By 5 June 1940, the Germans had launched their final offensive against the French army. This led to an armistice between France and German which had come into effect by 25 June. Britain therefore stood alone. The whole Continent had been overrun by the Nazi war machine, and the German panzer divisions were standing on the French coast opposite … [Read more...]
The Power of Prayer: Dunkirk 1940
May 1940 was a time of grave crisis for the British Empire and for the whole civilized world….Winston Churchill feared that it would be his hard lot to announce the greatest military disaster in our long history while on 27th May, The German High Command announced: The British army is encircled and our troops are proceeding to its … [Read more...]
Britain’s History was Shaped Through Prayer & Fasting
The National Days of Prayer, fasting and humiliation are from the state not the church. They are from examples of Old Testament Kings of Israel like Jehoshaphat, who called the people to prayer when Israel was threatened with war with the surrounding nations. Jehoshaphat committed the situation to the Lord, because he acknowledged that only God … [Read more...]
History Lessons from the German Church
In Germany, in 1909 when the outpouring of the Holy Spirit was reaching the whole of Europe and spreading throughout the world, things did not proceed well. Revivalist Thomas Ball Barratt a British-born Norwegian pastor and founder of the Pentecostal movement in Norway, was baptized in the Holy Spirit and spoke in tongues in November 1906 while … [Read more...]
Its a Spiritual Battle
The Bible tells us, “We are not wrestling against flesh and blood but against For our struggle is not against flesh and blood [contending only with physical opponents], but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this [present] darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) places.” … [Read more...]
Bitterness Is Dangerous
All the hatred and bitterness you see right now between white and black or black on black crime comes from unforgiveness. The Bible tells us that resentment or bitterness causes trouble and bitter torment, and many become contaminated and defiled by it (see Hebrews 12:15). Wherever there has been a hurt, the human reaction is usually one of … [Read more...]
Alexis de Tocqueville’s Predictions
When Alexis de Tocqueville 1805 –1859 (pictured above) traveled to America to study the American prison system, he wrote a book titled, Democracy in America, which has been regarded as one the greatest commentaries ever written on the American government and society. In his book, he explored the effects of the rising inequality of social … [Read more...]
True Story of Faith and Courage in the Face of Persecution
Jolly Joe Kiwanuka (pictured below) was one of Uganda’s wealthiest and most influential citizens, He was stubborn and strong-willed, and his utter disregard for public opinion had made him a legend even to his closest friends. He owned a large wholesale business and among his many investments, he was also owner of Uganda’s champion soccer team, … [Read more...]
The Heart and the Intellect
It is with the heart that man believes (Romans 10:10). It is with the heart that we are to seek (Deut. 4:29), serve (Deut. 10:12), and love (Deut. 6:5) God. It is only with the heart that we know God or worship God in spirit and in truth (John 4:23-24). It is in the heart, therefore, that the divine Word does the work. ……Now when they heard this … [Read more...]
Pilgrims Had one Purpose: Preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ
We, . . . Having undertaken for the Glory of God, and Advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honor of our King and Country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia; do . . . solemnly and mutually in the Presence of God and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil Body Politick.... … [Read more...]
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