MP says Christians should pray for Trump and North Korean leader’s ‘historic’ meeting

Despite the two men trading insults for months, the leaders are expected to hold face-to-face talks by May.

Christian Conservative MP Gary Streeter, who is a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea, told Premier that while he is surprised by the potential meeting, he remains cautiously hopeful.

 

Speaking during Premier’s News Hour about his reaction to Mr Trump’s decision, he said:” I am surprised but if it triggers some kind of breakthrough for the people of North Korea then of course it would be very welcome indeed.”

The new development would put two leaders who have repeatedly insulted, threatened and dismissed each other in the same room, possibly in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang.

It would have been an unthinkable suggestion just a few months ago, when the insults were at their peak.

The North Korean dictator called Mr Trump a “senile dotard”, while Mr Kim was labelled a “Little Rocket Man” by the US president.

Meanwhile, the North was firing off regular weapons tests in a dogged march towards its goal of developing a viable nuclear arsenal that can threaten the US mainland.

Mr Streeter told Premier its important Christians begin praying for the leaders before they meet.

“We should as Christians be praying about this meeting. It is important that we pray about big global events and pray for our leaders.

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Open Heavens 10 March 2018 Saturday — Holiness Made Simple

Topic: Holiness Made Simple [Open Heavens 10th Saturday March 2018] Memorise: “If ye love me, keep my commandments.” – John 14:15 Read: 1 Samuel 15:16-23 (KJV) 16 Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the…

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Church stabbing victim says he’s left with mixed emotions and no closure after suspect dies in prison

John Delahaye from Ettington was due to stand trial on Monday, but was pronounced dead exactly a week beforehand.

The 46-year-old was charged with attempted murder, making threats to kill, wounding, and two counts of possessing a bladed weapon.

 

Delahaye was arrested on Sunday 10th September last year after a church elder and two other men suffered injuries during a service at the New Jerusalem Apostolic Church in Aston.

Adam Brooks, who was injured in the attack, told Premier he had mixed emotions when he found out about Delahaye’s death.

“It’s very sad to hear because he was person, he had a family,” he said.

“It still matters that he was a person and I would have never wanted anyone to die. But I do feel a bit disappointed because I did think the trial would be the moment of closure to move forward and let go of this whole thing.”

Brooks said he is reminded of the attack every day as he has scars on his neck and hand.

He added: “I can’t change anything now. He’s no longer here to tell him how I feel. I can’t allow this thing to hold me back because there’s nothing I can do about it.

“I have to literally pray for myself, pray for him and his family and hope the long term picture is that I’m able…

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Former nightclub boss set to lead Scottish church

Rev Mike Weaver, 49, used to co-own Los Locos, a venue which prides itself on being Covent Garden’s longest happy hour bar but after resisting a call to ministry for ten years, he decided it was finally time to ditch the nightclub business.

Expalining what led that decision, he said in a statement: “My 20’s saw me with little time for church, instead concentrating on the world of work, sport, motorbikes and life in general. Over time, I fell out of love with the nightclub business.

 

“The late nights, the drunks and all that goes with it made me realise that the industry was not one I felt comfortable working in so I left in 2008. God had been working in my life since an Alpha course in 2000, after which I slowly sensed a calling into ministry.

The Church of Scotland

 

“I strenuously sought to resist the call, and managed to do so for almost about a decade.”

Rev Weaver enrolled in New College in Edinburgh to study divinity in 2012 and after graduating in 2015, and completed placements in a number of churches.

He has been ordained as the minister of Gillespie Memorial Church in Dunfermiline, which is his first full-time charge.

Rev Weaver, who was raised in the Methodist Church and has lived in the south of France and Australia, said his ambition was to lead a congregation in “faithful obedience” to the Gospel and making Jesus known to more…

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John Sentamu looking forward to weekend ‘doing nothing but talking about Jesus’

Ranging from a silent disco to meeting ‘Ace’ from the television show Gladiator and a floral festival, Dr John Sentamu has got support from local Anglicans, Methodists, United Reformists and members of the Salvation Army.

Describing the four-day Moving Mountains movement, Dr John Sentamu told Premier: “We’re absolutely very evangelistic in what we’re doing.

 

“That’s all I look forward to; just to be given Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday doing nothing but talking about the saviour who died, rose again and wants people to be restored with one another and with God, out of whom we find life in all its fullness.”

Among the 500 events scheduled are a photographic exhibition, quiz night, country market, a dialect evening and a strongman act.

Ian Brittan

 

Dr John added: “This is all kinds of different projects; I’ve got a few lectures to give but at the end of those lectures I’m actually telling them that without knowing Christ, life is pretty not what it’s supposed to be.”

Described as the first event of its kind in the country, Moving Mountains is being promoted with the slogan “God loves you more than you will ever know”.

Ian Brittan

 

It’s intended to encourage congregations to reach out to their communities.

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CJ Mahaney Withdraws From T4G Conference Amid Concerns Over Past Sovereign Grace Sexual Abuse Scandal

(Photo: SBTS/Youtube)C. J. Mahaney, pastor of Sovereign Grace Church of Louisville, speaks at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, in 2013.

The pastor who once led Sovereign Grace Churches, which was embroiled in a sexual abuse scandal that broke in 2012, has withdrawn from an upcoming Reformed conference amid contentions that concerns remain about how the cases were handled.

In a statement Wednesday on the Together for the Gospel conference website, CJ Mahaney, former president of Sovereign Grace Ministries, now called Sovereign Grace Churches, announced that he would not be speaking at the T4G gathering scheduled to take place the second week of April in Louisville, Kentucky. He explained that he chose to withdraw so he could promote the conference, which began in 2006, so as not to be a distraction.

Mahaney went on to say that he also felt the need to defend himself and Sovereign Grace in this instance.

“Sovereign Grace churches are led by godly men and filled with good and godly people who love Christ and His Gospel. So that there is no lack of clarity on this: I am innocent of the allegations that have been made against me personally, and the recent, public characterizations of Sovereign Grace as a whole are absolutely false. I categorically reject the…

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God is about human flourishing

Dr John was nominated by Her Majesty the Queen to become the sixth person to take up the post and succeed the late Bishop John Wraw.

He used the occasion to set out his mission of letting people know that God is with everyone in challenging times.

 

Dr John is currently Archdeacon of Barking in East London. He has been described by Rt Rev Stephen Cottrell, the Bishop of Chelmsford as “a wise and gifted theologian and pastor”.

Dr John said he’s “humbled and honoured” to accept his new position and his new mission to Essex will be one of “serving the churches and communities”.

He added: “I am passionate about the Christian faith that can transform individuals, communities and institutions, and about communicating that faith through pastoral care, teaching and community engagement.

“God is about human flourishing. He is there for every Essex Man and every Essex Woman.

“I am aware of the social, economic and cultural challenges faced by the communities in the area. I am committed to working with and serving the churches and communities in this part of Essex.”

Bishop Stephen Cottrell said Dr John will do well in his new role as he “has won the trust and affection of the parishes, supported the mission of the Church, and helped ensure each community was served effectively” as the Archdeacon of Barking.

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Pastor Robert Jeffress says he’ll ‘never walk away’ from Trump even if affair claims are true

Speaking on Fox News, the Dallas, Texas pastor responded to critics that have called evangelical supporters of the president “hypocrites” since Stormy Daniels’ allegations came to light.

“Well, it’s absolutely ludicrous,” Jeffress said to host Martha MacCallum.

 

“Evangelicals know they’re not compromising their beliefs in order to support this great president.

“And let’s be clear – evangelicals still believe in the commandment ‘thou shalt not have sex with a porn-star’… however, whether this president violated this commandment or not is totally irrelevant to our support of his for two quick reasons.

“First of all evangelicals knew they weren’t voting for an altar boy when they voted for Donald Trump. We supported him because of his policies and his strong leadership.

“Secondly… evangelicals understand the concept of sin and forgiveness. Look, we are all sinners, we all need forgiveness – that forgiveness is available through Christ for anyone that asks. Whether the president needs that forgiveness for this particular allegation, whether he’s asked for it is between him, his family and his God.”

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Why was Helen Mirren called a “queen among mortals”?

Seventy-two-year-old actress Helen Mirren made headlines recently when she released pictures of herself before and after she was made up for her appearance at Sunday night’s Academy Awards. Time magazine claimed that the candid pictures “prove she’s a queen among mortals.”

Aging is a decision as well as a reality.

Scientists have confirmed that exercise in old age prevents the immune system from declining. After following 125 long-distance cyclists, some now in their 80s, they found that they had the immune systems of twenty-year-olds.

On the other hand, we can miss some of life’s greatest opportunities at any age.

A note written by Albert Einstein to an Italian woman scientist who declined to meet him sold at auction this week in Jerusalem. Einstein wrote the note to Elisabetta Piccini, a chemistry student who lived one floor above his sister. However, as the auction house explained, she was “introverted and too shy to meet with such a famous person.”

Live life in chapters

Philosopher Elton Trueblood encouraged us to live life in chapters. The present chapter is made possible by the previous one and leads to the next. Be present where you are, remembering that all of God there is, is in this moment. But also look for ways God is redeeming the present for the eternal.

Exodus 17 illustrates Trueblood’s advice: “All the congregation of the people of Israel moved on from the wilderness of Sin by stages, according to the commandment of the Lord” (v. 1a).

As they followed God’s leading, however, “there was no water for the people to drink. Therefore the people quarreled with Moses and said, ‘Give us water to drink’” (vv. 1b-2). If the Lord was indeed leading his people “by stages,” why would he lead them here?

God’s direction to Moses provides our answer: “Pass on before the people, taking with you some of the elders of Israel, and take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. Behold, I will…

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