Personal Update - May 2015
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Personal Update - May 2015
THE NEWS JOURNAL OF KOINONIA INSTITUTE Behold a Black Horse Dr. Chuck Missler MAY 2015 Putting Faith into Practice - Part 3 Ray Sarlin Be Ye Transformed What Is Mind Renewal? Nancy Missler Operation Choke Point Chris Corlett A new FREE weekly podcast available from Koinonia House As the name suggests this is a “K-Ration” which stands for “Koinonia Ration”. A “ration” is defined as a fixed allowance of provisions of food, especially for soldiers Military Personnel, or for civilians during a shortage. The K-Ration is NOT meant as a total food supplement but rather a way for a starving Christian to have a weekly Ration of food; A Bible study, a Question and Answers time, a Topical study or a Global Update in which he can have a weekly ration for his soul. During each podcast we will also be giving a special look into products available from Koinonia House, our upcoming conferences or any other materials which may be of interest to you. This is an all round way for people to stay connected to what's going on in Koinonia House. Available from podcast.khouse.org 2 | VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 COVER CONTENTS ORDER CONTENTS COVER STORY Behold a BLACK HORSE 6 John tells us that the price of grain is one denarius -- about ten times its normal price when these words were penned in the first century. At those prices, each worker would barely be able to feed one person... Dr. Chuck Missler BEREAN 6 Behold a Black Horse: Dr. Chuck Missler John tells us that the price of grain is one denarius -- about ten times its normal price when these words were penned in the first century. At those prices, each worker would barely be able to feed one person – or require that the entire family try to survive on the amount of food that just one person needed to survive. For those of us who live in the developed world, it’s hard for us to imagine being truly hungry; let alone standing by helplessly as our children or grandchildren go to bed with empty stomachs. Yet, we have witnessed soaring food prices and starvation often in modern times – both in the third world and also in developed nations... ISSACHAR 17 Operation Choke Point: Chris Corlett Brian Wise of the US Consumer Coalition describes Operation Choke Point as, “one of the greatest abuses of power that the country has never heard of.”... KOINONOS 23 What Is Mind Renewal?: Nancy Missler What Is Mind Renewal & Why Is It So Important? Romans 12:1-2 tells us that the way we are “transformed,” the way we learn to live Christ’s Life, is by the renewing of our minds - putting off our own negative and corrupt thinking and putting on God’s Thoughts... 31 Preparing for the End Times: Ray Sarlin Part 3 of a three-part essay, KI Gold Medallion holder Ray Sarlin reviews the essentials of following Jesus in these turbulent times... 42 Speaking/Tours Dates 43 Product Order Forms May 2015 | Personal UPDATE “He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.” Proverbs 18:13 As maturing Christians, we should find value in diverse views challenging us to further study and to be open to additional perspectives. While we may not agree with all the details in each article, we see great value in them. These articles are intended to stimulate discussion among the Koinonia Institute membership as well as our Personal UPDATE subscribers. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DR. CHUCK MISSLER DEPUTY EDITOR RON MATSEN EXECUTIVE RESEARCH ANALYST STEVE ELWART ART DIRECTOR/PUBLICATIONS DEAN PACKWOOD DIRECTOR OF PRINTING DAVID HANSON Personal UPDATE is a registered trademark of Koinonia House, Inc.. Copyright 2015. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. Personal UPDATE is published monthly for the supporters of the ministries of Koinonia Institute. Editor E-mail Address editor@khouse.org Physical Address 4055 East 3rd Avenue, Post Falls, Idaho 83854 Mailing Address P.O. Box D, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83816-0347 Phone Orders/Subscriptions 1-800-KHOUSE1 (1-800-546-8731) Office Phone: 1-208-773-6310 Fax: 1-208-773-6312 Online Subscriptions khouse.org/subscribe Koinonia House Website www.khouse.org Online Store https://resources.khouse.org The Koinonia House mission is to create, develop and distribute materials to stimulate, encourage and facilitate serious study of the Bible as the inerrant Word of God. Koinonia House, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)3 company. The Koinonia Institute mission is dedicated to training and equipping the serious Christian to sojourn in today’s world. VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 | 3 Personal UPDATE | May 2015 COVER CONTENTS ORDER DIGITALRESOURCES DIGITALEDITION STRATEGIC TRENDS YOUR LIFELINE TO UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD AROUND YOU! Stay informed on the many happenings that are shaping our present situations and their future outcomes. kiresearch.org Personal Update comes to vibrant life with the Digital Edition, available for your computer, tablet or mobile device. Get everything you love about our print edition -- plus interactive links to videos and additional online resources. KOINONIA INSTITUTE khouse.org/subscribe QR (QUICK RESPONSE) CODES Over the last few years you’ve probably seen these QR codes all over the place, and also in the Personal Update. How do you use them? Simply click on the QR code (in the digital version), or scan the QR code with one of the freely available mobile apps from the Apple or Android stores (some devices come with a QR code reader pre-installed). Scanning or clicking these codes will link to our website, videos, or other helpful information. 4 | VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 IT’S TIME TO GET SERIOUS AND BECOME A PART... Seriously study the Bible with a world-wide community of committed and informed Christians. koinoniainstitute.org VIDEO ON-DEMAND Over 900 Hours of Topical Studies and Commentaries as Video On-Demand. Broadcasting Live special events throughout the year, and providing free weekly Live Video Broadcasts hosted by Chuck Missler and Ron Matsen. kitrust.org COVER CONTENTS ORDER May 2015 | Personal UPDATE FROM THE EDITOR Ron Matsen, Under Rower, K-House & KI I HIDING YOUR TREASURES? t doesn’t take a financial expert to figure out that we live in increasingly troublesome times. The economic woes of the world weigh heavily on the minds of anyone who dares to ponder the implications of the tangled monetary web that has snared us all. As the experts pontificate on the “hows, ifs and whens” concerning the possibilities of a world-wide financial collapse, how shall we as Christians prepare for the certainty that is poised to engulf us? In the Sermon of the Mount, as recorded in Matthew’s Gospel chapter 6 verses 19 to 21, Jesus stated, “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” As you look at the crazy world around you, what is going on in your heart? Do you find yourself more concerned with preparing for the coming financial failure than with the coming of Jesus Christ to rule and reign over the whole world? If you take your direction from the World of Man, your heart will be filled with fear. But, if you take your direction from the Word of God, you heart will be filled with faith. In HIS service, Ron Matsen, Under Rower, Koinonia House & Koinonia Institute VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 | 5 Personal UPDATE | May 2015 THE HORSEMEN SERIES BEHOLD Dr. Chuck Missler President/Founder, Koinonia Institute A BLACK HORSE And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. 5 Revelation 6:5-6 KJV 6 | VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 COVER CONTENTS ORDER J ohn tells us that the price of grain is one denarius -- about ten times its normal price when these words were penned in the first century. At those prices, each worker would barely be able to feed one person – or require that the entire family try to survive on the amount of food that just one person needed to survive. For those of us who live in the developed world, it’s hard for us to imagine being truly hungry; let alone standing by helplessly as our children or grandchildren go to bed with empty stomachs. Yet, we have witnessed soaring food prices and starvation often in modern times – both in the third world and also in developed nations. We saw it happen repeatedly early in the 20th Century: May 2015 | Personal UPDATE BIO Dr. Chuck Missler President/Founder, Koinonia Institute After a distinguished military career and more than 30 very successful years in the corporate business environment, Chuck was led to pursue a life-long endeavor of teaching the Bible on a full-time basis. He founded Koinonia House, an organization devoted to encouraging people to study the Bible. He also founded Koinonia Institute to enable people to have a Kingdom effect on the world today. In 1921 Poland, food prices doubled every 19 days. In 1923 Germany, they doubled every four days. In 1944 Greece, they doubled every four days. In 1946 Hungary, food prices doubled every 15 hours. We’ve also seen government-engineered famines more recently: In 1982 Mexico, the inflation rate hit 10,000%, driving the price of food up 100 times in 12 months. In 1989 Argentina, the Peso was devalued three times, driving food prices up 3,079% in a single year. In 1994 Brazil, inflation raged at 2,075.8% per year, making food more than 20 times more expensive. In 1994 Yugoslavia, food prices doubled every 34 hours. And in 2008 Zimbabwe, they doubled every single day. VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 | 7 Personal UPDATE | May 2015 COVER CONTENTS ORDER Hyperinflation The best-documented hyperinflationary episode in history is the one that nearly destroyed Germany between 1922 and 1923. The German government began printing unbacked paper marks – first, to finance World War I and later, to pay war reparations. By late 1923, 300 paper mills and 2,000 printing presses worked around the clock cranking out German banknotes. The human toll was devastating: On average, prices doubled every three days. In a single month, prices exploded more than 32,000% higher -- enough to drive prices up by a factor of 320 in a single, 30-day period. My German grandparents sold their restaurant in order to retire. However, by the time formalities were completed, all they received was enough to buy a loaf of bread! My German grandparents sold their restaurant in order to retire. However, by the time formalities were completed, all they received was enough to buy a loaf of bread! These crises were entirely man-made. Their nation’s leaders made them by creating unbacked paper marks out of thin air. So what does this have to do with you and me in today’s world? Quite simply, everything! You see, Germany sank into the most severe hyperinflationary period in recorded history after printing 1.3 trillion marks. That translates to about 4 trillion in today’s dollars. Ironically, that is almost exactly the same amount of money the United States government has printed since 2008. 8 | VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 COVER CONTENTS ORDER May 2015 | Personal UPDATE But that’s only the tip of the iceberg because: • The European Union has printed 503 billion euros – equal to about 627 billion dollars. • Japan has printed 180 trillion yen, equal to about $1.5 trillion. • The UK has printed 314 billion pounds, equal to about $493 billion. Altogether, that’s well over $6 trillion. Banknotes of 1 thousand, 50 million and 1 billion german marks, 1923. VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 | 9 Personal UPDATE | May 2015 COVER CONTENTS ORDER And despite the fact that most of that money is still being held on bank balance sheets and has yet to trickle into the economy, food prices are already beginning to rise rapidly. Flour prices are up 19% … ice cream is up 21% … rice and cheddar cheese are both up 27% … chicken is up 34% … oranges are up 70% … and hamburger meat is up a whopping 74%. And this is only the beginning. Because that trickle of newly printed money flowing into the economy will fast become a flood. As the rest of it hits food prices, they can only explode higher with no end in sight. Inflation Isn’t the Only Problem. “Civilization and Anarchy are just seven meals apart” --Spanish Proverb The food problem is affected by many different factors even after you take into account inflation, war, unrest, disease and weather. Here are at least five major concerns not covered above that food producers and suppliers must also deal with: 1)Limited arable land – land that has the needed nutrients and water to sustain crops. 2)Crop yield ratios – crop yields seem to be plateauing or are increasing considerably slower than the population. 3)Growing population – many experts expect the planet to add another 2 billion people in the next 35 years. 4)Changing diets in emerging markets – developing countries are demanding more and better foods. 5)Bio-fuel demand – crops to supply cheaper and cleaner fuels continue to take precedent over food crops. Bayes’ Theorem It can be useful to exploit a technique that goes by several names including “causal inference” or “inverse probability” -- based on a mathematical equation called Bayes’ Theorem. Basically, you form a hypothesis based on experience, common sense and whatever data 10 | VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 COVER CONTENTS ORDER May 2015 | Personal UPDATE are available. Then you test the hypothesis not by what has happened before, but by what comes after. Instead of reasoning from cause to effect, you reverse the process. You watch the effects to determine the cause. This will validate or invalidate the ‘cause’ which you have hypothesized. Sometimes, the effects contradict the hypothesis, in which case you can modify it or adopt another. Often, the effects confirm the hypothesis, in which case you know you’re on the right track and keep going. The theorem has proved its worth, such as in 2012 when it was used to successfully predict the outcome of the U.S. presidential election in all 50 states before the final vote counts were available. Despite its success it has always been regarded with some suspicion by statisticians particularly because it has been used when genuine prior data is unavailable or uncertain. Bad Debts Prof. Laurence Kotlikoff,1 (a widely accepted expert) using CBO figures estimates that the U.S. national indebtedness is $222 trillion at last count, and growing. That’s $17 trillion current, national debt, plus over $200 trillion unfunded McKinsey Global Institute liabilities for Social Security, calculates that the total Medicaid and other wealth of the world is entitlement programs. estimated at $200 trillion. To put that in perspective, McKinsey Global Institute calculates that the total wealth of the world is estimated at $200 trillion. So, at $222 trillion, the US fiscal gap is 11 % larger than all the accumulated wealth existing in the world today! That’s almost $500,000 for every man, woman, and child. The U.S. government borrows four out of every ten dollars it spends. 1 Laurence J. Kotlikoff is a William Fairfield Warren Professor at Boston University, a Professor of Economics at Boston University, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the Econometric Society, a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, President of Economic Security Planning, Inc., and the Director of the Tax Analysis Center. Professor Kotlikoff received his B.A. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1973 and his Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University in 1977. Kotlikoff attempted to run for President of the United States in the 2012 election, and sought the nominations of the advocacy group Americans Elect and the Reform Party of the United States before ending his campaign in May 2012. VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 | 11 Personal UPDATE | May 2015 COVER CONTENTS ORDER One popular hypothesis is that the world is facing a tsunami of more than $2 trillion of bad debt just coming from oil drilling, emerging markets and corporate One popular hypothesis junk bonds. Even money-losing is that the world is operations can keep up debt service facing a tsunami of for a while by using working capital more than $2 trillion and cash flow -- at least until the of bad debt just coming cash runs out. Banks that hold some of the debt can also cover up the from oil drilling, emerging markets and losses for a while with accounting games such as fiddling with their corporate junk bonds. loan loss reserves. If so, bank stocks may take a major hit by early 2016 as these losses come home to roost. Using the language of Bayes’ Theorem, bad debts will be the “cause” of a drop in financial stocks. What are the other “effects” to test the validity of these hypotheses? For energy junk debt, we can look at rig counts in the oil patch and layoffs among energy exploration companies. For emergingmarket debt, we can look at the strong dollar and dwindling hard currency reserves in countries like Russia, Turkey, Mexico and Brazil. In short, we can work backward from these visible causes to test the validity of the original hypothesis. Right now, the idea that financial stocks will suffer major writeoffs by this time next year looks like a good one. If it were only so simple. Stocks may rise much higher before a crisis hits. If no fed rate increase this year comes true, it could be extremely bullish for U.S. equity markets. Right now, equity markets are priced for a rate hike in mid-2015. When markets realize that easy-money policies could continue into 2016, another upward thrust of the bull market would commence, and a level of 2,200 or higher on the S&P 500 index would not be surprising. 12 | VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 COVER CONTENTS ORDER May 2015 | Personal UPDATE The Age of Deceit at Work Not wanting to sound like a conspiracy theorist, but it seems almost no one has connected the dots between Yellen2 and Draghi,3 and most seem to assume that they each operate independently. However, some suggest that the rapid rise of the dollar is being allowed because it is part of the “plan” to save the Eurozone and hold back the inevitable U.S. rate increases. The under-the-counter payoffs allow corporations to continue to buy back shares and increase dividends by borrowing at near-zero rates forever -- clearly visible in the bank’s celebratory “stress test” announcements. Whether this game ends in a massive economic collapse or the establishment of Special Drawing Rights is not important, as either will result in the same outcome for the world’s 95% -- economic disaster and enslavement. This was also underlined with CNBC’s celebration of 500,000 newly minted American millionaires -- establishing 5% of American households with assets greater than $1 million, (while CNBC failed to report that American families living in poverty have increased to 35%.) Just in from the Agriculture Department: The number of Americans on food stamps has now topped 46 million every month since September 2011. The number of Americans on food stamps has now topped 46 million every month since September 2011. This does seem to speak of a real destruction of America’s moral political leadership. One way to approach the “Age of Deceit” is to establish your own prior probabilities to trigger your own “tests.” For a more detailed exploration of these ideas, and the ostensible advent of the “Black Horseman.” 2 3 Janet Yellen is the 15th Chair of the Federal Reserve. Mario Draghi is an Italian economist, manager and banker who succeeded Jean-Claude Trichet as the President of the European Central Bank on 1 November 2011. He was previously the governor of the Bank of Italy from December 2005 until October 2011. In 2014 Forbes nominated Draghi as the 8th most powerful person in the world. VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 | 13 Personal UPDATE | May 2015 COVER CONTENTS ORDER NEWBRIEFING PACK Behold a Black Horse DVD US$19.95 Audio CD US$19.95 RUNNING TIME Approx. 2 HOURS AVAILABLE from our online store: resources.khouse.org The third of the “Five Horsemen of the Apocalypse” brings inflation and famine on an unprecedented scale. What is the real cause of inflation? What are the real causes of famine? Most famines are the direct results of government’s deliberate decisions. Germany sank into the most severe hyperinflationary period in recorded history after printing 1.3 trillion marks: that translates to about 4 trillion in today’s dollars. Ironically, that is almost exactly the same amount of money the United States government has printed since 2008. What are the implications for us today? How can one use Bayes’ Theorem in “reverse probability”? (Can you form a hypothesis based on experience, common sense and whatever data are available; then test the hypothesis not by what has happened before, but by what comes after?) The theorem has proved its worth, such as in 2012 when it was used to successfully predict the outcome of the U.S. presidential election in all 50 states before the final vote counts were available. 14 | VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 COVER CONTENTS ORDER May 2015 | Personal UPDATE BRIEFING PACK Behold a Red Horse DVD US$19.95 Audio CD US$19.95 RUNNING TIME Approx. 2 HOURS AVAILABLE from our online store: resources.khouse.org • What does the Bible say about “wars”? • How can the classic literature of centuries ago impact today's (and tomorrow’s) tactics and strategies? • Which technologies are predicted in the Bible? Which ones have yet to be witnessed? • In what ways have the economies of scale in violence been reversed? • What is the threat assessment and risk analysis pending today? • In what ways can a country be regarded as a “one-bomb target”? • What are the likely implications of trans-humanism in the quests for the “Super-Soldier”? • How could electromagnetic pulses emerge to become the “Great Equalizer”? • Where is the safest place to be? Dr. Chuck Missler, an honor graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, with an international background including three decade’s experience in the board rooms of the defense industry, reviews the major Biblical references to warfare, the trends in modern weapons technology, and some of the current preparations for war among the major powers. VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 | 15 Personal UPDATE | May 2015 Order Today from resources.khouse.org or Phone 1-800-KHOUSE1 (1-800-546-8731) (208) 773-6310 16 FEATURING THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARD VERSION FOR SCRIPTURE QUOTATIONS | VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 COVER CONTENTS ORDER May 2015 | Personal UPDATE ARTICLE OPERATION Chris Corlett, Koinonia Institute Deputy Provost and Teaching Assistant CHOKE POINT B rian Wise of the US Consumer Coalition describes BIO Operation Choke Point as, “One of the Chris Corlett, KI -Words Deputy Provost Jesus ofabuses Nazareth in HishasOwn greatest of powerSpeaks that the country & Teaching Assistant 1 never heard Himself, of.” The Wall Street Journal is HisChris and his wife of nearly about His Purpose, Nature, credited with first informing the public as far back 30 years host regional and conferences Hisevents Mission as May 2013 of what has become for manyand a game serving primarily Northeastern United States and changer. South-eastern Canada. 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But the politically and religiously intolerant “one of the greatest abuses of power”, or does it? t h r o u g h m e m b e r s’ leaders of first-century Israel hated Him. So they dashboard. Military strategists concern themselves withof the story. Dr. Chuck murdered Him. But that wasn’t the end Not by a along shot.passage through which troops need to Missler a choke point, narrow pass, which increases their vulnerability. Today,slows moretheir thanprogress twenty and centuries later, respected Commuters choke atDr. theChuck thought of a lane forcing traffic Bible scholars Missler andclosure Dr. William into fewer lanes than the stream of traffic requires. All businesses, Welty bring Jesus of Nazareth to you in the most regardless of their waresway or services, must through one specific unconventional possible… by pass bringing Jesus point of – the banks and the in payment processors. It isabout this reality that Nazareth to talk His very own words Himself, His purpose, His nature, and His mission. 1 http://www.mygovcost.org/2015/01/28/federal-operation-choke-point-abuses-americans/ 2 http://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887323838204578654411043000772 www.ijesusbook.com Dr. William Welty VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 | 17 Personal UPDATE | May 2015 COVER CONTENTS ORDER the Justice Department has quietly turned into a choke point over the past couple of years. What the government describes as an initiative to confront fraudulent activity serves as a way of closing “questionable businesses”. Representative Darrell Issa (CA-49) exposes what the Justice Department considers questionable businesses during a congressional hearing, part of which can be seen at the link below.3 Among the questionable businesses4 attached to the subpoenas are: • Ammunition Sales • Coin Dealers • Firearms Sales • Fireworks Sales • Home-Based Charities • Life-Time Memberships • Pharmaceutical Sales • Tobacco Sales So, there we have it. Nobody wants fraud. The government has investigatory powers and processes. Every business needs a bank. Banks are traditionally risk-adverse. So, the government investigation of the banks – complete with subpoenas and signatures – induces the banks to terminate some or all banking services with these questionable (or is that code for merely “objectionable”) clients. By closing customer accounts – customers accused of no wrongdoing and not even necessarily directly under an investigation for any possible infractions – banks (understandably perhaps) avoid any unwanted entanglements with the government. Never! Won’t happen! Not in America! Kat O’Connor of TomKat Ammunition claims to be one of the victims of Operation Choke Point. “(I)n August (of 2014), as I was completing my company’s website, I tried to use PayPal to integrate online 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iqr-DOTz1pA 4 http://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/StaffReport-Operation-Choke-Point1.pdf 18 | VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 COVER CONTENTS ORDER May 2015 | Personal UPDATE credit card purchases into my website’s shopping cart. When I called PayPal to see why I was not able to activate the Business Pro section of the process, I was told that they ‘could not offer that service due to [my] line of work’ and that I should contact my website’s domain provider to see if they could help find another type of service.”5 The article continues with O’Connor identifying other impediments faced in her search for similar services which “led to lost revenue and slower growth for the company and, if continued, could put us out of business.” O’Connor maintains, “We are not a fraudulent business, but clearly the Department of Justice is not going after only fraudulent businesses with Operation Choke Point, as they purport.” “On January 29, 2015, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued a Financial Institution Letter that states ‘The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a Financial Institution Letter today encouraging supervised institutions to take a risk-based approach in assessing individual customer relationships, rather than declining to provide banking services to entire categories of customers without regard to the risks presented by an individual customer or the financial institution’s ability to manage the risk.’” The Washington Times says this letter “effectively ends Operation Choke Point.” As reported by Forbes, “a change in the political landscape, many businesses threatening legal action and a congressman with a background in banking [forced] the bureaucracy to admit to misconduct and to stop financial attacks on legal businesses that the Obama administration deems to be politically incorrect.”6 5 http://dailysignal.com/2014/10/08/operation-choke-point-hurt-ammo-business/ 6 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Choke_Point (citations omitted) VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 | 19 Personal UPDATE | May 2015 COVER CONTENTS ORDER Whether Mark Twain or somebody else deserves credit for its authorship, the phrase is familiar to our ears. “The reports of my death has been greatly exaggerated.” This applies to the previous and premature obituary for Operation Choke Point. During the first half of March 2015 – a scant two months after its purported demise - the Department of Justice reported settlements with two more banks, settlements which resulted from Operation Choke Point investigations. “This case arose from our investigations into consumer fraud at banks, payment processors and fraudulent merchants, which have been dubbed Operation Choke Point,”7 said an unnamed Justice Department spokeswoman concerning one of the cases involving a bank in California. As of March (the writing of this article) the number of successful settlements for Operation Choke Point has increased from two to… three!8 How many businesses have been diminished or destroyed by this withdrawal of banking services, ones we will never hear about? Hawkins Guns of Wisconsin is one you can read about.9 In mid-2014, the House of Representatives voted to defund Operation Choke Point, an unsuccessful measure. In March 2015, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, (R-Mo.) reintroduced legislation to 7 http://dailysignal.com/2015/03/12/justice-department-takes-creditsecond-operation-choke-point-settlement/ 8 http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2015/03/12/ operation-choke-point-plaza-bank-becomes-third-to-settle/ 9 http://usconsumers.org/hawkinsguns/ Panorama of the United States Capitol Building, Washington DC 20 | VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 COVER CONTENTS ORDER May 2015 | Personal UPDATE put an end to this effort. “Operation Choke Point is an organized attempt by the administration, the FDIC and the Department of Justice to bully and intimidate financial institutions so they won’t offer financial services to certain licensed, legally operating industries the government doesn’t like in an attempt to choke off those industries from our country’s banking system. The program has been in effect for a few years now, but it has gone into overdrive within the past year,” Luetkemeyer wrote.10 “Pay attention, now! I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as cunning as serpents and as innocent as doves.” Matthew 10:16 ISV Jesus’ admonition to His disciples remains as relevant today as it was two thousand years ago. As the sons of Issachar were credited for “understanding the times” in which they lived and as ambassadors of the King who seek to represent Him in these days, we benefit by being aware, by paying attention and by staying alert. Operation Choke Point has political, constitutional even ministerial implications as we confirm our callings 2 Peter 1:10 and are equipped for the work of the ministry Ephesians 4:12. But that is another article for another time. 10 http://www.acainternational.org/governmentaffairs-us-rep-blaine-luetkemeyer-reintroduces operation-choke-point-legislation-35418.aspx VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 | 21 COVER CONTENTS ORDER May 2015 | Personal UPDATE BE YE TRANSFORMED Nancy Missler Founder, King’s High Way WHAT IS MIND RENEWAL? L ast week, The King’s High Way, invited a wonderful group of ladies to come to our beautiful facility and participate in a time of refreshing in the Word. As a body of believers we shared and encouraged one another in the faith. The theme “heavenly perspective” was on the hearts and minds of almost every woman who came. Learning to see from God’s perspective is vital for the times we are living in. Because then we’ll be able to “soar” above our circumstances, our problems, and our trials and not get buried under them. The below article on mind renewal gives the “how to” of understanding and getting God’s perspective. This article came out of Nancy’s book, “Be Ye Transformed”. To be living in these times is remarkable. Knowledge has increased, not only in the secular world, but also in the spiritual world. The Lord is the Teacher, and if we are seeking Him as our first love, He will teach us. Some of the greatest pastors and teachers are alive today. And I believe Nancy is one of them. I pray this article blesses and encourages you to get a “heavenly perspective”. The Lord really has saved the best wine for last! En Agape, Debbie Holland Ministry Director, The King’s High Way Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. Colossians 3:2 Personal UPDATE | May 2015 W COVER CONTENTS ORDER hat Is Mind Renewal & Why Is It So Important? Romans 12:1-2 tells us that the way we are “transformed,” the way we learn to live Christ’s Life, is by the renewing of our minds - putting off our own negative and corrupt thinking and putting on God’s Thoughts. As we continue in our series on being transformed by the renewing of our minds, we want to cover two important questions. 1) What is “mind renewal?”and, 2) Why is “mind renewal” so important? Ephesians 4:22-24 exhorts us to “... put off concerning the former conversation (behavior) the old man (old self ), which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; and be renewed in the spirit of your mind; and that ye put on the new man (the new self ), which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.” BIO Nancy Missler Di re c t o r / Fo u n d e r of King’s High Way Nancy Missler has published five studies: The Way of Agape, Be Ye Transformed, Fa i t h i n t h e Ni g h t Seasons, The Kingdom, Po w e r & G l o r y, and her latest, Hope Against Hope. In addition to these popular studies she also has published six Plain and Simple Series books, as well as two In His Likeness Series books. Nancy has been married for over 50 years to Chuck Missler. They are the parents of four grown children, one of whom has gone to be with the Lord, and eight grandchildren. A “renewed mind,” then, is one that has done two things: It has “put off” any sin (any hurt, doubt, fear, rebellion, self-centeredness, lust, bitterness, etc.), any corrupt thinking, or any barrier that would quench God’s Spirit and has “put on” the Mind of Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5). Renewing our minds is not simply “changing” our thoughts, but actually putting off the old, negative thoughts as well as putting on God’s Thoughts. In other words, we can’t just say to God, “Lord, give me Your Thoughts,” and somehow We must first put off expect Him to “automatically” give our own self-centered us His Mind. We must first put off thinking by confessing, our own self-centered thinking by repenting, and then confessing, repenting, and then giving giving it to God. At this it to God. At this point, we can then point, we can then put put on the Mind of Christ. on the Mind of Christ. 24 | VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 COVER CONTENTS ORDER May 2015 | Personal UPDATE Hal Lindsey points out that “to renew” means to exchange one thing for another. In other words, when we put off and put on, we’re exchanging our thinking for God’s. If we’re not willing to yield, set aside and relinquish our own thoughts, however, then our thinking process will never be renewed and our lives will never be transformed. Reasons Mind Renewal Is So Important There are many reasons why “mind renewal” is critical. But there are several reasons worth pointing out in this series: God wants us to have His Mind (His thoughts, His viewpoint) in every situation. He wants us to have the supernatural ability to discern everything that happens to us from His vantage point and His perspective, and not get bogged down and buried by our own negative thoughts and feelings or by what we can “see” going on. A Perfect Example Joseph in the Old Testament, I believe, is a wonderful example of someone who was able to see all that happened to him from God’s perspective. The story goes like this: Joseph, the most beloved of all the sons of Jacob, had a dream. However, he made the mistake of telling his brothers the dream. His brothers were already jealous of him because he was their father’s favorite. But after hearing Joseph’s dream, they were irate and determined to get rid of him any way they could. The brothers put Joseph in a pit and finally sold him to the Midianites. The Midianites, in turn, sold Joseph to Potiphar, an officer in Pharaoh’s guard. After an incident with Potiphar’s wife, however, in which she tricked Joseph by making it look like he had seduced her, Joseph was sent to prison (Genesis 39). While in prison, Joseph met the King’s baker and butler and did them a favor by interpreting their dreams. He begged them to remember him when they were released from jail. However, when it came time that the chief butler was released, he soon forgot Joseph and his favors. VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 | 25 Personal UPDATE | May 2015 COVER CONTENTS ORDER I’m sure you know the rest of the story. Two more years went by when Pharoah dreamed a dream and the chief butler finally remembered Joseph in prison and the interpretation of his own dreams. Pharoah’s men contacted Joseph, released him, and eventually Joseph became Pharoah’s right-hand man. Joseph was only 17 years old when his brothers threw him into the pit to be sold, and he was well over 30 when Pharoah finally released him. He had been “in bondage” for over 13 years! Now you know Joseph must have struggled with “justified” hurts, resentments and bitterness. He was not a “super-saint,” but human just like us. Scripture tells us, however, that all who saw Joseph “knew God was with him” (Genesis 39:3). Somehow, in spite of all the horrendous circumstances and all the justified natural emotions Joseph must have had, his countenance and his life actions still showed forth his love of God. The only way Joseph could possibly have made this impression was by constantly “putting off” his own natural bitterness and resentments and putting on God’s wisdom and understanding, thereby being able to see all that happened to him not from his own viewpoint, but from God’s. This is validated in Genesis 50:20 when Joseph finally meets up with his brothers and says to them, “...ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.” This is an incredible response. It’s not a natural reaction. Humanly, I’m sure Joseph would have loved to have had his revenge, but that’s not how he acted. He saw “...ye thought evil all things that had happened to him against me; but God as being used for God’s purposes in meant it unto good, to his own life. Do we “see” like this in our own trials? Do we see all the things that 26 | VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.” COVER CONTENTS ORDER May 2015 | Personal UPDATE God has allowed in our lives as being used for our good? I know I still have a long way to go in being able to do this continually. By the way, there were no psychologists and no psychiatrists in Joseph’s day. Yet somehow, Joseph was able to become freed from his traumatic past (and his dysfunctional family), and his life was transformed anyway. If Only I Could Have Over thirty years ago, when Chuck and I were going through all our marital trials, if I could only have seen my circumstances from God’s perspective, through His Mind (and not through my own emotional way of thinking), I might have been more of a genuine witness and a true representative of Christ going through the trials, just as Joseph was. But I wasn’t able to see from God’s perspective because I got buried in my own hurts and my own circumstances. Thus, God’s Life in me became quenched and I couldn’t “live the truth.” Remember, our “witness” is not in what we “say”; the witness people notice and relate to most is our life actions (especially when we are going through difficult times). Do we still show forth God’s Life? Does it still work for us then - even in the hard places? It takes constant discipline not to give in to our negative thoughts and emotions that are trying to crush and drown us. Often, it seems like it would just be easier to give in and let our own feelings rule. But, you know what happens if we do that? Those negative thoughts and emotions “take us captive,” and then we’ll drown for sure. This, of course, is exactly what Satan wants! He revels in our bondage to our own negative thoughts. He wants us totally immersed and consumed in our own problems, bound to him by our hurts, our fears, our pain, our wounds and our circumstances (chains of sin) because then we’ll see everything that happens to us from our own horizontal viewpoint and not from God’s perspective or the Mind of Christ. As a result, we won’t be transformed into God’s image, but simply conformed to the world’s image and the Gospel won’t be passed on. VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 | 27 Personal UPDATE | May 2015 COVER CONTENTS ORDER The Eagle Scripture often refers to the eagle as a symbol of this renewing process. Psalm 103:5 says that “our youth will be renewed like the eagle.” “Youth” here, I believe, refers to the “original image” that God created us to have - His Love, His Wisdom and His Power. As we renew our minds, it’s true, we’ll be transformed back into God’s Image, which is what God intended for us all along. One of the reasons I believe God uses the eagle as a symbol of this transformation process is that the eagle is the only bird whose whole physical strength is literally renewed after each molting season. In other words, only after the eagle has “put off” his old feathers, so to speak, does he actually receive “new” physical strength to soar above his enemies. Eagles can see a quarter (U.S. 25 cent coin) from over 200 yards away and a rabbit from over a mile away. 28 | VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 COVER CONTENTS ORDER May 2015 | Personal UPDATE And it’s the same with us. When we “put off” the old and “put on” the new, we too receive God’s supernatural strength to soar above our enemies (Isaiah 59:19). Another reason I believe God uses the eagle as a symbol of our renewal and transformation is because the eagle again comes from the only bird family that has “telescopic sight,” a kind of “zoomin-focus” lens. An eagle can search out objects literally miles away (indistinguishable to the human eye). Eagles can see a quarter (U.S. 25 cent coin) from over 200 yards away and a rabbit from over a mile away. This, of course, increases their ability to judge and discern the true situation. It’s the same with us. Our minds, when renewed by God’s Spirit, have the same supernatural ability. We are able to judge, discern and pick up things that the natural eye (natural mind) would never be able to see or understand. We are given the supernatural wisdom and ability to discern the true situation and see everything that happens to us from God’s vantage point. “They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31 KJV These are the true over-comers. “Overcoming” simply means freedom from self, freedom from our circumstances and freedom from others’ responses. Having a renewed mind, putting These are the true overoff our own negative thoughts and comers. “Overcoming” putting on the Mind of Christ is simply means freedom the only way we can begin to see from self, freedom from everything that happens to us from our circumstances and God’s perspective and not get buried freedom from others’ by our own. responses. VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 | 29 Personal UPDATE | May 2015 COVER CONTENTS ORDER BRIEFINGPACK Behold a White Horse DVD US$19.95 Audio CD US$19.95 RUNNING TIME Approx. 2 HOURS AVAILABLE from our online store: resources.khouse.org The final world dictator seeking global domination will also be an “Assyrian” who is here characterized by a bow, riding a white horse. It is interesting how many confuse this counterfeit with the rider of the white horse in Revelation 19. In chapter 6, however, this rider is among some very bad company! “Behold a White Horse” explores the career of the first of these “Four Horsemen” who seems to have at least 33 titles in the Old Testament and 13 in the New Testament and the common term “AntiChrist” really isn’t one of them. We also explore the only physical description of him in the Scripture! • Why is he a “mistaken identity”? • How do we know this is NOT the Christ? • What is the precedent condition(s) for his appearance? • What is the precedent condition for the unsealing of the Seven Sealed Book? What is the Seven Sealed Book? • Is his “bow” a pun? How? Why? • How can he “go forth to conquer” if he is a “peace maker”? • Is the Church on the earth at this time? How do we know? • Is He alive today? How do we know? • How can he be the “seed of the serpent”? Join Chuck Missler as he looks at the first of the Five Horsemen. 30 | VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 COVER CONTENTS ORDER May 2015 | Personal UPDATE PUTTING FAITH INTO PRACTICE Ray Sarlin, KI Gold Medallion PREPARING FOR THE END TIMES In this three-part essay, KI Gold Medallion BIO holder Ray Sarlin reviews the essentials of R a y S a r l i n , Gold Medallion following Jesus in these turbulent times. KI Ray Sarlin has worked Part 1 examined our foundation in Christ in some 26 countries as a officer, engineer, and what it means in practical everyday military project and program terms. It’s not enough to simply believe in manager, executive and consultant. Him, we must strive to take up our own management Following a trip to Israel crosses and follow Him. Part 2 discussed in 2008, he shifted to work in order God’s Word as the source of all Truth and part-time to focus on the Word of the complete revelation of the true Jesus God. Ray was in the first cohort to earn KI Gold and His true teaching. Part 3 focuses on Medallions in 2013. is currently pursuing a our individual role and duty in an increasingly He PhD in Biblical Studies. secular and ungodly culture. What does the Bible say about how we should live in times like these? Taken together, this series is intended to demystify modern Christianity for Bible-believing followers of Christ. P art 3. Building upon Our Foundations What is our role and duty in an increasingly secular and ungodly culture? Okay, we are supposed to “know what to do” and do it… but at what level and to what degree? Should we get politically active and try to bring Jesus Christ back into the public arena? Should we lobby to get politically correct leaders to take the blinkers off regarding Islam? Should we try to get back rights that we as Christians have lost regarding free speech? VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 | 31 Personal UPDATE | May 2015 COVER CONTENTS ORDER What should we do? What can we do? • Can we stop society from becoming more debased, violent, evil and corrupt? • Would it help to stand on a street corner with a sign, “Behold! The end is nigh,”? • Should we organize a Christian vigilante posse to clean up Dodge City? • Should we write letters exposing every unbiblical social or political ill that we see? • Should we band with other congregations to form powerful voting bloc? • Should we simply stop paying taxes to our corrupt governments and officials… or run for office ourselves to kick the miscreants out? How does the Bible say we should live in times like these? Times Have Always Been Like This The Bible says that times on earth have always been like this… with swings and roundabouts. King Solomon’s forty years of peace was merely a respite after King David’s bloody reign that followed King Saul’s bloody reign. Israel broke apart under Rehoboam, Solomon’s son and successor to the kingdom of Judah. And blood flowed again! Paul Harvey sagely noted, “In times like these, it helps to recall that there have always been times like these.”1 We Are Not Alone The Bible says that we are not alone! Believers are members of a worldwide fellowship. The book of Acts illuminates the shared lives of the fellowship of believers. The breaking of bread around the Lord’s Table and prayer are both expressions of fellowship. The New Testament reveals a community of people wholly committed to each other and bound together under one head, Christ. 1 Paul Harvey. BrainyQuote.com, Xplore Inc, 2015. http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/p/ paulharvey100439.html, accessed March 15, 2015. 32 | VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 COVER CONTENTS ORDER May 2015 | Personal UPDATE Following Christ binds us to a close, tightly knit committed fellowship. We Are Made In His Image The Bible clearly shows that each individual man and woman is made in the Creator’s image. God as a Trinity is a relational being so He made us relational beings, too. We are meant to have friendships with other believers, to marry and to raise children - relationships that mean more to us than self. He made us to fellowship with Him. Following The Way Is Not A Spectator Sport The Bible shows that being a follower of Christ is not a spectator event like so much of contemporary Christian life seems to be.2 As wonderful as believing in Christ is, it is a state of being. Whereas following Christ is an action! The book of James is about actions. Verse 1:22 notes, “But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.”3 James continues, “Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.”4 We Are Each Unique The Bible reveals that we are each unique and capable of independently choosing the light or the dark. “Choose you this day whom ye will serve.... But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”5 Thus we can choose to find the Way and follow Him, or we can choose the wide path that leads to destruction.6 The Bible reveals that we are each unique and capable of independently choosing the light or the dark. 2 LeClaire, Jennifer. “Most Pastors Avoid Controversial Issues to Keep Tithes Up.” Charisma News. Charisma Media, 13 Aug. 2014. Web. 15 Aug. 2014. 3 James 1:22 4 James 2:17 5 Joshua 24:15 6 Matthew 7:15 VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 | 33 Personal UPDATE | May 2015 COVER CONTENTS ORDER Render Unto God… And Unto Caesar Paul’s letter to Tutus encapsulates how individuals followed the Way in the New Testament: “Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good deed, to malign no one, to be uncontentious, gentle, showing every consideration for all men.” “Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good deed, to malign no one, to be uncontentious, gentle, showing every consideration for all men.”7 Did Paul spend time and energy trying to reform pagan culture or exercising civil disobedience? No, he followed the model that Jesus Christ set during his own life, proclaiming the gospel and living in a way that honored God’s commands and glorified His name. The apostles lived in obedience to God and in obedience to earthly rulers, except where the secular laws contradicted the Word and Will of God. “And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.”8 “And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten [them], they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name. And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.”9 When we live as Christ lives, our lives provide evidence of His transforming power. 7 Titus 1-2 8 Acts 4:18-20 9 Acts 5:40-42 34 | VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 COVER CONTENTS ORDER May 2015 | Personal UPDATE Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.10 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: As free, and not using liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. Honour all. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.11 Demonstrate Faith Through A Godly Life We are saved by faith, not works, but works demonstrate our faith. We are to be ready to do good works whenever possible - not just for believers but for anyone: So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all men, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.12 So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all men, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith. Our duty as we relate to an increasingly secular and ungodly culture is not to lobby for certain rights, the implementation of a Christian agenda, or the reformation of governments. Rather, God would have us remember Paul’s instructions to Titus and live them out as we seek to demonstrate His power and grace that regenerates sinners. Changing people’s hearts one individual at a time can bring meaningful, lasting change to our communities, our nation, and even the whole world. Can Living A Godly Life Make A Difference? Some people may ask whether one person living a Godly life really has any power to change others. The Bible answers this question 10 1 Peter 2:12 11 1 Peter 2:13-17 12 Galatians 6:10 VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 | 35 Personal UPDATE | May 2015 COVER CONTENTS ORDER forcefully… just ask yourself how many people have come to know Christ through the actions of Stephen, the first Christian martyr? In fact, the past 2,000 years is full of examples: • Michael Sattler, an early Anabaptist leader convicted of heresy in 1527, was grievously tortured, carted outside the city, tied to a ladder and pushed into a fire. As the ropes around his hands burned away, he raised his two forefingers in a pre-arranged signal to his friends that God had not allowed him to be tortured beyond what he could endure. Although part of his tongue had been cut away, he was heard to say, “Father, I commend my spirit into thy hands.”13 • Recently an elderly gentleman of our congregation died after suffering for months from a terribly painful form of cancer. Everyone who visited him during his final two week hospitalization came away amazed, because Graham was in good spirits and sincerely thanked and praised our Lord for his cancer. He was thrilled that God had given him this chance to share his faith by his actions with so many who needed to come to the Lord, including hospital staff and family. • In 1900, a young Franciscan priest came to Bikeyah, the Navajo country where I grew up. He didn’t try to convert the Diné, but immersed himself in their language and customs while setting up a farm and a trading post and teaching school. He taught the locals to farm and ranch, using their natural skills and abilities. He published the first Navajo dictionary in 1910 and became a foremost authority on Navajo anthropology. Later, he fought the bureaucracies in Washington, D.C., to ensure that they received the railway land grants that ran through the reservation, and he also fought for their water rights. Today the St Michael Mission14 and School still provide education and support for Navajo youth.15 13 William R. Estep, The Anabaptist Story (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1996), 72. 14 “St. Michaels Historical Museum and Mission,” Trip Advisor Australia, November 6, 2014, accessed March 14, 2015, http://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Attraction_Review-g31341-d1008180-Reviews-St_Michaels_Historical_ Museum_and_Mission-Saint_Michaels_Arizona.html 15 Jason Urasky, “St. Michael High School,” Arizona Interscholastic Association: Member Schools Directory, March 6, 2015, accessed March 14, 2015, http://aiaonline.org/schools/11/stmichael 36 | VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 COVER CONTENTS ORDER May 2015 | Personal UPDATE • The small indefensible rural town of Philadelphia was the last holdout against Islam in Asia Minor despite repeated Muslim attacks. It remained loyal as an isolated outpost of Christendom long after the rest of the Byzantine Empire had been reduced to a threatened European pocket around Constantinople prior to its fall in 1453. In fact, the inhabitants of Philadelphia never surrendered to Islam and Philadelphia was the only one of the Seven Churches of Revelation to have an active Christian presence when the author visited them in 2013.16 These few very different examples show some followers of Christ. When we truly find the Way of Christ, we live it through our actions in fellowship with other believers. Our actions speak the Great Commission of Matthew: “And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.” Matthew 28:18-20 KJV 16 Ray Sarlin, “The Persevering Persecuted: Lessons from Philadelphia” (video), November 23, 2013, accessed March 14, 2015, http://hosting.soundslides.com/3swjw A view at the Jordan river in Israel VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 | 37 Personal UPDATE | May 2015 COVER CONTENTS ORDER Every Person Is Important To God When we examine Jesus’ actual words in the Great Commission, we must recognize that we are not each called to “Go … and teach all nations” as many congregations now seem to preach. Christians already exist in almost every nation today, and no nation is without opportunities to spread the Good News. In fact Christians are now so prevalent that: • The authoritative Pew Research Center noted that Christians have recently faced some form of discrimination in 151 of 198 countries studied.17 • The International Society for Human Rights stated that 80 per cent of all current acts of religious discrimination in the world are directed against Christians.18 • Per the Centre for the Study of Global Christianity, some 100,000 Christians are killed annually because of their faith – about one murder every five minutes.19 • While Western media tends to ignore most such stories, particularly egregious cases in Africa20 and the Middle East21 have recently made headlines and even prompted reluctant shows of force from Washington. What these statistics show is that God need not transplant you in a foreign land to spread the Gospel message… there are probably already many there who already know the culture and speak the language. I don’t wish to disparage overseas mission work; I merely note that that is not our only option for evangelism. Christian engagement 17 Brian J. Grim, Religious Hostilities Reach Six-Year High (Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, January 14, 2014), accessed March 14, 2015, http://www.pewforum.org/files/2014/01/RestrictionsV-full-report.pdf 18 Patsy McGarry, “Christians Most Persecuted and Discriminated Against Worldwide,” Irish Times, December 23, 2014, accessed March 14, 2015, http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/christians-most-persecuted-anddiscriminated-against-worldwide-1.2046934 19 Ibid 20 Jake Tapper, “U.S. Special Forces Could Take Out Boko Haram, but...,” The Lead with Jake Tapper (blog), CNN, May 15, 2014, accessed March 14, 2015, http://thelead.blogs.cnn.com/2014/05/15/u-s-special-forces-couldtake-out-boko-haram-but/ 21 Zack Beauchamp, “Why the US Is Bombing ISIS in Iraq,” Vox Media, Inc., August 8, 2014, accessed March 14, 2015, http://www.vox.com/2014/8/7/5980595/iraq-crisis-bombing 38 | VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 COVER CONTENTS ORDER May 2015 | Personal UPDATE opportunities may be available right next door or in our own families, and these are no less important to God than finding unreached language groups. After all, the Way runs through your farm, ranch, neighborhood, village, town or city; it’s not just to be found in a foreign land. Every person is important to God! So we can finally answer our question from Session 1: “Am I a believer in Christ or a follower of Him?” Jesus calls us to be His followers. Find the Way! Take up your Cross and follow Christ! For it is all about Him! VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 | 39 Personal UPDATE | May 2015 COVER CONTENTS ORDER BRIEFINGPACK The Great Commission DVD US$19.95 Audio CD US$19.95 RUNNING TIME Approx. 2 HOURS AVAILABLE on our online store: resources.khouse.org The last commandment of Jesus before His ascension was for His disciples to “go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.” The apostle Paul tells us, “How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?” • How seriously should we personally take this command today? • Is this command somehow only limited to those who feel they have the gift of evangelism? • What needs to be said, understood, and believed for a person to be born-again? Join Ron Matsen from the Executive Briefing Room of the River Lodge, New Zealand as he explores the subject of “The Great Commission” and gives practical insight into this calling to every Christian. After all, it’s a matter of LIFE and DEATH to those waiting to hear your message of reconciliation. 40 | VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 Login with y our Facebook or favorite social network ID Take the fi rst Session Free! 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More great features to come... kistudy.khouse.org Personal UPDATE | May 2015 COVER CONTENTS ORDER SPEAKING/TOURS Idaho, US New Zealand Post Falls (Dan Stolebarger) May 4, 11, 18, 25 June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Koinonia Institute Bible Study 800-546-8731 Israel The River Lodge - Reporoa (Chuck Missler & Ron Matsen) Live Q&A Broadcast Tuesdays 8 PM CST, (Wednesdays 1 PM - New Zealand Standard Time) Various Cities (Dan Stolebarger) Apr 26-May 4 Berean Tour to Israel 800-546-8731 sharon@khouse.org Watch the Live-Stream for free via our website: kitrust.org Email your questions to: questions@kitrust.org STUDY TOGETHER The KI Resident Study Program - Take the Bible Seriously! Journey through the whole Bible with Dr. Chuck Missler and other special speakers as you gather valuable insights into God’s “integrated message system that is from outside our time domain.” Koinonia Institute offers a unique opportunity in the centre of North Island, New Zealand. Each residential student will: • Participate in a guided classroom environment that will be comprised of lectures, open discussions, and testing, • Live communally with other students in the beautifully isolated grounds of The River Lodge in Reporoa, Bay of Plenty on the banks of the Waikato River, and • Grow individually in their knowledge of the Bible so they can gain the maximum benefit of this intensive preparation experience. Accelerated and Long Term courses available. For more information, visit: www.riverlodge.co.nz/rsp 42 | VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 Mark Titles Below and Add Total to the Summary at the Top of Next Page. May 2015 | Personal UPDATE Topical Studies by Chuck Missler on CD or DVD - For Download Pricing visit resources.khouse.org Each study is $19.95 and contains approximately two hours of audio or video BASIC BIBLE STUDIES CD Qty DVD Qty GETTING STARTED SERIES CD Qty DVD Behold a Black Horse * NEW * CDA151 DVD160 A Walk Thru the Bible CDA56 Behold a Red Horse * NEW * CDA150 DVD159 How to Study the Bible CDA60 DVD28 Behold a White Horse * NEW * CDA149 DVD158 How We Got Our Bible CDA55 DVD27 The Physics of Immortality CDA148 DVD157 The Grand Adventure CDA47 The Beginning of Wisdom CDA136 DVD136 Fulcrum of the Entire Universe CDA134 DVD134 PERSONAL CD Spiritual Gifts - 3 Hours CDA42 Qty DVD Hidden Treasures CDA128 DVD127 What Is Truth? CDA63 DVD34 CDA125 DVD124 Storm Warning--Missler/McDonald CDA110 DVD100 Church in the End Times CDA123 DVD122 Armor For the Age of Deceit CDA30 Israel and The Church CDA116 DVD110 Being Faithful in Faithless World CDA46 Angels Vol. 1: The Angelic Realm CDA114 DVD108 Halloween: Invitation to Occult? CDA17 Angels Vol. 2: The Invisible War CDA115 DVD109 Kabbalah CDA26 Angels Vol. 3: Denizens/Metacosm CDA135 DVD135 Thanksgiving CDA84 DVD23 Eternal Security CDA82 DVD56 The Architecture of Man CDA45 Footprints of the Messiah CDA37 DVD105 The Da Vinci Deception CDA23 DVD18 Heaven and Hell CDA18 DVD07 The Once & Future Church CDA16 DVD05 Inheritance & Rewards CDA101 DVD71 The Vortex Strategy CDA77 DVD45 Jonah - The Reluctant Prophet CDA103 Twilight’s Last Gleaming? CDA49 Letters To Seven Churches CDA39 FOR TECHNICALLY INCLINED Manifesto of our King CDA62 DVD31 Beyond Coincidence CDA34 DVD82 Return of the Nephilim CDA14 DVD06 Beyond Newton CDA108 DVD85 The Agony of Love CDA51 Beyond Perception CDA36 DVD84 The Christmas Story CDA58 DVD49 Beyond Time & Space CDA31 DVD80 The Easter Story CDA68 DVD40 The Holographic Universe CDA119 DVD116 The Feasts of Israel CDA76 DVD44 The Hybrid Age - Missler/Horn CDA113 DVD107 The Flood of Noah CDA43 Biotech: Update CDA02 DVD30 The Origin of Evil CDA85 Digging Up the Truth CDA03 The Prodigal Heirs CDA104 The Rapture CDA13 The 7th Day The Sovereignty of Man DVD58 CDA40 CDA093 In the Beginning…was Information CDA32 CDA41 Monuments: Sacred or Profane? 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CDA44 The Love of God - Matsen CDA129 DVD128 Jihad: America’s New War CDA06 The Gospel - Matsen CDA127 DVD126 Roots of War: Profiling MidEast CDA11 Leadership/End Times - Matsen CDA124 DVD123 The Kingdom of Blood CDA092 Death of Discernment - Matsen CDA117 DVD112 The Kings of the East CDA61 DVD32 Islamic Uprising - Lipkin The Magog Invasion: Alt. View CDA107 DVD77 Shiite/Sunni - Lipkin CDA79 DVD47 The New World Order CDA52 Sleeping in America - Lipkin CDA19 DVD11 The Next Holocaust CDA65 The Case for Mecca - Lipkin CDA099 DVD69 The Sword of Allah CDA105 The Coming Conflict - Lipkin CDA72 DVD38 Turkey: Turn Thee Back - Lipkin CDA81 DVD53 DVD02 DVD36 Qty DVD79 Genesis and the Big Bang PROPHETIC UPDATES DVD61 Qty DNA by Design - Meyer/Missler DVD75 Qty DVD155 Jesus: Who & Why? CD Qty DVD97 Family Matters Vol. 1 - Matsen CDA143 DVD146 Family Matters Vol. 2 - Matsen CDA144 DVD147 Family Matters Vol. 3 - Matsen CDA145 DVD148 Qty Personal UPDATE | May 2015 COVER CONTENTS ORDER TOPICAL STUDIES ORDER SUMMARY ** Individual Topical Studies ** ** SPECIAL: Family Matters Vols. 1-3 - DVD - Matsen ** Other Topical Studies Revealing Jesus - Stolebarger: 2 hrs Redesigning the Church - Stolebarger: 2 hrs The Old Paths - Stolebarger: 2 hrs The Dead Sea Scrolls - Flint: 2 hrs The Reemergence of Assyria - Ron Matsen: 1 hr The Mystery of Melchizedek - Chuck Missler: DVD - 1 hr The Romance of Redemption - Chuck Missler: 4 hrs Expectations of the Antichrist - Chuck Missler & Ron Matsen: 6 hrs The Holy Spirit - Ron Matsen: 4 hrs Kingdom, Power & Glory Weekend - Chuck & Nancy Missler: 6 hrs Weathering the Coming Storm - Chuck Missler & Ron Matsen: 5 hrs An Agape Weekend - Chuck & Nancy Missler: 6 hrs Strategic Trends 2012 - Chuck Missler & Ron Matsen: 4 hrs The End Times Scenario - Chuck Missler: 6 hrs The Beyond Series Collection - Chuck Missler: 8 hrs The Five Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Chuck Missler: 10+ hrs Cosmic Codes - Chuck Missler: 8+ hrs Getting Started Series - Chuck Missler: 8+ hrs The "Creator" Series - Chuck Missler & Mark Eastman: 8+ hrs CD Price CDA111 CDA122 19.95 19.95 CDA091 CDA141 CDA138 CDA126 CDA120 CDA121 CDA118 CDA090 CDA109 CDA095 CDA24 CDA097 CDA096 29.95 49.95 29.95 49.95 39.95 49.95 29.95 49.95 49.95 49.95 49.95 49.95 49.95 Qty # Price DVD149 19.95 39.90 DVD Price DVD103 DVD121 DVD133 DVD89 DVD154 DVD152 DVD143 DVD141 DVD138 DVD125 DVD117 DVD118 DVD114 DVD113 DVD86 19.95 19.95 19.95 19.95 14.95 14.95 29.95 49.95 29.95 49.95 39.95 49.95 29.95 49.95 49.95 # Price CD102 CD111 CD103 CD107 CD104 CD101 CD105 29.95 19.95 29.95 39.95 39.95 39.95 44.95 99.95 MP3 CD-ROMs by Chuck Missler Cosmic Codes on CD-ROM w/automated PowerPoint (over 8 hrs) Prophecy 101 CD-ROM (4 hours) The Creator Series on CD-ROM - over 8 hours of audio Seasonal Favorites CD-ROM - over 10 hours of audio The Legacy: Israel in Prophecy CD-ROM - over 12 hours of audio 5 Horsemen of the Apocalypse CD-ROM - over 10 hours of audio Learn the Bible in 24 Hours CD-ROM - w/automated PowerPoint Study Pack Special on CD-ROM -- (circle any 4 listed above) Commentaries (plus notes) Genesis (24 sessions) Exodus (16 sessions) Leviticus (16 sessions) Numbers (8 sessions) Deuteronomy (16 sessions) Joshua/12 Tribes (16 sessions) Judges (16 sessions) Ruth & Esther (8 sessions) I & II Samuel (16 sessions) I & II Kings (16 sessions) I & II Chronicles (16 sessions) Ezra & Nehemiah (8 sessions) Job (8 sessions) Psalms (24 sessions) Proverbs (8 sessions) Ecclesiastes (8 sessions) Song of Songs (5 sessions) Isaiah (24 sessions) Jeremiah/Lamentations (24 sessions) Ezekiel (24 sessions) Daniel (16 sessions) Prophets to the N. Kingdom (13 sessions) Prophets to the Gentiles (8 sessions) Prophets to the S. 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