Intercession

One Year After October 7, 2023 – A Messianic Israeli Reflection by Sandra Teplinsky

October 7, 2023 began as a lusciously lovely Saturday morning. I remember waking up to an azure blue sky, warm sunshine, song birds, and the sweet shalom that permeates Jerusalem every Shabbat. It was a special moed according to Leviticus 23:36, the Eighth Day of Assembly, observed every year on…...

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Prophetic Perspective – How to Pray Now for Israel by Sandra Teplinsky

“Even when their paths wind through the dark valley of tears … they find a pleasant pool where others find only pain. He gives to them a brook of blessing filled from the rain of an outpouring. Hear my cry, O God of Heaven’s Armies! God of Jacob, listen to…...

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Insights from Israel in Time of War by Sandra Teplinsky

Years ago, a well-known worship song was written and called, “Just Give Me Jesus.” As I (Sandra) begin this letter to you, my heart is stirred to just give you Jesus – or at least more of Him – in the paragraphs that follow. In these days of Israel’s dire…...

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An Extraordinary Purim Testimony by Sandra Tepliinsky

Based on the book of Esther, the holiday of Purim is always a meaningful time for observant Jews, especially here in Israel. This year, however, it proved to be extraordinary–at least for some of us followers of Messiah. Allow me to share a very personal testimony. Visiting the Massacre Memorial…...

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Encountering Yeshua in a Time of War by Sandra Teplinsky

We are eternally thankful for our friends in the nations who continue standing with Israel, especially those persevering in prayer for us. In gratitude, I want to share with you a story of a recent encounter I experienced with our magnificent Lord and King — not as a Bible teaching,…...

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Prayer for the Government of Israel in 2024

As the world celebrates the arrival of 2024, Israel remains entrenched in a devastating war, its government steeped in turmoil. But God is in control and He responds to the prayers of His people! We offer here a prayer for Israel’s governing leaders and ask you, our friends in the…...

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A PM for the PM by Dr. Kerry Teplinsky – July 23, 2023

“The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it? Jeremiah 17:9 (NKJV) Last Saturday PM Netanyahu was hospitalized for lightheadedness or fainting. This was not the first time this has happened. Yesterday, he received a pacemaker (pm) to correct this. The warning signs had been…...

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Tammuz 17 and Bein HaMetzarim 2023: A Time for War?

July 6, 2023 represents a critical day in the biblical calendar and Hebrew Scriptures, corresponding to the 17th of the month of Tammuz. Zechariah 8:19 refers to this day as “the fast of the fourth month.” On Tammuz 17, in both 586 BC and 70 AD, invading armies attacked and…...

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After the Isaiah 62 Fast, Now What?

© 2023, Sandra Teplinsky — In March 2023, when a handful of American prayer leaders announced an initiative to mobilize millions of Christians to fast and pray for Israel for 21 days, like many other Israeli Messianic Jews, I was dumbfounded. And I was delighted. And frankly, I was just…...

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The Incense of Prayer

The parasha for this week (March 11-17, 2023) is called Ki Tisa. Packed with rich insight and majestic mystery, Ki Tisa includes God’s instructions for the offering of incense to Him in Israel’s holy tabernacle and temple. Today, neither tabernacle nor temple exists. But as a New Covenant believer,  your…...

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