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Subject: Impartation – August 2026 NM Prayer Connect, COG, NM, El Paso, TX & SWIM (Southwest Indian Ministries) Newsletter
New American Standard Bible 1995
The Gospel Exalted
1 Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, 2 which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy Scriptures, 3 concerning His Son, who was born of a descendant of David according to the flesh, 4 who was declared the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead, according to the Spirit of holiness, Jesus Christ our Lord, 5 through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles for His name’s sake, 6 among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ; 7 to all who are beloved of God in Rome, called as saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because your faith is being proclaimed throughout the whole world. 9 For God, whom I serve in my spirit in the preaching of the gospel of His Son, is my witness as to how unceasingly I make mention of you, 10 always in my prayers making request, if perhaps now at last by the will of God I may succeed in coming to you. 11 For I long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be established; 12 that is, that I may be encouraged together with you while among you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine.
The Apostle Peter tells us that God has given us everything we need to live our lives unto Him, yet in the above portion of Holy Script, Paul writes, under the influence of The Holy Spirit, that he wants to impart to us? Notice how these things come to be! That we would be encouraged together, as one in The Spirit & one in The LORD, each and every one of us by our faith. Jesus, being The Head Of The Church, Who still speaks to us today, according to Hebrews 1 and we, who have ears to hear what His Holy Spirit is saying to the Church today, should be hearing His Voice! Yes, there are some churches who still believe in the five-fold ministry, put into The Body Of Christ to equip the saints for service in His Kingdom, but there are also, so called churches today, who say that apostles and prophets have been done away with, although that’s not what The Word Of God states in the following passage.
New American Standard Bible 1995
Unity of the Spirit
Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love, 3 being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all. 7 But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. 8 Therefore it says, “When He ascended on high, He led captive a host of captives, And He gave gifts to men.” 9 (Now this expression, “He ascended,” what does it mean except that He also had descended into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is Himself also He who ascended far above all the heavens, so that He might fill all things.) 11 And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ. 14 As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; 15 but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ, 16 from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love.
The Christian’s Walk
17 So this I say, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind, 18 being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart; 19 and they, having become callous, have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. 20 But you did not learn Christ in this way, 21 if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught in Him, just as truth is in Jesus, 22 that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit, 23 and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth. 25 Therefore, laying aside falsehood, speak truth each one of you with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.
If we were to stop with just the above scripture, we wouldn’t get the whole picture , given to the church, regarding The Body Of Christ and therefore, the so called, ‘lay-people,’ wouldn’t be able to do our part, in order for all of us to come into the fullness of God, as stated in Paul’s letter to The Church in Ephesus. Keeping this in mind, let us read on and see what other gifts, talents and abilities God has placed into His Chosen, so that we can be the salt and light of the world and dispel the darkness, with all the power and authority He has given as!
New American Standard Bible 1995
Dedicated Service
Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. 3 For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith. 4 For just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function, 5 so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. 6 Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly: if prophecy, according to the proportion of his faith; 7 if service, in his serving; or he who teaches, in his teaching; 8 or he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. 9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor; 11 not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; 12 rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer, 13 contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality. 14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. 16 Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation. 17 Never pay back evil for evil to anyone. Respect what is right in the sight of all men. 18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men.
After being urged by The Holy Spirit to offer up ourselves 100% to God, which is our reasonable service, actually considered worship by God, mercy, respect, peace, but most of all, Love is to be shown, so remember that Jesus came to show us The Way to The Father and He Is The Way, Love never fails and Love conquers all, because Love fulfills the law and God Himself Is Love! Notice that it’s not about conformity, but about transformation, which is by the faith that God has bestowed to all, because without faith it’s impossible to please God. Did you know that the great men and women of faith in Hebrews 11 are incomplete without us and that God has greater things in store for us? He wants each and everyone of us to earnestly desire spiritual gifts, so let’s dig a little deeper, because God does not want His Children to be unaware!
New American Standard Bible 1995
The Use of Spiritual Gifts
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware. 2 You know that when you were pagans, you were led astray to the mute idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is accursed”; and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. 4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord. 6 There are varieties of effects, but the same God who works all things in all persons. 7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8 For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit; 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10 and to another the effecting of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another the distinguishing of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills. 12 For even as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, so also is Christ. 13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit. 14 For the body is not one member, but many. 15 If the foot says, “Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body,” it is not for this reason any the less a part of the body. 16 And if the ear says, “Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body,” it is not for this reason any the less a part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the sense of smell be? 18 But now God has placed the members, each one of them, in the body, just as He desired. 19 If they were all one member, where would the body be? 20 But now there are many members, but one body. 21 And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you”; or again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” 22 On the contrary, it is much truer that the members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary; 23 and those members of the body which we deem less honorable, on these we bestow more abundant honor, and our less presentable members become much more presentable, 24 whereas our more presentable members have no need of it. But God has so composed the body, giving more abundant honor to that member which lacked, 25 so that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. 26 And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it. 27 Now you are Christ’s body, and individually members of it. 28 And God has appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues. 29 All are not apostles, are they? All are not prophets, are they? All are not teachers, are they? All are not workers of miracles, are they? 30 All do not have gifts of healings, do they? All do not speak with tongues, do they? All do not interpret, do they? 31 But earnestly desire the greater gifts. And I show you a still more excellent way.
Of course the most excellent Way is Jesus, as a matter of fact and Truth, He’s the only Way to The Father, so we need to pay attention to who we are, because of Who He Is and He has prepared good works for us to do, not for our salvation, which was already purchased by Jesus on The Cross Of Golgotha, but in obedience to the gift and call that is on our lives individually and corporately. Remember, one can put a thousand to flight, but two can put ten thousand to flight, so do the math, we win, because there are an estimates 2.5 to 2.66 billion confessing Christians in the world today! 31% of the population on planet earth attend church, we win and God wishes that none would perish, so we have our work cut out for us, but in order to get His results, we have to come together, as one in The Holy Spirit, with every member doing their part and as promised, we will come into His FULLNESS! If you or someone you know would like to have a prayer gathering in or around New Mexico, don’t hesitate to contact me.
Thanks & Blessings with Shalom,
Mark Tross
NM Prayer Connect Coordinator
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Subject: “My Former Manner Of Life In Judaism” – May 2026 New Mexico Prayer Connect/PATH, NM/COG, NM – El Paso, TX & (SWIM) SW Indian Ministries Newsletter!
“My Former Manner Of Life In Judaism”
Galatians 1:13 For you have heard of my former manner of life in Judaism, how I used to persecute the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it;
14 and I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my countrymen, being more extremely zealous for my ancestral traditions.
“In time past” or “of my earlier career” is what Paul the Apostle/Saul of Tarsus, a previous Pharisee is speaking of here, while writing under the influence of the Holy Spirit to the church/ecclesia/the called out ones in Galatia, located in modern-day Turkey. I personally could speak ‘of my former manner of life,’ what some would call my B.C. days, meaning: Before Christ, but I wouldn’t want to throw you off track by hanging out my dirty laundry, for you might get a judgmental spirit and the word of God would say, ‘Such were some of you,’ so I’ll spare you my past shortcomings, because now, according to scripture, I am ‘a new creation in Christ/Messiah!’ The bible warns us of doctrines of men and demons, but Paul wrote most of the books in the new testament and many of the doctrines of God in the body of Christ today come to us from him, so much so that Martin Luther brought a reformation to the world through Paul’s writings in Romans, standing on the truth that we are saved or come to salvation “In Christ Alone!”
While writing his letter to the church in Ephesus, situated in the Central Aegean region of Turkey, where the Temple of Artemis (Known as the Artemision): One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, where the Ephesians cried out for two hours, “Great is Artemis,” marking a major religious uproar against Paul the Apostle’s ministry, because Demetrius the Silversmith feared Paul’s preaching would ruin their trade and diminish the goddess’s reputation. She was not just a deity, but the central economic and religious force in the region and some scholars believe the reverence for her was transferred to the Virgin Mary, who was proclaimed Theotokos, meaning “God-bearer” or “Birth-giver to God,” confirmed at the Council of Ephesus in 431 AD (this term is central to Eastern Orthodox and Catholic theology, affirming that Jesus is both fully human and fully divine). Common synonyms include “Mother of God” and Dei Genitrix. Wouldn’t you like to see Christians today be as passionate for our heavenly Father?
If you have ever travelled on ‘The Roman Road,’ in just reading Romans 1-3, we can clearly see that both Jews & Gentiles need to be ‘born-again’ and come to Salvation/Yeshua/Jesus, to enter into the promised ‘New & Better Covenant,’ referenced in Ezekiel and Jeremiah. That being said, Saul’s/Paul’s ‘former’ life in Judaism was death to him, rubbish, he counted it all loss, since he came to intimately know his LORD/Yahweh on the road to Damascus. He was called out of darkness, into His marvelous Light and out of a religious system, into a right relationship with his Creator, Who gave him and all of His children, “The Ministry Of Reconciliation.” It’s his revelation in the book of Ephesians that brings us to understand God’s heart for ‘the One New Man,’ both Jew and Gentile, One in Messiah, as prayed for by Jesus in John 17.
God’s heart and my heart is for unity, His and our Oneness, so that He can & will command ‘The Blessing,’ according to Psalm 133, but the only Way to get there, is through obedience to His Word, perfect, acceptable will and Way! Each and every one of us must lay down our religious systems, doctrines of men and demons, die to self, come alive in Christ and walk in His Holy Spirit, bearing the good and lasting fruit that’s mentioned in Galatians 5, so forgetting those things that are left behind, let us press forward to those things which are ahead of us, the great and precious promises, that are yes & amen in Jesus. The bible tells us that the great women and men of faith in Hebrews 11 are incomplete without us and that God has greater things instore for us, but this can only happen when we walk in The Light that’s been given us and do our part to come into the fullness of God, His Way!
America is celebrating it’s 250th year in 2026 and clearly acknowledging our Judeo/Christian foundations, so be sure to attend a National Day of Prayer gathering on the first Thursday in May. Mother’s Day is May 10th and on the 17th our nation is being rededicated to God in Washington, DC! Visit https://www.10days.net to register for their free gathering in Santa Fe, NM, from the 21st-24th, which happens to be Pentecost Sunday, with Memorial Day on Monday the 25th. If you would like to have a prayer gathering in or around NM, don’t hesitate to connect me!
Thanks & Blessings with Shalom,
Mark Tross
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CHRIST/MESSIAH/The Anointed ONE, Our PASSOVER LAMB!
Leviticus 23:5 In the [a] first month, on the fourteenth day of the month [b] at twilight is the Lord’s Passover. 6 Then on the fifteenth day of the same month there is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the Lord; for seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. 7 On the first day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall not do any laborious work. 8 But for seven days you shall present an offering by fire to the Lord. On the seventh day is a holy convocation; you shall not do any laborious work (NASB).’”
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- Leviticus 23:5 I.e., Nisan = March/April
- Leviticus 23:5 Lit between the two evenings.
Hopefully The SON has come to dwell in your hearts, since HIS Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday! The PASSOVER will be celebrated by most Jewish people at sundown on April 1st, then the Feast of Unleavened Bread, while most in The Church will be washing one another’s feet on Maundy Thursday and remembering the ultimate sacrifice of Yeshua/Jesus/Salvation on The Cross Of Golgotha/Calvary, known to most as Good Friday. HE fulfilled the Sabbath Day, by resting in the tomb that Saturday and the Feast of First Fruits, by overcoming sin and death, being resurrected, very early, on the first day of the week!
Exodus 12:13 The blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you [a] live; and when I see the blood I will pass over you, and no plague will come upon you [b] to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt (NASB).
Feast of Unleavened Bread
14 ‘Now this day shall be a memorial to you, and you shall celebrate it as a feast to the Lord; throughout your generations you are to celebrate it as [c] a permanent ordinance. 15 For seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, but on the first day you shall remove dough with yeast from your houses; for whoever eats anything with yeast from the first day until the seventh day, that [d] person shall be cut off from Israel.
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- Exodus 12:13 Lit are
- Exodus 12:13 Lit for destruction
- Exodus 12:14 Or an eternal
- Exodus 12:15 Lit soul.
Not only was there a great deliverance from bondage in Egypt, because they applied the blood of the sacrificial lamb to their doorposts, but all of the things written in The Bible are there as examples for us today. From the fall in the garden, GOD had given great and precious promises, all of which are yes and amen, because of the promise of The Father, that a Savior would be coming!
Malachi 4:5 “Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the Lord (NASB).
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All of the Jewish Bible’s types and shadows became reality, when the fullness of time had come and GOD sent HIS ONE & Only Begotten SON into the world to save sinners. John The Baptizer, coming in the spirit and power of Elijah declared, “Behold, The LAMB Of GOD, Who takes away the sins of the world!” While the Old Testament Passover Lamb would cover Israel’s sins for a year, The New & Better Covenant, which went into effect at Jesus’ death, according to the book of Hebrews, ushered in the expiation, the complete and total taking away of our sins, casting them into the sea of forgetfulness, as far as the east is from the west and never to be brought up again, cleansing us from all sin and unrighteousness, as if we had never sinned at all.
Luke 2:41 His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover (NASB).
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John 5:1 After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
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John 6:4 Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near (NASB).
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From HIS miraculous virgin birth, as prophesied by Isaiah The Prophet and others, the circumcision of HIS foreskin on the eighth day, Yeshua’s bar mitzvah at age 12, at Herod’s Temple in Jerusalem, becoming a son of the commandments, to keeping the feasts throughout HIS Life and fulfilling all the requirements of the 613 commandments in the law perfectly, Jesus became the perfect PASSOVER LAMB!
Luke 22:8 And so Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat it (NASB).”
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Matthew 26:23 And He answered, “He who dipped his hand with Me in the bowl is the one who will betray Me. 24 The Son of Man is going away just as it is written about Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good [a] for that man if he had not been born.” 25 And Judas, who was betraying Him, said, “Surely it is not I, Rabbi?” Jesus *said to him, “You have said it yourself (NASB).”
The Lord’s Supper Instituted
26 Now while they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and [b] after a blessing, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.”
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- Matthew 26:24 Lit for him if that man had not
- Matthew 26:26 Lit having blessed.
John 13:1 Now before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that His hour had come that He would depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them [a] to the end. 2 And during supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray Him, 3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had handed all things over to Him, and that He had come forth from God and was going back to God, 4 *got up from supper and *laid His outer garments aside; and He took a towel and tied it around Himself (NASB).
Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet
5 Then He *poured water into the basin, and began washing the disciples’ feet and wiping them with the towel which He had tied around Himself. 6 So He *came to Simon Peter. He *said to Him, “Lord, You are washing my feet?” 7 Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing, you do not realize right now, but you will understand later.” 8 Peter *said to Him, “Never shall You wash my feet!” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no [b] place with Me.” 9 Simon Peter *said to Him, “Lord, then wash not only my feet, but also my hands and my head!” 10 Jesus *said to him, “He who has bathed needs only to wash his feet; otherwise he is completely clean. And you are clean—but [c] not all of you.” 11 For He knew the one who was betraying Him; it was for this reason that He said, “Not all of you are clean.”
12 Then, when He had washed their feet, and taken His garments and reclined at the table again, He said to them, “Do you know what I have done for you? 13 You call Me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord’; and [d] you are correct, for so I am. 14 So if I, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. 15 For I gave you an example, so that you also would do just as I did for you.
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- John 13:1 Or to the uttermost; or eternally
- John 13:8 Or part
- John 13:10 I.e., not each one
- John 13:13 Lit you say well.
1 Corinthians 11:26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes (NASB).
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The Temple was cleansed twice by JESUS in Scripture. GOD’s WORD is no longer written on stone tablets, but according to Romans, upon our hearts. The SON has come to dwell, tabernacle, abide in our hearts and if you’re born-again, by The Holy Spirit Of GOD, HE has given you The Mind Of CHRIST! There’s nothing we can do in the flesh to redeem us, because GOD wants us to have a circumcised heart. Paul The Apostle writes, “Know ye not that you are The Temple Of GOD?” We are living stones, being built up into The Temple Of The Living GOD, The Body Of MESSIAH, The Church, HIS Bride and HE wants us to be without spot or wrinkle.
1 Corinthians 5:6 Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little [a] leaven leavens the whole lump of dough? 7 Clean out the old leaven so that you may be a new lump, just as you are in fact unleavened. For Christ our Passover also has been sacrificed. 8 Therefore let’s celebrate the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth (NASB).
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- 1 Corinthians 5:6 I.e., fermented dough.
Exodus 12:19 For seven days there shall be no dough with yeast found in your houses; for whoever eats anything with yeast, that [a] person shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he is a stranger or a native of the land. 20 You shall not eat anything with yeast; in all your dwellings you shall eat unleavened bread (NASB).’”
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- Exodus 12:19 Lit soul.
Psalm 119:11 I have treasured Your word in my heart,
So that I may not sin against You (NASB).
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YESHUA/Jesus/Salvation Is The WORD Of GOD that became flesh and dwelt among us. HIS Mother Mary, when told that she would birth The CHRIST Child, kept and treasured these things in her heart. How about you? GOD wishes that none would perish and that all would come to repentance! Many are going the way of destruction, they’re in the valley of decision, but they don’t know it and they won’t know it, unless somebody tells them. If you’re a disciple of JESUS, you are called to make disciples. Pray for those you know that do not yet know HIM, ask them to come to Church with you. As we celebrate The Resurrection this month and count up the fifty days to Pentecost, do your part, as the book of Ephesians tells us, so we can all come into the fullness of GOD! Register today for PROJECT 2026 @ https://prayerattheheart.org and find plenty of free materials for you to share The Gospel, The Good News, at home, work, school, and play. Pray for those in government, the media, the education system, your church, family, the military, our economy and teach your children, grandchildren and great grandchildren to pray the prophetic WORD Of GOD and through HIS great and precious promises that are all yes and amen In JESUS! If you or someone you know would like to hold a prayer gathering in or around New Mexico, don’t hesitate to contact me.
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Subject: “Abba, Father!” – January 2026 NM Prayer Connect/PATH, NM/COG, NM, El Paso, TX & Southwest Indian Ministries (SWIM) Newsletter
Only 3 times in the new testament is the word ‘Abba’ used for “Father,” and it’s in Aramaic, meaning an intimate relationship with our ‘Daddy!’
Mark 14:36 And He was saying, “Abba! Father! All things are possible for You; remove this cup from Me; yet not what I will, but what You will (NASB 1995).”
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Romans 8:15 For you have not received a spirit of slavery [a]leading to fear again, but you have received [b] a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father (NASB 1995)!”
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- Romans 8:15 Lit for fear again
- Romans 8:15 Or the Spirit
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Galatians 4:6 Because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father (NASB 1995)!”
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The Bible is very clear that Jesus came to show us The Way to The Father, but are we in an intimate, personal relationship with The One Who so Loves us that He gave His One & Only Begotten Son to save the world? Jesus says in John 17, “Just as The Father sent Me, so I Am sending you!” Paul the Apostle asks, “How are they going to know if we don’t tell them?”
The Word, “Father” is in the scriptures more than 1,000 times, so we ought to pay attention to what The Holy Spirit is saying to The Church/Ecclesia, His ‘Called Out Ones’ in 2026!
It’s believed by most biblical scholars that Jesus only took 15 minutes to give us what is called, ‘The Sermon On The Mount,’ in Matthew 5-7. Although this is basically short and sweet, He uses The Word, “Father” 17 times in this portion of Holy Script alone. I often say, when God is speaking, “Moses, Moses” or Jesus is saying, “Verily, Verily/Truely, Truely,” They’re trying to get our attention, like when The Bible says, “Behold,” meaning look, see, fix your eyes upon this! Even Jesus says, “You will go to The Father, In My Name.” I’m not trying to be dogmatic here, but I do believe that Jesus only said and did what The Father told Him to say and do, so when He tells us to “Go and do likewise,” we need to take Him far more seriously, like our ‘father,’ Abraham, as recorded in both the old and new testament, he took God at His Word and acted upon It, because Jesus’ ½ brother tells us that “Faith without works is dead.” As we leave the old year behind and press on into the new, let us go boldly into our future, praying in the Prophetic Word like Daniel. Every disciple of Christ, meaning Messiah, The Anointed One, should be standing on the promises of God, knowing that they are yes and amen in Jesus! We’re told that everything that can be shaken will be shaken, except for the Kingdom Of God. Paul tells us, “The Kingdom Of God Is Righteous, Peace & Joy In The Holy Spirit!” He declared that his righteousness was as filthy rags, but all believers are declared righteous, “The Righteousness Of God In Christ Jesus.” You and I are ambassadors, representing Jesus everywhere we go! He Is our Shalom, peace, wholeness, fullness and blessing. The Joy Of The LORD Is our strength, The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit, according to Galatians 5 and in our weakness, God shows Himself Mighty in our midst! I anticipate great things in this new year because, “God Is Faithful, by Whom you have been called.” He’s The Hope that Is within the veil, The Hope Of Israel, The Hope Of the nations, The Hope Of the world and The Hope that will not disappoint us, according to His Word, Will & Way + He watches over It to perform It, so let us go boldly into our future together, knowing that He goes before us in all things, He’s with us and for us, He’ll never leave or forsake us, He’s above you, below you, beside you, behind you and it’s Christ in you, The Hope of Glory, God’s manifest Presence in 2026 and in His Presence is fullness of Joy!
If you or someone you know would like to hold a prayer meeting in or around New Mexico, don’t hesitate to contact me.
A Blessed 2026 to you and yours with Shalom,
Mark Tross
NM Prayer Connect Coordinator
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“The Shot Heard Around The World!”
“The Shot Heard Around The World!” October 2025 NM Prayer Connect/PATH, NM/COG, NM – El Paso, TX & SWIM, South West Indian Ministries Newsletter!
While most will reflect on the start of the American Revolution in Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, the actual phrase originated in the 1837 poem “Concord Hymn,” by Ralph Waldo Emerson, commemorating the events of that day, but on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 250 years afterwards, another shot rang out that will certainly change the landscape of these United States and the battle has been raging around the world ever since! Please bear, tolerate and endure with me, as I seek to enlighten you on the spiritual implications of what I believe is presently playing out in the natural realm, on earth, as it is in the heavenlies. Without stepping off into the weeds and certainly not going into numerology, I hope to give you insights into some biblical meanings in the above-mentioned numbers and those to come. From 1775 to 1837 is 62 years, so if we add 6+2=8 & from 1837 to 2025 is 188 years, so if we add 1+8+8=17, then 1+7=8, so the number 8 in the bible symbolizes ‘new beginnings, resurrection, and spiritual regeneration.’ It follows the number 7, which represents perfection and completion, signifying what comes after it and seven is exactly what you get when you take the 250 years (2+5=7) from 1775-2025 and that’s 5 jubilees! The Hebrew word for “eight” sh’moneh, comes from a root that means “to fatten,” connecting it to the idea of abundance. The number 8 often denotes something beyond the normal, such as supernatural events or acts of God’s power and in a spiritual sense, the number 8 can also represent finding a balance between the spiritual and material worlds. A sideways 8, known as the infinity symbol, signifies limitlessness, eternity, and infinite possibilities in mathematics and other fields. It symbolizes an endless loop with no beginning or end, representing concepts such as endless love, hope, loyalty, continuity, prosperity, and spiritual wholeness across various cultures and disciplines. The symbol may have been inspired by the Roman numeral 1,000 or the Greek letter omega.
Matthew 27:51 And behold, the [a] veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth shook and the rocks were split (NASB).
Footnotes a) Matthew 27:51 Or curtain.
Geologists have identified a seismic event between 26-36 CE, aligning with the likely historical date of the crucifixion on April 3, 33 CE (a Friday). This quake is estimated to have been significant enough to cause the effects, though exact magnitude; described as severe (rocks split, tombs opened) is unknown due to ancient records, but are supported by geological evidence of a regional event near Jerusalem, Judea (modern Israel). Keep in mind that this is not about idolizing Charlie Kirk, in any way, shape or form, because I truly believe that he would have done nothing to glorify himself, but only point people to Jesus! On the other hand, four fingers and a thumb, as my brother-in-law used to say, his life and death have shown us some similarities with our savior, as should be the case for all followers of Christ. There was an earthquake in Utah, shortly after his death. A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck eastern Utah and the epicenter was at a shallow depth of about 6.2 miles, with reports of light shaking, but no significant damage or injuries. The proximity in timing for Kirk (same day) mirrors the immediacy in the Gospel account, but the scales have yet to have been weighed out in full.
Elisha the prophet asked for a double portion of his mentor’s anointing, so when he witnessed Elijah, being caught up to heaven in a chariot of fire, he picked up his mantle and according to the biblical accounts, Elisha performed twice as many miracles than his predecessor. Fast forward 849-900 years and Jesus comes on the scene. He told His disciples that they would do greater things than He! As a matter of fact, Hebrews 11, talking about the great women and men of faith, tells us that they are incomplete without you and me and that God has greater things in store for us. Prior to the assassination of Charlie Kirk, Turning point had some 900 chapters in high schools, colleges and universities across the US, but almost immediately after his death, there were some 120,000 requests to start new chapters in America and around the world. His memorial service had some 200,000 people show up in AZ (according to police estimates) and some two hundred million views. Not only across America, but around the world, many nations had memorial services, including Australia, South Korea and the UK. Before his passing, I believed America was already in an awakening period and headed for a true spiritual revival, but since, there’s no doubt that God sent for The Comforter for all those who were mourning. One doesn’t have to go over the edge to realize that the celebration of God’s two prophets’ deaths, recorded in the book of Revelation, known as ‘Satan’s Christmas,’ is more than possible in this present world of darkness that we’re living in, although the bible tells us that Light shines best in the darkness and where sin abounds, (Holy Spirit) Grace abounds, that much more therefore, so put on the full armor of God!
A recent Barna poll shows that more Gen-Zs are attending church today than ever in our nations history, so you have to know that God is up to something, but my major concern is, if the western world church just continues to do the same old same old, instead of becoming new wineskins, for God to fill us up with his ‘New Wine,’ we’re probably going to just get the same old results. Every great awakening and revival has run down the clock, as mankind wanted their names on it, rather than giving all glory, honor and praise to God! This generation could very well be the one to make straight the way for the 2nd coming of Jesus, but only if we tread lightly, because we are presently at the feet of Jesus, on Holy ground, so pay very close attention to what His Spirit is saying to the church today and be obedient to the gift and call that He has placed upon you, like Queen Esther, ‘For such a time, as this.’ I’m writing this on the eve of the highest Holy day on the biblical calendar, Yom Kippur, The Day of Atonement, but never forget, that everything that came before Jesus, is only a type and shadow of the things to come and the law was like a schoolmaster, to take you by the hand and lead you to ‘The ONE’ that Moses, the prophets, the proverbs and all old testament scriptures are pointing to, Messiah/Christ/The Anointed ONE! Atonement would only cover your sins for a year. It was never about the blood of bulls, rams and lambs, but about the precious blood/LIFE of Yeshua/Jesus/Salvation, that takes away our sins, never to be brought up again and that’s ‘expiation,’ as if it never happened at all. That’s ‘Victory in Jesus,’ the ONE Who came to dwell, abide, tabernacle among us, so let’s continue to pray, worship and serve Him, make straight The Way of The LORD/Yahweh and usher in the second coming of The King of Kings!
If you or someone you know would like to have a prayer gathering, in or around NM, don’t hesitate to contact me! We’re presently in the process of networking 120 prayer warriors in each county (based on the 120 in the upper room) & 7,000 intercessors (based on God telling Elijah that he was not alone and that He had 7,000 followers) in our state (visit https://prayersttheheart.org for more information nationally) so invite others to join us on this journey and spread the word, because we’re praying for one million souls to receive Salvation from Resurrection to Pentecost Sunday in 2026!
Thanks & Blessings with Shalom,
Mark Tross
Prayer Coordinator for NM Prayer Connect
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Subject: “Doctrines of DEMONS!” – July 2025 NM Prayer Connect/PATH, NM/COG, NM – El Paso, TX & SWIM Newsletter! NAS – 1 Timothy 4:1-5 Apostasy 1 But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons, 2 by means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron, 3 men who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from foods which God has created to be gratefully * shared in by those who believe and know the truth. 4 For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with gratitude; 5 for it is sanctified by means of the word of God and prayer. What would you think if you heard a so called ‘minister of God,’ from the pulpit to his congregation say, “Everyone knows that Yeshua (Jesus’ Hebrew Name) came to bring us back to the law!” If we believe, like Paul the Apostle, when moved upon by the Holy Spirit to write, “All scripture is God breathed (2 Timothy 3:16-17),” then we have to correct bad teaching. What would you do if you knew a ‘man of God’ was coming into your state and was practicing necromancy (communicating with the dead and/or ‘grave sucking’), which is considered an abomination to God and is totally forbidden by Him, according to Leviticus 19:31; 20:6 & Deuteronomy 18:10-12, leading to severe consequences, such as being cut off from the people, because it is idolatry and a turning away from God’s authority. Isaiah 8:19 asks if a people should not seek their God rather than the dead and 1 Samuel 28 warns about the consequences of forbidden occult practices. How would you respond to ‘ministry leaders’ telling you that the bible, the ‘infallible (incapable of error or deception, trustworthy, and reliable)’ word of God has contradictions throughout? Such things are happening, right here in NM, across America and around the world! Acts 1:3 refers to the resurrection of Jesus and is used to highlight the certainty of Christ’s claims. My dear sisters and brothers in Christ/Messiah/The Anointed ONE & others reading this writing, all of the above mentioned are proof that we are not only living in the last days or latter times, according to Paul or the last hour, as stated by the Apostle John, but we are living in the closing days, the very last biblical minutes of Jesus’ imminent return! Ephesians 6:12 NASB 1995. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Unfortunately, what we’re seeing in our state, nation and in every country is the spirit of lawlessness, being played out in churches, homes, businesses, government, the media, our education system, within some of our own families, the military, our economy, children and in the streets. Yes, the battle is in the heavenlies, but it is now, more than ever, being manifested in the flesh, right here on Earth, because of doctrines of demons and doctrines of men, through people who are confessing to be Christians, disciples, believers, followers of Christ, people of The Way, people of The Book, who are not rightfully dividing the word of truth, with Jesus being the centerpiece, but have itching ears and are being tossed to and fro, by every wind of doctrine, in a world that is steeped in sin and darkness, but God is crying out for us to come into His marvelous Light and the earth is groaning for the fullness of redemption to come, for the sons of God to be revealed, so let your Light SHINE! 2 John 1:1-11 – NASB 1995. Walk According to His Commandments 1 The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not only I, but also all who know the truth, 2 for the sake of the truth which abides in us and will be with us forever: 3 Grace, mercy and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. 4 I was very glad to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we have received commandment to do from the Father. 5 Now I ask you, lady, not as though I were writing to you a new commandment, but the one which we have had from the beginning, that we love one another. 6 And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it. 7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist. 8 Watch yourselves, that you do not lose what we have accomplished, but that you may receive a full reward. 9 Anyone who goes too far and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God; the one who abides in the teaching, he has both the Father and the Son. 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house, and do not give him a greeting; 11 for the one who gives him a greeting participates in his evil deeds. John the beloved, believed to have died in Ephesus, after being released from the Isle of Patmos, where he received The Revelation of Jesus Christ, even in his 90’s had such a soft and pliable heart and although he had to be carried to gatherings, because he was so old and weak, whenever he was asked to speak, church historians tell us that he would only say, “Love One Another,” the only ‘New Commandment’ Jesus ever gave! He loved the chosen lady, as referred to in verse one above, nobody knows who this was, but certainly this prophetic, living word still speaks to us today, according to Hebrews 1, to the church, the bride of Christ, whom He loves in the truth, because He is The Truth. John confirms that Jesus will never leave or forsake us and we are encouraged by Jesus Himself to abide in Him (John 15), to bear good fruit and lasting fruit for His Kingdom. Who are the little children, we are, children of The Most High God! John’s not writing a New Commandment, but ‘The One,’ which we heard from The Beginning and Jesus Is The Beginning, commanding us to, “Love One Another, Just As I Have Loved You.” He’s given us His Holy Spirit Of Grace and His Mercies are New Every morning, the son shines and the rain rains, on the just and unjust. The Shalom/Peace Of God passes all of our human understanding! Notice in verse 6 above, He states, “Just As You Have Heard From The Beginning!” Do you have ears to hear what The Holy Spirit Of God is saying to the church today, which He stated to His disciples during the Passover feast, His Last Supper, in the upper room, nearly 2,000 years ago? Be cautious of the deceivers and watch out for the antichrist spirit, because there are wolves in sheep’s clothing out and about, looking for who they may devour! If people try to bring in such evil teachings, as mentioned above, according to God’s Holy & Precious Word, do not receive them; for the one who gives them a greeting participates in their evil deeds. Our enemy is a hypocrite and was a liar from the beginning, he only seeks to steal, kill and destroy, so don’t play with his fire or you’ll be seriously burned, for he still roams around seeking to devour! Remember, when the enemy comes in – ‘like a flood’ The Holy Spirit Of The LORD sets up a standard (His Banner Over Us Is LOVE/GOD)! God wishes that none would perish and that all would come to repentance, so Let Us Pray for our enemies, those who are held captive by the evil one, the fallen angels and demons of darkness, because Jesus came to set the captives free, so as you celebrate this 249th Declaration of Independence Day this July, remember those who put their life on the line, all the great men and women of faith that have gone on before us, so that you and I could live in the land of the free and the home of the brave. May God Bless America, from sea to shining sea! If you or someone you know would like to have a prayer gathering in or around our state, don’t hesitate to contact me. Shalom, Mark Tross Prayer Coordinator for NM Prayer Connect, Prayer At The Heart Of New Mexico/PATH, COG, NM, El Paso, TX & South-West Indian Ministries (SWIM) http://nmprayerconnect.weebly.com Mark Tross Listen to Mark Tross on Spotify. 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