StreetScape Ministries

04/01/2026

In biblical times, the Psalms were more like a collection of songs or prayers, not numbered chapters (that system wasn’t standardized until the Middle Ages), so people naturally identified them the same way we might identify a song today, by its first line.

Instead of saying “Psalm 22,” people would refer to it by its opening words:
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”, the exact line Yeshua said on the cross in Matthew 27. His audience would have immediately recognized He was pointing to the whole psalm, not just that one sentence.

Why is this so profound? That chapter was written by David around 1000 years before Christ, yet there are many very specific events that were foretold would happen to Jesus in that Psalm. The opening cry: Psalm 22:1, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”, was fulfilled in Matthew 27 when Jesus spoke those exact words on the cross. He was mocked by onlookers: Psalm 22:7–8, “All who see me mock me… ‘He trusts in the Lord…let Him rescue him’”, was fulfilled in Matthew 27 when religious leaders said almost the same things to Him word-for-word. There was physical suffering, even crucifixion-specific imagery (though that type of ex*****on hadn’t even been invented yet!!): Psalm 22:16, “They pierce my hands and my feet”, was fulfilled in John 19 when Jesus was nailed to the cross. His public exposure and ridicule: Psalm 22:17, “I can count all my bones; people stare and gloat over me”, was fulfilled in Luke 23 when Jesus was stripped, exposed, and watched. Even the casting of lots for clothing: Psalm 22:18, “They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing”, which was fulfilled in John 19 when Roman soldiers gambled for His clothes.

Psalm 22 then takes a turn to the future, shifting to His glorious victory: Psalm 22:24 “He has not hidden His face…but has listened”, then Psalm 22:27 “All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord”, and finally, Psalm 22:30–31 “They will proclaim…to a people yet unborn-He has done it”.

When Yeshua Jesus Christ quoted the first line, His listeners likely knew that He was pointing to the entire psalm, that He wasn’t just suffering, rather fulfilling a victorious purpose, with a message that would reach future generations. He was the prophetic Lamb of God, who came to redeem us back to the Father, our Ha’Machiach (Messiah)!

HalleluJAH! Thank you Yeshua for your sacrifice, and Father, for the gift of your beloved Son, this year and always. May God’s Spirit be with you this Holy Week.

03/29/2026

They shouted, “Hosanna!”, which means “Save us now!”.

They waved palm branches, praising Him as King, believing He had come to rescue them. They wanted Him to take an earthly crown, and give them freedom from their Roman oppressors. Instead, He was given a crown of thorns and the cross, thus giving to all who receive it, freedom from death and the grave.

Many times the Lord answers our cries differently than we imagine He will, as well.

Hosanna still means “save us,” and Yeshua still does.

02/19/2026

Attention: StreetScape will be CLOSED for the MONTH OF MARCH due to lack of funding. Please SHARE. If you want to reach out, text/SMS (409) 205-1911.

02/07/2026

Nifany's Sweet Store Café Bar

01/25/2026

Paul and Silas were horribly beaten, thrown into a filthy inner prison which was like a sewer, and were locked in painful stocks intended to induce agonizing cramping. Instead of cursing God, they prayed and sang hymns to Him. Suddenly, a violent earthquake hit, so violent that the foundations of the prison were shaken, and all the doors flew open and everyone's chains were loosened! Freedom was right there...but they stayed.
Roman law at the time was such that if a prisoner escaped, the jailer was held responsible with his own life. Instead of facing the consequences of a Roman death, the jailer was about to kill himself, when Paul shouted, "Do not harm yourself! We are all here!"
Paul and his friends could have escaped, the events that transpired showed them that God was with them, and there was every justification to just leave, but they chose not to. The miracle that night wasn't a supernatural escape, it was that Paul and his friends stayed.
That night, the jailer and his whole family came to believe and were baptized in to the family of God.
In our trials, in those difficult seasons of life we may pray, "God, get me out."
But what if God is shaking things so someone else can get in?
Your pain might be someone else's doorway to the Kingdom of God.

01/24/2026

01/22/2026

It’s going to get very cold and wet this weekend, please consider raiding your closets and the thrift shops to help keep our friends warm! We will be there all weekend: Friday 8-1, Saturday 10-2, Sunday 2-4 and Monday 8-1. 611 37th St.
Thank you!

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01/13/2026

We may have asked ourselves the question “do I love others?”, but the Bible pushes the question a little deeper: Are you BEING love to others? Love in the Bible is not a feeling nor good intention, it is an action, something that costs you.

John doesn’t say, “Let us feel love”. He says: “Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” (1 John 3:18)

Jesus said, “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” (John 13:35) It’s not how loud our worship is, how correct our theology is, but rather by how tangibly we love the people right in front of us that shows we are of Christ.

Paul tells us exactly what love looks like in real life: “Love is patient, love is kind… it does not seek its own, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.” (1 Corinthians 13:4–5) Love is: patient when patience is inconvenient, kind when kindness isn’t returned, and keeps serving, even when there’s no applause.

James delivers a sharp warning: “Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,’ but does nothing… what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.” (James 2:15–17)

Jesus reminds us that, “Whatever you did for one of the least of these… you did for me.” (Matthew 25:40)
So the questions remain: Are you being love to the people who can’t repay you? Are you being love when it interrupts your plans? Are you being love when it costs you time, comfort, pride, or resources? Because love that looks like Jesus will always move toward people, not away from them, and being love always costs something.

Dear Lord, don’t let us settle for talking about love, rather teach us to be love—with our hands, our time, our resources, and our lives. Let everyone know that we are of you by our love for them. Amen.

01/11/2026

In this world full of noise, outrage, platforms, and opinions, spiritual maturity is revealed in how quickly you can hear and heed the shepherd’s voice-not by how many other voices you can tolerate.
If you belong to Him, you know it.

Dear Lord, please quiet every voice in our lives that is not yours. Sharpen our hearing and keep us close to you, the Good Shepherd, who laid down Your life for us. Let the Holy Spirit show us how to not just listen, but follow in your ways. Amen.

01/09/2026

Mary Eisenhour Bass

01/09/2026

Mike Yankoski, accompanied by his friend Sam Purvis, left his life of comfort and decided to spend 5 months on the streets in different cities in the USA, dumpster diving, begging, and playing the guitar for food. His memoir of the experience is called “Under the Overpass”, and is a MUST READ!

01/08/2026

You can use your words to claim to be whatever you want, but the Bible is clear on how to identity those truly of the kingdom of God-what fruit do they have in their lives? By their FRUIT you will know them.

“By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.” Matthew 7:16-20