Jews for Jesus speak on Christ in Passover

Yoel Ben David of Jews for Jesus will speak at Heritage Church on Tuesday, April 8, at 6 pm. There will be a presentation of the Seder (Passover) meal and its implications for Christians. Included in the evening is a full meal including traditional Jewish/Passover foods. Pastor Jon Hayashi invites all to attend. Christ in the Passover shows the link between the ancient Festival of Redemption and Christ as the Lamb of God. This sermonic demonstration is visual, so participants will actually see a table set with traditional Passover items. The missionary uses Scripture as well as the visual items to walk through a Jewish Passover seder, weaving the story of the Exodus together with the life, death and resurrection of Christ. The words He spoke in the upper room come alive as each Hebraic item is carefully explained. Most churches tell us that Christ in the Passover has deepened their church's communion experience.

Ben David was born in Israel to a Jewish mother and a Scottish father, but was raised in Europe. At twenty he returned to Israel where he married Adel, who is Jewish, and they became involved in the Hassidic Breslov movement. When a friend encouraged them to read the Scriptures for themselves, they came to realize that Jesus was their Messiah and committed their lives to Him in 2001. Ben David has a B.A. in Bible and ancient near east studies from Israel College of the Bible. He joined the Jews for Jesus Tel Aviv branch in 2004 and is now the director of the London branch. Yoel and Adel have four children: daughters, Noa and Naomi, and sons, Boaz and Natanel.

Jews for Jesus was founded in 1973 by Moishe Rosen, who revolutionized Jewish evangelism with his creative approach. Rosen died in May 2010. David Brickner, a fifth-generation Jewish believer in Jesus, succeeded Rosen as Executive Director in 1996. Brickner has kept Jews for Jesus on the cutting edge as the ministry has expanded and established branches in fourteen countries, including the United States, Brazil, Israel, Russia, France, and South Africa. "We exist to make the Messiahship of Jesus an unavoidable issue to our Jewish people worldwide," Brickner states. "There are still a few that haven't heard of us!"

To Yoel Ben David and other Jews for Jesus staff, the objective evidence of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, and the transformation in their own lives provide ample evidence that Jesus was who he claimed to be,-the Jewish Messiah. Ben David will be happy to answer questions after the presentation. Call Heritage Church, 509.982.2951, or Pastor Hayashi, 509.988.7050 for more information. There is no admission charge, but a free-will offering will be taken.