2015 April Reach Magazine by CBN Europe

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CBN EUROPE Partner Magazine

VICTORY AT THE CROSS Jesus paid the price for our freedom

ISAIAH 53 AND THE PASSION OF JESUS THE STORY OF LOVE www.cbneurope.com | 0800 432 0700 | April 2015

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Our vision

The Christian Broadcasting Network (UK) is a registered charity (110 1659) and is the European HQ for all CBN broadcasting and CBN International humanitarian activities. CBN is a member of the Evangelical Alliance and in active partnership with key partners in the UK and Europe with the purpose of sharing the message of hope in Jesus Christ, providing humanitarian relief and alleviate poverty. It is our vision to share the Gospel in a relevant way to all generations and see people walk in their true potential in Jesus Christ.

Broadcasting

Practical Relief

Prayer Ministry

CBN’s broadcasting ministry reaches out daily to millions of viewers across Europe through multi-language broadcasts of The 700 Club, Turning Point, Christian World News, 700 Club Interactive and more.

CBN’s Orphan’s Promise and CBN International humanitarian relief teams are providing short and long term relief to vulnerable children, families and communities around the world.

CBN’s UK based Prayer Line is providing a vital life-line to thousands of callers each month. We listen to and pray with callers while providing free materials to build and strengthen faith.

“Christian Broadcasting Network is a family of ministries, working in countries all over the World.”

A new thing

WE RECOMMEND

See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. Isaiah 43:19 A well known verse, but a very current description of what God is doing through the global ministry of CBN. God is doing a brand new thing - in the lives of our viewers, our faithful partners and those who call our Prayer Line. God is restoring lives and makes all things new! Right now, we see new initiatives, new opportunities, new challenges and new platforms to share the Gospel. Our CBN broadcasts on TBN UK (Freeview 65) are reaching a new audience for Christ. CBN as a global ministry is launching a new initiative to reach generations through ‘Digital First’ - to deliver life changing programming to mobile devices in order to reach people where they are, and see more lives changed. Here at CBN it is our mission to reach the homes and hearts of people who otherwise would not hear about the love of Jesus, though global broadcasts and humanitarian outreach projects. You are a vital part of the mission through your prayers and financial support! It is a privilege to work together in God’s mission field. If you are already partnering with CBN; thank you for your support! If you are reading this magazine for the first time; welcome and we hope you enjoy connecting with us. It is my prayer that together we will see more people receive new life in Jesus Christ. In His Victory, Mark Dijkens, CBN UK Director.

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THE EASTER PROMISE

The Easter Promise book weaves together the story of Jerem’s search for truth and the magnificant Easter story. In a wonderful lesson about truth, appearances, and forgiveness, Jerem ultimately trusts in Jesus and witnesses the fulfilment of the greatest promise of all – the resurrection. Call 0800 432 0700 to order or visit our website.

SOUND OF WALES A new band is helping the people of Wales reconnect with their spiritual heritage. Through live events and workshops, Sound of Wales (SOW) wants to be a part of revealing God’s glory to the earth. Visit www.sowmusic.org.uk

Last year, CBN partners provided educational opportunities in 50 countries to over 100,000 children at risk through Orphanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Promise.

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Broadcast

Schedule and Updates

The 700 Club

The 700 Club Interactive

Turning Point International

On the air continuously since 1961, it is one of the longest-running programmes in broadcast history with Pat, Gordon, Terry and the CBN News team.

Hosted by Gordon and Terry, 700 Club Interactive is designed with you in mind; your voice, your requests, your community.

Hosted by Muyiwa Olarewaju, Turning Point offers a mix of insightful features, interviews and inspirational music.

Revelation TV (Sky Ch. 581 / Freesat Ch. 692) Mon-Thurs at 3pm.

KICC TV (Sky Ch. 591) Sat 8am and Sun 9am.

Revelation TV (Sky channel 581 / Freesat Ch. 692 / Freeview HD Ch. 241) Mon-Fri at 6pm + 11pm with next day repeat at 7.00am NEW!

TBN UK (Freeview Ch. 65) Mon-Fri at 1.30 pm. NEW!

Christian World News

Gospel Channel (Sky Ch. 587) Mon-Fri at 6pm.

TBN Europe (Sky Ch. 583) Mon-Fri at 11 am.

OHTV (Sky Ch. 199) Sun 3:30pm, Wed 4pm and Fri at 4pm. LOVEWORLD (Sky Ch.586) Tue and Wed 8am, 11am and 4.30 pm, Fri 11am, Sat 12am and 2pm.

Loveworld TV (Sky Ch. 586) Mon-Fri at 8.30am with various repeats throughout the week. Roku TV Watch our free 700 Club Continental TV channel

BELIEVE TV (Sky Ch. 596) Mon to Fri 4:30pm, Sun 10:30am, Sat 1.30pm.

Revelation TV (Sky Ch. 581 / Freesat Ch. 692) Wed 3am. KICC TV (Sky Ch. 591) Mon at 3pm, Tue and Thurs at 11pm, Sat at 9am.

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ABN TV (Sky Ch. 235) Sun 7:30pm.

700 Club International TBN UK (Freeview Ch. 65) Mon-Fri at 1.00 pm. NEW!

Superbook Superbook teaches children the Bible in a way they understand and enjoy. UCB TV (Sky Ch. 584), TBN UK (Freeview Ch. 65) and ABN TV (Sky Ch. 235). For up-to-date airings visit www.superbook.tv For more information visit sky.com/tv-guide

Connect with us through Social Media Now you have easy access to CBN’s Bible-based resources by way of social media. Using today’s electronic devices, you can deepen your relationship with God. Simply go to www.cbneurope.com/contact, register with the social networking services available, and stay connected with CBN Europe.

TESTIMONIES “700 Club has been a lifeline to my husband and myself. On an island with no Christian input, we experienced the most wonderful answers to prayer through 700 Club.” “I was moved by the good work you do in less privileged countries. Eye operations, cleft operations, provision of water in rural areas and schools.” “I decided to become a CBN partner once I saw the 700 Club through the new channel, TBN. I never heard about this programme before, but the first time I watched it, that was just amazing. Watching how this programme provide for needy people around the world, also showing the love of God to others who perhaps never accept Jesus in their lives; it’s awesome”. Send your testimony to us: PO Box 700, Hereford, HR1 9EW, UK or email to testimony@700club.tv

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Isaiah 53 and the

Passion of Jesus

I want to give you the background in the Bible to show you the significance of ‘The Passion of The Christ’. And this is from the New and Old Testament. First of all, the Bible records that when Jesus had risen from the dead, He met some disciples on the road to Emmaus, and I want to show that Scripture to you of what He had to say. He said to them, “Oh, foolish ones and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken.” And then He went on to say, “These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me” (Luke 24:13-35). You’re supposed to believe all that was written in the Prophets, Moses, the Psalms. Now, I understand there are as many as 300 different prophetic Scriptures that point to Jesus, and it is a mathematical impossibility for one

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person to fulfill that many prophecies. It is beyond comprehension, but there are that many. But Jesus says you have to believe all that the prophets have written or spoken. And He said, “Fools and slow of heart to believe,” because they were debating among themselves. “How could it be? We saw Him dead. We knew He was dead. How come? What is it?” And He said, “Don’t you understand that the Bible says that the Christ must suffer these things and then enter into His Glory.” Now I want to take you to the book of the Prophet Isaiah, chapter 52, verse 14, which was written, give or take, 700 years before Christ: “Just as many as were astonished at You, so His visage was marred more than any man, and His form more than the sons of man.” Another way of looking at what Isaiah had to say is basically that He did not

look human. He had been beaten so badly. Now, the Bible says He had no form or comeliness that we should desire Him. His visage was so marred that He did not look like one of the people of men. When you see the movie The Passion of The Christ, you see an individual who is beaten beyond recognition. His face is swollen. His body is bleeding. He’s cut all over. His back is ripped. It is a horrible sacrifice. Now, Isaiah goes on to say, in the 53rd chapter, these words: “But He was wounded for our transgressions. He was bruised for our iniquities. The chastisement of our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.” Now, the idea is it is our iniquities; ours. “He was bruised for our iniquities. The chastisement of our peace, and by His stripes we are healed.” So, it is iniquities, it is peace, it is healing. And when Jesus was beaten, those stripes that He received were for the healing of our iniquities. Now, let’s take a look at this as we continue on in Isaiah chapter 53: “We have turned everyone to his own way, and the Lord has laid on Him the inequity of us all. He was oppressed, and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth. He was lead as a lamb to the slaughter. And as a sheep before it’s shearers, silent, so He opened not His mouth. He was taken from prison and from judgment, and who will declare His generation? For He was cut off from the land of the living for the transgressions of my people. He was stricken, and they made His grave with the wicked and with the rich at His death, because He had done no

violence, nor was any deceit found in His mouth. Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him; He put Him to grief. And when you make His soul an offering for sin, you shall see His seed. He shall prolong His days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand.”

“A sinless one would come. The sins of all of us - our iniquities, our sicknesses, and our diseases were laid on Him.” “They made His grave with the wicked, with the rich at His death, He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.” So, basically what it says is, He was sinless, and yet it pleased Jehovah to bruise Him. And that’s what happened. Our sins did it. He was sinless, but it pleased the Lord to bruise Him, because He died for our sins. The suffering of Jesus Christ was foretold by Isaiah the prophet. A sinless one would come. He would be beaten beyond recognition. But the sins of all of us - our iniquities, our sicknesses, and our diseases were laid on Him, and it pleased Jehovah God to bruise Him. It wasn’t the Jews. It wasn’t the Romans. It wasn’t anybody. It was God Himself that brought this about. Why? So that you and I could know salvation.

Pat Robertson is the founder and chairman of CBN and hosts CBN’s The 700 Club show.

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Global impact

World

Ministry Made Local

Christians reaching neighbours in India and beyond

LOOK AT WHAT YOU ARE DOING AROUND THE WORLD During a recent month: INDIA

Recently, 31 medical missions were held, touching 6,383 lives. Over 1,480 people were provided with antiparasite medicines; 361 were given cataract surgery; two had cleft palate surgery; 450 pairs of glasses were distributed; and 16 wheelchairs were given to the needy.

CAMBODIA

“I would like to thank all of the people who provided help for our daughter. I am so excited—now my daughter has a smile like other children in our village. Thank you for changing my child’s life.” –Nak, mother of Lisa, who received cleft palate surgery free of charge.

WEST AFRICA

The prayer centres in Nigeria and Ghana responded to 13,674 calls, emails, letters, and text messages. As a result, 770 people prayed to accept Christ. Also, CBN staff drilled fresh water wells in four rural communities in Ghana, benefiting 4,260 people. Over 1,300 prayed to receive salvation.

Superbook is changing the lives of children all over the world.

By Christopher Gammill CBN Director of International Operations A foggy morning greeted me here in India, but the light of the Gospel shines brightly through CBN’s outreaches. Audiences watch us on TV, interact with us on Facebook, text prayer requests, call our prayer line to find a church, and receive encouragement from our e-newsletter. Superbook fever is spreading to India, too. Schools and churches are packed with children glued to episodes on the big screen, as excitement builds for our broadcast launch. But what I love most about our global work, and why I came to work at CBN, is that it is filled with local Christians reaching their neighbours with the Gospel. National staff are equipped to lead CBN’s efforts and share God’s Word. They know the culture, speak the

language, and understand the needs. It’s Indians reaching India. It’s locally produced content, broadcast in Hindi, Punjabi, Telugu, and Bengali.

And we’re doing the same thing in Africa, Latin America, and beyond. Your gifts and prayers make it all possible, may God bless you!

Cambodian villagers thank God for clean water.

Nowhere Else to Turn No choice but to drink dirty water

Every time Mrs. Kim handed her grandchildren a drink of water, she was terrified it would make them ill. “My grandchildren suffered with pain because of the water,” she said. “I have nowhere else to get it.” Sadly, her only water supply was a muddy pond. Mrs. Kim cared for her grandchildren while their parents worked long hours

in a distant garment factory. So twice a day, she walked over a mile to fetch the contaminated water. And then, thanks to caring partners, CBN’s team drilled a well in her Cambodian village. They now have safe, clean water! Mrs. Kim says, “My family will not get sick anymore… Thank you, CBN!”

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Story of Love Jesus’ love is extravagant and does not hold back. He gave up His life so that we might live in fullness and peace with God. Through Jesus, we are accepted into God’s own family and He calls us His children. That is true, sacrificial love that can change a life. This love is at the core of CBN’s global ministry. We are called to take this love and share it to the far corners of this world, reaching dark, remote places and see lives redeemed, restored, healed and transformed. The Story of Love on our website is sharing this powerful message with our online audiences in the United Kingdom and beyond. Here at CBN, we are committed to God’s calling on us to see lives changed through God’s amazing grace, provide Biblical discipleship and see people connected into God’s family. Discover the true story of love, one that can turn a life upside down, answer life’s tough questions, heal the hurt of the past and bring new perspective.

If you would like to accept Jesus as the Saviour of your life or share the Gospel message with a friend, visit cbneurope.com/sl

CBN Broadcasting

Facts

Did you know that CBN owned and operated several radio stations in the 1960s? CBN acquired six radio stations in the United States, and one in Colombia, South America.

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Life in Christ Learning more about God is a start to having a relationship with Him! Subscribe to receive a Life In Christ devotion every day in your email.

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The Power

and the Glory Raising someone to life - now thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s power! Have you ever paused to think about how that power resides in you?

Consider the day when Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. He arrived after Lazarus had died and was met first by Martha and then Mary. Both sisters acknowledged that had Jesus been there, He could have healed Lazarus, and their brother would not have died.

That same Spirit is alive in us. Because of Jesus’ death and resurrection, our sins have been paid in full and we are in perfect relationship with our heavenly Father. We can pray with authority, where we know His will and we speak in accordance with that will.

How does Jesus respond? He doesn’t become defensive or start to argue. He doesn’t really respond to the accusations at all. Instead, He just says, Did I not say to you that if you would believe, you would see the glory of God? (John 11:40).

As we speak, it becomes real. This is how we need to pray. Not prayers of wishing and wondering, but of believing and knowing.

This is the transcendent reality, the glory of God trumps everything on earth! It has power over death, over sin, over sickness and disease, over our finances, and over every human need. Then, Jesus begins to pray, ... Father, I thank You that You have heard me. ...You always hear Me (John 11:4142). Jesus knew He had been heard because His relationship with His Father was perfect. Then what does He say? Does He beg God to bring Lazarus back? No. Jesus simply says these amazing words: Lazarus, come forth! (see verse 43). It’s a shout from His innermost being, confident in the power of God. And Lazarus comes forth. Death had lost its grip.

If we are practicing the presence of God, sure of His great love for us, then we can have confidence in prayer.

“This is how we need to pray. Not prayers of wishing and wondering , but of believing and knowing.” When we remember that Jesus paid the entire price to bring us into a perfect relationship with God, we can pray from a place of authority. Then, we have access into the heavenlies to both know His will and proclaim it, and to see the miraculous.

Gordon Robertson, Chief Executive Officer at CBN.

“The glory of God has power over death, over sin, over sickness and disease, over our finances, and over every human need.” www.cbneurope.com 15

CBN PRAYER God’s heart is to restore, heal and renew. CALL US 0800 432 0700 (UK) 1 513 3738 (ROI) +44 207 101 7045

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I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live.

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Teaching Sheets CBN Europe Bible-based teachings help people understand God and the purpose of life. Read at cbneurope.com/prayer

John 11:25

Pray for us Here at the CBN UK Prayer Centre, we pray daily for the needs of our partners and ask our Heavenly Father to pour out His blessings upon their lives. God is calling us to be a people of prayer and “through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let our requests be made known to God” according to Philippians 4:6. As CBN is daily on the front lines of sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ around the world, we really need your prayers, too! Below are some current topics you could join with us in prayer for. Thank you for standing with us!

For Operation Blessing and Orphans Promise who are working with refugees who have been displaced and persecuted in Syria, Iraq, Ukraine and other war-torn regions.

Please pray for our CBN prayer team as we take calls from all around the UK and Europe. Pray for our staff to be refreshed and encouraged as they minister to callers.

Pray for our international Superbook teams who share the Gospel with children in Africa, Asia, America, Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Hungary and right here in the United Kingdom.

Pray for our CBN partners who faithfully donate to our ministry, that whatever needs are represented within their lives would be met.

For CBN’s international operations – for wisdom, strategy and provision as well as increased viewership and impact of CBN programming.

Pray for broadcasters in the United Kingdom and Europe and the continued freedom to share the Gospel through media.

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Worthy is the Lamb Thank you for the cross Lord. Thank You for the price you paid, bearing all my sin and shame, in love You came and gave amazing grace. Thank you for this life Lord. Thank you for Your nail pierced hands. Wash me in Your cleansing flow, now all I know, your forgiveness and embrace. Worthy is the lamb. Every time I hear this well known song, my focus is taken to Jesus, back to a place of gratitude for what He did 2000 years ago. It makes me swell within, being filled again with God’s love, so much so I have to stop in my tracks to give thanks to Him. Before I became a Christian I wasn’t looking for Jesus, He came to me and met me where I was by revealing His love for me. 1 John 4 v 10 says, ‘This is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.” Jesus love was so great He was willing to die so that I would know true love, be made whole, be set free from the past and my sins forgiven. As we approach Easter we have the opportunity to be reminded of God’s love for us, what He went through on our behalf and why. Ephesians 3 v 17 - 18 says, “And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge - that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.” This is God’s desire; for us to know His love and to have a deep intimate relationship with us. Jesus paid the

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price for us to have this relationship. What a privilege! Have you ever been in love? When we love someone we will go to great lengths to show our love for them. Motivated by love, we sacrifice much, often not counting or even noticing the cost for the good of the loved one. 1 John 4 also says, “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God.” Since I became a Christian I have not been perfect but I have worked hard at showing love. I have loved undeterred at times because the love I received that day I want others to know and experience, because there is nothing like it. Matt 4 v 44 says, “But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven.” This Easter, lets re-receive God’s love for us. Let’s continually keep on being filled that we might pour God’s love out on those around us. It will cost, it cost Jesus. For Jesus the cost was worth it, for...‘Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s live for one’s friend’. Linda Bramble is married to Colin and has two children, she is part of the Prayer Team at CBN.

KIDS

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He Is Risen! The Superbook DVD “He Is Risen!” is a great Easter present for children. The animation shows the ultimate story of love, sacrifice, and the power of God! Call 0800 432 0700 or vist www.cbneurope.com/resources

Good News for Children Did you know that through the Superbook Gospel presentation more than 5,000 children accepted Jesus? Share the Gospel in a fun and easy way. Visit www.superbook.tv

CBN Partners You Make a Difference

As a CBN partner, you help preach the Gospel in 147 countries and territories and 65 languages, harvesting millions of souls for Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kingdom and glory. Thank you all CBN partners for supporting us through prayer and giving. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a privilege to partner with you in sharing the Gospel and see lives transformed!

Do something today that will last for eternity and join as a CBN partner today! Join us: Call 0800 432 0700 (UK) / 1 513 3738 (ROI) /+44 207 101 7045 (outside UK) or visit www.cbneurope.com/donate or fill in the enclosed form and return to us.