Journey Community Church La Mesa, California

Message Summary: Ephesians 2:11-22 explores how God brought peace and reconciliation, to both Jew and Gentile, through what Jesus did on the cross. Through this passage, we contemplate what it was like to be excluded, appreciate what Jesus did for us by being and bringing peace, and participate in the work of reconciliation as part of God’s family. (Reconciliation = to bring together, the process of making consistent or compatible) Rabbi Barney Kasdan leads the Kehilat Ariel Messianic Synagogue here in San Diego and speaks frequently in various venues with the hope of helping the Jewish and Christian communities to better understand each other. This weekend he will give a message on Ephesians 2 about how Jews and Gentiles are connected together in Yeshua/Jesus. He has written numerous articles on Messianic Judaism as well as popular books. And as Ed says, “He’s an awesome surfer!" Bio: Rabbi Barney Kasdan was born and raised in Southern California and brought up in a secular Jewish family. In his college