Shofar Community

Dear Brothers and Sisters!

We are standing here in the presence of God, with thanksgiving, that we can be here together before our Lord, waiting for all, who are going home to the Father's House, accepting the rule of Jesus Christ and the guidenance of the Holy Spirit.

This day is a special one, because we - Jews believing in Jesus Christ - are thankful to the Persian nation, who was used by God for our survival.
The Persians' ruler, Cyrus (kuros=sheperd) was God's sheperd (Es.44,28), and His annointed man (Es.45,1).
So, Jews can be thankful to him as well, that they could return their homeland and build up the Temple in Jerusalem. Later, Darius also supported the building of the Temple.

We can see also in other periods of history, that God was working between the two nations, and we can see the way, that we could be a blessing to each other.

So the history has a new turn now.
Nearly 2500 years ago Jews returned home, and built the Temple.
Then they were scattered, that the whole world might get to know God and His Son, Jesus Christ, and in this way everybody might return to the Father's House, and people's hearts might be the Temples of God.
And now, we are waiting for you to return home from this long way, and wishing you, that may the Temple is built up in your hearts, by Jesus Christ.

But now, before your arrival, we are also standing before you, as brothers.
We thank to God, and to your nation, that one time you let the nation of Israel to go home, and we could return to our home from the slavery to build up the Temple.
I ask your forgiveness because of the sins we committed against each other since that time, and I also forgive you, living in the Spirit of Christ.
Let not be anything, that would block your way to enter into the Father's House, where born again people, brothers and sisters can be one in love, and in God's Spirit.

So, we are asking for you, and for your Way God's blessing, the kingship of Jesus Christ, and the guidenance of the Holy Spirit.
We are wishing, that this day may be the beginning of your real birth, and the beginning of a new life.
We are wishing, that you can have brothers and sisters in your new life, who can help in your growing and finding your place in the Body of Christ. May our Lord give you and build for you a fellowship, where you can bless and praise Him, and you can be disciples of Jesus Christ.

This day were not be completed, if we would not give thanks to the Congregation, who provides us a home here.
We give thanks to God, that your predecessors ministered towards Jews, with brotherly love, fulfilling spiritual, mental and physical needs.
We give thanks, that our Lord sent the blessings of this work through you, and now, we can be together in this day, too.

We give thanks to God for our old and new brothers and sisters, as well.

We give thanks to God, that He has shown in this building, that how much He loves His Chosen People, His obedient Christian People, the Body of Christ, and those, who are far from Him, yet.

This day reminds us that He gave His only begotten Son to the whole world.
We give thanks to God, that He offered Him personally for you, for me, and for all of us, who are here, and in this way He gave the chance for the Salvation.