Fr James Bernstein Teaching Archive

Orthodox Christian Teaching

A convert to Jesus Christ from Judaism, Fr. James was a teenage chess champion whose dramatic conversion experience at the age of 16 led him to the Christ, and is also one of the founders of ‘Jews For Jesus’. His journey led him directly to the Orthodox Christian faith, and his journey is recounted in his book ‘Surprised By Christ’, the story of a man searching for the truth and unable to rest until he finds it. Fr James has served as presbyter at St Paul Church in Brier, WA.

  1. 24 Apr

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  2. 24 Apr

    1. The Jewish Roots of Orthodox Christian Worship

    ​A HOMILY of Fr James Bernstein at St Elijah Antiochian Orthodox Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ​JEWS FOR JESUS co-founder James Bernstein speaks on ‘The Roots of Jewish Christian Worship’. Fr James was a key figure, leaving New York with Moishe Rosen for the San Fransisco Bay area in 1970, to start a new mission outreach for Jews. James had a jacket embroidered with ‘Jews for Jesus’ and this is where Moishe obtained the iconic name. A number of the early co-founders started to educate themselves on Christian history and the early Church. In time, they left the Protestant Messianic movement to be joined to the Holy Orthodox Church, where he found the majority of all Judaic roots of Christian worship still alive and being practised today in Orthodox Christian worship. ​1. TO SUPPORT this Orthodox Christian ministry and the digitisation of our many cassette-tapes for new podcasts, please visit us at the BUY ME A COFFEE support platform:​​http://buymeacoffee.com/octeaching ​2. TO FIND THE TITLES AND LINKS for all our podcasts, please visit our podcast directory. Just search for ‘Orthodox Christian Teaching Podcast Directory’ in the Apple Podcasts app or in the podcasts section of the Spotify app OR search for ‘Orthodox Christian Teaching’ in the Apple Podcasts app or the Spotify app, ​3. DIRECT LINKS to the ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN TEACHING PODCAST DIRECTORY: ​On the APPLE PODCASTS app:​https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/orthodox-christian-teaching-podcast-directory/id1680765527 ​On the SPOTIFY app:​https://open.spotify.com/show/1ALQ9YkJ0hhZ20GGZv7MH9?si=hVv_aqKtSrypyTLr1YZQIQ​​​​

    1hr 20min
  3. 24 Apr

    2. Love and Service in the Christian Life

    ​A HOMILY of Fr James Bernstein at St Elijah Antiochian Orthodox Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma JEWS FOR JESUS co-founder James Bernstein speaks on ‘The Roots of Jewish Christian Worship’. Fr James was a key figure, leaving New York with Moishe Rosen for the San Fransisco Bay area in 1970, to start a new mission outreach for Jews. James had a jacket embroidered with ‘Jews for Jesus’ and this is where Moishe obtained the iconic name. A number of the early co-founders started to educate themselves on Christian history and the early Church. In time, they left the Protestant Messianic movement to be joined to the Holy Orthodox Church, where he found the majority of all Judaic roots of Christian worship still alive and being practised today in Orthodox Christian worship. ​1. TO SUPPORT this Orthodox Christian ministry and the digitisation of our many cassette-tapes for new podcasts, please visit us at the BUY ME A COFFEE support platform:​​http://buymeacoffee.com/octeaching ​2. TO FIND THE TITLES AND LINKS for all our podcasts, please visit our podcast directory. Just search for ‘Orthodox Christian Teaching Podcast Directory’ in the Apple Podcasts app or in the podcasts section of the Spotify app OR search for ‘Orthodox Christian Teaching’ in the Apple Podcasts app or the Spotify app, ​3. DIRECT LINKS to the ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN TEACHING PODCAST DIRECTORY: ​On the APPLE PODCASTS app:​https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/orthodox-christian-teaching-podcast-directory/id1680765527 ​On the SPOTIFY app:​https://open.spotify.com/show/1ALQ9YkJ0hhZ20GGZv7MH9?si=hVv_aqKtSrypyTLr1YZQIQ​​​​

    1hr 31min
  4. 22/05/2024

    3. Worship in the Orthodox Church.

    ​JEWS FOR JESUS co-founder James Bernstein speaks on ‘The Roots of Jewish Christian Worship’. Fr James was a key figure, leaving New York with Moishe Rosen for the San Fransisco Bay area in 1970, to start a new mission outreach for Jews. James had a jacket embroidered with ‘Jews for Jesus’ and this is where Moishe obtained the iconic name. A number of the early co-founders started to educate themselves on Christian history and the early Church. In time, they left the Protestant Messianic movement to be joined to the Holy Orthodox Church, where he found the majority of all Judaic roots of Christian worship still alive and being practised today in Orthodox Christian worship. ​1. TO SUPPORT this Orthodox Christian ministry and the digitisation of our many cassette-tapes for new podcasts, please visit us at the BUY ME A COFFEE support platform:​​http://buymeacoffee.com/octeaching ​2. TO FIND THE TITLES AND LINKS for all our podcasts, please visit our podcast directory. Just search for ‘Orthodox Christian Teaching Podcast Directory’ in the Apple Podcasts app or in the podcasts section of the Spotify app OR search for ‘Orthodox Christian Teaching’ in the Apple Podcasts app or the Spotify app, ​3. DIRECT LINKS to the ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN TEACHING PODCAST DIRECTORY: ​On the APPLE PODCASTS app:​https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/orthodox-christian-teaching-podcast-directory/id1680765527 ​On the SPOTIFY app:​https://open.spotify.com/show/1ALQ9YkJ0hhZ20GGZv7MH9?si=hVv_aqKtSrypyTLr1YZQIQ​​​

    2 min
  5. 22/05/2024

    4. Prayer in Worship and Daily Life

    ​JEWS FOR JESUS co-founder James Bernstein speaks on ‘The Roots of Jewish Christian Worship’. Fr James was a key figure, leaving New York with Moishe Rosen for the San Fransisco Bay area in 1970, to start a new mission outreach for Jews. James had a jacket embroidered with ‘Jews for Jesus’ and this is where Moishe obtained the iconic name. A number of the early co-founders started to educate themselves on Christian history and the early Church. In time, they left the Protestant Messianic movement to be joined to the Holy Orthodox Church, where he found the majority of all Judaic roots of Christian worship still alive and being practised today in Orthodox Christian worship. ​1. TO SUPPORT this Orthodox Christian ministry and the digitisation of our many cassette-tapes for new podcasts, please visit us at the BUY ME A COFFEE support platform:​​http://buymeacoffee.com/octeaching ​2. TO FIND THE TITLES AND LINKS for all our podcasts, please visit our podcast directory. Just search for ‘Orthodox Christian Teaching Podcast Directory’ in the Apple Podcasts app or in the podcasts section of the Spotify app OR search for ‘Orthodox Christian Teaching’ in the Apple Podcasts app or the Spotify app, ​3. DIRECT LINKS to the ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN TEACHING PODCAST DIRECTORY: ​On the APPLE PODCASTS app:​https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/orthodox-christian-teaching-podcast-directory/id1680765527 ​On the SPOTIFY app:​https://open.spotify.com/show/1ALQ9YkJ0hhZ20GGZv7MH9?si=hVv_aqKtSrypyTLr1YZQIQ​​​

    2 min
  6. 22/05/2024

    5. Communal Prayer in the Orthodox Chyrch

    ​JEWS FOR JESUS co-founder James Bernstein speaks on ‘The Roots of Jewish Christian Worship’. Fr James was a key figure, leaving New York with Moishe Rosen for the San Fransisco Bay area in 1970, to start a new mission outreach for Jews. James had a jacket embroidered with ‘Jews for Jesus’ and this is where Moishe obtained the iconic name. A number of the early co-founders started to educate themselves on Christian history and the early Church. In time, they left the Protestant Messianic movement to be joined to the Holy Orthodox Church, where he found the majority of all Judaic roots of Christian worship still alive and being practised today in Orthodox Christian worship. ​1. TO SUPPORT this Orthodox Christian ministry and the digitisation of our many cassette-tapes for new podcasts, please visit us at the BUY ME A COFFEE support platform:​​http://buymeacoffee.com/octeaching ​2. TO FIND THE TITLES AND LINKS for all our podcasts, please visit our podcast directory. Just search for ‘Orthodox Christian Teaching Podcast Directory’ in the Apple Podcasts app or in the podcasts section of the Spotify app OR search for ‘Orthodox Christian Teaching’ in the Apple Podcasts app or the Spotify app, ​3. DIRECT LINKS to the ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN TEACHING PODCAST DIRECTORY: ​On the APPLE PODCASTS app:​https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/orthodox-christian-teaching-podcast-directory/id1680765527 ​On the SPOTIFY app:​https://open.spotify.com/show/1ALQ9YkJ0hhZ20GGZv7MH9?si=hVv_aqKtSrypyTLr1YZQIQ​​​

    2 min

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A convert to Jesus Christ from Judaism, Fr. James was a teenage chess champion whose dramatic conversion experience at the age of 16 led him to the Christ, and is also one of the founders of ‘Jews For Jesus’. His journey led him directly to the Orthodox Christian faith, and his journey is recounted in his book ‘Surprised By Christ’, the story of a man searching for the truth and unable to rest until he finds it. Fr James has served as presbyter at St Paul Church in Brier, WA.