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| |  | | | Crossing Paths Org | I want to let all people know as to were I stand, including my own family on morals, values, political issues and what the bible says about the condition of our great country. I am a republican and I don't vote for the party but the best person under today's terrible conditions. I voted for Carter, a democrat and he was supposed to be a Christian, and was one of the worst presidents, according to many news media. Of course, you know his latest belief is that if Jesus was here today, he would approve gay marriages. God forbid. So what is important to you. I am not going to compare Trump to Hillary, you know their morals and values. But every church goer or religious person or born again Christian (John 3:3) will have to stand at the great throne judgement or judgement seat of Christ and give an account as to why they put their party ahead of moral issues like gay marriages, abortion, teaching you children about homosexual act and other sex act. As a pastor, I am sick and tired of pastor, tv programs, family leaders who will not stand up and say "thus sayeth the lord." Some people don't even read the bible, have no desire to go to church, to talk about Jesus and parents sit around a table a joke about their own children in college spending a weekend with their boyfriend, and the bible says, no fear of God, and Isaiah says they will call right wrong, and wrong right. Don't forget, I was the same way over 40 yrs ago. To sum it up, I am more interested in the judges to be elected next year, and if Hillary wins, you will say, I don't believe it is happening when I started this article. So if your party is more important than your country, your own morals and value, God pity you. Remember what I said, we have the worst type of people running for president, so choose your president that best represents some biblical principles. I still will go by what the bible says. God said to Israel, enough is enough and what happened to Israel? It is here today people and don't hide under the scripture "grace" Prove me wrong and pick up the bible, if you can?
-Pastor Don Reed Sr. [More] | |  |
| |  | | | About Vicki | Vicki Jamison-Peterson Ministries | During Vicki’s 35 years of ministry, her life demonstrated the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ. She ministered in countries all around the world, including England, Switzerland, Australia, and Germany, among others. As an evangelist and a soul winner, Vicki led crusades in New England. Over 20,000 people were saved in the three years that records were kept, and out of this revival many churches were planted. In Chicago, Vicki started a ministry called “New Day House,” an outreach that provided housing for unwed mothers and their children.
Vicki was the author of several books on Christian life, including El Shaddai (now in a new edition titled More Than Enough) and How You Can Have Joy. As a gifted vocalist and psalmist, Vicki wrote many songs and recorded a total of 8 albums. A pioneer in the area of Christian radio and television, she produced two television programs including It’s a New Day and Vicki Live. She also appeared as a regular guest on all of the major Christian television networks of her time.
It is truly impossible to categorize Vicki’s ministry. Her influence transcended Christian denominations and movements. She broke down racial, gender, and cultural barriers. While in South Africa, Vicki was the first person to hold interracial worship services after the end of apartheid. She was also a trailblazer for women in ministry. She broke ground and paved the way for the women of today to take their place in the body of Christ.
Through Vicki’s ministry the sick were healed, the oppressed were delivered, and men and women of all walks of life encountered the life-changing reality of the Living God.
Vicki passed away in January 2008. [More] | | |
| |  | | | Who God Is According To Jesus - YouTube | | In this video, we look at who God is according to the words of Jesus Christ. We see from His revelation during His earthly ministry that the Father is the pe... | | |
| |  | | | About Perfect Word | Perfect Word Ministries | The Purpose of Perfect Word: Messianic Jewish Equipping
Perfect Word serves the Body of Messiah as a Messianic Jewish equipping ministry—“Messianic Jewish” because this is both Perfect Word’s primary audience, as well as the identity from which I personally approach life in the Messiah; “equipping” because this summarizes my and Perfect Word’s job of helping to prepare you for the work of serving the Master—“for the building up of the Body of the Messiah… until we all come… to the [whole] measure of maturity….” (Ep.4:13) The purpose of Perfect Word is encapsulated in the maxim, “Calling the Body of Messiah to maturity by teaching the simple application of Scripture for a radically changed life in Yeshua.” Read the Perfect Word mission and vision statements. [More] | | |
| |  | | | A Voice In The Desert - YouTube | | A Voice in the Desert is anonymous. Its purpose is to point people to the message, rather than the messenger. Most modern day prophets promote themselves mor... | | |
| |  | | | Knights Templar Organization | Modern Day | | The order called Knights of the Temple, Knights Templar, or Poor Knights of Christ of the Temple of Solomon, later to be known as Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem, traces its tradition and history to the year 1118. Founded by Hugues de Payens, Geoffroy de Saint-Omer, André de Montbard, Gondemare, Godefroy, Roral, Geoffroy de Bissol, Payen de Montdidier and Archambaud de Saint-Agnan, all of whom were chevaliers of France who had served under Godefroy de Bouillon, the Order was created in the early days of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, when the crusaders controlled only a few strongholds. Pilgrims depended upon the Knights to provide a means for their safe passage through the Holy Land. The Knights consecrated themselves to the protection of Christian pilgrims and the defense of the Holy Land against barbarian aggressors, accepting monastic vows under the Patriarch Garimond of France. [More] | | |
| |  | | | Why God is in the Declaration but not the Constitution - Journal of the American Revolution | o country venerates its “Founding Fathers” like the United States. Academics, legislators, judges, and ordinary citizens all frequently seek to validate their opinions and policy prescriptions by identifying them with the statesmen who led America to nationhood. It is not surprising, therefore, that debates about the role of religion in the United States are infused with references to the faith of the Founding Fathers and to the two greatest documents they gave to the fledgling republic: the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. People across the religious spectrum, from the most devout believers to the most committed atheists, look to these documents for support. Yet the blessings they offer are mixed. The Declaration contains several references to God, the Constitution none at all. The reasons for this variation reveal a great deal about the founding principles of the United States.
The Declaration of Independence is an apology for revolution. Support for a complete break with Great Britain was growing stronger week by week in the spring of 1776, both in the Continental Congress and in the thirteen colonies at large. On June 7, 1776, a resolution advocating independence was presented to Congress by Richard Henry Lee of the Virginia delegation. Four days later Congress appointed a committee of five delegates to draft a document explaining the historic separation it would soon be voting on.
The resulting Declaration of Independence, drafted by Thomas Jefferson and edited by his fellow delegates, contains a theory of rights that depends on a Supreme Being, not man, for its validity. The Declaration states that “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” It is possible to see in these words an affirmation of the Founders’ religious faith, but God-given rights had less to do with theology in the summer of 1776 than they did with rebellion.
In stating that people’s rights were given to them by their creator, the Continental Congress endowed those rights with a legitimacy that knows no parallel in mortal sources. What God has given to man is not enjoyed at the sufferance of any monarch or government. Liberty is the inviolable birthright of all. The right of revolution proclaimed by the Declaration flows directly from this notion of inviolability: it is to secure people’s divinely endowed and unalienable rights that governments, “deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,” are established. The people consequently have the right and indeed the duty to alter or abolish a form of government that becomes tyrannical.
The Declaration contains several other references to a higher power. The introduction states that the “Laws of Nature and Nature’s God” entitle the American people to a separate and equal station among the powers of the earth. In the conclusion, Congress appeals to “the Supreme Judge of the world” for the rectitude of its intentions and professes its “firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence.” In each case, reference to a deity serves to validate the assertion of independence.
The genius of the Declaration is the inclusive way the divine is given expression. The appellations of God are generic. Adherents of traditional theistic sects can read the words “Nature’s God,” “Creator,” and “Supreme Judge,” and understand them to mean the god they worship. The claims made on numerous Christian websites attest to this. Yet opponents of dogma read those same words and see an embracive, non-sectarian concept of divinity. This is no small testimony to the wisdom and foresight of the Founding Fathers. All Americans could support the Revolution and independence. All can regard their rights as unalienable, their liberty as inviolable.
Unlike the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution contains no reference to God. At first, this may seem odd. Why did the men who drafted the Declaration invoke a Supreme Being several times, while the men who drafted the Constitution did not mention a higher power even once? Only six individuals signed both documents, so it could be hypothesized that the delegates to the Constitutional Convention that convened in Philadelphia in 1787 were a different and less religious group then the delegates to the Continental Congress, or perhaps that the delegates to the Continental Congress were savvy freethinkers cynically manipulating people’s belief in God to win support for their overthrow of British rule. Neither explanation holds water. Some of the Founders were conventional Christians and some were not, but the belief in a deity implied in the Declaration was sincere and likely universal among the delegates to both the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention. And a belief in the possibility of divine favor was held by even some of the least re [More] | | |
| |  | | | New Law Protects Religious Liberties in Florida Schools | CBN News | Florida lawmakers passed a bill that protects religious students, parents, and faculty from being punished by the school system for their religious beliefs.
SB 436, also known as the "Religious Liberties Act," will take effect on July 1.
"Part of what we're protecting is those basic rights for religious expression – which are protected free speech – and we're letting people know it doesn't stop at the property line of the school site," says Sen. Dennis Baxley, who sponsored the bill. "We owe our educators some clarity on this so it can be applied uniformly across the state and in a way that respects all faiths and people of no faith."
The landmark bill promotes equality between religious and secular individuals in the public school system.
The measure requires school districts to treat a student's voluntary expression of a religious viewpoint on a subject the same as the district treats a secular viewpoint. The bill also requires districts to allow students to wear religious clothing, accessories and jewelry to the extent secular items with symbols or messages are also allowed. Students must be allowed to pray or participate in religious activities or gatherings before, during and after school, to the same extent secular activities or clubs are allowed. Students are also allowed to express religious beliefs in coursework without discrimination, and this bill prohibits reward or penalty based on religious content where the assignment requires student viewpoint to be expressed.
The bill has similar standards for school faculty.
Regarding public school employees, the bill mandates they "may not be prevented from participating in religious activities on school grounds initiated by students prior to or after the school day, provided these activities are voluntary and do not conflict with the employee's other assignments. School districts must give religious groups the same access to school facilities and ability to announce or advertise meetings as given to secular groups."
Many see the bill as the first step toward holding school's accountable for how they treat their students.
"I commend the Florida legislators for overwhelmingly passing the Florida Student and School Personnel Religious Liberties Act," said Mat Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. "Students on public school campuses already have constitutional protection of free speech, including religious speech. However, this legislation is certainly a positive move toward affirming and protecting the religious liberties of students, parents and employees in the Florida public schools. This also should help our clients, Child Evangelism Fellowship, have more positive experiences in Florida public schools when they request to hold Good News Club meetings on school property. But now we will hold the Florida school districts accountable for implementing this law," said Staver. [More] | | |
| |  | | | Jezebel Spirit and How it Operates & How To Protect Yourself | Jezebel Spirit and How it Operates
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The Ways In Which a Jezebel Spirit Will Operate
How To Handle A Jezebel Spirit
Without question, the nastiest, evil, most disgusting, cunning, and seductive spirit in Satan’s hierarchy has to be what many call the Jezebel spirit.
This evil spirit has been responsible for not only tearing down churches, pastors, and different Christian ministries, but it has also been responsible for breaking up many marriages, friendships, companies, along with getting many people to commit cold-blooded murders and suicides.
For those of you who have been hit and slimed by this evil spirit, or have encountered it in some way, you will know exactly what I am going to talk about in this article. It is without question, one of the most evil and vile things I have ever come across in my life. Like Satan, this type of spirit is simply pure evil.
Over the last 20 years or so, I have encountered this spirit myself at least 5 different times, with it being attached to a specific person each time I had encountered it. As a result of meeting this spirit head on a good five times, I have developed quite a bit of information and knowledge on how this spirit works and operates.
I believe the Lord allowed me to have access to these 5 people when I did so I could end up writing an article like this one so I could teach people how to spot one if they ever had one come into their midst, whether it be at home within their family, in the middle of a church or ministry, or even at their place of work. [More] | | |
| |  | | | Why Do Churches Wound Their Pastors? • ChurchLeaders.com | A renowned Reformed pastor, great preacher, visionary leader and tender man endured such criticism from his church that he almost despaired. He told one of his confidants, “After 12 years as a pastor, I had to put a wall between myself and my people so I wouldn’t have to quit the ministry.”
“Jack” was another esteemed pastor. An excellent preacher with sterling organizational skills, he fostered healthy church growth and led numerous citywide ministries. When he retired, the leaders of the pastoral search team visited me. We spent an hour getting to know each other, then their presentation began. Before long, I felt compelled to interrupt, “Please don’t tell me your goal is to find a senior pastor who’s more of a shepherd than Jack.” Faces fell. [More] | | |
| |  | | | Billy Sunday's Famous 'Booze' Sermon | his sermon is a sensational message and an example of Billy Sunday's opposition to the liquor trade, saloons, and alcohol consumption. Sunday is credited with being one of the most influential advocates of Prohibition during 1920's in the USA.
Billy Sunday (1862-1935), was a professional baseball player from 1883 to 1891 for Chicago, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia teams. He was converted through the street preaching of Harry Monroe of the Pacific Garden Mission in Chicago. He left a $5,000 a year salary as a baseball player for a $75 a month for the previously evangelistic YMCA. From 1893 to 1895 was associated with J. Wilbur Chapman. He was an evangelist from 1893 to 1935. It is estimated that over 300,000 people walked the "sawdust trail" to receive Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord. (Adapted from "The Wycliffe Biographical Dictionary of the Church," page 387, Elgin S. Moyer, 1982, ?Moody Press, Chicago, IL)
For more information about Billy Sunday, please visit the Christian Biographical Resources for many links, pictures, and articles about this great evangelist. [More] | | |
| | | | | BaptistTop1000.com - About Us | BaptistTop1000.com
A Short History
BaptistTop1000.com was founded in 1999 with a mission to provide the world's largest directory of Baptist websites. The original founder later sold many of his websites including the BaptistTop1000.com, BaptistBoard.com, and ChristianTop1000.com to other webmasters of like faith. For the last few years, this site has been owned and operated by Missionary Pastor, Ron Meldrum. In the summer of 2012, the decision was made to look for another owner for the site and in November, 2012 was purchased by Pastor Andrew Teesdale. [More] | | |
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