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“I’m No Prophet, But The End Times are Here” By Dr. David Jeremiah By Michael F. Haverluck (OneNewsNow.com)
Jeremiah looks to no place other than the Bible to derive his conclusion, According to Bible acknowledging that Israel scholar Dr. David was predicted in Scripture Jeremiah, Christians to launch the world into should be prepared for its last days by doing what the next stages of the End no other nation on earth Times, which he argues has ever done — return to Dr. David Jeremiah re-establish its homeland were ushered in by Israel fulfilling Bible prophesy by after being cast out for 2,000 years. reestablishing itself as a nation back in "I personally believe that the End 1948 — after having no homeland for Times, in the sense of Bible prophecy, two millennia. probably started for us in 1948 when “[In] the whole scope of world Israel became a nation, because history … yes, we are in the End Times,” many of the prophecies, in the New Jeremiah, senior pastor of Shadow Testament especially, could not be Mountain Community Church Continued on page 7 declared.
Blood Moon By Chuck Kennedy Bradenton, FL — The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord come. Joel 2.31 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come: Acts 2.19-20 There is a lot of talk about the “Blood moon” currently with a lot of end time predictions of disasters, wars in the Middle East and global economic collapse related to it. No one can dispute we are certainly living in the last days and many Biblical prophecies
are being fulfilled before our eyes. However, is this one of them? The name or phrase, “Blood Moon” has become popular primarily through a book written by John Hagee and Mark Blitz. Their claim is that Israel had significant historical events happen on or around these Blood Moons when they occur in a tetrad alongside a Jewish holiday or feast. A lunar tetrad is defined as a series of total lunar eclipses, four successive total lunar eclipses, with no partial lunar eclipse in between. Each of which is separated from the other by six lunar months or six full moons. The full moon appears coppery red during a total lunar eclipse thus the name “Blood Continued on page 4
Our World Without God By Chuck Kennedy, Pastor
Bradenton, FL — Have you ever considered what this world would be like without God? Noah’s day saw it. And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination
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of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. Genesis 6.5 Do you realize what it would have been like to live in that day? There would be no safety anywhere, anytime, or any place. Have we become so blinded that we cannot see a similar scenario building today? President Obama’s speech, June 28, 2006: “Whatever we once were, we are no longer a Christian nation — at least, not just. We are also a Jewish nation, a Muslim nation, a Buddhist nation, and a Hindu nation, and a nation of nonbelievers.” What happens when a nation, a people, remove God from their society? Anarchy reigns. Self is put on the throne. There are wars, murders, thievery and every evil perversion as self is exalted above everyone and everything else. But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark. Matt 25.37-38 In a world where self is enthroned, God has to be done away with. Self does not want to be reminded of Godly attributes like love, goodness, and
mercies expressed through truth, morals and love of fellow man. In 1962, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-1 against New York's “nondenominational” prayer composed for public schoolchildren to recite. One year later, a case originated by a Philadelphia-area man named Ed Schempp challenging mandatory Bible reading in Pennsylvania schools reached the Supreme Court. At the same time, Murray O'Hair was challenging a similar practice as well as the recitation of the Lord's Prayer in Maryland public schools. The Supreme Court consolidated the cases and in 1963 ruled 8-1 that devotional Bible reading or other governmentsponsored religious activities in public
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schools are unconstitutional. Take God out of the children’s training and you take God out of our future society. The end result is utter depravity. Today we see Churches with humanism (self) as their god. Pulpits are filled with Pastors who are not even saved. Inside the ministry ranks of some of the biggest churches in the world we read reports of pedophiles, pornography addictions, greed and idolatry. Filtering down to the parishioners, most attendees cannot recognize Biblical truth from spiritualism and demonic activity. Yoga is welcomed in our churches today and cults are considered Christians. Homosexuals demand “equal rights” for their Continued on page 3
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American Pastor Still in Iranian Prison By Chaplain Gordon Klingenschmitt
TV interview, that despite having permission to build an orphanage, Colorado Springs, CO despite traveling many — An American pastor times into and out of from Idaho is being held Iran without incident, he prisoner in Iran, going was sentenced to 8 years on 3 years of an 8 year in jail for undermining sentence. He is not a spy, Chaplain Gordon James just an American citizen Islam as Iran's Klingenschmitt, PhD pastor who was building government religion. an orphanage with full Since when is it a crime to love and permission of the Iranian government. serve orphans? Or a crime to assemble Pastor Saeed Abedini was arrested quietly and worship Almighty God for "undermining national security" through Jesus Christ? Or a crime of Iran because he attended church to preach the gospel? No doubt meetings in the homes of other the enforcement of Muslim Sharia Christians. Christian home churches is to blame. But will the Obama are allowed in Iran's constitution, Administration step in? but Islamic Sharia is often enforced Let's petition Congress to stop instead of their actual law. funding the Muslim Brotherhood Pastor Saeed was arrested, tried, with our tax dollars. and convicted for being a Christian, plain and simple. He was told that Chaplain Gordon James Klingenif he renounced Christ, he would be schmitt, PhD, The Pray In Jesus Name released. He refused. Project, PO Box 77077, Colorado His wife explained in our exclusive Springs, CO 80970.
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. 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.”
“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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The Only True Islam? Iraq — Editor’s Note: Global Aid Network sent us this missive in an urgent prayer alert. There’s no easy way to describe what is happening around the world. What follows is their message in its entirety: History is constantly circling and repeating itself. In northern Iraq, an old threat is emerging with unprecedented violence and destruction. Calling itself the “Islamic State” (formerly known as ISIS), the growing movement of extremist Muslims is seeking to bring all Middle East cultures under its control. The first designation, ISIS, stood for “the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham,” but their vision quickly expanded beyond those geographical boundaries. The Islamic State is operating under what they consider a divine mandate, claiming to be the only true Islam, and they are declaring a “caliphate.” Under Islam, a caliphate is the supreme religious and political authority for all Muslims. It is led by one religious and political ruler called a “caliph.” According to all sects of Islam, the Caliph is the rightful successor to
Muhammad as Allah’s appointed leader of the faithful. The last caliphate ended in 1924 with the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the establishment of the Turkish Republic. In declaring itself a caliphate, the Islamic State is claiming authority for itself over the Islamic world. They named Abu-Bakr al-Baghdadi, or Abu Dua, as the new Caliph. In keeping with the strictest Muslim tradition, he is born of the correct bloodline in the Quraysh tribe of the Arabian Peninsula. He is a gifted motivational speaker, and he is calling on multitudes to become murderers for the advancement of this Islamic State. As these actions are upsetting, extreme, and harsh, Jesus warned that the world would be shaken by the evil deeds of evil people. But He also promised that faithful servants of God would ensure that “the gospel of the Kingdom would be proclaimed.” Pray that followers of God would not be discouraged or shaken. Mission News mnnonline.org
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Islamic State Document Sets Price for Female Christian Slaves By Mark Ellis Senior Correspondent, ASSIST News Service Southern California (ANS) — A document disseminated by Islamic State establishes the prices set by the terror group to sell kidnapped Christian and Yazidi women and girls. According to the document obtained by Iraqi News, “The market to sell women and spoils of war has been experiencing a significant decrease, which has adversely affected ISIS revenue and financing of the Mujahideen.” To counteract this perceived downward price movement, Islamic State decided to impose price controls over the sale of women and girls, vowing to execute whoever violates those controls. Mark Ellis is a senior correspondent
Narin, a young woman who escaped Islamic slavery for ASSIST News Service and the founder ofwww.Godreports.com. He is available to speak to groups about the plight of the church in restricted countries, to share stories and testimonies from the mission field, and to preach the gospel. mark@ Godreports.com, www.assistnews.net
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Life Story of Mafia-Turned-Preacher Rated R for Crucifixion Scene and Violence Los Angeles/PRNewswire — The release of God the Father, on October 31, the day Michael Franzese, once dubbed the Prince of the Mafia, became a "made man," vividly depicts both Franzese's life as a Mob kingpin and as a man transformed by faith. The film does not shy away from illustrating the real world and life that Franzese swore allegiance to. But it is a scene of Christ's Crucifixion shown as part of his prison epiphany and the Mob stock footage scenes combined, that tipped the scales at the MPAA who gave the film an R rating. Franzese made over a billion dollars for his crime "family," earning more than anyone since Al Capone. It was enough to place him at #18 (3 behind John Gotti) on Fortune Magazine's "Fifty Most Wealthy and Powerful Mafia Bosses." He was a Hollywood producer, a restaurateur, a night club owner: He was living the life of a man's man as he saw it. A revelation that his own father went along with planning a hit on him, the love for his own family, and a realization that his life was heading like every other Mob guy before him straight to St. Johns Cemetery in Queens, New York, that
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“alternative lifestyle”. Many of our major denominations allow homosexual men or women to fill our pulpits and teach their perverted view of a Biblical lifestyle. It is the society of no God, no rules, no morals, and no laws, just do whatever you think is best. Once God is taken out of the picture self begins to reign on the throne until destruction and eventual annihilation become inevitable.
The words of 2 Chronicles 15:3-4 ring true today: Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law. But when they in their trouble did turn unto the Lord God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them. Take, for instance, white collar crime. On December 30, 2008, the Case-Shiller home price index reported its largest price drop in its history. The credit crisis resulting from the bursting of the housing bubble is — according to general consensus — the primary cause of the 2007–2009 recession in the United States. Wall Street sold securities from easy credit borrowers that resulted in disaster. Look at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. In 2008 alone, the United States government allocated over $900 billion to special loans and rescues related to the U.S. housing bubble, with over half going to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (both of which are government-sponsored enterprises) as well as the Federal Housing
made Franzese decide to leave "The Life." In an act thought impossible, he publicly walked away from the Colombo family and organized crime. "Its real world stuff (the Mob scene footage) that is around us all the time," says Franzese. "It's not the gratuitous violence most movies include for the audience reaction, but real life, real crime and real people. All ages need to see this, but especially our young people who are confronted every day with opportunities to go down the wrong path." Franzese adds: "In making God The Administration. All this is a direct result of greed, where self made the rules. Today they have taken God out of the schools and our governments in an effort to remove Him completely from society. Get Him out of anything and everything that would remind us right from wrong. Just try to tell someone “Merry Christmas” while on the job and see what happens. Each year it is a heated debate to take Christ out of Christmas so we can celebrate the holiday without any reminder of the God who authored it. Self wants to party without God in order to enjoy their alcohol, drugs, and illicit sex guilt free. Biblical history reminds us of Sodom and Gomorrah. Homosexuality is the epitome of selfishness. It is the act of selffascination in lieu of the opposite sex. Of course we explain it as being “born that way” gendering such statements as “a man born trapped in a woman’s body”, or vice versa. Without God one is unable to discern these as satanic lies and so believes them to the point of action. Recently, according to DefendChristians.org, A California male high school teacher returned as a woman from spring break. 56 year-old married father, Gary Sconce, has been a teacher at the rural Yosemite High School for 24 years. But after a letter was sent to the parents, he returned from the break as “Karen Adell Scot.” Self wants the throne and if you dare resist it, you are made to look wrong and condemned. We now welcome open homosexuality in our military and permit cross-dressers to use whichever restroom they choose. If you dare mention Biblical values as the answer, you are labeled as a hate crime antagonist or homophobic. The root problem lies in the love of self that demands the expulsion of God from anything that suggests His values. Another woman, twenty-two year old Lakisha Wilson, is now dead at the hands of an abortionist. In Cleveland, Ohio, the autopsy revealed that Lakisha died from abortion complications. Abortion clinics throughout the United States are notorious for being unsanitary and
Father, we went to great lengths to show the dark aspect of my real life story in a subtle and intelligent way. The story of Jesus's suffering and Crucifixion is very well known and in the past, audiences have been willing to endure the intensity of those scenes. What is important to me is to share the parallel themes that I discovered in the story of the Crucifixion and my own experiences in 'The Life': themes such as perseverance, forgiveness, redemption and faith." God The Father takes audiences on the untold personal journey into the life and spiritual transformation of Michael Franzese, a young and charismatic Capo in the Colombo crime family during the 1980's-90's, who's notorious father Sonny Franzese was also a renowned Underboss. It's a true story about mafia, money, love, loyalty and God. GOD THE FATHER opened October across the country in select theatres. It is rated "R" for violent images by the MPAA and has a running time of 101 minutes. For the latest news, updates, please visit: http://godthefathermovie.com
dangerous. Abortion is where the mother of a child can get so caught up in “self” that she will murder her own flesh and blood! Just because it is not convenient for me I have decided to kill my child. The world proclaims it as “a woman’s right to her own body”. Go ahead and call your local abortion clinic and ask them their procedures for dealing with the aborted babies that are born alive. What do they do with that child? They finish the job. 2 Timothy 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. The answer is a changed heart. We must clean up the inside before the outside will conform. It begins with what Jesus said in John 3.3, we must be born again. This is the only permanent answer, a new heart. It starts with each of us individually. Pray this prayer with me now: Father, in Jesus name, forgive me of all my sins, Wash me in the blood of Jesus. Come into my heart Lord Jesus and be Lord of my life from this moment forward. I believe you died for me, arose from the dead and I now confess you as Lord of my life. In Jesus Name.
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TurnAround Village By Blaine J. Gravel
Bogalusa, LA — What what we were going to do. an honor to be able to One of the men teachers write something for the said he was planning to newspaper! I pray that go back home and retire somehow, someway, since he really didn't like something that I may say the inmates anyway. The here will be a blessing for other said he was going you. to take a job teaching It was in 1998 that my in the local school. The friend Mike and I first secretary for the program started going into a 1300 was a young girl and person, men's prison here she shared her plans of Blaine J. Gravel in Louisiana. Mike and staying home and getting I would drive on a weekly basis to the pregnant." The conversation turned to prison to tell the men how much God me and when asked what I was going to loved them and to pray with them about do, my reply was that God wanted me to anything they had need of. It was a continue in this kind of work. real blessing and continues to this day. TurnAround Village was birthed in Mike went to be with the Lord about 2003 and we have been working over 10 two years ago but his wife Jan is still years now to provide helping services to active in prison ministry work. prisoners being released from a period One day in the year 2001, the Warden of incarceration. It is a simply way to said to me, "Preacher, we have a job for continue to do what I was paid to do by you." I replied, "Well, what kind of the Department of Corrections. Only job is that?" He said, "We are going difference now is that God has to provide to start a program here called, Project for us to do our work daily rather than Metamorphosis and we want you to the Department of Corrections. I like it work in that." I said, "Well what will I be better this way! doing?" His answer was, "Your job will be finding jobs for men when they are Blaine J. Gravel released from here." I replied, "Warden, http://www.turnaroundvillage.org are you going to pay me for this?" He answered, "Yes, you will get $19.86 an hour and we will pay for your gas." I immediately accepted and found jobs for 25 men that were then able to go to work upon their release from incarceration in 2002. Well, Project Metamorphosis was a real success and like many programs that are funded by a federal grant, when the grant money ran out, the program was discontinued. One day, all of us working in the program were meeting and talking about
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Blood Moon
Continued from page 1 Moon”. A lunar eclipse is when the sun, earth and moon line up in space, the moon passes through the earth’s shadow and the moon looks red because of sunlight that is filtered and refracted by earth’s atmosphere. It should be noted that in the scriptures we began with, both a solar eclipse is described as well as a lunar eclipse. So if we are to use this scripture literally we would need to see both. The Bible does not predict something about to change with Israel from these events, this theory is based on historical events of the past. On the other hand, these Scriptures are true and have a fulfillment in God’s timetable. But is it the “Blood Moon” of the tetrads of the current day? We can only present the facts herein and you must seek God for your answer. Certainly we live in perilous times. Certainly we are in the final moments before the Lord returns. Biblical events are lining up to usher in the second coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ. Could the “Blood Moons” we speak of here be a part of it? Natural occurrences can never a substitute for prophetic words. The Jewish Talmud records that total lunar eclipses are indicators or omens for the Nation of Israel. The Talmud is a book of tradition, interpretation. We do know that stars led the wise men to Jesus and at one point God made the sun stand still, so we do not discount the use of stars for God’s purposes. We just want to have truth and not sensationalism or drama. We are after actual factual Scriptural events and not passing fads or popular theories that bring excitement from emotionalism. Without question, these tetrads are somewhat of a rare event. There have been a total of sixty two tetrads from the 1st century until the 21st century. Out of these sixty-two, eight coincide with Jewish feasts or holidays. The claim is that Israel had significant historical events happen on or around these coinciding tetrads with Jewish Holy days. For instance, in 1492 the Jews were expelled from Spain and Columbus found America. The corresponding tetrad was in 1493 and 1494. In 1948 Israel was reborn as a Nation, a very large fulfillment of prophecy! The corresponding tetrad was in 1949 and 1950. In 1967 there was the Six day war where Israel took back land from the Arabs. The corresponding tetrad was in 1967 to 1968. Note that two of these events occurred before the tetrad. If these tetrads, or “Blood Moons” are indicators of changes coming to Israel, should they not occur before the change and not after? Are we sensationalizing them to make a cause look right? We must use caution to stay with truth. Herein is the key. The Word of God is spiritual and must be understood by
revelation of the spirit, not by history. We must stay with the Word. History is great but not a guarantee of the future. The Word is sure and always the same. There is a tetrad going on now, 2014 to 2015. While it is true that many historical events are transpiring before us and many with Biblical prophetic implications. The Word and the prophecies of the Word must be held up to scrutiny of the most miniscule detail so that both the world and the church will know that God’s Word is true and
infallible and dependable so much so that we can base our lives on His Word in complete confidence. God does not need our help to sensationalize events nor to stretch them to make interest abound. He can take care of Himself and needs no explanation. He is God and His Word is Truth. I personally have committed my entire life to this fact. My suggestion to you is to seek the Lord through His Word and be ready for whatever happens. Luke 21.36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. Chuck Kennedy is Pastor of Faith International Christian Center in Bradenton, FL and publisher of He’s Alive Christian News and Views. He welcomes your comments to hesalivenews@yahoo.com.
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How Far We Have Fallen From Scriptural Standards By Rich Christiano
In outbreak of bubonic plague in Madagascar, officials confirm cases in the country's capital city. (Photo : Sascha Grabow, Wikipedia, CC)
Ebola is Bad, But Bubonic Plague May Be Worse Just when we thought nothing worse than Ebola could happen, here comes the bubonic plague outbreak in Madagascar that has seen more than 130 confirmed cases and claimed 47 lives. This disease is spread by flea bites carrying the plague according to Tech Times. They further went on to say that In the bubonic form of plague, where there are swellings known as buboes in the lymph nodes, the disease is susceptible to treatment with antibiotics; however, in the pneumonic form of the disease, which affects the lungs, the disease can be communicated from one person to another through coughing. Ebola was not airborne, but this one can be, making it more of a danger than Ebola. The disease can kill in just 24 hours. It was John G Lake that displayed this germ was not stronger than our God. His testimony shows that faith in the Word of God prevails over any demonic force sent to steal, kill or destroy life. Here is a short excerpt from that testimony. During that great plague that I (John G Lake) mentioned, they sent a government ship with supplies and corps of doctors. One of the doctors sent for me, and said, "What have you been using to protect yourself? Our corps has this preventative and that, which we use as protection, but we concluded that if a man could stay on the ground as you have and keep ministering to the sick and burying the dead, you must have a secret. What is it?" I answered, "Brother that is the 'law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus.' I believe that just as long as I keep my soul is in contact with the living God so that His Spirit is flowing into my soul and body, that no germ will ever attach itself to me, for the Spirit of
God will kill it." He asked, "Don't you think that you had better use our preventatives?" I replied, "No, but doctor I think that you would like to experiment with me. If you will go over to one of these dead people and take the foam that comes out of their lungs after death, then put it under the microscope you will see masses of living germs. You will find they are alive until a reasonable time after a man is dead. You can fill my hand with them and I will keep it under the microscope, and instead of these germs remaining alive, they will die instantly." They tried it and found it was true. They questioned, "What is that?" I replied, "That is 'the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus.' When a man's spirit and a man's body are filled with the blessed presence of God, it oozes out of the pores of your flesh and kills the germs." Suppose on the other hand, my soul had been under the law of death, and I were in fear and darkness? The very opposite would have been the result. The result would have been that my body would have absorbed the germs, these would have generated disease and I would have died. Some form of plague, either bubonic or pneumonic or both, is commonly believed to have been responsible for the Black Death that swept across 14th century Europe, with a death toll of an estimated 25 million people. Thought to have arisen in central Asia, it moved with traders along the Silk Road westward into the Mediterranean region and then Europe, most likely carried there by fleas on rats that were commonly seen on merchant ships. The first cases of this current outbreak were identified in August. John G Lake is founder of the Healing Rooms
the LORD can use godly Los Angeles, CA — Secular Christian movies to build it movies are very powerful back up. We face a great onand have had a real impact going battle in this area but on the church and the moral you can control the choices fiber of this country. If I were you make. Let the LORD to ask you what your pastor make your entertainment talked about from the pulpit choices for you. And if you one month ago, you may struggle to find good things struggle to remember what you can watch, then maybe he said. If I asked you about a that is a sign from the LORD favorite movie you have seen that we shouldn’t spend so in the past, even if it has been Rich Christiano, much time watching things years, you could remember movie producer, and maybe spend more time detail after detail and tell me writer and director in His Word and ministering about it. Hence the power of to other people. Phil 4:8 says, “ Finally, the audio-visual! brethren, whatsoever things are true, A preacher once wrote this about whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever movies and their influence on the church: Movies are the rival of churches, things are just, whatsoever things are the perverter of morals, a tool of greed, pure, whatsoever things are lovely, and the betrayer of innocence. They whatsoever things are of good report; if glorify impurity as love, picture murder there be any virtue, and if there be any as entertainment, exalt nakedness and praise, think on these things.” Apply this indecency as beauty. They show drinking, verse to your entertainment choices in divorce, gambling, revenge, and gun fights this coming New Year and your life WILL as proper and legitimate. Movies ruin the change for the better! Oh and by the way, the statement above spiritual influence of Christians; they debauch the minds of children; inflame written by the preacher about movies was the lusts of youth; harden the hearts by Pastor John R. Rice. He wrote it in 1938. Did you get that? of sinners. They are a trap for souls, a He is talking about the negative influence mocker of God, a curse to America! of movies back in 1938!! Oh, how far we Sadly, if you really think about it, the have fallen from the standards of Holy above statement is very true. Think about Scripture. some of the movies you have seen in the past and how they have affected you in a negative way. This is why we produce Rich Christiano is a writer, producer Christian films and encourage Christians and Director of such Christian Movies to use them for their own edification as Time Changer, The Secrets of and also as witnessing tools for family Jonathan Sperry, and more recently and friends. Just as the enemy has used A Matter of Faith. He also maintains secular movies to tear down our society, www.ChristianMovies.com
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God Gave Me a Car By Mary Arredondo, Trinity Baptist Church
Bradenton, FL — This New Year’s resolution was to read the Bible all the way through but with a different twist; to read the Psalms every month as well. I began with the book of John. As I was reading, I kept seeing Jesus asking me what I wanted. I knew the Bible declares that God will supply all my needs, and He certainly has. This time it was different, now He is asking me, what do you want? After much thought, I decided a new car would be nice. You see this was not just a “want” but in fact a very real need. My car was 14 years old and I had already spent a lot of money in parts and labor. A month went by as I continued to pray about the new car. There was a man in my church who needed a work truck so I gave him my pick up. After all, the Bible says give and it shall be given unto you. A Honda Accord was my car and I found one. Next I called the dealership where it was and told them that I wanted to sit in it to see if I would fit comfortably. I told my story to them about reading the Bible and praying for a new car. Sharing with them my faith in spite of the evidence that I was unable to pay for the car or even make any payments. The salesman replied that it would be ok. I test drove the car confirming my research that it was the car I would like to have. I told my Pastor, other members of my church, and people that I worked with. We prayed together for God to give me this car. Another month went by as I continued going every day to pray over my car at the dealership. The car I owned was stalling and getting dangerous for me to drive. There was a mechanic at the repair shop who needed a car so I gave him mine. He needed insurance and a tag in order to drive it so I bought them both for him. Still reading through the Bible and the Psalms each month, I meditate on where it says “Prove Me, Test Me”. I asked the Lord and He provided rides to continue going to the dealership and praying over my new car. The salesmen
would come greet me as I would pray over my car. What an opportunity I seized to witness to each salesman about how God would give me a car. I can tell you that I never got the same salesmen twice! One day I started looking around in some of my accounts and found $15,000! Thank you God! There is only one explanation for this money and it was God. What a miracle because I knew I had no money and especially not thousands of dollars. Hurrying to the dealership to tell them what I had, my heart sank as they were not impressed with my $15000 miracle and stated it would take $28,000 for the car I had been praying for. By now it was April 30, 2014 and I went one more time to pray over my car knowing that God would supply my need. The dealership said they could not help me. I was so disappointed, my mind running every direction. Suddenly the dealership called me back and said they found me a car! There it was on the showroom floor when I arrived, a red 2012 Honda Accord with only 35,000 miles. It was beautiful! Everything I wanted and the cost was only $15,000! They told me they had just gotten it in and showed me the car fax. They put a new tag on the car that was dated to July 2015, had me sign the title, gave me two sets of keys, and put gas in my tank! I asked them about the money and they said we would work on that later, so I drove the car home. No one ever called me about the money and I thanked God for my new car. After two weeks I went back into the dealership to try to pay for the car. It was the right thing to do I reasoned as maybe God was testing me since He supplied the money. It just would not be right to have the money and the car too. God has perfect timing and a unique way of working things out. A man has a good work truck, another man has a work car, and I have a New Honda Accord! Praise God, He is faithful to His Word.
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God’s Got Your Number By Ken Gaub, Ken Gaub Ministries www.kengaub.com “Hey, Dad. Let’s get some pizza.” The voice of my younger son Dan stirred me from the endless ribbon of superhighway stretching before me. My wife, Barbara, and daughter Becki agreed with Dan. It had been a long day and it was way past time to eat. As I maneuvered the big Silver Eagle bus into the parking lot, Dan and Becki were already clamoring to get out to go into the restaurant. Even examining menus offered a diversion from the limited activities available inside our “home on wheels.” Barbara stood at the bottom step and turned to wait for me. I sat staring into space. “Aren’t you coming, Ken?” she asked. “Naw, I’m not really hungry,” I replied. “You go ahead with the kids. I need to stretch out and unwind a bit.” “Okay, we’ll be back soon,” her voice trailed off. “It really is a beautiful day, I thought as I glanced out the window. Maybe I should get some fresh air. I stepped outside, closed the bus doors, and looked around. Noticing a Dairy Queen down the street, I thought, “Maybe I’m thirsty”. After purchasing a Coke, I strolled in the direction of the bus. The impatient ringing of a telephone somewhere up the street jarred me out of my doldrums. It was coming from a phone booth at a service station on the corner. As I approached, I heard the phone continuing its unanswered ring! Ring! Ring! I paused and looked to see if anyone was going to answer the phone.
I'm No Prophet, But The End Times Are Here Continued from page 1 fulfilled until Israel was at home in her nation," Jeremiah told The Christian Post. But even though Jeremiah has valuable insight to share about the Bible, he stops short of considering himself a prophet and just encourages believers to be at peace as they anticipate the continued unraveling of the End Times. “The incredible thing about prophecy in the Bible is that in the Old Testament, there are over 300 prophecies about the coming of Christ to the Earth, which we celebrate at Christmas,” Jeremiah shared. “These are very specific, detailed prophecies, and every single one of them was fulfilled accurately.” He emphasizes that Jesus Christ’s return to the earth in the last days is by no means a far-fetched or misguided hope. “In the Bible, there are eight times as many prophecies about the Second Coming, and we believe those will all be fulfilled in detail and in accuracy as well,” says Jeremiah, whose megachurch is based near San Diego, California. “So prophecy is not just, ‘Oh, I think this might happen in the future.’ No — the Bible says a true prophet has to get it 100-percent
Noise from the “I know what this traffic flowing is! I’m on ‘Candid through the busy Camera!’ ” intersection must While trying to have drowned locate the hidden out the sound camera, I reached because the up and tried to service station smooth my hair. a t t e n d a n t I wanted to look c ont i nu e d my best for all looking after those millions of his customers, television viewers. oblivious to the Stepping outside incessant ringing. the phone booth Why doesn’t and looking someone answer quickly in every that phone? I direction, the Ken Gaub wondered. The telephone cord ringing continued. I began reasoning, nearly broke as I stretched it to its limit. it may be important. What if it’s an I couldn’t find a camera anywhere! emergency? Impatiently, the operator interrupted I started to walk away, but curiosity again. overcame my indifference. I stepped “I have a long distance call for Ken inside the booth and picked up the Gaub, sir. Is he there?” phone. “Hello,” I said casually and took Still shaken, as well as perplexed, a big sip of Coke. I asked, “How in the world can this The operator whined, “Long distance be? How did you reach me here? I was call for Ken Gaub.” walking down the street, not bothering My eyes widened, and I almost anyone, the pay phone started ringing, choked on a chunk of ice from my coke. and I decided to answer it.” My voice Swallowing hard, I said, “You’re crazy!” grew louder in the excitement. “I just “Realizing I shouldn’t speak to an answered it on chance. You can’t mean operator like that, I added, “This can’t me. This is impossible!” be! I was just walking down the street, “Well,” the operator asked, “is Mr. not bothering anyone, and the phone Gaub there or isn’t he?” The tone of her was ringing….” voice convinced me the call was real and The operator ignored my crude that her patience was at its limit. explanation and asked once more, “Is I then replied, “Yes, he is. I’m he.” Ken Gaub there? I have a long distance To avoid any further disasters, I set call for him.” my Coke down as I heard another voice It took a moment to gain control say, “Yes, that’s him, operator. I believe of my babblings, but I finally replied, that’s him!” “Yes, he is” searching for a possible I listened dumbfounded to a strange explanation, I suddenly had the answer. voice identify herself. The caller blurted, “Ken Gaub, I’m Millie from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. You don’t know me, but I’m desperate. Please help me.” right.” “What can I do for you?” I responded. Jeremiah insists that any way a She began weeping. I waited until believer looks at it, he or she is getting she regained control, and then she nearer to the time that he or she will continued, “I’m about to commit see Jesus face-to-face. suicide, and I just finished writing a “There's a passage in the New note. While writing it, I began to pray Testament that I always like to tell and tell God I really didn’t want to do people,” Jeremiah added. “It's this: this. I suddenly remembered seeing you ‘You are nearer to this than when you on television and thought if I could just (first) believed’ (Romans 13:11). In talk to you, you could help me. I knew other words, we don't know when it's that was impossible because I didn’t going to happen, but we know it's a know how to reach you, and I didn’t whole lot closer than it was when we know anyone who could help me find you. I continued writing my suicide first came to know Christ.” note because I could see no way out One News Now is a daily news service with of my situation. As I wrote, numbers news of Christian interest. Sign up for came to me mind, and I scribbled them One News Now daily news brief at: http:// down.” At this point she began weeping www.onenewsnow.com/general/Signup#. again, and I prayed silently for wisdom VKDRh14AKA. American Family to help her. Association P O Drawer 2440, Tupelo, MS 38803. www.onenewsnow.com
She continued, “I looked at the numbers and thought, Wouldn’t it be wonderful if I had a miracle from God, and He has given me Ken’s phone number? I decided to try calling it. I figured it was worth the chance. It really was. I can’t believe I’m talking to you. Are you in your office in California?” I replied, “Lady, I don’t have an office in California. My office is in Yakima, Washington.” Surprised, she asked, “Oh, really, then where are you?” “Don’t you know?” I responded. “You made the call.” She explained, “But I don’t even know what area I’m calling. I just dialed the number that I had on this paper.” I told her, “Ma’am, you won’t believe this, but I’m in a phone booth in Dayton, Ohio!” Knowing this encounter could only have been arranged by God, I began to counsel the woman. As she told me of her despair and frustration, the presence of the Holy Spirit flooded the phone booth giving me words of wisdom beyond my ability. In a matter of moments, she prayed the sinner’s prayer and met the One who would lead her out of her situation into a new life. I walked away from that telephone booth with an electrifying sense of our Heavenly Father’s concern for each of His children. I was astounded as I thought of the astronomical odds of this happening. With all the millions of phones and innumerable combinations of numbers, only an all-knowing God could have caused that woman to call that number in the phone booth at that moment in time. Forgetting my Coke and nearly bursting with exhilaration, I bounded up the steps and into the bus. I wondered if my family would believe my story. Maybe I better not tell this, I thought; but I couldn’t contain it. “Barb, you won’t believe this! God knows where I am!” God also knows where you are. No one is immune to life’s many problems, but God knows about them and acts according to your faith. He knows where you are. Isaiah 43:2 says, “When thou passeth through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shall not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.” Place yourself in your Heavenly Father’s hands. Concentrate on knowing His will for your life, and He will never forsake or forget you. He knows what you face spiritually, physically, emotionally, and financially. Because God cares, you can cast all your cares on Him.
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Florida Miracle Mom Returns From The Dead
The Spirit of Truth By Rev. Madeline Montez Duffany
By Mark Ellis, Senior Correspondent, ASSIST News Service
Ruby and baby (Mark Randall/Sun Sentinel) She suffered a rare and lifethreatening embolism after a routine C-section and the delivery of a healthy baby girl. When doctors gave up hope, her family gathered in prayer – then God answered with a miracle. Ruby Graupera-Cassimiro was in a recovery room on September 23rd at Boca Raton Regional Hospital gushing with joy over baby Taily’s birth when she suddenly blacked out, according to a story by The Sun Sentinel. Doctors and nurses immediately started CPR on the 40-year-old mother of two, intubated her, and called in assistance from the rest of the hospital. She experienced an amniotic fluid embolism, which happens when amniotic fluid, fetal cells, hair, or other debris enters the mother’s blood stream via the uterus and causes a blockage in circulation resulting in heart and lung collapse. Dr. Michael Fleischer – who had just delivered the baby – rushed back to Ruby’s side. Other doctors and nurses joined the effort and worked for over two hours attempting to revive her, according to The Sentinel. Then things went from bad to worse — Ruby’s heart stopped completely. Medical personnel pumped her chest for 45 minutes and tried shocking her heart with electrical stimulation, but it was to no avail. She was clinically dead and placed on a ventilator for over three hours. Ashen-faced, Dr. Fleischer informed her family there was little chance she would survive, and brought the family into the operating room to say goodbye. Ruby’s sister hugged her one last time.
There was nothing more that could be done by the doctors (in human terms) than record her time of death. “Once we say that’s it, that’s it,” anesthesiologist Dr. Anthony Salvadore told The Sentinel. Her family went to another room and began to pray fervently to God, with some holding hands and others on their knees. As they prayed – crying out to the throne of grace – something amazing happened. A faint heartbeat appeared on the monitor. Then more and more heartbeats began to appear — like raindrops from heaven. Nurse Claire Hansen rushed out of the operating room and excitedly informed Ruby’s family, “Keep praying because her heart just started.” Ruby woke up in ICU the next day wondering why voices were telling her to open her eyes. Then she saw her family crying and relatives had arrived from Miami. She realized something must have gone wrong. A few days later, Ruby went home, making a full recovery—without any brain damage from the loss of circulation. Living for 45 minutes without a pulse is extremely rare, doctors noted. There were no burns from the electrical shocks delivered to her heart. There were not even any bruises from the chest compressions. God held her in the palm of His hands during her near-death experience. Ruby returned to the hospital November 4th for a tearful reunion with the medical team that tried to save her. She hugged the doctors and nurses and thanked them. “God had the right people in the right place,” she said as she held Taily in her arms. Mark Ellis is a senior correspondent for ASSIST News Service and the founder ofwww.Godreports.com. He is available to speak to groups about the plight of the church in restricted countries, to share stories and testimonies from the mission field, and to preach the gospel. mark@Godreports.com
Dear Reverend: I am so afraid. My parents don’t know, so I can’t tell them or ask for help; I am too ashamed. When we came to this country, we were so excited and looking forward to a life of freedom and plenty. There was an older man who worked for a company next door to where we lived on top of a Laundromat in a small apartment. Every day when I walked to school, he would give me lunch money, and before I knew it, I let him kiss me. No one else made me feel so special - calling me beautiful, giving me little gifts of jewelry and perfume. One day I found myself going off on a Greyhound bus to Tennessee to meet a friend of his. I had no idea. I was told I was going to see a beautiful country and horses and homes where country stars lived! How did I end up here in a motel room where the friend asks me to do things with men so he can get enough money to take care of me? I miss my parents! How can I go home and face them? Can you help me? Dear Alone: My dear young girl, you are never alone if you ask Jesus to come into your heart. Ask Him right now to come in and save you. Please know that the precious blood of Jesus was shed on the cross to save all mankind. That includes you! He’s waiting for you. He never wanted you to have a life that is abusive or living in a way that makes you feel so defeated
Rev. Madeline Montez Duffany and worthless. You are loved and cherished and worthy. Satan has sent evil people to be around you for your ruin. Go quickly now, and call your parents: believe me, they love you and are waiting for your call. Go to the nearest church you can find or to the police station. This is your life! Do not waste another moment! I’ll be praying for you! I don’t know who you are, but I love you too! It says in the Bible that “whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Acts 2:21) This is God’s Truth! Important note for readers: Selah Freedom is located in Bradenton, Florida, waiting to help you and others in Selah Freedom’s Residential Program for Human Trafficking Survivors. Call the Hotline: 888-3737888 Send you questions to Rev. Madeline at Hesalivenews@Yahoo.com
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