November 2013 - Jimmy Swaggart Ministries
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November 2013 - Jimmy Swaggart Ministries
Celebrating 58 Years of Spirit-Filled Ministry Evangelist Volume 47 • Number 10 The The Voice Of Jimmy Swaggart Ministries October 2013 Niagara Falls ??? ?? (See Page ?) ??? ?? (See Page ??) The Holy Spirit Works exclusively within the parameters of the Finished Work of Christ (I Cor. 1:18) The Evangelist November, 2013 1 Plus Regular Postage, Shipping, and Handling. • All prices in this Magazine are valid through November 30, 2013. 2 November, 2013 For Fast & Easy Ordering Call Toll Free: 1-800-288-8350 (US) • 1-866-269-0109 (CN) The Evangelist Contents Table of November 2013 ARTICLES 4 “PAUL THE APOSTLE” by Jimmy Swaggart 12 “What Is DOMINIONISM?” – PART II by Sarah Leslie 16 “THESE ARE THE SONS OF ISRAEL” by Donnie Swaggart product Warranty Jimmy Swaggart Ministries warrants all products for 60 days after the product is received. As well, all CD’s, DVD’s, and other recorded media must be in the original plastic wrap in order to receive a refund. Opened items may only be returned if defective, and then only exchanged for the same product. Jimmy Swaggart Ministries strives to provide the highest quality products and service to our customers. Visit our Website at: www.jsm.org or e-mail us, our U.S. office address is: info@jsm.org, our Canada office address is: swaggart@cogeco.net 26 World Evangelism Bible College And Seminary “THE DEPTH OF THE CROSS” by Loren Larson 28 Crossfire Youth Ministries “YOU ARE THE STANDARD” by Gabriel Swaggart 32 “WHY DO THEY HATE?” by John Rosenstern 34 From Me To You by Jimmy Swaggart 7 SonLife Radio Programming & Stations 19 SonLife Broadcasting Network TV Stations & Programming 24 Letters From Our Audience 30 Campmeeting 42 JSM Minister’s Schedule The Cover The Evangelist November 2013 – Volume 47 – Number 11 Brother Swaggart’s BRAND-NEW CD November, 2013 3 T “The truth is, the Source of Western Civilization is the Lord Jesus Christ, with all that He has given to us, made possible by the Cross of Christ. But the human instrumentation used by our Lord was Paul, the Apostle.” Several years back, one of the billionaire philanthropists from Texas gave Yale University some three million dollars in order that a “chair” be established, with the intent of teaching a course on the origin of Western Civilization. A considerable period of time passed when there seemed to be no action in this regard, which prompted the benefactor to call the President of Yale. “What is the holdup as it regards the teaching of this subject?” the philanthropist inquired. The president of Yale answered and said to the benefactor, “Mr. Bass, we are very grateful for your gift of three million dollars to Yale University, with the intent that the subject of the origin of Western Civilization would be taught as a college-level course; however,” the President of Yale went on to say, “we simply don’t know how to teach the subject.” He continued, “We do not know how Western Civilization began.” PAUL, THE APOSTLE If the President of Yale had known the Bible, he would have had some understanding as it regards this subject. The truth is, the Source of Western Civilization is the Lord Jesus Christ, with all that He has given to us, made possible by the Cross of Christ. But the human instrumentation used by our Lord was Paul, the Apostle. Of course, the Lord used many; however, the Book of Acts, written by Luke, characterizes the formation of the Early Church and, above all, the Ministry of the Apostle Paul, gives us the origin of the greatest way of life known to mankind—Western Civilization. 4 November, 2013 DEMOCRACY AND THE GOSPEL It must be understood, however, that there can be no true Democracy, which is the greatest form of government in this present world, without such being based on the Judeo-Christian concept. This means that our government spending hundreds of billions of dollars trying to establish democracy in places like Iraq and Afghanistan, which are governed by the Muslim religion, i.e., the “Koran,” will prove to be a fruitless task. Democracy and the Koran are not on the same page. In fact, they are really not on the same Planet. So, for Democracy to be what it ought to be, the Gospel of Jesus Christ must be paramount; otherwise, it becomes no more than another vapid philosophy. THE BEGINNING OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION The beginning of this way of life, of course, had its start with the Holy Spirit; however, the physical demonstration of the origin of the Western way of life under Christ began with the Macedonian Call. The Scripture says, and I quote from THE EXPOSITOR’S STUDY BIBLE, as will be all the Biblical quotes in this Volume: “And a Vision appeared to Paul in the night (proclaims the Holy Spirit now telling the Apostle exactly where He wanted him to go); there stood a man of Macedonia (the northern part of modern Greece, from the Adriatic to the Hebrus River), and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us (thus was ushered in the most momentous event in the history of the world, the going forth of Paul to take the Gospel to the nations of the West). “And after he had seen the Vision, immediately we endeavored to go into Macedonia (by the use of the pronoun ‘we,’ we know that Luke, the writer of this Book of Acts, now joins Paul here at Troas), assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the The Evangelist WE BELIEVE . . . Gospel unto them (they knew they now had the Mind of the Lord)” (Acts 16:9-10). PHILIPPI “Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis (this would be the very first presentation of the Gospel on European soil, which would have such a bearing on what is presently referred to as ‘Western Civilization’); “And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia (Paul’s destination), and a colony (was a colony of Rome): and we were in that city abiding certain days (represents tremendous hardships, but a Church was established here). THE FIRST CONVERT “And on the Sabbath we went out of the city by a riverside, where prayer was wont to be made (evidently meant there was no Synagogue in the city; what few Jews were there met by the riverside); and we sat down, and spoke unto the women which resorted thither (seems to tell us that no men were present other than Paul and his party). “And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira (she was a businesswoman), which worshipped God (proclaims her as a Gentile who had probably begun visiting a Jewish Synagogue in Thyatira), heard us (Paul evidently was asked to speak to these women, thus proclaiming the Story of Jesus Christ and His Redemption afforded by the Cross of Calvary): whose heart the Lord opened (presents her hungry for God), that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul (she gave her heart to Christ, and was, thereby, the first convert on European soil). “And when she was baptized (evidently took place some days later), and her household (refers to the fact that all of those with her accepted the Lord as well, and were baptized), she besought us, saying, If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there (as well, her house was probably the first Church on European soil). And she constrained us (means they did not acquiesce at first, feeling perhaps that it may be an imposition on her; but she would not take no for an answer)” (Acts 16:11-15). THE SPREAD OF THE GOSPEL From the first convert in Europe, who was Lydia, to the first Church established on European soil, which was in Lydia’s house, the Gospel spread westward. Continued on page 6 The Evangelist . . . The Bible is the inspired and only infallible and authoritative written Word of God. (Ps. 119; Mat. 4:4; Lk. 24:27) . . . there is one God, eternally existent in three Persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. (I Jn. 5:7) . . . in the Deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His Virgin Birth, in His Sinless Life, in His Miracles, in His Vicarious and atoning Death, in His Bodily Resurrection, in His Ascension to the Right Hand of the Father, in His personal future return to this Earth in Power and Glory to rule a thousand years. (Jn. 1:1-4; Eph. 2:13-18; Rev., Chpts. 19-20) . . . in the Blessed Hope — the Rapture of the Church at Christ’s Coming. (I Thess. 4:13-18) . . . the only means of being cleansed from sin is through Repentance and Faith in the Precious Blood of Christ. (Rom. 5:1; Eph. 2:8-9, 13-18) . . . Regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential for personal Salvation. (Jn. 3:5-8; Titus 3:5) . . . the Redemptive Work of Christ on the Cross provides Healing of the human body in answer to believing prayer. (Ex. 15:25-26; James 5:14-15; I Pet. 2:24) . . . the Baptism with the Holy Spirit according to Acts 2:4 is given to Believers who ask for it. (Acts 2:4; 10:44-46; 19:1-7) . . . in the Sanctifying Power of the Holy Spirit by Whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a holy life. (Rom. 6:3-14; 8:1-2, 11) . . . in the Resurrection of both the saved and the lost: the one to Everlasting Life and the other to everlasting damnation. (Rev. 20:5-6, 11-15) THE PRICELESS CORNER We have set aside this corner of the Evangelist to show God’s Plan of Salvation. If you are unsure where you will go when you die, please listen to what God has said in His Word: First . . . God loves you! “For God so loved the world that he gave His only Begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have Everlasting Life” (Jn. 3:16). Second . . . Man is a sinner, and sin has separated him from God! “For there is not a just man upon Earth, that doeth good and sinneth not” (Eccl. 7:20). “For all have sinned and come short of the Glory of God” (Rom. 3:23). Third . . . Jesus Christ is the only remedy for sin! “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God . . .” (I Pet. 3:18). “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under Heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). Fourth . . . you must receive Jesus Christ as your personal lord and saviour. Jesus calls this experience the “new birth.” He told Nicodemus: “. . . Except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God” (Jn. 3:3). We invite you now to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as your personal Saviour. “But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His Name” (Jn. 1:12). Pray this prayer and mean it with all of your heart: Dear Lord Jesus, I now realize that I am a sinner. I accept the fact that You died for me on the rugged Cross of Calvary. I now open my heart’s door and receive You as Saviour and Lord of my life. Please take full control of me and help me to be the kind of Christian You want me to be. Amen. If you prayed this prayer in all sincerity, you are now a Child of God. So that we might rejoice with you, we invite you to fill out this coupon and mail it to Jimmy Swaggart Ministries, P.O. Box 262550, Baton Rouge, LA 70826-2550. In Canada, mail to Jimmy Swaggart Ministries of Canada, P.O. Box 1020, Niagara Falls, Ontario, L2E 6V9. We will send you a free copy of Jimmy Swaggart’s book What Must I Do To Be Saved? This book will help you grow in grace and knowledge. dear jimmy: today I accepted Jesus as my lord and saviour. Name Address City State/PROV zip November,Age 2013 5 date of decision I Continued from page 5 “In fact, the Apostle, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, referred to himself as the ‘Masterbuilder of the Church.’” We do know that after Paul had been to Rome, he wanted to go to Spain (Rom. 15:24, 28); however, there is no historical or Scriptural proof that this desire was realized. But we do know that ultimately the Gospel went to France and England, along with all the other European countries, and eventually to North, Central and South America. That is the origin of Western Civilization. But again we emphasize that the true source of the prosperity and freedom of this way of life has its origin totally and completely in the Lord Jesus Christ and the price that He paid at Calvary’s Cross. To misunderstand that is to misunderstand what Western Civilization is all about. PAUL, THE GREATEST EXAMPLE FOR CHRISTIANITY EVER PRODUCED BY CHRIST I know that Paul would never have made such a statement as that given in our heading of himself. Actually, he said: “For I am the least of the Apostles (not mock modesty, but rather the most deep humility), that am not meet (worthy) to be called an Apostle, because I persecuted the Church of God (before his conversion). “But by the Grace of God I am what I am (concerns the Favor or Mercy of God): and His Grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain (it was not without effect, telling us that it is without effect with many); but I laboured more abundantly than they all (proclaims that which Grace enabled Paul to do because he had a greater grasp of Grace than anyone else, which speaks of the Cross, the means of Grace): yet not I, but the Grace of God which was with me (is with all Believers who look toward the Cross [I Cor. 1:17])” (I Cor. 15:9-10). But at the same time, when we realize certain things about Paul, I think one would be hard put to find any human being who has ever lived, other than Christ, who can match this man. • First of all, it was to Paul that our Lord gave the meaning of the New Covenant. Considering that the New Covenant is the greatest Word, the greatest Plan, and the greatest Covenant that has ever been given to man, and ever will be given to man, then we have to realize that the Lord, considering the vast significance of this all-important Word, would not have given it to 6 November, 2013 just anyone. This is the Covenant to which everything else pointed. In fact, as great as the First Covenant was, and we speak of the Law of Moses given to that great Patriarch, it pointed in every capacity to the New Covenant that was to come. In fact, Paul said of the New Covenant: MEDIATOR “But now (since the Cross) has He (the Lord Jesus) obtained a more excellent Ministry (the New Covenant in Jesus’ Blood is superior, and takes the place of the Old Covenant in animal blood), by how much also He is the Mediator of a Better Covenant (proclaims the fact that Christ officiates between God and man according to the arrangements of the New Covenant), which was established upon better Promises. (This presents the New Covenant, explicitly based on the cleansing and forgiveness of all sin, which the Old Covenant could not do.) “For if that first Covenant had been faultless (proclaims the fact that the First Covenant was definitely not faultless; as stated, it was based on animal blood, which was vastly inferior to the Precious Blood of Christ), then should no place have been sought for the Second (proclaims the necessity of the New Covenant)” (Heb. 8:6-7). • As well, the Lord gave the responsibility to Paul of founding the Church. In fact, the Apostle, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, referred to himself as the “Masterbuilder of the Church.” He said: “According to the Grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder (in essence, Paul, under Christ, founded the Church), I have laid the foundation (Jesus Christ and Him Crucified), and another builds thereon (speaks of all Preachers who followed thereafter, even unto this very moment, and have built upon this Foundation). But let every man take heed how he builds thereupon. (All must preach the same Doctrine Paul preached, in essence, ‘Jesus Christ and Him Crucified.’) “For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid (anything other than the Cross is another foundation and, therefore, unacceptable to the Lord), which is Jesus Christ (Who He is, God manifest in the flesh, and what He did, Redemption through the Cross)” (I Cor. 3:10-11). Continued on page 8 The Evangelist Winfield — Wichita, KS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.9 (Covering South Central Kansas and North Central Oklahoma) Crete, IL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.1 (Covering South Chicago and Chicago Heights) Full-Power Stations Baton Rouge, LA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.5 (Covering parts of Southern Louisiana) Lake Village, AR/Greenville, MS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95.9 (Covering parts of Western Mississippi and Eastern Arkansas) Bowling Green/Toledo, OH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 730 AM (Covering parts of Northern and Central Ohio, Eastern Indiana, and the Southern tip of Michigan) Atlanta/Texarkana, TX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.1 (Covering parts of Northeastern Texas, Northwestern Louisiana, Southwestern Arkansas, and Southeastern Oklahoma) Graysville, TN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95.7 (Covering parts of Southern Tennessee and Northern Georgia) Camden, AR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1450 AM (Covering parts of Southern Arkansas) Grenada, MS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95.7 (Covering parts of Northwestern Mississippi) Bentonia/Yazoo City — Jackson, MS. . . . . . . . . . . 92.1 (Covering Central Mississippi and Eastern Louisiana) Guthrie, OK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1490 AM (Covering Oklahoma City, Edmond, and parts of Central and Northern Oklahoma) Jonesboro, LA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.9 (Covering Northern Louisiana) Augusta/Little Rock, AR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97.7 (Covering Central Arkansas, Western Tennessee, a small part of Northwestern Mississippi, and a small part of Southern Missouri) Ottawa, IL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.9 (Covering Ottawa, West La Salle, East Joliet, and North DeKalb) Kankakee, IL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.3 (Covering Northeastern Illinois and Northwestern Indiana) Nashville, AR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96.9 (Covering Southwestern Arkansas) Mobile/Citronelle, AL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102.1 (Covering Mobile, Alabama) Lafayette/Church Point, LA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.9 (Covering Southern and Western Louisiana) Ada, OK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.7 (Covering South Central Oklahoma) Albion/Rochester, NY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102.1 (Covering North Western New York State) Norman/Oklahoma City, OK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89.3 (Covering Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) Panama City, FL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.7 (Covering Panama City, Florida) Beatrice/Lincoln, NE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.9 (Covering South Eastern Nebraska) Grand Island/Hastings, NE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.7 (Covering South Central Nebraska) Lakewood/Jamestown, NY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.9 (Covering Lakewood and Jamestown, NY) Corrigan/Lufkin, TX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99.3 (Covering Corrigan and Lufkin, TX) Bastrop, LA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.3 (Covering Bastrop, Monroe, and the Northeastern part of Louisiana) Translator Stations Andalusia, AL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89.7 Desoto/St. Louis, MO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.1 (Covering Southern Missouri, parts of Eastern Missouri, and Western Illinois) Eufaula, AL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.9 Palm Springs, CA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.9 (Covering the Coachella Valley) Key West, FL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.5 Continued on page 8 The Evangelist The Evangelist El Dorado, AR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89.7 Bishop, CA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.7 Continued on page 8 November, 2013 7 SonLife Radio Continued from page 7 Dublin, GA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.9 La Grange, GA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.3 Waycross, GA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.7 Carlinville, IL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89.1 Effingham, IL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.7 Freeport, IL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.3 Jacksonville, IL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.1 Bastrop, LA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.3 Delhi, LA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.3 DeRidder, LA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89.5 Grayson, LA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.9 Many, LA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.3 Minden, LA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.1 Morgan City, LA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.5 Natchitoches, LA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.1 Alexandria, MN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.7 Morris, MN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.5 Continued from page 6 I “The meaning of the Cross is actually the meaning of the New Covenant. In fact, one could turn it around and say the meaning of the New Covenant is the meaning of the Cross.” • The mystical Body of Christ: of course, we speak of the Church, the true, Blood-bought Believers, all of whom make up the Body of Christ. While Jesus Christ is the Builder of the Church, He did so, even as the Book of Acts grandly proclaims, through the Holy Spirit, but with the Holy Spirit using Paul. So, if we have to select a man, all under Christ, Paul stands out as no other, even as he referred to himself, and the Holy Spirit wanted him to do so, as the “Masterbuilder of the Church.” And this refers to the Church all over the world. It does not refer to denominations, but rather to every called-out Believer, called out from the darkness of this world, and we speak Kirksville, MO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.1 Mountain Grove, MO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.7 St. James, MO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89.3 Springfield, MO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.5 Willow Springs, MO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.5 Columbia, MS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.3 Morehead City, NC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.9 Rockingham, NC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.3 Corning, NY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89.5 Chambersburg, PA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89.7 Franklin, PA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.3 Lock Haven, PA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89.3 Mansfield, PA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.5 Andrews, SC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.7 Clinton, SC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.3 Manning, SC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.7 of those who are truly Born-Again. And, to be sure, this Church is “a glorious Church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be Holy and without blemish” (Eph. 5:27). Winnsboro, SC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.9 THE MAN AND HIS MESSAGE Brookings, SD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89.7 Unequivocally and grandly so, Paul preached the Cross. In fact, he used the “Cross” as a synonym for the Gospel, which means that’s how prominent his teaching was as it regarded this all-important subject (I Cor. 1:1718; Phil. 3:18; Gal. 6:14). The meaning of the Cross is actually the meaning of the New Covenant. In fact, one could turn it around and say the meaning of the New Covenant is the meaning of the Cross. When Paul spoke of the Cross, he wasn’t speaking of a wooden beam, but rather what Jesus there did, the price that was there paid, and the tremendous Mitchell, SD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89.3 Watertown, SD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.1 Yankton, SD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.1 Pikeville, TN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.3 Bonham, TX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.1 Columbus, TX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.1 Midland, TX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.7 Palestine, TX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.7 8 November, 2013 The Evangelist I “In fact, while one can certainly be Saved and not understand this great Truth, the simple fact is, one cannot successfully live for the Lord, as it regards daily life and living, without a working knowledge of this great Truth.” THE SIN NATURE The very first thing the Lord showed me in that Revelation was the meaning of the sin nature. To do that, He took me to the great Sixth Chapter of Romans. In fact, the Holy Spirit through Paul has given over this entire Chapter to explaining this all-important subject. This, all-inclusive Victory that He there purchased with His Own Precious Blood (Eph. 2:13-18). If we fail to grasp the Message of this man, which is the Cross of Christ, then we totally misunderstand Paul, who he was, and what he did. Unfortunately, in today’s spiritual climate, the Cross of Christ has been so little preached that the modern church hardly knows what it is and what was there done. As a result, there is much preaching done about the Gospel, but very little True Gospel that’s actually being preached. The truth is and the facts are, if the preacher is not preaching the Cross of Christ, then whatever it is he is preaching will be of precious little good to those who hear him. THE REVELATION In 1997, after six years of prayer meetings morning and evening, the Lord began to open up to me that which I refer to as the “Revelation of the Cross.” It definitely was not new, having been given to the Apostle Paul nearly 2,000 years ago, which the great Apostle gave to us in his 14 Epistles. I’m sure that quite possibly the Lord has given this Revelation, or at least a part of it, to others down through the centuries. At any rate, it totally revolutionized my life and my Ministry. As it regarded the Cross of Christ and Salvation, I had always preached this strongly all over the world, with the Lord helping me to see, and I exaggerate not, hundreds of thousands of souls brought to a Saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. But as it regarded the Cross of Christ and Sanctification, of that I had no knowledge. And when I speak of “Sanctification,” I am speaking of the manner in which we live for God, the way we order our behavior, and how we overcome the world, the flesh, and the Devil, even as this latter phrase was coined by the Early Church Fathers. In fact, while one can certainly be Saved and not understand this great Truth, the simple fact is, one cannot successfully live for the Lord, as it regards daily life and living, without a working knowledge of this great Truth. This means that the sin nature will rule such a person to some degree, which, you can be sure, will make life miserable. Every single Believer in the world has “more abundant life” (Jn. 10:10), but the truth is, only a tiny portion of the modern church is enjoying this more Abundant Life. not understanding the sin nature, is the cause of most, if not all, failure in the hearts and lives of the Children of God. THE CROSS OF CHRIST Then some days later, the Lord showed me the solution to this problem, which is the Cross of Christ, and related forcibly to me that the Cross of Christ is the only solution. There is no other! Not understanding this, which means the Cross of Christ relative to Sanctification is not understood, means that most modern Christians simply do not know how to live for God. The Cross alone is the answer. For this great Truth, the Lord once again took me to the Sixth Chapter of Romans. THE HOLY SPIRIT And then last of all, and of extreme significance, the Lord showed me how the Holy Spirit works in all of this. Regrettably, not understanding the Cross of Christ relative to Sanctification, most of the modern church doesn’t understand, as well, how the Holy Spirit works within our lives. It is the Cross of Christ, the Lord showed me from Romans 8:2, through which the Holy Spirit works. In other words, it is the Cross which gives the Holy Spirit the legal means to do all that He does. As a result, while the Continued on page 10 The Evangelist November, 2013 9 W Continued from page 9 “. . . while the Lord doesn’t require very much of us, He most definitely does require that our Faith be exclusively in Christ and the Cross, without which, the Holy Spirit is greatly limited.” Lord doesn’t require very much of us, He most definitely does require that our Faith be exclusively in Christ and the Cross, without which, the Holy Spirit is greatly limited. I learned all of this, which we will elaborate on much more fully in the body of this Volume, from the Apostle Paul. If this Book opens up to you to a greater degree that which was taught by Paul, which the Holy Spirit gave to him, then your time in perusing its contents will not be wasted. “But God forbid that I should glory (boast), save in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ (what the opponents of Paul sought to escape at the price of insincerity is the Apostle’s only basis of exultation), by Whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. (The only way we can overcome the world, and I mean the only way, is by placing our Faith exclusively in the Cross of Christ and keeping it there.) “For in Christ Jesus neither Circumcision avails any thing, nor uncircumcision (blows all of man’s religious ceremonies to pieces), but a new creature (new in every respect, which can only be brought about by trusting Christ and what He did for us at the Cross). “And as many as walk (to direct one’s life, to order one’s conduct) according to this rule (the principle of the Cross), peace be on them, and mercy (which comes only by means of the Cross), and upon the Israel of God. (This refers to all who look to the Cross for their Redemption. They alone are the true Israel)” (Gal. 6:14-16). (This message was derived from the book, “Paul”.) 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Or Jesus will return by “incarnating” in us. “The God Within.” • The Church will usher in the “kingdom of God,” with all things progressively getting better and better, eventually restoring paradise and/or bringing heaven down to earth. “7. The Lord’s Prayer stating that “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven” was meant to be prayed by us with the hope that this condition would happen on earth BEFORE Christ’s second coming wherever and whenever the Christians of any geography decided to band together to help make it happen.” (Grimstead letter) • The belief that we are in a 2nd apostolic age, where God will begin to speak new things to self-anointed, self-appointed apostles and prophets who are claimed to be equivalent to the First Century ones: “2001 marks, is the year that marks the second apostolic age, which means for years the government of the church had not been in place since about, you know, the first century or so…. [T]the foundation of the church according to Ephesians 2:20 is apostles and prophets, Jesus being the chief cornerstone. It doesn’t mean there weren’t apostles and prophets, it means the body of Christ hadn’t recognized them and released them for the office that they had so that they’d function as apostles and prophets in the foundation of the church. But we now have that, I believe we’ve reached our critical mass in the year 2001. (C. Peter Wagner, “Arise Prophetic Conference,” 2004) • Visit my Website at Ignoring the Holy Spirit’s attributes, and his biblically defined personhood in the Trinity. • Note: modern Dominionists are of every possible eschatological persuasion. The defining criteria for Dominionism is no longer postmillennialism. The issue is not necessarily WHEN they see Jesus as coming, but rather that the church needs to REDEEM the culture or take over governments NOW. Nevertheless, Postmillennialism is still the prevailing ideology. The following quotations refute these basic heresies by explaining earlier church history: “The earlier Christians all looked forward to the future rule of Christ upon this earth; but when the CHURCH and the STATE interlocked arms, the Church began spiritualizing the millennial passages and understanding that the reign of Christ would be realized THROUGH CHRISTIAN CIVIL LEADERS…. “It was the rise of Premillennial thought, largely through the Baptists, that helped to overthrow Postmillennial (and Amillennial to a lesser degree) thinking that all governments of this world should be COERCED to embrace the Christian faith. With the spread of their doctrines through the world, religious liberty was again given its proper Christian understanding and the Church was SEPARATED from the affairs of the STATE.” (Paul Shirk, Come Out From Among Them My People) 8. Perfection/Unity Speaking of the Holy Spirit as a force, an emanation, something that can be manipulated or invoked, imparted by human activities, etc., especially through manifestations of “signs and wonders.” 12 November, 2013 • • The teaching that the Church is evolving into little gods, a “new breed,” or an “elect seed” for a transformed endtime “Joel’s Army.” • The belief that this generation has a unique DNA or extraordinary special gifting from God. • Or, worse, the idea that man can create a “new man” www.francesandfriends.com The Evangelist “What Is DOMINIONISM?” – Part II By sarah leslie either mystically and/or through a better DNA. The idea that man can be perfected to pre-Fall conditions. • Building the 7 Mountains (or the neo-Kuyperian “spheres”)—cultural centers that must be overtaken and ruled by head apostles in the church. • The belief that it is harmless to associate with any heretic, even if they are caught in flagrant acts of immorality, illegal behavior, or openly teach heretical doctrines (Todd Bentley, e.g.). • The idea of RECONCILIATION rather than repentance – forging common ground with any group that appears to further kingdom goals, building an international community on earth. • The idea that you are impervious to leaven, that it cannot adversely affect you, that you can be around it without any bad consequences to your faith. 11. “Do whatever it takes” (Rick Warren) • Extreme pragmatism. Evident lack of compassion and mercy, particularly for the weaker, elderly, infirm, infants or children. (“Without natural affection.” Romans 1:31; 2 Tim. 3:3) • The philosophy that the ends justify the means. • Viewing people as “human capital” assigned with an economic value. Talking about “spiritual capital.” • Cultlike rigidity and excessive harshness, controlling behaviors, severe restrictions, retributions, penalties and reprisals. • A preoccupation with aggressive rhetoric and military metaphors that could easily evolve into outright force, coercion or brutality. • … the Lord Jesus is worthy to be lifted up by a Church that has reached the full maturity of the God-man!” (p. 146, Vengeance Is Ours, quoting Bob Jones, Visions and Revelations, 1988, audio tape with Mike Bickle.) “All truth is God’s truth,” and therefore anything can be justified as “new truth” and used in kingdom pursuits. • The idea that anyone on kingdom business is above the law, morally or legally. Flagrant or cocky lawlessness. Rebellion. 9. Spiritual Formation and/or Structural Realignment • Partnering with anyone and anything, no matter how ecumenical or immoral, if it seems to further kingdom goals. • Not abstaining from “all appearance of evil” (1 Thess. 5:2) • Preoccupation with militarism, including the merger of civil military goals with spiritual warfare. • An insistence on unity at all costs, especially ecumenical unity among Christians, but also including extreme unity with other faiths. • Looking for “elect Seeds” to raise up the kingdom government. “For they are the best of all the generations that have ever been upon the face of the earth. And best of all generations are those elected seeds that will glorify Christ in the last days…. “They will move into things of the supernatural that no one has ever moved in before…. They’ll move in the power that Christ did. Every sign and wonder that’s ever been will be many times in the last days. They themselves will be that generation that’s raised up to put death itself underneath their feet and to glorify Christ in every way. • Teaching a “5 fold ministry” that emphasizes modern-day apostles and prophets as heads of a hierarchical, pyramidal, downline, Amway-style marketing, shepherding model. • Aligning structurally, and being “externally-focused” to be “missional” and “redeem the culture.” • Inner spiritual formation to get oneself in position for the “paradigm shift” in the church. • An inordinate emphasis on Dominion by “ruling” and “subduing” the earth and its people. 10. Networking and Collaborative Models • • The church networking and forming common ground with business, secular and governmental agencies, organizations, institutions, etc. in order to further the “kingdom of God” on earth. The church merging its interests and identity with those of Corporate business organizations and Government. The Evangelist Visit my Website at 12. ELITISM • The idea that we are evolving into higher-order Christians with special higher powers. • The idea that we are coming to newer and better understandings of God’s Word and are progressively growing more spiritual as a result. • Teaching that Christians can attain a higher consciousness, develop higher powers, achieve immortalization, and even conquer death. • The Hollywood style of idolizing media personalities www.francesandfriends.com Continued on page 14 November, 2013 13 “What Is DOMINIONISM?” – Part II By sarah leslie Continued from page 13 15. MYSTICISM and NEOPAGANISM and popular leadership. • The belief that leaders are divine, spiritual masters, or have a divine destiny and purpose to guide the kingdom on earth. • The use of altered states of consciousness to reach higher spiritual levels for the purpose of achieving human deification or perfection. • The idolatrous view that some leaders are more elite than others, and thus worthy of absolute obedience and/or awe or reverence. • The use of contemplation and meditation. hypnotic music, drumming, dance, pagan rituals and rites. • The heresy that Christians cannot access God without going through a mediatrix, a specially empowered leader. The elimination of the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers. • Guided imagery, visualization, active imagination, and other occult practices that connect with or invoke the divine. • Prayer marches, chantings and scripted prayers, fasting, mass prayer rallies, prayer circles, and prayer warfare methods which 1) introduce new kingdom doctrines, and 2) create altered states of consciousness. • The suggestion that there will be a collective moment of attaining “God’s dream” for humanity. • Numerology – assigning occult and spiritual significance to numbers or number sequences. • The belief that sexuality – either by denying it or practicing it in aberrant ways – will produce a heightened spirituality or closeness to God. An improper emphasis on “passion.” • The practice of pagan SEXUAL RITES to unite human with the divine, including using the “temple prostitute” as a mediatrix. 13. PROPHETS – SIGNS and WONDERS • The belief that New Testament prophets operate just like Old Testament prophets, and that new prophets are arising for the last days who are specially gifted to put the church in order. • Strange and bizarre manifestations in praise and worship. Unholy and irreverent spiritual occurrences and phenomena. • The belief in secret knowledge (GNOSIS), that God is giving new instructions to the church today, new “Rhema” words, even new Scripture. • The use of decrees, impartations, invocations and paranormal phenomena for kingdom pursuits. • Using signs and wonders to desensitize people to be more accepting of new teachings and doctrines. 14. TECHNOLOGY 16. GEOMANCY • The idea that there are sacred places on earth, holier than other spots, that can be accessed and manipulated for spiritual purposes. • The justification and use of real warfare and/or weapons, including science and technology, as an ally in kingdom-building. • • A call for an end-time Joel’s Army that is spiritual, but also may be physical. Prayer walks, labyrinths, and other meditative techniques that are located in sacred spaces. • The idea that there are spiritual powers and principalities over an area, and that they can be warred against. (There are no New Testament examples of the apostles using this method, but rather they preached the Word of God.) • Marching and claiming the land in order to gain ground for the “kingdom” on earth. • The idea that certain spaces, architecture, geometrical figures, ratios or alignments have sacred significance. This includes circles, stadiums, and other structures or “alignments.” • The idea that there are “territorial apostles” over regions and “spheres” (“mountains”) with kingdom assignments to take Dominion: • Techno-man – reinventing, healing or perfecting human beings, and creating a “new man” by psychic or scientific methods. Perfecting the race. • Lack of ethics. Any technology must be “okay” if it helps to build the kingdom on earth. A definition of a technocrat can be found in an occult encyclopedia– “One who leads or rules by virtue of special or technical knowledge. Hypothetically, a master of the ideal control-system of planetary management, someone who proposes to enforce technological supremacy. One who masters by technical skill and elite knowledge, especially when used to manipulate nature, rather than cocreate with it through devout imitation, in the manner of the alchemists.” (The Seekers Handbook, p. 383) 14 November, 2013 Visit my Website at “These apostles in the workplace are the ones that are going to come into the picture and with them we’ll be www.francesandfriends.com The Evangelist “What Is DOMINIONISM?” – Part II By sarah leslie open these gates…. Because it takes a government to overthrow a government. “Gate number one…, the gate of social transformation, the gate of social transformation. Now we’ve tried a lot of these things, like I’ve just mentioned… marches for Jesus, prayer walking, identification, repentance… You know how long we’ve been doing this? We’ve been doing this since 1990, since John Dawson’s book, Taking our Cities for God, first came out, this has gotten on our agenda, in 1990, fourteen years, we’ve been working on city transformation. And I’m not talking about the mediocre leadership of the body of Christ, I’m talking about our best leadership has been into this. And you know, we haven’t gotten a single city in America transformed in America yet…. And the missing link in this whole thing is recognizing and mobilizing and affirming and commissioning workplace apostles. Because what we need is territorial apostles for this, and most territorial apostles will be workplace apostles, even though some nuclear church leaders, apostles, will be territorial apostles. (C. Peter Wagner, “Arise Prophetic Conference,” 2004) 17. COVENANTS, oaths, manifestos, declarations, decrees, pledges, etc. • Extra-biblical agreements, usually enforced by coercion or guilt, often based on O.T. Law. • A psychosocial contract that serves as a formal “joining up” process in which one aligns their life’s purpose to an organization’s purpose. • A rite of initiation. • The heretical belief that failure to “work for political and social reform to establish dominion over the world system is to break covenant with God.” (Dager, p. 205) • • The faulty idea that if someone is “not politically active in working to establish Christ’s lordship over the whole earth [he] is guilty of breaking God’s covenant.” (Dager, p. 206) The heresy that the “reign of Christ” will only be “realized through Christian civil leaders,” thus embracing the “concept of a CHURCH STATE” – as explained by a critic of Dominionism below: “A premillennial understanding of prophecy is a major tenet that supports a SEPARATION of CHURCH and STATE as well as RELIGIOUS LIBERTY. [But if] Christ is ruling now, in fulfillment of the millenial prophecies, through civil powers, then [the Dominionists believe] they have every right to institute Christian laws, for they themselves are under the rule of Christ, and verily ARE the rule of Christ. It is THIS understanding that undergirded Reformed thinking of the necessity for having National Covenants and binding religious oaths in order to COMPEL men to accept the true faith, so that the civil rule of Christ might be advanced. (Paul Shirk, Come Out From Among Them My People) The Evangelist • The idea that the Adamic Covenant, before the Fall, will be restored by obedience to O.T. law: Many dominionists actually… assert that they will restore Paradise—that obedience to biblical law (ethics) can restore man to the pre-fall Adamic state. This is known as “progressive sanctification.” As man is sanctified through obedience to biblical law he will become immortal, the earth will be transformed: food will be plentiful, wild animals will become tame, diseases will no longer take their toll, and all nature will be in harmony. (Dager, p. 208) 18. SYNERGY • “Collective Consciousness” – the idea that there is a “fusion” when enough diverse spiritual energy collects together. • A form of “harmonic convergence” – the idea that by combining spiritual forces, God will be more likely to listen to prayer, or that only by praying en masse will He agree to shift things on earth. De-emphasis of private prayer closets. • Critical Mass – the psycho-social method of marketing in which once a new product or idea is embraced by enough people, it will shift the paradigm so that everyone buys in. • The idea that the Church is a key catalytic force in global transformation (spiritually, politically, commercially, governmentally, etc.) • Co-evolution, co-creation – the collaboration by humanity in the ongoing process of the evolution of creation, readying the planet for a coming “Christ.” • Synchronicity – the Jungian idea that seemingly unrelated coincidental events have a deeper mystical connection to bring about the kingdom. 19. EXTREME AMERICAN PATRIOTISM • The belief that America is a totally Christian nation under covenant with God like O.T. Israel. • The belief that restoring America to its status as a “Christian nation” will make society better. • The belief that by changing external civil laws that peoples’ hearts and lives will somehow be changed. • A shift in emphasis to changing politicians, laws, ethics, institutions, and culture rather than PREACHING the Gospel to lost sinners. • Christian activism is substituted for being “salt and light” by preaching the Gospel of Salvation. • “Standing in the gap” becomes political action. Continued on page 43 November, 2013 15 “THESE ARE THE SONS OF ISRAEL” C I Chronicles 2:1-2 – “These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, “Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.” The Books of I and II Chronicles were written by Ezra, according to Jewish tradition. In I Chronicles, Chapters 1 through 9, we are given the genealogies of particular families. Many pay no mind to these genealogies, even wondering why they are given. The reason they are given and the reason they are important is because they lead to the Birth of Christ. In fact, when one reads these genealogies, you are actually reading your Salvation. All of these names, all of these families culminate with Jesus Christ and for that reason alone we should not skip over these names. The name “Chronicles” is from the Hebrew “Divrei Hayyamim,” which means, “words of the days” or, in the language of today, “the diary” – a Diary kept by God. As well, according to the Jewish Canon, the two Books are the conclusion of the Old Testament with the genealogies leading to those of the New Testament. THE TWELVE SONS OF JACOB As stated, I Chronicles 2:1-2 gives us the twelve sons of Jacob. However, when one compares the order of their listing to Genesis, Chapters 29-30, one will notice the order of the names is different. In I Chronicles, the six sons of Leah are given first, then the four sons of Rachel and her maid Bilhah, and then the two sons of Leah’s maid, Zilpah. So, the question must be asked, why did the Holy Spirit do this? I think the reason is found in the meaning of each of the names, so let’s look at the meaning of these names. • Reuben: his name means “a son is born,” representative of all born into the world. EVERYTHING IN THE BIBLE IS IMPORTANT In the first two Verses of I Chronicles, Chapter 2, we are given the twelve sons of Jacob (Israel). It is easy for one to pass over these names and not really pay attention to them, but to do so is to make a grave mistake. Never forget that everything in the Bible was placed there by the Holy Spirit for a specific reason. That which we think at times is not very important can, at times, be a fount of blessing with just a little study on our part and that’s exactly what is important about these two Verses. 16 November, 2013 The Evangelist “THESE ARE THE SONS OF ISRAEL” • Simeon: his name means “hearing.” The son is born, and then he is to “hear” the Word of God. Likewise, the Lord desires that all are to “hear” the Gospel. • Levi: his name means “joined.” The son is born, he hears the Word of God, and is then “joined” to the Father. The Lord wants all to be “joined” to the Lord. He does not want any to perish. • Judah: his name means “praises.” The son is born, he hears the Word of God, and he is then joined to the father and “praises” the Lord. To all who are Saved, we burst forth in praise to God for sending His Son Jesus Christ to die on the Cross that we might be Born-Again. • Issachar: his name means “reward.” The son is born, he hears the Word of God, he is joined to the Father, he praises the Lord and he receives a “reward.” To all who are Saved, we are given a great “reward,” all the Blessings that Salvation grants us. • Zebulon: his name means “to dwell.” The son is born, he hears the Word of God, he is joined to the Father, he praises the Lord, he receives a reward, and he is made “to dwell” in the House of the Lord forever. In these six names, we are given the entire Plan of Salvation. DAN Dan means “judgment.” There is a specific reason Dan is placed in this spot and that reason is that if one rejects the Plan of God given in the meaning of the names of the six sons of Leah, then “judgment” will be the end result. All of humanity will know the Lord as either Saviour or Judge. JOSEPH AND BENJAMIN The next two names given are Joseph and Benjamin. Their meanings are as follows: • Joseph: his name means “adding.” If the Plan of God is accepted, everything we need will be added and nothing will be subtracted. • Benjamin: his name means “strong right hand.” If the Plan of God is accepted, everything will be added and we will have the Power of God that comes through the Holy Spirit. NAPHTALI, GAD, ASHER The last three names mean the following: • Naphtali: his name means “wrestling.” The Lord has “wrestled” and defeated the enemy of our Lord. • Gad: his name means “troop,” as in the Army of the Lord. It also means “good fortune.” • Asher: his name means “happy.” The only true happiness in the world is the life lived in Christ. The Evangelist TYPES OF CHRIST In closing, it is also important to note that all of these sons are Types of Christ as well: • Reuben: Jesus is the “Son” of God. • Simeon: Through Jesus, we “hear” God. • Levi: Through Jesus, we are “joined” to the Father. • Judah: Through Jesus, God has accepted our “praises.” • Dan: Jesus has taken the “judgment” due us. • Naphtali: Jesus has “wrestled” the powers of darkness all on our behalf, and has defeated the foe. • Gad: Jesus is the “troop” who has fought on our behalf and has brought us “good fortune.” • Asher: Jesus has made us “happy.” • Issachar: Jesus is our “reward.” • Zebulon: Jesus has made it possible for Believers “to dwell” in the House of the Lord forever. • Joseph: Jesus has “added” all Believers to the Kingdom. • Benjamin: Jesus is the Father’s “Strong Right Hand.” I hope you can see that these genealogies are not merely given to take up space, but if one looks closer, one can begin to see great truth and meaning. 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The Evangelist November, 2013 21 “Preaching The Cross – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week” Hour (CT) Sunday Monday 12:00 AM 12:30 AM Tuesday Family Worship Center Associate Pastors Wednesday Jimmy Swaggart Jimmy Swaggart FWC Music Living Waters w/ Gabriel Swaggart (Pre-recorded) Living Waters w/ Gabriel Swaggart (Pre-recorded) Living Waters w/ Gabriel Swaggart (Pre-recorded) Jimmy Swaggart Crusade Classics Jimmy Swaggart Crusade Classics Jimmy Swaggart Crusade Classics Jimmy Swaggart Crusade Classics FWC Music FWC Music FWC Music FWC Music Family Worship Center Associate Pastors A Study In The Word A Study In The Word A Study In The Word FWC Music FWC Music FWC Music The Message of the Cross (Pre-recorded) The Message of the Cross (Live) The Message of the Cross (Live) The Message of the Cross (Live) Insight Insight Insight Frances and Friends (Live) Frances and Friends (Live) Frances and Friends (Live) 1:00 AM 1:30 AM FWC Music Jimmy Swaggart Backstage with Donnie Swaggart 2:00 AM 2:30 AM 3:00 AM 3:30 AM 4:00 AM 4:30 AM 5:00 AM 5:30 AM 6:00 AM 6:30 AM 7:00 AM 7:30 AM 8:00 AM 8:30 AM 9:00 AM Crossfire Service E/I FWC Music 9:30 AM 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 11:00 AM Family Worship Center Sunday Live Service 11:30 AM 12:00 PM 1:30 PM 3:00 PM 3:30 PM Jimmy Swaggart Living Waters w/ Gabriel Swaggart (Live) Jimmy Swaggart Crusade Classics Donnie Swaggart Jimmy Swaggart Crusade Classics The Message of the Cross (Pre-recorded) The Message of the Cross (Pre-recorded) The Message of the Cross (Pre-recorded) Family Worship Center Sunday Evening Live Service Insight Insight Insight FWC Music Frances and Friends (Pre-recorded) Frances and Friends (Pre-recorded) FWC Music 5:00 PM Living Waters w/ Gabriel Swaggart (Pre-recorded) 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM Family Worship Center Live Service FWC Music 8:30 PM 9:00 PM Jimmy Swaggart FWC Music Living Waters w/ Gabriel Swaggart (Live) 4:30 PM 6:00 PM Family Worship Center Associate Pastors Living Waters w/ Gabriel Swaggart (Live) Family Worship Center Morning Service (repeat of Sunday mornings service) 4:00 PM 5:30 PM FWC Music A Study In The Word Generation of The Cross E/I 2:00 PM 2:30 PM FWC Music A Study In The Word FWC Music 12:30 PM 1:00 PM FWC Music A Study In The Word Family Worship Center Morning Service (repeat of this mornings service) Donnie Swaggart Jimmy Swaggart Frances and Friends (Pre-recorded) FWC Music FWC Music TheFWC Evangelist Music 10:30 PM 11:00 PM 22 November, 2013 11:30 PM FWC Music TV PROGRAMMING CC Thursday Family Worship Center Associate Pastors Friday C l o s ed c apt i oning av ai lable fo r a ll program m ing. Saturday Hour (ET) 1:00 AM Jimmy Swaggart Jimmy Swaggart Living Waters w/ Gabriel Swaggart (Pre-recorded) Living Waters w/ Gabriel Swaggart (Pre-recorded) Living Waters w/ Gabriel Swaggart (Pre-recorded) Jimmy Swaggart Crusade Classics Jimmy Swaggart Crusade Classics Jimmy Swaggart Crusade Classics FWC Music 1:30 AM 2:00 AM 2:30 AM 3:00 AM 3:30 AM 4:00 AM 4:30 AM 5:00 AM 5:30 AM FWC Music FWC Music FWC Music A Study In The Word A Study In The Word FWC Music FWC Music Family Worship Center Associate Pastors The Message of the Cross (Live) The Message of the Cross (Live) The Message of the Cross (Pre-recorded) Insight Insight FWC Music 6:00 AM 6:30 AM 7:00 AM 7:30 AM 8:00 AM 8:30 AM 9:00 AM 9:30 AM 10:00 AM Frances and Friends (Live) Frances and Friends (Live) FWC Music FWC Music A Study In The Word A Study In The Word Frances and Friends (Pre-recorded) 10:30 AM 11:00 AM 11:30 AM Family Worship Center Associate Pastors FWC Music Generation of The Cross E/I 12:00 PM 12:30 PM 1:00 PM Jimmy Swaggart Jimmy Swaggart 1:30 PM 2:00 PM 2:30 PM Backstage with Donnie Swaggart Living Waters w/ Gabriel Swaggart (Live) Living Waters w/ Gabriel Swaggart (Live) Donnie Swaggart Jimmy Swaggart Crusade Classics Living Waters w/ Gabriel Swaggart (Pre-recorded) 3:00 PM 3:30 PM 4:00 PM Donnie Swaggart 4:30 PM 5:00 PM 5:30 PM The Message of the Cross (Pre-recorded) The Message of the Cross (Pre-recorded) The Message of the Cross (Pre-recorded) Insight Insight Backstage with Donnie Swaggart Frances and Friends (Pre-recorded) Frances and Friends (Pre-recorded) Crossfire Service FWC Music Frances and Friends (Pre-recorded) The Evangelist FWC Music 6:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM Donnie Swaggart Crossfire Service Family Worship Center Wednesday Night Service (repeat) Crossfire Service 10:00 PM 10:30 PM 11:00 PM 11:30 PM 12:00 AM 12:30 AM November, 2013 23 All letters are current and have been edited for space. THANKFUL TO THE SONG OF HOPE AND HEALING, “HIS BLOOD STILL SETS MEN FREE” Dear Brother Swaggart, I am a 26-year-old Minister of the Gospel here in Zimbabwe, and am also a Media Church Member with you. I am thankful to Evangelist Jimmy Swaggart, who was inspired to preach and reach the world through SonLife Broadcasting Network (SBN). I am happy to be a Media Church Member, as Sister Frances’ programs have opened a door to my workmate at my work. I am allowed to tune in to SBN at my workplace, which is a hospital. Some patients were thankful to the song of hope and healing, “His Blood Still Sets Men Free.” SBN is now a major channel of my family. Members of the church I minister at love this channel too. Blessed be the members of the staff at SBN. I have heard that The Expositor’s Study Bible is coming to Zimbabwe, and my greatest desire is to have that Study Bible! Zimbabwe WHEN MY DAD PASSED INTO HEAVEN . . . YOU WERE SINGING, “AMAZING GRACE” Dear Brother Swaggart, My father was a faithful listener of your Services. The TV would be on all day on your station. My dad was a true Christian, and he had a lot of Faith. When my dad passed into Heaven in the early morning, he had your station on at 3:00 in the morning. When he passed, you were singing “Amazing Grace”! Thank you for your TV station. Virginia THE SBN iPODS . . . WHAT AN AMAZING BLESSING . . . WE CALL IT OUR POCKET CHURCH! Dear Brother Swaggart, My wife and I have been watching SonLife Broadcasting Network (SBN) for a little more than a year and a half, just like one of the many stories we hear about all the time, we were randomly flipping through the channels and suddenly we found Brother Swaggart. My wife and I both attended Pentecostal churches in our teens, but when we tried to go back as adults, trying to find a 24 November, 2013 church with the same fire just did not seem to exist. But when we came across SBN, there was an immediate connection. You could feel the Spirit in the worship Services, music programs, teaching, informative programs, it has all been a tremendous blessing. We recently received a couple of the SBN iPods, and what an amazing blessing this little device is. We call it our pocket church! Not only do we have uplifting music and the Bible anytime, anywhere, but it also is a tool for witnessing. My wife listens to hers at work without the ear buds just loud enough to hear if you are within 10 feet of her, and as it draws people in it gives her a starting place for dialogue. It has brought us both closer to the Lord, and given us a place to worship the Lord! Ohio SBN WAS BEING PLAYED 24 HOURS A DAY . . . I GOT THE VICTORY! Dear Brother Swaggart, On “A Study In The Word”, you spoke of the Faith God gave you for SonLife Broadcasting Network (SBN). You were dead right on when you spoke to the audience, saying we were an important part in this work that God had raised up. The Holy Spirit came through that TV, and God spoke to my heart that I am supposed to be a part of this Ministry! I am supporting with prayer, and have sent in an offering also. God is doing great things, and I may never get to come to Family Worship Center, but I would love to be there one day! I stumbled on SBN in late 2011, and I have it on constantly. I struggled with oppression for several years, and I know God’s power and understand His Word, but I could not get victory over this oppression. To make a long story short, I’m free! The oppression is gone! It fell off while SBN was being played 24 hours a day. I got the victory! I’ve got the victory! I keep the TV on constantly, absorbing the anointed music and preaching of the Word, around the clock, reminding me daily and constantly that everything I need it’s already granted. It’s paid for, if I keep my Faith in the right place, which is the Finished Work of Christ on the Cross! Oh praise His Holy Name! Tennessee The Evangelist WE ARE GETTING HUNGRIER FOR THE WORD AND THE HOLY SPIRIT IS REALLY DRAWING US TO YOU AND YOUR MESSAGE OF THE CROSS. Dear Brother Swaggart, I just want to thank you for your preaching on the Cross, as it has opened my eyes so much. A few months back I purchased your Giant Print Expositor’s Study Bible, and about a month later a friend of mine gave me your bonded leather Bible. I ended up blessing my best friend by giving her one of your Bibles that she had been wanting for a long time. We both get up at 5:00 a.m. to listen to your teachings on TV, which have really opened our eyes. We’re getting hungrier for the Word, and the Holy Spirit is really drawing us to you and your Message of the Cross. I just wanted to thank you for stirring me up, as I have such a desire to learn more. E-mail THANK YOU FOR YOUR TV PROGRAM AND COMING INTO MY HOME . . . IT IS BECAUSE OF YOU THAT I WAS SAVED. Dear Brother Swaggart, I want to thank you for your TV program and coming into my home, and it is because of you that I was Saved. I believe with all my heart that Jesus died on the Cross for me, and no one can take that away from me! Ohio YOU WILL NEVER KNOW UNTIL YOU STAND BEFORE OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR HOW YOUR FAITHFUL MUSIC AND SONG MINISTRY HAS BROUGHT MULTITUDES OF PEOPLE TO JESUS, AND GIVEN THEM A MUCH CLOSER RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM. Dear Brother Swaggart, You will never know until you stand before our Lord and Saviour how your faithful music and song Ministry has brought multitudes of people to Jesus, and given them a much closer relationship with Him. I would just like to add that no matter how depressed, lonely, sad, or ill I may be, I just listen to one of your songs and immediately God’s Holy Spirit reaches deep within my heart and places me at the Cross. Oh what a precious and awesome God we have. I also have your Expositor’s Study Bible and I love it! It is very informative and helpful. Thank you for sharing your special God-given talents in Service for our King. Illinois YOUR MINISTRY IS SUCH A BLESSING . . . Dear Brother Swaggart, Thank you and your Ministry for never giving up. Your Ministry is such a blessing, and God is using you to reach people like me who are hurting and seeking God. Thank you again. Arizona The Evangelist THANK YOU FOR YOUR OBEDIENCE TO GOD’S CALLING ON YOUR LIFE. Dear Brother Swaggart, I just wanted to write and thank you for your obedience to God’s Calling on your life. I remember my mother playing your music throughout my childhood, and it has stayed with me to this day. God bless you and keep up the strong fight. Canada THANK YOU FOR SONLIFE BROADCASTING NETWORK Dear Brother Swaggart, I just wanted to say a huge thank you for SonLife Broadcasting Network (SBN) on TV. My Grandma is not able to go to church anymore due to health reasons, and while visiting her last weekend she shared with me how she continues to be fed. She turned on the TV to show me the SBN channel, and expressed how she thanks God for giving her this channel, and how it just appeared one day on her cable system. Grandma experiences the Holy Spirit in her living room as she sits and worships along with the congregation and teachings on SBN. I am deeply appreciative of your Ministry and I pray that God continues to anoint the SBN servants! Ohio THANK GOD FOR SOMEONE LIKE YOU WHO DOESN’T ALLOW ANYONE OR ANYTHING TO CHANGE YOU OR YOUR MESSAGE! Dear Brother Swaggart, I have been a faithful listener of your Ministry since I was a child, and I love to hear your anointed, unchanging preaching and singing. You have been an integral part of my life for such a long time, and I thank God for someone like you who doesn’t allow anyone or anything to change you or your Message! Thank God for men like you! Virginia THIS IS THE ONLY MINISTRY I FIND THAT PREACHES, “CHRIST AND HIM CRUCIFIED.” Dear Brother Swaggart, I have been watching SonLife Broadcasting Network so much since getting DIRECTV last month. I love what you are doing. This is the only Ministry I find that preaches “Christ and Him Crucified.” The Message of the Cross is not heard in many churches anymore, even the Assemblies of God church I attend. Tonight I have been at the computer for hours listening to the anointed music. The worship music is incredible. I am so blessed by this Ministry. Jimmy Swaggart Ministries has never left its first love, the Truth and power of the Message of the Cross. Missouri November, 2013 25 “THE DEPTH OF THE CROSS” C I Corinthians 2:9-10 – “But as it is written (Isa. 64:4), Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man (the purpose is to show that we cannot come to a knowledge of God through these normal ways of learning), the things which God has prepared for them who love Him. “But God has revealed them unto us by His Spirit (tells us the manner of impartation of Spiritual Knowledge, which is Revelation): for the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. (The Holy Spirit is the only One amply qualified to reveal God because He is God, and He is the Member of the Godhead Who deals directly with man.)” THE CONTEXT OF THE PASSAGE In I Corinthians, Chapter 2, the Apostle Paul reminds the Church at Corinth what his verbal ministry was focused upon as he established the Church there. In I Corinthians 2:2, Paul stated, “For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him Crucified.” The reason why he proclaimed this twofold message is seen in I Corinthians 2:5 when Paul says, “That your Faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the Power of God.” Simply explained, Paul preached the Person of Christ and the Redemptive Work of Christ. He never spoke of going beyond this message. In fact, as he writes to the Church at Corinth he has to correct areas where they, having gone “beyond the Cross,” have slid into error and immorality. Therefore, Christ and Him Crucified is not only the Message that will establish the Church it is also the Message that will correct the Church. Whenever those in the Church go “beyond the Cross,” replacing the God-given focus of Faith with a 26 November, 2013 man-supplied vision or teaching, error and immorality will always be the end result. ETERNITY WON’T BE LONG ENOUGH There is such a depth of learning surrounding these two emphasized subjects, that even eternity might not supply us enough time to search out a complete description of who Christ is and what benefits Christ made available to humanity by sacrificing His Life on the Cross. We are taught by Paul, that as the Believer looks exclusively to Christ and places his or her Faith in Christ’s Work, the Holy Spirit enables the Believer to The Evangelist live out this Christian life by the means of God’s Grace. This is a Spiritual Law (Rom. 8:2). Therefore, with the right Object of Faith, the Believer stands in the Power of God. I desire to see every Believer empowered by this Resurrection Life and Power, as did Paul. He understood that for this to be a fact, the Believer must pursue the understanding of who Christ is and what Christ did. EYE HAS NOT SEEN, NOR EAR HEARD God has prepared so much for the Believer. All of it intended to supply the Believer with the different aspects of abundant life. Let’s look at just a few benefits that Calvary supplied. Of the foremost importance, Calvary solves the sin problem. The Penalty for all sin committed by anyone anywhere in all ages was paid for at Calvary. John said, “Behold the Lamb of God, Who takes away the sin of the world.” On Calvary, all debt regarding sin past, present, and future was paid. A person must, however, accept God’s Offer of clemency by placing their Faith exclusively in Christ and what He did at Calvary. We believe that as the Son of God, He became our substitute paying the entire debt of sin with His Sinless Spotless Life. Therefore, by Faith through Grace a relationship with God can begin and be maintained, despite our inconsistencies or our failings. A Holy God sees the debt paid by His Son and accepts you and I as “joint-heirs” because of our Faith in His Plan. The event of the Cross made this a possibility. Faith in the Cross makes it a reality. No Cross would mean no forgiveness, and no legal means by which man’s sin is removed. Not only did the event of the Cross cover the sin debt, it also is instrumental in regard to the Sanctification of the Saint. As the Believer learns to rest in God’s Covenant, which was cut for us at Calvary, the Holy Spirit begins to act out His Role by empowering the Believer to live this Christian life. In order to live free from any remaining nuances of sin, the Believer must know that the power of sin was also stymied at Calvary. Grace is made available only when Faith is applied to Christ’s Work on the Cross. No Cross would mean no daily deliverance from sin in any aspect, both from the sin nature or the acts of sin. Romans 6:14 says, “For sin shall not have dominion over you: for you are not under the Law, but under Grace.” not want” (Psalms 23:1). Therefore, He became JehovahJireh, the God Who provides. What did He provide for us? The same thing that He provided for Abraham when he was about to sacrifice his only son Isaac. He provided a sacrifice. In that sacrifice, every need we would ever have – Spiritually, physically, emotionally, temporal, or eternal – was met. Thank God for the event of the Cross! Campmeeting Sessions Don’t fail to be with us at the upcoming Thanksgiving Campmeeting. We will be teaching special pre-campmeeting sessions. The dates and times are below THANKSGIVING CAMPMEETING • special teaching sessions: Monday, November 25: 1-4 p.m. • 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, November 26: 1-4 p.m. • 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, November 27: 9 a.m.-12 noon 7 p.m. Campmeeting Begins Loren Larson President THE OTHER BENEFITS Not only does the event of the Cross carried out by Christ bring us freedom from sin, its penalty, power, and one day, its presence, but it also plays a pivotal role in our ability to be healed. “By His Stripes (wounds inflicted at Calvary) we were healed.” No Cross – no Healing physically or spiritually. No Cross – no Resurrection Power. No Cross – no Baptism with the Holy Spirit. No Cross – no Provision. God has promised that we “should The Evangelist Please visit our new Website at www.webc.edu November, 2013 27 “YOU ARE THE STANDARD” I Isaiah 59:19 – “So shall they fear the Name of the LORD from the west, and His Glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him. (The ‘standard’ is Christ! The ‘Spirit of the LORD’ anointed Christ to set the captive free [Lk. 4:18]. That ‘Anointing,’ which could have Saved Israel then, and has consequently Saved tens of millions since then, will now, and finally, save Israel. “As He attempted to proclaim the ‘acceptable year of the LORD’ at His First Advent, and was refused, He will now declare the ‘acceptable year of the LORD’ at His Second Advent, and be accepted.)” As the Cross of Christ is the Standard, and should be the Standard of Righteousness, there is a second part to this, and that is you. You are the Standard. Make no mistake about that. God has, and is, raising up an Army of young people who will not bow the knee to Satan, who will not be sucked into false doctrine, who will not go along with every wind of doctrine that comes along, but will hold up the Banner of the Lord Jesus Christ for the entire world to see. Many will say that in today’s society we need not mention sin, or we need not mention wrongdoing. However, as we are surrounded by darkness, we must be a Light, a city upon a hill that points the Way to Christ. and brightest of Israel, and now they were given over to the heathen. There was no reason why Judah and Israel should have been in this position, except they had turned their backs on God. The People of God were light years ahead of every other nation, in regards to education and intelligence, and the reason was that it came from the Lord. All other nations were deeply rooted in idolatry, whose inspiration came from demon spirits. They had no knowledge of Who God really was. All of this means if Israel would have properly lived for the Lord, there was no nation that could defeat and overpower Her. God had raised these People up to bring forth the Light of the Gospel to the world, to be the Standard by which others would see the reason for Her Blessing. It was then that Daniel was given provisions by Nebuchadnezzar – meat that came directly from the King, as well as wine, which he drank. The meat was forbidden by God, for it would not have been properly drained of the blood, and the wine was offered as an oblation (sacrifice) to heathen gods. All, with DANIEL A perfect example of this is Daniel. He was of noble birth, and was a contemporary of Ezekiel and Jeremiah. It was a time where Nebuchadnezzar had invaded Israel, it was known as the First Deportation, and took place in 605 B.C. It was during this time when Daniel, along with his three companions, were taken into Babylon, and were groomed to serve in the king’s Court. He was in his early to mid-teens. He was a part of the best 28 November, 2013 Call us at (225) 768-3072 • e-mail us at crossfire@jsm.org • www.crossfireyouthministry.org. The Evangelist the exception of Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, consumed the meat and drank the wine, which marked compromise. When approached, Daniel and his three companions refused to go along with the others. They stood out from the rest for the Bible tells us that “Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the King’s meat, nor with the wine in which he drank” (Dan. 1:8). He became the Standard, showing all around that God’s Ways were better than man’s. He became the Light in the midst of darkness. YOU ARE THE STANDARD It is the same presently. I want you to understand that God has placed you here for such a time as this. He has placed you here to be a Light to those in darkness. As a Christian, we are not to be like everyone else, and we are not to be involved in what the world is involved in. We are, and have been, separated unto Him, unto His Work. We are not to defile ourselves with the portion of the world’s meat, nor the wine which they drink. You are to be the Standard by which they will see the Light of the Gospel flowing from you. As the Cross of Christ is the Standard, you also are the Standard. Instead of them marching to the beat of the world’s drum, they should march to the beat of our drum, which is the Cross of Christ. The modern Youth Group has swallowed the lie that in order to draw the youth, they must compromise their beliefs, and walk to the same beat as the world. As many churches and Youth Groups are doing, as the people are coming into the Sanctuary for a Sunday Service, instead of hearing the wonderful words of “Amazing Grace,” they are met with the dastardly words of groups such as the Black Eyed Peas, Justin Bieber, and the Beatles. These churches have lost their way, and the Standard has been removed. In fact, these churches are no churches at all, but rather social centers for teens and young adults. As a society, our standards have changed. In fact, it is as if we have no standards at all. The moral fabric of America is crumbling around us, and the Spiritual side of this Nation is being destroyed. Right is now wrong, and wrong is now right, and no nation can survive the plunge of falling down a slippery slope of rebellion. But as a Christian, and I do not mean in name only, but rather you know that you have been washed by the Blood of the Lamb, you are that Standard. YOU MIGHT BE THE ONLY BIBLE ONE WILL READ You must realize that you are the only Bible that most will ever read. Those who are around you in school, at home, on the job, on the football field, basketball The Evangelist court, or baseball diamond, may never open the pages of God’s Holy Word. You may be the only Bible that they will ever read. Let your Light shine, and be not afraid of who you are in Christ. Jesus said, “You are the salt of the Earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. “You are the Light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. “Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it gives light unto all who are in the house. “Let your Light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in Heaven” (Mat. 5:13-16). As you stand for that which is right, Christ and the Cross, your proper Faith will result in proper works, which will always bring honor and glory to our Heavenly Father. Be that Standard! Be that Light which shines in darkness! Be that city that is set upon a hill! God is calling us to be more like Him, and less like the world. In Him, Pastor Gabe Follow me on twitter@gabeswaggart Call us at (225) 768-3072 • e-mail us at crossfire@jsm.org • www.crossfireyouthministry.org. November, 2013 29 30 November, 2013 The Evangelist Experience the Difference! WEBC&S PRECAMPMEETING SESSIONS (Located in the SonLife Radio Building) Monday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 p.m. & 6-8 p.m. Tuesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 p.m. & 6-8 p.m. Wednesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. CAMPMEETING SCHEDULE OF SERVICES (Located in Family Worship Center) Wednesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jimmy Swaggart Thursday – Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Cornell 10 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loren Larson 2 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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RECREATIONAL VEHICLE ACCOMMODATIONS AVAILABLE ON JSM PROPERTY *ALL PARKING SPACES FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES ARE CURRENTLY FULL* FOR MORE INFORMATION: (225) 768-3438 or visit www.jsmcampmeeting.org The Evangelist FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER 8919 World Ministry Ave. BATON ROUGE, LA 70810-9099 November, 2013 31 Are there really only a handful of radicals that have hijacked the religion of Islam? Or, is it that the religion itself is radical and hijacks the people? The Qur’an makes it clear that Muslims have a duty to fight for the cause of Islam, and its god, Allah. In the Qur’an, Sura (chapter) 9, Ayat (verse) 44: “Those who believe in Allah and the Last Day ask for no exemption from fighting with their goods and persons. And Allah knows well those who do their duty.” The call and duty is for Islamic followers to fight with their goods and their bodies. Who are they to fight? The Qur’an tells its adherents in Sura 9:29: “Fight those who do not believe in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which has been forbidden by Allah and his messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of truth, even if they are people of the book, until they pay Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.” The next question we should ask is, “Where should Muslims fight what they call unbelievers?” In Sura 9:5: “. . . fight and slay the Pagans wherever you find them, seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem of war. . . .” How long should Muslims fight and carry out the mandate of jihad? In Sura 8:39: “And fight them until there is no more tumult or oppression, and there prevail justice and faith in Allah altogether and everywhere. . . .” There should be no doubt that the goal of the Islamic religion is to subdue all peoples of the world to the submission of Islam. The Umma (community) of Islam is to prevail “everywhere.” The world is to be made, Dar al Islam (The Land is Islam), according to the teachings of Allah, as given to his Prophet Muhammad. Every good Muslim will participate with their “goods” or “person” to accomplish this goal. AMERICAN HISTORY America has always struggled against the barbaric religion of Islam from our origins as a nation. Our 32 November, 2013 leaders in politics, education, and religion recognized the archaic ways of Islam; and the need to fight against the Barbary Pirates with power and force, with one goal in mind afterwards, to open the door for the Gospel to be preached! On the other hand many felt compelled to destroy the followers of Muhammad. George Washington felt “the highest disgrace” in seeing America “become tributary to such banditti who might for half the sum that is paid them be exterminated from the earth.” Washington said to his former comradein-arms Lafayette, “would to Heaven we had a navy to reform those enemies of mankind, or crush them into nonexistence.” Thomas Jefferson was dismayed with Islam and its kidnapping of our mercantilists and asking for ransom costing our new country 1/5 of our Gross Domestic Product (GDP is a calculation of everything we produce) that in December 1790 he recommended America go to war. Instead the former Secretary of State was instrumental to pay the ransom instead of considering the call to war. Early American religious tolerance did not extend itself to Islam. It was scarcely considered a religion at all by prominent colonial theologians such as Cotton Mather and Jonathan Edwards who regularly denounced Islam as a false and morally degenerate faith. Muhammad, according to Harvard president, Samuel Langdon, was a counterfeit prophet, and worse, “an emissary of Satan.” Early translations of the Qur’an, and descriptive books, were written about Islam with one goal in mind, as George Sales summed up after completing his 1734 version of the Qur’an, “to attack the Koran with success” and hoped that “for them . . . Providence has reserved the glory of its overthrow.” Alcoran of Alexander Ross, published in 1649, set out to expose the “contradictions, blasphemies, obscene speeches, and ridiculous fables” in the book, so that the Christian Protestants “so viewing thine enemies in their full body . . . maist the better . . . overcome them.” Increase Mather, Harvard’s first president, called for the destruction of the Ottoman The Evangelist Empire to make way for the Jews’ return. Today our prestigious Universities are manipulated by gifts from Saudi Princes to subvert Americans with a revised historical past that glorifies Islam instead of detailing its grotesque past. The cry for “seek common ground” is the mantra of so-called Christian leaders like Rick Warren; who spoke at a meeting of the Islamic Society of North America, an organization that supports Islamic terrorists like the Hamas and Muslim Brotherhood. ISLAMIC CALL TO WAR Qur’an (9:73) – “O Prophet! strive hard against the unbelievers and the hypocrites and be unyielding to them; and their abode is Hell, and evil is the destination.” Qur’an (9:14) – “Fight them, Allah will punish them by your hands and bring them to disgrace. . . .” Qur’an (8:59-60) – “And let not those who disbelieve suppose that they can outstrip (Allah’s Purpose). Lo! they cannot escape. Make ready for them all thou canst of (armed) force and of horses tethered, that thereby ye may dismay the enemy of Allah and your enemy.” Qur’an (8:12) – “I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them.” Qur’an (4:76) – “Those who believe fight in the cause of Allah. . . .” Qur’an (3:56) – “As to those who reject faith, I will punish them with terrible agony in this world and in the Hereafter, nor will they have anyone to help.” Qur’an (9:123) – “O you who believe! fight those of the unbelievers who are near to you and let them find in you hardness.” Qur’an (47:35) – “Be not weary and faint-hearted, crying for peace, when ye should be uppermost (Shakir: ‘have the upper hand’) for Allah is with you.” Our Government and our leaders need our prayers now more than ever. Their favorable attitude towards Islam, almost makes their bias complicit to future acts of Islamic terrorism against the USA. As recent as 2006, former top Pentagon official William Gawthrop lamented that “the senior Service colleges of the Department of Defense had not incorporated into their curriculum a systematic study of Muhammad as a military or political leader. As a consequence, we still do not have an in-depth understanding of the war-fighting doctrine laid down by Muhammad, how it might be applied today by an increasing number of Islamic groups, or how it might be countered.” UNPREPARED FOR WAR Sun Tzu’s ancient dictum, “know thy enemy” is void from our Military schools when it comes to Islam. Classical theories such as Clausewitz, Sun Tzu, Machiavelli, etc. The Evangelist are studied but are very impractical compared to today’s complex military landscape of warfare and diplomacy. These outdated and former strategies cannot be called upon to gain advantage in modern warfare. Unlike Islam, they also lack a driving motivational force for perpetual relevancy, and religious conquest. Islam has a theological quality that claims its precepts transcend time and space. The example of Muhammad, and Islamic doctrines, are immutable to Muslims and are just as applicable to Muslims today as yesterday. Jihad is as real today as it was when Muhammad claimed to receive revelations from his god Allah to, “fight and slay the pagans wherever you find them. . . .” Islamic Jihad is more real today in this generation than any other time in history since its beginnings. The means of modern communication and oil money have done more to advance the Islamic goals of creating a world Islamic kingdom. ISLAMIC GOAL Within the call to Jihad is the understanding of all Muslims to know it is their responsibility to form a world Islamic Umma, community. Islamic nations throughout the world call their land a land of Islam, Dar al Islam. The eternal doctrine of war in Islam must continue until all nations submit to Islam. These unconquered lands are called an abode of war or Dar al Harb. The Islamic “world view” is known as “fard kifaya.” There are several strategies used in the war of Jihad. Most of these strategies involve negotiating techniques that are set with the intention to deceive. Sahih al-Bukhari Volume 4, Book 52, Number 269: Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah: The Prophet said: “War is deceit.” The strategy of “Hudna” is explained in Sahih Muslim’s Hadith 15:4057: “Allah’s Messenger [Muhammad] said: ‘He who takes an oath but eventually finds a better way should do that which is better and break his oath.’” Muhammad used this approach to gain access back into Mecca by promising he would not come in war but only to worship at the Kaba. A truce was established between the Mecceans and Muhammad and his followers at a town outside of Mecca called Hudaibiyah; only until he gained enough power to come into Mecca and take it over. He then “cleansed” the Kaba of all other idols, except for his god Allah. This was the same technique Yasser Arafat utilized when negotiating with Israel. On television, seen throughout the world, he would speak of peace; such was the case in his famous “Gun and the Olive Branch” 1973 speech at the United Nations. In his secretly recorded 1994 speech in a Johannesburg mosque and elsewhere, Arafat repeatedly belittled Oslo as a mere Hudna, and cited the precedent set by Muhammad. Continued on page 43 November, 2013 33 F FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER MEDIA CHURCH We’re averaging well over one hundred each week who are joining Family Worship Center Media Church. How so very pleased and happy we are to have you. These people come from all over the world. They believe in what we do, and they want to be a part of it, and we want them to be a part of it. I personally believe that all those who are a part of Family Worship Center Media Church are special in the sight of God. That’s not just mere rhetoric, I believe exactly what I am saying. The Message of the Cross is a Move of God that is touching the entirety of the world. You are helping us to do this. When you become a member of Family Worship Center Media Church, you are saying you want to be a part of what God is doing in these last days. WHAT ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS? There is only one qualification, and that is to be BornAgain. Of course, as you well know, it costs money to get the programming to you twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. So we would ask, as the Lord blesses you, that you would pay your tithe to Family Worship Center Media Church. In fact, many of you already do that, for which we are so very, very grateful. However, your membership is not based on how much money you give, but this I do know, God will bless you for your efforts for the Cause of Christ in this respect. WHY DO WE ONLY READ THE FIRST NAME? As most of you know, for each of you who join Family 34 November, 2013 34 October, 2010 Worship Center Media Church, on the following Sunday, or perhaps two Sundays later, Frances, Donnie, and Gabriel, read all the names of the people who have joined. Actually, we only use the first name and the state if they’re from the U.S. or the country otherwise. We don’t give more information, because we want to protect your privacy. We live in troublesome times, and every precaution must be taken, which we are doing. OUR GOVERNMENT What I’m saying is not directed toward this present Administration only, but toward basically all of our leaders so-called. We have spent over one trillion dollars in Iraq, and nearly a half trillion in Afghanistan. Beside that, and even more important, over 4,000 American lives were lost in Iraq, and over 2,000 in Afghanistan. All of this is done in order that these countries be made into a democracy. It seems we’ve failed to understand the following: • It is impossible to make a democracy out of an Islamic state. The two, Islam and Democracy, are not even on the same planet. • The moment our troops leave, these countries revert back to what they were before we arrived. So basically, and I don’t like to say this, but I feel it has to be said, what we have done has basically been a waste. • I hurt every time I see the young men and the young ladies over television who have lost arms or legs, or even worse, and will have to live with this the rest of their lives. All because our leaders do not understand what Islam really is. • Democracy, that is if it is a true Democracy, is based on the Judeo-Christian concept. That doesn’t mean a The Evangelist The Evangelist joining of Church and State, not at all. But it does mean that the foundation of Democracy is the Word of God. THE NEW CD TITLED, “IT IS FINISHED” Music and singing, at least that which is anointed by the Holy Spirit, is the highest form of praise and worship. We know that simply because the longest Book in the Bible is the Psalms, which contains 150 songs, all given by the Holy Spirit through David and others. I believe this Album that we’re offering to you is going to be a blessing. And I would pray that you would take advantage of it. I think you’ll play it over and over again, and because of the Anointing of the Holy Spirit that’s on these particular songs. Get it! You’ll like it! CAMPMEETING – NOVEMBER 27 THROUGH DECEMBER 1 It’s going to be a little bit of Heaven on Earth. Some of the finest music and singing, we think, that you will ever hear, and in which you can participate. And then the preaching of the Gospel that’s going to lift up Christ and what He did for us at Calvary’s Cross. You don’t want to miss this. If you can come, and you don’t come, you will regret it forever. There will be four Services a day. Come to some of them, or come to all of them. It’s your choice. THE MESSAGE OF THE CROSS I firmly believe this is the Message of the hour. The Early Church was the Message of the Cross. Now the Holy Spirit, one might say, has come full circle. Once again it’s the Cross of Christ, as it always has been. I’m sure you know that we aren’t speaking of the wooden beam on which Jesus died, but rather what He there accomplished. This is the key to Victorious Living. This is the key to overcoming the world, the flesh, and the Devil. This is the key to “more abundant life.” And for those of you who cannot be with us in person, of course, all the Services will be aired over television, and I would pray that you would take full advantage of them. In the Master’s Service, yours, Jimmy Swaggart Th.C. - CERTIFICATE OF THEOLOGY FALL SEMESTER •Old Testament Survey •Ephesians •Life of Christ •Romans, Chapters 1-8 •Marriage & Family •Ministry Training/Chapel SPRING SEMESTER •New Testament Survey •Bible Doctrines •Acts, Chapters 1-12 •Galatians •Romans 9-16 •Ministry Training/Chapel Th.A. - ASSOCIATE OF THEOLOGY FALL SEMESTER •Pentateuch •1 Corinthians •Presentations Preparation •Hebrews •Daniel •Ministry Training/Chapel SPRING SEMESTER •1 & 2 Timothy •Biblical Counseling •Church History •Pent. 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The Evangelist For Fast & Easy Ordering Call Toll Free: 1-800-288-8350 (US) • 1-866-269-0109 (CN) November, 2013 41 Please visit www.jsm.org to view full list of meetings Donnie Swaggart Loren Larson Office: 225-768-7000 | Email: info@jsm.org Office: 225-768-3890 | Email: info@webc.edu NOVEMBER 8-10, 2013 – LUBBOCK, TX DECEMBER 6-8, 2013 – GRENADA, MS Pastor Dale Maness World Harvest Christian Center 3219 116th Street off South Indiana Lubbock, TX 79423-6540 806-239-5817 • johnnysautosales@windstream.net Friday: 7 PM Saturday: 7 PM Sunday: 10 AM & 6 PM Pastor Farrell Wilson Lighthouse Church 1004 Highway 7th North (Use exit 211 on I-55) Grenada, MS 38901 662-294-0608 Friday: 7 PM Saturday: 10 AM - 12 PM - Teaching Session Saturday: 6 PM Sunday: 11 AM NOVEMBER 22-24, 2013 – KANKAKEE, IL Pastor James Carr Redeeming Life Ministries 2861 Waldon Road, • Kankakee, IL 60901 815-573-3458 or 815-935-6889 carr.james60@gmail.com Friday: 7 PM Saturday: 7 PM Sunday: 1 PM JANUARY 3-5, 2014 – GOLDSBORO, NC Pastor Tony Kopanski Ray of Hope PFWB Church 1331 W. New Hope Rd., Goldsboro, NC 27533 919-736-2624 or 252-361-0596 (Pastor’s Cell) tonykopanski@yahoo.com Friday: 7 PM Saturday: 7 PM Sunday: 10:30 AM & 6 PM JANUARY 9-10, 2014 – BRAZIL Pastor Goes Ferreira Jecer Canaan Assembly of God Av Pedro Ramalho, 5454 Neighborhood: Passare` Brazil, Fortaleza-Ceara` CEP: 60743-015 (5585) 8694-7806 OR (5585) 3487-5012 Thursday: 7 PM Friday: 7 PM 42 November, 2013 Please visit Office: 225-768-3887 | Email: bobc@jsm.org November 8-10, 2013 – Wichita, KS Pastor Jim Hashbarger Berean Assembly 1215 W. Carey Ln., Wichita, KS 67217 316-688-1412 Friday: 7 pm Saturday: 6 pm Sunday: 10 am JANUARY 9-11, 2014 – ODESSA, TX Pastor John Van Hoose Bethel Assembly of God 319 East 42, Odessa, TX 79762 432-366-6124 • revjohnvh@gmail.com www.bethelodessa.org Friday: 7 pm Saturday: 10 Am (Teaching) Saturday: 6 pm Sunday: 10 am MARCH 7-9, 2014 – QUEEN CITY, TX JANUARY 24-26, 2014 – SPARTANBURG, NC Pastor Scott Corbin ***ALL INFO TBD*** Bob & Sharon Cornell Pastor Curtis Hutchinson CrossWay Church 610 Hwy 59, Queen City, TX 75572 903-799-7181 • www.thecrosswaychurch.com Friday: 7 pm Saturday: 10 AM - 12 PM (Teaching) Saturday: 6 pm Sunday: 10 am www.jsm.org to view full list of meetings The Evangelist “What Is DOMINIONISM?” – Part II By sarah leslie Continued from page 15 Continued from page 33 • Shades of revolution or civil disobedience. • A serious and fundamental lack of understanding about the biblical role of Church and State in the New Testament era. • Disallowing the freedom of conscience. 20. ENDTIME HARVEST • Heaven, and a heavenly inheritance for the faithful in Jesus Christ, is ignored or mocked. The focus shifts to a kingdom “inheritance” on earth, which changes prophecies about endtimes. • Belief in a utopian-sounding “endtime harvest” that is accompanied by an army of spiritual and/or physical warriors who enforce “God’s” totalitarian-sounding kingdom on earth. • Prophets and apostles purging the earth of resistance, eradicating “cancer” cells in the body, enacting death penalties for non-compliance to “kingdom” laws, and ruling with a rod of iron. • The belief that Armaggedon, the Great Tribulation and Judgment Day can be bypassed, avoided, or explained away by allegory or myth. • The terribly erroneous belief that the sword in the New Testament is a literal, physical sword, instead of the two-edged sword that is the Word of God. • The frightfully mistaken belief that the Church is responsible to enact endtime judgment and crush all of the enemies of Christ. You can contact Sarah Leslie at: Mailing: Discernment Ministries, Inc. P.O. Box 520 Canton, TX 75103-0520 Web:www.discernment-ministries.org Phone: (903) 567-6423 (This article was originally printed in July, 2011.) Frances Swaggart Incorporated within the idea of Hudna is the strategy of al-Taqiyya, lying. In order to maximize the benefit of a Hudna lying is permissible in Islam. Al-Taqiyya permits a Muslim to lie and dissemble whenever they are under the authority of the infidel. The Qur’an in verse 16:106 says: “Whoso disbelieveth in Allah after his belief *save him who is forced thereto and whose heart is still content with the Faith* but whoso findeth ease in disbelief: On them is wrath from Allah. Theirs will be an awful doom.” In other words, Allah will forgive a Muslim who converts to another faith as long as he or she is only pretending. How should our Military view interrogating Muslim Islamic terrorists? Hardened Jihadists are willing to die for the cause of Allah. Therefore, any information that can be obtained from them is at best questionable. Likewise though, the Bible does give us some wisdom when dealing with evil. Solomon said: “Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.” The years of holding captured terrorists in Guantanamo Bay has not helped our cause. Understand, it is not the place, but the length of time we’ve held the terrorists in custody. Our Islamic terrorist enemy knows how slow we are to bring them through our justice system. Notwithstanding, giving them the Miranda rights of American citizens? What courage we give our enemy to know that we will make them comfortable, allow them to practice their faith – the one that kills us – and give them American attorneys bound by American Constitutional law to assist them in our Courts? Instead of sending Islamic nations the Gospel we send them weapons? The Middle Eastern nations of the world are buying American weapons. One example is Saudi Arabia, the country in which Islam was founded, spends 18% of its GDP (everything produced) on military expenditures, according to the U.S. State Department, World Military and Arms Expenditures. Join with me in prayer for our nation, because these weapons maybe the ones used during the time of Tribulation, in Satan’s efforts to annihilate Israel with the help of the Islamic nations of the world united with him (Ps. 83). (This article was originally printed in June, 2012.) Find us on Facebook The Evangelist November, 2013 43 Family Worship Center Church, Inc. Jimmy Swaggart Ministries P.O. Box 262550 Baton Rouge, LA 70826-2550 NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC. COPYRIGHT © 2013 by Jimmy Swaggart Ministries. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. 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