Strategically Aimed for the Lord’s Harvest in Israel
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The people of God, whether you are a Messianic Jew, or a Christian among the nations, must walk a fine line – a narrow path – to remain in the will of God in relating to Israel. As the apostle Paul noted,
"Concerning THE GOSPEL they are enemies FOR YOUR SAKE, but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers....Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy."
Mercy is NOT a state of denial, because then it becomes un-sanctified mercy. Pray that the Holy Spirit will help each of us to walk the fine line of unshakeable support for the State of Israel while holding Israel to account for how our spiritual family, the Israeli Body of Messiah, is treated by religious zealots. This is the narrow path that we must be able to enter in and walk without compromise.
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Arrows from Zion
Strategically Aimed for the Lord’s Harvest in Israel
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Arrows from Zion are key prayer points that reflect the more detailed information in prayer letter excerpts "Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests from Israeli Ministries." Arrows from Zion can be shared freely, but we ask the Weekly Summaries not be forwarded. Meant to give subscribers inside information that cannot be shared in public forums, the Weekly Summary are actual prayer letter excerpts, along with photos from the ministries of Israel, links to important stories, and contact and donation information for the ministries.
There is not an Israeli ministry alive that does not know the prophetic reality that they will be persecuted for bearing the gospel to their nation, Israel. That does not mean we are not to communicate to the worldwide Body when it is occurring, or that the Church should not take steps to speak up and otherwise act in support of the Body of Messiah in Israel.
This week we begin with reports on the new campaign of Jerusalem traditional rabbis against the ministry of Asher Intrater’s Revive Israel. According to Asher’s trademark pithy writing style: “The spiritual attack of religious persecution is three fold: Rejection, Intimidation, and Defamation. You could say they are trying to get RID of us.”
The truth is there is a gap in the biblical narrative of the Book of Acts: The persecution of Israeli believers in the first century is recorded in Acts 1-28 and chapter 29 onward is being written by those who share the truth of the stories of Israeli believers today.
The testimony in scripture is clear – the Israeli Body of Messiah needs the prayers and the material support of the Church in the nations. (Read through Asher’s observations about persecution from the Book of Acts in the Weekly Summary.)
Eddie Santoro, also an elder of the Ahavat Yeshua congregation adds: “Please understand at this point that an attack against any Messianic believer in Israel is an attack against all Messianic believers….. We praise God for the victory (in court) but were filled with a foreboding that this is just the beginning of a major attack against the believing community in Jerusalem.” Santoro also speaks to the parallels with the first century believers in the Book of Acts.
Santoro: “…what happens to the believers here in Jerusalem will have a direct impact on the Kingdom of God throughout the world. So with all of our hearts, we ask you to enter into this battle with us. Now is the time for the Body of Messiah throughout the earth to arise and come to the defense of the Gospel in Israel. “
As the Jewish Body of Messiah in Israel must deal with Jewish enehttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifmies of the gospel, so also the Arab Christians in Israel and the Palestinian controlled areas are under threat from Arab enemies of the gospel. Israelprayer encourages our subscribers to pray for both groups of indigenous ministries in Israel, including our new friends and brothers at linga.org who represent the Arabic Christians of Galilee.
The number one prayer request for the Arab team ministry is for the safety of their members. We have seen the extreme dangers they face in order to bring the gospel to their nation, and urge prayers be lifted toward our ABBA for all the Arab Christian ministries – for safety, provisions, wisdom, favor and blessing of God upon all the work of their hands.
Read about the Nazareth Global Day of Prayer 2011 (in English) that was held June 12th. This event brought indigenous ministry leaders from around the country – Arab and Jew – to pray in unity for the salvation of their peoples. Many photographs from the event are also online.
Ron & Elana Cantor are transitioning the Messiah’s Mandate ministry from Tikkun Ministries (Juster/Intrater/Shishkoff) to the Sorko-Ram’s Maoz Ministries. The transition is a peace-filled one and Ron will be taking a lead role in the media vehicles of Maoz.
The Lotan’s, whose ministry sits on the “seam-line” of the pre-1967 Israel borders are issuing a call for three concentrated months of prayer and fastings into September when Palestinians have indicated they will declare statehood. Uzi points out that in forcing the U.S. to veto a U.N recognition of Palestine as a state, Palestine will be admitted to the U.N. as a State with no vote, by-passing the need to negotiate with Israel altogether. Read details inside to pray along with this prayer request.
In recent weeks, Israelprayer has noted all of the Israeli ministries are urging for more prayer from the nations in light of the seriousness of the situations the Body and the State of Israel is standing in. This is an across-the-board cry for YOUR PRAYER COVER and urging that we be prepared for the things coming next.
Paul encouraged the churches to support the believers in Israel, telling the Romans (15:26-27) “For it has pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem. It has pleased them truly; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in material things.” This truth has not passed away. Maoz Israel is one organization that urges blessing first the household of faith in Israel.
Ruth Nessim has a new book for children that explains “The Passover Lamb” from a Messianic perspective. I was so delighted that Ruth sent me a copy of this beautifully written and illustrated children’s book. Unsurprisingly, she reports that it has been an effective witnessing tool even with some older Israelis she has given it to. Pray for Ruth who is currently preparing for a July-Aug tour of the U.K.
Ruth asks for continued prayer for the believers in Arad, where her daughter and son-in-law pastor a congregation that has been the target of much persecution. Also pray for the Arab lady with a newborn that Ruth has given shelter to. The father of the baby was just shot to death in an Arab villiage, “part of an on-going spiral of violence,” Ruth reports.
The Jerusalem Institute of Justice, which represented Asher Intrater and a couple from the congregation in court recently, not only represents the believers in court cases, but also represents Israel in the courts of public opinion. JIJ has announced a counter-demonstration of the UNHRC Duran III conference in NYC.
Some alarming information about how the great Bible program “Bible Gateway” is encouraging Christians to connect with un-saved Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein to help Christians discover the “Jewish roots of their faith and deepen their spiritual lives.” SAY WHAT?! Doesn’t this deserve a letter asking Bible Gateway GM Rachel Barach what is going on?
David Ortiz in Ariel wrote to us: “I had a dream several months ago that the tactics of many anti-Messianic groups was not to destroy Gentile Christians but to use them for their own benefit by dividing and conquering. I'll be writing to Bible Gateway, to express my alarming concern. These things do not help the Body but allow someone who is not a believer to shepherd and guide the kehilah that Yeshua died for.”
Inside the Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests from Israeli Ministries
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Praying the Headlines
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Rightist MKs push new laws to crack down on NGOs deemed hostile to Israel
By Jonathan Lis June 13 2011 Haaretz
This is an anti-missionary law, pure and simple, and they would use it against any non-profit or other group that is of the faith of Yeshua/Jesus.
Caspari Media Review
reports Jerusalemite anti-missionary activist Mina Fenton priming the pump on the above legislation in an article in Pnima on June 5, 2011.
SEE ALSO the Caspari Report issued today June 21, 2011 under "Anti-missionary activites"
Radical Ultra-Orthodox Continue Abusing Their Power
Maoz Israel blog June 21, 2011
Israel's radical ultra-orthodox 'Interior Minister' Eli Yishai is once again shamelessly abusing his power to cause division amongst Israelis.
Israeli Ministry Targeting So’Called ‘Sects’and ‘Cults’
by Joseph K. Grieboski Founder, THE INSTITUTE on Religion and Public Policy Huffington Post 05/31/11
On May 23, 2011, the Israeli Special Ministry of Welfare and Social Affairs Task Force on minority religious groups presented its report to the Minister of Welfare and Social Affairs, Moshe Kahlon. The Report derogatorily grouped together as so-called "cults" or "sects" approximately 80 belief systems and contains a blueprint for systematic, government-fueled intolerance directed at minority religious communities throughout Israel.
Israeli Ministries on Tours
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Concert by Messianic artist, Marc Chopinsky in Dallas July 2 at Baruch HaShem Messianic
The congregations of North Texas Messianic Jewish Congregations invite you for an evening of Fellowship, Praise and Worship. Marc will be in the U.S. to debut his new album, "Yes and Amen"
Teaching Articles
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The Blood of The New Covenant Is On The Jewish People
By Howard Bass Beer Sheva 14 June 2011
When all Israel accepted God’s covenant at Mt. Sinai with all its holy and righteous commandments, they did not realize what they were really committing to when they said, “Amen” to put themselves under the yoke of the Law. When all the [Jewish] people cried out that the blood of Jesus should be on them and on their children, they did not realize the consequences and power the words from out of their heart and mouths would carry throughout the generations and millennia.
Praise God! On the cross, our Savior, the Son of Man, called out to His Father – and the Father of Israel (Ex 4:22) – “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” (Lk 23:34)
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