We’re pleased to announce that Yasser Arafat’s ex-driver Tass Saada will be ministering at a Seminar from 2-5pm, also an Outreach Rally at 7pm on Saturday 25th May, and at…
As a new believer in Yeshua (Jesus), I assumed I was no longer Jewish—that believing in this Jewish man had nothing in common with Jewishness. However after reading the New Testament, I was shocked to find out that it was a Jewish book, telling a Jewish story in Israel about Jewish people. Check out these 10 facts:
1. Jesus’ actual name is Yeshua. Yeshua comes from the Hebrew noun Yeshu-á, which means salvation. When Joseph was visited by the Angel, he was told that he must give the child the name Yeshua, because He would be Yeshu-á for His people! (Matt. 1:21) You miss this powerful prophetic wordplay in Greek and English.
2. His mother’s name was not Mary or even Maria. She was not Catholic! Miriam is the same name as the sister of Moses. It is a Jewish name, and that was her name. She was an Israelite who lived long before the Vatican even existed.
3. John was not a Baptist. No disrespect to my Baptist friends, but John was the last and greatest of the Hebrew prophets like Jeremiah, Isaiah and Ezekiel. He prophesied the coming of the Jewish Messiah. He too was an Israelite calling the Jewish people to get ready for the appearance of the Lamb of God.
4. Baptism is not unique to the New Testament. Jews, believe it or not, used water immersion for centuries before John began to baptize his Jewish followers. One of the reasons they did not resist was because it was familiar to their culture. Next to the Temple, archaeologists have discovered nearly 50 immersion tanks (Mikvot) that were for those coming to be ritually cleansed before making their sacrifice at the Temple.
5. Peter was not the first Pope! Peter, a Jew, was only the leader of the first Jewish believers for a few years. He turned over the reigns to Jacob (we will talk about him in a minute) the brother of Yeshua and began to travel, sharing the message of Salvation through Yeshua. There is zero evidence that Peter was the Bishop of Rome or that he passed down such a mantle to anyone else. He was a Jewish fisherman who became one of the greatest communicators of Yeshua’s message of Salvation. He never stopped living as a Jew, and certainly never referred to himself as Catholic. Oh, and the Bible states very clearly that Peter had a mother-n-law, which would lead me to believe he had a wife, and for some strange reason, Catholic priests (including the Pope) are forbidden to wed.
Kirsten Powers – USA Today – April 2, 2013
Christians are harassed in more countries — 130 — than any other religion in the world.
“Christianity is the most persecuted religion in the world.” So asserted German Chancellor Angela Merkel late last year, causing a stir. Merkel echoed a concern expressed by then-French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who warned in a 2011 speech that Christians face a “particularly wicked program of cleansing in the Middle East, religious cleansing.”
Not ‘War on Christmas’
Now, this is not about clerks who say “Happy Holidays” or bans of nativity scenes in public schools. Merkel spoke of real persecution of hundreds of millions of Christians around the world. Indeed, a 2011 Pew Forum study found that Christians are harassed in 130 countries, more than any of the world’s other religions.
by Bill Muehlenberg – 23rd March 2013
It took me less than five seconds to decide whether or not to keep a flyer I found in my mailbox. The 12-pager came from a local Uniting Church, and was full of descriptions about activities it was offering. This is quite typical of the UC, with an emphasis on everything except biblical Christianity.
But just as I was about to toss it into the bin, I finally saw something actually speaking about the faith. It mentioned an exploration of “Progressive Christianity”. Instantly I knew where this church was coming from, and instantly I knew I had an article on my hands.
The pamphlet itself was full of all the courses and activities this church was involved in. On offer were watercolour painting, yoga and relaxation, cake decorating, tai chi, square dancing, etc. The trouble is of course, when the church seeks to compete with the world in offering worldly activities, the world usually does a much better job of this.
These churches seek to be trendy and relevant by downplaying the gospel and offering everything the world does. But in that case, why even bother? Let the world offer worldly stuff. But this is all par for the course with a denomination which has long ago abandoned biblical orthodoxy.
But the tie in to Progressive Christianity shows us exactly where this church is at. Indeed, a case can be made that whenever one finds the adjective ‘progressive’ prefixed to the word ‘Christianity,’ one should flee to the hills. One might almost say the phrase is a clear-cut oxymoron.
Dear friends and family in Christ, We’re pleased to announce that European Christian Leaders George & Evi Markakis will be ministering at 7:30pm tonight Friday 17th May and at 9:30am…
The new archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, gestures after being enthroned during a ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral, in Canterbury, Southern England, March 21. A new poll shows 54 percent of Britons believe the Church of England has struggled to give moral leadership to its constituency. (Reuters/Gareth Fuller/Pool )
Only around a half of Britons trust the clergy to tell the truth, and a similar proportion think the Church of England does a bad job of providing moral leadership, a poll showed on Sunday.
The survey by pollster YouGov commissioned by Britain’s Sunday Times newspaper further showed that 69 percent of respondents thought the Church of England, mother church of the world’s 80-million-strong Anglican communion, was out of touch.
Forty percent of those polled said they did not trust priests, vicars and other clergy to tell the truth, and overall doctors, teachers and judges were rated as more trustworthy.
Fifty-four percent believe the Church of England has struggled to give moral leadership, the poll found.
By Stoyan Zaimov , Christian Post Reporter – April 11, 2013
Bishop TD Jakes of The Potter’s House in Dallas, Texas, said in a recent sermon that he is tired of the “Hollywood spirit” that has taken over the church and placed a large focus on the size and popularity of ministries rather than the value of the message they preach.
“I am so sick of this Hollywood spirit that has overtaken the church,” Jakes said, according to The Atlanta Daily World.
The preacher leads one of the largest megachurches in America, attracting a congregation of 30,000 members and celebrates its milestone 35th anniversary last year.
Despite this, Jakes, who is also a filmmaker and bestselling author, said that what is important is the message, and not how popular the speaker is.
“We do not have to have big names to have a big move of God,” Jakes said. “I got filled up with the Holy Ghost by somebody that didn’t have no name at all.”
Charisma News – 2/18/2013 – Michael Brown
The biblical message of grace is wonderful, glorious and life-transforming. We can’t live without it for one second of our lives. But there is a message being preached today in the name of a new grace reformation, mixing powerful truth with dangerous error. I call it hyper-grace.
One of the foundational doctrines of the hyper-grace message is that God does not see the sins of his children, since we have already been made righteous by the blood of Jesus and since all of our sins, past, present and future, have already been forgiven.
That means that the Holy Spirit never convicts believers of sin, that believers never need to confess their sins to God, and that believers never need to repent of their sins, since God sees them as perfect in his sight.
It is easy to see how such teaching can be dangerous, especially to a believer being tempted to compromise.
One hyper-grace teacher wrote this: “When God looks at me, He doesn’t see me through the blood of Christ, He sees me—cleansed! Likewise, He sees us as holy and righteous. He sees us, and He loves what He sees!”
Dear friends, Last Friday at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre at the River of Life Conference, Rise Up Australia Party had a stall to promote the RUA Party Policy Principles and…
Dear friends & family in Christ, Pr Daniel will be speaking at a Rise Up Australia Party Campaign Meeting in Toowoomba, QLD at 7pm Friday 17th May at Philharmonic Centre…
Dear family & friends in Christ, We’re excited to announce that a very special guest speaker, Christine Sneeringer from the USA, will share her miraculous testimony of God's redeeming love…
Dear family & friends in Christ,
We thank and praise God for a great weekend for CTFM & RUAP in Wagga & Albury, NSW.
Pr Daniel & team spoke at a RUAP campaign meeting in Wagga on Friday night, a Breakfast and another campaign meeting in Albury on Saturday night.
Following is a very interesting comment that was made by a gentleman after the Breakfast. ”Firstly, I am not a political person , not by a long shot. But I would like to commend you Daniel on your stance. It is a long time since we have seen any leadership in this country. Personally, I’d have to say I thought Australia as the majority of us have known it, was finished! No hope. But now I can see some light in the darkness. This nation has been sold out. I reckon your party and your own guts give an old Aussie digger like me some hope …I’ve got kids and grandkids. And we’ll be praying for you. Australia may not be finished yet!”
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Sunday Pr Daniel preached at the AM & PM services at Albury Church of Christ.
Those who attended the meetings were greatly touched and challenged to take a stand to protect our Judeo-Christian heritage and to ‘keep Australia Australian’ for generations to come.
We thank God for very positive media coverage before and after the meetings. You may click the following links to read two more newspaper articles from Wagga & Albury that appeared today Monday the 6th May.
http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/1479726/one-culture-for-everybody/?cs=11
http://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/1479696/school-teacher-selected-for-rise-up-australia/?cs=14
Bill Muehlenberg - CultureWatch - 01/05/13 The two biggest threats to faith, freedom, and family today come from militant groups dedicated to the destruction of the West, democracy, and Christianity.…
Dear friends & family in Christ, You may click the following links to read three more newspaper articles from WA, SA & NSW regarding Rise Up Australia Party. http://riseupaustraliaparty.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Geraldton-Guardian.pdf http://riseupaustraliaparty.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Border-Chronicle.jpg…
Dear family & friends in Christ,
Could your personal faith play a part in your Political life?? Should people of faith be involved in Politics?? This is a very interesting question.
Very often, you hear the statement, “Church and State should stay separate. Christians should not be involved in Politics.”
May I humbly ask you a question, “How many times in the past year have you said something or complained about our Government?? When did you last do something to help the Government or the Nation??”
Whether you like it or not, Faith plays a major role in Politics. Even the Atheists cannot deny that their Faith that there is no God, very much moulds their world view on everything they do. One of the greatest lies that we in the Church have accepted is that ‘Church and State should not come together’, based on a misinterpreted statement of a speech, completely taken out of context, made by Thomas Jefferson, one of the first US Presidents.
Following is a link to a short video of an absolutely fantastic speech by former US President Ronald Regan. It is a must watch as it will definitely challenge you and make you want to get involved in the Political life of the Nation you live in.
http://www.youtube.com/embed/OvN1jTkzXbY?rel=0
Cindy Jacobs, a great woman of God from the US, made the following statement in her book ‘Reformation Manifesto’.
She stated, “’This gospel of the Kingdom will be preached Mathew 24:14’ echoed in my spirit as I read this. For my whole adult life I had thought that we would preach the gospel of salvation to all the world, and when everyone had heard, Jesus would return, but this is not what scripture says.
