One Year Bible Intercessors...

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1 One Year Bible Intercessors... "Pray Without Ceasing." ("Various Exhortations" 1 Thessalonians 5:17 NKJV) Hidden Treasure...Painting Summary : "Christ Retreats to the Mountain at Night" (Watercolor by James Tissot, circa ) Christ Retreats to the Mountain at Night (Jésus se retira la nuit sur la montagne) Luke 21:37

2 Note: If you enlarge the picture by pressing on "Ctrl" and the scroll button on your computer mouse, you can see the superimposed impression of Jesus' feet on the Cross above His left elbow. It extends from the hole in the rock directly underneath His left arm. You can also see the other two crosses a little to the left and right of one in the middle of the picture. Source: The Brooklyn Museum Dates: "Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies. Test all things; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil." ("Various Exhortations" 1 Thessalonians 5:17 NKJV) Amen. ******* Prayers for America... We Pray and Cry Out for God's Help for America, and Ask Him, to Help Us And To Never Forget Our Tragedies... April 19, 1995

3 Oklahoma City Fire Captain Chris Fields holding Baylee Almon, who went to be with Jesus, just one day after her one-year birthday. We cry out to You, Gracious Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on the 20th Remembrance of the horrific Oklahoma City Bombing. 168 souls went to be in Your Presence that day, 19 of them children. We in total obedience and faith, ask that pre-meditated, senseless atrocities like this stop in America, Israel and throughout the world and universe that You have created. Please continue to heal and comfort the survivors and all families and friends involved in this act of terror. May many more be saved unto Your Son, Jesus, because of the events of this tragic day. In The Name of Jesus, we humbly pray and ask for Your deliverance from evil. We also ask for You to bring about the promises found in the Book of Isaiah, for those who honor You. May we be counted among them. "If you extend your soul to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light shall dawn in the darkness, and your darkness shall be as the noonday. The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought, and strengthen your bones; you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail. Those from among you shall build the old waste places; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; and you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach, the Restorer of Streets to Dwell In." ("Fasting that Pleases God" Isaiah 58:10-12 NKJV) May These Promises Be Fulfilled In Our Lifetime, For Your Glory. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen. ******* And, Thank You for continuing topray The Lord's Prayer...

4 for America, for Israel, for Kenyaand for all nations afflicted by terror, throughoutthe world and universe that He has created... Our Father, Who Art in Heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name, Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will be Done, On Earth as It Is In Heaven. Please Give Us This Day, Our Daily Bread, And Forgive Us Our Trespasses, as We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us. Lead Us Not Into Temptation, But Deliver Us From Evil. For Thine Is The Kingdom, and The Power and The Glory, Forever and Ever. Amen. Please Join Us in Prayer... *******

5 Upcoming Prayer Events in America... The Prayer Calendar: An Overview Courtesy of: CHPP The Prayer Calendar: An Overview National Sanctity of Marriage Week: April 26 - April 30 Sponsored by Intercessors for America For details, and guides to prayer, please go here. Monday, April 27th at 6:00 p.m. Nationwide Bible Readathon begins 30 hours of reading the Word of God, nonstop. For details, please go here. "... and the Word was God." (John 1:1) Tuesday, April 28th: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon SUPREME COURT HEARINGS ON SAME SEX MARRIAGE Tuesday, April 28th: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Two Hours of Prayer, sponsored by Intercessors for America Dr. James Dobson will be our special guest! Tuesday, April 28th at midnight 30 Hours of Bible Reading comes to an end For details, please go here. Wednesday, April 29th; 7:30 p.m. Washington, Man of Prayer Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol Building Honorary Hosts: Representative Randy Forbes and Senator James Lankford Private service for members only, but available online. For details, or to learn how you can host an event in your own home or church, please go here. Thursday, April 30th: all day National Day of Repentance For details, please go here... and here.

6 from 30 April - 6 May 2015: PRAYUSA2015 Australia Calls World to Pray & Fast for 7 Days for USA Note: Last year, 40 nations joined in this global call to fast and pray for America at this "set time." To learn more about this year's event, go here. Thursday, May 7, 2015: 64th Annual National Day of Prayer For details, please visit the website of the NDP Task Force (includes information about how you can participate in this nationwide event at a site near you!) National Day of Prayer About CHPP About Capitol Hill Prayer Partners (CHPP) Capitol Hill Prayer Partners (CHPP) welcomes all who wish to join us in prayer for our governmental leaders, and for Israel, asking that "Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven." We publish "The Daily Brief" every day of the year, except holidays. You can learn more about the work of CHPP, including its mission statement and how to subscribe others to join our network, by going here. Bless you!

7 ******* Prayers for Israel and the Middle East... We Pray for Great Revelation of YHVH, Yeshua and the Ruach HaKodesh for Jews everywhere this week as they observe The New Jewish Month of Iyar/New Moon Feast, at sunset this Sunday through sunset on Monday, Israel's Memorial Day on Wednesday, Israel's 67th Independence Day on Thursday, and The Continuing Days of Omer, Days The observance of the bringing of 48 Daily Grain Offerings of Sheaves of Barley, followed by One Day of Wheat Offering, into the Temple, during the 50-days between Passover and Pentecost.

8 ******* For Prayer, here is this week's Jewish Observances, plus links to websites that will help increase your understanding of their importance and significance. Thank for your prayers for Israel during this week of commemorations! Rosh Chodesh Iyar/Feast of the New Moon for the Jewish Month of Iyar, is observed this Sunday-Monday at sunset, April Yom Hazikkaron/Israel's Memorial Day, Wednesday, April 22.

9 David Ben-Gurion Presents the Declaration of the State of Israel, May 14, Yom Haatzma'ut/Israel's 67th Independence Day, Thursday, April Related Stories for This Week's Events in Israel... Click on the pictures to read...israelnationalnews.com Netanyahu Visits the Grave of Late Brother Yoni in Advance of Yom Hazikkaron/Israeli Memorial Day Uzi Baruch 31 Civilians Killed in Terror Attacks Since 2014 Uzi Baruch, Cynthia Blank Petition to Ban Soldier-Terrorist Memorial Day Yedida Ben

10 Hamas Toughens Conditions for Releasing IDF Bodies (Editor's Note: This is so shameful...may God comfort the families and friends of these brave soldiers.) Dalit Halevy and Tova Dvorin May God bless, keep and comfort all Israeli Jews and those in the Jewish Diaspora this monumental week that honors Him and His Creation of the Nation of Israel! Amen! "Truly God is good to Israel, to such as are pure in heart." ("The Tragedy of the Wicked, and the Blessedness of Trust in God" Psalm 73:1 NKJV) ******* ******* Our Twenty-Seventhand Twenty-Eighth Weekly Shabbat Torah Portions/Parashot in the Annual Jewish Cycle of Torah Readingsare called: Tazria or "She Conceives" and

11 Metzora or "Person with Skin Disease" These Combined Torah, Haftarah/Prophets and Brit Chadashah/New Testament Readings are for this coming Shabbat: Sundown, Friday, April 24th - Sundown, Saturday,April 25th. The Counting of the Omer Readings, Days also follow. *******

12 The Torah Parasha or Portion Readings of Tazria or "She Conceives," include: Childbirth, Skin Disease and Clothing. The Torah Parasha or Portion Readings of Metzora or "Person with Skin Disease," include: Ritual Impurity, Cleansing from Skin Disease, Houses with an Eruptive Plague, Male Genital Discharge and Menstruation. Combined Torah Readings: Leviticus 12:1-15:33: Chapter Headings: "The Ritual After Childbirth," "The Law Concerning Leprosy," "The Law Concerning Leprous Garments," "The Ritual for Cleansing Healed Lepers," "The Law Concerning Leprous Houses," and "The Law Concerning Bodily Discharges." "The Healing of Ten Lepers" (Watercolor circa by James Tissot)

13 Haftarah (Prophets and Writings) Readings: 2 Kings 7:3-20: Chapter Heading: "The Syrians Flee." "The Lepers Went Into One Tent" (Illustration by Charles Joseph Staniland, 1916) Brit Chadashah (New Testament) Readings: 2 Corinthians 4-5 Chapter Headings: "The Light of Christ's Gospel," "Cast Down but Unconquered," "Seeing the Invisible," "Assurance of the Resurrection," "The Judgment Seat of Christ," and "Be Reconciled to God." "We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed-- knowing that He who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up with Jesus, and will present us with you. Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. " (2 Corinthians 4: 8,9 14 and 16 NKJV)

14 ******* Observing the Days of Omer Days of Barley Offerings... And, One Day of Wheat Offering, on Shavuot/Pentecost Eve...

15 During the next four weeks, Jews will continue the 49-days of "Counting of the Omer," or Sefirat Ha'omer, now through this year's Feast of Shavuot/Festival of Weeks or Pentecost/Fiftieth Day, Sunday, May 24th. The Days of Omer daily Readings for this week, leading up to Erev Shavuot or Pentecost Eve on Saturday, May 23rd follow... These daily special Omer Readings are from Psalm 119, "Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of God." Each daily reading passage is named for a letter of the Hebrew alphabet, and uniquely reflects the special relationship between Yahweh and His Chosen People. Psalm 119 is traditionally read during the "Days of Omer" or the Bringing of the First Fruits to the Temple: Sunday, April 19th Omer 15 and Rosh Chodesh Iyar (Means the Fifteenth Day of Omer, the Bringing of the Firstfruits to the Temple; and the New Moon Feast of the New Jewish Month, Iyar.) Readings: Psalms 119: "Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of God," Samek. Numbers 28:9-15 for Rosh Chodesh Iyar. Monday, April 20th Omer 16 and Rosh Chodesh Iyar (Means the Sixteenth Day of Omer, the Bringing of the Firstfruits to the Temple; and the New Moon Feast of the New Jewish Month, Iyar.) Readings: Psalms 119: "Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of God," Ayin. Numbers 28:9-15 for Rosh Chodesh Iyar. Tuesday, April 21st Omer 17 (Means the Seventeenth Day of Omer, the Bringing of the Firstfruits to the Temple) Readings: Psalms 119: "Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of God," Pe. Wednesday, April 22nd Omer 18 (Means the Eighteenth Day of Omer, the Bringing of the Firstfruits to the Temple) Readings: Psalms 119: "Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of God," Tsadde.

16 Note: This day is also celebrated as "Yom Hazikkaron" or Israel's Memorial Day of War Veterans and Soldiers, and victims of terrorism in Israel. It is also known as IDF (Israel Defense Forces) Remembrance Day. Thursday, April 23rd Omer 19 (Means the Nineteenth Day of Omer, the Bringing of the Firstfruits to the Temple) Readings: Psalms 119: "Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of God," Qoph. Note: This day is also celebrated as "Yom Haatzma'ut" or Independence Day in Israel... This is Israel's 67th Statehood Anniversary! Friday, April 24th - Shabbatot Tazria/Metzora Omer 20 (Means the Twentieth Day of Omer, the Bringing of the Firstfruits to the Temple) Readings: Psalms 119: "Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of God," Resh. Saturday, April 25th - Shabbatot Tazria/Metzora Omer 21 (Means the Twenty-First Day of Omer, the Bringing of the Firstfruits to the Temple) Readings: Psalms 119: "Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of God," Shin. "You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word. I am Your servant; give me understanding, that I may know Your testimonies. Redeem me from the oppression of man, that I may keep Your precepts. Make Your face shine upon Your servant, and teach me Your statutes. Rivers of water run down from my eyes, because men do not keep Your law." (Psalm 119:114,125, NKJV) *******

17 ******* For Those New to Our One Year Bible and Torah Readings...Welcome! For our faithful intercessors and readers, we have developed a "One Year Bible and Torah Readings Letter," with an attached amplified weekly Sunday- Saturday "One Year Bible" Word document that includes One Year Bible Scripture references, as well as their chapter headings. Five years ago, to learn more about our Judeo-Christian roots, we added into the existing "One Year Bible" weekly letter, the traditional Shabbat Torah/Old Testament and Haftarah/Prophets Readings read by observant Jews worldwide. We also include the Brit Chadashah or New Testament Readings read by Messianic Jews. This easy-to-use format gives us a "heads-up" for both daily Scripture readings, and the weekly Shabbat Torah Readings for Friday and Saturday. We can read and pray through the Bible and Torah readings, and compare their teachings to world, national, state and local headlines; as well as to situations in our daily personal and business lives! Again, attached to this letter is this week's "Word" document of One Year Bible Readings amplified with chapter headings. As the Lord leads, I have highlighted key verses in purple...his color of royalty. God Is So Good! *******

18 ******* In closing, I pray that you will be blessed as you read God's Word in His "Amplified One Year Bible" and in His Messianic Torah, Haftarah/Prophets and Brit Chadashah/New Testament Readings. I pray that our combined prayers, covering America, Israel and the Whole World that He has Created, will help establish God's Kingdom on earth as it is in Heaven! I ask that God will richly bless all who read and pray with God's Word. I ask God to bless the faithful who pray for America, Israel and the Whole World that He has Created, in the Day and Night Watches! And I pray, that God will bless all who follow His Leading and His Word... May many be added to His flock daily, for His Glory, until Jesus Returns! In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen. Susan Turner, Scribe Amplified One Year Bible and Torah Readings P.S. If you would like to receive past amplified "One Year Bible" and/or Torah Readings, please contact me directly at slturner77@aol.com To view unamplified One Year Bible Readings without chapter headings, you can go to: oneyearbibleonline.com

19 ******* Editor's Note: This ministry, One Year Bible and Torah Readings, belongs to the Lord. It is one of encouragement that is provided through the reading of His Word recorded in the Bible, and in the Jewish Torah, Haftarah (Prophets) and Brit Chadashah (New Testament) Readings, Praise God. Our mission is to encourage and to provide a Godly refuge for intercessors from the negative accounts and effects of the world's calamities through the daily reading of His Word and weekly Torah. May You be Blessed, and Thank You for joining us on this journey and taking Godly refuge in His Word! The following Scripture is our wish to you as fellow intercessors, that God will meet all of your needs as you serve Him. Amen. "Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing Psalms. Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much." ("Meeting Specific Needs" James 5:13 and 16 NKJV)