✡ Shabbat Shalom Eretz Israel!✡
💓Sabbath Blessings & God's Peace to All!💓
Gracious host Rivki and chef David from the Lev Haolam kitchen
recreate one of Jerusalem's classic street foods, a recipe based
on a traditional Shabbat breakfast dish eaten by Iraqi Jews.
"A Fifth of Beethoven" an innovative disco version of Ludwig van Beethoven's classic
Symphony No.5 by American composer Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band,
was released as a single by Private Stock Records in 1976 and debuted at number 80
on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. It quickly climbed to the number 1 spot and was
the most popular song in America fifty years ago today on October 9, 1976.
The following year, "A Fifth of Beethoven" (the "fifth" in the song's title is a pun
referencing a liquid measurement equal to one-fifth of a gallon, a popular size
for bottles containing liquor) was included on the best-selling soundtrack of
the hit American dance film, " Saturday Night Fever".
"And He arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, "Peace! Be still!"
And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm."
(Mark 4:39)
Please pay attention to the following information on Hurricane Isaias
if you live in the path of this dangerous storm! Please heed any
warnings from state and local officials if you need to evacuate.
Thanks again to Mark from Weatherman Plus for this recent update!
May the One who rules the wind and the water be with everyone today.
"For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our lawgiver,
the LORD is our King. It is He who will save us."
(Isaiah 33:22)
Pastor Jack Hibbs remembers the words of the prophet Isaiah as he leads a
special prayer for President Trump, his advisors, governors across our nation,
and for a positive outcome in this year's mid-term elections.
"A RIGHTEOUS KING"
Behold, a king will reign in righteousness,
and princes will rule with justice.
Each will be like a shelter from the wind,
a refuge from the storm,
like streams of water in a dry land,
like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.
Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed,
and the ears of those who hear will listen.
The mind of the rash will know and understand,
and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently.
No longer will a fool be called noble,
nor a scoundrel be respected.
For a fool speaks foolishness;
and his mind plots iniquity.
He practices ungodliness
and speaks falsely about the LORD;
he leaves the hungry empty
and deprives the thirsty of drink.
The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive;
he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies,
even when the plea of the needy is just.
But a noble man makes honorable plans;
he stands up for worthy causes.
(Isaiah 32:1-8)
The gracious host of At Home discusses fear and how to overcome it
with faith, plus shares recipes for three delicious Autumn pies!
Potentially becoming a Cat 4 hurricane, "Isaias" is strengthening in the
Gulf and will pose a major threat to the United States by this weekend.
Please pay attention to any special weather bulletins and information
from state and local officials and be prepared if you live in an area
which will be effected by this dangerous storm.
I pray the One who rules wind and water will weaken this storm
considerably and send it back out to sea where it will do no harm!
Thanks to Mark at Weatherman Plus for this latest weather update.
Pronounced "an-VAH" the Hebrew verb, "Anavah" denotes
"gentleness" "humility" "meekness".
You have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me,
and Your gentleness exalts me."
(Psalm 18:35)
The warrior-King of Psalm 18 draws near with tenderness, shielding, and raising
the weak. Such paradox-majesty expressed through meekness- establishes the
biblical pattern: true greatness is revealed in lowliness. The LORD's readiness
to bend toward His covenant partner foreshadows the incarnation,
where ultimate regal power is clothed in servant garb.-Bible Hub
"Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my
yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly of heart: and ye shall find
rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
(Matthew 12:28-30)
"There is no harder lesson to learn than the lesson of humility.
It is not taught in the schools of men, only in the school of Christ. It is the rarest
of all the gifts. Very rarely do we find a man or a woman who is following closely
the steps of the Master in meekness and in humility. I believe that it is the hardest
lesson which Jesus Christ had to teach His disciples while He was here upon earth.
It almost looked at first as though He had failed to teach the twelve men who
had been with Him almost constantly for three years.
I believe that if we are humble enough we shall be sure to get a great blessing.
After all, I think that more depends upon us than upon the Lord, because He
is always ready to give a blessing and give it freely, but we are not always in
a position to receive it. He always blesses the humble, and if we can get down
in the dust before Him, no one will go away disappointed. It was Mary, at the
feet of Jesus, who had chosen the "better part".
Did you ever notice the reason Christ gave for learning of Him?
He might have said: "Learn of me, because I am the most advanced
thinker of the age. I have performed miracles that no man else has
performed. I have shown my supernatural power in a thousand ways."
But no: the reason He gave was that He was "meek, and lowly in heart."
A man can counterfeit love, he can counterfeit faith, he can counterfeit hope
and all the other graces, but it is very difficult to counterfeit humility.
You soon detect mock humility.
They have a saying in the East among the Arabs, that as the tares and
the wheat grow they show which God has blessed. The ears that God
has blessed bow their heads and acknowledge every grain, and the
more fruitful they are the lower their heads are bowed. The tares
which God has sent as a curse, lift up their heads erect, high
above the wheat, but they are only fruitful of evil.
I have a pear tree on my farm which is very beautiful;
it appears to be one of the most beautiful trees on my place.
Every branch seems to be reaching up to the light and stands
almost like a wax candle, but I never get any fruit from it.
I have another tree, which was so full of fruit last year
that the branches almost touched the ground.
If we only get down low enough, my friends,
God will use every one of us to His glory."
Excerpts from "The Overcoming Life"
Dwight L. Moody
(1837-1899)
American evangelist
