Dear family and friends in Christ,

The Australia Day National Prayer Gathering at the Scots Church in Melbourne, organised by Catch The Fire Ministries and supported by many churches, and ministries, was a great success for the unity of the Body of Christ and the advancement of the Kingdom of God.

 Around 700 Aussie Christians, along with 35 pastors and many other Christian ministers, filled the church in the city of Melbourne. Many carrying their Australian flags were so excited to see so many people of God lift up their hands to worship Jesus as King of kings and LORD of lords! There were people from every single state from across Australia present at the united prayer meeting for our nation’s transformation.

The interdenominational multi-ethnic prayer service started with the the minister from the Scots Church welcoming the people, and a great time of worship led by the CTFM worship team. Then the Uniting Church Minister prayed for Government & Leaders, followed by the AOG Pastor who prayed for protection from bush fires and thanked God for the rain.

As passionate Aussie Christians kept pouring into the auditorium, the place was full of excitement and the mighty presence of God filled the house. More worship was lifted up to heaven as people started interceding and praying for Australia’s revival, awakening, reformation and transformation.

Then the Baptist Minister led prayer for the nation and for revival in Australia. We also had prayer for the business and marketplace led by Brother Peter. Then Pas Daniel spoke on forgiveness and read a message from Pas Mark Conner of City Life Church.  At this point people gathered together and spent time searching their hearts and repented before the Lord from any anger, bitterness, unforgiveness, offence, etc.

Click the following link for Pas Mark’s message http://catchthefire.com.au/rise-up-australia/the-blessing-of-unity-by-mark-conner-senior-minister-citylife-church/

Then the Indigenous elder Aunty Margorie from Darwin led in prayer and a song of worship about welcoming the Holy Spirit from the highest mountains to the lowest valleys throughout our nation and hearts. Following this the Catholic priest led the congregation in the Lord’s prayer.

Continue reading ’700 Aussie Christians, including 35 Pastors, Unite as Body of Christ to Prayerfully Storm Heaven for Australia’s Transformation’

Dear family & friends in Christ,

1) Our next live webcast at CTFM is this Sunday night 29^th Jan at 7.30pm (Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time -AEDT) as Pastor Daniel will be ministering the prophetic Word of the Lord at the evening service which begins at 6:30pm.

You may watch it here on our website www.catchthefire.com.au

If you’re watching from outside of Australia, please note that the live stream time is AEDT (UTC/GMT +11).

Click the following link to find out the time difference from Melbourne, Australia to your part of the world.   http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/australia/victoria/melbourne/

We have now upgraded our computer webcasting and trust that you will be mightily blessed through a very clear broadcast on Sunday.

All of our web broadcasts are really meant to reach those who do not attend a local church, so that they will be encouraged to get back into fellowship with a local church and become an active part of the Body of Christ and Army of God.

We would greatly appreciate if you can promote this broadcast amongst family and friends who do not attend church on Sunday.

Our 9:30am worship service will not be webcast

2) For those of you in the Melbourne area, the next Rise Up Australia prayer meeting is Friday 3^rd February beginning at 7:30pm, followed by an all-night intercessory prayer meeting that is also open to the wider Body of Christ for National Spiritual Revival, Reformation and Transformation.

Dear family & friends in Christ,

We are so excited to see the way God is moving in our nation of Australia, across this Great South Land of the Holy Spirit!

Even though it seems like that there is no major breakthrough, we thank God for the remnant He has preserved who have refused to bow down to political correctness in our nation and within the Church. We believe the Lord will use this remnant to awaken the Church and to shake our nation with the power of God.

On Friday 20^th Jan Pr Daniel ministered at Bunbury, where around 70-80 people gathered to hear the Word of God and his personal testimony. He also shared the vision and mission God placed in his heart to take Australia for Jesus by 2020. The people were absolutely challenged and many stated, “Thank God we have now once again received hope to see revival in Australia!” At the end of the meeting there was great excitement and many signed up for membership with Rise Up Australia Party.

Pr Daniel was also interviewed by Howard Sandler of 6PR Talkback Radio in WA regarding RUA Party. Pr Daniel had the opportunity to do the interview live from the radio station.  We thank God for a very productive interview.  Click the following link to listen.

http://catchthefire.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Daniel-Nalliah-mp3.mp3   

On Sat 21^st Jan at 11am Pr Daniel met with a group of very excited committed Christians in Perth for 3 hours. Some drove 5 hours to be at this meeting. Here we saw the birth of the State Executive for Rise Up Australia Party to Keep Australia Australian in WA. This 12 member team comprises of Doctors, Teachers, a Businessman, some who have been in Politics for many years, a Journalist, Housewives and a couple of Pastors.  Some others were so happy that they wanted to know more about RUA Party that they all met with Pr Daniel for coffee after the meeting, and finished up around midnight.

Dear family and friends in Christ across our nation of Australia,

Click the following link to listen to the Light FM audio promo for the Australia Day National Prayer Gathering on Jan 26^th 2012 from 10am to 1pm at Scots Presbyterian Church in Melbourne City.

http://catchthefire.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Catch-The-Fire-A-211494-KA-T-redo.wav

Click the following link for the entire leaflet with more details. http://catchthefire.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/DL-FLYER-proof-2012.pdf

There will also be a special written message read on the importance of forgiveness given by Pastor Mark Conner, Senior Minister at CityLife Church in Melbourne.

Please note that as usual, Collins Street will be closed on that morning till after 10am and Swanston Street will also be closed till about 1pm due to other Australia Day activities in the City.

Therefore, please access the Church from the Spring or Exhibition Streets end of the city. We encourage you to use public transport as it is only a 5min walk from Parliament Train Station.

Don’t forget to bring your Australia flag as we all unite as the Body of Christ to declare, ‘Australia for Jesus!’

Please be encouraged to forward this email with audio promo, attached leaflet and additional info throughout your church, denomination, ministry, movement, family, friends and additional spheres of Kingdom influence.

The Christian Post  - Jan. 03 2012 

One court in Delhi issued summons to the tech companies to stand trial for offences relating to distributing obscene material to minors, after it was shown images deemed offensive to Hindus, Muslims and Christians, reported Reuters. Another Delhi court earlier reportedly ordered the companies to remove photographs, videos or text which might hurt people’s religious sentiments.

The websites were given until Feb. 6 to remove the “anti-religious” content, according to other sources.

“The accused in connivance with each other and other unknown persons are selling, publicly exhibiting and have put into circulation obscene, lascivious content,” government representative said in court, as quoted by Reuters.

In response, a Google spokesman reportedly told the agency: “We believe that access to information is the foundation of a free society.”

“Where content is illegal or breaks our terms of service we will continue to remove it,” he added.

Continue reading ‘Indian Courts Order Facebook, Google to Remove ‘Religiously Offensive’ Material’

Nov 8th 2011 – Paul L. Williams, Ph.D.

Behold Your New Religion, America:

Chrislam is an attempt to synchronize Christianity with Islam. While it began in Nigeria, Chrislamic ideas have spread throughout much of the world. The essential concept of Chrislam is that Christianity and Islam are compatible, that one can be a Christian and a Muslim at the same time. Chrislam is not formally a religion of its own, but rather a blurring of the differences and distinctions between Christianity and Islam.

Advocates of Chrislam point to facts such as Jesus being mentioned 25 times in the Qur’an, or Christianity and Islam having similar teachings on morals and ethics, or the need for the two largest monotheistic religions to unite to fight against the rise of atheism and alternative spirituality. Chrislam is viewed by some as the solution for the ongoing conflict between the Western world, which is predominantly Christian, and the Middle East, which is predominantly Muslim.

While it is undeniable that there are many similarities between Christianity and Islam (and Judaism for that matter), Chrislam ultimately fails because Christianity and Islam are diametrically opposed on the most important of issues – the identity of Jesus Christ. True Christianity declares Jesus to be God incarnated in human form. For Christians, the deity of Christ is a NON-NEGOTIABLE, for without His deity, Jesus’ death on the cross would not have been sufficient to be the atoning sacrifice for the sins of the entire world (1 John 2:2).

Continue reading ‘A New Accursed Religion – CHRISLAM’

Dear family & friends in Christ in Australia and around the World,

Click the following link to watch and listen to an excellent speech on ‘Why Multiculturalism is a Failure’ given by Pr Daniel Nalliah, the President of the newly formed Rise Up Australia Political Party.

http://youtu.be/RzkmxJlS5yk

It is a must watch as it will definitely challenge you to take a stand to protect Australia and keep it Australian.

Pr Daniel stated, “The National Executive of Rise Up Australia Party is totally committed to keep Australia Australian. Please promote this message amongst your family, friends and everyone you know. The decisions we make today will determine the destiny of our nation and the next generation.”

Please take a few minutes to watch this and pass it on to everyone you know as this message could very well change the course of Australia’s future.

Visit http://riseupaustraliaparty.com/ for more info on Rise Up Australia Political Party.

Dear friends and family in Christ,

We’re forwarding the following media release from Rise Up Australia Party for your prayerful interest and participation (if possible) at the Australia Day National Prayer Gathering on Jan 26^th 2012 from 10am to 1pm at Scots Presbyterian Church in Melbourne City.

Please bring your Australian flags and pass this important info throughout your church, denomination, ministry, family and friends.

RISE UP AUSTRALIA PARTY MEDIA RELEASE

AUSTRALIA DAY 2012 – KEEP AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIAN

Rise Up Australia Party (Keep Australia Australian) is urging all Australians to fly the flag high this Australia Day. Next Thursday, January 26^th, we celebrate the 224^th anniversary of the landing of the First Fleet in Port Jackson in 1788. Australians began celebrating this day as Foundation Day in 1808 and by 1838 it had become Australia’s first public holiday.

Rise Up Australia Party President, Daniel Nalliah said it is a day when everyone who calls Australia home, no matter which land they came from, can be proud to be a part of this great nation. “I encourage all patriotic Australians to fly an Australian flag from their rooftops, windows, on their cars or in their front gardens, as a symbol of appreciation of all that Australia means to us” he said in Melbourne today.

“The Australian flag, with its Union Jack, the Commonwealth Star and the five stars of the Southern Cross, is the flag under which our brave forefathers fought and died to keep this nation the free, independent, democracy that we all enjoy today”

“The world is facing many challenges and upheavals today, financial, cultural and social, and Australia Day is the perfect opportunity for Australians to celebrate our country, our national identity and our culture. It is a time to reflect on the great achievements we have made as a nation; our parliamentary democracy is one of the best and most stable in the world and our people enjoy peace and prosperity. Rise Up Australia Party has been formed to maintain our Aussie culture and way of life and we wish everyone a proud and happy Australia Day for 2012.”

Dear Friends,

Our office has received several calls and emails from people who want to know as to when and where would Mandy’s funeral be held. Also thank you very much for your many messages of sympathy and love for Mandy’s family. Be assured we will pass it onto her family.

As for the funeral, according to available information at this point, we understand that the Coroner has to release the body first, in order to plan the funeral. Please stay tuned into our website. As soon as we have the details of date, time and venue for the funeral, we will keep our website updated.

Please continue to pray for the rest of the family.

Dear family and friends in Christ,

Today’s Herald Sun newspaper has published another article regarding our dear sister Mandy, who has gone to be with Jesus. We want to thank the media for doing a great job from the time they got to know about it, in exposing this murder mystery.

Link to  Herald Sun article:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/praying-to-solve-deadly-riddle/story-fn6bfm6w-1226244894154

As we all know, with any issue some reports are not quite accurate.

1) One media outlet referred to us as “Gateway church” and not Catch the Fire Ministries.

2) Mandy and Nathan did not worship at Catch The Fire. They worshiped at Citylife Church. They have visited us on several occasions. Ps Daniel is not their Pastor, but a good friend.

Continue reading ‘An article in the Herald Sun newspapers today re Mandy & Nathan Ahmadi’

WEDNESDAY, 04 JANUARY 2012 – www.nationalturk.com/en

Girl sacrificed in India, liver offered to Gods

Indian girl got sacrificed, her liver was offered to gods as the 7 years old girl was murdered in a jungle district of Chhattisgarh, India.

Raipur / NationalTurk – A seven-year-old Indian girl is the latest victim in India child sacrifice. She was murdered in a tribal sacrifice by two men and her liver offered to the gods for better crop growth, after Indian police in the central state of Chhattisgarh found the decomposed body of Lalita Tati.

“A seven-year-old girl was sacrificed by two persons superstitiously believing that the act would give a better harvest,” Narayan Das, the police chief of Bijapur district said.

The two men was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of murdering the poor girl and offering her liver to the gods in a grisly tribal ritual. Police said the men had confessed to the child sacrifice crime. The area is a stronghold of rebel Maoists, who become increasingly disliked by local tribal groups.

In deeply religious and superstitious India Human sacrifices occasionally happen and the grim rituals usually occur in poor areas where some people revere practitioners of black magic.

Two suspected child sacrifices were reported in Chhattisgarh in 2010, while in the same year the decapitated body of a factory worker was found in a temple in the eastern state of West Bengal.

The human and child sacrifice victims are often killed by witch doctors in ceremonial fashion to appease gods, spirits or deities.

Aimee Herd : Nov 8, 2011 : Shawn Carney – LifeNews.com

…for today, let’s look at some of the ways lives have been changed during 40 Days for Life—and thank God for his abundant blessings during this time of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion.”

As the latest 40 Days for Life campaign wraps up, LifeNews.com has gathered some of the stats and many inspiring photos.

In all, they report that at least 508 babies were saved from being aborted, as participants stood in prayer across from clinics and spoke with those seeking life-minded counseling.

According to the report, that number is expected to grow as the other 40 Days leaders gather all their information and pass it along.

Follow the source link provided to view some of the photos from the report.

Dear family & friends in Christ in Australia and around the World,

We thank and praise God for another wonderful weekend in His Almighty Presence!

Yesterday Sunday 8^th Jan was testimony time at our morning service at CTFM as many people shared their amazing testimonies in giving God all the glory for the great things He has done!  People listening to these testimonies were mighty blessed. Sunday night was another glorious service with many who were gathered responding to the altar call ‘To go all the way for Jesus’! This service was also webcast live as many watched all across Australia and overseas.

1) One young woman boldly got up and shared her testimony of how she was raped 3 times and that the 3^rd time she was almost strangled to death. That it is only by the grace of God that she is still alive. There was pin drop silence in the congregation. Then she said how God had used her to save two young girls aged 13 & 18 who were raped and had attempted suicide several times.  Through her testimony and love the 2 young girls are doing well. Glory to God. Everyone was mightily impacted by her testimony.

 Following are three additional powerful testimonies.

 2) Testimony of Barry Willis    29-12-2011

 In September 2011 I was admitted to hospital with severe pain on my left side, and on examination they discovered a  LUMP pressing on the Urethar tube (which joins the kidney to the bladder), it was stopping the flow. They then inserted a STENT to widen the tube releasing the flow once again and relieving the pain, but the stent was only a temporary measure,  which meant that the stent would need to be replaced after 3 months whilst they tried to discover what the lump was.

Continue reading ’4 powerful healing testimonies at CTFM / Tumor disappears’

 by Dr. Verna Linzey – Dec 29, 2011 – Bishop Janice Hollis – Military Bible Association

“We have choices to make. We can follow apparent distractions by implementing destructive coping mechanisms, or we can keep our focus on Jesus Christ in the midst of our nightmares, and maintain our integrity and righteous manners with a clean conscience before God, until He makes our dreams come true.”

“It’s a great night to celebrate Christ’s birth,” LT Hayes told the packed out chapel of some 300 Marines and their wives and children. Immediately, the Marines knew this was all about Jesus Christ, as confirmed by the opening prayer when this obviously-experienced Chaplain led the Marines in the confession of sins in the name of Jesus Christ for a clean conscience and pure heart toward God.

The newcomers learned what the regular attendees already knew – LT Hayes is culturally and spiritually relevant as a Chaplain for all people of all faiths – enlistees and officers alike. This officer is destined for success, as confirmed by the relevant content and superb delivery of his sermon.

Click the following link to keep reading: http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/1783318528.html

by Matthew Holehouse – 29 Dec 2011 – Daily Telegraph

A Christian convert whose body was found dumped in a canal on Christmas morning was the mother of a month-old baby boy, it has emerged.

Ruby Love, 23, from Harrow, North London was found by a dog walker in the Grand Union Canal in Southall, West London, by a dog walker shortly before midday on Sunday.

Manzar Juma, 27, the father of two of her children, was charged by police with her murder. He is understood to be Muslim and unemployed. He is due to appear in court on Friday.

Miss Love was born Rabina Malik into a Sikh family but her mother changed the family’s names by deed poll in 2003. They attend a nearby Catholic church, she said.

Click the following link to keep reading: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/8983944/Murdered-woman-dumped-in-canal-had-month-old-baby.html 

Pr Daniel will be ministering at CTFM in Hallam at both the 9:30am & 6:30pm services this Sunday 8^th January 2012.

He will be preaching the prophetic Word of the Lord titled “Has the Presence of God left the House of God?” at the 6:30pm service, which will be broadcast through live streaming beginning at 7:30pm here on our website at www.catchthefire.com.au

Please note that the 9:30am service will include a special opportunity for people to glorify the Lord through sharing brief personal testimonies of the great things He has done and continuing to do!

If you’re watching outside of Australia, please note that the live stream time is AEDT (UTC/GMT +11).

Click the following link to find out the time difference from Melbourne, Australia to your part of the world.   http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/australia/victoria/melbourne/

Dear friends and family in Christ,

1)  For those of you in the Melbourne area, the first Rise Up Australia prayer meeting in this New Year 2012 is tomorrow Friday 6^th January beginning at 7:30pm, followed by an all-night intercessory prayer meeting that is also open to the wider Body of Christ for National Spiritual Revival, Reformation and Transformation.

2) Pr Daniel will be ministering at CTFM in Hallam at both the 9:30am & 6:30pm services this Sunday 8^th January 2012.

Please note that the 9:30am service will include a special opportunity for people to glorify the Lord through sharing brief personal testimonies of the great things He has done and continuing to do!

Pr Daniel will be preaching the prophetic Word of the Lord at the 6:30pm service, which will be broadcast through live streaming beginning at 7:30pm on our website at www.catchthefire.com.au

Continue reading ‘CTFM Upcoming Schedule / Sydney Rising Up and Catching the Fire!’

16 December 2011  - BBC

David Cameron has said the UK is a Christian country “and we should not be afraid to say so”.

In a speech in Oxford on the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible, the prime minister called for a revival of traditional Christian values to counter Britain’s “moral collapse”.

He said “live and let live” had too often become “do what you please”.

The PM said it was wrong to suggest that standing up for Christianity was “somehow doing down other faiths”.

Click the following link to keep reading: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16224394

by Dr. Larry Ollison

I come from a Baptist background. As a child, I attended church with my parents every Wednesday and Sunday – morning and night. My parents made sure I participated in all the church functions, both spiritually and socially. I was in the church bell choir and sang with various musical quartets. As a child, attending church was not an option. My father never considered what I had done the day before or what I had to do the next day. How I felt was irrelevant. On Sunday morning we went to church.

Recently, I asked a husband and wife how their child was doing because I hadn’t seen him at church for a while. Their response startled me. They said, “He hasn’t been wanting to come lately.” I thought to myself, Who’s the parent in this household? Those same parents do not allow their child to decide whether or not he goes to school. They require school attendance, regardless. However, they let him choose whether or not he attends church. Without realizing it, those parents are instilling in that child the thought that education is important, but God isn’t.

Likewise, when children are required to show respect for teachers at school, but not required to show respect for elders at church, it also sends the wrong message. Continue reading ‘Respect for the House of God’

The Christian Post Sat, Nov. 12 2011 By Anugrah Kumar | Christian Post Contributor

Published in the current issue of the Journal of Religion and Health, the Women’s Health Initiative observational study is based on a survey of 92,539 post-menopausal women from diverse backgrounds and over the age of 50. This group was chosen as women generally live longer than men, and seniors are a growing group.

“We looked at the religious practices of nearly 100,000 women and – like it or not – found a strong connection between going to church or synagogue or any other house of worship and a positive outlook on life,” Medical News Today quoted Eliezer Schnall, an associate professor of psychology at Yeshiva University who headed the research, as saying. Continue reading ‘Churchgoers More Likely to Be Optimistic, Report Says’

FAITH UNDER FIRE – World Net Daily - By Drew Zahn © 2011 

A board of county commissioners in North Carolina is asking the Supreme Court for help: Its members don’t believe they should have to forbid volunteers from mentioning the name of Jesus in prayers offered before their meetings.

But the American Civil Liberties Union and Americans United for Separation of Church and State are standing by their victory in a U.S. circuit court decision that states even “a solitary reference to Jesus Christ” in invocations before the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners’ meetings could do “violence to the pluralistic and inclusive values that are a defining feature of American public life.”

Furthermore, wrote Judge James Harvie Wilkinson III in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals majority opinion, legislative invocations offered in Jesus’ name are inherently “sectarian” and thus should be censored lest they make some attendees feel “uncomfortable, unwelcome and unwilling to participate in … public affairs.”

What is Christianity’s role in the nation? Find out in “Christianity and the American Commonwealth”

But the board disagrees, and with the help of the Alliance Defense Fund is asking the Supreme Court to trump Wilkinson’s ruling. Continue reading ‘Jesus’ name ruled ‘unconstitutional’ – Judge says prayers to Christ ‘do violence to America’s pluralistic, inclusive values’