Parasha Lech Lecha & Sermon: "Yeshua The Power To Change"

October 30, 2020 

Shalom and Blessings; 

What a sick and perverse world we live in. The Lord destroyed Sodom because of their ADULTERY, WICKEDNESS and their PRIDE; do you think we might be next? 

Jeremiah {23:14}: In the prophets of Jerusalem also I have seen a horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies; and they strengthen the hands of evil-doers, so that none returns from his wickedness: they are all of them become unto Me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah. 

Isaiah {13:19}: And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldeans' pride, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. 

It is scary to think that these elements; lies, adultery, wickedness, evil and pride, exist right now in our present day and are not only operating among the general population but among our leadership. Evil has become good and good evil, but worst of all evil is being publicly flaunted and celebrated. From what I understand the Lord waited for the fullness of wickedness to be present before destroying the Canaanites and Sodom and Gomorrah. The question then is how close are we to our fullness of wickedness? I do not know about you but I am sure happy that I am saved – born again in Yeshua HaMashiach (the Messiah). 

Psalm {37:12}: The wicked plots against the righteous and grinds his teeth at him; {37:13} but the Lord laughs at the wicked, knowing his day will come. {37:14} The wicked have unsheathed their swords, They have strung their bows to bring down the poor and needy, to slaughter those whose way is upright. {37:15} But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken. {37:16} Better the little that the righteous has than the wealth of all the wicked. {37:17} For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous. {37:18} The Lord knows what the wholehearted suffer, but their inheritance lasts forever. {37:19} They will not be distressed when times are hard; when famine comes, they will have plenty. {37:20} For the wicked will perish; the Lord's enemies will be like sheep fat, ending up as smoke, finished. {37:21} The wicked borrows and does not repay, but the righteous is generous and gives. {37:22} For those blessed by the Lord will inherit the land, but those cursed by Him will be cut off. 

Please remember to support the water project for the orphanage in Kenya; we are so close tofinishing. Every day the children walk past the well pipe but without a pump they cannot get 

the water out. No gift is too small. Gifts need to be made through your personal PayPal account. When giving, send it to: mataraevans2019@gmail.com. Please be sure to highlight 

"Sending money to a friend" otherwise PayPal charges us 4.4% of your gift thinking it's a purchase. Thank you and God bless you for your concern and generosity. 

Visit our blog for more teaching and to view previous Torah commentaries: https://weeklyparasha02.blogspot.com/

Hi Ellen here…yes a very tumultuous time indeed. Please be strengthened and encouraged because our God is BIGGER than all these things. It is a special time by which we need to see with spiritual eyes and not rely on the physical. This is also a special time to hunker down and pray for our leadership. I think that we need to release to the Lord His choice and not judge. God will not allow anyone to come into power that He has already chosen from the beginning of time. Even at its bleakest moment our God reigns supreme and he will choreograph every outcome to line up with His will and His plan. Remember my favorite Scripture…We know the plans He has for us are for a future and a hope and not of calamity, Jeremiah 29: 11-15. We love you Lord and we love you…blessings in Yeshua! 

Yours in Messiah Yeshua; our Lord, our God, our soon coming King;

Rabbi Jack & Ellen

Read Parasha

Listen to sermon "Yeshua The Power To Change "

Parasha Noach & Sermon: "The Word becomes flesh"

Shalom and Blessings 

Praise God the lockdown restrictions have been eased and we are being promised that if the morbidity rate decreases eventually things will open up again. Sadly for many merchants, restaurants and bars it is too late, countless stores have closed and FOR RENT signs have taken their place. One of the hardest hit has been the tourism industry, thankfully the airport opened last Thursday with restrictions for certain incoming passengers. Our hearts grieve for all the people who have suffered loss, both business owners and employees. The economy will be a long time recovering. 

Tuesday night the IDF discovered a terrorist tunnel from Gaza which reached dozens of meters into Israel. Two hours after the discovery Gaza fired a rocket into the southern area of the country. The rocket was intercepted by the Iron Dome and no damage or injuries were reported. Of course the IAF retaliated; the tit-for–tat continues! Also Tuesday night the IAF attacked a military base in southern Syria killing a number of pro-Iranian militants. I do not think it takes a military strategist to realize that an Iranian retaliation attack could happen any day. 

Last week we celebrated the drilling of the well for the orphanage in Migori, Kenya. By the grace of God we were able to raise the funds necessary for this phase of the project. However, we have water but at present no way of pumping it out of the ground we lack the finances to buy the electric pump, solar panels to run it and the storage tank assembly. We are short approximately $6,500 US to make this dream a reality and complete the work we started. "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans…." (James 1:27). 

Please continue to support the water project for the orphanage in Kenya, no amount donated is too small. Donations need to be made through your personal PayPal account. When making a donation, make it to: mataraevans2019@gmail.com Please be sure to highlight "sending money to a friend" otherwise PayPal charges us 4.4% of your donation. Thank you and God bless you for your concern and generosity. 

Hi Ellen here…We all want power. Hopefully your desire is power from above! The Holy Spirit blesses us with the fruits of the Spirit; we have to utilize them, study them and apply them. We purpose each day to grow in Love, Joy, Peace, Goodness, Faithfulness, Kindness, Gentleness, Patience and Self-Control…but it's the "Gifts" - Wisdom, Knowledge, Discerning of spirits, Miracles, Healing, Supernatural Faith, Prophecy, Tongues and Interpretation of tongues that produce power! We need to take time and study God's Word…to pray but also to be silent in His presence. There are statistics in the world that say most of us stop learning when we leave school…well let us bash those false claims and buckle down from Genesis to Revelation. Yes let our light shine in this dark world but in addition let us back up that light with wisdom and knowledge from above. Love you all! 

Visit our blog for more teaching and to view previous Torah commentaries: https://weeklyparasha02.blogspot.com/

Yours in Messiah Yeshua; our Lord, our God, our soon coming King. 

Rabbi Jack & Ellen 

Read Parasha

Sermon: "The Word becomes flesh"

Mini Sermons: "This Too Shall Pass" & "Don't give in to the flesh"

Shalom from Israel.


I have attached two mini sermons (teachings) which I would like to share with you. Trust they will be a blessing.

Yours in Yeshua, our Lord, our God, our soon coming King.

Rabbi Jack

Sermon: "This Too Shall Pass"

Sermon: "Don't give in to the flesh"

Parasha B'resheet, sermon "The Rocks Cry Out" & video "Water drilling at the compound in Migori, Kenya"

Shalom and Blessings

The lockdown continues and it is having a horrifying effect on people's lives. Monday, in total desperation after having to go bankrupt and now facing eviction from his shop, a 38 year old father of three threw the contents of his store onto the sidewalk in front of his store on Allenby Street in Tel Aviv. He said that if he had to lose everything and join the unemployment line, at least someone should benefit. He wanted to donate the store contents of shoes and clothing but the charity wanted to charge him to come and pick-up, which he could not afford. To add insult to injury an inspector fined him 5000 shekels ($1,400.US), for littering. When the Tel Aviv mayor learned of the circumstances, however, he had the fine withdrawn. People are hurting and the longer this lockdown goes on the more horror stories we are going to hear.  The government is incapable of coming to a consensus and there is terrible infighting. Please join us as we pray that God will temper His judgment with His mercy.

Glory to God! Ellen and I are doing well. We had a glorious High Holiday Day season with the groups in Kenya sharing over Skype. The services were glorious and everyone was totally blessed. The group in Nairobi is looking for a new location to meet and since the holiday services went so well over Skype we decided to hold our Shabbat services over Skype until a new location can be found. Please pray that God would lead us to the perfect location to meet for the future.

The drilling for water has been completed at the compound in Migori, Kenya, but we still are in need of funds for the pump.  Please continue to support the water project for the orphanage, no amount donated is too small. Donations need to be made through your personal PayPal account. If you do not have one it is very easy and free to sign up for one; Google www.paypal.com and follow instructions to set up your account. When making a donation, make it to: mataraevans2019@gmail.com Please be sure to highlight "sending money to a friend" otherwise PayPal charges us 4.4% of your donation. Thank you and God bless you for your concern and generosity. I have attached a short video of the drilling work in progress.

Hi Ellen here…As you all know Jack and I have experienced some difficult times in the past 5 years here in Israel but we want to say that God is bigger than any of those things!  He is so BIG that He saved Jack's mom, cured Jack of cancer and even made a way for us to continue the work He has laid before us through this pandemic.  What I am trying to say is that we make plans but the outcome is of the Lord, Proverbs 16:9.  God has also shown me this past week that I limit Him and Jack and me.  I have repented but I am passing this on…don't put God in a box; don't put yourselves in a box.  If you are filled with Him then mighty things will happen.  He answers us and even goes over what we have asked for because of His love and caring.  Please say this Scripture with me from Psalm 107…"We cried out in our trouble and He saved us from our distresses, He sent His Word and it healed us, He delivered us from all our destructions in the Name that is above all names, Yeshua, Yeshua, Yeshua!!!

Visit our blog for more teaching and to view previous Torah commentaries: https://weeklyparasha02.blogspot.com/

Yours in Messiah Yeshua, our Lord, our God, our soon coming King.

Rabbi Jack & Ellen

Read Parasha

Listen to sermon "The Rocks Cry Out"

Water drilling at the compound in Migori, Kenya

Parasha V'Zot HaBracha & Sermon "Greatful- Bread From Heaven"

Shalom and Blessings

As the lockdown continues we are seeing a decrease in Covid-19 infections, but the percentage of those tested to those infected is still at 10.4% which is above the government's target before lessening restrictions. Anti-Netanyahu protests are still taking place in violation of the restriction orders with no sign of stopping. The ultra-orthodox are rebelliously defying restrictions placed on their gatherings. In defiance five thousand attended a famous rabbi's funeral and when confronted pelted police cars and buses with stones. According to government statistics the ultraorthodox account for 40% of all corona infections here. 

Netanyahu's Likud party has become so unpopular that polls show if an election were to be held today they would drop in the Knesset from 36 seats to 26 seats and Bennett's Yamina party would jump from 5 seats to 23 seats. Personally Ellen and I think that Bennett is a good choice if Netanyahu is to be replaced.

Because of the flagrant disregard for mask wearing here and the many people we confront who do not wear masks in our building and at stores where we shop; we purchased a sticker that has been tested and proven to improve the antiviral capacity of face-masks. We know that God is our defense but have also chosen not to tempt the Lord our God by not taking all the safety precautions available to us.

Hi Ellen here…Yes we continue in lockdown but that is okay because where there is much opposition there is a greater breakthrough!  I have a warning to all…"Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.  By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Messiah Yeshua has come in the flesh is of God…"1 John 4:1-2.  I have only typed in these verses but please read on.  We live in a tumultuous world and many want to hear only good things, they want their ears tickled but do not fall prey to such doctrine.  I have to paraphrase a statement my husband makes often and that is "Tough times call for tough measures!!!  Tough measures now mean increased prayer, increased fasting, decreased self, study the Word often and purpose to walk in the spirit and not in the flesh…remember, we are in the world but we are not of the world!  Just one more…I heard a great play with words during this time…The mess that you are in – turn it into a message and the test you are experiencing - turn into a testimony…Blessings!

Announcement: we will be broadcasting on Skype this coming Shabbat, Shemini Atzeret/Simcha Torah service and ALL are welcome; please contact us for the Skype link…thank you.

Visit our blog for more teaching and to view previous Torah commentaries: https://weeklyparasha02.blogspot.com/

Yours in Messiah Yeshua, our Lord, our God, our soon coming King.

Rabbi Jack & Ellen

Listen to Parasha

Listen to Sermon "Greatful- Bread From Heaven"

 

 

Parasha Succoth & Sermon: "God Loves God Forgives"

Shalom and Blessings 

We are well into our second week of the lockdown. Wednesday 1 in 6 tests for Covid-19 came back positive, which adds up to over 8,000 people in one day. Despite all the warnings and the high daily infection rates, a good section of the Israeli population are not wearing masks or are wearing them incorrectly (below their noses or as chin supports). There are extremely large protests (thousands of people), against Prime Minister Netanyahu going on in Jerusalem, with very few of the protesters wearing masks or wearing them correctly. The protests have become so bad, and in some cases violent, that the Knesset voted a one month ban on all protests. However, in true Israeli form there are now protests against the anti-protest law. We are even having protests against the protesters, with no indication that there will be an end to this madness. Come quickly Lord Yeshua; redeem Israel from all her troubles. 

Please continue to support the water project for the orphanage in Kenya, no amount donated is too small. Donations need to be made through your personal PayPal account. If you do not have one it is very easy and free to sign up for one; Google www.paypal.com and follow instructions. When making a donation make it to mataraevans2019@gmail.com Please be sure to highlight "sending money to a friend" otherwise PayPal charges us 4.4% of your donation. Thank you and God bless you for your concern and generosity. 

Hi Ellen here…What a glorious Hag this past weekend…Yom Kippur, once in our youth long and laborious, was filled with anticipation and blessings. Albeit being a "new thing" we worshiped with many on Skype. My favorite was the Ne'ilah service. Over the many years of these services which were a prelude to a piece of challah and a cup of coffee …I felt elated and hopeful for things to come. The groups in Kenya were such a blessing…we continue to pray for a new place to worship so all can come together to consistently fellowship as one. Bless you all and we look forward to an anointed Succoth service…hallelujah! 

Announcement: we will be broadcasting on Skye this coming Shabbat, Succoth service and ALL are welcome; Please contact us for the Skype link…thank you. 

Visit our blog for more teaching and to view previous Torah commentaries: https://weeklyparasha02.blogspot.com/

Yours in Messiah Yeshua, our Lord, our God, our soon coming King. 

Rabbi Jack & Ellen 

Read Parasha

Sermon: "God Loves God"