This Month's Newsletter
This Month's Torah Portion

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Dear Mishpocha (Family),

This will be my last newsletter before our 10th annual conference and July 1st will be here soon. A lot of time and preparation goes into our yearly conference and I want to thank all of you personally for your contribution and sacrifice. It takes the whole congregation to pull off our yearly “Restoration of the Tabernacle of David Conference.” The vision for the conference is to grab a harvest in the summer months for the Lord so that they can prepare for the fall feasts. We believe that Yeshua fulfilled the spring feasts and He will fulfill the fall feasts.

Another aspect of the vision for the conference is that we get to use the arts to teach the Bible. Dancing, musical instruments, tambourines, banners (a standard) can all be found in the Bible. In Exodus 15:1, Moses and the sons of Israel sang a song for their victory over the Egyptians. It says in Exodus 15:20, “and Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took the timbrel in her hand, and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dancing.” In 2 Samuel 6:14, it says, “and David was dancing before the Lord with all his might,…” Even King David danced before the Lord when they brought the ark to Jerusalem. There are many more examples in the Bible concerning praise and worship. If you can’t praise Him now, what makes you think that you will praise Him later? Praise and worship is our warfare against Satan and all his demonic hosts. In John 16:11, Yeshua makes it very clear that the ruler of this world has been judged. In Colossians 2:13-15 it says, “When you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions, having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities, He made a public display of them, having triumphed over them through Him.” We need to celebrate what Yeshua did for us. We have been given the promise of the Holy Spirit who is our helper and who gives us power (dunamis in the Greek). The Holy Spirit can help us in our weaknesses and is there in our times of trouble. In John 14:17, Yeshua states to the believers that the Holy Spirit will be with them and be in them. There are so many people that are drawn to the supernatural that they end up in the occult instead of the Holy Spirit. There are a lot of evil spirits out there, but there is only one Holy Spirit, and he will always lead you to the Messiah, Yeshua. We are at a time when we need to examine our lives to see if we have participated in any occult activity whether it was known or unknown.

Universal Studios has spent nearly $265 million dollars to build a Harry Potter theme park in Orlando, Florida. Just think, that’s only an hour away from our congregation. God’s word makes it very clear what He’s going to do to the occult. In Revelation 21:8, it says, “But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murders and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.” In Romans 14:12, it says, “for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” Let’s all cry out and ask for forgiveness for quenching the Holy Spirit.

Shalom, Pastor Nick