Great worship at The Burn Seattle last Sat!

I had a powerful time last Saturday night at The Burn Seattle, a nationwide movement focusing on worship and prayer.  It was held at Revelation Church in Lake Stevens, WA.  Amy Thompson led worship on keys and it was one of the most powerful worship session I have ever participated in.  The presence of God was really strong.

Right now they are holding The Burn Seattle once a month.  Check out their website to learn the time and location.

National Day of Prayer, 5/6!

The National Day of Prayer is coming up.  Get ready.  Let's pray!  (for America and the world to come to Jesus Christ)  For more info check out the website.

IHOP-NW: Equipping a Generation conference

Another good event at International House of Prayer Northwest (in Federal Way, WA).  Check out the info below.  Go to their website for registration and direction to IHOP-NW

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The Equipping a Generation Conference is designed to empower parents, leaders, and pastors whose heart is to see children walk in the supernatural power of God. It will impart more than just mission and vision; it will give strategies that transform the heart, mindset, and approach from an entertainment and babysitting approach to kingdom mindset and tactics.

Lenny LaGuardia will help both parents and children’s ministry leaders see how God can redefine us as role models in the lives of children and address strategies that can connect children to their destinies in Christ.

Lenny and Tracy LaGuardia are the executive directors of the Children’s Equipping Center at the International House of Prayer in Kansas City, overseeing all local, national and international ministries relating to children ages 1-12. Lenny LaGuardia also serves as the Senior Vice President of Ministries and Justice Division at IHOP-KC. They have been married for over 25 years and have five children.

Time: 9:30am, 2:30pm & 7pm (3 sessions)

Lenny will also be teaching at the EGS services on Friday night (7:30pm) and Sunday morning (10am).

Registration Limited Due to Space. Please don’t wait to register, because we have a seating limit of 250.

Wilderness Outcry, 6/14-18

There is a significant gathering this June, where thousands will come to one place, in Missouri, to worship and pray, day and night, to cry out to God for revival in America.  Read the info below, and check out the website.  See if you can be there in mid-June!

The Outcry Story

John the Baptist became a "voice crying out in the wilderness, preparing the way" for the Lord. It is significant that God required John’s generation to leave the comforts of home and meet Him in the wilderness. And I believe that again today, there is an invitation from God to unplug from our modern conveniences, humble ourselves and, with undistracted devotion, seek only Him. That is what Wilderness Outcry is all about.

This summer, June 14-18, 2010, thousands from around the nation will come together in night and day worship, fasting and prayer, and crying out to God. The way the Holy Spirit has sovereignly orchestrated this gathering with dreams, God-encounters and supernatural events has been amazing. I feel it may end up being the most significant gathering I have ever participated in. This is not a conference or one ministry’s event. It is a joint effort of several leaders asking believers to come together in unity and consecration before a Holy God. I believe it will be a time like that talked of in 2 Chronicles 7:14,

"if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land."

During this critical season we must erase our denominational lines and individualistic thinking, and come together to call on God on behalf of our nation.

Through a series of "it could only be God" stories, Jerry and Sandra Murphy became the owners of a beautiful ranch near Poplar Bluff, Missouri: 444 County Road 543. Through the years, Jerry has prayed Isaiah 44:4 over this property and believed that a generation would one day gather there to cry out to God for awakening in America.

In September of 2009 Lou Engle (founder and leader of TheCall) and I stood on this property praying about the possibility of using it for just such a purpose. It is very hard to describe the feeling that overtakes a person as he or she steps onto this beautiful land—God’s presence is truly there. As Lou and I prayed, dreaming of thousands of people gathering there before the Lord, Lou, knowing nothing about Jerry’s prayers, suddenly began to exclaim, "this is Isaiah 44:4!"

God is indeed coming to Poplar Bluff, Missouri this summer to fulfill Isaiah 44:3-5, “I will pour out water on the thirsty…I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring…they will spring up like poplars by streams…one will say, ‘I am the Lord’s’…and another will write on his hand, ‘Belonging to the Lord’…” I truly believe this has the potential to help launch the Third Great Awakening in America. Be a part of God recapturing His dream for America. I assure you this is His idea—and He will come! It’s not a camp, it’s a consecration!

Upcoming IHOPNW event: Corey Russell

Corey Russell will be coming to Federal Way, WA.  He will be speaking and ministering at International House of Prayer Northwest soon.  Check out the info below for more details.


Friday, April 30th through Sunday, May 2nd  “The Eternal Glory of the Intercessor” with IHOP-KC’s Corey Russell.

Saturday Time: 1pm & 6pm (2 sessions)

Corey will also be speaking at the Friday PM and Sunday AM Encountering God Services (EGS).

From Genesis to Revelation, God has made it clear that when He manifests Himself on Earth, he desires active involvement of humans. He created men and women to partner with Him through intimacy and prayer. But the intimate relationship between God and humans was severed when Adam and Eve fell. Throughout the Bible, we see God searching for someone to stand in the gap between Himself and humanity, someone who could reconcile Heaven and Earth. In the fullness of time, God sent His broken humanity to be reconciled to God and gave them the glory and honor of being seated with Him in heavenly places. The purpose of the Cross was to join men and women with the eternal Intercessor in His perpetual ministry before the throne, both in this age and int he ages to come.

This series, in conjunction with IHOPU and IHOP-NW’s Forerunner School of Supernatural Ministry (FSSM) was designed to awaken believers to the glory of union with God and to the dignity of their calling to intercessory prayer. We have dominion and authority in the Kingdom of God through intimacy. Through knowing God, we understand His desires, and we intercede for those desires to be fulfilled. When we come into agreement with God’s heart and purposes by living lives of prayer and fasting, His will is released in the earth.

Registration Limited Due to Space. Please don’t wait to register, because we have a seating limit of 250.

Corey Russell is a senior leader at the International House of Prayer Missions Base in Kansas City, Missouri, where he lives with his wife, Dana, and their two children, Trinity and Mya. In addition to teaching at the Forerunner School of Ministry, Corey travels nationally, preaching on themes of intercession and the pursuit of the knowledge of God.

Onething Tacoma, March 2010!

Onething is coming back to Tacoma!  Read below for more info.
To register, just go to the IHOP-NW website (International House of Prayer Northwest).

onething Tacoma
March 19-20, 2010

Doors open at 5PM on Friday, March 19th;
the conference begins at 7PM.

At this important time in history, God is raising up a movement of young adults and awakening their hearts to intimately encounter Him; that they might give themselves to love Jesus with all their hearts, proclaim His Word to their generation, and bring the kingdom to every sphere of society. Come join us at onething Tacoma as we encounter Him through worship and relevant teachings...and, bring a friend!

Registration is FREE. Go to www.ihopnorthwest.org and click on ONETHING Regional - Tacoma

Speakers: Dwayne Roberts, Jennifer Roberts and Gary Wiens.
Worship: Cory Asbury and Matt Gilman

Bob Sorge Conference coming up at IHOP-NW

Bob Sorge is coming to speak at IHOP-NW (International House of Prayer Northwest) in Federal Way, WA, during March 5-7 (Friday night, twice on Saturday, and Sunday morning).  The Friday night and Sunday morning sessions are free, but you will have to register and pay for the Saturday sessions.

Here is a bit of Bob's bio:

Bob Sorge served for thirteen years as senior pastor of Zion Fellowship in Canandaigua, NY. Now he bases his writing and traveling ministry in Kansas City, Missouri, where he lives with his wife, Marci, and three children. Through the gleanings of his own personal crucible, Bob brings to the body of Christ a message of faith and hope that empowers believers to finish their race. Author of the widely acclaimed, Exploring Worship, Bob has written numerous books that are largely the product of his own spiritual journey. Among his most noted works are the titles, The Fire Of Delayed Answers, Pain, Perplexity, and Promotion (an interpretation of the book of Job), andSecrets Of The Secret Place. His most recent release is, Following the River: A Vision for Corporate Worship.

He carries a passion for intimacy with Jesus that characterizes his life and message.

Represent Conference at Sonrise Chapel, 3/26-28

There is a powerful youth/young adults conference called "Represent" coming up at Sonrise Chapel, in South Everett, WA.  Read below for more info!

We are so stoked to be hosting our first youth and young adult conference at Sonrise Chapel. This coming March 26-28, please consider joining us on this new adventure. We would be so blessed to have you as our guests.

“Represent” is a conference to encounter God in passionate worship and to receive training to go and represent Jesus to our generation. Our conference will include times to go out to the streets, malls, and other places in our community to heal the sick and give prophetic words of encouragement.

We are bringing in two great guest speakers: Todd White and Ben Dixon. Todd White will be the primary speaker/trainer for our event and Ben Dixon will be training on how to give prophetic words as a lifestyle. Just for youth pastors on March 25 we will host a free dinner at Sonrise for youth pastors and their wives to come meet Todd. Then on March 26^th at lunch, we will have an opportunity for youth pastors to go the mall and minister alongside Todd in a smaller setting before the conference officially starts.

For all groups that bring at least 10 paying people, one pastor/leader and spouse can attend for free. Our early bird registration is due by March 3, so please get in touch with us soon to confirm that your group would like to attend, so that we can hook you up with more registration forms and/or posters. If you know of other youth ministries or young adult groups that would be interested in this please pass along the information. On behalf of the 10x youth ministry staff and I, have a blessed New Year!

You will also find information on:

Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=237558593233&ref=mf

YouTube (the promotional video):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnJT8WkaIks
  
Todd White’s powerful life testimony on the Sid Roth show:  
http://www.sidroth.org/site/News2?abbr=tv_&page=NewsArticle&id=8771&security=1041&news_iv_ctrl=-1

John Hammer                        
Sonrise Chapel
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Higher Calling, an ESPN news report on Tony Dungy

As some of you know, Tony Dungy was the famous NFL football coach of the Colts.  Now that he has retired from coaching, he is still a champion in American society today, and bringing glory to Jesus!  To learn about what Dungy is doing, read this special ESPN article.

The Star of Bethlehem

Was the Star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? A myth created by the early church? Explore the history and science for yourself...


Check out the website, www.bethlehemstar.net


This past weekend I watched Star of Bethlehem DVD with my friend Jeremy.  It was astonishing--a solid, scientific, well-researched report on this intriguing subject.  I would recommend you to watch the DVD for yourself!
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[Video] Brit Hume: Tiger Needs Christianity

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Healing Outreach in Downtown Seattle!

On 8/13 my friend Beau and I decided to go to downtown Seattle to do a healing outreach by ourselves (with the Lord, of course).  We were just going to pray for the sick and see what happens, and God performed incredible miracles!  Just click on the link below to read a brief, detailed report, and view the photos!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/samliu/sets/72157621910406753/

More than Dreams DVD

Check out this amazing DVD of people coming to Christ through dreams.  I watched one testimony last week and it was powerful.  Check out the description of this DVD below.

For decades, a phenomenon has been recurring in the Muslim world. Men and women — without any knowledge of the Gospel and without any contact with Christians — have been forever transformed after experiencing dreams and visions of Jesus Christ. Here are five such stories of former Muslims who now know Jesus as their Savior, recreated in docu-drama format. Produced in their original languages with English subtitles.

A couple reasons why I support McCain/Palin and not Obama/Biden

Here is a couple of my reasons, from a Christian perspective, regarding Obama's Christian faith:
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About the Christian faith of Barack Obama, I have serious concerns. I believe that he is saved and that he is a Christian, I don't doubt his salvation, but I do not believe that Jesus is the Lord of his life. I think his faith is not central to his life, but a compartmentalized portion in his life. Why do I believe that? One reason is from what I have read of his speech on faith, religion, and government in 2006. Here is an excerpt from it:
"And even if we did have only Christians in our midst, if we expelled every non-Christian from the United States of America, whose Christianity would we teach in the schools? Would we go with James Dobson's, or Al Sharpton's? Which passages of Scripture should guide our public policy? Should we go with Leviticus, which suggests slavery is ok and that eating shellfish is abomination? How about Deuteronomy, which suggests stoning your child if he strays from the faith? Or should we just stick to the Sermon on the Mount - a passage that is so radical that it's doubtful that our own Defense Department would survive its application? So before we get carried away, let's read our bibles. Folks haven't been reading their bibles."

When I read this portion, I sense that Obama is not really honoring God's words, or even honoring God, with these retorical statements. And I realized that Obama had misinterpreted these portion of the Bible totally out of context, about Leviticus and Deuteronomy. And he totally misinterpreted the Sermon on the Mount as well. The Sermon on the Mount is for the personal believer's life, and it can not be applied to government or the defense department.

Paul states clearly in Romans 13:3-4, "For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer."
Rulers (governments) are God's agents to bear the sword (carry out military action).

So, it is shocking to me, that Obama would go on to say that "Folks haven't been reading their Bibles." It is a very prideful statement, when the reality is that it is Obama who haven't been reading his Bible, and he takes certain Scriptures out of context to fit his political views and agenda.
It is not just me who have caught the Scriptural errors in this speech by Obama. James Dobson and Focus on the Family also noticed this speech and gave their response to this speech as well.  Hear James Dobson's response at this link: http://www.citizenlink.org/content/A000007770.cfm

As you can see, this speech by Obama is pretty telling, about where Obama is in his Christian faith, and it is clear that James Dobson and Focus on the Family does not endorse Obama at all. It is also noted that Obama set under Pastor Jeremiah Wright's teachings in his church for 20 years, when Pastor Wright was preaching radical political racist messages about America, messages that were not biblically sound. And it was only when the media brought this to light, that Obama renounced and disowned Pastor Wright's teaching.

If a believer truly have the Holy Spirit within him or her, I believe that him or her would have enough discern to recognize when a pastor's teaching is off-base, and leave the church right away, and not just continue to go to the church year after year and agree with the teachings. And now, I'm not surprised that Obama's personal theology and knowledge of the Bible is shaky.

Now, I don't believe that McCann or Palin has perfect theology or perfect knowledge of Scripture, but knowing Obama's speech and church background, it will be troubling for me to see Obama elected as president. Also, it has been noted that Obama stood as the only member in the Illinois legislative assembly who opposed medical help to babies who survived failed abortion attempts. On the federal level, every Republican and Democrat senator voted unanimously for this law to be passed, to help these living babies. One can say that Obama supported infanticide. He voted to block this law 3 times. It is appalling that living babies are left in a room to die without medical help allowed, and that this is happening in America. You can do some more research on this issue, and on Obama's stance on this yourself.

So I do feel more comfortable voting for McCain/Palin, and not Obama/Biden, in light of these information.

Son of Hamas Leader Turns Back on Islam and Embraces Christianity

Read it at this news link: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,402483,00.html
It's really powerful.

"What's so great about Christianity" book

I just finished reading this book "What's so great about Christianity" by Dinesh D'Souza.  It is excellent, powerful, persuasive, insightful, and revolutionary.  I highly recommend it to anyone, Christians, atheists, skeptics, followers of other faiths, scientists, etc.  Go buy a copy at amazon.com , you'll enjoy reading it!