Messianic Yom Kippur Service 2023

Automated transcript, lightly edited for readability. Scripture appears as spoken; the video is the authoritative teaching.

Have mercy upon us and answer us, for we have no good works. Deal with us in righteousness and grace, and save us, our Father, our King. The Psalm of David. Verse 1. He will receive blessing from the Lord and righteousness from the God of his salvation. Such is the generation of those who inquire of him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Lift up your heads, you gates. Rise up ancient doors, then the King of glory will come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty. The Lord, mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, you gates. Rise up ancient doors. Then the king of glory will come in. Who is he this king of glory? He is the Lord of armies. He is the king of glory. Avinu Malkeinu, our father, our king, oh merciful one that forgives all sins and transgressions, that takes all burdens and weights and all you ask of us is to give it to you.

A Day of Purgation

And so on this night as we enter into the most sacred of days, the day of atonement, the day of purging, the day of purgation, where the sins that we commit are wiped away from your sight because of your mercy and your grace. It is a day that memorializes who you are in contrast to who we are. Meet us here, O King. Meet us here, O wondrous one. Search our hearts tonight as we come before you. And I would ask the congregation, as I go through a general list of transgressions or sins or character traits that sometimes we harbor because of our flesh and not because of our spirit, I would ask you to join me as a community to say, purge it from your sight as a response.

Father, we come to you as your people, as your community, today of all days, and we ask you to forgive us of the lies that we speak from our mouths, that you would purge it from your sight. Father, that you would take away the sins that we have committed with our hands, the things that we have stolen, that you would purge it away from your sight. The thoughts that we think in our heads, the hate that we love to harbor towards others, that you would purge it from your sight. The lust that we use our eyes to consume and bring close, the things that satisfy our flesh, that you would purge these from your sight. The maliciousness of our hearts when we look upon other people, not as other images of you, but as objects that we can minimize, exploit, wish harm to come to, that you would purge this from your sight.

The violence that we commit either in our minds or with our hands and feet towards others, that you would purge this from your sight. The promises and vows we have made in vain, using your name and your honor. Father, purge these from your sight. When we have acted out as the world in the world, while representing you and taking your name in vain. Father, have mercy and purge these from your sight. All of the other sins, wicked things, transgressions, intentional vile or malicious acts that we have stumbled into. Father God, we come tonight in the name and in the shadow of your Son, our King and High Priest Yeshua.

We ask that through his sacrifice that was committed once and for all, that these sins and transgressions and intentions would forever be purged from your sight. Our God, our King, Yeshua, worthy is the Lamb. Sing praise, receive our worship. In this night, Father. Not only because you're beautiful, but because you're so patient with us, Father. Thank you for your mercies and for your grace, Father. Because we don't deserve it, Father. Yet you are good.

God Is Greatly to Be Praised

Psalm 145 says, I will exalt you, my God, O King, and I will bless your name forever and ever. Every day we all bless you. I will praise your name forever and ever. All your works shall praise you, O Lord, and your saints shall bless you. Let you speak of the glory of your kingdom and talk of your power to make known to the sons of men His mighty acts and the glorious majesty of His kingdom. Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures throughout all generations. The Lord preserves all that love Him, but all wicked will be destroyed. My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord, and let all flesh bless His holy name forever and ever.

Go tell your neighbor, God is greatly to be praised. Can you say it? Can you shout it? Can you believe it in this time? God is greatly to be praised. You are greatly to be praised, Father. Oh, hallelujah, Father. We shout out the tongue of our lungs, Father. That you are holy and you are greatly to be praised, Father. You deserve all worship. You deserve all praise, Father, because you are holy. You are the King of kings, Father. We love you, Father. We exalt you, O Lord. We exalt you, O Lord, God of Israel, God of heaven and earth and of all creation. May the living creatures that have breath praise your name on high.

The God of Love, Peace, and Patience

O Holy One of Israel, precious Lamb of God, You are the Creator who made us in Your image and we thank You for calling us by name. You are the God of love. You have demonstrated to us perfect love in that You gave Your only begotten Son that we may become sons and daughters. God of joy who gives us hope overflowing, laughter and joy in abundant measure to ease the strife and trials of life. We thank you for helping us bear through it all Father. Thank you for joy that we can grasp to Father as the hem of your garment. You are the God of peace. You have set forth a plan from the foundation of the universe to bring your creation back into order, into shalom, into completeness, and into communion with you.

And you are the God of longsuffering. Oh, how long will you strive with man? Thank you, Lord, for your abundant patience, for you are slow to anger, and you bear all things, that as many would call you Lord may be saved. God of kindness. You show forth new mercies every day. We praise you, oh Yehovah, for your gentle touch, for hearing our cries, for receiving our praise, and for humbling yourself even to become our friend. God of goodness and faithfulness, you are the keeper of promises and you never change. We look to you for thousands of generations and into eternity as a source of truth of righteousness and of everything good.

Praise him, all his angels, all his hosts. Praise him, sun, moon, and bright stars. And rejoice, earth and all of its inhabitants. For the God of creation is the God of reconciliation. And he has made provision for us and shown us the way. He is soon to return and we will dwell in his presence forever. Amen.

The Suffering Servant

From Isaiah chapter 53. Who has believed our report? To whom is the arm of Adonai revealed? For he grew up before him like a tender shoot, like a root out of dry ground. He had no form or majesty that we should look at him, nor beauty that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. One from whom people hide their faces. He was despised and we did not esteem him. Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our pains. Yet we esteemed him stricken, struck by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced because of our transgressions, crushed because of our iniquities.

The chastisement for our shalom was upon him, and by his stripes we are healed. As for his generation, who considered? For he was cut off from the land of the living for the transgression of my people. The stroke was theirs. His grave was given with the wicked and by a rich man in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was there any deceit in his mouth. Yet it pleased Adonai to bruise him. He caused him to suffer. If he makes his soul a guilt offering, he will see his offspring. He will prolong his days, and the will of Adonai will succeed by his hand. As a result of the anguish of his soul, he will see it and be satisfied by his knowledge.

The righteous one, my servant, will make many righteous, and he will bear their iniquities. Therefore I will give him a portion with the great, and he will divide the spoil with the mighty, because he poured out his soul to death.

A Heart for Israel

Most excellent Elohim, Creator of heaven and earth, the One who was and is and is to come, thank you for this most luxurious set-apart day, a time of weightiness and beauty, Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement. As we seek you in the nations asking forgiveness for anything that insults you, whether through word or deed, lust of the eyes and flesh, pride of life, there is a sin I want to lay before you, and that is not having your heart for the Jewish people and the land. You have a perfect plan for their redemption, and you want us to partake by reminding you of your promises. We remind you of the prophets of old, led by Ruach, penned your love letter to Israel. Zechariah said.

Yeshua called it the city of the great king. We pray that once again Israel will strive with man and God and prevail. Return the fear of Yehovah back to the hearts of your people and cause the truth of Messiah Yeshua to become a reality. Thank you, Father, that there is a great awakening taking place in the earth. Christians around the world are taking hold of a Jew's garment and learning Torah while many Jewish Israelis are being awakened and provoked to jealousy because of our love for their Jewish Messiah. As Al said yesterday, we need both the song of Moses and the song of the Lamb. You are doing this in our day.

We are seeing prophecy being fulfilled. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Your heart is towards Israel and you are gathering the outcasts, the remnant of your people from the four corners of the earth because you know the plans for all Israel, plans to prosper and not harm her, plans for a future and a hope. We pray for the land to continue to prosper, for the ancient ruins to continue to be unearthed and restored. The armed forces, the political leaders, the spiritual leaders—may you, Yehovah, hear these words from all of Israel's mouths: "Baruch haba b'shem Adonai. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

We bless you from the house of Adonai." We know that hard times, prophetically, are coming to Israel. Teach us, fathers grafted in believers, to be true Zionists and stand with your plan and vision. Help us grasp the importance of the hour and take up the battle on our knees. Open doors for us to tell of your eternal atonement, Yeshua.

Zechariah goes on to say: "In the day of trouble, all Judah shall be saved because you defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem. They will look upon you and mourn for the pierced one. And in that day, a fountain shall be opened for sin and uncleanness."

The Day of Atonement

Oh, Ancient of Days, on this day of atonement, we remind you of just a fraction of your promises concerning Israel. Many are entering into this time of teshuvah, of returning, crying out for Messiah to return. We stand in the gap with Israel, longing for the salvation to rend the heavens and make your story a reality throughout the universe. In King Yeshua's name, may your names be inscribed in the book of life. The prophet Isaiah in chapter 61 has a vision of a messianic king that will come and declare his reign over new creation and enact an eschatological jubilee year. But this wouldn't be just a year —this would be an eternity of rest and freedom that this king would usher in.

It's the same portion that Yeshua spoke about himself when he read in the synagogue that day. And it says this: "The Spirit of the Lord God is on me because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, freedom to the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor and the day of our God's vengeance, to comfort all who mourn and provide those who mourn in Zion, to give them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, festive oil instead of mourning, and splendid clothes instead of despair. And they will be called righteous trees planted by the Lord to glorify him. They will rebuild the ancient ruins and will restore the former devastations.

Strangers will stand and feed the flocks and foreigners will come and tend. But you will be called the Lord's priests, ministers of our God. They will rejoice over their share. So they will possess double in their land and eternal joy will be theirs. For I, the Lord, love justice. I hate robbery and injustice. I will faithfully reward my people and make a permanent covenant with them. Their descendants will be known among the nations, their posterity among the people. All who see them will recognize that they are a people that the Lord has blessed and redeemed."

The Jubilee

The Jubilee is the season, the aeon, where freedom comes, where shackles fall, where prison doors open. Liberty reigns in the hearts of God's people. The hearts are renewed because there's a new breath given and they celebrate serving the Lord fully from their hearts, no longer bound by the ways of this world.

In Leviticus 25 it speaks of how this day is consecrated. And it says this: "The Jubilee year and proclaim freedom in the land for all of its inhabitants." Yeshua read these words in Isaiah and said, "This has been fulfilled. This has been inaugurated in your presence because I am here and I am bringing the kingdom of freedom and liberty now and forever." And so we live out that inaugurated Jubilee every single day. We live out the representation of heaven coming to earth and God's will being done through us as the Messiah showed us. And there is a day coming where there will be a return of the King. And while we live out that Jubilee now, we know there is more yet to come at the sound of the great trumpet. And so I'd like to invite Miss Angie up as we memorialize the inaugurated jubilee of our King that we have all experienced and what true freedom truly is. That is the sound of freedom.

The Benediction

Ovino Marqueno, our Father, our King, today we come before you in great humility, but also great joy because of who you are and what you have allowed to be done in our lives—that today we would remember the calling of what it means to be a new creation, that we would reflect in the intimacy of your salvation throughout the day as we humble ourselves, as we fast, and as we rejoice in the reality that we can boldly approach you through the blood of an eternal high priest named Yeshua. Shalom. May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord shine his face upon you and be gracious to you. May the Lord lift up his countenance toward you and give you his peace. In Yeshua's name, May your day be a restful one full of joy and peace and hope in the Lord. Hallelujah. Amen. For