|
Our Purpose
Will
you join in forming the “International
Assembly of Nazarene Israelites”?
Our
desire to gather with other congregations to edify, encourage
and motivate those who hear the “whistle of YHVH”
and “come out of her My people” should be growing
steadily in the Movement. As the Scriptures declare:
“Let us not give up meeting together, as some
are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and
all the more as you see the Day approaching."
Hebrews 10:25
Isaiah 6:1-9: So I said: ‘Woe is
me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips,
and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for
my eyes have seen the King, Yahweh Tzava’ot.’
Then one of the SarHaPanim flew to me, having in his hand
a live coal which he had taken with the tongs from the altar.
And he touched my mouth with it, and said: Behold, this
has touched your lips; your iniquity is taken away, and
your sin purged.’ Also I heard the voice of Adonai,
saying: ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?’
Then I said, ‘Here am I! Send me.’ And He said,
‘Go, and tell this people….’”
We realize we don’t have much time to get motivated.
We must get busy now; we have been given a commandment:
To “preach …the full message of the
kingdom…in the entire world as a witness to all the
nations, and then the end will come." Matthew
24:14
The motivation for our Movement comes from
the words of our Messiah:
"You are the salt of the earth. But if the
salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?
It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out
and trampled by men. You are the light of the world. A city
on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp
and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand,
and it gives light to everyone in the house."
Matthew 5:13-15
Our “Movement” is called to be a light on a
hill lighting the way for those adrift on the stormy sea
of life. However, that should not be viewed as a passive
ministry. We have been given a command:
|
|
“Go
not into the way of the Gentiles…but go rather to the
lost sheep of the House of Israel. And as ye go, preach, saying,
The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand." Matthew
10:5-7
“… I am not sent but unto the lost sheep
of the House of Israel..." Matthew 15:24,25
“I have other sheep that are not of this sheep
pen. I must bring them also. They too will hear to my voice,
and there shall be one flock and one shepherd."
John 10:16
“…this
full Messianic message of the Kingdom shall be preached in
the entire world for a witness unto all nations; and then
shall the end come." Matthew 24:14
“…ye shall receive power, after that the Holy
Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me
both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto
the uttermost part of the earth." Acts 1:8
|
|
“…Go
therefore and make disciples of all nations, immersing
them in the name of the Father (YHVH), by authority
of the Son (YahShua) through the inspiration of the
Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit), teaching them to observe
all that I have commanded you, and lo, I am with you
always, to the close of the age". Matthew
28:19
While
at the First Union Convention, I and members of my own
congregation visited a museum in which there was a poster
advertising the “shekel” program for rebuilding
of Israel. It said, “Arise and Build.” The
Spirit spoke this into my spirit. “Deep
called to deep" Psalms 42:7. Not
to build a building but to build the Kingdom.
This is possible through the active ministry of all
congregations and ministries adjusting their perspective.
A shift from the building of the local congregations
as the goal, primarily being the ministry of Deacons,
Elders, and Rabbis, to seeing ourselves as the larger
Body of Messiah, in which all congregants is an important
member begetting other important cells in the Body.
As Moses prayed: “I wish that all Yahweh's
people were prophets and that Yahweh would put His Spirit
on them!" (Numbers 11:29)” |
| |
Moses’
prayer has come true with Yahweh’s acceptance
of Messiah YahShua’s sacrifice, now each of us
is called to be empowered by the Holy Spirit to share
the mission of Messiah Who now is in the role of High
Priest – namely, His role of uniting all the Commonwealth
of Israel, men and women, to Yahweh.
For us even to begin this, two acts of Faith are necessary:
first, to believe that Yahweh Himself is counting on
us to be His instruments in revealing the Kingdom personified
by our King Messiah YahShua to our world today; and,
second, to believe that each of us shares in the life
of Messiah to the extent that the Holy Spirit will enable
our weak efforts to bear rich fruit.
It
is to be our Movement – our own congregations
– that must live out this call to the World. It
is we who must preach the full message of the Kingdom.
We not only must live our faith, but we must study and
understand it, with the conviction that Yahweh counts
on each leader, congregation and member to pass it on
to others.
In order to do this I am proposing to form a more perfect
union that will establish core leadership; insure annual
conferences; provide common resources, promote the general
welfare amongst the Body of Messiah, and secure the
blessings of our Heavenly Father by fulfilling the “Great
Commission.”
|
|
|
