Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Nation's Capital!

"O Little Town of Bethlehem" 

"How silently, how silently the wondrous gift is given!

So God imparts to human hearts the blessings of his heaven.

No ear may hear his coming, but in this world of sin,

Where meek souls will receive him, still the dear Christ enters in."

 

On that silent night so long ago, in that little town of Bethlehem, God entered the world in a quiet, unheralded appearance as a human baby. On that silent night He became one of us and identified totally with the human race. Ultimately he would experience our fears, face our anxieties, be challenged by our questions, and taste our frustrations. And finally he would die for our sin and then rise to give us new life.

 

During this glorious season, let us remember that Christmas is more than just an event that happened in the past. It still happens today. Just as surely as God made an appearance on that silent night so long ago, in that little town of Bethlehem, still today God enters our lives, our world, and our time. As we open our eyes in faith we will see God in our midst; touching lives, supporting our weaknesses, sustaining our pain, and surrounding us with His love.

 

We pray this Christmas will once again be a time when you reflect upon the Bethlehem scene. Today, we have the opportunity to personally accept the Holy Child; to welcome Him into our hearts and lives and to experience the truth that Christmas is more than just an event that happened in the past. It is truly a time to celebrate the fact that God is right here, right now. Perhaps that's what Mary discovered on that silent night so long ago, in that little town of Bethlehem, as she pondered all these things in her heart.

(Source: Pastor Bill Roberts, Sr. Pastor, Christ Chapel, Woodbridge, VA)

Cleansing and Purging the Government

Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people (Proverbs 14:34).

We pray for the removal of ALL political leaders who champion perversion and abortion, and ask for "justice" according to Psalms 28:4-5 which states:

 

Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavors; give them according to the work of their hands; render to them what they deserve. Because they do not regard the works of the Lord, nor the operation of His hands, He shall destroy them and not build them up.

World Leaders Condemn Egyptian Mosque Massacre

World leaders responded with strong condemnation of "the horrific and criminal terrorist attack" at the El-Rawda mosque in the town of Bir al-Abd, near El-Arish, in which Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists massacred 305 Muslim worshipers, including 27 children, during Friday prayers.

The attack occurred in Bir al-Abed, a town in North Sinai province, shortly after Friday prayers. The mosque is frequented by Sufi Muslims, a mystic school of Islam that militants consider to be heretic. Egypt's military says warplanes have struck several vehicles used in the attack, destroying them and killing all terrorists inside.

Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu office issued this statement: "Terrorism will be defeated even more quickly if all countries work against it together. Israel sends condolences on behalf of the people of Israel to President [Abdel Fattah] el-Sisi, the Egyptian people and the families of the victims. Israel sends its best wishes for a speedy recovery to the injured."

Survivors of the horrendous attack described intense gunfire ringing out as blasts and children screaming while their parents were mowed down shook the mosque. A stampede occurred as people rushed for an exit, while others tried desperately to force their way out of windows.

 

They say the terrorists arrived in five SUVs and took positions across from the mosque's door and windows. Just as the Imam was about to deliver his Friday sermon from atop the pulpit, they opened fire and tossed grenades at the estimated 500 worshippers inside.

 

This was the deadliest attack by Islamic terrorists in the modern history of Egypt. The attack served as a grim milestone in a long-running fight against an insurgency led by a local ISIS affiliate.

 

Source: United with Israel Staff and AP

Thanksgiving Blessings and Remembering the Persecuted Church

As we embrace family and friends during this Thanksgiving weekend, remember to pray for and help your brothers and sisters that suffer for their faith -- as if you yourselves were suffering! (Matthew 25:36; Hebrews 13:3)

 

Numerous countries are now expecting to see the near-total eradication of their Christian populations yet it is rarely reported in the news. Now, more than ever, Christians need to come together and be strong in the face of such violence and evil.

 

In raw numbers, the level of abuse is appalling with an estimated 600,000 Christians suffering serious persecution in 2016 alone. For some this means imprisonment and torture, for others it means being driven from their homes and forced into refugee camps where they are victimized further. 

 

And whereas firm numbers are hard to gather, roughly 100,000 Christians worldwide, between 2015 and 2017, have lost their lives to religious intolerance. Click onto our World Prayer Map above to track hot spot regions that are violent toward Christians.

 

North Korea is ranked as the most oppressive place in the world for Christians. Entire Christian families are imprisoned in hard labor camps, where unknown numbers die each year from torture, beatings, overexertion and starvation. Those who attempt to flee to South Korea through China risk execution or life imprisonment.

 

In Syria and Iraq, the situation is especially dire. The Chaldean Bishop Antoine Audo of Aleppo, Syria reports a drop from 1.2 million to just 500,000 Christians in a 5-year span. As ISIS, Hezbollah, the Assad Regime and dozens of smaller factions of Islamic militants all vie for control, Christians face constant threats of abuse and even massacre. 

 

Islam is not the only offender. India has also seen large spasms of anti-Christian violence with the rise in 2014 of the right-wing Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, led by India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi. China too has cracked down on Christian clergy and Christian symbols in a new push to make sure obedience to the Communist state is first priority.

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Source: Prophecynewswatch.com

America's Spiritual Shift from Organized Religion

Spirituality is the fastest growing sector of the publishing industry, with literally millions buying books on the theme. Television programs such as Bill Moyers' "Genesis: a Living Conversation" and Hugh Hewitt's "Searching for God in America" have attracted large audiences. Newspapers and national magazines, including Newsweek, Time and the New York Times Magazine publish stories on "Faith and Healing," "Science, God, and Man" and "Choosing My Religion."

National polls show that 9 out of 10 Americans believe in God and consider religion important in their lives. In October 16, 2017, the Pew Research Center reported that most U.S. adults now say it is not necessary to believe in God to be moral and have good values (56%), up from about half (49%) who expressed this view in 2011. This increase reflects the continued growth in the share of the population that has no religious affiliation, but it also is the result of changing attitudes among those who do identify with a religion, including white evangelical Protestants. The public's increased rejection of the idea that belief in God is necessary for morality is due, in large part, to the spike in the share of Americans who are religious "nones."

"Spiritual but not Religious," the SBNR movement in America was first named and delineated by author Sven Erlandsson in his 2000 book "Spiritual but not Religious."  Spirituality places an emphasis upon the well being of the "mind-body-spirit", so "holistic" activities such as tai chi, reiki, and yoga are common within the SBNR movement. They believe in an afterlife, but not necessarily heaven or hell.

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America Needs God to Heal our Land!

It seems like every other week America is recovering from some type of horrific tragedy. Within a very short time, the nation has experienced one tragedy after another where cities are devastated, lives have been lost and individual lifestyles will be changed forever. One day we're recovering from monster hurricanes, the next day we're torn apart by racial or political divisions; and now we are stunned after several of the worst mass shootings in our history. The news reports of some type of killing in public every other day.

In the midst of the voices crying out to God, we can sense God saying to us through the storms and tragedy, "AMERICA, NEEDS ME!"

 

What message are we sending around the world while our nation is torn apart by racial strife and division, as our inner cities are ravaged by gangs; as baby parts are sold and the remains are thrown into dumpsters behind abortion mills -- and schools are teaching young children how to find their own gender identity?

 

While many ask, "Can America still be healed?" -- The still small voice of God is calling out to us, "AMERICA, NEEDS ME!"

 

There is no political solution. There is no social Band-Aid that can be applied. There is no law that can be passed that will heal our sick land. Simply put, America must return to her "first love."

 

How do we find our way back to the God that created this nation? We need to simply get on our faces before the Lord, acknowledge our own sins and shortcomings, and not point the finger at others but rather at ourselves (2 Chronicles 7:14-15).

What else is needed to get our attention?

 

Without God in our midst, America's condition is hopeless. With Him, there is hope - but we must act now. America will only be healed by REPENTANCE. God is calling us back to Him so He can heal our land. God alone knows the enemy has even worse plans of devastation ahead for the nation.   

"To whom much is given, from him much will be required" (Luke 12:48). Like it or not, our nation was founded on biblical principles, with God at the center of our nation, and America can only be great if America is moral. 

 

America needs her own Yom Kippur – her own Day of Atonement. Let us do, then, what millions of Jews did during their recent celebration of Yom Kippur, by fasting and confessing our personal and national sins, asking for God's mercy. 

 

Let us also look to the cross where the Savior paid for our sins and make whatever changes we must make in our own lives and families to stand in right relationship with God and our neighbor. 

 

Luke 21:28, "Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near."

Cleansing and Purging the Government

Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people (Proverbs 14:34).

 

We pray for the removal of ALL political leaders who champion perversion and abortion, and ask for "justice" according to Psalms 28:4-5 which states:

 

Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavors; give them according to the work of their hands; render to them what they deserve. Because they do not regard the works of the Lord, nor the operation of His hands, He shall destroy them and not build them up.

US Education Training Next Generation To Demonize Israel While Defending Islam

PRAYER & ACTION ALERT: All around the country, educators are being trained to teach politically motivated courses by US government-funded Middle East centers. Biased viewpoints on Western values, Israel, Islam and terrorism are also infiltrating K-12 education.

The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA) recently published a study about the introduction of factually inaccurate and partisan information related to Israel and Middle East politics in public school history curricula. The study focused on Newton, Massachusetts, where teachers used materials recommended byHarvard University's Center for Middle Eastern Studies.

Israel's enemies have become increasingly aggressive at infiltrating K-12 curricula to shape the views of Americans from an early age. Their goals are to demonize Israel and present a sanitized education about Islam. Their willing accomplices are faculty at prestigious universities, many of whom are BDS advocates, who often receive funding from Middle East sources.

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Thanks to prayer the Nov. 4th Antifa Apocalypse was a Non-Event

A protest billed by Fox News as the "Antifa Apocalypse" was gathering on the South side of Times Square. However, the event's Facebook group showed that only 990 people had committed to attend the demonstration in New York.

The so-called November 4th protests, which took place in 20 cities across the country today, hosted by a nascent protest group called Refuse Fascism, will likely be remembered more for what they did not look like, than what they did. Antifa was going to start a civil war. Antifa-bred super soldiers were going to behead white people in town squares across the country.

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ANTIFA Holding Mass Socialist Uprising On Nov 4 - Across Nation

There could be more trouble than we ever imagined headed our way on Saturday, November 4th when thousands of protestors who aren't happy about Trump and Pence attempt to overthrow the USA government in a Communist revolution.

 

Groups like Antifa, Resist Fascism, and the Revolutionary Communist Party have been meeting for months to openly plan sedition and organize what they promise will be massive protests all over the country. Using the Charlotte, VA revolt as a model, we can expect things to become violent.

 

The group, called Refuse Fascism, plans to use any means necessary to end the Trump-Pence "regime." Cities where protests are being held with the intent to overthrow the United States government are: Boston, New York, Chicago, Cleveland, Honolulu, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Austin, Omaha, Philadelphia, and Pittsfield (MA). Protests in other cities are yet to be announced.

 

Not surprisingly, George Soros recently donated $18 billion to this "charitable organization," Refuse Fascism.

What do they want to replace the Trump/Pence "regime" with?

 

Their plan is to replace our current form of government with first, Socialism and ultimately, Communism. It says so right in their constitution. They have a draft of a constitution with which they want to replace the governing document of America. It's called, "The Constitution for the New Socialist Republic in North America." (Google it)  The goals of these revolutions is ultimately the strategic implementation of the Revolutionary Communist Party USA. Their ideal is a dictatorship.

 

Who is running this coup d' etat on Sat. Nov. 4th

 

Since the 1970s, Bob Avakian is the leader behind the Revolutionary Communist Party. Avakian idolizes the likes of Mao Tse Tung and the Black Panthers. He is the main author of the New Socialist Republic Constitution and also the editor of the periodical, Revolution, formerly Revolutionary Worker. Refuse Fascism is a project of the Alliance for Global Justice. One of the group's biggest donors is the Tides Foundation, a non-profit funded by billionaire progressive philanthropist George Soros.

How do they plan to bring this about?

 

The Revolutionary Communist Party plans to use any type of crisis to stir the pot and gather more support. This includes shocking events, economic issues, and "breakdowns in the normal functioning of society." Racial tension and strife fall right in line with their goals and add more bodies to their ranks.

 

The Marxist agenda we see in our education system, most particularly our colleges and universities, is a way to recruit young people into the movement. The more our young people feel disenfranchised, angry, and out of place with society, the more they will hate it and wish to overturn it.

 

What is their approach to carry out this movement? Fight the Power, and Transform the People, for Revolution. This is a big part of the answer. People need to fight back, and people do fight back, against the many ways human beings, and the environment, are exploited, degraded, ravaged and even destroyed by this system. But to make that fight more powerful--and, more, to carry it through to put an end to all this--people need to learn that the fundamental problem is this capitalist system, and the solution is getting rid of this capitalist system and bringing into being a new system, SOCIALISM, aiming for the final goal of a COMMUNIST WORLD. 

 

An attempted COMMUNIST REVOLUTION is not as far-fetched as people may think. There is an agenda. This group is the enemy of freedom and the enemy of our way of life. Capitalism is the fuel of the American dream. It is the basis of every success story in our society. Without it, we're all just cogs in a wheel spinning beyond our control. Capitalism is freedom.

 

Sources: The Organic Prepper; Prophecy News Watch

America's Spiritual Shift from Organized Religion

Spirituality is the fastest growing sector of the publishing industry, with literally millions buying books on the theme. Television programs such as Bill Moyers' "Genesis: a Living Conversation" and Hugh Hewitt's "Searching for God in America" have attracted large audiences. Newspapers and national magazines, including Newsweek, Time and the New York Times Magazine publish stories on "Faith and Healing," "Science, God, and Man" and "Choosing My Religion."

National polls show that 9 out of 10 Americans believe in God and consider religion important in their lives. In October 16, 2017, the Pew Research Center reported that most U.S. adults now say it is not necessary to believe in God to be moral and have good values (56%), up from about half (49%) who expressed this view in 2011. This increase reflects the continued growth in the share of the population that has no religious affiliation, but it also is the result of changing attitudes among those who do identify with a religion, including white evangelical Protestants. The public's increased rejection of the idea that belief in God is necessary for morality is due, in large part, to the spike in the share of Americans who are religious "nones."

"Spiritual but not Religious," the SBNR movement in America was first named and delineated by author Sven Erlandsson in his 2000 book "Spiritual but not Religious."  Spirituality places an emphasis upon the well being of the "mind-body-spirit", so "holistic" activities such as tai chi, reiki, and yoga are common within the SBNR movement. They believe in an afterlife, but not necessarily heaven or hell.

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