Soccer superstar Ronaldo survived mom’s illegal abortion attempt

LISBON, Portugal, November 12, 2015 (LifeSiteNews)

Cristiano Ronaldo, a Portuguese soccer is alive today only because the law at his conception prohibited a legal abortion, and he survived in utero an illegal, but ineffective folkloric alternative abortion method.

Ronaldo’s origins have come under focus recently because of a just-released documentary film, Ronaldo, and a recent book.

The film is structured around Ronaldo’s intense desire to win the league’s best player award—the Ballon d’Or—over soccer rival Lionel Messi.

But The London Telegraph observes, “At the edge of the frame is an insightful and rather sad portrait of addiction, loneliness and a yearning to fill a hole that can never be filled.” The Telegraph says that need is to please a father who was first absent because of alcoholism and then because of an early, drink-induced death.

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Report: Muslims in Northern Iraq “Just Sick of Islam” because of ISIS; Thousands Converting to Christianity

Leah Marieann Klett : Nov 3, 2015 : Gospel Herald

Northern Iraq)—More and more Kurdish Muslims living in Iraq are turning to Christ after witnessing the brutality of extremist groups like ISIS, who carry out horrific acts in the name of Allah, Christian aid workers have revealed.

A ministry leader in the Kurdish Region of Iraq told the Christian Aid Mission that his organization can barely keep up with the desire of refugees to learn about Christ and the Bible, which has grown increasingly strong since ISIS overtook many parts of the region.

“They’re just sick of Islam,” he said. “People are very hungry to know about Christ, especially when they hear about miracles, healing, mercy and love.”

He added, “As terrifying and horrifying as ISIS is, they did us a great favor because they came and have shown them all the killing, saying that it’s all in the Koran verses. So now we don’t have to say much, we just say the truth.”

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Salvations Break Out after this Yazidi Leader is Radically Healed and Saved when Christian Aid Workers Pray for Him

News Staff : Aug 6, 2015 : Christian Aid Mission

“The last time we were there, he was standing surrounded by all his followers and telling everyone about how Jesus healed him, and after I gave a speech to the group and did an invitation to Christ, we counted 136 people who surrendered their lives to Christ.”

(Iraq)—[CAM] As the world began to see the degree of savagery unleashed on Yazidis, Christians and other groups in Iraq a year ago this week, few could imagine what part it would play in hundreds of people putting their faith in Christ.

On Aug. 3, 2014 the Islamic State (ISIS) began slaughtering defenseless civilians in northern Iraq’s Nineveh Governorate, and the militants abducted many others. The bloodshed went on for several days. Having taken Mosul on June 10 last year, ISIS went west to attack Nineveh Governorate’s Sinjar and Tal Afar districts, massacring 500 Yazidi men and abducing hundreds of men, women and children.

“For months, Yazidis trapped on Mt. Sinjar faced imminent death either at the hands of ISIS or through starvation,” the chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom said in a statement this week. “At least 200,000 civilians, most of them Yazidis, were forced to flee for their lives.”

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Muslim Imam Converts to Christianity, Now Preaches Jesus to Islamists

August 7, 2015 | Filed under: Persecution,Top Stories,World | By: Heather Clark

A former Muslim imam in Africa is sharing his story of how he converted from Islam to Christianity and now preaches Christ to Islamists throughout his country.

World Watch Monitor recently released the video testimony of a man who once was taught to persecute Christians as a Muslim and is now facing persecution himself as he preaches the gospel as a convert to the Christian faith. Tofik—not his real name—shares that as a child and young adult, he participated in violence against Christians as instructed.

“In school I only learned about Islam,” he stated. “Parts of our teaching were about destroying Christianity. So we did what we learned, by attacking Christians once we finished our training.”

“Our teachers would tell us every time there was a new church in town and we were told to go and attack the people and destroy the church,” Tofik continued. “So that’s what we did.”

Tofik was selected to receive continuing studies in Islam and went on to study in Saudi Arabia. He then became an imam and worked to extinguish Christian evangelism in his African village, forbidding anyone from preaching Christ within its borders.

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Chinese, Syrian Christians Tell Horrors of Persecution, Starvation and Torture for Refusing to Deny Jesus Christ

Believers take part in a weekend mass at an underground Catholic church in Tianjin November 10, 2013.

At a Religious Freedom Project summit Friday at the Catholic University of America, a Chinese evangelist told of how she was was forced to make Christmas tree lights and endured starvation, electrocution and beatings in Chinese prisons and “re-education” labor camps due to her refusal to renounce Christ.

Speaking at the conference organized by Baylor University, the largest Baptist university in the world, Chinese evangelist Sarah Liu, and Syrian Christian ministry leaders, Joseph and Hannah Sleman, gave their testimonies to the torture and persecution faced by Christians unwilling to compromise in two of the most hostile regions toward Christianity this world has to offer.

Liu, a born-again Christian who was baptized in 1991 in the dead of a winter night due to fear of a government crackdown, told of how she and ministry partners traveled through China’s Hubei province, going village to village, to spread the word of Christ.

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Texas Pastor Calms Islamic Terrorist During Church Threat: Man Later Thanks the Church!

Teresa Neumann : Sep 17, 2015 : Emily Guevara – Tyler Morning Telegraph

“Please put security measures in place. Do not get caught thinking that this only happens in other places—in big places. It’s by the grace and mercy of God that we are not on the other side of history; the other side of tragedy.” –Rev. John D. Johnson III

(Tyler, TX)—”Every hair on my neck just stood up,” said Rev. John D. Johnson III, when Rasheed Abdul Aziz walked into Corinth Missionary Baptist Church last Sunday.

According to a report in the Tyler Morning Telegraph, the armed and heavily tattooed Aziz—who was wearing camouflage fatigue pants, camo boots, a black T-shirt and a tactical vest—was sweating profusely when he launched into a rant about being a “man of Islam.”

Aziz then reportedly started yelling about “how his god had authorized him to take lives” and that it was okay for him to kill “infidels.”

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5 Birthmarks of the Christian: How to be Certain of Your Salvation

David Jeremiah – 27 July 2015

While the entire Bible stresses certainty and assurance, there’s one section of Scripture that stakes out this theme as its central focus—the letter of 1 John.

As we carefully read through 1 John, we notice a five-fold argument for the assurance of salvation—five of the birthmarks of the Christian.

The Birthmark of Confession

The first is the birthmark of confession, described in 1 John 5:1: “Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God.” Before you can have assurance of salvation, you have to believe and be saved. You have to confess Jesus Christ as Lord. Some people assume they are saved because they grew up in a Christian culture, or they have gone to church all their lives, or they have been baptized, or they have tried to live a good life. Yet they’ve never distinctly and personally confessed Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.

The Bible teaches that we are sinners, separated from God by a sinful nature. We can never earn, buy, or climb our way into heaven. By our own efforts or goodness, we can never be saved. That’s why God became a man who lived a wholly righteous life, died on the cross, shed His blood for us, and rose from the dead. He paid our penalty, took our judgment upon Himself, and He offers us the opportunity to be born again.

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Healing presence of God turns tears of sadness into JOY / Healing, Salvation and Deliverance at CTFM in Melbourne

Dear family & friends in Christ,

What a wonderful weekend we had at CTFM in Melbourne last Friday, Saturday & Sunday.

We give all glory to God as His awesome presence turned tears of sadness into joy, as people had a good drink from the well of living waters which brought emotional, spiritual & physical healing to many.

At every service people spent much time worshipping the Lord, as in His presence is fullness of joy.

On Friday night the Holy Spirit ministered to married couples, with many receiving tremendous emotional healing in their marriages and families.

As the Lord prompted, Ps Daniel re-dedicated all marriages to Jesus and everyone at the altar renewed their marriage vows. Some were in tears as they did so.

Emotional healing is key to receive your physical healing. Several people were healed from various sicknesses and one young lady received deliverance from demonic spirits.

All services were very powerful, as the four young speakers all from CTFM, Tendai, Jason, Mariana & Peter, preached the anointed word of God, with many mightily touched by God.

God willing, we hope to have these meeting for 3 days every month, so we all can have a good drink from the river of life, which flows from His throne room.

You may click the link below to watch some more brief healing testimony videos and to see some photos.

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Awesome presence of God in Adelaide / Prophetic word of Holy Spirit revival and warning for Australia regarding the next 5 years

Dear family & friend in Christ, What a mighty God we serve. Ps Daniel and Peter ministered in Adelaide over the weekend. The worship at the service was just awesome…

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Washing Egypt With the Word of God: “Incredible Things Are Happening” in the Country These Days

Nicole James : Aug 26, 2015 : Operation Mobilization

(Egypt)—Ali*, a local worker, has one goal for his life: to wash Egypt with the Word of God. Before 2017, he hopes to distribute two million Bibles to Egyptian Muslims. He hands out Bibles by the carton-full, according to team leader Jared*.

“Ali is not afraid, in any situation, to offer a Bible as a gift,” Jared said. Often, when one family member receives a Bible, other relatives come back to ask for their own copy.

A couple of times a year, Ali and Ibrahim*, another Operation Mobilization (OM) worker, partner with a local ministry. In a courtyard, event volunteers set up displays of used clothing to sell. When a local leaves the event, they receive a Bible.

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What Is the Most Dangerous Threat to 21st Century Christianity?

7/10/2015 Larry Sparks – Charisma Magazine

Standing at this critical crossroads in the history of our nation—and yes, the history of our world—we must ask ourselves this honest question, “What is the most dangerous threat to Christianity in this hour? To the church? To your personal walk with Jesus?”

Powerless Christianity. A “faith” of rhetoric without demonstration will absolutely cripple the 21st-century church if we continue to move in this direction. Paul warned young Timothy about this, listing a number of attributes that would be prevalent in the last days. Among the list is this descriptive: “having a form of godliness, but denying its power” (2 Tim. 3:5). In other words, so-called Christians will talk the talk, but their words will be without substance because their lives are without demonstration.

In the words of the late, great revivalist, Leonard Ravenhill, “The world out there is not waiting for a new definition of Christianity; it’s waiting for a new demonstration of Christianity.” Deadlier than agendas and political movements, when we redefine what Christianity actually looks like and how it should be expressed, we live beneath our inheritance as Holy Spirit-inhabited followers of Jesus.

At the day’s end, what are we even inviting people into? Another religion? Another agenda? Another group? No. It’s a kingdom ruled by King Jesus, and it’s a kingdom of demonstration, power and supernatural transformation.

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No Matter their Reasons at First, Hundreds of Muslims Are Turning to Christ in Germany

News Staff : Sep 8, 2015 : CBN News

“I invite these people in because I think that coming here does change people, despite their original motivation for doing so.”

[CBN News] In Germany, hundreds of Muslim refugees are turning to Christ at a Berlin church. (Screengrab via CBN News)

The Evangelical Trinity Church has swelled from 150 to 600 members in just two years, and many are Muslims fleeing Iran and Afghanistan.

Mohammed Ali Zonoobi, an Iranian asylum seeker, was recently baptized.

“I feel like I am born again”, he sobbed.

Many of the refugees are seeking asylum in Germany and converting to Christianity can increase their chances of staying. If they’re sent home, converts can be persecuted—even put to death—for leaving Islam.

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This Saturday 31st, October 2015 is not just Halloween, but is also the 498 year anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, the 111 year anniversary of the Welsh Revival & the 98 year anniversary of the ANZAC Light Horse victory in Beersheba, Israel

Col Stringer

“The coming of Halloween is a good time for Christians to remember that evil spirits are real and that the devil will seize every opportunity to trumpet his own celebrity. Perhaps the best response to the devil at Halloween is that offered by Martin Luther, the great Reformer: “The best way to drive out the devil, if he will not yield to texts of Scripture, is to jeer and flout him for he cannot bear scorn.”

On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther began the Reformation with a declaration that the church must be recalled to the authority of God’s Word and the purity of biblical doctrine. With this in mind, the best Christian response to Halloween might be to scorn the Devil and then pray for the Reformation of Christ’s church on earth. Let’s put the dark side on the defensive.

Forget celebrating a stupid Pagan Festival called Halloween, 31 October is this Saturday. For Australians that means the anniversary of the Light horse charge on Beersheba. This victory set up the taking of Jerusalem and the founding of the modern state of Israel. The Wells of Beersheba – captured by Muslims 31st October 1517, liberated by the ANZAC Light Horse 400 years to the very day – 31st October 1917. Four hundred years to the very day! Coincidence or the hand of God?

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At a Berlin church, Muslim refugees converting in droves

By Kirsten Grieshaber September 5, 2015 BERLIN (AP) — Mohammed Ali Zonoobi bends his head as the priest pours holy water over his black hair. “Will you break away from…

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Muslims Who Watch This Spirit-Filled Preacher Are Turning to Christ

 7/21/2015 Leading the Way

As the world responds to the latest series of Islamic extremist attacks, including a Tunisia attack that killed 30 people, one story that isn’t being covered in the media is that Muslims are turning to Christ.

Twenty-one-year-old Hafid* from Morocco believed in jihad and killing anyone who did not follow the laws of Islam.

However, his life was transformed when he started watching Leading The Way’s 24/7 satellite television channel, The Kingdom Sat. Leading The Way is a television broadcast from the ministry of Michael Youssef.

“I started comparing Islam with Christianity and found there to be a lot of contradictions between the Hadith (the prophets’ teaching) and the Quran. I studied the Bible online. I wanted to tell you that I have decided to follow Jesus.”

After receiving this message, Leading The Way’s follow-up team led him to Christ.

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