Showing posts with label Persecution. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Persecution. Show all posts

Friday, 28 June 2013

Breath Of The Spirit Message By Morris Cerullo


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Mar 24, 2013
Morris Speaks To Standing Room Only Crowd in Los Angeles!
On Sunday, March 24, Morris Cerullo spoke about his life to a packed, standing room only crowd in Los Angeles. With several never-before-told sections of this excerpt, Dr. Cerullo shares with the crowd step-by-step details of how God miraculously saved him as a Jewish orphan, called him, and how God is calling you to fulfill your end-time destiny NOW!
Please click below to hear this inspiring message from Morris Cerullo! If you would like to read the excerpt, please scroll below.
Do You Want to be Used by God?
by Dr. Morris Cerullo

Wednesday, 19 December 2012

Unshakable Things

by Henry Morris, Ph.D.

“And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken, may remain” (Hebrews 12:27).

In this present evil world, there are many pressures that would tend to shake our faith. Paul would exhort persecuted believers “that ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled” by such things, but rather to “stand fast” in the truths God has taught them (II Thessalonians 2:2,15).

The “hope set before us . . . we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast” (Hebrews 6:18,19). The “word” to which our text refers is from Haggai 2:5–7: “For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come,” who will establish “a kingdom which cannot be moved” (Hebrews 12:28).

Friday, 7 September 2012

FORGIVENESS CAN BRING HEALING AND RESTORATION

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.” Matthew 5:43-45

The literal meaning of the word “forgiveness” in the New Testament is “to release; to hurl away; to free yourself.” The only way to break the chain or cycle of hurtfulness is to stop and ask forgiveness. This allows a relationship to start over and begin anew. The Russian writer, Solzhenitsyn, believed forgiveness is what truly makes us different from animals. Only humans can perform the most unnatural act of forgiveness that transcends the relentless law of nature.

A young Iranian lady, we’ll call Fatima, was full of hatred towards her mother-in-law. For fifteen years her mother-in law was her enemy and there was a great deal of enmity in the family.
Several times Fatima had even tried to kill her mother-in-law. Once she put poison in her soup hoping to kill her. The mother-in-law felt very sick after that and was taken to the hospital. The doctors took the poison out of her stomach and were able to save her life. 

Tuesday, 5 June 2012

Inspired by Joy

Written by Gail Rodgers

Are you feeling ready to walk away from a relationship – are you possibly even considering divorce?  We want to pray for you.  Please tell us how we can pray.
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”  (James 1:2-4)
A few years ago he lost all he had. Everything. But he found Jesus. He inspires me every time I talk with him. He has embraced God’s word and one of the verses he lives by is this one quoted above from James 1:2-4,

Thursday, 26 April 2012

Converted Coward: A radically changed man

Today's reading: 1 Peter 1

1 Peter 1:12 Even angels long to look into these things.

The Peter portrayed in the Gospels and the Peter seen in this letter are hardly recognizable as the same person. The Gospels portray Peter urging Jesus to avoid pain, cowering in the darkness the night of Jesus' trial and execution, and denying with an oath that he knows the man he's been following for three years. In this letter, by contrast, Peter welcomes suffering as a badge of honor, as proof of his commitment to Christ at any cost.

Most likely, Peter is writing this letter during an outbreak of persecution under Nero. Leaders of the church, the apostle Paul among them, have been shipped to Rome for imprisonment and execution. Crucial questions about suffering have stirred up within the embattled Christian community.

Tuesday, 10 April 2012

Prostituting Our Daughters

Scripture Passage : Leviticus 19:29




Introduction: We face a great battle today of which I am afraid we are ignorant. One by one our strengths are becoming weaknesses. We are waving the white flag and we don’t even know it. We have often discussed the importance of having Godly men who are strong in the faith, but I’m afraid that we have focused so strongly on other areas that we have neglected one of our greatest weapons. The future strength of this church as well as many others like ours is heavily dependent upon what we do as relating to this battle. This battle is the battle for our women and in particular our daughters. Satan has robbed the church blind of its daughters. Do names like Jessie Daniels, Kelly Clarkson, Missy Elliott, Mariah Carey, Shelly King, and Britney Spears ring a bell? They all started out either going to Church as children or are in Church now. Who’s next? It may be that my daughter or your daughter is the next target of Satan. So what shall we do?
  1. Recognize the value of Daughters
    1. Old Testament battle plan
      1. Pharaoh (Exodus 1:22)
      2. Moses (Numbers 31:15-18)
      3. The men of Israel (Judges 21:10-12)
    2. Master’s female servants (Exodus 21:4, 7)
  2. Recognize Satan’s plan for Daughters
    1. Destroy man’s relationship with and worship of God (Exodus 34:16Numbers 25:1;Judges 3:6)
    2. To destroy a seed or a people (Genesis 6:1-2)
    3. To get rid of the men of God (Mark 6:22-25)
  3. Abstain from endangering our Daughters
    1. Selling our daughters to the world (Genesis 19:8)
    2. Surrounding them with the enemy (Genesis 34:1-5)
  4. Recognize and teach God’s plan for Daughters
    1. Don’t give the daughters to the world (Ezra 9:12Nehemiah 13:25Deuteronomy 7:3)
    2. Virtue (Proverbs 12:4Proverbs 31:10)
    3. To fear Him (Proverbs 31:30)
    4. To be taught by the elder women and mothers (Ezekiel 16:44Titus 2:3-4)
    5. Minister to Christ (Mark 15:40-41Matthew 27:54-55)
    6. To be full of good works (Acts 9:36)
    7. To worship Him (Acts 16:14)
    8. To be holy in body and spirit (1 Corinthians 7:34)
    9. To labour in the gospel (Philippians 4:3)
Conclusion: We are in an uphill battle. All of the odds are against us. The forces of Hell, Hollywood, Fashion, Schools, Family, Modern Churches are launching every attack known to them. Are you willing to deny yourself and fight the fight for your daughters? Are you willing to suffer persecution to spare your daughters? Are you willing to change the way you act, dress, talk and walk to rescue your daughters? If you are willing, God will both enable you to fight and reward you for fighting. THE QUESTION STANDS, ARE YOU WILLING?
Andrew Ray