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“Four-Hour Visit Ends with a Life-Changing YES!” When our missionary suffered a fractured ankle and had surgery, she was stuck at home, first confined to a wheelchair and then slowly learning to navigate life on crutches. Rather than being a time of isolation, it became something unexpected—a fruitful season…
Paul begins Ephesians 1:15–17 with “For this reason”—three words that carry tremendous weight. Those three words serve as a hinge that connects everything he had just declared in Ephesians 1:3–14 to everything he is about to pray. That opening section is one very long sentence in the original Greek,…
During times of war, life can seem to come to a standstill, with many people frozen with fear and losing hope. Yet within Israel’s bomb shelters, God is moving! In the safe spaces, anything and everything becomes a topic for dialogue—even Jesus. The word “sheltering” is how our…
“Who Is She, Really?” “So, this ‘Yeshua’ of yours—who is she really?” It was one of the most surprising questions Vita* had ever heard. Claire*, a Jewish woman in her eighties who came to faith in Messiah through the ministry some years ago, often opens her home…
Ephesians 1:13–14 Our last study concluded with the question, “What does it mean to be sealed with the Holy Spirit?” Paul wrote in Ephesians 1:13–14, “In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed,…
The results of our latest survey are so encouraging! The graphs presented here are only a small sample of the much larger study, but represent the significance of the findings. As you review them, it is important to understand some of the terminology. The NAE is the National…
A Journey from Uncertainty to Hope March 2026 Dear friend of the Jewish people, Below are some thoughts and reflections from our Chosen People Ministries staff in Israel that we hope will encourage you to pray for us and Israel. Since late February, life has taken…
For centuries, Passover has been celebrated with the help of a Haggadah: a book or booklet that includes liturgy, stories, participatory reading, and biblical references to guide Jewish families in their celebration of this holy festival. The Haggadah, which means “the telling,” was compiled by Jewish sages over hundreds…
Ephesians 1:13–14, part 1 In our previous studies, we examined the first and second aspects of God’s threefold work, which comprised the blessings of the Father and the Son. In this month’s study, we will look at the work and blessings of the Holy Spirit, as depicted in Ephesians…
A Surprising Encounter in Tokyo In a small café in Tokyo, one of our Japanese Christian volunteers noticed a Star of David necklace on a young man working on his laptop. His name was Arik,* a Jewish traveler from Israel who had been exploring Japan for several months…
Jesus is Jewish On a Friday evening in Manhattan, as candles flickered and the Sabbath blessings were spoken, an unexpected guest stepped into our gathering. She was an Orthodox Jewish woman—faithful, traditional, cautious—yet something had drawn her there. Just days earlier, she had attended a service hosted by…
Hope and Healing in Israel So much is happening in Israel right now—and because of you, meaningful follow-up ministry is flourishing. During the recent holidays, one young woman named Miri* opened her heart during a conversation about redemption. She shared that she carries deep shame over her past and…