One Year Bible Intercessors...
In the time God chose for us to live in, may we keep
our faith in the Lord as resolute as David did...
In times of praising God and prosperity...
And, in times of anguish and adversity.
In our daily walk with our Gracious Father, may we
remember and take to heart the inspired Word David received and
recorded from God:
"I know that I will live to see the Lord's goodness in this present life.
Trust in the Lord, have faith, do not despair.
Trust in the Lord."
("An Exuberant Declaration of Faith" A Psalm of David. Psalm 27:13-14 NKJV)
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Prayers for America...
We cry out to You, "Help, Lord!"
The 63rd National Day of Prayer,
Thursday, May 1st.
With over 40,000 prayer events scheduled throughout America, please
pray for God's blessings and His gifts of health and provision for event
organizers and participants. May the Holy Spirit indwell and lead these
prayer events. May there be record numbers of intercessors and firsttime attendees who come to pray for America. And, may there
be abundant good weather throughout America's 63rd Annual National
Day of Prayer. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen.
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We thank God for this Sunday's "March of Remembrance" that
Americans who love Israel,
have organized to repent of our nation's leaders' silence in WWII...
when they knew about the killing of Jews and Gentiles during the
Holocaust...
and did nothing to stop the murders.
"March of Remembrance" is now an annual worldwide prelude to prayer
and a stand in solidarity with Jews worldwide, as Israel solemnly
observes Yom Ha'Shoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day,
this Monday.
We pray that all lives taken by the hands of Nazi's and their
supporters between
1933-1945, will not be lost in vain. We pray their souls are with Jesus,
the Lover of their souls. Through education and awareness of this
atrocity, May History Not Repeat Itself.
In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen.
During the past few years, the March of Life movement has mobilized and set into
motion tens of thousands in their confession to stand with Israel in more than ten
nations. If the church in Germany had taken to the streets during the Nazi era,
Auschwitz would not have happened. If they had broken their silence and
overcome their shame, the Holocaust would not have been possible.
Come, it is time for the “March of Remembrance”, so the veil of shame and
silence can be broken over America, the nation can be changed and the
floodgates of Heaven will be opened again.
Pastor Jobst Bittner, Founder
TOS Ministry,
Tübingen, Germany
www.marchofremembrance.com
As close, we ask Lord, that Your Holy Spirit will
intercede for the needs of the United States of
America.
We ask that our nation will be set free to worship and praise You, as You are
worthy to be praised!We pray Lord, that America will once more be the home of
the free and the land of the brave.
You created our nation. We ask You to please heal our land.
For Your glory we ask these things, and it is
in Your Son, Jesus' Name we pray. Amen.
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And, Thank You for continuing topray The Lord's
Prayer
for America, Israel, and for the world and universeHe
has created...
Our Father, Who Art in Heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name,
Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will be Done, On Earth as It Is In Heaven.
Please Give Us This Day, Our Daily Bread,
And Forgive Us Our Trespasses, as We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us.
Lead Us Not Into Temptation, But Deliver Us From Evil.
For Thine Is The Kingdom, and The Power and The Glory, Forever and Ever.
Amen.
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Prayers for Israel and the Middle East...
We Pray for Great Revelation of Messiah for Jews
everywhere this week
as they observe many Festivals and The Continuing
Days of Omer...
...The observance of the bringing of grain offerings of Sheaves of Barley,
and then Wheat,
into the Temple, during the 50-days between Passover and Pentecost.
For Prayer, here is this week's listing of the many Jewish Festivals and
Observances, plus links to websites that will help increase your understanding of
their importance and significance.
Thank for your prayers for Israel!
May G-d bless you and increase your awareness and love for "The Apple of His
Eye!" Amen.
Jews on the selection ramp at Auschwitz, 1944...
March of Remembrance Sunday, April 27th. Remembering the victims of the
Holocaust... http://www.marchofremembrance.org/
Yom Ha'Hashoah/Holocaust Remembrance Day Monday, April 28th.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_HaShoah
Rosh Chodesh Iyar/Feast of the New Moon for the
Jewish Month of Iyar, Wednesday-Thursday, April 30-May 1
Days of Omer 8-14 are observed this week, according to our Gregorian
Calendar. Their daily Readings from Psalm 119 are listed in our Torah
Readings Section that follows...
Next week: Yom Hazikkaron/Israel's Memorial Day, Monday, May 5
Yom Haatzma'ut/Israel's Independence Day, Tuesday, May 6
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And, Thank You For Your Continued Prayers For Pastor Saeed Abedini and
Family
The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) continues to
work on the release of Pastor Saeed from Iran. Pastor Saeed's faith has sustained
him during his imprisonment in Iran. As he detailed in his Easter letter released
from his hospital room, Pastor Saeed called on Christians to fully reach their
spiritual potential - to fully "experience the Glorious resurrection with Christ." For
updates, please go to: www.aclj.org
And, please sign the petition asking Iran to grant clemency - freedom - to
Pastor Saeed:
Sign the Petition: Iran, Send Pastor Saeed Home to His Family.
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Our thirty-first weekly Shabbat Torah Portion/Parasha
in the annual Jewish Cycle of Torah Readings is
called:
Emor or "Speak"
These Torah, Haftarah/Prophets and Brit
Chadashah/New Testament Readings are for this
coming Shabbat:
Sundown, Friday,May 2nd - Sundown, Saturday, May
3rd,
andfor the daily Counting of the Omer/"Sheaves of
Grain" Readings.
"The Punishment of Korah's Congregation"
...An example of punishment for blasphemy found in Leviticus 24:15-16
(Woodcut by Julius Schnorr Von Carolsfield, 1860 Die Bibel in Bildern)
The Torah Parasha or Portion readings of Emor or "Speak" include:
Rules for Priests, Holy Days, Lights and Bread in the Sanctuary, and A
Blasphemer.
Torah Readings: Leviticus 21:1-24:23: Chapter Headings:
"Regulations for Conduct of Priests," "Offerings Accepted and Not Accepted,"
"Feasts of the Lord,"
"The Sabbath," "The Passover and Unleavened Bread," "The Feast of Firstfruits,"
"The Feast of Weeks," "The Feast of Trumpets," "The Day of Atonement,"
"The Feast of Tabernacles," "Care of the Tabernacle Lamps," "The Bread of the
Tabernacle," and "The Penalty for Blasphemy."
"Blowing the Shofar"
...Reflecting God's Instructions for the Feast of Trumpets, Found in Leviticus 23: 24
(Illustration from the 1894 "Treasures of the Bible.")
Haftarah (Prophets and Writings) Readings:
Ezekiel 44:15-31: Chapter Heading: "Laws Governing Priests."
"Ezekiel"
(Fresco by Michelangelo, 1510, Sistine Chapel )
Brit Chadashah (New Testament) Readings:
Book of Philippians: Chapter Headings: "Greeting," "Thankfulness and Prayer,"
"Christ Is Preached," "To Live Is Christ," "Striving and Suffering for Christ,"
"Unity Through Humility," "The Humbled and Exalted Christ," "Light Bearers,"
"Timothy Commended," "Epaphroditus Praised," "All for Christ," "Pressing
Toward the Goal,"
"Our Citizenship in Heaven," "Be United, Joyful, and in Prayer," "Meditate on
These Things,"
"Philippian Generosity," and "Greeting and Blessing."
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."
(Philippians 4:13 NKJV)
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Observing the Days of Omer/Sheaves of
Grain8-14...
Barley...
Wheat...
Over the next four weeks, Jews will continue the 49-days of
"Counting of the Omer," or Sefirat Ha'omer, now through this year's
Feast of Shavuot/Festival of Weeks or Pentecost/Fiftieth Day,
Sunday,June 8th.
The First Day of Counting the Omer, or Sheaves of Grain, began at
sundown on Sunday, April 20th this year, which is then considered the
second day of Passover or the 16th of Nisan; and it will end the night
before the holiday of Shavuot/Pentecost, at sundown on Saturday, June
7th.
The Counting of the Omer is a verbal counting of each of the forty-nine
days between the Jewish holidays of Pesach/Passover and
Shavuot/Pentecost/Festival of Weeks. This "mitzvah" or command from
God, comes from Torah to count forty-nine days beginning from the day
on which the Omer, a sheaf sacrifice containing an ancient Omermeasure of barley, was offered in the Temple in Jerusalem; up until the
day before Shavuot, when an offering of wheat would be brought to the
Temple for Shavuot, The Festival of Weeks" or known by Gentiles as
Pentecost/Fiftieth Day.
"And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the day of rest,
from the day that ye brought the omer of the waving;
seven weeks shall there be complete;
even unto the morrow after the seventh week shall ye number fifty days;
and ye shall present a new meal-offering unto the LORD."
("The Feast of Weeks" Leviticus 23:15-16)
While the Counting of the Omer is related to a sacrifice of the barley
crop, it also represents the time between the Israelites coming out of
Egypt until the time when Moses received the law on Mount Sinai. It
speaks of the Jewish people going from slavery to redemption.
This year, the Counting of the Omer is from Sundown, April 20th Sundown, June 7th.
Again, Shavuot is the day traditionally recognized by Jews that Moses
received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai. And, the 49-days of
the Counting of the Omer is always to be a time of personal reflection
and refining. It is a time of preparation, for meeting with YHVH, and for
receiving His word to Jews as a nation.
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The Days of Omer daily readings for this week, leading up to Erev
Shavuot or Pentecost Eve on Saturday, June 7th follow...
These daily special readings are from Psalm 119, "Meditations on the
Excellencies of the Word of God," and each are designated with a letter
of the Hebrew alphabet. Psalm 119 is traditionally read for the "Days of
Omer" or the Bringing of the First Fruits to the Temple:
Sunday, April 27th
Omer 8 (Means the Eighth Day of Omer, the Bringing of the Firstfruits to the Temple)
Readings: Psalms 119:7-64 "Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of God,"
Heth.
Monday, April 28th
Omer 9 (Means the Ninth Day of Omer, the Bringing of the Firstfruits to the Temple)
Readings: Psalms 119:65-72 "Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of
God," Teth.
Note: This day is also celebrated as Yom Ha'Shoah or Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel. For
more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_HaShoah
Tuesday, April 29th
Omer 10 (Means the Tenth Day of Omer, the Bringing of the Firstfruits to the Temple)
Readings: Psalms 119:73-80 "Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of
God," Yod.
Wednesday, April 30th
Omer 11 (Means the Eleventh Day of Omer, the Bringing of the Firstfruits to the Temple) and
Rosh Chodesh Iyar
Readings: Psalms 119:81-88 "Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of
God," Kaph.
Note: this year, Erev Rosh Chodesh Iyar/Eve of the Feast of
the New Moon for the Jewish Month of Iyar is also celebrated at sundown on this
day.
Special Reading: Numbers 28:1-15 "Daily Offerings," "Sabbath Offerings," and
"Monthly Offerings."
Thursday, May 1st
Omer 12 (Means the Twelfth Day of Omer, the Bringing of the Firstfruits to the Temple) and
Rosh Chodesh Iyar
Readings: Psalms 119:89-96 "Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of
God," Lamed.
Note: this year, Rosh Chodesh Iyar/The Day of the Feast of the New Moon is also
celebrated on this day.
The New Moon Feast celebrating the Jewish month of Iyar, ends at sundown.
Special Reading: Numbers 28:1-15 "Daily Offerings," "Sabbath Offerings," and
"Monthly Offerings."
Friday, May 2nd
Omer 13 (Means the Thirteenth Day of Omer, the Bringing of the Firstfruits to the Temple)
Readings: Psalms 119:97-104 "Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of
God," Mem.
Saturday, May 3rd
Omer 14 (Means the Fourteenth Day of Omer, the Bringing of the Firstfruits to the Temple) and
Torah Reading: Emor/Say.
Readings: Psalms 119:105-112 "Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of
God," Nun.
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For Those New to Our One Year Bible and
Readings...Welcome!
For our faithful intercessors and readers, we have developed a "One Year Bible
and Torah Readings Letter," with an attached amplified weekly Sunday-Saturday
"One Year Bible" Word document that includes One Year Bible Scripture
references, as well as their chapter headings.
Our history is that to learn more about our Judeo-Christian roots, over four years
ago, we added into the existing "One Year Bible" weekly letter, the traditional
Shabbat Torah/Old Testament and Haftarah/Prophets Readings read by observant
Jews worldwide. We have also included the Brit Chadashah or New Testament
Readings read by Messianic Jews.
This easy-to-use format gives us a "heads-up" for daily Scripture readings, and
tells us what the
weekly Shabbat Torah readings are for Friday and Saturday. We can read and
pray through the Bible and Torah readings, and compare their teachings to world,
national, state and local headlines; as well as to situations in our daily personal
and business lives!
Again, attached to this letter is this week's "Word" document of One Year Bible
Readings amplified with chapter headings. As the Lord leads, I have highlighted
key verses in purple...His color of royalty.
God Is So Good!
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In closing, I pray that you will be blessed as you read God's Word in His
"Amplified One Year Bible" and in His Messianic Torah, Haftarah/Prophets and
Brit Chadashah/New Testament Readings.
I pray that our combined prayers, covering America, Israel and the Whole World
that He has Created, will help establish God's Kingdom on earth as it is in
Heaven!
I ask that God will richly bless all who read and pray with God's Word.
I ask God to bless the faithful who pray for America, Israel and the Whole World
that He has Created, in the Day and Night Watches!
And I pray, that God will bless all who follow His Leading and His Word...
May many be added to His flock daily, for His Glory, until Jesus Returns!
In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen.
Susan Turner, Scribe
Amplified One Year Bible and Torah Readings
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