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2005 – God’s Voice Worldwide – From Dr. Mark Virkler Bring a group to an upcoming seminar and receive FREE books, free admission to the seminar (maximum value $20), and $125 off your next Christian Leadership University course! Click here to find out how.
New Addition to the CWG Ministries Website: eBooks – Save Over 20%! Nineteen of Mark and Patti’s books can now be purchased as ebooks (what’s an ebook?). Each is discounted 20% plus you avoid all shipping and handling fees. To find out if a particular book is available in this new format, simply browse the online catalog. If an ebook version is available, you will see that option clearly listed. Buy now and save! Save $108! CLU Course of the Month – “Strategies and Models of Prayer” I am excited to announce that INT302 Strategies and Models of Prayer has recently been revised because some of the texts were no longer available, and it is better than ever! We still use Jim Goll’s books and cassettes as the foundation for the course, and we have added Dutch Sheets’ book Intercessory Prayer and Derek Prince’s Shaping History Through Prayer and Fasting. It is an awesome course! While creating the new syllabus, my own prayer life was rejuvenated and questions I had about prayer were answered. Pastor Sheets explores the many facets of the Hebrew word paga (remember that from Communion with God, anyone?) and how each nuance teaches us something about intercession. Whether you have been an intercessor for years or are just beginning to explore this exciting topic, I believe you will be instructed and inspired by this course. If you took the previous course by this title and want to just learn from Pastor Sheets and Brother Prince, call or email me (Patti) and we will work out something creative for you. Because the new course has an extra book and lots of application, it has been changed from a three-credit to a four-credit course, and a new course number assigned. All students who pay full price for CLU courses will receive a 25% discount on books and tuition for the course INT302 if you order it during the month of October 2005. Financial aid students will receive a 10% discount (in addition to the financial aid discount) on INT302 books and tuition. Download a sample of the course syllabus and place your order online today. Prophetic Word to the United States About Terrorism The following article appeared in our January 2002 newsletter. Lest we grow weary in well-doing, it seems like a good reminder of where we are, why we are here, and what our responsibilities are. Prophetic words from Mimi Lowe, Ontario, Canada concerning September 11, 2001: “The Lord impressed upon me in September to write this letter to you. I procrastinated because I find it very difficult to put into words what the Holy Spirit has been showing me. This is also the first time I have been shown so much of God’s heart regarding world events as they are unfolding. I apologize for the fact that I have never made efforts to keep abreast of American politics, so there are gaps in what I share because of lack of knowledge. “Two days before 9/11 I felt, ‘The Lord hates those who hate His people.’ I did not know or understand why I felt this at the time. The day of the attack on the World Trade Center I was in shock like everyone else. But within the next two days the Holy Spirit spoke to me about these tragic events. “I did not know what to do with all this, so I submitted it to the leadership of my church, Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship. They in turn felt it was accurate and gave it to their intercessors. “There is a strong parallel between the September 11th attack and the bombing of Pearl Harbor. I was only four years old at the time of Pearl Harbor and was not aware of the consequences of the bombing. Only after 9/11 did the Holy Spirit show me the spiritual aspect of the event. The Lord used these two attacks on American soil to call the U.S. into war. Pearl Harbor forced the Americans into a war they were not militarily prepared for. It took them a year or so to build up their war machines, all the while fighting not one, but two enemies, the Japanese and the Germans. “The U.S. was victorious because God was with them and they decided never to be caught unprepared again, which was according to God’s plan. Through the years God has been preparing and strengthening the U.S. spiritually, financially and militarily. “God is calling the U.S. to war against terrorism. It is very important to note the Russians failed in their attempt to gain control of Afghanistan. Historically, Afghanistan could not be defeated. God clearly showed me the Soviets, being one of the super powers, went down in defeat against a small country because they went in their own power and might. The American coalition’s war against terrorism will be successful because God is with them. They do not realize it, but they are following God’s marching orders. “Many years ago, Nikita Krushchev, when admitting defeat against the Americans said, ‘You Americans have an advantage over us. You have something we do not have. You have Jesus.’ He, at one time, was positive that America would become a Communist country in the generations to come. “The back of Islam will be broken, as it has been prophesied. They, too, will utter these same words, that we have Jesus. The war against terrorism will be a long battle but in the end, the world will see that our God is the One and Only True Living God. “Here I share bits and pieces of what the Holy Spirit has shown me; perhaps you can fill in the blanks. As previously mentioned, there is much I do not know about America and its politics. “God’s mandate for the U.S. is to fight His battles when He calls them to. God has raised up a standard in the United States of America. The United States is like a shining beacon to the world. The United States is to be like a police force, enforcing justice in parts of the world where needed. I do not know the history of the American flag, but I strongly feel that it must at all times fly high in all its glory. The American flag is God’s flag, never to be undermined. God chose George W. Bush to be President to fulfill God’s call upon his life. The Bush administration is also hand-picked by God. I saw the women playing very significant roles in helping Afghan women. I was praying for the Afghan women, and the Lord spoke to me and said, ‘Don’t worry, I have women in the Bush administration who will help them.’ (I see that is about to unfold as I am writing this letter.) Everything and everyone is in place for the unfolding of God’s will. I feel strongly that the Bush administration is going to make right what is wrong. I cannot elaborate more on this, I just see a lot of messes left behind by those who were before him, and President Bush is going to straighten some of them out. The United States is going to war as a Christian country, in the name of our God. Needless to say, our God will win. “Bin Laden, the Taliban and their followers hate the Jews and the Americans. God hates those who hate His people; the Jews and the Americans are His people. God has strongly impressed upon me His love for the Americans and His anointing upon the United States of America. I felt God say, ‘Woe to those who hate My people.’ Being a Canadian, I wondered about Canada. The Holy Spirit assured me that God loves Canadians just as much, but our calling differs from that of the U.S. and He wanted me to focus on what He wanted to show me about America. I am absolutely awestruck by the bigness of our wonderful God. He showed me that even though the enemy struck the nerve center of the United States, and the enormity of the tragedy is unspeakable, God is still in control and had, and always will have, the upper hand over the enemy. This is a war being fought in the spirit realm. Satan has been running amok for many years. These days are the most exciting of times. God is rising up; His time is at hand. For the past few years, the Holy Spirit has been moving all over the world as never before. Churches and individual lives have been transformed by the power of God. God has been raising up people and nations to be passionate for Jesus. It has been a new era in the spiritual life of His Church. The Holy Spirit took us step-by-step to higher and higher levels in Him. The Holy Spirit has strengthened us in our faith and commitment to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I see a huge net (like a fisherman’s net) around planet Earth. The enemy has plugged up many holes in this net in various parts of the world. God wants to remove the darkness that is plugging up the holes. God is rising up to wage war against the enemies of His people. And we, along with His chosen people, are His people. It is evident that life will never be the same for people globally, but I feel such an excitement in my spirit, because life will never be the same spiritually. It is like God is taking Christians into a higher or different dimension. And we cannot go back, not that we would want to. God has been moving in power in the spiritual life of the Church, but now He is moving in the secular world also. I believe the world will see evidence of the reality of our God. These are truly the most exciting of times.” We trust that these words of encouragement will help strengthen and focus your prayer and action as we continue to wage the war on terror. Journaling – “Forget about spending hours in prayer” “Father, I’m not sure what to ask You…. I just want to sit and listen and to be able to grasp and hear and to allow Your words to go deeper and deeper into my spirit until I actually believe and buy into all that You speak to me.” Reply: “I love when you come to Me with such simplicity. Whoever said coming to Me was hard? I did not. Whoever said that a relationship with your Creator was so difficult? I did not. I made it easy through the death of My Son. “Why do My people feel the need to complicate and distort My way? It is easy and it is light. “Forget about your great efforts in approaching Me. Forget about spending hours in prayer and simply come and enjoy Me. So many of My children go through the motions of prayer and study and many other activities without touching My heart and allowing My heart to touch theirs.” Mike Affluent, World-traveling Businessman: “Hearing God is the most exciting thing that ever happened to me” “God has me working as a college statistics professor – the definition of left-brained – yet he has chosen me, using the CWG tools, to work through ushering people into their first experience of actually hearing from Him. It is incredible to watch Him at work – what a blessing to watch their faces transformed by the power and presence of God. “It has transformed my 25-year ‘walk with Him.’ I have just begun to ACTUALLY WALK WITH HIM. He has shown me I can carry Him (HIS presence) everywhere I go. It is continual fellowship not an isolated time with Him. I thought I was receiving a reasonable amount of rhema from the Word of God. I loved it and still do. I can’t get three verses and I am so moved by Him and His love for us that I am totally amazed. “My sister and my daughter (who I have shared CWG with) are overflowing with God! God this and God that…. IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL. I could not love Him like I wanted to, nor trust Him like I wanted to and I did not know why. Exactly as you said, you cannot love and trust someone you do not ‘know.’ “I have had the big house, made the big money, owned companies, vacationed in exotic places, lived in Alaska…. I have done it all. I am coming to know Him and it is BY FAR the most exciting, peaceful, joyful, fulfilling thing that has ever happened to me. Thank you, Mark, for hearing from God and sharing ‘how to’ with us.” Humor IS Good Medicine – “The Pastor’s Cat” Dwight Nelson recently told a true story about the pastor of his church. He had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down. The pastor coaxed, offered warm milk, etc. The kitty would not come down. The tree was not sturdy enough to climb, so the pastor decided that if he tied a rope to his car and pulled it until the tree bent down, he could then reach up and get the kitten. That’s what he did, all the while checking his progress in the car. He then figured if he went just a little bit further, the tree would be bent sufficiently for him to reach the kitten. But as he moved the car a little further forward, the rope broke. The tree went “boing!” and the kitten instantly sailed through the air – out of sight. The pastor felt terrible. He walked all over the neighborhood asking people if they’d seen a little kitten. No. Nobody had seen a stray kitten so he prayed, “Lord, I just commit this kitten to your keeping,” and went on about his business. A few days later he was at the grocery store, and met one of his church members. He happened to look into her shopping cart and was amazed to see cat food. This woman was a cat hater and everyone knew it, so he asked her, “Why are you buying cat food when you hate cats so much?” She replied, “You won’t believe this,” and then told him how her little girl had been begging her for a cat, but she kept refusing. Then a few days before, the child had begged again, so the Mom finally told her little girl, “Well, if God gives you a cat, I’ll let you keep it.” She told the pastor, “I watched my child go out in the yard, get on her knees, and ask God for a cat. And really, Pastor, you won’t believe this, but I saw it with my own eyes. A kitten suddenly came flying out of the blue sky, with its paws outspread, and landed right in front of her!” Never underestimate the power of God and His unique sense of humor! New Translations Posted – Spread the word to those who could benefit! Special thanks to A. Israel Krupanandam for his help in translating Communion With God into Hindi. Special thanks to Eman Abrea for translating “The Divine Healing Toolbox” into Tagalog. We have received offers from individuals around the world to translate our books into various languages, and we now have free material available on our website in 16 different languages (plus English!). We appreciate each and every person who has given of their time and talent for this work. If you would like to volunteer to translate any of our materials, please contact Mark Virkler. Start a Lamad Encounter Group in your home or church today! E-mail: drvirkler@cluonline.com Website: cluonline.com Enroll in Christian Leadership University: cluonline.com/apply Mark’s speaking itinerary: cwgministries.org/itinerary Online shopping for books by Mark and Patti Virkler: cwgministries.org/catalog Ordination opportunity: cluonline.com/network Establish a church-centered Bible school: cwgministries.org/college
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