State run Orthodox Church, will be permitted to engage in any form of evangelization.  The draft legislation will also outlaw any missionary activities in hospitals, orphanages and homes for the elderly.      

 Tehran – Christians are being terribly persecuted and now the Assembly of God congregations in the land have been ordered to stop their Friday services, which is the Sabbath day in Iran. 

Note:  It is easy to see why Abba said that He would flood the nations with short term missions and they would preach and teach in the streets, not in local congregations.  If only the godless governments in the nations would come to realize that they cannot stop the Word of the Lord from going forth.  It will go forth and it will produce fruit to the glory of Almighty God.

From My Heart to Yours

As Thanksgiving Day approaches, let us all spend time reflecting on the goodness of the Lord.  He has so blessed our country for so many years.  As a nation we have taken so much for granted and now stand at a moral and spiritual crossroads.  The past forty years America has seen spiritual decline that has been unprecedented, while so much of the Church has slept on.  We have so grieved the blessed Holy Spirit. 

Please join us in praying for the Church in America to rise up, shake off all that binds them and take their proper place within the Kingdom of God.     

Let us pray for all of those who serve us sacrificially in the military, especially those deployed in hot spots all around the world.   Let us also remember the sacrifices of their families here at home, and let us not forget all of the veterans and their past service to this country. 

Last but surely not least we want to thank you all for your love, your prayers and your support.  Please know that you all are in our daily prayers, and we thank God for each one of you!       Have a wonderfully blessed Thanksgiving Day!