ONE NEW MAN

MAY WE AS TSAPHAH (WATCHMEN) NEVER REST UNTIL YISRA'EL (ISRA'EL) SEES HER SAR SHALOM (PRINCE OF PEACE) SET HIS FEET DOWN IN TZIYON (ZION).

MAY ISRAEL HAVE SHE-LOH SHALOM (HIS PEACE) IN OUR LIFETIME.
SHA'ALU SHALOM YERUSHALAYIM
'PRAY FOR THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM'
MAY THEY PROSPER WHO LOVE YOU! PSALMS 122:6
SHE-LA-NU YAH'SHUA (OUR SALVATION) COMES FROM HAKADOSH YISRA'EL (THE HOLY ONE OF ISRA'EL)

Pictured from Left to Right : Sid Roth, Prophet Bill Johnson, Bishop Danny Blanton

There is a wonderful network of believers in the Messiah known as Messianic Jews. This network is populated by Jews who acknowledge YAHshua as their personal savior. Is there a place for Gentiles in the Messianic Jewish Community ? If so what is the name of the community? Is it now the Messianic/Gentile Community? Or is it the Gentile/Jewish Community? Perhaps when these two bodies of believers merge, it can be called, The Messianic Community. In this Messianic Community of Jews and Gentiles the "One New Man "of Ephesians 2:15 emerges and then there is no more Jew or Gentile.

Most attendees at Victorious Living Chapel are Gentiles. We do not deem it logical that we would suddenly adopt a "Jewish" identity.

We draw this insight from Acts Chapter 15. As we learn our Hebraic roots we are richly blessed.

Some members of this congregation wear Tallit's and yarmulkes. Shofars are a normal part of our worship service. Our worship is complimented by our church dance ministry in Jewish costumes moving to the rhythm of Jewish music.

We honor Sabbath with appropriate candle lightings. Our services are on Friday evening and Saturday morning as we honor His Sabbath. We have Torah readings on Saturdays. We celebrate the feasts of, Purim, Tabernacles, Hanukkah , Passover and Pentecost. Understanding these feasts deepens our knowledge of the Father and the Son and Holy Spirit. On Yom Hashoah we honor those lost in the Holocaust.

We are however, not Jews. We do not want to "pretend" to be Jews. We feel this is disingenuous, as we have been exposed to Gentiles passing themselves off as Jews. There is, however, an obvious and genuine influence on this Congregation by " Jewish things ", if we may say it that way.

We do find ourselves at a point where we are probably not "Jewish" enough for some and too "Jewish" for others.

But we do have a specific direction and it is, the wonderful creation referred to in Scripture as the " One New Man. " With this comes the role of provoker. Not in a haughty, mean spirited or cynical way. This revelation of the One New Man must cause the Messianic Jews and Christian Gentiles to pause and reflect on what the Fathers wants from all of us. We should not exclude ourselves from correction and/or re-direction the Father deems appropriate!