Dear friends & family in Christ, You may click the following link to listen a very interesting debate on ABC Radio with John Cleary as Ps Daniel takes on prominent…
By Eric Metaxas, Christian Post Contributor – February 1, 2014|
If I asked you to describe the state of Christianity in Europe, you’d probably answer “not good.” And there’d be ample reason to do so. Most of us are familiar with the depressing statistics regarding church attendance in Western Europe and Scandinavia.
But there is more to Europe than Britain, France, and Sweden. And in Central and Eastern Europe, a different story is being written.
This story was the subject of a recent First Things article by Filip Mazurczak. In it, Mazurczak reveals to readers what is going on in former communist societies such as Hungary and Croatia. For instance, while the European Union notoriously omitted any mention of Europe’s Christian heritage in the preamble to its constitution, Hungary’s new constitution “ties Christianity to Hungarian nationhood.”
By way of additional contrast to the secularized E.U., the document “defines marriage as the union of a man and woman, [and] speaks of the rights of unborn Hungarians.”
An even more encouraging story is unfolding in Croatia. In December, two-thirds of the population there voted to amend the constitution to define marriage as the union of a man and a woman. For a nation aspiring for E.U. membership, this definitely went against the grain.
UC Observer | 02/17/2014 | By Alex Jürgen Thumm
Churches — both legal and illegal — are booming in China. Some view them as a welcome counterpoint to rampant materialism. Others see ghosts of a colonial past.
It was my last Sunday morning in China, my last chance to experience church in a Communist country where, as far as I could tell, Christianity was basically forbidden. It was 2011, and I had been in Beijing for five weeks to study Mandarin. In that time, I hadn’t seen a single cross, church or Bible. In fact, I read at customs that you couldn’t bring in more than four Bibles from abroad. I had no idea that I was in the third-largest Christian country in the world.
In Liangmaqiao, a Beijing neighbourhood that’s home to the foreign and the wealthy, I arrived at the 21st Century Hotel, where the Beijing International Christian Fellowship (BICF) holds services. The parking lot was full of Rolls-Royces and BMWs bearing Jesus-fish decals. At the building entrance, two parishioners acting as doorkeepers asked me for ID — by government order, only foreigners may attend church. I had forgotten my passport, so the doorkeepers made me sign a slip of paper attesting to my alien status.
1/27/2014 – Clarion Call by Matt Barber
This past week America honored both the life and noble work of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., a Bible-believing Christian minister who did more to advance the cause of race-based civil rights than perhaps any other person in recent history.
Regrettably–and as they do each year–the same flock of opportunist “LGBT”-activist vultures quickly swooped in, picking the live flesh from MLK’s character-based “dream,” to advance their own behavior-based nightmare.
In what amounts to a sort of soft racism, this mostly white left-wing faction has, over the years, disingenuously and ignobly hitched its little pink wagon to a civil rights movement that, by contrast, is built upon the genuine and noble precepts of racial equality and humanitarian justice.
What was MLK’s position on the homosexual lifestyle and so-called “gay rights”? While he said little in public on the issue, what he did say made his viewpoint abundantly clear. Unlike the “LGBT” lobby, I’ll let Dr. King speak for himself.
3/24/2014 Michael Brown
While reflecting on a powerful quote from the lips of Catherine Booth, I was struck by the fact that the latest strategies of the American church, strategies to avoid conflict with the world, are not only wrongheaded. They are actually diametrically opposed to the strategies we should be following.
Let me explain what I mean.
Catherine Booth was the co-founder of the Salvation Army, along with her husband, William Booth, and for decades the Salvationists were known for their fearless, uncompromising preaching of the gospel, their sacrificial living and their compassionate care for the hurting and the poor.
Catherine was the more fiery preacher of the two, and in her sermon “Aggressive Christianity,” she exclaimed, “Opposition! It is a bad sign for the Christianity of this day that it provokes so little opposition. If there were no other evidence of it being wrong, I should know from that. When the church and the world can jog along together comfortably, you may be sure there is something wrong. The world has not altered. Its spirit is exactly the same as it ever was, and if Christians were equally faithful and devoted to the Lord and separated from the world, living so that their lives were a reproof to all ungodliness, the world would hate them as much as it ever did. It is the church that has altered, not the world.”
Dear family & friends in Christ,
We thank and praise God for opening the doors for the CTFM team to visit Palm Island, QLD on a very special God given assignment to bring Reconciliation & Healing in between Indigenous peoples and others who have called Australia home.
A group of 21 intercessors led by Pastor Daniel from CTFM arrived in Townsville, QLD and then proceeded to Palm Island on the ferry on Thursday 20th March. The group was joined by intercessors in Townsville led by Indigenous Pastor David Gela and the whole team set sail to Palm Island.
Right throughout the 2 hours the ferry rocked with worship, prayer and intercession over the waters of Australia. There was intense prayer and repentance for all the wrong we have done in our nation in the past, followed by much more prayer and prophetic declarations for the future.
As the ferry arrived in Palm Is
land it started to pour down with rain. The Island’s Indigenous Elders were waiting for us and welcomed us on their land.
Later that day at the meeting for Reconciliation, the CTFM team washed the feet of several Indigenous people and asked them forgiveness for the wrong done to their forefathers. As we humbled ourselves and washed their feet, there were many tears of love & joy.
Many of the Indigenous Elders stated, “We have never had the white man wash our feet.” They were absolutely shocked.
One elder stated, “When the former PM Kevin Rudd said sorry, we were happy, but we knew that it was more a political statement. However, what you people have done has brought real love and healing to our community. Thank you so much for coming all the way.”
Then, we all stood in a circle and sang “Bind us together, Lord bind us together.” As we started singing this song, the rain started to pour very heavily again and continued until we left. Since the Island had not received hardly any rain for a long time, the people on the island called it ‘an act of God’.
Yes, indeed, it was definitely the hand of God. In Deuteronomy 28:12, the Word of God speaks specifically speaks of God sending the rain as a blessing when He is pleased with His people. Isn’t that amazing. Glory to God.
“May the Lord open for you His good storehouse, the heavens, to give rain to your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hand.”
By CLG on December 30, 2013 – Halee Gray Scott
Believers around the world are dying for their faith. Where’s the evangelical groundswell for them?
Swiftly on the heels of Christmas comes the feast of the Holy Innocents. On December 28, churches around the world commemorate the first Christian martyrs–those who lost their lives when King Herod ordered the execution of all males two and under in the vicinity of Bethlehem. (Greek liturgy maintains that 14,000 boys were killed, while several medieval writers claimed 144,000. Given the small population of Bethlehem, most modern scholars agree the number to be closer to 20.)
We consider such atrocities relegated to the ancient past, a barbaric time of intemperate, megalomaniac rulers. In today’s enlightened era of diplomacy, such evil would not go unchecked.
And yet, Christians today are massacred on a far greater scale than from any edict issued from Herod. According to Open Doors, which provides support for Christians around the world, Christians are the most persecuted religious group in the world today, with 100 people martyred for their faith each month. The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life reports that Christians suffer persecution, discrimination, and harassment in 133 countries–a full two-thirds of all countries worldwide.
3/1/2014 Brandon Cox – Charisma News
Social media, such as Facebook, is a great way to spread the gospel.
The church is living in an age of tremendous evangelistic opportunity.
As we venture into the social, digital era, the gospel can travel further and faster than ever before. If the church is a vast volunteer army of people carrying the Good News of Jesus to the least, the lost and the last, then it is safe to say this army is better equipped and more effectively mobilized than any other age to carry out its marching orders—the Great Commission.
We began planting Grace Hills Church in the summer of 2011 and officially launched weekly services in a local movie theater in January 2012. We don’t have a building. We don’t have a sign. We’ve never done a direct mail campaign or sent any postcards. We don’t advertise in the local newspapers or on television or radio. But in January 2014 alone, we met almost 100 new people in our weekend services. How? Facebook.
Each week, we post a short video just a few minutes long that explains who we are as a church, what we value and what we will be talking about in our upcoming weekend services. We then “boost” that post so that it sees thousands of eyes within a 10-mile radius around our community, and we challenge all of our faithful attendees to watch it, “like” it and share it with others. On Mondays, we look through our communication cards to see how our guests heard about us, and it’s not difficult to spot the pattern: Facebook, Facebook, Facebook.
February 18, 2014 – Teri Addison – EEW Magazine News
Though many respect Iyanla Vanzant, 60 year old host of “Iyanla: Fix My Life” on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN Network, not everyone believes the spiritual leader can live up to the title of her show—namely, Bishop T.D. Jakes.
On Sunday morning, Feb. 16, during an altar call at his The Potter’s House, the 56-year-old Dallas mega pastor, known for being outspoken on pop culture issues, said, “You don’t need Iyanla to fix your life.”
His statement, which was met with applause, was not a direct indictment against Vanzant, though it could be taken that way, but rather, a small part of a larger point.
In context, the popular pastor, who has toured with both Vanzant and Oprah as part of the media mogul’s “Lifeclass,” was discussing the supernatural power of Jesus Christ and how only the son of God could truly fix anyone.
“Salvation is free. You don’t have to labor for it. You don’t have to fix up for it. You don’t have change yourself and then come and present yourself worthy to come,” Jakes said.
Dear family & friends in Christ,
Pr Daniel will be addressing the WA Senate Re-Election Campaign Meeting of RUAP at 10:30am Monday 31st March 2014 at The Melbourne Hotel at the Corner of Hay and Milligan Street in Perth.
He will also be ministering God’s Word & praying for people at 10am Sunday 31st March at Dream Life Church at 7 Lumsden Road Wangara.
Please read through the following media release and click the link below to watch 4 minutes of video footage from Channel Seven Morning Show.
General Immediate Media Release – 12th March 2014
During the 2013 Federal Election Campaign, ‘The Morning Show’ on Channel 7, in particular special guests James Thomas and Laura Sparks, mocked and made fun of the National President of Rise Up Australia Party, Daniel Nalliah, because he called for an end to the word ‘Multiculturalism’ and for it to be replaced with the word ‘Multi-Ethnic’, despite that fact that Mr Nalliah made it very clear that he was not against immigration in the shown footage from Sunrise.
Nevertheless, this did not prevent the un-informed James & Laura from calling him a ‘Crazy Lunatic’.
You may click the following link to watch 4 minutes of video footage from Channel Seven Morning Show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQDFi5E5lEg
Rise Up Australia Party President Daniel Nalliah stated, “If I was a Crazy Lunatic then why has our new PM Tony Abbott removed the portfolio of Minister for Multicultural Affairs and changed the name of the Immigration Department from Immigration & Multicultural Affairs to Immigration & Border Protection???“
Greg Kernaghan/OM International
We’re hearing of women and whole families coming to Christ, which is significant. Normally we would know of individual men but, as the culture places such importance on the family unit, this is a major step forward.
One girl is writing hymns and posting them on the Internet. That was where she learned of Christ and has “met” workers, although she has yet to meet other Christians face to face. Two of her sisters also believe in Christ. A Bahraini across the country is gifted in playing local Arabic instruments. He puts her hymns to music and posts them on YouTube.
Media Makes a Difference
Another young girl came to Christ through media. When her parents found out, they were incensed and made attempts to marry her to a fanatical Muslim. People began to pray for her, and their prayers were answered when the wedding to this man was canceled. The family’s emotional abuse ceased, and her sister, having seen her bear up under suffering, has come to Christ.
One brother, Yazid*, was introduced to Christ through visions and dreams. Bored, he was surfing the Internet at work when the Holy Spirit spoke clearly to him to read the Injil and learn about Christ. He downloaded it and began to read the Scriptures. Every time he returned to his desk, God told him to read more. At first it was like a dark cloud, as he began at Genesis, but he read through until the Gospels when the darkness lifted and he understood.
Dear family & friends in Christ,
1) We praise and thank God for a wonderful weekend of meetings in Albury, Culcairn & Wagga Wagga in NSW, where Pr Daniel along with a team from CTFM ministered at these 3 locations.
We praise and thank God for touching so many lives!
At every meeting Pr Daniel preached the Word of God and shared some very powerful testimonies of what God is doing in Australia and overseas. People were so mightily blessed. He also shared some of the major changes the current government has made on Multiculturalism, Free Speech, Immigration, etc. as a direct result of talks had with RUAP before the last election. On hearing of the changes people clapped their hands in great excitement.
He then also challenged the people to continue to stand for Australia’s Judeo-Christian Heritage and Rise Up to take Australia for Jesus. 
Some of the Pastors at the meeting commented, “My eyes have been opened to see some things I never thought of. Now I realise how important it is for us to Rise Up and govern this country. Thank you so much Pr Daniel for not bowing down to the pressure brought upon you. You are God’s gift to us.”
Pr Daniel stated, “Sometimes I feel very tired as I travel and minister, in addition to also missing my family, but nothing can compare to the joy which comes into my heart when I see people challenged and set free by the power of God and the word of His testimony. Nothing can bring more joy than to see my nation come back to Jesus. I praise and thank God for the remnant who have refused to bow down to political correctness in the church.
It is time for a Revolution of love for a national Reformation. God is looking at our generation to take this stand and prepare the way for His coming.”
Charisma News 1/30/2014 Charis Hillman Brown
With all the craziness that has happened in the last fews months when it comes to popular culture, I’m sure many of us wish we didn’t know what “twerking” was. But, sadly, a 20-year-old former tween idol named Miley Cyrus gave us an eyeful at the VMAs last year. This catapulted the Hannah Montana star into superstardom, and she became the No. 1 ranked people search on Google. All due to twerking (a super sexualized dance), sitting on a wrecking ball naked, licking a sledgehammer, and hanging her tongue out like Gene Simmons.
Justin Bieber had a rough year last year, in addition to the newest crisis involving egging a neighbor’s house and an arrest for driving under the influence. Brothels, marijuana, strip clubs, battery, graffiti, bursts of expletives and peeing into a washbucket are among the reported activities for this once-sweet and respectful singer who sang songs like “Pray.”
What is happening to these stars that they are exhibiting such behaviors with no sign of remorse and leading other young and impressionable youth along with them?
Katy Perry
“I’m not Buddhist, I’m not Hindu, I’m not Christian, but I still feel like I have a deep connection with God.” —Katy Perry, Marie Claire, January issue
Thursday 30 January 2014 – Christian Today
More than 2,000 Christians gathered in Colombo on Sunday to protest against a perceived lack of religious freedom in Sri Lanka, following recent attacks on Christian places of worship by Buddhist extremists.
Two churches and a Christian prayer centre were attacked on Jan. 12 by Buddhist mobs claiming they were illegal and aiming to take Buddhists away from their religion.
The prayer centre, belonging to the Church of the Foursquare Gospel in Pitipana, near Colombo, was set alight on the same day as attacks on the Assemblies of God Church and Calvary Free Church in the southern coastal town of Hikkaduwa.
The fire was quelled in Pitipana before the centre was completely destroyed. Release International reported that a note was left outside the building, threatening further violence. Both churches in Hikkaduwa suffered extensive damage, with windows and furniture smashed and Bibles burned.
Dear friends & family in Christ,
1) Pr Daniel will be ministering God’s prophetic Word and praying for people this Sunday 2nd March at the 9.30am & 6:30pm worship services at our new CTFM premises at 30 Star Crescent in Hallam, Melbourne.
Please note that this service will be live webcast at www.reformationharvestfire.com beginning at 10:30am (AEDT).
2) Please pray for Pr Daniel who will be ministering at Holy Spirit revival meetings at the Culcairn Bowling Club on Albury Road in Culcairn at 7pm on Saturday 8th March.
At Christian Fellowship Centre at 562 Kiewa St in Albury (opposite Albury City Council) at 10am Sunday 9th March.
At Wagga Wagga Christian College at 401 Korringal Rd at 7pm on Sunday 9th March.
For those of you in the Culcairn, Albury & Wagga Wagga areas, attached is the brochure for your distribution among your family, friends, etc.
3) Following is an encouraging letter we received from a CTFM supporter in regard to RUAP.
Dear Ps. Danny,
Sometime ago I emailed you concerned about the impact that the RUAP involvement would have on your prophetic and evangelistic work throughout Australia.