{"id":254,"date":"2022-03-28T22:35:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T22:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serene-murdock.70-32-91-6.plesk.page\/index.php\/2022\/03\/28\/2022-3-2\/"},"modified":"2022-03-28T22:35:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T22:35:00","slug":"2022-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serene-murdock.70-32-91-6.plesk.page\/index.php\/2022\/03\/28\/2022-3-2\/","title":{"rendered":"In Person and On the Road&#8230;with Gratitude"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now that there is a greater ability to visit local congregations, meet with fellow believers, and educate believers about God&#8217;s heart for the Jewish people, Nancy and I have been traveling again to fulfill this imperative. We have had some wonderful visits to churches recently, and we wanted to update you and say &#8220;thank you&#8221; to those who have hosted us.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.clcfamily.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Click to visit the church website.\">Community Lutheran Church in Escondido and San Marcos, California<\/a>. Pastor Knauss and his congregations provided a very gracious welcome and warm hospitality to us. We performed a Passover Seder demonstration to illustrate this key Jewish commemoration and its tie to the work of Jesus.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/embracedbyhim.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Click to open church website.\">Redeemer Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg, Virginia<\/a>. Pastor Kassouf and his congregation received us with graciousness and made a wonderful time for us as we performed a Passover Seder for the church.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stpaulfalls.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Click to open church website.\">St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin<\/a>. Pastor Pastor Kyle Backhaus and Pastor Emeritus Tom Gudmundson hosted us for a Saturday Bible class where we met Karen, a Jewish inquirer. We had the pleasure of answering many of Karen&#8217;s questions and she has since decided to be baptized. We also spoke in three Sunday services and led the Confirmand\u2019s Passover Seder, which ended with their first communion.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/aohe\/pics\/blog\/st-paul-confirmation-400x300-72dpi.jpg\" alt=\"Image of confirmands at St. Paul Lutheran Church.\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sjlplymouth.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Click to open church website.\">St. John Lutheran Church in Plymouth, Wisconsin<\/a>. Pastor John Schultz welcomed us for our &#8220;Christ is The Passover&#8221; presentation. We were delighted to present.<\/p>\n<p>At each of these visits, we had a wonderful time of blessing, fellowship, and education among those who share the joys of faith in Y\u2019shua. Thank you.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like us to visit your church, contact our itinerary coordinator, Jordan Merrifield, or just ask your pastor to call. Jordan can be reached at:<br \/> <a href=\"mailto:jordan.merrifield@appleofhiseye.org\">Click to Email Jordan<\/a><br \/> <a href=\"tel:+16363264040\">Call Jordan at (636) 326-4040, ext. 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our presentations include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Power of Pentecost<\/li>\n<li>The Fall Festivals of Israel<\/li>\n<li>Y&#8217;shua the Light of the World<\/li>\n<li>Unwrapping Romans 11<\/li>\n<li>To the Jew First<\/li>\n<li>Our Jewish Roots<\/li>\n<li>Jewish Evangelism Seminar<\/li>\n<li>Winsome Witnessing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Steve Cohen is the founder of Apple of His Eye<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:steve.cohen@appleofhiseye.org\">Email Steve<\/a><br \/> <a href=\"index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=163&amp;Itemid=511\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Click to visit our newsletter signup page.\">Subscribe to Our Newsletter<\/a><br \/> <a href=\"images\/aohe\/docs\/newsletters\/2022-03-aohe-newsletter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to download a PDF version of our latest newsletter.\">Download the Print Version<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that there is a greater ability to visit local congregations, meet with fellow believers, and educate believers about God&#8217;s heart for the Jewish people, Nancy and I have been traveling again to fulfill this imperative. 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