Messengers Messianic
Outreach - Mottel & Deborah Baleston
Ministry Activities 2009
thru 2011
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Bible Teaching & Conference in New Zealand - April 2009
In April 2009 Mottel went to New Zealand to co-teach
with Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum of Ariel Ministries at a week long Bible Study Camp
for Jewish and Gentile believers.
Yes, there are Jewish communities in each of the major
cities. This trip was sponsored by the believers there. One of their concerns
is a recent trend in
the
'Messianic Movement' of Jewish people who have come to faith in Messiah
Jesus. There is a confusion over Law vs. Grace among some, with the sad result
that many
are involved in the 'legalism' of mandatory Mosaic
Law observance. So, Arnold and I, two Jewish believers, were able to
clearly teach that one can be both a Jewish believer
in
Messiah, having
a healthy sense of our identity as Jewish believers, and fully embrace
the Freedom & Grace that is found in the finished work of Messiah.
We had over
85 adult students. Mottel taught 10 one hour classes over a five day period on 2
subjects. A children's program ran concurrently. The study
camp was a great blessing to all.
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Mottel teaches one of his 10
classes during the week.
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Mottel teaches a class on the Book of
Galatians. The students were very involved, and time was spent after each
session answering questions.
After the week long Bible conference,
Mottel spent the weekend teaching in two congregations made up of believers from
the island of Samoa.
Here, he teaches from a chart that illustrates how the covenants of the Bible
have affected our relationship with God
What do you get when you put 1 Jewish guy and 19
Samoans in a room? A Bible Class!
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SHOSHANAH MESSIANIC BIBLE STUDY PROGRAM - 2009
Each Summer Mottel teaches for several weeks at Camp Shoshanah, the discipleship program for new Jewish & Gentile believers arranged by Ariel Ministries. Over twenty years ago this program was vital to our early spiritual growth and so it is a privilege to teach there and to have believers we work with attending. Many of the Jewish believers there have come to faith in recent years. The program entails 5 hours of classes per day at the Bible College level, so the students tend to be serious. An encouraging trend the past few years is the increased presence of a younger group of new believers in their 20’s. The Camp averages about 80 adult students, and over the years many who were initially discipled here went on to full time Jewish outreach ministry. This year Mottel taught two different Bible courses to the adults, a total of 15 one hour class sessions, plus tasks in counseling and leading worship. The main instructor is, Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum, a well known evangelical scholar & author. Over the years, many of the teachers were either students or Instructors at Moody Bible Institute. The teaching is conservative and Grace centered. |
Mottel Baleston teaches a Bible class session.
Our music team leads in traditional Jewish
music as well as praise before our Friday evening Sabbath meal
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Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum, Rafael, and
Mottel Baleston after the Shabbat meal
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Afternoons are free time, and some like to play Volleyball. The soil is somewhat sandy, so that helps. |
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Our Erev Shabbat meals on Friday evenings are full of singing, matzoh ball soup and the best Challah Bread ever !! |
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Three of the Messianic Jewish Bible
Teachers: Gary Derechinsky, Dr Arnold Fruchtenbaum, Mottel Baleston
SHOSHANAH MESSIANIC BIBLE STUDY PROGRAM - 2010
Each Wednesday we take a group photo
beneath the entrance, the Hebrew sign says:
Ariel Machane Shoshanah (Ariel's Camp Shoshanah). Dr Fruchtenbaum is behind the
camera.
Robert Morris is one of the instructors. A
Jewish believer in Messiah, he founded a Messianic congregation in Oregon and
currently heads up an outreach ministry in California. He is teaching on the
importance of a literal, pre-millennial approach to the Scriptures.
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Each class is preceded by 2 songs
of praise & worship.
A class on the history of Israel.
Mottel Baleston is a Jewish believer who leads a Messianic Jewish outreach in New
Jersey.
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We welcome Shabbat each Friday
evening with a formal meal and the blessing over the Challah.
Sometimes we do Choir Music ! |
Both parents of these sisters are Jewish believers in Messiah Jesus |
New Zealand is well represented each year by Bible Students, Kia Ora !! |
Our Bible Teachers take time to discuss the material and answer questions |
Steve Ger was one of the Teachers in 2010, he has authored 2 commentaries in a major new Bible commentary series. He also did special music, along with a young Jewish believer |
Good fellowship around the Dinner table |
Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum teaches two of the
Bible classes each day
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A Bat Mitzvah ceremony in 2011,
she gave a solid testimony of her faith in Messiah. Deborah Baleston tutored the
girl in Hebrew.
MINISTRY VIDEOS 2009 THRU 2011
The Music Praise team in this video is the group that |
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This 7 minute video excerpt taped in 2009 is from an explanation of the
Passover Ritual. Our Passover Seder includes the actual ritual food items. |
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