Archives for March 2015

The Lamb of God

Almost 2,000 years ago, on this day (March 30), and on the Hebrew calendar (Nisan 10), Yeshua rode into Jerusalem and was hailed by all as the “One Who Comes In the Name of the Lord”!

REVERSE: — Three thousand years before as the Israelites were about to spend their last night in Egyptian bondage, God had told Moses to tell the Israelites to select a lamb without defect for each household! For three – four days, that Lamb was to be a part of the family. They would protect it, love it, value it so that it would remain unblemished. It would become “their lamb.” On Nisan 14 this very lamb would give its life for that family and its blood would bring them protection from the angel of death.

FAST FORWARD: Yeshua lived with his family for thirty years. They got the opportunity to live with the Lamb of God for three decades. For three-and-a-half years Yeshua lived with His disciples. He dined with Mary, Martha and Lazarus. He made Himself at home in Peter’s house in Capernaum. He dined with Zaccheus and also at Matthew’s. He ate with sinners and tax collectors. Many followed him, listened to his teachings, were touched by Him, and were healed by His Word. They got a chance to love Him, at times protect Him, but most of all to witness that He was unlike anyone they had met.

John the Immerser called Him “The Lamb of God Who takes away the sin of the world.” (John 1:29).

Andrew tells his brother Peter, “We have found the Messiah.” (John 1:41)

Philip said to Nathanael that they had found “the one that Moses and the Prophets wrote about.” (John 1: 45)

Peter called him “The Messiah, the Son of the Living God.” (Matthew 16:16)

Nicodemus called him a” Rabbi come from God” (John 3:2).

On this day, in particular, He is hailed as the Pesach (Passover), Seh Ha Elohim, the Lamb of God.

AT PRESENT: I invite you for the next three days until Nisan 14 (April 3rd) to spend very special time with Him, love up on Him, protect the value of His Presence in your life and heart, and bear witness to the fact that He is like no other.

What will you declare about Him!!!

Chag Sameach! (Happy Passover!)

Passover Seder

MS_Bronfman_Passover_2CRCONGREGATIONAL PASSOVER SEDER
Saturday, April 4, 2015, 5:00 p.m.
Kingdom Life Messianic Congregation
1280 Bells Mill Road, Chesapeake, VA 23322
Cost: Adults – $22 per person  Children (12 & under) – $11
(includes full seder with meal: appetizers, orange chicken with caramelized onions, honeyed carrots, potatoes, green beans, dessert, and all the spiritual food of the Seder Plate)
E-mail us if you wish to attend or text Pam at (757) 277-4759

This Appointed Time helps you make the connection between Passover, the Crucifixion and the Resurrection — between the Old and the New. Taste the symbols of the Seder Plate and be transported to the Exodus from Egypt to the night of Our Lord’s Sacrifice and finally to the the Marriage Supper of the Lamb! Your faith in the promises of God and the God who promises will be strengthened!

Call us soon! Seating is limited!

 

What To Do With Martyrs!

Terrorists walk into a synagogue while rabbis are in morning prayer and hack them mercilessly. Isis marched thirteen Coptic Egyptian Christians out to the beach and beheaded them, their blood crimsoning the ebbing waters. They lit aflame a Jordanian fighter pilot inside the cage in which they held him. These are just three instances of atrocities that ISIS has committed against Jews, Christians, their own, and the West. The world was appalled at these events, and so the world should be.

But how should we as Believers respond?

When Stephen was martyred, consider the aftermath:

On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him. But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison. Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went. (Acts 8:1-4)

They buried him, they mourned him, but they never stopped preaching the Word for which Stephen had given his life so selflessly. We oftentimes get caught up in the snapshot of what we consider reality as opposed to what God sees. Our Omniscient God, like Stephen, knew that stoning was not the end of Stephen’s life; it was the beginning of a movement. It was the beginning of revival. Hallelujah!!!  It was the beginning of creation moving closer to its completion.

The Coptic Egyptian Christian who called on the Name of Jesus before he was martyred does not want our response to his martyrdom to be just astonishment, sadness, or despair. I’m sure what he would want is an explosion of the Word of God. It’s what I would want if I were a martyr! Most importantly, it’s what God wants.

Believers in Yeshua, we cannot be so taken aback by the world’s heinous behavior when the world does only what it knows to do — evil!!!  Our job is to do what we have been called to do: share indiscriminately the Good News of the Word.

Yes, we will pray for the salvation of the world and of the enemies of Messiah. But there will be martyrs! The Word speaks of it. So, over a martyred body, let’s declare Yeshua is Lord and allow that martyred seed to be the catalyst for the explosion of the Gospel. Only then can we hasten the return of Messiah who will finally put an end to all that is evil!! So be it!

Rosh Chodesh Celebration

moonmercury2-1024x680ROSH CHODESH (NEW MOON) CELEBRATION
5:00 P.M.
KINGDOM LIFE MESSIANIC CONGREGATION
1280 BELLS MILL ROAD, CHESAPEAKE 23322

God has a time clock! It’s not ours! He has a calendar! It’s not ours! He set the stars in the heavens so that we would be reminded of His times.

“And God said, ‘Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years'” (Genesis 1:14).

The new moon (or the first day) of the first month of the Hebrew calendar (Nisan) begins March 21st!

Upon leaving Egypt, he commanded his people to observe the new moon with the blowing of the shofar and burnt offerings and peace offerings SO THAT they would be remembered before their God. It’s as if he is saying, “Remember me and my commandments and I will remember you!”

“Also . . . on the first days of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your . . . offerings, and . . . they shall be as a reminder of you before your God. I am the LORD your God.” (Numbers 10:10)

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT: There will be the blowing of the shofar, reading of liturgy, worship & praise, dance, a short teaching on the importance of the new moon celebration, food, fellowship, and fun!!!

So you are cordially invited to join us as we celebrate God’s gift of another month!! As we remember Him and His commandments,  He will remember us!! We look forward to seeing you there! (IT’S A FREE EVENT!!!)

Shalom Oveerecha!
Pastors David & Juanita Weiss