Moses chose not to reveal that he was a Hebrew. He actively identified as an Egyptian, and that’s how he would have gone down in history if God had not intervened. In the Hebrew Scriptures, the textbook for Jewish identity, the definition of that identity always comes from God.
Read MoreLife is filled with clues about God, and we all long for something beyond the ordinary. But what does seeking God in my life really mean?
Read MoreWhen God in the Hebrew Scriptures refers to the Jewish people as chosen, he's saying that he selected them to serve a specific purpose and to carry out a particular task. So what is it we were set apart to do?
Read MoreThere are many misconceptions about Messianic Jews and what they believe. This article addresses the strong Jewish history of Messianic Jews and explains their faith.
Read MoreYakov left his Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) community more than a decade ago. He had broken the Sabbath, his parents tried to discipline him by not speaking to him ... and he just wasn’t satisfied with life at the yeshiva (Orthodox religious school). He was an 18-year-old in search of an alternative. Eventually, Yakov turned up on the Jews for Jesus website and responded to our LiveChat invitation.
Read MoreAfter the event, I was speaking with each of the Jewish people who were not yet believers who attended. One said, “Can you have more of these gatherings? They are so special to me.” Another said, “I think I now believe in Jesus. What’s next?”
Read MoreWe have been writing you the last couple of weeks to tell you about the 10 Days, about Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and briefly mentioned the 7 appointments with the Lord. (Leviticus 23) The final one listed is named the Feast of Tabernacles and is the culmination of God’s appointment book with his people, and with us!
Read MoreYom Kippur is celebrated on the 10th of the month of Tishri. And maybe ‘celebrate’ isn’t the right word. You see it’s the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, the day of Atonement, making right with the God of the universe after a year’s worth of not exactly living as holy as he requires.
Read MoreRosh Hashanah actually translates to the idiom “New Year” or literally “Head of the Year.” What’s true about that is that 5,784 years ago, God created the world. And thus Rosh Hashanah celebrates or is the anniversary of the Creation of the world.
Read MoreThe 10 days between those two major days are nicknamed the “Aseret Y’mei T’shuva” or the “10 days of awe (or repentance)” We are encouraged and taught to make right with God and with our neighbour.
Read MoreRecently a Jewish man, Adrien, stopped at the table, took a tract, and was struck by it. When Idir shared the gospel with him, Adrien told him, “I’m Jewish, so this is not for me.” Idir replied, “That’s great! I have Jewish friends who believe in Jesus. Would you like to meet them?”
Read MorePsalm 91 offers two beautifully poetic Hebrew words to convey the richness of abiding in God. Yoshev, which means “to dwell,” and implies a place of permanence, and Yitlonan, which means “to abide.” The first word speaks of that sense of security we feel in our homes. I call it nesting. You know, that sense of relief you feel when you come home and unpack after a long trip. The familiar surroundings create a welcoming sense of comfort and contentment.
Read MoreJesus' conversation with the Canaanite woman in Matthew 15 seems very harsh. A closer look at this text not only sheds light on the story, but reveals its hidden beauty.
Read MoreI’m often asked, “Do you have much success here?” Of course I never know exactly how to answer that because I don’t know what barometer people use to measure success. Are they comparing our mission with another mission that they support? Are they comparing us to some of the hype that they’ve heard in various ministries on television? After all there are plenty of ministries out there and large churches where large numbers of people come to Christ in any one month. Is that what they’re asking?
Read MoreI was born into a Jewish family, but religion was not a popular topic in the Soviet Union. My parents and grandparents were all atheists. I couldn’t understand why my family kept some Jewish traditions despite their disbelief.
Read MoreThe church and the Jewish people have history together that has caused Jesus to be misrepresented to his own people for a long time. This causes many Jewish people today to believe that being Christian means being antisemitic. But Jewish faith in Jesus is not a stripping of our identity; rather, it is a affirmation of it.
Read MoreThe Scriptures tell us specific credentials to help us identify the Messiah. We believe the evidence speaks for itself. Find out for yourself!
Read MoreIsaiah 53 has been a controversial passage within the Jewish community for centuries—some think it speaks of the Messiah, others think it’s about Israel, and some ignore it altogether. But, there are still Jewish people who see Yeshua as the Messiah prophesied in this passage.
Read MoreFaithfulness is not merely how we appear to people from a distance. Faithfulness is what God sees, and what people should be able to experience from us, at the most vulnerable and transparent moments of our lives.
Read MoreWe often hear about trauma these days, and much has been uncovered about the long-term debilitating effects of atrocities years after they have occurred. The Nazi Holocaust is an especially pernicious example.
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