December 2025

The Chosen People Newsletter

One of our staff members recently had the opportunity to teach at a pastors and leaders forum at a local church about Israel and the Jewish people. Since then, one of the pastors and our staff member have continued to talk about Israel’s significance and its role in God’s plan. The pastor’s recent email to our staff member began with, “Have I got a story to tell you!” He said that after a sermon that spotlighted God’s grace amid judgment, a young woman approached him, crying! She couldn’t talk. Yet, his question of her demanded a response, “Do you know Jesus as your Savior?” She replied, “No, I’m Jewish. It’s complicated.” The pastor immediately declared, “It couldn’t be simpler!”

The pastor spoke to her from the Hebrew Scriptures (based on our staff member’s conversations with the pastor regarding how to share Jewishly with Jewish people). Additionally, he conveyed to our staff member that the Lord has been challenging him concerning Israel and the Jewish people. He then announced that “Becca* received Jesus as the fulfillment of the promise from God.” Both Becca and the pastor are over-the-top excited about her newfound faith in the Jewish Messiah! God certainly brought this Jewish young adult to the right pastor. Also, Becca and our staff member have connected. Pray that this might be the impetus for an emphasis on Jewish evangelism at this church.

Laney,* a new resident, entered the activities room in the retirement community to view The Chosen. As our staff member greeted her, she thought Laney might be anticipating The Chosen film, set in Brooklyn pre-1948. Not wishing to ask outright, “Are you Jewish?,” our staff member inquired about where she lived previously. “Boca!” Laney responded. Our staff member felt at ease relaying, “We’re not presenting the film focusing on two Orthodox Jewish men and their sons. Our film today will be highlighting another Jewish family: Jesus and His disciples.” With a smiling face, Laney responded, “I could go for a film about Jesus!” She settled into her chair, was riveted throughout, and later joined our Bible study, which she has been attending weekly. Laney has even invited her Jewish friends! Praise God!

While our staff member was giving out gospel tracts on a busy street, Chaya* stopped by, looking curious. Our staff member told her that he was sharing about Jesus as the Jewish Messiah. Soon, Chaya wanted to get a coffee, so our staff member asked if he could join her and buy her a cup. She gladly agreed, and for the next hour, our staff member explained the gospel through Isaiah 53. As Chaya read the chapter herself, she paused halfway and asked, “Is this something Christian?” She was convinced our staff member must be reading from the New Testament. When our staff member showed that it was from the Hebrew Scriptures, she was surprised but pensive. Though she tried to reason it away, our staff member sensed the Lord had planted deep questions in her heart about Yeshua being the Messiah. Please pray that those seeds will take root and lead Chaya closer to Him.

One of our Hosting Israelis hosts recently shared a wonderful story about a sushi dinner they had with some Israelis staying with them. It turns out that Levi* and Yanatan* ended up having a “spiritual feast!”

After carefully explaining that coming to faith in Yeshua is entirely consistent with the Jewish Messianic hope of the Hebrew Scriptures, it greatly stirred their curiosity about Him. They began asking many questions about the Messiah, which provided the opportunity to respond to their questions one by one by sharing several Messianic prophecies. They asked: When would the Messiah come? Our host shared Daniel 9:24–27. What would the Messiah do when He came? 
Our host shared Isaiah 53. When will Yeshua return? Our host shared Zechariah 12:10 and Matthew 23:39. He will come back to save Israel from the tribulation when His own people will finally welcome Him as the long-awaited Messiah. Levi and Yanatan looked a bit shocked after hearing these words.

It was so exciting when our hosts explained Daniel 9:24–27, pointing out that the prophet foretold that the Messiah would come before the destruction of the Second Temple, and that He would be killed to make atonement for the Jewish people. Yanatan paused for a few seconds, then suddenly exclaimed in astonishment: “So the Messiah has already come! Not as the rabbis say that the Messiah has not yet come!”

Our hosts encouraged them to personally read both these Messianic prophecies in the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament, asking God whether Yeshua is truly the One He promised. “If He really is the Messiah of Israel, then you don’t need to wait until the great tribulation to believe in Him—you can receive the grace of His atonement today and have true peace in God, and the hope of eternal life!” It was such a great hosting experience!