Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, (Hebrews 12:1a)
Jesus, thank you for the witnesses you have raised up in my life to lead me to you. I could not have gotten there on my own.
let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, (Hebrews 12:1b)
Holy Spirit, please bring us to true and lasting repentance.
and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, (Hebrews 12:1c)
Father, we ask for your enduring strength, that having done all, we might yet stand. (See Ephesians 6:13)
looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. (Hebrews 12:2)
Jesus, please help us keep our attention on you. Thank you.
A word received: Don’t be afraid.
Thursday: [70], 71 * 74; Gen. 23:1-20: Heb. 11:32-12:2: John 6:60-71
Friday: 69:1-23(24-30)31-38 * 73; Gen. 24:1-27: Heb. 12:3-11: John 7:1-13
Notes from the Front Line
***** Start now reading and reflecting on the lessons for Sunday so that you can receive all that God has for you (Mark 1:29-39; 1 Corinthians 9:16-23; 2 Kings 4:(8-17)18-21(22-31); Psalm 142).
*****Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012
From: Nigel Mumford
Subject: Daily Quote…
Here is another promise from God in reference to healing. In this one we are asked to serve God and look what we get in return! Ask the Lord to remove any spirit of sickness, infirmity or negativity from you or your family. Exodus 23:25 writes; “So you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take sickness away from the midst of you. “
***** Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012
From: michael hales
Subject: Fwd: HOTS Bath [Healing on the Streets of Bath] in HOT Water
Hello Torre, I thought you might be interested in this. Blessings. Michael Hales.
Stop press…. Important news release :-
UK Advertising Standards Authority try and stop HOTS Bath from sharing the Gospel!
Breaking news !!!
As a registered Christian Trust, “Hots Bath” has been working on the streets of our city for over 3 years now, and has seen scores of people physically healed and come into a personal relationship with Jesus.
However, it has taken just one letter of complaint for the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to make the ruling that we should no longer claim that “God can heal the sick” and are trying to silence us by ruling that our website is breaking their marketing and advertising code. It would also appear that other teams around the country have been targeted in similar ways.
Despite the Queen’s Speech on Christmas Day in which Her Majesty announced her alliance with the Christian faith saying “It is my prayer that on this Christmas Day we might all find room in our lives for the message of the angels and for the love of God through Christ our Lord.”
Despite David Cameron’s Prime Ministerial speech to church leadership, which included such statements as “The Bible is a book that has not just shaped our country, but shaped the world…..a book that is not just important in understanding our past, but which will continue to have a profound impact in shaping our collective future”.
It would appear that the ASA have taken a different view on Christianity in the UK and would now like us to recant our Christian faith in the Bible and go as far as to sign a letter which includes the following line ” ….We will not make claims which state or imply that, by receiving prayer from our volunteers, people could be healed of medical conditions.”
Although from the ASA’s angle, this may look like a simple case of encouraging Christians to play down their claims in the beliefs that the Bible hold so clearly, it would appear now that the ASA regulate websites – they have decided that even though we don’t have a product to ‘sell’, we are still breaking “marketing” regulations.
Hots Bath tried to reach a compromise (without changing our message), recognising some of the ASA’s concerns, but there are certain things that we cannot agree to – including a ban on expressing our beliefs.
We are now in the process of appealing against the ruling. It appears that the complaint to the ASA was made by a group generally opposed to Christianity and was regarding our website where we state ” God can heal…”.
It therefore seems strange to us that on the basis of a purely ideological objection to what we say on our website, the ASA has decided it is appropriate to insist that we cannot talk about a common and widely held belief that is an important aspect of conventional Christian faith.
We have a Trustees meeting scheduled in a couple of weeks where we will be praying and discussing where we believe Father is leading us in our next step of our walk, and how you can help us in our visions as a Trust to promote Christian healing as a daily life style for every believer.
In the mean time however, we would like to reassure all of our team and supporters that the HOTS Bath team will be back on the streets of Bath as usual, for the start of the season, on Thursday, 1st of March , outside Bath Abbey from 11 am to 1 pm, as the ruling will not affect us offering to pray for people.
In the meanime, we would ask you to pray that this ruling is overturned through the appeal that we are lodging, to bless those who have lodged the complaint against us, and ask Father for an increase in the demonstration of signs and wonders on our streets.
On a separate note, I have just returned from 2 weeks in Uganda where I am happy to report that even though this issue may be a ‘Hot Potato’ in the UK, it was a delight to see 60 people or more receive healing from physical problems over that time. So it would appear that no one has informed Jesus yet of the ASA ruling !
***** Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012
From: Ginnie Grupinski
Subject: Peru update
Hi Friends.. this is from Linda Chapman…
Hi Everyone, The following is an article about the earthquake. We are fine and the people in the areas where we work are fine too. Thanks be to God!
Early Monday morning, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck the coastal city of Ica, Peru. According to civil defense officials, more than 100 people were injured. Thousands of people were afraid to return to their homes because of the possible afters…hocks. Instead, they spent the night on the streets of the city. Officials said that there are about 40 homes that are either destroyed or heavily damaged.
The earthquake hit just after midnight. The quake was about 30 miles under the earth’s surface and was centered about 30 miles from Ica. According to the Geophysical Institute of Peru, this was a shallow earthquake; however, it was felt all the way across to the center of the country. There are several reports of power outages and many telephone poles have collapsed. This has made communication within the city and with emergency workers very difficult.
Ica has a population of around 220,000. Most of the injured people had cuts and bruises, although there were reports of some broken bones. The United States Geological Survey said that more than one million people would have felt light to moderate shaking from the quake.
Peru is located in what is often called the “Pacific Ring of Fire.” This is where many fault lines cross and circle the Pacific Basin. There are numerous volcanic eruptions and large earthquakes in this region each year.
Last October, 83 people were injured when another quake – a 6.7 magnitude – struck about 32 miles from Ica. In August of 2007, there were more than 500 people killed when an 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck along the coastal region. Ica, as well as several other cities, were all but devastated by the quake.
The most horrific earthquake in Peru was back in 1970. A 7.9 magnitude earthquake killed almost 67,000 people and another 50,000 were injured.
***** Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012
From: Fr. Nigel Mumford+
Subject: Web site updates
Dear souls,
Please visit my updated web site at http://www.nigelmumford.com/
updates on
1) Healing conference schedule for 2012 and 2013
2) Favorite bible verses for healing. Feel free to print that page.
Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well. 3 John 1:2
Be well, God bless you, Fr. Nigel+
Albany Intercessor
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