Pakistani Believers Defy Islamic Rule for Christ

Monday, 11 July 2011 - Mission Network News News – Featured News

ChristianChristianity and Islam in Pakistan s working in remote Pakistani communities are facing extreme pressure, according to a Voice of the Martyrs Canada report.

A believer was handing out gospel literature when a group of Muslims threatened him to try to get him to stop. In another city, Christians who work in an evangelist’s office are now under investigation, and authorities are watching their mail.

The notorious blasphemy law also comes into play, imposing the death penalty on anyone who defames Mohammed, and life in prison for anyone who defiles the Quran. Many Pakistani Christians have been falsely accused under this law.

Against this backdrop, Mawii Pudaite with Bibles For The World says, “In recent months, we have been getting telephone calls and emails with urgent requests for gospels, New Testaments and Bibles in Urdu language for the people in the country of Pakistan.” (more…)

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Father Zakaria Botros, also known as Islam’s “Public Enemy #1,” is back.

Posted by Raymond Ibrahim on Jul 22nd, 2011

FromFather Zakaria Botros around 2005-2010, this 76 year-old Coptic priest was Islam’s bane. Appearing weekly on Arabic satellite, where he was viewed by an estimated 60 million people worldwide, mostly Muslims, he meticulously exposed any number of theological problems with Islam—all from Islam’s own books—while simultaneously evangelizing from his own book, the Bible.

His mission “is to attack Islam, not to attack Muslims but to save them because they are deceived. As I love Muslims, I hate Islam.”

And he has been effective: Mass conversions to Christianity, open and clandestine, have resulted. Indeed, years back al-Jazeera aired a segment complaining about Fr. Zakaria’s “unprecedented evangelical raid” on the Muslim world; similarly, one Sheikh Ahmad al-Qatani lamented that as many as six million Muslims annually “apostatize” to Christianity.

Unsurprisingly, Fr. Zakaria’s exploits caused al-Qaeda to proclaim him “one of the most wanted infidels in the world,” putting a $60 million bounty on his head; undeterred, the priest kept going, his viewers and converts multiplying by the week. (more…)

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“Non-Religious” Woman Comes Back From Dead; Plans on Going to Church

by Teresa Neumann : Jun 24, 2011 : Staff - The Daily Mail "It is incredible… I am not a religious person, but it is some sort of divine intervention."…

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God’s Word Reigns Despite Religious Persecution

Friday, 01 July 2011 – Robert T. Frank News – Featured News

God\'s Word Reigns across the Nations of the World

When our Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776, they considered religious freedom one of Americans’ most fundamental rights.

Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the Declaration of Independence, also wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. He considered these two of his most important accomplishments, along with founding the University of Virginia, and left instructions for them to be inscribed on his tombstone.

Today, our commitment to religious freedom has gone global, and it has become part of the fabric of our diplomacy. In 1998, Congress passed the International Religious Freedom Act, and now the State Department issues an annual report on religious freedom. (more…)

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Greg Laurie’s Auckland Harvest Crusade Draws 21,000 People in First Large-Scale Outreach in 40 Years

by Michael Ireland : Jul 4, 2011 : ASSIST News

“The Kiwis are amazingly attentive and responded [to the Gospel] in a way that quite frankly shocked me.” -Greg Laurie

(Auckland, New Zealand)—In what has been billed as the largest outreach of its kind since Billy Graham visited New Zealand more than 40 years ago, evangelist Greg Laurie saw more than 2,500 Kiwis make decisions of faith recently.

Some 200 churches throughout the Auckland, New Zealand area watched and prayed expectantly from June 25 – 26, as they hosted the Greg Laurie: Auckland Harvest at Vector Arena—the largest outreach of its kind since Billy Graham visited the area in 1959 and 1969.

As if recovering from a drought, the people of Auckland exhibited an incredible thirst for the Gospel message of salvation presented, according to a media release from Laurie’s Harvest Crusade organization. (more…)

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Holy Spirit fire falls in the Gold Coast and Deception Bay, QLD as demons flee and woman healed!

Pr Daniel ministering at the altarPr Daniel ministering on the Gold CoastDear family & friends in Christ,

We thank and praise our Almighty Father God in Heaven for His increasing presence and end-time outpouring of His Holy Spirit anointing to prepare the Bride of Christ for the return of our reigning King of kings and LORD of lords!

We desperately need the anointing of the Holy Spirit to lead every single church service, so we can experience the manifest presence of our Lord Jesus Christ and the miraculous outworking of the supernatural gifts of the Spirit of God!

Over the weekend gone by, Pr Daniel ministered in the Gold Coast and Deception Bay in QLD at two AOG Churches, where many who gathered to hear the prophetic Word of the Lord, were mightily touched by the presence of God and greatly challenged to rise up with the anointing of the Holy Spirit!

The altar calls were packed with people lining up for divine healing, deliverance and a supernatural encounter with Jesus, as many were mightily blessed as Pr Daniel prayed and ministered to them!

People from 17 different churches, including Catholic, Lutheran, Baptist, Anglican, Orthodox and many different Pentecostal churches, united as the Body of Christ at the Sunday evening service.

Also, many were greatly challenged and blessed to hear about the start of “Rise Up Australia Party – Keep Australia Australian”.

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Riveting Interview with Former Atheist Rescued from Hell

by Teresa Neumann-A BCN Exclusive : Jul 8, 2011 : BCN YouTube Page "Hell's not meant for us. That's why Jesus came. We're all meant for Heaven." -Matthew Botsford (Atlanta,…

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Despite 200 Murders, Iraqi Church Grows Strong

Anglican Canon Andrew White Thursday, 02 June 2011 – Felicia Mann - Charisma News Online Featured News

Most Bible-believing Christians would probably run from a church after one or two of its members were murdered, much less after witnessing 200 killed in the first six months of the year.

Indeed, many of the most fervent saints would abandon a congregation where bomb blasts are the norm and where saints are kidnapped on a weekly basis.

Despite these horrible realities, however, Iraqi Anglican Canon Andrew White says his Baghdad church is 4,000 people strong—and his members are among the happiest church-goers he’s ever seen.

“So many Christians have been killed,” White said in an exclusive interview with Charisma Publisher Steve Strang which you can watch below.

“Yet the church in Iraq is so happy—miraculously happy. The fact that the church is like this is incredible. And they’ve got a huge amount to teach us.”

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Luis Palau Leads Unprecedented Evangelistic Campaign in France

by Colin James : Jul 11, 2011 : Luis Palau Association

The gatherings brought together civic and church leaders as never before, breaking down barriers and establishing relationships that will last for years.

(Marseille, France)—In a country that has resisted open proclamation of the Gospel for hundreds of years, God provided a much needed breakthrough this past week in southern France, focusing attention on the city of Marseille and the greater area of Provence.

Invited by 1 Meme Coeur, an organization made up of church leaders from throughout the region, world evangelist Luis Palau led historic evangelistic campaigns in the cities of Istres, Aix-en-Provence, and Marignane. The campaign culminated in a three day “Gospel” festival on Marseille’s crowded Plage du Prado beach.

Riding on the tails of France’s official Day of Music (June 21), and appealing to France’s affinity for Gospel music, the festival in Marseille helped reach 16,000 people with the Gospel. The festival included a clear Gospel message from Palau, as well as special musical performances by guest artists from throughout France and the United Kingdom. Palau was also joined by the 73-member Salem Baptist Gospel Choir from Chicago, led by Rev. James Meeks.

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Personal Invitation to join Pr Daniel and CTFM for 11th Anniversary of Rise Up Australia Prayer

Dear friends and family in Christ across our nation of Australia, Just a reminder that tomorrow Friday 5th August is the 11th anniversary of Rise Up Australia prayer meetings across…

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Baptism of tongues, demons flee, woman healed by the power of God

CTMF Worship TeamPr Hendry from Uganda ministeringDear family & friends in Christ,

We thank and praise our Heavenly Father for another glorious weekend in His presence. I am sure you too would have had a great weekend in the Lord!. In Hallam ( Melbourne) at the CTFM base Pr Hendry from Uganda preached the Word of God with mighty power and a great anointing.

Every one who gathered at the meetings was mightily blessed by the Holy Spirit. One woman while worshipping the Lord was touched by the power of God and healed from severe problems in her legs. She came foward with much rejoicing and told the Pastor, ” my pain is completely gone”. Glory to God!

Then as people were being prayed for at the altar, another man fell on the ground and started manifesting with demons. Pr Daniel along with the CTFM team started casting the demons out as the man shouted and vomited several times as the demons left his body. We also want to give glory to God, 3 children at children’s church were baptised in the Holy Spirit and started speaking in tongues for the very first time.

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Former Atheist’s Testimony Proves Nobody is Beyond Redemption

by Teresa Neumann : Jul 5, 2011 : Josephine Vivaldo – The Christian Post

“When I was 5 years old I killed my pet rabbit. I still find it hard to believe that I changed this much. You wouldn’t recognize me.” -Bob Williamson

Bob Williamson used to be the sort of person some, if not many, Christians would write off as someone least likely to get saved. He was cruel as a child, became an alcoholic at 15, was a drug addict by the time he was 17, and at the ripe old age of 18 was labeled a clinical sociopath who had no conscience. He was also an atheist who practiced witchcraft.

According to a Christian Post report, today, at the age of 64, Williamson—author of Miracle on Lucky Street—is a successful businessman who runs a multimillion-dollar company.

The report of his testimony includes an account of his time in a hospital following a near-fatal car accident when he was in his 20’s. While there, he befriended an African-American nurse. “I thought that if there was a God,” said Williamson, ” He was mean and I didn’t want to do anything with Him because my life up to that point had been a total disaster and I blamed God.”

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CTFM, Citylife & Sterihealth meeting update

ReconciliationDear family & friends in Christ,

I am pleased to report that a meeting has taken place between representatives of Catch the Fire Ministries (CTFM), Citylife Church, and Sterihealth, in relation to the issue involving Sterihealth on which I have made a number of recent statements.

The meeting was conducted in a genuine spirit of reconciliation, in which each of the parties acknowledged that both CTFM and Citylife Church are wholeheartedly pro-life ministries. Because of the commercial sensitivity of details regarding Sterihealth’s business activities, the discussions were undertaken strictly on a confidential basis. (more…)

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Keep On Praying—a Breakthrough Is Near

Fire In My Bones

Wednesday, 22 June 2011 –  J. Lee Grady Newsletters – Fire In My Bones 
  
Don’t lose hope. God has promised to answer when we persevere.

So you pray for something for years and then you wake up one day, breathe a big sigh and say to yourself:

This is crazy. Nothing is happening. God must not be listening.

Congratulations. If this has been your experience you are not alone. You’ve been enrolled in the School of Persevering Prayer, and it’s not a one-semester class. It’s a lifelong journey designed to stretch your faith, develop your character, purify your motives, test your patience and increase your capacity to know and experience God’s amazing love.

“Have you ever been around a woman in her ninth month of pregnancy? She is often in a state of agitation—ready to give birth but weary of the strain. I know many Christians today who are in this same uncomfortable stage of spiritual travail.” (more…)

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Man healed of memory loss and demons flee at Catch the Fire Brisbane & Melboune (Hallam)

Pr Daniel ministering at Revival meetings in BrisbaneDear family & friends in Christ,

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

We have a long way to go for Australia’s national revival, reformation and transformation, but praise the Lord for what He is doing through the anointing of His Holy Spirit!

Over the weekend Pr Daniel ministered in Brisbane at 3 services in 2 different churches as many gathered for the revival meetings which were charged with the anointing of the Holy Spirit as Pr Daniel preached the prophetic Word of the Lord!

Many people gathered at the altar during worship to seek the Lord’s presence and were mightily touched and healed by the power of God!

One man at the Sunday night service shared with Pr Daniel how he was miraculously healed from memory loss. He said, “I thank God for healing me from memory loss. I feel so good.”

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