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Episode: “Behind the Scenes” (ZLM Office)

Special guest Mark Levitt shares the background of the ministry, giving us a tour through the headquarters office. Music is provided by Paul Wilbur, Marty Goetz, and Ted Pearce.

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Caption transcript for “Behind the Scenes”

00:16 BRETHREN, MY HEART'S DESIRE AND PRAYER TO GOD FOR ISRAEL IS THAT THEY MIGHT BE SAVED,
00:23 FOR THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE JEW AND THE GREEK,
00:27 FOR THE SAME LORD OVER ALL IS RICH UNTO ALL THAT CALL UPON HIM.
00:44 SHALOM AND WELCOME
00:45 TO A SPECIAL EDITION
00:46 OF ZOLA LEVITT PRESENTS.
00:48 I'M MYLES WEISS
00:49 AND WITH ME TODAY
00:49 IS OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
00:51 MARK LEVITT. >>HELLO
00:52 AND IT'S GOOD TO HAVE MARK WITH US.
00:54 WE WANT TO GIVE YOU A "BEHIND THE SCENES" LOOK AT ZOLA LEVITT MINISTRIES.
00:56 SO TELL US ABOUT THE EARLY DAYS WITH ZOLA.
01:00 WELL ZOLA BECAME A BELIEVER IN 1971
01:02 THROUGH CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST.
01:05 HE THEN BEGAN ATTENDING
01:06 A MESSIANIC CONGREGATION
01:08 TEACHING PASSOVER,
01:09 WENT ON TO LIVE RADIO,
01:10 PUBLISHED SOME BOOKS
01:12 AND IN 1978 FOUND HIMSELF ON TELEVISION.
01:13 SO THERE'S A LOT OF BUZZ RIGHT NOW IN ISRAELI MINISTRY
01:16 BUT WE WERE REALLY ONE OF THE FIRST.
01:18 THAT'S RIGHT, ESPECIALLY BRINGING BACK LOCATION FOOTAGE FROM THE HOLY LAND.
01:22 RIGHT, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN SO IMPRESSIVE,
01:24 PEOPLE LOOK AT OUR PROGRAMS AND THINK THAT THEY ARE HOLLYWOOD LEVEL PRODUCTIONS
01:27 BUT EVERY MINISTRY DOLLAR IS REALLY PUT TO WORK.
01:30 ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU CONSIDER
01:31 WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS THAT HELP US IN ISRAEL DURING THE DRAMATIZATIONS.
01:35 WE BORROW STUDIO SPACE HERE IN AMERICA SOMETIMES
01:38 AND HAVE A VERY HUMBLE STUDIO HERE ACTUALLY.
01:40 AND WE DON'T ONLY MINISTER IN ISRAEL TO BRING ISRAEL TO THE VIEWER
01:44 BUT WE ALSO MINISTER TO ISRAEL.
01:46 THAT'S RIGHT,WE HAVE THREE "TO THE JEW FIRST" MISSION TRIPS.
01:49 TODD BAKER, OUR THEOLOGIAN, GOES WITH A PARTNER...
01:52 WITNESSES DIRECTLY TO THE ISRAELIES AND WRITES ABOUT IT IN OUR NEWSLETTERS.
01:56 WE ALSO SUPPORT EITAN SHISHKOFF UP IN THE NORTH.
01:59 "THE TENTS OF MERCY"
02:00 AND THEN HE HAS AN ARTICLE HE WRITES FROM HAIFFA EACH MONTH.
02:03 RIGHT, HE'S IN OUR NEWSLETTER
02:04 AND WE HAVE THIS NEWSLETTER EVERY MONTH.
02:06 IT'S FREE TO YOU.
02:07 IT'S WONDERFUL.
02:09 KATHARINE AND I HAVE BEEN THRILLED TO WRITE FOR THE LETTER
02:10 BECAUSE IT'S REALLY MORE THAN A LETTER...
02:12 IT'S AN ENTIRE MAGAZINE THAT DOES THE WORK OF GATHERING THE TRUTH
02:15 FOR OUR VIEWERS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST.
02:17 EXACTLY RIGHT, AND THERE'S A HEBREW LESSON IN THERE,
02:20 OTHER BIBLE LESSONS,
02:21 KATHARINE WRITES AN ARTICLE IN THERE EACH MONTH,
02:23 WE HAVE A CLASSIC ZOLA ARTICLE,
02:25 THERE ARE TEACHING MATERIALS THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED EACH MONTH.
02:28 IT'S REALLY A WONDERFUL MAGAZINE.
02:30 IT'S A GREAT GIFT TO YOU
02:31 IF YOU GET IN TOUCH WITH US
02:33 AT LEVITT.COM
02:34 OR 1-800-WONDERS.
02:35 WE'D BE GLAD TO SEND THAT TO YOU.
02:37 TELL ME ALSO,
02:38 THERE'S A NEW GIFT PROGRAM
02:40 THAT TAKES THE WORRY OUT OF GIVINGOR MAKES IT EASIER FOR FOLKS DOESN'T IT?
02:43 YES, IT'S A MONTHLY GIFT PROGRAM.
02:46 PEOPLE ENROLL WITH EITHER THEIR
02:48 CREDIT CARD OR CHECKING ACCOUNT
02:49 $8 - $12 - $16 PER MONTH
02:52 AND THEN THAT'S
02:53 VERY EFFICIENT FOR US
02:54 BECAUSE THERE'S NO POSTAGE,
02:55 VERY LITTLE ADMINISTRATIVE TIME
02:57 AND THEN TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION
02:58 WE LET THEM CHOOSE ANY OF OUR BOOKS FOR FREE.
03:00 THAT'S WONDERFUL.
03:01 THERE'S SUCH AN INCREDIBLE LIBRARY AND SUCH A LEGACY THAT ZOLA LEFT FOR US.
03:06 HE WAS REALLY CONCERNED THAT THE MINISTRY CONTINUE IN HIS ABSENCE.
03:10 WE KNOW HE'S IN HEAVEN,
03:12 HE'S WITH THE LORD.
03:13 BUT WE'VE BEEN SO BLESSED TO SEE THE MINISTRY GO ON
03:15 AND I THINK THAT THAT'S BEEN THE HEARTBEAT OF WHAT YOU'VE WANTED
03:18 AND WHAT ZOLA WANTED,
03:19 WAS FOR THIS WORK NOT TO CEASE BUT RATHER TO EXPAND.
03:22 THAT'S RIGHT
03:23 AND IF YOU LOOK ON LINE
03:24 AT LEVITT.COM
03:25 YOU'LL SEE OUR MISSION STATEMENT
03:27 HAS REMAINED CONSISTENT
03:28 THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.
03:29 IT'S REALLY ABOUT THE LORD. >>EXACTLY
03:30 I WANT TO THANK YOU
03:31 FOR COMING AND FOR
03:33 REALLY GETTING OUR VIEWERS
03:34 TO SEE BEHIND THE SCENES
03:35 HERE AT ZOLA LEVITT.
03:36 MY PLEASURE
03:37 AND THEN I UNDERSTAND
03:38 YOU'RE GOING TO SHOW THEM
03:39 A LITTLE TOUR
03:40 OF THE OFFICE HERE SHORTLY.
03:41 THAT'S RIGHT,
03:42 LATER ON WE'LL SEE YOU
03:42 SHOWING OUR EXTRAVAGANT...
03:43 I SAY THAT
03:44 WITH TONGUE IN CHEEK...
03:45 OFFICE SPACE HERE
03:46 AT ZOLA LEVITT MINISTRIES.
03:48 YES, IT'S A BASEMENT OFFICE
03:49 AND IF YOU GET TO SEE OUT THE WINDOW YOU MIGHT SEE SOME CAR BUMPERS.
03:51 WONDERFUL...
03:52 THANK YOU SO MUCH MARK..
03:54 YOU KNOW WE OVER THE YEARS HAVE BEEN BLESSED TO BRING YOU
03:57 SOME OF THE GREATEST MESSIANIC MUSIC THAT'S BEING MADE TODAY.
04:00 RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM ONE OF THOSE MUSICIANS,
04:03 MARTY GOETZ.
04:04 SO LET'S GO TO MARTY RIGHT NOW.
04:20 ♪AND NOW TO HIM WHO IS ABLE TO DO♪
04:29 ♪TO DO EXCEEDINGLY, ABUNDANTLY ABOVE♪
04:36 ♪ALL WE CAN ASK,♪
04:41 ♪ALL WE CAN THINK♪
04:45 ♪ALL OF THE GLORY BE TO YOU...♪
04:56 ♪WHO ARE ABLE TO DO♪
05:02 ♪TO DO EXCEEDINGLY, ABUNDANTLY ABOVE♪
05:09 ♪ALL WE CAN HOPE,♪
05:14 ♪ALL WE CAN DREAM♪
05:18 ♪ALL OF THE GLORY♪
05:24 ♪BE TO YOU♪
05:41 ♪ALL WE CAN ASK,♪
05:46 ♪ALL WE CAN THINK♪
05:49 ♪ALL WE CAN HOPE OR DREAM♪
05:55 ♪ALL GLORY BE TO YOU...♪
06:06 ♪ALL OF THE GLORY♪
06:13 ♪BE TO YOU♪
06:32 FOR INSIGHTFUL PERSPECTIVES OF ISRAEL AND BIBLE PROPHECY
06:36 ASK FOR OUR FREE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
06:38 "THE LEVITT LETTER".
06:40 WHEN YOU CALL BE SURE TO ASK FOR OUR FREE CATALOGUE
06:42 WITH THE LATEST VIDEOS, BOOKS, AND MUSIC.
06:46 OUR CORRESPONDENCE COURSE,
06:47 "THE INSTITUTE OF JEWISH-CHRISTIAN STUDIES"
06:50 INCLUDES READING PACKETS, TEACHING CDS, AND MAIL-IN TESTS.
06:54 YOU MAY WANT TO JOIN US ON AN UPCOMING TOUR OF ISRAEL OR PETRA
06:58 OR CRUISE THE MEDITERRANEAN VISITING GREECE AND EPHESUS.
07:01 PLEASE CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION.
07:07 WELCOME BACK
07:08 I'M JOINED BY MY WIFE KATHERINE.
07:10 IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE.
07:11 WHAT A THRILL FOR US TO BE MINISTERING TO AND FOR ISRAEL AGAIN.
07:14 WELL ISRAEL IS IN OUR HEART AND IT'S IN GOD'S HEART
07:17 AND IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE HEAR FROM PEOPLE IN THE LAND
07:20 AND THAT THE WORD OF THE LORD GOES FORTH FROM JERUSALEM.
07:23 YOU KNOW, JERUSALEM IS MENTIONED 700 TIMES IN THE BIBLE.
07:26 IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO THE LORD
07:28 AND IT'S SO IMPORTANT SO IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT A MINISTRY THAT SUPPORTS ISRAEL
07:32 AND SUPPORTS THE TRUTH COMING FROM HIS WORD.
07:35 REALLY, THAT IS CASE.
07:37 THERE'S SUCH DIS-INFORMATION COMING THROUGH THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA.
07:40 SO MANY LIES...
07:41 HOLOCAUST DENIAL...
07:42 SO FRUSTRATING FOR ME AS A JEWISH PERSON
07:45 TO HEAR THESE LIES GOING FORTH THAT NEVER HAPPEN.
07:48 I GREW UP WITH PEOPLE WHO HAD THE TATOOS ON THEIR ARM FROM BEING IN THE HOLOCAUST
07:53 AND I'M JUST OUTRAGED THAT HOLOCAUST DENIAL IS GOING FORTH IN OUR WORLD TODAY.
07:59 AND WE GET A CHANCE TO SPEAK ABOUT THAT.
08:02 WE GET A CHANCE TO BRING THE TRUTH OF THE GOOD NEWS THAT'S COMING FROM ISRAEL.
08:05 I ALSO THINK THERE IS AN AWAKENING HAPPENING IN THE BODY
08:08 OF HOW DOES THIS ISRAEL FIT IN WHAT I'M DOING WITH MY LIFE?
08:13 AND THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT WITH US HERE AT ZLM
08:18 BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN A PROVEN MINISTRY
08:21 OF TELLING THE PEOPLE OF WHAT EXACTLY GOD IS DOING
08:24 THROUGH HIS WORD FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END.
08:26 IT'S A COMPLETE BOOK...
08:28 THE OLD AND THE NEW.
08:29 EXACTLY...A SEAMLESS CONNECTION BETWEEN HEBREW SCRIPTURES,
08:32 THE OLD TESTAMENT, TANAKH, AND THE B'RIT HADASHAH... THE NEW TESTAMENT...
08:35 ITS ONE STORY.
08:37 AND AT THE HEART OF THE STORY IS THIS CHOSEN PEOPLE
08:40 AND THE MESSIAH WHO COMES THROUGH THE CHOSEN PEOPLE
08:43 AND THE GIFT OF THE LAND TO THE CHOSEN PEOPLE,
08:46 AND THEN GOD'S PREPARING THOSE PEOPLE FOR THE RETURN...
08:49 FOR YESHUA COMING BACK.
08:51 WE'RE REALLY IN THAT SEASON.
08:53 AND I WANT TO THANK PEOPLE
08:54 THAT HAVE GIVEN TO THIS MINISTRY
08:55 BECAUSE I'VE HEARD
08:56 TESTIMONIES THAT THEY HAD
08:58 A REVELATION FROM GOD
08:59 ABOUT THE HEART OF ISRAEL
09:01 THAT'S IN GOD'S HEART
09:02 AND THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED
09:04 A CALL NOW TO CARRY THIS
09:06 PRAY FOR THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM
09:08 FROM WATCHING THIS VERY SHOW.
09:09 SO WE WANT THAT LEGACY TO
09:11 CONTINUE TO THE NEXT GENERATION.
09:13 EXACTLY...YOU KNOW VIEWERS,
09:14 OUR PARTNERS, ARE "NATSARIM".
09:16 IN HEBREW NATSARIM ARE
09:18 THE SHOOTS THAT GROW UP
09:20 OUT OF THE OLD OLIVE TREE,
09:21 ISRAEL...THE CHRISTIANS.
09:22 BUT IT ALSO MEANS "WATCHMEN"
09:24 AND OUR VIEWERS,
09:25 YOU ARE THE "NATSARIM",
09:27 YOU ARE THE "WATCHMEN" WHO ARE
09:28 KEEPING THE WORD OF THE LORD
09:30 IN THE DAYS IN WHICH WE LIVE
09:31 BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH
09:33 THAT WE'RE PUSHING BACK AGAINST
09:34 WHERE DIS-INFORMATION AND LIES
09:36 ARE BEING TOLD ABOUT GOD'S WORD
09:39 AND ABOUT GOD'S PEOPLE.
09:40 AND YOU BY STANDING WITH US ARE
09:42 ABLE TO PUSH BACK AGAINST THAT
09:43 AND WE'RE REALLY GRATEFUL
09:45 THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER
09:46 IN THAT WAY.
09:47 WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BRING YOU
09:50 SOME OF THE GREATEST MUSIC
09:51 THAT'S BEING MADE IN OUR ERA
09:53 AND RIGHT NOW WE WANT TO GO
09:54 TO ONE OF OUR DEAR FRIENDS,
09:55 A FRIEND OF THE MINISTRY,
09:56 A PERSONAL FRIEND OF OURS.
09:58 SO LET'S GO HEAR FROM TED PEARCE AT THIS TIME.
10:02 ♪OPEN TO ME...OPEN TO ME♪
10:07 ♪OPEN TO ME... THE GATES OF RIGHTEOUSNESS LORD
10:12 ♪OPEN TO ME...OPEN TO ME♪
10:17 ♪OPEN TO ME THE GATES OF RIGHTEOUSNESS AND♪
10:22 ♪I WILL GO TO HIM♪
10:27 ♪I WILL PRAISE THE LORD♪
10:32 ♪I WILL GO TO HIM♪
10:37 ♪I WILL PRAISE THE LORD♪
10:41 ♪OPEN TO ME...OPEN TO ME♪
10:45 ♪OPEN TO ME... THE GATES OF RIGHTEOUSNESS OH♪
10:50 ♪OPEN TO ME...OPEN TO ME♪
10:55 ♪OPEN TO ME... THE GATES OF RIGHTEOUSNESS♪
11:09 ♪OPEN UP♪
11:10 ♪(OPEN UP)♪
11:11 ♪OPEN UP♪
11:12 ♪(OPEN UP)♪
11:14 ♪OPEN UP♪
11:42 ♪I WILL GO THROUGH THE GATES♪
11:46 ♪THE GATES RIGHTEOUSNESS♪
11:52 ♪I'M GOIN THROUGH THE GATES NOW♪
11:58 ♪I WILL GO THROUGH THEM♪
12:03 ♪I WILL PRAISE THE LORD♪
12:07 ♪I WILL GO THROUGH THEM♪
12:13 ♪I WILL PRAISE THE LORD♪
12:17 ♪I WILL GO THROUGH THEM♪
12:22 ♪I WILL PRAISE THE LORD♪
12:27 ♪I WILL GO THROUGH THEM♪
12:31 ♪I WILL PRAISE THE LORD...♪
12:36 ♪OPEN TO ME....♪
12:49 ♪SHA'A'LU SHALOM YERUSHALAYIM♪
12:53 SHA'A'LU, SHA'A'LU SHALOM
12:57 ♪IN THE HOLY CITY OF JERUSALEM♪
13:04 ♪WE WILL PRAY FOR PEACE♪
13:07 ♪SHA'A'LU SHALOM♪
13:18 WE LOVE ISRAEL.
13:19 WE WOULD LOVE TO
13:20 HOST YOU IN ISRAEL.
13:21 IT NEVER GETS OLD FOR US.
13:22 WHEN YOU COME WITH US
13:23 YOU'LL SEE THE ANCIENT ROCKS
13:25 AND MEET THE LIVING STONE.
13:26 I MEAN YOU'LL SEE THE SITES
13:28 THAT YOU READ ABOUT IN THE BIBLE
13:29 AND YOU'LL ALSO MEET THOSE THAT
13:31 ARE MINISTERING IN THE LAND.
13:32 AND IT REALLY WILL
13:33 OPEN UP THE WORD AND PUSH BACK
13:35 AGAINST THE DIS-INFORMATION
13:36 THAT'S IN THE WORLD TODAY.
13:38 UNTIL YOU COME WITH US
13:39 WE'LL BRING ISRAEL TO YOU
13:41 BY OUR NEWSLETTER,
13:42 BY COMING TO LEVITT.COM
13:44 WE NEED TO REALLY REACH THE NEXT GENERATION DON'T WE?
13:46 IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO REACH THE NEXT GENERATION
13:48 AND IT'S SO IMPORTANT.
13:49 YOU KNOW GOD HAS PUT THROUGH US
13:53 A HEART FOR ISRAEL TO OUR BOYS.
13:54 AND THEY ARE SO GRATEFUL BEING IN COLLEGE NOW THEY SAY,
13:58 "MOM AND DAD IT'S NOT BEING TAUGHT IN COLLEGE."
14:00 AND MATTER OF FACT THEY'RE OPPOSITE.
14:03 RIGHT, ANTI-SEMITISM IS BEING TAUGHT.
14:07 AND THAT'S LARGELY BECAUSE
14:08 THE SAUDI-ARABIANS ARE BUYING UP PROFESSORIAL CHAIRS IN OUR UNIVERSITIES
14:12 SO THEY CAN CONTROL THE CURRICULUM
14:15 AND GET THE WAHHABISM OF ISLAM INTO OUR UNIVERSITIES
14:20 INSTEAD OF THE TRUTH, AND A BALANCED TRUTH,
14:22 ABOUT ISRAEL AND ISLAM.
14:24 AND ISRAEL HAS A RIGHT TO EXIST.
14:26 THAT AFTER THE HOLOCAUST THE LORD SAID HE WAS GOING RESTORE THEM BACK.
14:31 HE HAS RESTORED THEM BACK.
14:32 THEY WERE RECOGNIZED BY THE U.N.
14:34 AND THEY'RE CONTINUALLY RECOGNIZED BY THE LORD
14:37 BECAUSE HIS WORD IS ETERNAL.
14:38 AND HE WOULD SAY HE WOULD NO LONGER PLUCK THEM OUT OF THEIR LAND.
14:41 IT IS SO IMPORTANT THAT THE NEXT GENERATION KNOW THESE TRUTHS
14:44 AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING SOCIAL MEDIA, DOING FACEBOOK,
14:47 AND WE ARE REACHING THE NEXT GENERATION.
14:50 AND I THANK YOU
14:51 FOR STANDING WITH US
14:53 AND PARTNERING WITH US
14:54 SO THAT WE CAN SEE ISRAEL SAVED
14:57 AND WE CAN SEE THIS
14:59 NEXT GENERATION HAVE THE REALITY
15:01 OF THE TRUTH OF HIS WORD.
15:02 YES, IT'S SO INCREDIBLE THAT
15:03 LIKE YOU SAY, OUR BOYS...
15:05 THEY'RE STUNNED AT HOW
15:07 LITTLE IS BEING SHOWN THEM
15:09 OF THESE TRUTHS
15:11 AND WE HAVE AN
15:12 OPPORTUNITY NOW TO EXPAND.
15:13 WE'VE GONE INTO SOCIAL MEDIA,
15:15 WE'RE ON FACEBOOK,
15:16 WE'RE ON TWITTER,
15:17 YOU CAN SEE US ON YOUTUBE.
15:18 LEVITT.COM IS THE WAY THAT
15:20 YOU CAN CONNECT WITH
15:21 ALL THESE OTHER OUTREACHES
15:23 AND KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING.
15:24 YOU CAN GET THEM
15:25 FOR FREE ON-LINE.
15:27 THESE PROGRAMS ARE
15:28 FREE FOR YOU ON-LINE
15:29 SO WE REALLY ARE
15:30 EXPANDING THIS MINISTRY
15:32 AND WE WANT TO SEE IT
15:33 GO EVEN FURTHER.
15:34 WE WANT THE ENTIRE BODY
15:35 TO AWAKEN
15:36 BECAUSE REALLY
15:37 THE BODY OF MESSIAH IN AMERICA
15:39 IS AT A CRUCIAL TURNING POINT.
15:41 ARE WE GOING TO STAND FOR
15:42 THE NEXT GREAT AWAKENING
15:44 WHICH HAS ISRAEL
15:45 AND THE ONE NEW MAN
15:46 AND THE JEWISHNESS OF THE GOSPEL
15:48 AT IT'S HEART,
15:49 OR WILL WE CONTINUE
15:51 TO ALLOW SOMETHING ELSE,
15:54 SOMETHING FROM BELOW,
15:55 SOMETHING DEMONIC OR NEGATIVE
15:57 MANDATE HOW WE LIVE OUR CHRISTIANITY?
16:00 AND REALLY WE'RE IN THAT TIPPING POINT RIGHT NOW
16:02 THAT WE'RE BEING WEIGHED IN THE BALANCES.
16:05 SO AS WE GO FORWARD HERE
16:07 WE WANT TO GO SHOW YOU SOME OF OUR STEWARDSHIP,
16:10 THE WAY WE STEWARD YOUR FUNDS.
16:12 MARK'S GOING TO GIVE US A TOUR OF THE ZOLA LEVITT OFFICES
16:16 AND YOU'LL GET AN IDEA OF HOW WE MANAGE OUR FUNDS HERE AT THE MINISTRY.
16:21 HI, MY NAME IS MARK LEVITT.
16:23 I'M ZOLA'S OLDER SON
16:24 AND WE THOUGHT YOU MIGHT ENJOY A TOUR OF OUR OFFICE TODAY.
16:28 WE'RE HERE ON CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY,
16:30 THERE'S...UP THE STREET, A LIQUOR STORE,
16:33 IT'S NOT A GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD BUT WE GET A BARGAIN RATE ON OUR BASEMENT SUITE HERE.
16:37 LET'S GO INSIDE.
16:42 IT'S A WELL KEPT SECRET THAT WE WELCOME PEOPLE TO VISIT THE OFFICE
16:46 AND IF YOU'RE HERE IN OUR RECEPTION AREA
16:49 YOU CAN SEE IN PERSON FOR YOURSELF A NICE ARRAY OF ALL THAT WE OFFER...
16:53 STUDY BOOKLETS...
16:55 MUSIC CDS...
16:56 STUDY CDS...
16:58 LARGER BOOKS...
17:00 ZOLA'S INTRODUCTION TO HEBREW...
17:01 YOU KNOW ONE TIME HE ASKED ME,
17:03 "HOW DID JOHN PARSONS (WHO REALLY AUTHORED THIS)...
17:05 HOW DID HE BECOME SO ADAPT AT HEBREW?"
17:07 HE WAS ENVIOUS.
17:10 OUR NEWEST EDITION TO OUR RECEPTION AREA
17:12 IS THIS CERTIFICATE FROM THE EVANGELICAL COUNSEL FOR FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY.
17:16 THEY WENT THROUGH AND THROUGH
17:18 OUR INDEPENDENTLY AUDITED FINANCIALS AND OUR TEACHING MATERIALS AND OUR WEBSITE.
17:22 THEY INTERVIEWED ME...
17:23 THEY INTERVIEWED OUR AUDITOR
17:25 AND THEY CONCLUDED WE'RE ON THE UP AND UP.
17:27 SOME OF YOU WILL RECALL FROM OUR DECEMBER LEVITT LETTER
17:30 THESE PIE CHARTS SHOWING OUR REVENUES AND OUR EXPENSES.
17:34 YOU KNOW HALF OF ALL OUR EXPENSES ARE AIRTIME.
17:37 7 PER CENT GO TO THE EMPLOYEES.
17:40 5 PER CENT TO OVERHEAD.
17:42 WELL WHEN YOU'RE SPENDING ONLY 5 PER CENT ON OVERHEAD
17:45 YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A FANCY OFFICE
17:47 BUT I STILL THINK YOU'LL LIKE THE TOUR.
17:51 CYNTHIA HERE, OUR BOOKKEEPER, HAS BEEN WITH US FOR 16 YEARS.
17:55 SHE'S THE ONE WHO DOES ALL OF OUR PAYABLES.
17:57 SHE'S THE ONE WHO INTERACTS WITH THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.
18:00 IN HERE WE OPEN THE PURCHASES AND CONTRIBUTIONS YOU SEND US.
18:06 AND IT'S CLOSE QUARTERS IN HERE.
18:09 MARTY'S BUSY AT HER POST AS YOU CAN TELL.
18:12 NEXT I'LL SHOW YOU MY OFFICE.
18:14 IT'S DOWN HERE ON THE RIGHT AS WE GO DOWN THE HALLWAY.
18:17 AND WE HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE 1999.
18:20 WHEN WE MOVED FROM OUR PRIOR SPACE WE DOWNSIZED BY 2,000 SQUARE FEET
18:25 BECAUSE IT BECAME MORE EXPENSIVE IN DALLAS.
18:28 THIS BROWN CHAIR OVER HERE WAS ZOLA'S DESK CHAIR FOR 30 YEARS.
18:33 IN IT YOU'LL SEE MY BRIEFCASE.
18:35 NOW LET'S SEE WHAT TRACIE'S DOING.
18:38 MANY TIMES SHE'S ON THE PHONE.
18:40 IT LOOKS LIKE NOW SHE'S DOING SOME COMPUTER WORK.
18:43 HI TRACIE, HOW ARE TOURS DOING THIS YEAR?
18:45 HEY MARK, THE TOURS ARE DOING GREAT.
18:46 IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
18:48 WE'VE GOT 3 TOURS A YEAR,
18:49 OUR LARGEST ONE COMING UP IN OCTOBER
18:52 BUT WE'VE GOT SOME SEATS FOR YOU.
18:53 WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU.
18:54 TRACIE ADMINISTERS
18:56 ALL 3 OF OUR TOURS...
18:57 MARCH...JUNE...AND OCTOBER.
18:58 OUR SUMMER TOUR IS THE LEAST EXPENSIVE OF THE 3
19:02 AND THEN THE FALL TOUR IS THE BUSIEST.
19:04 HERE ON THE LEFT YOU'LL SEE OUR BREAK ROOM.
19:07 WE HAVE FREE COFFEE...
19:10 A LITTLE DINETTE...
19:11 MICROWAVE...USUAL THINGS.
19:13 AND THEN OUR WORK AREA IS HERE WITH OUR 10 YEAR OLD COPIER.
19:16 WE HAVE AN ASSEMBLY PROJECT UNDERWAY.
19:19 WE'RE NOW ON OUR WAY BACK TO OUR SHIPPING DEPARTMENT.
19:23 WATCH YOUR STEP THERE.
19:27 YOU KNOW IF YOU LOOK DOWN THESE AISLES
19:30 YOU'LL SEE WE HAVE A LOT OF INVENTORY.
19:33 THIS IS REALLY THE MOST VALUABLE PART OF OUR OFFICE HERE FRANKLY.
19:36 CDS...DVDS...BOOKS...BOOKLETS...
19:39 OVER HERE YOU'LL SEE ASSEMBLED COURSES FOR OUR INSTITUTE OF JEWISH CHRISTIAN STUDIES.
19:45 THIS IS A CORRESPONDENCE COURSE
19:47 AND YOU CAN TAKE ONE OF THESE COURSES EACH MONTH.
19:50 EACH COURSE HAS A COUPLE OF TEACHING CDS, A READING PACKET, A MAIL-IN TEST...
19:55 IN ONE YEAR YOU CAN EARN A DIPLOMA WITH YOUR NAME IN CALLIGRAPHY.
19:59 YOU SEE OVER HERE, DEBBIE, OUR SHIPPING MANAGER, IS BUSY FULFILLING ORDERS.
20:05 AND IT'S A FULL TIME JOB I TELL YOU WHAT.
20:06 NEXT I WANT TO SHOW YOU OUR COMPUTER ROOM.
20:10 WE HAVE TWO SEPARATE NETWORKS.
20:12 ONE IS A DATABASE THAT CAN USE SOME UPDATING.
20:16 WE'RE ACTUALLY HOPING A VOLUNTEER WILL CALL IN AND SAY
20:18 "LET ME HELP YOU UPDATE YOUR DATABASE."
20:19 WE COULD USE SOME HELP ON THAT.
20:21 AND YOU'LL SEE RIGHT HERE IS OUR VINTAGE 1983 TOSHIBA DOT MATRIX PRINTER.
20:29 IT HAS YET TO FAIL US SO WE'RE NOT REPLACING IT.
20:34 OUR MAIL PROCESSING SUPERVISOR, JANE, HAS BEEN WITH THE MINISTRY FOR 22 YEARS.
20:38 SHE SUPERVISES THE 4 LADIES WHO WORK IN THESE CUBICLES HERE.
20:44 AND IF YOU CALL OUR NUMBER,
20:47 OUR OFFICE NUMBER, 214-696-8844,
20:51 CHANCES ARE
20:52 YOU'LL GET TO SPEAK WITH AUDREY
20:54 WHO PROCESSES OUR CREDIT CARDS,
20:56 OUR TRANSACTIONS
20:57 AND SHE KNOWS MUCH MORE
20:59 ABOUT OUR TEACHING MATERIALS
21:01 AND PROCESSING DONATIONS
21:02 THEN OUR 1-800 OPERATORS DO.
21:04 LAST OF ALL
21:06 I WANT TO SHOW YOU OUR PRAYER BOARD.
21:08 WHEN YOU WRITE INTO THIS MINISTRY WITH A BIBLE QUESTION,
21:12 PRAYER REQUEST,
21:14 WE REALLY PAY ATTENTION.
21:15 SOME BIBLE QUESTIONS
21:16 GET ANSWERED IN OUR FREE LEVITT LETTER.
21:18 ON WEDNESDAYS WE PRAY OVER THESE PRAYER REQUESTS.
21:22 NOW YOU CAN SEE THE TOUR IS COMPLETE.
21:25 IT'S NOT A BIG OFFICE...
21:26 IT'S NOT A FANCY OFFICE...
21:28 BUT AS YOU CAN TELL...
21:29 WHEN THE RAPTURE COMES WE'RE NOT GOING TO LEAVE MUCH BEHIND
21:31 SAVE A LOT OF GOOD TEACHING MATERIALS.
21:43 ♪LORD GOD OF ABRAHAM♪
21:47 ♪OF ISAAC AND ISRAEL♪
21:52 ♪LET IT BE KNOWN TODAY THAT YOU ARE GOD.♪
21:57 (YES LORD AND IN THIS HOUSE)
22:01 ♪WE OFFER UP OUR LIVES♪
22:05 ♪AS A LIVING SACRIFICE♪
22:09 ♪COME PURIFY US WITH YOUR HOLY FIRE♪
22:15 ♪HOLY FIRE♪
22:18 ♪YOU ARE THE HOLY ONE,♪
22:22 ♪HIGHLY EXALTED ONE♪
22:26 ♪WE'VE COME TO WORSHIP AT YOUR HOLY HILL♪
22:34 ♪OH LORD♪
22:35 ♪YOU ARE THE HOLY ONE,♪
22:40 ♪HIGHLY EXALTED ONE♪
22:44 ♪AND WE SURRENDER TO YOUR SOVEREIGN WILL♪
22:51 ♪OH, LORD GOD OF ABRAHAM♪
22:58 ♪FOR THE LORD, HE IS GOD♪
23:02 ♪FOR THE LORD, HE IS OUR GOD♪
23:07 ♪AND HE SHALL REIGN FOREVERMORE...EVERMORE...
23:15 ♪FOR THE LORD, HE IS GOD♪
23:19 ♪FOR THE LORD, HE IS OUR GOD♪
23:24 ♪AND HE SHALL REIGN FOREVERMORE...EVERMORE...
23:33 ♪YOU ARE THE HOLY ONE,♪
23:37 ♪HIGHLY EXALTED ONE♪
23:41 ♪WE'VE COME TO WORSHIP AT YOUR HOLY HILL♪
23:50 ♪YOU ARE THE HOLY ONE,♪
23:55 ♪HIGHLY EXALTED ONE♪
23:59 ♪AND WE SURRENDER TO YOUR SOVEREIGN WILL♪
24:06 ♪OH, LORD GOD OF ABRAHAM♪
24:29 I LOVE PAUL WILBUR'S MUSIC AMONG THE GREAT MESSIANIC MUSICIANS THAT ARE OUT THERE TODAY
24:35 AND WE ARE ALWAYS ABLE TO BRING HIM TO YOU ON THIS PROGRAM.
24:38 I OFTEN TELL MY WIFE AND MY CHILDREN
24:40 THAT IN THE YEARS TO COME
24:41 WE ONLY REGRET THAT WE DIDN'T PRAY MORE...GIVE MORE...GO MORE AND DO MORE
24:46 TO SEE THIS REVELATION OF THE CENTRALITY OF ISRAEL
24:49 AND THE HEBREW ROOTS OF THE FAITH BROUGHT TO THE BODY AND TO THE WORLD.
24:53 BUT YOU NOT ONLY TOLD US THAT
24:55 BUT WE'VE LIVED IT MYLES,
24:56 WE'VE GIVEN OUT OF OUR OWN HEARTS
24:59 AND OUT OF OUR OWN POCKET BOOKS
25:00 TO SEE THE MESSAGE OF ISRAEL BE SHOWN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD,
25:05 TO HEAR...TO GO...TO SHARE...
25:07 IT'S ALL ABOUT WHATGOD WANTS TO SAY.
25:10 IT REALLY IS.
25:11 I THINK IT'S THE CENTRAL PART
25:12 AND UPCOMING AWAKENING.
25:14 IT'S GOT TO INCLUDE THE OVERCOMING OF 17 HUNDRED PLUS YEARS OF REPLACEMENT THEOLOGY
25:20 AND THE DISPLACEMENT OF THAT AND THE ENTRANCE OF A HEBREW ROOTS UNDERSTANDING.
25:27 WE HAVE FRIENDS FOR WHOM THIS IS TOTALLY NEW
25:29 THAT HAVE NEVER HEARD THESE THINGS BEFORE.
25:32 AND IT'S WONDERFUL TO BE PART OF IT.
25:33 YOU KNOW I THINK ABOUT THE WAY THESE SHOWS COME OUT...
25:36 THE WAY THESE PROGRAMS COME FORWARD.
25:38 WE PAY FOR THE AIRTIME.
25:40 WE HAVE TO PAY TO SEE THEM ON THE AIR.
25:42 RIGHT AND WE THANK YOU SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
25:46 WE KNOW MONEY CAN BE TIGHT RIGHT NOW
25:49 BUT EVERY GIFT IS A BLESSING.
25:52 EVERY GIFT HELPS
25:53 GENESIS 12 SAYS THAT YOU WILL BE BLESSED WHEN YOU BLESS ISRAEL
25:57 AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.
25:58 WE'RE BRINGING INFORMATION THAT BRINGS UNDERSTANDING
26:01 THAT BRINGS PEOPLE INTO A RIGHT ALIGNMENT WITH GOD
26:04 SO THAT THEY'RE BLESSED IN THIS WORLD AND IN THE ONE TO COME.
26:08 SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
26:09 I THINK ABOUT OUR UPCOMING SERIES...
26:11 "ACTS THEN AND NOW... THE STORY CONTINUES".
26:14 WHEN YOU SEE THESE PROGRAMS
26:16 YOU'RE GOING TO GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE GENESIS OF THE GOSPEL IN ACTS
26:21 AND THE WAY IT'S GONE AROUND THE WORLD TO THE WEST
26:24 AND IS ARISING WITH STRENGTH IN THE EAST
26:26 AND IS ON ITS WAY BACK INTO JERUSALEM
26:29 WHERE THE BODY IS WAVING A FLAG AT THE FINISH LINE
26:32 WELCOMING THE GOSPEL BACK INTO JERUSALEM.
26:35 AND THERE'S A VIBRANT, LIVING BODY RIGHT NOW IN ISRAEL.
26:39 AND THAT'S NOT NEWS YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR ON CNN...
26:42 THAT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IN THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA.
26:45 ONE OF ZOLA'S SIGNATURE STYLES
26:48 WAS TO REALLY DOWNPLAY THE NEED FOR FUNDS.
26:50 HE REALLY KEPT IT TO A SENTENCE OR TWO,
26:52 JUST A SHOW A YEAR TO DESCRIBE THE NEEDS
26:56 BUT HE REALLY PLAYED IT DOWN
26:58 AND I FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE GO AHEAD AND ASK
27:01 THAT WE CAN PARTNER TOGETHER WITH OUR VIEWERS.
27:04 AND SO AS WE GO TODAY WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PARTNERING WITH US.
27:09 WE BELIEVE THAT YOU LOVE WHAT GOD LOVES
27:12 AND TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD
27:15 BY BRINGING THE MESSAGE OF YESHUA AND THE TRUTH ABOUT ISRAEL OVER THESE AIRWAVES.
27:20 SO TODAY AS WE GO REMEMBER,
27:22 SHAL'ALU SHALOM YERUSHALAYIM.
27:25 PRAY FOR THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM.

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Production Code: 1225

Type: Episode

Play Time: 28:29

Year: 2012

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Host: Myles Weiss, Katharine Weiss

Guests: Mark Levitt, Paul Wilbur, Marty Goetz, Ted Pearce

Air dates: 2012-Apr-29

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