In This Issue ~ August 2007

• Featured Article - Ever increasing expectancy
  
• Prophetic Countdown - Time is running out.
• Decision One - Love God by loving others
  
• Trips & Tips
• Make this ministry your ministry!

Featured Article - Ever increasing expectancy........

The more I study the word of God, the more I am convinced that there is an expectancy in the heart of God concerning His children. Picture the Father standing out in front of his house looking down the road with an expectant heart that the prodigal will return. In like manner, there should be an ever- increasing expectancy in those who have eyes to see and ears to hear what the Spirit is doing. There is a great stir in the realm of heaven. The bridegroom is making ready. The wedding day is not far away! All of the signs of the times are pointing to a season of change just ahead. My question is simply this, "When the fire that tests sweeps through, when the shaking finally ceases, and when the wind of the Spirit has settled to a calm, what will remain of the things you have done? Has your life produced wood, hay and stubble or silver and gold?" Now sometimes this kind of question and the fact that we are confined to time and space presses in on us. Thoughts like, will it all get done? Will it be enough? Will it happen before I am ready? Worry and even fear begin to capture our thoughts, but God did not give us a spirit of fear, but power, love, and a sound mind. Fear and worry should not be part of our lives, but expectancy should be! Expectancy and an understanding of the times in which we live will help us to press in and help us to make the most of the opportunities we have to build the kingdom and to live victoriously!

Romans 8:18-19 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. :19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.

The whole earth is expectant of what we will do in the time we have. We need to have the attitude of the writer of Philippians 1:20 According to my earnest expectation (intense anticipation) and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.

Have great expectations of life lived in the now and the life to come! Be not afraid to die and be not afraid to live! Walk in intense anticipation of what God is doing in the earth through us!

I pray that you live in an atmosphere of ever-increasing expectancy! God is with you!

Rev 21:3-5 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. :4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. :5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new.
We have a good reason for living life in intense anticipation or in earnest expectation. Amen!

Fred Hughes

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Prophetic Countdown - Time is running out!..........

by Ron Krebbs D.D.

How many times have we heard the statement that the nation of Israel and the city of Jerusalem in particular are the keys to understanding the prophecies concerning the very end of the Gentile age?

Read almost any legitimate newspaper on a daily basis, and we can very easily see that Biblical prophecy in regards to the return of the Son of God is spelled out bit by bit, article by article, page by page.

In just the last week we have seen Russia turn from embracing a pro-Western attitude to a return to the saber rattling and brutish forms of diplomacy that are reminiscent of what was known as the Cold War era. They are threatening to target European cities with nuclear tipped missiles and ordering a resurgent Russian military to be ready to accept an onslaught of new materials and weapons.

We must remember that it is prophesied that an alliance between what most scholars believe to be Russian soil and peoples and those that make up the Muslim nations will come against the nation of Israel prior to Christ’s return ( Ezekiel chpts. 37 & 38 ).

One of the most significant stories of last week (in my opinion) was that of ex-Prime Minister of Israel and past Nobel Peace prize recipient, Shimon Peres, being elected and appointed to the Presidency of Israel.

It is a position that in reality wields very little power to control the government of Israel.

It is, however, significant in light of the following facts.

Shimon Peres was born in Poland.

Shimon Peres is 83 years old.

Shimon Peres was personal assistant to the first Prime Minister of Israel, David Ben Gurion.

Shimon Peres is a Nobel Laureate.

Shimon Peres has always pursued peace before aggression.

Shimon Peres is the last living government official of his generation. That generation saw both the establishment of the nation of Israel and victory in the Six Day War of June, 1967, in which the Temple Mount and the Western Wall were captured and reclaimed as Jewish territory along with the West Bank, which has now been turned over to Palestinian control.

Shimon Peres as elder statesmen will be very respected and his word will carry more weight than past presidential office holders.

Shimon Peres has stated that his entire term will be dedicated to seeking peace by any and all means.

What does that all mean?

Let us look at what the Holy Scripture gives as reason that this is significant, and then you can make up your own mind, if this is meaningful or not.

In the book of Isaiah chapter 66 vs. 8 we read where the prophet is speaking to the Lord.

“Who hath heard of such a thing? Who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? Or shall a nation be born at once? For as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.”

Isaiah had just heard the prediction that the final restoration of Israel will be astonishing and complete and that the nation will “be born at once” during a time of great travail. The prophecy was partially fulfilled on May 15, 1948 when Israel declared its independence and will find its final fulfillment when Christ returns.

The Fig Tree was established. The people that had been scattered among the nations for two thousand years have been re-gathered and are ongoing at this time.

Jesus, being quoted in the book of Luke, speaks of the fig tree and her maturity.

Luke 13: 28-30, “Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near: So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.”

That is the significance in all of this.

The nation has been restored on May 14, 1948.

The city of David, Jerusalem, was in Jewish possession, June 7, 1967.

There is a world-wide war going on that is not nation against nation, but kingdom against kingdom.

We see the alignment of nations as prophesied in the book of Ezekiel, chapter 38.

The last politician that represents a specific generation is once again in the political spotlight, and his remaining natural years would seem to be short.

That specific generation will not pass until all things pertaining to the Gentile age are fulfilled.

Please seek the Lord and listen for His voice as to whether all this has direct implications in the end of days.

In any stretch of the imagination, our time in the Church Age is growing short.

To be effective, we must do as John the Baptist did and declare that the Kingdom is at hand, and it is time to make straight the path in the wilderness.

Ron Krebbs, D.D. (To Lead A Significant Life)

 

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Decision One - Love God by loving others.....

Even when we are not very lovable, God loves us! One way we can show our love to God is to show it to others when they are being less than lovable! People are just going to mess up! That is a revelation that we all need to understand. That is the very time we need love the most! Yes, I said we! I am not making excuses. Correction is not dependent upon rage or punishment! Correction works best, as does almost everything, in love. Tell me this, out of all the correction you have received in your lives, what kind benefited you the most? I think you will agree that correction coming from a person who still believed in you is better than correction from someone who has given up on you. The Bible tells us to bring correction. It is necessary! Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

2 Timothy 3:16 -17 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, :17 so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
2 Timothy 4:1 -2 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: :2 Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage--with great patience and careful instruction.
Second Timothy especially speaks to the attitude of the deliverer. Correction and even rebuke needs to come at times, but so also does encouragement. Both are to be executed with great patience and careful instruction.

In Romans, Paul is bringing correction to the body as he teaches about food. The question was whether as Jews they should abstain from certain foods when they were with some of the brethren who were not accustomed to the Jewish laws. Here Paul is bringing corrective focus to the matter.

Romans 14:17-20 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, :18 because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men. :19 Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. :20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food.
You see the development of the person, and therefore, the kingdom of God, far outweighs the substance (food, wrecked car, etc.), or even the principle of the thing, or the error of the individual.

Conviction always produces more than condemnation! The kingdom of God is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit! Correction and rebuke done right will be productive in your lives and in others, too!

Stay in the kingdom way. Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

Let me close with this scripture from First Peter.
1 Peter 4:8-10 And above all things have fervent charity (love) among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. :9 Use hospitality one to another without grudging. :10 As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

"A little bit of sugar helps the medicine go down!" Mary Poppins

Even the world has this basic understanding, but sadly many Christians do not walk in it!

John 13:34-35 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.  By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
We love God by loving one another!

Blessings

Fred & Irene Hughes

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Trips & Tips.................

We have had some delay on our trip to Bogota, Columbia. We are hoping to make adjustments and start the training sessions during the month of November, rather than our planned October date.

Please continue to be praying and send a special gift, if you can. We are in need of financial support for this ministry effort to begin properly. Here is a list of the things that will need to be established at the onset of this ministry outreach.

1) We must establish an office for our Latin American outreach. We have that established already and the office requires about $4,000.00 USD a month to maintain. This office will service all of Central and South America, so they will have an incredible territory to cover. This ministry office is also in desperate need of a 15-passenger van. Our efforts and success in this part of the world depend upon the successful funding of this ministry office.

2) Printing of the materials and DVDs necessary to conduct this ministry. Bogota, Columbia has some of the world's largest and most advanced printing companies. This makes it possible for us to get printing done at outstanding rates. The issue is the numbers of each item that needs to be printed. The pieces are only 3 to 6 cents each, but we need a hundred thousand to a million of each one of them! Printing costs are all up front, so smaller numbers cost about the same. This places heavy costs right up front in the project. Bogota, Columbia alone has a population of about 6 million. If we print one million, there will still be 5 million people in that city alone who will not have the opportunity we want them to have. If we can train the pastors, and the pastors train their people how to win souls, we will have the army of soul winners we need to go after the other 5 million people who live in that city. Please help us by sending your best gift today! The harvest is white!

3) There are costs associated with the renting of venues and feeding these people, some assistance with hotel accommodations, and airfare for four of us who are going to do the training. Pastor Tony Poole from Manila, Philippines is one of the four. Ministry is free, but everything else costs money. We cannot reach these people with the glorious gospel without your support. The word of God says;

Mat 25:40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

Mark 9:41 For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.
I believe that God will greatly reward those who support winning souls. When you give, you become a vital part. You become the sender.

Rom 10:13-15 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.  How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
God will reward those who send the glad tidings of good things.

Fred & Irene Hughes

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Decision Ministries International

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