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The following material is provided for information purposes only. Any conclusions or opinions formed should be based on the principles as outlined in Acts 17:11. The material is intended for use as a witnessing tool and to keep you informed so you will not be unaware (Luke 21:34) of what is happening according to Scripture’s” However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find any faith on the earth?” (Luke 18:8b)
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GOD’S LAMPSTAND
In Exodus 27, the lampstand (menorah) represents God's perpetual presence, light, and guidance within the Holy Place. It provided the only light in the tabernacle, symbolizing the light of divine truth and the Holy Spirit, sustained by the pure olive oil provided by the priests who tended it daily. This continuous flame served as a lasting testament to God's covenant and eternal presence with His people.
· GOD'S PRESENCE AND LIGHT: The lampstand's light symbolizes the presence of God illuminating the sacred space, representing His guidance and truth among the Israelites.
· PERPETUAL FLAME: The requirement for the lamps to be kept burning continually from evening to morning symbolized God's everlasting presence and His eternal covenant with His people.
· THE HOLY SPIRIT: The pure olive oil fueling the lamps is a symbol of the Holy Spirit's anointing and ministry, which provides the life and power for God's light to shine through believers.
· PERFECTION AND COMPLETENESS: The seven lamps on the single lampstand are often interpreted as symbolizing God's perfection and completeness.
· DIVINE GUIDANCE: The constant need for priests to trim the wick and add oil represented the necessity for daily commitment and reliance on the Holy Spirit to be an effective vessel for God's light.
· PREFIGURING CHRIST: The lampstand's function and symbolism prefigure Jesus Christ, who is called the "Light of the World" in the New Testament (John 8:12).
As believers in Jesus Christ, we too are called to make a Daily commitment to shine our Light to the world for Jesus reflecting His glory and truth. (Internet excerpt/Interesting Info)
As Americans, we have the right to vote. With that right comes the power to choose our leaders and influence the values that guide our government. That right must be protected, but it must also be exercised. There are roughly 250 million Americans eligible to vote. Yet in the 2022 midterm elections, fewer than half participated. Think about that. In a nation where government derives its authority from the consent of the governed, millions chose not to make their voices heard. And Christians are not exempt from this troubling pattern. Even where churchgoers vote at higher rates than the general population, far too many remain on the sidelines.
As Americans, we have a right to vote. As Christians, we also have a responsibility to be faithful citizens.
Remember Jesus’s words, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s” (Matthew 22:21). In our constitutional republic, citizenship carries responsibilities. Our government was not designed for spectators. It depends on the participation of the people. Jesus also called His followers the salt of the earth and the light of the world. Salt that never touches the food cannot preserve it. Light hidden from view cannot illuminate the darkness. We’re called to make a difference, not withdraw from the world around us. Voting is simply one practical way to fulfill that calling.
Our freedom was not secured so that we could stand aside while others decide how they will be used. The ballot is not the whole of faithful citizenship, but it is one of the clearest opportunities we have to act on our convictions.
In the late 1940s, the Reverend Peter Marshall, chaplain of the United States Senate, preached a sermon entitled “Trial by Fire,” drawing from Elijah’s challenge in I Kings: “If the Lord is God, follow him. But if Baal, follow him.” Marshall warned against living in a moral fog, refusing to choose between conviction and compromise. Then he
declared, “I, for one, am tired of hearing about our rights and privileges as American citizens. The time has come. It is now when we ought to hear about the duties and responsibilities of our citizenship.
Those words are as relevant today as when he spoke them. Because every election is about more than which party wins or who occupies an office. It’s about the principles that will shape our laws, protect our freedoms, and influence the lives of our children and grandchildren. When we stay home, we don’t stop those decisions from being made. We simply leave them to someone else.
So, ask yourself: if people who share your convictions remain silent, whose values will shape America’s future? We cannot demand responsible government while neglecting our responsibility as citizens. Exercise your right. Fulfill your responsibility. Study the candidates, weigh the issues against biblical values, and then vote.
CHRISTIANS CANNOT REMAIN SILENT – NOW IS THE TIME TO PRAY FOR ISRAEL
5 ABORTION CLAIMS FROM JAMES TALARICO CHRISTIANS MUST REJECT
THE CHRISTIAN POST – Nov. 1, 2026 -- In a debate with citizens aired on CNN, a Christian woman pressed Texas senatorial candidate James Talarico on the issue of abortion. Talarico rattled off a myriad of lies in his response that must be challenged.
1. “The Bible is silent on abortion”
The living and active Word of God is not silent on abortion. Abortion is the intentional killing of an innocent human being, and the Ten Commandments give us an explicit command: “Thou shalt not kill” (Exodus 20:13). Ninety-six percent of biologists agree that human life begins at the moment of conception. Every unborn child possesses a unique genetic code and capacity for self-directed growth, and his or her personhood is not limited by size, location, stage of development, or level of dependency. All human life bears the dignity due to humans created in the Image of God and owed a constitutional right to life — boy or girl, abled or disabled, expected or unexpected. Instead of intentional killing, Talarico refers to abortion as “healthcare.” It is not. Healthcare is broadly defined as “the field concerned with the maintenance or restoration of the health of the body or mind.” Abortion kills an unborn human, making it the opposite of “maintenance” and “restoration.” Pregnancy is not a disease or a disorder — it is the unique capacity of women to grow, nurture, and sustain a new human life.
The Bible is clear. Abortion is a violation of the sixth commandment.
2. “Abortion is necessary in cases of rape and incest”
Abortion is not the answer to the tragedy of sexual assault. Women who have faced the trauma of assault deserve help and healing, and children conceived in rape should not be sentenced to death for the crimes of their fathers. Circumstances of conception do not define human worth and do not justify killing an innocent human. More harm does not heal harm already done to a mother, and adoption is a legitimate option for women unable to raise their son or daughter.
To flip Talarico’s claim on its head, abortion actually empowers abusers, rapists, and sex traffickers. Unregulated abortion drugs ordered and delivered via mail allow criminals to obtain abortion drugs to cover up their crimes, perpetuate abuse, and force unwanted abortions on women and girls without a trace. Since 2001, there have been 29 publicly recorded instances of abortion drug poisoning by male abusers resulting in death or significant injury. In 2022, Jagmeet Sandhu broke into his girlfriend’s home, held her at gunpoint, and forced her to take the abortion drug. In 2025, a woman lost her child when Hassan-James Abbas, a surgical resident at the University of Toledo, attacked her in her sleep and held her down while he pushed abortion inducing drugs into her mouth. In 2026, Jamelle Kelly was arrested on felony charges after allegedly giving his pregnant 17-year-old daughter mifepristone without her knowledge. The teen became ill and required an emergency C-section; her baby was delivered at 23 weeks, weighing about one pound.
Abortion does not empower victims of assault. It creates victims.
3. “Women are dying under abortion bans”
There is no medical condition that requires an induced abortion to save a woman’s life. Obstetricians affirm that abortion is never medically necessary to save a mother’s life — even abortionists. Abortionist Dr. Don Sloan, who by the end of his career had performed 20,000 abortions, wrote: “The idea of abortion to save the mothers’ life is something that people cling to because it sounds noble and pure — but medically speaking, it probably doesn’t exist. It’s a real stretch of our thinking.” That’s because miscarriage care, ectopic pregnancy care, and life-saving obstetric procedures are distinctly notabortions. No pro-life law prohibits such interventions.
In more complicated life-threatening scenarios like pre-eclampsia, hemorrhage, infection, and cardiovascular collapse, there are legitimate, life-affirming medical solutions. In the first trimester of pregnancy, maternal-fetal separation allows an unborn child a dignified, painless death in a life-or-death scenario where a pregnancy must be ended to save a woman’s life. First-trimester maternal-fetal separation may result in the death of the premature child, but the separation is not an abortion (which would involve starvation of the baby and home stillbirth or live dismemberment).
In the second trimester, early delivery to save a mother’s life is the alternative to a painful dismemberment abortion and, paired with NICU treatment, allows the baby a chance to live. A woman in a fast-paced second-trimester complication will not undergo a slow dismemberment abortion; she will get immediate care with an early delivery. In the third trimester, early delivery via induced labor or C-section is always safer, faster, and less expensive than a four-to-five-day late-term abortion (which includes induced cardiac arrest in the child, cervical dilation, and stillbirth of a fully developed baby).
Women deserve high-quality, life-affirming obstetric care in the face of ectopic pregnancies, miscarriage, and stillbirth—none of which are abortions, and none of which are prohibited by any pro-life state law. Pro-life laws are not the reason women are scared and doctors confused about what life-saving procedures they can perform. Pro-life laws are clear that the care women experiencing life-threatening complications need is completely legal.
But abortion advocates like Talarico have muddied the waters by claiming that medical providers may face criminal penalties for ectopic pregnancy care and miscarriage management. Why? To sow fear and chaos for their own benefit. Too often, women experiencing miscarriage avoid going to the hospital out of fear inspired by pro-abortion rhetoric. Real women are being harmed as Big Abortion sacrifices the truth for its own political gain.
There are two patients in every pregnancy: mom and baby. Life-affirming obstetric medicine delivers quality care while preserving human life and dignity for mothers and their unborn children.
4. “I can respect anyone who is consistently pro-life”
The term “pro-life” has a specific cultural and political meaning. It describes an opposition to the killing of innocent unborn lives by abortion. But the Left tends to wield the term in its own favor to discredit or disregard pro-lifers — so when Talarico says he “respects anyone who is consistently pro-life,” he implies that he does not respect pro-life people who reject abortion in all circumstances and do not agree with him on other political issues like immigration, welfare, or gender identity issues. He co-opts the term “pro-life” for his own purposes and forgets the unborn.
Of course, Christians are to care for the dignity of all people. We can and should honestly discuss and disagree on how best to extend dignity to the poor through differing policy proposals, and we can disagree on what are the most dignifying immigration policies — but there is no ambiguity when it comes to abortion. Killing is killing. The 65 million unborn babies killed by abortion in the United States since 1973 need faithful, fierce, and focused advocates in the public square. “Pro-life” means anti-abortion in all circumstances.
5. “Contraception and sex education reduce the number of abortions”
Birth control and sex education were born out of the sexual revolution of the late 20th century, paired with the radical post-Roe v. Wade explosion in national abortion numbers. Birth control encouraged men and women to engage in sex outside of marriage, and sex education taught teenagers that it is safe to engage in casual sex without paying long-term consequences as long as they use condoms or the birth control pill.
But the sexual revolution failed to teach men and women that birth control is not 100% effective — so when it inevitably fails and a woman becomes unexpectedly pregnant, abortion is sold as the “easiest” answer. Our culture has forgotten that pregnancy is the intended, normal biological outcome of sexual intercourse, and Talarico should know that birth control and modern sex education increase the societal demand for abortions.
James Talarico is a smooth talker with shallow, unsubstantiated moral claims, and his lies about abortion prove that point. Beyond politics and campaigns, Christians must know and defend the truth about abortion.
Charisma News 10-31-26The church is at a crossroads. God is looking for those who are willing to stand “in the breach” (Ezekiel 22:30). Today, Israel is under attack from all sides. Since 7/10, the date of Hamas’ massacre of kibbutzim around Gaza, we have witnessed an outpouring of hatred against Israel and the Jewish people.
This gives an apocalyptic vision, in which “frogs” embodying unclean spirits (Rev. 16:13-14) come out to deceive the nations. Let us know, however, that through Israel, it is also the Lord, the God of Jacob, who is targeted. Communism and Nazism sought to fight the faith, the Jewish people, or both. Today, radical Islamism, nourished by virulent anti-Semitism, is another expression of this hostility. Beyond political events, we discern a spiritual struggle against God’s purposes.
The Church from the Gentiles cannot forget that it was grafted onto the olive tree of Israel. It does not replace the natural branches, but participates, by grace, in the promises of God (Romans 11:17). So what should be the role of Christians, and what does the Bible say: “I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed in you.”
I want to quote here the head of IFI – Intercessors for Israel – who puts a prayer list at our service every week. He said: “Believers must understand that their eternal destiny is linked to Israel, and not to their nations of origin.”
Pastor Charles Westphal (1896-1972) said: “… the mystery of Israel is inseparable from the mystery of the Church, it is our mystery. The mystery of our sin and the mystery of our grace. Objects of the same revelation, of the same vocation, called to the same judgment, promised to the same Kingdom, we will not be saved, on the last day, one without the other.”
The Western boycott of Israel
Recently, European countries have adopted or considered measures targeting products and economic activities from Israeli settlements in Judea, Samaria and East Jerusalem. According to
the European aberrant, Jewish neighborhoods such as Ramot, Pisgat Ze’ev, Gilo, Neve Yaakov, Ramat Shlomo, Har Homa, are in “East Jerusalem”!
These include countries banning imports from Israeli settlements: Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, Norway. Since September, three other countries have announced their decision to ban trade with Israeli settlements: France, the United Kingdom, Canada. Six other countries have signed a joint declaration announcing their intention to introduce national restrictions: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Poland, Portugal and Sweden.
Here are the annual estimates of Israeli products to Europe: 250 million euros.
Destructive madness in the nations
We are witnessing before our eyes unprecedented chaos in European nations, with incredible outbursts of destruction committed by gangs of rioters from uncontrolled immigration and by ultra-left activists. It is difficult not to see the consequences of the hostile attitude towards Israel: The Palestinian flag often flies in the middle of these groups of individuals dressed in black, hooded and well equipped. Moreover, since this summer, the climate has not spared Europe: drought, fires, floods and even hail… How can we not think of the “plagues of Egypt”?…
European society is going through a kind of tipping point. We know how a Muslim population of up to 30% can radically transform a society, when cities are “taken” by people in favour of Sharia law, who act as a “Trojan horse” in our democracies…
The question remains: can nations permanently reject God’s ways without suffering spiritual and moral consequences?
Let us be Intercessors! As the Israeli elections approach on 27 October, our responsibility as intercessors takes on a special dimension. We are not called to pray for the victory of any one party or one man, but for God’s purposes to be fulfilled amid His people. Let us pray that the leaders of Israel will receive wisdom, discernment and courage. Let us pray for the protection of the country, for the unity of the nation and that the decisions taken will contribute to its security and its future.
Praying for Israel is not an option reserved for a few believers who are sensitive to Israel. It is to take part, in intercession, in God’s plan of redemption, for Jerusalem and for the nations of which the Church is a part.
“On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have placed guards; they will not be silent day or night. You who remember the Lord, there is no rest for you.” – Isaiah 62:6
TALIBAN SOLDIER TIES A CHRISTIAN TO RAILWAY, THE TRAIN CAME , THEN JESUS SAVES HIM
This is a wonderful testimony of a grown-up Son of a Taliban leader of his Town of what the Son went through when he accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. It is a long Testimony, but you must see it to the end. It proves that the Lord hears our prayers and answers them!
TESTIMONIAL
PERSEVERING IN PRAYER
Romans 8:26-28
A common hindrance to our prayer life is a lack of perseverance. Many Christians feel that once they’ve prayed for something, the answer should immediately be forthcoming. But God is not a bellhop, waiting to give us what we want the moment we petition Him. Imagine if the Lord instantly provided whatever we request—we might not develop virtues like patience, trust, and dependence upon Him.
The Lord is faithful to answer our prayers, but not always in the way we expect. Yet even when the answer is no, we can be sure that what He gives is better than what we requested. Consider the apostle Paul—though he repeatedly asked for relief from his “thorn in the flesh,” he was given something more spiritually beneficial. God not only protected Paul from pride but also used the apostle’s weakness to display divine power (2 Corinthians 12:7-10).
Since Paul’s prayer wasn’t answered the way he’d originally hoped, you might wonder about the requests you bring to the Lord. The truth is, we don’t always know how to pray as we should, but thankfully, we have a Helper in the Holy Spirit, who intercedes for us according to God’s will. If we don’t receive what we hoped, we can be sure that the Spirit knew exactly what to ask on our behalf—and that what we received as a result was best.
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