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Letter from Pastor Nick Plummer

Dear Mishpacha (Family),

Words cannot express the true joy that I have in my spirit as we celebrated The Feast of Passover as a community and partook of the communion as instructed to us by the Lord. The Apostle Paul wrote in I Corinthians 11:26, “For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come.” This is the one time that we do communion at Beit Tehila and it is to remember His death for all of us.

The Feast of Passover has to be the most important feast day because without it you cannot have the other feast days. The Feast of Unleavened Bread and First Fruits is of no use without a lamb for Passover. We all know that Yeshua is that lamb who took away the sin of the world (John 1:29). Communion consists of unleavened bread and wine or juice. The unleavened bread represents His body just like the lamb and the wine or juice represents the blood. In Leviticus 17:11 it says, “For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.” In Hebrews 9:22 it says, “And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.” In the first Passover in Egypt, the children of Israel applied the blood of the lamb to their doorposts so the destroyer would pass over and the firstborn would live (Exodus 12:22-23). Today we apply the blood of the sacrificial lamb of Yeshua to our lives and not only do we have life but eternal life in Him. Yeshua said in John 6:54, “Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.” Now you know why “communion” is something to take seriously and greatly appreciated every time that you do it.

Yeshua is mentioned as the lamb in the Book of Revelation twenty-six times and that says something. In the past sacrificial system the blood of animals only covered our sins but Yeshua’s blood literally takes our sins away. In Hebrews 9:26 it says, “For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.” The Feast of Passover is so important that it is the only feast day that you can make up in the second month on the fourteenth day in the eve (Numbers 9:11). It is celebrated when someone who was unable to participate in The Feast of Passover in the first month can do it in the second month on the fourteenth day in the eve. This example is given to us in The Book of Numbers 9:1-14. In the month of May, we will still be counting the Omer so don’t forget to do it (Leviticus 23:15-16).

The counting of the Omer will take us to The Feast of Shavuot (Pentecost) and we will be celebrating it on June 4th. The Feast of Shavuot is when we celebrate not only the giving of the Torah (Exodus 19) but the giving of the Holy Spirit as well (Acts 2). We will be praying for those who want the baptism of the Holy Spirit. We know that with our water baptism we are totally immersed and covered with water but with the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, we are totally immersed by the Holy Spirit. We also know that we can “grieve” and “quench” the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4:30; I Thessalonians 5:19). Remember, there are many other spirits out there but only one Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit will always convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment (John 16:7-11). In Romans 14:17 Paul states, “For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.”

In closing, I would like to remind the body of Christ that over two years ago we were literally going into a worldwide pandemic. Be encouraged, as I believe we are coming out of it with some great opportunities to experience God and His Kingdom. Let’s all live for the promises of God as we move forward.

Shalom,

Pastor Nick

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“Parable of the Sower”

I would like to share the “Parable of the Sower” and the four kinds of soil (Matthew 13:1-23). The seed of the sower represents the true and living word. The first type of soil is by the “way side” and this seed is taken away from their heart by the wicked one. If the heart is hardened the word cannot take root. The second type of soil is “stony”, and this is a person who receives the word with joy but only for a while.

Because of tribulation and persecution, the word does not take root. It goes on to say that the person becomes offended at the word. Because the word fell on stony soil it cannot take root and become a lifestyle and produce fruit for the long term. The third type of soil is among “thorns” and this seed is actually heard but because of anxiety, distractions, and the deceitfulness of riches it literally gets choked out and unfruitful. The word choked means to suffocate or drown. The fourth and final type of soil is among “good ground.” The seed that fell on good ground not only bears fruit but becomes a lifestyle and a way of life. We should all be fruit inspectors and by their fruits, you will know them (Matthew 7:20).

Pastor Nick

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