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Matthew 9:15 - And Jesus said to them, "Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.”
Click here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkC2LpPmfHM&feature=youtube) to watch our video on the origins and purpose of the “10 Days”.
What’s the Purpose of 10 Days:
Revealing Unity:
Revealing and advancing the unity of the Body of Christ 10 Days is intended to bring together Christians from many different traditions, denominations, and ethnicities of a region to seek God together. While a larger body of believers can’t meet as a city or region daily or weekly, an annual season of joining together is attainable. Since the unity of the church is in Christ, the 10 Days is “uniting the Church with Jesus at the center”. Praying for and with one another leads to loving one another more. Ultimately, unity is nothing more or less than love or one another!
Seeking Maturity:
Awakening, strengthening, and purifying the Body of Christ
1. 10 Days is a time of focusing our attention on God and “unplugging” from the world, even from good things like food, work, or recreation
2. It’s like a spiritual overhaul, an extended time of letting God check “what’s under the hood”. Often, this can result in incredible personal transformation
3. God wants the Church to be a “pure and spotless bride!” 10 Days is an opportunity for God to move us into that identity as never before
4. Often, God uses these seasons catalytically to launch us into new acts of service
Desiring Christ’s Return:
“Eagerly waiting” (Romans 8:25) for the return of Christ
• While longing for Christ’s return is a basic concept in Scripture, it’s something that has not been a focus for many of us
• Jesus is not coming back to “marry” a Church that’s indifferent to his return. He’s coming back for a Bride that’s “eagerly waiting” for Him
• The return of Christ can be controversial and we’re not promoting a specific theological perspective on this issue. The simple fact is this: Christ will come again and his followers are to “long for and hasten” his coming (2 Peter 3:12)
Major Themes:
Consecrated Time:
Many of us have experienced the power of a Christian camp, a prayer retreat, or another set-apart time to seek God. The 10 Days is designed to usher many Christians within a given geographical area into this type of experience together. The result is an acceleration of God’s activity as many people and groups have transforming encounters with God within the span of 10 Days. These gatherings, where God’s presence is manifest and many lives are touched, have the potential to spark the transformation of entire communities.
Mourning:
”Mourning” is a major focus for the 10 Days. This word, which sounds so unattractive, really means this: learning at a heart level what we’re missing and what we’ve lost so that we can receive it.
Truth be told, our hearts and minds are often far from aligned with God’s will and purposes. Not only that: most of the time we’re not even aware of our glaring need. To mourn is to recognize our own poverty apart from God’s grace, to turn away from our own futile ways, and to posture ourselves to receive more and more from our generous Father. It’s mourning in hope, longing for the promises of God, aligning our hearts with God’s priorities so that we might see them come, on earth as it is in heaven.
There are three kinds of mourning that we emphasize (Learn more about mourning):
• Personal: God starts with us as individuals, revealing to us how much He loves us and what Christ has won for us. This enables us to throw off false mindsets and begin to have “the mind of Christ” where we see things as God sees them, not with eyes of the flesh. The Holy Spirit is the leader of this process and it’s His presence that enables it. The Beatitudes (Matt 5:1-12) are key to understanding this type of mourning.
• Intercessory: Daniel’s prayer in Daniel 9 is a clear example of Intercessory mourning, where Daniel petitions God to return the Israelites to Jerusalem as He had already promised to do. This type of mourning is on behalf of others and because of God’s promises. We pray God’s prayers and promises, “Your Kingdom Come, Your will be done” recognizing that around the world there is incredible darkness and suffering affecting real people unless He comes. This time is an opportunity to receive God’s compassion for other people.
• Longing for Christ’s Return: The Bible concludes with a cry for Christ’s return, “Even so, come, Lord Jesus!” 10 Days is an opportunity to let our hearts feel the weight of His absence so that we can long for His coming.
Fasting: Participating ministries will extend an invitation to 10 days of fasting (Sept 4-14 2013). We recommend that believers consider a Daniel Fast (vegan fast) or a liquid fast for the 10 Days.
Ongoing Worship and Prayer is the heart of the 10 days. Believers are invited to devote this time to corporate worship, prayer, and waiting on God together. These expressions of humility and dependence invite a response from God who “humbles the proud, but exults the humble.”
Evening Gatherings are the most visible part of the 10 days. Each night, a different group of congregations and ministries will host a gathering of worship, prayer, and communion in a different location. If you attend night-to-night, you’ll get to see the fundamental unity and incredible diversity of Christ’s body in your region, and probably make some new friends in the process.
Many Cities: The vision for this time is for many cities/regions to come together at the same time each year. Find out what cities are doing the 10 Days.
Fall Feasts: 10 Days occurs during the Days of Awe on the Biblical calendar, beginning with the Day of Trumpets and ending with the Day of Atonement. These feasts are an important part of our common Biblical tradition. Many believe that the fall feasts (Trumpets, Atonement, and Tabernacles) symbolically point to the return of Christ.
Acts of Reconciliation: 10 Days is an ideal time for the Body of Christ to do something together for their community. This may include various acts of reconciliation: corporate action intended to reach out to or bless a particular part of the community that may be estranged. Possibilities include evangelism, a financial gift, sharing a meal together, reaching out to an estranged group, care for the poor, or an apology to groups or individuals that have been offended.
Sharia courts subvert British law
Sharia law is undermining the ‘concept of judicial equality’ at the expense of the vulnerable, a prominent peer has warned. Baroness Cox says Britain no longer operates ‘under a single legal code’ and that Sharia is ‘effectively a parallel quasi-legal system operating within some Muslim communities’. The warning comes after an undercover investigation revealed that two imams were prepared to marry a twelve-year-old to grown men ‘under the aegis of Sharia law’. Lady Cox, in an article for the Daily Mail, cautions: ‘No society can function effectively with a parallel quasi-legal system, with some people having, in practice, drastically diminished legal rights because of their religion and their gender.’ She adds: ‘In so many ways, Sharia law treats women as second-class citizens, whether it be in inheritance rights or divorce. ‘According to Sharia law, for instance, a woman’s word counts for only half the value of that of a man.’
Pray: for a resolution to this issue that restores judicial equality for all. (1Jo.5:3)
More: http://www.christian.org.uk/news/peer-sharia-courts-subvert-british-law/
BBC thinks Christians are ‘lunatics’ says presenter
The BBC has a mindset that assumes Christians are ‘lunatics’, one of its own broadcasters has said. Roger Bolton, former Sunday programme host, said a ‘liberal secular elite’ is dominating television. He said: ‘Just because somebody is against gay marriage or against IVF doesn’t necessarily mean they are a lunatic.’ Mr Bolton also thinks the BBC unfairly pokes fun at Christianity but would not dare with Islam. He said: ‘Other faiths do not have to put up with what Christianity has to put up with. ‘Muslims in particular ought to be mature enough in this country to take that humour. ‘Christians do have a right to say it’s about time that the satire which applied to them ought to be applied to others.’ Roger Bolton was speaking at the BBC’s Re: Think festival in Salford for an event called ‘Rethinking the God Slot. Mr Bolton has said in the past that BBC television executives are ‘secular and sceptical.’
Pray: God to raise up Christian men and women to work at all levels in the BBC including senior management. (Ro.1:16)
More: http://www.christian.org.uk/news/bbc-thinks-christians-are-lunatics-says-presenter/
September 12-14, 2012, Fremont, California (www.11hourcall.org)
The Chinese carry a unique end-time mandate that has been hidden in the heart of God since the beginning of time: just as “Wise Men from the East” witnessed Jesus’ first coming to earth, the Lord desires to use the Chinese as His instrument to help awaken and prepare the Bride of Christ worldwide for the Lord’s return.
Over the past few years, God has begun gathering together Chinese believers of like heart and spirit in Asia in a journey to see the fulfillment of His kingdom coming and His will being done on earth as it is in heaven among the Chinese (Matthew 6:10). And by His sovereign design, God has also placed a seed of the Chinese into the soil of many nations, including North America. By right of bloodline, these Chinese believers carry the same mandate to sound the cry at the midnight hour heralding the Bridegroom’s return for the North American Church.
Today, the eyes of the Lord are roaming to and fro seeking a remnant who are willing to wait upon Him for His steps to unlock the destined purposes for the Chinese in North America. If your heart resonates with this end-time call and you are an established or emerging leader among the Chinese believers or you have a desire to stand with the Chinese in this hour, we invite you to join with other believers from throughout North America for the Mobilize Gathering in Fremont, California, September 12-14, 2012.
Calling for a 40-day fasting:
Pastor Imiel released this word on July 19 regarding this gathering:
The Lord says regarding North America Chinese gathering I want to emphasize that such a gathering will be a turning point in the North American Chinese. Such a turning point will transform the whole body of such churches. That’s why the enemy is resisting fiercely not to see such a gathering happening to the point that such resistance will increase more and more. But I need corporate fasting, otherwise if there is no room for corporate fasting, it should be postponed. But I will awaken many leaders in North America to rise up and seek my face. But such a gathering, as I told you, should be preceded with corporate fasting because there will be a breakthrough in North American Chinese churches says the Lord. Amen.
This is a key for transforming the North American Chinese. Pastor David felt “we cannot afford to postpone this gathering—I believe September is the time the Lord desires for this to happen, and we need to rise up and press through the resistance.”
As the Renewal Fellowship pastors sought the Lord regarding this, we decided to call a:
1. 40-day fast from August 4-September 12 to contend for the destiny of the North American Chinese.
2. Joint Prayer meeting August 20th, 7:30 p.m., at Amazing Grace Christian Fellowship, 7416 Victoria Dr.
Please join this fast in whatever way the Lord leads. This invitation-only gathering will take place at the Forerunner Christian church (39620 Sundale Drive, Fremont, California 94538) beginning Wednesday, September 12, at 7:00 p.m. and continuing with morning, afternoon and evening meetings through late in the evening Friday, September 14.
For more information or to register, please visit our website www.11hourcall.org.
Blessings,
Pastoral Team
“Is Iran Inviting Israel to Attack? With its extreme rhetoric in recent days, Iran seems to be daring Israel to attack, either because Iran's leaders do not believe Israel is in fact prepared to attack and are calling its bluff or because they think an Israeli attack would fail to do significant damage to its nuclear facilities. Iran’s new threats come at a sensitive time when senior Israeli officials may be on the brink of deciding whether to attack. They will certainly influence Israel's decision, as will a forthcoming UN report that is expected to show that Iran's nuclear program is accelerating.”
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Please keep the Iran-Israeli stand-off in your prayers. This is especially dangerous and could lead to a wider regional or even world war of great destruction. Let’s watch over this situation with vigilance.
“Is Iran Inviting Israel to Attack? With its extreme rhetoric in recent days, Iran seems to be daring Israel to attack, either because Iran's leaders do not believe Israel is in fact prepared to attack and are calling its bluff or because they think an Israeli attack would fail to do significant damage to its nuclear facilities. Iran’s new threats come at a sensitive time when senior Israeli officials may be on the brink of deciding whether to attack. They will certainly influence Israel's decision, as will a forthcoming UN report that is expected to show that Iran's nuclear program is accelerating.”
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Please keep the Iran-Israeli stand-off in your prayers. This is especially dangerous and could lead to a wider regional or even world war of great destruction. Let’s watch over this situation with vigilance.
Most of the time when the words "border patrol" are spoken, one thinks of those who hunt coyotes, check passports, search for drugs, and keep the borders safe. But there is another part of the border patrol that, while they participate in those same things, they have a different role: search, trauma and rescue.
The BORSTAR unit is a highly specialized team that's trained in a lot of different disciplines related to search and rescue," said Supervisor Gerardo Carrasco. "It definitely adds a different side to being a border patrol agent, doing this job," said Agent Julie Gallagher.
It's not just about criminals crossing the border; there are also many women and children crossing to look for a better life. The problem is, they simply do not understand how brutal the desert can be. "In an environment where there is very little water and you don't have help get to you within a few hours, you're not going to last very long out there," Carrasco said. BORSTAR agents said summer is their busiest time for rescues because of the extreme weather conditions but that they work the fine line between rescuing and arresting suspected illegal immigrants all year long. "We work law enforcement just as hard as we work our rescues," Gallagher said.
It can be an emotionally difficult job, never knowing what condition they will find a victim in. Carrasco said, "You have to keep your emotions under control and prepare for the worse". Once someone has been rescued and cared for, they are sent back to Mexico. One rescued victim said, "I will come again, but next time, I'll do it legally."
Pray:
• For the safety of the BORSTAR unit as they come to the aid of injured and dehydrated border crossers. Pray that the BORSTAR unit will have wisdom in dealing with the complex issues of illegal migrants.
• For the BORSTAR unit's protection from the mental stress and emotional trauma they face on a daily basis.
• For those considering crossing the border illegally - that they understand all the dangers involved and choose to respect the laws of the land.
PRAISES!
• The Mexican press reported last Friday that a cousin of Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman, one of the world's most wanted drug lords, was arrested in Madrid along with a politician aligned with the party of President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto.
• The Mexican Marines have arrested Jorge Luis Martínez Rodríguez alias El Taz, the presumed leader for the Zetas in Campeche. He was responsible for the trafficking of stolen fuel and drugs.
• The Mexican Army has arrested Lamberto Gurrola Hernandez, alias "El Gato", the alleged leader of the Sinaloa Cartel in southern part of the state of Chihuahua. He confessed to being responsible for performing the "execution" of more than 100 people in the central-southern part of the state.
• The Mexican military announced the arrest of Sergio Armando Barrera Salcedo, alias "El Checo" and six accomplices, in possession of 1.1 kilos of cocaine, half a kilo of marijuana, seven guns and two pistols. He is linked to the Sinaloa cartel, and at the time of arrest was coordinating the receipt of ½ ton of cocaine by sea.
Is There a Fox Guarding the Henhouse?
As Mexican cartels attempt to expand their drug and human smuggling operations, they are becoming "increasingly" involved in the "systemic corruption" of the US Department of Homeland Security's personnel. Their expansion includes the trafficking of aliens from terrorism-linked countries into the U.S., the DHS acting inspector general told lawmakers earlier this month.
"As the United States enhances border security with successful technologies and increased staffing to disrupt smuggling routes and networks, drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) have become not only more violent and dangerous, but more clever as well. The DTOs have turned to recruiting and corrupting DHS employees," Charles Edwards, the acting DHS inspector general, said.
Edwards said border corruption may take the form of cash bribes, sexual favors, and other gratuities in return for U.S. employees allowing contraband or illegal aliens through primary inspection lanes - "or even protecting and escorting border crossings." Edwards also said U.S. employees may be bribed to leak or sell sensitive law enforcement information to smugglers and provide them with necessary documents such as immigration papers.
"A corrupt DHS employee may accept a bribe for allowing what appear to be simply undocumented aliens into the U.S. while unwittingly helping terrorists enter the country," Edwards said. "Likewise, what seems to be drug contraband could be weapons of mass destruction, such as chemical or biological weapons or bomb-making materials."
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner David Aguilar, who testified alongside Edwards, said that 141 CBP employees "have been arrested or indicted for acts of corruption" since October 2004.
CBP has an estimated 47,000-strong workforce, including about 21,000 Border Patrol agents. It should be noted that the 141 CBP employees who have been arrested or indicted for corruption represents less than one percent of the entire force. Yet when it comes to guarding the nation, everyone counts.
PRAY:
• For all Department of Homeland Security employees to have the strength, courage and conviction to uphold the US laws and constitution and to continue to serve this nation with integrity and honesty. Pray that they will not yield to the enticements or threats of the DTOs.
• For any and all corruption to be exposed at every level of DHS. Pray that appropriate actions will be taken to bring justice to those who have fallen and prudent safeguards, if needed, to be put in place.
• For God to encourage the 99% of the DHS employees working hard to protect America and that He will give them a fresh vitality to do their job with excellence.
• We continue to pray that the cartels will fail and fall in their efforts to corrupt and that God's peace will fill our borderlands and our nation.
He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. 1 Corinthians 4:5b (NIV)
Mora, Edwin. "CNSNews.com." Mexican Cartels 'Increasingly' Corrupting DHS Employees to Smuggle Aliens From Countries 'Likely to Export Terrorism' N.p., 22 Aug. 2012. Web. 23 Aug. 2012. http://cnsnews.com/news/article/mexican-cartels-increasingly-corrupting-dhs-employees-smuggle-aliens-countries-likely
PRAISES!
• A Russian citizen, identified as a terrorist by the United States, was arrested in Tijuana, and had accomplices linked to the Sinaloa cartel, said the Secretary of Public Security of Baja California, Daniel de la Rosa Anaya. Georgiy Chipunov is accused of threatening to blow up judicial court facilities in San Diego, California, and assassinate judges and other US officials. Following his arrest, he was extradited to the United States where he is considered highly dangerous.
• Gulf drug cartel boss, Lauro Tijerina Murrieta, and three other suspected members of the criminal organization were captured Monday, August 20, by marines in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, the Navy Secretariat said Tuesday.
• Police in the northwestern Mexican state of Baja California seized more than $1 million that the Sinaloa cartel had made from drug sales in Los Angeles, security officials said. It was part of the large sum of millions of dollars being shipped to the leaders of the Sinaloa cartel.
August 21, 2012: The rainy season has begun in the Sudans. The result is less fighting, though small-scale actions continue in Sudan’s Blue Nile and South Kordofan states and in the Darfur region, and tribal violence continues to plague South Sudan. The various factions in both Sudans are always talking about peace, or at least talking about talking about peace, but the impact of the new oil production and transport agreement, reached on August 3, on the various armed conflicts has yet to be determined. Sudan and South Sudan remain locked in a frozen war.
Iran: Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani released
We are overjoyed to report that Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani, the Iranian pastor on death row for apostasy, was acquitted and released from prison on Saturday. (See Prayer Alert 36-2012) He is now at home with his family for the first time in three years, but is being tightly monitored by the authorities. It is no coincidence that he was released on a day when Christians worldwide were praying for him around the clock! Thank you so much for the part you played in CSW’s campaign. Pastor Nadarkhani was due to appear in court to face new charges thought to be linked to crimes against national security. Instead during court proceedings, he was acquitted of apostasy, but found guilty of evangelising Muslims. He was sentenced to three years imprisonment for the latter charge, but released on relatively minimal bail because he had already served all but a month of this time.
Praise: God for this wonderful answer to prayer. (Eph.3:20)
More: http://dynamic.csw.org.uk/article.asp?t=news&id=1328&search=
Iran: Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani released
We are overjoyed to report that Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani, the Iranian pastor on death row for apostasy, was acquitted and released from prison on Saturday. (See Prayer Alert 36-2012) He is now at home with his family for the first time in three years, but is being tightly monitored by the authorities. It is no coincidence that he was released on a day when Christians worldwide were praying for him around the clock! Thank you so much for the part you played in CSW’s campaign. Pastor Nadarkhani was due to appear in court to face new charges thought to be linked to crimes against national security. Instead during court proceedings, he was acquitted of apostasy, but found guilty of evangelising Muslims. He was sentenced to three years imprisonment for the latter charge, but released on relatively minimal bail because he had already served all but a month of this time.
Praise: God for this wonderful answer to prayer. (Eph.3:20)
More: http://dynamic.csw.org.uk/article.asp?t=news&id=1328&search=