Billy Graham Devotional 14 November 2018 – Unbreakable

Topic: Unbreakable [Billy Graham Devotional 14 November 2018]

. . . but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. — Joshua 24:15

The basic unit of any society is the home. When the home begins to break, the society is on the way to disintegration. Thousands of homes are almost on the rocks. Many couples are fearful lest their home, too, will be broken some day. There is one great insurance policy that you can take out, in order to guarantee the unity and happiness of your home. It is simple: Make Christ the center of your home.

A home is like a solar system. The center, the great sun, holds the solar system together. If it were not for the sun, the solar system would fly to pieces. Unless the Son of God is put at the center of your home, it, too, may fly to pieces.

Prayer for the day: How easy it is to push You to one side, Lord, and superficially remember Your blessings. May we always keep You at the center of all that we do in our homes.

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Written by Billy Graham, Founder of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association(BGEA). BGEA exists to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ by every effective means and to equip the church and others to do the same.

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Open Heaven 14 November 2018 – It is a New Dawn!

Open Heaven 14 November 2018 Wednesday Daily Devotional by Pastor E A Adeboye – It is a New Dawn!

Topic: It is a New Dawn! (Open Heaven 14 November 2018)

Memorise: “We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:”– 2 Peter 1:19

Read: Exodus 12:1-11 (KJV)

1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,

2 This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.

3 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:

4 And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.

5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:

6 And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.

7 And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.

8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.

9 Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.

10 And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.

11 And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD’S passover.

Bible in One Year: Ezekiel 3-4, Luke 21:29-22:13

Open Heaven 14 November 2018 Wednesday MESSAGE:

The children of Israel experienced a new dawn when they left Egypt in circumstances that only God could have made possible. If the Lord could give a new dawn to a nation of slaves, I know that you will also experience a new dawn this season in Jesus’ Name. The Lord told Moses and Aaron that the month of their exodus from Egypt would be the beginning of months to them. In other words, it would become the first month of a new year to them. To someone using this devotional, regardless of the fact that we are in November, this shall be the beginning of months to you because you are entering into your new year this month. You cannot afford to wait till the last day of this year to receive that miracle you desire so much, because the Lord is able and willing to do it now. He has done it before and He will still do it again. We experienced this dimension of the Lord’s move in Nigeria a couple of years ago. The country was severely under the siege of a totalitarian ruler, and the children of God were seriously praying for the country’s deliverance. During one of our monthly Holy Ghost Service meetings, the Lord suddenly spoke to me that I should instruct the congregation to greet each other “Happy New Year”! Amazingly, this was the middle of the year. As usual, I obeyed my Commander-in-Chief; the brethren greeted each other “Happy New Year”, and we closed the meeting. Barely 48 hours afterwards, the siege over the nation was lifted. Announce to yourself or those around you that it is a new dawn, and so shall it be in Jesus’ Name.

After declaring a new dawn for the Israelites, God dealt with the enemies that held them bound, so much so that their king called for Moses and Aaron in the middle of the night, begging them to lead the Israelites out of the land. These were the same people he had held in captivity for years (Exodus 12:31-33). Beloved, Psalm 126:1 says:

“When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.”

When the Lord brings you to a new dawn, even your neighbours may not easily recognise you, because your level would have changed drastically. Can you believe that Pharaoh even asked Moses to pray for him! I decree into your life this day, by the time the Lord accomplishes what He intends to do for you, your enemies will come begging for intercessory prayers in Jesus’ Name. Beloved, I announce to you today, it is a new dawn. All that is required of you is to keep to the precepts of God’s word, and don’t ever let it cross your mind to go back to the Egypt of sin again.

Open Heaven 14 November 2018 Wednesday Prayer Point:

Father, I receive my new dawn of joy, victory, breakthrough and perfect walk with You in Jesus’ Name.

Also Read: Open Heaven 13 November 2018 – This Book of the Law

Open Heaven 14 November 2018 Wednesday Hymn 6: A New Thing
(Tune: There shall be showers of Blessing)

1. We will soon shout Halleluyah
Because GOD will do new things
Sinners will soon be forgiven
Prodigals will come home soon.

Chorus:
Shout Halleluyah
Because God will do new things
Rivers in desert now flowing
Halleluyah to our king.

2. We will soon shout Halleluyah
Because God will do new things
Sickness and sorrow will be gone
Bondage will be forgotten.

3. We will soon shout Halleluyah
Because God will do new things
The barren will be fruitful soon
Failure will be forgotten

4. We will soon shout Halleluyah
Because God will do new things
Poverty will be forgotten
Stagnancy will soon be gone.

5. We will soon shout Hallelujah
Because God will do new things
To all miracles are given
There shall be celebrations

6. We will soon shout Halleluyah
Because God will do new things
Many will have testimonies
Of prayers answered fully

7. We will soon shout Halleluyah
Because God will do new things
One of us will chase a thousand
Two will conquer ten thousand.

8. We will soon shout Halleluyah
Because God will do new things
Songs of praises we will sing
Halleluyah to our King.

Open Heaven 14 November 2018 Wednesday Daily Devotional guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries. The Open Heavens devotional application is available across all mobile platforms and operating systems: iOS, Android, Blackberry, Nokia, Windows Mobile and PC. Open Heaven 14 November 2018 Wednesday Daily Devotional.

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The Lord’s Supper in Pill Form? New Product Sparks Debate

The Lord’s Supper in Pill Form? New Product Sparks Debate



A Colorado woman is selling the elements of communion in two pills — matzo bread powder in one pill and red wine extract in the other — and sparking debate over the definition of the Lord’s Supper.


Theresa Lay, a businesswoman, told CBS4 in Denver that the pills can be used by Christians who are traveling or who are in remote locations, such as military personnel overseas.


“Large groups or just people on the go who want to worship and give thanks to God,” she said. “That’s pretty much how I invented the communion pill.”


The product is called “God’s Pill.” She came up with the idea during a personal tragedy. 


“I had gone through loss in my life and I was taking daily communion,” she said. “And I thought about a portable way, a quick and easy way to do it.”


Lay added, “I believe communion brings hope and healing to the world. It’s been 2,000 years since the last supper and it’s new every time someone celebrates.”


Readers on the CBS4 Facebook page were divided over her product.


“I don’t think that’s what God had in mind,” one person wrote.


Wrote another person, “I have friends in the mission field and though I don’t care for the name, see it as a way for them to celebrate communion in far-away places.”


Michael Foust is a freelance writer. Visit his blog, MichaelFoust.com


Photo courtesy: Debby Hudson/Unsplash

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Pope gives Vatican’s sex abuse investigator prominent role

The move is a sign that Francis is looking to improve the Holy See’s response to abuse at a time the church and papacy are facing a credibility crisis.

 

Francis named Archbishop Charles Scicluna as a deputy, or adjunct secretary, at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Vatican office that processes sex abuse cases.

Archbishop Scicluna had been the congregation’s chief prosecutor for a decade and was credited with turning the church around, with new procedures making it easier to defrock paedophiles.

However, Pope Benedict XVI sent him to his native Malta in 2012 as bishop after his tough line ruffled too many feathers in the Vatican bureaucracy.

Archbishop Scicluna retains his Malta post.

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Tim Tebow is Set to Host New Competition Show, Million Dollar Mile

Tim Tebow is Set to Host New Competition Show, Million Dollar Mile



Minor League baseball player and former NFL football player Tim Tebow, is set to host the CBS’s upcoming competition series Million Dollar Mile.


Tebow, who is currently working as a college football commentator for ESPN, will be hosting the high stakes physical competition series with the voice of the LA Chargers Matt “Money” Smith and sports commentator Maria Taylor. 


The ten-episode series follows competitors as they try to win $1 million. According to Deadline.com, competitors will have the opportunity to win the $1 million prize when they run the Million Dollar Mile, but first, they must complete what Deadline is calling, “the most challenging course ever designed.” 


While completing the course, competitors will also have to beat elite athletes whose job is to stop the contestants from winning the money. 


The series is currently in production in Los Angeles for a ten-episode series and is set to be broadcast on CBS.


“Watching good people compete at their highest ability is always inspirational to me,” said Tebow while speaking of the show. “Million Dollar Mile is a show that does just that – it motivates, thrills and is aspirational, and I’m excited to be hosting this show.”


Million Dollar Mile is being executive produced by NBA MVP LeBron James and his SpringHill Entertainment company. 


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Harvest Bible Chapel’s Chief Information Officer Allegedly Stole $270K

(Photo: Harvest Bible Chapel)Jeffery ‘Jeff’ Parham is Harvest Bible Chapel’s chief information officer.

Harvest Bible Chapel in greater Chicago whose founder James MacDonald recently slapped several former members and an independent journalist with a defamation lawsuit, has reported their chief information officer for allegedly stealing approximately $270,000.

The church first cited the theft in an October 23 email to members stating the amount represented less than one percent of their annual budget.

“Last week, we discovered evidence that a non-ministry member of our staff who worked in operations defrauded the church of an amount of money. If the evidence proves true, this would lead to a criminal charge being filed, and a preliminary report was filed today with the Elgin police department,” the church said.

“The amount of money in question appears to be less than 1% of our annual budget and the time period appears to be less than a year. This person has never led any public ministry in our church and is on leave pending the completion of this investigation. We are looking to lay leaders and outside expertise who will work with our insurance on maximum recovery of funds. A full report will come to the congregation as soon as the investigation is complete and the…

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Abuse victims seen as ‘third class citizens’ by Catholic Church, says complainant

The alleged victim told how he was abused by Father John Tolkien, son of The Hobbit author JRR Tolkien, in 1970, two years after the priest had apparently admitted ordering a group of Scouts to strip naked.

A week-long series of hearings of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse is examining the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham’s response to allegations made against four priests including Fr Tolkien, who died in 2003.

The inquiry has already heard that the archdiocese had been made aware in 1968 of a complaint against Fr Tolkien, but that he had been “sent for treatment” and the matter had not been reported to police at the time.

On Tuesday an alleged victim said it was “unbelievable” that the priest had been able to return to ministry, as he described the abuse he suffered.

He told the hearing in central London: “Knowing that two years later he abused me in the same church or the same school and then they had the nerve to deny the claim that he did anything wrong when they must have known about it for years.

“And Vincent Nichols, the so-called cardinal of England and Wales, has the nerve to start talking to the solicitors on how to cover things up. That’s not Christian. Unbelievable.”

The former archbishop of Birmingham Vincent Nichols, now the Archbishop of Westminster, was due to give evidence to the panel this week but is unwell and will now…

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Tribal Leaders Join Hands with Hindu Extremists to Persecute Christians in Jharkhand, India

Tribal Leaders Join Hands with Hindu Extremists to Persecute Christians in Jharkhand, India



HYDERABAD, India, November 13, 2018 (Morning Star News) – Five families in eastern India were at a worship service last month when they received a phone call telling them to return to their homes immediately.

 

The Christians rushed nearly four miles from their church in Lisiya village to their homes in Durula, West Singhbhum District in Jharkhand state, where they found the shanty of one of the families in ruins. Villagers under the influence of tribal movement Adivasi Ho Samaj had left the home of Sidiu Bari and his family in shambles.

 

Members of the Adivasi Ho Samaj, which in turn had come under the influence of Hindu extremists to join forces against the spread of Christianity, persuaded villagers that they must drive the five Christian families out, area resident Subod Sinku told Morning Star News.

 

“They damaged Bari’s roof, threw away their clothes and utensils and took away a sum of 20,500 rupees [US$280],” Sinku said. “Even after all this, they were not done. There was lot of verbal abuse and verbal grilling that continued for at least a week after the [Oct. 18] incident.”

 

Threatened with expulsion from the village and with seizure of their farmland, three of the five families converted back to the tribal religion, Sarnaism, he said.

 

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United Methodists, Episcopalians One Step Closer to ‘Full Communion’ With Each Other

(Photo: http://www.ocuir.org)The logos of the United Methodist Church (Left) and The Episcopal Church (Right).

The United Methodist Church and The Episcopal Church are one step closer to entering into an agreement in which they will be in full communion with each other.

At a multiday meeting held last week, the UMC Council of Bishops voted to approve the preparation of legislation to carry out the full communion proposal, titled “A Gift to the World: Co-Laborers for the Healing of Brokenness.”

“In the fractured human community there is a great need for the realization of the unity among the followers of Christ Jesus,” stated the Preamble.

“This proposal for full communion between The Episcopal Church and The United Methodist Church is an effort to bring our churches into closer partnership in the mission and witness to the love of God and thus labor together for the healing of divisions among Christians and for the well-being of all.”

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Churches told ‘fighting together’ is key to tackling knife crime in capital

Rev Les Isaac, CEO of the Ascension Trust – the governing body of Street Pastors – told Premier at the Pan London Churches Serious Violence Summit in Southwark Cathedral on Tuesday that church unity and action is urgently needed.

“The problems that we are facing as a city is a vast problem and no one organisation or one denomination could adequately respond to it,” he said at the event sponsored by the Bishops of London and Southwark.

 

He added: “This summit is saying ‘right across the Christian community, let’s come together, let’s look at the issues, and let’s look at how together we can bring a positive and a strong response to it’.”

In the capital there have been 119 homicides this year – including 69 fatal stabbings.

Five of those occurred in a six-day period this month.

In the past 12 months, in the Diocese of Southwark alone, there have been over 4,500 knife crime offences – around 650 of which have caused injury to a person under 25 years-old.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan told the BBC that it could take ten years to “really make significant progress” to solve London’s violent crime problem.

However, Rev Isaac stressed we risk waiting even longer to see significant changes.

He said: “I think there’s been a lack of serious response to this problem. Before we started Street Pastors it used to be guns, drugs and gangs and even then I was saying, ‘listen, it’s a…

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