Passover Seder

Tue Apr 7 10:42:01 PDT 2009

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

*Tel: 253.874.4265 -- Email: jmbetter at gmail.com*

*Web: www.2rbetter.org*

   *“PASSOVER SEDER” AT MOUNT VERNON, WASHINGTON*

*“WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS”*

 A week before this event to be led by Ron and Carol Cantrell for the second
time, Carol emailed Marie and me and asked if we would be willing to share
with three other pastors in prayer for Israel at the close of the service.
We agreed that this would be okay.

 But I remembered that Derek Prince had prepared “31 Daily Scripture Prayer
Proclamations to Bless Israel.” (Download “Current Prayer Guides” at <*
www.ifa-usapray.org> *or for an email version - write <*
PrayScriptureNow at aol.com>. *See Day 8 - *“The Lord will **not** forsake his
people for his great name's sake, because **it has pleased the Lord to make
Israel his people**” *(1 Samuel 12:22). *Congregational Proclamation*: *“God
has **not** forsaken His people Israel!” Repeat it three times.* There is
not such a thing as *“Replacement Theology”* for Israel. It is true that the
Church - The One New Man - composed of Messianic Jews and Believing
Gentiles” is special in God's sight. But the “Remnant of Israel” is yet to
be a nation born again in a day at the return of Jesus as Lord!

 Secondly, Derek Prince prepared *“Proclamations on Behalf of Israel”* which
can be arranged for weekly readings starting with Sunday, and doubling up on
Tuesday with 2 verses. Then for Wednesday we read, *“The scepter of the
wicked **will not remain over the land** **alloted to the
righteous...”** *Congregational
Proclamation: *“God has given the land of Israel as an eternal inheritance.”
*Repeat three times.

 I read these 2 scripture portions at this time, led the congregation of
over 525 in the Proclamations, and closed in prayer confirming these two
proclamations, and beseeching God to bring them *both* to pass according to
His Word. This is in accord with George Muller's use of Scripture in his
prayers.

 Marie followed this up with another prayer for Israel. Her chief part was
for President Obama on behalf of Israel, “*That the fear of God would enter
the life of the President, and that he would understand God's thinking and
decrees for Israel as outlined in His Word, and that he would lead our
nation to fulfill God's purposes for Israel, the apple of His eye.”*

 In 1944 a fellow sailor in the Canadian Navy in the Victoria vicinity told
me - “*You must meet and hear Derek Prince. He's your kind of teacher and
preacher!” *Little did I know that 20 years later Derek Prince would say to
me, *“I have pastored the Broadway Tabernacle of Seattle for 8 months - but
my parents in England are ill, and I need to return to them. Should I
suggest to Broadway Tabernacle that they call you at my suggestion to
replace me as pastor, would you be willing to accept their call?” *I assured
him I would, and so it came to pass. For 8 years Marie and I led this
congregation. We started this ministry in June of 1964, 20 years after I
first heard of Derek

 Through Hubert Mitchell of “Go Ye” Fellowship in 1955, I had been praying
for one key person on each continent. Nicholas Benghu of Africa was his
suggestion for Africa, called the Billy Graham of that continent, Bakht
Singh of India for Asia, and Billy Graham for North America. A friend of
mine asked me in August of '64 - “Would you like to have Nicholas Benghu
speak at your church?” That Wednesday was our only open date, so I gladly
booked him to speak for us in Derek Prince's former church. When I turned
the service over to him he said, *“Every city I visit I ask the Lord, 'What
does this city mean to you?' I have been in Seattle for a month, and return
to Africa tomorrow. Until tonight I have not heard from the Lord. But
tonight as I sat on this platform I heard the Lord say, 'I am going to visit
this city in the not too distant future, and I am going to use this church
to release a significant move of the Spirit.'”*

 What an encouragement that word was to me! I stood upon it for 7 years, for
our church had serious problems that preceded the tenure of Derek Prince.
For the next 7 years I was able to go through with the church difficulties,
but in June 1971, some 200 pastors responded.

 For two years God visited us with Seattle I and Seattle II. 70 pastors
continued to meet monthly following that time. Together we saw the power of
the “Children of God” broken over Seattle, and later the power of the
homosexual “Metropolitan Church of God” broken. They threatened to take 1000
young people from our Seattle churches. Instead their leader died of AIDS in
the not too distant future. Dennis Bennett of St. Luke's Episcopal church
courageously led our fellowship for two years in seeing these and many other
victories.

 In February of 1990 I attended a leader's meeting in Seattle addressed by
John Dawson of YWAM, emphasizing the need of the unity of one church in each
city. Following this challenge, Stan Altaras, grandson of the first
Sephardic Rabbi of Seattle, asked me - “What is your vision for ministry in
this city?” I replied - “In line with John Dawson's challenge - that a
nucleus of some 12 to 20 local churches in each city should form an
eldership in the gate of each respective city.” He responded, *“Ron
Cantrell, one of the Messianic Jewish pastors of Congregation Beth Simcha in
Federal Way, I am sure, would respond. This is Friday, and they meet on
Saturdays. Here's his phone number - contact him.”*

 I immediately followed through, and Ron confirmed his interest. *“Come and
join us in worship tomorrow on our Sabbath, and make yourself known.”* Marie
joined me in attending, and when we experienced this worship of some 400
people under the leadership of Roberta Paulsen, and the challenging message
of Murray Silberling the Senior pastor, we made this our home church for 18
months until the Silberlings moved to California, and Ron and Carol Cantrell
with their family returned to Israel for their second time.

 We have visited the Cantrells in Jerusalem in 1992, and again in 2005, and
have taken an interest in supporting their work monthly since the Fall of
1991. Last year we attended the Mount Vernon Seder they led with some 400
present. This year they returned, and over 525 attended. Carol led in
worship with a distinct anointing upon that part of the service, and Ron led
in an authentic type of Seder Supper such as Jesus would have conducted just
prior to His crucifixion. He took the part of “Luke,” author of that Gospel.

 Ron in a most graphic manner illustrated the 10 plagues God sent upon Egypt
at that time, Most graphic of all was the 4th plague visited upon the god
represented by the “Apis” bull. Each plague was a direct judgment on one of
the 10 main gods of Egypt. Egyptian priests used the “Apis Bull” to bring
guidance to Egypt and her Pharaohs through a 40 square pattern. Later, when
God delivered Israel from Egypt, and when Moses was up in Mount Sinai
receiving the covenant of the 10 commandments, Israel pressured Aaron to
make a reproduction of the Apis Bull to lead them back to Egypt.

 God led Moses to destroy this idol - grind the gold to powder - scatter it
on water - and force Israel to drink their destroyed idol god!

 Several churches in Mount Vernon cooperated in assisting the Cantrells to
put on this graphic and picturesque presentation of the Passover Seder. Any
city of local churches who will have the Cantrells come and present this in
their city - or any other of a number of presentation that they make - will
*not* be disappointed!

- Jim and Marie Watt

 P.S. Just before the death of Derek Prince in Jerusalem in his late 80's -
Carol Cantrell nursed him for his last two years, and as his secretary
helped him publish his last 5 books. Indeed then, God worked “*Wheels Within
Wheels” *like in Ezekiel, in bringing together many strands that united in a
wonderful way in the recent Mount Vernon Seder presentation.* <
www.shalom-shalom-jerusalem.org> *is the vehicle the Cantrells use to
continue their unique and God-glorifying ministry. To book them for The
Biblical Seder Meal for your congregation, or any other of their Biblical
Presentations - *<contact at shalom-shalom-jerusalem.org>. *J & M.

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