O Lord our Heavenly Father, high and mighty King of kings, and Lord of lords, who dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers on earth and reignest with power supreme and uncontrolled over all the Kingdoms, Empires and Governments; look down in mercy, we beseech Thee, on these our American States, who have fled to Thee from the rod of the oppressor and thrown themselves on Thy gracious protection, desiring to be henceforth dependent only on Thee. To Thee have they appealed for the righteousness of their cause; to Thee do they now look up for that countenance and support, which Thou alone canst give. Take them, therefore, Heavenly Father, under Thy nurturing care; give them wisdom in Council and valor in the field; defeat the malicious designs of our cruel adversaries; convince them of the unrighteousness of their Cause and if they persist in their sanguinary purposes, of own unerring justice, sounding in their hearts, constrain them to drop the weapons of war from their unnerved hands in the day of battle!
Be Thou present, O God of wisdom, and direct the councils of this honorable assembly; enable them to settle things on the best and surest foundation. That the scene of blood may be speedily closed; that order, harmony and peace may be effectually restored, and truth and justice, religion and piety, prevail and flourish amongst the people. Preserve the health of their bodies and vigor of their minds; shower down on them and the millions they here represent, such temporal blessings as Thou seest expedient for them in this world and crown them with everlasting glory in the world to come. All this we ask in the name and through the merits of Jesus Christ, Thy Son and our Savior.
There are going to be 7 sessions, the list below is in Central Standard Time.
Friday, April 7th at 1 pm
Saturday, April 8th at 2 am, 6:30 am and 12 pm
Sunday, April 9th at 2 am, 6:30 am and 12 pm
I do not know the exact time during each session when I will start teaching because there will be beautiful praise and worship first and we don’t know how long Holy Spirit will lead this time before He invites me to share.
But, please come join us for the worship time, Africians worship God with all their hearts, souls and bodies!!!
This message re-encouraged me to study God’s Word with a desire to know and teach sound doctrine.
A little tidbit from our friend Dave Coffield, “The grace of God is magnificent. God lines me up for a 100 meter sprint, the gun sounds, He picks me up, hustles down the track with me, wins, and gives me the gold medal. I was involved but the credit, glory, and honor go to Him.”
Discover the world of cellular health, life-changing knowledge and apply personal action steps by enrolling in the group I am leading starting January 19th.
“This training and the action steps I took reduced the severity of my heart attack 18 months ago and facilitated my speedy recovery. The action steps I have taken have also enabled me to lower my sugar levels and stop taking Metformin. I know you can’t get a better understanding how our bodies function, at the cellular level, than from Dr. Gary Samuelson. With this knowledge I will help you craft action steps to improve your overall health and vitality. I would love to help coach you to live out your DNA to its fullest potential.” Michael Weiss
Watch this short 13 minute conversation Dr. Samuelson and I had recently.
Cells In Motion – via Dr. Samuelson’s reference to Harvard.edu
Improve your life one action step a week with the other members in my group starting
Thursday, January 19th at 6 pm CST.
We will spend 12 weeks together learning about the 5 Laws of Physical and the 6 Laws of Mental and Emotional Health. During these 12 weeks we will work together helping you craft at least one SMART action step for each law.
SMART = Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Timely.
The 5 Laws of Physical Health: Hydration, Nutrition, Exercise, Respiration and Sleep.
The 6 Laws of Mental and Emotional Health: Belief, Attitude, Learning, Choice, Balance and Action
Session 1 – Hydration – The Water Cycle provides “natural water” to all living organisms – Natural Water contains absorbed essential minerals and biological materials – Proven benefits of hydration with natural water to each of our body systems
Session 2 – Nutrition 1 – All nutrients come from the indomitable plant – Macronutrients and Micronutrients – Needed Micronutrients and consequences of Nutritional Deficiencies
Session 3 – Nutrition 2 – Nutritional Requirements of the Cell – Carbs and Sugars in our metabolism, why excess is harmful – Proven benefits of Individual Nutrients to each of our major body systems
Session 4 – Exercise – Composition and function of muscle tissue and fascia – Principles of building muscle, messengers, atrophy, fat fuel – Detailed Exercise program for each muscle and proven benefits
Session 5 – Respiration – Oxygen and Redox Chemistry – Cellular Metabolism, why oxygen is needed – Oxidation and Reduction, Cellular Messengers, stress reduction, proven benefits
Session 6 – Sleep – Why we need sleep – Diurnal Cycles/Circadian Rhythms – Optimal Sleep and proven benefits
Intermediate Segment/6 Laws of Mental and Emotional Health
Session 1 – Belief – Belief dictates behavior and pretty much everything else – Enormous Power and Purpose of the Subconscious Mind – The Subconscious Mind realizes all our beliefs
Session 2 – Attitude – Attitude is the manifestation of belief – Belief and Attitude lead to self-actualization – How Attitude programs the subconscious mind
Session 3 – Learning – Learning programs Believe -> Behavior – Emotion is the key to learning – Benefits of learning to the mind
Session 4 – Choice – Universal Governing Principle of all Nature – We choose our beliefs and attitudes – Choice = Freedom: Ways to remove mental blocks
Session 5 – Balance – Identify areas in your life where you feel anxious and “out of balance”. This is an indication that adjustments need to be made. Write them down. – Read your Goal Worksheet one more time again. This timekeeping in mind how your goals can help you regain your balance. Identify the Goals that will help you regain balance. – Recommit yourself to these goals with the new understanding you have gained. – Bring your Goal Worksheet up to date and make the adjustments necessary to bring you back into balance.
Session 6 – Action ACTION – The most important Law of Mental Health ❤️ Action makes it happen
3 Moses went up to God, and the Lord called to him from the mountain, saying, “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob and tell the sons of Israel:
4 ‘You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings, and brought you to Myself.
5 ‘Now then, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own possession among all the peoples, for all the earth is Mine;
6 and you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you shall speak to the sons of Israel.”
Our friend Patrick in Malawi has been diagnosed with testicular cancer. In response to our asking how Patrick was doing today, Jan 4th, his wife Mervis wrote:
“What God cannot do does not exist. He specializes in wonders and miracles. He will provide the necessary resources to help him [Patrick] through this in Jesus name.”
Please pray for Patrick and his family as you are led and also if led please provide a gift to help pay his medical bills.
After clicking this link choose Malawi as a sub-fund and type “Patrick Surgery” in the note area so we know where to direct your kind and generous donation.
“No one particularly enjoys being sick, injured, weak, etc. But, if I can see it through the eyes of God, that He is growing my character into the image of His Son, Jesus, that He is using circumstances to bring glory to His name and to further His kingdom — then I can give thanks and rejoice.”
Quoted from a letter from David Coffield, postmarked Dec 10th, 22.
My dear friends, my prayer partners, I thank you for the fact that sometimes through such letters I can turn to you to maintain this friendly and prayerful connection of ours.
I thank you for that and I thank our God. I am writing to you this is my personal news update, an update on the news of “Olive Branch” in Ukraine and “The Way of Truth” church, and I wish you a great day!
Today is the 306th day of the war on the land of Ukraine. It seems that time has stopped here in Ukraine. The Russian enemy continues to try to destroy critical infrastructure facilities of Ukraine with cruise missiles and Iranian drones. Our people continue to heroically eliminate the consequences of destruction, and our anti-aircraft forces try to shoot down as many of these flying enemy objects as possible. Our troops continue to repulse the influx of mobilized Russians near Donetsk and Luhansk, our other troops are pushing the enemy out of the Kharkiv and Kherson regions.
I continue to believe that by the grace of God and with your support, we will together defeat this Russian demonic enemy. The chaplains we train and support have a huge and important part to play and serve in this process.
Now is not a very convenient time to plan any “Olive Branch” events in Ukraine. But our team is trying to plan with prayer to the Father and I have hope that these plans will come true by the grace of God. Thus, I, as the director of the Pastoral – Chaplain Leadership program, planned the following educational programs at the KТS:
According to the KTS curriculum, there are the following date options: 20-24.03.23 – CL102 Chaplain service in hospitals and clinics, instructor Mykola. 06-10.03.23 – CL105 Chaplaincy in Penitentiary Institutions. 03-07.04.23 – CL109 Expository sermon in chaplain service, instructor Igor. 01-05.05.23 – CL110 Chaplain Biblical Counseling, instructor David, translator Gena. 15-19.05.23 – CL107 Civil Security Program, instructor Jeff, translator Gena.
Thank God, now in Ukraine most Protestant churches have switched to the Gregorian calendar and we celebrate the same as you do in the USA. The Orthodox Church of Ukraine and the Greek Catholic Church created a commission to reform the Julian calendar and switch to church holidays according to the Gregorian calendar. Many local churches of the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine continue to come under the jurisdiction of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.
Yesterday, our church “The Way of Truth” celebrated Christmas. I congratulate you on the Christmas of Christ from myself and Marina, from the “Olive Branch” in Ukraine and from the “Way of Truth” church.
My dear friends and partners, thanks to you, your prayer and your help, I, our church and “Olive branch” in Ukraine have the opportunity to continue working in wartime. Thank you very much to God.
Mykola, the senior hospital chaplain in the city of Cherkasy, together with the chaplain team, serves all those who need it in the hospital. There are also wounded soldiers in the hospital. The hospital has given the chaplains another, larger, separate space for their office, which they will need to renovate.
Women’s ministry leader Zhanna also does a lot of work to support homeless people. She visits the wounded with her husband and continues to coordinate women’s clubs in different regions of Ukraine that serve women independently. Zhanna and Sergiy visited the children of territorial defense, who also lost their homes (30 children). Without light, with lanterns, but it was fun. 200 people (wounded and medical personnel) were visited in the Kyiv hospital (for physical strengthening – fruits, nuts, sweets, for warmth – socks). And to pray for their healing and the victory of Ukraine, they gave a spiritual gift “Prayers of a Ukrainian”.
Marina and I were able to take 51 children’s gifts to the military town of Semipolka in the car you helped me buy. Every year, our church learns to donate gifts for children from military families. Our 40 church members each brought one gift and added another from Olive Branch donations. The women and children of the military town thought that this year they would not have a holiday or presents. There were no men there, because they are all in the war zone. Thanks to us coming to them, they had a good Christmas and thanked us. I thank you also, for this is your part of the donation.
The second week in the evening, I teach for two hours to civilian church groups about chaplaincy, because people from the churches ask how they can be useful to the military.
Thanks to the financial assistance provided through the Olive Branch, the “Way of Truth” church was able to pay the rent, because due to the war, the financial donation was not enough to fully cover the rent. Thank you. May God bless the generous hand.
Thank you very much to you and all the employees of the Olive branch for your great support of Ukrainians during the military trials. God sees what you sincerely do, God sees your sacrificial heart, therefore it is written that our Creator will accordingly do good for you, that is, for those who helped others in difficult times. May the Lord return everything abundantly to you and give thanks as only He can.I wish that we have in the soul a peace from God. Valentin.
Valentyn Korenevych, Colonel (retired)
President of the Public organization “Olive Branch” Ukrainewww.olivebranch.org.ua Program director of “Pastors-Chaplains Leadership” of the Kiev Theological Seminary www.ktsonline.org +38 097 9638406 This letter was translated by an electronic translator, so I apologize in advance for any errors that you may have noticed.
Please listen to this presentation by Attorney Kelly Shackelford, from First Liberty, to the ProFamily Legislators Conference last month about cases won in Federal and Supreme Courts concerning free speech, the right to assemble, the right to pray in public, the overturning of the Lemon case from 1971 and many more.
His presentation is broken into two parts on the Wallbuilders webpage:
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