A wife is not to depart from her husband.

When Yahushua spoke of the dangers of committing adultery in our hearts, He also gave similar admonition about cutting of our hand or eye if it causes us to sin. He is telling us how very important it is to avoid sin, and adultery in particular. He gives us two ways of how adultery was being committed in that very generation:

1) Through ignoring the 10th commandment which forbids lusting after your neighbor's wife. 
2) Through divorce and remarriage.

It is these kinds of dangers that Yahushua is warning us about. In fact, Yahushua made the same statements about plucking out your eye and your hand if necessary if it causes you to sin when He spoke of adultery in Matthew 5:

Matthew 5:27-32 You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not commit adultery.' 28 "But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 "If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell. 30 "And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell. 31 " Furthermore it has been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.' 32 "But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery. 

Taken from a study posted on EliYah's Home Page.  www.eliyah.com

Click the article to read the rest.

1 Corinthians 7:10 , 11

Now to the married I command, yet not I but the Master: A wife is not to depart from her husband. 11 But even if she does depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband is not to divorce his wife. 

Paul's statements that a wife is not to depart from her husband and a husband is not to divorce his wife is certainly very much in line with what Yahushua was saying here. The Master Yahushua has certainly commanded us not to separate what Elohim has joined together. In fact, Yahushua stated several times that if one were to separate what Elohim has joined together and marry another, it is committing adultery:

Matthew 19:9 And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery."  

Matthew 5:32 But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery. 

Mark 10:11-12 So He said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her. 12 "And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery." 

Luke 16:18 Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced from her husband commits adultery. 

For this reason, Paul said "I command, yet not I but the Master" and also said "but even if she does depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband". She would have to remain unmarried in order to avoid committing adultery against her husband. So Paul clearly stated that there is to be no divorce and remarriage at all! 

Here is EXACTLY what I was wondering about a few days ago.

The part in the law, where (supposedly) divorce waspermitted, The Elijah List's indepth Hebraic study clearly shows it is not as it seems in the King James Version(though of all the popular English versions King James is by far the best)

In the above two verses, notice that the Pharisees said "Why did Moses command.." to give a certificate of divorce, but Yahushua said that Moshe "suffered (permitted) you to divorce your wives."

I find this to be quite interesting and I think it warrants an investigation as to whether divorce was commanded or permitted.

The scripture in question is Deuteronomy 24. Let's first examine these verses in King James Version:

Deuteronomy 24:1 - When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.

Deuteronomy 24:2 - And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's wife.

Notice it says here, "let him write" her a bill of divorcement. "Let him write" is actually a mistranslation of the Hebrew word "w'katab".

The w' at the beginning of the word is a particle conjunction, commonly translated "and".

Also, it says in this translation, "she may go" and be another man's wife. The word translated "she may go" is mistranslation of "w'halkah" because it ignores the particle injunction completely.

I'm far from being alone in this assessment. Later translations recognized thisand made the necessary corrections:

(New King James) Deuteronomy 24:1 "When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens that she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some uncleanness in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand, and sends her out of his house, 2 "when she has departed from his house, and goes and becomes another man's wife,

(New Revised Standard) Deuteronomy 24:1 Suppose a man enters into marriage with a woman, but she does not please him because he finds something objectionable about her, and so he writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand, and sends her out of his house; she then leaves his house 2 and goes off to become another man's wife.

(New International Version) Deuteronomy 24:1 If a man marries a woman who becomes displeasing to him because he finds something indecent about her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her and sends her from his house, 2 and if after she leaves his house she becomes the wife of another man,

(The Scriptures) Deuteronomy 24:1 "When a man takes a wife and shall marry her, then it shall be, if she finds no favour in his eyes because he has found a matter of uncoveredness in her, and he shall write her a certificate of divorce, and put it in her hand, and send her out of his house, 2 and if she left his house and went and became another man's wife,

(New American Standard) Deuteronomy 24:1 "When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens that she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some indecency in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out from his house, 2 and she leaves his house and goes and becomes another man's wife,

The reason why this is important is because it completely changes the meaning of Deuteronomy 24.

Rather than the scripture being a ruling on whether or not divorce and remarriage is permissible ("let him write her a bill of divorcement" and "she may go and be another man's wife"), or even for what reasons divorce would be permissible, it actually is a rulingon whether a man can take back his divorced wife after she has been married to another man.

Read it with this in mind:

(New American Standard)

Deuteronomy 24:1 "When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens that she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some indecency in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out from his house,

Deuteronomy 24:2 and she leaves his house and goes and becomes another man's wife,

Deuteronomy 24:3 and if the latter husband turns against her and writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out of his house, or if the latter husband dies who took her to be his wife,

Deuteronomy 24:4 then her former husband who sent her away is not allowed to take her again to be his wife, since she has been defiled; for that is an abomination before Yahweh, and you shall not bring sin on the land which Yahweh your Elohim gives you as an inheritance. 

So the issue here is not one of whether Yahweh agrees with divorcing, or even the reasons for which a man may divorce his wife, but whether a man can take back his former wife after she married someone else.

So Yahweh is commenting on what to do if "Divorce happens"

Even in the Torah, a woman who remarried after a divorce was called "defiled":

Deuteronomy 24:1-4 "When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens that she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some uncleanness in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand, and sends her out of his house, 2 "when she has departed from his house, and goes and becomes another man's wife, 3 "if the latter husband detests her and writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand, and sends her out of his house, or if the latter husband dies who took her as his wife, 4 "then her former husband who divorced her must not take her back to be his wife after she has been defiled; for that is an abomination before Yahweh, and you shall not bring sin on the land which Yahweh your Elohim is giving you as an inheritance.

JESUS said: "...verily I say unto you,...

And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.

 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.   Mark 11:22, 23

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As GOD Our Father created this world with HIS WORD...

We, too create our 'worlds' life circumstances (many, many times) with OUR WORDS!

Mar 11:24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

BLESS your family

 

Prayerfully and In the Name of Our LORD JESUS...

 

Speak BLESSINGS over your family.

Over your husband/wife, children, churches...every area of your lives. As you pray, ask JESUS to tell you WHAT to say and how to bless...

 

25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.  

YOU WILL BE SO BLESSED!

Numbers 6:22-26  <---The Priestly Blessing

CHRIST's Example

♪♥ DOES JESUS CARE? ♪♥

THE GOOD NEWS

♪♥ SOMEBODY CARES ♪♥

 

JESUS CHRIST has brought changes to this world.

HE came to CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOR THE BETTER!

All you have to do is THROW AWAY all the old, BAD junk and recieve from HIM.

Pastor Cho, (who's the pastor of the biggest church in the world), has put it all down in easy terms:

1) The Gospel of Regeneration (Rebirth)
     By accepting Jesus Christ as our Savior, we receive salvation and become the children of
     God. We then start to live new spiritual lives of holiness and purity through the help of the
     Holy Spirit.

2) The Gospel of the Fullness of the Holy Spirit
     Born-again Christians (John 3:5) should be filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:4) that God
     promised He would pour out upon all flesh (Joel 2:28-29), and receive power and be
     witnesses for Christ (Acts 1:8).

3) The Gospel of Divine Healing
     "And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons;
     they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they
     drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people,
     and they will get well" (Mark 16:17-18).
     Since Jesus himself took our infirmities and bare our sicknesses (Matthew 8:16-17), those
     who have received salvation have the privilege and duty to pray for the blessing of healing
     and to pray for the healing of others.

4) The Gospel of Blessing
     Those who have been saved have been redeemed from the curse of the law (Galatians 3:13
     -14). God is able to make all grace abound toward us so we always have sufficiency in all
     things (2 Corinthians 9:8) so we can share our blessings with others.

5) The Gospel of the Second Coming of Christ
     We believe that Christ will come back to earth again. We also believe that the dead in Christ
     and those who are still alive will be caught up together to meet Him in the air (1 Thessaloni-
     ans 4:16-17). After the seven-year marriage feast, the rulership of the millennial kingdom
     and the great judgment in front of the white throne, we will live forever with God in the new
     heaven and the new earth (Revelation 20-21).




    The Threefold Blessing is the practice and application of the Fivefold Gospel (3 John 1:2).
    The blessing of spiritual well-being is living spiritually rich by accepting Christ as Savior and
    believing in Him, while the blessing of our general well-being is living a blessed life in which
    all things work together for good to those who love the Lord. The blessing to be healthy is
    to be free from sickness. We can enjoy this threefold blessing based on Matthew 6:33 when
    we seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.

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I absolutely love Pastor Cho.

Anyone who can reach as many people with the GOOD NEWS of JESUS CHRIST as he has is a HERO!

~~~and of course, Pastor Cho would be the 1st one to tell you, IT IS JESUS that has done all the GOOD Works!

JESUS Alone gets all the credit.

Why?

That's easy.  Even I can answer that one.  When one comes to JESUS, they give JESUS their old, yucky, torn-up, sinful life. The life they lived when they were in control.  (why would JESUS want it?!)

JESUS wants it so HE can destroy it, and put in it's place a NEW, PURE, HOLY, and BEAUTIFUL LIFE.  JESUS HIMSELF comes to live inside.

~~~It's a Beautiful, Holy Thing.

So Then, the lives Christians live after they are Born Again, are not themselves, NO!

IT IS JESUS CHRIST who lives in them.  HE DOES THE GOOD WORKS!

SO, JESUS MUST GET ALL THE CREDIT!  

When I'm Feeling Sad, or Down

♪♥ A BEAUTIFUL LIFE ♪♥

♪♥ BURY THY SORROW♪♥

JESUS  loves  me. 

(so, who cares what anybody else feels, or thinks about me)

JESUS is praying for me. 

The BIBLE  says HE always lives to pray for us.

(GOD surely listens to & answers JESUS's prayers!.....

It MUST be going to be alright!)

Everything IS going to be o.k.

GOD has always taken care of us.

HE always will.

So, I messed up AGAIN... sigh. JESUS can, WILL help me to make things right.

HE will forgive me, and help me to make things right again, HE will wash up the

mess, and FIX ME so I won't keep doing the same dumb things forever.

How can HE still love me? Still forgive me? Still WANT me?

How can I DO that to HIM again?

***JESUS, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.***  

 

 

Everything is going to be just fine.

THANK YOU, LORD!***

Another Question

This is the part that impacted me so much yesterday:
The Scripture: Matthew 5:17-19

Think not that I [Yahshua] am come to destroy the law,
or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill ..
Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise
pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall
break one of these least commandments, and shall
teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven.


Now, however, This presents ANOTHER QUESTION:

What was JESUS speaking of when HE said, " ....till  ALL be fulfilled..."

was that ALL refering to ...till ALL THE LAW  would be fulfilled  (which HE did at the cross-right?)

OR was HE refering to ...till ALL THINGS WHATSOEVER be fulfilled ?

I had always understood it to mean the first,
but what about the second: I mean, because HE stated in there:
                 
                     "Till heaven and earth pass,..."

Input?  Anybody?

Finding Comfort in GOD's HOLY Law

Deu 24:1 When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favor in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.

Deu 24:2 And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's wife.

Just today, I recieved an email from a friend who has been praying with me about divorce and remarriage...as she ministers to many people, I am touched she remembers me and my dilema:

RECENTLY I WAS IN A CHAT WHERE THEY TAUGHT ON DIVORCE AND REMARRIAGE... AND BEINGS THAT JUST RECENTLY WE HAVE BEEN CONNECTED WITH MANY MESSIANICS BELIEVERS ...I WROTE AND ASKED FOR ADDTIONAL INPUT... AND THIS IS WHAT WAS SENT TO ME..

I RECALL SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, YOUR PROCLAIMING YOUR SINFULNESS FOR GETTING REMARRIED..I HOPE THIS BRINGS A GREATER UNDERSTANDING IN YAH TO YOU AND YOURS IN YESHUA AMAYN

 

Divorce and Remarriage is Not Adultery <--click

 

Marriage, Divorce & Rearriage - Mission to Israel <--click


***Dear LORD FATHER GOD***

Always 1st and foremost in ALL and EVERYTHING we do, think,
and say,  please let this prayer of JESUS's be ours and may it be granted by YOU to us.

Mat 26:39  And he went a little farther, and fell on his face,and prayed, saying,
O my Father,
 ... not as I will, but as thou wilt.

it is in JESUS' HOLY NAME we pray
AMEN***

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March 29th update:

 

NOT WONDERING ANYMORE!

PLEASE READ THE STUDY THAT SHOWS LIGHT ON THIS SUBJECT:

AND KNOW THAT REMARRIAGE AFTER DIVORCE IS ADULTERY!

OPEN AIR OUTREACHES

http://www.openairoutreach.com

Ever wonder how to do what JESUS and HIS Disciples did?

Ever wonder how to "BE A DISCIPLE of JESUS"?

Here is a wonderful website by people who ARE following
JESUS and HIS Commands!

Out into the highways and hedges and byways of life-
   there they go...
  "Compelling the people to come into the Kingdom of GOD".

Many, many examples and testimonies are shared.

Check it out!  Be inspired!  :)

They even offer TRAINING!!! so anyone who wants to can learn to do it, too.

Maybe you will be interested in learning...
MAYBE YOUR CHURCH! would be interested as well!

Aborted babies are being dissected alive, harvested and sold

PRAY - PRAY - PRAY

CALL EVERY ELECTED OFFICIAL YOU CAN!

STOP THIS!!!

NOW!!!

Aborted BABIES are being dissected alive, harvested and sold in pieces to fuel a vast research enterprise <--CLICK TO READ

HOW TO OVERCOME-DESTROY UNBELIEF

Dearest Friends,

I just found this wonderful book, it is filled with truths

(IMPORTANT POWERFUL TRUTHS!)

and I just had to share it with you.

click on the article to read the book online (the 1st 2 chapters)

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Because of unbelief, in the Church, she has failed
in her highest purpose: to glorify Christ.

The spiritual power,the gifts of the Spirit, and the emblem for which the
Church stands are centuries behind in progress.

We believe Jesus gave the answer to this problem when He was questioned.

Why did they not have power to do certain things?

Jesus gave to them a very simple answer. "BECAUSE OF YOUR UNBELIEF."

He taught why THIS KIND DID NOT COME OUT.

He even gave such simple directions that a simple formula was laid out
for them for a faith pattern. This would insure and guarantee certain victory,
when followed.

Jesus said: "This kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting" (Matt. 17:21).

We find that all churches in the New Testament times did follow these teachings
and there likewise were demonstrated signs, miracles and wonders.

Acts 14:23: "...in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended
them to the Lord, on whom they believed."

For three hundred hears the early church had tremendous power with God.
This was continued the same length of time that they fasted and prayed.

When the church left off doing these duties, she went into the Dark Ages.
Fasting and prayer in Martin Luther's time caused the church to emerge
from her darkest hour. The reformations that later came about, were born
in fasting and prayer. Unbelief was driven away.

There has never been a time in the history of Christian religion that was
more important than the present. Many deep spiritual saints of God are at
this time seeking Christ in major fastings. A great and mighty travail prayer
is going up before the throne of God. Prayers are being answered and
multitudes are again receiving great and mighty spiritual gifts of the
Holy Spirit.

Do You Want More of JESUS, Too?

PURE WITHIN

PURER YET AND PURER

SANCTIFYING POWER

HOW THE FIRE FELL

http://www.revivalofburninghearts.com/

Revival of Burning Hearts 

WARNING THIS SITE RESERVED FOR THOSE HUNGRY FOR YESHUA

AND WANT THE FIRE OF GOD!  

bookmark it and send the link to your friends.

We  need a revival and it starts with being on fire for the Lord,

red hot passionate fire, and only one way to get it, and that is the Holy Spirit as we wait at His feet.

 

If you haven't visited Remnant bride, stop by the old music is back and awesome teachings on Intimacy.
http://www.remnantbride.net

http://www.thehopeforthenationscom.com
http://www.endtimemessengers.com
http://www.lordhelpmeiamhurting.com
http://www.godswaytohealth.org

Happy is the one Who has the GOD of Jacob for His Help.

Psa 146:5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:

6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth forever:

7 Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:

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Dear LORD GOD of heaven and earth,

I pray that YOU would fill us-YOUR CHILDREN with YOUR HOLY SPIRIT.

FILL us with YOU.

For we are dead in CHRIST and to be ALIVE in THE SPIRIT we need to be FULL of YOUR SPIRIT.

So: Cleanse away every shred every molecule EVERY wisp of a memory of our former selves.

We reject the body, mind, and soul of the dead man of sin and separation from YOU.

FILL US WITH JESUS! Let us be TRUE CHRISTians I pray.

MORE MORE MORE OF YOU, O LORD GOD

and nothing nothing nothing of us...

the old man that lived for sin brought nothing but shame and sorrows

to us and those who knew us...let those old lives be GONE forever, DEAREST LORD.

JESUS died to sanctify us, to save us to the UTERMOST.

We would be like HIM.  PERFECT, and PURE, and HOLY, and PLEASING unto YOU!

In JESUS' HOLY Name

we pray LORD, we pray.

amen infinite amens

For Such A Time As This

♪Are You Trusting Jesus

Dear Friends,

Please pray for Heidi and Roland Baker of Iris Ministries they are requesting March 9-15th specifically.

see below:

To our most honored co-laborers in Christ,

There are certain moments in time where history and destiny collide ('kairos'); we do believe that God Himself has suddenly and sovereignly opened an effectual door in the spirit for Heidi, for Iris Ministries and for the nation of Mozambique - "for such a time as this!" I believe that Heidi was literally created to be a part of the following event:

It is with great joy and excitement that we share good news with our friends. In March, Heidi has an opportunity to meet and escort The President of Mozambique, Nelson Mandela's wife, as well as a few Hollywood and NGO relief leaders in Maputo. About four months ago, I contacted an outstanding brother - Charlie Gay - to help with an
event to catalyze campus revival in America. In that conversation, he shared how Hollywood's "Fight World Poverty" effort annually selects two nations to help; this year Mozambique has been chosen!  In our spirits, we knew that Heidi was suppose to be a voice piece for the poor, a defender of the orphaned and widowed and one of God's bridges between the West and Africa.

Charlie has invited Heidi to be part of a planning committee to this event. God willing, Heidi will take these top government leaders to film in our "bocaria" (garbage dump) capturing stories of how Jesus' love has transformed the poor (March 9-15). They want to also collect stories of God's love touching our children for an "African Chicken Soup for The Soul." We believe that this is a divine appointment for God's greater plans and purposes for our nation to know Him.

On our healing outreach this week, Heidi just told me that she believes that there is now a church planted in almost every village of the formerly unreached Moslem province of Cabo Delgado (where we are based in Pemba). In fact, just this week anti-Christian leaders were broadcasting on the radio that they should "try to shut down Ministerio Arco-Iris because they are converting so many people!" They were attempting to solicit the support of the former President of Mozambique to shut down God's movement. However, even the former President publicly defended Iris and said that Mozambique should help us in our efforts to help the poor. This meeting could be very helpful for The Lord's work here in Mozambique.

God's heart is that none should perish, so surely the plans that God puts together, no man can bring asunder. We are so grateful that Beautiful Jesus has opened a door that no man can shut. May He establish His kingdom on earth as it is in heaven. May The MorningStar and Light of The World Himself shine so brightly that even the 'stars' in Hollywood might know Him through the very poor of the earth. May God's glory cover the earth as the waters cover the sea and flood Mozambique with the fame of His name. May this nation know Jesus.

Therefore, please know that though Heidi's heart is to come and minister at her previously scheduled conferences (I know that if she could physically be at two locations at once she surely would), she feels that God's will is for her to be in Maputo. This is an opportunity that may only come once. God has spoken to Heidi to take in 1,000,000 children and her heart is to simply be obedient to this heavenly vision. Therefore, she believes God is calling her to be
home, and we ask that not only would you release her but send your blessings as well.

In closing, our heart is still to partner with God’s purposes and plans for your church, city and nation. Heidi will do Tuesday pm and Wednesday am, March 7th & 8th, 2006.

Could you support us in prayer during this time (March 9 to 15)?

In love with Jesus,

Shara Lea Pradhan
Heidi Baker's Personal Assistant

Missionaries to China While

♪♪ARE YOU WASHED IN THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB 

OUR VISION

"Giving Christ to China's Future Leaders"

• We envision large numbers of mainland Chinese graduate students, scholars, professionals and their family members receiving Christian love in practical ways, and hearing an understandable explanation of the Gospel message in English and in Mandarin Chinese.
• We envision many of these mainland Chinese intellectuals and professionals coming to faith in Christ, being baptized, seeking discipleship and becoming part of a local church body.
• We envision many local churches, both inside and outside of China, enriched and encouraged by the conversions, testimonies and service of these students, scholars and professionals.
• We envision many of these new mainland Chinese believers hearing and following God's call into dedicated Christian service, some as a career and others as an avocation, causing them to decide to return to China, either long-term or temporarily, to practice their professions and to engage in evangelism and Christian training of their Chinese countrymen.
• We envision many people in China receiving witness, being converted to Christ, and being discipled as a result of the bold, innovative, creative and enculturated methods of evangelism and discipleship being carried forth by these educated, impassioned Chinese believers.
• We envision many mainland Chinese believers holding notable places of leadership within Chinese society, and making significant Christian impact across China in social, educational, ethical, moral and human dignity areas.

Primary Reasons for Fasting

♪ALONE WITH GOD

Primary reasons for fasting : JESUS SAID HIS FOLLOWERS WOULD!

• We are told "Humble yourself before the Lord and He will lift you up". This is a purposeful voluntary humbling. In the Old Testament, people fasted and clothed themselves in sackcloth and ashes. This was all a way to strip themselves of pride and self-centeredness.
• Self-denial "Deny yourself, take up your cross and follow me." What is being denied is the flesh, which is at war with the spirit. It is seeking a spiritual blessing while denying the things that give pleasure to the flesh. It is our self-centeredness that is the primary obstacle to serving and knowing God.
• Mourning (for sin, for nation, for death, etc.)
• Desire for something. There is always a hope underlying the self-humbling. A desire for God to forgive, to help, to bless, to change our hearts.
• Gives you extra time to seek God and focus on Him. Be hungry for God's actual presence.

A Couple of Tracts

♪I SURRENDER ALL

 

 

TO READ THE AMAZING BOOK "BECAUSE OF YOUR UNBELIEF" PLEASE CLICK HERE.

EARTHQUAKES

♪ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS NAME 

"'When Thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness' (Isaiah 26:9).

'Which removeth the mountains, when He overturneth them in His anger, which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble' (Job 9:5-6).

'The mountains quake at Him, and the hills melt; and the earth is upheaved at His presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein. His fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken asunder by Him' (Nahum 1:5-6).

'And I will punish the world for their evil. Therefore I will make the heavens to tremble, and the earth shall be shaken our of her place, in the day of His fierce anger' (Isaiah 13:11, 13).

"'Then the earth shook and trembled, the foundations also of the mountains moved, and were shaken because He was wroth. There went up a smoke in His wrath, and fire out of His mouth devoured. The Lord thundered from Heaven, and the Most High uttered His voice. Then the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were laid bare, by the rebuke of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of His anger' (Psalm 18).

"'Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and turneth it upside down (perverteth the face thereof), and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. The foundations of the earth do shake, the earth is utterly broken, the earth is moved exceedingly. The earth shall stagger like a drunken man, and shall be moved to and fro. The transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it.' (Isaiah 24:1, 18, 20).

'Thou shalt be visited of the Lord of Hosts with earthquakes, and great noise, and the flame of a devouring fire.' (Isaiah 29:6).

'Men shall go into the caves of the rocks, from before the terror of the Lord, when he arises to shake terribly the earth' (Isaiah 2:19).

'And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air and there was a great earthquake' (Revelation 16:17,18).

And will you claim there is no God in earthquakes?

John Wesley has said, 'Of all the judgments which the righteous God inflicts on sinners here, the most dreadful and destructive is an earthquake.'"

 

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Frank Barleman wrote this at GOD's instruction after the great San Francisco fire. He was a central figure in the Azusa Street revival of 1906. His reports published in the holiness press heralded a world-wide revival.

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