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ASHER INTRATER PRAYS FOR THE CHINESE PEOPLE AT A CHINA-ISRAEL CONFERENCE IN HONG KONG. TO HIS LEFT IS
ARI SORKO-RAM AND RIGHT IS FELLOW ISRAELI MESSIANIC JEW ARIEL BLUMENTHAL.
ISRAEL AND THE CHURCH
Asher Intrater shared this message at the
Chinese-Israel conference in Jerusalem
last fall, directed to 130 Chinese pastors
attending. Asher comes from a perspective
born out of ministering in Israel for years.
The Church, worldwide, which longs to
see revival throughout the world, will
surely profit from this exhortation which
defines Israel’s role and its limitations. So
as you read it, may it speak to your heart
for the Church in your nation. (Editor)
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here are three prophecies about “the
North” in scripture. Jeremiah 1:14
says, “From the north evil will open
(or develop).” And then Ezekiel 38 reveals
there will be a coalition of forces from the
Middle East and Russia that will attack Israel from the north. Ezekiel states “out of
the northern parts” it will come.
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In our generation, Russia has come from
the north and made an alliance with Hezbollah and with Syria…and with Iran! And
you Christians from China, pray! It’s so
important that China does not become part
of that coalition.
Terrorist forces in Lebanon and Syria
have attacked and will attack Israel from
the north. But they are funded by Iran. This
is not a battle between Israel and Lebanon.
This is a battle with Iran. So actually Iran
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does not come out against Israel from the
East, but from the north. Just like Russia.
Everything happens from the north.
But there’s a third reference concerning
that prophecy. In the book of Joel, it speaks
about people crying out in prayer and fasting here in the Land, which in turn will
release a great revival. And what will be
the result of that prayer? “I will make the
northern army go far away.” (Joel 2:20) In
other words it was the threat of the northern coalition to attack Israel that caused the
Israeli people to pray and fast. And when
that happens, God will remove that northern army, destroy them and release a revival
throughout the world. (Joel 2:28)
So what is the answer to world revival?
Prayer! This current political situation
must cause every believer to pray – in Israel and the world. And when we pray, God
will stop that attack from the north and also
release the revival.
God wants a historic breakthrough in the
relationship between the Church in China
and the body of Messiah in Israel. Because
a breakthrough bringing the true global
Church and Israel together in unity of purpose is necessary to bring world revival.
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FULLNESS
FOR BOTH JEW AND GENTILE
Note these key verses:
“Now if the fall of them [Israel] be the
riches of the world, and the diminishing of
them the riches of the Gentiles; how much
more their FULLNESS?” (Romans 11:12)
“For if their [Israel’s] rejection is the
reconciliation for the world, what will their
restoration be if not life from the dead.”
(Romans 11:15)
“My brothers, I do not want you to be
ignorant of this mystery, lest you be wise in
your own eyes, for hardening has happened
to Israel in part until the FULLNESS of the
Gentiles comes. And so it will be that all
Israel will be saved.” (Romans 11:25)
Verses 12 and 15 speaks of the fullness of
Israel. And verse 25 speaks of the fullness
For if you love us and
we love you, God can
release something in both
directions.
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of the Gentiles. They are parallel and linked
together. What’s that link? He is both the
King of Israel and the head of the Church.
So whether we know it or not, and
whether we want it or not, God has connected Israel and the Church together.
There are so many parallels. When the
Hebrew language was restored to the Jewish people after 2,000 years of not being in
use, exactly at that time God restored the
gift of speaking in tongues to the Church.
Was that a coincidence? I don’t think so.
Israel and the true Church are linked together - the fullness of Israel and the fullness of the Gentile Church.
Now some translations say in verse 25,
“When the full number of Gentiles comes
in....” I believe that’s a wrong translation. I
believe it’s not just speaking about the number of people to come into the Church, but
the full glory of the Church. It’s referring
to what Yeshua prayed in John 17 - that the
international Church would come into unity. That it would know intimacy with God.
That it would be filled with the glory of
God. That the Church will be filled with the
same glory which Yeshua had with the Father before He created the earth. Talk about
a fantastic experience in the end times – the
international Church in every nation coming into its full glory.
IT’S ALL ABOUT RELATIONSHIP
I ask my Jewish brothers, “Do we believe there is something we could do to help
bring the Church into its fullness? Do we
even want it?”
YES! We want it! But it’s hard for us to
see it. Do we even believe something could
happen in a covenantal relationship between
the Chinese believers and the Church worldwide and the Israeli believers – that there
could be a two-way blessing? It’s a two-way
street. And it comes from a relationship!
For if you love us and we love you, God
can release something in both directions. The
Church and the Jews can join in a relationship
like a bridge. A bridge goes in two directions:
a spiritual bridge from Israel to the world and
from the world to Israel. And we can bless
you and you can bless us. But not a superficial blessing. Something deep – that the fullness of the Glory of God would be released
from here to the Church, that the fullness of
the glory of God would be released into Israel
from the Church worldwide.
We Messianic Jews love that verse, “All
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ISRAEL’S MESSIANIC JEWS CANNOT
SAVE ISRAEL ALONE
In 1980, I came to Israel for the first time.
I went down to the Western Wall of the Temple Mount and as I began to pray, the Lord
gave me a vision. I saw the powers and principalities around Jerusalem, mostly religious
spirits, and I felt the Lord telling me, “You
and all the Messianic Jews are not strong
enough to bring the Gospel to Israel.”
I said, “God, what should we do?” He
said, “The Gospel can only come to you if
there are Christians praying for you in every nation of the earth.”
God wants a covenant between the
Church and Israel. A partnership. A twoway loving relationship. We can bless you
and you can bless us.
Israel will be saved.” We go to sleep saying, “All Israel will be saved.” We get up in
the morning and we sing, “All Israel will be
saved.” But you know, it doesn’t say that all
Israel will be saved. The Bible does not say
that all Israel will be saved. Look at your
Bible again. It does not say, “All Israel will
be saved.” It says, “AND SO all Israel will
be saved.” That’s a big difference.
It means all Israel will be saved in verse
26, because of what is written in verse 25.
That blindness or hardness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles (i.e. the nations) has come in. Verse 25
causes verse 26.
This is not a promise that all Israel will be
saved independently. This is an explanation
that the full glory of the International Church
will cause the salvation of Israel. Jewish believers in Israel want our people to be saved
– but we cannot do it. It’s got to come from
YOU – the Church! We need YOU!
THE FULL GLORY INCLUDES HUMILITY
There are more than 100 million believers in China. That’s a lot of people.
But I don’t think China has come into its
full glory yet. Not its full power. Not its full
unity. Not its full love. Not its full destiny.
When the Church in China is shining with
the power of God, and the nation of China
is transformed, and a flood of revival comes
out of China into all Asia and the Middle
East, then fullness will come.
The result of fullness of the Church is
not just power and glory and unity, but it’s
also humility - particularly humility about
Israel. Romans 11:25, “when the Church
comes into its fullness…” and is not prideful – or as Paul warned – haughty about
Israel, then God will bring the Church a
revelation about Israel. So part of the maturity of the body of Christ is to receive a revelation about Israel and that’s what causes
Israel to be saved.
CHURCH, COME INTO YOUR FULNESS!
We cannot save ourselves. Our salvation
is dependent on the Church coming to its full
glory and getting a revelation about God’s
purposes for Israel, and praying for us. So
what do we in Israel have to say to you?
PLEASE! Come to your fullness! Get a
revelation of Israel!
About 15 years ago, Brother Yun, who
wrote The Heavenly Man, came to visit Israel. And we organized a meeting for him
with Israeli pastors. When he shared that
the Chinese Church has a vision of bringing
the Gospel back to Jerusalem, we were all
just stunned.
How could this be? What had all the
great Christians and theologians in Europe
missed, that these hundred million simple,
persecuted Chinese people in remote villages, received by revelation?! We were
stunned.
But when I asked him what he meant –
coming back to Jerusalem – he said, with
fire in his eyes, “Well, we have suffered in
China to make us ready so we can preach the
Gospel to the Muslims and the Hindus and
all Asia and bring the Gospel back to Israel.”
Then I asked, “Well, what happens in Israel?” And he said, “I don’t know…”
As I understand it, 15 years ago, the Chinese Church had only partial revelation about
God’s purposes for Israel. Fifteen years ago
they decided to preach the Gospel in Asia to
Muslims. But in terms of a revelation about
Israel and her people – there was none.
But now, something different is happening. The Chinese believers and the Church
worldwide are beginning to understand that
it’s not only about preaching the Gospel to the
Muslims. God also has a plan that includes
the Church for the restoration of Israel.
USHERING IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD
Now, WHY?
First of all - that all Israel will be saved.
But there’s more to it than that. As states in
Romans 11:12, 15, when Israel comes into
her fullness, something else will happen.
Israel and the Church together will cause
a third thing to happen - the Kingdom of
God. And that will happen at the second
coming of Yeshua the Messiah.
God said the Church plus Israel brings
about the Kingdom of God.
The Church is not the kingdom of God.
And Israel is not the kingdom of God. But
when you put Israel and the Church together, God’s will shall be done on earth as it is
in heaven. And the Kingdom of God will be
established on this earth.
In Acts chapter one, Yeshua appeared
before His followers and spoke to them
about the Kingdom of God.
Notice the words, “The Kingdom of
God.” Let’s compare Acts 1:6 where the
disciples asked Him, “Lord, will you at this
time restore the Kingdom to Israel?”
What did Yeshua teach them? About the
Kingdom of God. What did they hear? The
Kingdom of Israel. You know how much
they heard of what He had to say? Fifty percent. They heard out of one ear. They didn’t
hear out of the other ear.
He said, “I want to teach you about the
Kingdom of God.” And they heard, “the
kingdom of Israel.” And He said, “the Kingdom of God!” And they said, “the kingdom
of Israel.” And he said, “You don’t get it.”
He said, “You need to be baptized in the
Holy Spirit! And you need to preach the
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Gospel to the whole world, and then we
will bring the Kingdom of God.” Because
the Kingdom of God is made of two halves
– the restoration of the kingdom of Israel –
that’s half. But it’s made of another half,
which is the international Church being
filled with the glory of God.
Can you believe that those disciples only
heard half of the message? Yes. Well, why
is it that the Church today hears only the
other half of the message? You see, it’s not
just about the kingdom restored to Israel.
It’s not just about the international Church.
You put these two together, and you get the
Kingdom of God.
The fullness of the Church plus the restoration of Israel brings about the Kingdom
of God on the earth. And we can’t do it
without one another. Just as a man cannot
birth a baby by himself, and a woman cannot birth a baby by herself. And the Church
cannot bring the Kingdom of God. And Israel cannot bring the Kingdom of God. But
when you put the fullness of the Church and
the restoration of Israel, you get the Kingdom of God.
When Yeshua was raised from the dead,
He talked with His disciples for 40 days and
gave them a goal. That goal is to establish
the Kingdom of God upon the earth.
PREPARING THE PLACE
FOR YESHUA TO RETURN
But if we, the Jews, don’t have you,
we have no spiritual power, no salvation,
and we can’t bring the Kingdom of God.
But the Church without Israel doesn’t
even know there is a Kingdom of God!
It doesn’t even know that’s what it’s supposed to be doing!
We share a common goal to bring Yeshua back, raise the dead, kick the devil off
the planet, and establish the Kingdom of
God upon the earth.
The Kingdom is established on earth
when Yeshua comes back. He can’t come
back to everywhere at the same time – He
will come back to a particular place.
The Holy Spirit does not have a body.
Therefore the Holy Spirit can be poured out
everywhere on the earth at the same time.
But Yeshua has a body. He was born in a
body, crucified in a body, buried in a body,
raised from the dead in a body, ascended
into heaven in a body, and He will come
back in a body.
His feet will touch this earth on the
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Mount of Olives, and He will walk across
that one kilometer from the Mount of Olives into Jerusalem. And He will establish
His Kingdom upon the earth.
But unless you have a vision for Israel,
unless you believe in the restoration of Israel, there’s no place for Yeshua to come
back to!
It’s very difficult to study end times theology without Israel. I studied 30 years to
understand this, but you’re going to get it in
10 seconds. Here it is: Yeshua went up into
heaven and He’s coming back. To Jerusalem. That’s it!
When Yeshua comes back there will be
His feet will touch this
earth on the Mount of
Olives, and He will walk
across that one kilometer
from the Mount of Olives
into Jerusalem. And He
will establish His Kingdom
upon the earth. But unless
you have a vision for
Israel, unless you believe
in the restoration of
Israel, there’s no place for
Yeshua to come back to!
peace for Israel and the earth shall be filled
with the knowledge of the glory of the
Lord, as the waters cover the sea. (Habakkuk 2:14)
When you begin to believe it, you will
start to see it – He’s coming to restore the
kingdom to Israel. Yeshua will set up His
capital in Jerusalem. All prophecies will
come to pass – REALLY! Everything that
God promised – both to Israel and the
Church – will come to pass.
RECEIVING POWER TO DO THE WORK
Finally, in order to do all this work, we
need power, and we get this power from the
Holy Spirit. “But you, when the Holy Spirit
comes upon you, will receive power, and
you will be witnesses of me in Jerusalem, in
all Judea and Samaria, even to the ends of
the earth.” (Acts 1:8)
To get to this goal, which is the Kingdom
of God on earth, we need power – power to
preach the Gospel all over the world; power
to bring the Church to its fullness; power
to bring Israel to salvation, and bring the
Kingdom of God. God wants to give us that
power in the Holy Spirit.
Two thousand years ago there was a
group of people here in this same city, Jerusalem. They were baptized in the Holy
Spirit and fire came upon them, and they
went out and changed the world. With that
fire they started the Gospel. And they sent
it out from Jerusalem. We need that same
power to bring it back to Jerusalem.
Joel prophesied, “‘It will come to pass in
the end times,’ says God, ‘that I will pour
out my spirit on all flesh.’” (Acts 2:17)
When will that happen? “And the sun
will be darkened and the moon will turn to
blood before the great and the terrible day
of Jehovah.” (Acts 2:20)
Peter was saying that right before Yeshua comes back, there will be a great revival.
The Holy Spirit will be poured out on the
whole earth. And when that happens, miracles will take place, Israel will be saved,
and Yeshua will come back.
That is not what happened 2,000 years
ago. Then it was a local experience here
in Jerusalem, which was a pattern for that
which will happen in the end times, in the
whole earth – right before the second coming of Yeshua.
What happened 2,000 years ago, was
the first Pentecost. But there’s a second
Pentecost coming. What happened back
then, was a little Pentecost. What’s coming soon is a BIG Pentecost. Back then the
Holy Spirit wasn’t poured out on the whole
world. But it’s going to be.
God desires the Church to receive that
same fire today, so we can begin this greater
Pentecost, ushering in the Kingdom of God.
The true Church worldwide and Israel must
join together in a covenantal relationship to
release this fire from Israel to the world and
from the world to Israel, so that both will
come into their fullness.
Asher Intrater is an Israeli Messianic
Jew, congregational leader of Tiferet Yeshua in Tel Aviv and Ahavat Yeshua in Jerusalem. He is founder of Revive Israel ministries. www.reviveisrael.org
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THE ISRAELI EMPOWERMENT LOBBY VISITS THE BISHOP OF NICOSIA, CYPRUS. FROM LEFT: LOIS IGNATIOU, INA NACHT, LOBBY CHAIRMAN, ATTORNEY ELI NACHT, LOBBY MEMBER ARI SORKO-RAM,
BISHOP KIKKOU NIKIFOROS, CYPRIOT PASTOR STAVROS IGNATIOU, HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR DANIEL TALMOR, LOBBY MEMBER ISRAELI MESSIANIC LEADER ISRAEL POCTOR, SHIRA SORKO-RAM .
A CYPRIOT PASTOR IMPACTS HIS NATION
HOW ONE PASTOR DOES IT!
By Shira Sorko-Ram
I
t was nearing Holocaust Memorial day,
observed internationally each year. A
Cypriot evangelical pastor, Stavros Ignatiou had been working for many months
to honor this day. It all began when this
warm, relational and servant-oriented pastor together with his church decided that
it would be important for the people of his
nation to remember – and for Cyprus’ new
generation to learn – what happened to the
Jewish people during the Holocaust.
Stavros Ignatiou is a Greek Cypriot and
lives in Cyprus’ capital city of Nicosia. He
and his Greek wife Lois are evangelical
pastors of the Nicosia Christian Center.
A few years back Stavros received a revelation of the Biblical importance of Israel
in these last days and he and Lois began to
search for a way to publicly support the people of Israel. He also had a great desire to
share with other Christian leaders in his country his vision and love for the Jewish people.
And so this warm, relational and servantoriented pastor, together with his church, decided it would be important for the people of
Cyprus to remember what happened to the
Jewish people during the Holocaust – which
happened only 70 years ago. He knew that
young Cypriots would probably be hearing
about the Jewish genocide for the first time.
So two years ago, he invited the Israeli
ambassador to speak at a memorial gathering he had arranged on Holocaust Memorial Day, observed internationally each year.
At that event over 700 Cypriots attended.
This year, Pastor Stavros invited several Israelis to speak to his nation about the
Holocaust – Israeli Knesset member Prof.
Avishai Braverman, Israeli ambassador to
Cyprus Michael Harari and Holocaust survivor Daniel Talmor who escaped from the
death camps of Corfu, Greece, while the
rest of his family was slaughtered.
The Holocaust survivor, himself born in
Greece, told his heart-rending story to university and high school students, and again
at the annual Memorial event.
Pastor Stavros also invited members of
the Israeli Empowerment Lobby headed by
attorney Eli Nacht. The Lobby’s purpose is
to build bridges between Israel and Christians from the nations. Ari, a member of
the Lobby, and I attended along with several other Israeli public figures.
Pastor Stavros and his staff arranged the
entire evening and sent personal invitations
this year to 1,000 Cypriots for the Memorial
event, of which the great majority filled the
hall. The Greek Orthodox Bishop of Nicosia attended, along with many other Cypriot
government officials and foreign dignitaries
including the American ambassador.
It was amazing to realize how one pastor and his wife along with his enthusiastic
team and congregational members could
make such a strong impact on his nation,
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not only with his Cypriot people, but equally with
the Israelis who were involved in the event. It is
even more amazing when we realized that Pastor
Stavros and Lois shuttle back and forth from their
other congregation in Athens, Greece, nearly 600
miles away by air!
Certainly, Stavros and Lois’s gigantic gift of incredible love and thoughtful servanthood to everyone
around them, has made a deep impression on all the
Israeli representatives and public figures who attended
the event. Stavros is already planning for next year.
You may contact Pastor Stavros at [email protected]
1. ISRAEL AMBASSADOR TO CYPRUS MICHAEL HARARI ADDRESSES HIGH
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS AT THE EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY OF
CYPRUS ON INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY.
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2. PASTOR STAVROS LOOKS ON AS HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR DANIEL TALMOR
TELLS HIS STORY TO PASTOR STAVRO’S CHURCH.
CYPRUS – THE BEGINNING
OF NEW TESTAMENT OUTREACH
Mediterranean
Sea
Cyprus is one of two places where tradition says the goddess Aphrodite was born.
Fortunately, centuries later pagan Cyprus
was blessed with Saul of Tarsus and Barnabas who went there to preach the Good
News on their first overseas outreach tour.
They met there the Roman pro-consul
Sergius Paulus who became a believer when
he witnessed Saul striking a sorcerer and
false prophet blind. Barnabas was from
Cyprus, and later returned there with Mark.
This heritage is deeply rooted in the historic
narrative of the Greek Orthodox Cypriots.
Turkish Zone
Nicosia
Greek Zone
CYPRUS
ISRAELIS
AND CYPRIOT
CHRISTIANS
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yprus is Israel’s closest friendly
neighbor. Less than 300 miles
northwest, its climate and atmosphere are similar and its Mediterranean
citizens get along very well with Israelis.
Any little pearl of an island at the crossroads of three continents could not have
possibly escaped invading armies over the
centuries. And so the Assyrians, Egyptians, Persians, Phoenicians, Romans, Alexander the Great, and so on, each took
their turns ruling the little island nation,
half the size of Israel. Today, Cyprus’
population is about 866,000, 76% Christian, and 18% Muslim.
LOOKING OVER THE “GREEN LINE”: GREEK CYPRIOTS IN THE CAPITAL NICOSIA CAN
VIEW THE LAND OCCUPIED BY THE TURKISH ARMY. TO THE LEFT IS THE TURKISH
FLAG CARVED IN THE MOUNTAIN AND TO THE RIGHT IS THE CHURCH OF AYIA SOFIA
WHICH THE TURKS HAVE CONVERTED INTO A MOSQUE.
For one thing, as Greek Orthodox Christians, Cypriots understand what it is to be
under the rule of Muslims. In fact, the Ottoman Turks ruled Cyprus for 300 years
– until the British became its occupier in
1878. The British then used the island after the Holocaust to incarcerate thousands
of Jews who had just escaped the Nazi ovens but were caught by the British trying
to get to Israel.
As an aside, this happens to be one of the
historic policies of Britain that for the life
of me, I cannot understand. For the British
to know that 6,000,000 Jews had just been
murdered, and yet devise an official policy
to seize and incarcerate the pitiful remnant
of survivors huddled in boats about to sink
as they tried to reach the shores of Israel. . .
it’s simply incomprehensible.
The British imprisoned 53,510 Jews in
Cyprus, including 6,000 orphaned children
in its camps for up to three years. Another
2,000 children were born in the camps.
However, the British occupation of Cyprus ended in 1960 and Cyprus became a
free independent nation. Yet for centuries
Greek Cypriots had wanted to be linked to
their mother-country, Greece. As can be
imagined, Turkish Muslims who had settled
there during the Ottoman occupation were
completely against such a move.
In 1974, a military coup, made up of
Cypriot armed forces headed by a Greek
general, aimed to finally unite Cyprus with
Greece. In response, the powerful Turkish army invaded Cyprus, and after several
months of fierce fighting, took over 37% of
the island in the north, of which they still
occupy. The Turks then transported thousands of Turkish citizens to populate the
37% they had just conquered. No nation
in the UN recognizes Turkey’s occupation
except Turkey itself.
The capital city of Nicosia is today cut in
half. Before the partition, the northern section
of Cyprus was by far the most industrialized
and developed part of the island. However all
165,000 Christian Cypriots who had lived in
the north fled, leaving and losing everything.
Some 45,000 Turkish Cypriots living in the
south, went north, obviously occupying the
abandoned homes of the Christians. Besides
the new migrants that came from Turkey to
northern Cyprus, there are 30,000 Muslim
troops permanently occupying the north.
Since 1974, however, the Greek Cypriots have built up the southern part of the island, and it is now far more developed than
the Turkish side, as there has been little development by the Muslims.
Today, when you visit Nicosia, you can
visit one of their taller buildings and take a
look over the “green line” occupied by Turkey. To remind the Greek southerners, the
Muslims have created a large Turkish flag
on the mountains overlooking the Turkish
side of the city.
I was told by Cypriot Christians that
most churches on the Turkish Cypriot
side have been forcibly converted into
mosques, with the exception of a couple.
On the Greek Cypriot side, the mosques
that were left there are protected property,
allowing no Christian possession or modification of the mosques.
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TIFERET YESHUA...
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people around the country
understood how we handled
the transition in such a loving
manner, there was a great release
of joy, healing and wisdom
throughout the country.
A number of leaders told
us that this transition was an
example and role model to other
Israeli leaders who will one day
be handing over their flock to
the next generation.
Now a new team of leaders
has been put in place. There is
a group of five elders who are
working together in unity and
cooperation. The congregation
feels a sense of peace and trust
as they observe our leadership
teamwork. Ron, Gil, Moti, Uziel
and I all have different gifts
and callings but we are serving
the congregation together in
harmony.
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e have completed a
little over half a year
since Ari and Shira
transferred leadership of Tiferet
Yeshua Congregation. There is
much to be thankful for.
First of all there is our solid
relationship with Ari and Shira
themselves. Although this
might seem like an insignificant
aspect, I am beginning to realize
what a break-through this is
for the kingdom of God. Many
congregations are seen as an
organization. If the leader steps
down, it is like a CEO being fired,
and that is the end. We see this
quite differently. A congregation
is a spiritual family.
What happened with Ari and
Shira was a shift from being
parents to being grand-parents.
The relationships hold strong
and continue to develop. When
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and often a flow of prophetic
words and prayers.
A renewed anointing of
evangelism and sharing is on
our congregation. Virtually
every week there are some “notyet-saved” Israelis who visit, and
they are always deeply touched.
This week a man came from an
ultra-Orthodox neighborhood
and began opening his heart to
the Lord.
In general there is a
growing sense of vision for the
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congregation. The numbers are
increasing steadily. The heart of
everyone in the congregation is
for us to be a light house of love
and truth of Messiah Yeshua in
the greater Tel Aviv area.
And that is exactly what is
happening now at Congregation
Tiferet Yeshua!
and
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GROWING!
BEING HARASSED BY ULTRA-ORTHODOX ZEALOTS WHO STAND AT THE ENTRANCE OF OUR CONGREGATIONAL BUILDING, ATTEMPTING TO DISSUADE NEWCOMERS FROM ATTENDING THE MEETINGS.
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