Archive for December, 2009

/ December 31, 2009 8:42 pm

Rejuvenated Hope

If you catch me on a bad day, you might hear me tell a friend I don’t think marriage is going to happen for me. I battle the stigma of being 43 and never married. Surely something must be wrong with me. I’m too immature, too self absorbed, too unattractive—or some combination of the three.   If you catch me [...]

/ December 31, 2009 6:20 pm

What If This Were the Year?

I Thessalonians 4:16-18 “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so [...]

/ December 31, 2009 6:17 pm

Start the New Year; Without Fear

Each day we have the challenge as Christians, to follow the lusts of the flesh or the leading of the Holy Spirit. Our quiet time alone with God, is vital to fulfilling our divine destiny. God sets before us, blessings or curses, and as we approach the New Year, I pray we will examine our schedules and prayerfully prune out [...]

/ December 31, 2009 5:42 pm

Eastern European Outreach Founder Reflects on 2009

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Wednesday, December 30, 2009 Eastern European Outreach Founder Reflects on 2009 By Peter WoodingSpecial to ASSIST News Service MURRIETA, CALIFORNIA (ANS) – For Jeff Thompson, founder of Eastern European Outreach in Murrieta, California, the past year of 2009 [...]

/ December 31, 2009 5:42 pm

Pakistan Prime Minister announces land property rights for Christian slum dwellers of Islamabad and non-Muslim prisoners to get ‘remission’ …

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Wednesday, December 30, 2009 Pakistan Prime Minister announces land property rights for Christian slum dwellers of Islamabad and non-Muslim prisoners to get ‘remission’ at religious festivals PM also announces construction of prayer rooms for non-Muslim prisoners in all [...]

/ December 31, 2009 5:42 pm

Three Times a Charm: Christmas Celebrated in Israel Thrice by Israel’s Christian Community

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Wednesday, December 30, 2009 Three Times a Charm: Christmas Celebrated in Israel Thrice by Israel’s Christian Community By Nicole Jansezian for www.Travelujah.comSpecial to ASSIST News Service JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (ANS) – Even with a small indigenous Christian community living [...]

/ December 31, 2009 5:42 pm

Rick Wakeman pays tribute to Jeanne Andersen, who passed away on Monday night after a long battle with cancer

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Wednesday, December 30, 2009 Rick Wakeman pays tribute to Jeanne Andersen, who passed away on Monday night after a long battle with cancer By Dan WoodingFounder of ASSIST Ministries LAKE FOREST, CA (ANS) – Keyboard legend, Rick Wakeman, [...]

/ December 31, 2009 1:54 pm

700 Club Interactive – December 30, 2009

Special Guest: Julie True View the video now from cbn.com

/ December 31, 2009 1:12 pm

Dec 30, 2009 – Gospel Truth TV

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/ December 31, 2009 8:00 am

Dec 31, 2009 – Gospel Truth TV

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/ December 31, 2009 4:41 am

A verse for Epiphany

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Wednesday, December 30, 2009 A verse for Epiphany By Gordon BaileySpecial to ASSIST News Service HEREFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK (ANS) – We call them ‘The Wise Men’, who travelled so far to seek out a King; who were led [...]

/ December 31, 2009 4:41 am

Chinese Unite in Prayer at Urbana09

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Wednesday, December 30, 2009 Chinese Unite in Prayer at Urbana09 By Bill BraySpecial to ASSIST News Service ST. LOUIS, MISSIOURI (ANS) – Chinese student delegations united for the first time in 60 years during the Urbana09 student missions [...]

/ December 31, 2009 4:41 am

Brazilian Indians By-Pass Government to Get Help

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Wednesday, December 30, 2009 Brazilian Indians By-Pass Government to Get Help By Dan WoodingFounder of ASSIST Ministries YAVARI VALLEY, BRAZIL (ANS) – The Indians of the Yavari Valley in northwestern Brazil have issued an invitation for Christian leaders [...]

/ December 31, 2009 4:41 am

Urbana09 Asks Black Woman to Close the Call on New Year’s Eve

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Wednesday, December 30, 2009 Urbana09 Asks Black Woman to Close the Call on New Year’s Eve By Bill BraySpecial to ASSIST News Service ST. LOUIS, MISSIOURI (ANS) – InterVarsity Christian Fellowship has chosen a fiery Black Pentecostal woman [...]

/ December 31, 2009 4:41 am

Christmas was a time of mixed emotions

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Wednesday, December 30, 2009 Christmas was a time of mixed emotions By Bill EllisSpecial to ASSIST News Service SCOTT DEPOT, WV (ANS) – I am clinging to the “Twelve Days of Christmas” into the New Year of 2010. [...]

/ December 31, 2009 4:41 am

A Christmas Piglet Helps a Little Girl

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Wednesday, December 30, 2009 A Christmas Piglet Helps a Little Girl Gospel for AsiaFor Immediate Release A little piglet meant that Sanuthi’s needs would be met. SOUTH ASIA (ANS) – The little piglet running around in Sanuthi’s yard [...]

/ December 31, 2009 4:41 am

What’s Next for this Expatriate British Journalist?

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Wednesday, December 30, 2009 What’s Next for this Expatriate British Journalist? By Michael IrelandChief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service MINNEAPOLIS, MN (ANS) – Two dates from the last two decades of the 20th Century loom large in my mind: [...]

/ December 31, 2009 3:08 am

Telling Time: The Crying Season

“There is a time for everything . . . a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1,4) We’re working this New Year’s week on learning to recognize the seasons God has lead us into — so we can live wisely during those seasons. Nobody wants to live in [...]

/ December 31, 2009 2:17 am

real poem: to fear, my old friend

by RTF Editor BJ Hamrick What if I could breathe without you Choking out my air? What if I could sleep without you Stripping my dreams bare? What if I could love without you Shouting through my mind? What if I could write without you Haunting every line? What if I could trust without you Tugging at my heart? What [...]

/ December 31, 2009 2:10 am

The Power of a Promise

Testimonies prophesies the outcome not the procedure. Often the principle that was used in the last season will not be the principle for victory in the current situation. The Lord is not wanting to build a principled people, but those who are addicted to His voice. Returning to the promises of God is a strenght we can draw from. The [...]

/ December 31, 2009 1:00 am

Creation or evolution—the science is the same!

/ December 30, 2009 3:40 pm

Evangelist Winkie Pratney is making a ‘miraculous improvement” in a New Zealand hospital after suffering an aneurysm, says his son

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Tuesday, December 29, 2009 Evangelist Winkie Pratney is making a ‘miraculous improvement” in a New Zealand hospital after suffering an aneurysm, says his son By Dan WoodingFounder of ASSIST Ministries OTAHUHU, NEW ZEALAND (ANS) – New Zealand-born evangelist, [...]

/ December 30, 2009 3:40 pm

Prayer and Worship Meeting Disrupted By Police and Alleged Charges of ‘Forced Conversion’ Made By Police in Karnataka State, India

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Tuesday, December 29, 2009 Prayer and Worship Meeting Disrupted By Police and Alleged Charges of ‘Forced Conversion’ Made By Police in Karnataka State, India By James VargheseSpecial Correspondent in India for ASSIST News Service KARNATAKA, INDIA (ANS) – [...]

/ December 30, 2009 3:40 pm

Economy Blamed for Dip In Attendance at Urbana09

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Tuesday, December 29, 2009 Economy Blamed for Dip In Attendance at Urbana09 By Bill BraySpecial to ASSIST News Service ST. LOUIS, MISSIOURI (ANS) – While the final registration figures for the huge Urbana09 Missions Conference will not be [...]

/ December 30, 2009 3:40 pm

A Non Stop Year for Faith Comes By Hearing

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Tuesday, December 29, 2009 A Non Stop Year for Faith Comes By Hearing By Jeremy ReynaldsCorrespondent for ASSIST News Service ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (ANS) – It’s been a busy year at Faith Comes By Hearing Audio Bible ministry. According [...]

/ December 30, 2009 3:40 pm

The Pain is Gone, But The Joy Lives On

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Tuesday, December 29, 2009 The Pain is Gone, But The Joy Lives On Two Southern California pastors (and a journalist) pay tribute to Jeanne Andersen, 52, a Christian hero who passed away last night, after a long battle [...]

/ December 30, 2009 3:40 pm

Orissa’s Christians Still Face Violence

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Tuesday, December 29, 2009 Orissa’s Christians Still Face Violence Gospel for AsiaFor Immediate Release Christians in Orissa, like this brother in Christ, have faced severe persecution over the last two years. ORISSA, INDIA (ANS) – In a state [...]

/ December 30, 2009 3:40 pm

Christian prisoners in the Pakistani province of Punjab receive a special Christmas gift

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Tuesday, December 29, 2009 Christian prisoners in the Pakistani province of Punjab receive a special Christmas gift Their sentences have been reduced by two months By Anjum Paul and Dan WoodingSpecial to ASSIST News Service LAHORE, PAKISTAN (ANS) [...]

/ December 30, 2009 3:40 pm

Letters of Deliverance

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Tuesday, December 29, 2009 Letters of Deliverance Gospel for AsiaFor Immediate Release This man and his wife drastically changed after listening to a GFA Radio program. They were at the brink of divorce brought on by abuse, but [...]

/ December 30, 2009 3:40 pm

American Arrested in North Korea

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Tuesday, December 29, 2009 American Arrested in North Korea By Jeremy ReynaldsCorrespondent for ASSIST News Service LONDON (ANS) – North Korean authorities say they have arrested an American man who crossed into their territory. According to the BBC, [...]

/ December 30, 2009 3:40 pm

Next Missionary Generation Gathers at Urbana 09

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Monday, December 28, 2009 Next Missionary Generation Gathers at Urbana 09 By Bill BraySpecial to ASSIST News Service ST. LOUIS, MISSIOURI (ANS) – Although exhausted students were still arriving all day on Monday, over 16,200 ardent potential Christian [...]

/ December 30, 2009 1:06 am

Telling Time: The Killing Season

“There is a time for everything . . . a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1,3) We’re working this New Year’s week on learning the wisdom of recognizing the seasons God has lead us into. Why? So we can live wisely during those seasons. These words [...]

/ December 30, 2009 1:00 am

Transitional forms—what are they?

/ December 30, 2009 12:53 am

700 Club Interactive – December 29, 2009

Feature: Abused, alone and pregnant, Faith Harriman didn’t know that she could give her broken heart to God. View the video now from cbn.com

/ December 30, 2009 12:53 am

700 Club Interactive – December 28, 2009

Special Co-Hosts: Joseph and Demetria Stallings View the video now from cbn.com

/ December 30, 2009 12:53 am

700 Club Interactive – December 25, 2009

Watch this special Christmas edition of 700 Club Interactive. View the video now from cbn.com

/ December 30, 2009 12:53 am

700 Club Interactive – December 24, 2009

Jospeh hits the streets to ask people if they prefer Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays. View the video now from cbn.com

/ December 30, 2009 12:53 am

Praying for Your Needs: December 28, 2009

Gordon and Terry have words of knowledge for right ear hearing problem, left knee injury, seizures, and brain lesions. They also have reports of hip injury and right knee healings. View the video now from cbn.com

/ December 29, 2009 1:38 pm

After suffering two ‘mini-strokes’, Pastor Chuck Smith is doing ‘tremendously well’ as he recovers in a local hospital

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Monday, December 28, 2009 After suffering two ‘mini-strokes’, Pastor Chuck Smith is doing ‘tremendously well’ as he recovers in a local hospital By Dan WoodingFounder of ASSIST Ministries COSTA MESA, CA (ANS) – Pastor Chuck Smith, 82, senior [...]

/ December 29, 2009 1:38 pm

Landlords Mobilize Against Missionary

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Monday, December 28, 2009 Landlords Mobilize Against Missionary Gospel for AsiaFor Immediate Release The people who oppose Sanjat’s work have organized the local landlords against him. Sanjat and his family are staying in the local church building because [...]

/ December 29, 2009 1:38 pm

‘Megabus’ Convoys Brave Storms to Reach Urbana 09

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Monday, December 28, 2009 ‘Megabus’ Convoys Brave Storms to Reach Urbana 09 News Reporters Notebook Installment #1 By Bill BraySpecial to ASSIST News Service ST. LOUIS, MISSIOURI (ANS) – My first baptism in the spirit of Urbana 2009 [...]

/ December 29, 2009 1:38 pm

Prayer ministry data reveals top cities praying for national leaders

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Monday, December 28, 2009 Prayer ministry data reveals top cities praying for national leaders By Michael IrelandChief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service SCOTTSDALE, AZ (ANS) – A national organization promoting prayer for our nation’s leaders has revealed the locations [...]

/ December 29, 2009 1:16 pm

real retro: the power of friendship

Happy retro day! This week I found a devo that has some great thoughts about friendship. It will definitely make you appreciate your friends. Enjoy! ~Halee by RTF Staff Writer Jamin Goecker Do you have a powerful friendship? Can you rate it by how many texts you get ending with LOL? What can be expected from a [...] Visit this [...]

/ December 29, 2009 1:16 pm

real devo: veggies or weeds

by RTF Assistant Editor Halee Matthews “The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.” ~ Luke 6:45 (NIV) Sometimes it’s easy to neglect what we [...] [...]

/ December 29, 2009 8:00 am

Dec 29, 2009 – Gospel Truth TV

A Sure Foundation Click here to go to the Andrew Wommack Gospel Truth program now __________________________________

/ December 29, 2009 1:00 am

Creation days—interpretation or authority?

/ December 28, 2009 11:04 pm

Telling Time: What’s Your Season?

“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1-2) People love to say at Christmastime that “Jesus is the reason for the season.” It’s a good line, and it rhymes. But this New Year’s [...]

/ December 28, 2009 8:01 pm

The Magnificat – Mary’s Joyous Prayer

Luke 1:46,47, 50-53 “And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. And his mercy is on them that fear Him from generation to generation. He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts…… He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree…. [...]

/ December 28, 2009 7:59 pm

A New Year 2010

We live in a great nation thanks to God! He does so much for us – we are truly blessed. Don’t take things for granted in the year 2010, invite Jesus into your heart as your Savior and guest. We all need God and His Son, also the Holy Spirit to get through some hard issues. Let’s do the best [...]

/ December 28, 2009 7:19 pm

Blessings He’ll Send in 2010

Christmas is a time when our hearts should be filled with joy, but often we let our lust for worldly things crowd out the reason for the season…celebrating the birth of our LORD. Our holiday celebrations make us too busy to go to church and then we wonder why we’re not happy. As we prepare for the New Year, it [...]