Our 7th year as the Seacoast Regions first Jew/Gentile Messianic Congregation lives in our hearts here at UIM as our own Exodus experience in many ways. Indeed !, alike many of you, we've experienced what can only be seen as a Great Sifting over the past year. Yet, we've seen this to be a sort of CALL from our LORD, to which we collectively say, ...
'HINENI' ... ( Here I Am, Lord ... Send Me ! ).
In preparing for a Season of Blessing in our quickly approaching 8th year (8th 'biblical year' ... beginning on Passover 'April 1st') ..
we are blessed to announce that this Saturday, our brother
Reverend Rob 'SPIKE' Henry will be installed as our Associate Pastor.
We would feel blessed if you joined us for this special One New Man moment this Saturday morning as we celebrate the LORD's Sabbath and install our dear brother along with my ordaining brother, Rabbi Henry Morse of our sister congregation Sha'ar Hashamayim of Stoughton MA.
Come enjoy this One New Man 'Kingdom of God' moment as we celebrate growth and unity within our shared mission !
EXPERIENCE A JEW/GENTILE SABBATH CELEBRATION
LIVE MESSIANIC-JEWISH WORSHIP MUSIC
'ONEG' ... 'FELLOWSHIP POT-LUCK and MORE, MORE, MORE !
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This Week's Torah Portion
'Mishpatim' ... ( rulings ) Exodus 21:1-24:18
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Coming events !
A Sabbath Celebration & Installation of our new Associate Pastor Rob Henry.
SATURDAY 2/14/26 - 11:30 AM - Kittery Community Center
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A ONE NEW MAN PURIM CELEBRATION
( first week of March ... check back 4 details )
Purim is a joyous holiday that celebrates the deliverance of the Jews of ancient Persia from near-destruction at the hands of Haman, an adviser to King Ahasuerus. The story behind the holiday, told in the Scroll of Esther, recounts how the Jews were saved thanks to Esther, a Jewish woman chosen to be queen. Due to her courage and her role in saving the Jews, the story of Purim is named in her honor.
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Second Annual
Rev. Dr. Wilbert D. Gough
' YESHUA/JESUS our PASSOVER'
Community Seder Dinner
( details coming soon ... 1st week of April )
From the original Exodus event to the death and resurrection of Jesus, Scripture consistently conveys the message that the Passover lamb foreshadowed a greater sacrifice for the redemption of humanity. The Lamb's blood on the doorposts anticipated the blood of the Messiah shed on the cross. Jesus’ Last Supper was a Passover meal that He transformed to symbolize the new covenant, and His crucifixion coincided with the festival’s timing to highlight His identity as the ultimate Passover Lamb.
Passover thus not only marks a defining moment in Israel’s history. The Passover Seder celebrated by Jews and Gentiles in the Early Acts Church relives the Hebrews Redemption from Egypt while reflecting the redemption provided thru the Blood of Yeshua/Jesus in a WAY which keeps us engaged with not only the historical narration of our Lord's miraculous work, but it drives home the FACT that our Lord's biblical Holy Days as commanded, keep us in touch with our very Personal God whom blessed us with an original faith of 'Preparation and Engagement'. Showing us that our Lord's faith solidifies His Emanuelle nature... 'God With Us'.
The convergence of these truths testifies to the Bible’s consistent and coherent message of redemption. Through ancient accounts (such as the Exodus and historically documented Passover observances) and culminating in the Gospels, the Scriptures reveal that the Lamb slain in Egypt was a precursor to the Lamb who takes away the sin of the world.
We'll be Celebrating and Studying the Torah Portion of
JETHRO / YITRO
Exodus 18:1 - 20:23
(yet another 'Jew/Gentile' Kingdom Defining moment as Moshe's father-in-law Yitro helps Moshe consrtuct our Lord's Kingdom Court System in preparation to enter the Promised Land)
We live in a world seemingly void of Truth. In order to be effective Watchmen, we discern the happenings around us both where we live and around the world. However ! , ... can we Trust the politically charged Mainstream Media, whom at one time were our 'Checks and Balances' ?
Thursday Truth BombZ is an attempt to provide
'Wars and Rumors of Wars' up to date information from trusted Middle East sources and assorted other pieces of information which is not readily provided within the Mainstream Media narratives.
We provide this info without editorial comment for your discernment toward the Physical and Spiritual Wars at hand around the world.
“Then the LORD said to Moses, ‘Go [Bo / come] to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his officials so that I may perform these signs of mine among them.'” (Exodus 10:1)
Manna Note !
The word 'Bo' in the original Hebrew is typically rendered ar 'GO'. But in this case it is contextually extended as 'COME', as if the LORD was saying 'Come' to Pharoah. The intention here is that our LORD was saying " 'COME' WITH ME to PHAROAH. " ... Assuring Moshe/Moses that our LORD would indeed be there with Him.
He wasn't Alone, and Praise the Name, ... Neither are We !
We live in a world seemingly void of Truth. In order to be effective Watchmen, we discern the happenings around us both where we live and around the world. However ! , ... can we Trust the politically charged Mainstream Media, whom at one time were our 'Checks and Balances' ?
Can we Trust the insidious misinformation and now, artificial intelligence trickery now used by so many attention craving self anointed experts whom are incentivized by 'Clicks' ?
Thursday Truth BombZ is an attempt to provide 'Wars and Rumors of Wars' up to date information from trusted MIddle East sources regarding the Physical and Spiritual Wars at hand around the world.
STAY INFORMED !
WARS and RUMORS of WARS
AND MORE
They did WhaaaT ?
KINGDOM CONSIDERATIONS
Are you planning on celebrating Valentine's Day ?
WATCH THIS FIRST
THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM
Thats All Folks !
PREPARE, STAY AWARE
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Self admittingly, I've been somewhat averse to becoming too caught up in the pitfall of this season of Increased Knowledge and the ensuing social media Addictions which are seemingly drawing us away from the 'TRUTH of this WORLD', ...
a living Word of God Kingdom Covenant relationship with our very 'personal' Lord and Savior as well as one another.
That said, I'm judiciously increasing our Social Media activities and posts with Prayers that more people might 'SEE' and 'FEEL' the 'FULNESS' of
THE WAY of the EARLY ACTS CHURCH
which we follow here at
UNITED in MESSIAH
'A Picture's Worth 1000 Words'
Can't you just Feel
the
POWER of PRAYER
?
Insight to the Enlightening
'original hebrew text'
Our Inter-Denominational Golf Team
took 2nd place at the
CHILD VOICE INT'L GOLF TOURNEY
Join Us as we Gather in the Spirit of One New Man
SATURDAYS, 11:30 AM
KITTERY COMMUNITY CENTER 120 Rogers Road, Kittery Maine
God’s Purpose for the Church? … A brief introduction to the church and to the Biblical way for Christians to meet together. The church is the heavenly, mystical Body of Yeshua/Jesus, that is, the fullness of Messiah, and as such is His expression on the earth today. This Body is composed of all its many members, namely, all those who ever have or ever will believe in the Lord Yeshua/Jesus our Messiah as their Savior.
These Jewish and non-Jewish (gentile) believers in Yeshua/Jesus have been born anew with the divine life and nature of our Lord, Creator and Savior, to become the real, genuine children of God. Thus, they are now called into the church here on the earth as God’s family and the fellowship of God’s Son.
This one unique church exists practically in the many local churches as the golden lampstands to be the testimony of Christ in this dark age. Ephesians 1:22-23,Romans 12:4-5, 1 Corinthians 12:12-13 John 1:12-13, 3:3-8 2 Peter 1:4, Ephesians 2:19, 1 Corinthians 1:9, Revelation 1:10-13.
TOGETHER WE BURN BRIGHTER !
Today new believers often feel that they must join a church. However, in the New Testament there is no such thing. The moment we believe in Christ we become members of the one unique church, the Body of Christ. We are brought, not only into Christ Himself (Rom. 6:3),but also into His one Body , to partake of “the fellowship of God’s Son” (1 Cor. 1:9), … this is the organic life relationship of all who are in the Triune God (John 17:20-23).
Still, in this age the believers can’t all meet together in one place. Thus, we must consider, how can we form different churches without dividing ourselves into different sects?The answer, of course, is in the Bible. Here we see that the only way churches are ever designated is by their city: the church in Jerusalem, in Corinth, in Ephesus, etc.; there is no exception to this rule. Thus, the Biblical way for us to meet as Christians is to simply come together as ONE BODY and in ONE ACCORD, … as ‘ONE NEW MAN’.
Some denominations as they call themselves, may separate themselves into sects and call themselves by other names, but by standing on this ‘ONE NEW MAN’ ground and meeting simply as Christians,we ourselves can still keep the oneness.
The Apostle Paul’s ONE NEW MAN keeps us in the oneness we already have in the Spirit (Eph. 4:1-6),for if we stand on this ground we avoid any exclusive fellowshipand are thus one with all the believers where we live. And as we keep the oneness in this way we will receive God’s blessing of life (Ps. 133);grow together for the building up of the Body (Eph.4:13-16);defeat Satan (Rom. 16:20);and fulfill of God’s eternal purpose (Eph. 1:10, 3:10-11, Rev. 3:8-10, 21:9-11 ). This is why the proper Ground and ONE NEW MAN model is SO CRUCIAL ! …
LET THERE BE PEACE on EARTH, … AND LET IT BEGIN WITH
‘WE’ !
God’s eternal purpose is to have the church built up to be His expression, His Body.This purpose could never be fulfilled by individuals, nor by any Christian sect, but only by believers coming together in the genuine oneness of the Body of Christ. How precious is this church to God! True spiritual warfare relates mainly to the building up of the Body of Christ, and standing against Satan’s efforts to divide the saints and frustrate the building work, for it is the believers built up in the local churches who will ultimately defeat Satan (Rom. 16:20; cf. Eph. 6:10-20).
THE LORD’S PRAYER
“That they all may be one, even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, that the world may believe You have sent Me.”John 17:21
Here the Lord prayed for His believers to be onein such a way as to cause the world to believe the Father had sent Him. That is,He was praying, not only for a mystical oneness, but for a oneness that would be manifest on the earth.The Lord surely knew, even as He prayed, that His believers would eventually become divided. Still, we must believe that despite all the sad divisions today among God’s children, eventually this prayer will be fulfilled; the Lord will indeed call some of His believers out of the sects and back to the genuine oneness of the Body of Christ as a testimony of the grace and the salvation we have we’ve been been blessed with and have received in Him.
What a distinct blessing it was to share the Pulpit of my brothers and journey influencers,
Pastors Charlie Downs & Kent Davis !
Having decorated our Sukkah,
we gathered river-side to be serenated
by our dear Brother,
Maistro Micah Kelly
(see video below)
Sharing Congregational Joy
in the shaking of the
LUVAV and the ETROG
On Sukkot, we are commanded to wave the Four Species, each noted for its special beauty
Following on the heels of the High Holidays is Sukkot, a seven-day festival (8 days in the Diaspora) characterized by the outdoor Sukkah-huts that we sit in, and the "Four Species" of plants waved together each day.
Sukkot is a holiday of immense joy, where we express our complete trust in God, and celebrate our confidence in having received a "good judgment" for the coming year.
The Four Species
On Sukkot, we are commanded to wave the Four Species, each noted for its special beauty: ... We are grateful for the Harvest !
Please Join Us in the Spirit of
ONE NEW MAN
Sabbath Celebration
(come reclaim the Fullness of the Early Acts Church)
