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13-week old aborted baby parts and money over whether $100 per usable body part is enough, saying at one point: “Let me just figure out what others are getting, and if this is in the ballpark, then it’s fine, if it’s still low, then we can bump it up…. I want a Lamborghini.” “A Lamborghini for a life. The infinitely valuable, the priceless being traded for the temporal gain of a worthless status symbol. Yes, this is evil,” said Bentley. Continued on page 4
Iranian Christians and the Nuclear Deal Iran (MNN) — The U.S. has signed a nuclear deal with Iran. Now, it just needs Congress’ approval. The world is talking politics, but what would this mean for Iranian Christians? The deal doesn’t directly put Christians in danger, but in a country where nearly all Christian activity is illegal, the doors for persecution would be wide-open. “This deal clearly seems to strengthen the Iranian government, to give them more of a position of strength within their own country,” says Todd Nettleton of Voice of the Martyrs. “Putting them in a stronger position internally in Iran likely means that they will have more ability and more opportunity to persecute Christians because we know that they are very strongly opposed to the gospel; they’re opposed to the growth of the
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Knoxville, TN — “Few stories so clearly illustrate the Biblical truth that ‘the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil’ (I Timothy 6:10) than the controversy that has exploded following the release of undercover videos from the Center for Medical Progress in which Planned Parenthood doctors talk about dismembering unborn children to sell tissue and body parts,” observed Crown CEO Chuck Bentley in a national column. Bentley wrote: “The mindset that can embrace the sale of the hearts, lungs, limbs, livers and tiny humanity of the unborn begins with rejecting the authority of God who declared every life to be precious. That purposeful and intricate miracle that brings about life is beautifully described in Psalm 139: ‘For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful.’” Contrast that view with the video footage of Planned Parenthood Federation of America's Senior Director of Medical Services Dr. Deborah Nucatola detailing a ‘menu’ of aborted baby hearts, lungs and livers that she can make available for buyers. Or consider President of the Planned Parenthood Medical Council Dr. Mary Gatter saying that they can alter the way that unborn lives are ended to a ‘less crunchy technique’ to get more whole specimens for sale, as she haggles
‘…also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs…’
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church,” Nettleton adds. “Anything that strengthens the government strengthens a body that persecutes our brothers and sisters.” Despite the hostility, however, Christianity in Iran is thriving. And based on the way Christians have stood strong in the face of violence and injustice in the past, the effects of the nuclear deal shouldn’t squelch their faith.
Do the Work of an Evangelist 2 Timothy 4:5
By Gayle O’Connor Rural Georgia (Fall 2009) — On the front porch of the old cabin, the beautiful fall morning started out with wonderful cups of hot coffee and prayer. The evangelist says to his wife, “We need to pray for God to prepare the hearts of the people that we will reach with the gospel today”. She smiles and takes his hand and for those moments all other concerns are laid aside for something that is much more important. Within the hour the old car is filled with Bibles and children’s coloring books and crayons, all with pictures of Jesus that little hands will work diligently to make beautiful while little minds are soaking in the stories of this man, the God man called Jesus. And the Bibles, God’s road map for life, the Word of God. So many people have never had one. They have a phone but no Bible. Hmmm. Isn’t there something wrong with that picture? As they head down the mountain on the old dirt road the evangelist ask his wife, “Where shall we go today, my dear”? He knows the Spirit always directs her and he trusts her, but even more he trusts the Spirit. After about 15 minutes of driving, a destination is reached. It is a beautiful crisp, sunny day and the area seems to be very quiet and safe. A parking lot for the complex is located in the center allowing access to all the living spaces. Deciding the car would be safe and easily accessible, they set out together to knock on doors. As always, some people come to their doors but others do not. Where no one answers a tract is left for them telling them the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ and how they can be saved. That day seemed to be a day of reassurance of salvation for some, planting seeds with others. “Well, we are almost back where we started”, said the wife to the evangelist. Looking at the last door they would knock on, the evangelist said, “Not one soul saved today”. It is always sad and somewhat discouraging to think of how many will die lost and spend eternity in the place the bible calls hell and you’ve not been able to reach even one. As they reach the last door the evangelist knocks and a voice from inside yells, “Come on in”. As he slowly opens the door they see two young men, probably in their early twenties. “Come on in”, one of them said. The evangelist proceeded to introduce himself and his wife, as a repairman swiftly whisks by them hardly noticing that they’re there. As he lets the screen door slam the evangelist’s wife thinks, oh dear, this is going to be a distraction. The evangelist is not easily distracted. He is there for one reason and one reason only. And that is to find out if they are saved and if not, to give them the gospel so they can be saved. The evangelist learns very quickly that they are not
Gayle O’Connor saved and they have never heard the gospel. In fact, they don’t even know what the gospel is. He begins to explain to them who the Savior is, why we all need a Savior, and how to accept the Savior. All the while the repairman is going in and out as he’s working on something down the hallway, beating and banging and drilling. I’m praying God please hold these men’s attention and let your Spirit deal with their hearts so they can be saved. Please don’t let all this noise keep them from listening. As the evangelist reached the place where he asks them, now with that said, would you like to ask Jesus to come into your hearts and save you? As both of the young men said YES, low and behold, the noisy repairman came running down the hallway and said in a loud southern drawl, “I’ll get in on that”! Praise God!! He was listening all the time and the Holy Spirit was dealing with his heart. No wonder he was running in and out and making noise. He came there to work on something but Praise God, he got worked on instead. So all three of the men received the gospel, they held each other’s hands as they asked to be forgiven of their sins, and accepted Jesus as their Savior. Now the remarkable thing about this story is that this rural town in Georgia is, except for the schools, still very much segregated. It’s like stepping back in time to the 50s and early 60s. I don’t know that it will ever change. We were not accepted very well because, as Evangelists and Christians we only see souls. The two young men were black and the repairman was a white man. Only God could have brought them together for salvation that day. What a Day!! GOD IS GREAT, GOD IS GOOD, LET US THANK HIM. He is mighty to save!! AMEN? Proverbs 11:30 the fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he that winneth souls is wise. Have you shared Jesus with anyone this week? — The Evangelist
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Liberating the Untouchables By Pastor Thomas Stephen
An initiative of the Joel Children Home Newspapers in India are inundated with news of atrocities and human rights abuses against the “untouchables” or “Dalits” or “Scheduled Castes”. Headlines often read, “Dalit boy killed for falling in love with a high caste girl.”, “Dalit killed in police custody.”, “Dalit woman gang-raped and paraded naked in the village.”, “Dalits burned alive.”, “Dalits lynched.”, “Dalits village burned”, and the reports go on and on. The ‘untouchables’ are a people group who form more than 16% of India’s population. The caste system has resulted in pushing this people group to the lower strata. They were mainly restricted to working as laborers, scavengers, sewage cleaners, cobblers and occupations regarded as ritually impure, such as leatherworkers, butchering or removal of rubbish, animal carcasses and human waste. Instances of caste discrimination at different places and times come in the form of prohibition from eating with other members, provision of separate cups in village tea stalls, separate seating arrangements and utensils in restaurants, village functions and festivals. They are prohibited from entering other caste homes as well as the use of common village roads. No access to village's common/ public properties and resources (wells, ponds, temples, etc.) The worst thing
is segregation (separate seating area) of children in schools. Despite several efforts by the Government to eradicate it, instances of prejudice against this people group still occur in some rural areas. Pastor Thomas Stephen, director of Joel Children’s Home in Rajapalayam, India, has spent most of his life ministering to this people group. He has stood for the human rights of these people and brought to light many atrocities and abuses these people had suffered in remote villages, where they worked as bonded laborers in farms, brick kilns and factories owned by the high caste and affluent people. Most of their children haven’t even attended school and many who do end up dropping out in their early childhood. Their economic condition forces these children to work as laborers. Many of them have been physically, mentally and sexually abused. Our Children’s Ministry in India has identified a colony of this people group and we have started a Child Welfare Centre. It is an initiative in liberating these young minds from bondages and discrimination. At the Child Welfare Center we focus on helping the children from such poor backgrounds to get a proper and good education. Every day after school these children come to our Center to receive training and those who are weak in their studies are given special tuitions. We arrange for regular medical checkups and feed them nutritious food once in
Joel Children's Home Child Welfare Classroom a week. Our goal is be able to give them a nutritious meal daily. We take them out for sports and games and provide them with books, uniforms and needed assistance for their education. Two teachers are appointed at this center. Through this initiative, they are taught their rights and privileges, to dream big and excel in life. Above all they are taught that Jesus loves them and wants them to live an abundant and victorious life. Through our program many that had dropped out of school re-enrolled again. Weak students have begun to improve and the children are motivated as they can now see the ‘light in the end of the tunnel’.
Every week they attend Sunday classes, where they are taught about the love of Jesus through songs, choreography and Bible stories. These children now have hope in their life, which encourages their parents greatly too. It is our vision and prayer to start 100 such Tuition centers and reach the children who are ignored by the society. Joel Children’s Home can be reached through Faith International. www.ficcwordchurch. org or PO Box 14931 Bradenton, FL 34280 Donations are welcomed and should be made payable to Faith International Christian Center, clearly marked for the Children’s Home. All donations are tax deductible
These Things Shall Precede the Day of the Lord We are in the last days on Earth as we know it. It is our responsibility to be keenly aware of the events unfolding at this time as we transition from the Church Age to the Kingdom Age. (My terminology).
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Right now the LORD is judging. I Peter 4:17-19 exhorts us: For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator. Verse 19 is shows that the ones scarcely being saved are those who suffer according to the will of God, having made the choice to be crucified with Christ. II Thessalonians 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; These things shall precede the Day of the Lord: The Great Apostasy (worship of the Beast) and the man of sin, the son of perdition be revealed. I believe that these two are inter-related; two sides of a scroll if you will. Selah. What is the great falling away? What is drawing them away? Why are so many deceived? Here is what the Lord has shown to me: Since we know that tares are sown in among the Lord’s field (His people), the tares ARE OF ANOTHER SPIRIT, which is the enemy spirit. This obviously causes them to have appetites for things which emanate from that wicked spirit. Satan is the great deceiver and if it were possible would fool even the very elect. See Matthew 24:24. The worship
Linda Sack of the beast could very well arise out of the Charismatic movement. The Anti-Christ or man of perdition as well… How can I say that? --Simply because they are the only ones anticipating miracles and signs and wonders. I am too! But we need to make sure that things are being done by the Holy Spirit and not by “fallen angels”. It will appear to be very, very similar to the Holy Spirit when demons use a person to perform false signs and lying wonders. 2 Corinthians 11:13-15 (KJV) For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
Satan is an angel of light and his ministers are transformed into appearing as though they are operating with the Holy Spirit but are not. So, embrace your sufferings! Share in the sufferings of Christ daily putting yourself on the altar every day and not jumping off at the first sign of the match to light it up. I Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Study the 7 churches in Revelation 2 and 3. Measure yourself against them. Count it all joy that your name is written in the Lamb’s Book of Life! Stay the course, Salvation is worth it all. Linda Sack of Arise To Zion Ministries can be reached at (941) 779-5479, Arize2Zion@ gmail.com
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An End Time Message HE’S
ALIVE
By Greg O’Connor
Don't Take the Mark!
“The Gospel”
t The Mark: 666
t John 3:16 + John 14:6 + Acts 4:12 = Who the Saviour is:
“It is the number of a man.” Rev 13:18
“JESUS”.
t Jesus is coming soon for those who accept and believe
t Romans 3:23 + 6:23 + 5:8 = Why we need a SAVIOUR
in Him. 1 Thess 4:16-17
t Everyone else will be left behind and the antichrist will
t Romans
10:9 + 10:10 + 10:13 = How to accept the SAVIOUR
require those left to take the mark and worship him. If you don't — you will be beheaded. Rev 13:11-18, Rev 20:4
t Now pray to God for forgiveness of your sins and repent. Accept Jesus into your Heart. Now live your life for Jesus. Tell it to everyone. Tell everyone what Jesus has done for you! “Till HE returns or calls us home. Here in the power of Christ we stand….”
t Once you take the mark you have no other choice. You will be eternally condemned to hell. Rev 14:9-11
t Choose life and choose it now. Choose JESUS and live.
— Your fellow servant of the Lord, Greg O’Connor
HE is the Way, the Truth and the Life. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY!
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Salt or Light? Which Are You? By Alice Morse When Jesus returns, will you be remembered as a pillar of salt (as in Lot’s wife) or as light? Being a "pillar of salt" suggests several things and I am sure Lot's wife didn't expect that she would literally become a "pillar of salt". Her reasoning failed her and in fact she became a pillar of Salt. Her disobedience in looking back at where she came from was the root. She allowed the temptation to gain the ascendancy over what God’s Word to Lot had said. This begs the question as to why would anyone look back? What was in our past that was so promising? Jesus himself came to Abraham, to bless him with the promise of a future lineage, and then told Abraham that God was going to destroy Sodom. Knowing that Lot and his family lived there, he begged God to spare them. The very fact that Lot and his family lived in a community that embraced disobedience, discord, apathy, complacency, and compromise brought destruction to them. The same is happening to our country. We began as a nation blessed by God, but presently turning ourselves into a sewer of corruption, civil disobedience, and financial destruction. We are supposed to stand for the same principles that God himself ordained through his Word. Lot's family wanted to fit in, not to be noticed, not to make waves of the status quo. What does God say about
Romans 6:23a “For the wages of sin is death...” Sinners suffer, their pay is death. Romans 6:23b “...but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” God’s gift to sinners is Jesus Christ, He came to save us. Romans 5:8 “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Now give your life to God. Romans 10:13 “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
Lives for Lamborghinis? Continued from page 1 Christians and people of faith must act, Bentley advised. People of faith should call on our government officials to de-fund Planned Parenthood, the nation's number one abortion provider, to put dollars to work for the needy in other settings, and to let companies know that when they support Planned Parenthood, we will not support them. “These horrific events have not taken place in a vacuum,” said Bentley. “We
By Rev. Madeline Montez Duffany Dear Reverend, My neighbor anointed her home with oil around the doors, windows and her children’s rooms. She believes that by doing this and praying, that evil things cannot come in. Is this too weird? She says there is definitely a spiritual force in our world, Godly and demonic that war with each other. What do you say? — Wondering in Worton
Alice and Dana Morse this mindset in Revelations? I would rather have you cold or hot but the lukewarm I will spew out of my mouth. Rev 3:16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. Our tolerance in becoming like them, desiring to be accepted and to accept all that the world stands for, is what undoubtedly God will spit us out of his mouth for, aka lukewarm, silent in the face of wrong. The day is drawing near church, you must decide what you really stand for. It will cost you, but the benefits are out of this world. Let your voice be heard and stand for what is right even if the price is rejection by the status quo and martyrdom in one fashion or another. Alice Morse is a member of The Source Church in Bradenton, FL.
Have You Walked The Romans Road? Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” Admit that you are a sinner.
The Spirit of Truth
“Whosoever” includes everyone, no one is excluded. Romans 10:9,10 “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” Believe God defeated death through Jesus and confess now that Jesus is Lord of your life. Tell everyone you are saved!
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Dear Wondering, Your neighbor is right! God says, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven. (Matt 16:19) We believe in anointing oil because it is scriptural. The oil is symbolic of the Holy Spirit and is not a ritual or magical. God protects His own and keeps us from danger. I want to share the following. This lady surprised a burglar in her kitchen. He was all loaded down with the things he was going to steal. She had no weapon and was all alone. The only thing that she could think to do was quote a scripture. So, she held up a hand and said “Acts 2:38!” The burglar quaked in fear and froze to the point that she was able to get to the phone and call 911. When the police arrived the burglar was still frozen in place. One of them asked her, “How
Rev. Madeline Montez Duffany did you do this?” The woman replied, “I quoted scripture.” The cop turned to the burglar, “What was it about the scripture that had such an effect on you?” The burglar replied, “Scripture, what scripture? I thought she said she had an ax and two 38’s!” This is God’s Truth! — Reverend MMD Write to Rev Madeline at PO Box 14931 Bradenton, FL 34280 or by email at Hesalivenews@yahoo.com. Not all letters are from readers. Letters may be fictitious in person but true in content. We reserve the right to edit or refuse any questions submitted.
Laughter Is Good Medicine Contributed by Pastor Flora Anderson
Prov. 17:22 says, “A merry heart does good like medicine...”
“Preacher,” said the young man, “I’m sorry about the delay. It seems as if everyone waits until Here are a few of my the last minute to get ready for a long trip.” “pastor jokes” The minister chuckled, “I know One Sunday morning, a what you mean. mother went in to wake her It’s the same in my son and tell him it was time business.” to get ready for church, to — which he replied, “I’m not An elderly woman going.” Pastor Flora Anderson walked into the local “Why not?” she asked. “I'll give you two good reasons,” he country church. The friendly usher said. “One, they don't like me. And two, greeted her at the door and helped her up the flight of steps. “Where would you I don't like them.” His mother replied, “I'’ll give YOU like to sit?” he asked politely. “The front row, please.” she answered. two good reasons why you SHOULD go “You really don't want to do that,” to church. One, you’re 54 years old. And the usher said. “The pastor is really two, you’re the pastor!” boring.” — “Do you happen to know who I am?” A minister waited in line to have the woman inquired. his car filled with gas just before a long “No.” he said. holiday weekend. The attendant worked “I’m the pastor’s mother,” she replied quickly, but there were many cars ahead indignantly. of him in front of the service station. “Do you know who I am?” he asked. Finally, the attendant motioned him “No.” she said. toward a vacant pump. “Good,” he answered.
also need to take a hard look at our culture, to consider how we've turned our unborn children into commodities. Consider what Jesus said, ‘Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.’” Chuck Bentley is CEO of Crown and author of "The Worst Financial Mistakes in the Bible And How You Can Avoid Them" as well as host of the nationally syndicated radio feature, My MoneyLife™, follow him @chuckbentley. Learn more at www.crown.org
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