Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
More Than Dreams - Khalil's Journey to Jesus
Click on title to view this powerful dramatic story of a Muslim man assigned to write a book that discredits the Bible, but he finds Jesus instead.
Saturday, October 01, 2011
D.L. Moody and the Holy Spirit
D.L. Moody was a successful minister but by his own admission later, he lacked the power in his ministry. One day two women came up to him after a service. They said,
"We have been praying for you."
"Why don't you pray for the people?" he asked.
"Because you need the power of the Spirit," they said.
"I need the power! Why," said Mr. Moody, in relating the incident years after, "I thought I had power. I had the largest congregations in Chicago, and there were many conversions.”
Moody also said that in a sense, he was satisfied. He was in a comfort zone. But these two praying women rocked the boat. They told him that they were praying for an anointing by the Holy Spirit for D.L. to have a special service to God. He could not get this off his mind and he said, “There came a great hunger in my soul. I did not know what it was and I began to cry out to God as never before. I felt I did not want to live if I could not have this power for service”.
After the great fire of Chicago, DL was working to raise money to rebuild a tabernacle. He said his heart was not into it because he kept crying out to God to fill him. He withdrew and prayed during a visit to New York to raise money and he cried that God would fill him with His Spirit. DL describes it this way:
“Well, one day, in the city of New York -- oh, what a day! -- I cannot describe it, I seldom refer to it; it is almost too sacred an experience to name. Paul had an experience of which he never spoke for fourteen years. I can only say that God revealed Himself to me, and I had such an experience of His love that I had to ask Him to stay His hand. I went to preaching again. The sermons were not different; I did not present any new truths, and yet hundreds were converted. I would not now be placed back where I was before that blessed experience if you should give me all the world -- it would be as the small dust of the balance.”
"We have been praying for you."
"Why don't you pray for the people?" he asked.
"Because you need the power of the Spirit," they said.
"I need the power! Why," said Mr. Moody, in relating the incident years after, "I thought I had power. I had the largest congregations in Chicago, and there were many conversions.”
Moody also said that in a sense, he was satisfied. He was in a comfort zone. But these two praying women rocked the boat. They told him that they were praying for an anointing by the Holy Spirit for D.L. to have a special service to God. He could not get this off his mind and he said, “There came a great hunger in my soul. I did not know what it was and I began to cry out to God as never before. I felt I did not want to live if I could not have this power for service”.
After the great fire of Chicago, DL was working to raise money to rebuild a tabernacle. He said his heart was not into it because he kept crying out to God to fill him. He withdrew and prayed during a visit to New York to raise money and he cried that God would fill him with His Spirit. DL describes it this way:
“Well, one day, in the city of New York -- oh, what a day! -- I cannot describe it, I seldom refer to it; it is almost too sacred an experience to name. Paul had an experience of which he never spoke for fourteen years. I can only say that God revealed Himself to me, and I had such an experience of His love that I had to ask Him to stay His hand. I went to preaching again. The sermons were not different; I did not present any new truths, and yet hundreds were converted. I would not now be placed back where I was before that blessed experience if you should give me all the world -- it would be as the small dust of the balance.”
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Jesus Heals A Demon-Possessed Boy
Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Boy
Matthew 17:14-20
When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him. “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him.”
“You unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.” Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed at that moment.
Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
Matthew 17:14-20
When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him. “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him.”
“You unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.” Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed at that moment.
Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
The Old Cross And The New - A W Tozer (1946)
ALL UNANNOUNCED AND MOSTLY UNDETECTED there has come in modern times a new cross into popular evangelical circles. It is like the old cross, but different: the likenesses are superficial; the differences, fundamental.
From this new cross has sprung a new philosophy of the Christian life, and from that new philosophy has come a new evangelical technique—a new type of meeting and a new kind of preaching. This new evangelism employs the same language as the old, but its content is not the same and its emphasis not as before.
The old cross would have no truck with the world. For Adam's proud flesh it meant the end of the journey. It carried into effect the sentence imposed by the law of Sinai. The new cross is not opposed to the human race; rather, it is a friendly pal and, if understood aright, it is the source of oceans of good clean fun and innocent enjoyment. It lets Adam live without interference. His life motivation is unchanged; he still lives for his own pleasure, only now he takes delight in singing choruses and watching religious movies instead of singing bawdy songs and drinking hard liquor. The accent is still on enjoyment, though the fun is now on a higher plane morally if not intellectually.
The new cross encourages a new and entirely different evangelistic approach. The evangelist does not demand abnegation of the old life before a new life can be received. He preaches not contrasts but similarities. He seeks to key into public interest by showing that Christianity makes no unpleasant demands; rather, it offers the same thing the world does, only on a higher level. Whatever the sin-mad world happens to be clamoring after at the moment is cleverly shown to be the very thing the gospel offers, only the religious product is better.
The new cross does not slay the sinner, it redirects him. It gears him into a cleaner and jollier way of living and saves his self-respect. To the self-assertive it says, "Come and assert yourself for Christ." To the egotist it says, "Come and do your boasting in the Lord." To the thrillseeker it says, "Come and enjoy the thrill of Christian fellowship." The Christian message is slanted in the direction of the current vogue in order to make it acceptable to the public.
The philosophy back of this kind of thing may be sincere but its sincerity does not save it from being false. It is false because it is blind. It misses completely the whole meaning of the cross. The old cross is a symbol of death. It stands for the abrupt, violent end of a human being. The man in Roman times who took up his cross and started down the road had already said good-by to his friends, He was not coming back. He was going out to have it ended. The cross made no compromise, modified nothing, spared nothing; it slew all of the man, completely and for good. It did not try to keep on good terms with its victim. It struck cruel and hard, and when it had finished its work, the man was no more.
The race of Adam is under death sentence. There is no commutation and no escape. God cannot approve any of the fruits of sin, however innocent they may appear or beautiful to the eyes of men. God salvages the individual by liquidating him and then raising him again to newness of life.
That evangelism which draws friendly parallels between the ways of God and the ways of men is false to the Bible and cruel to the souls of its hearers. The faith of Christ does not parallel the world, it intersects it. In coming to Christ we do not bring our old life up onto a higher plane; we leave it at the cross. The corn of wheat must fall into the ground and die.
We who preach the gospel must not think of ourselves as public relations agents sent to establish good will between Christ and the world. We must not imagine ourselves commissioned to make Christ acceptable to big business, the press, the world of sports or modern education. We are not diplomats but prophets, and our message is not a compromise but an ultimatum.
God offers life, but not an improved old life. The life He offers is life out of death. It stands always on the far side of the cross. Whoever would possess it must pass under the rod. He must repudiate himself and concur in God's just sentence against him.
What does this mean to the individual, the condemned man who would find life in Christ Jesus? How can this theology be translated into life? Simply, he must repent and believe. He must forsake his sins and then go on to forsake himself. Let him cover nothing, defend nothing, excuse nothing. Let him not seek to make terms with God, but let him bow his head before the stroke of God's stern displeasure and acknowledge himself worthy to die.
Having done this let him gaze with simple trust upon the risen Saviour, and from Him will come life and rebirth and cleansing and power. The cross that ended the earthly life of Jesus now puts an end to the sinner; and the power that raised Christ from the dead now raises him to a new life along with Christ.
To any who may object to this or count it merely a narrow and private view of truth, let me say God has set His hallmark of approval upon this message from Paul's day to the present. Whether stated in these exact words or not, this has been the content of all preaching that has brought life and power to the world through the centuries. The mystics, the reformers, the revivalists have put their emphasis here, and signs and wonders and mighty operations of the Holy Ghost gave witness to God's approval.
Dare we, the heirs of such a legacy of power, tamper with the truth? Dare we with our stubby pencils erase the lines of the blueprint or alter the pattern shown us in the Mount? May God forbid. Let us preach the old cross and we will know the old power.
From this new cross has sprung a new philosophy of the Christian life, and from that new philosophy has come a new evangelical technique—a new type of meeting and a new kind of preaching. This new evangelism employs the same language as the old, but its content is not the same and its emphasis not as before.
The old cross would have no truck with the world. For Adam's proud flesh it meant the end of the journey. It carried into effect the sentence imposed by the law of Sinai. The new cross is not opposed to the human race; rather, it is a friendly pal and, if understood aright, it is the source of oceans of good clean fun and innocent enjoyment. It lets Adam live without interference. His life motivation is unchanged; he still lives for his own pleasure, only now he takes delight in singing choruses and watching religious movies instead of singing bawdy songs and drinking hard liquor. The accent is still on enjoyment, though the fun is now on a higher plane morally if not intellectually.
The new cross encourages a new and entirely different evangelistic approach. The evangelist does not demand abnegation of the old life before a new life can be received. He preaches not contrasts but similarities. He seeks to key into public interest by showing that Christianity makes no unpleasant demands; rather, it offers the same thing the world does, only on a higher level. Whatever the sin-mad world happens to be clamoring after at the moment is cleverly shown to be the very thing the gospel offers, only the religious product is better.
The new cross does not slay the sinner, it redirects him. It gears him into a cleaner and jollier way of living and saves his self-respect. To the self-assertive it says, "Come and assert yourself for Christ." To the egotist it says, "Come and do your boasting in the Lord." To the thrillseeker it says, "Come and enjoy the thrill of Christian fellowship." The Christian message is slanted in the direction of the current vogue in order to make it acceptable to the public.
The philosophy back of this kind of thing may be sincere but its sincerity does not save it from being false. It is false because it is blind. It misses completely the whole meaning of the cross. The old cross is a symbol of death. It stands for the abrupt, violent end of a human being. The man in Roman times who took up his cross and started down the road had already said good-by to his friends, He was not coming back. He was going out to have it ended. The cross made no compromise, modified nothing, spared nothing; it slew all of the man, completely and for good. It did not try to keep on good terms with its victim. It struck cruel and hard, and when it had finished its work, the man was no more.
The race of Adam is under death sentence. There is no commutation and no escape. God cannot approve any of the fruits of sin, however innocent they may appear or beautiful to the eyes of men. God salvages the individual by liquidating him and then raising him again to newness of life.
That evangelism which draws friendly parallels between the ways of God and the ways of men is false to the Bible and cruel to the souls of its hearers. The faith of Christ does not parallel the world, it intersects it. In coming to Christ we do not bring our old life up onto a higher plane; we leave it at the cross. The corn of wheat must fall into the ground and die.
We who preach the gospel must not think of ourselves as public relations agents sent to establish good will between Christ and the world. We must not imagine ourselves commissioned to make Christ acceptable to big business, the press, the world of sports or modern education. We are not diplomats but prophets, and our message is not a compromise but an ultimatum.
God offers life, but not an improved old life. The life He offers is life out of death. It stands always on the far side of the cross. Whoever would possess it must pass under the rod. He must repudiate himself and concur in God's just sentence against him.
What does this mean to the individual, the condemned man who would find life in Christ Jesus? How can this theology be translated into life? Simply, he must repent and believe. He must forsake his sins and then go on to forsake himself. Let him cover nothing, defend nothing, excuse nothing. Let him not seek to make terms with God, but let him bow his head before the stroke of God's stern displeasure and acknowledge himself worthy to die.
Having done this let him gaze with simple trust upon the risen Saviour, and from Him will come life and rebirth and cleansing and power. The cross that ended the earthly life of Jesus now puts an end to the sinner; and the power that raised Christ from the dead now raises him to a new life along with Christ.
To any who may object to this or count it merely a narrow and private view of truth, let me say God has set His hallmark of approval upon this message from Paul's day to the present. Whether stated in these exact words or not, this has been the content of all preaching that has brought life and power to the world through the centuries. The mystics, the reformers, the revivalists have put their emphasis here, and signs and wonders and mighty operations of the Holy Ghost gave witness to God's approval.
Dare we, the heirs of such a legacy of power, tamper with the truth? Dare we with our stubby pencils erase the lines of the blueprint or alter the pattern shown us in the Mount? May God forbid. Let us preach the old cross and we will know the old power.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Season Of Grace
It was spring 2008 and I felt God was wanting me to travel to Minnesota to visit a couple I had heard about from a friend here in Texas. I felt God wanted me to go there to encourage them, but I was waiting for a confirmation from Giod. Within a few weeks I received a call from a prophetic friend of mine who lives in Virginia. His name is Brian. "Steve, is God talking to you about Minnesota?" "Yes!" I exclaimed. "Me, too!" Brian said, "We need to go!" God then gave us clear timing for the trip which turned out to be August 2008.We arrived at the airport in Minneapolis/St. Paul and met our new Minnesotan friends, Denny and JoAnna. God had sent us there to encourage them and accomplish two other assignments including anointing the headwaters of the Mississippi River with salt and oil. The next day Denny took us to Lake Itasca which is where the Mississippi River is born. We were about to pray as we stood near the headwaters of the Mississippi when Denny began to share some things that God had been showing him."God has been telling me that we are coming into a 'Season of Grace'. A time when we will see things improve. For example, gas right now is over $4.00 a gallon. It will come down to around $2.00 a gallon. We will also see the financial crisis that we are going through right now, settle down and some people will think we're going to get through this like we always have." Shaking his head and with seriousness in his voice Denny continued, "God is telling me, 'No.' He is showing me that this Season of Grace will last for 30 months. When the Season of Grace ends, the things we are now seeing will come back worse than they are now." Brian and I nodded our heads and we began to pray.After we prayed, Brian anointed the headwaters of the Mississippi. From there we headed o the parking lot to begin our drive to back to Denny's home. At that time (August 2008) Brian had an 8-month old baby at home and as we were walking back to the car, Brian noticed a woman with a tiny baby in her arms. "Oh, what a pretty baby!" Brian exclaimed. "Is your baby a boy or a girl?" The mother responded, "A girl." "She's beautiful! How old is she?" Brain asked. "8 weeks old." replied the mother. "I have an 8-month old at home." Brian said with a big smile." Brian asked, "What's her name?" The mother responded, "Her name is... Season Grace." Brian's jaw hit the ground. "What's her name?" An utterly shocked Brian asked again to confrim what he just heard. Again the mother said, "Season Grace."
God had just signed His name to the information we had just heard.
I originally published this on my blog in January 2010. January 2011 marked the end of the 30-month season of grace. The uprising in Egypt began in January and has now spread across the Middle East. Gas prices have begun to climb. We must stay close to the LORD... He is our refuge. We must pray and ask Him what He wants us to do as individuals, as families and as churches.
God had just signed His name to the information we had just heard.
I originally published this on my blog in January 2010. January 2011 marked the end of the 30-month season of grace. The uprising in Egypt began in January and has now spread across the Middle East. Gas prices have begun to climb. We must stay close to the LORD... He is our refuge. We must pray and ask Him what He wants us to do as individuals, as families and as churches.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Thursday, January 06, 2011
Stephen Burke Interview January 2011
I invite you to listen to this interview filled with the latest information regarding the challenging times that are coming that I did with Rick Bell in the first part of January 2011. To listen simply click on the title above.
Monday, December 20, 2010
An End Times Ministry
Stephen Burke worked for 18 years in advertising and public relations before
God called him out of his chosen profession in 2004 to begin a ministry
named The LORD Will Provide. The initial call began as he came alongside
those who were called of God in Guatemala, but as time progressed the LORD
made it clear that Stephen’s ministry was not a typical missions and church
planting ministry. The ministry that God started through Stephen was an End
Times ministry.
In 2008, God unexpectedly gave Stephen a 2-hour download of information
about what was coming for America and the world. Since then, Stephen’s work
has been actively involved in connecting with and creating Cities of Refuge
around the globe. Stephen is led by the Holy Spirit to many places and
people who are answering this End Times call. Some Cities of Refuge are
houses, some are farms, some are underground, some are communities, and some are entire countries . These Cities of Refuge are areas much like Goshen
was for the Ancient Israelites as they were in captivity in Egypt during the
time of the 10 plagues. While Egypt was suffering the consequences of these
plagues, the Israelites were preserved and protected. During the
challenging times that are coming God will provide Cities of Refuge around
the globe in which He will supernaturally protect and provide for His chosen
ones.
Please listen to "Challenging Times Ahead" at www.theLORDwillprovide.org
God called him out of his chosen profession in 2004 to begin a ministry
named The LORD Will Provide. The initial call began as he came alongside
those who were called of God in Guatemala, but as time progressed the LORD
made it clear that Stephen’s ministry was not a typical missions and church
planting ministry. The ministry that God started through Stephen was an End
Times ministry.
In 2008, God unexpectedly gave Stephen a 2-hour download of information
about what was coming for America and the world. Since then, Stephen’s work
has been actively involved in connecting with and creating Cities of Refuge
around the globe. Stephen is led by the Holy Spirit to many places and
people who are answering this End Times call. Some Cities of Refuge are
houses, some are farms, some are underground, some are communities, and some are entire countries . These Cities of Refuge are areas much like Goshen
was for the Ancient Israelites as they were in captivity in Egypt during the
time of the 10 plagues. While Egypt was suffering the consequences of these
plagues, the Israelites were preserved and protected. During the
challenging times that are coming God will provide Cities of Refuge around
the globe in which He will supernaturally protect and provide for His chosen
ones.
Please listen to "Challenging Times Ahead" at www.theLORDwillprovide.org
Monday, December 13, 2010
A Time Is Coming
I was in Honduras (Central America) praying one night in December 2007. The LORD said, "Today people from this part of the world are trying to get to the United States, but a time is coming when people in the United Staes will be wanting to come here."
Monday, November 08, 2010
Saturday, August 21, 2010
God Touched Me In Kansas City
It was an amazing few days at IHOP-KC. I attended the Joseph Company's "Rebuilding The Cities" Conference Augsut 8-11 which was about cities of refuge. I spent Sunday afternoon in the Prayer Room where the LORD told me two things. 1) "Today (August 8, 2010) would be an important day for you" and 2) "Your name is now Stephen."
The Conference began Sunday evening with worship and an overview of the End Times rooted in Scripture. During this presentation one of the founders of IHOP came in. He is a business guy who God has blessed substantially to purchase the IHOP buildings over the years... since the beginning. His name is Bob Hartley.
He was not planning on attending the first night, but God had a word that He wanted Bob to release. The Conference leader invited Bob to come forward and share what God had laid on his heart.
"There are some of you here today whom God is moving from striiving to your inheritance". This was significant to me because a 90-year old woman in Texas had given me a word just 10 days earlier that God was about to give me my inheritance. It would come shockingly. Bob shared a story of a plantation owner from the civil war times who wanted to give one of his slaves his entire plantation becasue he saw the slave as his own son. However, the laws would not permit it. The slave grew from a boy to a man and the laws changed after the civil war. The owner invited the slave into the house and gave him the property. That night they slept and the former owner came downstairs the next morning to find the slave sleeping on the floor in the corner as he had done for years as a slave in his own slave house.
God is moving some of you from being a servant to your inheritance. "Is there a Stephen here?" I raised my hand. "God has provided for you uniquely and you have shared how he has down this with many others. He is your Provider. I don't know what you are goung through right now, but He is your provider. Does this mean anything to you?"
"Yes, thats the name of my ministry." I was called to the front of the room. "God says He is giving you the Temple... He is giving you the Temple... He is giving you the Temple. Does that mean anything to you?"
"Yes... I live in Temple, Texas."
Bob continued, "Today is your birthday. Today, August 8, 2010 is your Birthday." "I knew it would be a significant day for me." Bob asked, "Is today your actual Birthday?" "No," I replied.
He prayed some more and then said, "October 29th."
"That's my Birthday," I said.
God had touched me deeply and I can say that since that moment my life... even my spiritual life has changed.
The Conference began Sunday evening with worship and an overview of the End Times rooted in Scripture. During this presentation one of the founders of IHOP came in. He is a business guy who God has blessed substantially to purchase the IHOP buildings over the years... since the beginning. His name is Bob Hartley.
He was not planning on attending the first night, but God had a word that He wanted Bob to release. The Conference leader invited Bob to come forward and share what God had laid on his heart.
"There are some of you here today whom God is moving from striiving to your inheritance". This was significant to me because a 90-year old woman in Texas had given me a word just 10 days earlier that God was about to give me my inheritance. It would come shockingly. Bob shared a story of a plantation owner from the civil war times who wanted to give one of his slaves his entire plantation becasue he saw the slave as his own son. However, the laws would not permit it. The slave grew from a boy to a man and the laws changed after the civil war. The owner invited the slave into the house and gave him the property. That night they slept and the former owner came downstairs the next morning to find the slave sleeping on the floor in the corner as he had done for years as a slave in his own slave house.
God is moving some of you from being a servant to your inheritance. "Is there a Stephen here?" I raised my hand. "God has provided for you uniquely and you have shared how he has down this with many others. He is your Provider. I don't know what you are goung through right now, but He is your provider. Does this mean anything to you?"
"Yes, thats the name of my ministry." I was called to the front of the room. "God says He is giving you the Temple... He is giving you the Temple... He is giving you the Temple. Does that mean anything to you?"
"Yes... I live in Temple, Texas."
Bob continued, "Today is your birthday. Today, August 8, 2010 is your Birthday." "I knew it would be a significant day for me." Bob asked, "Is today your actual Birthday?" "No," I replied.
He prayed some more and then said, "October 29th."
"That's my Birthday," I said.
God had touched me deeply and I can say that since that moment my life... even my spiritual life has changed.
Monday, July 26, 2010
An Urgent Call for Massive Intercession by Cindy Jacobs
Cindy Jacobs:
An Urgent Call for Massive Intercession
Dear Believers in Christ,
A few days ago as I watched a news business channel, I received the
following word from the Lord. As you can tell, it's a serious warning. I
know the nation is in a delicate condition now, but I believe that I need to
send this word out. I ran it by Chuck Pierce and he said that it fits with
what he has been hearing, only more specific on the economic side.
This is a wake up and it's so strong.
A Serious Warning and a Call for Urgent Prayer
A warning received from the Lord on July 17, 2010 in Dallas, Texas:
A few days ago as I watched the financial news, the Lord clearly spoke these
words to me, "The nation is teetering!" I then had a vision of the economy
of the United States, on what looked like a "scale of justice." He then went
on to show me that we must fast, pray and cry out to the Lord for mercy and
solutions that will balance righteousness and justice.
In praying to the Lord for wisdom about this word, I realized what must be
done—it is time for the Church in America to stand up and take her place
once again in the nation. I mulled over the fact that we have already lost
so many of our liberties and this is what I heard, "If the Church doesn't
fast and pray for a faster acceleration of revival and awakening, the
iniquitous sin structures in the nation will tip the scale that is teetering
and there will be another great depression."
Of course, this word shook me to the core of my being. Many of you may be
aware that the Holy Spirit spoke to me almost a year before the September
2008 economic melt down, that there would be "no more business as usual."
The balance of the economy is fragile and depending on the way we fast,
pray, and how we cast our votes in the next election will depend on which
way the scale tips. We must pray and do. We must pray and act. We must
awaken the Church to the state of the nation without fear of pleasing man or
fear for our reputation.
God is watching to see which way the die will be cast. If we shift the
nation to Biblical values in the arenas of righteousness and justice, the
economy will follow. If we continue in our stance of support for Israel, the
Stock Market will stabilize and prosper, and that which is fragile will
become strong. Supernatural solutions will be sent from Heaven that our
natural minds could never reason, nor grasp and they will heal the land.
If we do not heed in this hour there will be a tumbling of our economy and
dark days will be ahead to such a degree that our nation will possibly never
fully recover from and have the greatness as a nation that God has favored
us with for generations.
God have mercy. God send an awakening. God send salvation.
Cindy Jacobs
Generals International
An Urgent Call for Massive Intercession
Dear Believers in Christ,
A few days ago as I watched a news business channel, I received the
following word from the Lord. As you can tell, it's a serious warning. I
know the nation is in a delicate condition now, but I believe that I need to
send this word out. I ran it by Chuck Pierce and he said that it fits with
what he has been hearing, only more specific on the economic side.
This is a wake up and it's so strong.
A Serious Warning and a Call for Urgent Prayer
A warning received from the Lord on July 17, 2010 in Dallas, Texas:
A few days ago as I watched the financial news, the Lord clearly spoke these
words to me, "The nation is teetering!" I then had a vision of the economy
of the United States, on what looked like a "scale of justice." He then went
on to show me that we must fast, pray and cry out to the Lord for mercy and
solutions that will balance righteousness and justice.
In praying to the Lord for wisdom about this word, I realized what must be
done—it is time for the Church in America to stand up and take her place
once again in the nation. I mulled over the fact that we have already lost
so many of our liberties and this is what I heard, "If the Church doesn't
fast and pray for a faster acceleration of revival and awakening, the
iniquitous sin structures in the nation will tip the scale that is teetering
and there will be another great depression."
Of course, this word shook me to the core of my being. Many of you may be
aware that the Holy Spirit spoke to me almost a year before the September
2008 economic melt down, that there would be "no more business as usual."
The balance of the economy is fragile and depending on the way we fast,
pray, and how we cast our votes in the next election will depend on which
way the scale tips. We must pray and do. We must pray and act. We must
awaken the Church to the state of the nation without fear of pleasing man or
fear for our reputation.
God is watching to see which way the die will be cast. If we shift the
nation to Biblical values in the arenas of righteousness and justice, the
economy will follow. If we continue in our stance of support for Israel, the
Stock Market will stabilize and prosper, and that which is fragile will
become strong. Supernatural solutions will be sent from Heaven that our
natural minds could never reason, nor grasp and they will heal the land.
If we do not heed in this hour there will be a tumbling of our economy and
dark days will be ahead to such a degree that our nation will possibly never
fully recover from and have the greatness as a nation that God has favored
us with for generations.
God have mercy. God send an awakening. God send salvation.
Cindy Jacobs
Generals International
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Turning The Tide
What happens when a nation violates the laws of God? In this powerful message, Dr. Stanley explains what happens when people govern themselves based on preference rather than the principles of God.
http://www.intouch.org/broadcast/video-archives/content/topic/turning_the_tide
http://www.intouch.org/broadcast/video-archives/content/topic/turning_the_tide
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
N.Y. Congressman Calls for Inquiry Into Funding of Mosque Near Ground Zero
Published July 12, 2010
Associated Press
May 25: Community members both for and against the plan to build a mosque and cultural center near Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan speak during board meeting.
NEW YORK -- The ranking Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee said Monday he favors an investigation into the funding of a proposed mosque near ground zero.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Rep. Peter King raised concerns about the sources of funding for the proposed $100 million mosque, just blocks away from the site of the Sept. 11 attacks, where nearly 3,000 Americans died at the hands of Islamic terrorists.
"It's a house of worship, but we are at war with al-Qaida," King told the AP. "I think the 9/11 families have a right to know where the funding comes from; I think there are significant questions."
The mosque is a project of the American Society for Muslim Advancement and the Cordoba Institute, which promotes cross-cultural understanding between Islam and the West. Cordoba's director, Imam Faisel Abdul Rauf, has refused to disclose the sources of funding for the mosque and once suggested in a television interview that U.S. policies contributed to the 9/11 attacks.
King's views differ sharply from those of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who said Monday it would be un-American to investigate the mosque. Bloomberg, a Republican-turned-independent, has backed the mosque since the project came under development, as do numerous other community and political leaders including Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic nominee for governor.
King is a supporter of Republican Rick Lazio's campaign for governor. Lazio opposes the mosque and has called on Cuomo to look into its funding. Lazio was scheduled to testify Tuesday on the mosque at a hearing of the New York City Landmarks Commission.
Cuomo has said he would investigate the mosque if there is evidence of wrongdoing or criminal behavior but that no such evidence has been put forth.
Even though a mosque is supposed to be a religious setting, ground zero may not be an appropriate spot for this or any proposed mosque, King said.
"Right at this moment in history, it's bad form to put it there," he said. "There are things you are allowed to do, but that aren't appropriate to do."
Associated Press
May 25: Community members both for and against the plan to build a mosque and cultural center near Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan speak during board meeting.
NEW YORK -- The ranking Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee said Monday he favors an investigation into the funding of a proposed mosque near ground zero.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Rep. Peter King raised concerns about the sources of funding for the proposed $100 million mosque, just blocks away from the site of the Sept. 11 attacks, where nearly 3,000 Americans died at the hands of Islamic terrorists.
"It's a house of worship, but we are at war with al-Qaida," King told the AP. "I think the 9/11 families have a right to know where the funding comes from; I think there are significant questions."
The mosque is a project of the American Society for Muslim Advancement and the Cordoba Institute, which promotes cross-cultural understanding between Islam and the West. Cordoba's director, Imam Faisel Abdul Rauf, has refused to disclose the sources of funding for the mosque and once suggested in a television interview that U.S. policies contributed to the 9/11 attacks.
King's views differ sharply from those of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who said Monday it would be un-American to investigate the mosque. Bloomberg, a Republican-turned-independent, has backed the mosque since the project came under development, as do numerous other community and political leaders including Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic nominee for governor.
King is a supporter of Republican Rick Lazio's campaign for governor. Lazio opposes the mosque and has called on Cuomo to look into its funding. Lazio was scheduled to testify Tuesday on the mosque at a hearing of the New York City Landmarks Commission.
Cuomo has said he would investigate the mosque if there is evidence of wrongdoing or criminal behavior but that no such evidence has been put forth.
Even though a mosque is supposed to be a religious setting, ground zero may not be an appropriate spot for this or any proposed mosque, King said.
"Right at this moment in history, it's bad form to put it there," he said. "There are things you are allowed to do, but that aren't appropriate to do."
Sunday, June 06, 2010
The LORD is going to start giving you details of the End Times
It was April 2008 when a friend of mine told me about a local pastor whom he felt I was supposed to meet. A few days later the pastor and I had breakfast. As were departed the restaurant, he turned back to me and said, “The LORD is going to start giving you details of the End Times.”
The next day I was in a meeting with three other people when the Holy Spirit fell upon me in a powerful way and began to fulfill what the pastor had prophesied just the day before. The first thing I saw were two hands gripping something in the manner a batter would grip a baseball bat. What these hands were holding on to immediately disintegrated and fell to the ground like dust. I heard, “This is banking and financial institutions.” I knew we in America had put our faith into something that was not God and it was about to fail. The second thing I saw was a woven fabric about 3’ wide by 2’ tall. There was a pattern woven into the fabric. I knew the fabric represented the United States of America. Immediately there was some sort of tremendous disturbance off of the fabric to the right as I faced the fabric. I couldn’t tell what the disturbance was… but it was powerful. Possibly an explosion of some sort. Once the disturbance happened there was movement within the fabric. Part of the thread that made up the fabric began to move and come out of the fabric. The thread was black and formed a net that had a large head on top of it. The head was also black and reminded me of the head like that of a Tyrannosaurus Rex Dinosaur. It was evil. This black netting was part of the fabric that made up America, but what we didn’t recognize was that it was all connected. Instead of attacking outward toward the area of the disturbance as we expected it would, the head turned back around and began to devour the innocent people that made up the fabric. I saw that the main roads were no longer the highways that were accustomed to traveling, but the main roads had become back roads and dirt roads. Then after a time, the people were afraid to use even these roads. I saw people one and two at a time running across fields trying to find prepared hiding places. I saw two running across a field and they came to a coffee shop of some sort with round tables. They gave a password and the owner of the shop led them to a door. The door opened and led downstairs. There was a huge underground place. Caves. I saw one very large cave that had a very high ceiling. The underground room was filled to the ceiling with barrels and barrels of grain.
As this disturbance and internal attack began to happen people were terrified and there was a tremendous panic in the land. Electricity went away and stores closed. People could not buy food and they did not know how to grow food or function without electricity. However, there were people like me who were prepared by God for this day. We help everyone to calm down and advise them that God had already prepared us for this day. After a time people began to calm down and even disappear into these hiding places and they adjusted to these new circumstances.
These are not times to fear. It is time for us to draw close to the LORD and remain close to Him. We must individually ask the LORD how He wants each one of us to prepare. We will not all be doing the same thing or going to the same places of refuge. This is a time for us to sharpen our hearing of the LORD’s voice. The LORD alone is our refuge.
If you would like to hear the entire message, please listen to "Challenging Times Ahead" at my website, www.theLORDwillprovide.org.
The next day I was in a meeting with three other people when the Holy Spirit fell upon me in a powerful way and began to fulfill what the pastor had prophesied just the day before. The first thing I saw were two hands gripping something in the manner a batter would grip a baseball bat. What these hands were holding on to immediately disintegrated and fell to the ground like dust. I heard, “This is banking and financial institutions.” I knew we in America had put our faith into something that was not God and it was about to fail. The second thing I saw was a woven fabric about 3’ wide by 2’ tall. There was a pattern woven into the fabric. I knew the fabric represented the United States of America. Immediately there was some sort of tremendous disturbance off of the fabric to the right as I faced the fabric. I couldn’t tell what the disturbance was… but it was powerful. Possibly an explosion of some sort. Once the disturbance happened there was movement within the fabric. Part of the thread that made up the fabric began to move and come out of the fabric. The thread was black and formed a net that had a large head on top of it. The head was also black and reminded me of the head like that of a Tyrannosaurus Rex Dinosaur. It was evil. This black netting was part of the fabric that made up America, but what we didn’t recognize was that it was all connected. Instead of attacking outward toward the area of the disturbance as we expected it would, the head turned back around and began to devour the innocent people that made up the fabric. I saw that the main roads were no longer the highways that were accustomed to traveling, but the main roads had become back roads and dirt roads. Then after a time, the people were afraid to use even these roads. I saw people one and two at a time running across fields trying to find prepared hiding places. I saw two running across a field and they came to a coffee shop of some sort with round tables. They gave a password and the owner of the shop led them to a door. The door opened and led downstairs. There was a huge underground place. Caves. I saw one very large cave that had a very high ceiling. The underground room was filled to the ceiling with barrels and barrels of grain.
As this disturbance and internal attack began to happen people were terrified and there was a tremendous panic in the land. Electricity went away and stores closed. People could not buy food and they did not know how to grow food or function without electricity. However, there were people like me who were prepared by God for this day. We help everyone to calm down and advise them that God had already prepared us for this day. After a time people began to calm down and even disappear into these hiding places and they adjusted to these new circumstances.
These are not times to fear. It is time for us to draw close to the LORD and remain close to Him. We must individually ask the LORD how He wants each one of us to prepare. We will not all be doing the same thing or going to the same places of refuge. This is a time for us to sharpen our hearing of the LORD’s voice. The LORD alone is our refuge.
If you would like to hear the entire message, please listen to "Challenging Times Ahead" at my website, www.theLORDwillprovide.org.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Healing In India
She was a beautiful Hindu girl, typically very thin with big dark eyes and a
beautiful smile. Maybe the smile was because she became a Christian only
three weeks ago.
It was the first time for her to visit our fellowship. We were having a
two day retreat and she came along with a friend (the very friend who had
led her to Christ.) We sang a while, then started praying. She was at the
other end of the sofa, but I felt her put her hand gently on my shoulder.
About 30 minutes later, she again touched my shoulder, but this time with
more boldness. It was my "hurt" shoulder, what is referred to as a
"frozen" shoulder and had been paining me since November, seven months.
I had not been able to lift my hand above my head but she had no way of
knowing this.
Later we were again singing and praising when I lifted my hands in worship. To my surprise, both hands went all the way up. I also had not been able to clap my hands without a painful vibration traveling up my arm. I immediately started clapping, louder and harder and crying out to God. When I testified to the group what had happened, Rosie just bounced up and down and flashed that huge smile.
Rosie is filled with the Holy Spirit, speaks in tongues and has the gift of healing. Rosie thinks this is normal and delights in her gift. We delight in Rosie!
Sue Albin
In His Service in Shillong, India.
beautiful smile. Maybe the smile was because she became a Christian only
three weeks ago.
It was the first time for her to visit our fellowship. We were having a
two day retreat and she came along with a friend (the very friend who had
led her to Christ.) We sang a while, then started praying. She was at the
other end of the sofa, but I felt her put her hand gently on my shoulder.
About 30 minutes later, she again touched my shoulder, but this time with
more boldness. It was my "hurt" shoulder, what is referred to as a
"frozen" shoulder and had been paining me since November, seven months.
I had not been able to lift my hand above my head but she had no way of
knowing this.
Later we were again singing and praising when I lifted my hands in worship. To my surprise, both hands went all the way up. I also had not been able to clap my hands without a painful vibration traveling up my arm. I immediately started clapping, louder and harder and crying out to God. When I testified to the group what had happened, Rosie just bounced up and down and flashed that huge smile.
Rosie is filled with the Holy Spirit, speaks in tongues and has the gift of healing. Rosie thinks this is normal and delights in her gift. We delight in Rosie!
Sue Albin
In His Service in Shillong, India.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
America Parallels Ancient Israel
America was one of only two countries in history founded under God. Israel was the other. Ancient Israel turned away from God, so God sent Assyria to attack and awaken Israel. They attacked Israel and Israel's response was, "The bricks have fallen down, but we will rebuild with dressed stone; the fig (Sycamore in KJV) trees have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars." Isaiah 9:10. This was not God's intent. God was looking forIsrael to repent and return to God... they didn't. Later, God sent the Phillistines and Israel was crushed.
America is reliving this with 9/11. Gov. Potaki, shortly after 9/11/01 quoted this very Scripture (Isaiah 9:10) indicating that we would rebuild. What is so amazing about this is that in 1789, New York City was the first capital of America after the constitution. George Washington was sworn in as our first president there at the federal building. From there George Washington and the leaders walked to a small chapel for a two-hour service where America's first leaders dedicated America to God. What's even more amazing is that this Cahpel sits on Ground Zero... St. Paul's Chapel. As with Israel, the very place where each country was dedicated to God, God allowed destruction to come for the purpose of awakening us.
After the bricks had fallen on 9/11, in a ceremony NY officials lowered a 20-ton quarried stone (dressed stone) into the foundation with the intent of building "Freedom Tower." Of course, the stone was later removed due to the outcry of those who lost loved ones in the Twin Towers. But ourintent was there.
Even more... As 9/11 unfolded a beam from the north tower came down and was headed toward the chapel, but a Sycamore (Fig) Tree stood in the way and was felled by the beam and the chapel spared. The Sycamore's root system was made into a bronze statue (bronze is a metal of judgement) and placed on Wall Street. The NYSE was founded beneath a Sycamore Tree. To top it all off, a Cedar Tree was planted to replace the fallen Sycamore Tree.
America is reliving Sripture. As with Ancient Israel, we have not turned back to God as America. For more details which are all verifiable in newsprint and even St. Paul Chapel's website, please see the following website.
http://www.grandnationalchallenge.com/watchmen.htm
This is absolutely stunning information that needs to be heard. Rabbi Jonathan Cahn (who is a Christian) was my first source for this info and is quoted extensively on the website. Cahn can also be found sharing this info on Youtube in a radio broadcast he did with Sid Roth.
Also, here's more on the Sycamore-Fig Tree...
http://www.ehow.com/facts_5835785_sycamore-tree-symbolize_.html
America is reliving this with 9/11. Gov. Potaki, shortly after 9/11/01 quoted this very Scripture (Isaiah 9:10) indicating that we would rebuild. What is so amazing about this is that in 1789, New York City was the first capital of America after the constitution. George Washington was sworn in as our first president there at the federal building. From there George Washington and the leaders walked to a small chapel for a two-hour service where America's first leaders dedicated America to God. What's even more amazing is that this Cahpel sits on Ground Zero... St. Paul's Chapel. As with Israel, the very place where each country was dedicated to God, God allowed destruction to come for the purpose of awakening us.
After the bricks had fallen on 9/11, in a ceremony NY officials lowered a 20-ton quarried stone (dressed stone) into the foundation with the intent of building "Freedom Tower." Of course, the stone was later removed due to the outcry of those who lost loved ones in the Twin Towers. But ourintent was there.
Even more... As 9/11 unfolded a beam from the north tower came down and was headed toward the chapel, but a Sycamore (Fig) Tree stood in the way and was felled by the beam and the chapel spared. The Sycamore's root system was made into a bronze statue (bronze is a metal of judgement) and placed on Wall Street. The NYSE was founded beneath a Sycamore Tree. To top it all off, a Cedar Tree was planted to replace the fallen Sycamore Tree.
America is reliving Sripture. As with Ancient Israel, we have not turned back to God as America. For more details which are all verifiable in newsprint and even St. Paul Chapel's website, please see the following website.
http://www.grandnationalchallenge.com/watchmen.htm
This is absolutely stunning information that needs to be heard. Rabbi Jonathan Cahn (who is a Christian) was my first source for this info and is quoted extensively on the website. Cahn can also be found sharing this info on Youtube in a radio broadcast he did with Sid Roth.
Also, here's more on the Sycamore-Fig Tree...
http://www.ehow.com/facts_5835785_sycamore-tree-symbolize_.html
So It Will Be At The Coming Of The Son Of Man
"As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man... Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left." In the Days of Noah, who was left behind and who was taken? "So it will be at the coming of the Son of Man." Matthew 24:37, 40
"Immediately after the distress of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken. At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other." Matthew 24:29-31 Jesus will appear in the sky to gather His elect "immediately after the distress of those days."
God is raising up Cities of Refuge around the world to protect His own during the challenging times that are coming. He is, even now, having His people prepare farms, houses, and underground places in which "The LORD their God will care for them"
"Seek the LORD, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD's anger." Zephaniah 2:3
"Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut the doors behind you; hide yourselves for a little while until his wrath has passed by." Isaiah 26:20
"The land by the sea, where the Kerethites dwell, will be a place for shepherds and sheep pens. It will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah; there they will find pasture. In the evening they will lie down in the houses of Ashkelon. The LORD their God will care for them; he will restore their fortunes." Zephaniah 2:7
"Immediately after the distress of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken. At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other." Matthew 24:29-31 Jesus will appear in the sky to gather His elect "immediately after the distress of those days."
God is raising up Cities of Refuge around the world to protect His own during the challenging times that are coming. He is, even now, having His people prepare farms, houses, and underground places in which "The LORD their God will care for them"
"Seek the LORD, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD's anger." Zephaniah 2:3
"Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut the doors behind you; hide yourselves for a little while until his wrath has passed by." Isaiah 26:20
"The land by the sea, where the Kerethites dwell, will be a place for shepherds and sheep pens. It will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah; there they will find pasture. In the evening they will lie down in the houses of Ashkelon. The LORD their God will care for them; he will restore their fortunes." Zephaniah 2:7
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