January 29, 2021
You can imagine the disciples’ confusion – their glances around the room and the unspoken question in their eyes. “What is He doing?” Jesus had taken off His outer garment and wrapped a towel around His waist. He filled a basin with water, knelt before His disciples – and began washing their feet. How could this be? This was servants’ work. Yet here was their Rabbi, the Messiah of God, humbling Himself to serve them in one of the lowliest ways. After He finished, He explained many th...
Read MoreI’m excited to launch this new year of ministry to Jewish people, and I’m so thankful for your partnership that makes it all possible!
As we’ve prayed and sought God’s direction through all of the challenges of 2020, He has answered and given us a vision for great works to be done in His name to draw His people into a relationship with their Messiah.
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In each issue of Jewish Voice MESSENGER, we’ll present a different Israel site for you to guess as “it” tells you about its biblical or historic significance. We’ll also provide a bit of information about the location today.
January 11, 2021
The Dead Sea Relax on the beach that’s more than 1,300 feet below sea level, the lowest point of dry land on Earth Float on the salty water that won’t let you sink Enjoy the acclaimed medicinal and beauty benefits of its mineral rich mud Masada Marvel at the fortress symbolizing the determination of the Jewish people to live freely in the Land God gave them and die rather than become slaves of the Roman Empire Take in the stunning panoramic view of the Dead Sea far below ...
Read MoreDecember 07, 2020
It was one of the most pivotal conversations Jesus had with His disciples. He began by inquiring who people believed Him to be. Then, He asked them directly, “Who do you say that I am?” “You are the Messiah,” Peter declared, “the Son of the living God!” From that moment on, things changed. While Jesus told the disciples not to tell anyone else that He was the Messiah, He began sharing plainly with these chosen few that He must suffer, die and be raised on the thir...
Read MoreNovember 10, 2020
They came bearing spices. Grief-stricken, the women wished to honor their Lord, Yeshua (Jesus). When they arrived at the tomb, the earth shook and a blindingly bright light appeared. The Roman guards trembled and then collapsed as if dead. “Do not fear,” an angel told the women. “He is not here. He has risen, just as He said.” They looked at the enormous stone that had been rolled away and saw the open chamber. “Remember what He told you,” the angel continued, “When He was stil...
Read MoreOctober 23, 2020
Bless Israel Sunday is an opportunity for you and your congregation or small group to become more equipped to encounter anti-Israel bias and errant theology about God’s commitment to His Chosen People, Israel. In this “Pray for Israel” blog series, you’ll find a prayer for Israel along with information to serve as a starting-off point from which to add your own prayers. Anti-Semitism and Anti-Israel Bias Over thousands of years, the ugly disease of anti-Semitism has remained alive in...
Read MoreOctober 19, 2020
Bless Israel Sunday is an opportunity for you to discover things about God’s faithfulness you may have never known before. In this “Pray for Israel” blog series, you’ll find a prayer for Israel along with information to serve as a starting-off point from which to add your own prayers. Messianic Jewish Believers Only 2 percent of Israel’s nine million-strong population identify as those who believe in Yeshua (Jesus). Messianic Jewish Believers are a minority in Israel, yet Messianic c...
Read MoreOctober 16, 2020
Bless Israel Sunday is an opportunity to learn more about the “apple of God’s eye,” Israel and the Jewish people (Zechariah 2:12). In this “Pray for Israel” blog series, you’ll find a prayer for Israel along with information and a starting-off point from which to add your own prayers. Protection Unfortunately, terrorism is a part of life today. And Israel faces more than her share because of the hostility that neighboring Arab nations and Palestinians living in the Land hold toward h...
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