In This Month's Report:
* Editorial - The Course Christians Take
* Feedback - New Zealand Testimony
* November Ministry - Impacting the Northeast
* Tips and Resources - Ark Webs
* Products - Two Great Resources (see link below)
* Partnership - Invest in God's Program for the Northeast of America

We would love to hear from you; please send us your feedback today. Don’t forget the ever-popular 'GOD THOUGHTS' at the end of this report. Enjoy! JB

EDITORIAL – The Course Christians Take

 

INTRODUCTION

Today, many believe that America is in the same state as when the Roman Empire began its decline in the early part of the first millennium AD. In recent years, the scandals among political leaders have mimicked some of those that were evident in ancient Rome with some of its debauched emperors. Unfortunately, scandals among spiritual leaders seem to be no less than their political counterparts.

Just like Rome, the greatest threat to America's future comes from within, not without. Nevertheless, the future of the world still depends a lot on America's onward course. America is a great nation still, but her continuing greatness depends entirely on the saltiness of the church!

BLESSING OR CURSE?

Charles Finney, the architect of the Great Awakening, had words to say which seem to be more relevant today than when they were uttered nearly 300 years ago. He said, “The time has come that Christians must vote for honest men, and take consistent ground in politics or the Lord will curse them.... Christians have been exceedingly guilty in this matter. But the time has come when they must act differently.... God will bless or curse this nation, according to the course Christians take.”

The November elections seemed to indicate that the Church had fallen asleep at the wheel again, allowing an editorially biased media system to 'vote' for them by swaying public opinion against the course that this nation had been following, namely to take a stand in the ongoing struggle for the soul of humanity.

LIFE OR DEATH?

The battle to eradicate terrorism is not fought over national boundaries, but between competing world views. One glorifies death and the other celebrates life, in all its forms. The war against terrorism is really just one more battle in the primordial struggle of life against death.

In this age, radical jihadism has chosen death to advance its cause. According to Mark Goldblatt, "Strapping explosives to your torso, marching yourself into a crowded marketplace and blowing yourself up in order to slaughter as many civilians, including women and children, as you can is a profoundly demented act, an act which undoes a dozen or so millennia in the moral evolution of the human species."

A MUSLIM PRESIDENT?

However, the strategy of terrorism is really only a distraction. Muslin ideology will make more advances by manipulating public opinion, utilizing political correctness, than by employing violence. According to a reliable source, at a national conference for Muslims some years ago, it was stated that their goal was to have a Muslim President in America by the year 2116.

These and other counter-Christian 'visions' would see a very different future for America than what was envisioned when the foundations of this nation were laid. With the looming prospect of a Muslim, or a certain liberal and female president on the horizon, it's time for the Church to 'rise and shine' and choose to give this nation a future that would glorify the God of the Bible.

All that depends on the course Christians take. #

 

 

"Hi Jeff, I always enjoy your visits at East City Elim [Auckland, New Zealand]. I thought I would share with you what happened to me when you prayed for me on Sunday night [Oct. 15th]. I have been involved in the healing ministry at the church for 10 or so years, and the last two or so years, I have been struggling with disappointments. I have been seeking a way out and to get back on track and have been getting ministry when available. When you prayed, I felt something lift off me; all the disappointments left! I feel the passion is coming back. The other night during worship the Lord told me it is spiritual spring time. I believe the Lord is going to use me in a greater way, so I am excited at what lies ahead. I want to thank you for your prayers and pray God will bless you in every way. God bless," Malcolm Young, Auckland, New Zealand.

 

 

 NOVEMBER MINISTRY…

 

Places of Ministry During November:

 

Sun, 5th - The Hope Center, Jersey City, NJ, Pastors Mario and Leigh Gonzales
Sun, 12th - Gospel Tabernacle, North Bergen, NJ, Pastor Joseph Santos
Sun, 19th - House on the Rock, Staten Island, NY, Pastor John Picarello

 

NEWS AND RESOURCES…

 

* Ark Webs - Christian web hosting service for families, churches and evangelistic ministries. We welcome family sites, personal sites, churches, ministries, and more! All plans come with your own free domain name, not an extension of our domain name. Ark Webs NEVER places any logos or banners on your site with any of the paid plans. Your website is absolutely yours! Ark Webs provides a choice of state of the art control panels to help you maintain your website and email. http://www.arkwebs.com

* Crown Financial Ministries - A Christ-centered, Bible-based ministry whose core values include recognition of God's ownership of all things, the need to pray about everything, and the desire to equip and serve others with excellence while teaching in ways understood by all cultures and generations. Their mission is to equip people worldwide to learn, apply, and teach God’s financial principles so they may know Christ more intimately, be free to serve Him, and help fund the Great Commission. http://www.crown.org

* Action House - Helps train church youth in reaching out through the performing arts (drama, dance, video). Resources available on how-to videos (including Hollywood-style props and international dramas). http://www.actionhouse.net
 

TWO ESSENTIAL MESSAGES AVAILABLE THROUGH FMI...

 

Watch What You Worship!
Few people know what worship really is. Even in Christian churches, worship is a battleground marked with confusion, misconception, and prejudice. Most of us come to a church service with personal preferences and expectations. Few of us have any clear idea of what the Lord expects from our gatherings. When people don't know Who the true object of their worship should be, they will worship anything!

Learn how to be a true worshiper in spirit and in truth!

 

True Colors - "All For One And One For All!"
Today's ministry is no place for cowards! A stirring message about courage being the "missing virtue" in a modern church increasingly facing a hostile culture of unbelief. You will be strengthened by this message of hope.
 

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JEFF BEACHAM  
Pastor / Evangelist
Firepower Ministries International 
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GOD THOUGHTS -  “Failure is only postponed success as long as courage ‘coaches’ ambition. The habit of persistence is the habit of victory.” —Herbert Kaufman

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