When a Jewish person “confess[es]… Yeshua as Lord, and believe[s] in [his] heart that God raised Him from the dead,” (Ro.10:9) he immediately becomes caught between two worlds. To his Jewish family, he is either meshuginah (Yiddish for “crazy”) or he has abandoned and forsaken his people. To most Christians, his Jewish ethnicity is either just an interesting novelty, or has now become irrelevant, because he is “a new creature; the old things [have] passed away… new things have come.” (2Co.5:17) These opposing forces are an ever-present source of pressure for the Messianic Jew. Does he disown the Messiah Yeshua and return to the unbelieving Jewish fold? Or should he turn his back on his family, his people and himself by assimilating into the foreign religion of Christianity? It is a heart-wrenching, lonely existence that Messianic Jews often face, but all believers in Yeshua can—and should—take an active role in encouraging Jewish believers to be restored to the distinctive identity that is their God-given birthright. Read more
Q: After my husband and I came to the Lord, we continued to abstain from eating the foods forbidden in the Law of Moshe. We found no scriptural reference releasing us, although we found that gentiles do not need to follow the Law of Moshe. While we understand that the Kingdom of our God is not about eating or drinking, we do want to know what to answer those who ask.
A: It was not until after The Flood, when Adonai made the covenant with Noah, that animals were even considered by God to be “food.” This was a universal provision for all humankind, “Every creeping thing that is alive, to you it is for food… only flesh with its life — its blood — you are not [to] eat.” (Genesis 9:3-4, YLT) Read more
Q: My dad is a pastor and since coming upon the the name of Yeshua, he no longer uses the name Jesus. Is he wrong? He is up against other pastors that are telling him he is wrong to do this. What do you think?
A: This is a very sensitive subject. I would say that it all depends on your dad’s motives and attitude. “Yeshua” is the Master’s name, not “Jesus,” however, if your dad is using “Yeshua” in a passive-aggressive, rebellious way to thumb his nose at the Christian establishment, then I would say it’s inappropriate. But if your dad has a strong conviction to use the Master’s given name, and he is doing it as part of an effort to restore Yeshua to His proper Jewish context, then it is probably okay. It just depends. Even if your dad’s heart is right, it may still result in confrontation and challenges from his peers. Read more
January 20, 2009, Phoenix, AZ. Kevin appeared as a guest on Jewish Voice Today with Jonathan Bernis to give his testimony about how he came to faith in Yeshua, and to talk about discipleship and daily devotion to God. Filmed before a live studio audience, the show originally aired the week of February 22, 2009.
The Messianic Torah Devotional, Perfect Word’s fifth book, published August 31, 2008.
In an emotional service on March 15, 2008, Kevin Geoffrey was ordained by Jonathan Bernis of Jewish Voice Ministries as a Messianic Jewish Teacher. The ordination followed Kevin’s 2006 licensing, which began the process of discipleship and confirming of God’s calling and ordination upon him as an Equipper of God’s people. The uniqueness of this ordination was due to the fact that Kevin and Jonathan share a close, long-term friendship outside the world of ministry, such that Jonathan’s judging of Kevin’s character and calling was sufficiently thorough.
The ordination ceremony was witnessed by Congregation Baruch HaShem, which is led by Kevin’s close friend and partner in ministry, Tim Hyslip. Among those participating in the laying on of hands were other Phoenix leaders in Jewish ministry who imparted prophetic words of encouragement and faith. It was an especially moving experience that Kevin was humbled and grateful to share with the family and friends he loves, admires and cherishes.
Pictured above, Jonathan Bernis lays hands on Kevin. At Kevin’s side is his soulmate and partner in life, his wife, Esther.
שלום, Shalom, my friend!
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Blessings in Yeshua,
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Founder and President, Perfect Word Ministries
In July 2007, we took a trip back east to the annual Messiah Conference in Grantham, PA–the largest annual Messianic Jewish conference in the world. This year, we had an exhibit in the cultural center to introduce the conference attendees to our ministry. Pictured right, our helper, Simone, is explaining about our various resources, which are displayed on the table.
Pictured above, Kevin is the small figure at the center of the photo (click to enlarge).
In addition to our exhibit, Kevin was invited to teach a message of vital importance to the health of the Messianic Jewish Movement, “The Gentile Believer in a Jewish Movement”. The auditorum was packed as Kevin ministered to about four-hundred conference attendees.
Finally, Kevin also led worship after the main evening service as well as played piano for the Saturday morning Torah service. Pictured left, Kevin is at the piano praising Adonai with his friends Sue Samuel, Mark Dayan, and Matt Davis.
The Geoffreys: (L-R) Hosea (1), Isaac (8), Esther, Josiah (3) and Kevin.
The Messianic Life: Being a Disciple of Messiah and it’s complementary Leader’s Guide, Perfect Word’s third and fourth books in 12 months, published June 21, 2007 and August 27, 2007, respectively.
The Messianic Mo’adiym Devotional, Perfect Word’s second book, published March 12, 2007.
