PM – Israel, God's Start-up Nation plus Q & A

Israel, God’s Start-up Nation

plus Questions & Answers

Guest speaker Ps Stefan Silver from Haifa, Israel spoke to us in a combined service with Riverstones Church, Upper Hutt.

He shared about how God has blessed Israel with success in the business start-up world. He also used the stages of a business start-up to illustrate Israel’s spiritual journey from it’s humble beginnings with Abraham, through the two exiles, to it’s rebirth as a nation, experiencing economic, military, social and political miracles.

Ps Silver went on to update us with some statistics showing that there is a rapid increase in the number of Israeli Jews believing in Yeshua as their Messiah. But also that there is still much work to be done.

So, Ps Stefan then outlined how we can support God's start-up nation to rediscover their Messiah Yeshua using the acronym PR.A.S.IN (Press in):

  • Pray! Our Most powerful weapon

  • Advocate! Make your voice heard and presence known. For example, NZ's attitude towards Israel needs to change.

  • Support! Get behind the 'Boots on the Ground' such as supporting Messianic evangelistic organisations.

  • Influence! Challenge your family, colleagues, pastors, etc

The recording ends with a Q & A session on the current situation in Israel. The questions cannot be heard, but Ps Stefan’s answers are still very insightful.

PM – Question & Answer Evening

NOTE: The PM session was an evening of answering questions submitted by the congregation during the week. Questions answered:

  • Do all dogs go to Heaven?
  • What are the top 5 denominations that are wrong?
  • What's the difference between the "Kingdom of Heaven" and the "Kingdom of God"?
  • Can we eagerly desire and develop the gift of Miracles?
  • Will Jesus reign for a literal 1000 years?
  • What happened to Jesus' body after He rose from the dead?