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Child’s Shocking Image Becomes Face of Syria’s Disastrous War; Brother Dies from Air Strike Injuries
By Jeremy Reynalds
DAMASCUS (ANS-August 21, 2016) -- It’s a video image that is touching hearts and minds around the world, one that refocuses attention on the Syrian civil war. Gary Lane of CBN News reported that rescuers pulled 5-year-old Omran Daqneesh from the rubble of his bombed out apartment building in Aleppo.
The images were captured by Aleppo Media Center, a group that has documented human rights atrocities committed by the Assad regime. They included the continued use of cluster bombs and chemical weapons despite President Barack Obama’s drawing of a red-line against their use three years ago.
Injured and in shock as a result of a Syrian government air strike, the boy wipes his brow and discovers that he is bleeding.
Under threat of U.S. air strikes, the Syrian government backed down and said it would either turn over, or destroy its chemi-
peace talks in Geneva
CNN by Kareem Khadder and Ralph Ellis reported that Ali Daqneesh, the 10 year old brother of Omran Daqneesh, nter) died Media Ce o p p le A ( aqneesh Saturday. Omran D center on one major issue: That’s according to cal weapons stockpile. Al- President Assad and his Yousef Saddiq, the directhough evidence suggests government being forced tor of the Aleppo Media the government is still usCenter. from power. ing the weapons, the U.S. has taken no action to stop Many people in Damascus Ali succumbed in an and, CBN said, Christians Aleppo field hospital the regime. included say they want from injuries sustained CBN said that fighting in the Wednesday air has intensified in Aleppo, Bashar Al Assad to stay. strike, Saddiq said. Syria’s second largest city But the opposition negowhere the government tiators meeting in Geneva “He was in critical conwants a victory against an- say there won’t be peace dition for the past three days and passed away ti-regime rebels. A major until he goes. win may lead to an end of That may cause the war to this morning,” CNN reported Saddiq said. “His the five-and-a half year old drag on for many monthsmother is still receiving war, and the suffering of -and maybe even years to medical care because she millions like little Omran. come. is also in critical condiBut on-again, off again Meanwhile, a story on tion.”
Illegal Gangster Immigrant loses legs but finds Jesus
for the metal stairs but the speed of the train pulled me,” Juan recounts. He couldn’t get his feet to land where they should.
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which provided them a meal and clean clothes. They jumped back on the Juan Cruz train at 7:25 a.m., as a man yelled at them to get off. Alvaro told his brother, so Halfway through the Camp they jumped off and conPendleton Marine base, the sidered a place to hide. train suddenly stopped. But they looked around, Juan looked through the door and saw immigration agents coming, so they jumped off and ran to the beach. There were officers waiting at the beach.
didn’t see any immigration officers, and after a few minutes the train abruptly started moving again.
“I was hanging and my feet were flying in the air. I couldn’t stand the movement and I let go. My body came down and the train sucked me in. The train sucked my legs into the wheels and smashed them totally.” After he witnessed Juan fall beneath the train, Alvaro jumped off himself, rolled, hit his head, but didn’t break any bones.
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Jesus is Lord! er and attempted to pull him away from the tracks. The accident happened behind a Price Club warehouse (now Costco), next to a nursery. Ken, one of the owners of Seaside Growers Nursery, heard the screams and came running. He immediately saw the young immigrant bleeding to death. The Vietnam vet acted quickly, grabbed some wire and sticks and made a tourniquet to stop the bleeding. He stayed until paramedics and police came. With the massive loss of blood, Juan started to feel strange. “Alvaro,” he called out weakly, “tell mother I was sorry for being a mean person and ask her to forgive me for everything. Tell my brothers and sisters I’m sorry I was mean with them. Tell them I love them. I’m sorry because I’m going to go.”
The two brothers began to argue about whether they When he saw his broth“I hid in a big should stay for the night er’s legs had been severed by the massive wheels, he bush,” Juan says. or leave right away. didn’t know what to do. “I When they thought it “We better leave right was bleeding badly. I had was safe, Juan and his now,” Juan said. “What no legs. They were gone,” brother headed back to- if we get caught again? I Juan says. Alvaro grabbed his brothward the train. “There don’t want to risk it.” was an officer watching Finally Alvaro relented, Alvaro grabbed his broth- Continuation on page: 2 us with binoculars. He but the train had picked got in his truck and came But on April 5, 1990, they down to try to catch us.” up speed. “We ran as fast as we could to jump and made a successful crossing and decided they would The train started to grab a side ladder, but it is catch a freight train head- move, but they were able hard to run on the rocks. I to jump on. After a few was always looking to see ed to Los Angeles. miles, the train stopped where I could grab a side They got off the train in again in Capistrano stair,” Juan recalls. Oceanside and found their Beach. “They are trying way to a Christian mis- to set us up to catch us,” Alvaro leaped first and was able to get on. “I jumped The accident happened along this section of tracks sion near the train station, When they made it to Tijuana, they slept in an abandoned car in a junkyard on Avenida Revolución. They made several attempts to get across the border, but failed. “We were caught by immigration many times and put back,” he recounts.
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Jesus always brought out the element of judgement in His teachings. (Matt 7:2; John 5:22; John 9:39; John 16:8-11.) Judgement is a sign of the love of God, as we shall see. In John chapter 6 after the great multitudes were fed in a miraculous manner, Jesus retired from their presence. After walking on the water through the storm to the disciples’ ship, he was confronted by a mixed multitude of people (Scribes, Pharisees, other people) who had crossed over the Sea of Galilee the following morning. They questioned Him and He replied that they sought Him not for the sake of the miracles, but because of the food which they had eaten and which had filled them. John 6:26. He instructed them to work not for the things
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which perish, but for those things which would endure to ev- Jesus then erlasting life. They asked, makes a very profound What should they do? statement in verse 35. Let’s look at that verse in Jesus replied that the work two parts which are sepathey should do was to rated by a semicolon. “believe on Him whom God had sent” – Jesus. Part one: “I am the bread This was the work of God. of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger;” The people then asked for a sign, citing the fact Part two: “and he that bethat Moses had given lieveth on me shall never their forefathers bread thirst.” in the desert. Jesus corrected them, stating that In part one above, Jesus is it was God, not Moses, speaking of Himself as bewho provided that bread ing there on the earth with from heaven, and that them, where people can God has provided the true see Him visually – with bread – Jesus, who came their earthly eyes. Verse from heaven and gives life 36 affirms this: “But I say to the world. John 6:33 unto you that you have seen Me, and believe not.” Now, friends, we have God, not Moses, gave not strayed from our sub- bread, but you have seen ject of judgement: we are me multiply bread and do setting the foundation all manner of signs and of our understanding. you still refuse to believe. You still follow me from Please remember that the sensual motives. people were still understanding Him as speak- So, in the first part of verse ing of temporal food. 35 above, He is speaking
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Isaiah 57:15 (NKJV) For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits eternity, Whose Name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, with him who has a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Throughout history, God has called the humble. The unlikely. The ones who were broken…and those who had failed. Many people failed while serving the Lord and He restored their life and ministry and gave them a better end than they ever hoped for. Ask me how I know…
You might be wondering what God can do with a life like yours. You might have the feeling that your best days are over and that you will never be able to accomplish much because of the broken road you have traveled. You might have stopped thinking about success and finishing well in this life a long time ago—figuring God doesn’t use people who have done the things you’ve done.
When Jesus called His disciples, He chose common, ordinary men…not necessarily poor materially, but definitely poor in spirit. Someone who was too proud wouldn’t have been willing to follow Jesus—so He chose the humble. Jesus preached the importance of serving others and on many occasions, He portrayed a servant.
Maybe the thought of being ‘called’ by God is frightening to you. Maybe it’s something you’ve never considered could happen to you. You might feel like you wouldn’t know the first thing about serving God, if He did call you. Possibly you would be afraid of failing, if you tried.
God loves those who are empty and at the end of themselves. His specialty is revival—breathing the breath of life into those who are all but dead. If He was able to raise the dead, He can surely raise ‘you’. If your heart has been hurt to the point of being broken—He can heal it. He made man and woman out of the dust of the ground— He has the ability to make a broken heart brand new.
being the bread of life which came down from heaven, and that they should partake of his flesh and blood. They strove among themselves to understand this, but limited It is this: if you believe on their ability to do so beJesus Christ, you will nev- cause of their unbelief. er thirst because you will have rivers of “living wa- In verse 63, he states, “It ter” flowing out of your is the Spirit that quickens; innermost being. John the flesh profits nothing; 7:37-39. This of course is the words that I speak speaking of the abundant unto you, they are life.” fullness of the Holy Spirit who will dwell within you Three times in previous and will meet every need verses Christ claimed to and solve every problem. be sent from heaven. Six Matt. 17:20; Mark 9:23; times men are promised John 12:14-17; many other everlasting life if they will meet certain conditions scriptures. and believe on Him. He will dwell within you and will meet every need Please note that eating and and solve every problem! drinking here is used figThis is speaking of Spiritual uratively of partaking and matters, not sensual, bodi- enjoying the benefits of Christ’s death. We partake ly things. by faith because God gives Look at verses 37-40: Je- these benefits on the basis sus says come in faith, re- of what Christ did for us penting, come to me with at, and on, the cross. a whole heart, give up sin and consecrate yourself Eating is used figuratively forever to God and his of spiritual food (1 Cor. word and his will. And 10:1-3); of other benefits you will have everlasting (Psalm 69:9; Ez. 2:8; etc.); life. And you will be filled and of the evil results of with the Holy Spirit. And sin (Pr. 9:17; Hosea 10:13). These figures of speech every need will be met. were common among the Now, read over verses 41 people, and thus there was through 65 of John chap- no excuse for any misunter six. The people and derstanding what He said. disciples were murmuring Look at verses 47-48 and at his teaching about Him compare them with ver-
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“The time has come for judgement to begin at the house of God…” 1 Peter 4:17.
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Now, in part two of verse 35 above, Jesus says that if you believe on me, you will never thirst. Why did He separate the bread (hunger) from the thirst?
er and shook him. “No you can’t die,” he sobbed. “Don’t leave me. Please If you are broken today, don’t die!” you are a perfect candidate for the service of the Lord. Juan arrived at Mission He uses people who can Hospital and abruptly barely talk. He uses im- passed out. Remarkably, perfect voices to speak His Juan survived the operawords. He uses those who tion and awakened at 5:30 have no strength of their pm, but he didn’t open his own so that His strength eyes at first. “I thought I and power will be seen in had a terrible nightmare. I the weak and broken ones thought I was still sleeping under the freeway. He chooses. Maybe there was a time when you thought about being in the service of the Lord—but now you think it’s too late. As long as you are still alive, it’s not too late. Maybe you were in His service at one time, but things changed and you lost that ministry. I am here to tell you He still has plans for you. It’s not over. There is a wind of revival blowing all over the earth. God is calling people from the north, the south, the east, and the west. He is saying, “Come, will you follow Me?” He is saying, “Will you allow Me to breathe new life into your nostrils?” He is asking you, “Are you willing to believe that I have a use for you? Can you allow Continuation on Page: 4
Then his eyes flickered open and he saw he had no legs, and he started screaming once again. Shaking his head, Juan pulled his IV out. In response, the nurses sedated him. The hospital sent in a psychologist but he didn’t want to talk to her. Then a catholic priest visited his room. “I hated God and I hated church,” Juan recalls. “I didn’t like people who came and talked about church or God. I don’t want him to talk to me about God.” Deciding he would rather sleep than fight, Juan pressed the button to receive a morphine shot and began to drift off.
ses 53-54. You can see that believing on Christ is the same as eating and drinking Him. John 6:47 is as clear as John 3:16: “Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that believes on Me has everlasting life.” Salvation is the Great Thought and purpose of God. A man’s or a woman’s experience during their receiving salvation is but the means, the door, through which salvation comes into the consciousness of their life, so becoming aware of what is taking place on a deeper level, than just on an experiential, knowledge level. When someone preaches about salvation, they are not simply proclaiming how people can be saved from hell and be made whole and pure. They are the messenger that conveys the good news about God! HE is salvation. Remember, salvation is God’s idea – not man’s. Therefore, it has the infinite depth of God Himself contained within. It is not our experience: it is God’s work and presence himself which produces and encompasses salvation. It’s all Him! Now, we must be careful in our preaching not to convey an attitude of sympathy.. Continuation on Page: 3 “OK but why did you do this to me? I told you to go away. I said I don’t want to talk to you but you keep coming.”
“Because you are my little brother and you are a son of God and I would like to share this suffering with you if you let me be your friend. God loves you so Then the priest did some- much that he sent me here thing astonishing. He lifted to share this suffering,” FaJuan’s hand and kissed it. ther Juanote said. Juan was mortified. What These words shocked Juan. have you done? No way. “I don’t want to be your friend.” No, no, no, you’ve gone too far. Now you deserve what I am going to tell you, Juan thought.
“I’m not coming to talk about God with you. I just want to be your friend.” “If you don’t talk about God, then I will be your friend,” Juan said. The two men embraced and Juan started crying. Father Juanote, 75-yearsold at the time, came to visMsgr. John V. Coffield, it the younger man every known as Father Juanote day. When it was time to be Then Juan opened his eyes released, Juan planned to and saw the priest was on rent a room in Los Angeles. his knees, crying. Juan was But Father Juanote sent a shocked by the sight. nun to pick him up at the “I didn’t know what to do. hospital. Juan stayed in the His eyes were red with priest’s home for several tears coming down.” “Who days, until Father Juanote are you?” Juan asked. arranged for another family to take him in. “My name is Juanote.” Juanote (Big John) is the “A family in the church adnickname given to Msgr. opted me to stay in their John V. Coffield, who de- home and they took care of voted more than 60 years me for a few years.” Father to social work on behalf of Juanote visited every day the poor, even at the cost and the two men had lunch of angering church offi- together. cials in the 1960s. Continuation on Page: 4
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Jesus Appeared to Ethiopian Former Prime Minister, ‘Follow Me’ NEWPORT BEACH, CA (ANS – August 27, 2016) -Six years ago, my wife Diana, and I, hosted Tamrat Layne, and his wife, Mulu, the former Prime Minister and First Lady of Ethiopia. As we chatted together in our living room, our “getto-know-you” chat quickly turned into the most amazing conversation I’ve ever experienced! I’ve had the rare privileges of meeting with many Heads of State (Senators, Congressmen, Members of Parliament, Kings, and Presidents), speaking on the Dalai Lama’s platform before nearly 800 Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, and Christian clergy, participating frequently in the President’s National Prayer Breakfast, lecturing on the largest corporate platforms in the world and enjoying a private audience with Pope Francis to discuss the person of Jesus, at his request. All of these encounters were both exciting and humbling, but I’ve never had the experience of having a conversation with a person who has had as dramatic and supernatural encounter with Jesus as Tamrat. Tamrat’s saga is a Nelson Mandela story, combined with that of the Apostle Paul on the Road to Damascus...on steroids! I’ve never heard anything like it and never expect to hear anything like it again! At the age of 19, Tamrat was a communist and atheist who was initially out to change the capital city, Addis Ababa, and then the nation of Ethiopia, to help the poor among his people and to overthrow the cruel and ruthless, Soviet-backed regime of Mengistu Haile Mariam. It became too dangerous to remain in the city, so he and a few friends fled to the mountains to build an army to overthrow the then largest army in all of Africa. It took them 15 years to build an army of over 150,000 and they did overthrow Mengistu’s oppressive regime and he fled to Zimbabwe, where he still lives. While in power, serving five years as Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Tamrat realized that communism wasn’t working. The poor were still the poor and now he and his friends were in the position of being the
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Tamrat Layne, former Prime Minister of Ethiopia rich. When he shared his concerns with the “central committee” saying that he had come to believe that their approach wasn’t working, his best friends, who were co-leaders of the revolution, almost immediately betrayed him by fabricating corruption charges against Tamrat and had him sentenced to 18 years in prison.
day, she brought him a small pocket Bible. Then, for the next seven years in solitary confinement, Tamrat studied the Scriptures in order to get to know Jesus. He had no Bible teacher like me to mess him up in any way; Tamrat was taught quietly by the Spirit of God. When Jesus apprehended Tamrat, He didn’t ask him to become a Christian. Jesus’ message was crystal clear to Tamrat in prison as it was to His early disciples: “Follow me and take my name to the world!” And, this is precisely what Tamrat has been doing! Within the overall plan of God’s grace, Tamrat
His wife, Mulu, and two children fled the country for their lives. Tamrat went from Tim Timmons and Tamrat Layne an acclaimin Ethiopia ed national hero to being branded by was released from his 18 his revolutionary “com- year prison sentence in rades” as a corrupt pol- 12 years. No one saw this itician, who had stolen coming, but God had arthe people’s money and ranged for his release. stashed it. Although this In the year 2002, a former was the only narrative giv- communist, atheist gueren for many years, Tam- rilla fighter encountered rat’s story of being falsely Jesus while in political accused and imprisoned prison and found a new by his “friends” is now a freedom. The same year, course that is taught in the a former Christian pastor law schools of Ethiopia. and author (That’s me!) enAfter feeling the pain of countered Jesus while imbetrayal and the empti- prisoned by religiosity and ness, Tamrat became sick was set free! As Tamrat and enough to be sent to a local I were set free, we each had hospital, still under guard. a burning passion to follow A nurse who was attend- Jesus and make our lives all ing him was sent by God about Him. We each took with a note to introduce His mandate to “Make disTamrat to the only one ciples of all nations” seriwho is capable of chang- ously and stubbornly. ing a person’s life, a city, or When I was pastor of one a nation or the world. His of the early Southern Calname? Jesus. ifornia mega-churches, I Through this simple intro- gathered all who wanted duction, Tamrat reached to be disciples of Jesus in out to Jesus and Jesus dra- a large group of 1,000 at matically found Tamrat a time for four weeks and right there in the prison taught them well. At the hospital. Jesus appeared to end of four weeks, I believed I had just made 1,000 more disciples. All I really did was to make myself feel better that I was “making disciples”. The damage was done to the parMengistu Haile Mariam ticipants. By equating him three nights in a row, discipleship to a stack of inviting Tamrat to follow information, I led severHim. After this miracual thousand people astray lous encounter, Tamrat from what it means to be asked the nurse for anya disciple and how disthing she could get him ciple-making is accomthat could tell him more about this Jesus. The next plished. Visit:
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(Clearwater, FL) My article for this month is quite different from my usual articles. I learned a long time ago if God tells you to do something you had better do it. So here it is. In 2008 a presidential candidate promised change to this country. He took office in January 2009 and no one can ever say that he has not kept that promise, albeit not a good change. Now we have a candidate saying a lot of things that sound really good but check it to Bible prophecy as we see it unfolding. 1Thessalonians 5:3, For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. My dear brothers and sisters, Biblically speaking, can any part of this world ever be “great again”? Daniel 2:20 & 21, Daniel an-
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swered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his: And he changeth the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding: Isaiah 46:10, Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure. God has already told us how the story ends and the signs for which to watch. Zechariah 12:2, Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.
off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were Strangers and Pilgrims on the Earth. Hebrews 11:16 For now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city. Beloved!!! Look at the evil in this world! Look at all the earthquakes, flooding, fires! The beheading of sweet little innocent children! I could go on and on. Luke 21:28, And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. So why am I saying all of this? I am saying it to say this – VOTE FOR JESUS!!! Pray before you vote. Our Country depends on it. Hebrews 11:13 These all Come Lord Jesus. died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar what you ask? Or that He is required to grant your petition? Get over it! God is Sovereign! He can see your halffilled heart of unsteady faith and belief in His Son. God does not demand do this. part of your belief…He Our own self-reliance, demands ALL of it! He imagined abilities, and ar- put the plan together! He rogance must be set aside makes it work! Our part is and put to death by the obedience to His plan! He power of God. Mark 8:34- owes us nothing! It is only 38. We must realize and by His great mercy and recognize or own weak- grace that we are saved at ness and inabilities, and all! we must place our complete dependence upon Let’s let God’s Holy Spirit Him. When we do this, convict us of our half-filled the Holy Spirit of God will belief. He will. Our part is exhibit his power in our to empty ourselves of ourselves. Admit our inabillives. ity, sins, weak faith, and Let’s go to John 6:66 on short-comings. Philippithe way to our subject of ans 2:5-11. Jesus emptied “judgement”. Himself of His God-ness Jesus had told them that for us. We need to empty many of them believed ourselves of our human not, and that no man selves for Him. could come unto Him ex- Jesus said to the twelve cept it be given him of the who remained, “Will you Father. (Verses 64-65.) also go away?” John 6:67Verse 66: From that time 69. Peter answered, “To many of His disciples went whom shall we go? You back and walked no more have the words of eternal with Him. Life, and we believe and Ask yourself: do you turn are sure that you are the away from belief when Christ, the Son of the Livyou are not healed or do ing God.” not receive what you ask AH! HERE YOU ARE, of God? DO YOU TURN AT THE PRECIPICE OF AWAY? CONVICTION! Are you half-filled with “We believe and are sure belief in Jesus? So that that you are the Christ, the when you do not receive Son of the Living God.” what you need, you are Here you stand on the quick to turn away in edge! On the one side is weak faith, despair, blam- the offering of eternal Life ing God? Do you reason for simple faith and belief that God should grant Continuation on Page: 4
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to someone who is struggling to get to God…to obtain salvation. Folks, really think about this. God is not to blame if they are having difficulty or if they reject him outright. And, it’s not for us to try to figure out the difficulty: we are only to present the truth of God, so that the Holy Spirit of God can work and reveal what is wrong in that person’s heart. The test of preaching the Word is whether or not it brings everyone to judgement. Again, the test of preaching the Word is whether or not it brings everyone to the point in their lives, of judgement. When the truth is preached from the Word of God, it will bring the hearer face to face with God. That is the work of the preacher and evangelist. We, as believers, must not make our own inabilities or sensual thinking, feeling, seeing…an excuse or a stumbling block to be obedient: this means that we are telling God there is something which He has not taken into account about us – His creation – and that He is to blame for our not receiving what He offers. God help us to not
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WHY? By Louise Alleva
Some folks ask me why I became a Christian Counselor. My first response would be “To help hurting people who have accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior realize how much He loves them.” However, there is another very personal reason. One that I am sure many other counselors would agree. I originally wanted answers in how to be free from the bondage of hurt and pain for myself. My relationship with Jesus was hindered by low self-esteem, bitterness, striving to be accepted, etc. As I was going through the process of emotional healing with the help of trained ministers and support of a wonderful mentor, I realized that someday my personal journey would also lead to helping others find His Love for them. This led to
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Me to fill you and revive you?” God is longing to use you in a specific way. Everything in your life has prepared you for this moment. He has been working through all of the trials you have suffered—none of them were by accident. Each one of them has made you just a little more humble and contrite—just a little more like the per-
years of training and dedijudgements, cation to serve the Lord in etc. Yes, He dwells withthis type of ministry. in us. Yes, we are saved I have come a long way in by grace. Yes, He offers my journey and learned us abundant life with the to understand that it is emotional freedom to enongoing. Yet as I talk to joy Him. So what is the others with the same spir- problem? The problem itual hunger, they still feel is us! He is standing bedistant from our Lord or hind our walls. As Franwonder why they are not cis Frangipane would say. living in the power and “Indeed, there are many confidence of His pres- walls between us and the ence within them. They Savior, and all of them cry out for the Lord to are consequences of unfind them. They may be renewed minds and hardsurprised to find out that ened hearts.” These walls the moment they accepted are like the prison walls I Him that He has been with have mentioned in previous articles. We build them all along! them to protect ourselves In John 10:14-15 Jesus from further hurt, from said, “I know My own and guilt of past sins and being My own know Me and in denial of how we treat even as the Father knows others or ourselves. Me and I know the Father.” Yet we may still feel I hope there would come isolated from Him as we a time when others admit live in our own hurt, pain, that they need help. They son He wanted you to be. You might think such treatment to be cruel and harsh. No matter how you feel about what you’ve been through, each trial was specially designed to bring about one of the attributes of your character. When you are called into the service of the Lord, the testing doesn’t stop. But testing never stops, whether you decide to say ‘yes’ to His call, or not. Even after you say ‘yes’ to Him, God will not stop working on
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A few days after they arrived, the family invited Juan to attend a church retreat. “No way. I don’t believe in God,” he told them. “I don’t like church. I’m not interested.” “It’s like a party, like a fiesta,” daughter Gabriela Costanza told him. “If you don’t like it you leave.” Juan agreed to go, but he was determined to show them there is no God, that God is a fantasy man invented. I will go to this retreat and tell them God is a fake, he decided. On the retreat, Juan was astonished when he had a personal encounter with the living God. “I heard his voice talking to me by my name. He told me, ‘Juan, it is me talking to you, Jesus.’” It is not possible, Juan decided. It is
only my thoughts. “It is not your thoughts. I love you so much. My love is all you need to be happy. I have a mission
Juan and Elizabeth
for you. No, I’m just imaging this. Juan’s resistance began to break down. “Jesus showed me he is a real person,” Juan recounts. A spirit of repentance softened his heart. “I’ve been a mean person,” he told Jesus. “I even hated my father.” Jesus
They live in a small trailer near Costco. Elizabeth cleans houses and Juan goes through local neighborhoods in his wheelchair, collecting recyclables. He also sells snacks part-time at the soccer fields.
Louise Alleva, D. Min, LCPC. CTC Louise.alleva@hotmail. com for personal counseling or questions. toward. Throughout the process of shaping you, He will use many tools and techniques, and in the end, He will have made a masterpiece. Something uniquely beautiful and useful. Declaration: I will find new strength by humbly allowing God to revive me and by embracing His desire to use me.
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you. Imagine God as a sculptor. Imagine yourself as a big rough piece of marble. To begin with, you have no form, beauty, or usefulness—but God wants you to be outstanding and magnificent. The shaping will be painstaking—requiring much time and effort on His part—as well as yours. God has a vision in His mind as He places the chisel on the stone and starts hammering. The way He gets you into the shape He wants you, is by chipping away everything that doesn’t resemble the results He’s working led him to forgive his father for abandoning the family, and for abusing his mother. “I want to give you my life. I want to follow you,” Juan declared, and he was born again. “I want you to be the Lord of my life and I want to live in you.” It’s been 26 years since Juan gave his life to Jesus. Ten years later he met his wife, Elizabeth.They have been married 15 years and have four children.
want the walls to come down. They are tired of living in denial that there is nothing wrong, no one understands, or the Lord does not care. They want to welcome Jesus out from behind their walls and receive his salve of healing, mercy, grace and most of all His love. Matthew 5:8 says that the pure in heart sees God. If we repent, ask for forgiveness, forgive others and commit to removing these walls created by our fears, sin, shame we will begin to see we are welcome to enter into His glory and stand in His presence to receive His Love. After I was given so much of this kind of help with my healing, I realized that I was called to this type of ministry to help others with their theirs. That is why I became a Christian counselor. Blessings and Love,
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or eternal torment. Don’t stand long on that Precipice of Conviction! Don’t lean on your own understanding! You cannot understand it with your human mind, because this is God’s Work – His Plan – His Offer! Take it! Take it Now! Don’t let this opportunity pass you by! It may never come again for you! You are not indestructible...you don’t know what your future on earth holds for you!
Give in, my friend, give in to the God that loves you more than you can imagine, who wants you to be with him, who sent his Son, Jesus, to suffer and did that The judgement of Almighty horrible death on the cross God, who holds your very in your place. life in His hands, is upon you at this very moment! Say yes to God. Yes, I beThis is where you face eter- lieve in you, Jesus. Yes, am nity! This is your day! And a sinner and can’t save mynow you MUST decide self. Yes, I believe You took your own destiny…right my place on that awful cross now, at this very moment! and suffered, and bled, and There is NO GUARANTEE died so that I might have of another day or minute life. Yes, I ask you to come of life for you! Now is the into my heart and save me, appointed time! Hebrews because I want to be with 9:27: It is appointed unto you always. Yes, I thank men once to die, and after you now for my salvation. You’re on the edge! It’s your choice! The Word of God through the Holy Spirit is convicting you! What is your decision?
this the judgement! TO- I am saved! I’m saved! I’m DAY is the day of salvation! free! Thank you, Jesus! ______________________ You must decide NOW, before your earthly, physical Let today be your day of death, where you will spend new life. Thank you, Father, eternity! Heaven or hell. for Jesus. Thank you for my Both are real. Eternal bliss life in you.
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Western Christians’ Bible Reading Crisis
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Christians and the spread can barely be shared. So of the Gospel. how do we remedy this “So I think one of the im- crisis? Through discipline.
plications is the Church becomes less equipped to understand what the faith Today, the average Amer- is all about. And another ican adult’s attention span implication is we become lasts for about 12 minutes. But, this isn’t a long enough time to really suck the marrow of life from Scripture’s bones. Chief Executive Officer at Biblica, Carl Moeller shares some insight. less equipped to be able to communicate what ”Christians, just like oththe faith is really all ers in the culture, don’t about,” Moeller says. read as much as they used to. And, this is a real cri- “So, the more we read sis when we as evangelical Scripture, the more we can Christians base our faith understand what we really on the teachings of God’s believe, and communicate Word,” Moeller explains. that. But even more importantly, we don’t allow “If we’re not reading God’s God’s voice to speak deepWord, it’s going to be very ly to our souls [when we’re difficult for us to under- not buried in His Word].” stand what He wants from us and how He wants us to Reading more than only a few verses at a time is live.” important. Otherwise it’s There are Christians living hard to extract the richer without religious freedom, context. As Moeller says, striving to memorize en- a richer context doesn’t tire books of the Bible. always refer to a deeper Yet, some of us with re- explanation. It can be the ligious freedom struggle basic meaning of Scripture to open ours. As Western that’s missed for lack of Christians, have we lost, studying an entire passage. to some extent, what it means to live for Christ? As Christians, we need to To seek Him above all be able to recall full Scripthings in the midst of our tures, the redemption busy, rushing, stressful story, and the Bible’s full days? Have we become a frame. That’s hard to do if Martha instead of a Mary? Christians are only familiar with a few verses here Possibly. and there. This cultural lack of at tention, combined with Without the full story, how the lost zeal to dig into can anyone live according Scripture, can have dire to Christ? Without it, the consequences on Western Gospel story, the need for a savior, and God’s love
“It does take a little bit of decisive action on our part, to turn down the noise, to eliminate some distractions, and you can start small,” Moeller explains.
- Admit that you are a sinner. Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.”
righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”
“The intention to better Bible reading doesn’t have to require committing hours a week to Scripture reading, but taking 15-20 minutes at a time, really stretching that attention span out just a little bit, to read a full chapter or maybe even for some of the New Testament books and some of the Old Testament prophets, read a whole book.” Also, try rereading a passage. Let God’s Word speak to you instead of trying to always draw meaning out of it yourself. In other words, meditate in what God has written. And, try writing down ideas from Scripture or even copying Scripture for memory retention.
- sinners suffer, their pay is death. Romans 6:23a “For the wages of sin is death...”
- “Whosoever” includes everyone, no one is excluded. Romans 10:13 “For - God’s gift to sinners is Je- whosoever shall call upon sus Christ, He came to save the name of the Lord shall us. Romans 6:23b “...but the be saved.” gift of God is eternal life - Believe God defeated death through Jesus Christ our through Jesus and confess Lord.” now that Jesus is Lord of your life. Tell everyone you - Now give your life to are saved! God... Romans 5:8, “But God commendeth his love Romans 10:9,10 “That if toward us, in that, while thou shalt confess with thy we were yet sinners, Christ mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart died for us.” that God hath raised him -Repent of your sins and call from the dead, thou shalt upon the grace of God- Ro- be saved. For with the heart mans 2:4 Or despisest thou man believeth unto
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Dear Reverend: I am a missionary in a place where the native people worship idols. They believe the witch doctor and think she has the answers to sickness and demons. Lately I have been convicted by the Holy Spirt to stop being so gentle in my approach to them. The Lord showed me that I must continue to be bold and convict them of their sinful ways. There is no time to just preach a message that is so inoffensive, unedifying and ticklish that when I leave they remain the same – unchanged. God said to go into all the world and preach the Gospel. I want to be accepted and have them think fondly of me, yet Jesus said that I am equipped to carry out His plan without being weak in the areas of the flesh. I think a lot of pastors fall prey to this in that they are afraid to speak a word from the Lord to the church because, if it is a hard word, someone might leave! Some can only drink milk and not eat meat, but I know deep in my spirit that God wants His word, His thoughts, His Holy Spirit to come forth to edify, convict of sin, and to bring salvation and healing. I am asking God for more Fire-Power to go and preach The Word Boldly to everyone! Here is my question to you: Can you tell your readers that the time is short, today is the day of salvation, and to attend a church where the Holy Spirit reigns? Can you tell them to sit under some teaching that convicts them, and to listen and learn? I know that God is calling us up higher to prepare us for things to come. It is not a time of fear but of excitement! I feel the gifts stirring up inside of me and I want to share so much more!
“One thing I know about the Bible is that God wrote it as a love letter to us, and the more we read it, the Signed, more we fall in love with the God who loves us first,” Time for Truth Moeller conveys. So rip open your love letter Dear Time for Truth: from God, draw closer to I hear you! Let’s tell all who will listen! I Him, and fall in love with can feel your excitement and I so desire reading His Word.Pray, to hear the Word preached like this! Pertoo. sonally I have grown past the milky stage But also, pray for God’s and I relish the convicting Word of God. Word would sink deep But, some have not reached this place in Continuation on Page: 7 their walk yet, so we must be
Have You Walked the Romans Road? the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
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temperate and firm, but never denying God’s truth. Some won’t like you but it becomes easier as we become more filled with the Holy Spirit! The whole reason we GO is to win souls to Jesus Christ, not to become popular or receive money or to be liked. There have been times when I compare myself to other ministers and that is dangerous ground. Listen! There is no one else like you! You are unique! Fearfully and wonderfully made and fully equipped to follow the Fire that God has put in you. I get excited just hearing this and talking about it! Yes, I will tell them and I know The Holy Spirit will convict of sin and draw them in! God wants no one to be lost. Keep going preacher! Here is a scripture out of Jeremiah. I have been reading this book and I will tell other’s what it says concerning idols. ‘Hear the word which the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel. Thus says the LORD: “Do not learn the way of the Gentiles; do not be dismayed at the signs of heaven, for the Gentiles are dismayed at them. For the customs of the peoples are futile; for one cuts a tree from the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the ax. They decorate it with silver and gold; they fasten it with nails and hammers so that it will not topple. They are upright, like a palm tree, and they cannot speak; they must be carried, because they cannot go by themselves. Do not be afraid of them, for they cannot do evil, nor can they do any good.”’ Jer. 10:1-5 This is God’s Truth! Reverend MMD
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‘Do No Harm Act’ a threat to religious freedom
USA (MNN) — The 1993 Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) in the United States allows Christians and people of faith to claim exemption from government mandates that conflict with their religious beliefs. However, Life Matters Worldwide’s Tom Lothamer says a new bill introduced in May called the Do No Harm Act could change everything. “This new act, which is the Do No Harm Act, would unleash even greater federal control over our freedom to believe and act according to our biblical beliefs. So the act basically says if it’s a government mandate or a government law, then you cannot come under the umbrella of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act for protection because that no longer applies. Basically it would strip that law of any meaning whatsoever.”
is going. Employers opting out of aborti facients coverage, doctors refusing abor tion procedures, pastors declining from marrying homosexual couples, and more would be in jeopardy. Christians simply BY LYNDSEY KOH want the freedom to live out our faith according to what God Mass.) and Bobby Scott has ordained through His (D-Va.) as an amendWord — not have to ‘check ment to RFRA. The Do No our beliefs at the door’. Harm Act is currently at a
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could get there, and especially as those of us who believe in the sanctity of human life in respect of life and abortion, euthanasia, and assisted suicide, and some of these other areas, we may be forced to take a stand that might put us in direct confrontation with the federal government.”
(Photo courtesy of Wycliffe standstill in Congress and “We recognize all people Associates) has yet to be passed.
are made in God’s image,” says Lothamer, “whether An example of RFRA in they’re people that believe action was the Supreme as we do or they believe Court case of Burwell v. the opposite of what we Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. believe, they’re still imTwo years ago, the Su- age-bearers and because preme Court ruled that of that, we show respect Christian-owned Hobby as human beings and we Lobby was exempt from pray for them. However, providing abortifacient in interacting with them drugs in their employee or discussing these issues, healthcare coverage. we do that in the context of compassion and mercy and respect, e) id w ld or W of Life Matters y es rt but we stand firm u co o og (L on what we believe. Lothamer says, “Now this new [Do No Harm Act], as an example if it were passed, could undo that and Hobby Lobby would be required to have abortifacients or pay for abortions within their medical care.”
The bill was introduced by Reps. Joe Kennedy III (D- You can see where this
The players currently taking the stage in the U.S. government will be key influencers of where we as a nation will land on the issues of religious freedom.
voting for those people who uphold the constitution, who stand for the sanctity of human life in all places, not just the presidency, but the congress and the state level and even the local level. So we participate in that election by voting especially, not sitting back and saying, ‘Well, I don’t like who’s running, so I won’t vote.’ That’s not a proper way to think about it.” Lothamer says you can also call your government representatives. “I would encourage [readers] to call their congressmen or women and ask them questions about [the Do No Harm Act], what do they think, and encourage them first of all in finding out what really the whole law entails. Then talk intelligently with them in how they can encourage them to vote against such a law.”
“Whoever is elected this next election to the presidency, and also we remember that all of the House seats are up for grabs this election, and a number of Senate seats, if by some way, what I would classify as the more liberal element would take control, this act would pass very But really, in the midst “Now let’s say, for instance quickly and be imposed of political involvement if the act takes place, then upon all of America.” and raising awareness, there’s going to be some Christians cannot allow choices we may have to There are a few things you defensiveness to overrule make as believers. Do I can do. First of all, Lo- mindfulness of God’s comparticipate in that, even thamer encourages politi- mission to make disciples, though it violates my cal engagement. have compassion on those deeply-held biblical be- “It’s imperative for us to who are lost, and reach out liefs, or do I take a stand? prayerfully consider who to those who need Christ’s We’re not there yet, but we we should vote for, and
transformation and love.
“It’s going to require that we as Christians, regardless of what happens, are going to continue to have to seek out and reach out to people with needs and sharing the Gospel and ministering to people in need. That’s not going to change.” The most imperative thing to remember is our God is still in control, and He has a plan that is playing out the way He intends for the achievement of His sovereign purposes. And that should give us the greatest confidence and hope. “No matter what happens, God is still sovereign, and we are okay. Like my pastor said, ‘It’s going to be rough, but for us who believe in Christ and who actually are waiting for His return, it’s not terminal.’”
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(He’s Alive News-Aug 2016) It was midafternoon and Leon Johnson was sleeping in his bed never expecting anything like what was about to happen.
not know what had happened at first. One can only imagine the initial thoughts when being awakened out of a sleep in
As he peacefully slept all of a sudden he was awakened with a huge impact and frightening noise as an unknown driver lost control of her vehicle and ran into his apartment Bro. Andrew located at Oak Meade Vance Apartments in Bradenton. such a violent manner. Andrew Vance responded by taking Leon to the hospital to have him checked. Praise the Lord, he was given a clean bill of health. Just some bruising and future therapy would take care of it.
Bro. Leon Johnson Leon was thrown out of his bed onto the floor as the car smashed into the wall right under his window. The wall was broken and the window was dislodged moving Leon’s bed on impact. He said he did
What a miracle! God protected His own, when it could have been disastrous. We have a faithful God, just ask Leon, he will tell you how good God is.
into peoples’ souls. That through the various Bible translations, people would fall in love with God and reading His Word, again.
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Has the Church lost its Saltiness? By Chuck Kennedy
Luke 14:34 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned? As a local pastor, I am concerned for the state of spiritual condition of the majority of our fellow people. I mean in the church especially. It
has become increasing obvious that Church is no longer a hospital for the hurting, nor is it the beacon of light intended by the Master Himself. In fact, the Church seems to have lost its saltiness, and this my friend is fulfillment of end time prophecy.
Luke 7:41 There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.
2Tim 3:1-5 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
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It is disturbing, to say the least, to hear teaching that says sin is no longer a problem in one’s life. That in fact once born again, sin is not “imputed” to you any longer. Dear Brothers and Sisters, to downplay the effect of sin in anyone’s life is to downplay the severity of our Lord’s redemptive work on the cross. “When there’s something in the Bible that churches don’t like, they call it legalism.” - Leonard Ravenhill What has happened is without real preaching and teaching on Godly liv-
ing according to the Bible, we have lulled the church into sleep or complacency. Now, so much so, that no one wants to hear a message on hell or sin or right living, we have substituted those topics with giving to get; A what’s in it for me Gospel; and sin that has lost its power to damn and that there is no need of repentance any longer. Many people identifying as a Christian, have never even read their Bible through. Most, in my humble opinion, have never had a born again experience with the Lord.
Luke 7:42 And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?
The ones who have are so dulled by the world system because they have never received the Baptism of the Holy Ghost. Churches that represent to the world Christianity but really have no idea what being saved really is. Heaping teachers to themselves with itching ears to proclaim what they want to hear and not what they need to hear. “God save us from living in comfort while sinners are sinking into hell.” – Charles Spurgeon
Luke 7:43 Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged. Lesson: A revelation of how much He first loved us floods our hearts with love and devotion to Him.
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