Del 8 av "Fingers of God"

Filmen "Finger of God" handlar om Guds tecken och under.
Sedan tidigare ligger 9 av 10 avsnitt från You tube på denna blogg. Men avsnitt nr 8 kom av någon anledning inte med. Så här kommer en länk till det:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru4DuA8m3Fk

Läs mera på filmens officiella hemsida där en DVD med hela filmen också går att köpa.
http://www.fingerofgodfilm.com/

De 14 feb 2010 kommer också uppföljaren till denna film som heter "Furious love"
http://www.furiouslovefilm.com/
Tänk om det kunde bli en film som visas i alla Sveriges församlingar!

Wild Demon Proves No Match for God

Från "Gospel f0r Asia"

Wild Demon Proves No Match for God
August 17, 2009

Sometimes the truth is as strange as fiction. In the novel Jane Eyre, the character Mr. Rochester lives with a mentally insane wife who is so violent, even toward people who try to help her, that she must be locked in a room. Nihal Singh actually experienced this same situation, until he met a Gospel for Asia–supported missionary and God worked a miracle.
Nihal devoutly followed a traditional Asian religion. To please his gods and goddesses, he performed rituals such as going on pilgrimages and offering animal sacrifices. In spite of Nihal's efforts, his family did not experience true peace or joy.

Läs fortsättningen på:

http://www.gfa.org/news/articles/wild-demon-proves-no-match-for-god/

Pressing On

Pressing On, His Power in the Bush, The Power of Birthday Joy
(Submitted By Rolland and Heidi Baker)

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Rolland and Heidi Baker
Iris Ministries, Inc.
Pemba, Mozambique
21 September 2009

Pressing On

Heidi and I would both be dead by now if our doctors had been right.

A few years ago Heidi was in the hospital for a month with a staph infection that went out of control. The doctors gave up on her and told her she could write her tombstone. Then suddenly, while preaching in a lot of pain, God healed her, and the next morning she was out jogging!

Four months ago I was diagnosed with terminal dementia, and was barely alive. I needed help to shower, change clothes, put on my shoes, clip my fingernails. I didn't know what country I was in, and couldn't remember anything from the day before. Heidi built a room for a full-time caregiver for me in Mozambique. Doctors said I wouldn't live long, and family was called.

I had friends who wouldn't give up on me, and they sent me to a Christian center in Germany where I received incredible medical care in a faith-filled environment. Today I am back in Pemba ministering the Gospel, ready to fly my plane again, and reconnected with our friends and staff here. I look forward to pushing back the frontiers of missions in Sudan, DRCongo and wherever the need is greatest.

We cannot function in this world without the power of our God. Some of us haven't yet been brought to our extremity, and so we aren't fully and forcibly aware of our dependence. But our time will come. We need Him to stay alive. We need Him for our health. We need Him for our healing. We need Him for righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

We need more than talk. We need Him more than church, a missions program or financial support. We need more than any human being can do for us. We need sheer, raw power in the goodness and love of God. We need power to appreciate our God, to make Him the greatest pleasure in our lives. We need power to rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory. We need power to experience His Kingdom, to move in His environment.

How do we get power? It is the grace and gift of God. He plants in us a hunger that will not be denied. He opens our eyes to our poverty without His powerful Presence. He grants faith where there was none. In His power we can rest even while under demonic attack. His power fixes our eyes on Him. In His power we are able to discipline ourselves in everything. We can cast our cares on Him because He is willing to use His power on our behalf.

How can we be sure He cares for us? The cross. We go to the cross always to find confidence to approach Him. We will not empty the cross of its power. There and only there we find salvation of every kind. At the cross we come to know our God and His heart toward us. At the cross we learn to become utterly dependent on His power.

His Power in the Bush

We are driving to another village outreach, the joy of our lives in Mozambique. The road is dark. Traffic is very occasional. Our Land Rover is loaded on top with tents, sleeping bags, everything we need to stay overnight. We are carrying as many as we can. Along the way we explain to our visitors how we operate, planting churches every five kilometers along the roads. Now in seven years we have planted well over one thousand churches among the Makua, an "unreached and unreachable" people group in our Cabo Delgado province. Our destination appears in the night, marked by bright lights, a screen, and a whole village of people gathered together. As we draw closer we see that many have come from neighboring villages. Our advance team has gone before us, setting up a generator, sound system and video projector. We have been here before, and many know our worship songs.

Two languages are needed because of the diversity of the crowd, Portuguese and Makua. Heidi preaches and many are added to the faith. We pray for the sick, and two deaf people hear. The people sing and dance their hearts out. Clouds of dust rise in the floodlights as they exude the joy of their salvation. Heaven is touching down in this remote spot on the planet as God visits the people of His choice. The power of God is transforming hearts and giving hope. The Kingdom of God is advancing yet again.

Late into the night our Makua team have prepared dinner for us: spaghetti! We have a pile of plastic plates, and they eagerly and proudly produce a feast for us, dipping into a big pot of plain spaghetti which we eat with our fingers. Village children come streaming in to eat with us. There are no latrines in the village, so we fend for ourselves in the sticks and bush. We manage to put up our tents with a few flashlights. Heidi and I bring cots, since we do this so frequently. With city lights nonexistent around us, the stars are magnificently and densely scattered across the sky, its southern constellations so unfamiliar to us from the northernhemisphere.

We squeeze into our tents, change into shorts to beat the heat, and drift off to sleep as we pray. The village is up and lively at daybreak. Heidi has Starbucks coffee for our team. Mozambican friends enjoy the new experience of drinking this new treat. We start our service in our new church plant, a reed-and-mud simple little room. We have three weddings to perform. Our visiting friend Terry speaks to the couples. Again the villagers erupt with singing and dancing, and the joy is infectious among us all.

The village is building a new church structure, but the people are almost penniless. We give them enough money to buy roof material as they have already built the walls. They are thrilled. Next our Mozambican team teaches AIDS awareness seminars and more Bible studies. We bless the people with final words of teaching and encouragement, and amid a laughing, running crowd of children pull out of the village onto the road. We will be back!

On the way home we reflect with our visitors on the people movement we are witnessing. There doesn't seem to be any limit to the number of churches we can plant if we have enough provision and people to help. The whole province is coming alive. Everywhere the poor are hearing the Good News and running to the Savior. We are just beginning to see what is possible in the Lord. Bless you for supporting us, praying for us and visiting us! The best is always yet to be.

The Power of Birthday Joy

The glittering blue-green ocean couldn't be any more beautiful. The gleaming wet bodies of children are energetically running, leaping and cartwheeling all up and down the beach. Many others are splashing and diving in the water. Palm trees and lazily moving cumulus clouds complete an atmosphere of freedom, peace and joy. Today we are celebrating with our children all the birthdays of the month, and our students' success in our school. After hours of play we all gather to distribute gifts. Each birthday child and top student gets a colorful bag full of simple presents.

Then we line everyone up for cake and soft drinks. From two-year-olds to teenagers, everyone is enjoying a very rich day together.
It is our calling and heritage to bring such life to the homeless, the desperately poor and forgotten beggars of the street. Their flashing white smiles are a reward Jesus gives us. We love bringing salvation to the least of these. Without the power of God we could not exist here. Our every Coke and bag of gifts is made possible by the miraculous generosity of God's people. Our missionary and Mozambican teams are heroes to us. Our passion and compassion are ignited by the Holy Spirit. Our health and sustenance come from Him. Our hope for all these children comes from the Gospel alone. For us every day is a celebration of our life in Jesus. Thank you for celebrating with us, and for pouring your lives and resources into the work of the King!

Lots of love,
Rolland and Heidi

Källa: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=29128&PN=1&TPN=1

eller http://www.irismin.org/news/46.php

Helande i Otukpo, Nigeria

Electric Atmosphere Day 3

Day 3 Otukpo, Nigeria

Dear Mission Partner,
Another mighty harvest of souls has just come in. The crowd grew again to 220,000 and the atmosphere was electric. We are all basking in the afterglow of what God has done right before our very eyes. Tonight I told the people, “Righteousness exalts a nation…” The hand of the Lord will lift up any nation, tribe or people that will repent and turn to Him. This happened tonight in epic fashion. The Lord not only saved but also healed multitudes of people.

Tonight we heard many incredible testimonies from deaf people that were healed…including children. A couple of them were deaf since birth one for the last 11 years. Tonight their ears popped open and they were instantly healed.

One young man who was suffering with HIV AIDS for the last 4 years, told me the incredible story of his healing. He had come to the Fire Conference this morning and after Rev. Peter van den Berg preached, he felt faith rise in his heart. Without a single hand being laid on him he received his healing by faith and went to the doctor for a blood test. He brought the report to me tonight…HIV NEGATIVE!

Yours for a Blood-Washed Africa,
Evangelist Daniel Kolenda and the whole CfaN Team

Läs fler rapporter på:

http://support.cfan.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Q1_2009_Ole_Ozoro

Vittna!

Översättning från Hedi Plymptons´s blogg:

"Vittna!

Stuart och jag har just återvänt från att ha betjänat under två veckor i USA. Den första veckan tillsammans med Donny McGregor från ”Generation fire”. En av de saker jag tycks dras till och som jag kommer tillbaka till, speciellt under de senaste resorna, är kraften som finns i berättandet.
Vittnesbördet om Jesus och dess kraft som ett profetiskt ord som återskapar, har vi sett ske på varje ställe vi har varit.

Mirakler av helande och befrielse: En kvinna blev botad från en leveråkomma som hon haft sedan 1980-talet, människor som kom deprimerade och självmordsbenägna, gick därifrån befriade och fria! Astma och andnings/lungåkommor helades efter många år av lidande!

Hjärtsjukdomar helades! Infektioner, särskilt sådana som var återkommande, försvann och har inte återkommit.

Lemmar rätades ut! Helande av fibromyalgi, magåkommor, migrän och kroniskt trötthetssyndrom är bland de mirakel vi bevittnade efter att vi delade vittnesmålet på ett profetiskt sätt.

Jag har letts till att vid nästan varje möte dela min historia (Heidi har blivit radikalt helad, övers. anm.) i någon form och som en följd av det profetera och se Guds helande kraft i våg efter våg i form av flytande kärlek och eld. Kärlek och.. alla nationer ... inga luckor!"

Läs originaltexten på http://heidiplympton.blog.co.uk/2009/07/27/testify-6596823/

Fri från fruktan

Freedom From Fear
By Julie Blim The 700 Club

CBN.com –Doctors say that panic attacks have no “medical origin.” And yet those who experience them know they’re real. Here’s how one woman conquered hers ….
”It was like this invisible barrier, and the end of the driveway is as far as I could go,” says Tammy Hanks.

Once when she went beyond it, Tammy says, “I was pouring sweat. My heart was racing. I turned around and by the time I got back … I was physically sick.”
Tammy suffered with panic attacks for 20 years. The fact that she was a Christian made her feel guilty for having them.

“The whole root of a panic attack – doubt, fear, confusion, things that don’t come from God,” she says. “I had never completely relied on God to help me with it. I became what they call agoraphobic, where I was afraid to leave the house. And that’s when I started calling The [700 Club] prayer line – daily. The prayer counselors were so wonderful about giving me Scriptures, and some I went back to time and time again.”

Tammy found that meditating on those Scriptures started to melt her fears.
“I had to give it to Him,” she says. “And stop trying to fight it and stop trying to deal with it on my own. And once I did that, He took it away.”

After a few months of study and prayer, Tammy realized the severe panic wasn’t there anymore. But would it last? The big test was in July, ’06, when Tammy went on a family vacation.

“It doesn’t matter where you are. You have to trust God and believe that He’s with you,” she says. “It went great, because I didn’t rely on anything but God.
She remains grateful to The 700 Club counseling center and those who support it. “Anybody that doesn’t know that number needs to memorize it, because they have some of the most wonderful, caring people,” she says. “The 700 Club is right up there in things that I’m thankful for.”

Tammy says, “I wouldn’t go back – even without the panic attacks – to the way I thought before. “
And to those who struggle with fear as she once did, Tammy says “You can have a normal life. You can do things that the devil might try to convince you that you can’t.”

Källa: http://www.cbn.com/700club/features/amazing/Tamara_Hanks_062607.aspx

Jesus Kristus är perfekt teologi

Bill Johnsons nyhetsbrev för juli fritt översatt:

"Vi får höra att vi alltid ska predika Skriften och inte predika vår erfarenhet. Anledningen till det är ganska logisk. När vi predikar vår erfarenhet snarare än Skriften, ändrar vi den standard som Gud har för våra liv. Plus att det skapar utrymme för en hel del dålig teologi.

Mot den bakgrunden, skulle ingen av oss någonsin predika att lite synd är okej eller att synden är oundviklig och är att vänta.
Men vem av oss har levt utan synd efter vår omvändelse? Vi håller fast vid övertygelsen om att vi måste förkunna sanningen i Skriften och inte predika vår erfarenhet.
Jesu försonande verk var alldeles för stort för att besudlas av en sådan kompromiss.
Istället förkunnar vi vad Bibeln lär - att vi blev rättfärdiga i Kristus - i vetskap om att detta är nödvändigt för oss för att nå in i fullheten av vad Jesus uppfyllde för oss.

"Men om någon syndar, har vi en som för vår talan inför Fadern - Jesus Kristus som är rättfärdig. (1 Joh 2:1).

Det står "om" och inte "när". Konstigt nog tycks många tolerera att predika vår erfarenhet när det gäller mirakel, tecken och under. Därför finns det många bland oss som predikar att vissa sjukdomar helt enkelt inte kommer att bli botade.
Varför? Därför att det är vår erfarenhet. Istället för att ta reda på varför det inte blev något genombrott genom att söka Gud i bönen och Ordet, så verkar det lättare att skylla vår brist på Guds allmakt. (som om det på något sätt skulle ha varit Hans vilja att inte bota, min anm. )
Så har det varit i generationer. Men det är inte mer rätt än att lära ut "måttfullhet i synd."
Så länge vi predikar vår erfarenhet, har vår erfarenhet liten möjlighet att förbättras.

Det återstår bara ett rimligt exempel att följa. Det är Jesus Kristus, som är perfekt teologi. Om vi följer detta exempel utan kompromiss så kommer det så småningom att leda till vad vi alla längtar efter - Jesus Kristus, den Uppståndne, och att världen får se vem Han är genom Kristi kropp."

Källa: http://www.bjm.org/email/200907.html