Sabbath Bulletin for 12/20/2025

Shalom Brothers and Sisters in Messiah Yeshua. Please pray in Yeshua's name for the LORD's will to capture our hearts, our attention and our deepest desires. Let everything we do be done willingly, willfully, and winsomely according to God's will by the power of the Holy Spirit in the victory of Messiah Yeshua giving all of the glory to God.

First Fruits Ministries will come together for the LORD's weekly Sabbath celebration, a Holy Convocation day, on 12/20/2025 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 60 Bailey Ave., Manchester, NH 03104 for a time of rest in the LORD. Our First Fruits Ministries Sabbath service will begin at 10:15 a.m. in-house, and then we will go live for our YouTube audience around 10:30-10:35 a.m., God willing.

During our in-house-only segment, we will listen to a summary of this week's Torah Portion called: Miketz (From the end): Genesis 41:1-44:17; Zechariah 2:10-4:7; John 10:22-28. Please study these passages during Erev Shabbat (the evening before the Sabbath day) on Bible Gateway or Logos.

During our in-house and online segment, Pastor Andrew J. Manuse will present a message called: "Hanukkah: A Prophetic History." There are many things to be mindful of relative to the present memorial we're celebrating as it relates to these days we're living in. How should we as followers of Yeshua consider the history of Hanukkah and the types of people who lived through it. Will we stand with Yeshua through all kinds of tribulation until He comes, or will we compromise for the ease and passing pleasures of the world?

We prefer you to be with us in person for fellowship, but if that is not possible, you can join us remotely by following this link: https://www.youtube.com/@firstfruitsNH/streams. Please review our General Itinerary on our website for specific information about our Sabbath services. If you have not already done so, please download the Torah Portion schedule here as a PDF. Also, the 2026 Holy Day schedule is available by downloading this PDF document now. Please prepare to take off from work for all of the LORD's Holy Days.

During our second “rewind” service that will begin around 3 p.m., Pastor Daniel Joseph will deliver the fifth message from his series, called: "The Book of James, Part 5." Join us to watch the sermon in person at First Fruits Ministries or join Corner Fringe online at: https://www.youtube.com/@CornerFringeChannel/streams.

Hanukkah is an eight-day celebration beginning 12/14/2025 at sunset. While not a God-commanded Holy Convocation, Scripture shows Yeshua in Jerusalem at the time of the Feast of the Dedication memorializing the festival while confirming His role as the Messiah (John 10:22-30). Hanukkah, the Hebrew word for "Feast of Dedication," is an eight-day celebration to commemorate the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem during the Maccabean Revolt in the second century BC. The story foretells the tribulation period that will come leading up to Messiah Yeshua's return, and at that time God will dedicate His spiritual Temple made up of all his people who trust in Yeshua and keep the commandments of God.

Hello brothers and sisters in Messiah Yeshua! Here is the Bible plan I'll be reading next year starting January 1 for my personal study, and I invite you to join me.

https://bible.com/reading-plans/206/together/77651233/invitation?token=vS6eM_VS18xN9ZgI7E_b0g&source=share 

As Lead Pastor of First Fruits Ministries, I consider this daily plan and the commentary I write for it to be one of the ministries of our church. If you'd like to join in, please note that I will provide somewhat extensive daily commentary, which will also be made available online via our website throughout the year: https://firstfruits.cc/commentary. This year, I'll be personally using the Legacy Standard Bible (LSB) version of the Bible if you'd like to read that translation along with me, while also cross-checking verses of note with my regular NKJV Version staple and the original Hebrew and Greek text.

You are welcome to use whichever translation you'd like, and your participation with daily comments is welcome.

You can join the plan by clicking on this link: https://bible.com/reading-plans/206/together/77651233/invitation?token=vS6eM_VS18xN9ZgI7E_b0g&source=share

First Fruits Ministries is excited to announce the launch of WBC, a united group of Yeshua followers in love with YHWH through His Torah, guided by His Holy Spirit. Our overseeing church Corner Fringe Ministries is behind the effort to launch this new platform! You can join today and support the community from the ground up during its soft launch phase. There are plans for an official launch in February. Here are some of the many elements you will find on this new platform:

Hebrew Social Network
Feast Day Finder
Fellowship Finder
Torah Resources
Hebrew Marketplace

Join the community today!

Raise the Standard is a rally hosted by our sister church, The Bridge Fellowship in Brenham, TX, on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, which is designed to encourage, challenge and unite ministries and individuals who are devoted to loving God and living according to His commandments (John 14:15). At the conference, participants will have the chance to meet and learn from other ministry leaders who are effectively discipling the next generation of God's commandment keepers. The event will showcase ministries that operate both locally and internationally, providing valuable resources for discipleship and community outreach. Pastor Andrew has been invited to attend the 1/16/2026 leadership conference as well as the 1/17/2026 rally, and is planning to be in attendance. The First Fruits community is invited to attend the rally as well. God willing, a guest preacher will be visiting to give the message locally at First Fruits Ministries on 1/17/2026, and so brothers and sisters who stay local are also in for a treat.

Harmful habits, negative thinking, and irrational feelings can all lead to sinful behavior and keep you in bondage. If you feel trapped by any of these strongholds in your life, know that you are not alone--you can break free.

Based on the book "Bondage Breaker" by Neil T. Anderson, our Bondage Breaker Class is a 12-week online course designed to equip you in the battle of spiritual warfare.

The next class begins January 7 through March 25.
Meetings are every Wednesday night at 8 PM ET.

Interested? Email discipleship@cornerfringe.com by Dec. 31.

At First Fruits Ministries, our mission is to proclaim the Gospel to the Jews, restore the Torah to Christians, and reveal the love of Yeshua that unites both Jews and Gentiles into one Body obedient to God—bringing unbelievers to faith, believers to deeper trust in the LORD with all their hearts, souls, minds, and strength, and making disciples of all nations, teaching all to repent and follow Yeshua, our LORD and our God.

As part of walking in this mission, we go out from Sunday through Friday each week to share the reason for the hope that is in us, and then gather every Sabbath Day to worship, rest, and be renewed in His presence. Our goal is to plant seeds and water them in the hearts of our neighbors, praying for the LORD to bring the increase in trust and faithfulness. When people respond with hearts wholly seeking God, we joyfully welcome them into worship and fellowship.

The purpose of this card is to direct people to the sound teachings produced by First Fruits Ministries, Corner Fringe Ministries, and our sister communities, and to invite potential congregants to join us in celebrating the Sabbath and advancing this shared mission. The PDF (formatted for four postcards on an 8.5x11” page) can be printed and distributed as the LORD leads. There is also a full-page version now available.

First Fruits Ministries is an affiliate of Corner Fringe Ministries, which is the leader of a council of churches that includes many members all around the world. Many of our online members feel isolated without nearby fellowship. Hopefully our Corner Fringe Ministries Fellow Fringers map will help make connections. If you'd like to be included, please email Pastor Mike Sutcliffe, the online pastor for Corner Fringe Ministries.

Pastor Stephen Opoku, an Elder at First Fruits Ministries and Pastor for Corner Fringe Ministries, leads First Fruits Ministries' Signal Prayer group meeting each week at 9:30 a.m. on Fridays, with announced exceptions, to pray for God's will to be done at First Fruits Ministries. Please click the image below and join us for our weekly prayer meetings as your schedule allows. We use the Signal group to connect with one another in an A/V meeting at the scheduled prayer time. Members may choose to only join with an audio connection, though a video connection is also possible.

Pastor Kraig's son Grant Dorney led the way in our community by giving his testimony of transformation from darkness to light and from death to life in Messiah Yeshua on 6/14/2025. If anyone else would like to give his or her own testimony after our weekly sermon, please talk to Pastor Andrew privately about your interest so he can determine whether and when you could go on camera. Understand that truly transformational testimonies have huge potential to change hearts and minds and build up God's people.

Let Grant's leadership be our guide. Please also share his story with those who will benefit from hearing it. Thanks to Grant for his willingness to lead in this way and for Yeshua for His long-suffering and mercy, "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose" (Romans 8:28).

May the Lord bless you and keep you; may the Lord shine the light of His face upon you and be gracious to you; and may the Lord lift up His countenance upon you and grant you shalom!

יברכך יהוה וישמרך
יאר יהוה פניו אליך ויחנך
ישא יהוה פניו אליך וישם לך שׁלום

As for me and my house, we shall serve the Lord.

אָנֹכִי וּבֵיתִ֔י נַעֲבֹ֖ד אֶת־ יַהְוֶה