A Messianic Jewish resource ministry about Messiah Jesus-Yeshua, helping others

to know Him, the Bible, Biblical Jewish roots of Christianity, Israel and God's plan

of eternal redemption and salvation.

January 2024 Menorah Light Mission Report

Dear friend,

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Have among yourselves the same attitude that is also yours in Christ Jesus,

Who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped.

 Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness;

 and found human in appearance, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death,

 even death on a cross. Because of this, God greatly exalted him and bestowed on him the name

that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend,

of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that

Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. NABRE

Shalom from Pastor Reuben,

cc Jews in general hope in hope that God will not deal unkind with them and deliver them as He did to their fathers in Scripture. However, relying on prayer, good deeds and charity to others, plus being "Jewish" is not the Lord's way to salvation; deliverance from the eternal wrath of God. Only the Biblical faith and trust in His Messiah Jesus, the promised anointed One will do so.  Even retelling Biblical stories of His deliverance as a means of 'hope' will not do except that it may I pray, truly lead them to God and His salvation in Yeshua. Jeremiah 29:13

xxxFirst let us understand that people are born by the flesh into one cultural ethnic group or another due to no choice of their own. Second, a spiritual faith system is something a person chooses for themselves. A Jew does not give up their Jewish Heritage, culture and identity when they accept the Messiah Jesus. Rather, they gain important Jewish values; atonement as described by Moses, Israel's promised Messiah, and a personal relationship with the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. So they do not give up; they gain. They do not lose their Jewishness, they intensify it in a Biblical way. They become a Messianic Jew, a Jewish follower of the Jewish Messiah promised by the Jewish Scriptures. Remember the Jewishness of the Biblical faith. (see John 4:22; Romans 9:4-5; and 11:11-27; Acts 26:6-7) The authors of Scripture were Jewish, as were Jesus and the apostles. And they all, including the "Jew of Jews" Paul, retained their Jewishness. (Acts 2:26, 3:1, 21:21-26, 22:3; 28:17; I Cor. 7:18)

xxxThis does not mean that a Gentile becomes a Jew when he believes in Jesus, but neither does a Jew stop being Jewish when he accepts the Messiah.

The promised Messiah from God is according to His way,

not any limited human path or means. Proverbs 3:5-6

​xxxThe True Messiah has both a natural origin and a supernatural origin, which became possible by virtue of the virgin conception. Genesis 3:15 presents the clear prophecy of the coming of the Messiah, as the "seed of the woman". The woman's seed is Jesus the Messiah. As God, He was eternally existent; as a Man, He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin. So He was truly both God and Man. The very mention of a seed of a woman goes contrary to the Biblical norm, for nationality was always reckoned after the seed of the man. That is why, in all the genealogies of Scripture, only the male names are given with some very rare exceptions. The reason why the Messiah must be reckoned after the Seed of the woman is explained by Isaiah 7:14: the Messiah will be born of a virgin. Since the Messiah will not have a human father, His national origin will have to be reckoned after the woman, since His humanity comes only from her. So the very expression "her seed" implied a miraculous conception. His father was God.

xxxVery recently, as over the 37 years of Menorah Ministries in Israel, USA and on the web we have many born Jewish and non-Jewish people drawn to our ministry to find Jesus as Messiah; like Peter, Keith, Joel, Jim, Ali, Mary... ! Praise the Lord. Please click on Why Jesus is the Messiah below.

cccIn His service, thank you for your prayer and support,

ccccccPastor Reuben Drebenstedt, directorcccreunen@menorah.org cccwww.menorah.org

2024 Will Be A Very Interesting Year

Now all glory to God, who is able through His mighty power at work in us,

to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think!

Ephesians 3:20

xxxEphesian 3:20 is going to be my key verse for the year and my prayer for Reuben and myself, Menorah and all I care about as we all allow God to work though us in 2024.

xxxLast year God gave our friend Ali, a new brother in Jesus, Christian Iranian friends! That sure warmed our heart to hear that Ali now has good fellowship with a Christian community in his new home of Canada! We met Ali on the University campus here in Denver and spoke the love of Jesus with him for 8 years before he submitted his life to Jesus. We got to Baptize him and love on him in so many good ways while he was in the USA.

xxxWe all need a Christian community to grow, love and care for others in. Reuben and I are grateful for the small group he has given us for this purpose. We have lots of opportunity each week to love on each other by caring for personal and spiritual needs. We encourage and challenge each other to be the Light of Jesus where He has us! We also encourage each other by studying The Word of God together and praying for each other and the people God brings into each of our lives. We pray for the Jewish community that surrounds our home that they too will seek Jesus/Yeshua as their Messiah. We pray for God to send us Nicodemus's and He does!

xxxRecently He sent a Jewish man Peter, only one week old in his Messiah. It will be exciting to see how God wants to include him in our little community here at The Menorah House and Congregation Or HaB'rith! God has opened many doors in our Jewish neighborhood and on the internet around the world to talk of His love and answer many good questions.

xxxWe look forward to 2024 as it unfolds full of the Love, Mercy, Grace and Challenges from Jesus to guide us through! Never let go of His Hand! Thank you for your prayers, love, and support!

xxxShalom in Yeshua's love and faithfulness, from the Menorah House,

xxxxxxDonna, director donna@menorah.org

  Great to daily witness our Lords message to a needy dark world!