Passover celebration report at CTFM

On Monday March 25th almost 100 people enjoyed a wonderful evening of singing, dancing, teaching and feasting as they celebrated Passover at Catch the Fire.  One person commented that this was one of the best days of her life and another said that he had no idea how relevant an Old Testament story was for us as Christians today.  The focus for this year was a visually illustrated in-depth teaching which tied the 4 cups of Passover (Ex 6:6-7 – representing sanctification, deliverance, redemption, praise) with the 4 Biblical covenants  – (blood, salt, sandal, and marriage covenants).  Each covenant takes us into a more intimate relationship with our Lord – from serving our Master, to friendship, then inheritance as sons and daughters and ultimately marriage as the Bride of Christ with Jesus, our Bridegroom.  The explanation of the biblical betrothal and marriage customs  shed much light on Jesus’ end-time teachings and the book of Revelation.  Many were brought to tears as they recognised the depth of our Saviour’s love for us.

The culmination of the night was when a couple from CTFM who will be officially married in less than a fortnight, played the part of the bride and groom, dressed in white and stood under the chuppah (marriage canopy) under the blood covering and the prayer shawl (tallit).  The bride was carried in seated on a handcrafted sedan chair like Solomon built in Song of Solomon 3:9-10, which reminds us of the ark of God that was carried through the desert on the shoulders of the priests.

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Great meetings in QLD / RUAP Melbourne Western Suburbs

Dear family & friends in Christ,

1) We thank and praise God for His mighty hand at work in our nation of Australia.

Last Friday, RUAP had a campaign meeting in the Westerns Suburbs of Melbourne. It was so encouraging to see around 60-70 people turn up for the meeting at 10.30 in the morning on a working day.

We were so pleased to see the encouraging response and support from many people. The local media too was present. We’ll email the article as soon as it is available.

You may click the following link to read another newspaper article about RUAP with a great photo.

http://www.caseyweekly.com.au/story/1386420/rise-up-australia-casey-councillor-aims-for-senate/?cs=1438

2) Directly after the RUAP Western Suburbs of Melbourne meeting, Pr Daniel took a flight to QLD and spoke at several meetings on the weekend, including a Pastor’s and Leader’s breakfast in Toowoomba. All gathered were greatly challenged. Now they have asked Pr Daniel to come back in May, so that many more could hear the vision of taking Australia for Jesus by 2020.

He then spoke at 3 services at a Cook Island Church in Brisbane. The presence of the Holy Spirit just absolutely swept through the place. At one service almost all who came out to the altar, who did not pray in tongues, were baptised in the Holy Spirit and prayed in tongues for the very first time.

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Rick Warren Calls ‘The Bible’ Series the Best He’s Ever Seen

By Stoyan Zaimov , Christian Post Reporter – March 1, 2013

Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church in California commented on the much-anticipated “The Bible” TV series, which premiers on the History Channel on Sunday, saying it is by far the best Bible movie he has ever seen.

“I have seen probably every film made on the Bible in the last 50 years. This is by far the best one,” Warren said, giving top marks to the 10-hour series, which will air each Sunday until Easter, March 30.

The best-selling author has been eagerly promoting the upcoming project, created by TV producers Mark Burnett and his wife, Roma Downey. On Saturday, the California pastor will air a 90-minute simulcast featuring a behind-the-scenes look at the production of “The Bible.”

“One way to build a bridge between God’s Word and the issues of our day is to tie a sermon series into some cultural event, something that has already caught the attention of many people,” Warren stated.

“For instance, when we enter the current economic crisis, I preached a series on God’s principles for money management. It taught people that the Bible offers wise and practical advice on how to handle your finances.”

The project, which was filmed in Morocco, covers hundreds of years of history, beginning with the story of Isaac’s sacrifice in the Old Testament, and ending with the crucifixion of Christ. Other major events that will be covered in the show include Samson destroying the pagan Philistine temple and David’s fight with the giant Goliath.

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The Age full page article on RUAP, including front page coverage, personal interview and photo of National President Daniel Nalliah

You may click on both photos to see The Age hard copy full page presentation of RUAP, including front page coverage, personal interview and photo of National President Daniel Nalliah.…

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Islamic Peace Conference in Melbourne a real failure

From Bernie – 21st March 2013

Six surprises from the Islamic ‘Peace Conference’

Surprise no 1: Free tickets were not honoured: We arrived at the Conference on the first morning (Friday) to be told that our free tickets would not be accepted. Thousands of free tickets were printed to be given to non-Muslims to attract them to the conference so they would hear the message of Islam and become Muslims – the conference was really all about da’wah or propagation of Islam. Conference reception staff told us that the Victoria Police had advised that everyone must pay the $50 entry fee. We refused, saying that we had not come prepared to pay $50, since we had free tickets. We said that it was false advertising to issue free tickets and then not to honour them. Eventually a young Muslim reception girl had pity on us and spoke to her supervisors on our behalf and we were let in free.

Surprise no 2: Muslim numbers were low: The organisers had hoped for 20,000 attendees, including 4,000 non-Muslims. However they did not achieve anything like this. The biggest day was Friday, when it was planned that 5,000 Muslims would pray behind the Imam of Mecca who was coming from Saudi Arabia. However news of his coming brought condemnation in the Age, Herald Sun, Australian newspapers and Jewish organisations because he had called for the extermination of the Jews, referring to them as ‘monkeys’, ‘rats’ and ‘the scum of the earth’. Although he never applied for an Australian visa (probably due to this negative publicity), it was not until the night before that the conference organiser announced on their website that he was not coming. Consequently, only 1800 people turned up for the prayers. The other main speaker, a sheik from Kuwait, arrived but fell sick and was not able to attend the conference. Muslims were disgruntled at the high price of the conference, expensive food and carnival rides, and the cancellation of some meetings. Eventually cold driving rain sent people home and kept them away the next day. Meetings set up to hold thousands were attended by a couple of hundred people.  If the conference was relying on gate takings for income, it will be in significant financial trouble.

Surprise no 3: Opportunities for Christian witness were high. Over the weekend, a team of 60 Christians turned up to witness to Muslims. The vast majority, by the grace of God, managed to get in free. We had applied for and been given permission to hire stalls and sell or give away Christian literature including Bibles. However this permission was withdrawn by the conference organisers saying they could not guarantee the safety of Christians from radical Muslims inside the Showgrounds. This ban on Christian stalls turned out to our advantage, as it enabled us to spread out, rather than being concentrated in one place. Christians could be seen all over around the conference, making friends with Muslims, asking questions and sharing their faith in Jesus. It soon became obvious, and non-Muslims arriving at the gates were asked by the reception staff: “Are you part of Bernie’s team?” Sometimes conference staff would order Muslims to stop talking to the Christians and send them away. Despite this, we had hundreds of wonderful conversations about Christ throughout the weekend and arranged to meet up with some more open Muslims afterwards.

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God’s Love Message Is the Sweetest Gift of All

2/11/2013 Sandra Clifton, D. Min.

“What are you thinking?” I asked my husband, Terry, who was staring at the lineup of 15 throwaway cameras that graced our kitchen counter.

“Valentine’s Day,” Terry answered.

You’re not married for 26 years without getting a glimmer of your spouse’s next thought. So I revealed it to him: “I know—you were going to find a photo of us from these and frame it!”

“Right; how did you know?” Then Terry added with an ornery smile, “What you didn’t know is that I bought a special frame to hold it. It says, ‘BE MINE!’”

We surveyed the cavalcade of cameras and tried to guess what special moments were on each one. In all these pictures there were probably 10 good photos of us smiling as a couple but 1,001cute cat photos! (Did I tell you we have two spoiled cats, Sammy and Barnie, who are naturals on camera?) Terry and I began to wonder which of the 15 cameras contained that one good photo of us.

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When Casting Out Devils Brings Retaliation

Charisma News – Jennifer LeClaire – 12/8/2012

When you cast out devils by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you (Luke 11:20). But what comes next isn’t always as much fun. There is often natural and spiritual retaliation for setting the captives free.

Although no weapon formed against a deliverance minister can prosper, the enemy nonetheless forms a weapon and takes his best shot. After all, when you cast out devils—when you set the captives free—you just did marked damage to the kingdom of darkness. Whether you are an experienced deliverance minister or just beginning to study the gospel art of casting out devils, entering the battle without expecting the backlash is not wise.

Retaliation From Flesh and Blood

Deliverance was an earmark of Jesus’ ministry. His keen ability to cast out demons was one of the things that made his ministry so popular among the people. But Jesus faced His fair share of retaliation for casting out devils—and so will you if you engage in deliverance ministry.

After Jesus cast the devil out of two demon-possessed men in the region of the Gadarenes, sending them into the swine, the entire town came out to meet Him. But instead of glorifying God as one might expect, they begged him to get out of town (Matt. 8:22-33). If that wasn’t insulting enough, when Jesus cast a devil out of a blind and mute man the Pharisees suggested He was using the power of Satan (Matt. 12:24). And religious spirits were especially indignant that Jesus cast out a devil on the Sabbath day (Luke 13:14). Ultimately, one of the reasons the religious spirits wanted to kill Jesus was because he was setting people free from demonic oppression and, in doing so, threatening their dead religious rule.

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12 Hot Spots for Holy Ghost Revivals

Charisma News – J. Lee Grady- 11/23/2012

The Holy Spirit is working in places you might never expect. The move of God happening in these 12 locations is notable, and these hot spots are great places for evangelists and missionaries to set their sights.

China.  Nothing in the history of missions rivals the success story that is China. Mao Zedong tried to wipe out Christian faith in the 1970s when there were only 2.7 million believers. Today, the most conservative estimate is that China had 75 million believers in 2010. A few years ago the greatest growth was among rural “house churches.” Today Christianity is also growing in China’s major cities, and charismatic renewal has infiltrated state-sponsored churches.

India. Despite language barriers, tribal divisions and violent attacks by Hindus, indigenous church-planting movements have flourished all over India in the last 40 years. Fifteen years ago in Andhra Pradesh, a woman who heard a gospel radio broadcast, asked if someone could plant a church in her remote village. Within the first year after a pastor came, the church had 75 converts. After a church building was constructed in 1994, this church planted 125 churches with a combined membership of more than 5,000. This type of growth is occurring throughout India today.

Iran. Despite crackdowns on church gatherings, arrests of pastors and confiscation of Christian videotapes and other materials, Iranian believers are finding increased openness to the gospel in this stronghold of Shiite Islam. The leader of one indigenous ministry says, “Everyone we share the gospel with wants to become a Christian.” His ministry actually considered limiting outreach until it could obtain more Bibles and train workers to handle the overwhelming response. (more…)

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A Prophetic Word for 2013: Return to Antioch

Prophetic Insight from Charisma – Jennifer LeClaire – 09/01/2013

Charisma News Editor Jennifer LeClaire is sounding the alarm with a clear prophetic directive to leave behind the Hollywood Christianity, the pillow prophets, the prosper-me gospel.

I was taking a long drive from South Florida to Orlando, praying in the Spirit, and asking the Lord to reveal some prophetic direction for 2013. I must have prayed in the Spirit for two hours before I heard these three words: “Return to Antioch.”

With a long, dark stretch of highway still in front of me, I could not readily dive into Scripture to seek understanding about what the Holy Spirit was trying to tell me. So I continued praying in the Spirit and meditating on those three words: “Return to Antioch.”

When I opened my Bible to Acts 14, prophetic revelation for the body of Christ—particularly the leadership of the body of Christ—began to unfold:

When Paul and Barnabas were serving together in the mission fields, they made a return visit to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch. With the return to Antioch, they had a clear mandate: to “strengthen the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, ‘We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God’” (Acts 14:22).

I like how the Amplified Bible draws out this verse: “Establishing and strengthening the souls and the hearts of the disciples, urging and warning and encouraging them to stand firm in the faith, and [telling them] that it is through many hardships and tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.”

And the Message Bible puts it this way: “putting muscle and sinew in the lives of the disciples, urging them to stick with what they had begun to believe and not quit, making it clear to them that it wouldn’t be easy: ‘Anyone signing up for the kingdom of God has to go through plenty of hard times’.”

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International Evangelist Milton Alvarez at CTFM Hallam at 9:30am & 6:30pm services Sun 3rd March

Dear friends and family in Christ,

For those of you in the Melbourne area, we’re pleased to announce that Evangelist Milton Story from Anchor of Salvation International Ministries will be ministering in Holy Spirit miracle healing revival meetings at CTFM at 23 Melverton Dr in Hallam (Melbourne) at our Sunday worship services at 9:30am & 6:30pm on 3rd March.

Milton Alvarez has a heart for the nations, and is recognized as an ordained minister, evangelist, teacher, revivalist etc. He has been characterized as “radical and full of God’s anointing.” Milton  and his wife Eneida are both evangelists, with their son Josh (22), married, and ordained with his own congregation as a pastor with a large youth following.

Click the following link to watch more about his amazing testimony and ministry.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dbp5R5xzBJ0

Milton was gloriously saved in 1986,when he was about to kill himself, being totally dissatisfied with himself despite the riches,and worldly pleasures he had. With this thought, He went to his hotel bedroom in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

While he was changing clothes, he turned on the television. A preacher by the name of Nicky Cruz was talking, but the strange thing was that it seemed he was talking directly to Milton. He became angry and started to change to all other channels, but on each one, the same preacher appeared. He became scared, and turned -off TV, and walked out of the room. When he re-entered the room the T.V switched on by itself, with the preacher giving him a final message.

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More exciting media coverage of Rise Up Australia Party

Dear fellow Australians,

1) The Fairfax newspapers across our nation, including the Age & Sydney Morning Herald, will publish articles on Rise Up Australia Party in this coming weekend’s edition.

2) You may click the following link to listen to RUAP National President Daniel Nalliah’s recent radio interview on the Breakfast Show with Mark Paton of 2CC Canberra, regarding Rise Up Australia Party.

http://www.2cc.net.au/podcasts/58-mark-parton-podcasts/5213-keep-australia-australian.html3) You may click the following link you read an excellent article from the Australian Times (a free weekly newspaper based in London and targeted at the Australian community living abroad), regarding Rise Up Australia Party.

http://www.australiantimes.co.uk/news/in-australia/keep-australia-australian-says-founder-of-new-christian-political-party.htm

4) You may click the following link to listen to his recent radio interview on Triple M Sydney.

 https://soundcloud.com/grill-team/pastor-danny-nalliah

5) Following is an excellent article from Crikey Media on Rise Up Australia Party Launch.

‘I love pizza, but …’: anti-multicultural party’s Canberra launch – Farz Edraki Feb 11, 2013

 Australia’s newest political party was launched today with an anti-multicultural, pro-Christian platform?—?and the help of climate sceptic Christopher Monckton. Farz Edraki was there for Crikey.

“Watch out Australia, watch out the federal Parliament; we are coming!” So declared Reverend Daniel Nalliah this morning as he launched Australia’s newest political party at Canberra’s National Press Club.

“We are determined to be politically incorrect,” Nalliah told the launch of Rise Up Australia, of which he is president. “If an Aussie loves his country, and can’t say anything … then I think ‘tolerance’ has gone too far.”

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Demons scream, Salvations as the power of God falls in Geelong, Vic

Dear family & friends in Christ,

We thank and praise almighty God for His Holy Spirit power at work amongst His children throughout Australia and across the Nations of the World!

The Word of God says in the Gospel of Mark 16:17-18, “And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

However, how often do we see this happening today in our Sunday church services??

Last weekend Pr Daniel ministered in Geelong at a Baptist church, where many people from several churches came to the Holy Spirit revival meetings and were mightily touched by the Word of God and his personal life testimony. At one service almost the whole congregation responded to the altar call with their hands lifted up and their mouths filled with praise as they surrendered to Jesus!

One young man who was quite drunk wondered into the meeting from off the main street. Halfway through the service he got up and challenged Pr Daniel, but praise God that at the end of the service he went up to the altar and hugged him, then gave his life to Jesus. This man was looking for love and all glory to God that he found it in church!

Then a young woman who was terribly depressed was brought to church by her friend. She came up to the altar for prayer and as Pr Daniel laid hands on her, she started manifesting with demons. As the name and blood of Jesus was mentioned, the demons started leaving her. She started screaming, rolling on the ground and then started vomiting as this young lady had tremendous deliverance!

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300+ Christians from 50 different churches unite at National Australia Day Prayer Gathering / Direct link to Channel Ten broadcast with Pr Daniel

Dear family & friends in Christ,

1) We thank and praise our King of kings and LORD of lords for a wonderful 3 hours of Holy Spirit empowered Prayer, Praise, Worship and Intercession on Australia Day, on behalf of our nation where 300+ Christians from 50 different churches from many denominations united in Melbourne to seek our Heavenly Father for Australia’s revival, reformation and transformation in the Kingdom of God!

Pr Daniel was the MC of the meeting, joined by many Ministers of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, from Anglican, Baptist, Presbyterian, Uniting, Salvation Army, Christian Revival Crusade, other Pentecostal and Charismatic churches, who led segments in prayer.

The worship was led by the Indonesian church youth band, as hundreds of passionate patriotic Australian Christians, from many different countries who call Australia home, waved their Australian flags, joining in one accord to lift up the name of Jesus over Australia!

As the Church united in the Spirit of worship, the Christian ministers on stage prayed for our Government, Protection over Australia, Unity & Revival in the Body of Christ, Schools, Youth (who came to the altar for special prayer), Families, Businesses, Armed Forces, Emergency Services, Farmers, Bush Fires, Floods, etc.

Pr Wally from the US, originally from the Philippines, who was very badly tortured and sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for preaching Jesus, shared his powerful testimony of how God miraculously saved him at the final of scheduled execution.

Many were in tears on hearing his extraordinary testimony and mightily challenged to Rise Up Australia for Jesus. He also encouraged the body of Christ to pray for the persecuted Church and to love the Muslim people, who are victims of the deception of the spirit of Islam.

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Pr Daniel on Channel 10 tonight Monday 28th Jan / Meetings with Pr Wally extended in Melbourne

Dear family & friends in Christ, 1) Please pray for God's favour (and watch if possible) as Pr Daniel will be on Channel 10 tonight Monday 28th Jan between 6.30pm…

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Australia Day Prayer on Sat 26th Jan / Revival meetings with Pr Wally / Live webcasting / Pr Daniel on Channel 10 on Mon 28th Jan

Dear family & friends in Christ across Australia in this Great South Land of the Holy Spirit, 1) This is a final reminder that the 2013 National Australia Day Prayer…

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