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Pastor Chad here [01:23] in the Jerusalem studio getting ready [01:25] for our wonderful Sunday service. Uh [01:28] what an exciting time. We've got some [01:30] pretty cool stuff for you today. Uh we [01:32] will be continuing in our uh covenant [01:35] table themed series. If you want to get [01:37] ahead of me and make a note to turn, [01:40] we're going to focus on Genesis chapter [01:42] 18 today. Abraham will get the visit [01:44] from the three visitors. We're going to [01:45] dive into that a little bit so you can [01:47] get ahead of us on that. It was a big [01:49] week for us here in uh Jerusalem and [01:52] with King of Kings, not just the [01:54] congregation, but the whole network. I [01:57] have as our special guest today. Very, [01:59] very special part of our King of Kings [02:01] family, Ray Ramirez. Welcome back, Ray. [02:03] >> Hey, good to be with you, Pastor Chad. [02:04] >> Glad to have you. Um, so lots of [02:07] exciting stuff. We're going to just [02:08] touch on a few things early and then I [02:09] want to get to you personally. [02:10] >> Okay. [02:11] >> First, uh, we're so grateful. It's going [02:14] to be fun. You're going to be leading [02:15] worship tonight. Are you ready? [02:16] >> Yeah. Yeah, I am. It's great. I'm glad [02:17] to be here. Glad to be able to just be a [02:18] part of the community in this way and [02:20] share and help out. [02:21] >> How did it feel being back with the [02:23] local team? [02:23] >> It was good. Again, it's always fun to [02:25] be here with the team at KCJ and again [02:27] it's like reliving memories and but also [02:30] making new ones and it's always good to [02:32] be here [02:32] >> and Melissa has done a fabulous job uh [02:36] picking up the baton as you passed it on [02:38] to her and we we haven't missed a beat. [02:40] She's done well. [02:41] >> So, thank you for all the investment [02:43] into the team as you still invest. Now, [02:45] now speaking of that investment, [02:47] >> um the main reason you're here [02:50] >> uh in Israel at this time is that we [02:52] just had this very large what we called [02:55] the BU [02:56] >> uh worshipman arts expo and you got a [02:58] chance to be a part of that. [02:59] >> I did. Yeah, I was. [02:59] >> What did you do? [03:00] >> So, I was a part of uh one of the uh [03:02] table discussions or or panel [03:04] discussions uh talking about uh team [03:06] development. Um I was just honored and [03:08] privileged to be a part of that with [03:09] Melissa and Yel Dolberg and some others [03:12] that just again just to give some [03:14] insights as people ask questions and [03:16] discussion on that and I did a couple [03:18] breakouts practically on uh some [03:20] ministry development talk topics like [03:22] using software for scheduling and how [03:24] they can help develop their teams and we [03:26] have a as you know we have some projects [03:28] we're working on and providing Hebrew [03:30] resources to the body so we kind of [03:31] previewed some of those for some of the [03:33] the groups that were with us a lot of [03:35] excitement there people just like wow [03:36] this is amazing amazing. We really need [03:37] this in the body. So, we're excited. [03:39] We're excited about what's happening and [03:40] how the Lord is developing those things. [03:42] >> Now, a lot of our friends um you uh [03:47] prayed for us as we were preparing for [03:49] the expo. So, thank you for everybody [03:50] that prayed for us. Um it went off [03:53] great. It was very smooth. I think we [03:55] accomplished everything we wanted to [03:56] accomplish. I don't want to go too far [03:58] into the expo because what I'm going to [04:00] do next week for the program is I'm [04:02] going to sit here at Kings Community [04:04] Live with Melissa. Melissa was the [04:06] brainchild. She was the vision cer for [04:07] that. So, uh, I'm going to get a lot [04:10] more detail and and in the weeds with [04:12] her about what it was, what the vision [04:14] was, how did we pull it off, what were [04:16] the benefits, etc., and the testimonies. [04:17] But we're going to do that next week on [04:19] King's Community Live. [04:20] >> While I have you now, don't forget this [04:22] is a live program and and you're about [04:25] to go lead worship and that gives you [04:27] about five minutes in between this [04:29] program and the the starting of our [04:32] service live at 5. But [04:34] >> um while I do have you for the next few [04:36] minutes, you were with King of Kings for [04:38] many, many years. Uh you're part of our [04:40] executive team. That's our apostolic [04:42] oversight team of both Israel Ministries [04:44] and the global ministries at King of [04:46] Kings Network. You are currently serving [04:48] as our what we call like the North [04:51] American representative of the executive [04:53] team, right? And the Lord had given you [04:56] and your wife uh Nikki some years ago a [04:58] vision [04:59] >> to um um at a certain time when the kids [05:02] were older uh you were going to plant a [05:05] new congregation, right? [05:07] >> King of Kings, Melbourne, Florida. [05:09] Right. [05:09] >> You have now planted. You have gotten [05:11] through the opening home group stages [05:14] and the early phases and now you're in [05:16] this beautiful building. You have [05:18] midweek stuff. You've got small groups. [05:20] You have leaders. Uh you have your [05:22] Shabbat service. give us an update. [05:24] What's going on? Uh challenges, how can [05:27] we pray? [05:27] >> Well, you know, it's it's amazing. I I I [05:30] stand in front of our congregation and I [05:32] I many times I just marvel. Lord, it's [05:34] amazing to see because I couldn't have [05:35] been that smart. You know, the Lord has [05:38] just opened doors, brought us a [05:40] leadership team around us, put people [05:41] around us, and and he's just open one [05:43] thing right after the other for us, [05:45] Chad. And it's really I think for us to [05:47] just we were trying to be obedient to be [05:49] in the place that God wanted us to be [05:51] because I think he's moving in the world [05:53] and he's moving in this area and and we [05:55] just kind of just see him stirring and [05:57] drawing people. So we've been growing. [05:59] It's it's great. We see the community [06:00] growing, developing uh different groups [06:02] starting a lot of interaction within the [06:05] community, people relating to one [06:06] another. We're seeing um fruit of [06:09] people's lives. uh you just start to see [06:12] some some changes in the fruit of their [06:14] lives in marriages and things like that. [06:16] And this is exciting for us for Nikki [06:17] and I to just see God moving and working [06:19] in our community, growing people. So, [06:21] we're excited about where he's taking [06:22] us. As you said, we started in our home [06:25] uh January last year. We began meeting [06:27] in a building every other week and by [06:29] May we were meeting every week. Uh and [06:32] the Lord just keeps bringing people, [06:33] bringing new people. And uh again, at [06:36] the end of the year, last our last [06:37] service in December, I think we had [06:38] about 80 people with us. So, it's just [06:40] continuing to develop and grow. We're [06:42] excited. Uh we just say, "Lord, we want [06:44] to just continue to walk with you and be [06:45] obedient to what you're leading, how [06:47] you're guiding us as we just take the [06:48] next step and the next step." [06:50] >> Well, if any of our friends are you're [06:52] going to be in the Melbourne, Florida [06:54] area, we would encourage you go to King [06:56] of Kings Melbourne, visit with Pastor [06:57] Ray and Nikki and his whole team. You'll [06:59] have a great time. I was just there with [07:01] you on my last US visit. That's right. U [07:04] we did a uh a Friday night uh Shabbat [07:06] dinner with the leadership team. went [07:08] over some vision areas. We did our [07:10] Saturday Shabbat service together. We [07:13] got a chance to ordain and lay hands on [07:15] with oil four new deacon couples, which [07:18] is awesome. That was big. [07:19] >> The other fun thing about your [07:20] congregation in Melbourne is how many of [07:23] them have already been with us in Israel [07:26] and been part of King of Kings. [07:28] >> Yeah, it's amazing that again, it's the [07:29] Lord. Uh we have couples that had served [07:31] here and and attended King of Kings. The [07:33] Lord moved them, happened to move them [07:35] to our area. Now they're fellowshipping [07:37] with us. In fact, one of them uh uh [07:40] shared the message for me on Saturday [07:42] because I was out of town uh Patrick [07:43] Verbid and he stepped in and he and he [07:45] gave the message on Saturday. So, and [07:46] others that have lived in Israel or [07:48] served in Israel at different times, God [07:50] is just bringing them to us. So, it it's [07:52] amazing. [07:52] >> You know what's great is while we stole [07:54] you and invited you here to be part of [07:56] the expo, you mentioned Patrick [07:58] Verbitten was their member of the [08:00] congregation and he was preaching. Well, [08:02] they used to be at King of Kings before [08:03] here in Jerusalem before moving to [08:05] Florida. [08:06] >> And uh and my nephew Logan, who was an [08:08] intern here at King of Kings, was the [08:10] one leading worship for you. Exactly. [08:12] This week, so you can see how the whole [08:13] family works together. I think it's a [08:15] great picture of that. Uh we want to [08:16] pray for you, Pastor Ray. How can we be [08:18] praying ahead? What's coming up? [08:20] Challenges or vision ahead of you at [08:22] King of Kings Melbourne. I [08:23] >> I think just pray. you know, we have we [08:25] are now coming to a again, it's a good [08:27] problem, but a space question because [08:29] we're we're filling up our our space [08:31] that we have. Um, so we have that ahead [08:33] of us. You know, Lord, give us wisdom on [08:35] how to move, what's next to to basically [08:38] give more offerings for people to be [08:39] able to come and worship with us. And [08:41] again, just direction for us as we [08:43] continue to take the next step, sending [08:44] us leaders, helping us with uh yoga [08:47] leaders to come in that we can continue [08:48] to grow and develop leadership teams [08:50] that continue to help us to build the [08:52] community in a healthy way. So, [08:54] >> well, how's the family doing? How's [08:55] how's Nikki and the kids? [08:56] >> They're doing great. Uh I was able to [08:58] bring, as you know, one of my one of my [09:00] kids with me, Naomi, our daughter. She [09:01] was able to come back and it was really [09:02] special. But everyone's doing well. It [09:04] you know, it's adjustment of life when [09:07] you leave even uh you know, coming back [09:09] to the United States. But the kids are [09:10] doing really well in school. Life is [09:12] going on. We've we are now developing a [09:14] youth group in our community. So they [09:16] have, you know, a community of youth [09:18] that they're older now. They can connect [09:20] with our children's ministry. My [09:22] sister's leading that. And it's going [09:23] really well. We're seeing more families [09:25] come. So it's good. They they start to [09:27] have a new community around them that [09:29] they can lean into and grow in. And I [09:31] think that's really help. It's it's [09:32] good, you know, it's a good help. [09:34] >> Listen, we are uh so proud of you guys. [09:37] Um, we're so glad that you heard the [09:39] Lord. We're honored that we got to uh [09:43] get behind you and support that in [09:44] prayer, finances, training, you know, [09:47] visits, all the things we do as a [09:48] network at King of Kings. [09:50] >> And you're you're a great example for [09:51] for a lot of us and a lot of our [09:54] pastors, especially the ones up and [09:56] coming who know it's an uphill battle as [09:58] you plant new congregations. We will be [09:59] planting new congregations in Israel, [10:01] >> which is our primary focus, but there [10:03] might be some other international ones [10:05] on the horizon as well. So, [10:06] >> and as you say all the time, you know, [10:08] we're here. We're we're a community. We [10:09] don't we don't believe in doing ministry [10:11] alone. So, if if something that we've [10:12] done can be helpful, we're here to help. [10:14] >> Yeah. And that's always been your heart. [10:15] You're you're such a trainer, a teacher, [10:17] a pastor. [10:18] >> Uh we love you, buddy. Can't wait to do [10:20] some worship with you tonight. Why don't [10:21] I let you go? I know we're going to see [10:22] you in about five minutes in the main [10:25] sanctuary. So, thank you, Ray, for being [10:26] with us on the program tonight. We'll [10:27] see you down there in just a few [10:29] minutes. Okay. [10:29] >> Yes. Thanks. Great to be here. We'll see [10:30] you guys. [10:31] >> Okay. So, praise the Lord. Um, as we let [10:33] Pastor Ray go, listen, I want to tell [10:35] everybody how you can connect in some [10:38] additional ways. Uh, at the Israel [10:40] Academy of Ministry, we have a couple of [10:43] classes coming up that I want you to be [10:45] uh marking on your calendar. February [10:47] 19th, I'm going to be doing a class on [10:49] endtime boundaries for leaders. It's [10:53] going to focus on things we absolutely [10:55] know about es esquetology. Uh some [10:58] disputable matters, things we we know a [11:00] little bit about that we can uh maybe we [11:03] can uh have difference of opinion on. [11:06] And then some things we just don't know [11:07] and where the boundary is and the [11:09] different pressures that leaders feel [11:12] when they're trying to train or answer [11:14] questions from uh from congregants about [11:17] uh the end times and what's going to [11:19] happen, when is going to happen, how's [11:20] it going to happen, things like that. In [11:22] the month of April, uh we also are going [11:25] to do a collaborative class with the uh [11:28] Jerusalem Bible Institute and the [11:29] Jerusalem Seminary along with the Israel [11:31] Academy of Ministry at King of Kings. [11:33] And we're going to have our special [11:34] guest Craig Kenir, one of the foremost [11:37] theologians in the Messianic Jewish [11:39] world. Right now, it is going to focus [11:41] on the book of Acts and the move in the [11:43] power of the Holy Spirit. So be on the [11:46] lookout for both of those classes and [11:48] when and how you can register or how you [11:49] can be uh with us either in person in [11:52] Jerusalem or online. And remember any of [11:55] our uh material uh a lot of our content [11:59] whether it be our Sunday sermons, our [12:02] disciplehip classes, our academy [12:04] leadership training classes, our new [12:06] music, our podcasts, or even our [12:09] documentaries. They are all housed on [12:13] the website called the core. The way you [12:16] find it is type into your browser [12:18] thecore.km.network [12:21] and you will register with your email [12:23] address. It's free and uh and then [12:25] you're going to get a chance to have all [12:27] of this background information. And then [12:30] uh what we want you to do is respond to [12:31] us. A lot of people watch the the the [12:34] lessons and then they respond with [12:36] questions and we'd love to follow up. [12:37] Whether we need to send you notes or [12:39] verses or uh a follow-up question, we'd [12:42] we'd love to do that uh with you guys. [12:45] Now, the other thing we want you to be [12:47] in prayer about is uh how we're [12:50] following up from the expo. I mentioned [12:52] next week we're going to have Melissa [12:54] Mott with us on the program. Um, but be [12:56] praying about all of the relationships, [12:59] all of the breakthroughs that happened [13:02] through the worship and arts expo. [13:04] Remember, it wasn't just worship people. [13:05] It was artists, it was songwriters, it [13:09] was sound technicians, video [13:10] technicians, it was even chefs, and [13:13] anybody who has the creative arts. Uh, [13:15] we did that here at King of Kings this [13:17] week to uh, really what was a rousing [13:20] success. And I want to say thank you to [13:22] everybody who prayed, everybody who [13:24] sponsored that. We have some wonderful [13:26] sponsors uh who helped us pull that off. [13:29] And you don't you just don't know what [13:30] God is doing uh in such a big way. And [13:33] finally today, I did want to give you [13:35] all a report that um uh just on Friday [13:40] night, Pastor Ray uh I I I really [13:42] squeezed the time out of him. Uh Pastor [13:45] Ray and I were able to visit uh one of [13:48] our Arabic ministries, Elahime. [13:51] And uh you know, Pastor Paul and Kristen [13:53] are doing such an amazing job in the [13:55] Arabic speaking community. We were able [13:57] to bring them uh some gifts uh of books [14:00] and study material in Arabic that we've [14:02] been collecting for them. Uh we say [14:04] thank you to Chuck uh excuse me, to [14:06] Derek Prince Ministries. Uh also to [14:08] Joyce Meyers Ministries who helped us [14:10] with some of that material uh translated [14:14] into Arabic. They're doing great. But [14:16] listen, one of the things that we [14:18] featured at the BU worship and arts expo [14:21] was the relationship between uh the [14:24] Jewish community and the Arabspeaking [14:26] community as well. And we sought to [14:28] bring unity because listen, this is what [14:30] we know. For thousands of years, people [14:33] have tried to solve a conflict between [14:36] these these family members. We call them [14:39] cousins, right? The family members. And [14:40] the devil has had his hand in false [14:44] religions like Islam, uh, lies and [14:47] hatred and bitterness and unforgiveness [14:49] through the ages. And what governments [14:52] can't solve, and what diplomacy cannot [14:55] solve, what war and military can't [14:57] solve, the good news is that Yeshua can [15:00] solve it. And we talked about that a [15:02] little bit on Friday night. We were down [15:04] uh with our congregation there. We got a [15:06] chance to celebrate. And I just wanted [15:07] to say publicly what a great job Pastor [15:10] Paul and Kristen are doing. We've set in [15:12] a brand new elder at the Arabic speaking [15:14] community. They're having new [15:15] salvations, men's Bible studies, [15:18] outreach projects. So, let's keep that [15:20] prayer going. If you ever have a prayer [15:23] request that we can cover for you, [15:25] please don't forget, just email us at we [15:28] pray atkj.org. [15:31] We delineate that to our prayer team uh [15:34] here in Jerusalem at the summit prayer [15:36] center as well as the Kingdom [15:37] Inheritance Jerusalem prayer center, [15:38] MelkiseDC prayer center on the Mount of [15:40] Olives. There's so many things that we [15:42] can do to cover you in prayer. We're [15:44] honored that you're with us. Listen, [15:45] let's go join Pastor Ray in the [15:46] sanctuary and have a great time of [15:48] worship and the word. [16:05] Stand with us tonight. We're going to [16:06] rejoice before the Lord together. Are [16:08] you ready? Come on. Put your hands [16:10] together. Here we go. [16:19] Hey [16:37] Let's [16:40] boyc. [17:02] Go. [17:03] Oh [17:38] My lights [18:01] on Heat. Heat. [18:16] Heat. Heat. [18:28] Sh. [18:39] Sh. [19:06] Heat. Heat. [19:26] Hallelujah. [19:29] >> Come on. Here we go. [19:36] >> Repeat after us. Let everything. [19:39] >> Come on. [19:41] Here we go. [19:42] >> Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. [19:46] Let everything [19:48] that has breath praise the Lord. Praise [19:52] the praise in the valley. I'll praise [19:56] the mountain. [19:59] Oh, I'll praise when I'm short. [20:03] I'll praise when I'm down. [20:07] I'll praise when I'm numbered. [20:10] I'll praise when surrounded. [20:15] Cuz raises the waters [20:18] my enemies drown in. [20:22] And as long as I'm breathing, I've got a [20:26] reason to praise [20:30] the Lord, oh my soul. Yes. Come on. [20:33] We're going to praise [20:37] the Lord, oh my soul. [20:41] Oh, I praise when I feel it. [20:44] I praise when I don't. [20:49] I praise cuz I know you're still in [20:53] control. [20:57] My praise is a weapon. [20:59] It's more than a sound. [21:04] My praise is the shout that brings [21:07] Jericho down. [21:11] Yes. And as long as I'm breathing, I've [21:14] got a reason to praise [21:19] the Lord. Oh my soul, I'm going to [21:23] praise [21:27] the Lord. Oh my soul, I will be my [21:33] God is alive. How could I keep it [21:36] inside? Oh, I will pray. [21:42] Lord, oh my soul. [21:45] Yes, I will. [21:48] Praise you, Lord. You are worthy. [21:53] We're going to praise. [21:56] We're going to lift your name. [22:00] Yes. Our praise cuz you're praise cuz [22:04] you ra praise cuz you rose in defeat of [22:07] the grave. Praise God cuz you're [22:10] faithful. Praise God cuz you're true. [22:12] Praise God cuz there's nobody. Come on. [22:16] Oh, I praise God cuz you're so I praise [22:18] God cuz you reign. Praise God cuz you [22:21] rose and defeated the great Lord. I [22:24] praise God you're faithful. I praise God [22:26] cuz you're true. I praise God cuz [22:28] there's nobody greater than you. I [22:31] praise [22:35] the Lord. Oh my soul. [22:38] Yes, I will. [22:43] Oh my. [22:51] Oh my. [22:59] Oh my soul. I won't be quiet. Oh, I [23:02] won't be quiet. My God is alive. How [23:06] could I keep it? I won't keep quiet. I [23:09] won't keep quiet. My God is alive. How [23:13] could I keep [23:16] quiet? I won't keep quiet. My God is [23:19] alive. How could I keep [23:24] I will praise [23:28] the Lord. Oh my soul. [23:45] Let everything [23:50] that has breath praise the Lord. Praise [23:54] the Lord. Let everything [23:57] that has breath. Praise the Lord. Praise [24:01] the Lord. [24:03] Let everything [24:05] that has [24:07] praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. Come [24:09] on. Let everything [24:14] praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. [24:18] Hallelujah. [24:24] Hallelujah. [24:27] If you're here tonight and you're [24:29] breathing, that's a good reason to [24:31] praise the Lord, right? [24:35] He's faithful. [24:38] He's true. He's good. [24:42] We can think of so many ways that God [24:44] has been good to us. Amen. [24:47] So, we just take a moment. God, you're [24:48] so good. You're so faithful. [24:52] We love you so much. [24:56] I love you, Lord, [25:00] for your mercy never fails me. [25:06] All my days [25:08] I've been held in your hands. [25:13] From the moment that I wake up [25:17] until I lay my hands. [25:21] Oh, I will sing of the goodness [25:25] of God. [25:28] All my life [25:30] and all my life you have been faithful. [25:38] And all my life you have been so so [25:43] good. [25:46] With every breath that I am made, [25:51] oh I will sing [25:54] of your goodness. [25:56] Oh God, [25:59] I love your voice. [26:03] You have led me through the fire. [26:08] In the darkest nights, [26:11] you are close like no other. [26:16] I've known you as a father. [26:20] I've known you as a friend. [26:23] And I have [26:26] in the goodness [26:28] of God. [26:34] I [26:43] sh [26:49] I can call [26:51] my [26:55] Yeah. [26:57] Heat. [27:07] Heat. Heat. [27:18] Heat. Heat. [27:29] Yeah. Heat. [27:40] Yeah. [27:41] Heat. [27:52] I give you everything. [27:57] Your goodness is another. [28:10] And all my life you have been faithful. [28:18] No, my life. You have been so so good. [28:26] With every breath that I am, [28:31] I'm going to sing of the goodness [28:36] of God. [28:46] Heat. Heat. [29:02] Heat. Heat. Heat. [29:13] Oh my [29:16] goodness. [29:28] Hallelujah. [29:31] Hallelujah. [29:33] Yes, God. We just [29:37] We're here to declare who you are, your [29:40] goodness, your faithfulness. [29:43] your everlasting love. [29:49] Not only because we need to hear it, but [29:51] because there's a world out there that [29:52] needs to hear it. [29:58] They need to know that you're working. [30:00] You're moving. [30:03] That what's taking place in our lives [30:05] can be a part of their lives as well. [30:09] God, we're just coming to your presence [30:11] tonight. We're so grateful for who you [30:13] are. [30:15] We're so grateful for your faithfulness [30:17] and your mercy and your loving kindness. [30:23] Can we just see that chorus one more [30:26] time? All my life [30:30] and all my life you have faithful. [30:35] >> Is that true tonight? [30:38] All my life you have me so so good [30:44] >> now Lord for me every breath that I am [30:50] >> for your worthy Lord [30:52] >> I will sing [30:54] the goodness [30:56] of God [30:57] >> all my life all my life [31:02] all my life you have been faithful [31:06] >> yes you have yes You have known [31:10] all my life. You have been so so good. [31:15] >> Let me never stop. With every breath [31:19] that I am making, [31:23] I will sing [31:26] of the goodness [31:28] of God. [31:32] I'm going to sing of the goodness [31:36] of the world. [31:39] I'm going to sing [31:42] of the goodness. [31:48] Yes, Lord. You just lift your voice [31:51] tonight. We lift our voice to you. [31:56] We lift our voice to you. [32:01] We lift our voice. [32:07] Oh, you are a good God. [32:11] We lift our voice to you. [32:16] With every breath we lift to you, [32:23] every breath that comes from you. [32:33] Every blessing comes from you. [32:40] Every good thing comes [32:43] from you. [32:48] So we lift our voices [32:52] to you, Lord. [32:57] Every breath it comes from you. [33:23] You're worthy of every song we could [33:26] ever sing. [33:30] Worthy of all the praise we could ever [33:33] breathe. [33:36] You're worthy of every breath we could [33:40] ever breathe. We live for you. [33:50] Yeshua the name above every other name. [33:57] Yes. You are the only one who could ever [34:00] say [34:04] you're worthy of every breath we could [34:07] ever breathe. We live for you. [34:12] We live for you. [34:15] We sing holy. [34:18] There is no one like you. There is none [34:23] beside you. Open up my eyes in wonder. [34:30] Show me who you are and fill me with [34:36] your heart and lead me in your love to [34:40] those around me. [34:46] You are Lord. [34:52] You're worthy of every song we could [34:55] ever sing. [34:59] You're worthy of all the praise we could [35:02] ever bring. [35:05] You're worthy of every breath we could [35:09] ever breathe. We live for you. [35:13] We live for you. [35:19] Yes. You are the name above every other [35:23] name. [35:26] Yes. You are the only one who could ever [35:29] say. [35:33] You're worthy of every breath we could [35:36] ever breathe. We live for you, [35:40] Lord. We live for [35:44] we cry holy. [35:47] There is no one like you. There is none [35:52] beside you. Open up my eyes [35:57] wonder. [35:59] Show me who you are and feel me with [36:05] your heart in me [36:09] to love. [36:15] There is no one like you. There is none [36:19] beside you. Open up my eyes in wonder. [36:26] Show me who you are and fill me with [36:32] your heart and lead me in your love to [36:37] those around [36:39] me. [36:43] I will follow you. I will follow. I will [36:47] follow. [36:50] I will follow. [36:53] I will follow. [36:56] So [37:08] I will build my life upon your love. It [37:16] is a firm my patience [37:21] and I will put my trust in you alone [37:29] and I will not be shen. [37:35] Heat. Heat. [37:45] Heat. Heat. [38:04] Heat. Heat. [38:14] Yeah. [38:16] Heat. [38:26] Yeah. [38:31] Heat. [38:42] Yeah. Heat. [38:52] Yeah. [38:56] Heat. [39:06] Yeah. [39:10] Heat. [39:30] I will not be shaken. [39:34] I will not be shaken, Lord. [39:39] Cuz you're holy [39:42] and there is no one like you. [39:46] There is love beside you. [39:50] So open up my eyes. [39:54] Wonder. [39:55] Show me [39:57] who you are and fill me lonely with your [40:02] heart and lead me in your love. Let that [40:08] be our prayer tonight. [40:11] Holy, [40:13] there is no one like it. There is none. [40:21] Open up my eyes, see the wonder. [40:27] >> Show me who you are and fill me with [40:34] your love and lead me in your love to [40:39] those around [40:43] me. [40:45] So [40:47] let us Lord, [40:49] lead us, Lord. [40:52] Yes, Lord. [40:54] Lead us. [40:58] Yes, Lord. [41:01] It's who you are. [41:05] Lead us, Lord. [41:10] Hallelujah. [41:14] Hallelujah. [41:19] Next, [41:43] you can stand with us tonight if you're [41:45] not standing as we sing. [41:48] by [41:58] Hello. [42:02] I don't [42:16] th [42:30] and the congregation said, "Amen." [42:34] >> Amen. You may be seated tonight. [42:37] God, we thank you for your presence here [42:39] in this place. We thank you for just [42:42] fellowshipping with us as we worship [42:44] you. We're going to invite Tim King to [42:46] come now. Tim is going to share with us [42:48] for this week's para readings. Tim, [42:51] welcome brother. [42:57] >> Good evening. [43:01] As we read these scriptures tonight, [43:04] let's remember that around the world, [43:06] our Jewish brothers and sisters are [43:08] actually reading the same scriptures [43:11] as they prepare their hearts for the [43:13] week ahead. We are going to join them [43:18] and read from the Torah and the ha as [43:21] they are reading. [43:24] Tonight we're reading from Yes, it's up [43:28] there. Exodus, [43:30] the Torah portion, and this is regarding [43:33] Passover. Passover is coming. [43:38] Your lamb is to be without blemish. [43:42] A year old male, you may take it from [43:44] the sheep or from the goats. You must [43:46] watch over it until the 14th day of the [43:49] same month. Then the whole assembly of [43:51] the congregation of Israel is to [43:53] slaughter it and twilight at twilight. [43:56] They are to take the blood and put it on [43:58] the two doorposts and on the crossbeam [44:01] of the houses where they will eat. [44:05] They are to eat the meat that night [44:08] roasted over a fire with matsot and [44:12] bitter herbs. They are to eat it. [44:15] Do not eat any of it raw or boiled with [44:18] water, but only roasted with fire, its [44:21] head with its legs and its inards. So [44:23] let nothing of it remain until the [44:25] morning. [44:27] Whatever remains until the morning, you [44:29] are to burn with fire. [44:32] Also, you are to eat it this way with [44:34] your loins girded, your shoes on your [44:37] feet, and your staff in your hand. You [44:41] are to eat it in the in haste. [44:44] It is Adonai's Passover. [44:48] For I will go through the land of Egypt [44:50] on that night and strike down every [44:52] firstborn, both men and animals. And I [44:54] will execute judgments against all the [44:57] gods of Egypt. I am Adoni. [45:01] The blood will be on a signpost [45:05] on you on the houses where you are. When [45:09] I see the blood, I will pass over you. [45:13] So there will be no plague among you to [45:15] destroy you when I strike the land of [45:18] Egypt. [45:19] This day is to be a memorial for you. [45:22] You are to keep it as a feast to Adonai. [45:26] Throughout your generations you are to [45:28] keep it as an eternal ordinance. For [45:31] seven days you are to eat matsot, but on [45:34] the first day you must remove hams from [45:37] your houses. For whoever eats hammets [45:40] from the first day until the seventh [45:43] day, that soul will be cut off from [45:46] Israel. [45:49] The first day is to be a holy assembly [45:51] for you as well as the seventh day. No [45:53] manner of work is to be done on those [45:55] days except what is to be eaten by every [45:58] person that alone may be prepared by [46:00] you. So you are to observe the feast of [46:04] matsot. For on this very same day have I [46:08] brought your ranks out of the land of [46:10] Egypt. [46:12] Therefore, you are to observe this day [46:15] throughout your generations [46:18] as an eternal ordinance. [46:22] And from the ha [46:24] from Jeremiah, [46:28] the word that Adonai spoke to Jeremiah [46:30] the prophet about the coming of King [46:32] Nebuchadnezzar to ba of Babylon to [46:35] strike the land of Egypt. [46:40] Declare in Egypt, proclaim in Mdal and [46:43] announce enough and tapes. Say, "Stand [46:46] up and get ready for the sword has [46:48] devoured all around you." [46:51] Why are you strong ones [46:54] swept away? [46:56] They did not stand up because Adoni [46:58] thrust them down. They keep stumbling. [47:02] Yes, falling all over each other. Then [47:05] they said, "Get up. Let's return to our [47:08] own people, to the land of our birth, [47:10] away from the oppressor's sword." They [47:12] cried there, "Pharaoh, king of Egypt, is [47:15] but a noise." [47:17] He let the opportune time pass. As I [47:20] live, declares the king, [47:23] whose name is Adonai Savot, [47:26] like Tavor among the nations of the [47:28] mountains, or like Carmel by the sea. So [47:32] surely he Nebuchadnezzar will come. [47:38] Oh daughter dwelling in Egypt, get your [47:40] bags ready for exile. For Nof will [47:43] become a ruin, laid waste uninhabited. [47:47] Egypt is a beautiful hepher, [47:51] but a biting fly is coming from the [47:53] north. It is coming. Even her [47:55] mercenaries among her are like still-fed [47:58] calves, for they also will turn back. [48:02] They will flee away together. They will [48:04] not stand up. For the day of their [48:06] calamity has come from them, the time of [48:10] their visitation. [48:13] It sounds will hiss like a snake as they [48:18] march with an army and come against her [48:22] as wood cutters with axes. [48:25] They cut down her forest. It is a [48:28] declaration of Adonai. [48:30] Though it was impenetrable, [48:33] for they are worse than the locust. They [48:36] are without number. [48:38] The daughter of Egypt is disgraced, [48:41] handed over to people of the north. [48:44] Adonai Seote, the God of Israel, says, [48:47] "Behold, [48:48] I will punish Amnon of No, [48:52] Pharaoh [48:54] Egypt with her gods and her kings, even [48:58] Pharaoh and them that thrust and trust [49:01] in her him. I will hand them over to [49:05] those seeking their lives into the hand [49:08] of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and [49:12] his servants. [49:15] Yet afterwards [49:17] it will be inhabited as in the days of [49:20] old. It is a declaration of Adonai. [49:27] and from the breadesha [49:29] especially for us. [49:32] Crowds were demanding a sign from [49:34] Yeshua. [49:36] Now Yeshua was driving out a demon and [49:39] it was mute. [49:42] When the demon had gone out, the mute [49:44] one spoke and the crowds were amazed. [49:47] But some among them said, "By Belze, the [49:51] ruler of demons, he drives out demons." [49:54] Others testing him were demanding from [49:57] him a sign from heaven. [49:59] But Yeshua, knowing their thoughts, said [50:03] to them, "Every kingdom divided against [50:06] itself is destroyed, [50:08] and a house against a house falls. [50:13] Now if Satan is divided against himself, [50:16] how will his kingdom stand? For you say, [50:19] by be elabub I drive out the demons. But [50:22] if by Elze I drive out the demons, by [50:25] whom do your sons drive them out? For [50:28] this reason they will be your judges. [50:32] But if by the finger of God I drive out [50:35] the demons, then the kingdom of God has [50:39] come to you. [50:41] When a strong one fully armed protects [50:45] his own estate, his possessions are [50:48] safe. [50:50] But as soon as someone stronger than he [50:52] attacks and overpowers him, then he [50:54] takes away the armor that he had trusted [50:55] in and divides up his plunder. [50:59] He who is not with me [51:02] is against me, and he who does not [51:05] gather with me scatters. [51:10] May God's word penetrate deeply into our [51:13] hearts. [51:15] I've also been asked to pray and I will [51:18] pray. But the prayer I want to pray [51:20] tonight is something that I hope all of [51:22] you will pray with me. So, if you don't [51:25] mind, would you please stand up and join [51:27] me as I pray this prayer [51:31] as if we have read your word tonight. [51:35] We know Lord that there are many around [51:38] the world who still do not have access [51:41] to it. [51:43] We especially know that even owning a [51:46] Bible, even owning a Bible in Iran could [51:50] mean instant death. [51:53] Almighty God, on this night, we [51:55] acknowledge that our brothers and [51:57] sisters in Iran are struggling for their [51:59] lives. [52:01] On this night, we acknowledge that there [52:03] are millions of people in Iran who have [52:05] no hope. We acknowledge that we are but [52:09] mere mortals with no way to help. [52:13] But with you, oh God, we can have we can [52:18] have and move mountains. [52:21] With you, we can stand firmly with those [52:24] in Iran with purpose and with faith. And [52:28] we do. We cry out to you. Touch these [52:32] people. Visit them with dreams and [52:35] visions. Bring them eternal hope, we [52:38] pray. Is it too much, Lord, to ask that [52:42] you infiltrate the military forces [52:44] holding people hostage? Raise up your [52:46] standard from within. Confr Con confound [52:49] the enemy, we pray. Oh God, we are so [52:52] limited, but you are not. Have your way. [52:57] Have your way, oh Lord. Strengthen the [52:59] growing Iranian body of Messiah to seize [53:03] this opportunity. [53:05] Keep them safe as they share their hope [53:07] and faith in you. We give you all the [53:11] Lord honor, Lord, and we pray in the [53:13] mighty name of Yeshua, our Messiah. [53:17] Amen. Thank you. [53:26] Amen. Wasn't that great? Thank you, God, [53:30] for your word. Thank you, Tim, for [53:32] bringing it to us. so eloquently. [53:36] Thank you, God, that you're inhabiting [53:37] those praises each time we gather. You [53:41] are the one that can save, as we were [53:44] just singing, and we choose to build our [53:46] lives upon you, upon your love. [53:51] We had uh a wonderful week this week as [53:54] we celebrated the Boou Conference. Bo in [53:58] Hebrew means come, but it also [54:01] represents and means his coming. We [54:05] hosted here in the pavilion and other [54:08] facilities around the building 350 [54:12] different worship and artists and [54:15] members of communities uh all throughout [54:18] the nation of Israel, Arab and Jew, [54:22] together came and worshiped the Lord for [54:24] two wonderful days. And uh we're going [54:27] to show you a quick highlight video of [54:29] that. But we want to say thank you to [54:31] all of you that prayed, that took the [54:33] moments to pray for that to come [54:36] together because God took our incomplete [54:39] plans and our messy ideas and he did [54:43] something miraculous that hasn't been [54:45] done before, bringing the body together [54:47] in such a way for just a short period of [54:50] time, but igniting unity and love for [54:53] one another and creativity and plans for [54:55] the future that are beyond our own [54:58] understanding. So, we're rejoicing in [55:00] that. We would love for you to see some [55:02] of that as well. So, let's take a peek [55:04] at our video. [55:22] Heat. [55:43] Heat. [56:07] the Lord a big hand. Thank you, God. [56:11] Thank you to all of you that also [56:13] volunteered this week. There were [56:14] several that uh have been volunteering [56:17] for weeks and weeks and we want to say [56:20] thank you Julia and many others for [56:22] making this uh come together. It was a [56:25] wonderful time together. I'm going to [56:27] invite our ushers to come forward. We [56:28] want to continue to worship the Lord [56:31] with our gifts and his tithe as we [56:35] worship him tonight. And uh if you stop [56:37] and you think about it, each week we [56:40] take this moment in the service. [56:43] And uh we do it not because we need the [56:46] money. We do it for the the sake of [56:50] being obedient to the Lord, but we also [56:51] do it because we want to build a rhythm. [56:54] God has designed giving to be a rhythm [56:58] like giving so that we're continually [57:00] giving with our our gifts and our [57:02] talents and our finances and our prayers [57:05] and our worship so that it isn't a start [57:08] stop start stop but there's a rhythm in [57:10] our lives of serving him of giving to [57:13] him of giving outside of ourselves so [57:15] that it comes in and it flows out. We [57:18] pray God that you would be glorified in [57:19] our gifts tonight and in these tithes [57:22] that we're bringing into your house, [57:23] your tithe. God, we ask that you would [57:27] uh bless each and every one that's [57:29] giving. Continue to build that rhythm of [57:32] giving into their spirits, into their [57:34] lives. We pray that you would be [57:36] glorified in our giving tonight in [57:38] Yeshua's name. There's several different [57:40] ways to give. The baskets are going to [57:41] be passed by in front of you just now. [57:44] You can give into those baskets. Uh, [57:46] make sure that when you put your hand [57:48] in, you drop the money there and you [57:51] don't take it out. I That just came to [57:54] me. I thought that would be fun to say. [57:56] We've never said that. We also have [57:59] giving boxes on the wall that you can [58:01] use on your way out tonight. Those are a [58:03] little bit harder to pull out of, but [58:06] you can give into. And then, uh, giving [58:08] online. Go to our website at kkcj.org. [58:12] Click on the give tab there. There's [58:14] several different ways to give. Let's [58:15] continue to worship the Lord. [58:22] >> Shalom. These are the community events [58:24] happening soon. Take a look. Hey, KKCJ [58:27] family. We're in the last few days of [58:29] our 21 days of prayer as we focus on [58:31] declaring God's word and truth over our [58:34] life situations and over Israel rather [58:36] than worshiping the problems we face. [58:38] Join us each morning at 9:00 a.m. on our [58:40] KKCJ Facebook page. We're excited to [58:43] announce our newest community group [58:45] starting this week in the Arona area of [58:47] Jerusalem. The group will begin meeting [58:49] each week on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. and [58:52] all are welcome. For more information, [58:53] contact ner at nerga gaoo.com. [58:58] Join us next week, Monday, January 26, [59:01] for the Jerusalem Watchmen prayer [59:03] initiative as we cover the 24 hours in [59:05] prayer for Jerusalem and Israel. Scan [59:07] the QR code to choose a 1-hour prayer [59:09] slot for this month's Jerusalem Watchmen [59:11] prayer initiative or join the Summit [59:13] prayer cent's live Zoom prayer sessions [59:15] throughout the day on the 26th. [59:22] Here are some great options to connect [59:24] in worship, prayer, or fellowship [59:26] tonight and later this week. Let's take [59:28] a look. [59:43] Parents, now is the time to take your [59:45] children to the Kingdom Kids classes. [59:47] And if you have little ones under 3 [59:49] years old, a nursery is open just across [59:52] from the pavilion. If you would like [59:54] information about any of these events, [59:56] please write us here at kcjjkj.org. [60:11] Amen. I bring you greetings from King of [60:14] Kings community in Melbourne, Florida. [60:18] Amen. Yes. [60:21] It's good to be with you. It's good to [60:22] be with our family here in Jerusalem. [60:25] But we think of you. We pray for you [60:26] often. And it's just great to still be a [60:28] part of this wider family of King of [60:30] Kings, uh Nikki, my wife, and our our [60:33] community there. We we we just we love [60:35] you. We greet you. We pray for you. And [60:37] uh hopefully if you're ever in the [60:39] United States in Florida, come see us at [60:41] King of Kings Community Melbourne. Amen. [60:44] We have We don't have room in the house. [60:46] I'm sorry, but uh you can come visit the [60:48] congregation. Let's be clear. [60:52] Anyway, we're going to do a song [60:54] tonight. We we have a theme here, but I [60:56] hope this song is is an encouragement as [60:59] as Tim was praying as we're praying for [61:01] the believers in Iraq. And you know, [61:03] Yeshua tells this parable. He says, "The [61:05] wise man, he built his house upon the [61:07] rock." [61:09] And it he as we sang in the previous [61:12] song, it will not be shaken. When when [61:14] times of shaking, a time of difficulty [61:16] comes that regardless of what happens [61:18] around us, when we're built upon the [61:20] rock, we will not be moved. Amen. So if [61:24] you're in that place where you you sense [61:26] a shaking in your life today, you sense [61:28] something the difficulty or struggle and [61:31] remember we're building our life. We're [61:34] building our communities. We're building [61:36] our families upon the rock of the [61:37] Messiah. Amen. We're going to do this [61:40] song for you. It's firm foundation. [61:47] Messiah's [61:56] my fation, [62:01] the rock on which I stand. When [62:05] everything around me shen, [62:10] I've never been more glad that I put my [62:16] faith in Yeshua [62:20] cuz he's never let me down. He's [62:24] faithful through generations. [62:30] So why would he fail now? [62:34] hero. [62:43] But I've still got joy in chaos. [62:48] I've got peace that makes no sense. So I [62:53] won't be going under. [62:58] Cuz I'm not held by my own strength. Cuz [63:02] I built my life on Yeshua. [63:08] He's never let me down. He's faithful in [63:13] every season. [63:18] So why would he fail? [63:22] He won't [63:27] He won't [63:32] He won't [63:36] He won't [63:41] He won't Come on. [63:46] He won't. [63:51] He won't. [64:05] Heat. Heat. [64:17] Heat. Heat. [64:29] Heat. Heat. Heat. [64:39] Heat. Heat. [64:53] Heat. Heat. [65:06] You'll never fail. You'll never fail. [65:11] You'll never fail. You'll never fail. [65:16] Listen to this tonight. Here it comes. [65:20] Rain came weird blue, but my house was [65:26] built on you. [65:30] I'm safe with you and I'm going to make [65:37] it through [65:44] but my house is for you [65:49] and I'm safe with you and I'm going to [65:55] make it the rain [65:59] the [66:00] came [66:04] my house [66:06] for you [66:08] and I save with you. I'm going to make [66:15] it. [66:18] I'm going to make it through [66:22] cuz I'm standing strong. [66:28] I'm going to make it [66:34] on you. [66:44] Heat. [66:46] Heat. [66:56] Heat. Heat. Heat. [67:10] Heat. Heat. [67:20] Heat. [67:24] Heat. [67:41] Hallelujah. [67:49] All right. Hallelujah. Yes. You will not [67:52] fail, God. Hallelujah. Thank you, team. [67:57] also those serving in the back that we [67:59] don't get to see up front and our media [68:01] team, our sound, our lyrics, uh our [68:04] servants, our first encounters, our [68:06] children's teachers. Thank you everybody [68:08] for being part of this family and uh [68:11] serving together with us. We're so happy [68:13] to have you here at King of Kings. [68:14] Welcome back to all of our members. [68:16] Welcome home. If you're visiting [68:17] tonight, welcome. We're glad you're able [68:19] to join us. and everybody watching [68:21] online, Kings Community Live, Facebook [68:22] Live, YouTube, other platforms, Alpha [68:24] Omega Ministries all around Europe. [68:26] Welcome to Jerusalem and to King of [68:29] Kings. It is great to be with you [68:31] tonight. Thank you. I know Pastor Mike [68:34] got a chance to say this, but we want to [68:36] continue to say it. Thank you to all the [68:37] servants in the house who helped us with [68:38] the Boou Worship and Arts Expo. Uh [68:42] Melissa, you know, Julia, Taes, and so [68:44] many I can't mention. Uh Stephano, etc. [68:47] there. There's just too long of a list [68:48] to mention, but thank you for helping us [68:50] pull that off and really connect the [68:53] body of Messiah in a brand new way. It [68:54] was remarkable. And we're going to go a [68:57] little bit deeper. Those of you that [68:59] connect, especially online with King's [69:00] Community Live, uh on our next broadcast [69:03] next week, you're going to see me dive a [69:05] little bit deeper into the details of [69:07] how the BOU Expo came about, what the [69:09] goals were, what we thought we [69:11] accomplished, and get you some [69:12] testimonies from that. So, praise the [69:14] Lord that all those wonderful things uh [69:17] happened. Uh it's always good to have [69:18] Rey uh and his daughter Naomi back in [69:21] the house with us. So, praise the Lord. [69:23] Thank you, Pastor Ray. And I bring you [69:26] greetings from uh uh the congregation [69:28] Elahimik, our Arabic speaking [69:30] congregation in Betsor. We got a chance [69:33] to be uh Ray and I went out there on [69:35] Friday night to worship with them. [69:37] They've grown. They're doing a great [69:39] job. So, bless you, Pastor Paul and [69:41] Kristen. and they send their blessing [69:43] and their thanks because they know how [69:45] much we have prayed for them and bless [69:47] them as we want to bless our Arabic [69:49] speaking community uh in our region. [69:51] Grab your Bibles and while you turn [69:54] there, you're going to be turning to [69:55] Genesis 18 today. But listen, while you [69:57] turn there, I want to give you some good [69:58] news. Every year [70:01] you know there is a uh there is a survey [70:04] that is done of all the nations all the [70:07] known nations and they and they ask [70:09] people about how happy they are and and [70:12] and are they fulfilled in the joy of [70:14] their life and however many hundreds of [70:16] nations there are. Uh this past year [70:19] Israel ranked number eight [70:22] in the whole world we ranked number [70:24] eight in terms of happiness. Praise the [70:26] Lord. Now you you wonder how can a [70:29] country that is constantly bombed, [70:32] constantly terrorized, [70:34] the threats from all around, [70:36] anti-semitism all over the world, how [70:38] can you be number eight when it comes to [70:40] joy? We're going to have to give all the [70:43] credit to the Lord for that one. Amen. [70:45] Um, you want to hear something even a [70:48] little bit uh more surprising? [70:51] A newer survey has been done over the [70:53] last few years and the the 2025 surveys [70:57] have come in and now they've compiled [70:59] all the numbers and this is called uh [71:01] the global flourishing study. The global [71:05] flourishing study and they they measured [71:07] all kind of stuff inside the country of [71:11] all the known nations in the world. And [71:13] so the the the the numbers came in and [71:15] and uh this time around in the global [71:18] flourishing [71:19] study, Israel ranked number three in the [71:22] world. Isn't that amazing? For everybody [71:24] that hates us. [71:29] We're we seem to be happy and [71:30] flourishing. Amen. Isn't that amazing? [71:33] What was what was interesting about that [71:35] particular flourishing study, you can [71:36] look it up. There's a lot of uh a lot of [71:38] universities that have published it. um [71:41] was some of the categories that they [71:43] looked at was the tightness of family, [71:46] how close the family lives to each [71:48] other. That was an important thing. [71:50] Well, we're a small country. We kind of [71:51] all live close together. So, we're kind [71:53] of forced in it out. But one interesting [71:55] part was the countries that ranked high [71:59] had longstanding [72:01] traditions, [72:03] things that they do uniquely that other [72:07] nations don't do. We are called to be a [72:09] nation of kingdom of priests, right? A [72:12] royal priesthood, a holy nation. We are [72:14] not to live like the other nations. [72:17] There must be something unique about how [72:19] we live, Israel. Don't be like the [72:22] world. We're not going to be like the [72:24] rest of the churches around the world. [72:26] You see, we're not going to be like [72:27] that. We partner together with the [72:30] global church. We're part of the uh the [72:32] Gfam Mashiach, the body of Messiah, but [72:35] we are unique in our messianic space in [72:37] our our Jewish space. And there are [72:40] things that I think we need to make sure [72:42] that we are living uniquely. And if you [72:44] ever want to dive a little bit deeper, [72:46] you want to grab that, I invite you to [72:48] worship with us at one of our [72:49] congregations called Nakalatu, where we [72:52] very intentionally go deeper and [72:55] celebrate the heritage of our faith. If [72:58] you ever want to do that, if you want to [72:59] be part of the the service where we take [73:01] the Torah scroll out or you want to put [73:03] the talit on or you want to open the [73:04] prayer book or you you want to learn [73:06] more about the Jewish roots of faith uh [73:08] and discuss that uh together, we invite [73:10] you on Saturday nights. You can come [73:12] join us. Ask our ushers. They'll give [73:13] you details. Come and join us on [73:15] Saturday nights where we do go quite a [73:17] bit deeper into that heritage since it [73:20] is one of the parts that makes us [73:21] flourish. Amen. So, if you've grabbed [73:24] your Bible, we're in Genesis. [73:29] We started a series last week called the [73:31] covenant table. The covenant table. [73:35] As a quick recap, [73:37] Genesis 12, Abram, remember his name's [73:41] not Abraham just yet. Abram hears God's [73:44] voice to move to Canaan from where he [73:46] lived in and Haron. He moves to Canaan. [73:50] He hears God's voice to make covenant [73:51] with him. and that he will become the [73:54] father of a future Jewish nation. In [73:56] chapter 13 of Genesis, Abram hears the [73:59] voice of God again. And at this time, [74:01] he's offered what's called the land [74:03] grant of Israel. The future Israel [74:06] doesn't exist yet. It's the future. The [74:08] land grant. So, it's a second covenant [74:10] that's being offered to Abram here [74:13] through God's voice. In Genesis 14, [74:15] which is really the center of where we [74:17] studied last week, Genesis 14, Abram and [74:20] his army. Yes, he had an army. He's a [74:22] king at the same level of many of the [74:24] other city states of his day. He had an [74:27] audience with kings. He built an [74:29] alliance and he had his own army. That's [74:30] a king. [74:32] Abram and his army defeats King Cadile [74:35] and his allies. And in this successful [74:39] military campaign, he rescues his nephew [74:41] Lot. [74:43] And after the campaign, as would the [74:46] ancient custom be, the kings around you [74:49] would come and they would they would [74:51] come and wish you well and they would [74:53] congratulate you with gifts because you [74:55] won the war. Well, Abraham's alliance [74:57] won the war. And here comes a king named [75:00] Melkisedc [75:02] to congratulate Abraham. [75:05] But he's not like the other kings. [75:07] remember some of the other kings came to [75:09] bring [75:10] gifts to him and congratulations and one [75:13] of the the the ones mentioned by name [75:15] was Barah of of uh Sodom and and he [75:20] rejected it and he said I don't want [75:21] your gifts I don't want to ever owe you [75:23] anything I want all glory to go to God [75:25] he rejects the gifts from the other [75:27] kings but Melkisedc king of Salem notice [75:31] I threw some quotes up there [75:33] he brings gifts and Abram accepts the [75:35] gifts so he's different. He stands out. [75:37] Something's different. So, we talked [75:38] about that last last week. They have a a [75:41] little bit of a covenant time over a [75:43] meal together. And it says that [75:44] Melkisedc presented [75:47] bread and wine to Abram. Then he gave [75:49] him a priestly blessing. And then [75:52] Abraham turns around and gives his 10% [75:54] tithe to MelkiseDC. We made many [75:57] parallels between this king Melkisedc, [76:01] king of Salem, king of peace, and Yeshua [76:03] himself because they were both uniquely [76:06] king and priest at the same time. [76:09] Neither one of them were from the tribe [76:11] of Levi. They both predated the [76:14] Levitical priestly commandments. One was [76:17] called the king of Salem or the king of [76:18] peace. The other one's called the prince [76:20] of peace. [76:21] We focused on taking the Lord's supper [76:24] together, having that covenant moment, [76:27] and that this covenant table gave us [76:30] specific details about who the future [76:33] Messiah would be. That's that's quite a [76:35] table now that you learn more about who [76:37] the Messiah would be. [76:39] So either we concluded last week either [76:42] Melkisedc was God in human form which we [76:45] call Yeshua or Abram knew that he was a [76:50] true priest of God and some kind of [76:52] foreshadowing figure of the coming [76:54] Messiah. He knew it was one or the other [76:55] which is why he treated him so special. [76:58] You can catch the rest of that sermon on [77:01] our website, our YouTube page or on the [77:03] core. [77:05] Now, as I'm continuing to get us to [77:07] where we want to go tonight, which is [77:08] Genesis 18, we could not pass over [77:12] Genesis 15 [77:14] without hitting something [77:17] important. [77:19] In Genesis 15, [77:22] God visits Abram again, but this time he [77:25] visits him in a in a trance or a vision [77:27] or an open dream or whatever word you [77:29] like to use. He sees him in a vision. [77:33] It's not a voice this time. And in that [77:35] vision, God tells Abram that he's going [77:37] to have a supernatural child to pass [77:40] along his covenant to. So, he's already [77:41] got the covenant of you'll be a blessing [77:43] to the nations. You'll be the father of [77:44] nations. He's already gotten the [77:45] covenant of you'll have this special [77:46] land. And now he gets the covenant of [77:48] you will have a supernatural child. So, [77:50] lots of gifts and covenants and promises [77:53] being given to Abram at this time. He [77:56] goes on to tell him a little bit more [77:57] and he says,"Abram, listen, your [77:59] descendants will be slaves in Egypt for [78:01] a while, but later I will deliver them." [78:04] So he it's a predictive vision in that [78:06] way. He confirms the land grant again. [78:10] And then at this point of promising the [78:12] child and promising the land in the [78:14] vision, this is what's going on. I [78:15] promise you the child, I promise you the [78:18] land. [78:20] In the vision, God sets up these [78:23] animals, these different animals, and he [78:24] cuts them in half down the middle. And [78:27] he puts an animal on either side and [78:30] makes a little row. And he and he [78:33] says,"Abram, you're going to walk [78:34] through the row. You're going to walk [78:35] through these pieces of the animals, but [78:37] I'm also going to walk through the [78:39] pieces." And it says that a a flaming [78:41] firepot, [78:44] it says went through. I guess I'm [78:47] interpreting that as floated through. [78:50] Couldn't walk. So, I guess it floated [78:52] through. It floats through the pieces. [78:54] And then in the vision, Abram goes [78:56] through the pieces. and and and and [78:58] God's making a what's what we call very [79:01] important we call a reciprocating [79:03] covenant. Genesis 15, a reciprocating [79:06] covenant. God is saying, "I split it in [79:09] half." So, we're equal [79:11] in this covenant. We're equal. Not in [79:13] power and authority, but in this [79:14] covenant. And I'm going to go through [79:16] and then you're going to go through and [79:17] we're going to be equal in the covenant. [79:19] Everything that's mine is yours and [79:20] everything that's yours is mine. It's [79:23] called a reciprocating covenant. Genesis [79:25] chapter 15. It's what happens. But it [79:26] happens when the firepot goes through or [79:31] floats through. [79:33] And what's important about that moment [79:34] is is the context and the timing of God [79:38] saying, "You're going to have a special [79:40] child and you're going to have a special [79:42] land. Now, let's have this covenant [79:44] together, and it's going to reciprocate. [79:46] Whatever is mine is yours, and whatever [79:48] is yours is mine." And Abraham would [79:51] have applied that immediately to the two [79:54] topics on the table. [79:57] God, are you saying [79:59] whatever's mine is yours and whatever [80:02] yours is mine and you're going to ask me [80:05] for my son? [80:08] Well, the only way Abram would have [80:10] known to fulfill that and and in faith [80:12] do that is because he knew the covenant. [80:14] And if God was saying, "I want your [80:16] son." And Abram was willing to give the [80:18] son, then Abram would have already known [80:20] that he would get God's son. [80:25] That's the reciprocating covenant. You [80:28] want my son? Sure. I get yours. [80:32] And God was like, exactly. That's what [80:34] I'm setting up here. [80:37] And then the land grant was on the table [80:39] at the same reciprocation of the [80:40] covenant. What God is saying is, I'm [80:43] going to I'm going to send you to this [80:44] land and you're going to have it, but [80:46] guess what? That land's going to be my [80:48] land. And if Abraham understood the [80:50] covenant and he said, "We're going to go [80:52] conquer this land and it's going to be [80:53] yours. That means wherever you dwell, I [80:57] get to dwell." [81:00] And Abraham would have been smart enough [81:02] to apply the two topics in the vision to [81:05] the vision itself. The reciprocating [81:08] covenant of Genesis chapter 15 [81:12] is profound. Go study it a little bit [81:14] more. [81:18] I would give you this key phrase to take [81:22] away that Yeshua is the fulfillment of [81:25] the reciprocating covenant that God made [81:27] with Abram. He's it. He's the thing that [81:31] it was all pointing to all along. [81:37] Here's another interesting thing. [81:40] Notice that the first couple of [81:42] chapters, Abram hears the voice of God. [81:45] But in chapter 15, he sees the fire of [81:48] God. It's a different way to interact [81:49] with God. Right? [81:52] Keep that in mind as we get to our main [81:54] text today. Genesis chapter 18. Let's [81:56] look at the first couple of verses [82:02] 1-4. Genesis 18 1-4. [82:06] The Lord appeared to Abram. And now his [82:09] name of course is Abraham. Notice that [82:12] difference. The Lord appeared to Abraham [82:14] near the great trees of memory. While he [82:16] was sitting at the entrance to his tent [82:18] in the heat of the day, Abraham looked [82:21] up and he saw three men standing nearby. [82:23] And when he saw them, he hurried from [82:25] the entrance of his tent to meet them [82:27] and bowed low to the ground. And he [82:29] said, "If I have found favor in your [82:31] eyes, my lord, do not pass your servant [82:33] by. Let a little water be brought and [82:36] then you may wa all wash your feet and [82:38] and rest under this tree." [82:42] This is a powerp packed paragraph. Okay, [82:45] we're going to go slow. There's so much [82:47] here. It's like mining for gold. [82:51] And when you're used to like digging a [82:53] lot of dirt and getting a little gold, [82:55] every once in a while you hit these [82:57] little and there's so much gold you got [82:58] to slow down. [83:01] That's going to be what we're doing [83:03] tonight. [83:06] Abram, he's already had his name [83:09] changed. Abraham, you're going to be the [83:10] father of many nations. He still lives [83:13] in the same place as before, the great [83:14] trees of Mamry, which we said last week [83:16] was in the Amorite territory, right? [83:19] Canaan's not conquered yet, so it still [83:21] belongs to the other tribes and the [83:23] other peoples. But a big change has [83:25] already happened. The first thing I want [83:27] you to notice is that it says the Lord [83:28] appeared to Abraham, [83:31] physically appeared to him. Remember [83:33] Genesis 12 and 13, the Lord spoke [83:38] to Abraham. In Genesis 15, the Lord [83:41] appeared in fire in the vision to [83:43] Abraham. But here in Genesis 18, the [83:45] Lord appeared to him physically. [83:48] It's so crucial that you catch this. [83:52] God is explaining in this moment to [83:54] Abraham. He's revealing to him the [83:57] triune nature of God. [84:02] The most common ways that we interact [84:04] with God in whatever form he wants to be [84:06] in is what? Voice from the father, [84:10] the Holy Spirit, either through wind, [84:13] cloud, or fire. It's always in one of [84:15] those little styles, [84:18] or God in the flesh, which we call [84:20] Yeshua. [84:22] And now in these chapters, [84:25] Abraham has now experienced the full [84:27] triune nature of God. He heard the voice [84:29] of Almighty. He saw the fire in the pot [84:32] and now he's seen physically Yeshua. [84:37] That's an amazing revelation here at [84:38] this covenant table. You say, "Chad, [84:41] they didn't they didn't eat yet." Yeah, [84:42] I know. That was just like in the [84:44] waiting room. [84:46] You know what I mean? When you give your [84:47] name and you're waiting for your buzzer, [84:49] you didn't even get to the full meal yet [84:51] and you've already just been given a [84:53] revelation of the triune nature of God. [84:59] But now [85:02] it's not just hearing his voice or [85:03] seeing the fire in a vision. Now it's [85:05] the flesh of God. He's right there in [85:07] front of him. God appears to Abraham. [85:12] It's around lunchtime. We know that [85:15] because it specifies the heat of the [85:17] day. So obviously we're not at breakfast [85:19] and we're not at dinner yet. We're in [85:20] the middle of the day. [85:22] So what would happen [85:25] is in the middle of the day you would [85:28] stop your work in the fields or with the [85:30] cattle or whatever you're doing. It's [85:31] too hot. You know in Israel it does get [85:34] very hot. Not today. [85:36] Today it's cold and rainy. It's really [85:38] cold. It's like bone chilling cold right [85:40] now, right? But in most of the year here [85:43] in Israel it's hot and you can't work in [85:46] that heat of the day. We've gone through [85:48] a couple of the shav and you know 110 [85:52] you you know I had chickens one time. [85:55] Funny segue [85:58] say pastor Chad how did we get from the [86:00] triune nature of God you have chickens. [86:03] How did we get there? Listen, God [86:07] translates us sometimes we just show up [86:09] places. [86:15] No we did. We had chickens and we went [86:17] through the shav the the heat wave. It [86:19] was about 110. There's no way to keep [86:22] chickens from overheating. And my wife [86:24] has this brilliant but brilliant idea. [86:26] She says, "Here's what we're going to [86:28] do. We're going to take some water [86:29] bottles at night uh like old uh soda [86:34] plastic bottles and we're going to [86:35] freeze them overnight. And in the [86:37] morning, we're going to go lay out all [86:40] these frozen [86:42] bottles in the chicken pin. [86:45] And then when the chickens get hot, they [86:48] get under the shade, but it doesn't cut [86:50] it all the way. Maybe they're smart [86:52] enough to go and sit next to one of the [86:55] frozen water bottles. Lo and behold, it [86:59] worked. [87:00] We'd go out there in the morning, give [87:01] them out and and and the and the the [87:04] chickens would just kind of snuggle up [87:05] next to it and they put their foot on [87:07] it. I always thought it was funny. I [87:09] thought they were like taking authority [87:10] over it. They would put like one foot on [87:12] the thing. I got to take authority over [87:15] this frozen water. It really had to do [87:18] with their their temperature is [87:20] regulated through their feet, [87:22] right? And so it's funny because they, [87:24] you know, if I if I put two feet on it, [87:26] I'm too cold. It's too much cold. So, [87:28] I'm going to put one foot on it. [87:31] And I start to think, these chickens are [87:33] spoiled, man. They got like the [87:34] temperature is so perfect that they can [87:36] choose to just put one foot on it. So, I [87:39] know in Israel in the heat of the day, [87:41] it's hot. You can't keep working. If [87:44] you're a chicken, [87:46] you need some ice. You need a break. You [87:48] need you need a drink. You need lunch. [87:51] So, Abram is not out in the field in the [87:53] heat of the day. He's at the tent. He's [87:55] inside the tent where everyone else was [87:58] supposed to be taking a quick break, [88:04] right? It's a lunch break. And while [88:08] he's there, we we see the three visitors [88:11] show up. These are the three famous [88:13] visitors. [88:15] But what I want you to notice in that [88:17] text, back to Genesis 18 1-4, back in [88:21] that part of the text, it says, "When he [88:23] saw them, he hurried from the entrance [88:27] of his tent to meet them, and then he [88:29] bowed low to the ground." [88:33] Listen, I think there's an easy, logical [88:35] connection here. You do not hurry and [88:39] run to meet someone you've never met [88:42] before. [88:46] You don't run to somebody who's a [88:48] stranger. [88:49] That'd be a little socially awkward. [88:52] You know what I mean? Can you imagine if [88:54] you're a visitor at King of Kings and [88:57] you turn the corner at the beginning of [88:59] the pavilion lobby, you're about to come [89:01] into the lobby upstairs and one of our [89:03] ushers mad sprints over to you full [89:07] speed. [89:08] Welcome to King of Kings. [89:13] We are so glad you're here. Get yourself [89:15] on in here. [89:17] I mean, I like the enthusiasm, but I'm [89:18] not sure. Yeah, you probably Hey. Hey, [89:20] this is Israel. Hey, [89:23] we don't like people coming up to us [89:24] like that. [89:26] We're a little suspicious, [89:29] but you do run to someone that you know, [89:31] someone you recognize. And can you [89:33] imagine, it's the heat of the day. [89:35] Abram's in there with with Sarah, and [89:37] they're just trying to cool off. I'm [89:38] sure they had some servants with them. [89:40] You know, give me a drink, man. I've [89:41] been out in the field. And then I look [89:42] up and [89:44] Oh, I know who that is. Get up. [89:49] Doesn't say walked, by the way. [89:52] Careful. It doesn't say walked. Doesn't [89:54] say mossied on over. [89:58] Hurried. Ran. Remember how old Abraham [90:00] is, too, by the way. Okay, he's still in [90:02] good shape. Goes to the gym at older [90:04] age. That's what I like to think. [90:06] Lifting rocks. [90:11] He saw the visitor. He hurried to him [90:15] because he recognized him. How on earth [90:19] would he recognize him? Since before he [90:22] heard the voice and he saw the fire in [90:24] the vision, [90:26] how would he recognize him if he didn't [90:28] see him before? And that's where [90:30] Melkisedc comes back into play. [90:33] He looks up and he goes, "Ah, we've [90:36] talked before, [90:38] runs over, bows down." How do we know [90:41] it's not just three angels as the rabbis [90:43] like to trick people? [90:48] Because he bows down. In every other [90:51] passage of scripture, if you try to bow [90:53] down to an angel, what does he say? Get [90:56] up. Do not bow down to me. But in this [90:58] passage, he lets him bow down because [91:01] it's the right thing to do. [91:03] So, not only does Abraham recognize him [91:05] as the Lord God in the flesh, Yeshua, he [91:08] bows down and Yeshua stands there and [91:10] says, "You got it right." He confirms [91:12] the relationship. You got that right. [91:14] You can stay bowed down. It's okay. [91:18] And you know, Abraham's got to look up [91:20] and say, [91:22] "You're the one I have covenant with, [91:24] right?" Yeah, that's me. I'm the one [91:27] that's been talking to you. Thank you [91:29] for your obedience. [91:31] Thank you for traveling all that way. [91:32] Thank you for taking the risk. Thank you [91:34] for moving your family. Thank you for [91:36] fighting in that war that you didn't [91:37] want to be part of. [91:39] Thank you, Abraham. I've been looking [91:42] I've been searching the planet for [91:44] someone like you. I'm so happy to meet [91:47] you. [91:49] You're the one I've been looking for. [91:53] You know, God [91:55] can say that to every one of you. He can [91:58] say it to you. He can say, "I've been [92:01] looking for someone like you if you'll [92:03] just hear my voice. [92:07] Think about me in the dreams that I give [92:09] you. They're real. They're from me. [92:11] Think about them. I want to visit you. [92:15] Come be part of my kingdom. I'm trying [92:18] to give my kingdom away with this [92:19] reciprocating covenant thing. I want you [92:22] to have it all. I want you to have the [92:24] earth. I want you to have the future [92:26] earth. I want you to have a new body. I [92:28] want you to have the keys to the [92:29] kingdom. I want you to have my power and [92:31] my authority to cast out demons and [92:32] raise the dead. Take it. Take it. Take [92:35] it. [92:38] And there's too many of us at the heat [92:39] of the day in the tent that look up and [92:41] say, "I don't know who that is." [92:46] It's not until we spend the time with [92:48] God [92:52] and we hear his voice enough to where [92:54] you start to recognize, I know who that [92:56] is. [92:58] Even when Yeshua came back and rose from [93:00] the dead, remember he met with several [93:02] people. I taught you this a couple of [93:03] weeks ago. And he meets Miriam in the [93:05] garden and she doesn't recognize him. [93:09] Now, he's been obviously in a new [93:10] glorified body form. But it's not until [93:13] he says her name. She goes, "Oh, I've [93:16] heard that voice before. I know who you [93:18] are." Or the two young disciples that he [93:22] has the covenant meal with. And we'll [93:23] get to that a little bit later in the [93:25] series. and he and he's talking to them [93:26] and they have no idea who he is and it's [93:29] not until he says the the baha over the [93:32] meal they go wait we've heard you say [93:34] that before ah it's you I heard your [93:37] voice I know who you are I see you at [93:40] the opening of the tent what am I going [93:42] to do I'm going to recognize you and I'm [93:44] going to run [93:46] to you because you're the one I've been [93:48] waiting for God [93:54] Abraham Damn, there's so much more here, [93:57] guys. We didn't even get to the meal [93:58] yet. I told you it was gold. We didn't [94:01] even get there to the meal yet. Listen [94:04] to what the rest of that little section [94:06] says. [94:07] He runs to the Lord. He recognizes him. [94:09] He sees him before. And he says, "Let a [94:11] little water be brought and then you may [94:14] all wash your feet and then rest under [94:16] the tree." And I thought to myself, I [94:18] was meditating on this [94:20] and I just felt like I should pause [94:22] right there and read it like five, six [94:24] times over and over. And I thought, [94:26] Lord, are you are you are you serious [94:30] about this? [94:32] This is the foreshadowing of you washing [94:34] our feet. [94:37] Are you serious? And it just the Holy [94:39] Spirit was like, "Yeah, you caught that. [94:42] I threw that one in there at the last [94:43] minute. I thought you might like it. [94:47] that Yeshua comes and visits us and in [94:50] this reciprocating covenant that [94:51] everything is mine is yours and [94:53] everything is yours and mine and [94:54] whatever I do to you can do to me and [94:56] it's just this thing it's like a Abra [94:59] Abram got it. He bowed down before the [95:01] Lord. He's like, "Oh, we're going to [95:03] wash your feet." [95:05] And then thousands of years later, here [95:07] comes Yeshua with the disciples and he [95:09] says, "I remember that. Now it's my [95:12] turn. Now I get to wash your feet." [95:14] You see, the Lord sets these things up [95:17] in such a rich way that the word of God, [95:20] it's so alive [95:23] and that every time we can just take [95:25] those few moments to sit before the [95:27] Lord. [95:29] The Bible says in the book of John that [95:30] the Holy Spirit was given to us to [95:33] illuminate the word of God and to remind [95:35] us of everything the Lord taught us. And [95:37] if you'll sit in front of the word with [95:39] the Holy Spirit active in your life, he [95:42] starts to just uncover so many amazing [95:45] things. [95:48] I just saw this as one of those covenant [95:51] moments of reciprocation where [95:54] through Abraham's faith, we're children [95:56] of Abraham through faith. Through [95:57] Abraham's faith, we got to wash the feet [95:59] of Yeshua. [96:01] And then through the disciples faith, we [96:04] got to have our own feet washed by [96:06] Yeshua. [96:10] So Abraham is on point here. Let's get [96:13] to the meal. [96:15] Man, we may not cover everything [96:17] tonight. [96:18] It's so good. We'll do part two next [96:20] week. How about that? [96:23] Genesis 18:E5. [96:27] He says, "Let me get something to eat." [96:29] He says, "I want to get you something to [96:31] eat." so you can be refreshed and then [96:33] you can go on your way now that you have [96:35] come to your servant. Very well, they [96:37] answered. Do as you say. So Abraham [96:39] hurried into the tent to Sarah. Quick, [96:41] he said, get three says of finest flour [96:45] and knead it and bake some bread. Then [96:47] he ran. Abraham's always running [96:49] everywhere. [96:51] I did notice that, by the way. He's in [96:53] great shape. Really, he is. It's a [96:56] little bit of a challenge to us, men. [97:00] Somebody asked me the other day, "Pastor [97:01] Chad, your schedule's full. You're [97:03] always moving quickly. You're always [97:04] running around." I'm just trying to be [97:06] like Abraham. This guy's running around [97:08] everywhere. [97:11] Thank you, Ray. [97:20] Then he ran to the herd and he selected [97:23] a choice tender calf and gave it to a [97:25] servant who hurried to prepare it. [97:28] Even his servants been watching the [97:30] example. He's running around. I guess I [97:32] got to run around everywhere, too. The [97:34] the servant hurries to prepare it. And [97:36] then he brought some curds and milk and [97:39] the calf that had been prepared and set [97:40] these before them. And then they ate it [97:42] together. And he stood near them under [97:45] the tree. So what are they preparing? [97:47] Well, they're preparing this covenant [97:48] meal. Remember what has being offered [97:51] here already. We got the promise of [97:54] being the father of nations and blessing [97:55] the world. We have the promised child. [97:57] We have the promise of the land. We've [97:58] recognized the Lord. We've seen the [98:00] triune nature of God. We've reciprocated [98:02] the covenant now. We've washed the feet. [98:05] We've ran to him. There's so much going [98:06] on, right? [98:08] So, what do we have at the meal? [98:11] Well, we have bread made with flour is [98:13] what it tells us. We have bread. We have [98:15] the beef from the calf. So, now we have [98:18] bread and beef. Then it says that they [98:21] got curds and milk h and then they all [98:25] ate it together. So Yeshua was there. [98:29] He ate the bread, the beef, the kurds, [98:34] and the milk. So you say, "Well, in my [98:37] language, I don't know what a kurd is if [98:40] English is not your first language." [98:42] Well, even if English is your first [98:43] language, I'm not even sure I knew what [98:45] a kurd was. [98:49] occurred. If you want the actual [98:50] definition of what a kurd is, occurds [98:53] are the solid coagulated bits of milk [98:56] protein [98:57] that form during the first stage of [98:59] cheesem. [99:01] So, they're eating bread, milk, [99:05] beef, and cheese. [99:08] That's what they're eating. And Yeshua [99:11] eats it. Now, this may speak to some [99:14] people about your calling [99:16] as Jewish people and any gentile who [99:19] wants to connect by that leading of the [99:20] Holy Spirit of what we mean when we talk [99:23] about keeping kosher. [99:26] We believe in that. We want to encourage [99:28] that to all of our Jewish members and [99:30] any other Gentile who feels called to [99:32] that. We want to encourage it. It's [99:33] commanded in the word of God for the [99:35] Jewish covenants. So, we want to [99:37] encourage that. [99:39] But there's a difference between [99:41] biblical kosher [99:43] and rabbitic kosher. [99:46] One of them comes from God in the Bible [99:49] and one of them are rules made by men. [99:52] And if you want to hear the difference, [99:55] you can look it up in Romans chapter 16 [99:58] where Paul says, "One of my biggest
[100:00] concerns to you Roman congregation is
[100:03] that you are putting man-made obstacles
[100:05] in front of your people.
[100:09] And Yeshua talked about it. You
[100:11] whitewashed tombs, you hypocrites. You
[100:13] lay heavy burdens on the people, but you
[100:14] don't lift a finger to help them. You
[100:16] love the laws of men more than you love
[100:18] the laws of God. He said,
[100:22] and I just thought it was interesting
[100:24] here that when the rabbitic tradition
[100:27] went the one direction to separate meat
[100:30] and milk from your diet, I mean,
[100:32] obviously it's based on some scripture.
[100:33] We know the three passages that it's
[100:35] based on. when you you you hear the
[100:38] passages don't bathe the calf in his
[100:39] mother's milk, right? That's the passage
[100:40] it comes from.
[100:42] But those passages are not mentioned in
[100:44] terms of the kosher food eating laws.
[100:46] They're they're actually mentioned in
[100:47] the paragraph about pagan worship style.
[100:51] So, you can take it to the Lord. But
[100:53] here's the good news. Here's the good
[100:54] news. Even if you do want to adhere
[100:58] uh to a rabbitic style of kosher keeping
[101:02] uh and you separate meat and milk, it's
[101:04] okay. It's okay because that still falls
[101:07] under biblical kosher anyway,
[101:10] right? It doesn't it doesn't violate the
[101:12] kosher laws. It's just not
[101:15] written as such that you need to do
[101:17] that. So, we're okay. We're good.
[101:20] Everybody relax.
[101:23] Oh, my friend, they separate. My this
[101:24] other friend doesn't separate. It's
[101:26] okay. We all win.
[101:28] My only point here is that that's a meal
[101:31] I would have liked to be part of.
[101:35] my wife who is who is Jewish uh Romanian
[101:39] from her background and Norwegian,
[101:43] right? And so a lot of the Norwegian
[101:45] people, welcome online, they eat a lot
[101:48] of bread and cheese. And she told me
[101:50] when she visited Norway, it was so
[101:52] delicious,
[101:54] the bread and the cheese. She said, "I
[101:55] can just live on bread and cheese." I
[101:58] said, "Well, you could visit Abraham."
[102:02] Me on the other hand, I I, you know, I'm
[102:04] a little bit more Levitic in nature.
[102:07] I need the meat.
[102:10] But I'm glad Abraham, he's my guy. He
[102:12] runs around everywhere. He's in good
[102:14] shape, working out at an old age. And
[102:16] what does he eat? He eats meat. But I
[102:19] like that he ate meat and cheese
[102:20] together. That makes a heck of a
[102:23] hamburger.
[102:26] Cheeseburger, I guess you could say.
[102:27] Yeah. Cheeseburger.
[102:30] Yeah. So whether you're supporting
[102:32] biblical kosher or you're supporting
[102:34] rebbitic kosher, we bless you. We
[102:36] welcome you into the family. We can all
[102:37] do it together. A lot of things are
[102:39] going on here at this covenant table.
[102:42] There's a lot of lot of power going on.
[102:44] I want to close with this last little
[102:46] section here. Pastor Ray and uh
[102:48] Stephano, you can come and help me when
[102:49] you're ready.
[102:52] Abraham's already been told
[102:56] twice that he's going to have a
[102:57] miraculous child.
[102:59] And God wants to give him a little bit
[103:00] more detail at this covenant table.
[103:03] Genesis 18:9. Let's read it.
[103:06] He says, "Where is your wife Sarah?"
[103:09] They asked him. There in the tent, he
[103:12] said, "Then one of them said, I will
[103:14] surely return to you about this time
[103:16] next year, and Sarah, your wife, will
[103:18] have a son."
[103:20] Now Sarah was listening at the entrance
[103:21] to the tent, which was behind him. And
[103:24] Abraham and Sarah were already very old.
[103:26] And Sarah was past the age of
[103:28] childbearing. So Sarah laughed to
[103:30] herself as she thought after I am worn
[103:32] out and my Lord is old. She just called
[103:35] Abraham old.
[103:37] Will I now have this pleasure? Then the
[103:39] Lord said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah
[103:41] laugh and say, will I really have a
[103:44] child now that I'm old? Is anything too
[103:47] hard for the Lord? I will return to you
[103:49] at the appointed time next year, and
[103:51] Sarah will have a son. Sarah was afraid.
[103:54] So she lied and said, "I did not laugh."
[103:56] But he said, "Yes, you did laugh."
[104:01] While of course we could focus on the
[104:02] laughing as as we do from time to time
[104:04] in this part of the the passage, it's
[104:06] not our main point today. Our main point
[104:09] today is that
[104:11] it was the Lord who chose the covenant
[104:14] table. It was the Lord who chose the
[104:17] meal time to share all of this
[104:20] information with Abraham and Sarah. It
[104:22] was the Lord who chose and set the
[104:24] timing of the birth of the promised
[104:27] child, Isaac.
[104:29] Did you catch it? They're eating and and
[104:32] he and he he turns to Abraham and he
[104:35] says, "This time next year, you will
[104:37] already have the son." That means,
[104:40] friends, come on, a little bit of math.
[104:43] That means within the next three months
[104:47] from that spoken word, she would get
[104:48] pregnant.
[104:50] The promise of 15 years ago that he
[104:53] would have that child is about to
[104:56] happen.
[104:59] And some of you need to hear that in
[105:00] your own life tonight. You've been
[105:02] waiting a long time for God to break
[105:05] through.
[105:07] And I'm encouraging you tonight.
[105:10] In three months,
[105:13] you'll be pregnant.
[105:16] In three months, that promise that
[105:18] you've been waiting on will be in your
[105:20] belly. It's about to come out. In three
[105:23] months, there's going to be the
[105:24] breakthrough that you've been
[105:25] interceding for. The family member
[105:27] you've been praying for. The
[105:29] breakthrough in your your workplace or
[105:32] in a relationship that is broken down,
[105:34] you've been praying for it. Or your
[105:35] health. There's something that God says
[105:38] you've made it these 15 years. In three
[105:40] months, you're going to be pregnant.
[105:43] And by this time next year, you will not
[105:46] give me the same story. It'll be a
[105:49] different story next year.
[105:53] And it speaks of Abraham's faithfulness.
[105:55] It speaks of Sarah's faithfulness. Of
[105:56] course, they laughed, of course. But it
[105:59] speaks of their faithfulness.
[106:01] They make their mistakes. Of course they
[106:02] do, as we will.
[106:06] But remember the timing of the covenant
[106:09] meal. Remember the timing of the
[106:12] reciprocating covenant when God says,
[106:14] "Whatever is mine is yours, whatever
[106:16] yours is mine, and you're going to have
[106:18] a child."
[106:20] And now they've got the countdown clock.
[106:23] Before they didn't know when, but now
[106:25] they know when.
[106:28] God is going to say to someone in the
[106:30] room today, "I'm almost there.
[106:34] My timing is almost ready. I'm not late.
[106:38] I'm not too busy for you. I'm not late.
[106:40] The timing is almost ready. And I want
[106:44] to just pray that over us tonight before
[106:46] we move back into a time of worship
[106:49] because I believe somebody prophetically
[106:51] needed to hear that tonight.
[106:58] Why don't we all stand just in unity
[107:00] together? If I'm sure you need to
[107:02] stretch your legs
[107:05] and if this is you tonight, I just ask
[107:07] you to lift your hands to the Lord and
[107:10] receive this prayer. Lord, we pray that
[107:13] all of our friends in the house and
[107:15] online that have been waiting for a
[107:17] breakthrough in their life, whatever it
[107:18] be, and they've been faithful to hold on
[107:21] to your promises for what seems like
[107:24] many, many years, that tonight is the
[107:27] night they get to receive the
[107:28] encouraging word that it's almost here.
[107:32] A few more months, you'll see it. It's
[107:34] going to be here. Stay faithful. Run the
[107:37] race. Finish well.
[107:40] Those promises are coming to you.
[107:45] They're they're coming. They're not
[107:47] late. I didn't forget. I promise.
[107:51] I never break a promise.
[107:54] So, Father, those of us in the room that
[107:55] need to receive that, we say yes in
[107:57] faith. We receive it tonight. We receive
[108:00] the miraculous. We receive the promise.
[108:02] We receive the covenant. We receive the
[108:04] supernatural breakthrough. We receive
[108:05] it.
[108:07] We receive it tonight by faith.
[108:12] By faith. Prayer team, please come down
[108:13] and get ready. Hallelujah.
[108:17] Hallelujah.
[108:18] You're so good, God, that you showed
[108:21] Abraham
[108:23] the various sides of your nature as a
[108:25] unified God in the voice form, the fire
[108:28] form, the physical form. You you talked
[108:31] to him about his children and his legacy
[108:33] and his land. You talked to him about
[108:35] who the Messiah would be. that we would
[108:37] even recognize him. You you you
[108:40] foreshadowed washing our feet in this
[108:42] story.
[108:44] And then you gave him the word he had
[108:46] been waiting on for 15 years.
[108:50] She's going to get pregnant within the
[108:52] next 3 months.
[108:54] We love you, God. There's nothing too
[108:57] hard for you. And we receive your
[108:59] blessing today in Yeshua's name. Amen.
[109:02] Prayer team is ready. If you need prayer
[109:03] for any reason, please come down and get
[109:05] it. We're going to worship. Just let
[109:07] that sink in for a few minutes.
[109:13] Hallelujah. Lord, we
[109:16] just come before you like Abraham and we
[109:18] we bow our hearts before you tonight.
[109:25] We bow our hearts before you.
[109:32] We cry home.
[109:36] There is no one like you. There is none
[109:41] beside me. Open up my eyes.
[109:48] I see you coming.
[109:50] Show me who you are. Fill me with your
[109:57] heart.
[109:58] Lead me in your love. To those
[110:05] we cry home.
[110:08] There is no light.
[110:12] There is love.
[110:15] >> Lord open.
[110:17] >> I want to run. I want to run to you.
[110:22] Show me who you are and fill me with
[110:28] your heart and lead
[110:32] in your love to those around
[110:37] me.
[110:42] You're worthy, Lord.
[110:49] Worth.
[110:53] Oh, yes.
[110:55] You're worthy of every song we could
[110:59] ever sing.
[111:03] You're worthy of all praise we could
[111:07] ever bring.
[111:11] We are worthy of every breath we could
[111:15] ever breathe. We live for you.
[111:25] Oh Yeshua, the name above every other
[111:31] name.
[111:35] Yeshua, the only one who could have the
[111:39] same.
[111:42] You're worthy of every breath we could
[111:46] ever breathe. We live for you.
[111:51] We live for you. We cry holy.
[111:57] Holy.
[111:59] There is no one like you. There is none
[112:04] beside you. Open up my eyes in wonder.
[112:12] Show me who you are and fill me with
[112:19] your love and lead me in your love to
[112:24] those. Say that one more time. He is
[112:28] holy.
[112:30] There is no one like you. There is none
[112:36] beside you. Open up my eyes in wonder.
[112:44] Show me who you are. Fill me with your
[112:52] lead
[112:54] in your love to those around
[112:59] me.
[113:01] And I will walk upon your promises.
[113:06] I will take you at your word.
[113:10] I will trust in you.
[113:16] We will walk upon your promises.
[113:21] Take you at your word.
[113:27] We will trust in you.
[113:31] and I will build my life upon
[113:38] your love. It is a firm foundation
[113:47] and I will put my trust in you alone
[113:56] and I will not be one more time. my
[114:02] window. I will build my back upon
[114:09] your love. It is my firm foundation.
[114:19] I will put my trust in you alone
[114:27] and I will not be shen
[114:45] Lord. Thank you.
[114:50] You know, God gave us a wonderful
[114:53] picture tonight. Uh Abraham
[114:56] running to prepare for the Lord, running
[114:59] to the Lord as soon as he recognized
[115:01] him. Quickly changing his plans. I'm
[115:05] sure he had plans. He wasn't just
[115:08] sitting around with nothing to do. And
[115:11] it's such a good picture for us to
[115:14] incorporate into our walk with the Lord.
[115:16] And I asked myself, do I hurry to you,
[115:21] Lord? Do I run to you?
[115:24] I'm pretty good at mosying.
[115:27] I'm pretty sure that's God. I think I
[115:29] might just walk over there and see.
[115:33] And God wants us to recognize his move,
[115:36] his voice, his presence.
[115:40] The psalmist tells us, "I've tasted of
[115:43] the Lord and I know that it's good."
[115:48] And when we taste him, Abraham had
[115:51] tasted. He knew the sweet presence of
[115:54] the Lord. And when we taste that that
[115:57] goodness,
[115:59] there's no hesitation. There's no
[116:01] mosing. We run to it. We pick it up
[116:04] fast. We get there quick because we know
[116:08] that it's going to be good. Abraham knew
[116:10] that his moment at the table with with
[116:14] the Lord was going to be rich.
[116:17] It was going to be full. It was going to
[116:20] satisfy.
[116:22] He knew maybe he didn't know that it was
[116:25] going to be uh your son's coming, the
[116:27] promise is going to be fulfilled, but he
[116:29] knew that's who Yeshua was. He knew that
[116:33] he was going to step away fuller,
[116:36] richer,
[116:38] with answers, with direction.
[116:41] That's why he ran to the Lord.
[116:44] So God, we're asking tonight for our own
[116:46] lives.
[116:48] Give us that anticipation,
[116:51] that hunger.
[116:53] Let us taste aresh of you again, Yeshua.
[116:56] Let us taste and know that you are good.
[117:00] That there's no thing on this earth that
[117:03] can satisfy.
[117:05] There's nothing on this earth that can
[117:07] fulfill.
[117:08] There is nothing on this earth that
[117:10] tastes like you.
[117:13] Yeshua, let us hurry. Let us have that
[117:16] anticipation again in our spirits
[117:20] that we would drop all things that we're
[117:23] doing and run to you.
[117:25] fill our minds, our spirits with that
[117:29] anticipation tonight. We pray in
[117:31] Yeshua's great, great name. We love you,
[117:33] Lord. Thank you. Amen. Wow, what a great
[117:39] meal to continue to chew on. And if you
[117:42] heard Pastor Chad, there's going to be a
[117:44] part two next week. You don't want to
[117:47] miss it. So, we look forward to seeing
[117:49] you again next week. We want to remind
[117:51] you we have just a few days left in our
[117:54] 21 days of prayer. Would you engage with
[117:56] us? You know, God answers the prayers of
[117:58] his people. You might think we're just
[118:00] going through a rhythm, an activity, and
[118:03] in 21 days it'll be over. But God is
[118:06] listening to your prayers. God wants to
[118:08] hear your prayers because God wants to
[118:11] move
[118:13] through your prayers. So we invite you
[118:15] to join us with join with us every
[118:17] morning 9:00 on our Facebook page,
[118:19] YouTube and uh we will see God's answers
[118:23] this year. And then we want to invite
[118:25] our online community especially to join
[118:27] us uh for our Kings Highway online
[118:30] community group. Joanna will be there
[118:32] with you at 7 p.m. Israel time. Looking
[118:35] forward to being with you and uh taking
[118:37] apart some of what happened tonight
[118:39] discussing that as a group. And then
[118:41] would you as you're going out tonight uh
[118:44] just remind those that are around you
[118:46] shake their hand greet meet them and say
[118:50] taste of the Lord because he is good.
[118:54] Lord bless you. Have a great week. We'll
[118:56] see you next week. As you go out
[118:59] tonight, can we declare?
[119:04] Make sure you check out our very own
[119:06] King of Kings Ministries platform, The
[119:09] Core. Alongside our weekly services, you
[119:12] will find there the Hebrew songs we
[119:14] sing, our leadership IM trainings,
[119:17] disciplehip classes, special teachings
[119:20] on Jewish holidays, seminars, and much
[119:23] more. Basically, all our videos that we
[119:26] produce. Check it out today. The
[119:28] core.km.network.
[119:32] And don't forget our podcast called
[119:34] Israelitities.
[119:36] You'll find it on your usual podcast
[119:39] platforms. The summit releases a worship
[119:42] related podcast called Deep Calls to
[119:44] Deep. Find both of these also at the
[119:47] core. We can also stand with you in
[119:50] prayer for your personal needs. Send
[119:53] those to us to we pray at kkj.org.
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