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10th. day of the 9th. month (Kislev), 24.11.2023 gregorian calendar
Shalom (*Peace) !
I hope you inherit this supernatural SHALOM from above and it embraces your heart and rules your mind in times like these. We have of course a lot of things going on in the world again and again. The war bteween russia and ukraine already many years. Than the next Corona wave goes through the nations, is it a curse or a mans invention in a laboraory from China? Or maybe both. I actually got infected for the 3rd. time now in 2 years with Corona, and it has been rough every time because of my chronic-asthma. Suffering in the flesh has always the chance and possiblity to check the heart and evaluate thoughts and to repent (make *teschuvah = turn around) if necessary and also to become or stay humble.
Than of course the outbreak of the ear between Hamas and Israel started after Hamas brutally murderred 1400 Israelis and took 240 hostages into Gaza. These violent-bloody pictures shocked the world. And many struggle with inner while being confronted with this brutal war/confict reality through news and broadcast. We need to stay very close to Yeshua and in his word to keep calm, discern sharply spiritually what is happening. And in general better always believe & being content & trust in Yahs good kingdom news rather than the local TV or Internet news broadcast. Also let not the pictures you see from screens not put fear in you. 1 John 4:18 reads, “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.”
Now the winter has come to Finland and its snowing and getting cold. My work has been challenging lately so I appreciate your prayer for me. The home-congregation *shabbat meetings, brothers fellowship-discipleship, councelling) ministry has been blessed and grwoing many ways during the last few months. Thanks so much for your intercession and support. Please continue to pray for us as we are now looking for suitable brothers for our eldership.
If you have any questions concerning our ministry please feel free to contact me. You are always welcome to join us and visit us here.
Philippians 4:6-7 *do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to Elohim. And the peace of Elohim, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Messiah Yeshua.*
May Abba Creator YAH bless you richly!
Brother Andre from Savonlinna, Finland.
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6.th day of the 6 bibl. month (Elul), 21.8.2023 Gregorian Calendar
Shalom to you prescious sweet set-apart Soul!
How are you doing? How was your summer going? I hope & pray that you & your beloved ones are doing great and this message will encourage you & bless you. I am doing alright, my summer holiday was good now the end of summer slowly arrives here, and I could host brethren that come to visit from Sweden and Germany. The ministry with our Yeshua homecogregation, mens fellowship, discipleship etc. is growing & flourishing but also challenging in many ways. We had new believers coming to our Shabbat Meetings, also some that came to faith through young brothers that attended the shabbat meeting in the last few months. There is also a lot of need for discipling mens and women. So we are now looking for spiritual big brothers/sisters and spiritual. fathers/mothers to take that role. The harvest is plenty but workers are few, also here in this case.
I have focused on teaching now for over 1/2 year because there is so much need in basic understanding and revelation of the word of Yah. So we are going through all of Pauls letter now, verse by verse, chapter by chapter, letter by letter to fully understand the right context. Especially the letter of the romans and the letter to the galatians have been in church history been the most false interpreted and falsely teached letter in the scripture , but they are so essential for ex. to understand the #law or\and grace# question. But we will return to the reading of Torah Portions next year around spring time when the new biblical year begins.
We have young brothers with the gift of to praise in rap-style so we had many time them joing the worship songs, and we meet up several times a week for spiritual fellowship. We also started a prayer ministry through Jitsi Meet Video-phone call app. and its for ~encouragement and deliverance~ every monday to friday starting 15.30 pm. Let me know if you wanna join and I will sent you the link. We had a wonderful New Moon Celebration meeting last week and for many this was the first time joining in it. Praise Yah for all!
Be strenghtened in your faith, Yah is with you through all of this, HE knows. Leave it all on his altar. Trust HIM. Stay in praise and prayer and in the word and you gonna be alright even in the midst of trials.
Please pray for us as we need guidance and wisdom in dealing with holding up the structure in our shabbat meetings. Also feel free to contact us if the father puts it on your heart to give a gift to our ministry here in finland.
Be mightly blessed in Messiah Yeshua.
Brother Andre from Savonlinna, Finland
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HE heals the broken hearted and binds up their wounds.
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15. Kislev (*the 9th month) hebrew year 5781 on the gregorian cal. 9.12.2022
Shabbat Shalom (hebrew greeting during the set apart 7th. day of rest)!
As the sun sets early in the winter (around 3 pm) here in Finland the shabbat comes pretty quick. So you have to make arrangements early in the day. Cleaning, shoping and preparing food etc. I hope & pray all is well with you and your beloved ones wherever you are. It is not easy for many these days, for unbelievers and believers. We need to lift each others up with words, prayers and actions of help & support. Many are stuggling in different certain areas. Mentally (Depression, Disappointments, Tiredness, Burnout etc.), in relationships problems, difficulties with sicknesess, economically struggling, bondage with addictions etc. Of course the spiritual battle in absolutely on for believers these days. we are tempted with sins in the flesh on all sides right now and our faith and obediance is challenged on all levels. thats why I want to really encourage you here today. Do NOT give up! Keep the faith and press on! Keep moving forward with Messiah! HE is right there with you even in the valley of the shadow of death!
The worlds bad news feeds needs to be replaced by the Kingdon Good News. Yeshua (Jesus) died for us and rose for us so we can be alive forever in HIM. HE loves us! Its the 50th year of Jubilee, time for restoration and new begginings. Many need rescue and deliverance and therefore we need the annoiting of the spiritual giftings that I talked about in my last blog entrance. The sufferings of the world can distract, confuse or depress us or shift our focus on the Almighty and make us humble. We need to trust him, to have peace in HIM. Have the FAITH in HIM, its crucial. Read the scripture more than watching news on TV or surfing the WWW. Pray or even fast, worship / serve Elohim and give HIM thanks, even in the midst of trials & tribulations & persecution. Thats were battles or even wars are won.
We continue to have our homecongregation shabbat, feast and new moon fellowship meetings. Also we have continous disciple-ship and growing together in knowing Messiah and the scriptures. We have gone in our shabbat meetings through the letter of Romans and to the Galatians (which in my view are the most false interpreted parts of all scripture). It was was really amazing to go through these letters chapter by chapter and verse by verse. It has opened all in a new fresh way. Mow we are studying the letter to the ephesians, what a blessing. Let me know if you want to join us studying the scripture.
I really thank you all for you prayer and support. If you want to support this ministry financially (one time or even regularly) let me know and get in touch with me. You can donate here on this site under *support* via pay pal and there are also my bank account transfer infos. A one time donation or the 10th.offering anything can help. May YAH bless you in return in this life and in the Kingdom to come.
I want to leave you here with this following word:
*Yet you are he who took me from the womb; you made me trust you at my mother’s breasts.* Psalm 22:9
YAH made you and HE make you also to trust in HIM (if you only let HIM) from birth til you meet your Creator face to face. I hope these words from the Psalmist David blesses and encourages you.
May ABBA bless you this shabbat with HIS annointed divine presence and Peace! HIS GRACE AND LOVE BE UPON US!
Brother Andre from Finland
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28 Av 5781 Hebrew Biblical Calendar (26.8.2022)
Shabbat Shalom and a *blessed new month (*rosh chodesch mevorach* in hebrew) ! Tomorrow we are entering into the month of Elul. The summer comes slowly to an end here in Finland, it was hot for a few weeks and warm for 2 to 3 months. Thats a typical sunmmer up here lol.
I hope you guys are all doing great and are blessed in Messiah. I am continuing to build up the *Yeshua Homecongregation, we just went through the letter to the Romans in outr shabbat meetings and it has been an incredibly blessed and annoited journey for me and I hope for the other too. I also continue discipling the Brethren (mostly one on one meetings). And at the same working full-time as a care-taker for elderly in their home. I have also done again a few teachings in the last few months, but most of them are in the finnish language.
But here is one in english called *The Fruits of the Spirit* that I wanted to share with you now, I hope and pray it will edify you in your walk of faith:
>The fruits of the spirit:
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.”
Gal. 5:22-23
And remember we are to bring and also share fruit. And you are a tree that is known by its fruits. Luke 6:43–44: “For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.”
Also the 9 spiritual fruits are gifts that are given to us by the Father so HE also functions as a gardener who is watering and nourishing us as plants/trees. And of course we always can also ask in prayer for these fruit-gifts.
So which good fruit of these you carry and which good fruits you share? And which fruit has to develop in you still?
The gifts of the Spirit:
1. Cor. 12:8-12: “But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. 8For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 9To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 10To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: 11But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.”
And with the 7 gifts of the spirit we are able to built up and benefit the body and also they can work in a way that touch unbelievers (for ex. “Prophecy, Love, Mercy).
So which gift of the spirit you have been given or you want to recieve? Maybe you have been given more than one gift? Or in which gift you are still able to develop? You could bring these questions before the Father in prayer.
The gifts of grace:
Romans 12:6-11: “6Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; 7Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; 8Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness. 9Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. 10Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;”
1. Prophecy
2. Ministry/Serving
3. Teaching
4. Exhortation
5. Giving
6. Ruling/Leadership
7. Mercy
So what gift of grace you might already have? And which one you can ask the Father to entrust you?
The 5 overall ministry/serving areas inside the body of Messiah:
“And he gave some, apostles (“sent one” Shaliach aram.); and some, prophets; and some preachers (evangelists); and some, sheperds (pastors) and teachers; 12For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Messiah: 13Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of Elohim, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Messiah:” Eph. 4:11-14
The word “Evangelion” (Good News) borrowed from the greek is not used in this verse. “Preacher” is a better reading than “Evangelist” here the word “Sevartha” is used and it comes from the root “Sebar” in aramaic which means “to preach”. All kinds of preaching are included in “Sebartha”. The translation from the greek loan word “evangelion” is found in other verses in the writings of Paul. The root for “sheperd” is the word “ra’ah” which means “to feed”. (Aramaic English New Testament (AENT, Footnote Nr. 31, Ep. 4:11, Page 582).
Note here that Prophecy and Teaching is listed as a Gift and also as a Ministry area.
These 5 serving/ ministry areas have also relation to the 5 books of the Torah and the 5 major Feast of Yah.
Interesting here is the mentioning of “Till we all come in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of Elohim” (v. 13) and we know we are definetly not there yet, we do not have all the fulness of knowledge of our Messiah yet. But than we will have. All these dividing and hot potatoe issues and endless debate-discussions will finally come to an end. What a glorious moment that will be.
So you can ask yourself in which area you can be building block and edification to your congregation? You can pray about what the Father wants you to do. But it might not always be the thing you maybe preferably like to do.
“As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of Elohim. 11If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of Elohim; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which Elohim giveth: that Elohim in all things may be glorified through Yeshua Messiah, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.” 1. Peter 4:10-12
And here in the end some words about the heart attidute in general in serving/ministering.
“For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.” Luke 22:27
“I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Master Yeshua, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Acts 20:35
“But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.” Matthew 23:11
“For Elohim is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.” Hebrews 6:10
So we all Brothers and Sisters are so unique and so extroadinary prescious and well all have a very very important role to play in the Kingdom of Elohim.
Be blessed in the grace of Messiah Yeshua. Brother Andre
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23 Schevat 5781 (biblical hebrew calendar | 26.1.2022)
Shalom everyone,
I hope you are all doing well and blessed wherever you are. I have been through a really rough time lately as me and my children got sick with the Covid Virus. Praise Yah the children recoverred pretty quick. But I am struggling until today to get my full strenght and health back. My breath is still short (and I am getting treated for asthma now), I am weak and tired but YAH is good always and uses me also in this state and strenghtens my faith in this hour. It might take still weeks or month to recover. I really appreciate your prayer for my healing. Thank you for praying. May Abba bless you aboundantly in return already in this present life and in the Kingdom to come.
I am really excited & thankful that my TV 7 (christian finnish TV ) program “The heart of the Son of David” was finally aired. Praise & Glory to Abba. Here are the links for the 3 episodes where I teach and sing. In the first program Sister Daria Koskinen is dancing at the end and in the third program my dear brother Jussi Ylitalo is teaching side by side with me. It’s unfortunately only in finnish language with no subtitles. 1. “David & Yeshua” (https://www.tv7.fi/arkki/davidin-pojan-sydan/osa-1-3-david-ja-jeshua_p82466/) 2. “Circumcision of the Heart” (https://www.tv7.fi/arkki/davidin-pojan-sydan/osa-2-3-sydamen-ymparileikkaus_p82467/) 3. “The Kingdom Israel” (https://www.tv7.fi/arkki/davidin-pojan-sydan/osa-3-3-israelin-kuningaskunta_p82468/). My prayer is that there will be salvation, healing and deliverance coming forth through this program. If you can stand with me in agreement with this prayer that would be great.
We continue our *Jeshua* homecongregation meetings (many join online) on shabbat morning 10 am. We are growing fruitfully in discpeliship, reasoning in the word, in prayer and sharing *kidush* communion. And we see more exercise of the spiritual in our meetings, I think thats great. We have also now a sister from Sweden who is praising on a harp which is wonderful. The weekly mens prayer fellowship is also going foward with annointing. Our brother Petri T. and me started recently a mens evening meeting at Petris house once a week. It has been a real blessing to see Brothers come together for a time of sharing, praying, eating together, having a hot sauna. We are also always watching one episode of *the chosen* series on huge screen and talk about what has spoke to us afterwards. The brokeness in many brothers (including myself) is so evident that there is a desperate need of honest fellowship & sharing and reaching out in the spirit tohave the inner wounds touched with Yeshuas healing oil.
The moving into this bigger appartment last year is really a blessing for me because there is more freedom & space in my home for inviting people for fellowship. Please pray for the provision for my rent. I know Abba will faithfully provide. If you feel like helping our minstry here click on ‘support’ button up here and see and follow the instructions.
I want to encourage you in your walk of faith during this time. I know many are going through hard struggles (family, job, economy etc.), sickness and various trials right now. I know how it feels like being paused and limited through for ex. a sickness because of my own situation. And I am asking the Father, whats the deal? What should I do? I know you want to use me but is it not better for your servants to be in full strenght? Be blessed and not afraid and trust YAH in your condition & situation (I know it’s sounds trivial and you have heard it many times before but maybe now your faith is really tested), Abba has a plan, he does no mistakes and there are no surprises for him.
Remember: “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto you are also called, and has professed a good profession before many witnesses.” 1. Tim. 6:12
Yeshuas Shalom be always inside of you and around you.
Bro Andre from Finland
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19 Elul 5781 {biblical hebrew calendar | 27.8.2021 {gregorian cal.}
How are you doing? I trust Abba all is well with you. The next Shabbat is almost here, and again what a week! I have been back at work taking care of the elderly in their homes now the first week after my summer holiday. Not easy to get into the rythym again but all went well. In my summer break I visited 3 families of our home congregation in their homes and we fellowshiped in praise & prayer and had also wonderful playing times with the kids. A great board game from finnisch believers ~The Return of Israel~ www.mesilagames.com/return-of-israel/
And another great way to educate even young babies already in Yahs ways & Love scriptures I found the other day under www.yahs-manna.com
I also had the chance to teach & share on the Matt. 18 concept (I called the lesson 99+1) and here is a link the the powerpoint slide I used https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iHV4eudb1u-62ovq9OiJAnxY3D_fsge79AB6QIvbU00/edit
Things are going rapidly forward around us and in us as we are all kind of aging but let us focus on the kingdom that comes with the King. In our finnish “Jeshua” home congregation we have new+comers from Sweden who are eager to study the set apart word and learn Abbas ways and I give praise to Abba for that. We continue to focus on trust and building | encouraging relationships, studying scripture and applying it into our lifes. We are planning to have guest speakers teaching sessions through Jitsi Meet in the near future. Recently we had a gain the principles of biblical marriage, grounds for divorce and scriptural remarriage as study subject. The home congregations prayer meeting and the mens fellowship continues regurarly {for meeting times check out my last blog} and also its possible to join through Jitsi Meet {see the link for Jitsi meet in the last blog}. Praise Yah for we see discipleship happening that is bringing fruits in many areas and we believe in more breakthroughs in each of their lifes. I am grateful for any kind of support for our ministry over here, please keep us in prayer.
I want to encourage you in your walk in Faith, these are not easy times I know. But Abba is gonna perform with you what HE has in mind just trust HIM. Pull through, take the sword the set apart and the faith helmet. Stay in constant prayer, fear not. Fast if you are able maybe once a week is a good pattern. Yah is with you and will protect you and HIS ruach | set apart spirit is clearing you thoughts and instructing you on the way.And as we now are in the phase month ELUL-period of “Teschuvah – Hebr. “repentance / to return” back to the Father Abba so we check our hearts and are walking out to recieve forgiveness and grant forgivness to others. Here is a good devotional series bz Jim Staley from “Passion for Truth” (PFT) that is going to help you to prepare well for the coming fall Feast Season of YAH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnqbko02p70
“YHWH himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” Deut. 38:1
Shabbat Shalom from Finland, your Brother Andre
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27 Tevet 5781, 11. Jan. 2021 (gregorian cal.)
SHALOM MISHPACHA (Hebr. Family),
I HOPE & PRAY YOU ARE DOING WELL WHEREVER YOU ARE. I KNOW MANY GO THROUGH A LOT OF TRIAL, FIRE OF REFINING AND STRETCHING WAITING PERIODS RIGHT NOW. I WISH WE LEARN HOW TO SUFFER-WELL IN ALL OF THIS. THINGS AROUND THE GLOBE ARE SPEEDING UP TO THE SHOWDOWN OF HIS-STORY. BUT WE CAN TRUST & BE STILL AND KNOW HE IS ELOHIM AND HE IS IN CHARGE. OUR KING REIGNS ETERNALLY!
THE WINTER HAS NOW ARRIVED FULLY IN FINLAND WITH A LOT OF SNOW AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES. SO I TRIED TO DO WORKOUT (SKING, ICE SKATING, SWIMMING) TO STAY IN SHAPE FOR ME FULL TIME WORK FOR TAKING CARE OF ELDERLY. ALSO SPENDING AS MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE WITH MY DAUGHTERS IS HELPING ME. I WAS SO BLESSED BY THE FEEDBACK OF THE TESTIMONY-INTERVIEW THAT WAS AIRED A FEW WEEKS AGO ON NATIONAL CHRISTIAN FINNISH TV 7 STATION. HERE IS THE LINK: https://www.tv7.fi/vod/player/70040/
(there are only subtitles in finish & estonian). After this interview there has been open doors for me to minister to the body of messiah, praise YAH. Many asked about “shabbat and the torah observance as a believer in Yeshua”. I thank you so much for your prayer support concerning this special interview & my ministry in general over here. May YAH bless you in return abundantly for this. For the shabbat meetings and and the men’s prayer fellowship we have switched from google hangouts to the Jitsi.Meet video-conference platform. Jitsi Meet is an app & website and can be used on all devices without registration or email sign-up. We have started recently also an international prayer evening wed. 7 pm CET with my dear brother and Pastor Teddy Chadwick and his Jitsi.Meet virtual home-congregation. Teddy is serving faithful in the land of Israel many years with praise and sharing/teaching the word and making davidic harps with pick.ups. Check out his website www.jtod.org
We have our “shabbat-mikra kadosh/set apart convocation” meetings for many years now and they start sat. 10 am (CET) time, an international prayer gathering wednesdays 7 pm (CET) and the men’s prayer fellowship thursdays at 6 pm (CET). Everybody is warmly welcome to join our meetings. Feel free to contact me if you want to participate. The Link for the shabbat meetings sat. mornings 10 am and men’s prayer fellowship thursdays 6 pm is https://meet.jit.si/Jeshua-Ksrk
Our virtual home-congregation is growing, todah la EL. We have annointed praise and prayer times, sharing/teaching of the word, open conversations, we take “kidush” hebr. “communion” together and bless each other in multiple ways.
I want to really encourage you in your walk of faith, hold on to the promise of YAH. Stay in the word, pray & fast. Repent of your sins (keep in mind that sin is breaking the torah) and stay close to Abba.
“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” 2 Chr. 7:14
Have a “blessed new month” (rosch chodesch mevorach in hebr.) which starts in 2 days. Here is the new biblical-hebrew calendar for the greg. cal. year 2021/5781:
https://therefinersfire.org/2021_calendar.pdf
Keep the faith no matter what the news say!
YAH bless with love from Finland, your Brother Andre
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25 th. of Tishri 5781 / 12.10.2020 (gregorian calendar)
I hope you had a great fall feast season in YAH and enjoyed your time in fellowship with the Almighty, family, brother’s and sister’s. We had great “mikra kodesch/set apart” meetings throughout the festivals in my place as well as on video-conference calls on hangouts. We started also having regurarly “kidush/communion”in those fellowships. Of course the sleeping in the tent for the 7 nights of “sukkoth/tabernacles” are always special, the kids love it 🙂
I see here it’s already 8 month since my last blog entrance here. Of course than Corona happened but the globe was spinning even during all that time. I hope you and your beloved ones are doing great. I pray that you are well, healthy, joyful in YAH and that you are content with his daily bread for you.
I have been focusing this year mostly on the basics. Working in my job taking care of elderly, building our home-fellowship, discipling in our mens meeting as well as in the shabbat meetings. Praise and prayer in the center. It has been a real challenge to mobilize believers to meet up while fear was indoctrinated to society through media and social-distancing. I was encouraged and built up through the daily devotional www.sufferwell.org it goes 365 days. Another devotional that goes for 40 days comes from “the chosen” TV series. Which is avaliable on the free-app. And it has also subtitles in many languages. Here you can get it through Amazon “the chosen devotional”
I had a summer break from work for 3 weeks, I spent the time in a nice summer cottage at a lake, I visited Lapland (north of finland) and norway for the first time. That was amazing because both areas are so beuatiful.
Last week I visited the TV 7 (national christian TV) studios and gave an 1/2 hour testimony in finnish language. The interview was held by Martti Ojares the head of the TV station. The programm is called “Isännän pöydän” (fin. meaning “at the fathers table”). I really don’t know how it will turn out. I have never been in front of a camera like that. I was quite nervous. I said stuff that was not planed and forgot things I wanted to say. Well, I guess that’s always the case somehow. But I appreciate if you stand with me in prayer that will touch somebody and speak to some soul. I also could sing the aaronic blessing in hebrew at the end. It will be aired on TV7 the 11.12.2020 shabbat (friday) evening at 8 pm. Click here this following link (after the 11.12. if you missed it that date) it will apear in this archive TV7 Interview.
But it is only in finnish with finnish subtitles. I will give my “testimony” in a facebook life video soon so people will have a translation of the interview that way.
I will also start again reading psalms & prophets on my personal fb page. I will invite people to join to read and I will start little teaching sessions after reading and sing a song that fits the theme. Let me know if you wanna join me sometime there and we will schedule that.
Even we had a warm start of the fall here in finland it is getting now colder day by day and rainy as well.
Be blessed in Messiah wherever you are! May the ruach hakodesch (set apart spirit) do the work in you that he is suppose to do it!
“Trust in YHWH forever; for in YHWH is everlasting strenght” Isaiah 26:4
Thank you so much for your support in prayer and in other ways. May the father reward you for it aboudantly.
With love from Finland !
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27th. of Adar I 5780, 21.2.2020 (Gregorian Calendar)
We approach now the crown of the week and soon enter into shabbat 🙂 I hope and pray you are all doing great wherever you are. I have not made a blog entrance for more than 1/2 year, a long time. But the world did not stand still. I had a wonderful vacation in Israel last fall, swimming with dolphins camping at the shore of the sea of galilee, visiting the biblical zoo in J.slem, hangin out with bros and sis, enjoying sunsets and beach etc. Praise YAH as it was so important to have that break from my job taking care of elderly, full time shift work. Also work every second shabbat/weekends.
I have started some fire juggling with praise music as a street-art addition to my praise singing and guitar playing on the streets. Last week I did the fire juggling/praise in the center of Helsinki in the front of a shopping mall and it was well recieved. And also the police did not interupt me 🙂 you can check my personal facebook page for videos from tat. You find my fb site link under @contact me@
I was invited by the leader of TV 7 the christian TV station recently here in Finland for an interview and asked to share about the circumcision of the heart. I will go there for the recording of the programm in the spring and it will be shown probably in the summer. I will keep you updated on that.
The shabbat meetings are still going on and we have local meetings as well as the google hangouts @mikra kodesch@ holy convocations online with up 5 to 9 members in average.
Also our weekly men’s prayer meetings are also going well. We focus now on discipleship as many mens<husbands
All my my new recordings are on hold at this stage as I am praying for guidance from the Father concerning music. I was anyway too busy with stuff so that it would not have got the focus that it needs I also was going through rough personal trials in the last few months and did not have my head free for creativity. But I praise YAH for all things are working out for good for me.
All these different projects, meetings, ideas, plans of mine I hope you can carry in your prayers for me. I really appreciate all your support and prayer.
I want to warmly suggested a new multi seasonal series about Yeshua and his disciples that is called @The chosen@ that you can watch on your app for free. Share it with believers and unbelievers alike, it is a great outreach tool. Visit http://www.https//studios.vidangel.com/the-chosen
Stay blessed in YAH. Shabbat Shalom in Messiah!
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.Mattthew 6:19-21
Your brother Andre
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14. of the 4th. month /tammuz 5780/ (19.7.2019 gregorian calendar)
The summer has finally arrived in Finland, with warm 25 decrees (celcius) and shining sun making it all green. It’s already a few month since my last blog entrance. I have been busy lately with my full time shift work as a male nurse job taking care of elderly and I can proudly announce that I got a permanent job contract including benefits now. All praise & glory to YAH, that was such a great prayer answer. I am looking forward to my summer holiday next month. Another wonderful prayer answer happened last week, I was praying for probably 1 1/2 years for “The Way” Documentary (www.thewaydoc.com) to be shown here in Finland on the christian TV 7 station (www.tv7.fi). The docu tells the story of believers in Messiah who leave churchianity religion to walk and live like the Savior & keeping HIS Torah. It tells partly also my story and that’s why I am always in the last 20 min. moved to tears. It was shown with subtitles in finnish last week just when shabbat (friday sunset to saturday sunset) turned into the new week, (actually they broadcasted it 3 times in 15 hours), HALLELU YAH! And I recieved afterwards very powerful testimonies of people who watched it. The manager of the the TV station told me that they are working on subtitles in russian, estonian & swedish. In russia is a big jewish community. I encourage you to get your own dvd copy or link with a password via email and watch it yourself. At the moment I am preparing a teaching on the “circumcision of the heart” because I am invited to share about this subject at an “Israel” Tribe-celebration conference near Helsinki (the capital of Finland) next month. I will try to recorded it and share it with you so check out my next blog. Here are the powerpoint pages for the presentation: “Circumcision of the heart”:
(You can use the powerpoint for your own use if you want.)
We have our google hangout “shabbat” meetings with the messianic torah-portion readings every week still going and we little by little increase in numbers. It is such a vital virtual fellowship where we beside studying the word also pray, praise & bless each other. Also the weekly mens prayer group is going well. Praise YAH because we have seen a lot of prayer breakthroughs during the last months. I am doing the summer of psalms & isaiah live stream reading on my facebook page and you are always welcome to join.
Mishpaha (hebrew “family”) thank you so much for your support in all kinds of different ways. I really do appreciate that. I am so thankful that you guys are all with me on this exciting journey and I want to bless you in Messiah wherever you are right now. Remember that if you walk with him HE is always there for you.
Shalom from Finland, Andre
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24. Tevet 5779/ (2.1.2019 gregorian calendar)
Shalom there, wherever you are?! I hope you are all doing great. The winter has hit with full force finland with a lot of snow (you might have seen some of my facebook pictures or live broadcasts from my balcony recently) and freezing tempratures, but still not the -30 celcius that we sometimes get here. It’s been a while since my last blog entrance here. Things happen quite speedily on the globe. Now Israel has left the Unesco for good because of the antisemitic bias against Zion. I mean seriously how in the world they can refuse there to see any connection between the temple mount and the jewish state?! A complete denial of common basic history knowledge. Apropos temple mount, just some time ago around Hanukkah (Memorial/Feast of dedication) we had the (re)dedication of the 3rd temple altar just outisde the ancient walls of Jerusalem, so things are prepared to set up for the 3rd. temple. But there is only one little problem, the dome of the rock mosque right in the middle of that plattform. But who knows maybe the Almighty will arrange us an earthquake to take care of it. And than also the question is if the next temple is already really the one that prophet Isaiah and Ezekiel spoke about. We will see…
So things are falling into place as we see in scripture. It’s the end times unfolding and we should get excited for our King’s return. Are you ready a& excited?
As the new gregorian calendar (that by the way is pagan to the core wtih most of the name of month named after pagan dieties or stars) ends I updated the link for the hebrew-biblical calendar (see above). Feel free to use it, print out and share it. Some of you might ask why there is 2 jewish new years, here is a great article that explains that https://therefinersfire.org/two_new_years.ht (just click on the link).
I am still working full time as a care taker for elderly and I am waiting and praying for the next steps forward. Thanks for your support in prayer and every other way. I really appreciate all of it and I want to bless you in return and be sure the Father will bless you in return.
We see a growing of the shabbat fellowship with connection to google hangouts. We read the torah portions, praise and pray together and bless and encourage each other. Also our men’s fellowship is expanding and relationships are building up. YAH has put men’s/husband’s/dad’s, these special brother’s in Messiah on my heart already for a few years. I think it is a very important task we see the roles of marriage and family is under attack like never before.
Btw. I have done a reading series on my personal facebook page that is called “Winter of Psalms & Proverbs/Ecclesiastes” that you might want to check out.
Just recently there are coming new melodies and scriptures to my heart and spirit, that I started to compose new songs with, exciting. The next Album will be again a combination of electronical music and handmade instrument sounds.
I wish you YAH’s blessing for you and your beloved ones and leave you with this Psalm 31:16 verse:
“Let your face shine on your servant;
save me in your unfailing love.”
Shalom (*Peace) !
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6.th day of the 6 bibl. month (Elul), 21.8.2023 Gregorian Calendar
Shalom to you prescious sweet set-apart Soul!
How are you doing? How was your summer going? I hope & pray that you & your beloved ones are doing great and this message will encourage you & bless you. I am doing alright, my summer holiday was good now the end of summer slowly arrives here, and I could host brethren that come to visit from Sweden and Germany. The ministry with our Yeshua homecogregation, mens fellowship, discipleship etc. is growing & flourishing but also challenging in many ways. We had new believers coming to our Shabbat Meetings, also some that came to faith through young brothers that attended the shabbat meeting in the last few months. There is also a lot of need for discipling mens and women. So we are now looking for spiritual big brothers/sisters and spiritual. fathers/mothers to take that role. The harvest is plenty but workers are few, also here in this case.
I have focused on teaching now for over 1/2 year because there is so much need in basic understanding and revelation of the word of Yah. So we are going through all of Pauls letter now, verse by verse, chapter by chapter, letter by letter to fully understand the right context. Especially the letter of the romans and the letter to the galatians have been in church history been the most false interpreted and falsely teached letter in the scripture , but they are so essential for ex. to understand the #law or\and grace# question. But we will return to the reading of Torah Portions next year around spring time when the new biblical year begins.
We have young brothers with the gift of to praise in rap-style so we had many time them joing the worship songs, and we meet up several times a week for spiritual fellowship. We also started a prayer ministry through Jitsi Meet Video-phone call app. and its for ~encouragement and deliverance~ every monday to friday starting 15.30 pm. Let me know if you wanna join and I will sent you the link. We had a wonderful New Moon Celebration meeting last week and for many this was the first time joining in it. Praise Yah for all!
Be strenghtened in your faith, Yah is with you through all of this, HE knows. Leave it all on his altar. Trust HIM. Stay in praise and prayer and in the word and you gonna be alright even in the midst of trials.
Please pray for us as we need guidance and wisdom in dealing with holding up the structure in our shabbat meetings. Also feel free to contact us if the father puts it on your heart to give a gift to our ministry here in finland.
Be mightly blessed in Messiah Yeshua.
Brother Andre from Savonlinna, Finland
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HE heals the broken hearted and binds up their wounds.
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15. Kislev (*the 9th month) hebrew year 5781 on the gregorian cal. 9.12.2022
Shabbat Shalom (hebrew greeting during the set apart 7th. day of rest)!
As the sun sets early in the winter (around 3 pm) here in Finland the shabbat comes pretty quick. So you have to make arrangements early in the day. Cleaning, shoping and preparing food etc. I hope & pray all is well with you and your beloved ones wherever you are. It is not easy for many these days, for unbelievers and believers. We need to lift each others up with words, prayers and actions of help & support. Many are stuggling in different certain areas. Mentally (Depression, Disappointments, Tiredness, Burnout etc.), in relationships problems, difficulties with sicknesess, economically struggling, bondage with addictions etc. Of course the spiritual battle in absolutely on for believers these days. we are tempted with sins in the flesh on all sides right now and our faith and obediance is challenged on all levels. thats why I want to really encourage you here today. Do NOT give up! Keep the faith and press on! Keep moving forward with Messiah! HE is right there with you even in the valley of the shadow of death!
The worlds bad news feeds needs to be replaced by the Kingdon Good News. Yeshua (Jesus) died for us and rose for us so we can be alive forever in HIM. HE loves us! Its the 50th year of Jubilee, time for restoration and new begginings. Many need rescue and deliverance and therefore we need the annoiting of the spiritual giftings that I talked about in my last blog entrance. The sufferings of the world can distract, confuse or depress us or shift our focus on the Almighty and make us humble. We need to trust him, to have peace in HIM. Have the FAITH in HIM, its crucial. Read the scripture more than watching news on TV or surfing the WWW. Pray or even fast, worship / serve Elohim and give HIM thanks, even in the midst of trials & tribulations & persecution. Thats were battles or even wars are won.
We continue to have our homecongregation shabbat, feast and new moon fellowship meetings. Also we have continous disciple-ship and growing together in knowing Messiah and the scriptures. We have gone in our shabbat meetings through the letter of Romans and to the Galatians (which in my view are the most false interpreted parts of all scripture). It was was really amazing to go through these letters chapter by chapter and verse by verse. It has opened all in a new fresh way. Mow we are studying the letter to the ephesians, what a blessing. Let me know if you want to join us studying the scripture.
I really thank you all for you prayer and support. If you want to support this ministry financially (one time or even regularly) let me know and get in touch with me. You can donate here on this site under *support* via pay pal and there are also my bank account transfer infos. A one time donation or the 10th.offering anything can help. May YAH bless you in return in this life and in the Kingdom to come.
I want to leave you here with this following word:
*Yet you are he who took me from the womb; you made me trust you at my mother’s breasts.* Psalm 22:9
YAH made you and HE make you also to trust in HIM (if you only let HIM) from birth til you meet your Creator face to face. I hope these words from the Psalmist David blesses and encourages you.
May ABBA bless you this shabbat with HIS annointed divine presence and Peace! HIS GRACE AND LOVE BE UPON US!
Brother Andre from Finland
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28 Av 5781 Hebrew Biblical Calendar (26.8.2022)
Shabbat Shalom and a *blessed new month (*rosh chodesch mevorach* in hebrew) ! Tomorrow we are entering into the month of Elul. The summer comes slowly to an end here in Finland, it was hot for a few weeks and warm for 2 to 3 months. Thats a typical sunmmer up here lol.
I hope you guys are all doing great and are blessed in Messiah. I am continuing to build up the *Yeshua Homecongregation, we just went through the letter to the Romans in outr shabbat meetings and it has been an incredibly blessed and annoited journey for me and I hope for the other too. I also continue discipling the Brethren (mostly one on one meetings). And at the same working full-time as a care-taker for elderly in their home. I have also done again a few teachings in the last few months, but most of them are in the finnish language.
But here is one in english called *The Fruits of the Spirit* that I wanted to share with you now, I hope and pray it will edify you in your walk of faith:
>The fruits of the spirit:
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.”
Gal. 5:22-23
And remember we are to bring and also share fruit. And you are a tree that is known by its fruits. Luke 6:43–44: “For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.”
Also the 9 spiritual fruits are gifts that are given to us by the Father so HE also functions as a gardener who is watering and nourishing us as plants/trees. And of course we always can also ask in prayer for these fruit-gifts.
So which good fruit of these you carry and which good fruits you share? And which fruit has to develop in you still?
The gifts of the Spirit:
1. Cor. 12:8-12: “But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. 8For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 9To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 10To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: 11But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.”
And with the 7 gifts of the spirit we are able to built up and benefit the body and also they can work in a way that touch unbelievers (for ex. “Prophecy, Love, Mercy).
So which gift of the spirit you have been given or you want to recieve? Maybe you have been given more than one gift? Or in which gift you are still able to develop? You could bring these questions before the Father in prayer.
The gifts of grace:
Romans 12:6-11: “6Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; 7Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; 8Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness. 9Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. 10Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;”
1. Prophecy
2. Ministry/Serving
3. Teaching
4. Exhortation
5. Giving
6. Ruling/Leadership
7. Mercy
So what gift of grace you might already have? And which one you can ask the Father to entrust you?
The 5 overall ministry/serving areas inside the body of Messiah:
“And he gave some, apostles (“sent one” Shaliach aram.); and some, prophets; and some preachers (evangelists); and some, sheperds (pastors) and teachers; 12For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Messiah: 13Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of Elohim, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Messiah:” Eph. 4:11-14
The word “Evangelion” (Good News) borrowed from the greek is not used in this verse. “Preacher” is a better reading than “Evangelist” here the word “Sevartha” is used and it comes from the root “Sebar” in aramaic which means “to preach”. All kinds of preaching are included in “Sebartha”. The translation from the greek loan word “evangelion” is found in other verses in the writings of Paul. The root for “sheperd” is the word “ra’ah” which means “to feed”. (Aramaic English New Testament (AENT, Footnote Nr. 31, Ep. 4:11, Page 582).
Note here that Prophecy and Teaching is listed as a Gift and also as a Ministry area.
These 5 serving/ ministry areas have also relation to the 5 books of the Torah and the 5 major Feast of Yah.
Interesting here is the mentioning of “Till we all come in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of Elohim” (v. 13) and we know we are definetly not there yet, we do not have all the fulness of knowledge of our Messiah yet. But than we will have. All these dividing and hot potatoe issues and endless debate-discussions will finally come to an end. What a glorious moment that will be.
So you can ask yourself in which area you can be building block and edification to your congregation? You can pray about what the Father wants you to do. But it might not always be the thing you maybe preferably like to do.
“As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of Elohim. 11If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of Elohim; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which Elohim giveth: that Elohim in all things may be glorified through Yeshua Messiah, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.” 1. Peter 4:10-12
And here in the end some words about the heart attidute in general in serving/ministering.
“For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.” Luke 22:27
“I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Master Yeshua, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Acts 20:35
“But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.” Matthew 23:11
“For Elohim is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.” Hebrews 6:10
So we all Brothers and Sisters are so unique and so extroadinary prescious and well all have a very very important role to play in the Kingdom of Elohim.
Be blessed in the grace of Messiah Yeshua. Brother Andre
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23 Schevat 5781 (biblical hebrew calendar | 26.1.2022)
Shalom everyone,
I hope you are all doing well and blessed wherever you are. I have been through a really rough time lately as me and my children got sick with the Covid Virus. Praise Yah the children recoverred pretty quick. But I am struggling until today to get my full strenght and health back. My breath is still short (and I am getting treated for asthma now), I am weak and tired but YAH is good always and uses me also in this state and strenghtens my faith in this hour. It might take still weeks or month to recover. I really appreciate your prayer for my healing. Thank you for praying. May Abba bless you aboundantly in return already in this present life and in the Kingdom to come.
I am really excited & thankful that my TV 7 (christian finnish TV ) program “The heart of the Son of David” was finally aired. Praise & Glory to Abba. Here are the links for the 3 episodes where I teach and sing. In the first program Sister Daria Koskinen is dancing at the end and in the third program my dear brother Jussi Ylitalo is teaching side by side with me. It’s unfortunately only in finnish language with no subtitles. 1. “David & Yeshua” (https://www.tv7.fi/arkki/davidin-pojan-sydan/osa-1-3-david-ja-jeshua_p82466/) 2. “Circumcision of the Heart” (https://www.tv7.fi/arkki/davidin-pojan-sydan/osa-2-3-sydamen-ymparileikkaus_p82467/) 3. “The Kingdom Israel” (https://www.tv7.fi/arkki/davidin-pojan-sydan/osa-3-3-israelin-kuningaskunta_p82468/). My prayer is that there will be salvation, healing and deliverance coming forth through this program. If you can stand with me in agreement with this prayer that would be great.
We continue our *Jeshua* homecongregation meetings (many join online) on shabbat morning 10 am. We are growing fruitfully in discpeliship, reasoning in the word, in prayer and sharing *kidush* communion. And we see more exercise of the spiritual in our meetings, I think thats great. We have also now a sister from Sweden who is praising on a harp which is wonderful. The weekly mens prayer fellowship is also going foward with annointing. Our brother Petri T. and me started recently a mens evening meeting at Petris house once a week. It has been a real blessing to see Brothers come together for a time of sharing, praying, eating together, having a hot sauna. We are also always watching one episode of *the chosen* series on huge screen and talk about what has spoke to us afterwards. The brokeness in many brothers (including myself) is so evident that there is a desperate need of honest fellowship & sharing and reaching out in the spirit tohave the inner wounds touched with Yeshuas healing oil.
The moving into this bigger appartment last year is really a blessing for me because there is more freedom & space in my home for inviting people for fellowship. Please pray for the provision for my rent. I know Abba will faithfully provide. If you feel like helping our minstry here click on ‘support’ button up here and see and follow the instructions.
I want to encourage you in your walk of faith during this time. I know many are going through hard struggles (family, job, economy etc.), sickness and various trials right now. I know how it feels like being paused and limited through for ex. a sickness because of my own situation. And I am asking the Father, whats the deal? What should I do? I know you want to use me but is it not better for your servants to be in full strenght? Be blessed and not afraid and trust YAH in your condition & situation (I know it’s sounds trivial and you have heard it many times before but maybe now your faith is really tested), Abba has a plan, he does no mistakes and there are no surprises for him.
Remember: “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto you are also called, and has professed a good profession before many witnesses.” 1. Tim. 6:12
Yeshuas Shalom be always inside of you and around you.
Bro Andre from Finland
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19 Elul 5781 {biblical hebrew calendar | 27.8.2021 {gregorian cal.}
How are you doing? I trust Abba all is well with you. The next Shabbat is almost here, and again what a week! I have been back at work taking care of the elderly in their homes now the first week after my summer holiday. Not easy to get into the rythym again but all went well. In my summer break I visited 3 families of our home congregation in their homes and we fellowshiped in praise & prayer and had also wonderful playing times with the kids. A great board game from finnisch believers ~The Return of Israel~ www.mesilagames.com/return-of-israel/
And another great way to educate even young babies already in Yahs ways & Love scriptures I found the other day under www.yahs-manna.com
I also had the chance to teach & share on the Matt. 18 concept (I called the lesson 99+1) and here is a link the the powerpoint slide I used https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iHV4eudb1u-62ovq9OiJAnxY3D_fsge79AB6QIvbU00/edit
Things are going rapidly forward around us and in us as we are all kind of aging but let us focus on the kingdom that comes with the King. In our finnish “Jeshua” home congregation we have new+comers from Sweden who are eager to study the set apart word and learn Abbas ways and I give praise to Abba for that. We continue to focus on trust and building | encouraging relationships, studying scripture and applying it into our lifes. We are planning to have guest speakers teaching sessions through Jitsi Meet in the near future. Recently we had a gain the principles of biblical marriage, grounds for divorce and scriptural remarriage as study subject. The home congregations prayer meeting and the mens fellowship continues regurarly {for meeting times check out my last blog} and also its possible to join through Jitsi Meet {see the link for Jitsi meet in the last blog}. Praise Yah for we see discipleship happening that is bringing fruits in many areas and we believe in more breakthroughs in each of their lifes. I am grateful for any kind of support for our ministry over here, please keep us in prayer.
I want to encourage you in your walk in Faith, these are not easy times I know. But Abba is gonna perform with you what HE has in mind just trust HIM. Pull through, take the sword the set apart and the faith helmet. Stay in constant prayer, fear not. Fast if you are able maybe once a week is a good pattern. Yah is with you and will protect you and HIS ruach | set apart spirit is clearing you thoughts and instructing you on the way.And as we now are in the phase month ELUL-period of “Teschuvah – Hebr. “repentance / to return” back to the Father Abba so we check our hearts and are walking out to recieve forgiveness and grant forgivness to others. Here is a good devotional series bz Jim Staley from “Passion for Truth” (PFT) that is going to help you to prepare well for the coming fall Feast Season of YAH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnqbko02p70
“YHWH himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” Deut. 38:1
Shabbat Shalom from Finland, your Brother Andre
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27 Tevet 5781, 11. Jan. 2021 (gregorian cal.)
SHALOM MISHPACHA (Hebr. Family),
I HOPE & PRAY YOU ARE DOING WELL WHEREVER YOU ARE. I KNOW MANY GO THROUGH A LOT OF TRIAL, FIRE OF REFINING AND STRETCHING WAITING PERIODS RIGHT NOW. I WISH WE LEARN HOW TO SUFFER-WELL IN ALL OF THIS. THINGS AROUND THE GLOBE ARE SPEEDING UP TO THE SHOWDOWN OF HIS-STORY. BUT WE CAN TRUST & BE STILL AND KNOW HE IS ELOHIM AND HE IS IN CHARGE. OUR KING REIGNS ETERNALLY!
THE WINTER HAS NOW ARRIVED FULLY IN FINLAND WITH A LOT OF SNOW AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES. SO I TRIED TO DO WORKOUT (SKING, ICE SKATING, SWIMMING) TO STAY IN SHAPE FOR ME FULL TIME WORK FOR TAKING CARE OF ELDERLY. ALSO SPENDING AS MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE WITH MY DAUGHTERS IS HELPING ME. I WAS SO BLESSED BY THE FEEDBACK OF THE TESTIMONY-INTERVIEW THAT WAS AIRED A FEW WEEKS AGO ON NATIONAL CHRISTIAN FINNISH TV 7 STATION. HERE IS THE LINK: https://www.tv7.fi/vod/player/70040/
(there are only subtitles in finish & estonian). After this interview there has been open doors for me to minister to the body of messiah, praise YAH. Many asked about “shabbat and the torah observance as a believer in Yeshua”. I thank you so much for your prayer support concerning this special interview & my ministry in general over here. May YAH bless you in return abundantly for this. For the shabbat meetings and and the men’s prayer fellowship we have switched from google hangouts to the Jitsi.Meet video-conference platform. Jitsi Meet is an app & website and can be used on all devices without registration or email sign-up. We have started recently also an international prayer evening wed. 7 pm CET with my dear brother and Pastor Teddy Chadwick and his Jitsi.Meet virtual home-congregation. Teddy is serving faithful in the land of Israel many years with praise and sharing/teaching the word and making davidic harps with pick.ups. Check out his website www.jtod.org
We have our “shabbat-mikra kadosh/set apart convocation” meetings for many years now and they start sat. 10 am (CET) time, an international prayer gathering wednesdays 7 pm (CET) and the men’s prayer fellowship thursdays at 6 pm (CET). Everybody is warmly welcome to join our meetings. Feel free to contact me if you want to participate. The Link for the shabbat meetings sat. mornings 10 am and men’s prayer fellowship thursdays 6 pm is https://meet.jit.si/Jeshua-Ksrk
Our virtual home-congregation is growing, todah la EL. We have annointed praise and prayer times, sharing/teaching of the word, open conversations, we take “kidush” hebr. “communion” together and bless each other in multiple ways.
I want to really encourage you in your walk of faith, hold on to the promise of YAH. Stay in the word, pray & fast. Repent of your sins (keep in mind that sin is breaking the torah) and stay close to Abba.
“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” 2 Chr. 7:14
Have a “blessed new month” (rosch chodesch mevorach in hebr.) which starts in 2 days. Here is the new biblical-hebrew calendar for the greg. cal. year 2021/5781:
https://therefinersfire.org/2021_calendar.pdf
Keep the faith no matter what the news say!
YAH bless with love from Finland, your Brother Andre
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25 th. of Tishri 5781 / 12.10.2020 (gregorian calendar)
I hope you had a great fall feast season in YAH and enjoyed your time in fellowship with the Almighty, family, brother’s and sister’s. We had great “mikra kodesch/set apart” meetings throughout the festivals in my place as well as on video-conference calls on hangouts. We started also having regurarly “kidush/communion”in those fellowships. Of course the sleeping in the tent for the 7 nights of “sukkoth/tabernacles” are always special, the kids love it 🙂
I see here it’s already 8 month since my last blog entrance here. Of course than Corona happened but the globe was spinning even during all that time. I hope you and your beloved ones are doing great. I pray that you are well, healthy, joyful in YAH and that you are content with his daily bread for you.
I have been focusing this year mostly on the basics. Working in my job taking care of elderly, building our home-fellowship, discipling in our mens meeting as well as in the shabbat meetings. Praise and prayer in the center. It has been a real challenge to mobilize believers to meet up while fear was indoctrinated to society through media and social-distancing. I was encouraged and built up through the daily devotional www.sufferwell.org it goes 365 days. Another devotional that goes for 40 days comes from “the chosen” TV series. Which is avaliable on the free-app. And it has also subtitles in many languages. Here you can get it through Amazon “the chosen devotional”
I had a summer break from work for 3 weeks, I spent the time in a nice summer cottage at a lake, I visited Lapland (north of finland) and norway for the first time. That was amazing because both areas are so beuatiful.
Last week I visited the TV 7 (national christian TV) studios and gave an 1/2 hour testimony in finnish language. The interview was held by Martti Ojares the head of the TV station. The programm is called “Isännän pöydän” (fin. meaning “at the fathers table”). I really don’t know how it will turn out. I have never been in front of a camera like that. I was quite nervous. I said stuff that was not planed and forgot things I wanted to say. Well, I guess that’s always the case somehow. But I appreciate if you stand with me in prayer that will touch somebody and speak to some soul. I also could sing the aaronic blessing in hebrew at the end. It will be aired on TV7 the 11.12.2020 shabbat (friday) evening at 8 pm. Click here this following link (after the 11.12. if you missed it that date) it will apear in this archive TV7 Interview.
But it is only in finnish with finnish subtitles. I will give my “testimony” in a facebook life video soon so people will have a translation of the interview that way.
I will also start again reading psalms & prophets on my personal fb page. I will invite people to join to read and I will start little teaching sessions after reading and sing a song that fits the theme. Let me know if you wanna join me sometime there and we will schedule that.
Even we had a warm start of the fall here in finland it is getting now colder day by day and rainy as well.
Be blessed in Messiah wherever you are! May the ruach hakodesch (set apart spirit) do the work in you that he is suppose to do it!
“Trust in YHWH forever; for in YHWH is everlasting strenght” Isaiah 26:4
Thank you so much for your support in prayer and in other ways. May the father reward you for it aboudantly.
With love from Finland !
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27th. of Adar I 5780, 21.2.2020 (Gregorian Calendar)
We approach now the crown of the week and soon enter into shabbat 🙂 I hope and pray you are all doing great wherever you are. I have not made a blog entrance for more than 1/2 year, a long time. But the world did not stand still. I had a wonderful vacation in Israel last fall, swimming with dolphins camping at the shore of the sea of galilee, visiting the biblical zoo in J.slem, hangin out with bros and sis, enjoying sunsets and beach etc. Praise YAH as it was so important to have that break from my job taking care of elderly, full time shift work. Also work every second shabbat/weekends.
I have started some fire juggling with praise music as a street-art addition to my praise singing and guitar playing on the streets. Last week I did the fire juggling/praise in the center of Helsinki in the front of a shopping mall and it was well recieved. And also the police did not interupt me 🙂 you can check my personal facebook page for videos from tat. You find my fb site link under @contact me@
I was invited by the leader of TV 7 the christian TV station recently here in Finland for an interview and asked to share about the circumcision of the heart. I will go there for the recording of the programm in the spring and it will be shown probably in the summer. I will keep you updated on that.
The shabbat meetings are still going on and we have local meetings as well as the google hangouts @mikra kodesch@ holy convocations online with up 5 to 9 members in average.
Also our weekly men’s prayer meetings are also going well. We focus now on discipleship as many mens<husbands
All my my new recordings are on hold at this stage as I am praying for guidance from the Father concerning music. I was anyway too busy with stuff so that it would not have got the focus that it needs I also was going through rough personal trials in the last few months and did not have my head free for creativity. But I praise YAH for all things are working out for good for me.
All these different projects, meetings, ideas, plans of mine I hope you can carry in your prayers for me. I really appreciate all your support and prayer.
I want to warmly suggested a new multi seasonal series about Yeshua and his disciples that is called @The chosen@ that you can watch on your app for free. Share it with believers and unbelievers alike, it is a great outreach tool. Visit http://www.https//studios.vidangel.com/the-chosen
Stay blessed in YAH. Shabbat Shalom in Messiah!
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.Mattthew 6:19-21
Your brother Andre
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14. of the 4th. month /tammuz 5780/ (19.7.2019 gregorian calendar)
The summer has finally arrived in Finland, with warm 25 decrees (celcius) and shining sun making it all green. It’s already a few month since my last blog entrance. I have been busy lately with my full time shift work as a male nurse job taking care of elderly and I can proudly announce that I got a permanent job contract including benefits now. All praise & glory to YAH, that was such a great prayer answer. I am looking forward to my summer holiday next month. Another wonderful prayer answer happened last week, I was praying for probably 1 1/2 years for “The Way” Documentary (www.thewaydoc.com) to be shown here in Finland on the christian TV 7 station (www.tv7.fi). The docu tells the story of believers in Messiah who leave churchianity religion to walk and live like the Savior & keeping HIS Torah. It tells partly also my story and that’s why I am always in the last 20 min. moved to tears. It was shown with subtitles in finnish last week just when shabbat (friday sunset to saturday sunset) turned into the new week, (actually they broadcasted it 3 times in 15 hours), HALLELU YAH! And I recieved afterwards very powerful testimonies of people who watched it. The manager of the the TV station told me that they are working on subtitles in russian, estonian & swedish. In russia is a big jewish community. I encourage you to get your own dvd copy or link with a password via email and watch it yourself. At the moment I am preparing a teaching on the “circumcision of the heart” because I am invited to share about this subject at an “Israel” Tribe-celebration conference near Helsinki (the capital of Finland) next month. I will try to recorded it and share it with you so check out my next blog. Here are the powerpoint pages for the presentation: “Circumcision of the heart”:
(You can use the powerpoint for your own use if you want.)
We have our google hangout “shabbat” meetings with the messianic torah-portion readings every week still going and we little by little increase in numbers. It is such a vital virtual fellowship where we beside studying the word also pray, praise & bless each other. Also the weekly mens prayer group is going well. Praise YAH because we have seen a lot of prayer breakthroughs during the last months. I am doing the summer of psalms & isaiah live stream reading on my facebook page and you are always welcome to join.
Mishpaha (hebrew “family”) thank you so much for your support in all kinds of different ways. I really do appreciate that. I am so thankful that you guys are all with me on this exciting journey and I want to bless you in Messiah wherever you are right now. Remember that if you walk with him HE is always there for you.
Shalom from Finland, Andre
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24. Tevet 5779/ (2.1.2019 gregorian calendar)
Shalom there, wherever you are?! I hope you are all doing great. The winter has hit with full force finland with a lot of snow (you might have seen some of my facebook pictures or live broadcasts from my balcony recently) and freezing tempratures, but still not the -30 celcius that we sometimes get here. It’s been a while since my last blog entrance here. Things happen quite speedily on the globe. Now Israel has left the Unesco for good because of the antisemitic bias against Zion. I mean seriously how in the world they can refuse there to see any connection between the temple mount and the jewish state?! A complete denial of common basic history knowledge. Apropos temple mount, just some time ago around Hanukkah (Memorial/Feast of dedication) we had the (re)dedication of the 3rd temple altar just outisde the ancient walls of Jerusalem, so things are prepared to set up for the 3rd. temple. But there is only one little problem, the dome of the rock mosque right in the middle of that plattform. But who knows maybe the Almighty will arrange us an earthquake to take care of it. And than also the question is if the next temple is already really the one that prophet Isaiah and Ezekiel spoke about. We will see…
So things are falling into place as we see in scripture. It’s the end times unfolding and we should get excited for our King’s return. Are you ready a& excited?
As the new gregorian calendar (that by the way is pagan to the core wtih most of the name of month named after pagan dieties or stars) ends I updated the link for the hebrew-biblical calendar (see above). Feel free to use it, print out and share it. Some of you might ask why there is 2 jewish new years, here is a great article that explains that https://therefinersfire.org/two_new_years.ht (just click on the link).
I am still working full time as a care taker for elderly and I am waiting and praying for the next steps forward. Thanks for your support in prayer and every other way. I really appreciate all of it and I want to bless you in return and be sure the Father will bless you in return.
We see a growing of the shabbat fellowship with connection to google hangouts. We read the torah portions, praise and pray together and bless and encourage each other. Also our men’s fellowship is expanding and relationships are building up. YAH has put men’s/husband’s/dad’s, these special brother’s in Messiah on my heart already for a few years. I think it is a very important task we see the roles of marriage and family is under attack like never before.
Btw. I have done a reading series on my personal facebook page that is called “Winter of Psalms & Proverbs/Ecclesiastes” that you might want to check out.
Just recently there are coming new melodies and scriptures to my heart and spirit, that I started to compose new songs with, exciting. The next Album will be again a combination of electronical music and handmade instrument sounds.
I wish you YAH’s blessing for you and your beloved ones and leave you with this Psalm 31:16 verse:
“Let your face shine on your servant;
save me in your unfailing love.”
Shalom (*Peace) !
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6.th day of the 6 bibl. month (Elul), 21.8.2023 Gregorian Calendar
Shalom to you prescious sweet set-apart Soul!
How are you doing? How was your summer going? I hope & pray that you & your beloved ones are doing great and this message will encourage you & bless you. I am doing alright, my summer holiday was good now the end of summer slowly arrives here, and I could host brethren that come to visit from Sweden and Germany. The ministry with our Yeshua homecogregation, mens fellowship, discipleship etc. is growing & flourishing but also challenging in many ways. We had new believers coming to our Shabbat Meetings, also some that came to faith through young brothers that attended the shabbat meeting in the last few months. There is also a lot of need for discipling mens and women. So we are now looking for spiritual big brothers/sisters and spiritual. fathers/mothers to take that role. The harvest is plenty but workers are few, also here in this case.
I have focused on teaching now for over 1/2 year because there is so much need in basic understanding and revelation of the word of Yah. So we are going through all of Pauls letter now, verse by verse, chapter by chapter, letter by letter to fully understand the right context. Especially the letter of the romans and the letter to the galatians have been in church history been the most false interpreted and falsely teached letter in the scripture , but they are so essential for ex. to understand the #law or\and grace# question. But we will return to the reading of Torah Portions next year around spring time when the new biblical year begins.
We have young brothers with the gift of to praise in rap-style so we had many time them joing the worship songs, and we meet up several times a week for spiritual fellowship. We also started a prayer ministry through Jitsi Meet Video-phone call app. and its for ~encouragement and deliverance~ every monday to friday starting 15.30 pm. Let me know if you wanna join and I will sent you the link. We had a wonderful New Moon Celebration meeting last week and for many this was the first time joining in it. Praise Yah for all!
Be strenghtened in your faith, Yah is with you through all of this, HE knows. Leave it all on his altar. Trust HIM. Stay in praise and prayer and in the word and you gonna be alright even in the midst of trials.
Please pray for us as we need guidance and wisdom in dealing with holding up the structure in our shabbat meetings. Also feel free to contact us if the father puts it on your heart to give a gift to our ministry here in finland.
Be mightly blessed in Messiah Yeshua.
Brother Andre from Savonlinna, Finland
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HE heals the broken hearted and binds up their wounds.
Psalm 147>3
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15. Kislev (*the 9th month) hebrew year 5781 on the gregorian cal. 9.12.2022
Shabbat Shalom (hebrew greeting during the set apart 7th. day of rest)!
As the sun sets early in the winter (around 3 pm) here in Finland the shabbat comes pretty quick. So you have to make arrangements early in the day. Cleaning, shoping and preparing food etc. I hope & pray all is well with you and your beloved ones wherever you are. It is not easy for many these days, for unbelievers and believers. We need to lift each others up with words, prayers and actions of help & support. Many are stuggling in different certain areas. Mentally (Depression, Disappointments, Tiredness, Burnout etc.), in relationships problems, difficulties with sicknesess, economically struggling, bondage with addictions etc. Of course the spiritual battle in absolutely on for believers these days. we are tempted with sins in the flesh on all sides right now and our faith and obediance is challenged on all levels. thats why I want to really encourage you here today. Do NOT give up! Keep the faith and press on! Keep moving forward with Messiah! HE is right there with you even in the valley of the shadow of death!
The worlds bad news feeds needs to be replaced by the Kingdon Good News. Yeshua (Jesus) died for us and rose for us so we can be alive forever in HIM. HE loves us! Its the 50th year of Jubilee, time for restoration and new begginings. Many need rescue and deliverance and therefore we need the annoiting of the spiritual giftings that I talked about in my last blog entrance. The sufferings of the world can distract, confuse or depress us or shift our focus on the Almighty and make us humble. We need to trust him, to have peace in HIM. Have the FAITH in HIM, its crucial. Read the scripture more than watching news on TV or surfing the WWW. Pray or even fast, worship / serve Elohim and give HIM thanks, even in the midst of trials & tribulations & persecution. Thats were battles or even wars are won.
We continue to have our homecongregation shabbat, feast and new moon fellowship meetings. Also we have continous disciple-ship and growing together in knowing Messiah and the scriptures. We have gone in our shabbat meetings through the letter of Romans and to the Galatians (which in my view are the most false interpreted parts of all scripture). It was was really amazing to go through these letters chapter by chapter and verse by verse. It has opened all in a new fresh way. Mow we are studying the letter to the ephesians, what a blessing. Let me know if you want to join us studying the scripture.
I really thank you all for you prayer and support. If you want to support this ministry financially (one time or even regularly) let me know and get in touch with me. You can donate here on this site under *support* via pay pal and there are also my bank account transfer infos. A one time donation or the 10th.offering anything can help. May YAH bless you in return in this life and in the Kingdom to come.
I want to leave you here with this following word:
*Yet you are he who took me from the womb; you made me trust you at my mother’s breasts.* Psalm 22:9
YAH made you and HE make you also to trust in HIM (if you only let HIM) from birth til you meet your Creator face to face. I hope these words from the Psalmist David blesses and encourages you.
May ABBA bless you this shabbat with HIS annointed divine presence and Peace! HIS GRACE AND LOVE BE UPON US!
Brother Andre from Finland
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28 Av 5781 Hebrew Biblical Calendar (26.8.2022)
Shabbat Shalom and a *blessed new month (*rosh chodesch mevorach* in hebrew) ! Tomorrow we are entering into the month of Elul. The summer comes slowly to an end here in Finland, it was hot for a few weeks and warm for 2 to 3 months. Thats a typical sunmmer up here lol.
I hope you guys are all doing great and are blessed in Messiah. I am continuing to build up the *Yeshua Homecongregation, we just went through the letter to the Romans in outr shabbat meetings and it has been an incredibly blessed and annoited journey for me and I hope for the other too. I also continue discipling the Brethren (mostly one on one meetings). And at the same working full-time as a care-taker for elderly in their home. I have also done again a few teachings in the last few months, but most of them are in the finnish language.
But here is one in english called *The Fruits of the Spirit* that I wanted to share with you now, I hope and pray it will edify you in your walk of faith:
>The fruits of the spirit:
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.”
Gal. 5:22-23
And remember we are to bring and also share fruit. And you are a tree that is known by its fruits. Luke 6:43–44: “For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.”
Also the 9 spiritual fruits are gifts that are given to us by the Father so HE also functions as a gardener who is watering and nourishing us as plants/trees. And of course we always can also ask in prayer for these fruit-gifts.
So which good fruit of these you carry and which good fruits you share? And which fruit has to develop in you still?
The gifts of the Spirit:
1. Cor. 12:8-12: “But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. 8For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 9To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 10To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: 11But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.”
And with the 7 gifts of the spirit we are able to built up and benefit the body and also they can work in a way that touch unbelievers (for ex. “Prophecy, Love, Mercy).
So which gift of the spirit you have been given or you want to recieve? Maybe you have been given more than one gift? Or in which gift you are still able to develop? You could bring these questions before the Father in prayer.
The gifts of grace:
Romans 12:6-11: “6Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; 7Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; 8Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness. 9Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. 10Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;”
1. Prophecy
2. Ministry/Serving
3. Teaching
4. Exhortation
5. Giving
6. Ruling/Leadership
7. Mercy
So what gift of grace you might already have? And which one you can ask the Father to entrust you?
The 5 overall ministry/serving areas inside the body of Messiah:
“And he gave some, apostles (“sent one” Shaliach aram.); and some, prophets; and some preachers (evangelists); and some, sheperds (pastors) and teachers; 12For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Messiah: 13Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of Elohim, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Messiah:” Eph. 4:11-14
The word “Evangelion” (Good News) borrowed from the greek is not used in this verse. “Preacher” is a better reading than “Evangelist” here the word “Sevartha” is used and it comes from the root “Sebar” in aramaic which means “to preach”. All kinds of preaching are included in “Sebartha”. The translation from the greek loan word “evangelion” is found in other verses in the writings of Paul. The root for “sheperd” is the word “ra’ah” which means “to feed”. (Aramaic English New Testament (AENT, Footnote Nr. 31, Ep. 4:11, Page 582).
Note here that Prophecy and Teaching is listed as a Gift and also as a Ministry area.
These 5 serving/ ministry areas have also relation to the 5 books of the Torah and the 5 major Feast of Yah.
Interesting here is the mentioning of “Till we all come in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of Elohim” (v. 13) and we know we are definetly not there yet, we do not have all the fulness of knowledge of our Messiah yet. But than we will have. All these dividing and hot potatoe issues and endless debate-discussions will finally come to an end. What a glorious moment that will be.
So you can ask yourself in which area you can be building block and edification to your congregation? You can pray about what the Father wants you to do. But it might not always be the thing you maybe preferably like to do.
“As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of Elohim. 11If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of Elohim; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which Elohim giveth: that Elohim in all things may be glorified through Yeshua Messiah, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.” 1. Peter 4:10-12
And here in the end some words about the heart attidute in general in serving/ministering.
“For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.” Luke 22:27
“I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Master Yeshua, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Acts 20:35
“But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.” Matthew 23:11
“For Elohim is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.” Hebrews 6:10
So we all Brothers and Sisters are so unique and so extroadinary prescious and well all have a very very important role to play in the Kingdom of Elohim.
Be blessed in the grace of Messiah Yeshua. Brother Andre
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23 Schevat 5781 (biblical hebrew calendar | 26.1.2022)
Shalom everyone,
I hope you are all doing well and blessed wherever you are. I have been through a really rough time lately as me and my children got sick with the Covid Virus. Praise Yah the children recoverred pretty quick. But I am struggling until today to get my full strenght and health back. My breath is still short (and I am getting treated for asthma now), I am weak and tired but YAH is good always and uses me also in this state and strenghtens my faith in this hour. It might take still weeks or month to recover. I really appreciate your prayer for my healing. Thank you for praying. May Abba bless you aboundantly in return already in this present life and in the Kingdom to come.
I am really excited & thankful that my TV 7 (christian finnish TV ) program “The heart of the Son of David” was finally aired. Praise & Glory to Abba. Here are the links for the 3 episodes where I teach and sing. In the first program Sister Daria Koskinen is dancing at the end and in the third program my dear brother Jussi Ylitalo is teaching side by side with me. It’s unfortunately only in finnish language with no subtitles. 1. “David & Yeshua” (https://www.tv7.fi/arkki/davidin-pojan-sydan/osa-1-3-david-ja-jeshua_p82466/) 2. “Circumcision of the Heart” (https://www.tv7.fi/arkki/davidin-pojan-sydan/osa-2-3-sydamen-ymparileikkaus_p82467/) 3. “The Kingdom Israel” (https://www.tv7.fi/arkki/davidin-pojan-sydan/osa-3-3-israelin-kuningaskunta_p82468/). My prayer is that there will be salvation, healing and deliverance coming forth through this program. If you can stand with me in agreement with this prayer that would be great.
We continue our *Jeshua* homecongregation meetings (many join online) on shabbat morning 10 am. We are growing fruitfully in discpeliship, reasoning in the word, in prayer and sharing *kidush* communion. And we see more exercise of the spiritual in our meetings, I think thats great. We have also now a sister from Sweden who is praising on a harp which is wonderful. The weekly mens prayer fellowship is also going foward with annointing. Our brother Petri T. and me started recently a mens evening meeting at Petris house once a week. It has been a real blessing to see Brothers come together for a time of sharing, praying, eating together, having a hot sauna. We are also always watching one episode of *the chosen* series on huge screen and talk about what has spoke to us afterwards. The brokeness in many brothers (including myself) is so evident that there is a desperate need of honest fellowship & sharing and reaching out in the spirit tohave the inner wounds touched with Yeshuas healing oil.
The moving into this bigger appartment last year is really a blessing for me because there is more freedom & space in my home for inviting people for fellowship. Please pray for the provision for my rent. I know Abba will faithfully provide. If you feel like helping our minstry here click on ‘support’ button up here and see and follow the instructions.
I want to encourage you in your walk of faith during this time. I know many are going through hard struggles (family, job, economy etc.), sickness and various trials right now. I know how it feels like being paused and limited through for ex. a sickness because of my own situation. And I am asking the Father, whats the deal? What should I do? I know you want to use me but is it not better for your servants to be in full strenght? Be blessed and not afraid and trust YAH in your condition & situation (I know it’s sounds trivial and you have heard it many times before but maybe now your faith is really tested), Abba has a plan, he does no mistakes and there are no surprises for him.
Remember: “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto you are also called, and has professed a good profession before many witnesses.” 1. Tim. 6:12
Yeshuas Shalom be always inside of you and around you.
Bro Andre from Finland
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19 Elul 5781 {biblical hebrew calendar | 27.8.2021 {gregorian cal.}
How are you doing? I trust Abba all is well with you. The next Shabbat is almost here, and again what a week! I have been back at work taking care of the elderly in their homes now the first week after my summer holiday. Not easy to get into the rythym again but all went well. In my summer break I visited 3 families of our home congregation in their homes and we fellowshiped in praise & prayer and had also wonderful playing times with the kids. A great board game from finnisch believers ~The Return of Israel~ www.mesilagames.com/return-of-israel/
And another great way to educate even young babies already in Yahs ways & Love scriptures I found the other day under www.yahs-manna.com
I also had the chance to teach & share on the Matt. 18 concept (I called the lesson 99+1) and here is a link the the powerpoint slide I used https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iHV4eudb1u-62ovq9OiJAnxY3D_fsge79AB6QIvbU00/edit
Things are going rapidly forward around us and in us as we are all kind of aging but let us focus on the kingdom that comes with the King. In our finnish “Jeshua” home congregation we have new+comers from Sweden who are eager to study the set apart word and learn Abbas ways and I give praise to Abba for that. We continue to focus on trust and building | encouraging relationships, studying scripture and applying it into our lifes. We are planning to have guest speakers teaching sessions through Jitsi Meet in the near future. Recently we had a gain the principles of biblical marriage, grounds for divorce and scriptural remarriage as study subject. The home congregations prayer meeting and the mens fellowship continues regurarly {for meeting times check out my last blog} and also its possible to join through Jitsi Meet {see the link for Jitsi meet in the last blog}. Praise Yah for we see discipleship happening that is bringing fruits in many areas and we believe in more breakthroughs in each of their lifes. I am grateful for any kind of support for our ministry over here, please keep us in prayer.
I want to encourage you in your walk in Faith, these are not easy times I know. But Abba is gonna perform with you what HE has in mind just trust HIM. Pull through, take the sword the set apart and the faith helmet. Stay in constant prayer, fear not. Fast if you are able maybe once a week is a good pattern. Yah is with you and will protect you and HIS ruach | set apart spirit is clearing you thoughts and instructing you on the way.And as we now are in the phase month ELUL-period of “Teschuvah – Hebr. “repentance / to return” back to the Father Abba so we check our hearts and are walking out to recieve forgiveness and grant forgivness to others. Here is a good devotional series bz Jim Staley from “Passion for Truth” (PFT) that is going to help you to prepare well for the coming fall Feast Season of YAH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnqbko02p70
“YHWH himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” Deut. 38:1
Shabbat Shalom from Finland, your Brother Andre
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27 Tevet 5781, 11. Jan. 2021 (gregorian cal.)
SHALOM MISHPACHA (Hebr. Family),
I HOPE & PRAY YOU ARE DOING WELL WHEREVER YOU ARE. I KNOW MANY GO THROUGH A LOT OF TRIAL, FIRE OF REFINING AND STRETCHING WAITING PERIODS RIGHT NOW. I WISH WE LEARN HOW TO SUFFER-WELL IN ALL OF THIS. THINGS AROUND THE GLOBE ARE SPEEDING UP TO THE SHOWDOWN OF HIS-STORY. BUT WE CAN TRUST & BE STILL AND KNOW HE IS ELOHIM AND HE IS IN CHARGE. OUR KING REIGNS ETERNALLY!
THE WINTER HAS NOW ARRIVED FULLY IN FINLAND WITH A LOT OF SNOW AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES. SO I TRIED TO DO WORKOUT (SKING, ICE SKATING, SWIMMING) TO STAY IN SHAPE FOR ME FULL TIME WORK FOR TAKING CARE OF ELDERLY. ALSO SPENDING AS MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE WITH MY DAUGHTERS IS HELPING ME. I WAS SO BLESSED BY THE FEEDBACK OF THE TESTIMONY-INTERVIEW THAT WAS AIRED A FEW WEEKS AGO ON NATIONAL CHRISTIAN FINNISH TV 7 STATION. HERE IS THE LINK: https://www.tv7.fi/vod/player/70040/
(there are only subtitles in finish & estonian). After this interview there has been open doors for me to minister to the body of messiah, praise YAH. Many asked about “shabbat and the torah observance as a believer in Yeshua”. I thank you so much for your prayer support concerning this special interview & my ministry in general over here. May YAH bless you in return abundantly for this. For the shabbat meetings and and the men’s prayer fellowship we have switched from google hangouts to the Jitsi.Meet video-conference platform. Jitsi Meet is an app & website and can be used on all devices without registration or email sign-up. We have started recently also an international prayer evening wed. 7 pm CET with my dear brother and Pastor Teddy Chadwick and his Jitsi.Meet virtual home-congregation. Teddy is serving faithful in the land of Israel many years with praise and sharing/teaching the word and making davidic harps with pick.ups. Check out his website www.jtod.org
We have our “shabbat-mikra kadosh/set apart convocation” meetings for many years now and they start sat. 10 am (CET) time, an international prayer gathering wednesdays 7 pm (CET) and the men’s prayer fellowship thursdays at 6 pm (CET). Everybody is warmly welcome to join our meetings. Feel free to contact me if you want to participate. The Link for the shabbat meetings sat. mornings 10 am and men’s prayer fellowship thursdays 6 pm is https://meet.jit.si/Jeshua-Ksrk
Our virtual home-congregation is growing, todah la EL. We have annointed praise and prayer times, sharing/teaching of the word, open conversations, we take “kidush” hebr. “communion” together and bless each other in multiple ways.
I want to really encourage you in your walk of faith, hold on to the promise of YAH. Stay in the word, pray & fast. Repent of your sins (keep in mind that sin is breaking the torah) and stay close to Abba.
“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” 2 Chr. 7:14
Have a “blessed new month” (rosch chodesch mevorach in hebr.) which starts in 2 days. Here is the new biblical-hebrew calendar for the greg. cal. year 2021/5781:
https://therefinersfire.org/2021_calendar.pdf
Keep the faith no matter what the news say!
YAH bless with love from Finland, your Brother Andre
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25 th. of Tishri 5781 / 12.10.2020 (gregorian calendar)
I hope you had a great fall feast season in YAH and enjoyed your time in fellowship with the Almighty, family, brother’s and sister’s. We had great “mikra kodesch/set apart” meetings throughout the festivals in my place as well as on video-conference calls on hangouts. We started also having regurarly “kidush/communion”in those fellowships. Of course the sleeping in the tent for the 7 nights of “sukkoth/tabernacles” are always special, the kids love it 🙂
I see here it’s already 8 month since my last blog entrance here. Of course than Corona happened but the globe was spinning even during all that time. I hope you and your beloved ones are doing great. I pray that you are well, healthy, joyful in YAH and that you are content with his daily bread for you.
I have been focusing this year mostly on the basics. Working in my job taking care of elderly, building our home-fellowship, discipling in our mens meeting as well as in the shabbat meetings. Praise and prayer in the center. It has been a real challenge to mobilize believers to meet up while fear was indoctrinated to society through media and social-distancing. I was encouraged and built up through the daily devotional www.sufferwell.org it goes 365 days. Another devotional that goes for 40 days comes from “the chosen” TV series. Which is avaliable on the free-app. And it has also subtitles in many languages. Here you can get it through Amazon “the chosen devotional”
I had a summer break from work for 3 weeks, I spent the time in a nice summer cottage at a lake, I visited Lapland (north of finland) and norway for the first time. That was amazing because both areas are so beuatiful.
Last week I visited the TV 7 (national christian TV) studios and gave an 1/2 hour testimony in finnish language. The interview was held by Martti Ojares the head of the TV station. The programm is called “Isännän pöydän” (fin. meaning “at the fathers table”). I really don’t know how it will turn out. I have never been in front of a camera like that. I was quite nervous. I said stuff that was not planed and forgot things I wanted to say. Well, I guess that’s always the case somehow. But I appreciate if you stand with me in prayer that will touch somebody and speak to some soul. I also could sing the aaronic blessing in hebrew at the end. It will be aired on TV7 the 11.12.2020 shabbat (friday) evening at 8 pm. Click here this following link (after the 11.12. if you missed it that date) it will apear in this archive TV7 Interview.
But it is only in finnish with finnish subtitles. I will give my “testimony” in a facebook life video soon so people will have a translation of the interview that way.
I will also start again reading psalms & prophets on my personal fb page. I will invite people to join to read and I will start little teaching sessions after reading and sing a song that fits the theme. Let me know if you wanna join me sometime there and we will schedule that.
Even we had a warm start of the fall here in finland it is getting now colder day by day and rainy as well.
Be blessed in Messiah wherever you are! May the ruach hakodesch (set apart spirit) do the work in you that he is suppose to do it!
“Trust in YHWH forever; for in YHWH is everlasting strenght” Isaiah 26:4
Thank you so much for your support in prayer and in other ways. May the father reward you for it aboudantly.
With love from Finland !
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27th. of Adar I 5780, 21.2.2020 (Gregorian Calendar)
We approach now the crown of the week and soon enter into shabbat 🙂 I hope and pray you are all doing great wherever you are. I have not made a blog entrance for more than 1/2 year, a long time. But the world did not stand still. I had a wonderful vacation in Israel last fall, swimming with dolphins camping at the shore of the sea of galilee, visiting the biblical zoo in J.slem, hangin out with bros and sis, enjoying sunsets and beach etc. Praise YAH as it was so important to have that break from my job taking care of elderly, full time shift work. Also work every second shabbat/weekends.
I have started some fire juggling with praise music as a street-art addition to my praise singing and guitar playing on the streets. Last week I did the fire juggling/praise in the center of Helsinki in the front of a shopping mall and it was well recieved. And also the police did not interupt me 🙂 you can check my personal facebook page for videos from tat. You find my fb site link under @contact me@
I was invited by the leader of TV 7 the christian TV station recently here in Finland for an interview and asked to share about the circumcision of the heart. I will go there for the recording of the programm in the spring and it will be shown probably in the summer. I will keep you updated on that.
The shabbat meetings are still going on and we have local meetings as well as the google hangouts @mikra kodesch@ holy convocations online with up 5 to 9 members in average.
Also our weekly men’s prayer meetings are also going well. We focus now on discipleship as many mens<husbands
All my my new recordings are on hold at this stage as I am praying for guidance from the Father concerning music. I was anyway too busy with stuff so that it would not have got the focus that it needs I also was going through rough personal trials in the last few months and did not have my head free for creativity. But I praise YAH for all things are working out for good for me.
All these different projects, meetings, ideas, plans of mine I hope you can carry in your prayers for me. I really appreciate all your support and prayer.
I want to warmly suggested a new multi seasonal series about Yeshua and his disciples that is called @The chosen@ that you can watch on your app for free. Share it with believers and unbelievers alike, it is a great outreach tool. Visit http://www.https//studios.vidangel.com/the-chosen
Stay blessed in YAH. Shabbat Shalom in Messiah!
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.Mattthew 6:19-21
Your brother Andre
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14. of the 4th. month /tammuz 5780/ (19.7.2019 gregorian calendar)
The summer has finally arrived in Finland, with warm 25 decrees (celcius) and shining sun making it all green. It’s already a few month since my last blog entrance. I have been busy lately with my full time shift work as a male nurse job taking care of elderly and I can proudly announce that I got a permanent job contract including benefits now. All praise & glory to YAH, that was such a great prayer answer. I am looking forward to my summer holiday next month. Another wonderful prayer answer happened last week, I was praying for probably 1 1/2 years for “The Way” Documentary (www.thewaydoc.com) to be shown here in Finland on the christian TV 7 station (www.tv7.fi). The docu tells the story of believers in Messiah who leave churchianity religion to walk and live like the Savior & keeping HIS Torah. It tells partly also my story and that’s why I am always in the last 20 min. moved to tears. It was shown with subtitles in finnish last week just when shabbat (friday sunset to saturday sunset) turned into the new week, (actually they broadcasted it 3 times in 15 hours), HALLELU YAH! And I recieved afterwards very powerful testimonies of people who watched it. The manager of the the TV station told me that they are working on subtitles in russian, estonian & swedish. In russia is a big jewish community. I encourage you to get your own dvd copy or link with a password via email and watch it yourself. At the moment I am preparing a teaching on the “circumcision of the heart” because I am invited to share about this subject at an “Israel” Tribe-celebration conference near Helsinki (the capital of Finland) next month. I will try to recorded it and share it with you so check out my next blog. Here are the powerpoint pages for the presentation: “Circumcision of the heart”:
(You can use the powerpoint for your own use if you want.)
We have our google hangout “shabbat” meetings with the messianic torah-portion readings every week still going and we little by little increase in numbers. It is such a vital virtual fellowship where we beside studying the word also pray, praise & bless each other. Also the weekly mens prayer group is going well. Praise YAH because we have seen a lot of prayer breakthroughs during the last months. I am doing the summer of psalms & isaiah live stream reading on my facebook page and you are always welcome to join.
Mishpaha (hebrew “family”) thank you so much for your support in all kinds of different ways. I really do appreciate that. I am so thankful that you guys are all with me on this exciting journey and I want to bless you in Messiah wherever you are right now. Remember that if you walk with him HE is always there for you.
Shalom from Finland, Andre
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24. Tevet 5779/ (2.1.2019 gregorian calendar)
Shalom there, wherever you are?! I hope you are all doing great. The winter has hit with full force finland with a lot of snow (you might have seen some of my facebook pictures or live broadcasts from my balcony recently) and freezing tempratures, but still not the -30 celcius that we sometimes get here. It’s been a while since my last blog entrance here. Things happen quite speedily on the globe. Now Israel has left the Unesco for good because of the antisemitic bias against Zion. I mean seriously how in the world they can refuse there to see any connection between the temple mount and the jewish state?! A complete denial of common basic history knowledge. Apropos temple mount, just some time ago around Hanukkah (Memorial/Feast of dedication) we had the (re)dedication of the 3rd temple altar just outisde the ancient walls of Jerusalem, so things are prepared to set up for the 3rd. temple. But there is only one little problem, the dome of the rock mosque right in the middle of that plattform. But who knows maybe the Almighty will arrange us an earthquake to take care of it. And than also the question is if the next temple is already really the one that prophet Isaiah and Ezekiel spoke about. We will see…
So things are falling into place as we see in scripture. It’s the end times unfolding and we should get excited for our King’s return. Are you ready a& excited?
As the new gregorian calendar (that by the way is pagan to the core wtih most of the name of month named after pagan dieties or stars) ends I updated the link for the hebrew-biblical calendar (see above). Feel free to use it, print out and share it. Some of you might ask why there is 2 jewish new years, here is a great article that explains that https://therefinersfire.org/two_new_years.ht (just click on the link).
I am still working full time as a care taker for elderly and I am waiting and praying for the next steps forward. Thanks for your support in prayer and every other way. I really appreciate all of it and I want to bless you in return and be sure the Father will bless you in return.
We see a growing of the shabbat fellowship with connection to google hangouts. We read the torah portions, praise and pray together and bless and encourage each other. Also our men’s fellowship is expanding and relationships are building up. YAH has put men’s/husband’s/dad’s, these special brother’s in Messiah on my heart already for a few years. I think it is a very important task we see the roles of marriage and family is under attack like never before.
Btw. I have done a reading series on my personal facebook page that is called “Winter of Psalms & Proverbs/Ecclesiastes” that you might want to check out.
Just recently there are coming new melodies and scriptures to my heart and spirit, that I started to compose new songs with, exciting. The next Album will be again a combination of electronical music and handmade instrument sounds.
I wish you YAH’s blessing for you and your beloved ones and leave you with this Psalm 31:16 verse:
“Let your face shine on your servant;
save me in your unfailing love.”
Shalom (*Peace) !
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6.th day of the 6 bibl. month (Elul), 21.8.2023 Gregorian Calendar
Shalom to you prescious sweet set-apart Soul!
How are you doing? How was your summer going? I hope & pray that you & your beloved ones are doing great and this message will encourage you & bless you. I am doing alright, my summer holiday was good now the end of summer slowly arrives here, and I could host brethren that come to visit from Sweden and Germany. The ministry with our Yeshua homecogregation, mens fellowship, discipleship etc. is growing & flourishing but also challenging in many ways. We had new believers coming to our Shabbat Meetings, also some that came to faith through young brothers that attended the shabbat meeting in the last few months. There is also a lot of need for discipling mens and women. So we are now looking for spiritual big brothers/sisters and spiritual. fathers/mothers to take that role. The harvest is plenty but workers are few, also here in this case.
I have focused on teaching now for over 1/2 year because there is so much need in basic understanding and revelation of the word of Yah. So we are going through all of Pauls letter now, verse by verse, chapter by chapter, letter by letter to fully understand the right context. Especially the letter of the romans and the letter to the galatians have been in church history been the most false interpreted and falsely teached letter in the scripture , but they are so essential for ex. to understand the #law or\and grace# question. But we will return to the reading of Torah Portions next year around spring time when the new biblical year begins.
We have young brothers with the gift of to praise in rap-style so we had many time them joing the worship songs, and we meet up several times a week for spiritual fellowship. We also started a prayer ministry through Jitsi Meet Video-phone call app. and its for ~encouragement and deliverance~ every monday to friday starting 15.30 pm. Let me know if you wanna join and I will sent you the link. We had a wonderful New Moon Celebration meeting last week and for many this was the first time joining in it. Praise Yah for all!
Be strenghtened in your faith, Yah is with you through all of this, HE knows. Leave it all on his altar. Trust HIM. Stay in praise and prayer and in the word and you gonna be alright even in the midst of trials.
Please pray for us as we need guidance and wisdom in dealing with holding up the structure in our shabbat meetings. Also feel free to contact us if the father puts it on your heart to give a gift to our ministry here in finland.
Be mightly blessed in Messiah Yeshua.
Brother Andre from Savonlinna, Finland
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HE heals the broken hearted and binds up their wounds.
Psalm 147>3
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15. Kislev (*the 9th month) hebrew year 5781 on the gregorian cal. 9.12.2022
Shabbat Shalom (hebrew greeting during the set apart 7th. day of rest)!
As the sun sets early in the winter (around 3 pm) here in Finland the shabbat comes pretty quick. So you have to make arrangements early in the day. Cleaning, shoping and preparing food etc. I hope & pray all is well with you and your beloved ones wherever you are. It is not easy for many these days, for unbelievers and believers. We need to lift each others up with words, prayers and actions of help & support. Many are stuggling in different certain areas. Mentally (Depression, Disappointments, Tiredness, Burnout etc.), in relationships problems, difficulties with sicknesess, economically struggling, bondage with addictions etc. Of course the spiritual battle in absolutely on for believers these days. we are tempted with sins in the flesh on all sides right now and our faith and obediance is challenged on all levels. thats why I want to really encourage you here today. Do NOT give up! Keep the faith and press on! Keep moving forward with Messiah! HE is right there with you even in the valley of the shadow of death!
The worlds bad news feeds needs to be replaced by the Kingdon Good News. Yeshua (Jesus) died for us and rose for us so we can be alive forever in HIM. HE loves us! Its the 50th year of Jubilee, time for restoration and new begginings. Many need rescue and deliverance and therefore we need the annoiting of the spiritual giftings that I talked about in my last blog entrance. The sufferings of the world can distract, confuse or depress us or shift our focus on the Almighty and make us humble. We need to trust him, to have peace in HIM. Have the FAITH in HIM, its crucial. Read the scripture more than watching news on TV or surfing the WWW. Pray or even fast, worship / serve Elohim and give HIM thanks, even in the midst of trials & tribulations & persecution. Thats were battles or even wars are won.
We continue to have our homecongregation shabbat, feast and new moon fellowship meetings. Also we have continous disciple-ship and growing together in knowing Messiah and the scriptures. We have gone in our shabbat meetings through the letter of Romans and to the Galatians (which in my view are the most false interpreted parts of all scripture). It was was really amazing to go through these letters chapter by chapter and verse by verse. It has opened all in a new fresh way. Mow we are studying the letter to the ephesians, what a blessing. Let me know if you want to join us studying the scripture.
I really thank you all for you prayer and support. If you want to support this ministry financially (one time or even regularly) let me know and get in touch with me. You can donate here on this site under *support* via pay pal and there are also my bank account transfer infos. A one time donation or the 10th.offering anything can help. May YAH bless you in return in this life and in the Kingdom to come.
I want to leave you here with this following word:
*Yet you are he who took me from the womb; you made me trust you at my mother’s breasts.* Psalm 22:9
YAH made you and HE make you also to trust in HIM (if you only let HIM) from birth til you meet your Creator face to face. I hope these words from the Psalmist David blesses and encourages you.
May ABBA bless you this shabbat with HIS annointed divine presence and Peace! HIS GRACE AND LOVE BE UPON US!
Brother Andre from Finland
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28 Av 5781 Hebrew Biblical Calendar (26.8.2022)
Shabbat Shalom and a *blessed new month (*rosh chodesch mevorach* in hebrew) ! Tomorrow we are entering into the month of Elul. The summer comes slowly to an end here in Finland, it was hot for a few weeks and warm for 2 to 3 months. Thats a typical sunmmer up here lol.
I hope you guys are all doing great and are blessed in Messiah. I am continuing to build up the *Yeshua Homecongregation, we just went through the letter to the Romans in outr shabbat meetings and it has been an incredibly blessed and annoited journey for me and I hope for the other too. I also continue discipling the Brethren (mostly one on one meetings). And at the same working full-time as a care-taker for elderly in their home. I have also done again a few teachings in the last few months, but most of them are in the finnish language.
But here is one in english called *The Fruits of the Spirit* that I wanted to share with you now, I hope and pray it will edify you in your walk of faith:
>The fruits of the spirit:
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.”
Gal. 5:22-23
And remember we are to bring and also share fruit. And you are a tree that is known by its fruits. Luke 6:43–44: “For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.”
Also the 9 spiritual fruits are gifts that are given to us by the Father so HE also functions as a gardener who is watering and nourishing us as plants/trees. And of course we always can also ask in prayer for these fruit-gifts.
So which good fruit of these you carry and which good fruits you share? And which fruit has to develop in you still?
The gifts of the Spirit:
1. Cor. 12:8-12: “But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. 8For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 9To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 10To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: 11But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.”
And with the 7 gifts of the spirit we are able to built up and benefit the body and also they can work in a way that touch unbelievers (for ex. “Prophecy, Love, Mercy).
So which gift of the spirit you have been given or you want to recieve? Maybe you have been given more than one gift? Or in which gift you are still able to develop? You could bring these questions before the Father in prayer.
The gifts of grace:
Romans 12:6-11: “6Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; 7Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; 8Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness. 9Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. 10Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;”
1. Prophecy
2. Ministry/Serving
3. Teaching
4. Exhortation
5. Giving
6. Ruling/Leadership
7. Mercy
So what gift of grace you might already have? And which one you can ask the Father to entrust you?
The 5 overall ministry/serving areas inside the body of Messiah:
“And he gave some, apostles (“sent one” Shaliach aram.); and some, prophets; and some preachers (evangelists); and some, sheperds (pastors) and teachers; 12For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Messiah: 13Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of Elohim, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Messiah:” Eph. 4:11-14
The word “Evangelion” (Good News) borrowed from the greek is not used in this verse. “Preacher” is a better reading than “Evangelist” here the word “Sevartha” is used and it comes from the root “Sebar” in aramaic which means “to preach”. All kinds of preaching are included in “Sebartha”. The translation from the greek loan word “evangelion” is found in other verses in the writings of Paul. The root for “sheperd” is the word “ra’ah” which means “to feed”. (Aramaic English New Testament (AENT, Footnote Nr. 31, Ep. 4:11, Page 582).
Note here that Prophecy and Teaching is listed as a Gift and also as a Ministry area.
These 5 serving/ ministry areas have also relation to the 5 books of the Torah and the 5 major Feast of Yah.
Interesting here is the mentioning of “Till we all come in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of Elohim” (v. 13) and we know we are definetly not there yet, we do not have all the fulness of knowledge of our Messiah yet. But than we will have. All these dividing and hot potatoe issues and endless debate-discussions will finally come to an end. What a glorious moment that will be.
So you can ask yourself in which area you can be building block and edification to your congregation? You can pray about what the Father wants you to do. But it might not always be the thing you maybe preferably like to do.
“As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of Elohim. 11If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of Elohim; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which Elohim giveth: that Elohim in all things may be glorified through Yeshua Messiah, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.” 1. Peter 4:10-12
And here in the end some words about the heart attidute in general in serving/ministering.
“For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.” Luke 22:27
“I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Master Yeshua, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Acts 20:35
“But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.” Matthew 23:11
“For Elohim is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.” Hebrews 6:10
So we all Brothers and Sisters are so unique and so extroadinary prescious and well all have a very very important role to play in the Kingdom of Elohim.
Be blessed in the grace of Messiah Yeshua. Brother Andre
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23 Schevat 5781 (biblical hebrew calendar | 26.1.2022)
Shalom everyone,
I hope you are all doing well and blessed wherever you are. I have been through a really rough time lately as me and my children got sick with the Covid Virus. Praise Yah the children recoverred pretty quick. But I am struggling until today to get my full strenght and health back. My breath is still short (and I am getting treated for asthma now), I am weak and tired but YAH is good always and uses me also in this state and strenghtens my faith in this hour. It might take still weeks or month to recover. I really appreciate your prayer for my healing. Thank you for praying. May Abba bless you aboundantly in return already in this present life and in the Kingdom to come.
I am really excited & thankful that my TV 7 (christian finnish TV ) program “The heart of the Son of David” was finally aired. Praise & Glory to Abba. Here are the links for the 3 episodes where I teach and sing. In the first program Sister Daria Koskinen is dancing at the end and in the third program my dear brother Jussi Ylitalo is teaching side by side with me. It’s unfortunately only in finnish language with no subtitles. 1. “David & Yeshua” (https://www.tv7.fi/arkki/davidin-pojan-sydan/osa-1-3-david-ja-jeshua_p82466/) 2. “Circumcision of the Heart” (https://www.tv7.fi/arkki/davidin-pojan-sydan/osa-2-3-sydamen-ymparileikkaus_p82467/) 3. “The Kingdom Israel” (https://www.tv7.fi/arkki/davidin-pojan-sydan/osa-3-3-israelin-kuningaskunta_p82468/). My prayer is that there will be salvation, healing and deliverance coming forth through this program. If you can stand with me in agreement with this prayer that would be great.
We continue our *Jeshua* homecongregation meetings (many join online) on shabbat morning 10 am. We are growing fruitfully in discpeliship, reasoning in the word, in prayer and sharing *kidush* communion. And we see more exercise of the spiritual in our meetings, I think thats great. We have also now a sister from Sweden who is praising on a harp which is wonderful. The weekly mens prayer fellowship is also going foward with annointing. Our brother Petri T. and me started recently a mens evening meeting at Petris house once a week. It has been a real blessing to see Brothers come together for a time of sharing, praying, eating together, having a hot sauna. We are also always watching one episode of *the chosen* series on huge screen and talk about what has spoke to us afterwards. The brokeness in many brothers (including myself) is so evident that there is a desperate need of honest fellowship & sharing and reaching out in the spirit tohave the inner wounds touched with Yeshuas healing oil.
The moving into this bigger appartment last year is really a blessing for me because there is more freedom & space in my home for inviting people for fellowship. Please pray for the provision for my rent. I know Abba will faithfully provide. If you feel like helping our minstry here click on ‘support’ button up here and see and follow the instructions.
I want to encourage you in your walk of faith during this time. I know many are going through hard struggles (family, job, economy etc.), sickness and various trials right now. I know how it feels like being paused and limited through for ex. a sickness because of my own situation. And I am asking the Father, whats the deal? What should I do? I know you want to use me but is it not better for your servants to be in full strenght? Be blessed and not afraid and trust YAH in your condition & situation (I know it’s sounds trivial and you have heard it many times before but maybe now your faith is really tested), Abba has a plan, he does no mistakes and there are no surprises for him.
Remember: “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto you are also called, and has professed a good profession before many witnesses.” 1. Tim. 6:12
Yeshuas Shalom be always inside of you and around you.
Bro Andre from Finland
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19 Elul 5781 {biblical hebrew calendar | 27.8.2021 {gregorian cal.}
How are you doing? I trust Abba all is well with you. The next Shabbat is almost here, and again what a week! I have been back at work taking care of the elderly in their homes now the first week after my summer holiday. Not easy to get into the rythym again but all went well. In my summer break I visited 3 families of our home congregation in their homes and we fellowshiped in praise & prayer and had also wonderful playing times with the kids. A great board game from finnisch believers ~The Return of Israel~ www.mesilagames.com/return-of-israel/
And another great way to educate even young babies already in Yahs ways & Love scriptures I found the other day under www.yahs-manna.com
I also had the chance to teach & share on the Matt. 18 concept (I called the lesson 99+1) and here is a link the the powerpoint slide I used https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iHV4eudb1u-62ovq9OiJAnxY3D_fsge79AB6QIvbU00/edit
Things are going rapidly forward around us and in us as we are all kind of aging but let us focus on the kingdom that comes with the King. In our finnish “Jeshua” home congregation we have new+comers from Sweden who are eager to study the set apart word and learn Abbas ways and I give praise to Abba for that. We continue to focus on trust and building | encouraging relationships, studying scripture and applying it into our lifes. We are planning to have guest speakers teaching sessions through Jitsi Meet in the near future. Recently we had a gain the principles of biblical marriage, grounds for divorce and scriptural remarriage as study subject. The home congregations prayer meeting and the mens fellowship continues regurarly {for meeting times check out my last blog} and also its possible to join through Jitsi Meet {see the link for Jitsi meet in the last blog}. Praise Yah for we see discipleship happening that is bringing fruits in many areas and we believe in more breakthroughs in each of their lifes. I am grateful for any kind of support for our ministry over here, please keep us in prayer.
I want to encourage you in your walk in Faith, these are not easy times I know. But Abba is gonna perform with you what HE has in mind just trust HIM. Pull through, take the sword the set apart and the faith helmet. Stay in constant prayer, fear not. Fast if you are able maybe once a week is a good pattern. Yah is with you and will protect you and HIS ruach | set apart spirit is clearing you thoughts and instructing you on the way.And as we now are in the phase month ELUL-period of “Teschuvah – Hebr. “repentance / to return” back to the Father Abba so we check our hearts and are walking out to recieve forgiveness and grant forgivness to others. Here is a good devotional series bz Jim Staley from “Passion for Truth” (PFT) that is going to help you to prepare well for the coming fall Feast Season of YAH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnqbko02p70
“YHWH himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” Deut. 38:1
Shabbat Shalom from Finland, your Brother Andre
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27 Tevet 5781, 11. Jan. 2021 (gregorian cal.)
SHALOM MISHPACHA (Hebr. Family),
I HOPE & PRAY YOU ARE DOING WELL WHEREVER YOU ARE. I KNOW MANY GO THROUGH A LOT OF TRIAL, FIRE OF REFINING AND STRETCHING WAITING PERIODS RIGHT NOW. I WISH WE LEARN HOW TO SUFFER-WELL IN ALL OF THIS. THINGS AROUND THE GLOBE ARE SPEEDING UP TO THE SHOWDOWN OF HIS-STORY. BUT WE CAN TRUST & BE STILL AND KNOW HE IS ELOHIM AND HE IS IN CHARGE. OUR KING REIGNS ETERNALLY!
THE WINTER HAS NOW ARRIVED FULLY IN FINLAND WITH A LOT OF SNOW AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES. SO I TRIED TO DO WORKOUT (SKING, ICE SKATING, SWIMMING) TO STAY IN SHAPE FOR ME FULL TIME WORK FOR TAKING CARE OF ELDERLY. ALSO SPENDING AS MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE WITH MY DAUGHTERS IS HELPING ME. I WAS SO BLESSED BY THE FEEDBACK OF THE TESTIMONY-INTERVIEW THAT WAS AIRED A FEW WEEKS AGO ON NATIONAL CHRISTIAN FINNISH TV 7 STATION. HERE IS THE LINK: https://www.tv7.fi/vod/player/70040/
(there are only subtitles in finish & estonian). After this interview there has been open doors for me to minister to the body of messiah, praise YAH. Many asked about “shabbat and the torah observance as a believer in Yeshua”. I thank you so much for your prayer support concerning this special interview & my ministry in general over here. May YAH bless you in return abundantly for this. For the shabbat meetings and and the men’s prayer fellowship we have switched from google hangouts to the Jitsi.Meet video-conference platform. Jitsi Meet is an app & website and can be used on all devices without registration or email sign-up. We have started recently also an international prayer evening wed. 7 pm CET with my dear brother and Pastor Teddy Chadwick and his Jitsi.Meet virtual home-congregation. Teddy is serving faithful in the land of Israel many years with praise and sharing/teaching the word and making davidic harps with pick.ups. Check out his website www.jtod.org
We have our “shabbat-mikra kadosh/set apart convocation” meetings for many years now and they start sat. 10 am (CET) time, an international prayer gathering wednesdays 7 pm (CET) and the men’s prayer fellowship thursdays at 6 pm (CET). Everybody is warmly welcome to join our meetings. Feel free to contact me if you want to participate. The Link for the shabbat meetings sat. mornings 10 am and men’s prayer fellowship thursdays 6 pm is https://meet.jit.si/Jeshua-Ksrk
Our virtual home-congregation is growing, todah la EL. We have annointed praise and prayer times, sharing/teaching of the word, open conversations, we take “kidush” hebr. “communion” together and bless each other in multiple ways.
I want to really encourage you in your walk of faith, hold on to the promise of YAH. Stay in the word, pray & fast. Repent of your sins (keep in mind that sin is breaking the torah) and stay close to Abba.
“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” 2 Chr. 7:14
Have a “blessed new month” (rosch chodesch mevorach in hebr.) which starts in 2 days. Here is the new biblical-hebrew calendar for the greg. cal. year 2021/5781:
https://therefinersfire.org/2021_calendar.pdf
Keep the faith no matter what the news say!
YAH bless with love from Finland, your Brother Andre
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25 th. of Tishri 5781 / 12.10.2020 (gregorian calendar)
I hope you had a great fall feast season in YAH and enjoyed your time in fellowship with the Almighty, family, brother’s and sister’s. We had great “mikra kodesch/set apart” meetings throughout the festivals in my place as well as on video-conference calls on hangouts. We started also having regurarly “kidush/communion”in those fellowships. Of course the sleeping in the tent for the 7 nights of “sukkoth/tabernacles” are always special, the kids love it 🙂
I see here it’s already 8 month since my last blog entrance here. Of course than Corona happened but the globe was spinning even during all that time. I hope you and your beloved ones are doing great. I pray that you are well, healthy, joyful in YAH and that you are content with his daily bread for you.
I have been focusing this year mostly on the basics. Working in my job taking care of elderly, building our home-fellowship, discipling in our mens meeting as well as in the shabbat meetings. Praise and prayer in the center. It has been a real challenge to mobilize believers to meet up while fear was indoctrinated to society through media and social-distancing. I was encouraged and built up through the daily devotional www.sufferwell.org it goes 365 days. Another devotional that goes for 40 days comes from “the chosen” TV series. Which is avaliable on the free-app. And it has also subtitles in many languages. Here you can get it through Amazon “the chosen devotional”
I had a summer break from work for 3 weeks, I spent the time in a nice summer cottage at a lake, I visited Lapland (north of finland) and norway for the first time. That was amazing because both areas are so beuatiful.
Last week I visited the TV 7 (national christian TV) studios and gave an 1/2 hour testimony in finnish language. The interview was held by Martti Ojares the head of the TV station. The programm is called “Isännän pöydän” (fin. meaning “at the fathers table”). I really don’t know how it will turn out. I have never been in front of a camera like that. I was quite nervous. I said stuff that was not planed and forgot things I wanted to say. Well, I guess that’s always the case somehow. But I appreciate if you stand with me in prayer that will touch somebody and speak to some soul. I also could sing the aaronic blessing in hebrew at the end. It will be aired on TV7 the 11.12.2020 shabbat (friday) evening at 8 pm. Click here this following link (after the 11.12. if you missed it that date) it will apear in this archive TV7 Interview.
But it is only in finnish with finnish subtitles. I will give my “testimony” in a facebook life video soon so people will have a translation of the interview that way.
I will also start again reading psalms & prophets on my personal fb page. I will invite people to join to read and I will start little teaching sessions after reading and sing a song that fits the theme. Let me know if you wanna join me sometime there and we will schedule that.
Even we had a warm start of the fall here in finland it is getting now colder day by day and rainy as well.
Be blessed in Messiah wherever you are! May the ruach hakodesch (set apart spirit) do the work in you that he is suppose to do it!
“Trust in YHWH forever; for in YHWH is everlasting strenght” Isaiah 26:4
Thank you so much for your support in prayer and in other ways. May the father reward you for it aboudantly.
With love from Finland !
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27th. of Adar I 5780, 21.2.2020 (Gregorian Calendar)
We approach now the crown of the week and soon enter into shabbat 🙂 I hope and pray you are all doing great wherever you are. I have not made a blog entrance for more than 1/2 year, a long time. But the world did not stand still. I had a wonderful vacation in Israel last fall, swimming with dolphins camping at the shore of the sea of galilee, visiting the biblical zoo in J.slem, hangin out with bros and sis, enjoying sunsets and beach etc. Praise YAH as it was so important to have that break from my job taking care of elderly, full time shift work. Also work every second shabbat/weekends.
I have started some fire juggling with praise music as a street-art addition to my praise singing and guitar playing on the streets. Last week I did the fire juggling/praise in the center of Helsinki in the front of a shopping mall and it was well recieved. And also the police did not interupt me 🙂 you can check my personal facebook page for videos from tat. You find my fb site link under @contact me@
I was invited by the leader of TV 7 the christian TV station recently here in Finland for an interview and asked to share about the circumcision of the heart. I will go there for the recording of the programm in the spring and it will be shown probably in the summer. I will keep you updated on that.
The shabbat meetings are still going on and we have local meetings as well as the google hangouts @mikra kodesch@ holy convocations online with up 5 to 9 members in average.
Also our weekly men’s prayer meetings are also going well. We focus now on discipleship as many mens<husbands
All my my new recordings are on hold at this stage as I am praying for guidance from the Father concerning music. I was anyway too busy with stuff so that it would not have got the focus that it needs I also was going through rough personal trials in the last few months and did not have my head free for creativity. But I praise YAH for all things are working out for good for me.
All these different projects, meetings, ideas, plans of mine I hope you can carry in your prayers for me. I really appreciate all your support and prayer.
I want to warmly suggested a new multi seasonal series about Yeshua and his disciples that is called @The chosen@ that you can watch on your app for free. Share it with believers and unbelievers alike, it is a great outreach tool. Visit http://www.https//studios.vidangel.com/the-chosen
Stay blessed in YAH. Shabbat Shalom in Messiah!
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.Mattthew 6:19-21
Your brother Andre
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14. of the 4th. month /tammuz 5780/ (19.7.2019 gregorian calendar)
The summer has finally arrived in Finland, with warm 25 decrees (celcius) and shining sun making it all green. It’s already a few month since my last blog entrance. I have been busy lately with my full time shift work as a male nurse job taking care of elderly and I can proudly announce that I got a permanent job contract including benefits now. All praise & glory to YAH, that was such a great prayer answer. I am looking forward to my summer holiday next month. Another wonderful prayer answer happened last week, I was praying for probably 1 1/2 years for “The Way” Documentary (www.thewaydoc.com) to be shown here in Finland on the christian TV 7 station (www.tv7.fi). The docu tells the story of believers in Messiah who leave churchianity religion to walk and live like the Savior & keeping HIS Torah. It tells partly also my story and that’s why I am always in the last 20 min. moved to tears. It was shown with subtitles in finnish last week just when shabbat (friday sunset to saturday sunset) turned into the new week, (actually they broadcasted it 3 times in 15 hours), HALLELU YAH! And I recieved afterwards very powerful testimonies of people who watched it. The manager of the the TV station told me that they are working on subtitles in russian, estonian & swedish. In russia is a big jewish community. I encourage you to get your own dvd copy or link with a password via email and watch it yourself. At the moment I am preparing a teaching on the “circumcision of the heart” because I am invited to share about this subject at an “Israel” Tribe-celebration conference near Helsinki (the capital of Finland) next month. I will try to recorded it and share it with you so check out my next blog. Here are the powerpoint pages for the presentation: “Circumcision of the heart”:
(You can use the powerpoint for your own use if you want.)
We have our google hangout “shabbat” meetings with the messianic torah-portion readings every week still going and we little by little increase in numbers. It is such a vital virtual fellowship where we beside studying the word also pray, praise & bless each other. Also the weekly mens prayer group is going well. Praise YAH because we have seen a lot of prayer breakthroughs during the last months. I am doing the summer of psalms & isaiah live stream reading on my facebook page and you are always welcome to join.
Mishpaha (hebrew “family”) thank you so much for your support in all kinds of different ways. I really do appreciate that. I am so thankful that you guys are all with me on this exciting journey and I want to bless you in Messiah wherever you are right now. Remember that if you walk with him HE is always there for you.
Shalom from Finland, Andre
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24. Tevet 5779/ (2.1.2019 gregorian calendar)
Shalom there, wherever you are?! I hope you are all doing great. The winter has hit with full force finland with a lot of snow (you might have seen some of my facebook pictures or live broadcasts from my balcony recently) and freezing tempratures, but still not the -30 celcius that we sometimes get here. It’s been a while since my last blog entrance here. Things happen quite speedily on the globe. Now Israel has left the Unesco for good because of the antisemitic bias against Zion. I mean seriously how in the world they can refuse there to see any connection between the temple mount and the jewish state?! A complete denial of common basic history knowledge. Apropos temple mount, just some time ago around Hanukkah (Memorial/Feast of dedication) we had the (re)dedication of the 3rd temple altar just outisde the ancient walls of Jerusalem, so things are prepared to set up for the 3rd. temple. But there is only one little problem, the dome of the rock mosque right in the middle of that plattform. But who knows maybe the Almighty will arrange us an earthquake to take care of it. And than also the question is if the next temple is already really the one that prophet Isaiah and Ezekiel spoke about. We will see…
So things are falling into place as we see in scripture. It’s the end times unfolding and we should get excited for our King’s return. Are you ready a& excited?
As the new gregorian calendar (that by the way is pagan to the core wtih most of the name of month named after pagan dieties or stars) ends I updated the link for the hebrew-biblical calendar (see above). Feel free to use it, print out and share it. Some of you might ask why there is 2 jewish new years, here is a great article that explains that https://therefinersfire.org/two_new_years.ht (just click on the link).
I am still working full time as a care taker for elderly and I am waiting and praying for the next steps forward. Thanks for your support in prayer and every other way. I really appreciate all of it and I want to bless you in return and be sure the Father will bless you in return.
We see a growing of the shabbat fellowship with connection to google hangouts. We read the torah portions, praise and pray together and bless and encourage each other. Also our men’s fellowship is expanding and relationships are building up. YAH has put men’s/husband’s/dad’s, these special brother’s in Messiah on my heart already for a few years. I think it is a very important task we see the roles of marriage and family is under attack like never before.
Btw. I have done a reading series on my personal facebook page that is called “Winter of Psalms & Proverbs/Ecclesiastes” that you might want to check out.
Just recently there are coming new melodies and scriptures to my heart and spirit, that I started to compose new songs with, exciting. The next Album will be again a combination of electronical music and handmade instrument sounds.
I wish you YAH’s blessing for you and your beloved ones and leave you with this Psalm 31:16 verse:
“Let your face shine on your servant;
save me in your unfailing love.”
Shalom/Peace Hy there, it’s me Andre Tischer. I came originally from my mum’s whomb so than I was born 1976 (5736 on the hebrew calendar) into a country called Germany where I grew up. After the birth canal I travelled later on in my life into over 20 countries (Jamaica, Egypt, Mexico, United States (NYC), England etc.) and later I lived many years in Jerusalem, Israel. The ancient town of Jericho has been on my mind a lot and I ministered there often in recent years.
Currently I am located with my family in Savonlinna, Finland. I am trained in social work (diploma from University) & as a practical nurse and at the moment I am taking care of elderly in a full time job.
I am a believer in Messiah Yeshua (Jesus) and torah-instructions observant. My calling is to worship YAH as a modern day psalmist. My songs are mostly scriptural inspired. I sing in english, hebrew, finnish & german. I performed in musicals (for ex. “The Covenant”) as an actor, I am a street-praise art musician as well as a studio artist. I improvise & experience with different kinds of instruments (guitar & percussions etc.) sounds and music styles (such as Accoustic-rock & pop, electro-house/hip-hop/dubstep/drum n’ bass/trance/reggae/dub a.s.o.).
Besides my work & music projects I am building up a home congregation (shabbat/ feast | new moon meetings) & a mens fellowship. I do scriptural discipling and teach the kingdom message.
I hope you get inspired by my music & thoughts on your spiritual journey.
Yah bless. Andre
1. Kislev (5779) / 8.11.2018
Rosch chodesh sameach be schem Yeshua / A good month in Yeshua !
I just got back from a 1 week trip to Israel. For those who follow me on facebook have seen the pictures. I am so thankful I had this time of fellowship, praise, prayer time and relaxing. First I visited Jaffa/Jaffo (in scripture often reffered to as Joppe/Joppa) the city with the oldest harbour south of Tel Aviv. From here Jonah made his journey to Niniveh, Paul set from here the sails to his apostolic travels and Peter had a vision here as well (Acts 10). Actually for the first time I got to know Jaffa a bit more and could connect with the local body of believers there. Not to forget the beautiful beach over there where I played frisbee with some prescious brothers in Messiah. From there I went to Jerusalem for a street praise session and also a worship watch at a 24/7 house of prayer. And I visited of course my most special place, the temple mount where I could share about Psalm (Tehelim) 132. I hope I can camp with my tent on the temple mount and day 😉
After J’town I went to Jericho to spent time with the local believers down there. Maybe some of you already know that I have a special calling for Jericho. And I got to get to know new friends in the oldest city in the world. Here the walls came down when Joshua (actually has the same meaning as Yeshua-Yah saves) walked around the city 7 days and than shouted and blew the trumpets as YAH commanded. That indicates that worship is key in spiritual wafare for Jericho. Yeshua called Zacchaeus here from the sycamore tree and invited himself to his house (Luke 19). And today I can witness that Yeshua comes to visit Jericho yet again as people come to faith and get baptised in the Jordan. Please keep in mind that Yeshua started and ended his ministry in Jericho. I spent also a few hours at the dead sea which was very relaxing. Than after Jericho all the way back to Jaffa after a stop in Jerusalem at the “Garden Tomb” of Yeshua near the damascus gate (Yeshua chai / Yeshua is alive!) and another praise street session at ben yehudah in the new center of Jerusalem. For “erev shabbat” (shabbat evening) I lead praise in a house fellowship in Jaffa and also could be part of a worship team in a messianic congregation in tel aviv. Now I am back here in finland at work full time taking care of elderly, focussing on the home congregation with shabbat meetings (also through google hangouts-all in finnish) and the men’s prayer group. I was listening to scripture a lot during my trip and I can suggest the “gideon bible app” app for this purpose. They have different voices for different roles and prober background music for the setting fitting. Get it here for free: http://gideons.bible.is/
Thank you all so much for standing with me in prayer, I really felt the hand of the Almighty upon my trip.
Yah bless you out of Zion !
“For Yahweh has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His habitation: This is My resting-place for ever; here will I dwell; for I have desired it. I will abundantly bless her provision; I will give her needy bread in plenty. Her priests also will I clothe with Salvation (Yeshua); and her saints shall shout for joy.” Psalm 132:13-16
P.s: My Music is now on the messianic Radio Station “Chavah” LINK: https://messianicradio.com?artist=andre+tischer I appreciate when you sign on and rank my songs 😉
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18. Tishrei (5779) / 28.9.2018
CHAG SAMEACH BE SCHEM YESHUA ! HAPPY HOLY DAYS IN YESHUA’S NAME!
Yom HaTeruah (Feast of Trumpets/Shouting), “Yom Kippur” (Day of Atonement) & “Sukkoth” (Feast of Tabernacles/ Booth/Ingathering), the fall feast season comes to an end. I hope you had a wonderful time with family and friends celebrating Yah and his “moedim” (hebrew. appointed times). Even if I was working full time I had the most “High” shabbat’s off and could fully enjoy the celebration’s. For the first day of “sukkoth” I invited “Ushpizin” (aramaic. “guests”) brothers from our men’s prayer group over and we had a special fellowship with a “schakshuka” (an israeli dish) meal.
The feast of tabernacles/booth is my favourite feast because it is fun to sleep in a tent, seeing the wonderful significance deep meaning of it and it is just great being commanded by Abba himself to rejoice. I love it! And as we see from the scriptural time frame of John the Baptists Father’s “Zechariah” Priestly service (Luke 1:5, the 8th. course of Abijah found in 1. Chr. 24:10) that Yeshua (Jesus) was born at the feast of tabernacles. That night a total lunar eclipse was taking place. The priestly course service was instituted by King David and started at the 1. of Abib. and it went 24 month when every priest served 2 times (every time a week) and at the 3 main feasts all priest came together and served in the temple. Yochanan (John) the baptist was born at “Pessach” and Yeshua was concieved around “Hanukkah” (the feast7festival of the winter) and born at “sukkot/tabernacles”. And of course there was than no room in the inn because they area of Jerusalem & Bethlehem was packed with about 2 million feast pilgrims. But Joseph & Maria (Myrjam) were led to a sukkah/tabernacle and there the word became flesh. It all lines up. There could be said so much more about this feast and I shared in a few “sharing session” on facebook about that more if you are interested. One special prophetic word in connection with this feast we find in Zech. 14:16-18 what willhappen to the nations in the showdown of the end times? They will be rain-less and will suffer the plagues of egypt because they won’t go up to Zion to honor Yah’s feast. I guess Europe got a taste the last summer what this is, will be like. Psalm 113-118 Hallel liturgy is sung during the feast days and at the “water libation” procession at the last great feast day Yeshua lifts his voice and says: “If any man thirst, let him come unto me. He that believe on me as the scripture says, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.” (John 7:37-38)
I am not sure when I have the next time the chance to celebrate one of the feasts in Zion, but as we say and wish “Schanah haba be Yerushalajim!” (Next year in Jerusalem!). Be esrat Yah/With the help of Yah I pray. Please keep also my next song recordings in your prayers, I am not sure yet when I start.
I thank you all for your prayers & support. I really appreciate you stand with me. Yah bless you for it!
In exile far north where it is getting colder, I send you warm “shalom” blessings, and once again “chag sameach be schem Yeshua!” Happy holy days in Yeshua!
Andre
“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14
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15th. day of the 6th. month of Elul, 5778 (26-8-2018)
Schavua tov be Maschiah /hebr. A good week in Messiah!
I hope you had a great, warm and blessed summer. I was kind of busy working full time taking care of elderly with only 1 week off and in the free time doing praise sessions at the local market place. The song “Yah’s Love ” (feat. Aida Karamo, Produced by Joel Kiskola) is now played on “Jah Roots” Radio, one of my favourite radio stations http://jahrootsradio.com
Our Shabbat Meetings are growing steadily and that is really a blessing. We praise together, read the torah portions and discuss it afterwards. We bless each other and pray for each other. We have seen healings taken place throughout our meetings which is strenghtening my faith. It is only in finnish language and if you are interested send me a message here at “contact” and I will add you there. Also the men’s fellowship is going well. The brothers get to know each other, we are sharing praise reports and prayer requests.
I was sharing on my facebook page about “circumcision of the heart” and “new heart” and “been born from above/of the spirit“. Click the red links if you want to read them.
We are getting ready here for the fall feasts season of YAH which is very exciting, Hallelu YAH, All praise to the Almighty. I am praying and waiting when ABBA is letting me see the set apart Haeretz again. But for now its just not the time. I hopefully will be able to put out new set apart tunes in the next few months…please keep my next album and my family in prayer.
I will leave you with the words of Yeshua in John 3:6 “That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is Spirit.”
From Savonlinna, Finland with Love, Andre
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6th day of the 4th month, 5778 (20.6.2018)
Shalom, how are you? I hope you guys are all doing great. Wow, time is flying by again like a rushing wind. One month ago around “Schavuot/Feast of weeks” was my last blog entrance. My interview at the radio show “Only visiting this planet” on http://www.messianiclambradio.com went really well and actually was really funny. Unfortunately it was not recorded so I hope we manage to make another one soon and I will post the link than here. My music will now also be played on “Tsiyon Road” radio at http://tsiyon.org/music/andre-tischer/
They have also a mobile app under the same name and you can download it for free at the apple store, tunein, google play and amazon.
Because I am so busy with my full time job with two shifts I was not able really to start recordings for the next album, but praise YAH from next shabbat on I have 10 days summer holiday and hopefully be able to start. Also than I will open my street art-praise season so please keep me in prayer during that time. Thank you!
I have done a few “facebook live” videos recently with various cover songs (from believers in Messiah) and you can check them out on my FB page http://m.facebook.com/andre.tischer.music/
I want to encourage & challenge you with words from a Proverb 23:26 from the wise king Solomon.
“My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.”
YAH is with you if you want to and the Father loves you more than you will ever know!
Andre with love from Savonlinna, Finland
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6th Sivan 5778 (21.5.2018)
חג שבועות שמח!
Chag schavuot sameach!
Happy feast of weeks (pentecost)!
Siunattua viikkojuhlaa (helluntaita)!
As we celebrate this ”schavuot” – the feast of weeks (pentecost), let us remember that love is the source of life itself. Yah motivated by love gave the ”10 commands” (Torah) as a marriage contract (ketubah) to his people Israel & sojourners on Mt. Sinai. 2000 years later Yah’s son send the ”set apart ruach/spirit” to the gatherred believers in Jerusalem out of love. So the ”gifts of the ruach/spirit” (including prophecy) are an act of love. And Yeshua says to us also again today ”If you love me, keep my commands!” (John 14:15) ”By this we know that we love the children of Elohim, when we love Elohim and obey his commandments. For this is the love of Elohim, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.” 1. John 5:2-4
Savonlinna, Finland
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Iyar 25, 5778 (11.5.2018)
The day 40 of counting of the Omer
It's been some time since I was last time blogging here...I hope you are all doing Yahsome-great wherever you are. I wish and pray that the joy of salvation of the Almighty fills your life with blessings.
A lot of things happened since the last blog. I got a new job in taking care of the elderly here in town which is a big-small miracle. I am so thankful for how YAH always provides for me. Hallelu YAH !
I started to collect some new material for the next album. I asked on facebook on different sites believer music artists if they want to contribute material for my upcoming recordings and I recieved emails with some cool beats and loops. So thats a good start. I am excited that I am invited for a radion show called "Only visiting this planet" on www.messianiclambradio.com on friday 01.06.2018 at 9:30 am U.S./East Coast Time which is 4:30 pm Finland T. and 3:30 pm Central European T. So I hope you tune in. Also other messainic radio stations promised to play songs of my debut album "Set Apart Praise / Hallel Kadosh" 🙂 Let's see or better say let's hear.
If you are a YAH praiser and have the calling to worship and lift up the Almighty don't be surprised that the enemy attacks you. He will do everything to stop you, to discourage you and pull you down. David Psalms give us a good picture of how this struggle looks like. And its o.k. to be vulnerable and to be brutal honest and share your struggle with the heavenly father and also others. Yes, also we worship leaders need each other. Pray for one another and stand in the gap for each other.
I want to encourage you, press on if you face opposition. That means only you are doing the right thing and are on the right track.
"Praise YHWH, Sing to YHWH a new song, his praise in the assembly of the faithful people". Psalm 149:1
Shabbat shalom!
with love from Savonlinna, Finland
The day 40 of counting of the Omer
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12 Iyar, 5778 (28.4.2018)
Shalom Y’all,
so here we are “peparation day” and we approach the jewel crown of the week “SHABBAT”. A quite busy week for me it was. I uploaded my debut album “Set Apart Praise / Hallel Kadosh” and “homepage” to the net and submitted my songs to messianic radio stations and finished a lyric video for the single “Here I am, Hineni” I hope you really like it. Keep in mind that I sing & play instruments, record, produce, publish and promote my music all by myself. Because some people expressed that the song “Here I am, Hineni” spoke to them deeply, I thought to place the you tube video down below here for YOU for listening & watching.
Be ready for our heavenly Abba’s lead, wherever, whenever. Respond to HIS call & obey, you will be blessed!
Shabbat Shalom wishes to you with love from Finland, Andre
“Also I heard the voice of YHWH, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.” Isaiah 6:8
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4. Iyar 5778 (20.4.2018)
Hopefully the “hebrew” calendar & the wonderful messianic “torah portions” (*Feast’s -bonus) with pretty cool illustrations will keep you going 😉
I am still in the process to set up this site here so please be patient with me. I hope soon I can inspire you on your spiritual journey while sharing with you my thoughts, lyrics, ideas and set apart scriptures of the Almighty.
For now I will leave you with the word’s from Yeshua (Jesus) in John 8:32 “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
Yah bless, Andre
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