Beth Simcha

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. Sunday October 27, 2024 25th day of the 7th month Tishrei 5785 Romans 13:11-14 Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on the Lord Yeshua the Messiah , and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. As most of you know, the world is in turmoil, and our country is deeply divided and in turmoil as well. It is time to put off the works of darkness in all of our lives and put on the armor of light; it is time to be lights in a dark world, a dark country, and a dark state. You and I as believers in Messiah Yeshua can make a big difference wherever we are, and I ‘ve been telling you that for years now. May all of us live our lives set apart for the Lord, and in everything we do, do as if we were doing it unto the Lord. There is no time left to quarrel among each other, and no time for jealousy. 2024 has been a tough year, and the way things are going, 2025 will be as well, no matter how the election goes. Daily put on the Lord Yeshua, and make no provision for the flesh. Daily, be refilled with the Holy Spirt for He is the one who give us the power to be witnesses wherever we go. Be a witness at home as well, and home is the most important place not to let your spiritual guard down. It is when we are relaxed and thinking all is well that He will arise against you. Yes, all is well with my soul, and it will stay that way as long as I abide in Yeshua, stayed filled with the Spirit and love of God, and walk according to His Word. O yes, trials will come our way, and we are to count them as joy according to James 1. Be strong my brothers and sisters, be strong and stay strong. . . . . . . .

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Welcome to Beth Simcha's Web site. My wife Judy and I would like to invite you to visit Beth Simcha Messianic Congregation and experience the joy of Messianic praise and worship. Come and open up the scriptures with us as we study the Word of God, and learn how to apply it to our lives today.

This Shabbat Sept 7 I will be teaching out of Isaiah's 4th book of consolations. Isaiah 51:12-52:12

Come and see, come and hear, come receive comfort and joy from the Lord as we worship the living God of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob in spirit and in truth.

Please visit our links page for we just added a link to a video of one of my best friends Sharbel Richard, and me singing and playing the MaTovu.

Blessings to all of you in Messiah Yeshua

Jim and Judy Rickard

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