Palestinian Christians Focus on Peace, Not End Times Prophecy, at ‘Checkpoint’ Conference

By Stoyan Zaimov , Christian Post Reporter – March 15, 2012

A conference held last week in Bethlehem between March 5-9 brought together more than 600 international and local Christians to discuss the future of Palestinian Christians and the ongoing Middle East conflict.

“Christ at the Checkpoint” addressed how to keep hope and faith in Christ amid the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, and discussed biblical ways of viewing the issues that have historically divided the two communities. It was hosted by Bethlehem Bible College, an organization of Palestinian Evangelical Christians.

Although a lot has been written in recent times comparing the current Middle East situation to prophecies highlighted in the Bible, the conference leaders wanted to steer the discussion away from End Times talk and encourage the evangelical community to join Palestinians in following Jesus in the prophetic pursuance of justice, peace and reconciliation.

Some of the other goals of the conference included seeking ways to empower and encourage the Palestinian church; expose the realities of the injustices in the Palestinian territories and create awareness of the obstacles to reconciliation and peace; create a platform for engagement with Christian Zionism and motivate participants to become advocates for the reconciliation work of the church and its ramifications for the Middle East and the world. (more…)

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Prime Minister Netanyahu Addresses Christian Gathering in Jerusalem

Teresa Neumann : Mar 22, 2012 : Nir Hasson - Haaretz "I'm proud that in Israel Muslims are free to practice their religion. At a time when Christians are under…

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Hitler’s Best Kept Secret?

As I wept my way through the Holocaust doing research for a new book called Hitler, God and the Bible, I thought that I would uncover why Adolf Hitler so hated the Jews. But all I found were a number of theories; no one really knowing for sure as to why his hatred was so venomous. Some surmise that he was insanely jealous of the Jews because many were able to stay financially secure during the 1929 depression. Others think that he was bitter because he contracted syphilis from a Jewish prostitute. In Mein Kampf he called it a “Jewish disease,” and this lead to speculation by some that he may have contracted the disease himself.

Still other authorities believe that his hatred grew out of a sense of rejection, after he submitted his paintings to the Vienna Academy of Fine Art. Hitler claimed that the professors that rejected him, were Jewish. Others believe another theory–that “The core of his hatred lies at the defeat of Germany in WWI.”

Perhaps it was a combination of each one that fostered the fire of hatred, that consumed the lives of six million Jews. However, I believe that there was another factor that clearly fueled the fire, and one that is often overlooked.

Adolf Hitler had a huge reason to kill Jews, because they helped him to finance his war-machine. Every time he seized the assets of wealthy Jewish families, it meant money in his bank. Big money. Cash, adding up to many billions of dollars came directly from their murder. According to those who have access to the details, he financed a massive 30 per cent of the German war effort by killing Jewish families and stealing their wealth. (more…)

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Korean pastor’s books are a main draw at the New Delhi World Book Fair

Friday, March 2, 2012 – ASSIST News Service 

NEW DELHI, INDIA (ANS) — The 20th World Book Fair in New Delhi, the capital of India, began on Saturday with the Honorable Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Shri Kapil Sibal, who inaugurated the nine-day book fair, being held Feb 25-March 4, at the Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

Organized biennially by the National Book Trust (NBT), India, a hundred years of Indian Cinema is the focus at the World Book Fair this year.

The fair is also celebrating two important events: 150 years of Rabindranath Tagore with a display of books on and by Tagore and 100 years of Delhi as the capital of the country.

There are 1300 exhibitors, including 30 foreign exhibitors from foreign countries like South Korea, Germany, France, Spain, Belarus, Iran, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, UAE, China, Thailand and United Kingdom and international bodies like WHO, UNESCO and World Bank.

The books of Korean evangelical author Dr. Jaerock Lee, Senior Pastor of the Manmin Central Church in Seoul, South Korea including “Heaven”, “Hell” and “The Message of the Cross” and were featured and impressed many visitors. (more…)

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Very Special Guest Speaker on the 1st of April 2012 at CTFM Hallam

Dear family & friends in Christ, On 1st April 2012 at the 9.30am & 6.30pm services we will have a very special guest speaker Pastor Cami and his wife Karen…

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Mighty Presence of God, Salvation and a BIG THANK YOU from Pr Daniel / CTFM Live Webcast Sun 1st April

Dear family and friends in Christ,

We thank and praise God for His continued manifest presence as His people unite together to glorify Him as King of kings and LORD of lords!

This is so exciting, because when people experience the manifest presence of God, they cannot deny that Jesus is real and that He is alive!

This last week has been great, as we have been receiving some very exciting testimonies of the wonderful works of the Lord!

1) Pr Daniel ministered over the weekend in Bendigo as more people were mightily touched by the Lord through the Word of God and the powerful testimonies of the many victories in the name of Jesus. On Sunday morning after the service was over, a middle aged man came up to Pr Daniel and shook his hand.  Then when asked whether he was from that church, he said to him, “Pastor, I don’t go to church. I am the owner of the local Pizza outlet. I just came because I heard that you are heading up the Rise Up Australia Party to Keep Australia Australian. I am 100% behind you. How can I help? I really like what your party stands for. I will become a member and distribute your brochures at my outlet.”

This man was so excited that he just kept talking about how he wants to help. Seeing that the man was so touched, Pr Daniel asked him whether he could pray for him and he responded, “Yes, please.” Pr Daniel first prayed for him and then was able to lead him to the Lord. The man accepted Jesus as His Lord and Saviour! What a mighty God we serve! (more…)

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The Historical Reality of the Muslim Conquests

Catholic Lane ^ | March 3, 2012 | Raymond Ibrahim

Because it is now almost axiomatic for American school textbooks to whitewash all things Islamic (see here for example), it may be useful to examine one of those aspects that are regularly distorted: the Muslim conquests.

Few events of history are so well documented and attested to as are these conquests, which commenced soon after the death of the Muslim prophet Muhammad (632) and tapered off circa 750. Large swathes of the Old World—from the India in the east, to Spain in the west—were conquered and consolidated by the sword of Islam during this time.

By the standards of history, the reality of these conquests is unassailable, for history proper concerns itself with primary sources; and the Islamic conquests are thoroughly documented. More importantly, the overwhelming majority of primary source materials we rely on do not come from non-Muslims, who might be accused of bias. Rather, the foremost historians bequeathing to posterity thousands of pages of source materials documenting the Islamic conquests were not only Muslims themselves; they were—and still are—regarded by today’s Muslims as pious and trustworthy scholars (generically, the ulema).

Among the most authoritative books devoted to recounting the conquests are: Ibn Ishaq’s (d. 767) Sira (“Life of Muhammad”), the oldest biography of Muhammad; Waqidi’s (d. circa. 820) Maghazi (“Military Campaigns [of the Prophet]“); Baladhuri’s (d. 892) Futuh al-Buldan (“Conquests of the Nations”); and Tabari’s (d.923) multi-volume Tarikh al-Rusul wa al-Muluk, (“History of Prophets and Kings”), which is 40 volumes in the English translation. (more…)

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EXCLUSIVE Rick Warren: ‘Flat Out Wrong’ That Muslims, Christians View God the Same

By Alex Murashko on March 02,2012 LAKE FOREST, Calif. – Influential evangelist Pastor Rick Warren has labeled as "flat out wrong" a local newspaper's assertion that he believes Muslims and Christians worship…

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Schools and Same Sex Marriage / Pray for QLD Election / Anti-Sharia Conference Video / Is President Obama a Muslim?

Dear friends and family in Christ, 1) For your prayerful interest click the following link to read a very important article titled 'Same-sex marriage set to transform our schools' by…

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Christians to Gather in Philadelphia to Pray for Nation’s Healing

America For Jesus 2012Julie Shutley : Mar 1, 2012 : America for Jesus 2012

(Nashville, TN)—America for Jesus 2012, a gathering of Christians representing all races, parties and denominations, will gather in a solemn assembly on Independence Mall in Philadelphia, Sept. 28-29, to pray for the healing of our nation and its people 40 days before America casts its vote for President, it was announced Sunday at the National Religious Broadcasters Association Convention in Nashville, TN.

“America’s soul is sick, but I believe America still has a chance; I believe in resurrection, and I believe prayer changes things—and that is what we intend to do,” said Bishop Anne Gimenez, pastor of Rock Church International in Virginia Beach, Va., and chairman of America for Jesus 2012. “It’s not about who will be in the White House nor our current financial crisis, it’s about America needing the presence of God.”

America for Jesus 2012 is being organized by One Nation Under God, a coalition of ministries that sponsored the watershed Washington for Jesus events in the 80s and 90s, which focused on prayer, repentance and revival, based on God’s promises found in 2 Chronicles 7:14.

To-date, the five national and numerous regional rallies attended by several hundred thousand people have made significant impact affecting millions across the country and the national movement continues to call for a return to Biblical values rather than endorsing any particular party or candidate.

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Christian Soldiers Banned from The Quran in the U.S. Army in Afghanistan

Thursday, March 01, 2012 - Pam Geller The collapse of American will. More sharia provisions in the military. Non-Muslims are not allowed to handle the quran unless they are considering…

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People weep at the altar as Holy Spirit fire falls in the Newcastle area / Pr Daniel ministering in Bendigo this Sun 25th March

Dear family & friends in Christ,

1) We thank and glorify our awesome God for His wonderful presence this past weekend at meetings where Pr Daniel preached in Maitland & Raymond Terrace in the Newcastle area.  The Spirit of God moved mightily at all 3 revival meetings as the presence of God was so awesome that people just flocked to the altar and fell at the feet of Jesus!  Some were weeping, some were laughing, some were singing, some were shouting for joy and others were just lying on the floor!

People were powerfully touched by the the Word of God and real life testimonies shared by Pr Daniel of the miracle working power of God. Many testified as to how their lives have been radically changed through the meetings over the weekend and how they have found real hope to go forward and take the nation for Jesus!

Pr Daniel stated, “I can see a radical revolution of love in Jesus name rising up all over the nation for a national reformation for the King of kings and the Lord of Lords, to see Australia come back to our Father in Heaven.”

As Pr Daniel spoke about the Rise Up Australia Party and the vision to take Australia, the people responded with shouts of Amen and Hallelujah. Many signed up and took membership with the party, after the service. This was so great. One Pastor commented, ” It seems like revival has come”. All glory to God.

Following is an email we received yesterday from Dr Glenda who lives in Newcastle. We trust this email sums up as to what the Lord did over the weekend.

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For our eyes only

BY MEGAN DOHERTY, CITY REPORTER CANBERRA TIMES – 09 Feb, 2012 

Momentum is gathering for women’s-only swimming in Canberra, whether that be incorporated into the design of the planned Gungahlin Leisure Centre or made available at existing pools.

The government says it is confident of finding a solution. However, it won’t be building a women’s-only pool.

Women who feel they cannot be in swimmers in front of men for religious or cultural reasons are among those likely to use the facility but also older women, those who feel self-conscious about their bodies and women recovering from injury or illness such as breast cancer.

Royal Life Saving ACT, the YWCA of Canberra and the Canberra Islamic Centre are all supporting the push, which is being spearheaded by ACT Greens leader Meredith Hunter.

Ms Hunter said she was contacted by constituents who wanted to ensure women’s-only swimming was incorporated into the design of the new $28.7 million Gungahlin Leisure Centre, which is due to start construction in August. (more…)

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We must love the Muslims and pray for them / By Pr Daniel Nalliah

Dear family & friends in Christ,

In the last few weeks, as I have been thinking very much of our dear Muslims friends, the Lord has given me a real burden to start praying for their protection. I know we all want to see them get born again, but we need to really ask a very serious question, “Do we really love them and if we love them, do we have a motive behind our love??”

As Christians, we really need to check our hearts, whether we talk the talk and also walk the walk. If we only love them because we want to win them to Jesus, although this is good and very important, our motive is wrong. Can we love all people, simply because we love them, or do we love them because we have an agenda ??

Let me encourage you, many years ago, I was the same. But when the Lord took me into Saudi Arabia, I was really challenged. I asked the Lord, How can I love these people when they don’t even let me pray in my house or have a Bible and they treat me so badly?? At once I was reminded of the scripture, “Bless those who persecute you, and do not curse them. But pray for them.”  Also the Lord Jesus said in His Word, “It is easy to love those who love you, anyone can do it. But if you are a true Christian, you need to love those who even hate you and pray for them.” In the heart of Islam, right in Saudi Arabia, I received a real love for the Muslim people.

While watching news I was deeply sadden to see the number of Muslims who are getting killed all throughout the Islamic world. I believe that hundreds of Muslims are dying every day due to war and natural disasters. This includes men, women and children. Have we prayed for their protection? Do we realise that they were also created in the image of God.

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More than 250 rockets fired into Israel this week

15th March - Dr Michael Evans  of Jerusalem Prayer Team Dear Friend, Though the pace of attacks has lessened slightly since the weekend, there have been more than 250 rockets…

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