On a Sunday in April 1992, God used a Messiah in the Passover presentation to bring my boss, Dennis Karp, to salvation. You can watch his full story at ifoundshalom.com.

Dennis went to the Passover Seder to prove them wrong – that Jesus is not the Messiah. But instead he ended up finding the answers to all the questions he had been asking about religion for many years. He found Messiah in the Hebrew scriptures. He found Shalom.

I am passionate about missions! I believe that every follower of Jesus should be a part of the great commission in some way or another. Everyone should be making disciples for Jesus. 

More specifically I am passionate about making Jewish disciples. And I love teaching other believers how to effectively share the gospel with their Jewish friends.

One of the most powerful tools we have in sharing the gospel with our Jewish friends is the Jewish holidays. Each of the biblical feasts point to Messiah, and I know so many Jewish believers today that came to faith through an explanation of Messiah in one of the Jewish holidays.

Unfortunately, many Christians do not know much about these appointed times that God ordained, and therefore cannot use these powerful evangelistic tools to share their faith with their Jewish friends. Imagine the impact the body of Messiah could have to “make Israel jealous” if each of us had a better understanding and appreciation of these holidays.

Because of this need, I have the privilege to teach a six-week class at our church of 1,900 people beginning October 30th! Please pray that God would use this class to stir hearts for His chosen people, that many believers would be equipped to share the gospel with their Jewish friends, and as a result that many would come to faith in Jesus.

Thank you for your continued prayers and support, this would not be possible without you.

With love in Messiah,

BJ, Carissa, and Ari