From the President
The Chosen People | JULY 2019 3
Dear friend,
Shalom in His goodness.
I hope you will enjoy this
special edition of The Chosen
People, commemorating our
125th year of ministry to the
Jewish people!
Dr. Mitch Glaser
A Vision for our 125th Year
This year is our 125th anniversary and we, at Chosen People
Ministries, have been thinking about this special milestone
for some time. In many different ways, including events,
booklets, and evangelistic campaigns, we are celebrating His
faithfulness and thinking about the multiple thousands of
Jews and Gentiles who will be in heaven because God led
Leopold Cohn to begin this ministry. What a privilege to be
part of this ongoing work of God!
I would like to share with you several values, priorities,
and biblical principles that I believe have carried us for 125
years and are some of the reasons why God has blessed our
ministry.
It goes without saying that what matters most to us is our
relationship to God, through Yeshua (Jesus) the Messiah, and
living our lives in the power of the Holy Spirit. This relationship
is our primary calling and the foundation for all we do with
our lives, both personally and professionally. So, understanding
that the Lord is our all in all, then what is it that we really value?
The Word of God
We value the Bible—it informs all we do! We take the
Scriptures as literally as possible, and by His grace, try and
conform our lives to the Bible. We study the Word of God,
preach its truths, and encourage others to meditate and feast
on the Word of God—both the Old and New Testaments. We
submit our ideas of right and wrong, personal and professional
goals, strategies for life, work, and family to the word of the
Holy One found in the Bible! According to our doctrinal
statement, we believe the Bible to be inerrant in its original
autographs, and though this understanding has often been
challenged during the past 125 years, by His grace, we as a
ministry have never wavered—it is my prayer that we never do!
Witness
We believe that we exist to make disciples of all people, to the
Jew first and also to the Gentile. In order to do this we must
take up the mantle of gospel proclamation, letting family,
friends, and community know that in Yeshua, and through
His perfect life, death, and resurrection, new and everlasting
life is available by putting our faith in Him. This message
is still simple, unchanging, and as powerful today as it was
when Jesus walked the earth and when the Apostle Paul
wrote Romans 1:16: “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for
it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to
the Jew first and also to the Greek.” This principle has driven
our ministry for 125 years, and, assuming we remain faithful
to it, I believe the Lord will continue to bless our global ministry
for many years to come—until we see Him face to face!
The Church and Messianic Community
We are committed to community in the Messiah, whether
expressed through a local church, Messianic congregation,
small group, or any other expression that is the most viable
for the location and people who love the Lord and one
another. We do not choose between structures but rather
affirm all efforts to create a wholesome, biblical, Jesuscentered
fellowship where adults and children can grow in
their faith. Like Yeshua, we love the ekklesia, the community
of those called out to serve the Lord. We hope to work with
fellow believers, local churches and congregations, and with
all who want to advance His kingdom. We enjoy and need
the fellowship and partnership we have in the gospel with
our brothers and sisters. We have encouraged the family of
God to join together for worship, fellowship, and service in
the same way we have since 1894, and we will continue to do
so until the Lord gathers us to Himself.
Family
Since 1894, Chosen People Ministries has valued families.
We have created fellowship groups for families of all ages.
We started camps, Shabbat and Sunday schools, and holiday
celebrations so that husbands and wives, and adults and
children, can worship the Lord together. We have always
been an intergenerational ministry and plan to continue this
focus until the Lord returns. We hope to encourage good
and wholesome family life among our staff and those whom
we serve.
Israel
We love Israel! We support the nation and the Jewish people
in any way we can. We speak in churches encouraging
Christians to pray for the peace of Jerusalem, visit the Holy
Land on our Bible tours, and join our volunteer mission
teams to share the good news of Messiah with Israelis. We
Opposite page: Prayer at the Western Wall in Jerusalem
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