For loving G-d means obeying His Commands & His Commands are not burdensome. 1 Jn 5:3
4/19/25 Saturday Evening Update on Pastor Joe Gonzalez
Pastor Joe is home and doing well!
He still needs time to heal and fully recover, but he is on that path, and we are grateful to the Lord for all His blessings! Check out the link on our YouTube channel to see his personal message of thanks to all of you:
https://youtu.be/x2ItOEmXkhs?si=P1g_iu6muAWeO7XK
There is a fundraiser to assist with additional costs of living, transportation, and medical expenses not covered by his insurance. So far, we've gathered over half of our goal! We truly appreciate any gift you share to bless them during this medical crisis! The fundraiser can be found here: www.GiveSendGo.com/PrJoeGonzalez
The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance to you and give you peace.
~The Aaronic Blessing
Sunday Morning Update on Pastor Joe Gonzalez
I'm happy to report that Pastor Joe is now out of the ICU! We hope that he may be released on Monday. Barbara and Wade O'Connor were able to visit with him, and they shared that he had a quadruple bypass, not a triple as we were expecting, so it's no wonder that he was so sleepy and tired! He's doing the various therapies and is doing well with that part of recovery.
Earlier in the week, we'd had a report from Sheila that he initially had some delirium, which occurs from being under anesthesia for long periods. Gratefully, he seems to be past all of it, praise G-d! His assistant, Marcella was able to speak with him via phone Saturday evening and was delighted to hear Joe sounding like himself, even if a bit tired, lol. Thank you so very much for your generosity and continued prayers for Joe and Sheila!
There is a fundraiser to assist with additional costs of living, transportation, and medical expenses not covered by his insurance. So far, we've gathered over half of our goal! We truly appreciate any gift you share to bless them during this medical crisis! The fundraiser can be found here: www.GiveSendGo.com/PrJoeGonzalez
The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance to you and give you peace.
~The Aaronic Blessing
Surgery/Update on Pastor Joe Gonzalez
Our Founding Pastor, Joe Gonzalez, had triple bypass/open heart surgery (on Monday, April 7, 2025) and he is already making good progress in his recovery, baruch haShem!
During the surgery, his nurse said that he was doing well and it might not take the full seven hours in surgery. By 4:00 pm that afternoon, we got news that the doctors were finished and Joe was sleeping in the recovery room. The next morning, Sheila said that he did well through the night. They have started doing therapy and he is making good progress there as well.
Thank you so very much for your generosity and continued prayers for Joe and Sheila!
His assistant created a fundraiser to assist with additional costs of living, transportation, and medical expenses not covered by his insurance. We appreciate any gift you share to bless them during this medical crisis!
The fundraiser can be found here: www.GiveSendGo.com/PrJoeGonzalez
The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance to you and give you peace.
~The Aaronic Blessing
Prayer request for Pastor Joe Gonzalez
Our Founding Pastor, Joe Gonzalez, had to have a triple bypass/ open heart surgery yesterday (Monday, April 7, 2025) and he is already making good progress in his recovery, baruch haShem!
Our first priority is to ask that you add Pastor Joe to your prayers, so he may heal swiftly, without complications, and that he and his wife, Sheila, and their family, will stay in His perfect peace throughout his surgery and recovery.
His assistant created a fundraiser to assist with additional costs of living, transportation, and medical expenses not covered by his insurance. We appreciate any gift you share to bless them during this medical crisis!
The fundraiser can be found here: www.GiveSendGo.com/PrJoeGonzalez
The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance to you and give you peace.
~The Aaronic Blessing
Pesach/Passover 2025
Olive Tree Community will not be having a large catered Seder this year (but as we grow, we hope next year we might!) Instead, we have planned to have a small potluck seder with our local congregation. We encourage everyone to gather their friends and family in their homes to share the telling of the Lord delivering Israel from slavery in Egypt.
Because our seating is so limited, we are starting by getting a head count from our local congregation, and it will be first come, first served. We wish that we could invite everyone in the community but as was stated above, we just don't have the space. Those who are a part of the local community will receive an email regarding the details, Please RSVP to that email. Thank you!
Shalom from all of us at Olive Tree Community Spokane!
As we pray for the return of the Oct 7th hostages... Let Us Never Forget: The Night Of Broken Glass
On November 9–10, 1938, Nazi leaders unleashed a series of pogroms against the Jewish population in Germany and recently incorporated territories. This event came to be called Kristallnacht (The Night of Broken Glass) because of the shattered glass that littered the streets after the vandalism and destruction of Jewish-owned businesses, synagogues, and homes.
Did you know...?
Nazi officials disguised the organized nature of the pogroms. They described the actions as justifiable and spontaneous responses of the German population to the assassination of a German diplomatic official, Ernst vom Rath, in Paris. This unprecedented violence against the Reich’s Jews generated international outrage.
Did you know...?
During the pogrom, some 30,000 Jewish males were rounded up and taken to concentration camps. This was the first time Nazi officials made massive arrests of Jews specifically because they were Jews, without any further cause for arrest.
Did you know...?
In the aftermath of Kristallnacht, the Nazi regime ordered the Jewish community to pay a 1 billion Reichsmark “atonement tax” and rapidly enacted many anti-Jewish laws and edicts.
These details were gathered from the Holocaust Encyclopedia and you can read more about Kristallnacht at this link:
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/kristallnacht
Did you miss this week's Shabbat Worship?
We have the music used during this week's Shabbat worship and fellowship
in it's own tab so you can enjoy it in your own home.
Go to the "More" tab and select "Shabbat Music" or use this link:
https://olivetreecommunityspokane.com/shabbat-music
Once you've finished the music, you can continue your private worship by listening to the recorded Parasha & Main teaching videos.
Go to the "Teaching Videos" tab at the top of the page, or use this link:
https://olivetreecommunityspokane.com/teaching-videos
We hope this blesses your Shabbat and you can join us in the future!
Shalom from all of us at Olive Tree Community Spokane!
Live Shabbat Worship Every Week!
Olive Tree Community NW is now meeting in person every Shabbat!
We would love to have you join us in person this coming Shabbat.
If you are interested, please send your full name and email address and telephone number to olivetreecommunityspokane@gmail.com to get details, instructions, and/or links for those wishing to join via broadcast. Our location tends to change from time to time so we want to make sure you have the most updated information. We look forward to hearing from you!
We still broadcast our Shabbat worship services for those unable to attend in person. We also have an hour of prayer and worship on Tuesdays at 7:00 pm (PST) on zoom and you're welcome to request that link as well!
Shalom from all of us at Olive Tree Community Spokane!
Daniel Stern from Netivyah available to speak with YOUR congregation!
ISRAEL vs HAMAS
What is really going on? Why? How are the Christians in Israel coping?
What about the Palestinian people?
We have a special opportunity to share with you! Daniel Stern will talk to your church or group, via Zoom, at the time and place of your choosing! Daniel Stern, a native Israeli involved in bringing the good news of Jesus to the Israeli people and helping those in need including soldiers, can give a talk (via Zoom) on the current situation in Israel. His talk will cover the situation in Israel, what happened, what will happen, who are those involved, what are their goals, and more. There will also be a Q&A session afterward.
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Daniel Stern - www.netivyah.org
Daniel was born in Israel in 1981 to parents who were founders of the Messianic movement (Dr. David H. Stern). His military service was with the Israel Police. After his military service, he studied political science and sociology at the Hebrew University. He lives in Jerusalem with his four amazing children.
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Introduced, and available for further Q&A
by Thomas Lipson, Olive Tree Community Spokane.
To schedule an event, contact Thomas at: lipson.thomas@ieee.org
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Here are ways that YOU can support Israel:
Netivyah: www.netivyah.org
United Hatzalah: https://israelrescue.org
Magen David Adom – Israeli emergency services: https://www.mdais.org/en
Be'ad Chaim – Pro Life Israel: https://www.beadchaim.com/
Salvation Army International: https://www.salvationarmy.org/
The Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org/
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Thank you and Shalom
from all of us at Olive Tree Community Spokane!
Updates on Messianic Joy Radio
We are delighted to share that we have uploaded nearly 8 hours
of new music to our online radio station, Messianic Joy!
We added some of our favorite musicians, like Joshua Aaron,
Paul Wlbur, Sarah Liberman, Jonathan Settel, Dr. Greg Silverman, Marty Goetz, and Sharon Wilbur.
We would truly appreciate your gift of any amount
to help fund our radio station, Messianic Joy!
We have a "Gift" link panel below this page
that will connect you to our PayPal or allow you to use your
debit/credit card to help us share the Good News of Yeshua the Messiah!
If you would rather use a check, you can mail it to our p.o. box, listed in the "About Us" portion of the menu at the top of the page.
Thank you so much and
Shalom from all of us at Olive Tree Community Spokane!
Torah portion schedules from ffoz
Media Connections
Messianic Joy Radio
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Exclusively Messianic music, praise and worship of the Messiah, Yeshua, with new and exciting programming coming soon.
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Enjoy our teaching videos, as well as the worship videos, created with lyrics so you can follow along, wherever you are!
Gifts
Your generous gift will fund our mission,
which includes funding for the Radio Station, Messianic Joy,
which is being listened to around the world!
You can see the other ministries that we support by going
to the "Supported Ministries" tab at the top of the page.
Please click the light blue button "Gifts" below to use Paypal
or your debit/credit card to be a part of sharing the Good News
of Yeshua the Messiah to the nations!
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Welcome to Olive Tree Community NW!
We're delighted that you've come to visit and we would love to hear from you. Feel free to use the chat bubble on the bottom right of the page so we can get to know you!
If you would like to bless us with a gift to support our ministry, which includes sharing the Good News and funding for the radio station, Messianic Joy, we have a couple of options:
You can click our Paypal link at the bottom of this page.
You can also send a check via mail to:
Olive Tree Community Spokane
P. O Box 48631, Spokane, WA 99208
Thank you and may HaShem bless you for your support!