Shabbat shalom, Nazarenes.
1. PRAISE REPORTS, PRAYER REQUESTS, UPDATES: 12 April 2024
a. Beit Sefer prayer request:
Scripture tells us to raise our children in Yahweh’s ways while they are young. That is a very important commandment! And our hope is that NI’s Beit Sefer children’s website will help parents with this very important task. (If you have children, and have not yet visited the Beit Sefer website, we hope you will choose to do so. There you will find fun, biblical activities for children, as well as Hebrew lessons.)
Devarim (Deuteronomy) 6:2, 7
2 That you may fear Yahweh your Elohim, to keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you, you and your son and your grandson, all the days of your life, and that your days may be prolonged.
7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.
Currently, we have some new opportunities for Beit Sefer, for those who would like to help further His kingdom work. And we are asking Yahweh to send the right helper who would like to help provide children’s content. (Would you please pray with us?) This brother/sister would need their own computer, creative skills in making professional & doctrinally clean biblical images (by NI standards), and of course, a heart to help raise up the next generation in ‘the way that is right’.
Mishle (Proverbs) 22:6
6 Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.
Interested brethren should please reach out to our administrator Moises Perez at administrador@nazareneisrael.org). And for other ways to help the kingdom work, please check our volunteer opportunities in section 5b below. (May Yahweh please bless His servants in His kingdom work.)
Luqa (Luke) 10:2
2 Then He said to them, “The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Master of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.
2. STUDIES.
a. Parasha Chayei Sarah: What does it mean to be Yeshua’s servant?
Parasha Chayei Sarah, tells us the story of Avraham’s servant Eliezer, and his unwavering committment to his master Avraham. We will see that Eliezer’s attitude was one of obedience and love for his master. And in this example, we will see what it means to be a faithful servant, and a disciple of our Master, Yeshua HaMashiach.
Mattityahu (Matthew) 25:21
21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’
b. Previous Studies:
Previous parashiot videos
Video Studies
Video Shorts
Book Studies
c. Beit Sefer Children’s Publications (Home Page):
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Beit Sefer log-in (optional)
Parasha activities
Tanach activities
Brit Chadasha activities
Hebrew Lessons
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3. SABBATHS, NEW MOONS, AND CALENDAR EVENTS:
a. New Moon 3rd Hebrew month: 9 May 2024
The new moon of the third Hebrew month is expected to be seen on 9 May 2024. The date will be confirmed upon the official sighting (or by the 30-day default). Please remain attentive for updates.
Note: 11 March 2024 was the confirmed declaration of Rosh HaShanah (the beginning of the Hebrew year). For more details, please visit Torah Calendar News 2024.
b. Upcoming Discipleship Meetings:
All meetings are at 8 AM Colombian time (always UTC-5, but watch your Daylight Savings Time adjustments). The Discipleship Meeting is a discussion between disciples. It is generally 1-hour long but may run longer depending on how the Spirit leads. For more on NI’s description of discipleship, please see NI’s Discipleship program.
10 April 2024- New moon meeting (expected)
19 May 2024- Shavuot
Note: If the monthly Discipleship Meeting coincides with the weekly Shabbat Meeting, the Shabbat Meeting will take precedence, and new moon discussion will be combined with the Shabbat meeting. However, in the case of a Feast Day Meeting coinciding with a Shabbat meeting, the Feast Day Meeting will take precedence.
c. Torah Calender News Updates.
Below is the updated feast schedule for 5784-5 / 2024. Rosh HaShanah and the first month feast dates are confirmed. Seventh month feast dates are “expected dates“. These dates may change by a day or two, depending on when the new moon day of the 7th month (September 2024) is confirmed.
d. Why the FirstFruits Torah Calendar?
Every year we receive questions about the Firstfruits Torah calendar and why it differs from Karaite, Jewish, and Messianic, and Equinox calendars. The different calendars that exist can (and do) cause a lot of confusion. But if we follow Scripture without adding or taking away from Yahweh’s word, we see that there are significant errors in the Karaite, Jewish, Messianic, and Equinox calendars.
We explain these errors in the following studies, as well as why it is important to follow the true Firstfruits Torah calendar in order to observe Yahweh’s feasts at His appointed times only.
4. NAZARENE ISRAEL REVELATION NEWS:
I encourage you to check the news each week, to follow the trends of the four horses. Also, if you have never gone through the permanent links, we urge you to read them. Click here to read the Nazarene Revelation News on the website. (You must be logged in to view.)
The purpose of the Revelation News is to show that the Revelation Timeline is correct (as explained in the study, Revelation and the End Times.) Links on the news page are for the sole purpose of giving updates pertinent to the Revelation news timeline. Nazarene Israel does not necessarily support doctrine shared in outside news sources.
Everything is still 100% on track according to the Revelation Timeline in Revelation and the End Times!
