David is known to be many things in the Old Testament – a shepherd boy, warrior, and king. Like the rest of us, he had his weaknesses and failed God many times. But an undeniable fact is that his life is one of Scripture’s most profound examples of what it is like to pursue God and live a life of faith (II Samuel 7:18-29, I Chronicles 14:10). He exemplified humility and reverence for God. What…
Yeshua, before His ascension, left His disciples the mandate to preach the Gospel to everyone (Mark 16:15; Matthew 28:18). From Luke’s account of the early church’s events in Acts, we see how they went from place to place, fulfilling that commission. The first four chapters of Acts recounts how the disciples’ outreach in Jerusalem alone had produced up to 8,000 converts (Acts 2:41; Acts 4:4). Praise God for such a great harvest of souls! Personally,…
Every believer has been called to preach the Gospel (Mark 16:15; Matthew 28:19-20). God recruited us into His workforce the day we accepted Yeshua as our Savior (II Corinthians 5:17-20). However, with the unwelcoming attitude of many Israelis in regards to faith in Yeshua, we need to trust God for creative ideas to reach them. I mean spirit-inspired strategies of sharing the unadulterated truth of the Word. As one of the creative media ministries focused…
Over the years, quite a lot has been said about the need for every believer to take part in evangelism. Yeshua saved us from the sting of sin and death and left us the mandate to share that good news with others. Praise God, believers in Israel are becoming more concerned about this divine commission. It gladdens my heart seeing fellow Israelis and great commission media ministries become more intent about putting out the Word…
We are living in the end times, and the devil is doing all he can to oppose the spreading of the gospel globally. Peter describes him as an adversary who goes about looking for whom to devour (I Peter 5:8). But thanks to Yeshua who defeated him for us, His substitutionary work completely stripped the devil of power (Colossians 2:15; 1:13)! In view of recent opposition to the Gospel in Israel, I strongly believe this…
Every generation has a group of people who devote themselves fully to the Lord’s service. In the early church, Paul was one of those people. He founded over a dozen churches and has been credited with writing thirteen books of the New Testament. His letters are masterpieces that address virtually every subject of the Christian faith. Even Peter acknowledged that he had an uncommon understanding of the Scriptures (II Peter 3:15-15). I’m persuaded that Paul…
After Yeshua saved my soul, one of the greatest revelations about God that I discovered from the Scripture is His unfailing show of mercy to His people. For the LORD is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations. (Psalms 100:5) Anytime I read Genesis 3, I find it a great wonder that after the disobedience in the garden, God immediately began to activate His plan for man’s redemption. And I…
Reaching out to the lost again and again without seeing the desired results can be extremely disheartening. Personally, I’ve had a few times when I almost gave up on evangelizing certain Israelis. They were so resistant to the Gospel! But when I was about to give up on people, the Lord would encourage and strengthen me to continue. He would remind me of how patient He was with me, before Yeshua saved my soul. Like…
Evangelism in Israel has its peculiar challenges. In this blog, I will share five of them and the possible way out. Challenges of Jewish Evangelism Ministries 1. Messianic Jews Have Always Been the Minority For the past few generations, Jews who believe in Yeshua have always been in the minority. And like most of us born in Israel, we are raised believing that Christianity is false. Paul was a prime example of that (Galatians 1:13-14)….
Consistency is something many of us struggle with today. This week we are fervent. The next, we are cold again. Of course, we all know that life gets busy and even crazy at times. We can’t find time to rest, let alone maintain our passion and excitement for important kingdom endeavors like Jewish evangelism ministries. But the truth of the matter is, God doesn’t make or take excuses. He assigns us duties and expects us…