Keep Moving Forward

Indeed all who delight in piety and are determined to live a devoted and godly life in Christ Jesus will meet with persecution - that is, will be made to suffer because of their religious stand. But wicked men and imposters will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and leading astray others and being deceived and led astray themselves. But as for you, continue to hold to the things that you have learned and of which you are convinced, knowing from whom you learned them, And how from your childhood you have had a knowledge of and been acquainted with the sacred writings which are able to instruct you and give you the understanding for salvation which comes through faith in Christ Jesus (that is, through the leaning of the entire human personality on God in Christ Jesus in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom and goodness). -2 Timothy 3:12-15 (AMP)

Crystal Lewis - People Get Ready (Live)

PEOPLE GET READY...JESUS IS COMIN'
© copyright Brian Ray
Lord I'm ready now
I'm waiting for Your triumphant return
You're coming so soon
This world has nothing for me
I find my peace and joy solely in You
Only in You
I want the world to see that
You're alive and living well in me
Let me be a part of the harvest
For the days are few
He's coming soon

People get ready Jesus is comin'
Soon well be going home
People get ready Jesus is coming
To take from the world His own

There will be a day
When we will be divided right and left
For those who know Him
And those who do not know
Those who know Him well
Will meet Him in the air
Hallelujah
God is with us
Those who do not know
They will hear "Depart, I knew you not"
For my friends you see
There will be a day when well be counted
So know Him well, know Him well

People get ready Jesus is comin'
Soon well be going home
People get ready Jesus is cominG
To take from the world His own
People get ready Jesus is comin'
Soon well be going home
People get readyJesus is coming
To take from the world His own

Hal Lindsey Report (09-02-2011): First Lybia..., Then Syria?, They Burn Bibles, UFOs Surge? & Aliens Welcome

This week on 'The Hal Lindsey Report'

Apparently, the end is near for Libya's dictator, Muammar Gaddafi -- or at least the end of his regime. However, the Libyan rebels will not be able to claim complete victory until they have Gaddafi in their custody, either dead or alive. In their own words, until he is captured, he is capable of inflicting "awful damage" with his arsenal of chemical and biological weapons.

As of now, both NATO and the Libyan rebels believe Gaddafi and the forces loyal to him may be holed up in his seaside stronghold of Sirte. That's where the next fighting will take place.

Six months and more than a billion dollars later (and that's just what the United States has spent), mighty NATO has still not finally deposed the lone wolf strongman -- and a physically diminished one, at that.

But that's not the most disturbing aspect of the Libyan war. I think it's the fact that we don't really know for sure who it is that we've been helping. We assume that many of them are honest Libyans wanting to rid their country of a brutal dictator -- one who rivaled Saddam Hussein -- and who, through his sponsorship of the bombing of Pan Am 103, directly attacked America. But we also know that many of them are associated with the Muslim Brotherhood. Some of the rebel commanders have told the European press that they either support al-Qaeda or are associated with that group.

So who knows what kind of "government" will emerge from the chaos of the Libyan uprising.

In view of this somewhat uninspiring victory, is it possible that NATO will now turn its attention to deposing another reviled dictator -- Bashar al-Assad of Syria?

Iran has entered the picture by warning the West not to interfere in Syria's affairs. But the continuing brutality of the Assad regime against the Syrians who oppose his dictatorship has finally caught the attention of even the United Nations Human Rights Council. The UNHRC, which has traditionally existed for the sole purpose of trying to destabilize and delegitimize Israel, finally had to acknowledge that all is not right with one of its members -- Syria. So now the UNHRC has decided to condemn Assad's regime and demand his arrest for crimes against humanity.

The troubling aspect of this situation is that, in an act of desperation to deflect attention from his regime, military observers worry that Assad may launch an attack against Israel. It would be calculated to rally the Syrians and the Arab and Muslim nations to Syria's defense. But the prophet Isaiah warns that an action like that would be a serious miscalculation on Syria's part. It may not be now, but Isaiah warns that at some point, Syria will attack Israel. That will bring about the immediate, utter destruction of Damascus, the oldest continually inhabited city in the world.

The Muslims have done a terrific job of intimidating the rest of the world into silence. No criticism of Islam is tolerated. Even the political cartoons critical of Mohammed a few years ago caused rioting and murder at the hands of Muslims both in the Middle and Far East and in Western Europe. When the Muslims demonstrate in Europe, they often carry signs that say anyone who criticizes Islam should be beheaded. And, sometimes, they follow up on their threats.

When a pastor in Florida burned a Koran a few months ago, hardly anyone in the world noticed. However, radical imams in a remote part of Afghanistan seized on the event and whipped up a crowd to storm a UN building in their city. Several UN workers and Afghans died. Everyone blamed the US pastor, but no one condemned Afghan President Hamid Karzai for seeming to publicly encourage retaliation or the three radical imams for leading the rioters to the UN outpost. That sounds like a double standard to me.

Which brings me to the recent news about Iran's burgeoning Bible-burning industry. In one incident alone, 6,500 Bibles were burned in northern Iran. Everybody in the Mainstream Media yawned. No howls of condemnation. Yet reports are suggesting that Bible burnings and other orchestrated programs of intimidation and persecution are increasingly being pursued by the government of Iran and the Mullahs who run the place.

Interestingly, there have been thousands of Bibles burned, churches and relics desecrated, Muslim converts to Christianity imprisoned and sentenced to death, yet no vast, violent protests by Christians. No Ayatollahs or Mohammeds burned in effigy. No imams or commentators hunted down and murdered by Christians.

I guess this is a perfect illustration of how followers of Mohammed value death while followers of Christ value life. Islam is a religion which may preach peace, but practices intolerance, subjugation, and violence. Christians preach love and tolerance and practice it by allowing those who oppose Christianity to do so openly and safely in their midst -- something Islam never has and never will do.

Also this week, I'll take a look at what the recent uptick in UFO sightings may indicate. And I'm going to tell you what I think about UFOs and ETs. Plus, I'll share with you bits of a report on some 'scenario-fantasizing' by a couple of researchers associated with NASA and Penn State. Let me just say that Al Gore is probably beaming! Fortunately, NASA is already trying to create some distance from the shenanigans.

Finally, even though some NASA wonks may be trying to prepare for one alien invasion, it appears that the US government may be welcoming another. Even the liberal newspaper, The Detroit News, sees what's happening. In a surprising editorial, the News implies that President Obama is behaving more like a dictator than a President. The editors write, "President Obama's strategy is clear. When the Congress doesn't adopt his agenda, he'll do it himself. The expansion of executive power is on display again with the President's plan to virtually stop enforcing immigration laws." They conclude, "Bush's power grabs pale in comparison to Obama's."

At least the aliens -- illegal or otherwise -- will be happy.

Don't miss this week's Report on TBN, Daystar, Inspiration, CPM Network, various local stations, www.hallindsey.com or www.hischannel.com. Check your local listings.

God Bless,

Hal Lindsey
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The Greatest Gift of Love

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Jack Van Impe Presents (09-03-2011): #1136

Headlines: Irene slams the East Coast, Tallying the cost of terror's blow on 9/11, a Cold War missile treaty that's doing us harm.


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Persecuted Christians

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Prisoner Alert Update: Pastor Vahik Released!

Location: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Arrested: September 2010
Days Imprisoned: 359
 

Released Monday, Aug. 29, 2011

06/20/2011 Update

Pastor Vahik Abrahamian and his wife Sonia Keshish-Avanesian were with their friends, Arash Kermanjani, and his wife, Arezo Teymouri, when all four friends were detained on September 4, 2010.

The two couples were arrested at the Abrahamians' home in Hamadan, west Iran, and taken to the Ministry of Islamic Guidance prison.

For the first 40 days, they were held in solitary confinement and reportedly suffered physical abuse and psychological pressure.

The four have been accused of various offenses, including propagating Christianity, opposing the Islamic Republic of Iran, and having contact with exiled opposition figures. They have not yet been charged.

Over six months have passed since the two men and two women were arrested. They are under pressure and intense interrogation, according to Mohabat News. They were transferred from Hamadan prison to Iran’s notorious Evin prison in Tehran.

Their families are concerned for their health, but have not been able to find news of their loved ones. They are also worried about the children of the believers.

Pastor Vahik was arrested once before, on Feb. 20, 2010, on charges of conducting activities among Muslims. He spent two months in prison before being released on bail. Pastor Vahik has dual citizenship in Iran and the Netherlands, but because of his passion for the Iranian people, he chose to live in Iran.

Source: Mohabat News

Pastor Vahik Released!
Pastor Vahik Abrahamian was released after a year in prisoner. He was released pending trial after family and friends raised the equivalent of about $10,000 for his bail. An extended member the family told FCNN that the whole family is rejoicing and have expressed their gratitude first to God for His gracious protection and intervention. They are also thankful for their Christian family worldwide who have not ceased praying and advocating on their behalf.

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Voice of the Martyrs Prayer Update for week of sept 2, 2011

VOM-USA Prayer Update for September 2, 2011

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For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Ephesians 6:12–13

Philippines—Christian Murdered in Mindanao—VOM Sources

Lamentations 3:31–33

But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,

Pray for the grieving family of Clarito dela Cruz, who was murdered on July 26, 2011, near the town of Linamon in Mindanao province. A Muslim couple pretending to be husband and wife hired Clarito to drive them to a remote village and, likely assisted by a companion, tortured and strangled Clarito with an electrical wire. They then shot him twice before stealing his motorbike, which belonged to his father-in-law and was the family’s means of earning a living. Clarito’s wife, Leodel, is pregnant and is left to care for their 3-year-old son. Clarito’s parents oversee their church’s evangelism program, and his pastor told a VOM worker that Muslims in the area had tried to convert church members to Islam. Muslims attacked Christians in Linamon several years ago, burning homes and stealing livestock. VOM workers have met with Leodel to offer encouragement and prayer. Pray for the entire dela Cruz family as they grieve their loss.

Uzbekistan—Police Raid Christian Family’s House—Forum 18 News

Psalm 74:10

“Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.

On July 23, 10 police officers raided the home of Muradiljon Umurzakov and Dilorom Mamasidikova, a married couple living in the city of Fergana. The officers twisted Muradiljon’s arms and threatened him, then searched his son’s room and confiscated a Bible, an Uzbek New Testament, a copy of the book of Proverbs and a Quran in Russian. All of the books have been authorized by the Religious Affairs Committee for import and sale. The police are reportedly preparing a case against the couple for the “illegal production, storage, import and distribution of religious materials” and for “illegal missionary activity.” Pray for this couple and other Christians in Uzbekistan.

Nepal—Christians Face Ongoing Discrimination—Compass Direct News

Deuteronomy 32:28–29

And there will be a tabernacle for shade in the daytime from the heat, for a place of refuge, and for a shelter from storm and rain.

Stung by government discrimination and apathy, Christians in Nepal have begun a campaign to stop religious discrimination. Christians are asking the government to allow all institutions run by religious minorities to be registered as religious institutions and to be exempted from paying taxes. They are also requesting the amendment of the draft of a new penal code that would make conversions a punishable offense. Christians are concerned that continued delays in enacting the new constitution are giving militant Hindu groups time to push for the restoration of Hinduism as the state religion. Pray for Christians in Nepal as they struggle for recognition in their society. Pray that the political agendas of Hindu groups will not prevail.

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Manna-Fest w/Perry Stone (09-02-2011): Biblical Evidence for a Pre-Tribulation Rapture

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John Paul Jackson Interprets Dreams on Joni Table Talk

John Paul Jackson interprets dreams sent in by viewers and other Joni Table Talk guests.
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How important are various values to you?

This was a question that I was given in a survey and I thought it was interesting enough to post it on here.  

How important are the following values? Please rank the following values from MOST IMPORTANT (1) to LEAST IMPORTANT (8)

Being at one with God or the Universe
Having self-respect and believing in your own worth
Having personal growth or inner harmony
Having secure and satisfying interpersonal relationships
Having acceptance by others.
Having recognition or high standing in the community.
Being physically fit
Being beautiful or physically attractive

"Psychic" Rip-Off Artists

This is an interesting episode of the People's Court w/Judge Marilyn Milian. For this case a man was having problems in his life and saw an flyer advertisement for a psychic that claimed to be able to cure his problems. Apparently, he went to the psychic and kept giving her money only to be given no cures and the runaround when he tried to get his money back. So, finally he went to court and sued her for his money back. This is a perfect example of these "psychic" scammers. Only God has the answers.

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Why does God allow evil, pain, and suffering?

Dr. Charles Stanley answers the question.

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Hal Lindsey Report (08-26-2011): Target Israel, The Third Front, Collateral Damage, Rockets Rain Again and Still Standing

This week on 'The Hal Lindsey Report'

You may be tired of hearing me say it, but it's the truth. Israel is in more danger today than any time in her recent history. And each time I've said it in the past, it's been true, then, too. Of course, if you're familiar with the prophetic scenario for the final days of this Age, this information comes as no surprise for you.

The threats to Israel will continue to increase until great war erupts around her. Eventually, Jesus Christ Himself will return to this earth to stop the carnage and restore the earth to its fullness.

But even though it comes as no shock, we are still admonished to pray for the peace of Jerusalem. And the "Report" this week will give you plenty to pray about.

In September, the Arab League and the Palestinians plan to ask the United Nations General Assembly to recognize the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem (including the Temple Mount) as the sovereign nation of Palestine. You talk about Pandora's Box or, at least, a can of worms! The General Assembly has no standing to make such a declaration legal, but it will still complicate Israel's affairs immensely.

The Palestinians also want to ask the Security Council -- which is the real United Nations and does have some legal teeth -- to formally recognize Palestine. President Obama has stated that the US will veto such a resolution, but then he and his administration turn around and use the possibility of a non-veto to bludgeon Israel into following his dictates.

One of those dictates is that Israel must apologize to Turkey for interdicting the blockade-busting "humanitarian flotilla" in June, 2010. If you recall, when the Israelis boarded the Mavi Marmara, they were attacked by Turkish thugs and hired mercenaries. Though the Israeli commandos were armed mostly with non-lethal weapons, in the ensuing battle, nine members of the flotilla were killed.

Although the United Nations and the West eventually confirmed that the Israeli-Egyptian naval blockade of Gaza was legal and the Israelis acted within their rights, President Obama is siding with Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan in demanding that Israel apologize. Of course, it cannot. To do so would be tantamount to an admission of guilt. But that's what Erdogan wants so he can use it to further delegitimize Israel in the eyes of the world and enhance his own standing in the Arab/Muslim world.

And guess what. The American administration is publicly hinting that if Israel doesn't apologize, then, according to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the White House might suddenly "find itself unable to continue building opposition to a unilateral Palestinian declaration of statehood at the UN...."

With friends like us....

On top of those onrushing worries, last Thursday Israel was shaken to its core. As many as two dozen Palestinian terrorists left Gaza and traveled down the Sinai to a point just above the Israeli seaside resort of Eilat. Once there, they moved across the open border between Egypt and Israel and launched a two-hour attack that left 8 Israelis dead and more than 40 wounded.

In the battle between Israeli security forces and the escaping terrorists that followed the attacks, three Egyptian policemen were killed. When Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak suggested that Egypt had lost control of the Sinai (which it has), the Egyptian government (the military junta) went ballistic. It immediately threatened to withdraw Egypt's ambassador to Israel and flood the Sinai with Egyptian troops. Since that action would violate the 30-year-old Israeli-Egyptian peace deal, that would mean that it's probably over. And that means that Israel now has a third front to worry about.

After profuse apologies from Barak, the Egyptian government appears to have backed-off a little and is now only "considering" removing its ambassador until an investigation of the incident is completed and further profuse apologies are received.

But that's not all. Over the weekend -- ostensibly in retaliation for Israel eliminating the leadership of the terrorists responsible for the Eilat massacre -- Hamas and its associates started firing missiles and rockets into southern Israel again.

More than 100 rockets were fired over the weekend alone. At least 2 Israelis were killed, several critically injured, and many homes, schools, businesses, and automobiles were damaged. Imagine going about your daily business always wondering whether a rocket -- filled with nails, ball bearings, and shrapnel -- is going to drop out of the sky onto the road ahead of you, or even through the roof of your home and into your bedroom, or your child's bedroom.

That's how Israelis in the Negev live each day.

Finally, so many of the economies in the European Union are on the verge of crashing and burning, that Angela Merkel of Germany and Nicolas Sarkozy of France feel compelled to make public statements about their "absolute will to defend the Euro." Sarkozy is even calling for a "true European economic government." But the citizens of some of the European nations that are being bankrupted to bail out the financial institutions that have bailed out the socialist-welfare states, are saying "no more."

Yet, despite the will of their people, the leaders seem determined to do whatever is necessary to salvage the corrupt welfare states of the EU. Why? I think it's supernatural. The Bible says that in the last days, men will not even be able to think in their own best interests.

The emerging reality is that there may quickly come a point where the nations of the European Union will have to decide whether to break-up and go their separate ways by returning to their sovereign currencies and identities, or surrender their national independence and treasure and submit themselves to a single, European government. I'm betting on the latter.

Now, there are some out there who dismiss this idea because they do not believe the EU, which has morphed and warped its shape and identity in various ways over the last 50 years, will have a leading role in the last days' prophetic picture. And that's their privilege. I personally think we're seeing the prophetic pieces falling into place.

Don't miss this week's Report on TBN, Daystar, Inspiration (on Sundays now!), CPM Network, various local stations, www.hallindsey.com or www.hischannel.com. Check your local listings.

God Bless,

Hal Lindsey
mail: HLMM, P.O. Box 470470, Tulsa, OK 74147
email: comments@hallindsey.com
web: http://www.hallindsey.com

© 2011 Hal Lindsey Media Ministries
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Jack Van Impe Presents (08-27-2011) #1135

Global Headlines of the Week: A Muslim president by 2020?, How the United Nations encourages religious murder, Russia Warns: Terrorism is here to stay.

Product Offer of the Week: DVD "Reclaiming and Restoring Biblical Christianity"



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Manna Fest w/Perry Stone (08-26-2011): #568 The Rapture: To Be or Not to Be

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Paid Surveys? Why Companies Pay for Opinions.

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Valor

by John Paul Jackson, August 2011 e-Newsletter
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The Bible says that in the last days, men’s hearts will fail them for fear. I believe we live in an era that has been prophesied for millennia.

The earth suffers all manner of geophysical, economic, political, religious, and war issues. We see fear mounting in the hearts of men and women across the globe. Truly, it is a difficult time — for those who don’t know God. However, for those who do know God, this time doesn’t need to be difficult. If we are willing, it could be the most exciting time of our lives.

In Judges 7 when Gideon finally realized there was no reason for him to be afraid anymore, the Bible says he “worshipped.” The Hebrew word used here for worship implies that you first bow in humility, then you stand to your feet, raise your hands and in a loud voice proclaim God’s glory. That is a very brave thing to do when you’re right outside the enemy’s camp.

But something had happened to this man, who had once hidden from his enemies in a winepress and described himself as the weakest person he knew. Essentially, he stood up, and in the face of all his fears, he declared, “You can’t kill me! Nothing you can do can harm me. I can defeat you. The angel has said it. God has shown it. I will do it.”

Fear and faith

It is difficult for fear and faith to exist in their fullness in the same place at the same time. Both are the belief that something that hasn’t happened is going to happen. Fear is the expectation of something bad, and faith is the expectation of something good. One cancels out, or neutralizes, the other, and one or the other is going to exist as the plumb line of a person’s life.

Fear produces a desperate survivalist mentality. We dare not help the person next to us because if we do, we might fall off the cliff ourselves. The more self-concerned and self-focused we are, the fewer people we impact, because all of our effort and energy is consumed with ourselves. Gideon was hiding in a winepress! What impact did he have on his community while in a winepress?

Yet it was there, in the winepress, that God met him and proclaimed him to be a mighty man of valor. The winepress was not his destiny, though he clearly thought it was. Instead, God called him a hero, and a hero is what he became.

Out of weakness made strong

The people of God are not born strong. We become strong:

"And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets: who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle." Hebrews 11:32–34

Out of weakness, God’s people are made strong. We become valiant in battle. We don’t start out valiant — we become valiant.

The enemy has created a realm of fear to keep us shackled to inaccurate images and concepts of who we are. But God wants to take you and raise you up as a hero. He wants to take the “impossible” destiny He has written for you and bring it into existence.

I will never forget what the Lord once spoke to me: There is no limit to what I can do if you can restore hope in the heart of the people.

Faith is “the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1). What do you hope to become? Who has God called you to be? The day is coming when you, like Gideon, will stand before your foes and declare, “You are defeated!”

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Escape Into His Presence

Through Biblical text and music the creation of God is on display. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN0ehvdlMLw

Jack Van Impe Presents (08-20-2011) #1134

Today Jack and Rexella talk about: USA looses AAA credit rating. Syrians are shot exiting their mosques. Cyber war has begun. Christian you need to watch this video. You who are lost and feel the tugging at your heart of the Holy Spirit, Today is the day of Salvation, Repent your sin, Confess that Jesus is Lord, believe that HE shed His life to pay for your sin and rose victorious from the grave, Ask Jesus into your heart to be your Lord and Saviour and you will be saved. http://www.jvim.com/

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