Christianity's Jewish Roots

Pat & Gordon Robertson Teach on The Passover Meal

By The 700 Club
The evening meal is called the Passover Seder, which in Hebrew simply means “order,” indicating that there is an order to the way in which the meal is eaten.

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By Gordon Robertson
The 700 Club
"What is unique about Christianity among the Jewish groups is that they had their Messianic expectation focused on a single person -- Jesus."

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Gordon Robertson Teaches on Blowing the Shofar

The 700 Club
Gordon teaches on the spiritual significance of the blowing of the Shofar and what Rosh Hashanah and the Fall Jewish Festivals mean to Christians today.

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The Director of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews explains why the Jewish festivals are important to both Jewish and Christian believers.

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