The House of Lords are debating whether to support preventing a no-deal Brexit.
The House of Commons swiftly supported this idea, the Cooper-Letwin bill, by one vote on Wednesday night, meaning there was a slim majority for supporting an extension of Article 50.
In order for the Government to ask the EU for a delay, the bill must pass in the House of Lords. If it does, the Prime Minister could ask the EU for a further delay at a summit next Wednesday.
In the Lords, Lord Leslie Griffiths, a Methodist minister and peer who sits on the Labour benches, took a few minutes out inbetween votes to explain what was going on.
He explained that the proposal seeks to take the initiative of our exit strategy away from the executive (government) and into the hands of parliament.
He told Premier’s News Hour at lunch time: “We are just starting our deliberations now…we’ve already voted three times and I’m standing here and I can hear the bell calling me to vote again and there will be a dozen other calls during the day.”
When asked how he will be voting, he replied: “My position is that…the decision was taken and it was taken by the elected House [of Commons] and the House of Lords mustn’t stand in the way of a piece of legislation that comes to us in that way. So, I will be supporting all the votes that seek to give support for the position the House of Commons established…
Steph Curry’s 1st Film, Breakthrough, Set to Release: ‘You’re Gonna Be Moved’
Less than a year after announcing his desire to help make family and faith-based films, NBA star Stephen Curry’s first movie is set to debut in theaters.
Curry is executive producer of Breakthrough, which releases in theaters April 17 and tells the true story of a 15-year-old boy named John Smith who is thought dead when he falls through an icy pond but regains a pulse when his mom begins praying. Chrissy Metz of This Is Us plays the mother.
It is the first film to have Curry’s name on it as a producer.
Breakthrough producer DeVon Franklin recruited Curry for the project, believing it was a good fit. The boy, Smith, is a basketball player.
“He really wants to do entertainment that’s based in sports and family and faith,” Franklin told a panel of Christian media members last month. “And, I said, ‘Dude, take a look at Breakthrough. … It is family-affirming. Obviously it has faith in it. And if you’re interested, I’ll make you an executive producer.’
“And he read the script in a day and he said, ‘I gotta be a part of this.’ And he said, ‘If you’d have me, I’d love to do it.’”
Curry’s involvement helps the film, Franklin said. The NBA All-Star and Golden State Warriors guard has discussed the movie in various forums, including during an appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden. John Smith,…
TOPIC: Do Not Despair (Mountain Of Fire and Miracle Ministries, MFM Daily Devotional 6 April 2019)
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 Samuel 4-6; Luke 19:1-17
FIRE SCRIPTURE: 1 Samuel 30:1-4
MEMORY VERSE: “If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.” – Proverbs 24:10
The MESSAGE:
Many people will naturally feel bad and sometimes dejected over certain losses depending on the nature and magnitude of the loss. There are some losses you many not so much bother yourself over when they occur, but there are some that will challenge your faith and confidence beyond imagination. A man yet to be confronted by a very formidable enemy and terrible loss is more likely to boast of his emotional strength. Your strength lies in your attitude to the major adversity you suffer. This was the situation David found himself in today’s study.
David was greatly distressed because the Amalekites had kidnapped all the women and children left in the camp at Ziklag and the city was burned. It was the mercy of the Lord that the Amalekites spared the lives of the women and children, for in their raids, David and his men had certainly killed their share of their enemy’s women and children (1 Samuel 27:11). Even though David and his men wept bitterly over this terrible situation, their weeping did not bring any solution to the problem confronting them. Men of war could not figure out a better solution to the problem than weeping profusely.
The next reaction of the soldiers was to stone David to death having failed to figure out the right solution to the problem at hand. Indeed, different people react in different ways to the same circumstances because what life does to us depends on what life finds in us. The attempt to stone David would compound their problem as they would have to contend with the loss of a great leader, which would still not bring any solution to their problem. This threat to David’s life somehow produced a change in his attitude to the problem. Rather then yell at his followers, David chose to seek God’s face concerning the matter. This proved to be a better approach than weeping at a time when human wisdom had failed woefully.
As David consulted the Lord, he was assured that his pursuit of the enemy would meet with success. This triggered a positive move to pursue the enemies even though they had just returned from war front terribly tired. The Lord had spoken but the direction to go was not mentioned. David had to engage his warfare skill to trace the path of the enemies and the Lord guided them to find an Egyptian slave whom his Amalekite master had abandoned because he was ill. The abandonment of the sick slave which was a terrible mistake on the part of the Amalekite soldier became the ingredient for David’s victory. The sick slave was fed and revived by David and he in turn led David and his men to the Amalekites camp where they overpowered them and recovered all they had taken away.
As the Lord delivered David in that dark hour of his life, we can apply this knowledge to better understand how God helps His people when problems and crises come into their lives. First, the Lord encouraged David so that he didn’t despair but trusted the Lord to help him. Whenever a crises comes, we need the courage to face it and we must not try to blame others or pretend that nothing is wrong. The Lord also gave David wisdom to know what to do and the strength to do it. He and his men were weary, but the Lord enabled David and 400 of his men to preserve in their quest for the Amalekite invaders. The Lord also provided David with the facts he needed so he could find where the enemy was camping in that vast wilderness. When we step out by faith and trust the Lord, He will guide us when we need it. Finally, God gave David and his men the strength they needed to defeat the enemy and recover the prisoners and their wealth. Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass. Today may look bleak, but your tomorrow shall be brighter and better, in Jesus’ name.
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE: COURAGE IS ONE STEP AHEAD OF FEAR.
PROPHETIC WORD: You will overcome all your life’s troubles.
PRAYER POINTS:
MORNING
Anxiety and despair, depart from my life by fire, in the name of Jesus.
I shall not be overtaken by fear and hopelessness, in the name of Jesus.
My problems shall become a stepping stone to my greatness, in the name of Jesus. EVENING
O Lord, let my enemies make mistake that will advance my cause, in the name of Jesus.
O Lord, direct my path in the way I should go, in the name of Jesus.
Let the rejoicing of the enemy over my life expire now, in the name of Jesus.
I pursue, I overtake and I recover all the enemies have stolen from me, in the name of Jesus.
MOUNTAIN TOP LIFE is a daily devotional by Dr. D.K Olukoya (General Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries, Worldwide)
Flatimes Notice Board: Until you are born again, God ever abiding presence will never be with you. You must be born again to enjoy continuous victory. Please say the displayed prayer below in faith:
Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name Amen.
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Key Verse: “And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute” (Joshua 16:10).
MESSAGE:
In Egypt, Israel had been surrounded by all kinds of idols and false worship; but leaving Egypt did not automatically guarantee their being completely free from heathen religious influences because the land of Canaan which they were to inherit was as well infested with idol worship and pagan religions. God therefore, continually instructed them to completely drive out the various nations that originally inhabited the promised land (Exodus 23:31b-33). Contrary to God’s command, the Ephraimites failed to drive out the Canaanites but placed them under tribute. The pagan people and their gods which they failed to drive out of the land, eventually became thorns in their flesh (Judges 2:1-3). God’s covenant to protect and keep them was broken; both Ephraim and the entire nation of Israel suffered as they experienced series of oppression and defeat from the enemy nations.
Many so-called Christians do not let go of old “little foxes” after they claim to have been converted. The scriptures says “take us the little foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines…” (Songs of Solomon 2:15). Samson refused to let go of that fox (Delilah). She soon became the snare that cut short both his ministry and life. Judas Iscariot held on to covetousness, the snare that led him to eternal perdition. Is there any sinful lifestyle you still cherish or nurture? You need to sincerely and forcefully combat it by genuinely and penitently going to the Lord in repentance. Get rid of the fox before it ensnares you in life and even in eternity.
Thought For The Day: Remove that friendly enemy before it takes hold of your life.
The Bible In One Year: John 16-18
DCLM Daily Manna was written by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi; is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.
Flatimes’ Notice Board: Until you are born again, God ever abiding presence will never be with you. You must be born again to enjoy continuous victory. Please say the displayed prayer below in faith:
Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name Amen.
If you just prayed the prayer of salvation online please send your testimonies and prayer request to [email protected], 07026385437 OR 08141320204.
Matt. 5:16 -Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Change does not take place by changing location, nationality or church; no, change takes place when you change. Nothing can ever change until you change. Change is not moving to a new location because an Alligator cannot change to a Crocodile no matter the change of location.
Change begins with you changing. Until there is a change on your inside, there cannot be a change around you. There has to be a change on your inside first before you can effect changes around you.
It is a changed man that changes the world. It is your change that can determine the extent to which you can change others. There cannot be a change until there is a change in your character because character is the real you and the foundation for success.
If you want to be a world changer, determine to honour God by living and standing for godliness. The easiest way to change the world is to have character. The world is looking for changed people.
James 3:11-14 -Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? 12 Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh. 13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. 14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
You must stand for something; you must have values. Martin Luther King Junior said, “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy”
The loudest message you preach is the life you live. Just change and your friends will follow you to Christ even without preaching to them. The life you live is a greater message than the ones you speak. You can’t change the world until you change your life. Change starts with a renewed mindset and by self-discipline.
Rom. 12:2 – And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Your mind should go for the things that are perfect; it should go for the word of God. Your mind should only do what God wants you to do; anything contrary to that, your mind has to drop it if you want to be a world changer.
God bless you
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Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name Amen.
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The redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and [grief] shall flee away. – Isaiah 51:11
Did you know that as a believer you’ve been redeemed from the curse of grief and sorrow by the blood of Jesus Christ? You don’t have to put up with them any more than you have to put up with sin or sickness or disease.
God started teaching me about this personally several months before my mother went home to be with Him in August 1988. Every time He’d show me something about it, I’d put it into practice. (You ought to do that with anything God is teaching you. Start practicing it now, and you can walk in it when the time comes!)
So, eight and a half months before my mother left, I began standing against grief and sorrow. I made a decision to “sorrow not.” Immediately the devil began to attack my emotions.
But I’d say, “No. I won’t receive that. I take authority over these feelings in Jesus’ Name. I’ve given my body as a sacrifice well-pleasing unto the Lord, and I won’t partake of anything but His joy.” Then I’d start speaking the Word and praising out loud.
I went through three rugged days of resisting until those sorry spirits were gone.
What I’m telling you is this: You’re going to have to stand against grief and sorrow. It doesn’t belong to you. It’s not from your heavenly Father. You may have to walk the floor all night long. But instead of worrying and crying, walk the floor and quote the Word until that heavy spirit leaves and the joy of the Lord comes.
Remember who you are. You’re the one who shall obtain gladness and joy. You’re the one sorrow and grief shall flee away from. You are the redeemed!
Scripture Reading: Psalm 97
This message was written by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland, the leader of the Kenneth Copeland Ministries (www.KCM.org) that specializes in teaching principles of bible faith – prayer, healing, salvation and other biblical topics.
Matthew 13:15, ‘For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.’
Text: Matthew 13:14-23
The word ‘waxed’ means ‘to become gradually more intense or to increase’ and shows that this condition of the heart is not something we are born with or that strikes us suddenly. It has to be nurtured over a prolonged period of time. This is why we should not violate our conscience, even in small things. Guarding our conscience will keep us sensitive to God and will stop our hearts from becoming hardened. If we will stay faithful to God, even in the small things, then we will be faithful in the more important things also.
Keeping the commandments doesn’t affect God’s willingness to love us, but it affects our awareness of how much He loves us. If we live in sin, our conscience becomes defiled and it condemns us. It’s not God condemning us, but our conscience. God still loves us. John was speaking of this same thing in 1 John 3:20, when he said, ‘For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.’ However, as far as this earthly life goes, our awareness of God’s love is everything. Therefore, we must keep Satan from blinding us to the love of God.
The most effective way of doing this is to give no place to the devil through sin. John went on to say in 1 John 3:21, ‘Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.’ Holiness is essential in keeping our hearts assured of the love of God (1 Jn. 3:19). It’s the nature of a Christian to walk in the light and not in darkness. When you are rightly informed of who you are and what you have in Christ, holiness just naturally flows out of you. That’s your nature.
This message was written by The Association of Related Ministries International (ARMI) is an extension of Andrew Wommack Ministries (AWM). ARMI is a unique partnership committed to providing resources to help like-minded ministers succeed in a spirit of excellence and to draw from the experience and expertise of both the AWM and Charis Bible College staff. (www.awmi.net).
Search the Book of the Lord . . . — Isaiah 34:16 (TLB)
A knowledge of the Bible is essential to a rich and meaningful life. For the words of this Book have a way of filling in the missing pieces, of bridging the gaps, of turning the tarnished colors of our life to jewel-like brilliance. Learn to take your every problem to the Bible. Within its pages you will find the correct answer. But most of all, the Bible is a revelation of the nature of God. The philosophers of the centuries have struggled with the problem of a Supreme Being. Who is He? What is He? Where is He? If there is such a Person, is He interested in me? If so, how can I know Him? These and a thousand other questions about God are answered in this Holy Book we call the Bible.
Prayer for the day: How glorious it is to read Your Word and learn more of You, my Savior and my Lord!
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.
Labour’s Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) criticised Mark Francois (Rayleigh and Wickford) for his comments in the run-up to Easter.
Shortly after the legislation put forward by Yvette Cooper passed its final Commons hurdle late on Wednesday, Mr Francois (pictured above) called it a “constitutional outrage”.
The leading Eurosceptic said the Bill had been “rammed through in four hours”, then quoted from the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament, adding: “The public won’t be impressed by this. Forgive them father, they know not what they do.”
He was criticised by some MPs in the chamber at the time but not by the Speaker John Bercow, and on Thursday morning at Business Questions, Mr Sheerman (pictured below) called for a debate on “the way we treat each other, the respect, the language that we use”.
He said to Leader of the Commons Andrea Leadsom: “Could she particularly bear in mind something that was very offensive said last night by the member for Rayleigh and Wickford, when at this time we are in Lent and approaching Easter, when he said, ‘Forgive them father for they know not what they do’.
“To a Christian, and I’m a former parliamentary church warden, it was deeply offensive to use that phrase in the context of a debate on Brexit. It was offensive, and I do hope that we can have discussion about what is and what isn’t appropriate to say in this House.”
Yale Law School Pulls Fellowship Funding for Students Working at Christian Organizations
Yale Law School has reportedly stripped students completing fellowships with “religious or conservative public interest organizations” of financial aid.
According to Aaron Haviland of the Federalist, after Yale refused to allow conservative Christian law group Alliance Defending Freedom to come to campus to discuss the highly publicized Masterpiece Cakeshop case, they further restricted conservative and religious voices on campus by denying students who work for conservative companies funding during their summer fellowships.
Haviland wrote, “On March 25, one month after the controversy, Yale Law School announced via email that it was extending its nondiscrimination policy to summer public interest fellowships, postgraduate public interest fellowships, and loan forgiveness for public interest careers.”
He continued noting that “The school will no longer provide financial support for students and graduates who work at organizations that discriminate on the basis of ‘sexual orientation and gender identity and expression.’”
According to Haviland, who is a current law student at Yale Law School, the university took this action after an LGBTQ+ rights group called the Outlaws took issue with Yale’s admissions policy. Reportedly, the group “demanded” Yale Law school “clarify” its admissions policies for conservative students who…
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