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Comment by Michael LifeThruChrist.com 15 hours ago

To my Dear Beloved Brother Vijay,

It has been some time since we last spoke; I pray all is well with you and your family. Is your Mother still well? I was reading about Intercession and thought of you as a God chosen Intercessor whom has brought the Good News Gospel to many in a forbidding land and for your trusting and faithful Intercession for God’s truth you can be assured that you are Blessed among men as I am Blessed to know you. Endeavor to carry the Cross of Christ to the many who are dying without it, seek the one and you will find your flock waiting.

CHRIST IS AN ONLY INTERCESSOR:
"there is but one Mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus" (1 Timothy 2:5), though the Spirit of God makes intercession for the saints, it is within them, not without them, at the right hand of God; and it is with groans unutterable; not so Christ in heaven, saints in heaven are no intercessors for saints on earth; they are ignorant of their persons and cases, and therefore cannot intercede for them; nor angels, as say the papists, who distinguish between mediators of redemption and mediators of intercession; the latter they say angels are, and Christ the former: but the Scripture knows no such distinction; he that is the Redeemer is the only Intercessor; he that is the Propitiation is the sole Advocate; and he is every way fit for it: being the Son of God, he has interest in his Father’s heart; being the mighty God, he is mighty to plead, thoroughly to plead the cause of his people; and having offered up himself as man, to be a sacrifice for them, he has a sufficient plea to make on their behalf; and having the tongue of the learned, can speak well for them; and being Jesus Christ the righteous, the holy and harmless High Priest, is a proper person to be the "advocate" for those that sin; as such he is with the Father, at hand, and to be called unto; is ready to defend the cause of his people, and deliver them from their adversary: and he is a "prevalent" advocate and intercessor; he is always heard; he was when on earth, and now in heaven; his mediation is always acceptable, and ever succeeds (John 11:41,42).

And he performs this his office "freely", willingly, and cheerfully; he never rejects any case put into his hands, nor refuses to present the petitions of his people to his divine Father; but is always ready to offer up the prayers of all saints with the much incense of his mediation (Revelations 8:3,4).

And his intercession is "perpetual"; though he was dead he is alive, and lives for evermore; and "he ever lives to make intercession for them" that come unto God by him (Hebrews 7:25). Many are the benefits and blessings of grace derived to saints from Christ’s intercession for them; such as access to God through him, acceptance with God in him, both of persons and services, communications of grace from him, the application of every blessing of the covenant to them; for though the impetration of them is by the death of Christ, the application of them is owing to his life (Romans 5:10).

Please write soon and tell me of your journeys of Salvation I know your Ministry is expanding and touching many devout followers. I do still read of the atrocities committed against our Brothers and Sisters in India; remember the 12 churches were not built in a day and have taken many years to develop faithfully.

God Bless your Life Thru Christ.

Michael J.

Comment by Mary Ann F. on December 1, 2009 at 7:21pm

Let's all do what the Bible tells us to, here in the USA, and pray for Pres. Obama, it seems of late a good prayer for him might be PSLM. 109:8 :-)

Comment by Mary Ann F. on November 23, 2009 at 2:47pm

I would love to give the Pastor of this predominantly black church in Virginia a hug and a high five. This guy is obviously a leader and not one of the sheep. Perhaps we should each decide who our real leader is... It is amazing to see that very little has changed in 4,000 years.

Good morning, brothers and sisters; it's always a delight to see the pews crowded on Sunday morning, and so eager to get into God's Word. Turn with me in your Bibles, if you will to the 47th chapter of Genesis, we'll begin our
reading at verse 13, and go through verse 27..

Brother Ray, would you stand and read that great passage for us?
....(reading)...Thank you for that fine reading, Brother Ray... So we see that economic hard times fell upon Egypt , and the people turned to the government of Pharaoh to deal with this for them. And Pharaoh nationalized the grain harvest, and placed the grain in great storehouses that he had built. So the people brought their money to Pharaoh, like a great tax increase, and gave it all to him willingly in return for grain. And this went on until their money ran out, and they were hungry again.

So when they went to Pharaoh after that, they brought their livestock, their cattle, their horses, their sheep, and their donkey - to barter for grain, and verse 17 says that only took them through the end of that year..

But the famine wasn't over, was it? So the next year, the people came before Pharaoh and admitted they had nothing left, except their land and their own lives. "There is nothing left in the sight of my lord but our bodies and our land. Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for food, and we with our land will be servants to Pharaoh." So they surrendered their homes, their land, and their real estate to Pharaoh's government, and then sold themselves into slavery to him, in return for grain. What can we learn from this, brothers and sisters?

That turning to the government instead of to God to be our provider in hard times only leads to slavery?

Yes.
That the only reason government wants to be our provider is to also become our master?

Yes.

But look how that passage ends, brothers and sisters! Thus Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen... And they gained possessions in it, and were fruitful and multiplied greatly." God provided for His people, just as He always has! They didn't end up giving all their possessions to possessions to government, no, it says they gained possessions! But I also tell you a great truth today, and an ominous one.

We see the same thing happening today - the government today wants to "share the wealth "once again, to take it from us and redistribute it back to us. It wants to take control of healthcare, just as it has taken control of education, and ration it back to us, and when government rations it, then government decides who gets it, and how much, and what kind. And if we go along with it, and do it willingly, then we will wind up no differently than the people of Egypt did four thousand years ago - as slaves to the government, and as slaves to our leaders.

Bow with me in prayer, if you will.

Lord, You alone are worthy to be served, and we rely on You, and You alone.

We confess that the government is not our deliverer, and never rightly will be.

We read in the eighth chapter of 1 Samuel, when Samuel warned the people of what a ruler would do, where it says "And in that day you will cry out because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the LORD will not answer you in that day."
And Lord, we acknowledge that day has come. We cry out to you because of the ruler that we have chosen for ourselves as a nation. Lord, we pray for this nation. We pray for revival, and we pray for deliverance from those who would be our masters.

Give us hearts to seek You and hands to serve You, and protect Your people from the atrocities of Pharaoh's government.

In God We Trust...

Comment by Mary Ann F. on October 22, 2009 at 2:29pm

October 2009

Everywhere you look there are those signs that say to the elect, "Jesus is Corning." There is no doubt but what we are witnessing the 'perilous times' spoken of by the Apostle Paul. Every nation on earth is in turmoil, and the problems are with perplexity. But with it all, this is no time to be discouraged, for these are the very conditions that create for the "True Church" her greatest opportunity. When there is nothing left but despair we have our greatest opportunity.

In desperate times, such as we live in, men and women are driven to search for that which is real. You and I have been brought to the Kingdom fir' such a time as this. "For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall he destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?" (Esther 4:14) These words were spoken to Queen Esther at a time when it seemed that everything was about to be lost; A time when a day had been set to slaughter the entire Jewish population.

We live in a day very similar to Esther's; spiritual death abounds, according to the Prophet Joel there are; "Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision" (Joel 3:14). These are the conditions that open the way for God to show Himself strong. "It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law."(Psalm 119:126).

The cry sounded in the fiftieth chapter of Jeremiah is echoing around the world today; "In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the LORD their God. They shall ask the way to Zion." The prophet said of God's people, "...they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their resting place" (Jeremiah 50:6b).

What a picture of the Church of the 21st century; from mountain to hill. from one pseudo experience to another. That cry has reached the ear of God, we are about to experience a vast harvest of souls. But for God to do His mighty work there has to be a human. instrument through which He can pour Himself. Like Esther, you and I have been chosen to be that vessel through which God's deliverance will come.


In Brazil alone the possibility for the harvest is beyond description. Brother Wellington, general superintendent of the Brazilian Assemblies of God with seventeen thousand pastors under his leadership, has invited the School of Christ to be the instrument to stir and renew the tire in the pastors. Two weeks ago I returned from a Pastors Conference in Belgium I was there by invitation of the Pastors to present the School of Christ. The cry; we need revival. We are just finishing the German translation and the country is wide open. Europe is ready for a real move of God and the thought is, The School of Christ is tool to bring that move. The report coming out of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Iran is that multitudes are turning to Christ.

Time and space limits me, but I sum it all up with this word; what I have said is being repeated in over one hundred and fifty countries. If we will not allow ourselves to become weary we can and will finish the course. In closing I ask this one favor, with the message of this letter fresh in your heart and mind look up and ask God what It would have you to do financially. If you will do this, and will obey what He says, every need will be met.

PS: I am writing to inform you that we now have our own account on YouTube. To find the sermons that we have uploaded for you to view, open www.youtube.com and type in the search field 2009soc or you can also type in Clendennen. Because of YouTube's ten minute restriction please be advised some sermons will have more than one part.

Comment by Mary Ann F. on September 17, 2009 at 10:51pm

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Obama's First Six Months' Accomplishments

1. Offended the Queen of England .
2. Bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia .
3. Praised the Marxist Daniel Ortega.
4. Kissed Socialist Hugo Chavez on the cheek.
5. Endorsed the Socialist Evo Morales of Bolivia .
6. Sided with Hugo Chavez and Communist Fidel Castro against Honduras .
7. Announced we would meet with Iranians with no pre-conditions while they're building their nuclear weapons.
8. Gave away billions to AIG also without pre-conditions.
9. Expanded the bailouts.
10. Insulted everyone who has ever loved a Special Olympian.
11. Doubled our national debt.
12. Announced the termination of our new missile defense system the day after North Korea launched an ICBM.
13. Released information on U.S. intelligence gathering despite urgings of his own CIA director and the prior four CIA directors.
14. Accepted without comment that five of his cabinet members cheated on their taxes and two other nominees withdrew after they couldn't take the heat.
15. Appointed a Ho mel and Security Chief who identified military veterans and abortion opponents as "dangers to the nation."
16. Ordered that the word "terrorism" no longer be used and instead refers to such acts as "man made disasters."
17. Circled the globe to publicly apologize for America 's world leadership.
18. Told the Mexican president that the violence in their country was because of us.
19. Politicized the census by moving it into the White House from the Department of Commerce.
20. Appointed as Attorney General the man who orchestrated the forced removal and expulsion to Cuba of a 9-year-old whose mother died trying to bring him to freedom in the United States .
21. Salutes as heroes three Navy SEALS who took down three terrorists who threatened one American life and the next day announces members of the Bush administration may stand trial for "torturing" three 9/11 terrorists by pouring water up their noses.
22. Low altitude photo shoot of Air Force One over New York City that frightened thousands of New Yorkers.
23. Sent his National Defense Advisor to Europe to assure them that the US will no longer treat Israel in a special manner and they might be on their own with the Muslims.
24. Praised Jimmy Carter's trip to Gaza where he sided with terrorist Hamas against Israel .
25. Nationalized General Motors and Chrysler while turning shareholder control over to the unions and freezing out retired investors who owned their bonds. Committed unlimited taxpayer billions in the process.
26. Passed a huge energy tax in the House that will make American industry even less competitive while costing homeowners thousands per year.
27. Announced nationalized health care "reform" that will strip seniors of their Medicare, cut pay of physicians, increase taxes yet another $1 trillion, and put everyone on rationed care with government bureaucrats deciding who gets care and who doesn't.
Bloomberg: Daschle says, "Health care reform will not be pain free. Seniors should be more accepting of the conditions that come with age instead of treating them," while former Colorado Governor Dick Lamm says seniors have "a duty to die."

If this does not sufficiently raise your ire, just remember that the President, Senators and Congressmen have their own special gold plated health care plan which is guaranteed the remainder of their lives and they are not subject to this new law if they pass it.

Please use the power of the Internet to get this message out. Talk it up at the grassroots level. We have an election coming up in one year and four months where we can reverse the dangerous direction of the Obama administration and its allies.

If you disagree, don't do anything. After all, that's what the Obama administration and its allies are counting on..........

Comment by Mary Ann F. on September 16, 2009 at 4:44pm

Which aspect of proposed health care reform do you find most disturbing?

The cause for concern over this bill continues to multiply. Now, it appears that a section of the bill that creates federally-funded school-based health clinics may be little more than an opportunity for the nation's largest abortion provider to gain access to our school children.

Section 2511 of H.R. 3200 would make Planned Parenthood eligible to operate federal-managed health clinics in every public school in America.

Don't let Planned Parenthood infiltrate America's public schools! Stand with the ACLJ right now in generous support as we work to defeat government-run health care reform.

To make matters worse, the legislation leaves wide open the possibility that those clinics would be permitted to provide abortion services - funded by your tax dollars and mine.

DON'T BE FOOLED - this legislation is nothing more than the Freedom of Choice Act disguised as health care reform.

If you've had enough of the government's double-talk on health care, if you want your voice to be heard, empower the ACLJ to work on your behalf in Washington, D.C., as we strongly oppose government-run health care.

Thank you in advance for your support. I'll keep you updated on the continued Congressional battle underway - and our efforts to keep Planned Parenthood OUT of America's public schools.

Comment by Rev. Tamara I. Knebel on September 14, 2009 at 7:06pm

I promise you Mary Ann I will not be using those abominations on my mail and thank you for letting us know about this.

Comment by Mary Ann F. on September 14, 2009 at 2:29pm

USPS New 42-Cent Stamp!!! Celebrates Muslim holiday.

REMEMBER the MUSLIM bombing of Pan Am Flight 103!

REMEMBER the MUSLIM bombing of the World Trade
Center in 1993!

REMEMBER the MUSLIM bombing of the Marine Barracks in Lebanon !

REMEMBER the MUSLIM bombing of the military Barracks in Saudi Arabia !

REMEMBER the MUSLIM bombing of the American Embassies in Africa !

REMEMBER the MUSLIM bombing of the USS COLE!

REMEMBER the MUSLIM attack on 9/11/2001 !

REMEMBER all the AMERICAN lives that were lost in those vicious MUSLIM attacks!


Now President Obama has directed the United States Postal Service to REMEMBER and HONOR the EID MUSLIM holiday season with a new commemorative 42 Cent First
Class Holiday Postage Stamp..

REMEMBER to adamantly & vocally BOYCOTT this stamp, when you are purchasing your stamps at the post office.

All you have to say is "No thank you, I do not want that Muslim Stamp on my letters!"

Comment by Mary Ann F. on September 8, 2009 at 7:23pm

Subject: Brilliant -- I think so







How's this for apocalyptic literature. This was written by a pastor's wife in biblical prose as a commentary of current events. It is brilliant.
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And it came to pass in the Age of Insanity that the people of the land
called America, having lost their morals, their initiative, and their
will to defend their liberties, chose as their Supreme Leader that
person known as "The One."



He emerged from the vapors with a message that had no meaning; but He
hypnotized the people telling them, "I am sent to save you." My lack
of experience, my questionable ethics, my monstrous ego, and my
association with evil doers are of no consequence. I shall save you
with hope and Change. Go, therefore, and proclaim throughout the
land that he who proceeded me is evil, that he has defiled the nation,
and that all he has built must be destroyed. And the people rejoiced,
for even though they knew not what "The One" would do, he had promised
that it was good; and they believed. And "The One" said " We live in
the greatest country in the world. Help me change everything about it!"
And the people said, "Hallelujah! Change is good!"


Then He said, "We are going to tax the rich fat-cats." And the
people said "Sock it to them!" "And redistribute their wealth." And
the people said, "Show us the money!" And the he said, "
redistribution of wealth is good for everybody."

And Joe the plumber asked, " Are you kidding me? You're going to
steal my money and give it to the deadbeats??" And "The One"
ridiculed and taunted him, and Joe's personal records were hacked and publicized.

One lone reporter asked, "Isn't that Marxist policy?" And she was
banished from the kingdom!

Then a citizen asked, "With no foreign relations experience and
having zero military experience or knowledge, how will deal with
radical terrorists?" And "The One" said, "Simple. I shall sit with
them and talk with them and show them how nice we really are; and they
will forget that they ever wanted to kill us all!" And the people
said, "Hallelujah!! We are safe at last, and we can beat our weapons
into free cars for the people!"

Then "The One" said "I shall give 95% of you lower taxes." And one,
lone voice said, "But 40% of us don't pay ANY taxes." So "The One"
said, "Then I shall give you some of the taxes the fat-cats pay!"
And the people said, "Hallelujah! Show us the money!"

Then "The One" said, "I shall tax your Capital Gains when you sell
your homes!" And the people yawned and the slumping housing market
collapsed. And He said. "I shall mandate employer-funded health care
for every worker and raise the minimum wage. And I shall give every
person unlimited healthcare and medicine and transportation to the
clinics." And the people said, "Give me some of that!"

Then he said, "I shall penalize employers who ship jobs overseas."
And the people said, "Where's my rebate check?"

Then "The One" said, "I shall bankrupt the coal industry and
electricity rates will skyrocket!" And the people said, "Coal is
dirty, coal is evil, no more coal! But we don't care for that part
about higher electric rates." So "The One" said, Not to worry.. If
your rebate isn't enough to cover your expenses, we shall bail you out.
Just sign up with the ACORN and you troubles are over!"

Then He said, "Illegal immigrants feel scorned and slighted. Let's
grant them amnesty, Social Security, free education, free lunches,
free medical care, bi-lingual signs and guaranteed housing..." And
the people said, "Hallelujah!" and they made him king!

And so it came to pass that employers, facing spiraling costs and
ever-higher taxes, raised their prices and laid off workers. Others
simply gave up and went out of business and the economy sank like unto
a rock dropped from a cliff.

The bank banking industry was destroyed. Manufacturing slowed to a
crawl. And more of the people were without a means of support..

Then "The One" said, "I am the "the One"- The Messiah - and I'm here
to save you! We shall just print more money so everyone will have
enough!" But our foreign trading partners said unto Him. "Wait a
minute. Your dollar is not worth a pile of camel dung! You will have
to pay more..." And the world said, "Wait a minute. That is
unfair!!" And the world said, "Neither are these other idiotic
programs you have embraced. Lo, you have become a Socialist state and
a second-rate power. Now you shall play by our rules!"

And the people cried out, "Alas, alas!! What have we done?" But yea
verily, it was too late. The people set upon The One and spat upon
him and stoned him, and his name was dung. And the once mighty nation
was no more; and the once proud people were without sustenance or
shelter or hope. And the Change "The One" had given them was as like
unto a poison that had destroyed then and like a whirlwind that
consumed all that they had built.

And the people beat their chests in despair and cried out in anguish,
"give us back our nation and our pride and our hope!!" But it was too
late, and their homeland was no more.

You may think this a fairy tale, but it's not.
It's happening RIGHT NOW

Comment by Mary Ann F. on June 26, 2009 at 2:00pm

Right on Tamara!
We need to really hold Mr. Obama and his wife up in our prayers daily. Mr. Obama may be glorying in the fact that he is the most powerful man in the world . . . but my God didnot get off the throne for Mr. Obama. God still reigns supremely!!! My God reigns, ALWAYS :-)

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