The Hebron Herald

After 20 years of being pioneering stewards of Hebron we still love coming together every month for a weekend of fellowship and activities.  We work just as hard on being a community as we do in maintaining and developing the property, but community definitely takes priority.  We have had the privilege of watching babies become adults, who are now an integral part of our family and community.  Raising children to love and honour their Creator in the way that He requires is an awesome privilege.  It's also not for the faint of the heart!  Having a community to support and provide a living example of honouring the ways of YHVH, even when it's not convenient, makes the task so much more wholesome. Deut 6:6-7  These words, which I am commanding you today, are to be on your heart. 7  You are to teach them diligently to your children, and speak of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down and when you rise up.  Whe...

Nearly 50 days ago Hebron hosted the Adelaide community's Pesach meal, the entry to the week of Unleavened Bread.  A smaller family group this year because a number of our community members have relocated to Mildura to start the new Good News Community. To us, Hebron is the perfect place to come together.  The beauty of the night skies can't be captured easily, but have to be experienced - which is a perfect parallel for the moedim.  You can't just read about the feasts, you have to 'do' them; experience them. The feasts are past, present and future - historic, current and perpetual.   The Creator of the heavens and earth, the author of the laws and principles of physics, has inserted into creation itself the calendar for the feasts.  Moed for remembrance, for encouragement, for observance, for refinement and for hope.    The week of Pesach, the eating of unleavened bread, was a beautiful time of reflection and allowing the Spirit of Yehovah to hi...

In this time of extreme chaos and uncertainty the people of Yehovah can live in His shalom and stability.  As we follow the ancient path our lives and homes are being built on the solid Rock, Yeshua.  Platitudes, handshakes and a weekly short meeting are not going to ensure that the people are fit for what the week ahead holds, let alone fit for the spiritual battle ahead. The community of our Messiah is a place of strength, support, encouragement, discipline and refinement.  Stone by stone, we are being fit together by the Ruach so that He can fill the house with His presence.  Sometimes it's stone against stone because we as humans find change and refinement difficult, but more often than not it's only our brothers and sisters that can prompt these changes.   Prayer  (video quality pretty ordinary though!)  Our Messiah not only taught the way of righteousness, He demonstrated and lived the way of righteousness.  Humility and strength, broke...

When the sun set on the 8th day of Sukkot there was much to be grateful for.  It was a week of joy and laughter, and serious reflection.  I sit here trying to put into a succinct paragraph all that transpired but suffice to say, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, our Abba, met with us, encouraged and refined us. We were joined by a brother and sister from Western Australia - family in the Messiah that we just hadn't met yet.  We look forward to meeting many more of Yeshua's community in the years to come!   We love to praise - I mean we really love to sing and shout His praises.  We do our best to do as David instructs and maybe we're not as skilful or harmonious, but we certainly are joyful!  The praise and teaching times were recorded to YouTube if you want a refresher.  Like I said, we might not be polished in sound or technique, but we are uncompromising in our devotion to Him and His Word. Sukkot Worship & Teaching    YHV...

Here in Australia it's spring but in the northern hemisphere the feasts at this time of year are known as the 'fall feasts' - Yom Teruah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot.   Yom Teruah Teaching It's new moon, Yom Teruah and we are anticipating Yom Kippur and the joy of Sukkot.  It's time for shouting, rejoicing, repenting and preparation - all in expectation to meet our King, our Messiah!  We put up banners, decorate our sukkah, fill the fridges and light the fires.   We will rejoice, we will enjoy each other's company but most of all, we know we will bless our Father with our obedience and He in turn will bless us. See you there! 

Life has changed for our community and we are now split between two geographic locations - Salem and Mildura - with a few of us coming and going between them.   When the scripture says we are an 'unusual people', that certainly has an added layer for our community!      We are full of anticipation of what YHVH will pour out for the people of Australia, particularly the towns along the Murray River and Victoria.     But coming home to Hebron is always so good for the soul. Open skies - Open spaces   So lovely to see water in the top dam, grass emerging and  paddocks been sown for this year's hay crop.     I have been reflecting more on the truth and freedom of Yeshua's command:   Do not lay up for yourselves treasures upon earth,  where moth and rust destroy,  and where thieves break in and steal.   But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven,  where neither moth nor rust destroys,  and whe...