Connections with Rich and Bobbi

“I’ve always loved Jesus, but I didn’t like church and I didn’t understand the cross” Johan Schep, Part 1

We’d like to introduce you to a Dutchman from Holland named Johan Schep. He shares the story of himself as an adventurous young man who felt caged in and needed to be set free... 

"The very first thing I responded with was a very profound, silent, prayer-HELP!” Joe Jacowitz, Part 10

We’ve come to our concluding episode of our visit with Pastor Joe Jacowitz and his thrilling story. We left off where Joe and his wife were attending the orthodox Jewish wedding of his niece. Next day at the Rabbi’s dinner, all eyes were on him as several rabbis and other Jewish leaders confronted Joe as a Jew who had become a Christian! - “Why have you left us?!”

I had a longing to preach & teach the Word of God in a way that would feed the sheep! Joe Jacowitz, Part 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, Part 8

Well, again we’re continuing to listen in on the adventure of 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!

 

"I had not known how the grace of Christ reconciles us to God AND to one another” Joe Jacowitz, Part 7

We’re again continuing to visit with 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 more than anything! I thought it's fake; they’re all hypocrites.” Joe Jacowitz, Part 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, who was sharing from the Scriptures that Jesus was the true Messiah. 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! I thought, ‘Wow, I’m in trouble!’” Joe Jacowitz, Part 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, and a young Christian named Bob was showing him about the Messiah in Joe’s own Bible! But Joe wanted more proof and asked Bob to go with him to visit the Rabbi. So off they went....

“I was filled with this desperate desire to know...I would be in heaven when I die” Joe Jacowitz, Part 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 said, what’s the purpose of life?!” Joe Jacowitz, Part 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 years of training in Hebrew school, but they did not teach us the Scriptures!” Joe Jacowitz, Part 2

So how does the Lord grab a hold 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, First Love Ministries!