Ministry Updates from Jason and Janice Rose

We have  had two wonderful coffee shop night events.  When we started the Gospel Cafe Thursday night events in 2005, we never dreamed of the success that such an event would generate. Our idea was fairly simple. People who may be interested in getting to know us as Messianic Jews might not be comfortable going to a congregational service. So I sat with a group of friends and we planned a coffee shop event, one night a week. We wanted a cool atmosphere that would create opportunities to discuss spiritual things. That's how the Gospel Cafe was born.  In 2005, about 35-50 people came every Thursday and the numbers grew to average about 120 on Thursday nights in 2010. After not having this event open since 2013, we reopened again this month (September 2017). It will take us some time to build a new crowd, but looking at the numbers there is one set of numbers that means the most to me. In 2012, FORTY FIVE people came to faith through this event. I can't know for sure how many

Today is the Day of Atonement I'm sitting down to write this on the morning before Yom Hakipurim (the Day of Atonement). There is a mixture of anticipation, excitement, reflection and contemplation. The typical Israeli greeting leading up to this Biblical Holy day is "GEMAR HATIMA TOVAH" meaning, "may your name to be sealed in the book." As believers in Messiah, this greeting is a difficult one to respond to. We have a promise from our Messiah that our names are ALREADY sealed in the Book of Life.  The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!”  And he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.  Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.  Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”  (Luke 10:17-20). &