Core Values

 Shomair Yisrael Messianic Jewish Congregation

Kingdom Authority and Power

E. World Revival

Luke 19:1 Then Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. 2 Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. 3 And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that way. 5 And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, "Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house." 6 So he made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully. 7 But when they saw it, they all complained, saying,"He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner."
8 Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold."
9 And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham; 10 for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost." NKJV

What was lost? Relationship with God. Notice Yeshua didn’t say, “To save who was lost.”

Yeshua says, “It is my business to seek and save that which was lost.” He didn’t wait for Zacchaeus.

Anything that brings people into contact with Yeshua is of the Lord and has the power of salvation.

In Hebrew “World Revival” is “Tikkun Olam”. How is it that this became one of our core values? It is consistent with the Word of God for His congregation.

Every act of love, mixed with faith in Yeshua has the power of the Kingdom of God to bring salvation.

Of course we have the great commission…
Mark 16:15 And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. NKJV

Rom 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "The just shall live by faith." NKJV (Hab 2:4)

Here is a good-evil-good sandwich from the Lord…
Rom 2:7 eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality; 8 but to those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness — indignation and wrath, 9 tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek; 10 but glory, honor, and peace to everyone who works what is good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 11 For there is no partiality with God. NKJV

So let’s review…
Kingdom Authority and Power
• Power of God’s presence in corporate and personal life
(Without the presence of God, we can do nothing.)

History beings with man hiding himself from the presence of God in the Garden of Eden.
Jonah had the calling of God in his life, yet he tried to flee from the presence of God.

How do we get God’s presence in our lives? We invite Him in.
1 Cor 1:29 that no flesh should glory in His presence. NKJV

We have no choice…to be without His presence is to be unsaved…
2 Thess 1:9 These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, NKJV

This is the work of the congregation…
1 Thess 2:19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming? 20 For you are our glory and joy. NKJV

• Centrality of Yeshua
In many Messianic Jewish Congregations, Yeshua is relegated to a minor role in the interest of appealing to Jewish people. His name may, or may not be mentioned at the end of a prayer or two. Saying, “B’Shem Yeshua” doesn’t make you Messianic anymore than saying “In Jesus’ name” makes you Christian.

So why should Yeshua be central to everything we do, think, and say, both individually and corporately? I’ll give you a clue, it has to do with “fullness.”
Let’s refer to the Scriptures for the answer…
Col 1:19 For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, 20 and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross. 21 And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled 22 in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight — 23 if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, NKJV


• Pre-eminence of Word of God
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend (overcome) it. NKJV

We then read, after 13 verses of preparation…
John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. NKJV

The nature of the kingdom of God is grace and truth. Many churches teach grace or truth.
John 1:17 For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. NKJV

2 John 3 Grace, mercy, and peace will be with you from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. NKJV

2 John 6 This is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, that as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it. NKJV

• Apostolic/5 fold ministry
So, what is five fold ministry?
Eph 4:11 And He Himself gave some to be (like a hand – the right hand held out in front) apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 (why?) for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of the body of The Messiah, 13 (how long?) till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of The Messiah (only then will we be ready to be the Bride of the Messiah); 14 that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, 15 but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head — The Messiah — 16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the building up of itself in love. NKJV

• World revival

Yeshua had kingdom authority and power. (Luke 4:36)
Yeshua gave that authority and power to the disciples, then to the 70 and then to us.

Luke 10:17 Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name." 18 And He said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, NKJV

Central to who we are…to our vision for Shomair Yisrael…is that God’s kingdom authority and power are available to us. If we would just realize what the Lord has placed within us.

1 Cor 4:20 20 For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power. NKJV

Ps 127:1 unless the LORD builds the house,
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless the LORD guards the city,
The watchman stays awake in vain. NKJV