Connections with Rich and Bobbi

From God’s perspective, is Thanksgiving the fourth Thursday of every November?- Pastor Joe Jacowitz

To help us to reflect on Thanksgiving, particularly as children of God, we've called upon a dynamic communicator and Bible teacher, Pastor Joe Jacowitz of Christ Bible Church in Pleasanton, CA, to share his thoughts with us. We sat down with him at a local café…

I had this deep longing to teach the Word of God in such a way to feed the sheep! - Joe Jacowitz, 9

We’re continuing our visit with Joe Jacowitz, who grew up as a Jew and was on his way to becoming a Rabbi. His life took a dramatic turn while he was in the marines and he became a Christian! He instead felt called into the Christian ministry and became a pastor! This is where we’ll pick up his dramatic story...

You think you’re a Christian? But the Bible says, "by their fruits you will know them"! - Pastor Joe, 8

Well, again we’re continuing to listen-in on the adventure of Pastor Joe Jacowitz’s life-changing story as he shares it as only he can! If you’ve missed any part of it, or would like to listen again, they’re all posted on our website at connectionswithrichandbobbi.com. So, now let’s jump in where we left off!

How the reconciling grace of Christ reconciles us to God AND to one another! - Joe Jacowitz, Part 7

We’re again continuing to visit with Pastor Joe Jacowitz. He’s been sharing how God changed his life as a Jew growing up in Brooklyn, NY, as he joined the Marines, moved up the ranks to become a sergeant, and then, surprisingly, found his true Messiah, Jesus, and became a totally "new creature in Christ"!

"I hated Christians. I thought it was a joke. They’re not real; they’re all hypocrites" - Joe Jacowitz, 6

Joe Jacowitz has been sharing his incredible story of how God changed his Jewish heart, as a Marine Sergeant, while being witnessed to by a private named Bob! Bob was sharing from the Scriptures that Jesus was the true Messiah, who can bring us forgiveness! But Joe had his doubts because of his past, particularly after having persecuted a soldier in his platoon named Metcalf...

"We’re all murderers, adulterers…all the rest and I thought, wow, I’m in trouble!" - Joe Jacowitz, 5

We’re continuing to hear from Joe Jacowitz as he shares his testimony of how the Lord changed his heart as a Jew to follow Jesus. We left off when Joe was in the Marines, & a young Christian named Bob was showing him about the Messiah in Joe’s own Jewish Bible! But Joe wanted to hear what his Rabbi thought of it. So off they went to ask him...

"I was so filled with this desperate desire to know that my sins would be forgiven!”-Joe Jacowitz, 4

We’re continuing with our visit with Joe Jacowitz as he shares his compelling  testimony of how a Jewish boy from Brooklyn joined the Marines, and through various circumstances, found himself in a quandary regarding his relationship with God. We left off with Joe madly driving away from the base, desperately lamenting before the Lord!

If there’s no Heaven or Hell, as the Rabbi told me, why am I here in this world?! - Joe Jacowitz, 3

We’re continuing with the testimony of Joe Jacowitz, as he shares his earth-shattering experience of how God revealed to him that Jesus is the Messiah and that eternal life comes only through Him! Joe, who grew up as a Jew, is currently the pastor of Christ Bible Church and president of First Love Ministries.

I had 6 years of training in Hebrew school but they didn't teach us the Scriptures! - Joe Jacowitz, 2

So how does the Lord grab ahold of the attention of an intense young Jewish Marine who’s been studying to become a Rabbi, and shake up his faith with one question?! Joe Jacowitz continues his fascinating story of how God turned his spiritual journey upside down, leading him to become pastor of Christ Bible Church and founder and president of the Christian outreach, FirstLove Ministries!   

"I grew up right on the beach... in Coney Island, next to the Boardwalk...” - Joe Jacowitz, Part 1

Today we begin an extraordinary story of a young Brooklyn Jewish boy who grew up right next to the boardwalk on Coney Island, in NY. Grown now, he recounts his journey from wanting to be a Rabbi, to the Lord changing his heart to follow Yeshua-Jesus-as his Lord and Savior! He’s Pastor Joe Jacowitz, the president and founder of First Love Ministries, and the pastor of Christ Bible Church.