Many believers today are waking up to something they never heard much about in church: God’s appointed times.

In our God’s Appointed Times series, we’ve been looking at the biblical feasts and how they point to Jesus—His first coming, His return, and His Kingdom. Some people have asked:

“If I want to remember these days and honor what they point to…

how do I even know when they are each year?”

This blog is a simple answer to that question.

1. First: A Very Important Reminder

As One Body in Christ United, we want to say this clearly:

These feasts are not required for salvation.

We are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ alone.

You are not “more saved” if you mark these days, and you are not “less saved” if you don’t.

We study and remember the feasts because they help us:

• Understand the cross and the resurrection more deeply

• Take repentance and holiness seriously

• Live awake and ready for Jesus’ return

If you choose to mark any of these days, let it be out of love, gratitude, and desire to know Him more—never out of fear, pressure, or trying to earn something from God.

2. Why the Feast Dates Change Every Year

One reason people get confused is because the feasts don’t land on the same modern calendar dates every year.

That’s because:

• The biblical feasts follow the Hebrew calendar

• Our regular calendar is the Gregorian calendar

So a feast like Passover might fall in late March one year and in April the next.
That’s normal—it’s just two different calendar systems.

The good news is: you don’t have to do all that math yourself.
There are simple tools that show the feast dates for each year.

3. Simple Ways to Find the Feast Dates Each Year

Here are a few easy options you can share with your family or small group.

A. Use an online Hebrew calendar

You can search for a “Hebrew calendar” in your browser.
These kinds of sites will show you:

• When Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, and Pentecost happen in the spring

• When Trumpets, Day of Atonement, and Tabernacles happen in the fall

Just choose the year you want and look for the main feasts (sometimes under “Jewish holidays”).

You don’t have to agree with everything on the websites.
You’re simply looking at the dates so you know when those days fall.

B. Search “Jewish holidays [year]”

Another easy way is to simply type:

• “Jewish holidays 2026”

• “Biblical feast dates 2026”

into a search bar.

You’ll usually see a list with:

• Passover (Pesach)

• Shavuot (Pentecost/Feast of Weeks)

• Rosh Hashanah (often connected with Trumpets)

• Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)

• Sukkot (Tabernacles/Booths)

You can compare 2–3 sites if you want to feel confident about the dates.

C. Use a Hebrew / Jewish calendar app

If you like having it on your phone, you can go to your app store and search:

• “Hebrew calendar”

• “Jewish calendar”

Many of these apps will:

• Highlight feast days

• Send notifications when a feast is coming up

• Show both the Hebrew date and the date on your regular calendar

Again, you don’t have to use everything in the app.
You’re just using it as a tool to see when the appointed times fall.

4. How to Use the Dates Without Becoming Legalistic

Once you know when the feasts fall, what do you do with that information?

Here are a few simple, grace-filled ideas:

• Passover / Unleavened Bread

  • Have a simple meal at home where you read about the cross and thank Jesus as your Passover Lamb.

  • Ask the Holy Spirit to show you any “leaven” (sin or compromise) He wants to clean out.

• Firstfruits

  • Take time that week to thank God for Jesus’ resurrection.

  • Give God a “first” that week—time, obedience, or a special offering.

• Pentecost

  • Read Acts 2 as a family or group.

  • Pray for a fresh filling of the Holy Spirit and for a harvest of souls.

• Trumpets

  • Take time to examine your heart.

  • Ask, “Lord, where am I spiritually sleepy?”

• Day of Atonement

  • Set aside time (maybe with fasting if you’re able) for deep repentance and prayer for others to be saved.

• Tabernacles

  • Eat a meal outside if you can (porch, backyard, park).

  • Talk about how this world is temporary and our true home is with the Lord forever.

You don’t have to copy Israel’s traditions exactly.
Let the Holy Spirit lead you in simple, Christ-centered ways to remember what these days point to.

5. Final Encouragement

If you feel drawn to learn about God’s appointed times and even mark them in some way, don’t be afraid—but also don’t feel pressured.

• You are not more saved if you do this.
• You are not less saved if you don’t.
• Jesus Himself is your salvation.

These feasts are like road signs on God’s timeline:

• In the Spring, they point to what Jesus has already done.

• In the Fall, they point to what He is going to do when He returns.

If this calendar helps you keep your eyes on the Lamb, the Cross, the Resurrection, the Holy Spirit, repentance, and the coming Kingdom, then use it as a tool.

If it ever becomes heavy, confusing, or condemning, step back and remember:

“Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”

— Jesus