The Beginning of Elul – A Time of Repentance

Shalom and joy! So much has happened that we have not been able to keep up with regular posts on our website. It has been a season of learning and discipline, trials and challenges. Nevertheless, He NEVER stops working! Well, the time of Elul has begun. Today marks day 1 of the 6th Hebrew month. Interesting, last night’s message from…

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Insights into the Month of Endurance and the Day of Atonement | A Call to Loyalty to the Blood of Messiah

There is a shifting – a turbulence, a kind of ‘changing of the guard’ occurring right now. Do you sense it? Do you feel it? This podcast was recorded live from the Prayer and Training Center in Fort Worth, Texas. Listen, as Derek presents the Day of Atonement in a fascinating new light. We have entered into the period of…

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Chag Sameach – It’s Yom Teruah!

“Raise a shout for Yahuweh, All the earth! Serve Yahuweh with gladness; Come before His presence with singing. Know that Yahuweh, He is Elohim; He has made us, and we are His – His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him; bless His Name. For Yahuweh is good;…

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Happy Rosh Chodesh! It’s Elul

Shalom! Welcome to the month of Elul. It is a very strategic month designed to prepare us for transitioning into the fall festivals. This month is the month of repentance and begins our 40 day count down to Yom Kippur. It is time to prepare our hearts before Him in making sure there is nothing standing in the way of…

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Finding Purpose In Our Transitions

Shalom, This message was delivered at the McQueen Universal Ministries Prayer and Training Center and addresses some key issues regarding transitions in our life. We have included the entire service with prayer, worship and teaching. We hope you find this beneficial as transition impacts everyone of us at some point or another. He is bringing His like-minded remnant together under…

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The Freedom of Finding Your True Identity

Over the past year, I found myself on a journey that I never expected. Hidden things brought to the light because of the goodness of a Father who sees the end from the beginning. Walking in the freedom of living in the light is a daily process—a daily decision. The hardest part of being free is not in that critical…

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Reasonings of the Heart–A Yom Kippur Message

Listen, as Derek shares a special Yom Kippur Message (with intimate insights into 2 Corinthians 10), and calls to attention the subtle reasonings of the mind which so often challenge the authority and truth of the word of Elohim. If our flesh is submitted to what the Creator says is true, the enemy has no leverage to use our flesh against…

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A Journey of Reconciliation

Shabbat Shalom, With great humility, I have finally decided to release what I shared at my dad’s “celebration of life” on April 14, 2016. My prayer is that we all operate in the spirit of reconciliation, for only until reconciliation occurs, can there be a resurrection. And only until the resurrection occurs, can there be the restoration of all things.…

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One Last Breath on the Aviv Barley 2016 — A Personal Cry for Unity

Shabbat Shalom, Rivkah and I have continued to receive more questioning regarding the “floating” aviv barley reports, that seem to be drifting into the “air space” of concerned believers. “Who’s report are we to believe?”, they ask. If we go by Isaiah 53:1–it is to whom Yahuweh reveals His “Barley Sheaf”, that will determine what report to believe. Recently, a…

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Salvation is a Journey – The Story of Jonah

© Moody Publishers Is the story of Jonah just a whale of a tale told before bedtime, taught in children’s Sunday schools, viewed as cute cartoons on DVD players? Or is there a deeper message to be heard, found inside that cold, dark belly of a fish? As this passage by passage study reveals, trusting in one’s own vanity is…

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The Key is the Heart

This study investigates various issues many believers do not wish to discuss because they are either too shameful to mention or perhaps the issues are completely unknown to them. Some of the questions discussed are: Why do I still struggle with sin? Why do I still feel guilty though I have been forgiven of my sins? Can I lose my salvation?…

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Yom Kippur – Not Just a Fast

Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), the day of finalities, the summation of the 40 days of repentance, the completion of the 10 Days of Awe. What does it all mean? To the Orthodox Jews, it means fasting and repentance, spending the day in prayer and the synagogue, hoping their names are sealed in the Book of Life, and wishing others…

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Behind the Veil

“So, brothers, having boldness to enter into the Set-apart Place by the blood of Yahushua, by a new and living way which He instituted for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, and having a High Priest over the House of Elohim, let us draw near with a true heart in completeness of belief, having our hearts sprinkled from…

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Consistency of Actions

Boker Tov, Shabbat Shalom, Early this morning, I woke up with three words, “consistency of actions”. One of my favorite songs is by Chuck Girard, “Here I Am”. It is a song that describes the faithfulness of Father. It begins with: Here I am, down on my knees, Outside the sun is rising I’m moved by the voice of the…

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Elul and the Message of Repentance

The time of Elul and the season of T’Shuvah (repentance) is here. Our desire is that you will use this ‘preparation time’ wisely, and cry out to Abba to place you on His examination table. We have entered the time of no return, no going back. If you have set your sights on the coming Kingdom of Messiah, you understand…

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