Statue of satan Unveiled in Detroit: Signs of Dark Times, but God’s Light Trumps Darkness Every Time

Aimee Herd : Jul 28, 2015 : Cody Derespina-Fox News

“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.” -John 1:5 (NLT)

EDITOR’S NOTE: It doesn’t surprise me when those who walk in darkness do dark things. But may it call us more and more to shine the Light and Love of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which will ALWAYS conquer it. -Aimee Herd, BCN.

Attendees for the big reveal numbered around 700, as some protesters gathered but soon dispersed.

The group’s original venue for the statue’s unveiling was cancelled after the outcry of local religious groups, and the dark event was finally held in an undisclosed location, attended by ticket holders only.

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Should You Turn Your Light on at Halloween?

Dear friends & family in Christ,

We’re posting the following article below for your prayerful interest and Holy Spirit led action as we proclaim & demonstrate that Jesus is Lord over Halloween!
by Riley Stephenson, KCM Minister of Evangelism

Whether or not to participate in Halloween activities has been a big debate among the members of the Body of Christ. As believers, we have nothing to fear when the Holy Spirit is our guide. What does He have to say about this issue?

The Bible tells us not to “copy the behavior and customs of this world” (Romans 12:2, New Living Translation). But this verse should not be an excuse for us to shut the door on the world. We also need to let our light shine, as my family and I learned a long time ago—especially on the darkest day of the year!

For years my wife, Kim, and I would not turn on our porch light at Halloween. When persistent trick-or-treaters knocked on our door anyway, our family ignored them. We would not let our girls carve pumpkins or color Halloween artwork at school or go trick-or-treating.

Then one year the Lord spoke this scripture to our family: “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:16, New King James Version). We realized that God wanted us to reach out to our neighbors on Halloween night. So we changed our MO! We bought good candy, not the cheap stuff—you know, the kind that has bubble gum in it that loses its flavor as soon as you put it in your mouth. We got chocolate bars! And we began to minister the love of God to those who were participating in Halloween. We handed out candy to our neighborhood kids, gave them tracts, and asked them if we could pray with them about anything.

Halloween is a great time for us to get to know our neighbors. Streets are packed with parents and children. Paul said it this way: “When I am with those who are weak, I share their weakness, for I want to bring the weak to Christ. Yes, I try to find common ground with everyone, doing everything I can to save some. I do everything to spread the Good News and share in its blessings” (1 Corinthians 9:22–23, NLT).

As Christians, we walk every day in the burden-removing, yoke-destroying power of God (see Isaiah 10:27). If we close our door on our neighbors at Halloween, if we “turn our lights off,” we miss a big opportunity to remove burdens and destroy yokes from other people’s lives.

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March for the Babies in Melbourne 1pm this Saturday 11th October

Dear friends & family in Christ, The annual March for the Babies is this Saturday 11 October in Melbourne. This march for life is held on this date to mark the…

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Former Witchcraft Doctor Became the ‘Apostle Paul of Vietnam’

Paul Ai at Killing Fields in CambodiaBy Mark Ellis

As a teenager he left the hopelessness of Buddhism for the power of black magic, then American missionaries demonstrated the amazing power of the God they served, which made his 3,300 gods seem impotent. After receiving Christ, he entered into a new battle with communist authorities for the soul of the Vietnamese people—a battle still raging today.

“I grew up in a very strong Buddhist family,” says Pastor Tran Dinh “Paul” Ai, founder of Vision Outreach International Ministries. “I was sent to a Buddhist temple and trained to be a Buddhist monk,” he says. “My father was a very successful Chinese medical doctor, but he was bothered by politicians who tried to extort money from him.”

“He vowed if he had a son he would send him to the temple so he could be trained as a monk,” Ai says. “My name in Vietnamese means ‘Stop loving the world.’”

At age 15, after only a year of study, he became disenchanted with the “hopelessness of Buddhist doctrines.”

Seeking a more powerful religious experience, he journeyed to the dark side. “I went to study black magic and became a witchcraft doctor, serving 3,366 gods,” Ai says. “They gave me power, but they made me bow my life to their strongholds,” he says. “They also made me hate the gospel.”

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When Witch Doctors Fail, Jesus Delivers Miraculous Healing

Gospel for Asia

Kalith and his forefathers had a deal: He worshipped them with sacrifices of goats, pigs and chickens, and they kept him from harm. So when Kalith started experiencing severe stomach pain, he couldn’t figure out why his forefathers didn’t heal him.

Kalith and his family performed the regular rituals and sacrifices as he tried medicine after medicine, but the illness continued for three years. It wasn’t until Gospel for Asia pastor Oojam asked to pray for Kalith that things began to look up.

“I tried everything to get healing, but nothing is working in me,” Kalith told the pastor. “Pray, and if your God answers your prayer and heals me, I will [follow] Him.”

A week later, through Pastor Oojam’s prayers, Kalith was healed, and his neighbors took notice. Kalith, his wife and two other couples became the first believers in the village, and others quickly joined them.

The new congregation built a temporary church building to meet in, but even that didn’t have enough room for the growing fellowship. The building wasn’t strong enough for the local weather either. The building’s thatched roof leaked all through monsoon season.

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Pray for the Lost Sheep of Hollywood

Miley CyrusCharisma News 1/30/2014 Charis Hillman Brown

With all the craziness that has happened in the last fews months when it comes to popular culture, I’m sure many of us wish we didn’t know what “twerking” was. But, sadly, a 20-year-old former tween idol named Miley Cyrus gave us an eyeful at the VMAs last year. This catapulted the Hannah Montana star into superstardom, and she became the No. 1 ranked people search on Google. All due to twerking (a super sexualized dance), sitting on a wrecking ball naked, licking a sledgehammer, and hanging her tongue out like Gene Simmons.

Justin Bieber had a rough year last year, in addition to the newest crisis involving egging a neighbor’s house and an arrest for driving under the influence. Brothels, marijuana, strip clubs, battery, graffiti, bursts of expletives and peeing into a washbucket are among the reported activities for this once-sweet and respectful singer who sang songs like “Pray.”

What is happening to these stars that they are exhibiting such behaviors with no sign of remorse and leading other young and impressionable youth along with them?

Katy Perry

“I’m not Buddhist, I’m not Hindu, I’m not Christian, but I still feel like I have a deep connection with God.” —Katy Perry, Marie Claire, January issue

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Katy Perry Grammy Awards ‘Dark Horse’ performance had witchcraft and satanic symbolism; Shows singer’s rejection of childhood Christian values

Mary Perry Hudson (l) with her daughter, pop star Katy Perry (c), and husband Keith Hudson (r)Published 27 January 2014  |  Jennifer Jones  – Christian Today

Pop star Katy Perry’s performance of “Dark Horse” during the 2014 Grammy Awards on Sunday evening has shocked some fans as it displayed dark satanic imagery, including witchcraft and demons.

Perry was dressed as a witch and wore a Knights of Templar cross across her chest during the performance. She also pole-danced on a broom, and was finally burned at the stake towards the end of her controversial ensemble on the awards show, which is watched by families across the world.

The singer’s dark performance shocked many, even prompting E! News to tweet: “Um, did we just witness actual witchcraft during Katy Perry’s #Grammys performance?”

Fans took to Twitter to express their opinions about Perry’s controversial “Dark Horse” performance.

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Charisma News Witchcraft Influences Plans, Policies of Indonesia President

Indonesia President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono1/22/2014 Vishal Arora/RNS – Charisma News

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono may be the first Indonesian president to acknowledge publicly he believes in witchcraft. In a recently published memoir, he describes a “horror movie”-style encounter with black magic at his residence.

“Suddenly, my wife screamed,” writes Yudhoyono in the 900-page book, Selalu Ada Pilihan (There Is Always a Choice). “There was this thick dark cloud hovering beneath the ceiling, trying to enter my bedroom. I then asked everybody to pray to seek Allah’s help. I closed the door to my room but left others wide open. The revolving clouds eventually headed out of my house.”

Witchcraft is prohibited in Islam. However, the practice is widespread in Indonesia, which has the world’s largest Muslim population. A 2012 survey by the Pew Forum showed that 69 percent of Indonesian Muslims believe witchcraft is real.

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South African president Zuma reveals he used to practice witchcraft against white people

Revelation - South Africa's president Jacob Zuma has told how he used to practise witchcraft against white peoplePUBLISHED: 9 January 2014  – By Dan Newling

South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma has told how he used to practise witchcraft against white people.

Speaking in his native Zulu language at a pre-election rally in the country’s rural north, he told a crowd of his voodoo past.

‘I used to practise witchcraft around here, bewitching the Boers during apartheid’, Zuma reportedly said.

Revelation: South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma has told how he used to practise witchcraft against white people

President Zuma spoke in the village of KaNyamazane, in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province on Wednesday.

He promised the crowd that if his African National Congress (ANC) party was re-elected into power with over 90 per cent of the popular vote, he would come back to the village to slaughter cows in celebration.

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Another newspaper article about Doveton mosque / Upcoming visiting ministry at CTFM

Dear friends & family in Christ,

1) You may click the following link to read the Casey Weekly newspaper article about the Doveton mosque issue.

http://www.caseyweeklycranbourne.com.au/story/1446623/doveton-mosque-row-heads-to-tribunal/?cs=1439

2) For those of you in the Melbourne area, you’re most welcome to join our Sunday morning worship service at 9:30pm at CTFM with Special Guest Speaker Rev Kameel Majdali, PhD.

He grew up in Los Angeles, California, came to faith as a teenager, and after graduating college went to the Middle East to study.

It was here that he preached his first sermon on Mount Zion. He has an amazing ability to bring to light the Word in a way that will deeply impact you. As an experienced Bible teacher, he has trained 100’s of people for Spirit-filled ministry. Kameel now preaches and teaches all over the world, while moving in the power of the Holy Spirit. He began Teach All Nations (TAN) Inc in 2004, and is based in Melbourne, Australia. TAN is a global Bible teaching ministry with a prophetic edge, Kameel is a dynamic preacher and teacher, a futurist who believes in the inerrancy of the Bible.

He has published six books and hosts two radio programs in Melbourne called ‘On the Rock’, and ‘Beyond the Box’. He also hosts a Free Public Lecture twice yearly about the Middle East and End Times.

3) Also, for those of you in the Melbourne area, we’re pleased to announce a special Prayer Ministry Seminar with Pastor David & Raelene Thompson of Watchman Ministries this Sat 27th April 9am — 9pm , Sun 28th 2pm — 4pm, also Sun 28th 6:30pm, & Mon 29th 9am — 5pm.

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Uganda’s President Publicly Repents

Teresa Neumann (Breaking Christian News – Nov 27, 2012)

“We want to dedicate this nation to You so that You will be our God and guide. We want Uganda to be known as a nation that fears God and as a nation whose foundations are firmly rooted in righteousness and justice to fulfil what the Bible says in Psalm 33:12: ‘Blessed is the nation, whose God is the Lord. A people You have chosen as Your own’ . . . And I hereby covenant Uganda to You, to walk in Your ways and experience all Your blessings forever.” -President Yoweri Museveni

(Uganda)—A report in Uganda’s leading daily newspaper, New Vision, states that at the National Jubilee Prayers in Namboole, President Yoweri Museveni made history when he openly repented of his sins and the sins of Uganda.

The following is the text of Museveni’s repentance speech:

Father God in Heaven, today we stand here as Ugandans, to thank you for Uganda. We are proud that we are Ugandans and Africans. We thank you for all Your goodness to us.

I stand here today to close the evil past—especially in the last 50 years of our national leadership history. [We are] at the threshold of a new dispensation in the life of this nation. I stand here on my own behalf and on behalf of my predecessors to repent. We ask for Your forgiveness.

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Christianity and the Dark Side — What About Halloween?

Monday, October 29, 2012

Over a hundred years ago, the great Dutch theologian Herman Bavinck predicted that the 20th century would “witness a gigantic conflict of spirits.” His prediction turned out to be an understatement, and this great conflict continues into the 21st century.

The issue of Halloween presses itself annually upon the Christian conscience. Acutely aware of dangers new and old, many Christian parents choose to withdraw their children from the holiday altogether. Others choose to follow a strategic battle plan for engagement with the holiday. Still others have gone further, seeking to convert Halloween into an evangelistic opportunity. Is Halloween really that significant?

Well, Halloween is a big deal in the marketplace. Halloween is surpassed only by Christmas in terms of economic activity. Reporting in 2007, David J. Skal estimated: “Precise figures are difficult to determine, but the annual economic impact of Halloween is now somewhere between 4 billion and 6 billion dollars depending on the number and kinds of industries one includes in the calculations.” As of 2012, that total exceeded $8 billion.

Furthermore, historian Nicholas Rogers claims that “Halloween is currently the second most important party night in North America. In terms of its retail potential, it is second only to Christmas. This commercialism fortifies its significance as a time of public license, a custom-designed opportunity to have a blast. Regardless of its spiritual complications, Halloween is big business.”

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Is There Such a Thing as Child-Friendly Horror Movies?

Charisma News – 9/30/2012 

They’re coming. Over the next few months, parents are going to see an onslaught of horror based movies that are aimed directly at their children. Paranorman, Frankenweenie and Hotel Transylvania may look like harmless humor horror for the harvest season, but they represent more than just the Halloween creep. These movies desensitize our children to even more satanic evil and violence that they will see on the big screen later in life.

Over the past few years, Ted Baehr and the Christian Film & Television Commission have been making inroads. The transformation of Hollywood toward a more God-respecting attitude has been seen in movies like The Blind Side, The Avengers, Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides and Soul Surfer. For a brief moment we were able to see the positive trickle-down effect, but with any victory we must always expect the enemy to launch a counterattack.

Are these so called “kid-friendly” horror films really that bad for children? Movieguide, of course, can give you the best source of guidance so you are aware of the theme and content of a movie before you give your children the OK to see it. Even so, telling your child, “No, you can’t see that movie,” is never easy. For the culture-wise family, this new string of movies about to flood our theaters can sound like the drums of war.

Let’s face it. Monsters are cool. People love them. Who will ever forget the Star Wars cantina scene or the orcs from Lord of the Rings? Pixar’s Monsters Inc. is a fine example of a wholesome, kid-friendly monster movie, not because of the fear factor, but because of the “fear not” message.

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Holy Spirit fire falls – demons scream – people set free

Dear family & friends in Christ,

1) What an amazing few days it has been!  We thank and praise God for Pr Jay Bartlett from the US and his team who were willing to take on an area of ministry which is very much neglected in the body of Christ, which is casting out demons and setting the captives free. Someone once said Salvation is free but everything else is very expensive. This is so true.

Many believe that once you are born again that you cannot have demons. This is not true. Many born again believers of Christ are living in bondage and are crying out for help, but the church unfortunately seems to be not able to help them or not willing to help them, as it is indeed a very complicated area to step into.

I have cast demons out of many born again Christians in ministry across the nations and seen them move into complete freedom in Christ Jesus our Lord and Saviour. But I must say, I don’t think I have ever seen so many people being set free from demons as in the last 4 days. The past few days has certainy taken our church into a new place in the Lord.

The CTFM worship team took the people into an awesome place in the Lord in worship, even before the pastor could minister. One young man stated, “If this is the entree, I just can’t wait for the main course”.  This young man had deliverance back in August.

He stated, ‘’I never thought that I had any demons. I thought I was a good Christian. When Pr Jay prayed for me I thought ‘What is this guy on about?’, but then suddenly I felt something beginning to start rising inside me and taking control of my mouth and body. Out of my mouth came these strange words, and then suddenly this thing left me.  From that day on I was free from these demons, Hallelujah!  I soon realised that I have been set free from the spirit of fear, anger and anxiety. Today I am a very different man than who I was. It has also really changed my whole attitude towards my wife and children”.

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Modern Day Paul – African Warlord Who Killed Thousands Repents; Now Christian Evangelist

23rd Dec 2011 – http://www.christianpost.com

It’s a story of transformation that has surprised thousands and shocked all who have heard: a brutal African warlord with a violent past finds Christ and dramatically turns his life around.

Selected for The Economist Film Project, an initiative by The Economist in partnership with PBS NewsHour, “The Redemption of General Butt Naked” is a chilling documentary about the changed life of Joshua Milton Blahyi, once dubbed to be one of Liberia’s most feared warlords.

Now renouncing his violent past – which includes confessing to killing nearly 20,000 people during Liberia’s 14-year civil war – after converting to Christianity, Blahyi seeks to reinvent himself as an evangelist, traveling the nation as a preacher and asking for forgiveness from those whom he had hurt in the past.

Filmmakers Eric Strauss and Daniele Anastasion spent five years with Blahyi, closely following his troubled life as he sought forgiveness from his former soldiers and his numerous victims.

Strauss had become interested in Blahyi after he read about him in a book called The World’s Most Dangerous Places.

“It was just a tiny blurb about a notorious warlord who had killed thousands and was now walking the streets preaching truth and reconciliation,” Strauss told The Los Angeles Times. “I wondered, ‘Could someone like this really exist?’”

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