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Our father which art in heaven , Hollowed be thy name. Thy Kingdon come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the Kingdon and the power and the glory, forever. Amen. Matthew Ch:6 v 9.

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Each week Joel delivers God's message of hope and ecouragement to more than 38,000 attendees. According to Nielsen Media Research, Joel is the most watched inspirational figure in America. His weekly sermon is broadcast into every U.S. television market where it is viewed by seven million Americans each week and more than 20 million each month. His weekly broadcast is also seen in almost 100 nations around the world.

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Pastor of the Month An Inspiration to Millions

Joel Osteen is a native Texan and the Pastor of Lakewood Church, which according to Church Growth Today is America's largest and fastest growing church. On July 16, 2005 after completing $95 million dollars in renovations, Joel moved Lakewood Church into its new 16,000-seat home - the former Compaq Center. It is the largest regularly-used worship center in the United States. Each week Joel delivers God's message of hope and encouragement to more than 38,000 attendees. According to Nielsen Media Research, Joel is the most watched inspirational figure

Pastor JOEL OSTEEN Pastor Joel Osteen Pastor of Lakewood Church in almost 100 nations around the world. In 2004, his first book, Your Best Life Now, was released by Time Warner debuting at the top of the New York Times Bestsellers List and quickly rising to #1. It remained on the New York Times Bestseller for more than 2 years and has sold more than 4 million copies. Most recently, Joel was named as one of Barbara Walters' "10 Most Fascinating People of 2006" and he was selected as the "Most Influential Christian in 2006" by the readers of Church Report Magazine.

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heart attack. For many years, John Osteen encouraged Joel to preach, but he always declined preferring to work behind the scenes. But, in early 1999 Joel felt compelled to accept his father's invitation and he preached his first sermon on January 17th of that year. Little did anyone know that would be the last Sunday of John Osteen's life. Two weeks later, Joel began preaching and later that year was installed as the new Senior Pastor of Lakewood Church.

Joel, the son of John Osteen, a highly respected minister of the Gospel and the founder of Lakewood Church, attended Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma where he studied raA New Vision For The New Mildio and television Photo by Joel Osteen Ministries communications. In lenium 1982, Joel returned to Houston and Almost immediately, weekly atin America. His weekly sermon is founded Lakewood's television tendance began to grow at an exbroadcast into every U.S. television ministry where he produced John traordinary rate and in 2005, Joel market where it is viewed by seven Osteen's televised sermons for 17 moved Lakewood Church into its million Americans each week and years until January 1999 when his present location, the former Compaq more than 20 million each month. father passed away suddenly from a Center, a 16,000-seat arena that was His weekly broadcast is also seen Photos by Joel Osteen Ministries

once home to the Houston Rockets professional basketball team. Now, with his wife Victoria, and the leadership staff of Lakewood, this inno-

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vative church is poised for the new millennium. Joel's extraordinary success can be found in his core message: That our God is a good God who desires to bless those who are obedient and faithful to Him through Jesus Christ. It is Joel's deepest desire that his own life be an example of that principle and that everyone who hears this message of hope and encouragement would choose to accept God's goodness and mercy and to become all that God wants them to be. Photo by Joel Osteen Ministries

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MARVIN L. WINANS RECOVERING FROM CARJACKING AND ROBBERY Los Angeles, CA (May 2012) - Famed gospel recording artist and pastor, Marvin L. Winans was the victim of an assault, carjacking and robbery at a local gas station in Detroit, Michigan on Wednesday, May 16. Detroit police said they don’t believe the group of young attackers knew they had targeted a prominent Detroit pastor and singer. www.wxyz.com Detroit Police have identified two suspects as part of a carjacking gang. Authorities now have two warrants against a 17- year old and a 20-year old in connection with robbery. Winans said he was disturbed that this happened "in the middle of the afternoon" and, at first, "nobody came to help." “I’m more saddened by this incident than being physically hurt. I grew up in Detroit and have never encountered anything like this. I want to thank every one for their calls of concern and words of encouragement. I believe in the power of prayer and the unity that can be gained in a community when we band together,” says Winans. After the assault and theft of Winans’ gold watch and wallet containing $200, three or four young men carjacked his deep-burgundy 2012 Infiniti QX56 SUV he was driving. The altercation took place at a Citgo station in the southwest part of Detroit leaving the pastor with scrapes, bumps and ripped pants. Winans was driven to a local hospital where he was thoroughly examined for his injuries. Besides a broken finger and few bruises, doctors released him to go home where he is currently recovering from the incident. “If they would have asked me for

the money, I would have given it to them. Our young people have to find their purpose in life. It has to be bigger than sitting in a gas station waiting to rob innocent people. We’ve got to do a better job raising our young men,” states Winans. There’s has been no report of Winans’ vehicle or stolen property being returned. According to a recent Detroit crime statistics report http://www. cityrating.com/crime-statistics/ michigan/detroit.html there’s an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 11 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Detroit for 2012 is expected to be lower than in 2009. Despite the projection of a decrease in crime innocent people are still being victimized and incidents are being reported daily to the police. The city violent crime rate for Detroit in 2009 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 358.02% and the city property crime rate in Detroit was higher than the national property crime rate average by 85.64%. Winans’ current chart-topping single, “Let The Church Say Amen” is positioned on Billboard.com list as the nation’s top gospel recording. The legendary singer is also set to release a new CD June 26 titled, “Marvin Winans Present: A Praise and Worship Experience” that was recorded live in Detroit. The project features some of gospel music’s big names Mary Mary, Donnie McClurkin, Bishop Paul Morton and others.

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Pastor Creflo Dollar released a statement about his arrest

Pastor Creflo Dollar released a statement about his arrest earlier today regarding his alleged assault on his 15-year-old daughter. He released a statement through his rep saying, "As a father I love my children and I always have their best interest at heart at all times, and I would never use my hand to ever cause bodily harm to my children. The facts in this case will be handled privately to further protect my children. My family

thanks you for your prayers and continued support." His lawyer, Nikki G. Bonner, added, "My client will make no further comments as this is an ongoing criminal matter." And there you have it.

TD Jakes Enterprises To Executive Produce Films "Winnie" And "A Million Colours"

Bishop T.D. Jakes announced that TDJ Enterprises / TDJ Independents has signed on as executive producer to two new films -- the highly-anticipated feature "Winnie," the untold love story of Winnie and Nelson Mandela starring Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson and Academy Award nominee Terrence Howard, and "A Million Colours," the opening film at the 2012 Hollywood Black Film Festival.

Pastor Charles Jenkins and Inspired People Ink Distribution Deal with EMI Gospel

Grammy Award winning songwriter Pastor Charles Jenkins and Inspired People record label sign an exclusive

worldwide distribution agreement with EMI Gospel/EMI Christian Music Group. “We are excited about our new partnership with EMI,” says Pastor Jenkins. “The new deal will allow us to expand our global message, and

spread the word of God through multiple media platforms. Inspired People’s mission is music with a movement for God and for good.” Pastor Charles Jenkins is the man behind the new praise & worship anthem “Awesome,” which is currently climbing the Gospel charts. “Awesome” is lifted from the forthcoming album titled Pastor Charles Jenkins Presents Fellowship Chicago Live , “The Best of Both Worlds,” which is slated to be released June 12th. Pastor Charles Jenkins, the senior pastor of the legendary Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, is a dynamic, inspirational and visionary religious and community leader. Be sure to stay tuned for my interview with Pastor Jenkins, and below take a listen to the powerful anthem, “Awesome.”

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Gospel Artist of the Month

orn in Montego Bay, Jamaica, Janet Lewis migrated to the USA in 1991. She joined the acclaimed Direct Messengers Band as a background vocalist and was privileged to be a part of their second CD entitled, My Jesus is Coming. She stayed with the group for a number of years while she developed her own unique style of ministry. This innate passion for music soon had her doing background

Janet Lewis vocals for major Caribbean Gospel Artists such as Joseph Niles, Marlon ‘Bro. Paul’ Anderson and Hopeton Lewis, to name a few. If asked what is the engine that propels her relatively young ministry, she responds: “… grace , mercy and God’s divine favor”. She also credits Bro. Paul for being the one to see an unused gift within her when she did not recognize it herself. As the single parent of two teens, Tiffany and Jonathan, Janet has maintained that throughout her life experiences so far, the love of God has been the only constant source of strength that she has known. That thought has given strength to her favorite scripture verse found in Jeremiah 3 vs 8… Be not afraid of their faces, for I am with thee to deliver thee saith

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yet to gain perfection. She hopes that her experience and her ministry the Lord…. This verse she has re- will be the instrument God uses to worked in her Jamaican vernacular lead a lost soul to new found joy in to mean simply….”Nuh Watch No Him. Her greatest wish is to be an example to what you can be when Face”. To date, Janet has shared the stage you give God your all. with such powerful and anointed ministers as Claudell Clarke, The Grace Thrillers, Junior Tucker, Papa San, Bridget Blucher, Hopeton Lewis and Bro. Paul. Throughout the years 2005 to 2008, she received various accolades including Best New Voice from Gil &Pat Bailey and Female Artist of the Year from the Caribbean Gospel Awards. She has five CDs to her credit namely Give Him All, He Will Never Leave You, Till The Night Turns To Day, Don’t Let Go and her latest release In My Weakness. Janet Lewis Janet has a passion for young peo- For bookings etc. Contact Management ple and stresses that each one of us, office @ 516 582 4479 not unlike a young person, is still email contact@janetlewisministry.com. a work in progress as we all have Website: www.janetlewisministry.com

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arfield Bowen, born and raised in Campden Park on the Island of St. Vincent, and the Grenadines, the first of five children, and raised by his grandmother. He is married to Patricia Bowen born in England of Jamaican parents. Garfield migrated to the USA in the mid-nineties. Prior to leaving St. Vincent he was a member of the Campden Park Wesleyan Holiness Church, where he attended from a young age. He realized his gift of singing at age seven, he accepted the Lord as his personal savior at the age of 10, and was baptized at the age of 12. His passion for singing grew and he continued to sing, joining many groups, choirs, and singing solo. Although Garfield enjoys singing and has been singing for most of his life, he has never had the desire to produce a CD. Approx. eight years ago, Garfield met Marlon “Bro Paul” Anderson and they connected, Bro Paul gave Garfield many opportunities to minister at various functions, and with Bro Paul's encouragement and musical assistance, on June 28, 2011, Garfield launched his first CD entitled “Boast

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in the Lord” (title song written by Garfield). He is currently working on his second CD which he expects to launch later in 2012. Garfield’s aim is to reach the lost, helping those who feel all hope is gone, and encourage the broken hearted. He has ministered at many events such as Church services, concerts, banquets, birthdays and many funerals; his ministry reaches those who are hurting to lift their spirits, and provide a comfort for their souls. Garfield has shared the stage with ministers such as Marlon Anderson, Janet Lewis, Anndean Charles, Hopeton Lewis, Bridget Blucher, Jerry Thompson, George Banton, and many others. Garfield attends Divine Word of Truth Church of God in Christ, Inc., Brooklyn, NY under the leadership of Pastor Derrick Allen. Garfield was ordained as a Deacon in November 2001. We ask that you continue to pray for Deacon Garfield Bowen as he ministers for the Lord, that souls will be saved and

Garfield Bowen broken hearts healed through his ministry. Psalms 34 v 1, I will bless the Lord at all times, his praise shall continually be in my mouth, gives him added strength; as the scripture ministers to him, he prays that the same scripture will minister to everyone who reads it. Contact information: Garfield Bowen at (516) 582 4478: Management (516) 582 4479. Email: boastinthelord@gmail.com. Website: www.garfieldbowensingingministry.com.

South Carolina Pastor Criticizes Planned Parenthood for “Targeting” Minorities Planned Parenthood was under attack this week by Pastor Patrick Dye of Macedonia Baptist Church in Columbia, South Carolina. Pastor Dye believes that Planned Parenthood targets blacks and other minorities by strategically placing clinics in urban communities. Therefore, he took to his church’s outdoor message sign to spread the word. Last Thursday he put up the phrase, “Ultimate Racism: Abortionists Target Black Babies”, which he claims will educate people about abortion. He says the “abortionists” include, but are not limited to, Planned Parenthood. “I cannot be silent and just say that’s somebody else’s problem or I’m not dark enough to care about that issue. I can’t do that,” says Pastor Dye. “This is the crime of America Planned Parenthood purposely locates in minority communities. The Planned Parenthood clinic is located at the edge of a white community, but right there within walking distance of the housing project on Forest Drive and Two Notch Road.” Pastor Dye believes that the Planned

Pastor Dye believes that the Planned Parenthoods locations are responsible for attracting minority patients.

Parenthoods locations are responsible for attracting minority patients. According to research, the average patient is a white female between the ages of 18 to 24 who is looking for birth control. However, in black women in Richland County are almost three times as likely to have an abortion. Planned Parenthood claims that just because more black women were likely to have abortions that year does not necessarily mean that population was targeted, nor does it mean that Planned Parenthood is responsible for that percentage. “For those who don’t agree, I hope it would get them to thinking, considering the issue, and being willing to have an open heart and open mind to say, ‘What is it I need to know?” says Pastor Dye. In the last five years, Pastor Dye has had nearly 12 abortion related messages on his church’s sign. • THE GOOD NEWS CHRONICLES • Offers; Good Rates, Good Packages. “News Paper- Radio” “News Paper only” “News Paper- TV- Radio”

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The Holiness of God’s Name

One of the great marks of unadulterated repentance is that believers begin to hold the name of the Lord in much higher regard than they did previously. As the next part of Isaiah 26 states, “Yes, LORD, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts.” Years ago, an Orthodox Jewish friend assured me that we Gentile Christians do not comprehend how holy the name of the Lord is to religious Jews. He suggested that Christians handle the Lord’s name too lightly. For a religious Jew Ha Shem (‫)םש‬, the Name, is to be honored above all and is not even to be spoken lightly. The Name of the Lord represents the Person of God Himself: who He is, His character, His purpose, and His power. Strong’s Concordance to the Bible describes Ha Shem as, “an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character…” The very nature of the Lord of Israel is contained in His holy name. The most holy form of God’s name in the Bible is the Hebrew tetragrammaton. It consists of the letters yud, he, vav, and he (‫ )הוהי‬and no Orthodox Jew ever pronounces it. Instead, when a religious Jew reads the Hebrew Scriptures aloud and this name appears, he will use the names Adonai (the Lord) or Elohim (the supreme God) in its place. As my Jewish friend pointed out, no Jew alive today or for many centuries past would even know how to pronounce this holy name. Yet along come Gentile Christians who claim to know with authority that the name represented by these four Hebrew letters is pronounced Jehovah or, more recently, Yah-weh. If Gentile Christians sometimes shake their heads at Jewish unbelief in the Messiah, how do Jews feel when Christians claim knowledge that they cannot possibly have? We who are Christ’s servants are called to “provoke” the Jews to jealousy after their God (Romans 10:19 and 11:11)—not to make them shake their heads! Why should this matter to us today? As Jesus stated in Matthew 12:34, “For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.” (NKJV) What we speak and how we speak reveals much

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about the attitude of a Three of our hearts. Every day in our beloved land sinners use the name of the Lord as a curse! I remember years ago sitting on some steps on the Old Campus at Yale, hearing a young woman hold an animated conversation in an Asian language. The only word that I could understand was when she cursed using the name of Jesus! At the time I thought, why not use the name of Buddha or some Eastern god? Why did she have to use the name of Jesus? Where does such cursing come from? It comes straight out of hell! The devil knows how holy the name of God is, and wants to drag that name down in the streets. Yet, when revival comes, people honor the name of the Lord; they fear the name of God. His Name is no longer just a word that has scarcely any real meaning to them. Believers can also be careless about their use of God’s name. As a freshman at Yale University in 1971, I took part in morning prayer meetings six days a week in the old Dwight Hall Library. My brothers in Christ and I prayed with all the vigor we could muster at 7:15 AM—but we had a lot to learn! Proverbs 27:17 states that, “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” We were so serious about praying that, in our youthful enthusiasm, we sometimes pounded hard on the arms of the library’s poor old overstuffed chairs. It was a wonder that the padding did not come out! Worse yet, we outdid one another with, “O Lord… Father God…Jesus… Lord…Heavenly Father…O Lord…,” until we began to wonder about the propriety of such abundant use of the names of a Holy God. Thereafter, we counted one another’s use of God’s name in every prayer, until one of us was caught using the name of the Lord 104 times in a single session! We all finally realized that something was amiss, that we needed an entirely new respect for the Lord’s name, and a more humble way of praying! In the months that followed, the Lord was no slower to respond to our prayerful requests, just because we used His name more sparingly and respectfully.

The Fear of the Lord

Is it possible that we who are believers treat God and His holy name too lightly? Have we become overly

familiar in handling divine realities? We speak so much nowadays about the love of God that one has to ask, have we forgotten about the fear of the Lord? Do we understand what Paul meant when he wrote in Hebrews 10:31, “It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” We sing, “Our God is an Awesome God,” but do we understand awesome as in the modern slang of “Awesome, dude!”—or do we know this word in its original etymological sense of “respect combined with fear and wonder”? Fear is not a popular word in contemporary Christian circles but Moses, the great Jewish prophet and lawgiver, understood the meaning of fear from first-hand experience. That is why he wrote in Psalm 90:11-12, Who knows the power of your anger? For your wrath is as great as the fear that is due you. Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Moses knew the terror of the Lord, and even felt the ground shake beneath his feet in the presence of God! He saw God face to face, as few men ever have, and begged the Lord to grant him “a heart of wisdom.” Compared to Moses, might we Gentile Christians be too quick to think that we are already wise, we who have never seen God? We freely air our opinions on religious matters, and spout our personal theologies. We too often preface our views with the words, "Well, I think...," and speak of things we comprehend partially at best! As Leonard Ravenhill wrote of one contemporary Christian theologian in Revival Praying (p. 18), “He has a right to his opinion, but that does not make his opinion right.” We justifiably criticize the Jews of Jesus’ day for substituting their own thoughts and traditions for the plain sense of the Word of God. Yet do we not do the very same thing with our multiplicity of traditions, theologies, and denominations? In Jesus’ words from Mark 7:6-8, Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: “These people honor me with their

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lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men.” You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to the traditions of men. These are very strong and even offensive words, but we must keep in mind that they were spoken not only as a reproof to the Jews, but also as a warning to Gentile believers. Are our hearts also far from God? In genuine revival, people clap their hands over their mouths in astonishment at just how far off the mark their religious opinions were. Suddenly, God’s Word appears to be just as simple, true, and unchangeable as ever it was! God’s people also discover that passages from the Scriptures that once seemed to apply only to other people, actually apply to them as well.

The Thoughts of the Lord

Oh, how we boast about who we are and what we know—until we come into the presence of the living God! It is there that we realize, once again, that we are only fallen flesh and blood, just like everyone else! If anything is different about us, it is because of the gracious work of God in our lives— not because of what we have done or any special knowledge that we possess. In the words of the apostle Paul, who heard the voice of Jesus speaking to him from heaven, “If anyone thinks that he knows anything, he knows

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Six Months Are Gone out of the Year 2012

Veronica Thawney.

ix months are gone out of the year 2012. No one knows what Isaiah 60:1 Arise , shine ; for thy light is the second half of the year has in stock. come , and the glory of the LORD is risen While some of the things you were expecting to accomplish might not have upon thee happened yet it is also true that some Isaiah 60:22 A little one shall become a unexpected happened for good and to thousand, and a small one a strong nation: the glory of God. I the LORD will hasten it in his time. This is just to remind us that we should not be anxious for anything, but instead we should focus on the One who provides us with everything. Because He is our Sustenance we are able to hope for the future. So whether things turn out the way we expect or not, we should stay focused on him. Have you ever being down a rough path and came out with a good result? This is because God loves you and He sees things that you cannot see. Romans 8:28 says, “For we know that all things work together for good to them that love the Lord and to them who are called according to His purpose” In Psalms 23:4, David said, “Yea thou I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me” If we can have this belief and confidence in God no matter what the test may be, we will overcome. So let us go on trusting God, believing in Him and committing ourselves to His will knowing that He will direct our path for the months to come. In St. John chapter 8:12, Jesus said, “I am the light of the world; he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” God bless

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What Does The Bible Teach?

t the present time, millions of people are infected with the disease called AIDS. Multitudes are being infected by this disease daily at a rapid rate. Soon, if not already, every family in the world will have someone infected by this terrible disease. There was a time when homosexuality was not spoken of very much in the public. In the last twenty years or so this has changed. Vast numbers of people are coming out of their so called closets. Christians have been silent too long. According to the Word of God, HOMOSEXUALITY IS SIN. It is not an alternate life style as many would have us to believe. Homosexuality is contrary to nature and the Bible. This sin is found in the first book of the Bible: Genesis 13:13 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly. God revealed to Abraham that He was going to destroy Sodom. Genesis 18.20 And the LORD said, because the cry of Sodom and Gomor-

rah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; God sent two angels, who appeared as men, into Sodom to warn Lot and his family to flee the city. The angels spent the night in Lot’s house. That night the men of Sodom surrounded the house and said: Genesis 19:5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came into the thee this night? Bring them out unto us, that we may know them. Then Lot offered to give the men of Sodom his two virgin daughters, but the men of Sodom did not want them, they wanted the men. Genesis 19:8 Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof. Because of this sin, God destroyed the city. Genesis 19:24 Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire

from the LORD out of heaven; The Word of God must be our guide book. God never intended for men to run with men or women to run with women. To do so is an abomination. Leviticus 18:22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. The Homosexual is called a Sodomite in the Bible: 1 Kings 14:24 And there were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel. Churches, denominations, preachers, or anybody else who advocates, condones, or excuses the sin of HOMOSEXUALITY will give an account unto God. 1 Corinthians 6:9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind. We are living in the last days. The Lord Jesus Christ is about to come for the saints of God. This sin just points to His return. God didn’t let Sodom and Gomorrah get by, neither will He let America or any other nation get by. All nations will be judged for this sin. But there is hope for the homosexual, as with all sinners. The sinners hope is only through the shed

BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST, the Son of the living God. Luke 13:3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye REPENT TODAY WHILE YOU CAN…. Repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

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One of gospel music’s foremost vocalists, Winans — alongside a who’s who of gospel music’s biggest names and tastemakers — took to the stage at the very church he planted in 1989, Perfecting Church in Detroit, Michigan, to record The Praise & Worship Experience, a display of the singer’s love of church music. “The first thing I hope people walk away with from this Experience is the joy and the presence of the Lord,” says Winans, who selfproduced the album. “I also hope people walk away more intelligent with respect to gospel music — that

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Marvin Winans try colleagues Donnie McClurkin, Marvin Sapp, Bishop Paul S. Morton, Mary Mary, Don Moen, and his mother, Delores “Mom” Winans,” among others. Distribution for Marvin L. Winans Presents: The Praise & Worship Experience will be handled by Central South Distribution at Christian and general-market retailers, while placement at digital outlets will be controlled by Syntax Distribution. “Marvin Winans and the Winans family have been the cornerstone of my successful music business career,” said industry veteran and head of Central South Distri-

Winans recently took to YouTube to speak his heart about The Praise & Worship Experience, and in the process reflected upon a landmark year in many areas — from the passing of family friend Whitney Houston and a recent carjacking incident to the spiritual lessons learned in between. http://www.youtube. com/watch?v=_ICs85HCLOU

Renowned gospel singer Marvin Winans is a GRAMMY®, Stellar, and Dove-winning member of the legendary Winans family, as well as co-founder alongside his brothers Carvin, Michael and Ronald of the trailblazing gospel quartet, The Winans. Together, the siblings bridged the gap between gospel and mainstream music with such high-charting singles as “Tomorrow,” “It’s Time,” and “Ain’t No Need to Worry,” paving the way for cross-

over gospel acts in decades to come. When he is not recording or performing, Winans pastors Perfecting Church in Detroit, Michigan, a congregation of more than 4,000 that he helped co-found in 1989. The Praise & Worship Experience, Winans’ first album under MLW Productions, Inc., a new imprint he runs with his son Marvin Jr., releases in June 2012.

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it’s not just one genre, but a broad spectrum of praise and worship.” Indeed, The Praise & Worship Experience runs the gamut from joyous, Latin-infused praise (“Glory to God”) to airy, Andraé Crouch-styled melodies (“Eyes on You”) and choral Sunday-morning fare (“Reach Out and Touch Him”). The project’s leadoff single, “Draw Me Close/Thy Will Be Done,” has already impacted radio and is rising on the gospel charts with each week on the airwaves. In good pastoral fashion, Winans leads the Perfecting Church mass choir and praise-and-worship team through a seamless collection of psalms, hymns and spiritual songs — and invites a number of friends and fellow worshippers to the proceedings, including minis-

bution, Vicki Mack Lataillade. “I worked on some of the very first Winans recordings and was actually in the studio in Los Angeles when The Winans sang ‘The Question Is.’ I remember being mesmerized by Marvin’s incredible voice. That sound has continued to revolutionize and elevate gospel music to this day.” “It’s an honor to be able to use our team’s skills and abilities to come along a legend — a legend not only in gospel music, but in music, period,” said Tim Trudeau, president of Syntax Distribution. “Many of the artists we have worked with over the years have been inspired or influenced by Marvin, so it’s nice to get to work with the root of our businesses’ legacy.”

The faithfullness of your council is forever true. The earth. workings of your truth in the Thou art mighty, powerhearts of men make them full and strong. The stanfree. dard bearer of tens of thouHoly Father, our God Jesand; at your Word, things hovah-Adonai, Yahweh; we came into being at your pray for all leaders: Clergy command. men and women, the body For the spirit of the Lord of Christ, the President of God Jehovah is upon me, the United States and his by Rabbi, Rev. for He has anointed me to Dr. Keith Elijah Thompson family, Congress, Judiciary Cheif-Apostle preach the Gospel to all branch, Senators, Goverpeople. For in the presence nors, Mayors, Assembly of the Lord there is fullness of joy and men and women, Councilmen and at your right hand there are pleasures women, District Attorneys’, Law enforevermore. forcement officers, Fire-fighters, our Holy God, at your command all Arm Forces, Doctors, Lawyers, Engithings were created; at your voice they neers, Educators, Entrepreneurs. We stood still. Your name is everlasting, also pray for Kings and Queens, those your name is eternal, your name is behind bars, those in the hospitals, our most Holy; you liveth and reigneth for- youth (our children) and those around ever and ever. Selah. the world, we pray for all nations and Your purity can be seen all around. kindred. Your crown means salvation forever We pray in the name of Yeshua-Jeand for all. sus Christ, the Son of the Living God. Your government is the fullness of Amen. righteousness; justice is the habitation Obey Consistently, Repeat Faithof your throne, your Robe is the full- fully ness of zeal.

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ately, I hear from many people the “The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart and saves such as have words, “I don’t trust ____” (you fill a contrite spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord in the blank). I recognize that we are expedelivers him out of them all.” Psalm 34:18-19 riencing a “trust crisis.” How many people do you have in your life of whom you could say, “I would dealing with it. One of the ways we deal with it is to deny are often the ones trust them with my life?” If you have several people, then it and bury it, so we can avoid it. Another way is to numb that test you the you are a blessed person. What is basic trust? What does ourselves through drugs, food, work, or other activities or most because they it involve? Elijah House Ministry defines it as the capac- just plain busyness. Some will choose to go for counsel- have the capacity ity to hold your heart open to others, even if they wound ing to try to sort it out, but most will just build bigger to wound you the you, and to have the ability to bounce back quickly when and higher walls and better defense mechanisms as they most deeply. go forward with their wounds still open, not healing, and God wants you are wounded. you to be able to If you have the ability to trust others, then you have quietly contaminating their lives. God wants better for us and tells us that we can trust grow by being in a foundation for self- confidence and the ability not to be ruled by what others think of you. It takes courage to enter our lives to Him. He knows us better than we know our- relationships and a relationship where there is give and take and to be able selves and desires our wholeness and sense of well being. to be blessed by to retain the capacity to decide for yourself what you will He can transform our unhealthy ways of responding to our them. Ask Him to take out of your life and will not participate in and also to be able to stand wounds. He can help us to forgive, heal, and change. Take a look at your life and ask yourself the ques- any relationships by Rev. Trudy Daley against attempts to be manipulated or controlled. Tri Une Healing and Restoration Basic trust begins to be established within the first tions, “Do I trust people, and can I hold my heart open to that are not good Ministries, Inc. year of your life when your parents care for you in every them even after they wound me?” Perhaps there are some for you and are not way that you need by holding you, feeding you, playing people for whom you could answer “yes” to that ques- part of His will for with you and showing you love and affection. These early tion, and others that the answer would be, “no.” Not all your life, and to bring into your life those people who are interactions help you to develop in your ability to relate to relationships that we are in are good for us. Some may meant to help you and bless you. Also ask Him to help even be toxic. If you desire to be healthier and happier, you to develop healthy ways of dealing with the wounds others and adapt to change. We are a wounded people, because there are more and you may need to ask for God’s help in healing you in this you have from past and present relationships. Surrender more children being born out of wedlock or being raised area so that you can be in relationships that are truly good them to Him and ask for healing. Keep doing this until you feel free from the pain of the wounds you have. Christ in single-parent homes due to divorce, death, or desertion. for you. The aspect that you also may need to look at is, do you came to bind up the broken hearted. His sacrifice is the This is reaching a crisis point. Our children are suffering from greater levels of insecurity and anxiety. The teenage trust God? I once was praying about a difficult relationship balm that can touch and transform your pain. His wounds suicide rate is increasing. The number of children on drugs and felt God asking me to trust Him about the relation- were endured so that you would not have to keep the pain ship, even if I could not trust the person. Relationships go of yours. Surely we can trust a God who would sacrifice for depression and anxiety is multiplying. There is no such thing as growing up without be- through many seasons the longer that they continue. Your His Son for us. ing emotionally wounded, but there are different ways of relationships with family will go on for a lifetime. These

African-American/Caribbean Education Association, Inc. (AACEAINC)— Scholarship Program--Scholarship and Lifetime Achievement Awards 2012 Celebrating Achievement and Excellence 2012: The Collins, Samber and Washington Scholarships and 15th Anniversary Year

The African-American/Caribbean Education Association, Inc (AACEAINC) is proud to announce this year’s "proposed" scholarship candidates and Lifetime Achievement Award honorees. In celebration of 15 years of service to the community, the organization will salute outstanding scholarship and "AACEAINC WOMEN OF EXCELLENCE" with Lifetime Achievement Awards. These young scholars have accomplished a rigorous program of academic study and performed a minimum of 200 community service hours. Devotedly, the iconic lifetime honorees have greatly contributed to the education and advancement of the community. Proposed Scholarship Candidates: Ayana Cole-Price, Queens Village, NY 11429-2804, St. Agnes Academic H.S., College Point, NY 11356 "Mildred Collins Nursing/Health

Science/Medicine Scholarship"—to attend The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education of the City College of New York - CUNY Orin Imani Donaldson, Jamaica, NY 11434-1503, St Francis Preparatory School, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 "William A. Samber Sr. Aviation/ Math and Science Scholarship" —to attend The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education of the City College of New York - CUNY Daniel Henry, Bronx, NY 104755744, Aviation High School, Long Island City, NY11101 "William A. Samber Sr. Aviation/ Math and Science Scholarship" —to attend the University at Buffalo--SUNY Kristin Williams, Jamaica, NY 11434-3918, Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, NY 10468 "Honorable Ernestine Washington Library Science/English Language Arts Scholarship" —to attend Wellesley College

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o not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal.” Matthew 6:19 It’s all there…the Way…in His Word, lovingly given to us by He who also shed His Blood and laid down His life that we might live. But we say, “No; that’s not the road I want to take. I want…I must have what I want…and it’s over there, not where you lead.” Then He says, “Go, my child; see and find out for yourself.” He lets us drift off the path, knowing full well where it leads. In the beginning it may be to more and better and bigger, perhaps; until those things break and shatter in a million pieces and cut us as they do so. We bleed and sometimes the

“I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father but by Me.” John 14:6

bleeding can’t be stopped. Some- next to us, as He was all along. He times the wound – wounds – be- says, “Take my hand and follow come infected. Often, the shatter- me, and I will make you to lie down ing pieces have hit others near us, in green pastures and lead you beside the still waters. I will restore and they, too, have felt the pain. Then, slowly, the wounds heal your soul and lead you through the with time, and we pick up the piec- dark valley into my Light because es of what’s left and continue on… I know the Way. I made the Way. I am the Way, and I love you. It’s in that same direction once more. Some of us, by His grace, come why I have given you free will, but to a place on that road where we my longing is for you to want to realize we’re totally lost and sad; “Follow Me.” “If any would come after Me, burdened down by the mud along the way. The road ahead no lon- he must deny himself, pick up his ger invites. The things we believed cross daily and follow Me.” Luke 9:23 were there ahead of us were only a mirage, and “If you hold to My teaching, you are really there is a deep emptiness and aloneness that canMy disciple. Then you will know the Truth and not be filled by anything or anyone. We cry out, the Truth will set you free” John 8:32-32. Free “Oh, God, help me.” And He is right there Photo by Doug Ossenfort from want; free from

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greed…from things…from everything that takes us away from real love…His love, His Peace, His Joy. Take His road, then and follow…for only His road leads to love and life in Him forever.

Thank God for Close Doors A friend of mine went to do an interview and was told that he was not qualified for the position. With despair written across his face he said to me, “Maizie, I did not get the job.” I responded, “Did you give God thanks?” Most surprised he asked, “What did you say?” Emphatically, I repeated, “Did you give God thanks?” He said, “How can I give thanks for a job I did not get?” I replied, “Because God has something better for you.”About a week after he was called to another interview and though he was the least qualified of the interviewees, he got the job and was promoted shortly after as Supervisor of his department. 1 Thes 5:18 says, “Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” Never complain about the closed doors in your life. Since God knows the future, He will close doors that are necessary to be closed for his plan and purpose to be fulfilled in your life. When you pray about certain situations, expect God’s answer which is not always a yes but sometimes a no or wait. If He says no, give thanks for He is working out everything for your

Maisy Vassell good. He can see the whole picture, while you can only see the now. If destruction is on the path he will not lead you there for you’re the apple of His eyes. Some opened doors were not meant to stay opened permanently, but rather for that moment. God may be using them to prepare you for other opened doors. Closed doors are signals to freshly opened doors, new opportunities, new relationships, greater achievements; entrance to the blessings God has in store

for you. Isaiah 43:18-19 says, “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up, do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in wasteland.” So when the man or the woman you thought was your life mate turns his/her back on you, don’t sit down and despair. Give God thanks for if it were the will of God for him/her to be in your life forever, then it would have been. Perhaps that relationship was only meant to teach you lessons for a better relationship to come. And you know what? The door may not be closed permanently! Maybe God is just fixing things to put his seal; and when he sealed it, it is well sealed. So give Him thanks. Closed doors may also signal new direction. God may be saying no don’t

go right; go left for there is danger going right. Once I questioned God about a particular situation in my life and His advice was in Isaiah 30:21 which says, “Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying this is the way, walk in it.” God will direct you in the path that you should go so don’t become anxious; don’t be led into depression; don’t allow fear to master your life; don’t become pessimistic when things aren’t working out. Trust God to fulfill His promise in your life and thank Him for your closed doors.

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A registered dietitian and advocate for improved health care Claudette (Cee) Josephs provides medical nutrition therapy, education and cooking instructions to the HIV and substance abuse community, and makes nutrition an health presentations largely to the African Diaspora.Assinger/songwriter,she is dedicated to freeing the world through the truth of the gospel. She can be heard every Sunday at six o’clock on www.selaradio.com.

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1. At every opportunity I move my body. If I am at my desk for a while, I stand and stretch. I take my pole and swing my body around while I watch TV. If my pole is somewhere other than in the living After disciplining myself to eat room, I use the broom. less, I would start my exercise in 2. I drink water or herbal tea earnest. I did not want to ‘bulk up’ before I lost weight. With strength often during the day and evening. exercise you gain muscle. I wanted This prevents me from eating much. to lose the fat then gain muscle. I consume no ‘juice’ or ‘drink’ as I would be putting extra (empty) calThat was my plan. Easier said ories in. I had to begin to embrace the hunger that I anticipated when I start- than done. 3. Because I know I may be ed to lessen my food intake. What With my sister’s cooking (al- tempted to eat a piece of cake my works for me includes maintaining my usual meal schedule (not skip- though she did try to prepare more sister bakes, I eat no sweet outside ping meals), but eating less of the vegetables), and other days of cel- of the home. usual foods. That meant cutting out ebration (weekend parties, birthIt seems I am going to have my the sweets which I ate (only) during days, family trips), I had to begin the holidays. This was hard, par- in earnest to put into practice what sister here for a while, so I better ticularly as my sister from the south I have been encouraging others to learn to internalize these actions was visiting, which meant food, do – mindful eating, and more ex- in order to make them a part of my lifestyle. And my trust in God will food, food, sweets, sweets, sweets ercise. keep me healthy (yes, I do pray to - everywhere. She is a cook, but… So these are the actions I have Him for this especially). have mercy! I had no idea that one would want to be cooking nonstop taken: It was right after the holidays, the beginning of the year, and my resolution was to get my appetite back under control. I needed to start off ‘right’ if I were going to accomplish my other goal of weight loss. You see, over the holidays I had (as many of you may have) packed on a few pounds. And I decreased my exercise, sitting for long periods at a time. But no problem, I usually take the weight off easily.

like she did. After all I live in the city and have a busy schedule. Who has time to cook like that? So you understand my complete awe and trepidation.

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Starting a nonprofit is a great way to make a difference in your community and to support a meaningful cause that your neighborhood or specific segment of your community can benefit from. Forming a nonprofit has specific social advantages as well as economic advantages that should be factored in when making the decision to incorporate. I welcome the opportunity to highlight the specific tax breaks that are available to nonprofit but it really depends on the type of nonprofit you are planning to organize. However, to start your nonprofit, there are a few simple questions I would need to know prior to providing you with the correct answer, like: • The name of your nonprofit • The state where you’d like to form

• The primary purpose of your nonprofit Once we have had this discussion, and gone on to filling out the secure and confidential questionnaire, I can share more details. In the meanwhile, I can say generally that once your nonprofit organization is established and approved it allows you to: • Get discounts on postage and other expenses with the 501 ( c ) (3) Status • Receive tax-deductible donations from donors and grantees with 501 ( c ) (3) status Mr. Longfellow, before you start your nonprofit organization it may be a good idea to look into all aspects of the organization and determine the specific tax breaks available to you based on the state you are planning to incorporate in. Some items to consider when customizing your nonprofit are: 1. Is my nonprofit supporting a charitable

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ntercessory Outreach Ministries Church of God Seventh Day under the leadership of Pastor Byron Sterling hosted their Tea party on July 31, 2011 at the Grace Deliverance Banquet Hall, Remsen Ave. in Brooklyn NY. The evening was a refreshing one to those who came out and enjoyed the elegance and flavors of Tea, Fashion, Food and Entertainment.

Pastor Sterling blessed the evening with his prayer and welcomed the audience while the busy hostesses made sure that everyone was timely served. Among the gatheing was State Senator;

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we couldn’t afford it, so we told Pastor Emmanuel who prayed for us and gave us a word that since we didn’t have that kind of money, we wouldn’t have to pay a If you have been looking around or searching for dime and he would be rescued. We interceded for him Janette Lewis who closed the He also believes that Church and State Senator John L. Sampson a living Church of God where the power of prayer and the conference line the following Saturday. Then show. All on the artistes along with his Representative must mingle for there is no State without God. entertained well and had the The Senator and His Representative were the spoken word of God Rhema is in effect or maybe after the prayer the miracle happened. Miss Carrle Mobley, Director crowd on their feetThe dancing and the church fourth event the day in an Faith Based Initiatives. you Pastor arevisiting tired of as for usual and soeffort you have said kidnappers were carrying my father in law to praising. went on to encouraged the people to bring hope to the Community by speaking to ”I ain’t going to no church again”, then you might just a new location to hide him when they ran into a police Other Artistes who to meet and speak with the Senator the people of the importance for their voices to need to try worship with us @ The City of Refuge check point and refused the police order to stop for a who did not hesitate to mingle be heard and also the importance of their votes. PastorDeliverance Sterling also told the audience the with the audience at large. Prayer and Ministries Inc.ofwhere healing search but instead they opened fire on the police and work that the Senator have been doing in the Later on in speaking is to the his Children’s bread the police returned fire for fire killing all of them while Representative, Miss Mobley, we community, such as setting up Senior Citizen The City of Refuge Prayer and Deliverance Minmy father in law escaped unhurt. We ended up not payfound out that both Senator Centers all around the community and much istries inaugurated 1st April this year, is a place where ing a dime as the Lord had spoken through His servant more. Everyone mingled for a while and was Sampson and Miss Mobley were now are poised ready to forlie further developChristians. It was the clearly Byron Sterling (left), Sheep notand afraid down in quietness, a because we had arrangedPastor to send them some down explained to us that the Demo- ments of the evening. and State Senator Sampson place where we dwell in safety and no wolves can prey payment the following day. To God be the Glory. It was then that the legendary Dr. Hopeton cratic leader believes in prayer and (right). upon because theinname of the Lord isand Our StrongBy Sister Elizabeth. walked and was broadcasted know that it is because of the loveusLewis Hunter presented a Fashion show highly spoken of by Pastorand Sterling. There hold, His Word is our sword His faithfulness our I really thank God for bringing me into the City of of God why he is in his possession. elegantly curtailed were also other Gospel Confidence Refuge Prayer and Deliverance Min. where from I learned with her line of clothing, her Artistes present and God’s given talentresult. and abilities, At the City of Refuge Prayer and Deliverance how to channel my prayer for effective last year, ready to captivate the followed shortly by Sis Adris Grant Ministries Inc. you will learn toextraoruse the word of Lewis my car was stolen, I have a new one, I did not Hopeton (left), and State because eveninghow into an and her presentation of Church hats, Sampson (right). dinary theme from of God and Prayer to unyoke your destiny the Senator grip care so much but after both listening to the pastor during of which were a tremendous hit Worship and Praise. with the crowd. of curses and the forces of hell oneSis.ofAnn theDean Prayer meeting that we should not allow performed were, - a powerEveryone enjoyed each Pastor Sterling holds 2 serviceswhaton ful Gospel singer outtoofsteal St Vincent, Bro. satan from us that we should re-possess one’s delivery and the Saturday at 8210 Avenue J, BrookLouie a singer indeed, Bro. Kingsley Testimonies ever he has stolen from us, then I started praying to people were not afraid Ogunde - superb performer from Africa lyn NY to of illustrate Last year In the month March mytheir fatherwho inhad lawthe crowd repossess my car participating withand him,less than 24hrs the cops called to enthusiasm towards Dr. got kidnapped when he Hopeton travelled to Nigeria Sis andMeek theandinform that found my carA.that I should Byron Sterling, Pastorcome performerme from the they Church Lewis 8210 of would God Seventh Day my Adventist, Mtclaim Vernon.it. To God is kidnappers asked us to pay $1m ransom or they with I.D. to theAvenue glory.J. extraordinaire for years Brooklyn, NY 11236 However, this was not all; the treats and and tohave the dynamic Sis of money, kill him, my husband didn’t that kind By Sister Ifeoma. gifts were just rolling in as Sis Karim

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On Sunday May 27, 2012 Oneness Pentecostal TabTGNC.Veronica Thawney. atmosphere and the youths were obedient to the leading ernacle (OPT) located at Linden Blvd St Albans NY of the Holy Spirit. They afterward attended to those in celebrated Pentecostal Sunday in high spirit of praise and worship to the congregation. People were being prayed for all over the congregation God . to receive the Holy Spirit, healing and salvation. The Sunday service was part of a three day empowerment conferences The service was a great accomplishment in honor to God. Many who hosted by the youth ministry department of OPT and supported by Salt were saved, got healed and got delivered gave testimonies . One young Ministry - a youth group out of Alexandria Louisiana, led by Pastor Alan man even gave his crutches to the Pastor and bePhotos by: Linus Baptiste, Skluzacek of the Pentecostal of Alexandria Church. The team which gan walking around the congregation. consisted of Pastor Skluzacek, his Bishop Lincoln Graham, foundwife, son, brother, youth leader, er and overseer, Pastor Lincoln and others made a great impact to- Graham Jr., pastor of the church gether with the young people here. and assistant Pastor Alex MitchOver two hundred young people ell amongst other leaders were participated in this event, sharing made proud. Stepping aside and their gifts, talents and Leadership allowing these youths to lead was skills to the glory of God. a sign of the great teaching they The Sunday service activities imparted . had its fun and laughter but for the The boldness and commitment most part the power of God fell of the youths showed that there upon these youngsters, pre-teen, are great men and women for the teenagers, and young adults. future in spreading the gospel of Young people as young as 5 salvation years were moved by the power of All the leaders of the young God to lay hands on the sick and people ministry were saluted as commanded changes in the lives of well as the participants of their people groups. Some people were called to the Birthday wishes went out to alter to be prayed for . People Mrs. Mitchell - Pastor Alex's were calling over the telephone to wife- and Sister Lesley who is 92 receive their healing and deliver- years old and the oldest member ance . The Holy Spirit saturated the of the church..

BISHOP NATHANIEL TOWNSLEY, JR. What an awesome night it was! What an incredible night it was! People came from everywhere – both near and far. In spite of the pouring rain, it was one of the greatest gatherings in a long time of bishops, pastors, elders, ministers, community leaders, musicians, singers, and so many others, to celebrate and honor the LIFE of someone so special, so well-respected, and so affectionately loved. It all happened on Monday, May 21, 2012 at the glorious and spectacular Russo’s On The Bay, in Howard Beach, Queens, New York. It was the 30– 40–50 Gala Celebration for

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Bishop Nathaniel Townsley, Jr., and his lovely wife, First Lady Mary Townsley. Having never had a formal banquet in his honor, this well-deserved Gala Celebration marked 30 Years as Bishop, 40 Years as Pastor, and 50 Years in Music Ministry. As the guests arrived, there was a ray of joy and celebration in the air that was immediately felt. There was no doubt that this occasion was a long awaited one, and one that everyone seemed to feel was long overdue. The guests came from every borough of New York City, Long Island, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, California and several other parts of the country. Among the guests and dignitaries was the illustrious preacher’s preacher, The Reverend Dr. James A. Forbes, Jr., who served as the Homilist for the evening; Rev. Robert Waterman, Pastor of Antioch Baptist Church, Brooklyn, NY

and President of African-American Clergy and Elected Officials; Councilmember Charles Barron, 42nd District; Councilmember Darlene Mealy, 41st District; Bishop Eric Figueroa, Senior Pastor of New Life Tabernacle, Brooklyn, NY and his wife, First Lady Doreen Figueroa; Pastor and First Lady Lois Rochford of New Life Cathedral, Brooklyn, NY; Bishop Jasper Rolle, Jr., Senior Pastor of Abundant Life Tabernacle Ministries, Bronx, NY; Bishop Alvin Crone, Senior Pastor of New Pilgrim Cathedral, Newark, NJ; Rev. Dennis Dillon, Senior Pastor of Brooklyn Christian Center and CEO of The Christian Times; and so many more. The evening was filled with words of love and celebration, presentations of gifts and awards, laughs, smiles and hugs, and the glorious harmonious sounds of the St. Mark Holy Church

of America, which, of course, is under the leadership and pastorate of the Honoree, Bishop Nathaniel Townsley, Jr. And to put the cherry on top of the “c elebr at ion cake,” Bishop Townsley closed the evening out on the hammond organ, as he and the band jammed on the instruments, giving us heavenly sounds to go home with. We congratulate you, Bishop and Lady Townsley. You are so deserving of such a great honor and celebration. May God continue to bless you both, your family, and your ministry

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Trendy or Unholy: Tattoos

ere’s a riddle for you. What comes in all different written by Carl Johnson may say “I have a tattoo of an angel or a cross then am I colors and sizes and nearly everybody seems to not showing that I honor God?”, but they are wrong behave one…? If you guessed the Bible then you are wrong this time…The cause the Bible states that the most important way to honor the Lord is to answer is a tattoo. Tattoos have become a huge part of our culture and are confess your sins, believe that Jesus came and died for your sin and give considered very fashionable. Everyday you’ll see someone with a tattoo, your life over to Jesus. A tattoo will not please God even if one tattoos the from celebrities to your next-door neighbor, even grandmothers now have entire Bible from Genesis to Revelation on their body. On the other hand, tattoos. Everybody has a story behind their tattoos. Some are a memorials I’ve seen tattoos of serpents, wild animals, skulls and I even once saw a for their loved ones who died, or for their children or some special events young lady with a bar code tattooed on the back of her neck. It is important in their lives, their pets and yes, even Bible verses. for people to know that these tattoos or markings are However, what seems stylish and trendy can also potentially dangerous because they can be a gateway be unholy before God and his teachings for mankind. for sin and demonic possession. Satan is very clever Leviticus 19:28 states and he will use any way possible to enter a life then ”...ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh destroy it. It is a fact that wearing certain tattoos will for the dead, or print any marks upon you: I am the attract persons of with like interests so for example if Lord. you have a tattoo which reads “live fast, die young” God was forbidding the Israelites from engaging then perhaps you will attract people who live and bein such things because at the time the Israelites were have recklessly and may have a pessimistic attitude living around other peoples with pagan religious rituabout life. This is exactly what Satan wants to ensure als. God’s desire is to set his people apart from other that you die without being saved and giving your life cultures who engage in witchcraft and heathen worto Jesus and you will no doubt end up in the fiery pit ship. God does this to protect his people because he of hell but we pray that will not be your portion in knows this will lead them away from the one true God. Another scripture Jesus’ name. in the Bible which shows God’s unhappiness with markings of the body is While tattoos seem hip and cool, they are against God’s wishes and go in 1Corinthians 6:19-20 which reads against his holy Word of having any symbolic marks on his holy temple, “…what?, know yet not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is our earthly body. In the book of Revelation we are warned about that is in you, which ye have of God and ye are not your own?”, the mark of the beast and the destruction that this beast will cause. No one This is God telling us that as we were made from his own image then knows what this “mark” may eventually be. It may be a popular tattoo our body belongs not to ourselves but to him and is a temple for his Holy which might lead many to destruction. It is better to be safe than sorry. Spirit. God does not want us to defile our bodies because our bodies repPrayer Point: O God my father, help me to hear your Word and keep resent him and we were created in his image and liking. Now some people your holy Temple clean.

Memphis Pastor Tries To Run Over His Wife With $150,000 Bentley

Wife & MISTRESS fight over pastor NOW He Tries To Run Her Over In $150K Bentley

A Memphis pastor is accused of trying to run over his wife. Deborah Ray claims her husband, Reverend Frank Ray, tried to mow her down in his $150,000 Bentley two weeks ago. According to cops, Dr. Frank E. Ray, pastor of New Salem Missionary Baptist Church, got the attention of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office on May 25th. Deborah Ray, the reverend’s wife of eight years, told sheriff’s deputies her estranged husband showed up at their Eads, Tennessee home two weeks ago and accused her of driving his Bentley while he was out of town. The two argued and in the midst of the argument Mrs. Ray said the man of the cloth put the pedal to the metal and tried to run her down. Byron Shields attends Rev. Ray’s services at New Salem and had this to say… “Not

Frank E. Ray, he’s a good person, he be talking the truth, he be real.” (smh!) Shields says what’s not real are the allegation Ray’s wife is making against him. He thinks she’s just mad, and made the accusations “because he’s in the eye of the public. She’s trying to hurt him like that.” But Danielle Leseuer says Ray’s wife is telling the truth. “I’ve heard negative things about him… that doesn’t sit well with me.” She says Rev. Ray isn’t setting a good example. Jesse Johnson agrees. “You’re supposed to be giving the word out and you over here trying to run over your wife, you contradicting yourself,” Johnson said. While Mrs. Ray wouldn’t talk on camera, she did tell abc24 by telephone that she’s not at liberty to talk about the case.

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" P rosperity "

he realization of prosperity is the dream and theme of most people, today. Our economy is in crisis. The alleged leadership doesn’t appear to have a clue of what to do or are deliberately compounding them for their own advantage. Corruption and greed, waste, inefficiency, poor investments, lack of vision and productivity, wars and anti-life consciousness are principle causes for our dilemma. The hour is late and we can’t wait or hesitate any longer and everyone needs to participate. If we will humble ourselves in prayer and meditation and seek the forgiveness of our Lord it is possible to restore our blessings like before.. If we can discipline ourselves and listen closely to the divine instructions we can thrive not just survive and be truly alive. If we will change our wicked ways we will have new days and will be blessed and not stressed, anymore. We are interdependent, not independent. We need each other. A spirit of cooperation, not competition is very important. Everyone has a valuable role to play. Our progress and success depend on it. Positivity and creativity can help to transform our nega-

tivity beyond the norm to a brighter future for the country. It is imperative that we begin to shift and lift ourselves from the gloom and doom, fear, worry and anxiety, to an attitude of optimism, hope and gratitude, a “we can do spirit”. The media must do it’s critical part in instilling a spirit of hope, optimism and encouragement to it’s viewers and listeners rather than hopelessness and the inevitability of disasters. Every individual has to take responsibility for their thoughts and actions. Each person contributes to it’s nations movement and improvement or to it’s stagnation and deterioration. A nation is a sum total of it’s constructive and destructive parts. Every moment we

have a choice to move forward and upward or downward and backward. Prosperity is only a thought away. Give your attention to the highest and best things in life and you will surely begin to attract and receive them. Think only of Donald Greenwell what you desire to be, do and have, and never ever on what you don’t want to be, do or have. Allow and let only good things to come your way, everyday. Remember, you can achieve whatever you conceive and believe for yourself. You are worthy and deserving of having everything good and all the time, if you don’t allow or let worry, doubt or fear to interfere. Prosperity is part of your divine inheritance and right when you

live in the light. It is your responsibility and opportunity to consciously claim your good so you can have it. About the Author: Donald Greenwell is a life trainer and wellness advisor. He produces and hosts New Lifestyles TV and Say Yes to Success, the radio program. He presents lectures, poetry and song to inform and transform and provides personalized life readings. He is available for lectures, workshops and as a master of ceremonies. Contact Information Tel. 718-659-1495 E-mail: dongreenwell1@gmail.com Website: donaldgreenwell.com Copyright 2012 Well Forever (718) 659-1495

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at the Bronx Museum of the Arts 1040 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY Senator Ruth HassellThompson was happy to do the honor. Many other distinguish guests from within the community gathered to celebrate with the community school leaders The Chief of Police for the entire New York School District was the speaker.

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A PRAYER FOR MARRIAGE

by Rev. Linus Baptiste,

ather in the beginning, you provided a partner for man. Now I have found a wife to be my partner, and I have obtained favor from the Lord. I will not let mercy and truth forsake me. I bind them around my neck and write them on the tablets of my heart and so I find favor and high esteem in the sight of God and man in the name of Jesus. I purpose to provide leadership to my wife the way Christ does to his Church, not by domineering but by cherishing. I will go all out in my love for her, exactly as Christ did for the church-a love marked by giving not getting. We are

the body of Christ, and when I love my wife, I love myself. It is my desire to give my wife what is due to her and I purpose to share my personal rights with her. Father, I am neither anxious nor intimidated but I am a good husband to my wife. I honor her and delight in her. In the new life of God's grace, we are equals. I purpose to treat my wife as an equal so that our prayers will be answered. Lord I delight greatly in your commandments, and my descendants will be mighty on earth and the generation of the upright will be blessed, wealth and riches will be in our house, and my righteousness will endure forever in the name of Jesus, I cultivate inner beauty, the gentle, gracious that God delights in. I choose to be a good, loyal wife to my husband and address him with respect. I will not be over anxious and intimidated. I purpose to be, by God grace, agree-

able, sympathetic, loving, compassionate and humble. I will be a blessing and also receive blessings. By the grace of God, I yield to the constant ministry of transformation by the Holy Spirit. I am being transformed into a gracious woman who retains honor and a virtuous woman who is a crown to my husband I purpose to walk wisely that I may build my house. Houses and riches are the inheritance of fathers and prudent wife is from the lord. In Christ I have redemption through. His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace which he made to abound toward me in all wisdom and prudence Holy Spirit, I ask you to help me understand and support my marriage in ways that show my support for Christ. Teach me to function so that I preserve my own personality while responding to his desires. We are one flesh and I realize that

this unity of persons that preserves individuality is a mystery, but that is how it is when we are united Christ. So I will keep on loving for Husband and Wife and let the miracle keep happening! Just as my marriage gives me what is due to me, I seek to be fair to my marriage I share my rights with my wife. Strength and dignity are my clothing and my position in my household is strong. My family is in readiness for the future. The bread of Idleness (gossip, discontent and self pity) I will not eat. I choose to conduct the affairs of my household wisely存 realizing that wisdom from above is pure, peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruit, without hypocrisy. Lord cover every marriages by the blood of Jesus Christ so that there won't be anymore divorce in God's people in the body of Christ in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

The Lord's Master Plan for Your Life January

Ephesians:-2:4-5

But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loves us.3: even when we were dead in sins hate quickened us together with Christ,(by grace ye saved;)

May

Ephesians:-3:12-13

in whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.13: wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.

September

Ephesians:-6:11-12

put on the whole armor of god, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.12:- for we wrestle not against flesh and blood , but against principalities, against powers, against rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness is high places.

Scripture of the Month

Mark 16:17

February

Ephesians:-2:8-9

for by grace are ye saved through faith; and and that not of your selves: it is the gift of god.9: not of work, lest any man should boast

June

Ephesians:-4:2-3

with al lowliness meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love.3: endeavoring to keep the unity of the spirit of the bond of peace.

October

Philippians 1:7-8

:Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.8:- For God is my record , how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.

March

Ephesians:-3:1-2

for this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for gentiles, 2: if ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of god which is given me to you-ward.

July

Ephesians:-4:17-18

this I say, and testify in the lord, that he henceforth walk not another Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their minds.18: having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of through his ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their hearts.

November

Philippians:- 2:8-9

and being found in fashion as a man .he humbled himself , and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.9: wherefore god also hath highly exulted him, and given him a name which is above ever other name.

And these signs shall follow them that believe: In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new toungues.

April

Ephesians:-3:2-3, 2

if ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of god which is given me to youward.3: how that by revelation he made known unto me in mystery; (as I wrote in afore in few word,

August

Ephesians:-5:24-25

therefore as the church is subject onto Christ, so let the wives are to their husbands in everything .25: Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loves the church.

December

Philippians:-3:3-4

for us are the circumcision that worship god in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.4:- though I might also have confidence in the flesh, I more:

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The Armor of God Rev. Douglas Palms This Bible study is your waist with truth, about the armor of God. having put on the Many books have been written on this breastplate of righteousness, 15 and subject but I think that many Christians having shod your feet with the preparahave not grasped the importance of this tion of the gospel of peace; 16 above topic. We will be taking a journey into all, taking the shield of faith with which this very important topic and I trust it you will be able to quench all the fiery will strengthen your faith. darts of the wicked one. 17 And take Together we will explore what the the helmet of salvation, and the sword Word says about spiritual warfare of the Spirit, which is the word of God; and how to be over comers or win- 18 praying always with all prayer and ners. Nothing is more important to the supplication in the Spirit, being watchChristian than the study of the Word of ful to this end with all perseverance and God which is the Bible. It is a sword, supplication for all the saints— 19 and a lethal weapon that we should carry in for me, that utterance may be given to our hearts at all times. me, that I may open my Psalm 119:11 says Thy mouth boldly to make word have I hid in my known the mystery of heart that I might not the gospel, 20 for which sin against you. UnforI am an ambassador in tunately most Christians chains; that in it I may in the Western world do speak boldly, as I ought not know the Bible very to speak. well. Consequently The apostle, Paul, they are exposed to the was writing this epistle attack of the enemy at (letter) from prison. Afall times. Keeping the Words in your ter expounding on the believer’s posiheart demands that you memorize the tion and practice, he went into how to scripture as much as you can. A gen- protect them. We will begin with verse eral working knowledge will keep you 12 which says: going. For we do not wrestle against flesh Hebrews 4:12 tells us that: and blood, but against principalities, 12 For the word of God is living and against powers, against the rulers of the powerful, and sharper than any two- darkness of this age,[c] against spirituedged sword, piercing even to the di- al hosts of wickedness in the heavenly vision of soul and spirit, and of joints places. and marrow, and is a discerner of the It is necessary to start with verse 12 thoughts and intents of the heart. since it gives you a description of our This is how powerful the Word is. spiritual warfare. We will then spin It is not dormant, it is alive! It is the around and talk about the means of living Word. It changes lives and it is protection. a weapon of formidable force! Let us Why do Christians need protection? see what it has to say about the fight You only need protection if you are exwe are in. posed to someone or something that is The scripture we will be focusing harmful to you! Here it shows us that on is taken from Ephesians 6:10-20. It we are not only exposed, but we are in says: warfare! II Corinthians 10:4 tells us 10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in that …”the weapons of our warfare are the Lord and in the power of His might. not carnal…” I Timothy 1:18 18 This 11 Put on the whole armor of God, charge I commit to you, son Timothy, that you may be able to stand against according to the prophecies previously the wiles of the devil. 12 For we do made concerning you, that by them you not wrestle against flesh and blood, may wage the good warfare, but against principalities, against powThe Greek word used for this warers, against the rulers of the darkness fare and wrestling has the idea of strugof this age,[c] against spiritual hosts of gling with an opponent. This is hand wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 to hand combat with a couple attacks Therefore take up the whole armor of against the rules! God, that you may be able to withstand The question is who are we fighting in the evil day, and having done all, to against? Who is our opponent? stand. We will be taking a detailed look at 14 Stand therefore, having girded this in our next lessons.

Today's Word with Joel & Victoria

Blameless

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TODAY’S SCRIPTURE “For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless” (Psalm 84:11, NIV) TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria What do you need from the Lord today? Do you need peace, provision, guidance? The Word of God promises that no good thing will He withhold from those who walk blameless before Him. Now you may be thinking, “Joel, I’m not perfect. How can I be blameless?” The Good News is that when you receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you automatically have a new life! The past is erased in God’s eyes. And sure, we all make mistakes, but 1 John 1:9 says, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” When you repent of your sins and receive God’s forgiveness, you are blameless in His sight!

Today, understand that God wants to pour His favor and honor on you. He doesn’t want to withhold any good thing from you. If there is anything in your life that isn’t pleasing to Him, go to the Father today and confess it to Him. His arms are open wide to you today. He’s ready to receive you and renew you with His love. Receive His forgiveness and let Him pour His favor and blessing on you all the days of your life! A PRAYER FOR TODAY Heavenly Father, thank You for loving me and choosing me. Thank You for giving me a new beginning and making me blameless in Your eyes. Search my heart today; show me if there is anything that would keep me from You in Jesus’ name. Amen. — Joel & Victoria Osteen

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The Jordan River

The Jordan River (American English) or River Jordan (British English) is a 251 kilometres (156 mi) long river in West Asia flowing to the Dead Sea. Currently, the river serves as the eastern border of the State of Israel and of the disputed Palestinian Territories. In Christian tradition, Jesus was baptised in it by John the Baptist. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan takes its name from this river.

Course The river drops rapidly in a 75 kilometre run to swampy Lake Hula, which is slightly above sea level. Exiting the lake, it drops much more in 25 kilometres to the Sea of Galilee. The last section has less gradient, and the river meanders before entering the Dead Sea, about 422 metres below sea level, which has no outlet. Two major tributaries enter from the east during this last section: the Yarmouk River and Jabbok River. Its section north of the Sea of Galilee (Hebrew: kinneret, Arabic: Bohayrat Tabaraya, meaning Lake of Tiberias) is within the boundaries of Israel, and forms the western boundary of the Golan Heights. South of the lake, it forms the border between the Kingdom of Jordan (to the east) and Israel and the West Bank (to the west). Human impact In 1964, Israel began operating a dam that diverts water from the Sea of Galilee, a major Jordan River water provider, to the National Water Carrier. Also in 1964, Jordan constructed a channel that diverted water from the Yarmouk River, another main tributary of the Jordan River. Syria has also built reservoirs that catch the Yarmouk's waters. Environmentalists blame Israel, Jordan and Syria for extensive damage to the Jordan River

ecosystem. In modern times, the waters are 70% to 90% used for human purposes and the flow is much reduced. Because of this and the high evaporation rate of the Dead Sea, the sea is shrinking. All the shallow waters of the southern end of the sea have been drained in modern times and are now salt flats. Small sections of the Jordan's upper portion, near the Sea of Galilee, have been kept pristine for baptisms. Most polluted is the 60-mile downstream stretch - a meandering stream from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea. Environmentalists say the practice has almost destroyed the river's ecosystem. Rescuing the river could take decades, according to environmentalists. In 2007, Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) named the Jordan River as one of the world's 100 most endangered ecological sites, due in part to lack of cooperation between Israel and neighboring Arab states. The same environmentalist organization said in a report that the Jordan River could dry up by 2011 unless the decay is stopped. The flow rate of the Jordan River once was 1.3 billion cubic metres per year; as of 2010, just 20 to 30 million cubic metres per year flow into the Dead Sea. For comparison, the total amount of desalinated water produced by Israel by 2012 will be about 500 million cubic metres per year. Importance The waters of the Jordan River are an important resource to the dry lands in the area and are a source of conflict among Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel and the Palestinians which began with 1951 Syrian border clashes. Mediation by the Eisenhower administration failed because Arab states would not agree to diverting 33% of water to Israel while only 23% originated

there. For Israel the Jordan, including the Yarmouk, supplies 40% of its fresh water, of which 70% is used in agriculture, while 80% of the water derived from renewable resources of the mountain aquifers in the region are also exploited by Israel. The National Water Carrier Project was begun in 1956 and completed in 1964; it combined all previous water projects and delivered water to the dry Mitzpe Ramon in the south. Soon after, Syria and Jordan decided to divert the Jordan water at the source. The diversion works would have reduced the installed capacity of Israel's carrier by about 35%, and Israel's overall water supply by about 11%. In April 1967 Israel conducted air raids into Syria to halt this work, and two months later the Six Day War followed. The use

of Jordan River's water as a vital regional resource was the cause of the war confirmed by Ariel Sharon who has said, People generally regard June 5, 1967, as the day the Six Day War began. That is the official date, but in reality it started two and a half years earlier on the day Israel decided to act against the diversion of the Jordan River. Transport Route 90, part of which is named after Rehavam Zeevi, connects the northern and southern tips of Israel and parallels the Jordan River on the western side.

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You may have entered the Land but not until you get to a place called Beersheba…

What is the meaning of Beersheba? Gen. 21:31 1. It’s a place in the promised land where you don’t labor in vain, a place where you begin to see good result, a place of hidden treasures 2. It’s a place where you begin to hear nothing but Good news; the servants of Isaac came and told him they have found water and he called it Rehoboth 3. It’s a place where your enemies including things that have hitherto worked against you begin to line up with God’s purpose and agenda for your life 4. It’s a place where the Lord enlarges your coast and gives you more rooms to function and you suddenly become fruitful in the land 5. It’s a place where people begin to see the comforting hands of God upon your life and will have no choice than to make peace with you. 6. It’s a point you get to in the land as you walk with the Lord, where you begin to sit with kings and the nobles and not just mean men, in other words you will be elevated and recognized. In Gen. 26: 1-3, the Bible tells us that there was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar. And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down to Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of: Beloved let the Lord appear to you also don’t go down yet to Egypt, He wants to show you his choice place for you in the land, He said to Isaac sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and I will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I swore unto Abraham thy father; What a great and wonderful thing for God to show a man where to dwell in the land. My beloved Brethren God wants to speak to you and show you where you will make it, a place where you will be fulfilled in the land. He ordered the footsteps of Ruth onto the farm of Boaz even after she had entered the land of Judah. Everywhere may look like it but mere looking like it is not enough it has to be where God has purposed for you. Abraham said to his nephew Lot to choose anywhere he likes in the land and he saw a green land well watered and said I think I love this place and he settled down there but we

all know what happened thereafter, the land turned out to be a city of Sodom and Gomorrah. If it is not where God has assigned to you in the land God will help you, in the case of Ruth it’s got to be the farm of Boaz and not elsewhere. The Lord said to Isaac “And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. Unfortunately a lot of people have inherited God’s anger, curses and punishment from their own fathers because they disobeyed Him. The bible says I have been young, and now I am old; I have not seen the righteous forsaken nor their seed begging bread psalms (37:25). Beloved live right and serve God and you will not be called a forsaken in the land and your Children won’t beg bread The bible says there are many devices in the heart of man but the counsel of God stands sure for the Lord knows those who are His The Lord knows those who are His own, those who serve Him, He tells them what to do to prosper in the land from time to time, He said to Isaac don’t go down to Egypt and Isaac obeyed and he sowed in the land in the same year he reaped an hundred fold and the Lord blessed him. Being a citizen of a land or mere relocating from your country of origin to wherever you are today is not a license or a ground to prosper there, I am talking about true prosperity, you must be in the will of God, His abiding presence must be with you and His comforting hands must be upon your life. The Lord said to Joshua (Joshua 1 v 3) “Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses’’. He said further in verse 5 “There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Mo-

ses so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee nor forsake thee. It was this same presence of God that enabled Joseph to excel in Egypt, in Genesis 39 v 2 the Bible tells us ‘’And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man…’ And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand. Verse 4 says And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had, he put in his hand. Again in verse 21 the bible says “But the Lord was with Joseph and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.” Pharaoh said to his servants in Gen 41:38 “Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom the Spirit of God is? In the case of Isaac It was not everyone in the land that prospered, as a matter of fact the natives of the land did not seek his good, all they cared about was strive with Isaac, they even drove him out of his initial settlement, he dug some wells also which the natives of the land strove with him about and covered. They attacked him by shutting down his business, in those days wells of water was a big business people bought water to irrigate their farms, and to give to their livestock to drink, even in our contemporary time people still sell water, In U.S we buy millions of gallons of water to drink every day. Things that happen when you are nearing your Beersheba in the Promised Land There may be a little drought to send you packing and leave the land, the devil may suggest to you to go down to Egypt. Going down to Egypt here means looking for a way to go around your challenges, it means looking for a short cut that will make you lose out in the end. He may even try to plague your mind with fear. The fear I am talking about here means FALSE EVIDENCE APPEARING REAL (F.E.A.R). Remember the 12 spies who were sent to

By Pastor Emmanuel Olayiwola City of Refuge Prayer and Deliverance Ministries Where Healing is the Children's Bread Rising Sun Worship Centre 99 Liberty Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11212 6467649071 Our prayer line is 2132260400 access code is 271058 We meet every Saturday 8:00am – 10: 00am on the prayer line for a Yoke breaking prayer meeting spy out the Promised land? How 10 of them never made it into the land eventually, sometimes when you come so close to your breakthrough in life the devil starts to make you feel insecure. Isaac like his Father Abraham said to his wife Rebecca you are my sister because he feared they might kill him. He will try to make you compromise your faith like he did to Joseph; he may even lock you up for a while. But strive not to let God’s presence depart from you and find something doing for God that is eternally rewarding and in no time He will bail you out, Joseph was in jail but he never stopped being a blessing to the people around him, he never stopped using his gift, beloved, proverbs 18:16 says “a man’s gift will make a room for him for he will not sit with mean men but with kings and the nobles”, don’t burry your talents, use it to profit the kingdom. I want you to pray these following prayers of Jabez 1. Oh Lord bless me in this Land and make my life a blessing to others in the name of Jesus 2. Oh God my father enlarge my coasts and make me fruitful in the name of Jesus 3. Any attempt by the enemies to derail my destiny fail woefully in the Mighty name of Jesus 4. Any curse issued against me by any man or woman I repel you and send you back to sender in Jesus name. • THE GOOD NEWS CHRONICLES • Offers; Good Rates, Good Packages. “News Paper- Radio” “News Paper only” “News Paper- TV- Radio”

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enesis 1:27-28 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” We are entering into the month of June, a season of Weddings and Celebrations of Marriages. We have to ask ourselves this question: “Are we ready for this giant step of beginning a new life and history with a partner”? God’s word tells us that it is the joining of flesh that makes the marriage (Genesis 2:24). Having a happy marriage, blessed by God, means more than finding the right person. It means being “the Right Person” yourself. Being the right person can be tough. Are you easy to live with, generous, flexible and willing to put your partners needs before your own? Above all, are you both mature. Maturity means knowing who you are; your talents; your weaknesses; your interests; the things you hate to do; the values that you will not compromise, the preferences that you are willing to bend on; what you want out of life and marriage. Out of this self knowledge, comes the possibilities of giving oneself freely to your husband or wife.

Continued from Page 8 nothing yet as he ought to know.” (1 Corinthians 8:2-3, NKJV) Does it even really matter so much what we think? Or should we be seeking with all our hearts what God thinks, namely the mind of Christ? King Solomon suggests that we walk softly before God, and be careful about what we say: Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few. Ecclesiastes 5:2 Proverbs 10:19 (NKJV) offers the same advice: “In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is wise.” Sometimes it is better just to be quiet and listen, then to fill the air with our words. God does not despise our thoughts, or the desires of our hearts, but as Isaiah prophesied in chapter 55, verse 9, “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” King David, a man after God’s own heart, declared in Psalm 27:4,

by Betty Ann Berazzah Some ingredients, if missing, can cause problems in a relationship from the start. Two main reasons are: Commitment and Common Values.

Commitment bonds a couple together when you are tired, annoyed or angry with each other. Just remembering your vows can help to work things out, try to forgive and start again. Common Values are very important. It’s important to agree together on basic values such as putting God first, children, honesty, fidelity and prioritizing family, being open and transparent with each other, not keeping secrets from each other, loyalty and integrity. Hebrews 13:4 Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous. As Oswald Chambers once said, “If I allow any turning away from God in my private life, everyone around me suffers.” All of this is because we don’t recognize Christ’s gift of redemption, open to all that embrace Him as Savior, AND as Lord, in being the foundation upon which our marriages must be built upon and maintained. It’s enough to make all of heaven weep! (Cindy Wright Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. (1 John 4:7-8)

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“One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.” Some people would call David narrowminded but, in fact, his eyes had been opened to see the greatest treasure of all. Therefore, he cried out to the Lord,

How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. When I awake, I am still with you. Psalm 139:17-18 Will we remain satisfied with our own thoughts and ideas, or do we long to understand what God thinks? Will our hearts be content with earthly things, or do we long for the things of

heaven? Do we long for days of heaven upon earth, for that is what revival truly is! Oh that the Lord would grant us a heart of wisdom to understand how little we know, and how much we still have to learn! As a dear missionary friend once declared, and I am sure many other experienced believers have said the same, “The older I get, the more I realize how little I know!” The Christian who is certain that he or she knows everything is an immature Christian. The more we grow up in Christ, the more we will understand that the Christian life is not about mastering a body of knowledge, or even about achieving a level of selfsufficiency. The Christian life is about learning to walk in a continual, growing dependence on Jesus Christ. “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5, emphasis added)

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Biblical importance Hebrew Bible In the Hebrew Bible the Jordan is referred to as the source of fertility to a large plain ("Kikkar ha-Yarden"), and it is said to be like "the garden of God" (Genesis 13:10). There is no regular description of the Jordan in the Bible; only scattered and indefinite references to it are given. Jacob crossed it and its tributary, the Jabbok (the modern Al-Zarqa), to reach Haran (Genesis 32:11, 32:23-24). It is noted as the line of demarcation between the "two tribes and the half tribe" settled to the east (Numbers 34:15) and the "nine tribes and the half tribe of Manasseh" that, led by Joshua, settled to the west (Joshua 13:7, passim). Opposite Jericho, it was called "the Jordan of Jericho" (Numbers 34:15; 35:1). The Jordan has a number of fords, and one of them is famous as the place where many Ephraimites were slain by Jephthah (Judges 12:5-6). It seems that these are the

same fords mentioned as being near Beth-barah, where Gideon lay in wait for the Midianites (Judges 7:24). In the plain of the Jordan, between Succoth and Zarthan, is the clay ground where Solomon had his brass-foundries (1 Kings 7:46). In biblical history, the Jordan appears as the scene of several miracles, the first taking place when the Jordan, near Jericho, was crossed by the Israelites under Joshua (Joshua 3:15-17). Later the two tribes and the half tribe that settled east of the Jordan built a large altar on its banks as "a witness" between them and the other tribes (Joshua 22:10, 22:26, et seq.). The Jordan was crossed by Elijah and Elisha on dry ground (2 Kings 2:8, 2:14). Elisha performed two other miracles at the Jordan: he healed Naaman by having him bathe in its waters, and he made the axe head of one of the "children of the prophets" float, by throwing a piece of wood into the water (2 Kings 5:14; 6:6). The Jordan was crossed by Judas Maccabeus and his brother Jonathan Maccabaeus during their war with

the Nabataeans (1 Maccabees 5:24). A little later the Jordan was the scene of the battle between Jonathan and Bacchides, in which the latter was defeated (1 Maccabees 9:42-49). New Testament The New Testament states that John the Baptist baptised unto repentance[8] in the Jordan (Matthew 3:5-6; Mark1:5; Luke 3:3; John1:28). This is recounted as having taken place at Bethabara (John 1:28). Jesus came to be baptised by him there (Matthew 3:13; Mark 1:9; Luke 3:21, 4:1). The Jordan is also where John the Baptist bore record of Jesus as the Son of God and Lamb of God (John 1:29-36). The prophesy of Isaiah regarding the Messiah which names the Jordan (Isaiah 9:1-2) is recounted in Matthew 4:15. The New Testament speaks several times about Jesus crossing the Jordan during his ministry (Matthew 19:1; Mark 10:1), and of believers crossing the Jordan to come hear him preach and to be healed of their diseases (Matthew 4:25; Mark 3:7-8). When his enemies sought to capture him, Je-

sus took refuge at Jordan in the place John had first baptised (John 10:39-40). Symbolic importance The Jordan is a frequent symbol in folk, gospel, and spiritual music, or in poetic or literary works. Because the Israelites made a difficult and hazardous journey from slavery in Egypt to freedom in The Promised Land, the Jordan can refer to freedom. The actual crossing is the final step of the journey, which is then complete. Because of the baptism of Jesus, water from the Jordan is employed for the christening of heirs and princes in several Christian royal houses, such as the cases of Simeon of Bulgaria or James Ogilvy. In popular culture The song "Ol' Man River" from the musical Show Boat mentions "Show me dat stream called de river Jordan, / Dat's de ol' stream dat I long to cross." It is also referenced in the songs "Eve of Destruction", "Will You Be There" and in the traditional African-American spiritual/folk song "Michael Row the Boat Ashore".

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