Christians considering how to respond to the Supreme Court’s creation of “same-sex marriage” face a challenge from within – those who call themselves “gay Christians” and contend the Bible does not condemn homosexual behavior. One of the most conspicuous figures in the movement is Matthew Vines, who has written a book arguing Scripture does not condemn same-sex sexual relationships. Vines has also produced a video presenting his evidence, “The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships,” which has accumulated 750,000 views. Vines’ organization, The Reformation Project, explains it “exists to train Christians to support and affirm lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
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We worked on pronunciation, inflection, tone, pace and body language. He taught us the importance of making eye contact with the audience. Perhaps the most crucial thing he taught us was what we were doing when we were giving a reading. “When you participate in the church service, you are giving people a gift from God. That’s why we work so hard to open ourselves to the words on the page.” Under Father Rivers’s guidance, I learned to stop thinking of myself as a woman speaking in public. I was the tool God used to share good news with others.
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I lay perfectly still on the hospital scanning machine table with my arms and legs strapped down. Heaviness surrounded my heart like a shroud, but I purposely didn’t cry because I couldn’t wipe away the tears. My doctor had ordered a thyrogen scan to detect thyroid cancer. As I waited for it to begin, many questions raced through my mind: Did the radioactive iodine treatment work? Had the cancer reappeared and spread? Would I need surgery? After 23 years in remission, my bloodwork had shown a possible recurrence of thyroid cancer. Over the next year and a half, I endured
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“Are you willing to go to jail for three years in order to keep working with us on this project?” It is an intimidating question, but those who secretly deliver Bibles to China’s Christians know that it is a very real risk. “Brother Joel” is one of VOM’s Bible distribution partners, helping deliver Bibles into every province of China. Every single year he asks each one of his workers that question: are you ready to go to jail to keep giving away Bibles? Listen in this week to learn about Joel’s work and how his workers answer that question. They
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As the director of Voice Ministries at VOM, I have the privilege of helping connect believers in the United States with their persecuted family. In my conversations with believers, I have seen some common misconceptions about persecuted Christians. Read more Persecution Blog: Three Misconceptions about Persecuted Christians.
A special conference featuring top-line experts on Islam, Israel, the end times and more is on tap for an Aug. 6-8 weekend in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Pikes Peak Prophecy Summmit conference will feature Bill Federer talking about how ‘gay marriage’ is a declaration of war on Christianity, Paul McGuire talking about the Babylon Code and Bill Salus on “Salvation and the Final Four Religions.” WND CEO Joseph Farah will talk about “Restoration vs. the spirit of Diotrephes” and WND Senior Staff Writer Jerome Corsi has a two-part presentation of the “Obama Nation Continues.” Organized by the Prophecy in the
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Timeout for a laugh! 33 funny bloopers that appeared in church bulletins. 1. Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles and other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children. Read More: 33 Actual and Hilarious Things Said on Church Bulletins ~ Crack Two.
“Please remember to keep pastor Abedini in your prayers. Unsurprisingly our fake Christian prez Mr. O did nothing to secure his release but since Mr. O loves Islam so much that may account for his indifference to the pastor’s plight.” Admin A legal organization that has been fighting for the release of an American pastor imprisoned in Iran says that the pastor is now facing new danger over the recent U.S.-Iran nuclear deal. The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) outlined in an update on Thursday that after word of the agreement reached the ears of those incarcerated in
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“Excellent food for thought in these troubling times.” Admin Have you ever been really discouraged? Have you ever sunk so deep into the depths of despair that you could see no way out? Have you lost perspective and feel like your problems are crashing down on you? God’s miracle man, Elijah the prophet, felt that way. Ironically, the depression he experienced came after one of his greatest victories, when he faced off with the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel. As the Bible points out, “Elijah was as human as we are” (James 4:17 NLT). In Elijah’s day, Israel was
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In the nearly 6,000 years of recorded human history, POWER, like gravity, seems to inevitably concentrate into the hands of ONE individual, sometimes called pharoah, caesar, czar, kaiser, king, caliph, emperor, monarch, sultan, president or communist dictator. No matter what the autocratic leader’s particular title is, the default setting for human government throughout history has been monarchy. How rare is America’s experiment with a republic? On the spectrum of human government, one side is TOTAL GOVERNMENT with power concentrated in the hands of a totalitarian dictator, and the other side is NO GOVERNMENT – anarchy. America, out of all previous
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if you haven’t, click here to watch part 1 We are joined by special guest speaker William J. Federer for the continuation of “Miracles in American History.” This captivating presentation looks back at the history of the United States of American and the recurring blessing of God’s unmistakeable providence to a humble, God-fearing nation.
Click here to watch part 2 We are joined by special guest speaker William J. Federer for a look at “Miracles in American History.” This captivating presentation looks back at the history of the United States of American and the recurring blessing of God’s unmistakeable providence to a humble, God-fearing nation.
I was born and raised in a Christian home. I accepted Christ as my Savior at the age of five. I surrendered to the Gospel ministry at the age of eighteen. I attended or have diplomas and degrees from four Bible colleges. I started pastoring when I was twenty-three years of age. And I just observed my fortieth year of continuous pastoral ministry. As Paul said to his son in the faith, Timothy, so I can say, “And that from a child [I have] known the holy scriptures.” (II Tim. 3:15) Obviously, I am no stranger to the work of
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This week on RHEMA Praise Rev. Kenneth W. Hagin shares some insights for moms and things he learned from his mom, Mrs. Oretha Hagin. This will bless you! For more info on RHEMA Praise please call 1.888.PRAISE.8 (772.4738) or visit http://rhema.org/rhemapraise
On this week’s RHEMA Praise Rev. Lynette Hagin shares a timely word with us on how we can bring the power of God back into our churches, and what we need to change in order to do that. Listen closely as you enjoy this great message! For more information on RHEMA Praise please visit: http://www.rhema.org/rhemapraise God bless you!
This week on RHEMA Praise we’d like to introduce you to Denise Burns, Student Ministries Pastor, RHEMA Bible Church, Broken Arrow, OK. She is the daughter of Pastors Kenneth & Lynette Hagin. She’s teaching a eye-opening message on “Navigating The Seasons Of Life”, and it will cause you to think about changes you may need to make in your life now. It’s a great message!
Nothing is impossible to you when you believe God, and trust Him to do turn your impossible situations into possible ones. On this week’s RHEMA Praise Pastor Hagin shows you how to receive what you ask of God. For more information on our RHEMA Praise television broadcast please visit http://www.rhema.org/rhemapraise God bless you!
Earlier this week, VOM’s Todd Nettleton was a guest on In the Market with Janet Parshall, aired nationwide on the Moody Radio Network. In the 30-minute interview with Parshall, Nettleton shared some good news about what God is doing, including the stories of devout Muslims in the Middle East finding the Good News of Jesus Christ and choosing to follow Him, as well as good news about two imprisoned Christians in Iran. Listen Persecution Blog: VOM Shares Stories of Muslims Coming to Christ on Moody Radio.
A Kentucky 8th grade exam from 1912 was donated to the Bullitt County history museum. The questions feature the fundamental foundation of education that we seem to have lost due to the dumbing down of the American education system. Now with the common core epidemic we can see our youth transformed by a cookie cut education system and a near total loss of critical and independent thinking. If you can not read the fine print or zoom in, then here are some examples of 8th grade level testing in 1912. Define the following terms of government: Democracy, Limited Monarchy, Absolute
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“Later in the article it states: “This change would also respect the right of religious chartered organizations to continue to choose adult leaders whose beliefs are consistent with their own.” We’ll see how long that lasts. There is an alternative organization to the Boy Scouts, Trail Life USA, which is based on Christian values.” Admin The executive committee of the Boy Scouts of America has unanimously approved a resolution that would drop the group’s blanket ban on openly gay leaders, a key step that puts the organization on the verge of its second historic shift in three years. While the
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Most American Christians think persecution is something that happens only in far-off places. Many don’t realize that Christians in Mexico—right next door—can face persecution. In Chiapas, Zapatista rebels pressure those who choose to follow Jesus to renounce their faith in Christ and return to the traditional religion and superstitions of the area. Christians are kicked out of their homes and villages, left with nothing. “Ivan” oversees VOM’s ministry to these bold believers, and this week he shares about meeting with them and how God continues to work in spite of the persecution they face. Listen Persecution Blog: VOM Radio: Chiapas
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“Someone else to add to your prayer list in addition to Pastor Said Abedini another prisoner in iran.” Admin A Christian church leader has been set free from prison in Iran but only for a limited time, as nuclear talks enter the final phase between the country and US-led powers. Pastor Benham Irani has been given release but only temporarily, lasting for 15 days, CBN News wrote. Irani had to post a $40,000-bond to authorities as a guarantee for his eventual return. The pastor has been sent to prison twice since April 2010. A former Muslim, the-now Christian leader has
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“If you homeschool please read this article. You can listen to an interview of Charlotte Iserbyt by Jeff Rense on this subject here.” Admin This is a call for ALL homeschoolers to pick up the phone IMMEDIATELY and call their U.S. Senators and DEMAND that they vote NO on Senator Lamar Alexander’s Every Child Achieves Act of 2015 (S.1177) which would reauthorize the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law until 2021. Phone number to call is: 202-224-3121. Homeschooled children are NOT being excluded from the INTERNATIONAL United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)-DICTATED GLOBAL WORKFORCE TRAINING AND VALUES AND
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Beautiful worship song by Dallas Holm and Praise with lyrics. Enjoy.
Great song by Point Of Grace, Jesus Will Still Be There
The group of Pakistani Christian men knew the risks when they entered an Islamic festival where fanatical Muslim leaders preached jihad and attendees renewed their religious zeal. Quietly, they initiated conversations about Jesus, who is considered a holy prophet in Islam. By the end of the evening, they had distributed several hundred flyers telling about Jesus Christ and had exchanged phone numbers with people who wanted to learn more. These men are a few of the more than 30,000 front-line workers VOM supports. They are sharing the gospel in hostile and restricted nations at great risk. As they minister in
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The sheikh had just exited Syria, where he’d been providing Islamic theological training to ISIS fighters. Now, he was looking for a Bible. Not to burn it–but to learn more about Jesus Christ. This Islamic teacher is not alone; God is working in the hearts of Muslims all over the Middle East–even the hearts of radical ISIS fighters trained to find glory in bloodshed. After years in the Middle East as a part of Operation Mobilization, “Julian” will share amazing true stories of God’s Kingdom advancing among Arab Muslims. He’ll also share how Christians are facing persecution, and being empowered
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