From broadcast studios, to conference halls, to subways, streets, and park benches... Rich Homeres and Bobbi Hamlyn have traveled across our country for years, meeting and interviewing people of all walks of life! With a heart for uniting people in the joy and oneness we have in Christ, they strive to share stories far and wide, to encourage, inform, and point listeners to our Savior.
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"I hated Christians. I thought it was a joke. They’re not real; they’re all hypocrites" - Joe Jacowitz, 6
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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 i…
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"We’re all murderers, adulterers…all the rest and I thought, wow, I’m in trouble!" - Joe Jacowitz, 5
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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...…
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"I was so filled with this desperate desire to know that my sins would be forgiven!”-Joe Jacowitz, 4
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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!…
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If there’s no Heaven or Hell, as the Rabbi told me, why am I here in this world?! - Joe Jacowitz, 3
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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.…
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I had 6 years of training in Hebrew school but they didn't teach us the Scriptures! - Joe Jacowitz, 2
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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 Ch…
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"I grew up right on the beach... in Coney Island, next to the Boardwalk...” - Joe Jacowitz, Part 1
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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…
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What's it like to live in a country where people are persecuted for practicing a different faith?
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Our guest is Sadaf from Pakistan. He’s a dear servant of the Lord who shares about some of the struggles and difficulties for Christians living in a suppressed land where they’re considered outcasts.By Rich Homeres and Bobbi Hamlyn
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"Predators know who to pick; they can tell...” - Finding strength and healing, Part 3
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We conclude our talk with a person who’s been deeply scarred from her childhood. She was sexually abused by not only her father, but, as we’ll hear, in one of the most unlikely places where we take our children! But God is always faithful, and she shares how He’s led her to ongoing growth and healing……
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"We were a perfect family on the outside, although hiding the truth underneath.” - Road to Reality, 2
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We’re continuing our talk with a woman who was sexually abused as a child, who shares her courageous story of survival and recovery from the scars of her abuse, by God’s Grace. (Portions of her story are somewhat graphic and may not be appropriate for younger listeners)By Rich Homeres and Bobbi Hamlyn
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"Abuse begets abuse until you have that courage to heal” - Surviving Abuse-One Woman's Journey, Pt 1
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We’re visiting with a person who shares her courageous story of growing up in a home where she was sexually abused as a child. Portions of her story are somewhat graphic and may not be appropriate for younger listeners. But, it’s an important message of what many households may be going through no matter where they live or their social or economic …
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If you keep reading the Bible and pray to God, He’ll reveal Himself to you. - Joe Jacowitz, Part 2
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We’re continuing our talk at a local café with Pastor Joe Jacowitz, president of First Love Ministries and pastor of Christ Bible Church in Pleasanton, CA. He shares the various ways that God speaks to all of mankind as we look at the topic, “Why the Bible?”By Rich Homeres and Bobbi Hamlyn
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"Success and happiness ultimately (are) not found in this world.”- Pastor Joe Jacowitz, Part 1
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We’re talking with Pastor Joe Jacowitz, the president of First Love Ministries, and the pastor of Christ Bible Church in Pleasanton, CA. We asked Pastor Joe to explain to those who are searching for truth why we as Christians look to the Bible for guidance and direction. They may say, “Why the Bible?”…
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"...A lot of 'religious' people in hell - they did not know the Lord Jesus Christ.” - Joe Jacowitz
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We’re talking with Bible teacher Pastor Joe Jacowitz about the difference between being “religious” and actually having a personal relationship with the Lord - and why that difference is of crucial importance! Pastor Joe is the president of FirstLove Ministries and the pastor of Christ Bible Church in Pleasanton, CA.…
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"So they started to come to the services, and talk to me, and things began to happen!” - Homer Tricules, 2
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We’re visiting with Rev. Homer Tricules, who the Lord used mightily to reach a mostly untouched group of people in our society that live in a community of their own. He ministered to the stable hands in the back areas of the racetracks in New Jersey. And, although he’s now home with the Lord, we want you to hear his amazing stories about his dilige…
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One place I never thought I would go to was what was called "The Devil's Den" - Homer Tricules, 1
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On this program, we want you to hear from a man of God who left his longtime pastorate at a church to answer a call to minister to a very unlikely group of people who are almost forgotten, behind the scenes. He was the chaplain to stablehands at various racetracks in New Jersey! He’s Rev. Homer Tricules. And, although he’s now enjoying his eternal …
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“You might not see end results, but don’t be discouraged as long as you are a link!” - Johan Schep, 4
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We’ve come to our concluding visit with Johan Schep from Holland who was living in Israel when we met him. In this episode, he presents an important life-provoking challenge! To hear it, tune-in to our podcast with him!By Rich Homeres and Bobbi Hamlyn
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To all of these American people that have so many Bibles in their homes - Use it! - Johan Schep, 3
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We’re continuing our visit with Johan Schep, a Hollander living in Israel. Listen to the amazing story of his life, searching for freedom---and finding it, and our most important purpose, in the desert and then the city in Israel!By Rich Homeres and Bobbi Hamlyn
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My own life was changed. My soul came to rest. I had room for other people - Johan Schep in Israel, 2
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We’re continuing our visit with Johan Schep, a Dutchman from Holland who found himself living in a little hut in the desert in Israel. Listen to his story of how he was searching for freedom, and made an important decision: “I started to follow the right boss - Jesus!”By Rich Homeres and Bobbi Hamlyn
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I always loved Jesus, but didn’t like to go to church & didn’t understand the cross. - Johan Schep, 1
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We’d like to introduce you to a charming Dutchman from Holland named Johan Schep. He shares his story of being an adventurous young man who felt caged in and needed to be set free!By Rich Homeres and Bobbi Hamlyn
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We want to make the name of Jesus known--make opportunities to give hearts to Him - Chamron Phal, 6
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On the last several programs, we've been hearing Pastor Chamron Phal share his heart-wrenching story of life and survival through the Killng Fields" of Cambodia in the late 1970s. Now on our concluding visit, Chamron shares how he's fulfilling his pledge to God to serve Him with his life!By Rich Homeres and Bobbi Hamlyn
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"Chamron, remember - you made the first covenant with Me in the ‘Killing Fields'" - Chamron Phal, 5
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We’re continuing with Pastor Chamron Phal’s story of his survival through the “Killing Fields” in Cambodia during the mid-1970's. Chamron tells of his escape to freedom in Thailand, & finally to the U.S.; & how he had made a vow to God when he was in the depths of terror and almost lost his life!By Rich Homeres and Bobbi Hamlyn
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Three years, eight months, & twenty days--I experienced a real hell on earth - Pastor Chamron, 4
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We’re continuing our visit with Pastor Chamron Phal. He’s been sharing his story of his survival through the “Killing Fields” in Cambodia during the mid-1970's, and talks here about his escape and challenging life in Thailand!By Rich Homeres and Bobbi Hamlyn
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"I prayed that God would blind the eyes of those guards so that they can't see me!"-Chamron Phal, 3
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We're continuing our visit with Pastor Chamron Phal, who's been sharing his incredible story of life and survival through the "Killing Fields" of Cambodia during the mid-1970s. He explained how life changed when the Communist Khmer Rouge soldiers marched into his village, and how the Lord had already been preparing him for the torturous trials that…
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“'Teach me a new way of life!'- 3 words: ‘save me Jesus!’ It forever changed me!”- Chamron Phal, 2
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We’re continuing our visit with Pastor Chamron Phal, who’s been sharing his incredible story of life and survival through the “Killing Fields” of Cambodia during the mid1970’s.By Rich Homeres and Bobbi Hamlyn
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"When the Communists took over Cambodia, like turned the world upside down!”- Pastor Chamron Phal, 1
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We had the privilege of meeting and interviewing a person who’s had an extraordinary life of severe challenges, followed by victory! He’s Pastor Chamron Phal. Hear him tell his story of how the simple words, “Save me Jesus!” helped him endure a terror that was soon to engulf his peaceful village in Cambodia.…
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It took a lot of suffering for Matthew to trust God! From the streets, to jail, to a life of freedom!
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To many, life in the inner-city can be extremely rough- the rising homeless population, crime rate, and substance abuse plague the community. Our guest came through this lifestyle, and shares how the Lord gave him a new lease on life! He’s Matthew Costa.By Rich Homeres and Bobbi Hamlyn
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"Adam & Eve-were they real?" - Ken Ham, author, speaker, and blogger on science and the Bible’s reliability
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We’re visiting with Australian biblical apologist Ken Ham, a dynamic speaker whose ministry, “Answers in Genesis,” also includes a highly acclaimed Creation Museum, and the Ark Encounter, a full-size replica of Noah’s Ark! He passionately explains with simplicity and clarity what “apologetics” is, and why it’s crucial for every Christian to study i…
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Twin master craftsmen leaning on the Master Creator when hired to build dreams! - Vargas Brothers
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Dan and Armando Vargas are our guests. Monaco's Grand Prix is a spectacular event in Europe! Just imagine if someone asked you to create a model layout of the raceway, which includes the entire city of Monaco in all of its grandeur! Sounds unlikely?! Well, not to Dan and Armando! Hear how they created it, and many other meticulous models, by leanin…
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When there were no Kurdish Christians, God spoke to Kirk: "I prepared you for such a time as this" - Kirk Legacy, Part 3
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In our concluding visit with Kirk Legacy, he shares how he and his wife Jane were called to serve God to the nomadic Kurdish people along the war-torn region of the Turkish - Iraqi border, and how the Lord had prepared yet another surprising life-changing event for them!By Rich Homeres and Bobbi Hamlyn
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"I was bedridden, had to inhale anti-fungal medication. In short, I was sick & I was dying” - Kirk Legacy, Part 2
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We’re continuing our visit with Kirk Legacy. Kirk has been used mightily of the Lord to minister to a nomadic people that had no nation to call their own. They are the Kurdish people along the border of Turkey, Iraq and Iran. But, before embarking on his missionary endeavors, Kirk was battling the dreadful disease of Cystic Fibrosis, lying in his h…
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"This is the air I breathe...” Kirk Legacy - Part 1
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Most of us take for granted the air we breathe. Not so for our guest Kirk Legacy, as he shares his story of growing up with Cystic Fibrosis. We met Kirk at a very unusual forum dedicated to 12 hours of continuous prayer and worship! It was held at Facebook (Meta) - on their main campus in California.…
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The good news of deliverance only makes sense once we see how we are enslaved to sin - Joe Jacowitz
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This is Holy or Passion Week. With us to talk about the significance of this week and the various observed days leading up to Resurrection Sunday is Pastor Joe Jacowitz. Pastor Joe is the president of First Love Ministries, and the pastor of Christ Bible Church in Pleasanton, CA.By Rich Homeres and Bobbi Hamlyn
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"We’re talking about living for this world-stuff that every believer has to face" - Patrick Hudson, 2
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We’re continuing our visit with Patrick Hudson. On our last program, he described how he was living a life of denial, walking in sin even as a Christian. Here he shares if and how overcoming this is possible, and how his life has changed!By Rich Homeres and Bobbi Hamlyn
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“Throughout my teenage years, I was in church...& missions; I was also in sin” - Patrick Hudson, 1
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Our guest on this program has a sobering testimony - he’s Patrick Hudson. Although he grew up in the church, he possessed an addiction that, sadly to say, allures many into a life of denial and sin. Hear how he went from not even knowing he was in trouble, to overcoming it, to helping others!By Rich Homeres and Bobbi Hamlyn
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"Here was the One they had been waiting for!" Who He is & what He did as revealed in John 1! - Joe Jacowitz
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Our topic is Jesus, the Messiah, and we’re talking with Pastor Joe Jacowitz, the president of First Love Ministries, and the pastor of Christ Bible Church in Pleasanton, CA. We’re looking at a few verses in the Bible book of John, Chapter 1, to find out what happened when Jesus came to John the Baptist as a young man!…
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"We will never cease to praise the Father, Son & Holy Spirit.” God's Love-Why so precious? Part 2
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We’re talking with Pastor Joe Jacowitz, the president of First Love Ministries, and the pastor of Christ Bible Church in Pleasanton, CA. We’re continuing our look at what the Bible has to say about God’s love, His most precious gift to His children-what makes it so precious to us?By Rich Homeres and Bobbi Hamlyn
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Some people believe that the only character trait God has is-He loves everybody! - Joe Jacowitz, 1
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We’re looking at the topic, “God’s Love,” with Bible teacher and pastor Joe Jacowitz. Pastor Jacowitz is the president of First Love Ministries, and the pastor of Christ Bible Church in Pleasanton, CA. We asked him to explain what the Bible has to say about God’s love for believers as well as non-believers - the world!…
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"Here on Mount Zion-just across the street there-a rare Roman coin was discovered!”- Brian Bush, 2
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On our concluding interview with Christian news correspondent Brian Bush, he shares how he’s delighted to be able to help listeners learn about what’s really happening there, particularly as a Christian person who has lived in Jerusalem for over 25 years!By Rich Homeres and Bobbi Hamlyn
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“The message of Christianity is being pushed out & there’s a rewriting of history...”-Brian Bush-1
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Brian Bush is our guest -- he’s a news and biblical correspondent in the Middle East who has lived in Jerusalem for over 25 years. He gives us a firsthand perspective of life in the Holy Lands.By Rich Homeres and Bobbi Hamlyn
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“There’re going to be a lot of religious people in hell-they did not know the Lord Jesus Christ.”
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We’re talking with Bible teacher Pastor Joe Jacowitz about the difference between being religious and actually having a personal relationship with the Lord. Pastor Joe is the president of FirstLove Ministries and the pastor of Christ Bible Church in Pleasanton, CA.By Rich Homeres and Bobbi Hamlyn
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"They run to Christ ... they fly to Christ, and they repent!” But how is one Saved? - Joe Jacowitz
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We’re talking with Pastor Joe Jacowitz, the president of First Love Ministries, and the pastor of Christ Bible Church in Pleasanton, CA. Our topic is vital! It’s life-saving! It’s salvation! Pastor Joe presents a clear biblical and practical description of salvation, and what it means for seekers and believers alike!…
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Many people (even many Christians), don’t know what the word, ’Gospel,’ means! - Joe Jacowitz
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We’re talking with Pastor Joe Jacowitz, the president of First Love Ministries, and the pastor of Christ Bible Church in Pleasanton, CA. Our topic is, clarifying the meaning of the word, "Gospel!"By Rich Homeres and Bobbi Hamlyn
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A guy in India dressed in Muslim garb says, ”I really want to know what this means!” - Leigh Prater
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Leigh Prater, our guest on our podcast, shares about serving the Lord as a dad with a house full of kids, a pastor ministering to a congregation, and a missionary visiting various countries throughout the world! He serves as an associate pastor at Beth-El Baptist Church in Morgan Hill, CA.By Rich Homeres and Bobbi Hamlyn
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”A Christian today has almost limitless ways to evangelize - to share the Gospel!” - Joe Jacowitz
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With us today is Pastor Joe Jacowitz, the president of First Love Ministries, and the pastor of Christ Bible Church in Pleasanton, CA. We’re talking with him about various ways that we as believers in Jesus Christ can share our faith, whether it be through our conversations with somebody... or seeing a sign like “Jesus Saves”!…
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”Revival is the work of the Holy Spirit which does just what the name says - it revives us...” - Pastor Joe Jacowitz
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We’re talking with Pastor Joe Jacowitz, the president and founder of First Love Ministries, and the pastor of Christ Bible Church in Pleasanton, CA. Our topic is Revival! And, during these times of social unrest and uncertainty, are we ripe for revival?By Rich Homeres and Bobbi Hamlyn
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”Many people don’t understand the true meaning of Christmas.” - Pastor Joe Jacowitz
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Christmas is a special time for many throughout the world. But, how and why is it celebrated? Her to help discover the true meaning of this holiday is Bible teacher Pastor Joe Jacowtiz, the president of FirstLove Ministries and pastor of Christ Bible Church in Pleasanton, CA.By Rich Homeres and Bobbi Hamlyn
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“Preach the Gospel out in the streets in hopes that God would save some.”- Former Pro-Fighter
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We’re visiting with Adam Albright, who shares how he’s taking the Gospel out into the highways and byways of life-literally! He has an interesting background as a former professional cage fighter - now, he’s fighting for the Lord!By Rich Homeres and Bobbi Hamlyn
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”We will never cease to worship, and honor, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit...” - God’s Love, Part 2
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We’re talking with Pastor Joe Jacowitz, the president of First Love Ministries, and the pastor of Christ Bible Church in Pleasanton, CA. We’re continuing our look at what the Bible has to say about God’s love, and His most precious gift to His children!By Rich Homeres and Bobbi Hamlyn
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“Some people believe that the only attribute or character trait that God has is His love. The only love that God has, they say, is that He loves everybody...”
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We’re looking at the topic “God’s Love” with Bible Teacher and Pastor, Joe Jacowitz. Pastor Jacowitz is the president of First Love Ministries, and the pastor of Christ Bible Church in Pleasanton, CA.By Rich Homeres and Bobbi Hamlyn
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Thanksgiving is a constant way of thinking about & worshiping God every single day - Joe Jacowitz
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To help us to reflect upon Thanksgiving, particularly as children of God, we’ve called upon the great communicator and Bible teacher, Pastor Joe Jacowitz of Christ Bible Church in Pleasanton, CA, to share his thoughts with us!By Rich Homeres and Bobbi Hamlyn
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