The Law Written on Stones is Inferior to the Law Written On Hearts.

Do You Know the Language of the Spirit of God?   

Significant Prophecy of Brazil/China Alliance Forms        

Mission Impossible                                     

A Truly "Biblical World-view"

We should have God's perspective of the world so that we will stop grasping for it.
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reflecting God's purpose for the world.

When will we learn that His work must be by His Spirit, still?  Zechariah 4:6

"For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit."  Ephesians 2:18-22 NKJV    

Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build it...  Psalm 127:1a NKJV      
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America Tour - Summer 2009 Begins in June!

Our Ministry Mission...

The mission of The Father's Field Ministries is to exalt the Person of Jesus Christ throughout the earth as He really is - God's Son, and the only Savior for mankind. 

We confess the frailties that plague humankind through our sin-nature, and we admit the need for our total transformation in salvation through God's grace and faith in the Person and work of Jesus Christ alone.  We recognize the continuing battle that all of God's people face as we seek to become like Him in a fallen world.  It is our desire to build up the body of Christ in a maturing, sanctifying faith.  We believe that the Bible makes abundantly clear that it is through the local church setting, as God designed it, that the fullness of Jesus Christ may best be realized.  The present day evangelical system does not reflect God's design, and He is on the verge of changing it altogether. 

We are proclaiming the things that are bringing about that change, and we are encouraging others to enter into Him in preparation for all that change will bring. 

Are You a Victim of Cultural Christianity?                   NEW

A New World Order

Updates on the government's New World Order

The Bible demonstrates man's united quest to show himself as great as God.  We find this first in the construction of the Tower of Babel early on in the life of man.  Everyone joined together in an attempt to build a tower up to the heavens.  Through their unified effort, they hoped to be able to boast that they could exalt themselves to the heavens, like God.  Most people would agree that had they accomplished their goal of building a tower to "heaven," they still would not have begun to compare with the glory and greatness of God.

Regardless of past attempts, however, the Bible prophecies that in these Last Days man will attempt to build himself up like God again; but rather than building a single structure like the tower of Babel, they will build a single system.  It will be called a Babylonian system, and it will join everyone together as one - against Jehovah God - our Creator.  We are seeing this prophecy in motion today, called "The New World Order."

You may click on the links below to see just a taste of what is going on.  There are many places on the web to keep updated on this topic.  I hope that what we post here from time to time will give you some insight into the reality of this one-world, one-man-like-God, system construction.

* A dreadfully new kind of reformation is necessary and has already begun  click here
* What about the end of the age?  click here
* Whatever happened to a Christian's personal  discipline to walk with God?  click here
* Putting on Jesus - more than new precepts and principles  click here
* Christianity with room to roam cannot remain true click here
* Hallelujah!  The end of pop-culture Christianity is near!  click here
* Time to trim the "Wild Olive Branch"  click here

He is not here!  He is risen, indeed!  Rejoice!

There are many Christians who do not celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, because the glory of the resurrection has been overshadowed by traditions of pagan origin.  This is exactly what Satan wants - for us to ignore our New Covenant "Feasts" by tarnishing them with his ungodly influences.  Do not give in to the enemy, but rather rejoice over the resurrection of our Lord!  The promised One died and rose again!  This should be the most glorious time of celebration in the life of a Christian!  With the shedding of His blood and His resurrection came the New Covenant!  Hallelujah!  All the types and shadows of the Old Covenant were fulfilled!  Salvation's way was made for all mankind!

"...that I may know Him and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead."
Phil. 3:10-11 NKJV

"So also is the resurrection of the dead.  The body is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption.  It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory.  It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power.  It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.  There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body."  I Cor. 15:42-44 NKJV   click here

Quick Facts  (I have proclaimed all these things for most of ten years in spite of constant persecution from fellow “believers.”)

1.      The economic crisis that we are in is not just a cyclical problem that will solve itself with the help of "new money."

2.      Christians who have laid up "treasures" for safekeeping only (without the specific instruction of the Spirit) will see that those treasures will suddenly vanish – without notice.

3.      Those who are praying for America to be restored to financial greatness have not discerned the will of God for our times.

4.      Christianity’s strength in America today, and in much of the world, is dependent upon America’s economic strength and individual liberties.  Cultural Christians are praying for a strengthening of America as it always has been, since without it they will be at a loss.

5.      I believe that we have less than two years to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ openly on the airwaves in America – without censorship.

6.      The evangelical system is on the verge of collapse; and much of it will realign into a single ecumenical religious system.  Many believers within that system will collapse with it, and evolve into it; many others will come out and form small-group churches in homes and other out-of-the-way places - it is among these small churches that God will build the image of Jesus Christ.

7.  Christianity will become much purer for many believers, when we no longer have Americanism to prop ourselves up with.  We will learn to stand upon the Rock of Jesus Christ!  Hallelujah!

8. America's leadership is seeking a smooth transition for steering America into a one-world political, economic, and religious system.  In the long run, that will happen; but before we become so "one" with the rest of the world, America will suffer great and terrible judgments herself.  Do not blame "sinners" for all the judgments that are coming upon America.  Much of these are due to the poor representation of Jesus Christ that America's Christianity has so boldly displayed.

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The Truthletter

This is a periodic publication written and prepared by Brother Mark for those who appreciate The Father's Field Ministry as we sound a clarion call to God's people, calling them to a solemn assembly and true repentance.  There is no charge for this letter, but an envelope is provided should you like to contribute to our effort in making His truth known.

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A Word From the Spirit of the Lord to the Churches!

This is a message about how God has already begun to test those who call themselves by His name.  The vast majority of the evangelical church system in America will soon go bankrupt!  This message was first given in 2003, and things are playing out exactly as the Lord said that it would.  There is no charge for this book, but an envelope is provided for those who can help us make this truth known.

A Prophetic Reminder, 03/09/09                                 by: Mark S. Case

America's founding documents and most of her Christian heritage are being swiftly and thoroughly trampled under foot.  Please beware!  Our nation's continuing deliberate aspiration to defame and demonize the Creator of heaven and earth and His faithful people will not go unanswered.  Realizing the inevitable consequences of such blasphemous acts now rushing from the majority of America's populace, those of us who remain loyal to Him should brace for calamities on a grand scale.  We are in the depths of a deadly cauldron brew that is past due boiling over.  It would be wise for us to make some physical preparations along with spiritual ones.

We cannot possibly cushion the blows of some long-term judgments through physical preparedness alone; but the pain of some likely short-term disasters may be softened by some simple and practical preparation.  I have suggested for some time that it would be wise to have a few weeks' basic food and water supply.  This may help you to endure some short-term interruptions, and to help others also.  Notwithstanding, the most important thing is spiritual preparedness.  Pray without ceasing, and live each day as if He may come at any moment.

NOTE:
Do not hate governmental leaders regardless of their dictates.  Do not devise against them, but neither be passive regarding their abuses of power.  Jesus said that we should "Pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you." (Matt. 5:44 NKJV) Pray for God's mercy on those under their ungodly authority. Pray that God will complete the good work that He has begun through His name. Pray that His people will come to repentance through these things - and pray for the peace of Jerusalem - Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven!     

Concerning Last Days' events, consider these things first

Simply put, there are some future things about these Last Days that we may not be able to fully understand until they actually take place.  This is the way God intended it, to keep believers of sober heart and mind.  However, our courage and confidence need not rest on our ability to figure out exactly how the future will unfold.  Our faith and hope should rest in fellowshipping with Him daily.  We need only to seek to walk with Him today, in Spirit and in Truth, and we will be ready for tomorrow when it arrives.

Regarding future events, let us remember that, from the beginning, the Spirit's revelation to us about the details of God's plan for each generation is progressive; and there is still much to be revealed.  Thus we would be wise to admit that we do not have all the answers yet. Here are a few thoughts that you may consider as you develop your Last Days theories.

1. None of the writers of the Bible fully understood all the things they had seen or heard concerning the end of the age.  For example, the Old Covenant prophet Daniel was confused and dismayed about many things he saw - even though he was highly esteemed in God's eyes, to whom God also revealed secrets.

2. The apostles of the New Covenant did not understand all things either.  For example, it is obvious they had no idea that the church-age would last two thousand years; and even as they were in tune with the Spirit in many aspects, they proclaimed that the return of the Lord was "at hand," when in fact it was still many generations away; but they were not at fault, for they believed and taught exactly what the Lord taught them to believe and to teach.  He simply did not reveal some things when He was here; and though the Spirit has revealed much since then, He has not revealed everything at this time, either.

3. We should take into account that just as our Lord spoke in parables so that those with "hard hearts," would not be able to understand Him, even so the Spirit did not give full revelation to the New Testament writers lest it make all things clear to "hard hearts" of subsequent generations.  The Spirit reveals things only to those who seek Him with a pure heart, and in the right season.

4. Finally, even though the apostle Paul had seen the Lord and had been taught by Him, he wrote: "Now, we see through a glass darkly; but then, we shall see Him as He is." It was obvious that not all things had been revealed to Paul either, even though he had many revelations of the Spirit.  In addition, the apostle John so much as said that the disciples had yet to see Him as He really is, even though they had seen Jesus, known Him, and even lived with Him for approximately three years.  He wrote that we would be like Him "when we see Him as He really is."

I conclude that there are a number of Last Days scriptures that appear contradictory and unclear at this time; but in God's time, they may be revealed to us by His Spirit.  God intended the scriptures to be such as they are.  Thus do not be discouraged by the fact that the events and occasions of these Last Days are not clearly set forth in the scriptures as we currently understand them - and be slow to "swear" by your theories.

(This article to be completed soon, with unique rapture and tribulation insight.)

Sound the Trumpet!

"'Now, therefore,' says the Lord, 'turn to Me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.'  So rend your heart, and not your garments; return to the Lord your God, for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness; and He relents from doing harm.  Who knows if He will turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind Him - a grain offering and a drink offering for the Lord your God? Blow the trumpet in Zion,  consecrate a fast, call a sacred assembly; gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children and nursing babes; let the bridegroom go out from his chamber, and the bride from her dressing room.  Let the priests, who minister to the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar; let them say, 'Spare Your people, O Lord, and do not give Your heritage to reproach, that the nations should rule over them.  Why should they say among the peoples, "Where is their God?"'"

Joel 2:12-17 NKJV

America’s Financial Future – A Perspective

It was in 1999, that I believe the Spirit of the Lord began showing me that our dollar would collapse in 2010...      click here

Purging at the Dawn of Glory!

Jesus Christ said, "I came to send fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!" Luke 12:49 NKJV

Several years ago, I believe the Spirit of the Lord spoke to me, saying that Christian churches stood at the threshold of a completely new era.  He made me keenly aware that most Christians were hardly prepared for all that this time would bring.  For the subsequent seven years or so, we in this ministry have spoken to thousands of pastors and hundreds of churches in foreign lands.  Now, much to our delight, the Spirit of the Lord has recently released us to begin teaching and preaching across America.  Just as the Lord told me, the church is now crossing over that threshold into the last episode of the church age.  It is my privilege to be numbered among God's voices "crying in the wilderness," preparing His remnant here for the traumatic events that are already beginning to unfold.

In spite of America's churches at large having rejected Jesus Christ and His Spirit as they really are, He has a remnant still, and I believe that He has plans for great spiritual revival in our midst.  However, that great spiritual awakening will not come without first a great rude awakening, when we will soon discover how frail, naked, and blind to His truth and life we really are.  This rude awakening has just begun; and as it matures over the next couple of years, it will bring America and those who profess His name to their knees!  Like all other nations of the world, America and her form of Christianity will soon be called to give account.  All things are being shaken.  Out of this shaking, most of the church world will collapse and be tried with the fire of His Spirit.  There will be a purging at the dawn of glory!  His remnant will rise to become a glorious church - His bride made ready for His glorious appearing!

By His grace and for His glory,

Mark Samuel Case

"The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together..." Psalm 2:2a

"Why do the nations rage, and the people plot a vain thing?  The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying, 'Let us break Their bonds in pieces and cast away Their cords from us.' He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; the Lord shall hold them in derision. Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, and distress them in His deep displeasure:"  Psalm 2:1-5 NKJV

"Behold, Damascus will cease from being a city, and it will be a ruinous heap.  The cities of Aroer (Syria) are forsaken; they will be for flocks which lie down, and no one will make them afraid.  The fortress also will cease from Ephraim, the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria; they will be as the glory of the children of Israel,' Says the Lord of hosts."  Isaiah 17:1-3 NKJV

God's Winter for the World has Come
Jackson, MS                                                                     by: Ms Lydia Hamby

Even as the annual winter season for the northern hemisphere is nearing its end, there is another kind of winter for the whole world that is just coming on,  and it shall not end.  This should come as no surprise, since God told us long ago that one day He would fold up the earth like a garment, and that heaven and earth would enter a season for passing away; this season would be called "the beginnings of sorrows," but the very end is not yet.
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True Christianity and True Americanism -
A Contradiction in Ideology           by: Mark S. Case

Thomas Jefferson, the writer of The Declaration of Independence, put forth what all rational people agree to be every man's God-given rights - his right to life, to liberty, and to the pursuit of happiness (fulfillment); and that those rights should be protected by government.  These are indeed the basic rights of humankind and the bedrock of the true spirit of America.  However, those inalienable human rights are in some ways at stark contrast with who we are to be individually as true Christians.  True Christianity fully enforces the need to protect God-given human rights for all people everywhere, but as a true Christian, I am called to another manner of living.  When we convolute human rights with the call of Christianity, we forsake the bedrock of our citizenship in heaven.

As a true Christian, my right to life is granted by dying to self; my right to liberty is granted within the confines of living the life of Jesus Christ; and my right to pursue happiness is granted by pursuing what makes God happy.  Thank God for the founder's spirit for an America that would protect rights for all people, but let us not confuse human freedoms with our freedoms in Christ as individual Christians.  When Christianity becomes too Americanized, it reduces the kingdom of Christianity to a world of Americanism; and this is exactly what has already happened.  As we defend America's liberties, let us not forget that as Christians our liberties are found in being bound to Jesus Christ.

Which Simon are You?
by: Mary Kathryn Case

The New Testament is replete with many characters of various degrees of significance. Some of their stories we know by heart, but others are often overlooked due to their apparent lack of value. It seems that we tend to place worth only on those people about whom the Bible records greater detail. However, it is important not to merely pass over the understanding we could glean from the little-known characters.

An interesting study that takes this idea as its foundation includes a look at the various Simons of the New Testament. click here to read

Six Deceptive Devices Gaining Ground among the Cultural Christian Masses

1. Prophesying and guidance by numbers and quantum math
2. Misuse of Bible codes for predicting future events
3. Increase in angelic apparitions and their sayings
4. Signs in the heavens for guidance
5. Stories going from imaginations to abominations
6. Overabundance of dreams, visions and heavenly visitations

Jesus said, "'Take heed that no one deceives you'"  (Matt. 24:4 NKJV).
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These Things Shall Surely Come

IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF A LITTLE MORE TIME

1. The realigning of nations that will empower evil-doers, leading to the resurrection of Communist countries on one side and the coming Antichrist kingdom on the other

2. The utter collapse of the United States' economic and political system

3. An increase in hatred for Israel and true followers of Jesus Christ

4. The collapse and restructuring of the world economic system

5. Even greater apostasy within evangelical Christianity

6. The coming together of all religions under one umbrella - in agreement with the new world political and economic system

7. An increase in adversity against true believers, including swift and decisive persecution - even in the United States

8. The rise of the "glorious church" in countless homes across America and around the world

I believe that it was by the Spirit of the Lord that I began to understand these things as early as 1997, with their general time frames.  Please prayerfully consider them.  Whether I perceived them by His Spirit or not, according to God's Word they must come!  In the midst of these calamities, God will build a glorious church.  The Jews shall rebuild their temple during troubled times; and Jesus shall rebuild His church during troubled times, also.  Be prepared to go through great testings and trials of your faith!  The easy-escape rapture theory is a hoax - not biblical at all.

A Prophet?

"As they departed, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John: 'What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? But what did you go out to see?  A man clothed in soft garments?  Indeed, those who wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.  But what did you go out to see?  A prophet?  Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.  For this is he of whom it is written: "Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way before You."'" Matthew 11:7-10 NKJV

There are many who claim to be a prophet today.  Our Lord said that there would be; this is nothing new.  There have always been those who have claimed to be so.  I would encourage you to observe their lives to see if they bear all the marks of a true prophet.  Are they distressed?  Are they persecuted in any way to speak of?  Are they living in "kings' houses"? Are they tried on every hand?  Are their lives marked by grief and mourning for the name of the Lord and the way that His people represent Him?  What makes you believe that your favorite "prophet" is indeed a true one? 

I hope that it is not only because they may tell the future, or because they perform the spectacular.  Even the pharaoh's magicians worked the miraculous way back when the children of Israel were under his bondage.  I would encourage you to inquire about their lives.  Miracles may or may not accompany them, but two things are certain: they will speak the truth with an anointing, and they will be acquainted with difficult testings and trials. 

To read the apostle Paul's lifestyle as a true prophet, click here.

Our Galaxy - A Tiny Part of God's Universe
keeping things in perspective

Jesus Invites YOU Into His Kingdom!

Brother Tom Lacy, of Amarillo, TX, uses a dynamic approach to call everyone into the way of life and liberty through faith in Jesus Christ.  By posting this simple message on three sides of his special pickup, brother Tom has boldly proclaimed Jesus as the Way to hundreds of thousands of people from Texas to Wyoming, and even all the way to California.  WOW!  What a way to keep Jesus' name before a world searching for "the Way!"

Brother Tom invites you to come drink from the living water that never shall run dry - the living water of Jesus Christ.  Jesus said: "and all who come to me, I will in no way, cast out."  John 6:37b 

Designed by God - Set Apart for Him
by: Jonathan Hughes

11 Rescue those being led away to death;
       hold back those staggering toward slaughter.  
12a If you say, "But we knew nothing about this,"
       does not He who weighs the heart perceive it?

Proverbs 24:11-12a       to read article, click here

The Fullness of Jesus Christ is not to be equated to what is commonly known as "Dominion" or "Kingdom" Theology

While the Bible clearly shows that God designed His church to become the fullness of Jesus Christ, in no way does the Bible teach the tenets of what is known as “Dominion” or “Kingdom” theology.  Becoming the fullness of Jesus Christ as the local church should not be equated with our taking dominion over the world as His kingdom followers.  Becoming His fullness is a spiritual work of completion that will make Him glorious in the earth as He desired from the beginning; and it also readies us as a bride, without "spot" or "wrinkle," to be caught up when He comes in the clouds to receive us unto Himself – at which time He will open the eyes of natural Israel, restoring their spiritual sight, bringing them into redemption.  He will then judge the world, protecting sealed Israel who will pass safely through His “refiner's fire.”  At the conclusion of this particular time of judging the world and of purifying His Israel remnant, He will return to the earth and establish His glorious kingdom.  His kingdom will not be consummated in the earth before then; neither will Christians have complete dominion in the world except under the literal reign of Jesus Christ, when He literally resides in Jerusalem.  Come, Lord Jesus!

Who's Next?

The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were nuclear attacks near the end of World War II against the Empire of Japan by the United States, at the executive order of U. S. President Harry S. Truman on August 6 and 9, 1945. After six months of intense fire-bombing against 67 other Japanese cities, the nuclear weapon "Little Boy" was dropped on the city of Hiroshima on Monday, August 6, 1945, followed on August 9 by the detonation of the "Fat Man" nuclear bomb over Nagasaki. These are to date the only attacks with nuclear weapons in the history of warfare. (source online)

There is little doubt that there will be atomic bombs used to aid aggressive, strong-arm nations in the near future.  The questions remain - by whom and when? We do know that at some point Damascus will be annihilated, but probably not until the antichrist is in power.  Iran is threatening to annihilate Israel, but we know that is impossible.  Pakistan is certainly a prime consideration for a nation that may use the next nuclear bomb; their government is currently surrendering to Muslim powers who have long been anxious and trigger-happy to annihilate India to their south.  India holds the same hatred for Pakistan and has the capability to respond in-kind with nuclear warfare. Russia will come down with Iran (Persia) against Israel at some point and may use atomic weapons; but they will fall on the mountains of Israel due to fire and brimstone from heaven. China is surely a wild card as it has gained strongholds throughout the Southern Hemisphere in the last decade, also gaining control of the Panama Canal under Bill Clinton. It appears that North Korea is a wild card also; however, I have shared many times since the year 2000 that I thought the Spirit of the Lord revealed to me that neither North Korea nor Iran was to be feared at this point.  He did show me in the year 2000 that North Korea's capabilities as a nuclear threat would suffer a major set-back in a secret mission overnight.  This was fulfilled when Israel secretly bombed North Korea's joint nuclear facility venture with Syria in 2008. I have shared many times that I believe either the United States or Israel will reduce Iran's nuclear capabilities severely before they align with Russia to come against Israel as the Bible foretells. I do not imagine that the United States will ever use another atomic bomb.

Are "Stephen Preachers" for Today?
by: Mark S. Case

"'You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you. Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute?  And they killed those who foretold the coming of the Just One, of whom you now have become the betrayers and murders, who have received the law by the direction of angels and have not kept it.'  When they heard these things they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth.  But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God, and said, 'Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!'  Then they cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and ran at him with one accord; and they cast him out of the city and stoned him.  And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul. And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, 'Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.'  Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, 'Lord, do not charge them with this sin.'  And when he had said this, he fell asleep."  Acts 7:51-60 NKJV

A "Stephen preacher" is one who boldly proclaims truth to hardened religious people, particularly to leaders who, through their perceived knowledge about God, hold His people in religious bondage. 

It should be noted that Stephen was more than just an angry man.  He was angry, for sure - but it was not born out of his flesh - quite different from many who are angry due to the religiosity of Christianity today.  We should be careful and prayerful to be certain that our strike against forms of Christianity is not born out of the flesh but out of the Spirit. Stephen's anger was inspired by the Spirit and aimed at those who had such hard religious hearts that God stopped up their ears.  His righteous anger was due to his jealousy for God's name, and for His people; it was not due to a desire to vindicate a personal grievance against religion.

The apostle Paul was also angered by false shepherds.  He was jealous for God's name and for those put in bondage by them.  When he confronted their false message, they followed him from city to city, to have him either incarcerated or stoned to death. 

There are several ways we may judge what Stephen and Paul did - and Jesus also, for that matter - and whether God would still raise up preachers like that today.  Some may conclude that we live in a more civil era, when such a heated debate is out of order and unnecessary.  But I say that this is the very root of the problem that true believers suffer. No leader is willing to stand in their behalf, even though it may stir a great debate. Others would say that we need peace and harmony within Christianity's religious circles - that there are enough points of division already.  But I say that this is an excuse inspired by the enemy.  There is not a single Biblical truth that would lead us to be passive for the sake of preventing the right kind of division. 

We must remember that the Lord came bringing a sword - the Word of Truth.  He also came to "send fire on the earth" - the coming of the Spirit.  Everywhere He went, grace and truth went forth with a clarion call to all, but with it came division and turmoil, too. 

Stephen's sermon was inspired by the Holy Spirit to speak to zealots, blinded by their love for religion. Today, there are millions of religious zealots just like those Stephen, Paul, and Jesus preached to.  They are in leadership for sure; but also, they are sitting up and down the pews of churches everywhere.  Some may agree with this observation to a point, but they give the excuse that the problem in sharing so boldly among the masses is that there are also millions among them who truly love God and want to walk in His truth. But this is the very reason that we need to proclaim it - to set free those who are bound by the religious zealots and their religious system.

Jesus said, "My sheep hear my voice."  When the Word of Truth is put forth to the masses, many are convicted and repent, many become angry and reject the Word, and many sheep are enlightened thereby and set on a new course for freedom in Christ.  Our job is to put forth His truth in the Spirit of Jesus Christ.  This is the key.  He will be responsible for doing the separating.

Yes, we desperately need more "Stephen preachers."  But we must be careful to be motivated and guided by the Spirit of the Lord and not by the anger of the flesh.  "The wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God."  However, if God's message of salt and light is followed by division and turmoil, so be it.

All the Wicked Boast in Themselves (Psalm 24:4)
Tehran, Iran                                                                                   by: Mark S. Case

Nuclear advances... so what?
 
"...whom shall I [we] fear?  The Lord is the strength of my [our] life; of whom shall I [we] be afraid?" (Psalm 27:1NKJV) 

Notice what the Lord says about those He raises up against His people: "But indeed for this purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth.  As yet you exalt yourself against My people..."  (Exodus 9:16-17a NKJV)

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was raised up by the Lord as a guide to the blind and a master of iniquity.  Do not fear him.  God will use him to do His bidding.  These kinds of men speak great swelling words, boasting in themselves - roaring like a lion seeking whom they may devour.  They, like all other devils, are in the palm of God's hand.  Look what He says about them: "He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; the Lord shall hold them in derision [as one who mocks them]" (Psalm 2:4 NKJV).

The Lord is raising up His enemies so that He might show Himself strong in all the earth - overpowering His enemies with only one of His fingers (Luke 11:20).  The prophet Ezekiel prophecies that Russia and Iran will be raised up by Him, only to be destroyed (Ezekiel 38-39).  Why should we be afraid - even for Israel?  Is God not going to fulfill His promise? 

We should pray for Israel with confidence, for God said, "'Look among the nations and watch - be utterly astounded!  For I will work a work in your days which you would not believe, though it were told you'" (Hab.1:5 NKJV).

He Holds the Keys!

Have no fear!  Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ holds the keys! 

He said, "'Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last.  I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore.  Amen.  And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.'"' (Rev. 1:17-18 NKJV)

True Pastors Need our Help
Nellore District, India                                                                                           by:Mark S. Case

Pastor Sadhu and Esther Singh continue to lay down their lives for their neighbors in south India after many years. 

We have been with them in India and testify of what we know and have seen.  They serve to strengthen many small Spirit-filled churches in Nellore District - an area with more than 1,100 villages of suffering humanity - people who need to experience God's love and power just as we do.

God has designed the local church as the best illustration and demonstration of Him to the community.  Supporting them is the best way that we can meet the greatest needs - feed the hungry, heal the sick, and preach the gospel to the poor.  The Bible tells us that God designed the healthy local church as His strong abiding place, where He gives His constant strength.

Pastor Sadhu and Esther gladly suffer many trials as they plant and strengthen churches in such a difficult land among the masses without Jesus Christ.  Will you please help us help them?

Whatever you give will be sent directly to them and you will receive a tax-deductible receipt.  They are accountable and can be trusted.  Please make your checks payable to The Father's Field Ministries and designate on the bottom of your check, "for India."  We will send you their contact information so that you may communicate with them directly, if you so desire.  Our mailing address for this correspondence is:  The Father's Field, P. O. Box 977, Brandon, MS 39043

Thank you in advance for helping us to help them in Jesus' name.  Notice a couple of photos below that I took in my most recent trip to visit them.  One is of a young pastor starting a church, and the other is of a happy growing church family.

From Imaginations to Abominations

The Shack, one man's story of imaginations put into print, boasts of itself as a rejuvenating spiritual experience.  Catering especially to Christians, a conservative figure of one million copies has been sold, and it is getting rave reviews from some of the most popular members of cultural Christianity, like recording artist Michael W. Smith, and Wynonna Judd; also the famed author of The Message Bible, Eugene Peterson, compares it to Pilgrims Progress. However, Dr. Michael Youssef presents a rare message concerning its dangerous heresies. Those specific charges are listed below. Click here to go directly Dr. Youssef's message, where he clearly reveals the abominations set forth in The Shack.

I never cease to be amazed at what some Christians become entangled with in these last days.  The apostasy as Paul prophesied is already firmly established.  It only needs a single, consistent structure with all "faiths" involved together in order to be more evident to all.

According to Bible-grounded Christians, the following heresies are put forth through The Shack.

1. God the Father was crucified with Jesus.
2. God is limited by His love and cannot practice justice.
3. On the Cross, God forgave all of humanity, whether they repent or not. Some choose a relationship with Him, but He forgives them all regardless.
4. Hierarchical structures, whether they are in the Church or in the government, are evil.
5. God will never judge people for their sins.
6. There is not a hierarchical structure in the Godhead, just a circle of unity.
7. God submits to human wishes and choices.
8. Justice will never take place because of love.
9. There is no such a thing as eternal judgment or torment in hell.
10. Jesus is walking with all people in their different journeys to God, and it doesn't matter which way you get to Him.
11. Jesus is constantly being transformed along with us.
12. There is no need for faith or reconciliation with God because everyone will make it to heaven.
13. The Bible is not true because it reduces God to paper.

Narrow is the Way...

Our Lord said, "Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.  Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."  Matthew 7:13-14 NKJV

Judases Abound

The number of those who drink from the same cup, but who are actually traitors, is multiplying exponentially these days.

These are men among us, caught up in themselves.  By pride they have gained and maintained the attention of the same crowds that, for whatever reason, wanted to throng Jesus.  Like Lucifer before the fall, they love being in close proximity to the throne of the jesus that cultural Christianity has created.  They stand out in the crowd, running where the Lord has not sent them, raising themselves up above the throne so that all can see.  Like Lucifer, they lead emotionally charged worship and prayer, and even deliver a message (Ezekiel 28:14).  The mesmerized multitudes sway with the spirits of many abominations as they adore the jesus they are comfortable with.  Consider re-reading Second Peter, chapter two, prayerfully.

Take care.  One of them may be one of your favorite Christian guides!