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Parashah - Vayekhel (And he assembled)

Pastor Chris

Category: English

Read Time: 8 mins

Weekly Parashah

Torah: Exo. 35:1-38-20		Haftara: 1 Kgs. 7:40-50	Brit Chadashah: Mk. 6:14–29 2 Cor. 9:6-11 1 Cor. 3:11-18

Vayekhel (And he assembled) וַיַּקְהֵל
Scripture:	Exodus 35:1-38-20			Torah
		Offerings for the Tabernacle 35 Then Moses assembled all the congregation of Bnei-Yisrael and said to them, “These are the words which Adonai has commanded you to do. 2 Work is to be done for six days, but the seventh day is a holy day for you, a Shabbat of complete rest to Adonai. Whoever does any work then will die. 3 Do not kindle a fire in any of your dwellings on Yom Shabbat.” 4 Moses also said to all the congregation of Bnei-Yisrael, “This is the word which Adonai commanded saying: 5 Take from among you an offering for Adonai. Whoever has a willing heart, let him bring Adonai’s offering: gold, silver and bronze; 6 blue, purple and scarlet cloth; fine linen and goat hair; 7 ram skins dyed red, sealskins and acacia wood; 8 oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense; 9 onyx stones, and setting stones for the ephod and for the breastplate. 10 “Let every wise-hearted man among you come and make everything that Adonai has commanded, including https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exo.+35%3A1-38%3A20&version=TLV
Scripture:	1 kings 7 : 40 – 50			Haftarah
40 Then Hiram made the basins, the shovels, and the sprinkling bowls. So Hiram finished doing all the work that he performed for King Solomon on Adonai’s House: 41 the two pillars, the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars, the two nettings to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars, 42 the 400 pomegranates for the two nettings, two rows of pomegranates for each to cover the two bowls of the capitals on top of the pillars, 43 the ten bases and the ten basins on the bases, 44 the one sea and the 12 oxen under the sea, 45 the pots, the shovels and the basins. All these vessels Hiram made for King Solomon in the House of Adonai were made of polished bronze. 46 The king had them cast in the plain of the Jordan, with clay of the ground between Sukkot and Zarethan. 47 Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were too many—the weight of the bronze could not be determined. 48 So Solomon made all the equipment that was to be in the House of Adonai: the golden altar, the table on which was the bread of the presence, of gold; 49 the menorahs—five on the right side and five on the left in front of the inner Sanctuary—of pure gold; the flowers, the lamps and the tongs, of gold; 50 the cups, the snuffers, the bowls, the wick trimmers and the fire pans, of pure gold; the hinges for the doors of the inner House, the Holy of Holies, and for the doors of the House, that is, of the Temple, of gold. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+kings+7%3A40-50&version=TLV
Scripture:	Mark 6:14–29 2 Corinthians 9:6-11 1 Corinthians 3:11-18			Brit Chadashah
		14 King Herod heard, for Yeshua’s name had become known. Some were saying, “John the Immerser has risen from the dead! Because of this, these powers are at work in Him!” 15 But others were saying, “It’s Elijah!” Still others were saying, “It’s a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”[a] 16 But when Herod heard, he said, “John, the one I beheaded, has been raised!” 17 For Herod himself sent and arrested John and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because Herod had married her. 18 For John had been telling Herod, “It is not permitted for you to have your brother’s wife.” [b] 19 Now Herodias had a grudge against John and wanted to kill him, but she wasn’t able. 20 For Herod was in awe of John and kept him safe, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man. When he listened to John he was confused, but he still listened gladly. 21 An opportunity came—when Herod, on his birthday, gave a banquet for his high officials, military brass, and the leaders of the Galilee. 22 When the daughter of Herodias[c] came in and danced, she pleased Herod and those reclining with him. And the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you want, and I’ll give it to you!” 23 He vowed to her, “Whatever you ask of me I’ll give you, up to half of my kingdom!” 24 She left the room and said to her mother, “What should I ask for?” Her mother said, “The head of John the Immerser!” https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mk+6%3A14-29&version=TLV 2 Corinthians 9 : 6 – 11 Sowing and Reaping Generosity 6 The point is this: whoever sows sparingly shall also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully shall also reap bountifully. [a] 7 Let each one give as he has decided in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion—for God loves a cheerful giver. [b] 8 And God is able to make all grace overflow to you, so that by always having enough of everything, you may overflow in every good work. 9 As it is written, “He scattered widely, He gave to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.”[c] 10 Now the One who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed and increase the harvest of your righteousness. [d] 11 You will be enriched in everything for all generosity, which through us brings about thanksgiving to God. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Cor+9%3A6-11&version=TLV 1 Corinthians 3 : 11 – 18 11 For no one can lay any other foundation than what is already laid[a]—which is Yeshua the Messiah. 12 Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each one’s work will become clear. For the Day will show it, because it is to be revealed by fire; and the fire itself will test each one’s work—what sort it is. 14 If anyone’s work built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. 15 If anyone’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss—he himself will be saved, but as through fire. 16 Don’t you know that you are God’s temple and that the Ruach Elohim dwells among you? 17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple. 18 Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks he is wise in this age, let him become a fool so he may become wise. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+cor+3%3A11-18&version=TLV
*Parashah in 60 seconds*

Pastor Chris

Parashah - Pekudei (Accounting of)

Pastor Chris

Category: English

Read Time: 7 mins

Weekly Parashah

Torah: Exo. 38:21–40:38		Haftara: 1 Kgs. 7:51–8:21	Brit Chadashah: Mk. 6:14–29 Jn. 6:1–71 1 Cor. 3:16-17

Pekudei (Accounting of) פְקוּדֵי
Scripture:	Exodus 38:21–40:38			Torah
		21 These are the accounts of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, as they were recorded according to the commandment of Moses, by the service of the Levites, under the hand of Ithamar son of Aaron the kohen. 22 Bezalel son of Uri son of Hur of the tribe of Judah made all that Adonai commanded Moses. 23 Along with him was Oholiab son of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan, a craftsman, a skillful workman, and a weaver of colors, in blue, purple, scarlet and fine linen. 24 The entirety of the gold that was used for the work of the Sanctuary, including the gold of the offering, was 29 talents[a] and 730 shekels, according to the Sanctuary shekel. 25 The silver from those numbered from the congregation was 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the Sanctuary shekel— 26 that is, a beka, or half a shekel per head, according to the shekel of the Sanctuary, for everyone who was recorded, from 20 years old and upward, for 603,550 men. 27 The 100 talents of silver were for casting the bases of the Sanctuary, and the bases for the inner curtain, 100 bases for 100 talents, a talent for each base. 28 The 1,775 shekels he made into hooks for the pillars, overlaid their capitals, and made bands for them. 29 The bronze from the offering was 70 talents and 2,400 shekels. 30 With it he made the bases for the entrance of the Tent of Meeting, the bronze altar, the bronze grating, all the utensils for the altar, 31 along with the bases of the courtyard all around, the bases for the gate of the courtyard, as well as all the pegs of the Tabernacle and the pegs for the courtyard all around. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exo.+38%3A21%E2%80%9340%3A38&version=TLV
Scripture:	1 Kings 7:51–8:21			Haftarah
51 When all the work that King Solomon did in Adonai’s House was finished, Solomon brought in the things that his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold and the vessels—and put them in the treasuries of the House of Adonai. Dedicating the Temple 8 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel—all the heads of the tribes and the ancestral chieftains of the children of Israel—to King Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring the ark of the covenant of Adonai up from the city of David, which is Zion. 2 All the men of Israel assembled themselves to King Solomon at the Feast in the month of Ethanim, which is the seventh month. 3 Then all the elders of Israel came and the kohanim brought up the ark. 4 They brought up the ark of Adonai, the Tent of Meeting and all the holy vessels that were in the Tent the kohanim and the Levites brought them up. 5 Now King Solomon—and all the congregation of Israel who were assembled to him—were with him before the ark sacrificing so many sheep and oxen that they could not be numbered or counted. 6 The kohanim brought the ark of the covenant of Adonai to its place, into the inner Sanctuary of the House, to the Holy of Holies, under the wings of the cheruvim. 7 For the cheruvim spread out their wings over the place of the ark, and the cheruvim covered the ark and its poles from above. 8 But the poles were so long that the ends of the poles were seen from the Holy Place before the inner Sanctuary, but they could not be seen outside; there they are to this day. 9 Nothing was in the ark except the two tables of stone that Moses put there at Horeb,[a] when Adonai cut a covenant with the children of Israel when they came out of the land of Egypt. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kgs.+7%3A51%E2%80%938%3A21&version=TLV
Scripture:	Mark 6:14–29 John 6:1–71 1 Corinthians 3:16-17			Brit Chadashah
		14 King Herod heard, for Yeshua’s name had become known. Some were saying, “John the Immerser has risen from the dead! Because of this, these powers are at work in Him!” 15 But others were saying, “It’s Elijah!” Still others were saying, “It’s a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”[a] 16 But when Herod heard, he said, “John, the one I beheaded, has been raised!” 17 For Herod himself sent and arrested John and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because Herod had married her. 18 For John had been telling Herod, “It is not permitted for you to have your brother’s wife.” [b] 19 Now Herodias had a grudge against John and wanted to kill him, but she wasn’t able. 20 For Herod was in awe of John and kept him safe, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man. When he listened to John he was confused, but he still listened gladly. 21 An opportunity came—when Herod, on his birthday, gave a banquet for his high officials, military brass, and the leaders of the Galilee. 22 When the daughter of Herodias[c] came in and danced, she pleased Herod and those reclining with him. And the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you want, and I’ll give it to you!” 23 He vowed to her, “Whatever you ask of me I’ll give you, up to half of my kingdom!” 24 She left the room and said to her mother, “What should I ask for?” Her mother said, “The head of John the Immerser!” https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mk.+6%3A14%E2%80%9329&version=TLV John 6 : 1 - 71 New Manna in the Wilderness 6 Afterwards, Yeshua went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also known as the Sea of Tiberias. 2 A large crowd kept following Him, because they were watching the signs He was performing on the sick. 3 Then Yeshua went up the mountainside and sat down there with His disciples. 4 Passover, the Jewish feast, was near. 5 Lifting up His eyes and seeing a large crowd coming to Him, Yeshua said to Philip, “Where will we buy bread so these may eat?” 6 Now Yeshua was saying this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do. 7 Philip answered Him, “Two hundred denarii[a] isn’t enough to buy bread for each to get a little bit!” 8 One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him, 9 “There’s a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish—but what’s that for so many?” 10 Yeshua said, “Make the people recline.” There was much grass in the area. So the men reclined, about five thousand in number. 11 Then Yeshua picked up the loaves. And having given thanks, He distributed bread to everyone who was reclining. He did the same with the fish, as much as they wanted. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jn.+6%3A1%E2%80%9371&version=TLV 1 Corinthians 3 : 16 - 17 16 Don’t you know that you are God’s temple and that the Ruach Elohim dwells among you? 17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Cor.+3%3A16-17&version=TLV
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Pastor Chris

Info and Technical Rider Dr. Christiaan J. de Ruiter

1st Lady Wilma

Category: ewcmi_general

Read Time: 3 mins

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Info and Technical Rider

Christiaan J. de Ruiter

Prayer, Hospitality, Worship and Technical rider for Speaking / Worship engagement.

Purpose

The purpose of this rider is to describe those items and services that the presenter feels are important to make
this event (and the work surrounding it) as successful as possible.
This rider is designed to help your congregation/organization, or any employees/volunteers, organize appropriate details
as the event day approaches.

Technical

The host of this event shall supply a professional sound system adequate for the size of the room for this acoustic event, including:

1 boom mic stand
1 vocal mic XLR Connection (bringing a personal microphone)
1 line or XLR input for a wireless headworn microphone (bringing a personal microphone)
2 channel CD playback
Total of 4 channels: 1 for vocal, 1 speech, 2 for background tracks (stereo)
Tasteful digital reverb for voice. Rich chamber or small hall preferred
1 monitor speaker located in front & slightly to either side of performer

wilma headshot2 Adequate presentation software for displaying lyrics and video via Power Point or OpenOffice Presenter
Stage location: Pastor Chris prefers a podium to be slightly to the right or left on the platform, as he is a person that will move around a lot, room to do so should be available.
After event: if possible, play prayerful music over the sound system, giving room to have conversations and to mingle.

Post Event

Following the event, Pastor Chris will need the following for merchandise and promotional information.

1 six foot table (or similar)
Power outlet within 4 feet of table (or extension cord)
1 volunteer to help with merchandise

Non-Technical

The following can be considered when providing transportation, lodging, meals, beverages and other accommodations.
Pastor Chris does not travel alone, but will be in the company of his beloved wife 1st Lady Wilma.

Speakers Fee - Pastor Chris does not expect a speakers fee for bringing God's word, and sharing the love for the roots of our faith. When you however feel blessed and want to bless the ministry, please hold and share a love offering.
Texas travel - Travel within the state of Texas will be done by personal vehicle and mileage reimbursement can be agreed upon.
Non Texas travel - Travel outside of the state of Texas will be done by car or plane, depending on distance and travel time. milage and housing reimbursement can be agreed upon.
Plane tickets - Pastor Chris and First Lady Wilma reside in Elgin Texas. (Close to Austin) - plane tickets should be round trip, unless otherwise there is a succeeding presentation for him somewhere else.
Transportation to and from airport (unless rental car arrangement is made)
Housing: hotel with non-smoking room - wireless internet preferred.
Drinks: Pastor Chris prefers room temperature spring water (non-carbonated) before and during event - preferred social drinks are Pure Fruit Juice and regular black coffee.
Food preference: fish and most “non spicy” home cooked foods. Pastor Chris does not eat pork or “bottom feeding” fish (i.e. shrimp, clams, lobster).(Biblically Kosher foods)^a
Pastor Chris is used to travel to large and small venues and is very flexible in regards to “technical” matters. If you have an issue with any of the mentioned items above, please contact 1st Lady Wilma J. de Ruiter. ^{b. info}

Prayer

All this is very important to have an uninterupted flow of the Holy Spirit through the word delivered by Pastor Chris.
However the most important item for him and his wife is prayer.
Before, during and after the event have dedicated prayer partners^c. in agreement and prayer for a move of the Holy Spirit and the conviction of hearts.
All of this is worthless if not all the glory and attention is in the first place on the prayer and blessing to God and His Holy Name.

Questions and Concerns, Contact;

Pastor Christiaan J. and First Lady Wilma J. de Ruiter
8100 Ingrid Drive
Elgin, TX 78621
USA
+1 (512) 772-1972
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a. Leviticus 11, Deuteronomy 14
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