Rash Of Attacks On Christians Reported In Sri Lanka

Colombo, Sri LankaMonday, 17 August 2009  Krishni de Alwis / Compass Direct News News – Featured News

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka—Attacks on Christians in Sri Lanka have surged noticeably in recent weeks, following the government’s defeat of Tamil separatists in May.

Attacks were reported in Puttlam, Gampaha and Kurunegala districts in western Sri Lanka, central Polonnaruwa district, Mannar district in the north and Matara district in the south, according to the National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka (NCEASL).

Most recently, attackers on July 28 set fire to an Assemblies of God church in Norachcholai, Puttlam district, destroying the building. The pastor received frantic calls from neighbors at about 8:45 p.m. reporting that the building was in flames, echoing a similar arson attack almost a year ago that destroyed the original building on the site. Church members have registered a complaint with police, but at press time no arrests had been made.

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Special Biblical Feast Celebration on Friday 18th September in Melbourne

Standing With IsraelDear friends and family in Christ,

We wish to bring to your attention that Friday Sept 18th at sundown is the beginning of the Biblical Feast of Trumpets 2009, which begins a 22 day season of prophetic events described in Leviticus 23:23-44. The last of these, the Feast of Tabernacles, will be celebrated by the nations going up annually to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of Hosts (see Zechariah 14:16-20).  Thousands of people from the nations are already prophetically making this pilgrimage!

On Friday Sept 18th, Catch the Fire Ministries will celebrate these Prophetic Feasts with praise and worship, teaching and special prayers. We will focus on the prophetic nature of God’s appointed times and their fulfilment in Jesus, past, present and future!

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A MOVE OF GOD’S SPIRIT TOUCHING THE ABORIGINAL PEOPLE

Pastors Bruce and Terri Connell baptising Lucy in an outback (Kimberleys) pool)Source: Khesed News

Rev John Blacket of Khesed Ministries reports of signs of an incredible renewal among indigenous Australians and clear expectations that this move of God’s Spirit will impact non-indigenous Australians and migrants as well in this land. Upon returning from a recent trip to Central Australia Mr Blacket said “Many young Aborigines in Central Australia and Arnhem Land have turned to Jesus Christ from drugs and petrol sniffing, worshipping the Lord in new songs in their own languages.

There is deep repentance that we haven’t seen for over 25 years.” Mr Blacket went on “There is also a lot of prayer and symbolic acts for healing the land, and a move to work through deep cultural issues like we have never seen. So many of our dreams and heart cries of 20 years are beginning to happen! But there is a need for a Holy Spirit inspired revelation of God’s word – both the Word and the Spirit together. There still tends to be too much of a divide between those clinging to the historical roots of missionary evangelical teaching and literal understanding of the Bible in rather legalistic ways – and those moving in a renewed understanding of the power of the Spirit that is often lacking in Scriptural foundation.”

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2CC Radio Canberra Interview with Pastor Daniel Regarding Spiritual Warfare Operation On 17th October

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Acts 4:12 United Christian Strategic Meetings to counter the ‘Parliament of the World’s Religions’ in Melbourne

Dear friends and family in Christ,

We’re posting the following email from Salt Shakers for your urgent prayer and action regarding the Acts 4:12 united Christian strategic meetings to counter the Parliament of World Religions in Melbourne.

Dear Pastor/Leaders

We invite you to join us at one of three locations in Melbourne for a Pastors briefing and consultation. In December this year Melbourne will host the ‘Parliament of the World’s Religions’ – a gathering of ‘faith’ groups from around the world.

The two Men organising this event suggested to the Australian Government a few years ago that our Federal Parliament should stop being opened with an exclusively Christian prayer. They argued that this should be replaced by a rotation of prayers by the 17 ‘top’ faiths including ‘no religion’.  Some Local Councils have already adopted a roster of prayers at their suggestion and formed ‘Multi-faith Networks’ in their area.
 
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Christian Pupils Outnumbered By Muslims Even In Roman Catholic Schools

telegraph.co.uk ^ | August 14, 2009 | Martin Beckford

Christian pupils are now outnumbered by Muslims at Roman Catholic schools in some parts of England.

A survey has found 24 Catholic primary schools in the North West and the Midlands teach a minority of churchgoing children.

Fewer than one in 10 children are Catholic at one school in Birmingham, while the Church is ending its involvement with a similar establishment in Blackburn.

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Toowoomba, QLD Catches the Fire and Prepares to Launch Rise Up Australia Prayer!

Pastor Daniel Ministering at the Altar

Dear family & friends in Christ,Receiving Healing For Knee Problem

What a mighty God we serve! We thank and praise God for His increasing manifest presence in our nation of Australia, this Great South Land of the Holy Spirit!

Over the weekend gone by Pas Daniel (Danny) ministered in Toowoomba, QLD. The Holy Spirit fire fell mightily at every meeting with many people empowered and radically transformed for the glory of the King of kings and the Lord of lords! Hundreds of Christians hungry for the presence of God attended the revival meetings as God-seeking worshippers packed the church hall on Sunday morning.

Many at ‘On The Edge Church’ in Toowoomba were greatly blessed as the Lord healed many from their physical, emotional, and spiritual problems. Pas Daniel stated, “This church has a great Pastor who is absolutely hungry for more of the power and presence of God in our nation. Pas David is a man who is willing to do anything to see a mighty move of God in Australia. I rejoice when I see men of God rise up like this to catch the fire of the Holy Spirit.  We desperately need 300 men & women of God like this man in the body of Christ, another Gideon’s army in the Spirit, who will rise up and take Australia for Jesus!” (more…)

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The Dangers Of Dual Covenant Theology

Jonathan BernisFriday, 07 August 2009 – by Jonathan Bernis

Jewish leaders finally are realizing that evangelical Christians are Israel’s best friends. As a Jewish believer, I rejoice over this growing love and support for the country and the people. I am grateful for the rallies, financial support and efforts to lobby our government not to force Israel to trade land for peace.

Having said that, I have serious concern for the growing acceptance of “dual covenant theology.” It promotes the idea that Jewish people have a separate path to salvation through the Abrahamic or Mosaic covenants. In other words, Jews don’t need Jesus for personal salvation.

Proponents of this theology teach that Judaism and Christianity are valid yet distinct religions, each equally worthy of the other’s respect. They say Christians should not challenge the traditional Jewish thought that Jesus was not the Messiah.

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Iran Tightens Grip On Christians As Unrest Roils

Iran\'s Persecution of ChristiansCharisma News Online – Wednesday, 12 August 2009 – Compass Direct News News – Featured News

Amid a violent crackdown on protestors and a purge of opponents within the Iranian government, more than 30 Christians were arrested in the last two weeks near Tehran and in the northern city of Rasht.

Two waves of arrests near Tehran happened within days of each other, and while most of those detained—all converts from Islam—were held just a day for questioning, a total of eight Christians still remain in prison.

On July 31 police raided a special Christian meeting 15 miles north of Tehran in the village of Amameh in the area of Fashan. A Compass source said about 24 Christians, all converts from Islam, had gathered in a private home. In the afternoon police squads in both plain clothes and uniform raided and arrested everyone present. (more…)

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Spiritual Warfare Operation On Mount Ainslie In Canberra

Storming Heaven in United PrayerDear friends and family in Christ,

1) We wish to bring to your attention that hundreds of prayer warriors and prophetic intercessors from across the body of Christ around Australia will gather from 2pm – 5pm on Saturday 17th October in our nation’s capital Canberra on Mount Ainslie overlooking the Federal Parliament building.

We’re prayerfully trusting our Most High God for a national spiritual breakthrough and a supernatural victory for the Kingdom of Heaven on earth!

Simultaneously, thousands of Christians will be gathering in their respected towns, cities, and geographical regions to possess the high places in the spiritual realm through united repentance, prayer, and worship in triumphantly declaring Jesus Christ as Lord of the heavens and the earth!

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Mr. Obama, What About The Christians Of The Middle East?

Paul BatouAINA (Assyrian International News Agency)  | August 8, 2009 | Paul Batou

AINA) — The oppression of the Iraqi Christians started when Arabs occupied the land in the seventh century. Their method of wiping out Christianity from the region involved the implementation of a simple rule: either convert and follow the Islamic banner or pay heavy taxes (which many Christians could not afford) or face war.

Looking at more modern history, the first genocide of the 20th century began on April 24, 1915. By 1918, 2.65 million Christians including 750,000 Assyrians, 1.5 million Armenians, and 400,000 Greeks were killed by the Ottoman Empire and the Kurds. The Assyrians called this genocide “seyfo” which means sword. In 1933, the massacre of Simmele, in Northern Iraq, resulted in the death of 3000 Christians at the hands of the Iraqi Army. This was the first atrocity committed by the new Iraqi state under after gaining independence from the British in 1932. My village Tin, in Northern Iraq, shared a similar fate in 1961.

The American occupation in Iraq did not end the struggles of the native Christians. Under the watch of our Democratic government and the newly established Iraqi government, Christians continue to face persecution. Here is a list of some of the acts of violence committed as reported by the Assyrian International News Agency:

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Christians Rally To Defend Prayers In Jesus’ Name

Former Military ChaplainCharisma News Online – Wednesday, 05 August 2009 – Adrienne S. Gaines News – Featured News

A former military chaplain who battled the U.S. Navy over the right to pray in Jesus’ name is waging a similar fight in Lodi, Calif., where the City Council in May temporarily banned sectarian prayers before meetings.

Chaplain Gordon James Klingenschmitt expects several hundred people-some from out of state-to join him tonight at 6 p.m. for a “Stand Up for Jesus” prayer rally protesting a city policy requiring all prayers to be “non-sectarian and non-denominational.”

“Jesus is not an illegal word, the Bible is not a banned book, and evangelistic speech is not a crime,” Klingenschmitt wrote in an online petition that collected more than 5,000 signatures, half of them from Californians. The charismatic chaplain plans to present the petition at tonight’s rally.

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Rescue Sri Lanka Mission Trip/ A Big Thank You

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We wish to thank all of you who responded promptly to the call to help those who were effected by the recent civil war in Sri Lanka.
 
2 members from the CTFM team visited Sri Lanka in order to help people who were in need of urgent supplies such as clothing, food, dry rations, etc. Carlyle & Kenny returned to Australia after a very successful mission to Sri Lanka a few days ago.

This is what they had to say, “It was a very successful trip with the hand of the Lord being with us throughout the journey around the country. We were blessed in many ways during our travel and stay.

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