The One New Man
Invitation
by Reuven Doron
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Grafted into what? The Bible assures us that the God of Israel, through the
sacrificial work of Jesus, invited all nations to join His family through faith
in Israel's Messiah. This new identity and lineage is described as both
"being born again into a living hope," and being "grafted
into" God's cultivated olive tree.
Where do you really belong?
Romans 11, God's Word, explains it: “And
if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were
grafted in among them, and with them became a partaker of the root and fatness
of the olive tree, do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast,
remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you…For if you
were cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and were grafted contrary
to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, who are
natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?””
Every one of us keeps a special place in our hearts for our ancestors
and heritage. Even those of us who are not into the “genealogy thing”
cannot deny our roots or ignore where we have come from. Like a seed sent from
heaven, each person on earth has been planted into a specific earthly
bloodline where we grow and develop our personalities, strengths, weaknesses,
and core foundations.
In
this respect, some are more fortunate than others in that they are planted
into healthy and supportive families where gifts and talents are cultivated and
where love and emotional support create healthy souls. Others get a rougher,
more challenging start, as their families of origin wound them, causing them to
limp for life. However, such challenging backgrounds also force us to
discover strengths and develop creative survival capabilities that otherwise
may not have come through.
Either way, whether we like it or
not, the natural person will be forever impacted by our natural ancestry.
And no matter how successful or privileged some bloodlines may be, all of
them are marred by SIN and trace back to ADAM and to the FALL. Sin and
death run through our blood, and the ONLY WAY OUT of this conundrum is by
being BORN AGAIN.
Here
lies the wonder of the “ONE NEW MAN” (Ephesians 2:14-15) that the Apostle
wrote about when describing how the Gentile
disciples are grafted, by Faith, into the Olive Tree which is the eternal
family of God. The Scripture tells us that even though God’s
“Peoplehood” was launched through Abraham and Sarah, everyone in it, whether
Hebrew or Gentile, must be grafted into it by faith. No one is born into this
Olive Tree naturally; rather everyone
whose name is recorded in the Book of Life is invited to be “grafted” into
God’s family through the obedience of faith.
A key element in the ministry of
the Messianic Jewish community to the Church is the presentation of a clear
REMINDER that all who believe and abide in Messiah have actually joined an ancient people group that God created for
Himself.
The Apostle Paul, while
encouraging the Roman disciples to financially support the Messianic Jewish
community in Jerusalem during the turbulent days of the First Century A.D. brought the example of others who already
did so. “For it pleased those from
Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints
who are in Jerusalem. It pleased them indeed, and they are their debtors. For
if the Gentiles have been partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is
also to minister to them in material things.” (Romans 15).
According to Paul, the Gentile
disciples, once they are born again into the heavenly family, have become “partakers of their (Israel’s)
spiritual things.” Consequently, the apostolic logic concludes that
these Gentile “partakers” have a “duty … also to minister to them in material
things.” Amazing.
All members of Messiah’s Body are intertwined with one another, and each member
of this new kind of humanity have something to give and something to receive.
God’s wisdom and counsel call for Jew and Gentile to become ONE in
Messiah. It is not a oneness of race or nationality, rather it is a oneness of Spirit and of
purpose. According to the apostolic doctrine, the Gentiles are invited,
through faith in Messiah, to be fully grafted (integrated) into God’s
peoplehood, His eternal Olive Tree. As Paul reminded the Romans, they can
now share in the rich substance of that Olive Tree as they are “… grafted in
among them (the Jews), and with them became a partaker of the root and fatness
of the olive tree.” (Romans 11).
Together,
as a new kind of humanity, ONE NEW MAN believers gain access to the only
bloodline that carries eternal life; the sinless and holy blood of God’s
Messiah who was born without sin. Mystical John was convinced that “in Him there is no sin.” (I-John 3).
Pragmatic Peter said that He “committed
no sin.” (I-Peter 2). And intellectual Paul wrote that He “knew no sin.” (II-Corinthians 5). The entire apostolic witness agrees that
Yeshua’s sinless life was the prerequisite for the success of His eternal sacrifice.
Therefore, taking the Lord’s
Supper often is our joy and our honor as we partake of Him and declare our
victory through His death and resurrection to the powers and the principalities
until the very end of this age.
8/28/25 Reuven
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DONNA: Reuven,
as I have been studying all the points you made here - savoring the clarity of
your statements, I got to this and had a thought I want to bounce off you.
You wrote, "the Gentile
disciples, once they are born again into the heavenly family, have become
“partakers of their (Israel’s) spiritual things.” Consequently, the apostolic logic concludes that these Gentile
“partakers” have a “duty … also to minister to them in material things.”
Amazing. All members of Messiah’s Body are intertwined with one another,
and each member of this new kind of humanity have something to give and something to receive."
I have been contemplating all the
Christians who deny Israel and the Jewish people as significant to Christians.
I know many of them are going to awaken to the truth before the end, but
even among those that are already supporters of Israel, yet they deny
the family relationship of Christians and Jews in the faith of Yeshua. These same Israel supports are those who
often financially support the religious Israeli persecutors of Israeli
Messianic Jews, and do not consider
in the least financially supporting those carrying the Gospel to fellow
Israelis – which is, as you rightly connected, the
"duty" of those Christians partaking in Israel's spiritual things.
It seems to me we are at a point in prophetic history where the lack of
identification of Christians with their spiritual kin among Jews in the faith
of Jesus, is breaking the sharing God expects of us.
In Matthew 13:11-12 Jesus said, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the
kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. Whoever has, will be
given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he
has will be taken away from him."
It strikes me that at this
stage of God's unifying the one new man in faith in His Son, that Christians
remaining apart from the Israeli Messianic community, refusing to fulfill their
"duty" to do so, are in that very place of losing what they think
they have in the spiritual abundance of Israel. We have resources to give
to each other as Christians and Messianic Jews and when we refuse to see that,
don't our losses of the spiritual resources we have begin to be taken away as
Jesus said? I think so.
Arrows
from Zion
Summarized from the Weekly Summary of Prayer
Requests Israeli Ministries
Howard Bass( Nachalat
Yeshua/Inheritance of Yeshua) once again had so many profound points to
make in his latest from how the enemy’s strategy is to wear us down “to have us "quit the fight" and stirring up all kinds
of complaints "in the wilderness/desert." How that doesn’t just apply
to Israel’s war, but also to the body of believers in all the world with many “opinions,
disputes, doubts.” The body disputes in Israel over the war are “-- much of it concerned with world
"opinion" and the revising and re-writing of history. Ignorance and indifference are the soils of deception.”
This is why we have to know
our God and the full counsel of His Word. If we base our convictions on
anything else than God’s Word it is the best soil for deception to take root
in.
The first thing Howard mentions is
how the children are returning to school where “they will be taught
in a world increasingly parting from believing and knowing that there must be
absolute truth and righteousness and love. Without that, nothing can be
certain, and no one can stand on a firm foundation that is always sound against
any and every storm and disaster.” The Israeli children are in the same boat as
children all over the world whose parents have wandered away from the rock
solid foundation of God’s Word to dabble in the way the world is going. You may enjoy the message Howard brought last
week as part of the series he has been preaching all year. He writes, “week I
touched on a nerve for more than a few: Sanctification: Serving God, and Not Mammon.”
What some consider sticky issues are not
so sticky if God’s Word is the last word and the whole counsel is considered. As
Howard brought out, many have been deceived in the nations over the deception
that Israel is committing “genocide” – even Christians – because Judeo-Christian westerners are loathe to "see people suffer
and die,"
and
can therefore be controlled and ruled more easily by emotions rather than by
truth and righteousness.”
He writes, “Israel is a sovereign nation
by the righteousness of God carrying out His plan of redemption, as He has said and had written for
our instruction. There is an
incessant war against that -- both spiritual and carnal -- and Israel has every legal justification
for both defending itself, and taking
necessary offensive means to seek to
prevent her enemies from continuing to try to carry out their stated raison d'etre of destroying the people and
nation, and taking the land for themselves.” There are so many wonderfully thought out, biblically based and
profound comments made in the
monthly email Howard sends
out. Avail yourself via email
Guy Cohen, another mightily anointed pastor in the town of his birth, Acco, at Harvest of Asher, encourages us to take this period of
“the
month of Elul, a season of repentance, self-examination, and spiritual renewal. It is a time when our hearts are stirred to return to the
Lord.” This is the run up to the Feast of Trumpets a prophetic picture of the end time plan of God. Guy writes
that through the Hebrew scriptures ,” the months are counted by number
rather than by name” and how it was “was only after the return from the
Babylonian exile that the Jewish people began using the Babylonian names for
the months, such as Tammuz, Av, and Elul...” (That is something I’m chewing
on for meaning!)
He writes, “The famous phrase: “I am
my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine” (Song of Songs 6:3) reminds us of
the deep intimacy between God and His people. Elul is the time when the King is
near, welcoming us with love and mercy.” In other words: the time to repent is
now BEFORE the coming prophetic events of Fall biblical Feasts of the LORD. Guy
continues, “) Our repentance is not by our own strength, but through the
atonement of Messiah’s blood. He is our true wall, our shield, our refuge,
and our living hope. The prophet Malachi declared: “Return to Me, and I will return
to you.” … “For I know the plans I have for
you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give
you hope and a future.” (Jeremiah 29:11) This is God’s heart not
only for the individual, but for all Israel, to be restored, redeemed, and
brought into His everlasting hope. Elul is A Call to Action, an Invitation
From Israel Pochtar of Beit Hallel in Ashdod, A
New Prophetic Season Begins - Entering the Month of Elul (אֱלוּל) “It’s not about trying harder or being perfect. It’s about turning
back to God, letting Him meet us where we are, and opening our hearts to His
love and guidance.” | Praying On Mission We ask you to join us
the Spirit leads to lift up the mission of showing the love of Yeshua in Israel
through our important work. 2 Min Read | Can you feel it? There is a movement in the air, a stirring of hearts.
Change is on the horizon and God is preparing something bigger than we can even
imagine. We are poised for a move of the Spirit just as in the days of Acts
and God is calling you and me to be a part of it.
That’s why we are
in a new building and Renovating for Revival. Learn more |
Shemen Sasson - Anointed with the Oil of
Gladness | “You love
righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you
with the oil of gladness more than your companions.” (Psalm
45:7) There’s something very real and very personal in these words. They remind us that the choices we make in
life matter deeply to God. When we love what is right, when we honor His
ways, when we turn our backs on wickedness—even if it
costs us something—God responds by pouring out His blessing in a way the world
can’t give. He anoints us with what the Bible calls Shemen Sasson—the oil of
gladness...Click title to WATCH
Chaim Malespin writes on a great event
they are holding next month: Nations
Gather to Fulfill God’s Call for Israel | Two years ago, darkness
tried to extinguish hope. Today, we choose to kindle light together. | WATCH the VIDEO here! | The
Galilee Light Festival on October 9, 2025,
represents the celebration of Succot, the Feast of Tabernacles, something
profound: the ancient Jewish tradition of transforming mourning into meaning,
despair into determination. This isn't just commemoration—it's celebration of the unbreakable bonds between God and
man, and our partnership with his plans for Israel‘s
future as a blessing to all the families of the earth. … This grassroots gathering transcends borders—uniting
about 70 nations and thousands worldwide who understand that when we stand with
Gods heart for Israel and the prophetic word, we stand for the light and
blessing over us all.
… This year, be part of a
great shift. Partnership deadline: Sept 18, 2025 In friendship and
solidarity, from Chaim Malespin
asking if you will Partner Today
8/20
Chaim's Daily VIDEO from Day 691 Swords
of Iron - “Down to the wire”
| ALSO “Please
continue to keep Israel in your prayers—that we will not lose hope, not lose
faith, and not succumb to the pressures that would derail us from reaching our
goals. God willing, we will see victory: that Gaza would be freed from
the tyrannical rule of Hamas and Islamic Jihadism, that the remaining 50 hostages
still held in Gaza would return home. And my hope is that one day, this place
of torment would become a place of peace.
With God, all things are possible.” |
Check out my Israel series it’s playing all over the world HERE
From Revive Israel led by
Youval and Valerie Yanay – “we find ourselves preparing for a
new season in the fields, in the pens, and in our homes. Children
are returning to their programs and routines, the market is coming back to
life, and our community is being renewed through gatherings and shared service.
It’s a powerful reminder that every season of life is part of God’s perfect
plan: "For everything there is a season, and
a time for every matter under heaven." – Ecclesiastes 3:1
Then today 9/5 they send a new
update so encouraging: Days of Awakening Among the Next
Generation | Exciting times are unfolding here at the farm. Even
amid the challenges of war and political tension that Israel has faced over the
past two years, we sense a mighty stirring in
the Spirit. This is a season of awakening. "Awake,
you who sleep, arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light." – Ephesians 5:14 “Many young
people who grew up in believing homes are returning to their roots, coming back
to Yeshua with renewed hearts…. Young men and women, some finishing military service and others
returning from travel abroad, are longing to rediscover their faith and invest
in the eternal values of God.
From
the beginning, our heart in establishing the farm was to create a place of
peace and rest, where weary souls can be restored. It fills us with joy to see
young people drawn here, seeking to be filled with His Spirit…. We invite you to pray with us for young
believers and all hearts in the Land….. Pray also for our community, that God would grant wisdom, guidance,
and the fullness of His Spirit as we serve and minister to each one who comes. Let
us press forward together in faith, walking in His ways, shining His light, and
trusting Him to awaken hearts across the Land.”
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The Tikkun Global 2025 Conference has just announced the addition of Brigitte Gabriel as a speaker! Brigitte will speak on “In Defense of
Judeo-Christian Values.” They write, “We believe her message will be a timely
call to strengthen and unify the Body of Messiah.” Register here for
the conference in Anaheim, California Sept 11-12, 2025.
Watch this Video teaching by Ariel
Blumenthal His
Circumcision, Our Circumcision The covenant of physical circumcision was
made exclusively with the Jewish people, but God’s plan through Abraham was for
all those who are willing to embrace circumcision of the heart through faith in
Yeshua to be included. Together, both Jew and Gentile, we make up the family of
God. Don’t miss this significant teaching. | The Full
Picture by Guy Cohen, Acco Harvest of
Asher congregation | “Yeshua is never late. We often assume He is –
because we didn’t get the outcome we expected, or the answer we wanted, in the
timing we hoped for. But our expectations are not always aligned with His
purpose.”
Sally Shiff out of the HaMaayan
congregation in
Kfar Saba writes on
9/5 It has been 700 days since October
7, 2023 when 1,200 Israelis were murdered, and 5,431 were injured. Since
then: A total of over 26,000 rockets, missiles, and drones had been fired at
Israel since the start of the conflict on October 7, 2023. This includes:
~13,200 from Gaza ~12,400 from Lebanon ~400 from Iran ~180 from Yemen ~60 from
Syria | Updated totals beyond that date aren't confirmed yet, although
additional figures (like the 9,000+ from Hezbollah) suggest continued attacks.
(and this is just until October 2024!) And still 48 hostages are not home in
Israel | 9/3 “The
surge into Gaza City continues | Thirty-three thousand reservists called up to finish the job
and rescue the hostages. Please continue to pray for God's wisdom and protection.
"Israel’s Largest
Reserve Call-Up Since the War Began: Gaza Ground Offensive to Begin Soon
| 9/1 In Israel, our school year started! Pray for our children who are encountering so many obstacles. Subjects
like sexual perversion, DEI, and other anti God are being taught to them even
at an early stage.
Keren
Silver, the daughter-in-love of David & Josie Silver of Out of Zion ministries, writes “ In Quietness and in Trust” which is taken
from Isaiah 30:15. She writes, “The
black cloud hanging over Israel is not just a headline - it is a heavy reality
felt in every home, among believers and non-believers alike. Faith is being tested and any kind of peace
feels elusive. Hope and joy are not givens - they are daily battles.” I so
appreciate the Israeli ministries who have in humility admitted how much
pressure is upon all the citizens of Israel during this war. To be transparent
of the toll this has taken on all Israelis cannot be taken lightly. As the
followers of Messiah, they provide an example for us when the crushing times
come, how “in
quietness and in trust shall be your strength.” Keren writes. “Staying on the Rock is difficult when the storm winds blow
strong. Voices and opinions sound from every direction - plus the constant
swirl of news spins - can easily shake our footing.” This is the time she
writes, “that calls for sharpness of spirit, resilience of heart, and a
close walk with Yeshua, the One who will ultimately revive creation and make
all things new (“Tikkun Olam” – the renewal of the world)…. Yes - there are times when God calls us
to fight, to engage, to act in faith. But there are also times when He calls us
to release our grip entirely - to surrender control, lay down fear and worry,
stop striving in our own strength, and simply stand still before Him. It is in that posture - quietness, trust, and surrender - that
we witness His power on full display.” Keren, along with husband Stefan, serve in the
Kerem-El/God’s Vineyard congregation.
Avner Boskey of David’s Tent writes of
an immediate need as they are finalizing their Ezekiel 37
Project – our 32-plus video teachings in English soon to be
available bi-weekly on social media and on our website www.davidstent.org. . This video course has been taught
twice in Israel in the Hebrew language, and will now be available worldwide
and free of charge for the English-speaking world…. Ezekiel 37 Project involves a broad-based spectrum of Messianic
equipping coming from a Jewish perspective, with solid biblical foundations
shaped by Jewish and Messianic Jewish history, a focus on the unique Last Days
contribution that God has crafted which will come to fruition at the hands of
Jacob’s children, and the Scriptures’ teaching about coming Middle-East-based
military conflicts directed against the Jewish people and their Land.
As we are closing in on the final steps of video editing, social
media advertising/outreach, and necessary webpage upgrade, we are in need of
one more financial boost which will enable us to cross this fast-arriving
finish-line…. The need is immediate. Any contribution
would be significant. To donate online
visit: http://www.davidstent.org/give
Leon Mazin of the Return to
Zion Center/Shaveitzion in Haifa writes about
a spiritually enriching time they spent in Norway with “a group of 12
young people who had completed their service in the Israel Defense Forces on a
renewal and discipleship trip.” It is called their Nesher Project that over the
years several hund people have taken part. “We know that many of them didn’t
just experience a renewal in their faith, but became strong believers in
Yeshua, active leaders, and servants in Eretz Israel. At the same time, our
brothers and sisters in Norway were also deeply blessed through ministering to
these young Israeli men and women.”
He continues, “In recent years, Israel has faced a wave of criticism from within
Norwegian society. But we thank God that many Christians in Norway know the
truth. They stand with Israel in love, in prayer, and in action. For two and a
half weeks this summer (July–August 2025), the Nesher Project took place in
Norway — in Hemsedal, Voss, and Bergen…. During the Project, we
were joined by Norwegian youth, and it was an absolutely beautiful time of
fellowship. The Lord richly blessed everyone — both our Israeli group and our
Norwegian brothers and sisters. This trip wasn’t just about teaching — it was
also about adventure and shared life. . . . And in all of it — the
Lord was right there in their midst. Many of you know that unique moment when the Holy Spirit begins to
move, and relationships form naturally, deeply, almost effortlessly — and unity
comes. That’s exactly what happened during this time.”
As for prayers for the three
congregations under Leon’s oversight, At Shavei Tzion (Return to Zion), Or Chai (Light of Life or Living
Light) and Nezer
ha-Galil (Crown
of the Galilee) Congregations, he asks
for the upcoming restart of the Music School and the charitable Soup Kitchen.”
PLUS “approaching the fall holidays —
a season that brings with it both joy and responsibility, along with a fair
share of work…. May
our Heavenly Father bless you and your loved ones. I’d like to again thank you
for your financial support and prayers for Shavei Tzion ministry. As I
shared earlier — we are, unfortunately, still at war. This continues to place a
heavy burden on our hearts, minds, and daily lives.
Michael Beener of City of Life in Sderot is also focused on the Fall holidays
as they are preparing to serve over 300 needy families with food support and
grocery vouchers. That is a $17,000 fundraising goal for them. If you can help
them go to the website to learn more and donate
Also look into the situation this
congregation faces in their city even as they do such great humanitarian work: Necessity of Our Own Building for the
Congregation and Distribution Center | We are facing ongoing pressure from
local authorities, influenced by ultra-Orthodox extremist groups like Yad
L’Achim, trying to shut down our distribution center and congregation.
They see our work and the support we receive as a threat. (They are provoked to JEALOUSY!) Support us in this vision!
From Cookie Schwaeber-Issan, commentator at AllIsraelNews and the Jerusalem
Post: | 9/2 Why
British ambassador’s Palestinian statehood vision is deeply flawed | 8/27 The Weak World Leaders Who Want To Dictate
Israeli Policy | 8/24 No Jews allowed in the year 2025 | 8/22 Too Busy Studying Talmud To Think About
God | Jerusalem Post | 8/26 We Can Criticize Israel, But You Can't!
Back in July I got a great email from a subscriber in
New Zealand, Rob Yule. It took me a while, but this week I have room to share. There are so many
of the subscribers who have been serving the Lord in support of Israel for
years and even decades. I wanted to share Rob’s story, and also let you know
about the books he wrote that could be great resources for further
understanding of our calling from God to serve Him.
Here is Robert M. Yule’s email 7/11/2025:
I was most interested to read your account
of how you became persuaded of God’s purposes for Israel and in support of
Messianic believers. I too had a journey like this, but different from yours.
In my first church, I suffered two
schisms beginning at the start of my second year (1980). In desperation for God
to move in rebuilding unity and bringing restoration, I began to pray in the
darkened church at night, “between the porch and the altar” (as Joel 2:17
says), for God to rend the heavens and come down, to send an outpouring of the
Holy Spirit, and to create an exemplary Christian community like the early
church in the book of Acts, which would attract people by its worship, witness
and common life.
All
this has happened in a remarkable way – and forty-five years
later this church is now a shining example of charismatic renewal, the flagship
church of the Presbyterian movement in New Zealand.
But
something quite unexpected happened when I was baptised in the Spirit on 30
October 1981 as a result of these prayers. God started to show me what he was
doing to prepare the world for the return of Jesus – including the role of the
Jewish people, being restored to their land and to their Lord. It was a
quite different scenario to the various popular eschatologies then current,
especially escapist rapture teaching. It took me more than a decade and a half
to think it all through and resulted in a short booklet, The Return of Jesus: Earthing the
Christian Hope (1998).
This experience led me to a
life-changing trip to one of the earliest International Christian Embassy Feast
of Tabernacles Celebrations in Jerusalem, where I met Derek Prince, Steve
Lightle and Avraham Shifrin (a former prisoner in the USSR and author of a book
on the Soviet labour camps). I became a founding board member of the
International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, New Zealand Branch (1983-87) and
subsequently of Prayer for Israel, New Zealand (1987-99).
In my retirement, with Steve
Lightle’s encouragement, I have published a major book collecting talks,
articles and lectures on Jewish and Israel subjects that I’ve given throughout
my life. Entitled Restoring the Fortunes of Zion: Essays on Israel, Jerusalem,
and Jewish-Christian Relations on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Six-Day War
(Bloomington, IN: Westbow Press, 2017), it has historical information and
material on biblical prophecy you won’t find in any other book. Perhaps it
should be subtitled Israel in Ancient Prophecy and Modern History to convey a
better understanding of what it’s about.
I’d love you to get my book and look
at it and, if you were supportive, commend it and advertise it in your
newsletter. I struggle to get it widely known from far off New Zealand and I
think many of your supporters would be inspired by it and likewise commend it
to others.
Also my other books: A Terrifying Grace - Sexuality, Romance
and Marriage in Christian History | Restoring
the Fortunes of Zion - the dramatic story of the reemergence of Israel onto
the stage of modern history | Fences of
Freedom - The Ten Commandments for Today | The Holy Spirit as Person and Power - Charismatic Renewal and Its
Implications for Theology
Keep up the good work.
Yours in Messiah, Rob Yule
DONNA: Thank you, Rob, for you many years
of faithful service to God and His beloved Israel.
