Tyson Fury’s prayer moments before heavyweight title clash

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Tyson Fury’s prayer moments before heavyweight title clash

The British fighter, who regularly speaks of his Christian faith, got up from two knockdowns to score a draw with American Deontay Wilder, with most viewers claiming he should have been awarded the victory.

 

The fight capped a remarkable comeback from Fury who gave up his world titles after a battle with drugs and mental health issues.

In his time away from the ring, it’s reported he ballooned to 28 stone.

An underdog going into the fight with big hitter Deontay Wilder, Fury rose from the canvas after being floored in the final round – a move which was described as “miraculous” by journalists.

Speaking after the fight, Fury said: “I don’t know how I got up…I had a holy hand upon me.”

His trainer Ben Davison also claimed it was “the man upstairs” who helped him up.

In the aftermath of the fight, a behind the scenes video showing Fury in a huddle with his team moments before entering the ring at the Staples Center in Los Angeles was released by YouTube boxing channel IFL TV.

 

He’s seen praying: “In the mighty name of Jesus, give me strength and power tonight, Lord.

“Let both men come out of the ring very well and go back to their families safe.

“As I walk through the shadow of death I will fear no evil. Amen.”

Fury then hands over to a Muslim member of his team who prays in Arabic and asks Allah to ‘give us the victory’.

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Religious Leaders Recall George H.W. Bush’s Priorities: Friendship, Faith, Family

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Religious Leaders Recall George H.W. Bush’s Priorities: Friendship, Faith, Family


Religious Leaders Recall George H.W. Bush’s Priorities: Friendship, Faith, Family


WASHINGTON (RNS) — As the nation learned of the death of former President George H.W. Bush, religious leaders from across the country reacted with statements recalling his leadership, his dedication to his family and his embrace of civility.


Bush, a longtime Episcopalian, died Friday (Nov. 30) at the age of 94.


Here is a sampling of the reaction:


James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family and the James Dobson Family Institute


“I knew him as one of the most kind and generous men I have known. I met him when he was vice president under President Ronald Reagan. Bush invited me to his office in the Eisenhower Building, May 1988. One month later, my mother died suddenly. Despite our casual acquaintance, the vice president took the time to write me a personal letter of consolation at our loss. … I became only one of millions of others around the world who considered President Bush to be their friend.”


The Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference


“In a time where Washington can seem more fractured and divisive than ever, President Bush’s life serves as a powerful reminder that we can indeed come together, regardless of our differences, for the common good of all Americans. He was that rare politician who possessed such integrity, honor and good humor that he was embraced and respected by…

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Shiloh 2018 Intercessory Prayer Guidelines

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Shiloh 2018 Intercessory Prayer Guidelines

Shiloh 2018 Intercessory Prayer Guidelines

“And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembles together at Shiloh and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them” – JOSHUA 18:1

THANKSGIVING FOR PAST SHILOH
1. Father, we thank you for the supernatural impact of the Word at Shiloh since inception – Psalm 115:1
2. Father, thank you for turnaround testimonies, diverse healings, deliverances and breakthroughs that characterized all the past Shiloh events – Obadiah 17
3. Father, thank you for the impact of Shiloh 2017 both at Canaanland and across all our viewing centres around the world – Zephaniah 3:17
4. Father, thank you for perfect weather condition all through Shiloh 2017 – Job 37:22
5. Father, thank you for peace and serenity all through Shiloh 2017 – John 14:27
…and many more.

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SHILOH 2018, A MOUNTAIN OF TRANSFIGURATION
6. Father, sanctify the entirety of Canaanland, making it fit for your manifest presence at Shiloh 2018 – Exodus 3:5
7. Father, let your cloud of glory fill the entire Canaanland and all our viewing centres around the world all through 8. Shiloh 2018 – 2 Chronicles 5:13-14
9. Father, let Shiloh 2018 be a most peaceful event, thereby providing a platform for the manifestation of signs and wonders among your people – Psalm 46:10
10. Father, we decree perfect weather conditions all through Shiloh 2018 the sun shall not be scorching and the cloud shall withhold its rain – Job 37:22
11. Father, by the blood of Jesus, we sanctify all equipment’s that shall be used during Shiloh 2018 both in Canaanland and across all our viewing centres around the world for excellent and hitch-free performance – Revelations 12:11
12. Father, we decree hitch free transmission from Canaanland to all our viewing centres around the world all through Shiloh 2018 – 1 Corinthians 2:16
13. Father, let the praise sessions and choir ministrations be freshly anointed for maximum impact at Shiloh 2018 – 2 Chronicles 5:13-14
14. Father, by the blood of Jesus, we decree peace across the length and breadth of Nigeria before, during and after Shiloh 2018 – John 14:27
…and many more.

SHILOH 2018 THEME
15. Father, let Shiloh 2018, Dominion, answer to its name in the lives of all participants – Genesis 2:19
16. Father, confirm again that Shiloh is a divine mandate, by granting everyone access to their long-awaited inheritance – Joshua 18:3
17. Father, in the name of Jesus, let every participant at Shiloh 2018 be supernaturally empowered for dominion in all areas of life – Psalm 110:1-3
18. Father, arise an army of financial giants from this Commission that will take the world by storms through diverse encounters at Shiloh 2018 – Deuteronomy 28:2/12-13
19. Father, in the name of Jesus, let every encounter with the World at Shiloh 2018 turn every participant to an envy of his/her world – Genesis 26:1/14
…and many more.

SHILOH 2018 PARTICIPANTS
20. Father, send us your life-transforming word at Shiloh 2018, that will open up new chapters to the lives of all participants – 2 Corinthians 3:18
21. Father, let your word of power trigger instant healings and deliverance from all oppressions of the devil at Shiloh 2018 – Psalm 107:20
22. Father, we decree that no contrary situation in the lives of all participants shall escape your divine judgment at Shiloh 2018 – Isaiah 49:24-26
23. Father, give your angels charge over the movement of all participants all through Shiloh 2018 against all forms of mishaps – Psalm 91:11
24. Father, in the name of Jesus, make Shiloh 2018 a mountain of divine direction, as the Spirit of God ministers to every participant all through the event – John 16:12-13
25. Father, show yourself strong and mighty in the lives of all participants at Shiloh 2018, both at Canaanland and in all our viewing centres across the nations of the earth – Zephaniah 3:17
26. Father, let every form of “grave” holding your people hostage be opened at Shiloh 2018 – Ezekiel 37:12
…and many more.

THE COMMISSION
27. Father, through Shiloh 2018, launch this Commission into higher realms of global impact – Genesis 22:16-18
28. Father, cause an army of world changers to emerge from this Commission through diverse encounters at Shiloh 2018 – Obadiah 21
29. Father, we decree seasons of unstoppable advancement and enlargement as an aftermath of Shiloh 2018 for this Commission – Isaiah 54:2-3
30. Father, let every barrier on the path of this Commission be crushed, as you launch her into new realms of exploits at Shiloh 2018 – Isaiah 45:1-3
31. Father, let Shiloh 2018 be a platform for the rise of giants in this commission – Joshua 18:1
…and many more.

THE LEADERSHIP
32. Father, uphold your servant, the Apostle over this commission, as he prepares for Shiloh 2018 for maximum impact on all participants across the nations of the earth – Isaiah 45:1-3
33. Father, in the name of Jesus, grant divine strength to your servant all through Shiloh 2018 – Ephesians 3:16
34. Father, in the name of Jesus, let there be a release of fresh oil upon your servant for unusual impact all through Shiloh 2018 – Psalms 89:20
35. Father, by your Spirit, empower your servant and other ministers for maximum impact throughout Shiloh 2018 – 2 Corinthians 3:6
36. Father, let the heaven over all that will be ministering at Shiloh 2018 open up for unusual revelation, thereby imparting gracing on all participants – Acts 19:20
…and many more.

PERSONAL SUPPLICATIONS
37. Father, release fresh grace upon my life that will empower me to walk in dominion through diverse encounters with your Word at Shiloh 2018 – Ezekiel 2:2
38. Father, in the name of Jesus, empower me for continuous change of levels through a revelation of your Word at Shiloh 2018 – Proverbs 4:18
39. Father, at Shiloh 2018, open new chapters to all areas of my life – 2 Corinthians 3:18
40. Father, in the name of Jesus, grant me an encounter with the Spirit of boldness at Shiloh 2018, that will empower me to continue to operate in the supernatural – Acts 14:3
41. Father, in the name of Jesus, give me an encounter with the Spirit of faith at Shiloh 2018, that will empower me to continue to operate in higher realms of dominion all the days of my life – Hebrews 11:33-34
…and many more.

JESUS IS LORD!

Bishop David O. Oyedepo
Faith Tabernacle, Canaanland, Ota-Lagos.

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YouVersion Bible app names most popular Bible verse of 2018

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YouVersion Bible app names most popular Bible verse of 2018

The most popular verse was Isaiah 41:10 which says: “Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.”

It overtook Joshua 1:9 (“This is my command: be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go”) which was the most popular quote in 2017.

 

Offering 1,800 versions of the Bible in 1,250 languages, the YouVersion Bible app has now been downloaded more than 350 million times globally since its launch a decade ago.

Founder and pastor, Bobby Gruenewald said: “This year’s data shows people worldwide are continuing to turn to the Bible in search of comfort, encouragement, and hope.

 

“We’re humbled that ten years after its release, people continue to use the YouVersion Bible App in record numbers to connect with God’s Word.”

A recent new Japanese version of the Bible saw engagement there double last year. Similar growth was also seen in Romania.

YouVersion Bible App

 

Meanwhile, growth of 79 per cent and 60 per cent respectively were seen in Chile and Argentina.

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Man tries to rescue Christmas decoration

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Man tries to rescue Christmas decoration

A veteran named Alfred Norwood, Jr. was walking past a home in Austin, Texas, when he saw a man dangling from a second-story roof. He immediately stopped to help, trying unsuccessfully to use a ladder that was leaning against the home. He then called to people who were passing by, but no one stopped to help. So he called 911.

It turned out, the “man” in danger was a mannequin meant to look like Clark Griswold in the movie National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. It’s so realistic that it’s easy to see how Mr. Norwood was fooled.

The homeowners tracked the veteran down and thanked him. One pointed out that hundreds of cars go past their house every day, but he was the only person to stop and help. A reporter commented: “It’s nice to know there are still good people in this world who care.”

Let’s consider Mr. Norwood’s experience as a parable for our day.

Services for a war hero

President George H. W. Bush’s body is lying in state today in the US Capitol. It will remain there until tomorrow morning, when it will be taken to Washington National Cathedral for a state funeral. Tomorrow afternoon, the body will be transported to President Bush’s church in Houston for a service Thursday morning, followed by burial that afternoon.

His services are being conducted as a military operation befitting a war hero. They involve military units coordinating movements in at least three states and the District of Columbia.

The procedures are detailed in a 133-page manual titled “State, Official and Special Military Funerals.” As many as four thousand military and Defense Department civilian personnel will be involved in some capacity.

Mr. Bush was prepared to die. He knew that life is uncertain and death is coming for us all (unless Jesus returns first).

Good Samaritan stabbed to death

Unlike the former president, our culture does all it can to avoid the subject of mortality.

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Church trials live voting smartphone app to engage congregation

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Church trials live voting smartphone app to engage congregation

Worshippers at Aylsham Parish Church in Norfolk are asked to take their phones to services and use their handsets to answer questions which are displayed behind the vicar on a projector screen.

They can also rate hymns they like or dislike to help make future services more enjoyable, and the app has also been used to display a “word cloud” of things the congregation is praying for.

The more people type a particular word, the larger that word is displayed on the screen.

Revd Canon Andrew Beane said it “has given us an opportunity to be much more interactive in our worship”.

“I would like to think it’s pioneering,” he said. “We’re holding on to the traditional but embracing new technology to make it more relevant to society today.”

The church already offers its congregation free internet access through a scheme called WiSpire and has TripAdvisor. 

It has used the voting app, developed by Swedish company Mentimeter, in three services to date and plans do so at future special events.

Revd Beane said: “Sometimes you can ask a question and people are shy, but by using the app, everybody joins in.”

He said it had not brought extra people into the church, but encouraged greater interaction between older and younger members of the congregation.

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Primary Factors That Led to a Pastor’s Call to Ministry – Rainer on Leadership #490

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Podcast Episode #490

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A call to ministry is intensely personal, but for many pastors the call shares a few common themes. Today, we discuss six of those themes.

Some highlights from today’s episode include:

  • Those in ministry often (and almost always) feel called to make a difference.
  • A passion to reach the community is being realized by revitalization pastors and church planters.
  • The primary call to pastor is to shepherd His people.
  • Sometimes God gives a subtle call to ministry. For others, it can be a jarring call.

The six factors we discuss are:

  1. Desire to preach
  2. Desire to make a difference
  3. Passion to reach a community
  4. Heart to shepherd people
  5. A traumatic event
  6. Affirmation by people

Resources mentioned in today’s podcast

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Child poverty has risen to ‘unacceptable’ level, Quaker charity says

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Child poverty has risen to ‘unacceptable’ level, Quaker charity says

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) said Britain is leaving the EU with half a million more children “trapped” in poverty than five years ago.

A fifth of the population, over 14 million people, are in poverty, suggested the charity, in its annual state of the nation report.

 

Over half of those classed as in poverty are working age adults, 4.1 million are children and 1.9 million are pensioners, the study suggested.

In-work poverty has been rising faster than employment, especially among parents, the research indicated.

Child poverty has been rising since 2011/12, much faster than expected based on population growth, said the JRF.

Nearly half of children in lone-parent families live in poverty compared with one in four of those in couple families, while lone parents are more likely to be low-paid than parents in couples, according to the report.

Campbell Robb, chief executive of the JRF said: “We are seeing a rising tide of child poverty as more parents are unable to make ends meet, despite working.

“This is unacceptable. It means more families are trapped in impossible situations, struggling to pay the bills, put food on the table and dealing with the terrible stresses and strains poverty places on family life.

“It’s time for us to decide what kind of country we want to be. As we leave the EU, we must tackle the burning injustice of poverty and make Britain a…

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TREM Devotional 4 December 2018 – Rejoice, The Wagons Are Coming

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Topic: Rejoice, The Wagons Are Coming [TREM Devotional 4 December 2018]

“And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived:” Genesis 45:27

Today I come to encourage you not to give up. Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. I declare over your life that your season of joy has come in Jesus’ name. Our text for today is about Jacob. Jacob had been convinced years before that his favourite and most beloved son had been killed; a scheming perfected by his other sons and Jacob believed it. In spite of the number of years, Jacob lived in sorrow of losing this dear son of his. But one beautiful day, like today, he got the unbelievable news; his son that he had considered dead was alive.

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What have you considered dead? What dream, desire or aspiration have you written off? What request have you filed away on the shelf and labelled impossible? I come with a word from God to you today: the wagons are coming.

What are wagons? Wagons are carriages or trucks used to move things from one place to the other. When you employ the services of a wagon, it shows you are not trying to pick one or two things, rather you have a whole load that you want to move. What are the things that you have written off? No matter the number, it is time to take them off the shelf because your wagons of testimonies are coming. Just like it happened to Jacob and his spirit revived, it will happen to you. The blessings that God is bringing your way today will surprise you. Jacob never imagined that he would see Joseph again, but God restored to him much more because, he not only saw Joseph, he was well taken care of throughout the famine. Jacob did not have to spend money again to feed his family, he was fed from the National Treasury. Think of it: all his domestic bills became government’s responsibility because the wagons came.

I plead with you to receive this word today and you will see the manifestations in Jesus’ name.

Further Reading: Genesis 45:16-28

Daily Bible Reading: Morning- Ezekiel 47-48; Evening- 1 John 3

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Written by Dr. Mike Okonkwo; Is the Presiding Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM); a versatile man of God with over 30 years of dedicated service unto the Lord.

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MFM Daily Devotional 4 December 2018 – A Strong Wall Of Fire

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MFM Mountain Top Life Daily Devotional 4 December 2018 By Dr. D.K Olukoya – A Strong Wall Of Fire

TOPIC: A Strong Wall Of Fire (Mountain Of Fire and Miracle Ministries, MFM Daily Devotional 4 December 2018)

FIRE SCRIPTURE: Job 1:6-12

MEMORY VERSE: “For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.” – Zechariah 2:5

The MESSAGE:

There is a protective hedge around every child of God. This protective hedge is what is referred to as the wall of fire. This evidence was revealed by satan in the Fire Scripture for today. Walls of fire are real protective hedges which surround God’s children. A herbalist who was contracted to harm a brother confessed that he could not touch the wonderful brother because he saw a big fire all around him. There is an invisible wall of fire surrounding your life even now if you are a true child of God. This wall of fire cannot be seen with your physical eyes, except God opens your spiritual eyes to see it or sometimes opens the eyes of your enemies to see it.

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As children of God, we are entitled to this divine protection. Job enjoyed this divine protection and as a result of this, satan could not harm him until God permitted him. When you have this wall of fire around you, no devil can harass you; every power from the covens of darkness will always bow to you.

Similarly, for anyone or anything to succeed unhindered in life, divine protection is the most needed asset. The truth remains that, for every good thing, there is always an opposition. People do not throw stones at unripe oranges but ripe ones. In the same vein, the devil goes to attack those who are headaches for his kingdom. When one embarks on any project without divine protection, the project end up in a fiasco. When a person’s life is not secured in Christ, that life may end up in crises. Divine protection is therefore paramount in every endeavour of life. The evidence of Job’s protection should encourage you to remain true to your faith as a child of God. Only a strong wall of fire can see you through life this year and beyond.

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE:
A LIFE THAT IS NOT SECURED IN CHRIST IS IN CRISES.

PROPHETIC WORD:
Every secret battle presently raging against you shall fail woefully.

PRAYER POINTS:

MORNING
1. O God, arise and let me and everything belonging to me be enveloped in Your fire, in the name of Jesus.
2. Anything in me, quenching the fire of my protective hedge, come out and die, in the name of Jesus.
3. Every satanic fire, locking me out of the fire of God, quench now by the fire of God, in the name of Jesus.

EVENING
4. Thou holy fire, enter me now and incubate my life, in the name of Jesus.
5. Evil legs, walk out of my life and destiny right now, in the name of Jesus.
6. Every witchcraft incantation against my destiny, die now, in the name of Jesus.
7. My Father, clothe me and my family with the garment of fire, in the name of Jesus.

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MOUNTAIN TOP LIFE is a daily devotional by Dr. D.K Olukoya (General Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries, Worldwide)

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