🎙️ Jew & Gentile Podcast — Episode Notes

This week, Chris and Steve open with a laugh — Steve's attempt at Jewish meditation is going about as well as you'd expect, and a joke about letting others finish their sentences sets the tone for a lively episode.

Then we turn to a sobering story about religious freedom. A 78-year-old retired pastor in Northern Ireland was convicted and fined for preaching John 3:16 near a hospital in a so-called "restricted area." It's a reminder that the freedom to share the gospel is increasingly under pressure in the Western world.

From there, Chris and Steve talk about FOI's free Israel sticker giveaway at freeisraelstickers.com — stickers designed not to start riots, but conversations. They also highlight upcoming FOI Equip classes, including Pastor Tommy Nelson on Daniel's 70th Week and Dr. Tim Sigler on what to do when your Jewish friend believes in Jesus.

The guys then open up the Lord's Prayer, exploring what Jesus really meant when He taught us to ask for our daily bread — and why that request is far bigger than what's on the dinner table.

In the news, Chris and Steve discuss Joel Rosenberg's report on the fraying Iran ceasefire, with President Trump growing impatient and the blockade costing Iran hundreds of millions of dollars a day. They also cover the stunning story of an IDF combat soldier jailed for wearing a "Messiah" patch on his uniform — a story that has parents, rabbis, and Knesset members shaking their heads.

Daniel's 70th Week for Beginners

Teacher: Pastor Tommy Nelson
📆 MAY 14 & 21

What it’s about:
Some passages of Scripture feel intimidating, and Daniel 9 is often one of them. In this May class, Pastor Tommy Nelson shows that the Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks is not only understandable, but deeply meaningful. You’ll see how this remarkable prophecy points directly to Jesus Christ and even reveals the timing of His death on the cross. Come study God’s Word with us and gain confidence in understanding even the more challenging parts of Scripture.

When Your Jewish Friend Believes

Teacher: Dr. Tim Sigler
📆 JUNE 25

What it’s about:
You can hardly believe it—your Jewish friend has come to faith in Jesus as Messiah! But what comes next? In this class, Dr. Tim Sigler joins Jewish believers Steve Herzig and Lorna Simcox to help us think biblically and lovingly about the next steps. Together, they explore how to welcome a new Jewish believer into your congregation, how Jewish followers of Jesus relate to the Law, and how Messianic congregations factor into the conversation. If God were to bring your Jewish friends to faith tomorrow, would you be ready? Join us as we prepare to respond with wisdom, clarity, and love.

🕎 Yiddish Word of the Day

Today's word is broyt — the Yiddish word for bread.
And what better week to learn it, as we've been reflecting on what Jesus meant when He taught us to pray, "Give us this day our daily broyt." The Jewish roots of that prayer run deeper than most of us realize, and knowing even a single word of the mama loshn — the "mother tongue" of the Jewish people — brings us a little closer to the world Jesus lived in.

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