Beth Simcha

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. Sunday April 20, 2025 20th day of the 1st month Nisan 5785 7th day of counting the Omer Matthew 10:19–20 When they deliver you over, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say, for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour. For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. Jim's comments There have been times when believers in Yeshua have been taken to court, put in front of others in order to defend their faith. There are times when people just out and out come up against you because you are a believer in Yeshua. Yeshua told his disciples not to be anxious on what to say, but to know that the Spirit of our Father in heaven will speak through you. He has done so since Yeshua rose fro the dead, and He will continue to do so. He will give you just the right things to say, and this is an example of the manifestation of a word of wisdom. In Luke 12:2 we read, “ For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought so say. Yeshua also promises that when we are persecuted and brought before rulers for His name’s sake, it will lead to an opportunity for a testimony. Our part is to receive the Holy Spirit and trust in Him to give us the words when needed. Until those times comes we should be praying and reading the word of God, to get to know Him better and better as time goes along and get a really good understanding of the Scripture. . . . . . . . .

Welcome to Beth Simcha

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 April 19 I will be teaching about the Holy Spirit.
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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