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SANDRA BULLOCK PORTRAYS A REAL CHRISTIAN
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congressional analyst says the Founding Fathers would be appalled to learn that for the first time in history, the federal government was going to mandate that all Americans purchase health insurance.
The House version of the healthcare bill also requires all Americans to The “individual responsibility” provision in Secpurchase health tion 1501 of the Senate healthcare bill (H.R. insurance or 3590) requires anyone who fails to buy a “quali- pay a penalty. fying” health insurance plan to pay an annual Under that tax penalty of $750 per adult family member and legislation, if $375 per child, or up to a maximum penalty of American citi$2,250 per family. zens fail to pay U.S. President Barack Obama calls for health care reforms during a statement in the State Dining Room of the White House Brian Darling, director of Senate relations at The that penalty, they in Washington on May 11, 2009. With him are George Halverson, could face up to Chairman and CEO of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (L), and Heritage Foundation, says the individual manJ. James Rohack, M.D., President-Elect, American Medical a year in jail. date may violate the U.S. Constitution. Association. In the background is a painting of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
“The insurance industry now will have a federal In a legal memorandum published earlier this month, The Heritage mandate that everybody has to use their product, so you can look at the insurance industry as Foundation charges that the individual mandate outlined in the legislation “takes congressional power and a whole as a beneficiary of this bill because all control to a striking new level.” Americans will be mandated to buy that product, to be a service, which is unprecedented in “Its defenders have struggled to justify the mandate by our country,” he contends. “And it may be unanalogizing it to existing federal laws and court deciconstitutional to allow the federal government sions,” says that memorandum, “but their efforts do to mandate that people buy a certain product. not withstand serious scrutiny. An individual mandate I can’t imagine our Founding Fathers wanted to enter into a contract with or buy a particular product to empower a limited federal government to do from a private party, with tax penalties to enforce it, is what they’re doing right now.”
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r. Oral Roberts, a legendary evangelist who rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most influential Christian leaders of the 20th century, died today in Newport Beach, Calif., due to complications from pneumonia. His son, Richard, and daughter, Roberta, were at his side. The founder of Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association and Oral Roberts University was 91. “Oral Roberts was the greatest man of God I’ve ever known,” Richard Roberts said. “A modern-day apostle of the healing ministry, an author, educator, evangelist, prophet, and innovator, he was the only man of his generation to build a worldwide
ministry, an accredited university, and a medical school. “Beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, he was not only my earthly father; he was my spiritual father and mentor. The last member of his generation in the Roberts family, he had a passion to bring healing to the sick. “His name is synonymous with miracles. He came along when many in Christendom did not believe in the power of God and His goodness. Oral Roberts was known for sayings such as ‘God Is a Good God,’ ‘Expect a Miracle,’ ‘Release Your Faith,’ and ‘Plant Your Seed for a Harvest.’ “The Bible teaches that when a Christian dies, he or she is instantly transferred into the presence of God. Continued on Page 12
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PROPHECY WATCH Continued from last issue of FREEDOM
AMERICA ON THE VERGE OF CHANGE KIM CLEMEMT:
something is being born, a movement is being born, and the un-holiest shall become the holiest. And those that are of much iniquity shall become the saints of the Most High God. Those who have rejected him shall fall on their knees, and they Prophecy given by shall become as the KIM CLEMENT Davids of this day.
This is a word for the United States of America. I’ve been caught up into a spirit world. I cannot move from there now. For God says, there is a sign, there is a sign that is coming from the heavens and you will see it. It is as a woman that holds a child, the child that has been born. And God said, the enemy shall say, “I must spew out of my mouth the waters so that there will be a flood, and so the flood will take this generation and take this child.” But the Spirit of God said, and hear the word of the Lord: the earth shall save the woman, the earth shall save the child, the earth shall swallow up the water and there shall be no flood of evil nor iniquity. There shall be no flood of evil nor iniquity, says the Spirit of God. They shall not take this that is about to be born and cause that to happen that happened in the previous generation and the previous move. There shall not be barrenness, there shall not be any miscarriages, there shall be no dues paid. God said there shall be no divorce, and there shall be no people that shall say it is okay to do these things. For God said this that is about to be born is one of the holiest moves of My Spirit and it shall be done with the most unholy people that are alive today, says the Lord. America, hear the word!
You don’t understand that God said, I will open your eyes with the knowledge that is given tonight. The earth is crying for the manifestation of the sons of God. The earth is crying out for the manifestation of this movement that is about to be born in the United States of America, in New Zealand, in Australia, in Africa, in South Africa. God says, in England, in Scandinavia, in Greece there shall be a very unusual move. In Italy even the Roman Catholics shall say, Abba Father, and they shall say, there is only one Christ, and they shall embrace this thing, says the Lord. For the present Pope that I have given shall be washed in the blood of Christ in a way that they have never seen before, millions and millions of Roman Catholics will cry out and they will speak with a new language with stammering lips, they will prophesy. For a prophetic movement shall come upon the Roman Catholic church and the Protestants shall say, this is not right, but God says, it shall be right, for I will join their hands together and they shall be as one and it shall come to pass. It shall come to pass that the dream of Martin Luther and the dream of those that took on Protestants and their movement, God said, they will see the joining of hands.
I’m seeing all kinds of things, I see a spider web and I see a spider and this thing that the spider has caught, God said, is a necessity. Why? Because the Spirit of God says, this has weaved its web in the palaces, the spider has weaved its web in And God said, it shall then move the palaces, says the Lord, even into Russia, and it shall move in the greatest of royalty in my into Indonesia. It shall move kingdom, the chosen generation. then into China. It shall move, We have found spiders and we God says, into places never have found cobwebs, and God dreamed of, but one place that it said, this has to be removed. shall certain shake shall be the For the Spirit of God says, even Middle East, says the Spirit of as America has prayed and the God. For the Middle shall defy people have called out, this Prophecy given vision that has been caught has been brought to your attention April 4th, 2009 Seattle, WA is so that you will understood Continued in the next issue of FREEDOM
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PORTRAYS A REAL CHRIS CHRISTIAN TIAN By Ken Connor / Baptist Press
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ctress Sandra Bullock says meeting Leigh Anne Tuohy, who she portrays in The Blind Side, showed her there really are some Christians who “walk the walk.”
Bullock admits she was wary of Christians before she met the Tuohys. “Whereas...before I was like, do not give me a lecture on how to live my life when I know I’m a pretty decent human being,” says the actress. “I might not go to church everyday, but I know I do the right thing or try to. You’re going to church and you’re still sleeping around on your wife...how are you better than I am? So I finally met people who walk the walk.”
The film, which opened the week before Thanksgiving, presents the true story of the Tuohys -- a well-off white family in Tennessee -- who welcome a homeless black youth into their home and then adopt him as their son. That young man, Michael Oher, became an All-American selection for Ole Miss and a first-round draft pick. He now Leigh Anne Tuohy says she hopes plays for the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens. The Blind Side inspires more people to help others. “You Bullock says don’t have to go out thanks to the and bring a child into Tuohys, who attend your home -- that’s Grace Evangelical not what’s required,” Church in says Tuohy. “But you Memphis, she now can do something -has “faith in those everybody is capable who say they of doing something. represent a faith.” So whatever your Getting to know something is, Leigh Anne Tuohy, do it well. Make says the actress, a difference.” showed her that Oher’s mom says religious faith she enforces a can be authentic. behavior code when “She was so she watches her open and honest adopted son play for and forthright,” Bullock shares, “and the Baltimore Ravens. “I had to have I said, wow, I finally met someone who practices but doesn’t preach.” a little ‘come to Jesus’ talk with my section at [the] Ravens’ stadium,” she Tuohy isn’t like some hypocritical says. “I had to explain to everyone church-goers she’s known, adds that, okay, we’re going to have a Bullock. “The beauty of Leigh Anne change of attitude. There is a twowas one of my biggest questions drink limit, there is no cussing in this was how people use their faith and section. You don’t know who you’re their religion as a banner,” she sitting next to -- I’m a player’s mom.” says. “And then they don’t do the The Blind Side has earned more right thing, but they go ‘I’m a good than $100 million dollars at the box Christian and I go to church and this office so far. is the way you should live your life.’”
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PROSPERITY AND FREEDOM “This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.” Joshua 1:8 I want you to notice that the Word declares that prosperity and success belong to people who are hearers and doers of His Word. So to make this simple, if we are not hearing the uncompromised Word of God constantly, we cannot possibly be a people who will prosper and succeed. Gods’ main thought here in Joshua 1:8 is compelling us to focus our attention on living our lives according to His Word. He doesn’t want us to live our lives controlled by our problems or our circumstances. He wants us free! If you are not plugged into a local body of believers, who are constantly ministering and encouraging you to meditate on the Word of God, you will never be in a position of experiencing true prosperity and success in your life. There are two definitions to the word “prosperous” here in Joshua 1:8. The first definition of prosperity is to become mentally intelligent, to gain the wisdom of God in any situation. The second definition of the word prosperity means to PUSH FORWARD and to BREAK OUT. The first step in breaking out of your troubled circumstance is getting in a position where you are hearing and meditating on the Word of God. If you are not in a position of hearing Gods Word, or you are in a place where the Word of God is being watered down, you will never get to a place of freedom and prosperity in your life! Romans 10:17 declares faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. 1 John 5:4 declares and this is the victory that overcomes the world even our faith. When the Bible makes this phrase: “the world” it is referring to a system of living. In fact the Bible tells us in 2 Cor 4:4 that Satan is the god of this world system, who constantly blinds the minds of them that believe not. His goal is to imprison you, to hold you in darkness. Colossians 1:13 which declares “[The Father] has delivered and drawn us to Himself out of the control and the dominion of darkness and has trans-
ferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love” (Amp) Colossians 1:13 tells us that we have been delivered from the control and dominion of the darkness Not only that but God has already translated you and I into a place of liberty, a place of Glory, a place of freedom - and that place is His Kingdom! YOU SEE, LIVING BY HIS WORD, IS LIVING IN HIS KINGDOM! LIVING IN HIS KINGDOM, IS LIVING IN FREEDOM! So if you are going to have faith to overcome this worlds system, and begin living in Gods Kingdom, you are going to have to hear His Word constantly. When you continue in His Word, then you will be able to ACT ON, OR DO HIS WORD. In Isaiah 61 the Word prophesied that Jesus has the power to open the prison to them that are bound. That’s exactly what the world system, and religious tradition tries to do. It attempts to keep us imprisioned to its death cycle of negativism, defeatism, and death. John 10:10 tells us plainly that the enemy comes to kill, steal, and destroy, but the Lord has come to give us LIFE, and LIFE MORE ABUNDANTLY. We must realize that God has provided a way, and Jesus was our example, on how to be FREE from the world’s death cycle of defeat. Jesus did it! He paid the price, and has opened the doors. You can begin living in His Kingdom right now. Once you accept Him as your Lord and Savior, begin seeking out His Word. Discover what He has said, and live your life by it. Begin meditating on the Word of God until you are able to observe to DO that WORD! You see it is by doing or acting on the Word of the Lord, that you and I begin experiencing the PROSPERITY and FREEDOM of living in His Kingdom!
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DON’T TALK ABOUT ‘EXIT STRATEGY’ IN AFGHANISTAN
Tonight President Obama will deliver a national address from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY, where he is expected to announce an increase of up to 35,000 U.S. troops as part of a revised strategy for the war in Afghanistan. But there is already evidence the president’s plan might face a roadblock by his own Democraticcontrolled Senate. Senator Carl Levin (D-Michigan), who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee, says any plan to significantly expand U.S. troop levels must show how those reinforcements will help Afghans help themselves. Maj. Rose Lopez Keravuori (USAR), a spokeswoman for Vets
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for Freedom, says her group supports General Stanley McChrystal’s plan for a troop surge. “A U.S. surge is going to allow for sustained counterinsurgency operations,” she explains, “which allows for the Afghani national army and the Afghani national police -- amongst other things -- to help provide security for its own population.” But Keravuori, who served under McChrystal’s command in Afghanistan, says Vets for Freedom has a problem with a socalled exit strategy. The terrorists, she says, have time on their side. “If they know we’re going to pull out, they’ll wait us out,” the Army veteran says. “We need to show the government and the population that we are there for a long term to help secure them. So it’s a little too early to talk about an exit strategy.” Keravuori says if the United States is patient, it can achieve success in that country.
MISSIONARY TO HOMELESS CALLS FOR ‘CLEMENCY FOR CLUNKERS’ A California homeless shelter is facing a drop in donations because of the government’s “cash for clunkers” program.
people to begin pleading the fact that these cars are still fantastic cars,” he suggests. “There [are] many non-profits across the country, many rescue missions, my colleagues that have auto lots. But For years now, Mission Solano, a ministry for the homeless, has oper- what we’re asking...is, why do we ated a charitable car lot in Fairfield, have to crush these cars?” California. People drop off their used cars at the lot in exchange for Marlette believes the program would be more effective if dealers tax benefits, and the cars are then were allowed to donate the used sold, with proceeds going to the cars to charities. ministry. “It will be a winwin for everyBut the body. These cars, “cash for not only do we clunkers” sell for revenue, program but we use these -- the muchto put our people publicized into a vehicle,” he $4,500 fedadds. “There are eral submany people who sidy given can’t afford a brand new car or even to consumers who trade in their $4,000 or $5,000 for a car.” cars for new energy efficient models -- has already affected Mission Solano’s charitable car Mission Solano is about to open its lot. Ron Marlette is executive di- $11-million Bridge to Life Center, rector of the ministry. a long-term location for those who want to get off the streets for good. “We’re calling for ‘clemency for By Allie Martin - OneNewsNow clunkers’ -- trying to get as many
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Walk by Faith by Cheri J. Ekbom
“For we walk by faith, not How do you get these promises by sight.” from this heavenly bank? First of all, read God’s Word and to - 2 Corinthians 5:7 find out exactly what promises belong to you. Speak these hat is faith? Faith promises out of your mouth. is a simple thing. Thank God for His promise. It means to trust Even though you don’t see it God. It means that you or may not feel it, thank Him know just how much God for it. His loves you and that He will p r o m i s e take care of you. Whatever is true, He has promised to do, He w h e t h e r will do - no matter what. you feel or see it. Your Dad or Mom might have a checking account at This is your neighborhood bank. A faith Cheri Ekbom checking account is a place t r u s t i n g where they can safely keep God to do what He said He their money and still take it would do. Faith is speaking out whenever they need it God’s promises and knowing by writing a check. A check they belong to you even is a piece of paper in a though you may not see or little booklet which they feel them. Faith “sees” with can use instead of dollar the “eyes” of your spirit man bills when they need to buy inside you (your heart) - not something. with the eyes in your head.
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It’s not important for your parents to ‘see’ their money every time they write out a check. They don’t need to see it to know that the money belongs to them. They can spend their money any way they wish. It belongs to them. They trust the bank to keep the money safe for them until they write out a check to use it.
Let’s say that one morning you wake up and your body is sick. You have a temperature and you ache all over. You read in Isaiah 53:5 that Jesus died on the cross and took your sickness so that you don’t have to be sick.
What are you going to do? Your body says you are sick. You don’t feel good. The Bible says you are well. You must make a choice. Do you believe All of God’s promises of what God says or what your healing, joy, love, and body says? forgiveness work the same way as your parent’s Don’t speak about how your checking account. Even body feels. Speak God’s though you may not always Word of healing. Don’t get see or feel the promises, discouraged and give up. they belong to you. Instead Keep speaking God’s Word. of the promises in the Keep trusting God - no matter neighborhood bank, these what. Copyright © 2003 CFAITH All rights reserved. promises are from your bank in heaven.
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Ten Command
Southern Poverty Law Center filed suit against the Ten Commandments display on behalf of three attorneys. And why did those attorneys want the monument removed? They alleged that they had been “personally offended� by the monument and “as a result, While there have been suffered direct injury.� A dozens of rulings striking three-judge panel of the down Ten Commandments 11th Federal Circuit Court of displays (another indication Appeals agreed with them that federal judges need and prohibited the display. to be appointed to the In order to reach their courts who are well-versed decision, the panel of in original constitutional federal judges transformed understandings); no ruling themselves into an has been more publicized ecclesiastical council of than that against Judge theologians. They ruled Roy Moore in Alabama. In that the version of the that case, the 11th Federal Commandments posted Circuit Court of Appeals by Judge Moore was a ruled that a 5,280 pound “Protestant� version and that granite monument of the Ten “Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran Commandments could not and Eastern Orthodox faiths be displayed in the rotunda use different parts of their of the Alabama State Judicial holy texts as the authoritative Building. Ten Commandments.� The ACLU, Americans Strange! I thought that “Do United for Separation of not kill� and “Do not steal� Church and State, and the meant the same regardless
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Author and historian David Barton is the Founder and President of WallBuilders, a national pro-family organization which distributes historical, legal, and statistical information; and helps citizens become active in their local schools and communities. WallBuilders is a name taken from the Bible book of Nehemiah. And just as Nehemiah led a grassroots movement in Jerusalem to rebuild the walls of that city and restore its strength and honor; so, too, WallBuilders seeks to energize the grassroots today to rebuild that which makes America strong—its constitutional, moral, and religious foundations.
dments Displays responsibility of the Signer of the Constitution courts: establish the spirit John Dickinson had and intent of a law before making any ruling about it. explained the importance of this legal principle: [N]othing is more certain than that the forms of liberty may be retained when the substance is gone. In government, as well as in religion, “the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.” 2 Cor. 3:6
Actually, the Ten Commandments themselves were the result of God’s demonstration of this principle. When God delivered the Commandments, He told Moses “According to the tenor of those words I have made a covenant with you” (Exodus 34:27). That is, God Himself declared that the Ten Commandments were merely the general theme (the tenor) of what He wanted - that is, “Don’t steal,” “Don’t kill,” “Don’t commit perjury,” etc. were simply the summation of over 600 laws given at or about the same time.
inmates, all of who considered her as their own grandmother. One day, one of the “jail-house-attorney” inmates (a prisoner who has become obsessed with the study of the law) told Esther in amazement: “Mama Esther? Did you realize that there are over onehundred thousand laws that will put you in jail?” To which she promptly replied, “Do you realize that there are Ten that will keep you out?”
Nevertheless, the federal judges refused to consider the general purpose of the Commandments. Instead, they focused on theological minutia about That these laws simply repwhich version of the Ten Comresent the spirit of all civil mandments was on display and criminal laws was made (which they apparently felt clear by an elderly Texas completely competent to adwoman, Esther Armstrong. Despite her advanced years, dress) much in the same way that theologians of former genEsther maintained a minerations vigorously istry in local prisons and jails, frequently visiting the continued in next issue of Freedom
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PRINCIPLES OF PROSPERITY
GOD’S SOLUTION FOR YOUR NEED by Jerry Savelle
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e know that God has made promises to His children. The Word tell us this on many occasions. We may not know how or when our promised return will be manifested, but we know it will be. Therefore, we wait on the Lord in quietness of spirit and assurance of heart because we know that He is “faithful who has promised” (Heb. 11:11). We remain in complete calm and tranquility because, like the prophet Isaiah, we know that this is the inheritance of the servants of the Lord, and that our righteousness is of Him (Isa. 54:17). And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham... And the Lord appeared unto him (Isaac), and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of. Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father. Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him.(Genesis 26:1-3,12) Here we see that while many others were seeking refuge from the famine by fleeing to Egypt, Isaac was instructed by the Lord to stay in the land and sow in the midst of famine. The result of his obedience was a hundredfold return on what he sowed. That is God’s solution to financial famine. Not to withhold, but to give, to sow in time of adversity. Once again, we see that God is seed-minded, not need-minded. I believe that is the way you and I are going to come out of our financial crisis: by remaining in the land of promise and faithfully sowing in time of famine.
Do you remember the incident that took place at the table during the Last Supper? Jesus knew that Judas was making plans to betray Him to the Jews. During the meal, He turned to him and said, “What you must do, do quickly” (John 13:27). The disciples heard this exchange between them, but thought that since Judas kept the money bag, Jesus was instructing him to go and give money to someone in need. Obviously Jesus had a reputation for giving. That is the kind of reputation the Lord wants you and me to have as His children. He has promised that as we remain “in the land,” (in Him and in His Word and will), He will provide for us a multiplied return - a bountiful blessing - if we are faithful and obedient enough to continue to sow in time of famine. Giving is a Lifestyle, Not an Experiment When the Lord told the children of Israel to “prove” Him, to “put Him to the test” in this area of giving, He did not mean that to be a one-time incident. He meant that if they were continually faithful to him in their tithing and giving, He would be continually faithful to them in His abundant, overflowing provision for their needs. What God is asking us to do is to make godly giving a lifestyle - not just an experiment. Many people try this principle for a few weeks, then if they don’t see immediate results, they decide it doesn’t work, and give up. When the overflowing blessing doesn’t appear instantly, they quit giving. They don’t understand that this is a lifestyle to be adopted and maintained. Several years ago I wrote a book entitled “Giving: the Essence of Living.” That title says it all. That’s what living is all about - giving. A lot of people live their whole lives “on the take,” always trying to get something for nothing. That is not the lifestyle Jesus introduced into this world. The Christian lifestyle is one of giving. Jesus told His disciples: Greater love hath no man than this, that a
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man lay down his life for his friends (John 15:13). Now the expression “lay down his life,” in this verse, does not always mean to die. To “lay down your life” for another person means to put the other person’s will, desire, and well-being ahead of your own. To do that, you don’t necessarily have to die physically. You simply have to be willing to dedicate your life to working for that person’s welfare and benefit, rather than for your own. Jesus says that kind of unselfish giving of oneself is the greatest love known to man. It is the lifestyle which He introduced, displayed and modeled for us, and it is the kind of lifestyle He calls us to adopt. That is God’s ultimate solution for need. Source: How God Supplies Your Every Need by Jerry Savelle Excerpt permission granted by Jerry Savelle Ministries International ghts reserved. Used by permission
Dr. Jerry Savelle was an average, bluecollar man who was struggling and needed God’s help. While he considered himself a “nobody,” when he became a believer God told him not to worry about it because He was a master at making champions out of nobodies. God has since taken Dr. Savelle from being a constant quitter to a man who knows how to stand on the Word of God until victory is experienced. Because of the life-changing combination of God’s faithfulness and Dr. Savelle’s “no quit” attitude, his life is totally different than it was thirty-eight years ago. Since 1969, Dr. Savelle has been traveling the world teaching people how to win in life. Dr. Savelle has ministered in more than three thousand churches and in twenty-six nations, and has overseas offices in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. Dr. Savelle is the author of more than forty books, including his bestsellers, If Satan Can’t Steal Your Joy, He Can’t Keep Your
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Goods and You’re Somebody Special to God. He and his wife Carolyn also serve as founding Pastors of Heritage of Faith Christian Center in Crowley, Texas. For more Information contact www.jsmi.org
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Music News--www.tvulive.com Emery got a day all to themselves today to release their brand new album “…In Shallow Seas We Sail,” and they deserve it. With the release of their new album today, Emery will be playing a CD release show tonight at FYE in Nashville, Tennessee with The Almost (acoustic) The Becoming and Aaron Sprinkle. Also if you pick up the album from said FYE, you’ll snag a free Emery poster. If you don’t live near Nashville, you could listen to RadioU all day because you’ll have chances to win the new album.
GIVING HIM ALL by Ron Luce. Excerpt permission granted by Albury Publishing
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hat are you willing to do for your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a Him? promise —”That it may go well with you and that you may enjoy Are you willing to sell out? long life on the earth.” (Eph. 6:1If you’ve sold your whole field to 3) buy the treasure, and if you’ve given your whole life in exchange Nothing on this earth can be for the life He gives you, then you’ll compared to the greatness of the eternal life that’s do anything for Him. inside of you. If you You don’t care what it haven’t given all that is. If He asks you to you are in exchange go to Africa or Asia on for Jesus, the a mission trip, you’ll treasure, right now’s go. If He asks you to the time to do it. quit cussing or quit smoking, you’ll do it. I want you to pray the None of that really following prayer with matters, because me. If you’ve already He’s given you life. done this, then do it again. Make You may think, Well, sure you’ve given I don’t know that the everything to Him. Lord has asked me to do anything specifically. But what about your integrity and your character? Do "Lord Jesus, I give You my all. you often ask yourself, “What Every piece of my heart, every would Jesus do or say in this piece of my life, it all belongs to particular situation?” Or do you You. It doesn’t belong to me. I make decisions based on what give everything in exchange for the new life You give me, because your friends think is cool? I know You gave everything for Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have me. I commit every part of me to walked in my integrity; I have You. It all belongs to You—my [expectantly] trusted in, leaned summers, my days at school, on, and relied on the Lord my time with my parents, my without wavering and I shall not future, my career, my job, my college education, everything slide. (Ps. 26:1 AMP) belongs to You. I submit my life The righteous man is rescued to You, because You’ve given from trouble, and it comes on Your life and put it inside of me. the wicked instead. (Prov. 11:8) In Jesus’ name I pray, amen. " What about being submissive to your mom and dad? Are you so set in your mind as to what you want to do that you don’t even listen to anything your parents tell you? Just because you are a teenager doesn’t mean you have to be rebellious. That is a lie from the pit of hell! How can you expect to hear from God, whom you can’t see, when you don’t listen to your parents, whom you can see? How can God trust you with a position of authority if you don’t submit to and respect those who have been placed in authority over you?
Source: Spiritual Shock Treatment by Ron Luce. Excerpt permission granted by Albury Publishing
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor
GIVING HIM ALL by Ron Luce.
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ORAL ROBERTS
The past few months, my father tion (OREA) and began conducthas talked about going home to be ing crusades across America and with the Lord on a daily basis. He around the world, attracting crowds has run his race and finished his of thousands—many who were sick course. Now he is in heaven, and and dying, and in search of healing. we as Christians have the Bible Through the years, he conducted promise that someday we will be re- more than 300 crusades on six conunited. My heart is sad, but my faith tinents. OREA officials estimate that in God is soaring.” he personally laid hands in prayer on more than 2 million people. The minGranville Oral Roberts was born istry continues under the leadership into poverty in Bebee, Okla., on of Roberts’ son, Richard, who has Jan. 24, 1918. He began stutterministered in the U.S. and around ing as a young child and then, as the world for almost 30 years. a teenager, contracted a potentially deadly case of tuberculosis. In 1954, Oral Roberts revolutionized Bedfast at 17, he was carried to a evangelism by bringing television revival meeting by his older brother, cameras into services, providing where a healing evangelist was what he liked to call a “front-row seat praying for the sick. to miracles” for millions of viewers. Years later, he began a television On the way, he clearly heard God program, “Oral Roberts Presents.” speak to him, saying, “Son, I am More than 50 years later, the minisgoing to heal you, and you are try’s daily program, “The Place for to take My healing power to your Miracles,” continues to minister to generation. You are to build Me a millions on over 100 television stauniversity based on My authority tions, multiple cable and satellite and on the Holy Spirit.” networks, and can be seen around the world via the Internet. Roberts was miraculously healed of tuberculosis and stuttering at the In 1958, Roberts founded the Abunrevival meeting. His healing ministry dant Life Prayer Group to address was born several years later. “If a the around-the-clock needs of those former stuttering, tuberculosis-rid- suffering and requesting prayer. den young Indian boy in an obscure More than 50 years later, prayer partcounty in Oklahoma can see the ners continue to receive calls from invisible and do the impossible— around the world seven days a week, and still do it—so can you!” Roberts 24 hours a day. Over the years, they once said. have received more than 23 million phone calls for prayer, along with Roberts was a legendary and be- astounding reports of miracles in loved figure in a segment of Chris- answer to prayer. tianity that emphasizes healing, speaking in tongues, and other gifts Roberts answered God’s call to of the Holy Spirit, as described in build an institute of higher learnthe New Testament. ing in 1963, founding Oral Roberts University on 500 acres in Tulsa, Dr. Jack Hayford, president of the Okla. Longtime friend Billy Graham International Church of the Fourofficially dedicated ORU four years square Gospel, said of Roberts, “If later. In the 1970s graduate schools, God had not, in His sovereign will, including Medicine, Nursing, Denraised up the ministry of Oral Robtistry, Law, Education, and Theolerts, the entire charismatic moveogy, were added. Roberts served as ment might not have occurred. Oral school president until 1993, when he shook the landscape with the inesbecame chancellor. capable reality and practicality of Jesus’ whole ministry. His teaching In 1981, Roberts founded the City and concepts were foundational to of Faith Medical and Research the renewal that swept through the Center, merging the healing power whole church. He taught concepts of medicine and prayer. The facility that spread throughout the world closed after eight years, leaving a and simplified and focused a spiritu- lasting impact on the understanding al lifestyle that is embraced by huge by many medical professionals of sectors of today’s church.” the importance of treating the whole After his healing at age 17, Roberts spent a dozen years pastoring churches in Oklahoma and Georgia, and preaching at revivals around the country, while also studying at Oklahoma Baptist University and Phillips (Okla.) University. Then, in 1947, he founded Oral Roberts Evangelistic Associa-
person—body, mind and spirit. Roberts wrote more than 130 books, including such classics as “If You Need Healing, Do These Things,” and “The Fourth Man.” His book “The Miracle of Seed Faith” has more than 8 million copies in circulation. This book’s key principles—God is your Source, sow your seed out of your Continued on Page 13
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unprecedented -- not just in scope but in kind -- and unconstitutional as a matter of first principles and under any reasonable reading of judicial precedents.”
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doctrines, or devise new ones, to uphold “this new and unprecedented claim of federal power.” The memo also accuses sponsors of the current healthcare bills of using a “gimmick” Heritage suggests that if the consti- to make the personal mandate aptutionality of the individual mandate pear to revenue-enhancing instead of is put to the test, it is “very unlikely” an unconstitutional tax. that the Supreme Court would either extend current constitutional
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need, and expect a miracle harminds of local citizenry.” vest—formed a fundamental part of Roberts’ ministry and legacy. Rep. John Sullivan released the following: “I am personally saddened by “After I’m gone, others will have to the death of Oral Roberts. Rev. Robjudge how well I’ve obeyed God’s erts was not only an Oklahoma icon, command not to be an echo but but an icon of the modern Christian to be a voice like Jesus,” Roberts movement in the United States. said. “As far as my own conviction Roberts and his ministry advanced is concerned, I’ve tried to be that voice with every fiber of my being, the teachings of Christ in ways we will never fully understand. Rev. regardless of the cost.” Roberts was a pioneer in Christian Roberts was preceded in death by higher education and his namesake his wife, Evelyn, a daughter and university has become an Oklahoma son-in-law, Rebecca Ann and Mar- landmark. shall Nash; a son, Ronald David Roberts; a grandchild, Richard Oral I know that Oral Roberts University Roberts; his mother and father; two will persevere as it has in recent years, and take the life lessons of sisters, Velma Roberts and Jewel Faust; and two brothers, Elmer and Oral Roberts to heart. While Oral Roberts leadership, wisdom and faith Vaden Roberts. in God will be missed, they will live He is survived by a son and daugh- on everyday in the hearts and minds ter-in-law, Richard and Lindsay of countless ORU students, alumni Roberts; a daughter and son-inand so many other Oklahomans. law, Roberta and Ronald Potts, all May God Bless Oral Roberts, his of Tulsa; as well as 12 grandchilfamily and the generations he has dren and several great-grandchiltouched.” dren. Rep. John Sullivan released the folIn lieu of flowers, the family relowing: “I am personally saddened by quests that donations be made to the death of Oral Roberts. Rev. Robthe Oral Roberts Ministry Healing erts was not only an Oklahoma icon, Missions Fund, as part of the ongo- but an icon of the modern Christian ing goal of Oral Roberts Ministries movement in the United States. to take the saving, healing, delivering message of the Gospel into all Roberts and his ministry advanced the world until Jesus returns. Gifts the teachings of Christ in ways we will never fully understand. Rev. can be sent in care of Oral Roberts Ministries, P.O. 2187, Tulsa, Roberts was a pioneer in Christian higher education and his namesake Okla. 74102, or online at www. university has become an Oklahoma OralRoberts.com. landmark. Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett reI know that Oral Roberts University leased the following statement will persevere as it has in recent about Dr. Roberts: years, and take the life lessons of “I am saddened by the passing of Oral Roberts to heart. While Oral Oral Roberts, and my prayers are Roberts leadership, wisdom and faith with his family,” said Tulsa Mayor in God will be missed, they will live Dewey Bartlett. “Reverend Roberts on everyday in the hearts and minds was an important force in Tulsa for of countless ORU students, alumni many decades. He was a trendset- and so many other Oklahomans. ter in business, education and religion, and Oral Roberts University May God Bless Oral Roberts, his was a great example of his vision. family and the generations he has So many of our fellow Tulsans owe touched.” their success to the education they received at ORU. His spirit and legacy will live on in the hearts and
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resident Barack Obama’s special representative for North Korea said Wednesday that any future nuclear disarmament talks will have to deal with an atomic program the North has only recently revealed.
Bosworth also said he urged the North not to conduct a third nuclear test. The U.N. Security Council tightened sanctions in June in response to North Korea’s second underground nuclear test. The sanctions Stephen Bosworth, just returned ban the country from developing its from the Obama administration’s first nuclear program and selling convenhigh-level talks with North Korea, told tional arms. reporters at the State Department that the North’s uranium enrichment Bosworth said the North lobbied to program, which gives the country a have those sanctions eased, somesecond way to make atomic bombs, thing he said wouldn’t happen until will “clearly be on the agenda� when North Korea came back to nuclear the stalled disarmament negotiations negotiations and made significant resume. progress on getting rid of its atomic weapons. “They put it there,� he said of the North, by publicly announcing they Both Washington and Pyongyang had finished the first experimental agreed during Bosworth’s trip on the phase of a such a program. need to resume the stalled talks, but North Korea did not make a firm The six-nation disarmament talks, commitment on when it would rewhich Bosworth was trying to rejoin the negotiations. Bosworth said start during his trip to the capital, Wednesday that he did not know Pyongyang, have focused on the when those talks might begin. North Korea’s plutonium production. But uranium has always lingered as In what was seen as a breakthrough a point of contention. The current at the time, North Korea promised in nuclear crisis with North Korea began 2005 to begin abandoning its nuin 2002 when the Bush administration clear programs in return for aid and said the North admitted to a secret political concessions. But the talks uranium program during U.S.-North have deadlocked since. Pyongyang Korean talks in Pyongyang. walked away from the negotiations this year in anger over the sanctions. In an attempt to bring the North back to talks, Bosworth brought to Pyong- Meanwhile, Thai authorities are inyang a letter from Obama to North specting 35 tons of weapons seized Korean leader Kim Jong Il, the State from a cargo plane loaded in North Department said. Neither Bosworth Korea _ the latest known case of nor the State Department spokesman Pyongyang’s illicit weapons trade in would talk about the letter’s contents, violation of U.N. sanctions. but Bosworth said he brought no message from Kim when he returned North Korea is believed to earn hundreds of millions of dollars evto Washington. ery year by selling missiles, missile “I was the message,� Bosworth said parts and other weapons to counof his visit. “I was conveying very di- tries such as Iran, Syria and Myanrectly to the North Korean leadership mar. a vision for the future which would be a lot different than the present or the Bosworth would only say that the past,� provided the North starts aban- Thai seizure shows that sanctions against the North are working. doning its nuclear programs.
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SCIENTIFIC PROBLEMS WITH MACROEVOLUTION (Karl Popper’s definition of the scientific method)
(1. OBSERVATION -steps of evolution have never been observed (Stebbins ) In the fossil recordwe view our data as so bad that we never see the very process we profess to study.(Gould ) 2. EXPERIMENTATION -The processes would exceed the lifetime of any human experimenter (Dobzhansky ) 3. REPRODUCTION impossible to reproduce in the laboratory. (Dobshansky ) 4. FALSIFICATION -cannot be refuted thus outside empirical science. (Ehrlich ) RESEARCH PROBLEMS WITH MACROEVOLUTION: 1. ORIGINS -the chance of life originating from inorganic chemical elements by natural means is beyond the realm of possibility (Hoyle ) 2. DEVELOPMENT -to produce a new organism from an existing life-form requires alterations in the genetic material which are lethal to the organism (Maddox ) 3. STASIS -enzymes in the cell nucleus repair errors in the DNA (Barton ) 4. GEOLOGIC COLUMN -out-of-place artifacts have been found in earth’s sedimentary layers which disrupt the supposed evolutionary order (Corliss ) 5. DESIGN -irreducible complexity within the structure of the cell requires design (Denton, Behe ). (DNA REPAIR: The genome is reproduced very faithfully and there are enzymes which repair the DNA, where errors have been made or when the DNA is damaged. - D.H.R. Barton, Professor of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, Nobel Prize for Chemistry ) (CHANGE WITHIN GENETIC BOUNDARIES: Microevolution does not lead beyond the confines of the species, and the typical products of microevolution, the geographic races, are not incipient species. There is no such category as incipient species. Richard B. Goldschmidt ) (MUTATION ACCUMULATIONS RELENTLESSLY FATAL: Any random change in a complex, specific, functioning system wrecks that system. And living things are the most complex functioning systems in the universe.Science has now quantitated that a genetic mutation of as little as 1 billionth (0.0000001%) of an animal’s genome is relentlessly fatal.The genetic difference between human and his nearest relative, the chimpanzee, is at least 1.6% Calculated out that is a gap of at least 48 million nucleotide differences that must be bridged by random changes. And a random change of only 3 nucleotides is fatal to an animal.. Geneticist Barney Maddox, 1992 )
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