Midweek Bible Study" When My World Is Shaking

The Year of the Open Door

God sent some amazing information across our path this week.

We just learned that sundown on Wednesday, September 4, 2014 marked the beginning of Rosh Hashanah or the Jewish New Year. We are now living in the Hebrew year of 5774 (2014), which symbolizes and means 'The Year of the Open Door!' or a more precise meaning would be 'to see and walk in humility out of the tent'.

As you guys know, on August 31, 2013, we ended a fast and consecration time with a promise from God that HE was going to open doors via the passage in Revelation 3: 8, “I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name."

We didn't know that four days later, the Hebrew New Year of the Open Door began. We did not realize how profoundly and accurately we were being led by the Lord. Following God is truly the most amazing experience in the world!
We can’t get into this in depth right now, but here are three things we have discovered so far.

First: What Father releases in any year does not expire at the close of the calendar year. Think of these as annual layers of revelations that are coming into your life. This year’s revelation is building upon what God released to you last year, the year before that, and the year before that. So when 2015 comes around, it doesn't mean the doors close.

It means God will reveal the next thing that HE is releasing upon you, even as doors continue to open in the following years.

Second: Here are some of the deeper meanings that can be found in the Hebrew letter/number that represent 74.

Ayin dalet means “74″ in Hebrew – ayin meaning 70 and dalet means 4. Ayin is a silent letter. (No translation of it in English). It sees, but does not speak; representing humility.  The name ayin can also mean “eye” or “fountain”.

Dalet is the picture of a hanging tent door. The door (dalet) can also mean the movement of one coming from or going into a tent.

Just from these simple meanings alone, we can surmise that in order to step outside of the tent, one must bow to exit the low-hanging door. To come out of limitation and confinement, dalet will require us to humble ourselves.

So even though this is the year of the open door, it will require that we stop trying to speak forth so much stuff that we have learned and just humble ourselves and submit to God and His ways.

Third: The year of the open door is going to involve seeing Jesus who proclaimed that He is the door. In John 10:9 KJV, Jesus says, “I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.” Christ is our dalet.

This ‘Year of the Open Door’ is speaking of more than just a door of opportunity to fulfill our personal dreams. This is an open door to accomplish the will and purpose of God in our hearts and homes. We believe that this is to be a year in which we SEE (ayin) the DOOR (Jesus) in a fresh way.

As you know, we have asked the Lord for an open door to preach the mystery Christ. As more is revealed about Christ, the more we will understand about coming out of our tents.

Indeed this is to be the year of the Open Door for ministry in Hearts and Homes! We can hardly wait to share more with you this Sunday!

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Chris and Carol Green encourage the Urban Life family to trust God by obeying the little things that God is directing them to do because their present obedience is connected to a future breakthrough.

Welcome to 2014!

HAPPY NEW YEAR Urban Life family!

It is obvious that the highlight of 2013, for our family, was the wedding of our youngest son, David and his new bride, Michelle. We are still thrilled because their union has broken through ethnic, cultural, and even international barriers and boundaries. Now as the two become one, we can only ponder in our hearts, what God is going to do with two young people who both come from deep ministry roots.

We're also thrilled about what God is going to do, right here in Harrisburg, in our church family as well. This is an exciting time for the Urban Life family! Starting this Sunday, we will begin meeting in our new administration and multimedia/assembly suite, (Suite 144 B) in the Pennsylvania United Church Center. This move is already a fulfillment of God's promise to our church family. Back in August, when Carol and I were fasting and praying about what our next steps should be, the Lord directed us to a couple of scriptures.

The first was  Revelation 3: 8 “I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name."

The second scripture was Colossians 4: 2-3a "Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving; meanwhile praying also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ..." 

These scriptures became a promise that God was going to give us an OPEN DOOR. When we learned of the new space that was available, we knew it was the open door that was promised to us. All we needed to do was step through it.

Every year we minister from a specific theme. The theme for 2014 is going to be: "AN OPEN DOOR for HEALING in Hearts and Homes."

We will share more with you this Sunday. When you arrive, you can still come through the North Conference Room entrance. However, when you come in, there will be someone to warmly welcome you and direct you to our new location.

As you already know, we are changing our weekly and monthly schedule for 2014.

In this new year, we will meet on the FIRST of each month, for Corporate Prayer and Holy Communion. On the SECOND and FOURTH Sundays of each month, we will provide our 'EQUIPPING THE SAINTS' teaching. On the THIRD Sunday of each month, we will continue to host the Family IMPACT Prayer Breakfast.

Since September of 2004, we have been striving to build the people who will build their families; because we believe those families will help us build a ministry that can bring healing to the hearts and homes of this community.

We are very excited and we hope (weather permitting) that you'll join us this Sunday. As always, all of our gatherings and sessions begin at 11:00AM. 


We are overcomers, stepping through the open door,

Pastors Chris and Carol Green