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September/October 2015
Plan of Salvation:

John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his
only begotten Son, that whosoever shall believe
in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life.
Romans 10:9
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the
Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that
God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt
be saved.

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What is the Christian Message

With his final words before his ascension, Jesus issued to his followers
the task of conveying his message to
the world. Armed with this directive, the total number of Christians exploded from a mere 120 to
over 3,000 within the span of two
weeks. By the end of the first century, an estimated one million people
had responded to the Christian message by becoming followers of Jesus.
Today, nearly two thousand years
later, the Christian faith has grown
to become the largest faith in the
world with over two billion adherents. Still, Christians continue to
treat Jesus' mandate seriously and
persist in spreading his message far
and wide.

ferred to as the "Gospel," which

means "good news." Specifically, it is
the good news about Jesuswho he
is, what he has done, and what he
offers. Essentially, the message is
that Jesus was God in the flesh, that
he came into the world to reconcile
humanity to himself, and that his
salvation is freely offered to each
person who will respond in faith.

What is this message, though, and

why is it so important? Why have
countless Christians pledged and
even given their lives in order to
promote it?

Furthermore, the Gospel message

explains that salvation is only possible through the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus. Though thousands of books have been written
about these events, the core idea is
that, through his sacrifice, Jesus paid
the price for our sinfulness (rebellion
against God), thus offering us forgiveness. Then through his Resurrection he conquered death, removing it as the penalty for our sin and
replacing it with the offer of eternal
life.

The Christian message is often re-

Though the Christian Scriptures do

contain a code of conduct as well as

doctrinal and theological statements, the central message is more
about placing faith in the person of
Jesus than it is about conforming to
any code. The primary emphasis of
Christianity, then, is to point people
toward Jesus and the salvation that
is only available from him.
The Christian Church has taken different forms throughout the centuries, but this central message has
remained the same. It binds all of
Christendom together. Despite the
various branches of Christianity in
the world todaymost notably Roman Catholicism, Protestantism,
and Eastern Orthodoxythis Gospel
message acts as a unifying element.
Though adherents to the faith include people from every walk of life,
this message binds them all together. Throughout the Christian
Church, this message of salvation is
considered to be the hope of the
world.

The Christian message is often referred to as the "Gospel," which

means "good news." Specifically, it
is the good news about Jesuswho
He is, what He has done, and what
He offers. Essentially, the message
is that Jesus was God in the flesh,
that He came into the world to reconcile humanity to Himself, and
that his salvation is freely offered to
each person who will respond in
faith. The Gospel message explains
that salvation is only possible
through the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus. Through his sacrifice, Jesus paid the price for our sinfulness (rebellion against God), thus
offering us forgiveness. Then
through his Resurrection He conquered death, removing it as the
penalty for our sin and replacing it
with the offer of eternal life that is
only available from Him to all those
that place their faith in Him.

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Christian Refugees from Pakistan

Cry for Help
Christian Freedom
International releases a new video documenting the plight of
Christian refugees
from Pakistan

persecuted for
their faith.

However, the
"reality" for Joseph and many
other Pakistani
Christians seekBANGKOK, Thailand, -ing asylum at the
More than half the 14 milUNHCR in Banglion refugees and asylum- kok is far differseekers under the mandate ent than what is
of the United Nations refu- "supposed" to
gee agency world-wide do happen.
not actually live in the
camps they are associated After arriving in
with. A growing number live Bangkok and
illegally in cities and towns immediately
around the world. Across
making application for asyAsia alone, from India to
lum as a persecuted Christhe Pacific islands, there
tian, Pastor Joseph reare about half a million
ceived his "person of consuch "urban refugees" ac- cern" card from the UNcording to the UN agency. HCR. His "hearing" for asyChristian Freedom Interna- lum is scheduled for years
tional has documented the from now.
plight of Christian refugees
from Pakistan in a newly
His tourist visa has long
released video.
since expired.
After receiving numerous
death threats and beatings
from Muslim militants, Pastor Joseph Aswar, his wife,
and two children sold their
home and everything they
owned in Pakistan to flee
the country.

Joseph, an educated, capable man, cannot work

because he is now in Thailand "illegally."

He and his family, and

many other Christian asylum seekers from Pakistan
pray each day for their next
They paid an "agent" a
meal. Their children cannot
large sum of money in La- go to school and they share
hore, and came to Thailand a room in a Bangkok slum
as "tourists" to apply for
with another Christian famiasylum with the United Na- ly, all living in the one room
tions High Commissioner
flat, sleeping on the floor.
for Refugees (UNHCR) in
Bangkok.
Joseph and his family receive no help from the UNIn theory and according to HCR and they must survive
international law, the UNin the "shadows" while they
HCR is supposed to protect await their hearing. He and
and provide for the basic
many other Christian asyneeds of asylum seekers
lum seekers from Pakistan
while they wait for a hearlive day to day in fear of
ing to decide their fate.
arrest and deportation because they have no visas,
If granted asylum by the
and Thailand never signed
UNHCR, Pastor Joseph
the 1951 U.N. Refugee
and his family will be able
Convention that protects
to resettle in a free country, refugees' rights.
where Christians are not

As bad as his current conditions are, Joseph says he

is thankful to be in Thailand. He cannot go back to
Pakistan as he and his
family face certain death.
Pastor Joseph misses his
home, church, and friends
and family in Pakistan, but
he knows he must keep
looking forward, not backward.
An "Uncaring" Bureaucracy
Persecuted Christian
"urban refugees" scrape by
in limbo, even more vulnerable than refugees living in
a refugee camp.
To make matters worse,
the UNHCR in Bangkok is
an enormous, uncaring,
inefficient bureaucracy that
provides little to no help to
Christian asylum seekers.
According to Christian
Freedom International
president, Jim Jacobson, "It
is a heartbreaking travesty
how the UNHCR treats
Christian asylum seekers. It
is wrong, and this needs to
be investigated and corrected before donor nations
give another penny to the
UN."
For more info visit:
www.christianfreedom.org.

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September 2015 by Daymond Duck

There have been several
good articles, pro and con,
about upcoming events to
watch for in Sept. 2015
(blood moons, Sabbatical
year, Shemitah, etc.). To be
honest, when these good
articles came out I just
skimmed over many of
them. But I now realize that
the list of things to watch for
in Sept. 2015 has surpassed
my ability to keep up with all
of it.
So here is a list I made for
myself. It is not my purpose
to comment on the relevance of any of these things.
But it is my purpose to have
a calendar of events that I
can refer to. Also, understand that because a Jewish
day ends at sundown (not 12
p.m.) and because there are
questions about the accuracy of the Jewish calendar
some of what is being reported could be wrong.
Sept. 9: The date the Jewish
Sanhedrin plans to put Pres.
Obama on trial on Mt. Zion
for promoting genocide of
the Jewish people with the
P5 +1 agreement with Iran
over that nations nuclear
weapons program. Will this
trial be worthless or will it
accomplish anything?
Sept. 13: The end of the Sabbatical year (at sundown on
Sept. 13) and the date that a
highly respected ultraOrthodox Jewish Rabbi
named Chaim Kanievsky
says Israels Messiah will arrive. Is he right or a false
prophet?

Iran that Congress has not

seen.

ence of a Palestinian State

on land that God gave to
Israel. Will the outcome be
Sept. 13: The Shemitah year
recognized by God?
(also called a Sabbath year,
or a Sabbatical year, or the
seventh year of the agriculSept. 22-23: Yom Kippur
tural cycle) ends at sundown
(also called the Day of
on Sept. 13. It is associated
Atonement or the Feast of
with financial issues; debt
Atonement) begins at sunforgiveness; economic probdown on Sept. 22. This will
lems; recession; declines in
mark the beginning of the
the Stock Market, etc. Jonanext year of Jubilee (the
than Cahn says the U.S. or
50th year) which involves
the world could have ecofocus on God, the cancellanomic problems about this
tion of debts, restoration of
time.
land to the original owners,
Sept.13-15: Rosh Hashanah
(also called the Jewish New
Year or the Feast of Trumpets) begins at sundown on
Sept. 13 and ends at sundown on Sept. 15. Some
(not all) prophecy teachers
believe the Rapture could
occur at the end of Rosh
Hashanah this year or next
year or some year.
Sept.15: The purported military drill called Joint Assistance for Development and
Execution (JADE) Homeland
Eradication of Local Militants (HELM) is supposed to
end. Will it? Will there be a
JADE HELM 2016, 2017,
etc.?

Sept.15: The 70th UN General Assembly will begin

meeting. During this session
(not necessarily on the
15th), France is expected to
present a resolution to the
UN Security Council to divide the Promised Land
(Two-State Solution) and to
force a peace treaty on Israel and the PA. If the UN
Sept. 13: Congress has 60
does this, their decision will
days to vote on the P5 + 1
lead to the beginning of the
agreement with Iran (signed Tribulation period and the
on July 14, 2015). If Congress battle of Armageddon.
takes a full 60 days, this vote
Sept. 20: The Jewish Sanhedcould be on Sept. 13. Controversy surrounds this date rin plans to put Pope Francis
on trial on Mt. Zion for offibecause there are secret
deals between the IAEA and cially recognizing the exist-

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etc. Will God focus on economic issues, Israels restoration to the land, etc.?
Sept. 23: Pope Francis is
scheduled to visit the White
House for discussions with
Pres. Obama about their
shared values on caring for
the poor (wealth redistribution), religious freedom,
immigration (elimination of
borders), environmental
issues (global warming), etc.
Sept. 24: Pope Francis is
scheduled to address a joint
session of Congress about
world peace, religious values
(probably a need for a world
religion), caring for the
poor, etc.
Sept. 25: Pope Francis is
scheduled to address the
UN. He wants to reduce the
worlds population, regulate
global climate change, establish a global constitution,
establish a global court and
establish a one-world government.
Sept. 25-27: The UN plans to
hold a Sustainable Development Summit to expand the
role of global governance
(world government). They
plan to discuss global economic issues, climate
change, global education and
gender equality. It is really a
plan to control the life of
everyone on earth.

Sept. 28: The Feast of

Tabernacles and the
fourth blood moon in
the current Tetrad will
take place on this date.
Several major prophetic
events have happened
just before or just after
other blood moon Tet-

rads. The Jewish Talmud (not the Bible)

says blood moons are a
sign of war in Israel.
Several major end-ofthe-age wars are mentioned in the Bible and
some are prophecy
teachers believe some

or all of these could

soon occur.
This convergence of
events in Sept. 2015 is
why many people think
something big is about
to happen. We shall
soon know. Prophecy
Plus Ministries

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Social Skills & Etiquettes, Girl Power
Event, Educates Oaklands Youth

(Top Left) CEO/Founder of Social Skills & Etiquette, Juanita Walker, pictured with attendee of the Girl Power Event held on August 1, 2015 in Oakland, CA.
Social Skills & Etiquette, Girl
Power event was held on
August 1, 2015 to address
real issues that girls are facing today to make them better leaders tomorrow.
Founder Juanita Walker, put
together a program to educate, motivate, and teach
social and etiquette skills to
girls for this event. It included educational topics such as
image, social media, self confidence, money matters, human trafficking, health &
hygiene, self respect, listening skills, public speaking, self
esteem, education, etiquette,

work ethics, dating, introductions, peer pressure, frenemies, skincare, goal setting
and more.

under the training of Maria

Everding, world renowned
trainer and author. Juanita
coaches children, teens,
youth, young adults, adults,
The event held in Oakland,
business professionals and
mainly for Oakland youth
faith based organizations in
included teen entertainment, areas of; business acumen,
continental breakfast, lunch, effective communication,
afternoon snack and event
introductions, dining etimaterials.
quette, image, socialization
and much more. Social Skills
Juanita Walker is the presiAnd Etiquette is also an apdent and founder of Social
proved vendor with Oakland
Skills And Etiquette.
Unified School District and
She obtained her certificaPeralta Colleges. To contact
tion from the Etiquette Insti- Juanita Walker : socialskilltute in St. Louis, Missouri
sandetiquette@gmail.com

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We Overcome Terrorism
By Connie Woods
In the past month or
so, 5 US Marines
have been killed in
the United States;
once again another
terrorist attack on US
soil by a person influenced by terrorist
ideology. As it
stands now, there
have been several
US Islamist influenced attacks over
the past few years
and increasing.
Thousands of our
Christian sisters and
brothers have also
been killed in the
Middle East by the
same groups. The
2nd Amendment of
the United States
Constitution, (...the
right of the people to
keep and bear arms,
shall not be infringed) gives Americans the right to protect themselves, but
more importantly,
Christians fight in the
spiritual realm, and
the battles that they
face will be won by

the Spirit of God. Jesus will fight this battle, as all others.
God called Christians to pray, stand,
fully armored with
the word of God, and
to continue to be a
light in a dark world.
(For we wrestle not
against flesh and
blood, but against
principalities, against
powers, against the
rulers of the darkness of this world,
against spiritual
wickedness in high
places. Ephesians
6:12) Christians
know that they win,
in the end, and
through their trials,
encouraged that
when they suffer with
Jesus they shall also
reign with him. As
evil is being perpetrated on Jews,
Christians, and
Americans all over
the Earth by terrorists, remind yourselves, sin only last
for a season. Saints
have compassion on
those that know not

the truth, because

they know what
awaits those that are
lost. God call us to
love our enemies,
and to pray for them.
When Jesus rights
all wrongs, all this
terrorism and evil will
be done away with
for good!
Pray for all that are
blinded by the devil
and for the hearts of
the people of this
country that they
would come to the
saving knowledge of
Jesus Christ and in
the midst of everything that is going on
Christians ask God
to protect them like
only he can. Christians, stand on his
promise No weap- Faith takes hold of spiritual realities
Jesus said in -- Matthew 28:18 Then
on formed against
we can not touch with our physical
Jesus came and spoke to them, saysenses and brings them into the natu- ing, "All authority has been given to
them shall prosper.

Authority to Declare
by Olive Branch Ministries

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National Grandparents Day

Celebrated September 13
First celebrated in 1978,
National Grandparents Day is observed in the U.S.
on the first Sunday after Labor
Day. It honors
both maternal and
paternal grandparents.
Grandparents have always
been special. Today, they're even

more important. In
very busy families, an involved
grandparent is especially beneficial ... and helpful.
The special kind of love
children get from
a grandparent is
something they
can't get anywhere
else. It is a genuine kind of love,

a unique and important kind.

Parents
have to worry
about who children
will become in the
future, and they
have to be providers and disciplinarians. Grandparents can just enjoy their grandchildren for who
they are in the
moment.

ral realm.
All physical matter was brought into
existence by God.
God is a Spirit. All things are held together by His Word.
John 1:1. In the beginning was the
Word, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
He was in the beginning with God.
All things were made through Him,
and without Him nothing was made
that was made.
Even though we can not see it, it is
real. God has given us the authority
through the Lord Jesus Christ when
we are submitted to His Word, to exercise the power of God and walk in that
authority.
As Paul said -- Eph:3:20: Now unto
him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think,
according to the power that worketh in
us.
This power is in us the Word of God
says, yet we must be obedient and
submitted to Him if we want that power to flow through us. We have to follows God's directions if we are going
to get God's results. Authority is the
God given right to use this power.

Me in heaven and on earth. 19. "Go

therefore and make disciples of all the
nations, baptizing them in the name of
the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit, 20. "teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always,
even to the end of the age.'' Amen.
All authority was been given to Jesus
who immediately turned around and
gave it to the church in order to bring
God's will into fruition in the Earth.
Declaration
I will rise up in Jesus name and walk
in the authority that Jesus has transferred to me. I will rise up and faint not
in the day of adversity. I will rise up
and walk worthy of a child of God. I
will rise up to my place of authority
and leadership.
I will rise up and boldly declare Gods
Word to be true.
I will Rise up, I will Rise up!
The day is at hand, I will not turn to
the right or left, but face straight
ahead, and see Gods glory poured
forth over the Earth.
Glory to God. Amen

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Watch & Pray
in, as we watch bible prophecy
being fulfilled. God so lovingly
foretold us of things to come before it happened, because God
already knew the end from the
beginning. Why do you think Jesus told us things that would happen before he returned? Could it
be that when we saw all the crazy
things in this world happen,
Christians would not lose hope,
and hold fast to what they believe. Could it also be that God
wanted Believers to know the
Luke 21:36 Watch ye therefore, season that they were living in. I
and pray always, that ye may be believe there is a special reward
accounted worthy to escape all for all those that are looking,
these things that shall come to watching, and anticipating the
Lords catching away of the
pass, and to stand before the
Saints in an event called the rapSon of man.
ture, and also rewards for those
The Bible contains detailed
that share the word of God and
prophecy about the future. Its
this hope to others.
amazing, the times that we live

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