Dear friends and family in Christ, For those of who were unable to listen to Pr Daniel’s recent radio interview on Student Youth Network Panorama Program on 90.7FM (Melbourne area)…
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Dear friends and family in Christ,
This morning I woke up early and started praising and thanking the Lord as I remembered that today 22nd June 2012 marks five years since we won the court case for Freedom of Speech & Religion in Australia.
This was certainly a land mark victory, after a five year battle first in the Lower Court (VCAT) and then the Supreme Court, where the Lord gave us the victory.
I still remember the long five years in the court room with forty days of hearings and a cost of $600,000, plus several death threats, fire bombing threats to my house and office, and also the threats to abduct my children from school. It was indeed a very challenging time, but praise God with the prayers, support of my fellow Aussies and God’s amazing grace, we came out victorious.
The court case which was brought against us by the Islamic Council of Victoria on charges of vilification was a completely ridiculous case, which proved that the Religious & Racial Vilification Laws of Victoria were a bad piece of legislation.
As a result of our court case, this bad law was thrown out of all the other states, and was amended in Vic.
A few months after we won the court case in 2007, I had the opportunity of meeting with the then Prime Minister John Howard, who I greatly admire as a real statesman.
In his office in Parliament he said, “Pastor, your victory for freedom of speech will now help us all and also the future generations to come. You have also set a precedence in the judiciary system. May I take this opportunity to officially thank you on behalf of the people of Australia as Prime Minister.”
Dear family & friends in Christ,
1) This Saturday the 23rd of June, a team of around 70 intercessory prayer warriors from Catch The Fire Ministries, from all across Australia, will be leaving to Israel for a 10 day tour and mission in the Holy Land.
Pr Daniel, along with his family, will be heading up this team to Israel first and then Sri Lanka. Everyone going is so very excited and looking forward to a great trip led by the Spirit of God!
We would greatly appreciate if you could join together in prayer from 4.30pm-5pm this Sat 23rd June in praying and claiming Australia for Jesus, as around 70 intercessors with CTFM will be in a aircraft flying over Australia and will storm heaven in prayer, declaring ‘Australia for Jesus’ at the same time!
Pr Daniel stated, “We are expecting mighty things to happen on this mission tour as we prayer walk the streets where our Savoir Jesus Christ walked. On the last trip to Israel, many mighty things happened, including the rising of the dead. This time we are expecting more. Please do uphold us in prayer.”
Dear family & friends in Christ,
1) Where have you ever heard of people coming to know Jesus as their Lord and Saviour at a political party meeting. Well, the Word of God says that knowing the truth will set people free.
That’s exactly what’s starting to happen in many places, as people receive the Rise Up Australia Party brochure, they are being mightily touched by the Spirit of God!
Pr Daniel was invited to address a gathering of Christian and non-Christian businessmen on the Gold Coast, who had received the RUA Party brochure and wanted to know more about it, in order to financially support the party. Attached is the brochure.
Last Wednesday when Pr Daniel arrived at the RUA Party meeting on the Gold Coast, a lady said to him, “My husband, who was far away from God, read your brochure a few weeks ago and told me that from the time he read the RUA Party brochure, something is stirring inside him. Just at that time, we received your book ‘Worship Under the Sword’ and both my husband and I read the book.
Thank God my husband gave his life to Jesus and now he is very excited and wants to help with promoting RUA Party.”
This same lady had invited a another couple for the RUA Party meeting. Don, the husband of this invited couple, is an ex-prison guard and a real tough guy. He also used to work as a debt collector. The guy is around 6 feet tall and real big.
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Dear friends and family in Christ,
1) Click the following link to watch an 8 min video of Australian Christian Lobby’s Jim Wallace and Gay rights activist Kerryn Phelps facing off in a live debate about the legalisation of gay marriage in Australia.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLK8MPchz90
Thank God for the few Christians, led by Bro Peter Madden, who took their stand against more than 100+ shouting gay marriage supporters outside the Channel 7 Studio in Sydney. We also congratulate Jim Wallace from ACL for handling the debate very well.
2) Please pray for Pr Daniel who will be ministering at CTFM in Hallam this Sunday 10th June at both the 9.30am & 6.30pm services. Please note that the morning service will be broadcast live here on our website beginning at 10am (Australian Eastern Standard Time -AEST).
By Stoyan Zaimov , Christian Post Reporter – May 21, 2012
As Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Diamond Jubilee, which marks her 60-year anniversary as head of the British monarchy, a poll has found that most British people agree that she should continue to have an important faith role in the country.
Around 73 percent of respondents to a poll conducted by Comres agreed that the queen should keep her title as “Defender of the Faith,” which was first given to Henry VIII. The title makes her the Supreme Governor of the Church of England, making her formally superior to the Archbishop of Canterbury. Only 25 percent of respondents said that they do not think Queen Elizabeth II should play any faith role or have any faith title at all.
Earlier this year, the queen celebrated the first of her Jubilee events with a multifaith reception at Lambeth Palace, where she shared that she believes the Church of England’s role in the country is often misunderstood and underappreciated, the BBC reported.
“Its role is not to defend Anglicanism to the exclusion of all other religions, instead the Church has a duty to protect the free practice of all faiths in this country,” she said. (more…)
By Stoyan Zaimov , Christian Post Reporter – May 4, 2012
Nigerian Christians have faced constant attacks in the form of church bombings and shootings that have left hundreds dead over the last year, but worshippers are showing courage by insisting they will continue gathering at churches no matter what.
“The Bible teach me that we should have faith in God. This is our town. This is our home. This is where we should worship so we feel very free,” expressed Amako Laraba, a mother of two from the Assemblies of God Church in Kaduna.
Militant Islamic sect Boko Haram has been waging war on the country’s Christians throughout northern Nigeria. In the city of Kano this past Sunday, 20 people were killed when terrorists believed to belong to the militant group opened fire on a fleeing crowd that had gathered for service at Beryo University.
Four other Christians, including a pastor, were shot dead on the same day in the city of Maiduguri when gunmen opened fire at worshippers leaving Church of Christ in Nigeria. (more…)
Thursday, May 17, 2012 – by Paul Stanley , Christian Post Reporter
An influential African-American evangelical pastor says that many black Christians are in an “adulterous” relationship with President Obama over the issue of same-sex marriage and that if the issue is not addressed soon, it will negatively impact the president’s desire for a second term in November.
Bishop Harry Jackson Jr. and other community group leaders gathered in WAshington, D.C. Wednesday to announce the launch of the grassroots group, E Plubribus Unum. The group plans to rally minorities around conservative ideas during the 2012 election season.
In an interview with The Christian Post, Bishop Harry Jackson, Jr., who is the senior pastor of Hope Christian Church in Baltimore, Md., and one of the nation’s most outspoken black pastors, maintains that Obama has drawn a hard line on major theological issues such as same-sex marriage and expects black Christians to compromise their beliefs.
“Obama laid down the gauntlet on black leaders,” Jackson said. “The question we are being forced to address is ‘are you going to be black or be godly.'”
Dear family & friends in Christ,
1) It is with great joy we announce that during the last week Pr Daniel met with the newly formed State teams for Rise Up Australia Party (Keep Australia Australian) for NSW & Vic. He attended the first NSW RUA Party State team meeting in Sydney on Wednesday the 23rd of May, and then the first RUA Party State team meeting on 26th May in Melbourne.
Pr Daniel stated, “I thank God for the way He is leading us in this campaign to prepare Rise Up Australia Party (Keep Australia Australian)to contest the next Federal Election. By God’s grace, we have now put in place very good State teams for RUA Party in WA, QLD, NSW, Tas, SA & Vic. These teams will become the National Executives for each State, once the RUA Party National Executive ratifies there nominations.
RUA Party State teams comprise of Doctors, Engineers, Ex-Serviceman, Pilots, Teachers, Accountants, Lawyers, Businessmen & Women, Ministers, some in media and others who have been in
Politics for more than 20 years etc. We thank God for these men and woman who absolutely love the Lord and are committed to see change in Government starting now, for long as it takes to see Australia come back to Jesus.”
See http://riseupaustraliaparty.com/ for more info on Rise Up Australia Party.
2) On Sunday at both services Pr Steve Ryder preached the powerful Word of God and shared many mighty testimonies of what God has done through his life in ministry. He also shared of how he came to know Jesus in prison. The place was packed out and the people were mightily touched by the presence of God.
Many flocked to the altar for prayer. The services went on for almost 4 hours, but people were just soaking it all up, and did not feel the time pass. Several people were healed from deafness and others received a mighty touch from God. Some were set free from demons. A young couple who had never been to a church meeting like this, were totally touched by God and gave their lives to Jesus.
by Joel C Rosenberg’s Blog
You may recall that in December 2011, I posted a story from the Jerusalem Post that gave me fresh hope about the future of Israel. “Taking a page out of David Ben-Gurion and Menachem Begin’s playbook, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will begin hosting a regular Bible study group in his official residence for researchers, public officials and invited guests,” reported the Post. “Netanyahu announced the establishment of the study circle on Friday at a ceremony marking 30 days since the passing of his father-in-law, Shmuel Ben-Artzi. The study group will be named after Ben-Artzi, a noted poet and Bible teacher. Both Ben-Gurion and Begin, when they each served as prime minister, hosted regular Bible study groups. Netanyahu said he was establishing the class to perpetuate love of the Bible.”
Apparently, it took awhile to make it all happen, and since then Mr. Netanyahu also experienced the death of his own father. But on Wednesday, Mr. Netanyahu, his wife, his sons, and several close friends and Jewish scholars kicked off their first home Bible study. It was scheduled to last for an hour, but went on for two — and focused on the Book of Ruth.
Today, the Post updated the story — here are some excerpts:
• “On Wednesday afternoon in Baghdad, a few thousand kilometers away from the Prime Minister’s Jerusalem Residence, the world powers known as the P5+1 — the US, China, Russia, France, Britain and Germany — sat down for much anticipated talks with the Iranians about their nuclear program. At the same time, just a few hundred meters away from the Prime Minister’s Residence, 100 or so people loudly demonstrated for the rights of Ethiopian immigrants and against discrimination. And all the while, for two hours on a mild afternoon, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu — with a small black kippa on his head — sat in the covered courtyard of his home with 16 rabbis, academics, Bible scholars, archeologists and linguists, and discussed the meaning of the Book of Ruth, which will be read on Shavuot on Sunday in synagogues around the world. His wife, Sara, sat next to him, and his two sons sat on a bank of chairs set to the side.
The Christian Post – Africa – May 1, 2012
An enthusiastic welcome was given to evangelist Franklin Graham by Ghana President John Evans Atta Mills on the first night of a two-night Billy Graham Evangelistic Association event held at a stadium in Accra.
Mills, along with Ghana’s First Lady, made an appearance at the “Ghana Jesus Festival” last Saturday night, BGEA and the country’s news services reported.
“We need the Word of God,” said Mills, an outspoken Christian, who recently declared a nationwide week of thanksgiving and fasting. “It is my hope and prayer that the message [Franklin Graham] gives us will fall on fertile soil.”
BGEA reported that the president’s prayer was simply that “nobody leaves here the same.”
GhanaWeb reported on Monday that the country’s president is “mindful of God’s role in ensuring a peaceful country,” according to Director of Communications Koku Anyidoho.
By Luiza Oleszczuk – Christian Post Reporter – May 19, 2012
Friday concluded five days of prayer and discussion for more than 9,000 evangelical church leaders from over 60 countries who assembled in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, for the World Prayer Assembly (WPA), a grand Evangelical event that kicked off Monday after four years of preparations.
The WPA, believed to be the world’s largest Christian intercessory prayer event, reportedly received permission from the government of the predominantly Muslim country, and home to the world’s largest Muslim population, to invite Christians from countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Nigeria, Laos, Vietnam, Egypt, China, and even North Korea. The WPA events were held at the 11,000-seat Sentul International Convention Center in Jakarta and other venues.
Each day, participants were able to select from a dozen or more workshops and seminars addressing a variety of issues confronting the global church. All week, a 24-7 prayer room has been filled with people, sources said.
Thursday night, leaders were joined by other Indonesian Christians, all of whom together amounted to over 100,000, sources told CP, nearly making the 80,000-seat Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, where they assembled for a church service, burst at the seams. The evangelical leaders joined their prayers and minds to ponder the best ways of spreading the Gospel to the largest territory possible and instigate unity within Christianity itself, sources told The Christian Post.
Dear friends and family in Christ,
1) We’re excited to announce that Dr Steve Ryder, a mighty Man of God, will be ministering the Word of the Lord and miracles of Jesus at CTFM in Hallam (Melbourne) this Pentecost Sunday 27th May 9:30am & 6.30pm.
Come and hear his powerful testimony of radical transformation through God’s amazing grace and love!
While on parole for armed bank robbery in the 1960’s Steve Ryder was apprehended by God at a Billy Graham Crusade, where he gave his life to Christ. Steve then became the first prisoner in Australia to complete a Doctrine of Theology by Correspondence while completing his prison term. Since his release from prison in the mid 1970’s, Dr. Steve Ryder founded Reach Out For Christ Ministries and has planted Churches all around the world in Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Cyprus, Greece, Philippines, Portugal, Pakistan, United States and of course Australia. Dr. Ryder has and continues to fulfill the work of an Evangelist, preaching the uncompromised Word of God with signs and wonders following, particularly in the realm of Divine Healing – the blind have seen, the lame have walked and the dead have been raised! Apart from doing the work of an Evangelist, Dr. Ryder continues to Pastor his local Church and Reach Out For Christ headquarters on the Gold Coast, Australia – preaching faith and equipping the Body of Christ for the work of the ministry.