RUAP newspaper article / Live webcast with Pr Daniel on 16th Nov
Dear friends & family in Christ, 1) You may click the following link to read an excellent newspaper article with Casey Councillor Rosalie Crestani who has been formally endorsed as…
Iran – World’s “Fastest-Growing Church,” Celebrates New Bible Translation.
Monday, September 22, 2014 – By Jeremy Reynalds – Senior Correspondent for ASSIST News Service
LONDON (ANS) — A major new translation of the Bible into modern Persian, launched in London Monday, marks a remarkable transformation for the church in Iran.
According to a news release from Elam Ministries, the organization behind the translation, at the time of the Islamic revolution in 1979, there were no more than 500 Christians from a Muslim background in the country. Now Iran is thought to have the fastest-growing church in the world.
“A very conservative estimate puts the number of Christians in Iran at 100,000,” said David Yeghnazar of Elam Ministries, speaking in the news release.
He continued, “The generally-accepted estimate is 370,000. Some believe there are 700,000, some over a million. Operation World puts the annual growth rate at 19.7 per cent. If that is the case, Iran will very soon have one million Christian believers.”
Yeghnazar believes there are a number of reasons why the church has grown so rapidly.
“The Iranian identity is not rooted in Islam and there is real disillusionment with the religion,” he said in the release. “The house church movement has emerged, allowing Iranians to go to Christian meetings easily and not risk all by going to a public church. New Christians have zealously shared the Gospel and Scriptures and there has been on-going prayer for Iran around the world.”
Many hearts touched in Tasmania / RUAP article in Greek Newspaper
Dear friends & family in Christ, 1) We praise and thank God for His mighty presence at the meetings in Tasmania. We serve a God of miracles. Many people were…
4 Ingredients in the Recipe for Revival
11th July 2014 Daniel K. Norris
Not being able to use the oven as an 8-year-old, I became quite skilled at cooking meals for myself in the microwave oven. Nearly every morning I would make a full breakfast complete with scrambled eggs, bacon and grits buttered to southern perfection. My mom was amused by her little chef and let me enjoy my little space of independence—even if it meant a little extra work for her cleaning up my messes.
One day I found a recipe for microwaved chocolate cake. For this preteen kid I might as well have discovered gold. I was incredibly anxious to try this one afternoon after school. I could already taste the sweet warm soft cake in my mouth with a tall glass of milk. When I arrived home that day I dropped my bags and headed straight for the kitchen and began rummaging through the cupboards looking for the ingredients.
The recipe called for cocoa powder (sweetened). We only had unsweetened but I figured cocoa is cocoa so what difference does it make? Next I needed baking powder. To this day I’m not sure I can tell the difference between a box of baking soda and baking powder. They look the same, so I put a little baking soda in. I couldn’t reach the sugar, but salt looks a lot like sugar and it was conveniently sitting on the table.
I mixed everything up, with the rest of the ingredients and popped it into the microwave, punched in 10 minutes and went to pour my milk as I waited for my fresh cake to come straight out of the (microwave) oven.
You can imagine my expectation quickly became disappointment as I put in my spoon and took a big bite. It was awful! It tasted like a mouthful of dirt. That afternoon I learned a valuable lesson—change the recipe, change the outcome!
Thirty years later I hunger for something different. Not for a natural meal that can be prepared in an earthly kitchen, but for a supernatural move than only comes from the fires of a heavenly altar in answer to fervent prayers. Our nation is in desperate need of such a move. No doubt, the days have grown dark and continue to grow darker. The only hope we have is found in revival!
Thankfully God has provided us a recipe for revival within his word. Like a family recipe passed down from generation to generation it is a favorite passage of scripture that is often quoted in times prayer. But I wonder… is it possible we are guilty of changing that recipe and thus changing the outcome? Are we trying to rush what requires time and patience? Are we substituting our ideas for his proven ingredients?
The late revivalist, Leonard Ravenhill said often, “We will live without revival, as long as we are content to remain without it.”
I see a divine discontent coming back to the body of Christ and hear fresh calls for revival. If we want to see God’s results then we must return to God’s ways. To truly experience revival, we must look to the pattern the Lord gave us in 2 Chronicles 7:14 and throw the following on to the fires of his altar. (more…)
Reinhard Bonnke Searching for People Who ‘Pray and Weep for the Salvation of America’
5/29/2014 Jennifer LeClaire – Charisma News
Few of us know what we want to be at the age of 9, but evangelist Reinhard Bonnke is one of the exceptions. The German evangelist, who has preached in front of crowds exceeding 1.6 million in Africa, says it was at that tender age that he got his calling to be a missionary.
Now, after 35 years and preaching in front of more than 74 million people, Bonnke is bringing his message, “American Shall be Saved,” to the United States. His gospel crusade will bring his message from the Lord to Miami, Greensboro, Long Island, Houston, and Pittsburgh.
“Evangelism must always lead into the church,” Bonnke says. “This is a central truth I have practiced everywhere. I, the evangelist, bring my nets and borrow the boats of the local churches. Together we will cast our nets into the human ocean and pull them in to be emptied on the beach. My promise to you is not to take a single fish but to leave them all with the local churches. Then I will dry and mend my nets and move to the next place.”
Great presence of God in Sale, Vic / Harbingers / Live Webcast
Dear family & friends in Christ, 1) Last Sunday Pr Daniel and a team from CTFM ministered in Sale, Vicwhere God moved most powerfully at both meetings. Many were greatly…
Pr Daniel ministering in Sale, VIC on Sunday 20th July / Islamisation of Belgium / Brigitte Gabriel’s fantastic answer to Muslim woman
Dear friends & family in Christ, 1) Please pray for Pr Daniel who will be ministering God’s prophetic Word, praying for people and sharing about RUAP at Sale City Church…
Channel 9 News / Live webcast this Sunday morning / Amazing Healing and Reconciliation with Aboriginal people in Katherine, NT
Dear friends & family in Christ,
1) You may click the following link to watch a short video clip that appeared on Channel Nine News (0:13-0:29) from our recent Free Speech Rally outside the Victorian Parliament in Melbourne.
http://ninemsn.video.msn.com/?mkt=en-au&vid=A66AEAB8-9F00-49E4-8CBE-C5D67226BA08
2) Pr Daniel will be ministering God’s prophetic Word and praying for people this Sunday 29th June at the 9.30am & 6:30pm worship services at CTFM at 30 Star Crescent in Hallam, Melbourne.
Please note that the morning service will be live webcast at www.reformationharvestfire.com beginning at 10:30am (AEDT).
3) Pr Daniel had the opportunity to address several meetings in Katherine and Darwin, NT over the past weekend. Also travelling with him was his Media Officer and Cameraman.
The 4 day ministry tour started with a one hour radio interview, which was very interesting, as the radio host became so excited and challenged when he heard how God saved Pr Daniel from possible execution in Saudi Arabia more than 15 years ago.
That night he also spoke at a Women’s Aglow meeting where the people were absolutely challenged to Rise Up as they heard him speak of Australia, our Judeo-Christian heritage and the need to keep Australia Australian.
The next morning he addressed a Breakfast meeting and spoke on how RUAP has already started to make a difference in the political arena. Many people joined the party and pledged support.
The highlight of the tour was on Saturday night when many Aboriginal people turned up for the meeting. This meeting, interestingly enough was held at the Charles Darwin University Hall. At this meeting something amazing happened. The praise and worship was great. Then Pr Daniel started speaking, sharing the Word of God and some very powerful testimonies.
Suddenly, the Holy Spirit fell in the place and people started repenting and crying. Then all the Aboriginal people, and all people who have come from other countries to call Australia home, came out to the front. They stood up and acknowledged them and then asked them forgiveness for the wrong done to their fore-fathers. Then they thanked these dear people for opening their country for all us to come and live in it, and call Australia home.
As this finished many people were weeping under the anointing of the Holy Spirit. Then the Aboriginal people told the others, “we accept your apology and welcome you into our country. Thank you for bringing the Word of God to us.” As this happened many started weeping. There were many tears of joy as white and black people hugged and said how much they love each other.
Then all joined hands and sang “Bind us together Lord with cords that cannot be broken”. There was tremendous healing and reconciliation, followed by many people asking Pr Daniel to pray for them.
On Sunday morning and evening we ministered at a church. On Sunday night the service that started at 6.30pm, finished around 11pm. The power and anointing of the Holy Spirit just swept through the place. Many Aboriginal people came for this service.
Towards the end of the service, many people who had never had a hug from their biological father asked Pr Daniel for a hug as they saw the Heavenly Father’s heart in him. The rest was history.
Channel Nine News Video / Pr Daniel in NT this weekend / Boort & Wedderburn, Victoria on Sat 5th & Sun 6th July
Dear family & friends in Christ, 1) You may click the following link to watch the short but excellent video clip (from 1:55-2:08) from last night’s Channel Nine News segment…
Nigerian Christian Denomination Plants Over 750 Churches in U.S. to Spread African-Style Pentecostalism Across North America
May 19, 2014 – John Burnett – NPR
In earlier times, white missionaries traveled from Europe and America to sub-Saharan Africa to save souls.
Today, the trend has reversed. Evangelists from the global south are targeting Americans and Europeans they say are ripe for Christian renewal.
There is no greater example than the Redeemed Christian Church of God. This ambitious Nigerian denomination has established its North American headquarters in Texas, and its goal is nothing less than becoming the next major global religion.
On a Sunday morning, inside a storefront church in Austin called Salvation Center, the worship service exudes the unmistakable spirit of West Africa.
The congregation is mostly from Nigeria, where this church originated. The message from Doyin Oke, the bald, heavy-lidded pastor, is one of prosperity through faith.
RUAP National President Daniel Nalliah speaking at a special dinner event in Sydney 7pm Friday 13th June
Dear friends & family in Christ, 1) This Pentecost Sunday 8th June beginning at 7:30pm Pr Daniel will be speaking on a must watch live webcast right here at www.reformationharvestfire.com…
CTFM dedication service this Sunday 15th June / Weekend ministry report
Dear family & friends in Christ, 1) For those of you in the Melbourne area, we wish to invite you to our special dedication service of Catch The Fire Ministries…
Leading The Way Continues to Impact Indonesia One Year After Revival Gatherings
ASSIST News Service (ANS) – Tuesday, May 13, 2014
ATLANTA, GA (ANS) — One year after nearly a thousand people made commitments to follow Christ at Leading The Way’s revival gatherings in Jakarta’s Istora Stadium last May, the ministry is continuing to impact the world’s largest Muslim nation.
“Our Indonesian revival was only the beginning of a long-term outreach to Indonesia,” explained Leading The Way’s Founder and President Dr. Michael Youssef.
He added: “On March 1 this year, we launched THE KINGDOM SAT in the Indonesian language. So now on satellite television we have what we’ve been broadcasting in the Arab world for five years. Now anyone in Indonesia with a satellite dish will have access to the Gospel subtitled in their language. That’s remarkable growth from just a simple stadium evangelistic outreach.”
A team of 100 Christian leaders is following up with each person who committed his or her life to Christ at last year’s meetings in Jakarta. One of those team members was a former Muslim extremist who had become an evangelist and risked his life to bring people to the meetings: “He brought 17 buses of people every night. The second night, 30 people showed up at his doorstep, and they threatened to kill him if he took people to the final night. So he shows up with all these buses, and at the end of the meetings they were interviewing him on camera with his face covered, and my son Jonathan asked him, ‘How come they threatened your life, and yet you are here and you brought all these people?’ He said, ‘If they kill me, I go to Jesus,’ with a big smile on his face. “I wish every Western Christian could watch this incredible man of courage. He’s not afraid. He said, ‘I’d rather see these people saved than worry about my life,’ and he is one of those people who is doing a lot of the follow-up.”
Awesome Presence of God in Western Suburbs of Melbourne / Live webcast this Sunday 25th May with Pr Daniel / Mildura, VIC on Sat 31st May & Sun 1st June
Dear family & friends in Christ,
1) We thank and praise God for His awesome presence last weekend at the meetings held in the Western Suburbs of Melbourne.
Pr Daniel with a team from CTFM ministered at 3 meetings, where many people from different churches came to hear the word of God.
Glory to God the people were mightily blessed at the meetings, with some weeping aloud as the presence of God swept through the place.
People were greatly encouraged and challenged through the word of God and the power of real life testimonies shared by Pr Daniel.
Several times people jumped out of their seats and started shouting with great joy.
Pr Daniel stated, “It somewhat seemed like a Holy Ghost riot breaking out. I get so excited when I see people getting set free from all types of bondages. It is so sad when a church only goes through its pre-planned programs and you can predict what is going to happen next?? This is why many people have stopped going to church, as many have told me how boring church is.
But the great difference is when you are open to the Holy Ghost you just cannot predict as to what’s going to happen next. This gives me great joy. As the agenda of the church service is surrendered to the Holy Ghost. I thank God for Pastors who are willing to do so.”
2) Pr Daniel will be ministering God’s prophetic Word and praying for people this Sunday 24th May at the 9.30am & 6:30pm worship services at CTFM at 30 Star Crescent in Hallam, Melbourne.
Please note that the morning service will be live webcast at www.reformationharvestfire.com beginning at 10:30am (AEDT).
Hillsong Takes Over New York City’s Times Square With ‘Jesus,’ ‘No Other Name’ Campaign
By Nicola Menzie , Christian Post Reporter – May 7, 2014|
Hillsong “takes over” Times Square’s digital billboards in New York City on Thursday, April 24, 2014, by promoting “Jesus” and “No Other Name,” the name of Hillsong Live’s upcoming album and the church’s 2014 conference theme.
Hillsong, a Pentecostal powerhouse with church campuses spanning the globe, recently descended on New York City’s Times Square to declare the name of Jesus before thousands of onlookers while also shooting cover art for a new album that shares its name with the megachurch’s 2014 conference theme.
Instead of flashing the usual ads, news reports or the day’s market results, 21 digital screens played for an hour a looped video comprised of just a few frames flashing repeatedly: “Jesus” and “No Other Name.”
Jay Argaet, Hillsong’s Art and Communications director, told The Christian Post that at least 400 people from Hillsong NYC church joined in the nighttime campaign at Times Square, one of the world’s most sought out tourist destinations.
Times Square, located between 7th Avenue and Broadway from 42nd and 47th Streets, is trafficked by an average of 360,000 pedestrians every day, many of them out-of-towners.
Hillsong “takes over” Times Square’s digital billboards in New York City on Thursday, April 24, 2014, by promoting “Jesus” and “No Other Name,” the name of Hillsong Live’s upcoming album and the church’s 2014 conference theme.