http://www.kevingeoffrey.org/2009/09/20/jewish-flavored-church/ Kevin Geoffrey--the firstborn son of a first-generation, American, non-religious, secular Jewish family--is today a Jewish believer in the Messiah Yeshua. He is a strong advocate for the restoration of Jewish people to God through Yeshua, and for all Jewish believers in Messiah to their distinct calling and identity as the remnant of Israel. Kevin is the founder of Perfect Word Ministries, a Messianic Jewish equipping ministry, and is the author of the Messianic Devotional and The Messianic Life series of books. Kevin is licensed as a Messianic Jewish Teacher by the International Alliance of Messianic Congregations and Synagogues (IAMCS) and ordained by Jewish Voice Ministries International. Kevin resides in Phoenix, AZ with his wife Esther and their three beautiful sons, Isaac, Josiah and Hosea. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:34:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://www.kevingeoffrey.org/2009/09/20/jewish-flavored-church/#comment-187 Ronnie Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:39:12 +0000 http://www.kevingeoffrey.org/2009/09/20/jewish-flavored-church/#comment-187 My first encounter with a Messianic congregation was similar to yours Pat. But I did not have a preconceived idea as to what it was suppose to be like. It had the Jewish external but the theology was Baptist and the pastor is a Jew that does not keep kosher. But I found his teachings great. The Messianic Jew should not have to try and explain themselves in my opinion. They are Jews and they live like Jews and they believe in Yeshua. That is hard for Judaism to believe but that is who they are. They are not Gentiles nor do they celebrate Christmas. After reading this I find that both sides have a hard time explaining themselves to others. My parents do not understand why I as a Gentile believer follow the little bit of Torah that I do. But I feel that following G-d's word is what we as believers Jew and Gentile are suppose to do. One is more obliged to do so than the other, at least Shaul/Paul said so. My first encounter with a Messianic congregation was similar to yours Pat. But I did not have a preconceived idea as to what it was suppose to be like. It had the Jewish external but the theology was Baptist and the pastor is a Jew that does not keep kosher. But I found his teachings great. The Messianic Jew should not have to try and explain themselves in my opinion. They are Jews and they live like Jews and they believe in Yeshua. That is hard for Judaism to believe but that is who they are. They are not Gentiles nor do they celebrate Christmas. After reading this I find that both sides have a hard time explaining themselves to others. My parents do not understand why I as a Gentile believer follow the little bit of Torah that I do. But I feel that following G-d’s word is what we as believers Jew and Gentile are suppose to do. One is more obliged to do so than the other, at least Shaul/Paul said so.

]]> http://www.kevingeoffrey.org/2009/09/20/jewish-flavored-church/#comment-173 Pat Dillon Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:05:44 +0000 http://www.kevingeoffrey.org/2009/09/20/jewish-flavored-church/#comment-173 Only recently I attended a Messianic synagogue, expecting to get Hebraic-minded messages, but only got a church with a shofar, kippot and Tallit. I thought maybe this is all there is to the messianic movement. My expectations were dashed until I read this article. thank you for restoring my hope in the messianic movement. Only recently I attended a Messianic synagogue, expecting to get Hebraic-minded messages, but only got a church with a shofar, kippot and Tallit. I thought maybe this is all there is to the messianic movement. My expectations were dashed until I read this article. thank you for restoring my hope in the messianic movement.

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