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…
Objections are one thing we may not be able to completely avoid as we evangelize to the lost in Israel. Check the Scripture: objections have taken place since the beginning. The prophets were opposed in the Old Testament (Acts 7:52). Yeshua and the apostles were opposed in the New Testament as well. However, I’ve observed a major difference between their experience and ours in Jewish evangelism ministries today. Wondering what that could be? It is…
We are living in an eventful time in history. New technologies are emerging every day. As a result, companies are busy tweaking their strategies to stay in business. I am thankful that the Church is not folding her arms, losing its effectiveness in outreach by being non-adaptive in its methods. By the grace of God, creative media ministries like ours are utilizing every digital opportunity available to reach the lost. While the Gospel is still…
Over the centuries, door-to-door evangelism has been a fantastic means of reaching the unsaved. I’ve had amazing results from it myself, by the grace of God, and I believe this is true for many others as well. However, with my participation in creative media ministries over the years, I can tell you that media-based evangelism can be just as effective as door-to-door evangelism. I am aware that some believers have resentment towards the use of…
Many years ago, there were about ten of us in a believers’ meeting, and everyone was sharing their life stories just to encourage one another. Some told of how God miraculously provided for them and blessed their families. I think we had a few testimonies of divine healing too. But there was one man with a very different story. Joyfully, he stood and said, “Once I was damned, but God’s grace saved my soul.” To…
“Why do you call Yeshua Jesus?” That’s one question I almost can’t avoid anytime I share my faith with an Israeli. And quite frankly, I think it is an honest question. Historically, not only was English not spoken in Jerusalem during the earthly ministry of Yeshua; English was not a language anywhere in the world at that point! I remembered a scenario someone gave while I was evangelizing the lost sheep of the house of…
Anytime I encourage believers to share their faith with others, I hear time and again, “Evangelism is not as easy as you think.” I understand that is true, especially for a new believer. But all the same, evangelism doesn’t have to be a struggle for any believer, new or old! If you’re finding it difficult to evangelize your neighbors or the lost sheep of the house of Israel, here are five things you can do…