Look what I found this morning. Have you ever heard of the Lausanne Movement? I did an internet search for Jewish Evangelism and the Lausanne Movement popped up first. I’ve heard of them before but had no idea how huge their reach is. One part of their worldwide evangelical vision is to see Israel saved.…
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I’m looking for Scriptures to encourage us in Jewish evangelism. Specifically, I’m looking in Isaiah, but in a random (rather than systematic) way. I forget now what led me to Isaiah, chapter 56. It could have been a commentary I read recently. Isaiah 56:1 Thus says Adonai: “Preserve justice, do righteousness. For My salvation is…
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Let’s Start With Isaiah I woke this morning with the Jewish prophet, Isaiah, on my mind. When we share Scripture with Jewish people, we have to use the Hebrew Scriptures. After all, that’s what Yeshua and the Apostles used. Everyone knows the Messianic prophesies of Isaiah 53, but the whole book is Messianic (for that…
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My last post was titled “The Great Separation.” Today’s post could be called “The Great Un-separation.” (I love it when I get to make up words.) However; a better name would be “The Great Ingathering.” There was a great separation in Jerusalem that excluded everyone, Jewish and non-Jewish people. Every day, every person was excluded…
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Acts 18:9-10 Now the Lord said to Paul through a vision in the night, “Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent! For I am with you and no one shall attack you to harm you – many people in this city are for Me.” Before Paul received this night vision, his…
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Acts 1:8 And you will be My witnesses. Yeshua spoke these words, his last words, before His ascension. They are recorded in Acts as part of Yeshua’s answer to the question asked by the Apostles. Acts 1:6 So when they gathered together, they asked Him, “Lord, are You restoring the kingdom to Israel at this…
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I woke up this morning with this verse on my mind … Luke 21:28b stand straight and lift up your heads, because your salvation is near! Yeshua spoke these words to Jewish people. They apply to the rest of us because we are grafted in. But that’s only part of one verse. The context is…
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This is the third year in a row that our Shomair leadership has gathered at the beginning of the year to pray and listen to what God is saying to us for the coming year. The result is our annual congregational declaration. Here is a quote from the 5th sentence of this year’s declaration, “This…
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Are you getting tired of reading about Jewish evangelism? I hope not. I will change subjects eventually, but not yet. I find there is a lot of talk about Jewish evangelism, but not much action. This week I had a conference call on this subject with a man, who shall remain nameless. He is Jewish…
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I remember, it was 1996 when the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) announced it was making a concerted effort for Jewish evangelism. I found this on the web: www.sbc.net/resource-library/resolutions/resolution-on-jewish-evangelism/ It’s been more than 25 years since that resolution passed. I wonder if there are any lasting benefits. Are there even remnants of the sentiment that led…
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