Dear Mishpacha (family),
As I am writing this month’s newsletter it is the first day in the first month of the Biblical New Year (March 19th/Nisan 1). We had an awesome Men’s Meeting the night before and some of the men were able to give their Born-Again Testimony. Once you have a personal relationship with Yeshua, it’s a scary thought to think of when you didn’t have a relationship with Yeshua? Yeshua is the author and finisher of our faith (Hebrews 12:2). What He started, He will finish and you can count on that. Going back to the Biblical New Year we read in Exodus 40:1-2, “And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying on the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.” I believe Beit Tehila is a symbol of the Tabernacle of Moses and we all need to be prepared and ready for this New Biblical Year. We all need to be His priests, the priests represent the people before God. We need to “know God and make Him known!” As priests we minister to our Heavenly Father and then to the people. Our Heavenly Father loves His chosen people (Jews) and the Modern Day Church. We need to do the same and also love those that are lost and don’t know the Father. This next year is promising to be full of incredible opportunities to unite with others and further the Kingdom of God.
This summer will be nearly four years that I have been involved with the Local Minister’s Connection. I have taken the time to build relationships with other pastors and personally experienced divine appointments with some of them. It says in Jeremiah 3:15, “And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.” We are currently living in a lawless culture and many have no respect for authority. It says in I Timothy 2:1-2, “I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of things, be made for all men; for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.” As pastors honor other pastors this should be an example to every congregation to do the same.
As we are coming out of winter and going into the spring season (March 20th) its time to bloom where you are planted. We are literally in the Season of Redemption and heading towards the Spring Feasts (Passover, Unleavened Bread, and First Fruits). I want to encourage all of you to do Passover Seders at your house and to invite others. The Family Passover can be found in Exodus 12 and I believe that our Heavenly Father has been restoring that every year. We all need to reflect on our personal relationship with Yeshua because He is not only our Saviour but our friend as well. Please also keep in mind not to betray or deny the Lord along with others because we can see a lot of this in our culture. If you are offended, please go to your brother or sister and make it right. I know a lot of what I am sharing might be difficult for you but it’s the right thing to do to have a clean conscience. Don’t forget we will also be Counting the Omer with Miss Libby Davis as we move towards the Feast of Weeks (Shavuot/Pentecost). We will be celebrating the Feast of Shavuot on May 23rd and on May 24th we will be attending the “To Gather” event with other churches.
I want to personally thank all of you that are helping to build a strong community and to raise up the next generation within the Beit Tehila Community. Both Danielle and I appreciate all of you and pray for you daily. We are here if you need anything.
~Shalom Pastor Nick