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A Grave Mistake and an Abiding Hope

Fr. Frank's press release regarding the election of Obama

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ABOUT 7X7 - National Day of Prayer May 1, 2008

Are you willing to commit to pray for our country seven days a week? Are you able to set aside time in your car, during your coffee break, or before bedtime? We want to challenge you make this prayer commitment.

7x7 involves praying for seven centers of power seven days a week: Government, Military, Media, Business, Education, Church and Family. By remembering these specific prayer points, we can cover all Americans with God's power.

Together, we will see positive change!


REMEMNBER Also the Global Day of Prayer - May 17 - 26



GDoP - PRAYER GUIDE

Prayer! AMERICA'S Strength & Shield

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Utah Coalition Against Pornography

Pastors, please consider attending this year's UCAP meeting ( Utah Coalition Against Pornography) where one of our own, Pastor Bernie Anderson will be one of the keynote speakers. This is an important gathering of strategic community leaders that are working together to stop the advance of Pornography here in Utah . Last year, Pastor Bernie and myself were the only evangelicals in attendance. We need to be involved to make a difference and show our corporate concerns!

I hope you can attend, please look over the conference brochure attached.

Greg Johnson

Standing Together

The purpose of the conference is to provide those attending with information

and resources that will help safeguard children and families from the

devastating affects of pornography. Presentations will be made by

therapists, religious leaders, and community advocates, and will cover a

wide range of topics from computer technology and community initiatives to

help in overcoming a pornography addiction.

The conference will be held on Saturday, 27 October 2007, at the South Towne

Exposition Center , 9575 South State Street in Sandy . Registration begins at

7:45 a.m. with the keynote address at 8:15, followed by nine breakout

sessions ending at noon. There will be a special Q&A session for clergy from

12:15 to 1 p.m. Registration information can be found at utahcoalition.org.

Please contact Greg Johnson for a copy of the conference program (greg@standingtogether.org).

The Coalition encourages you to share this pamphlet with your congregation and other individuals who may benefit from attending the conference.

Will the Voucher Education Program be good? We discuss - you decide!

Please consider the well reasoned thoughts of Pastor Jason Epps regarding Referendum 1 which will be on the ballot on November 6^th. I fully support the voucher program, not all do, but I think competition is good everywhere, even in education. Voucher’s do not hurt public schools financially and will make class room size smaller, giving parents a choice for their children. Please consider this and spread the word. If we can’t pass a voucher bill in Utah , where conservatism is strongest, it will not happen anywhere. This bill was past by our legislature and signed into law by our Governor, but the courts said it had to go to the people, which is great, because that is where it should be.

Dear GF Family and Friends,

If you read the news or listen to the radio, you have probably heard about "Utah Referendum 1," which will be on the ballot in our state on November 6. This referendum would give Utah parents the option of receiving a voucher for their child's education at the school of their choice. In my opinion, we must do all we can to promote the passage of this referendum. If such a measure were to pass, parents would have the option of putting their children in a private Christian school just like the one Gospel Fellowship is planning on starting in the near future and like other great existing schools such as Intermountain Christian. Just imagine the impact that could be had on the lives of Utah's children if they had the option of attending a school that taught the arts and sciences from a Christian worldview rather than having to endure public education that is regarded as some of the worst in the nation.&n bsp;

My firm belief is that parents in Utah, who pay an average of $7,500 in taxes to the public school system each year, should have the option of using a portion of that ($500-$3,000 depending on the family's income level) to subsidize a private, Christian education.

Please prayerfully consider this matter. You can check out the website, www.votefor1.org - to research the matter for yourself. If, after considering this matter, you find yourself in agreement with me, I would encourage you to take the following action since the vote on this issue will be extremely close and could come down just a few votes:

1. Make sure you are registered to vote in the November 6 election.
2. Send out a similar email to everyone you know encouraging them to register to vote in the Nov. 6 election and encourage them to vote FOR referendum 1.
3. Ask your friends to repeat this process so as to mobilize as man people as possible.

Before I sign off, allow me to share one more fact with you. This referendum is the most significant of its kind nationwide. Groups such as the liberal NEA, moveon.org, and Hillary Clinton's campaign do not want this referendum to pass because they believe other states will follow Utah 's example. If other states DO follow Utah 's example, the possibilities for the expansion of Christian education and the Christian worldview in our land will increase significantly. If you agree with myself and other supporters of this referendum such as Utah Governor Jon Huntsman and the Utah legislature (which actually passed the bill before it was challenged), please do all you can to passionately and proactively support the passage of referendum 1. It could mean great things for the spread of the Gospel to the children of Utah and even the rest of the country.

Blessings,
Dr. Jason Epps, Pastor
Gospel Fellowship Church
P.O. Box 501
Riverton , UT 84065
Office: (801) 673-2355
E-mail: jpe777@gmail.com
Website: www.gospelfellowship.net

"A faith that cannot be tested is a faith that cannot be trusted. Can your faith, or lack thereof, stand up to the tough questions? Or have you followed the masses in choosing to ignore them, hoping they will somehow pass away?"

Bin Laden Video Urges Americans to Convert to Islam

Bin Laden Video Urges Americans to Convert to Islam

"Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!" (Psalm 46:10)

- AP

Osama bin Laden appeared for the first time in three years in a videotape Friday released ahead of the 6th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, telling Americans they should convert to Islam if they want the war in Iraq to end, according to a transcript obtained by FOX News. Bin Laden made no overt threats and did not directly call for attacks, according to the transcript. Instead, he addresses Americans, lecturing them on the failures of their leaders to stop the war in Iraq despite growing public opposition in the U.S.

· This tape is actually a very dangerous signal to all Americans, for before a Moslem attacks, he must invite his intended target to embrace the teachings of Islam. Continue to stand your watch against any and all incursions in the days immediately ahead. Cry out for mercy for our nation -- a mercy which we do not deserve, but which is the nature of our heavenly Father to bestow, even so. Stay alert and be prepared in all ways: spiritually, mentally, physically and emotionally.

· "Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked, for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being snared." (Proverbs 3:25,26)


OUR PRAYER OF REPENTANCE

CCNews ~ "God and Father, You have heard to call of him who would call us to desert You the One True and Living God. Grant to us as a nation a spirit of repentance, where we recognize afresh and anew our historical founding and spiritual significance in modern history. The outward appearance is we have abandon our God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Grant to us, Oh God, a spirit of true humility to come upon us. Help us to want to pray to You the living God, the God of all Creation, the Maker of Heaven and Earth. May we have a growing desire to pray and talk with You as a friend to a Friend. Help us to seek Your Face as looking for one in a crowd in the circumstances of our life. Oh God help us to turn from all our harmful thoughts, words and ways that we treat others and turn on ourselves. Help us to be truly sorry for our wicked ways. We need for You to hear our heart, forgive our sin, and to heal all the land of our broken life. We come to You by way of the Cross of Jesus Christ, His shed blood for our sins and all mankind, and with the hope and promise of new life through Christ's resurrection. Amen." ~ Editor, CCNews