PRAY CENTRAL
FLORIDA
Dear
Fellow Prayer Warrior, December, 2006
Greetings in the name of the
Lord. Now that the elections are over there is a tendency
to want to “take a break” or look for some more “fruitful ground” to pray into.
On the contrary, our nation needs prayer now more than before the elections. It
is appropriate to thank God for the many men and women who were elected that
share our biblical stands on the issues. It is also the time to declare or
decree righteousness over our state (particularly the Florida Supreme Court)
and our nation.
The Nativity Story has just come out and the reviewers
say it is a fantastic movie – true to the bible and an excellent production.
Trailers are available on the movie web site www.thenativitystory.com.
Word of Thanks – I (George) want to thank each of you who have been praying for our
Central Florida area. As I am writing this I have a sense that it is also a
word of thanks to you from the Lord. He has said about some things “I will
accomplish that if My people pray”. Many of you have
prayed fervently for our area and God has heard your prayers and has acted and
continues to act in response to them. I also have a sense that there is much
more that the Father wants to do here and will do in response to continued and
increased prayer. So please receive this as a word of thanks for what you have done, a challenge to increase the quality and/or quantity of
your prayers in 2007 and a call to recruit others to join us in the task. By
the way, if you question my theology about God doing something differently in
response to prayer, check out the “If” in 2 Chronicles 7:14.
This newsletter goes to about 200 different churches
including both the hard copy and e-mail versions. If you are one of the many
church representatives who copy or forward it on to others in your church,
ministry, and other churches, I want to thank you for that from the bottom of
my heart. You also have my permission to use parts of it in your own
publications, as some of you do now. I don’t care who gets the credit as long
as the information gets out.
“Releasing of Eagles” transcripts – Peter has typed up his notes from two sessions of
the “Releasing of Eagles” conference in Orlando last month. They are “Entering
Your Destiny” and “Maximizing Heaven’s Help”, both by John Paul Jackson. You
can see them on the Pray Central Florida web site.
Ongoing
Prayer Themes - please include some of these when you pray for the city -
An increase in the manifestation of God’s supernatural
power – healings, signs, wonders
Wisdom and blessing for our president and other
national, state and local elected officials
God's redemptive purposes to be fulfilled in Central
Florida
Unity of the Body of Christ and purity in the Body and
in relationships between leaders
Pastors to pray together and lead their churches into
praying with other churches
Vision Orlando, Faith Foundation, Rise Up! Sanford,
Space Coast Prayer Network and Deland pastors
The scourge of abortion to be removed
Christians to tithe and give offerings so “the devourer”
will be rebuked in our city
Greater revelation of the
Apostolic and God’s government to increase in our city
Homeland security
See page 2 for Current Prayer Events
An E-mail version of this
newsletter (with more stuff!) is also available - send me an E-mail to sign up.
See this newsletter on the web at www.christiansnet.com/praycf/praycf.htm.
George Kern, 405 East Jersey St, Orlando, FL 32806,
407-245-1132, praycf@juno.com
Pray
Central Florida – Praying for Central Florida and encouraging the Church in
Central Florida to pray
PRAY CENTRAL
FLORIDA
Page 2 December,
2006
For
additional Christian events see the Z88.3 events web site - http://zradio.org.
December 14th
– 17th – Central Florida
Christmas Celebration. Each year the CFCC Vision Team creates, writes, and produces an
original, Broadway-style musical theatre production complete with a cast of
over 100 adults and children and a live 40+ piece orchestra that entertains AND
shares the Gospel of Christ. This year's show, "Christmas In The Movies,"
will captivate attendees with a nostalgic trip through Christmas movie classics
such as Charlie Brown Christmas, the Grinch Who Stole
Christmas, White Christmas, A Christmas Story, and others, and culminate with a
dramatic musical presentation of the life of Christ - the birth, life, death,
burial, and resurrection. There will be five performances of "Christmas In The Movies". For information, free tickets, and
partnership opportunities, visit www.centralfloridachristmas.com
or contact Joshua Vickery, Executive Producer at (407) 273-8827 or Vickie
Mullins, Associate Producer at (407) 230-3838. Bring an unwrapped gift for the
Children’s Home Society.
Weekdays –
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – all day worship and prayer hosted by Love of Christ Ministries (Mack McCambridge). Location: Faith World church, Orlando. Call
407-292-0966 for info.
First and Third Mondays – 6:00 p.m. - Strategic Intercession
for Sanford.
Location: Good Samaritan
Home 1704 W.9th Street Sanford, (W. of
17-92). Info: Thelma Mike 407-322-3321.
Tuesdays – 6:00 a.m. - Sanford Ministerial Fellowship -
Pastors Praying for Sanford. Info: Jim
Bradshaw - 407-322-4371, jimbrdshw@bellsouth.net.
Tuesday
evenings - 6:00 p.m. – Community Healing & Prayer Service. All Saints Church, 338 East
Lyman Av. Winter Park.
Call 407-647-3413 for info. www.allsaintswp.com.
Tuesday
evenings - 7:00 p.m. - Servants of the Most High Interdenominational
prayer group meets in the Longwood area. For more info, call Maureen at
407-332-7286.
Second Tuesday
– 6:30 p.m. – Aglow – women’s
fellowship and prayer meeting for Apopka/Ocoee. Contact: Rhonda, 407-884-0238.
First Wednesday
of month – 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. – Vision Orlando monthly meeting. Prayer at 7:00. For more information
e-mail steve@visionorlando.org.
Thursday
Evenings – 7:30 p.m. Oviedo Healing
Rooms - Healing in the Name of
JESUS through the Power of GOD's Presence and Prayer. 145 W. Broadway Blvd., Oviedo. Call 407-529-7111 for
appointment (suggested but not necessary) www.OviedoHealingRoom.com.
Friday
evenings – 7:30 p.m. – International Concert of Prayer – prayer for
Orlando, USA & the world. At Greaterlife Church in
Oviedo, call Pastor Jeff Good for information at 407-365-5950.
Third Friday of
month – 11a.m. - Pray for the Troops
– Praying for our troops in harms way. Location: 24/7 Prayer Room at The Porch,
720 North Orange Avenue, one block North
of Colonial Drive (50). Info: www.lzrussell.org/PrayForTheTroops,
or call Greg at 407-327-4422.
First Saturday of month - Prayer
for Muslims - 10:00 a.m.-Noon, Orlando. Peter Shadid
- 240-6272.
Peter has a team reaching Muslims in
Kissimmee and can train people for outreach in Orlando.
Second
Saturday of month – 9:00 a.m. - KNEC (Kingdom Network Empowering Communities)
– 6864 Silver Star rd, Orlando. Contact: Pastor Helligar –
407-299-6677.
Second and Third
Saturdays – 5:00 a.m. City-wide Prayer
Meeting. Cornerstone Church of God, 1602 Bruton Blvd., Orlando. Sponsor: Pastor Mary Norman,
321-276-5352.
Second Saturday of month – Aftercare Network Street
Meeting.
Networking ex-inmates and Aftercare Providers. Call
Chaplain Fleeks at 407-836-0384.
Third Saturday of month – Prayer
for the Persecuted Church. Longwood. Email
amystrang@aol.com.
Daily - Lighthouse Report (with Steve Douglass) – on the web at www.lighthousereport.com
And
here is the extra stuff you don’t get with the snail mail version...
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(1) Vision Orlando meeting
December 6th
(2) CHRISTIAN
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Networking Luncheon 12.7.06
(3) Pure
Life Revolution - Orlando Area "STAND" for pure life
(4) Project Homeless Connect - Friday,
December 8
(5) Prayer for the Middle
East – December 6
(6) New book from Alice Smith – “Delivering the
Captives”
(7)
Heartwarming farming story
(8) REVIVAL at ANY COST
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OUR
VISION-
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And Encourage Pastors' Prayer Groups In Cities And
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Across
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People Into Praying For And Sharing Christ With Everyone In Our
Nation.
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Vision Orlando meeting December 6th
From: "Vision Orlando" <vo@ccci.org>
Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2006 11:34:51 -0500
Subject: URGENT: Vision Orlando December Meeting Notice
Greetings to all city-reachers!
At our meeting next Wednesday (Dec. 6, 7:30am at Avanti - directions below) pastor Gus Davies will tell us about the two social service outreach programs which Northland has. One of the programs is brand new and not yet rolled out. It is going to help every church in town -- come to the first preview!
Be sure and check our web site calendar (http://www.visionorlando.org/news.htm) - there are some exciting new outreachs in December. They will include your people and build your church.
Steve
Rev. Steve Clinton
Director, Vision Orlando
(407) 721-0111
Directions to Avanti:
Avanti Wealth Management
100 Crown Oak Centre Dr
Longwood, Fl 32750
407 331-7330
Directions:
From downtown, take I-4 east to the Longwood (SR 434) exit. Turn right
onto 434. Go through the first light (Raymond) then go about 50 yards and
turn right on Crown Oak Centre Dr. Take the first left into the parking
lot of Avanti. Avanti is the
building on the left.
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(2) CHRISTIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Networking Luncheon 12.7.06
From: ChristianChambr@aol.com
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 13:51:46 EST
Subject: RSVP CHRISTIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Networking Luncheon
12.7.06
Maximize your lunch hour!
You are cordially invited to attend the
Central Florida Christian Chamber of Commerce
Networking Luncheon
&
Christmas Party
Thursday, December 7, 2006
11:30AM-1:30PM
The Ivanhoe Plaza, Downtown Orlando (formerly Radisson)
60 S. Ivanhoe Blvd., right off I-4 and Ivanhoe Blvd. exit
$20 members, $20 first-timers, $25 nonmembers
RSVP REQUIRED to 407-290-1943
or simply reply via this email
PAY at the door
PARKING IS FREE in the hotel garage
* AVERAGE IN ATTENDANCE 125+
Special Guest: Mr. Alan S. Boress,
author of the best-selling book
"The 'I Hate Selling' Book"
Many professionals never see themselves as salespeople, but still
have a
service to sell. Alan has totally redesigned the
sales process for professionals
and other "sellers" of
intangibles. His goal is not to turn professionals into
salespeople, but to help them become highly
effective in closing more
business, systemically and painlessly.
Ministry Spotlight:
The Christian Sharing Center, Longwood
Mrs. Angie Romagosa, Executive Director
* DON'T FORGET TO BRING A TOY!
The chamber is proud to conduct its 3rd annual toy drive for
The Christian Sharing Center's Christmas needs.
(The Sharing Center undertakes the enormous task of assisting
almost 1000
families each year with Christmas presents and
other needs. )
* Make sure to bring plenty of business cards and promotional
literature for
networking. "Marketing" tables are
provided
compliments of the chamber.
Table top displays are reserved for chamber members only.
For more information on the chamber, or to become a member,
please visit the web at <A
HREF="www.cfchristianchamber.com">Christian
Chamber of Commerce</A>
or call our office at 407-290-1943.
To be removed from the email database,
you may simply reply to this email with your
request.
Because we care about our community,
Lori C. Slough
Cofounder and Executive Director
Central Florida Christian Chamber of Commerce
5104 N. Orange Blossom Trail, Suite 201
Orlando, FL 32810
Phone: 407.290.1943
Fax: 407.290.1906
Web site: cfchristianchamber.com
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(3) Pure Life Revolution - Orlando Area "STAND"
for pure life
From: LindaviD96@aol.com
To: praycf@juno.com
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:45:11 EST
Subject: Prayer Request
To: George Kern
Pray
Central Florida Prayer Network
RE: Pure Life Revolution - Orlando Area "STAND"
for pure life.
George,
--- You may already be aware of this group's
activity. They are somehow connected to Lou Engle and his intern
program. Would you ask
others in our prayer network to pray for this group of young people
who are determined to make a difference in our area? They stand very
quietly, but very strongly for the Lord.
I believe they will allow others to join them. If you
would like to find out more info or make plans to join them they
can contact Adam at arg1986@yahoo.com
REMEMBER to pray for the team here in the Orlando
area. They hold their "STAND" every other Sat. night here in front of the Club Harem
on Lee Rd. from 6 - 8 PM
Here are the dates, as they STAND here in Orlando for Pure
Life:
December 2 & 16, 2006 --- 6:00 - 8:00 PM
January 6 & 20, 2007 --- 6:00 -
8:00 PM
If you are in the area make plans to STAND. Contact Adam at arg1986@yahoo.com
Persistently prevailing,
Linda Bemis
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Here is the note I got from Adam after I wrote to ask
him for the info so that we could pray for their efforts.
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Well praise God sure I can give you info.
The easiest way to get the info to you is by giving you our MYSPACE/ Web site
page. It has all our dates and of course all the wonderful stats. Matthew
Starke gives out. http://www.myspace.com/pureliferevolutionorlando
Let me say God is shifting things In Orlando - There is a great
wrestling with Jezebel (everywhere you go there she is), But I know we can
combat this spirit and see the break through. Last week our
at our stand there was two billboards that God really used, 1 said
"Where Babies come from", and the 2nd Said "EXIT". So far
we have been greeted with Yelling and Cursing, but We
know that we know we will see Jezebel dethroned and see the strippers fall in
Love with Jesus. Please feel free to email me for more details anytime, we
appreciate your prayers..
"a VICTORIOUS ARMY opposed to a
routed one, is as a pound's weight placed in the scale against a single grain.
The ONRUSH OF A CONQUERING FORCE is like the Bursting of PENT-UP WATERS INTO A CHASM A THOUSAND FATHOMS DEEP."...the same for the
church!
Adam
Pure Life Revolution visit www.pureliferevolution.net
THEIR VISION
- Pure Life Revolution is committed to seeing entire cities and nations
transformed by igniting a global purity movement. This is a prayer and repentance
movement establishing purity, righteousness and justice in the church and
society.
THE CALL - God is calling forth His holy army to march through the land and advance His kingdom. No longer can we tolerate the spiritual and moral decline of our society. Where is the moral outcry of our generation? We must not let the opportunity we have to further the Gospel pass us by. Now is the time to arise and shine for our light has come and the glory of the Lord is risen among us. Pure Life Revolution now!
WHO WE ARE - Pure Life Revolution is a coalition of churches, individuals and businesses committed to seeing entire cities and nations transformed for the purposes of God. Together, through covenant relationship, we are igniting a global purity movement.
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(4) Project Homeless Connect - Friday,
December 8
From: "Steve Bruton"
<Steve.Bruton@northlandchurch.net>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 15:52:16 -0500
Subject: Project Homeless Connect
Needs Volunteers
Dear Team:
I pray these days are finding everyone in a serving mood/mode. :-) I definitely do not want to guilt-trip anyone into going downtown Orlando to serve at Project Homeless Connect (next to the T.D. Waterhouse) on Friday, December 8 9 am to 3 pm. But I have to put this out there. For years, we have been challenging the City of Orlando to step up and do something, anything, to help the homeless. Well, they are!
I know you have seen my emails relative to Project Homeless Connect. On that day, Central Florida's homeless will be able to receive showers, haircuts, hot meals, toiletry bags, bus passes, I.D. cards, medical check-ups, eye check-ups, veterans assistance, clothes, job applications, housing referrals...and a whole lot more. As I have mentioned, the city fathers are doing their part. Its the church and the armies of compassion that we have yet to hear from. Seriously, we need some feet put to faith. We need another 100 volunteers to JUST SHOW UP! No experience necessary. We need folks to be shepherds and receive the homeless, make them feel welcomed and loved, hand out the goodies to them, direct them to our resources, and point them to Christ if given the opportunity.
If you can help next Friday, for even an hour or two, let me know. Better yet, contact the Volunteer Coordinator, Traci Blue, at traci.blue@cityoforlando.net or 407-246-2082. She will invite you to a training that is being held on Thursday, December 7 at 3 pm at the PHC site. But if you cannot make the training, its okay. JUST SHOW UP on Friday. We even have lunch and a spiffy T-shirt for you.
Our goal is to make this a monthly event. But we need to let the City of Orlando know that we are in there with them. We want to to be a part of the solution. Please phone or email me if you have any questions.
In His service,
Steve Bruton
407-949-7199
P.S. To find out more about Project Homeless Connect, and the impact it is making nationwide, go to www.ich.gov
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(5) Prayer for the Middle East – December 6
From: TBachnik@aol.com
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 22:01:52 EST
Subject: PrayForTheTroops
Dear Intercessors:
This
is short notice but a wonderful opportunity to pray:
For he himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has
destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostiltiy,
by abolishing in his flesh the law with its commandments and regulations.
his purpose was to create in himself one new man out
of the two, thus making peace, and in this one body to reconcile both of them
to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility. Eph
2:14-16
The children of Isaac and the children of Ishmael are
dying without knowing the One who died to end their deadly hostility.
Let us come together as Christ's body now to pray for this one
new man that He died for.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem...and all of the middle
east
Wednesday, December 6 6:30 - 8:30pm
The Porch
720 N Orange Ave.
Orlando, FL 32801
407-849-9888
Please forward this email to anyone who carries this in their
heart.
Karen Schwager
This Prayer meeting is called for Israel and the Middle
East and we will pray for the troops and their safety as well.
We have been praying for a clear voice to come forth in our nation
making the argument that this war, and winning it, is absolutely
essential. Lord we ask that a clear voice would be heard across this
nation making known the consequences of defeat. Beware of those crying peace peace...
Blessings, Greg
The First War of the Twenty-first Century
By: Dr. Michael D. Evans
America is fighting for
its life in the first war of the 21st Century. The battle is, indeed, for the
soul of America, and Ground Zero in this battle is Iraq.
According to the Koran,
it was on a Tuesday that Allah created darkness. It is not necessary to consult
a calendar to see what the date was when Islamo-fascists,
with the cry “Allah Akbar,” crashed commercial planes
into crowded buildings in New York City. Darkness cast its shadow across
America that day...all in the name of attacking the “Crusaders and Zionists.”
The secular humanists
and the liberal Left were at work in an instant, demonizing anyone that dared
acknowledge the doctrine of the terrorists. Thus began the war against
Christians and Jews.
The insults, verbal
abuse and attacks were so severe that anyone who contradicted them was labeled
“ignorant, evil, racist and bigot.” The dumbing-down
of America had begun, and all in the name of political correctness.
These same Leftists then
began a campaign to blame the Jews (Israel) and Christian fundamentalists for
the attack on America. A lethal dose of false guilt was forced down the throats
of the American public. When the beliefs of the attackers were defended by
those avowing that Islam was a peaceful religion, it signaled an instant
victory for the Islamo-fascists.
Since that time, America
has continued to fight the war on terror, with Iraq as Ground Zero, but the war
is being lost from within. While our troops are in harm’s way, the God-haters
are saying and doing everything possible to side with the enemy. None dare call
it treason, yet they do all in their power to destroy anyone who stands in
their way.
These weak,
self-righteous, spineless peddlers of weapons of mass deception have only one
goal in mind...to break the will of the nation and force America to surrender
to these Islamo-Nazis. They think that leaving Iraq
will convince the terror cartel that we wish to be friends.
The battle is, indeed,
for the soul of America. These liberal, appeasing God-haters attack our
President and every conservative that dares raise a voice with moral clarity,
blaming them, not the enemy, for our problems. The lie is that a Right-wing
President Bush has squandered the nation’s moral authority. It has been told so
many times, that now great numbers of Americans believe it, and are in a state
of denial.
Christians are being attacked
from within by secular humanists. It began with an attack on family values
during the 1960s, and continues to attempt to undermine the freedoms that
protect our very lives.
The God-despising,
liberal Left has called our President a liar, a warmonger, Hitler, a terrorist,
a greater threat than Osama bin Laden. The root of their rage springs from his
faith and moral values. The seed was sown when President Bush entered the
political arena and declared that Jesus Christ was his greatest hero.
No longer are terrorists
called “terrorists.” Quite to the contrary, Christians are rapidly becoming the
new group people love to hate, and are now labeled “fundamentalists” and
“extremists,” the same terms used for a terrorist. The liberals are more
tolerant of terrorists than they are of God-fearing Americans. Democrats are
more focused on defeating Bible-believing Christians than the terrorists that
want to kill us.
Their plan is to destroy
the resolve of the American people and to convince them that the troops in Iraq
are not actually fighting a war on terror. These peddlers of perversion are
waging psychological warfare which costs them nothing, while our troops daily
risk their lives for our freedom.
The goal is to protect
the rights of the oppressed; and terrorists are considered to be the oppressed.
The liberal Left is more concerned about the humpbacked whale and the spotted
owl than winning the war on terror. They have no moral code, and therefore, no
criteria by which to identify the real enemy.
These demented New Age
humanists blame America, not the terrorists, for 9/11. They consider themselves
intellectual superiors. Their pro-choice agenda is a top priority when it comes
to killing the unborn; but not when it comes to killing terrorists. They are hostile
to everything that is morally right.
Voices such as these
brought down the Greek and Roman Empires, fomenting decay from within. It is
the cancer that eats at the soul of America. These political appeasers have
only one goal: to produce social paranoia which will break the will of the
American people and cause Christians to stand down. The cry, “Get out of Iraq,”
if heeded, will allow an Iranian Shi’ite Islamic
revolution to spread like an Ebola virus from Iran through Iraq, Syria and
Lebanon to the borders of Israel and beyond.
Every segment of
American society has been penetrated by this liberal influence – arts,
education, media, government, etc. Partisan politics has been elevated above
national security, while the liberal media has adopted the word “insurgent” to
define the terrorists in Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, etc. The word means “a political
activist who is not necessarily defiant.” This term was coined by Daniel
Webster during the American Revolution to describe such men as Benjamin
Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington, who fought for freedom from
oppression, not for the right to oppress. Now, the fanatical Islamic suicide
bomber is no longer a “terrorist,” but rather a misunderstood and maligned
“insurgent.”
No one will admit that
the vast majority of our troops killed in Iraq are killed by terror states and
regimes outside of Iraq. To do that would be to admit that this really is a war
on terror.
The awesome devastation
wrought on this nation by Osama bin Laden and company is as nothing compared to
the knock-out blow that secular humanist liberals in Hollywood, the media and
universities are delivering. This will endanger our very lives and the lives of
our children.
This is, indeed, a
conspiracy, but a Left-wing conspiracy. “He who defines the terms controls the
debate.” Osama Bin Laden, wrote a famous letter to Al Zawahari when he was still alive in Iraq and pointed out to
him that this was a battle in the media, and that it was more than half the
battle. Currently, bin Laden is winning that war by destroying the resolve of
the American people. Every opportunity is taken to elevate the terrorists and
denigrate a patriotic American public.
The goal of the Left is
to drive America out of the Middle East. This will mean surrender to the
terrorists. In the terrorist mind, this will mean that they, then, have won the
battle and will declare that it’s time to take the war to the streets of
America, the Great Satan; just as they have been doing for years against
Israel, the Little Satan. Their ultimate aim is to kill not thousands, but
millions of Crusaders and Zionists. Why? They believe that a world conspiracy
between these two groups is the root cause of all the poverty and other
problems in the Arab world.
As these Leftists fight
to defend the rights of terrorists, they howl with liberal hysteria over
Christians that are pro-American and pro-Israel. Terrorists are rejoicing
because the liberal Left in America is doing their job for them by undermining
American national security and aiding our enemy.
There was a time when a
nation’s military was the decisive factor in any war. That is no longer true.
Battles are now fought, and won, in the media. Modern-day pundits in the form
of politicians, preachers, producers and the press hold enormous sway over
public opinion.
Unlike the engagements
in World War II, today battles, and indeed, wars, are no longer fought to a
final conclusion, i.e., Korea, Vietnam, Operation Desert Storm, etc. Tactics
revolve around incursions, intifadas, insurgents, jihads,
and suicide bombers. Superpowers that engage in combat are constrained by the
Geneva Convention and accepted rules of engagement; the enemy, on the other
hand, is free to break all the rules while pointing a finger of blame at the
opponent.
Loyalty to one’s mother
country is no longer a given when engaged in combat situations. Americans are
no longer willing to sacrifice for the good of the nation. The truth is: Had
the “greatest generation” of World War II had the mindset of today’s
generation, we might well be speaking German as our mother language.
Loyalty may be decided
by op-eds, news clips, advertisements or the latest
spin-doctor on the nightly talk show. It may be tied more to
political interests, i.e., liberalism, conservatism, Islamism, etc., than to
patriotism. America is no longer “one nation under God,” we have become
fragmented and polarized.
Victory in the war on
terror will remain elusive as long as the liberal factions deny that America is
engaged in a war for its very survival, and continue to embrace the lie that
the response to 9/11 is merely a “police action.” The liberals refuse to
believe that there are millions of would-be Osama bin Ladens
waiting for the opportunity to attack. Rather, they have a simple solution to
the war on terrorism; give the terrorists what they want, and they will leave
us alone. Neville Chamberlain believed that, as did the world during the 1930s.
These crazed liberals
believe that you only need to show love and understanding and the Islamo-Nazis will leave you alone. These lies are no
different than those told by Hitler during the 30s. At the time, no one
believed he really meant it when he said he wanted to rule the world and
exterminate the Jews. Six million Jews in Europe thought the same thing; and died
because of it, as did 55 million people worldwide.
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(6) New book from Alice Smith – “Delivering the
Captives”
From:
"Eddie and Alice Smith, www.TeachMeToPray.com"
<schoolofprayer@cs.com>
To:
"George" <praycf@juno.com>
Date:
Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:20:49 -0500
Subject:
A message from School of Prayer's Eddie and Alice
We pray
you will have a blessed Thanksgiving season, even if you are
from another nation. (Many other nations have 'thanksgiving
days' at
different times. In the U.S. it's the last Thursday in
November.)
We also
hope you are being blessed by the weekly lessons on prayer.
You may
also be interested in Alice's newest book, just released,
'Delivering
the Captives: Understanding the Strongman and How to
Defeat
Him.'
Christian,
do you suffer from an unbridled temper, overpowering
sinful habits, overwhelming sadness, or any number of other
spiritually
defeating issues? Are you seemingly unable to establish and
maintain
positive meaningful relationships with others?
Counselor
or Pastor, do you sometimes wonder why you have such
limited authority over evil spirits and why, after evicting
then one
week, the same spirits show up again the next week.
In
Delivering the Captives, Alice Smith draws on her 35 years of
deliverance ministry around the world to expose some of Satan's
'slickest strategies'. She explains how he deceives us into
building
spiritual strongholds in our own lives...
More at
==> http://www.prayerbookstore.com
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I also
added two posts to my blog today that you might find
interesting.
1. Has
God Shown Up Lately?
Years
ago, when I was a local pastor, one of my men asked
me in passing, 'Pastor, if we get a chance, could we
sing my
favorite song this coming Sunday night?'
Dryly
(typical of my humor) I said, 'I think not, Charles.
We don't
worship you.'
More at
==> http://eddie-smith.blogspot.com
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2. Souls
for Sale?
FoxNews.com
Tuesday,
November 14, 2006
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Some
people in need of a change get haircuts.
Others
might splurge on a new shirt or throw caution completely
to the wind and take a different way to work in the
morning.
Gerald Fraller, however, sells his mortal soul on the Web. Literally.
Fraller, a 28-year-old guy from Tampa, Fla., is hawking his
soul
online because, he says, it's worth more than anything else
he's
got,
More at
==> http://eddie-smith.blogspot.com
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Finally,
if you have time and interest, here are two teachings
you can listen to via your computer. They are a gift.
How to Be
Heard in Heaven: Releasing the Power of God
through Prayer (Eddie)
Listen at
==> http://tinyurl.com/koap8
Seven
Reasons You May Be Financially Strapped (Eddie)
Listen at
==> http://tinyurl.com/yafj4f
We pray
that God will give you joy in the house of prayer!
Your
prayer coaches,
Eddie
(and Alice)
http://eddie-smith.blogspot.com
- Eddie's Blog
www.USPrayerCenter.org
- Our ministry website
www.PrayerBookstore.com
- Our own books, tapes, and CDs
www.WindsOfFire.com
- Our large renewal bookstore
www.PrayerConference.com
- Exciting conference opportunities!
www.TeachMeToPray.com
- a FREE 52-week School of Prayer!
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(7) Heartwarming farming story
From: TBachnik@aol.com
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 13:52:02 EST
Girls get out your box of Kleenex on this
one. This was sent to Norman by a friend at work and it is a true story about a
friend of hers. Happy Thanksgiving to each of you.
Terri
...But as for me and my house
we will serve the Lord.
Joshua 24:15
11/15/06
Today this story makes more sense than
ever. It’s a story about the decisions we make and their outcomes. It’s a
story about an incident that sculpted my life. It makes me grateful that
I grew up under the hand of my parents and I hope that I have a chance to pass
it on.
This story takes place in the rural hills
of “Small Town” Minnesota.
About 30 years ago, towards the fall of
the year, we had just finished harvesting our wheat crop. Since us boys had all
pitched in and worked like fire ants, my dad had promised to take us pheasant
hunting as a reward. My uncle Joe was on his way to join us, he lived in
a neighboring town about 7 miles away. As he rolled into the yard I
remember he and my dad talking about the storm that was suppose to hit that night.
I remember them talking about my neighbor, Donny Becker, and how all of his
wheat was still standing in the field. (A strong storm will cause all
your wheat to lie down and therefore it becomes a complete loss because it
can’t be harvested.)
Now Donny and our family, for the last
few years, didn’t get along because of some silly argument over property.
So I figured this news would make my dad happy since they were kinda “enemies”. Instead, to my surprise, I watched a
blank look roll over my dads face and I saw him turn to his brother Joe and say
“You know what pop (my grandpa) would have done”. Grandpa had just died
in April and this was the first time I had heard his name brought up since
then. As Joe nodded his head my dad turned to us boys and
instructed us to put our guns away. He explained we couldn’t go hunting
because there was something more important to do. He told us to get our working
clothes on and get ready to go to Becker’s farm.
As my dad phoned his other brothers we
began rounding up a few tractors, a baler, trailers and the thrashing
machine. Within a half hour my dad and uncles (totaling 5) began a
procession to the Becker farm. As we rolled onto their farm our motorcade
was approached by Donny and his son, Jr., who was about 16 years old at the
time. I’ll never know what words were exchanged but that was the first
time I saw a grown man cry. They had made peace and we began to
work. We worked from about 11:00am until 7:00pm and managed to finish
every acre of his land, that’s thrashing, bailing, hauling etc. I
remember initially complaining about having to help but later that day I
realized a feeling I had never felt before.
The next day I learned that Donny had
been battling cancer and that was the reason he had fallen behind on his
crops. Apparently it was very aggressive because he passed away about 2
weeks later. We all attended the funeral and I remember his son
approaching my dad and saying that one day he would think of a way to repay him
for our help. I remember dad saying that it wasn’t necessary; after all
they were just as poor as we were.
A few years later the inevitable
eventually happened and they lost their farm to foreclosure. We had
finally made peace with them but now it was too late, they were forced to
move. Over the years we lost touch but I like to think I never lost the
lesson from that day. For the last 30 years I would reflect back on that
day and use it to guide my decisions. As a result of this incident I try
to be a forgiving person. It’s never too late to admit wrong and make
peace. I like to complain about things but in the end I don’t have any
reason to. I consider myself fortunate in my career and in health so in
return I try to help others when possible. What my Grandpa passed to my
dad is the same thing my dad passed to me.
As you know I travel home often to remind
me of my past. Living in a large town you sometimes lose touch with
what’s right and wrong. My dad is now battling cancer and it seems he may
win for a while. They ended up removing his bladder and prostate but
apparently some guy came up with a new type of bladder so you don’t have to
have a bag on your side. It’s an internal thing that’s made from part of
your intestine and some synthetic mesh. They told my mom that my dad is
one of the first people to get it. It’s some creation that was conceived
by a doctor working at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Today I learned
that doctors name..….Dr. Donald Becker Jr., our neighbor from
years ago.
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(8) REVIVAL at ANY COST
From: cciunity
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To: cciunity
digest subscribers <cciunity@googlegroups.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006
TOPIC: REVIVAL at ANY COST!
http://groups.google.com/group/cciunity/browse_thread/thread/c679f6bdb19ab97
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Date: Fri, Nov 17 2006 5:38 pm
From: Esimteam@gmail.com
REVIVAL at ANY COST!
-by Greg Gordon.
Holy DESPERATION
The prophet Isaiah declared the woeful state of Israel over three
thousand
years ago: "Except the Lord of hosts had
left unto us a very small
remnant, we
should have been as Sodom, and we should have
been like unto
Gomorrah." How
much different are we? Churches are failing,
leaders are fumbling, and
truth is
fallen in the streets. The prophet Isaiah
continues with this divine
reprimand:
"they declare their sin as Sodom,
they hid it not." And what shall
the end of a
people be that "hid not their sins"? I
have seen a strange thing
under the sun:
professors preaching "continue in sin"
from the pulpit. The Apostle
Paul in
contrast preached "God forbid" which is
one of the strongest
emphatic
statements in Scripture used to convey the ceasing
of sin in the life
of the
believer. John Wesley said: "What one
generation tolerates, the next
generation
will embrace." Sadly we have tolerated a
hell-less, eternity-less,
sin-less
gospel and this next generation is aimed at
accepting this as the
genuine
apostolic original. The true Christian witness
seems to be almost
overshadowed
by false doctrines, false cults, and false
prophets. It is time for a
holy
desperation for revival to arise in God's people!
Mary Warburton
Booth said
this when the Salvation Army movement was
waning: "How we have prayed
for a
Revival - we did not care whether it was old-fashioned or not -
what we
asked
for was that it should be such that would
cleanse and revive His
children and
set them on fire to win others." We need
a fury of passionate
pleading,
desperate crying, fervent praying for a heaven-sent
revival in our day.
Chuck
Smith gave this searing statement to a church that does not
realize its
hour:
"Today, we are living in desperate times. Yet, the Church is
not
desperate
before God in prayer."
Leonard Ravenhill said that
"Revival only comes by birth." With
birth comes:
laborious gestation, travailing birth-pains, and conceptional agony,
shall the
birthing of of revival
be any different? Revival prayer is born out of
a holy
and healthy desperation for the presence and
power of Christ in His
church. We
need not shrink back from emotions and
displays of desperation for
revival...
REVIVAL or DEATH
"For decades sincere believers have asked, "Why don't we
have
revival?" And for
decades the answer has always been the same: We
don't have revival
because
we're willing to live without it! It really is
that simple. Do we
really want
to hear the truth? God responds to hunger
and thirst. He fills those
who
recognize their need, who are empty and broken, who
are at the point of
desperation, who are panting for Him the way a deer
pants for water in
the
desert. He answers dependent prayers. Sure, we
want revival. But we
don't need
revival. That's the difference. God will meet us
at our point of need,
not our
point of preference. Revival is God's radical
measure to get the church
in a
given area or at a given time back to normal
before it falls into
spiritual
oblivion and cultural irrelevance. Revival comes
when we realize that
it's
either revival or death, revival or continued
backsliding, revival or
the world
around us goes to hell." In this above
quote from Michael Brown, he
really
speaks to the high requirement for revival
namely in one word:
Everything! Oh
Brethren we must realize that this has always been so, there are
no
shortcuts
with God, we will never see a revival until
this is realized and acted
upon. In
light of eternity let us have tears for our
lack of desire and
desperation for
God. John Knox was a Great Man of God and this
was his prayer, " God
give me
Scotland or I die!" Again, John Hyde who was a missionary, prayed, "
God give
me souls or I die" Again, Whitefield
prayed, " God give me souls or
take my
soul!" May we take it further dear
reader, can you pray: "Give me
revival or I
die?"
Where are those that have a burdened heart
like Evan Roberts, he prayed
for
revival night and day for twelve years. At the
end of these twelve
years he
prayed with such intensity, agony and urgency
that his landlord asked
him to
vacate his living quarters. Is there a burning
in your soul? a building
desire
in your heart? Let us not fool ourselves the
prayer meeting is
"dead" and so
are multitudes in their trespasses and sins.
We need a holy desperation
to fill
our prayer meetings, a holy zeal that will
not relent until revival
comes. The
"Lord comes suddenly" to his temple, let us not be found
sleeping
or great will
be our shame. Mario Murillo in his article:
'Vital insights into
God's
preparations for revival' states: "now is the
time to pull out all
the stops.
No program is sacred, no worthy project
is worth enough. None of the
ointment
can be spared. It is revival or death!"
William Seymour the father of
the
modern day pentecostal
movement prayed for five to seven hours a day
for over a
year for revival. And what resulted? a glorious powerful sweeping
pentecost
swept the world. Winkie
Pratney told why there was no revival in the
church
over twenty years ago: "We do not have
men and women who are prepared
to pay
the same price to preach the same message and
have the same power as
those
revivalists of the past. Without these firm believers,
the community
can never
be changed. Our concern is conciliatory, our
obedience optional, our
lack
theologically and culturally justified. Quite simply,
it costs too
much!" S.B.
Shaw who wrote on the welsh revival shares the results of a true
heaven-sent
revival: "A revival that like a tornado will
sweep away all the old
dried-up
sermons, and all the cold formal prayers, and all
the lifeless singing,
and
like a whirlwind will carry everyone that
comes in its path heavenward.
A
revival that will fill the hearts of saints with
holy love, and so
burden the
hearts of God's ministers that the word of God
will be like fire shut
up in
their bones. For such a revival our heart cries
out to God! For such a
revival
we are ready to watch and toil and
pray." May we take it further dear
reader,
for such a revival are you willing to die?
If NO REVIVAL
In the writings of Isaiah we see three clear consequences for the
result of the
nation of Israel not having repentance towards
God. May I say that
these three
consequences will also be ours if we do not have a
renewed repentance
in the
Church and a revolutionary revival from
Heaven. If no revival then we
will see
these three judgments come on the earth and
surely anyone that has been
awakened to the hour will realize these monstrous
consequences are
already have
fallen upon us.
If no revival then, hell will be enlarged. "Therefore hell
hath
enlarged
herself, and opened her mouth without
measure." Oh the horror of it,
hell
yawning and swallowing multiplied millions of
souls that will be damned
forever. To just see a glimpse of this reality
will shake any soul to
ask what
can be done? George Whitefield said: "At
the day of judgement we
shall all meet
again." How will you feel when you meet
all of the millions of souls
that could
have been saved if you prayed and sought God
for a revival of religion?
When
the Church does not have revival hell
enlarges what a frightful
thought.
If no revival then, sin will abound. Men will begin to draw sin
"with
a cart"
speaking of the enormous amounts of sin that
abounds in a season when
the
Church is not being the salt of the earth. We see that evidently
today
where
people call good evil and evil good and to such
God says "Woe unto
them." As
Richard Baxter said of sin, "it is the murderer of the whole
world." The only
hope for lost captive sinners is Christ! yet the Church and Christians
keep
multitudes from Christ. Lamentable fact! When the
church is not the
"light of
the world" the world falls into outer
darkness. When the Church does
not have
revival sin abounds 0n the earth.
If no revival then, the Word will be despised. In a season where
there
is no
revival in the church the world will begin to
disregard the law of God
as the
Scripture says "they have cast away the law of the Lord."
And they
begin to
"despise" not only the Word of
God but the "Holy One of
Israel." This is a
double-smart; the church is ineffective and God is
mocked. Martyn-Lloyd
Jones
wrote to this fact: "Does it grieve you my
friends, that the name of
God is
being taken in vain and desecrated? Does it
grieve you that we are
living in a
godless age. The main reason we should be praying
about revival is that
we are
anxious to see God's name vindicated and His
glory manifested."
When the Church
does not have revival God's name is despised.
Leonard Ravenhill wrote: "this
generation of Christians is
responsible for this
generation of sinners." This responsibility is
of eternal consequence
dear
reader, being a Christian is a somber thing.
Over a hundred years ago
Andrew
Bonar wrote: "Revivals begin with God's own people; the Holy
Spirit
touches
their heart anew, and gives them new fervor and
compassion, and zeal,
new light
and life, and when He has thus come to you,
He next goes forth to the
valley of
dry bones...Oh, what responsibility this lays
on the Church of God! If
you grieve
Him away from yourselves, or hinder His visit, then the poor
perishing
world
suffers sorely!" Evan Roberts wrote:
"Prayer is buried, and lost
and Heaven
weeps.
If all prayed the wicked would flee from our midst or to the
refuge."
LOSS of REPUTATION
Perhaps one reason why there is no revival is because the
minister's
are not
willing to pay the cost, namely the loss of
reputation. Gilbert Tennet
was used
mightily of God in the second great awakening,
hear him give account of
the
popular preaching in his day: "They often
strengthened the hands of the
wicked
by promising them life. They comfort people
before they convince them;
sow
before they plow: and are busy in raising a
fabric before they lay a
foundation. These foolish builders strengthen men's
carnal security by
their
soft, selfish, cowardly discourses. They have
not the courage or
honesty to
thrust the nail of terror into the sleeping
souls!" Preaching without
unction,
Praying without fervor, are two reasons why revival tarries in our
day.
We need
a moratorium on reputation to see revival.
May God rouse this
generation to a
passionate pursuit for revival and a determined
ardor to see it come to
pass.
~Greg Gordon is Moderator of- www.SermonIndex.net - an excellent
resource on Revival.
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