To the Jew First

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. Rom. 1:16

They are mentioned in the Bible more than any other people. They are the only people called God's chosen people. All the prophets were Jews; so were , all the priests, and the kings of Israel and Judah, and all the apostles. Our Bible was written by them, copied by them, and preserved by them.
Our Lord was a Jew. He came to His own, and His own received Him not (John 1:11). When He gave us our mission He told us to go into all the nations making disciples, beginning in Jerusalem. there is no misunderstanding here-our Lord has a special concern and plan for the Jewish people.
As we prepare for our Global Impact Celebration, we are setting aside this Sunday, August 8, as a day to honor Israel and the Jewish people. We are calling it, To the Jew First.
Our special speaker in the morning and evening is Erez Soref, President of Israel College of the Bible. One of our members, Anna Watkins, completed her one-year international studies at this college.I have known Erez for several years and he is a renown Bible scholar and leader in Israel.
Here is a principle for studying Scripture and for studying history, sociology, or anthropology- As the Jew Goes, So Goes the World. The Jews are God's blueprint, God's measuring stick for what He does with nations. This is why America is at the most critical and dangerous time in our nation's history. Evey nation's history is directly linked to one nation-Israel.

But don't just take it from me, hear what a completed Messianic Jewish believer has to say this Sunday.