Sabbath Bulletin for 12/27/2025

Shalom Brothers and Sisters in Messiah Yeshua. Please pray in Yeshua's name for us to grow closer to the Father through the testing the LORD brings to us, because He loves us as sons and daughters.

First Fruits Ministries will come together for the LORD's weekly Sabbath celebration, a Holy Convocation day, on 12/27/2025 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: Vayigash (He approached): Genesis 44:18-47:27; Ezekiel 37:15-28; Luke 24:30-48. 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 Part 14 of his series, called "Who Is Yeshua the Messiah?," which will look at the title for Messiah Yeshua, the "Son of God." This series will comprise a study of Christology, which focuses on the identity, nature, and work of Messiah Yeshua relative to His divinity, humanity, mission, and position in the eternal plan.

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.

First Fruits Ministries may make Corner Fringe Ministries' second “rewind” service available around 3 p.m. for those who are interested to learn more about Corner Fringe Ministries' community mission. Chaplain Jason Berry, who also runs the Anoka Community Mission, will bring a message about the hopeful ministry he is running and how the community can help. Please consider watching this sermon to get ideas for what God can do in Greater Manchester at His leading: https://www.youtube.com/@CornerFringeChannel/streams.

Whether you're new to First Fruits Ministries, just checking us out, or a veteran member, we welcome you to join us for our monthly Bible study either in-house in our basement meeting room at 60 Bailey Ave., Manchester, NH, or online via Zoom (pre-registration required) and bring your questions to explore in real time with Pastor Andrew for live Bible exploration. Doors will open at 7:15 p.m. in house and online, and content will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 12/30/2025.

First Fruits' monthly "Ask the Pastor" Bible study is the appropriate time to bring the questions you've been grappling with concerning certain Bible passages or concepts that you just can't grasp. Our goal will be to address more than one question each month. Consequently, more complex questions may not be completely answered and may require a reference to one of our ministries' sermons or previous Bible studies on the topic. Additionally, we would prefer you did not bring teachings from outside ministries for discussion, but keep questions based on topics relative to the faith that can be addressed through study of the Word 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, longtime online First Fruits Ministries member Micah Grable 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