God Is on Your Side

If the Lord had not been on our side when men attacked us … they would have swallowed us alive. … Praise be to the Lord, who has not let us be torn by their teeth. —Psalm 124:2-3, 6

Do you know what it is like to have somebody physically attack you? The trauma is one that, humanly speaking, you don’t overcome easily. Or perhaps you have been verbally attacked. You know the awful feeling when somebody points a finger of blame at you.

The Lord’s people in this psalm were the objects of anger. It is very frightening to be near someone who is angry. Perhaps you live in constant fear of a co-worker’s temper or the angry outbursts of a loved one. You know how it feels to live in a situation from which you wish you could be delivered.

The truth is, your real enemy is the devil. The devil’s work is to cloud your mind. He can come as an angel of light; that means that he will work through someone who has the appearance of being very righteous, a person of integrity, a person who is believable. Or he may come as a roaring lion.

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Franklin Graham Evangelizes Nearly 100,000 in South Sudan

Charisma News – Bob Paulson – BillyGraham.org (BGEA)

“Hope for a New Nation” brought the gospel home to nearly 100,000 people Friday and Saturday at John Gerang Memorial Park in Juba, and the people received the message with joy.

Both days began in sweltering heat, with the sun beating down on the thousands in attendance. People found shade where they could, or used umbrellas or even a washcloth on their heads to fight the heat.

In spite of the heat, the 500-member choir sang for more than a half hour straight in a jubilant offering of praise to God that had many in the crowd swaying and dancing as well.

As the sun sank lower, offering relief from the heat, The Tommy Coomes Band and Dennis Agajanian also presented songs of praise. Then Franklin Graham preached from the Word of God: The story of Bartimeus the blind man on Friday, and the story of Zacchaeus the tax collector on Saturday.

These are simple stories of how God met people in their need, but God obviously drove the message into hearts. Both evenings, when Graham gave the invitation to receive Christ, people young and old alike ran forward to the platform. Over the two nights, more than 6,270 responded to the invitation.

As the inquirers were being counseled on Saturday, Bishop James Lagos Alexander, national coordinator for the Festival, said: “I think this is a great feeling. And it’s telling me that God is answering our prayers.

“And today, it’s wonderful. So God is reigning in this nation. God is blessing this nation. God is pouring in and bringing hope to this nation. And God’s Name will be exalted. And South Sudan is not going to be the same. God has visited us yesterday and tonight, and we’re not going to be the same. And the churches of this land are not going to be the same. Praise the Lord. May His Name be praised!”

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Pr Daniel of CTFM & RUAP ministering in Gold Coast on Fri 23rd Nov and Brisbane on Sat 24th & Sun 25th Nov / CTFM Melbourne schedule change for this Sun 18th Nov

Dear friends and family in Christ,

1) Please pray for Pr Daniel who will be ministering God’s prophetic Word and sharing about RUAP at Holy Spirit Revival Meetings in Brisbane, QLD on Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th November. He will also be speaking at a RUAP public meeting in the Gold Coast on Friday 23rd Nov.

His itinerary is below and you may click on the brochure for further details.

6:30pm Fri 23rd Nov – Rise Up Australia Party Public Meeting at Southport Workers Club at 154 A Scarborough St in Southport (Gold Coast).

6:30pm Sat 24th Nov – Taking a nation for Jesus. This revival & healing meetings will be held at Neighbourhood Centre at Corner of Todds Rd & Ellis St in Lawnton (Brisbane). *Supper provided. 

9:30am Sun 25th Nov – Living Waters Christian Fellowship at Albany Creek Activity Hall at 696 Albany Creek Rd in Albany Creek.

6pm Sun 25th Nov – Lord of the Breakthrough at 7 Ashmole Rd in Redcliffe.

Please encourage your non-Christian and Christian family, friends, neighbours and others to attend these meetings.

2) Contrary to our recent email about Pr Daniel ministering at CTFM Hallam at both services this Sun 18th Nov, Pastor Conrad (guest speaker originally from Sri Lanka) will be ministering God’s Word in the miracle working power of the Holy Spirit at the 9:30am service.

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Many pastors and hundreds of people gather at CTFM & RUAP meetings in the Gold Coast / Live webcast with Pr Daniel this Sun 18th Nov

Dear family & friends in Christ,

1) It is with great excitement and joy that we report that the CTFM & RUAP meetings in the Gold Coast over the last weekend were a great success with Pastor Daniel as the guest speaker.

Pr Daniel met with the QLD RUA Party State Exec and the members of RUAP Gold Coast branch on Friday night, just after he arrived in the Gold Coast. On Saturday morning, he addressed a Minister’s Breakfast at the Country Golf Club, organised by the RUAP branch in the Gold Coast. This Breakfast was attended by more than 50 church leaders from many denominations and churches, including a local Anglican Archbishop who opened the meeting in prayer.

As National President of Rise Up Australia Party, Pr Daniel challenged all present to rise up and ‘Keep Australia Australian’ for the next generation.

He said, “If we do not stand up now, we might not get another opportunity in our generation to make a stand to protect our Judeo-Christian Heritage to save Australia and keep it Australian!”

His address was well received with much excitement from all present. Many pastors pledged their support for RUA Party.

Pr Daniel also spoke on Saturday night, Sunday morning & evening at the Reach Out For Christ Church in the Gold Coast.

People from 10 different churches attended the meetings. Some of these Holy Spirit revival meetings had more than 250 people in attendance. People were mightily touched by the Word of God and the powerful personal life testimony of Pr Daniel and his family.  He also shared the vision God gave him to take Australia for Jesus by 2020.

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Pr Daniel of CTFM & RUAP ministering on the Gold Coast on Sat 10th & Sun 11th Nov / CTFM Melbourne weekend schedule

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Very important live webcast at CTFM this Sun 4th Nov @ 6:45pm / Pr Daniel of CTFM & RUAP ministering on the Gold Coast on Sat 10th & Sun 11th Nov / RUA Prayer Melbourne on Fri 2nd Nov

Dear friends and family in Christ,

1) Please pray and watch (if possible) a very important live webcast this Sunday evening 4th Nov, as Pr Daniel ministers the prophetic Word of the Lord titled ‘Prophetic Destination of Australia in God’s Plan for the Nations before His Return!’

Pr Daniel will be ministering God’s Word in the power of the Holy Spirit and praying for people on Sunday morning at the 9:30am & 6:30pm services at Catch the Fire Apostolic Centre, 23 Melverton Drive Hallam (Melbourne).

Please note that only the 6:30pm evening service will be broadcast live at www.reformationharvestfire.com beginning at 6:45pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time -AEST).

If you’re watching from outside of Australia, please note that the live stream time is AEST (UTC/GMT +10). Click the following link to find out the time difference from Melbourne, Australia to your part of the world.

http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/australia/victoria/melbourne/

We would also greatly appreciate if you can promote this broadcast amongst family and friends.

2) Please pray also for Pr Daniel who will be ministering God’s prophetic Word and sharing about RUAP at Holy Spirit Revival Meetings on the Gold Coast, QLD on Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th November.

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Pleasing God First

7/1/2012 Joyce Meyer

Following the Holy Spirit’s leading can break the tyranny of people-pleasing

Do you make your own decisions? Or are you a people pleaser, allowing others to make decisions for you?

When I started in ministry, I had to decide if I was going to follow my heart or give in to the resistance and discouragement coming at me from other people who didn’t think I should do that. By God’s grace, I decided to step out in faith and follow the leading of the Holy Spirit. But it wasn’t easy. A lot of my family turned against me, I lost most of my friends, I was asked to leave my church … it was a terrible time!

It was also a confusing time. I was just trying to do what I believed God was telling me to do and be what He was calling me to be—that was my sole motive.

It was a tough beginning, and there have been other challenges along the way, but I’ve never regretted being obedient to God. See, it would have been harder to miss God’s will and live an unfulfilled life than to face the struggles and live with the peace and joy I have now.

The key was learning how to follow God rather than the tyranny of being a people-pleaser.

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Millions of Youth Pray for Awakening on School Campuses

 9/26/2012 Charisma News Staff

Before the opening bell on Wednesday, millions of students from across the country gathered at their school’s flagpole to pray for their nation, their towns and cities, and their schools at the annual See You at the Pole (SYATP) prayer gathering.

“First, how stinking awesome is it that our kids, shy or bold, were coming together as one in Christ! Peer pressure didn’t stop them…,” Sarah Downing wrote on Facebook. “We had 3 girls at the pole this morning. Christ was glorified and the school lifted to our awesome God!”

The First Amendment guarantees students the right to pray on school grounds. During any non-instructional time—before or after school, in between classes, during the lunch hour or on the playing field—students may express their opinions verbally or in writing. Prayer is a form of speech, and therefore during non-instructional time, students have the constitutional right to pray individually or in groups.

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CTFM Weekend Report / Pr Daniel of CTFM & RUA ministering in Culcairn & Holbrook, NSW area this Sat 27th & Sun 28th Oct

Dear friend and family in Christ,

1) Over the last weekend Pr Daniel, with a team from CTFM, ministered at Fire & Rain Christian Centre in Rosebud, Victoria, where the Spirit of God moved most powerfully at every service. People were so mightily blessed by the Word of God and some of the very powerful testimonies Pr Daniel shared with the people.

Many at the meetings were healed, delivered and set free by the power of God!

When Pr Daniel shared the vision the Lord gave him to take Australia for Jesus and then about Rise Up Australia Party to ‘Keep Australia Australian’, people clapped and rejoiced.

Many people gathered at the services immediately signed up and took membership with RUA Party. Also there were some who were very keen on standing as candidates.

Pr Daniel stated, “I was so blessed to see so many people get so excited about RUA Party. It is personally very, very encouraging to me.”

See http://riseupaustraliaparty.com/ for more info on Rise Up Australia, including how to join as a member.

2) All glory to our soon coming King of kings and LORDs, as Prophetic Minister Robert Mist from Millennium Kingdom Ministries based in New Zealand, powerfully ministered God’s prophetic Word and revelation at CTFM Hallam last Sunday morning and evening services, regarding Australia’s end-time prophetic destiny as a ‘Prince Nation’ in our Lord Jesus Christ’s coming Kingdom global government across the Nations of the World!

Hundreds of intercessory prayer warriors at both service (also the webcast) were further ignited by the Spirit of God to Rise Up Australia to Catch the Fire!

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Franklin Graham: ‘Our Nation Has Lost Its Way’

 10/1/2012 – Charisma News

After watching the political conventions of both parties last month, it’s clear that America is quickly hurtling down a road toward God’s judgment.

One party affirms a belief in the sanctity of life. The other party does not. One party supports the traditional, biblical definition of marriage between one man and one woman. The other party enthusiastically endorses and promotes same-sex marriage.

I will not—cannot—vote for a candidate, regardless of their political affiliation, who supports same-sex marriage and advocates abortion. God will judge our nation if we continue down this path.

Here in Charlotte, N.C., near our headquarters building, the Democrats held their convention and made a clear choice to leave God and Jerusalem out of their platform. They caught so much criticism from around the country that they moved to reinsert the words but needed a two-thirds majority to make the change.

The mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa, who was presiding at that time during the convention, asked all in favor to say “aye.” Many voiced their approval. But when he asked all opposed to say “no,” I watched in horror and absolute disbelief at the deafening roar as delegates rejected including any mention of God’s name. After the mayor called for two more votes, each with the same result, opponents shouted in protest as the mayor wielded his gavel and declared it approved.

I appreciate those delegates at the Democratic convention who stood up by saying “aye.” They were the minority, with the majority clearly rejecting any mention of God. This all happened on national television, and it sent goose bumps up my spine and shock waves across America. When the prophet Jeremiah warned the Judeans of impending Babylonian captivity, he repeatedly reminded them that their exile would take place because they had forgotten God (Jeremiah 2:32; 3:21; 13:25; 18:15).

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Special Prophetic Minister Robert Misst from Millennium Kingdom Ministries at CTFM this Sun Oct 21st @ 9:30am & 6:30pm (6:45pm live webcast)

Dear friends and family in Christ, For those of you in the Melbourne area, we’re very excited to personally invite you, your family, friends and neighbours to join our very…

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Jesus Moving in Muslim World Through Dreams, Visions

9/7/2012 – Charisma News – Steve Yount 

As a missionary, Tom Doyle has made dozens of trips to the Middle East. But when he first heard the stories of God working in a supernatural way there, he had trouble believing them.

Then, in the words of one of his friends, “God showed me that my theology does not determine his actions,” Doyle and co-author Greg Webster write in the just-released Dreams and Visions: Is Jesus Awakening the Muslim World.

Doyle fell in love with the Middle East on his first biblical tour of the Holy Land. After 20 years as a pastor in Colorado, New Mexico and Texas, he felt called to full-time ministry in the Middle East in 2001 and accepted e3 Partners‘ offer to direct its ministry there. He has since become a vice president for e3, a church-planting ministry that works in more than 40 countries.

The book is a collection of never-before-told stories from the front lines of the campaign to bring the gospel to the world of Islam. In his 11 years working in the Middle East, Doyle has met former Muslims who were first introduced to Jesus through either a dream or a vision.

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A weekend to remember in the Kingdom of God

Dear family & friends in Christ,

1) The weekend gone by was one of so much activity at Catch the Fire Ministries and Rise Up Australia for the Kingdom of God!

Starting on Friday night, with only 24 hours’ notice, a bunch of faithful prayer warriors gathered at the steps of the Victorian State Parliament to pray and light candles in remembrance of those who lost their loved ones 10 years ago in Bali.

It was raining as we were driving to the Victorian State Parliament in Melbourne city. We started praying and the rain stopped just 15 min before the meeting started! We thank God that we were able to pray for our city of Melbourne and nation of Australia, right on the steps of Parliament. Many passing by tooted their horns in support, while others put their windows down and gave us the thumbs up. Some even joined the service.

Many were greatly impacted as they read the signs we held and saw us waving Australian flags and praying for our nation. We also prayed for the culture of violence to stop in our cities, for protection over our nation and for God’s peace to prevail. One police officer on duty commented, “It is so nice to see a group genuinely caring for our nation and praying for us.”

2) The first AGM of Rise Up Australia Party was held in Melbourne on Saturday the 13 of Oct. The RUA Party National Executive was very encouraged with the number of people who turned up for the meeting. The meeting went very well with RUAP members attending from across the country.

The National President Daniel Nalliah addressed the gathering and challenged the people to rise up to take a stand to protect Australia and ‘Keep it Australian’. He also re-enforced the vision, emphasising that the task ahead of us is very challenging, but by God’s grace Rise Up Australia Party will fight to ‘Keep Australia Australian!’

He spoke very passionately and boldly about the importance of protecting our Judeo-Christian Heritage, and ‘Keeping Australia Australian’ for generations to come, so that our sons & daughters can enjoy the freedoms we have. He also spoke out very strongly against Islamic Sharia Law and Multiculturalism. His speech was received with much applause and shouts of support by those present.

Following the National President’s speech, the four State Presidents for Vic, WA, Tas & QLD addressed the gathering. They too spoke with great passion and love for Australia, re-enforcing their commitment to ‘Keep Australia Australian!’

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Largest Faith Gathering Albania Has Ever Seen

Randal Burtis (Oct 4, 2012)

“I think it’s historic. For the first time, we have had the elites of Albanian society—the business community, the political community—being addressed in such a genuine way with the Good News of salvation.” -Toni Gogu

(Tirana, Albania)—Just over two decades after the fall of Communism and state-imposed atheism in Albania, local churches and Luis Palau collaborated to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ to more than 20,000 people at Tirana’s Mother Teresa Square.

TiranaFest with Luis Palau, a massive evangelistic campaign, took Albania’s capital city by storm September 22-23. The square resounded with live music; an extraordinary stunt show by skate, BMX, and motocross athletes; a program just for kids; and clear presentations of the Good News by Luis Palau and partner evangelists.

“This was totally different . . . something that has never happened in Tirana,” Pastor Paulin Vilajeti of Albania Christian Center said. “Because people were attracted by different events. I believe and I hope that God touched different generations—from children to the old people.”

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Do Prayer Rallies Really Do Any Good?

10/4/2012 Jennifer LeClaire – Charisma Magazine

Another day, another prayer rally. That’s the sentiment of the naysayers who don’t believe intercession can turn the direction of a nation.

After all, they say, you’ve got IHOPs all over the world praying—some of them filling up the bowls 24/7. You’ve got TheCall. You’ve got TheCry. You’ve got the National Day of Prayer. You’ve got OneCry. You’ve got Cry Out America. You’ve got Broken Before the Throne. Indeed, there is a diversity of dedicated prayer warriors from coast to coast organizing solemn assemblies based on 2 Chronicles 7:14.

If all this prayer worked, the naysayers argue, why haven’t abortions ended? Why hasn’t revival come? Why hasn’t there been a long-prophesied Third Great Awakening? Why isn’t the prayer changing anything? I believe the prayers are making an impact, even though things often appear to be growing worse despite massive intercession.

Beware the Spirit of Unbelief

Still, some are skeptical. They don’t believe that God’s Word doesn’t return to Him void. They don’t believe it accomplishes what He sent it to do (see Is. 55:11). They don’t believe if two of us agree on earth as touching anything that we get what we ask for (see Matt. 18:19). Simply stated, they don’t believe.

That unbelief leads to questions, arguments and declarations.  They ask, “Why even bother praying anymore?” They argue, “This nation is going to hell in a hand basket no matter what we do!” They declare, “It’s too late for America.”

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