From Sun Stand Still, by Steven Furtick

12 Audacious Faith Confessions

I am fully forgiven and free from all shame and condemnation
[Rom 8:1-2; Ephesians 1:7-8; I John 1:9]
I act on audacious faith to change the world in my generation.
[Joshua 10:12-14; John 14:12]
I have no fear or anxiety; I trust in the Lord with all my heart.
[Prov 3:5-6; Phil 4:6-7; I Peter 5:7]
I am able to fulfill the calling God has placed on my life
[Ex 3:9-12; Ps 57:2; Col 1:24-29]
I am fully resourced to do everything God has called me to do.
[Deut 8:18; Luke 6:38; Phil 4:13]
I have no insecurity, because I see myself the way God sees me.
[Gen 1:26-27; Ps 139:13-16; Eph 5:25-27]
I am a faithful spouse [if you’re single, you can slip future in there] and a godly parent - our family is blessed.
[Deut 6:6-9; Eph 5:22-25; Col 3:18-19; I Peter 3:1-]
I am completely whole - physically, mentally, and emotionally
[Ps 103:1-5; Matt 8:16-17; 2 Corin 5:17; I peter 2:24]
I am increasing in influence and favor for the Kingdom of God
[Gen 45:4-8; I Sam 2:26; Acts 2:37-47]
I am enabled to walk in the sacrificial love of Christ
[ 2 Thess 2:16-17; I John 3:16, 4:9-12]
I have the wisdom of The Lord concerning every decision I make
[2 Chron 1:7-12; Prov 2:6; Ecc 2:26; James 1:5]
I am protected from all harm and evil in Jesus’ name
[Gen 50:20; Ps 3:1-3; 2 Thess 3:2-3]

Ten Contradictory Commandments
for committed christians

1 People are illogical, unreasonable, self-centered --
LOVE THEM ANYWAY

2 If you do good, there will be those who accuse you of selfish and ulterior motives --
DO GOOD ANYWAY

3 Honesty and frankness will make you vulnerable to being hurt --
BE HONEST AND FRANK ANYWAY

4 If you break down the walls separating people from each other, you may be scorned and hated --
BREAK DOWN WALLS ANYWAY

5 Thge biggest people with the bigest ideas can be shot down by the smallest people with the smallest ideas --
THINK BIG ANYWAY

6 People say they favor underdogs, but actually they follow the top dogs --
FIGHT FOR THE UNDERDOGS ANYWAY

7 What may take years to build may be destroyed overnight --
BUILD ANYWAY

8 People really do need help, but if you try to help them, they may attack you --
HELP THEM ANWAY

9 If you stand for what is pure and clean and good in society, you may be laughed off the court --
STAND ANYWAY

10 Give to the world the best that you have. You may get kicked in the teeth --
BUT GIVE THE WORLD THE BEST YOU HAVE ANYWAY

by Howard Ferguson
a Christian high school teacher and coach

More wisdom from Will Rogers:

ABOUT GROWING OLDER...

First ~ Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it.

Second ~ The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for.

Third ~ Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not me; I want people to know 'why' I look this way. I've traveled a long way, and some of the roads weren't paved.

Fourth ~ When you are dissatisfied and would like to go back to youth, think of Algebra.

Fifth ~ You know you are getting old when everything either dries up or leaks.

Sixth ~ I don't know how I got over the hill without getting to the top.

Seventh ~ One of the many things no one tells you about aging is that it is such a nice change from being young.

Eighth ~ One must wait until evening to see how splendid the day has been.

Ninth ~ Being young is beautiful, but being old is comfortable.

Tenth ~ Long ago, when men cursed and beat the ground with sticks, it was called witchcraft. Today it's called golf.


And, finally ~ If you don't learn to laugh at trouble, you won't have anything to laugh at when you are old.

Thanks for your prayers for Sudan during this important time there. See below for a bit more information.

The country for this week is also one that is split along Muslim/Christian lines but remains as one country. That is Nigeria.
The Northern half is Muslim. The Southern half is Christian.

Please pray for God to move mightily across Nigeria this week; that people will get a clear understanding of who Jesus is and will open their hearts to His great love.

Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, the eighth most populous country in the world, and the most populous country in the world in which the majority of the population is black. [Wikipedia]
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Pray for Nigeria.


All praise to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords - King Jesus

LeRoy



Voting: 9-15 January
To pass, there must be a 60% turnout, plus a straightforward majority in favour
Vote is a condition of the 2005 deal to end the two-decade north-south conflict
Most northerners are Arabic-speaking Muslims
Most southerners are Christian or follow traditional religions
Oil-rich Abyei area to hold separate vote on whether to join north or south
Referendum could divide Africa's largest country
Final result due 6 February or 14 February if there are appeals
South would become continent's newest nation on 9 July 2011
National anthem and flag chosen, but not new country's name

It's the Fourth Quarter

It’s the Fourth Quarter

[A little football analogy for you]

Players on the great teams take a deep breath and go harder to finish strong as the end of the game nears.
The great teams often win the game in the fourth quarter.
Coaches instill that thought in their teams in practice. They prepare them for that fourth quarter as they practice. That’s what they tell them as they run those wind sprints [and throw up] in August. “You need to be stronger than the other team. You need to have the stamina to rise up and overcome the opposition in that fourth quarter. We will win in the fourth quarter.”
That’s why you see many teams extend 4 fingers toward the sky as they change the clock to the fourth quarter.
My clock, and many of yours, has changed to the fourth quarter.

Just a brief aside for you younger folks. Whether you are in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd quarter, you need to be preparing yourself for the fourth quarter. It’s what you do today that will determine how strong you will be in the final years of your life. Be strong in The Lord.

As we play out the fourth quarter, what are we going to have to show for these latter years? Will these be our greater years? Will these be the years when we did our best whomping on the devil and helping increase the population in the Kingdom of God or will we just mosey off into the sunset?
I want to encourage you to ride hard; ask the Lord to use you in mighty ways; and believe for Him to do just that.



See that mountain reaching high above the treetops. I’ll meet you there. We’ll charge that mountain and take it for the Kingdom of God.
Great is His faithfulness.
Read The Book. You’ll find that God used lots of old dudes to do His deeds.

Charge on

LeRoy

FAITH
by John Greenleaf Whittier

Nothing before, nothing behind;
the steps of faith
fall on the seeming void, and find
the Rock beneath.

If you currently have money in the bank, in your wallet and a few coins in your purse, you are one of the 8 of the privileged few amongst the 100 people in the world.

Stop being self conscious, stop being a sanctified prig - Oswald Chambers

One Faith
One Focus
One Country
One Week


Do you believe that you can make an impact in these countries through your prayers?
I don't know if you keep up with international news or not, but if you do, you can see that there have been some things stirring in these countries that we have specifically brought before The Lord.
The prayers of a righteous man avails much.
That means that as we pray together for these countries we can bring in the Kingdom of God in distant lands.

Also, as we pray for countries, if The Lord really touches your heart for one of these countries, then stay with it; dig into the history, find more about the specifics that you can pray about. I believe God will use some of you in mighty ways for specific countries. But, also please stay with us as we pray to impact countries around the world.
This week we will praying for the Republic of Sudan.

May The Lord our God bless you as you challenge the liar in these countries.

One Faith
One Focus
One Country
One Week


The Islamic State of Afghanistan is our focus this week. It is an Asian landlocked country that has a history of violence from within and without. The nation of 28 million people is 99% Muslim. According to world statistics, it is the 2nd least developed country and one of the poorest. The Afghans are a proud people with a complex history of using arms to settle disputes. Pray that peace will be a desire of all the people of Afghanistan and they will look to the Prince of Peace to heal their nation.


Haiti and North Korea have come back in the news this week.

Thank you for your prayers for the Nations!

One Faith
One Focus
One Country
One Week


This week the country to pray for is Thailand.


Kingdom of Thailand, formerly Siam, is a constitutional monarchy. This Buddhist country has been in the news the past few years because of the political turmoil in the mainly Muslim south and the continued protests between the 'red shirts' and yellow shirts'. The nation faces severe economic problems because the unrest has hurt the tourism industry that accounts for much of the country's income. King Bhumibol Adulyadej is considered divine and has served as monarch since 1946.

Despite the country being open to the Gospel, there has been little impact. The country is 95% Buddhist.
Pray Christianity will begin to influence the people and the Christians serving in Thailand will have favor with the government.