Dear Mishpacha (family),
Dear Mishpacha (family),
We are officially in the Spring Season and it’s time to bloom. I believe this will be a season of spiritual maturity and growth for all of us if we participate. Our Purim Celebration was awesome and so was the dinner afterwards. I want to personally thank all those that put forth the effort as we celebrated the Story of Esther and the Jewish people. Because of Queen Esther the Jewish people avoided a terrible genocide. We all need to step it up and support not only the Jewish people but the State of Isarel as well. Worldwide Anti-Semitism is on the rise and we must not be silent but sober and vigilant with our support for the Jewish people. Keep in mind what God said to Abraham, “And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse Him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed” (Genesis 12:3).
After Purim we go into the Season of Redemption as we prepare for the Spring Feasts (Passover, Unleavened Bread, Fristfruits). On March 22nd I taught on how you can do your very own personal Passover Seder in your home and so I want to continue to encourage you. We have the Passover Seder Books for you to use and we have a folder that contains all the information required to have a successful seder. The Father has really put it on my heart that we need to be doing the “Family Passover” (Exodus 12) in our personal homes and inviting others to join. As the host you will be the ones that minister communion and really help facilitate it. Have others help with the preparing, set up, food, and the fifteen steps that make up the Seder. There is a sign up sheet in the lobby for those that would like the materials to do the Passover Seder in your home. I encourage you to email your pictures of your seder to the church office (info@topraise.net) so we can share them with the community.
The Spring Season is very special to me because I got born again March of 1992. In the Spring of 1995, I celebrated my first Passover with Pastor Tikvah and her family. I also got to meet Angus and Batya Wotten who presented “The Four Passovers”. This couple are pioneers in the Hebrew Roots of the Christian Faith movement going all the way back to the eighties. Batya’s Book, “In Search of Israel” published in 1988 is still relevant today and we have it in the Marketplace. The Father is putting together the two houses of Ephraim and Judah today that makes up the whole House of Israel. The Wootten’s are very dear to me and Danielle because they officiated the marriage ceremony on July 24th, 1999. Angus passed away on July 6th, 2020 at the age of 91. Batya passed away on February 28th, 2025 and both are missed, but their legacy still lives on today.
I cannot stress enough how important it is to prepare your hearts for the Feast of Passover coming up. We need to be on alert and keep in mind that the enemy is out to derail us, we need to avoid the trap of denying or betraying not only God but each other as well.
On April 5th I will be sharing on “The Last Week of Yeshua” and on April 12th I will be sharing on “Yeshua is The Lamb of God”. The Feast of Passover begins on April 12th in the evening. My family will be doing our Passover Seder the next day April 13th in the afternoon. On April 19th at 11AM we are coming together corporately to share communion and close out the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Our main theme this year for the Feast of Passover is “Come and Worship The Holy Lamb of God”. Yeshua is the Lamb of God and in John 1:29 it says, “The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto Him, and saith, behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world”. Yeshua is referenced as the Lamb 26 times in the Book of Revelation. In Revelation 17:14 it says, “These shall make ware with the lamb, and the lamb shall overcome them: for He is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with Him are called, and chosen, and faithful”.
Don’t forget that this is a year of divine appointments and friendships. We look forward to the this Spring Season and what the Father has for us.
Shalom,
Pastor Nick
