An original MDF song based on the Aaronic Blessing in Numbers 6: 24-26. The pictures were supplied by mdf.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
2 Corinthians 5 (New International Version, ©2010)
2 Corinthians 5
Awaiting the New Body
1 For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. 2 Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, 3 because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. 4 For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. 5 Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.
6 Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. 7 For we live by faith, not by sight. 8 We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. 9 So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
The Ministry of Reconciliation
11 Since, then, we know what it is to fear the Lord, we try to persuade others. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your conscience. 12 We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to take pride in us, so that you can answer those who take pride in what is seen rather than in what is in the heart. 13 If we are "out of our mind," as some say, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. 14 For Christ's love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. 15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.
16 So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:[a] The old has gone, the new is here! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God. 21 God made him who had no sin to be sin[b] for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Awaiting the New Body
1 For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. 2 Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, 3 because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. 4 For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. 5 Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.
6 Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. 7 For we live by faith, not by sight. 8 We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. 9 So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
The Ministry of Reconciliation
11 Since, then, we know what it is to fear the Lord, we try to persuade others. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your conscience. 12 We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to take pride in us, so that you can answer those who take pride in what is seen rather than in what is in the heart. 13 If we are "out of our mind," as some say, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. 14 For Christ's love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. 15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.
16 So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:[a] The old has gone, the new is here! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God. 21 God made him who had no sin to be sin[b] for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
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EIN K'MALKENU ~ Micha'el Ben David
HALELU-HU Ki L'Olam Chasdo! Praise Him for His Mercy Endures Forever!
Celebrating Eight AWE-some years of my own personal "Lech Lecha" from New York City all the Way to the holy & set-apart City of Jerusalem this time in 2004, and I've been upheld and sustained since by His Grace alone!
Having been personally sent & kept by the Holy One of Israel Himself, I bless YAH Who is my Strength and my Song and I gladly give Him ALL the Glory & Strength due to His Name alone; for He has ever been faithful to watch over His Word which concerns me, my life's Purpose and Destiny in Him. And just as He has promised to keep, safeguard, preserve and strengthen me in every season and at all times, in the good and the bad, in both the trying and the overcoming times, so He has done it for His Glory and He has made all things beautiful in His time!
And please Join me in Giving Him Thanks in this season & also in celebrating 8 full years of EmetZionMusic International Service & Ministry to YHVH & all His people internationally, beginning in Jerusalem and to the nations of the world! My Goal/Heart Desire is to fill the Earth with the Knowledge of YHVH/YESHUA as the waters cover the Sea so that many may truly know and love Him through the Proclamation of His Word, the Singing of the Songs of Zion and the Teaching of Torah in its Fullness by His Spirit/Ruach; bringing forth the Light that is found only in Mashiach Yeshua! "For out of Zion shall go forth TORAH and the Word of YHVH from Jerusalem!"
Enjoy this Beauty-Full Video of HaShem's Creation in every way and marvel at His Goodness towards all Mankind by Sending His Only Son, YESHUA, Who having taken the form of a Man has now become the Salvation of the whole world, the Jew being first; for salvation is found in no other than in Yeshua HaMashiach Ben David Ben Elohim alone! As it is written by the prophet Yeshayahu/Isaiah: "Behold El/God is my Salvation, I will trust & not be afraid; for Yah, YHVH, is my Strength and my Song; He has become unto me Yeshua(h) ~Salvation!" Isaiah 12:2
Yes, He's worked & brought forth Salvation to the Jew first and then also to all the tribes, tongues, kindred and nations of the world! His Blood still speaks greater than that of Abel or any other Tsakikim who ever lived and walked this side of eternity, for He is the Only & Ultimate Tsadik/Righteous, Flawless, Sinless One! Be richly blessed in this testing Season of Faith, via War, and Rumors of War whereby all that can be shaken will be shaken and only what is TOV/Good will remain! Be strong & Stay in the Faith by Remaining Faithful to the Faithful One, the Holy One of Israel, our Creator KING YHVH TSEVA'OT! Kadosh! Kadosh! KADOSH! [Isaiah 6] May the whole earth be filled with His Glory!
Happy Thanks-Giving Day to all today & every Day until age 120 B"H, all the Way into ETERNITY living a Torah life in Yeshua HaMashiach!
Special thanks to my God & King and to all who were and are involved in making this Music Video a beautiful and a glorious success! And holy shout outs especially to my Music Production partner Phil Rogers, Thomas Tapp & Jorge Arciniega of Seed Media, Art Mathias & Pat Hadley of Wellspring Ministries, Robert and Janice Coulter and all my holy friends in Anchorage Alaska and throughout the world! Shalom, shalom to all peoples and nations of the world, from the City of the Great KING, Jerusalem/Yerushalaim, the City of Peace! And no matter what you see or hear: Peace / SHALOM is her Destiny, her Inheritance! So pray for the Peace of Jerusalem and all Israel.....
Yours truly & with His great Love,
Micha'el Eliyahu Ben David,
His Beloved Messenger!
Celebrating Eight AWE-some years of my own personal "Lech Lecha" from New York City all the Way to the holy & set-apart City of Jerusalem this time in 2004, and I've been upheld and sustained since by His Grace alone!
Having been personally sent & kept by the Holy One of Israel Himself, I bless YAH Who is my Strength and my Song and I gladly give Him ALL the Glory & Strength due to His Name alone; for He has ever been faithful to watch over His Word which concerns me, my life's Purpose and Destiny in Him. And just as He has promised to keep, safeguard, preserve and strengthen me in every season and at all times, in the good and the bad, in both the trying and the overcoming times, so He has done it for His Glory and He has made all things beautiful in His time!
And please Join me in Giving Him Thanks in this season & also in celebrating 8 full years of EmetZionMusic International Service & Ministry to YHVH & all His people internationally, beginning in Jerusalem and to the nations of the world! My Goal/Heart Desire is to fill the Earth with the Knowledge of YHVH/YESHUA as the waters cover the Sea so that many may truly know and love Him through the Proclamation of His Word, the Singing of the Songs of Zion and the Teaching of Torah in its Fullness by His Spirit/Ruach; bringing forth the Light that is found only in Mashiach Yeshua! "For out of Zion shall go forth TORAH and the Word of YHVH from Jerusalem!"
Enjoy this Beauty-Full Video of HaShem's Creation in every way and marvel at His Goodness towards all Mankind by Sending His Only Son, YESHUA, Who having taken the form of a Man has now become the Salvation of the whole world, the Jew being first; for salvation is found in no other than in Yeshua HaMashiach Ben David Ben Elohim alone! As it is written by the prophet Yeshayahu/Isaiah: "Behold El/God is my Salvation, I will trust & not be afraid; for Yah, YHVH, is my Strength and my Song; He has become unto me Yeshua(h) ~Salvation!" Isaiah 12:2
Yes, He's worked & brought forth Salvation to the Jew first and then also to all the tribes, tongues, kindred and nations of the world! His Blood still speaks greater than that of Abel or any other Tsakikim who ever lived and walked this side of eternity, for He is the Only & Ultimate Tsadik/Righteous, Flawless, Sinless One! Be richly blessed in this testing Season of Faith, via War, and Rumors of War whereby all that can be shaken will be shaken and only what is TOV/Good will remain! Be strong & Stay in the Faith by Remaining Faithful to the Faithful One, the Holy One of Israel, our Creator KING YHVH TSEVA'OT! Kadosh! Kadosh! KADOSH! [Isaiah 6] May the whole earth be filled with His Glory!
Happy Thanks-Giving Day to all today & every Day until age 120 B"H, all the Way into ETERNITY living a Torah life in Yeshua HaMashiach!
Special thanks to my God & King and to all who were and are involved in making this Music Video a beautiful and a glorious success! And holy shout outs especially to my Music Production partner Phil Rogers, Thomas Tapp & Jorge Arciniega of Seed Media, Art Mathias & Pat Hadley of Wellspring Ministries, Robert and Janice Coulter and all my holy friends in Anchorage Alaska and throughout the world! Shalom, shalom to all peoples and nations of the world, from the City of the Great KING, Jerusalem/Yerushalaim, the City of Peace! And no matter what you see or hear: Peace / SHALOM is her Destiny, her Inheritance! So pray for the Peace of Jerusalem and all Israel.....
Yours truly & with His great Love,
Micha'el Eliyahu Ben David,
His Beloved Messenger!
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1 Kings 19 (New International Version)
1 Kings 19
Elijah Flees to Horeb
1 Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, "May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them."
3 Elijah was afraid [a] and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, 4 while he himself went a day's journey into the desert. He came to a broom tree, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. "I have had enough, LORD," he said. "Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors." 5 Then he lay down under the tree and fell asleep. All at once an angel touched him and said, "Get up and eat." 6 He looked around, and there by his head was a cake of bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again.
7 The angel of the LORD came back a second time and touched him and said, "Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you." 8 So he got up and ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God. 9 There he went into a cave and spent the night.
The LORD Appears to Elijah And the word of the LORD came to him: "What are you doing here, Elijah?"
10 He replied, "I have been very zealous for the LORD God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, broken down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too."
11 The LORD said, "Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD, for the LORD is about to pass by." Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. 12 After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. 13 When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Then a voice said to him, "What are you doing here, Elijah?"
14 He replied, "I have been very zealous for the LORD God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, broken down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too."
15 The LORD said to him, "Go back the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you get there, anoint Hazael king over Aram. 16 Also, anoint Jehu son of Nimshi king over Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah to succeed you as prophet. 17 Jehu will put to death any who escape the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death any who escape the sword of Jehu. 18 Yet I reserve seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and all whose mouths have not kissed him."
The Call of Elisha
19 So Elijah went from there and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen, and he himself was driving the twelfth pair. Elijah went up to him and threw his cloak around him. 20 Elisha then left his oxen and ran after Elijah. "Let me kiss my father and mother good-by," he said, "and then I will come with you." "Go back," Elijah replied. "What have I done to you?"
21 So Elisha left him and went back. He took his yoke of oxen and slaughtered them. He burned the plowing equipment to cook the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow Elijah and became his attendant.
Elijah Flees to Horeb
1 Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, "May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them."
3 Elijah was afraid [a] and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, 4 while he himself went a day's journey into the desert. He came to a broom tree, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. "I have had enough, LORD," he said. "Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors." 5 Then he lay down under the tree and fell asleep. All at once an angel touched him and said, "Get up and eat." 6 He looked around, and there by his head was a cake of bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again.
7 The angel of the LORD came back a second time and touched him and said, "Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you." 8 So he got up and ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God. 9 There he went into a cave and spent the night.
The LORD Appears to Elijah And the word of the LORD came to him: "What are you doing here, Elijah?"
10 He replied, "I have been very zealous for the LORD God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, broken down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too."
11 The LORD said, "Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD, for the LORD is about to pass by." Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. 12 After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. 13 When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Then a voice said to him, "What are you doing here, Elijah?"
14 He replied, "I have been very zealous for the LORD God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, broken down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too."
15 The LORD said to him, "Go back the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you get there, anoint Hazael king over Aram. 16 Also, anoint Jehu son of Nimshi king over Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah to succeed you as prophet. 17 Jehu will put to death any who escape the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death any who escape the sword of Jehu. 18 Yet I reserve seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and all whose mouths have not kissed him."
The Call of Elisha
19 So Elijah went from there and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen, and he himself was driving the twelfth pair. Elijah went up to him and threw his cloak around him. 20 Elisha then left his oxen and ran after Elijah. "Let me kiss my father and mother good-by," he said, "and then I will come with you." "Go back," Elijah replied. "What have I done to you?"
21 So Elisha left him and went back. He took his yoke of oxen and slaughtered them. He burned the plowing equipment to cook the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow Elijah and became his attendant.
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O Shout For Joy, By Paul Wilbur
InnerCourtDancers Messianic Dance Team, O Shout For Joy, By Paul Wilbur
Choregrapher Dawnita Carlson
Beth Messiah Congregation
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Proverbs 29 (New International Version)
Proverbs 29
1 A man who remains stiff-necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed—without remedy.
2 When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan.
3 A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
4 By justice a king gives a country stability, but one who is greedy for bribes tears it down.
5 Whoever flatters his neighbor is spreading a net for his feet.
6 An evil man is snared by his own sin, but a righteous one can sing and be glad.
7 The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.
8 Mockers stir up a city, but wise men turn away anger.
9 If a wise man goes to court with a fool, the fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace.
10 Bloodthirsty men hate a man of integrity and seek to kill the upright.
11 A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.
12 If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials become wicked.
13 The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives sight to the eyes of both.
14 If a king judges the poor with fairness, his throne will always be secure.
15 The rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
16 When the wicked thrive, so does sin, but the righteous will see their downfall.
17 Discipline your son, and he will give you peace; he will bring delight to your soul.
18 Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the law.
19 A servant cannot be corrected by mere words; though he understands, he will not respond.
20 Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
21 If a man pampers his servant from youth, he will bring grief [a] in the end.
22 An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered one commits many sins.
23 A man's pride brings him low, but a man of lowly spirit gains honor.
24 The accomplice of a thief is his own enemy; he is put under oath and dare not testify.
25 Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe.
26 Many seek an audience with a ruler, but it is from the LORD that man gets justice.
27 The righteous detest the dishonest; the wicked detest the upright.
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GLORY TO THE KING
ALBUM: GLORY TO THE KING
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To Thee we ascribe glory
To Thee we ascribe honor
To Thee we ascribe power and majesty
Holy is the Lord
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To Thee we ascribe glory
To Thee we ascribe honor
To Thee we ascribe power and majesty
Holy is the Lord
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Psalm 29 (New International Version)
Psalm 29
A psalm of David.
1 Ascribe to the LORD, O mighty ones, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of his [a] holiness.
3 The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the LORD thunders over the mighty waters.
4 The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic.
5 The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, Sirion [b] like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of the LORD strikes with flashes of lightning.
8 The voice of the LORD shakes the desert; the LORD shakes the Desert of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the LORD twists the oaks [c] and strips the forests bare. And in his temple all cry, "Glory!"
10 The LORD sits [d] enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever.
11 The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with peace.
A psalm of David.
1 Ascribe to the LORD, O mighty ones, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of his [a] holiness.
3 The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the LORD thunders over the mighty waters.
4 The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic.
5 The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, Sirion [b] like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of the LORD strikes with flashes of lightning.
8 The voice of the LORD shakes the desert; the LORD shakes the Desert of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the LORD twists the oaks [c] and strips the forests bare. And in his temple all cry, "Glory!"
10 The LORD sits [d] enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever.
11 The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with peace.
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Monday, January 28, 2013
Stand up for me against world opinion and I'll stand up for you before my Father in heaven.
Matthew 10:32-42 (The Message)
32"Stand up for me against world opinion and I'll stand up for you before my Father in heaven.33If you turn tail and run, do you think I'll cover for you?34"Don't think I've come to make life cozy. I've come to cut -35make a sharp knife-cut between son and father, daughter and mother, bride and mother-in-law - cut through these cozy domestic arrangements and free you for God.36Well-meaning family members can be your worst enemies.37If you prefer father or mother over me, you don't deserve me. If you prefer son or daughter over me, you don't deserve me.38"If you don't go all the way with me, through thick and thin, you don't deserve me.39If your first concern is to look after yourself, you'll never find yourself. But if you forget about yourself and look to me, you'll find both yourself and me.40"We are intimately linked in this harvest work. Anyone who accepts what you do, accepts me, the One who sent you. Anyone who accepts what I do accepts my Father, who sent me.41Accepting a messenger of God is as good as being God's messenger. Accepting someone's help is as good as giving someone help. This is a large work I've called you into, but don't be overwhelmed by it. It's best to start small.42Give a cool cup of water to someone who is thirsty, for instance. The smallest act of giving or receiving makes you a true apprentice. You won't lose out on a thing."
AFWIS Joins with Operation World in Prayer for The Church in Asia
Published on Operation World (http://www.operationworld.org)
Jan 28: Asia, The Church in Asia
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Geography
Area: 31,829,200 sq kmApproximately 23.5% of the world’s surface area. Russia east of the Ural Mountains is geographically part of Asia, but here all of the Russian Federation is included with Europe. Included here are the Trans-Caucasus states (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia) as well as the West Asian/Middle Eastern countries. Includes amazing geographic and ecological diversity – tropical rain forest, desert, alluvial plains, hills and the world’s highest
Population: 4,166,741,314 Annual Growth: 1.10%
Urbanites: 43%
Peoples
Peoples: 4,860 (0% unreached)Languages: 2,322
Religion
Largest Religion: Muslim| Religion | Pop % | Ann Gr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christians | 368,075,984 | 8.83 | 2.3 |
| Evangelicals | 146,854,085 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
| Muslim | 1,100,825,428 | 26.42 |
Answer to Prayer
Lands previously cut off from overt Christian ministry are now home to dynamic, growing churches and unprecedented numbers of believers. This started with China in earlier decades, then moved to the former Soviet countries in Central Asia, the Caucasus Republics and Mongolia in the 1990s, and most recently in a number of Southeast Asian countries. Even in the heart of the Muslim world, thriving ministry to Christian populations (and other expatriate, non-Muslim peoples) is happening. Only in Saudi Arabia and Maldives are there no public-meeting Christian congregations; even in these countries (and many others), there are numbers of believers meeting together privately or in secret.For an additional 8 Answers to Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.
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Challenge for Prayer
Central Asia.a) Indigenous evangelical Christians have multiplied to number tens of thousands in Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and even Turkey, but in all of these places they face pressures from many sides – the government, Islamist groups, the Orthodox hierarchy and family members/society at large. The perception of evangelicalism as being foreign is one reason for such trouble; the hard line taken by many governments against religious extremism has unintended consequences for Christian groups. Pray for the rooting of the Christian faith in Central Asian cultural forms, for continued growth, for the positive witness of believers and for the further development of mature indigenous leadership. Pray also for Russian, Ukrainian, German, Korean and other expatriate believers who still comprise a majority of evangelicals in these lands.
b) Pressures on Christians are more severe in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and especially Turkmenistan. Foreign workers have been expelled from these countries, congregations scattered and church leaders imprisoned. Pray that the remnant might stand strong and even grow amid these tribulations. In Afghanistan, despite the defeat of the Taliban as a military force, indigenous believers face great risks and must be very cautious in meeting together.
c) Multi-national partnerships of expatriate believers exist for each of these nations. They have raised up intercession, mobilized mission, fostered cooperation and encouraged local believers. Pray that their continued carrying of these burdens might bring forth greater harvest in these needy regions.
For an additional 4 Challenges for Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.
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The Operation World book, CD-ROM, and DVD-ROM provide far more information and fuel for prayer for the people of The Church in Asia.2 Corinthians 4 (New International Version, ©2010)
2 Corinthians 4
Present Weakness and Resurrection Life
1 Therefore, since through God's mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart. 2 Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God. 3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. 4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 5 For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. 6 For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness,"[a] made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God's glory displayed in the face of Christ.
7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 8 We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 10 We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. 11 For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that his life may also be revealed in our mortal body. 12 So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.
13 It is written: "I believed; therefore I have spoken."[b] Since we have that same spirit of[c] faith, we also believe and therefore speak, 14 because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you to himself. 15 All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.
16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
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SHIRU L'ADONAI / SING TO THE LORD
This de~Light-full video was shot in beautiful, tropical Suriname in South America in the early part of 2011, where there has been such a rich Jewish history from as early as 1630's...There in Paramaribo you'll find the oldest active synagogue in all of the Americas, called Neve Shalom where we were blessed, honored, and given the privilege to shoot some of the footage for SHIRU L'ADONAI video clip!
Graced by the young beauties of Paramaribo, this video is not only exciting and filled with the Beauty of YHVH's Holiness but it carries great Prophetic Revelation of the Tabernacle of David being restored in our days, as written in Amos 9:11-12 where YHVH promises to not only rebuild the Tent of David but also to possess the Nations that are called by His Name! May YHVH be glorified and inherit ALL NATIONS as His TRUTH gets revealed more & more in Righteousness through TORAH as YESHUA, the LIVING TORAH is made more & more REAL to many around the world as our LOVELY JEWISH MASHIACH! B'EMET! BI AHAVAH! With LUV! MASHIACH YAVO! MESSIAH IS COMING!
Micha'el,
His Beloved!
SING ALONG!
Here are the LYRICS
SHIRU L'ADONAI / SING TO THE LORD (PSALM 96:1-2)
SING TO THE LORD A BRAND NEW SONG
SING TO THE LORD ALL THE EARTH
SING TO THE LORD BLESS HIS NAME
PROCLAIM FROM DAY TO DAY HIS SALVATION (YESHUA)
HALELU HALELU HALELU HALELU
HALELU HALELU HALELU YAH [2X]
SHIRU L'ADONAI SHIR CHADASH
SHIRU L'ADONAI KOL HA'ARETZ
SHIRU L'ADONAI BARCHU SH'MO
BAS'RU MI YOM LE YOM YESHUATO
HALELU HALELU HALELU HALELU
HALELU HALELU HALELU YAH [2X]
SING ZION SHOUT YERUSHALAIM SING SHOUT ZION
HALELU HALELU HALELU HALELU
HALELU HALELU HALELU YAH [2X]
YESHUA, YESHUA HALLELUYAH [2X]
Graced by the young beauties of Paramaribo, this video is not only exciting and filled with the Beauty of YHVH's Holiness but it carries great Prophetic Revelation of the Tabernacle of David being restored in our days, as written in Amos 9:11-12 where YHVH promises to not only rebuild the Tent of David but also to possess the Nations that are called by His Name! May YHVH be glorified and inherit ALL NATIONS as His TRUTH gets revealed more & more in Righteousness through TORAH as YESHUA, the LIVING TORAH is made more & more REAL to many around the world as our LOVELY JEWISH MASHIACH! B'EMET! BI AHAVAH! With LUV! MASHIACH YAVO! MESSIAH IS COMING!
Micha'el,
His Beloved!
SING ALONG!
Here are the LYRICS
SHIRU L'ADONAI / SING TO THE LORD (PSALM 96:1-2)
SING TO THE LORD A BRAND NEW SONG
SING TO THE LORD ALL THE EARTH
SING TO THE LORD BLESS HIS NAME
PROCLAIM FROM DAY TO DAY HIS SALVATION (YESHUA)
HALELU HALELU HALELU HALELU
HALELU HALELU HALELU YAH [2X]
SHIRU L'ADONAI SHIR CHADASH
SHIRU L'ADONAI KOL HA'ARETZ
SHIRU L'ADONAI BARCHU SH'MO
BAS'RU MI YOM LE YOM YESHUATO
HALELU HALELU HALELU HALELU
HALELU HALELU HALELU YAH [2X]
SING ZION SHOUT YERUSHALAIM SING SHOUT ZION
HALELU HALELU HALELU HALELU
HALELU HALELU HALELU YAH [2X]
YESHUA, YESHUA HALLELUYAH [2X]
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1 Kings 18 (New International Version)
1 Kings 18
Elijah and Obadiah
1 After a long time, in the third year, the word of the LORD came to Elijah: "Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the land." 2 So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria, 3 and Ahab had summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of his palace. (Obadiah was a devout believer in the LORD. 4 While Jezebel was killing off the LORD's prophets, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them in two caves, fifty in each, and had supplied them with food and water.) 5 Ahab had said to Obadiah, "Go through the land to all the springs and valleys. Maybe we can find some grass to keep the horses and mules alive so we will not have to kill any of our animals." 6 So they divided the land they were to cover, Ahab going in one direction and Obadiah in another.
7 As Obadiah was walking along, Elijah met him. Obadiah recognized him, bowed down to the ground, and said, "Is it really you, my lord Elijah?"
8 "Yes," he replied. "Go tell your master, 'Elijah is here.' "
9 "What have I done wrong," asked Obadiah, "that you are handing your servant over to Ahab to be put to death? 10 As surely as the LORD your God lives, there is not a nation or kingdom where my master has not sent someone to look for you. And whenever a nation or kingdom claimed you were not there, he made them swear they could not find you. 11 But now you tell me to go to my master and say, 'Elijah is here.' 12 I don't know where the Spirit of the LORD may carry you when I leave you. If I go and tell Ahab and he doesn't find you, he will kill me. Yet I your servant have worshiped the LORD since my youth. 13 Haven't you heard, my lord, what I did while Jezebel was killing the prophets of the LORD ? I hid a hundred of the LORD's prophets in two caves, fifty in each, and supplied them with food and water. 14 And now you tell me to go to my master and say, 'Elijah is here.' He will kill me!"
15 Elijah said, "As the LORD Almighty lives, whom I serve, I will surely present myself to Ahab today."
Elijah on Mount Carmel
16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him, and Ahab went to meet Elijah. 17 When he saw Elijah, he said to him, "Is that you, you troubler of Israel?"
18 "I have not made trouble for Israel," Elijah replied. "But you and your father's family have. You have abandoned the LORD's commands and have followed the Baals. 19 Now summon the people from all over Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel. And bring the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel's table."
20 So Ahab sent word throughout all Israel and assembled the prophets on Mount Carmel. 21 Elijah went before the people and said, "How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him." But the people said nothing.
22 Then Elijah said to them, "I am the only one of the LORD's prophets left, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets. 23 Get two bulls for us. Let them choose one for themselves, and let them cut it into pieces and put it on the wood but not set fire to it. I will prepare the other bull and put it on the wood but not set fire to it. 24 Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The god who answers by fire—he is God." Then all the people said, "What you say is good."
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Elijah and Obadiah
1 After a long time, in the third year, the word of the LORD came to Elijah: "Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the land." 2 So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria, 3 and Ahab had summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of his palace. (Obadiah was a devout believer in the LORD. 4 While Jezebel was killing off the LORD's prophets, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them in two caves, fifty in each, and had supplied them with food and water.) 5 Ahab had said to Obadiah, "Go through the land to all the springs and valleys. Maybe we can find some grass to keep the horses and mules alive so we will not have to kill any of our animals." 6 So they divided the land they were to cover, Ahab going in one direction and Obadiah in another.
7 As Obadiah was walking along, Elijah met him. Obadiah recognized him, bowed down to the ground, and said, "Is it really you, my lord Elijah?"
8 "Yes," he replied. "Go tell your master, 'Elijah is here.' "
9 "What have I done wrong," asked Obadiah, "that you are handing your servant over to Ahab to be put to death? 10 As surely as the LORD your God lives, there is not a nation or kingdom where my master has not sent someone to look for you. And whenever a nation or kingdom claimed you were not there, he made them swear they could not find you. 11 But now you tell me to go to my master and say, 'Elijah is here.' 12 I don't know where the Spirit of the LORD may carry you when I leave you. If I go and tell Ahab and he doesn't find you, he will kill me. Yet I your servant have worshiped the LORD since my youth. 13 Haven't you heard, my lord, what I did while Jezebel was killing the prophets of the LORD ? I hid a hundred of the LORD's prophets in two caves, fifty in each, and supplied them with food and water. 14 And now you tell me to go to my master and say, 'Elijah is here.' He will kill me!"
15 Elijah said, "As the LORD Almighty lives, whom I serve, I will surely present myself to Ahab today."
Elijah on Mount Carmel
16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him, and Ahab went to meet Elijah. 17 When he saw Elijah, he said to him, "Is that you, you troubler of Israel?"
18 "I have not made trouble for Israel," Elijah replied. "But you and your father's family have. You have abandoned the LORD's commands and have followed the Baals. 19 Now summon the people from all over Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel. And bring the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel's table."
20 So Ahab sent word throughout all Israel and assembled the prophets on Mount Carmel. 21 Elijah went before the people and said, "How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him." But the people said nothing.
22 Then Elijah said to them, "I am the only one of the LORD's prophets left, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets. 23 Get two bulls for us. Let them choose one for themselves, and let them cut it into pieces and put it on the wood but not set fire to it. I will prepare the other bull and put it on the wood but not set fire to it. 24 Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The god who answers by fire—he is God." Then all the people said, "What you say is good."
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Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir - So You Would Know.wmv
I dedicate this to two precious friends and wonderful Christians, Mrs Liz Weaver and her Warrior Husband, George. May God give you grace and strength in these trying times. Travis
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Proverbs 28 (New International Version)
Proverbs 28
1 The wicked man flees though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
2 When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.
3 A ruler [a] who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.
4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.
5 Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.
6 Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a rich man whose ways are perverse.
7 He who keeps the law is a discerning son, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
8 He who increases his wealth by exorbitant interest amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.
9 If anyone turns a deaf ear to the law, even his prayers are detestable.
10 He who leads the upright along an evil path will fall into his own trap, but the blameless will receive a good inheritance.
11 A rich man may be wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who has discernment sees through him.
12 When the righteous triumph, there is great elation; but when the wicked rise to power, men go into hiding.
13 He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
14 Blessed is the man who always fears the LORD, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.
15 Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked man ruling over a helpless people.
16 A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment, but he who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long life.
17 A man tormented by the guilt of murder will be a fugitive till death; let no one support him.
18 He whose walk is blameless is kept safe, but he whose ways are perverse will suddenly fall.
19 He who works his land will have abundant food, but the one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
20 A faithful man will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.
21 To show partiality is not good— yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
22 A stingy man is eager to get rich and is unaware that poverty awaits him.
23 He who rebukes a man will in the end gain more favor than he who has a flattering tongue.
24 He who robs his father or mother and says, "It's not wrong"— he is partner to him who destroys.
25 A greedy man stirs up dissension, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.
26 He who trusts in himself is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom is kept safe.
27 He who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but he who closes his eyes to them receives many curses.
28 When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding; but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.
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Psalm 28 (New International Version)
Psalm 28
Of David.
1 To you I call, O LORD my Rock; do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you remain silent, I will be like those who have gone down to the pit.
2 Hear my cry for mercy as I call to you for help, as I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.
3 Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak cordially with their neighbors but harbor malice in their hearts.
4 Repay them for their deeds and for their evil work; repay them for what their hands have done and bring back upon them what they deserve.
5 Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD and what his hands have done, he will tear them down and never build them up again.
6 Praise be to the LORD, for he has heard my cry for mercy.
7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.
8 The LORD is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one.
9 Save your people and bless your inheritance; be their shepherd and carry them forever.
Of David.
1 To you I call, O LORD my Rock; do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you remain silent, I will be like those who have gone down to the pit.
2 Hear my cry for mercy as I call to you for help, as I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.
3 Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak cordially with their neighbors but harbor malice in their hearts.
4 Repay them for their deeds and for their evil work; repay them for what their hands have done and bring back upon them what they deserve.
5 Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD and what his hands have done, he will tear them down and never build them up again.
6 Praise be to the LORD, for he has heard my cry for mercy.
7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.
8 The LORD is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one.
9 Save your people and bless your inheritance; be their shepherd and carry them forever.
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