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)…
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.”
THE MP who chaired the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs Inquiry into same-sex marriage, Graham Perrett, has encouraged fellow MPs to “vote with the courage of their convictions”.
He opened his ‘Foreword’ to what is called an ‘Advisory Report’ (which is published this week), with a quote from Australian Rugby player David Pocock, which he found in Marie Claire, (July 2012, p. 44) “I believe every human being is precious and we are all part of God’s family – and that marriage is a beautiful thing and should not be used as a weapon to promote prejudice.”
Mr Perrett said he was “a little taken aback to read of his progressive and tolerant approach to marriage equality.” and followed that with, “Either footy has changed significantly since I played it, or this nation has. And after conducting an inquiry into marriage legislation I now know it is the latter”.
There you have the gist of this report – Australia is now progressive and tolerant and we should change the Marriage Act to include ‘same-sex couples’.
Dear family & friends in Christ,
1) What a glorious weekend in Wagga Wagga, NSW as people from 17 different churches united to hear the Word of God and to Catch the Fire of the Holy Spirit!
They came from the Anglican, Uniting, Catholic, Baptist, Churches of Christ, Pentecostal and many other churches. People were mightily touched by the Presence of God as Pr Daniel preached the Word of the Lord and shared many powerful testimonies of God’s healing power.
Diana Shield, who coordinated the meetings for Catch The Fire, was the lady who was raised from the dead in the name of Jesus by Pr Daniel during the CTFM tour of Israel in 2010. Her presence at the meeting was such a powerful testimony to all present.
At the revival meetings many were healed and were tremendously blessed as Pr Daniel laid hands and prayed for people. One person was set free from depression. Glory to God. Also at the meeting was a young Muslim man who accepted Jesus as his Lord and Saviour. We give all glory to God!
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.
Dear family & friends in Christ,
1) What a mighty God we serve!
We at Catch The Fire look forward with great excitement of what the Spirit of God will do every Sunday when we come to church!
I am sure it is the same with you too. Isn’t it awesome to be where the presence of God is present?
People just absolutely soak in the presence of God every Sunday and we hear great testimonies of how people are spending time in the presence of God every day and how their lives are being transformed!
On Sunday at CTFM, three people were baptised. It is always such a joy to see people going through baptism. One of them who was baptised was the lady who gave her life to Jesus a few weeks ago, after receiving a Rise Up Australia Party brochure in her letter box. This lady has grown so much in the Lord just in the past few weeks.
Additionally amazing was that her husband came to church and witnessed his wife getting baptised. He also heard the Word of God being preached by Pr Daniel. He was so touched that at the end of the service he gave his life to Jesus! His wife who had just got baptised was absolutely shocked and excited! What a mighty God we serve!
Dear friends,
While many of our church congregations have their holy huddles, our nation is rapidly slipping away into complete immorality and wickedness. Well, now the NSW Legislative Council has approved gay marriage and what shocks me most is that NSW has a Liberal Party Government.
Could this be the same story in Federal Parliament, if Malcolm Turnbull, who is pro-gay marriage, makes a come back?? Well, could the two main contenders at the next Federal Election in 2013, be Kevin Rudd vs. Malcolm Turnbull and not Julia Gillard & Tony Abbott??
As you would have seen the push for gay marriage has taken a new turn with Channel 7 promoting it on the program ‘Sunrise’ this morning. Well, the media is supposed to be un-biased?? How can the media be neutral when it’s full of extreme secular leftists??
A few days ago the program ‘Insight’ on SBS was promoting ‘polygamy’ and it was portrayed as being quite normal. What surprised me most was that ‘polygamy’ is freely practiced in Australia, although it is illegal, and Centre Link recognises it for financial payments.
Those living in polygamist relationships argued that it was their right to have more than one wife and that they should not be discriminated. I suppose soon there will be laws passed to legalise ‘Polygamy’, all because political correctness says they should be given equal opportunity.
Recently, I read a report that ‘paedophiles’ were claiming that it was a born condition that they desire to have sex with children. Well, what do we say to this?? How will the politically correct brigade respond to this?? Is it there right to do so??
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).
Dear family & friends in Christ,
1) It is with great joy that we share week after week the marvellous works of our Lord throughout our beautiful nation of Australia in this Great South Land of the Holy Spirit!
At a time when all the news you hear seems to be so negative, we hope that the good news you receive from Catch The Fire Ministries encourages you to know that the Holy Spirit is increasingly transforming so many lives across our nation!
It was so encouraging to see around eight pastors amongst the people in Bega who came to hear Pr Daniel preach the Word of God and share some very exciting real life testimonies of the power of God in action. Everyone who came for the meetings were mightily blessed.
Pr Daniel called out for the Pastors to come to the altar, then laid hands, prayed and prophesied over them. These Pastors were desperate to see a move of God in their respective church and town. We thank the Lord for the many Pastors and believers who are crying out to God to see a real move of the Holy Ghost!
In the crowd was an elderly couple named Ron & Marge, who have been married for 65 years. Ron is a World War Two Veteran, who was miraculously saved when the Japanese attacked Singapore. He has a powerful testimony. He and his wife were honoured a few years ago when CTFM held the service to honour the Fathers and Mothers of the Christian faith in Australia on National Thanksgiving Day in the city of Melbourne.
Pr Daniel stated, “I was greatly encouraged by the commitment and heart for Australia by this dear couple who are now in their nineties. They came along for the services in pouring rain, and were such an encouragement to us all. I admire their love for Jesus, each other and Australia. They told me, “Pastor Daniel, you go all the way, we are 100% behind you”, and then gave me a great big hug. I told them that they were such a great role model for all of us.”
2) All glory to God for His Holy Spirit revival fire outpouring over the past weekend in Perth where Evangelist Jason ministered the prophetic Word of our Lord at four miracle healing services in three different churches!
More precious souls were born-again into the Kingdom of God, with many recommitments, rededications, other miraculously healed, delivered, set free, restored, revived, transformed and revolutionised by the manifest presence, glory and love of our Heavenly Father!
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.
Dear friends and family in Christ,
We’re excited to announce that this Pentecost Sunday 27th May 9:30am worship service at CTFM Hallam (Melbourne) with Dr Steve Ryder will be broadcast live here on our website beginning at 10am (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. Dr Steve Ryder will also be ministering at 6.30pm. Pastor Daniel will also be praying for people at both services.
Also, following is an email from James Goll regarding the Global Day of Prayer this Pentecost Sunday 27th May.
This week, I want us to pray that the Global Day of Prayer will bring new unity to the body of Christ around the world. Then this Sunday, as we celebrate Pentecost, we will join with the many millions around the world in prayer, to give thanks, ask for forgiveness for our sin, and pray for a new outpouring of the Holy Spirit on our lands. I am including the following prayer from the Global Day of Prayer website (globaldayofprayer.com/)
Pray With One Voice – A Prayer for the World
Almighty God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit, We gather with believers all over the world, to glorify You as Creator of heaven and earth. You alone are holy and righteous. We submit to Your authority. We praise and adore You alone. Father, we honour You Lord Jesus Christ, we honour You Holy Spirit, we honour You.
Dear family & friends in Christ,
All glory to God for another mighty weekend in His awesome presence!
Pr Daniel ministered at a Baptist church in Geelong, Victoria last Sunday. We thank God for a lovely group of Baptist believers who were so hungry for the Word and presence of God. The church possibly had double their normal numbers, as many had heard of the CTFM team ministering at the church and came for the Holy Spirit revival services.
The worship was really great, as the worship leader was really tuned into the presence of God, opening up heaven, for an awesome move of the Holy Ghost at both services!
Pr Daniel shared his testimony and the vision to take Australia for Jesus by 2020. At both services people were powerfully touched by the Word of God, and many responded to the altar call. It was so great to see people from 10 different churches at the services.
An elderly man, who was fully deaf in his right ear and 95% deaf in his left ear, came up for prayer with his wife. Many watched as Pr Daniel placed his hands on both ears and prayed for healing. We thank God immediately the man’s ears started opening up and started to hear from both ears! Many others who came to the altar received a mighty touch from God.
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.
Dear family & friends in Christ,
1) It is with great joy we announce that Rise Up Australia Party is now on track to contest the next Federal Election also in South Australia!
Pr Daniel spoke at a gathering in Adelaide on the 9th of May and was very successful in setting up a state team to run the operation in South Australia for the next Federal Election in November 2013.
Pr Daniel stated, “I am so happy to see people rising up and being willing to take a stand for our nation Australia. One main reason for this is that the general public are absolutely fed up with our current government and most political parties. We have a great opportunity to step into Parliament right now. We cannot and must not miss this wave. I have spoken to many Christians and non-Christians alike. Interestingly, the response is the same, ‘We need change’ and I say, ‘Yes, we can do it’”.
2) On Sunday, which was Mother’s Day, Pr Jenny Jack from CTFM brought a great word on ‘Why women and men are equal in the sight of God‘. Many were mightily touched by the Word and Spirit of God. Pr Daniel called all the mothers to come up to the front and then he laid hands and prayed for them. Many of them received prophetic words from the Lord and were mighty impacted by the presence and power of God.
At the evening service, Pr Daniel Scot, along with his wife, ministered the powerful Word of the Lord. He spoke on the topic of ‘Why Islamic Sharia Law is bad law’. Many people who came to the meeting were shocked to learn as to what is real Islamic Sharia Law. Pr Daniel Scot and Pr Daniel Nalliah had both lived under Sharia Law in Pakistan & Saudi Arabia, and know very well as to how this law will destroy our nation of Australia.
This meeting was also live webcast, although the video was out, due to technical failure. Nevertheless, we thank God that the audio carried through without any interruptions. Yesterday morning we received good feedback from those who listened to it. We are so sorry for the video dropping out.
Pr Daniel Scot’s speech was very well received by the people. He spoke of how Australia will lose its freedoms and identity if Islamic Sharia Law is introduced. He quoted many references from the Koran to back up every statement he made. This very challenging and informative message is a must watch on DVD. You may order your copy for $15 + $5 postage, by emailing angelene@reformationharvestfire.com or calling Angeline at CTFM on 03 9794 8211.