Pro-Life Advocates Plan to Protest Opening of Largest Abortion Clinic in U.S.
A coalition of pro-life advocates and religious leaders are planning to gather in Houston on Jan. 18 to oppose what is expected to be the largest abortion clinic in the country. Planned Parenthood is renovating a former bank there into a 78,000 square foot facility, which will include a surgical wing equipped to provide late-term abortions.Most Popular 2009 CBN News Stories
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October 2009
“I beseech you therefore brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 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.” Romans 12:1,2Hello Dear Hearts,
A spiritual revolution would literally shake the world if all born-again believers would re-examine their motives, their goals and present their bodies living sacrifices, transformed by the Word of God through the Holy Spirit to bring the Kingdom of God to earth.
The people who do this will enter into a new dimension of worship. They will walk in close communion with God. When they hear Him speak they will not question or doubt, but will obey. Let us listen intently to the Holy Spirit as He speaks through Paul “To present our bodies a LIVING SACRIFICE “afresh today. IN THIS FINAL HOUR OF TIME, God is preparing “A peculiar people to show forth the praises of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous Light.” God will pour out His blessing upon those who walk together with Him in this covenant. You are one of those people!
September Letter
Hello Dear Hearts,“I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God, for He hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, He hath covered me with the robe of righteousness”…Isa. 61:10a “Arise, shine, your light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.” Isa. 60:
When we are born again it is not our carnal nature that has been born again, but it is a supernatural birth of the SPIRIT OF GOD within us. We enter into a spiritual union with CHRIST in which YOU and I became ONE with HIM. Paul prayed that the Ephesians would know the love of Christ that passes knowledge and experience the IMMEASURABLE, UNLIMITED and UNSURPSSED GREATNESS of His POWER IN US and FOR US!
Using Film to Share the Gospel
Sometimes called the First Lady of Motion Picture Evangelism, Georgia Lee accepted her first role in a Christian film in 1952.
Actress Georgia Lee, for example, has used her years in film to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ.
No stranger to Hollywood,Georgia Lee had spent hours on the sound stage at Warner Brothers Studios and on the small screen as the star of “The Georgia Lee Show.”
Before accepting Jesus as her Savior,Georgia Lee explored the tenets of Buddhism and Islam. She was hungry for meaning but it took time for her to find the truth. “I knew about Jesus,” says Georgia Lee, “but I didn’t know Him.”
The greatest moment of her life, she adds, is when she finally accepted Christ. “At first I expected something dramatic to happen. What I found was better — peace and joy.”
Lee decided to remain in the film industry because she realized there are people who would go to a movie who would never go to church.
The emotion of movies can soften people and can bring them to Christ, she says.
When Lee began acting in Christian films, she caught the attention of Billy Graham. Soon the actress appeared in a string of World Wide Pictures productions, including “Oiltown U.S.A.,” “The Heart is a Rebel,” “Souls in Conflict,” and “Mr. Texas.”
Even today Georgia Lee is a supporter of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. She loves the newer ministries that have sprung up over the last several years, including My Hope World Evangelism through Television and Dare to be a Daniel.
July Letter
Hello Dear Hearts,
“God has told us His SECRET reason for sending Christ, in a plan He decided on in mercy long ago; And this was His purpose, that when the time is ripe He will gather us all together from wherever we are—in HEAVEN or on EARTH—to be with Him in Christ, forever.” Eph.1:9,10 LNT
The mystery of the unrevealed truth of the church is “that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs of the same body and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel,” a truth completely hidden from the Old Testament saints. All believers in Jesus Christ, the Messiah, are equal before the Lord as His children and as citizens of His Eternal Kingdom. Because of Jesus Christ’s substitutionary death and imputed righteousness believers are “accepted in the beloved.”
Sharing Over Wine
Brenda Gittens
“All this newness of life is from God, who brought us back to Himself through what Christ did. And God has given us the task of reconciling people to Him. For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to Himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. This is the wonderful message He has given us to tell others.” (2 Corinthians 5:17-19).
Do you know or can you sense, when that special opportunity comes for you to share your faith with someone whose path you may cross? Not as a big planned project or performance, but just simply being available to the Lord’s will and call anytime and anywhere. Simply sharing what you know about Jesus, and what He’s done for you. (2 Corinthians 4:5). The Holy Spirit working through you, giving you what to say and how to say it. It could even be done over wine!
Church Sleeping Man
by:Anne Jackson
Over the last few months, I’ve had the opportunity to speak at several Sunday morning worship gatherings. Recently, I was thinking about one when a guy fell asleep (I’m pretty sure before I took the stage — I hope…) during the service.
It was a wide room, and he was a rather large man, seated somewhere in the middle. In otherwords, it was impossible to miss him as I would scan the audience to make eye contact.
June Letter
Hello Dear Hearts,
“For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to Himself….And He gave us the wonderful message of reconciliation. So we are Christ’s AMBASSADORS. God is making His appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!” For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.” 2ndCor.5:10a,20,21 NLT
ONLY GOD COULD THINK OF THAT! AND ONLY GOD COULD DO IT!
Christ paid the supreme sacrifice to the Father, that we might receive the unfathomable gift of being CHILDREN OF GOD and JOINT HIERS WITH CHRIST!!!
With that message of reconciliation WE go forward. This has been an exciting month. First of all, thank you for praying for a place for me to live. I told you in the last letter what miracles God had performed to put me where I am. And secondly, a long awaited answer to prayer, my daughter Sammy, was able to visit me.
Because I had just moved in there was much to do. Since I’ve been here on Maui, I’ve always lived in someone else’s apartment; with cooking utensils, pots and pans, glasses, etc, etc. Each day Sammy would have a list of places we were to go and things to get. We picked up showerheads that she put on for me. I can’t begin to list all the MANY things she did, but every day was a quest. I am so grateful! It was such a blessing to have her here.
One late afternoon while shopping, we passed by a young man sitting on the pavement, in a dark corner of a closed store, out of sight. Sammy overheard him say on his cell phone, “Please pray for me. I need all the help I can get.” She grabbed my arm, told me what she heard, and said, “I’ll go in the store, you go to him.” As I turned back, Michael jumped to his feet. I said, “My daughter heard you ask for prayer.” He was amazed and overwhelmed that God had sent someone to pray for him at that very moment. After a brief exchange, we went to the Lord together. When we were through, he was so encouraged to see God’s presence in his life. Had we been one second earlier or one second later none of this would have happened. God exquisitely orchestrated putting him in our path, speaking those words at the precise time Sammy and I passed by. We will probably never know what God is going to do in Michael’s life, but he will never forget that experience.
I was asked to do the spiritual part of a Memorial Service for a man I had previously led to Christ. It was truly a Celebration of Life done in Hawaiian style, on the beach at sunset. His daughters and many friends came to pay tribute to a man who lived a life of accomplishment, purpose, success and Destiny. He spoke seven languages and built huge projects all around the world.
The first time I invited John to go to church with me he readily accepted the invitation. Because of John’s poor hearing, I took notes on the Pastors message for both of us. I arranged a time to meet with him to share them. As I did, the Holy Spirit moved in his heart and he prayed with me to accept Christ. He became a radiant witnessing Christian.
A lovely young woman, Lana, drove me home from the memorial service. As we talked, she told me she designed and made clothes for some of the shops on the Island; but because of the economy, she and a friend were cleaning foreclosed houses, however the banks were not paying them. I said when we arrived at my apartment we could pray about it. Then I began to tell her about what the Lord has done in my life and His love for her. When we parked the car, she prayed to receive Jesus Christ. The next day she left this message on my phone, “Hi Georgia, it’s Lana, the bank called and we’re getting all our money. Also I’m sewing and I’m so full of joy. Thank you for sharing Jesus with me last night, Aloha.”
There are more stories, but not enough room to write.
THANK YOU AMBASSADORS OF CHRIST, FOR YOUR VITAL, PRAYERFUL PARTNERSHIP.
SO MUCH LOVE AND APPRECIATION,
Georgia Lee