Monday, May 17, 2010

A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years

A History of Christianity, a six-part series presented by Diarmaid MacCulloch, an Oxford history professor. A History of Christianity investigates the origins of Christianity and what it means to be a Christian. Diarmaid MacCulloch does a magnificent job presenting his argument that the first Christians stayed much closer to its Middle-Eastern roots as it spread east. He describes not only the main ideas and personalities of Christian history, its organization and spirituality, but how it has changed politics, sex, and human society.

This Video presentation of Church history is fast paced and creatively presents the unique spread of Christianity to the east from Jerusalem all the way into China in the seventh century. This was evident to Marco Polo when he visited China and discovered a church in hiding estimated at 700,000 or more adherents. The in depth research which is at the heart of the presentation comes though in many fascinating historic and archeological discoveries.

Diarmaid MacCulloch does everyone an immense favor as he unfolds his research in a fast paced and well told presentation. Christianity’s division into Eastern and Western branches over the issue of Christ divine and human nature is described in brief but precise detail. This serves as the launching point for the video’s unfolding tale of how the message of Good News spread east. The cultures and challenges faced as the Gospel spreads east are portrayed accurately and in a concise manner.

The influence of the early Christians on the Muslim faith as it spread west is just one of the fascinating series of insights gained. The Church’s spread east was not supported by the power of the Roman emperor and therefore was challenged to explain its faith and win people through interpersonal interaction and living out their faith in the face of many opposing religions and cultures.

This video series should be seen by every Christian from teenager to adult. It would also be useful for anyone wanting to know more about the birth and expansion of Christianity. The insights and information provide an excellent foundation from which followers of Jesus the Messiah will be able to interact more effectively with the cultures and religions around them in the world today, as well as, providing an informative fast paced and visually captivating documentation of Christianities spread from its birth place in Israel to become the world most followed faith.

You can find out more about this video series and purchase it at http://www.ambrosevideo.com/items.cfm?id=1344

Saturday, May 15, 2010

SECRECY

SECRECY-By Richard Foster in 'A Year With God.' This is part of our new study at The Passionate Particpation in God Project at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=237088564302 Sign Up Today

SECRECY: Consciously refraining from having our good deeds and qualities generally known, which in turn rightly disciplines our longing for recognition.

We often long to talk about the good deeds that we do, wanting others to think well of us. The danger of this inclination is that approval will become our motivation. When we fast or pray or give in secret, as Jesus advises us in Matthew 6, we can know we are doing so for the right reasons, looking to God for approval rather than to our fellow humans. God knows all that we are and all that we do; His heavenly reward for any good that we do will far outweigh any earthly approbation (Matt 6:1). Deliberately avoiding earthly recognition, fame, and attention helps to cultivate within us humility and true love for others. It also gives us the opportunity to meditate on the nature of our God, who the Bible tells us is also “hidden” (Isa 45:15) and “in secret” (Matt 6).

That is not to say that our good qualities will never be recognized by others, just that we leave it to God to point them out, We see Jesus avoiding crowds and performing miracles in private, but the crowds invariably find Him and spread the word about Him. Jesus told us that a city set on a hill cannot be hid, and that we are to be the light of the world, not hidden under a bushel (Matt 5:14-16). Practicing the discipline of secrecy simply relinquishes to God the power to reveal our light. This submission is only appropriate, because everything in us that is good comes from God.

Whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. —Matthew 6:6

Day 126 Spiritual Practice: Keeping Our Works Private
Day 127 Not Seen by Others
Day 128 The Appearance of Righteousness
Day 129 In My Secret Heart
Day 130 He Could Not Escape Notice
Day 131 The Light of the World
Day 132 God Will Judge Our Secret Thoughts
Day 133 Riches Hidden in Secret Places
Day 134 Hidden with God
Day 135 The Shelter of the Most High
Day 136 Spiritual Practice: Praying for Others’ Success
Day 137 The One Who is More Powerful Than I
Day 138 Jesus Humbled Himself
Day 139 God’s Splendor
Day 140 Let No One Boast
Day 141 Let Those Who Boast Boast in This
Day 142 Boasting in Christ Jesus
Day 143 We Boast in Our Hope of Sharing the Glory of God
Day 144 God Notices Us
Day 145 A God Who Hides

20 Days of Practicing Secrecy in Your Walk With God

20 Days of Practicing Secrecy in Your Walk With God starts today on facebook.
This daily devotional study group can be found at The Passioante Particiapation in God Project http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=237088564302

Learn to Discipline Your Spiritual Life with this Discipline of Secrecy. Jesus taught us to do our good deeds and works in private and so that we would please God not people.
Learn more by revieving this daily devotional based out of 'A Year With God', by Richard Foster

This Study is divided up into these 10 day sections.
1. Keeping Our Works Private 10 days
2. Praying for Others' Success 10 days

The passioante Participation in God project is sponsored by Abba's Glory Int @www.abbasglory.com. We are a part of the CrossFire International Alliance.

Thursday, April 01, 2010

The Gift of Psalms

The Psalms let you see and feel the deep and passionate relationship that we can have with God. The majesty of God and the weakness of man are there for all to see. Also you find the hope and joy that comes from allowing God to rule and to be an intimate part of your life. The Gift of Psalms pierces the veil of our day to day routine with the majesty and passion of the Psalms. The music and dramatic readings along with the devotional based on each Psalm will encourage, convict and build you up as a variety of individuals read the Psalms which are included.

The Word of Promise ‘The Gift Of Psalms’ Devotional Wisdom from fifty of the Best Loved Psalms. ‘The Gift of Psalms’ package also includes a book of fifty Psalms adapted from the New King James version of the Bible. It contains devotional passages written by Lori Jones for each psalm. In the storage area in the back of the book are three compact discs which have thirty of the psalms and the corresponding devotionals on them.

This is a wonderful gift idea and will bring hours of encouragement and joy as you read or listen to each psalm and the devotional that goes with it. Its layout and design are of good quality, and the hardback book has heavy weight quality pages. It is set up so that each two page spread has the Psalm on one side and the devotional and a prayer on the facing page.

The three compact discs contain thirty of the psalms and devotionals read by people such as: Jason Alexander, Harry Hamlin, Michael York, Gary Sinise, Malcolm McDowell, Richard Dreyfus and others. The different voices make listening experience more enjoyable, and the background music contributes to the quality of the experience.

In conclusion this is a well packaged and produced product. The excellent quality in both the book and the discs are well worth the money. I highly recommend 'The Gift of Psalms' for your personal enjoyment and encouragement. This also makes a memorable gift idea for a variety of occasions!

http://www.thomasnelson.com/consumer/product_detail.asp?sku=1418534374

Friday, March 26, 2010

A History of Christianity on DVD

A History of Christianity DVD #1
Q & A with Diarmaid MacCulloch,
Host of A History of Christianity
(Part 1 of 2)


Q: A History of Christianity corrects several misconceptions regarding Christianity’s past and traditions, beginning with the earliest days of the fledgling religion. How does the true history of Christianity’s origins differ from the version most of us know?
A: Today, Christianity is seen as a Western faith. Indeed, many in the Muslim world would see Western lifestyles as Christian lifestyles. But Christianity is not by origin a Western religion. Its beginnings are in the Middle East, where there still exist churches which have been Eastern since the earliest Christian era. For centuries, Christianity flourished in the East, and indeed, at one point, it was poised to triumph in Asia, maybe even in China. The headquarters of Christianity might well have been Baghdad rather than Rome, and if that had happened, Western Christianity would have been very different. The story of the first Christianity tells us the Christian faith is, in fact, hugely diverse with many identities. The history of Christianity has been the never-ending rebirth of a meeting with Jesus Christ, the resurrected son of God. For some, like the Oriental and Orthodox churches, the meeting has been through ritual and tradition, or the inner life of the mystic. For Western Catholics, through obedience to the Church. In Protestant churches, through the Bible. And it’s the variety that is so remarkable in Christianity’s journey. It’s reached into every continent and adapted to new cultures. That’s the hallmark of a world religion.


Q: Why does Christian history fascinate you?
A: When I was a small boy, my parents used to drive me around historic churches searching out whatever looked interesting, but soon, they realized they had created a monster. The history of the church became my life’s work. For me, no other subject can rival its scale and drama. For 2,000 years, Christianity has been one of the great players in world history, inspiring faith but also squalid politics. It is an epic story starring a cast of extraordinary people—from Jesus himself and the first apostles to empresses, kings, and popes, from reformers and champions of human conscience to crusaders and sadists. Religious belief can transform us for good or ill. It has brought human beings to acts of criminal folly as well as the highest achievements of goodness and creativity. I will tell the story of both extremes. Christianity has survived persecution, splits, wars of religion, mockery, hatred. Today there are two billion Christians, a third of humanity—Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, Pentecostal, and many more. Deep down, the Christian faith boasts a shared core—but what is it? This is something I wanted to explore on a truly global scale.


Q: Your search for Christianity’s true history begins with a visit to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. Why does this location tell us about the Christianity’s global roots?
A: The Church of the Holy Sepulcher is said to have been built where Jesus was crucified and buried. At its heart is what’s believed to be his tomb. The church built around the tomb of Jesus is the starting point for a forgotten story, a story that may overturn your preconceptions about early Christianity. Pride of place in this building goes to two churches—the Greek Orthodox church and the Roman Catholic church. It’s true that Orthodoxy and Catholicism dominated Christianity in Europe, in the West, for its first 1,500 years. But as you walk around the edges of the church, you can’t fail to notice other curious little chapels. They’re not Western or European. They’re Middle Eastern and African, and they tell a very different story about the origins of Christianity. Around the back of Jesus’ tomb is Egypt’s Coptic church. There are plenty of other churches at this location, but you need to know where to look: the Syriac Orthodox church, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, to name a few. Many versions of Christian history would make these churches unorthodox, yet they are far older than better known versions of Christianity like Protestantism. It’s easy for tourists to dismiss these ancient churches as quaint or even irrelevant. But that would be a big mistake.


Q: What are some general differences between the expansion of Western and Eastern Christianity?
A: In the West, Christianity became the religion of an entire empire. This meant the end of persecution. It brought power and wealth. It gave the Christian faith a chance at becoming a universal religion. In theory, it embraced Christians in the Eastern Empire as well as in the West.

But in the east, many Christians were unimpressed by the new alliance—even hostile. At stake were fundamental disagreements about the direction the faith should take. Jesus had told people to abandon wealth, not to ally with the rich and powerful. It was Eastern Christians in Syria who led the way, showing Western Christianity a pattern for spiritual life. We call this pattern monasticism, a way of life involving isolation from the world, austerity, and suffering. The expansion of Eastern Christianity has often taken place apart from any empire. It has often been a religion of dialogue, not conquest.
The DVD set will arrive in stores, including Sam’s Club, in time for the Easter Season. The series will also be available on Amazon.com.


A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years 6 DVD Set presented by Diarmaid MacCulloch
www.ambrosevideo.com This material is from the publisher.

Friday, March 19, 2010

Prophetic Untimeliness

From Time to Time I like to let you know about books that catch my interest but that I have not read. Prophetic Untimeliness: A Challenge to the Idol of Relevance is one such book. The material below is from the publisher and Amazon.com.

There is a desperate quest for the Good News (Gospel of Christ)in our soul and therefore in the gatherings we call church. I like Os Guinness's clear and non-sugar coated approach to things and I am looking forward to reading this book completely. I will let you know if I am as interested in what he says after I have finished reading it.

Product Description
The buzz among evangelicals today is about relevance and reinvention, about new ways of "doing church" through revising, innovating, borrowing, mixing, and experimenting. Yet, says Os Guinness, in our uncritical pursuit of relevance, Christians have actually become irrelevant. By our determined efforts to redefine ourselves in ways that are more in line with the modern world than are faithful to Christ, we have lost not only our identity but our authority and significance. Prophetic Untimeliness addresses this issue by giving practical, constructive solutions for living with integrity in the midst of modern pressures. Guinness explores what it means to be both faithful and relevant, and how to be truly relevant without being trivial or trendy. Readers will be challenged to develop "resistance thinking," an approach inspired by C. S. Lewis that balances the uncomfortable truths of the gospel with the pursuit of relevance. Only by being true to Christ and living with integrity and wisdom will we meet the needs of a world that is hungry for some really good news.

From the Back Cover
An immensely thoughtful and provocative book, challenging some trends in our Christian culture and inviting us to reconsider and rediscover. A powerful read. Alister McGrath
Prophetic Untimeliness brings a timely warning. The temptation to dress the faith in today’s fashion guarantees that it will look out-of-style tomorrow only the eternal can reach every time and culture.--Frederica Mathewes-Green
Never have Christians tried to be so relevant. But never have Christians ended up so irrelevant. How can this be? The problem, says Os Guinness, is that our views of relevance and our efforts to redefine ourselves are captive to the seductions and pressures of our modern clock culture. Ironically, we end up as neither relevant nor faithful. And in the process we are in danger of losing not only our identity but our authority, our significance, and even our very soul.
Prophetic Untimeliness is a hard-hitting critique written with deep love for the church. It offers constructive suggestions for living with integrity in the midst of modern pressures and explores how to be truly relevant without being trivial or trendy. Inspired by C. S. Lewis, Guinness outlines a creative approach-resistance thinking-through which the pursuit of relevance is balanced by the disturbing truths of the gospel. Only by such prophetic untimeliness can we be faithful to Christ and speak with integrity and wisdom in a world that is hungry for some truly good news.

Os Guinness is an internationally renowned speaker and author of numerous books, including Time for Truth, The Call, and Long Journey Home. An Englishman, he was born in China, graduated from the universities of London and Oxford, and currently lives in Washington, D.C., where he is Senior Fellow at the Trinity Forum.

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

The Divine Conspiracy

The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God
A Powerful, Thought-Provoking Guide to Living the Life Jesus Intends for Us

The material below is from the authors web site http://www.dwillard.org/books/DivConsp.asp

"Is Jesus part of your daily life—here and now? Or, by failing to take him seriously, have you relegated him to the realm of the "hereafter"? In The Divine Conspiracy, biblical teaching, popular culture, science, scholarship, and spiritual practice are weaved together to capture the central insights of Christ's teachings in a fresh way and show the necessity of profound changes in how we view our lives and faith.
Christians for the most part consider the primary function of Christianity to be admittance to heaven. But a faith that guarantees a satisfactory afterlife, yet has absolutely no impact on life in the here and now, is nothing more than "consumer Christianity" and "bumper-sticker faith." In an era when so many consider Jesus a beloved but remote savior, readers of The Divine Conspiracy will explore a revolutionary way to experience God—by knowing Him as an essential part of the here and now, an integral part of every aspect of our existence.
The Divine Conspiracy calls us into a more authentic faith and offers a practical plan by which we can become Christ-like. It challenges us to step aside from the politics and pieties of contemporary Christian practice and inspires us to reject the all too common lukewarm faith of our times by embracing the true meaning of Christian discipleship.
"My hope is to gain a fresh hearing for Jesus, especially among those who believe they already understand him. Very few people today find Jesus interesting as a person or of vital relevance to the course of their actual lives. He is not generally regarded as a real life personality who deals with real-life issues, but is thought to be concerned with some feathery realm other than the one we must deal with, and must deal with now."
"[A]ctual discipleship or apprenticeship to Jesus is, in our day, no longer thought of as in any way essential to faith in him. It is regarded as a costly option, a spiritual luxury, or possibly even as an evasion. Why bother with discipleship, it is widely thought, or, for that matter, with a conversational relationship with God? Let us get on with what we have to do."
"This book, then, presents discipleship to Jesus as the very heart of the gospel. The eternal life that begins with confidence in Jesus is a life in His present kingdom, now on earth and available to all. So the message of and about him is specifically a gospel for our life now, not just for dying. It is about living now as his apprentice in kingdom living, not just as a consumer of his merits. Our future, however far we look, is a natural extension of the faith by which we live now and the life in which we now participate." -- from The Divine Conspiracy
What is "the divine conspiracy"? It is God's plan to intervene in human history... now.
384 pages, hardcover from Harper SanFrancisco.
Chapter Titles :
Chapter 1: Entering the Eternal Kind of Life Now
Chapter 2: Gospels of Sin Management
Chapter 3: What Jesus Knew: Our God-Bathed World
Chapter 4: Who is Really Well Off? — The Beatitudes
Chapter 5: The Rightness of the Kingdom Heart: Beyond the Goodness of Scribes and Pharisees
Chapter 6: Investing in the Heavens: Escaping the Deceptions of Reputation and Wealth Chapter 7: The Community of Prayerful Love
Chapter 8: On Being a Disciple, or Student, of Jesus
Chapter 9: A Curriculum for Christlikeness
Chapter 10: The Restoration of All Things"
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From Harper Collins the Publisher
Book Description
A renowned teacher and writer of the acclaimed The Spirit of the Disciplines, Dallas Willard, one of today's most brilliant Christian thinkers now offers a timely and challenging call back to the true meaning of Christian discipleship. In The Divine Conspiracy, Willard gracefully weaves biblical teaching, popular culture, science, scholarship, and spiritual practice into a tour de force that shows the necessity of profound changes in how we view our lives and faith. In an era when many Christians consider Jesus a beloved but remote savior, Willard argues compellingly for the relevance of God to every aspect of our existence. Masterfully capturing the central insights of Christ's teachings in a fresh way for today's seekers, he helps us to explore a revolutionary way to experience God--by knowing Him as an essential part of the here and now, rather than only as a part of the hereafter.
"The most telling thing about the contemporary Christian," Willard writes, "is that he or she has no compelling sense that understanding of and conformity with the clear teachings of Christ is of any vital importance to [their] life, and certainly not that it is in any way essential . . . Such obedience is regarded as just out of the question or impossible." Christians, he says, for the most part consider the primary function of Christianity to be admittance to heaven. But, as Willard clearly shows, a faith that guarantees a satisfactory afterlife, yet has absolutely no impact on life in the here and now, is nothing more than "consumer Christianity" and "bumper-sticker faith."
Willard refutes this "fire escape" mentality by exploring the true nature of the teachings of Jesus, who intended that His followers become His disciples, and taught that we have access now to the life we are only too eager to relegate to the hereafter. The author calls us into a more authentic faith and offers a practical plan by which we can become Christ-like. He challenges us to step aside from the politics and pieties of contemporary Christian practice and inspires us to reject the all too common lukewarm faith of our times by embracing the true meaning of Christian discipleship.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Strategic Spiritual Warfare

Foundational Spiritual Warfare and the Kingdom of God/Heaven Understanding

Perhaps one of the areas neglected in Spiritual Warfare teaching is that a solid understanding of Jesus Teaching on the Kingdom of God/ Kingdom of heaven empowers us in the establishment of His authority over that of the enemy (Lucifer and his followers).

We operate as children of the King and therefore must understand the kingdom of God/heaven if we are to have a full understanding of our authority, responsibility and operational mandate.

In order to assist in our understanding in these areas the next few books I want to recommend deal with the areas of Spiritual Warfare and the Kingdom of God/Heaven

Strategic Spiritual Warfare
This is one of the best, most practical and insightful Biblical studies of spiritual warfare available. If you are looking for a book/bible study workbook format this is an awesome choice. It is a refreshingly straight forward and easy to follow study of the biblical call to arms that every believers should know and understand. It is great for both personal, group and class room study. I have used it since its first printing for laying a strong foundation for anyone who wants to know about spiritual warfare. Although there have been many other books written on this subject, this is the very best introduction and foundational book available!
Sections include:
I. Call to Arms: A Summons to the Invisible War
1. Open Your Spiritual Eyes
II. Induction: Becoming Part of the Army of God
2. Join God's Army
III. Basic Training: Preparing for War
3. Identify the Enemy
4. Survey Enemy Territory
5. Meet the captain of God's Army
6. Complete Basic training
IV. Mobilization: Active Military Service
7. Arm Yourself with Defensive Weapons
8. Arm Yourself with Offensive Weapons
9. Employ Offensive and Defensive Strategies
V. Invasion: Entering the Combat Zone
10. Take Strategic Territory
11. Resist Enemy Propaganda
12. Set the Captives Free
13. Rescue the Wounded
14. Deliver the Demonized
VI. The Final Briefing: The Last Great Battle of Spiritual Warfare
15. Prepare for the Final Conflict
Bibliography

Notes

You should be able to get this (Strategic Spiitual Warfare) by Pat Hulsey and Ray Beeson at: The Arsenal Bookstore 1-888-563-5150 http://www.arsenalbooks.com

Saturday, January 23, 2010

God's Economy, Israel and The Nations

Book Summary
Genesis 26 describes the dynamic of God's economy. It says: "There was famine in the land and the Lord appeared to Isaac and said, 'Dwell in this land and I will be with you and will bless you and I will perform the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.'" God's economy operates against all odds, which isn't an option for those living in lands of persecution and distress"and it is emerging as a chief strategy for operating a business or ministry in this post- 9/11 environment. God's economy is based on God's Kingdom rule and embraces not only the realities of God's spiritual riches, but also the community (social) and economic riches outlined throughout the Word of God. It is the reemergence of the ancient biblical principles of entrepreneurship, business, and Kingdom wealth.

In the face of political instabilities, economic reversals, fear, and uncertainty, Kingdom opportunities not obvious to the world are quietly on the rise. These Kingdom agendas reflect an interlinking of secular enterprises with overriding ministry objectives.
What is emerging is a move of God in the marketplace that will parallel the rise of the parachurch ministry movement of the early fifties. At the forefront of this movement is a group of men and women of God called in the same way as Joseph and Daniel of the Bible. Modern-day Josephs and Daniels will serve strategically as instruments of God’s purpose in secular positions of influence within seats of power of this world. This book addresses the dynamics of this calling, God’s economy, and the preparation, character, and challenges of these uniquely called Josephs and Daniels. Among other agendas, they will be facilitators of the release of the wealth of the wicked into Kingdom initiatives.

Author Profile:

The author was recently described by a long-time ministry associate with these words: "Morris Ruddick heads several organizations and corporate entities, including Global Initiatives Foundation, The Ruddick Int'l Group, and a global intercession network. He has led development of entrepreneurial activities in critical needy areas and brought together business and ministry in several nations, including the Messianic Jewish community in Israel, as well as in Africa, Afghanistan, Belarus, and elsewhere." Mr. Ruddick's Kingdom agendas reflect a unique merging of the secular and the spiritual. He sums it up as "an interlinking of secular business enterprises with overriding ministry objectives." Since 1995, Mr. Ruddick has been a voice encouraging and mobilizing Kingdom business leaders and entrepreneurs.
http://strategic-initiatives.org/pages/products.htm#jdcalling

Friday, January 22, 2010

Strategic Intercession Global Network (SIGN)





Serious Times Require Serious Intercession

S.I.G.N. is an Intercessory ministry designed for the Time and Season We are In!

Please read about it below. then click on it's link and learn more

The material below is from the Sign Web Site
http://www.strategicintercession.org/

Strategic Intercession Global Network (SIGN)
is a select group of committed intercessors, connected globally by the internet and e-mail, with a calling to intercede for "strategic level issues impacting the Body."

SIGN is not intended to be a "catch all" prayer chain. There are other lists that are dedicated to personal prayer for individuals and local groups.

SIGN addresses issues that are strategic in nature, that typically involve regions or nations, which are global in their potential impact.

Our Purpose is...
To intercede for strategic issues impacting the Body on a transnational or global level. The primary purpose of the Strategic Intercession Global Network is to provide an effective means of communication between intercessors for the purpose of coordinated, Spirit-led intercessory prayer.

SIGN gathers input from reports, as well as the prayer closets of SIGN members. Prayer targets and insights which bear on the issues being targeted are then summarized on www.strategicintercession.org, as well as being sent in more frequent, detailed form to those who have become members of the SIGN e-mail list.

The SIGN email list members consists of individuals, as well as groups (churches, ministries, intercession groups). The task is to provide coordinated, targeted posts that address significant issues and trends impacting the Body that are typically longer term in nature, but which also include shorter term issues, events and occurrences that bear strongly on the longer term trends.

We consider the ministry of intercession as a part of the prophetic giftings, specifically oriented by the description of the sons of Issachar, who were known as "men who understood the times and knew what to do."

Why Is There A Need For The Strategic Intercession Global Network™?

SIGN's focus is globally-impacting events and issues that are strategic in nature. We live in critical times. These are times in which the time spent in intercession will bear much fruit.
Because of the tempo and prophetic nature of the times we are in, the following issues are ones considered pivotal by the SIGN intercession team:

Understanding the Times and Knowing What to Do
Israel and Jewish Revival
The Persecuted Church and Anti-Semitism
Spiritual Warfare Issues
Revival, Change and Emerging Moves of the Holy Spirit
Secular Enterprises Being Used for Kingdom Purposes
Kingdom Wealth Initiatives

In summary, the SIGN advisory team reviews and releases targets of significance as the Holy Spirit directs, without concern or apology for the volume or lack of it. Some may prefer to follow the summaries at our web sites. Others will want the more detailed posts and updates that come from being members of SIGN's e-mail list. Effort is made in the summaries to give evidence of the answers that have either taken place or are emerging relative to the issues we've been targeting.

Occasional mini-teachings on intercession are given as good reminders to the seasoned prayer warriors; and as good foundation for those just heeding the call to intercession, as well as those who are our seasoned

http://www.strategicintercession.org/

I encourage you to support S.I.G.N. as well!

Support SIGN Through the
GlobalInitiatives Foundation