When:  Shabbat, January 9, 2016

Where: Jerusalem Community Center, 480 Carlan Road, Jasper GA 30143

Time:  2 PM

Theme:  The Islamic Threat

Special Guest Speaker:  Pastor Dr. Nasser Jallali of the Iranian Church of Resurrection

Pastor Nasser will share his personal testimony of life in Iran as well sharing trends he sees happening today in the United States.  There will be a Question and Answer session following Pastor Nasser's presentation.

B'ney Yosef National Shabbat:  Building a nation and not a man-centered religion.

Please bring a covered dish to share and/or non-alcoholic beverages.

Directions:
From the North:  Hwy 515 S to Antioch Church Rd. for 0.4 mi; slight left onto Pleasant Hill Rd 2.6 mi continue on to Hill Circle; turn right on to GA 53 and turn onto Jerusalem Church Rd (2.6 mi) destination will on your left in 2.6 mi.

From the South: Hwy 575/515 N to 4th traffic light in Jasper, GA. This will be Georgia Hwy 53 W.  for 5.7 mi.  turn left onto Jerusalem Church Rd for 2.6 to Carlan Rd.  To your left on the corner is Jerusalem Community Center.

From the West: Head toward Fairmount Hwy SE on Salacoa Ave (US-411). Go for 65 yd.  Turn right onto Fairmount Hwy SE (GA-53). Go for 6.7 mi.  Turn right onto Bryant Loop. Go for 1.3 mi.  Turn right onto Bryant Rd. Go for 1.2 mi.  Turn left onto Moore Rd. Go for 0.1 mi.  Turn right onto Carlan Rd. Go for 0.5 mi.   Arrive at the corner of Jerusalem Church Rd and Carlan Rd.

SC National Shabbat Details!!

Come join us!!!  Since South Carolina is going to have their first B'ney Yosef National Shabbat on December 5. The National Shabbat in Georgia will not have a gathering in December in order support the National Shabbat launch in South Carolina.   Here are the details as posted by Pete Rambo on his blog at natsab.com.

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Pete Rambo

Mark your calendar!!!  We have a venue and a band, and I am really excited to tell you about it!!  South Carolina will have a National Shabbat gathering!!

Rich, in Washington, DC, saw the need for a location and after calling them, emailed me with details of a campground in Elgin, SC owned by a Messianic for Messianics.  Interestingly, I met the owner, Ron Cowart, three years ago at a shofar making class I taught.  When we met, he shared his vision of a private campground available to Messianics for Sukkot and other gatherings.

I spoke with him this evening to discuss the facility and believe it is exactly what we need for this gathering.  So, here are the details we know so far!!  Mark your calendar!

Location: 1117 Flaming Arrow Rd, Elgin, SC 29045

Date: December 5, 2015

Time:  1:00 PM

B'ney Yosef National Shabbat for November 2015

When:  Shabbat, November 14, 2015
Where: Jerusalem Community Center, 480 Carlan Road, Jasper GA 30143
Time:  2 PM

Theme:  If we do our part, He does His part.  Please come equipped.  Together we will be examining Scriptures that testify to this reality.  In addition, we will be asking the important question.  So what is our part today in the dispersion?

B'ney Yosef National Shabbat:  Building a nation and not a man-centered religion.

Please bring a covered dish to share and/or non-alcoholic beverages.

Directions:
From the North:  Hwy 515 S to Antioch Church Rd. for 0.4 mi; slight left onto Pleasant Hill Rd 2.6 mi continue on to Hill Circle; turn right on to GA 53 and turn onto Jerusalem Church Rd (2.6 mi) destination will on your left in 2.6 mi.

From the South: Hwy 575/515 N to 4th traffic light in Jasper, GA. This will be Georgia Hwy 53 W.  for 5.7 mi.  turn left onto Jerusalem Church Rd for 2.6 to Carlan Rd.  To your left on the corner is Jerusalem Community Center.

From the West: Head toward Fairmount Hwy SE on Salacoa Ave (US-411). Go for 65 yd.  Turn right onto Fairmount Hwy SE (GA-53). Go for 6.7 mi.  Turn right onto Bryant Loop. Go for 1.3 mi.  Turn right onto Bryant Rd. Go for 1.2 mi.  Turn left onto Moore Rd. Go for 0.1 mi.  Turn right onto Carlan Rd. Go for 0.5 mi.   Arrive at the corner of Jerusalem Church Rd and Carlan Rd.

Next B'ney Yosef National Shabbat

When:  October 17, 2015 @ 2 PM

Theme:   Yisrael, Our Hope

Where:  Willow Falls Camp, 360 Willow Creek Drive, Blue Ridge GA

Please bring a covered dish/drinks.

Last month it was a blessed and Ruach HaKodesh filled time with James and Liz Block from Jerusalem, Yisrael!  Well, you knew the local worship team as Shivat Tzion.   Well, it turns out that name is already taken by a reggae group in Yisrael.  So they have a new name called N'shamat Chai (Breath of Life).   For those of you who attended the last event,  thank you all for helping out.   If you need to stay the night this venue does have a Bed and Breakfast.  They have 5 rooms.


Directions from Atlanta:
- Take 75 N to 575 N to Canton, then Jasper.
- The road changes to 515 in Jasper. 
- Stay on 515 through Jasper and Ellijay.
- 4 or so miles north of Ellijay, turn left onto Whitepath Road.
- Follow Whitepath Road until it deadends and turn right onto Boardtown Rd.
- Follow 4 or so miles to Willow Creek Road on the left, at Ga. Mtn. Water.
- Follow gravel road up behind plant to Camp. Dining hall beside the lake.

The Bney Yosef National Shabbat - What it is and what it isn't.

The B'ney Yosef National Shabbat

In North Georgia and surrounding states, a new grass roots move of the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) has started inspired by the B'ney Yosef (Sons of Joseph) National Congress held at the end of May 2015 in Ariel, Israel. We are calling this the B'ney Yosef National Shabbat.  Why the name? It is a result of the reversal of a curse spoken of by the prophet Hoshea 1, “Now when she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived, and bore a son. 9 He said, “Call his name Lo-Ammi ; for you are not my people, and I will not be yours. 10 Yet the number of the children of Israel will be as the sand of the sea, which can’t be measured nor numbered; and it will come to pass that, in the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’ 11 The children of Judah and the children of Israel will be gathered together, and they will appoint themselves one head, and will go up from the land; for great will be the day of Jezreel.

Our greatness is our unity. A unity which can only be experienced through efforts to rebuild the nation of B'ney Yosef/Ephraim. These are not our own efforts but inspired by Scripture and the Ruach HaKodesh.

Once a month, there will be a Shabbat experience that will bring Northern Israelites together from fellowships, congregations, and homes to express and declare to Avinu (our Father) that we are the people of Northern Israel.  There will be no teaching but occasional presentations about our national restoration and Scriptural discussions promoting a national outlook.  A band is forming to bring live worship and dance and then sharing of a meal together.  The momentum is moving in a way that only the Ruach HaKodesh could orchestrate.  The oil has been flowing and important connections are being made.  Some were close to tears during our initial Shabbat. Hearts were moved and inspired seeing the reality of a people who were not people coming forth. Will B'ney Yosef be the next nation born in a day? We have learned that taking small steps really makes a difference.  

We as the people of Yosef are still walking in the sin of Jeroboam to this very day. We are erecting golden calves and altars to ourselves and we have made these doctrines as mighty ones. We've taken what we believe to be "important" doctrines and imposed them upon others. Imposing our our doctrinal views on others do not edify or encourage anyone. These discussions, for instance, can include how to pronounce YHWH/YHVH, the calendar, how and what form we should worship, etc.   If someone attempts a discussion in these areas with someone, then, they do not understand the National Shabbat’s purpose. There are so many areas we agree, but in the past we've been guilty of gravitating toward issues where there is a great diversity of opinion.  We've neglected to respect these diverse opinions. When we refuse to respect diverse Scriptural opinions, we re-enact over and over again the curse that we are not a people. Will we declare as we gather that we are one people again? It will only happen if we lay controversial doctrines down and embrace one another as a national people.  Let us make this clear, however, we do NOT want to encourage anyone who is walking defiantly against the Word of YHWH. There are plenty of places in Scripture that clearly spell out what wickedness is. The B'ney Yosef National Shabbat will never be a gathering that tolerates wickedness.  

To make this abundantly clear. This is not a congregation. This is not a denomination. This is a time, one Shabbat a month, where we can declare and believe that Avinu Malkenu (Our Father, Our King) is making a people once again!

Praise be to the Holy One of Israel. Oh King of Israel bring us home!!

Encouragement from Switzerland:

Your reports from the monthly shabbat is soo encouraging! - to do a similar thing in my region! Its time to talk about our common identity. Time is over for knowledge based fighting. Halleluyah!