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Ps 137:3-6
3 For there those who carried us away captive asked of us a song,
And those who plundered us requested mirth,
Saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”
4 How shall we sing the LORD’s song in a foreign land?
5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem,Let my right hand forget its skill!
6 If I do not remember you,Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth—
If I do not exalt Jerusalem above my chief joy.

The captive Israelites were in mourning as the instruments that gave them so much of joy and comfort in the temple in Zion, now lay by their side; unable to lift the spirit of despair and hopelessness that was upon them.
The situation was that Babylon required a song for the purpose of mere pleasure; for mirth; for entertainment purposes; for laughter.
The integrity of the captive Israelites is demonstrated in this simple question:
“How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land?”

The impartation received in the corporate temple in Zion was able to influence their behaviour on the banks of the rivers of Babylon. Even though they were in captivity the Word of the Lord they had learned in the temple was alive in them.

Sadly the Church at large, in a quest for “professionalism” in ministry, has betrayed it’s loyalty to the corporate temple in Zion; to the teachings of the fathers; the Church has mastered its performance to such an extent that it can render a sound that is acceptable to the masses whilst functioning from the operating manual of Babylon. The temple on the holy hill of Zion lays desolate and forgotten as the Church is wholly focussed on entertaining the multitude.
The Lord is mindful of our ways; of the abdication of the responsibilities of this present day priesthood. His eyes are upon the priesthood that is occupying His house.
Remember the prophetic word to Eli when the Lord declared:

1 Sam 2:35
35 I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who will do according to what is in my heart and mind. I will firmly establish his house, and he will minister before my anointed one always.

God is interested in nothing less than taking full ownership of His priesthood. One that simply communicate that which is in His heart and in His mind. Not only to articulate, but also to implement those things that are in His heart and in His mind.
Meditate on these words of the Psalmist:
Ps 119:52-54
52 I remember your ancient laws, O LORD, and I find comfort in them.
53 Indignation grips me because of the wicked, who have forsaken your law.
54 Your decrees are the theme of my song wherever I lodge.

Let us emit a new sound. One that is fuelled by a passion for the Lord, His Word and His Kingdom.
Anything else is building on sand. It is my prayer that we will construct as wise master builders in 2010 using the architectural designs of the Master Builder, our Lord Jesus Christ.

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We will commence our fasting and prayer on Monday 11 January 2010, meeting every morning and evening in the temple. There are many challenges that face the Church and some of these challenges simply will not go away.

Est 3:5-6
5 When Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow or pay him homage, Haman was filled with wrath. 6 But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone, for they had told him of the people of Mordecai. Instead, Haman sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus–the people of Mordecai.

Est 3:8-13
8 Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of your kingdom; their laws are different from all other people’s, and they do not keep the king’s laws. Therefore it is not fitting for the king to let them remain. 9 If it pleases the king, let a decree be written that they be destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who do the work, to bring it into the king’s treasuries.” 10 So the king took his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews. 11 And the king said to Haman, “The money and the people are given to you, to do with them as seems good to you.”
12 Then the king’s scribes were called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and a decree was written according to all that Haman commanded–to the king’s satraps, to the governors who were over each province, to the officials of all people, to every province according to its script, and to every people in their language. In the name of King Ahasuerus it was written, and sealed with the king’s signet ring.

There is a decree that has been written. The spirit of Haman is very much alive this day as it was during Biblical times. The remnant of God is being targeted. Haman will not be satisfied with just one man; he wants to decimate the entire remnant.
The accusation against us is that we are “different from all the other people” because we are guided by another set of laws and decrees.
We will refuse to bow down or pay homage to any demagogue that has set himself up as a god over the children of the Most High God. The systems of this world have wreaked havoc amongst our people. It is time to fight back; not with carnal weapons but by engaging these strongholds in the spirit and by using His Word as our weapon of choice. Haman will hang on the gallows prepared for God’s people.
Are we not in the Kingdom for such a time like this?
This is our time. It is a time to demonstrate boldness and the courage of our convictions.

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Sheila and I would like to thank all our friends and ministry partners for your support in 2010. Although our work is often accompanied by great persecution your presence in our lives make the struggle a little easier.
May the Lord Jesus bless you and your families abundantly in 2010 May your ministries grow in stature. Do not grow weary in doing good.
Our goal in 2010 is simply to develop our relationship with Christ….not only through His Word but also by engaging Him through the Holy Spirit.We want to intensify our personal devotion to Him. We want to be a better disciples of Christ by revealing His nature through our lives.This is what creation is waiting for.
Arise, sons of God and reveal yourselves in 2010 !

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Prophetic Word released by the Prophet Mario Puente

Perú será Efraín, la llamarán Rama Fructífera, su tierra nunca más será seca sino será tierra fértil y verde.
Perú, yá no hablaran más de tí por el Machu Pichi como una atracción turística, sino porque serás levantada entre las naciones de la tierra y sacada del olvido porque has pagado un precio, un alto precio, y puesta en sitios de privilegio como tierra de inversiones. Serás cabeza y no cola, muchos te verán y no entenderan lo que ocurrió, porque la mano de Dios esta sobre tí.
Caen hoy estructuras religiosas, estructuras de tradición y estructuras legalistas que hasta aqui fueron gobierno y hoy pierden autoridad.
Se manifestará el Espíritu Profético y Apostólico que producirá cambios substanciales sobre la nación.
Habrá un cambio de autoridad y esa autoridad estará en manos del Gobierno Apostólico que traerá un Rejuvenecimiento sobre el país andino.
Perú preparate porque se verá en tí lo escrito en 1ra.de Corintios 2:9 “Cosa que ojo no vió, ni oido oyo, ni han subido al corazón del hombre son las cosas que Dios ha preparado para los que le aman”

5 de diciembre de 2009, 10 hs. de Argentina.

TRANSLATED BY IRENE REIS PILLAY — SOUTH AFRICA
Peru will be Efrain, It will be called as Fruitful Branch, Its ground will never be dry again but it will be a fertile green ground.
Peru, you won’t be known for the Machu Pichi as a tourist attraction but you will be raised amongst the nations of the Earth.
The negligence will be extracted because you have paid the price, a high price which will placed you in places of privileges as a ground of investments.
You will be a head not tail, many people will see you and will not understand what happened because the hand of God is upon you.
All religious and traditional structures that so far were enforced by the governmental authorities will fall down as they will lose their influences today.
The Prophetic and Apostolic Spirit will be manifested and will produce substantial changes in the nation.
There will be a change of authority and this authority will be in the hands of Apostolic Government that will bring rejuvenation on the Andean country.
Peru is prepared because what is written on 1 Corinthians 2:9 will be seen on you.”
What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those how love Him.

5th December 2009 at 10:00 Argentina’s time.

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We are gathering on Wednesday the 16th to celebrate and give thanks to the Lord for a variety of covenantal relationships.These are men and women who have been consistent in their support for our ministry during the course of this year. We count ourselves amongst those who believe that Divine grace is imparted through accurate covenantal association with carriers of grace. So this is simply an expression of our gratitude to God for those He has sent our way.
Bones must connect together if we are to develop the structure necessary in ministry to advance us in His Kingdom. Sadly that which the prophet Ezekiel saw is the same sight we behold in the Body in this present day…bones lying disjointed and scattered in the valley.
It is because of covenantal relationships, accurate bone connections and alignment, that we will see and hear the emergence of an exceedingly great army that carries the very breath and fire of God.
Ezek 37:10
10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet-a vast army.
Discern the spirit behind this Word and you will understand the spirit of thanksgiving that is abounding in our hearts at CCF.
Let us close with this scripture:
Ps 100:4-5
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
5 For the LORD is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.

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Well we have just emerged from a phenomenal encounter with the Lord as the saints voluntarily embedded themselves in the temple. The young and the old, children as young as 3 months old; we waited in the temple for 24 hours, praising and worshipping the Lord Jesus; reasoning with one another concerning the demand of God in this present season. We dealt with great clarity the issues outlined in Exodus 23 concerning the nation of Israel.
Here are some of the views that were presented.
Ex 23:2-3
2 “Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd, 3 and do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.
NIV
We must be able to discern between the crowd and a righteous company or the remnant. It makes all the difference in the way we will finish the race. The poor man does not enjoy immunity from prosecution simply because of his poverty. The demand in this season is for righteousness, irrespective of who we are. For too long the Church has been guilty of protecting the poor from the Divine demand for righteousness.
Ex 23:11
Then the poor among your people may get food from it
NIV
There has been a general consensus that our primary responsibility is to the “poor among our people”. This refers to a covenantal people who belong to God and are faithful to Him. It is the responsibilty of the poor to show themselves to be “the people of God”. We recognise the need for social responsibilty…for scattering seed as the Lord would lead us; but our main responsibilty is towards the people amongst us.
Ex 23:20-25
20 “See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared. 21 Pay attention to him and listen to what he says. Do not rebel against him; he will not forgive your rebellion, since my Name is in him. 22 If you listen carefully to what he says and do all that I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and will oppose those who oppose you. 23 My angel will go ahead of you and bring you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites and Jebusites, and I will wipe them out. 24 Do not bow down before their gods or worship them or follow their practices. You must demolish them and break their sacred stones to pieces. 25 Worship the LORD your God, and his blessing will be on your food and water.
NIV
The angel of God sent to every house is the set man or the one sent by God. He has spiritual authority over us. His Word is to be taken seriously and implemented quickly. He has the responsibilty to lead us into our destiny; a prepared place. The Scriptures warn us about rebelling against him; that the Name of the Lord is in him. That he (the man of God) has the ability to forgive and release you into your destiny, or delay your advancement. Note this very carefully! The name of the Lord is in Him.
The other demand is not to be seduced into worshipping at foreign altars and pagan systems and structures. Not only are we expected to vigorously resist them, we are supposed to destroy them into pieces.

THE MIRACLE OF THE DRY GROUND
The town of Wyebank has experienced an unusually high amount of rainfall over the past week. It has never rained like this in a long while.
In the past heavy rains caused the floor of the Church to be flooded;
during the time we were in the temple there was water all around the bulding, but the floor of the sanctuary was dry. Everyone witnessed this miracle; the faith of many has increased remarkably because of this sign from the Lord; that God is all the protection we need; like Noah’s ark, the floodwaters raged outside, but inside the ark the righteous company were protected by His hand.
Praise the Lord! Stay encouraged brethren. The Lord reigns.

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As Friday the 4th approaches there is a great sense of expectancy among the saints as they prepare to enter the temple at six in the morning on Friday. We are committing all our plans for 2010 to the Lord. We have started to shut off every voice from our hearing; we want to hear His clear voice as we would study His Word and wait upon Him. The confusion that is Babylon has somehow crept into the household of faith and is turning the hearts of the worshippers away from the Lord Jesus.
This has happened whilst the servants of the Lord are in a deep sleep.
An unbelieving boat captain asked Jonah this question:
Jonah 1:5-6
But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep. 6 The captain went to him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call on your god! Maybe he will take notice of us, and we will not perish.”

The question was a simple one: How can you sleep in such a time like this?
It is a shame than an unbeliever had to advise Jonah, a man of God to go and call on his God.
It is time we all arose from our slumber and called on our God in these perilous times.

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Ps 84:10
10 Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere;
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

We have declared the 4th of December a public holiday in our local house.
Businesses will be closed, believers will take off work and gather in His temple for 24hours.
We will spend this time praying and reasoning with one another from the Word of the Lord. We will gather around the Table of the Lord as we remember the Lord’s death and all that He died for.
We will commit all our plans and strategies for 2010 to the Lord…. seeking His ways and His approval. This is a time that is set apart for spiritual communication where we may access His plans for our lives.
To all our covenant partners…please remember us in prayer.
Let us experience revival and renewal in the midst of Babylon’s festivities and revelry!

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Shalom ! Thank you my father for these words, wonderful! The church needs to show the power of God, the disciples received lessons from Jesus , as we have received, they put their lessons into practice and it worked . Acts 2:43.
” EVERYONE WAS FILLED WITH AWE ,AND MANY WONDERS AND MIRACULOUS SIGNS WERE DONE BY THE APOSTLES”,
If we put our lessons into practice , Jesus will honour His word, and His Divine covenant with us. People are tired of lessons; teachings are very important, but we must show the results of the teachings and lessons, Jesus is the same, bible says, so we need to be bold, we need to dare, and our God will show the world who we are in Him. All honour all power be to the king Jesus, HA Mashiah!.
Nilo Nogueira.

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Exciting news. We have secured new premises for our Bible College lessons in Swaziland. From this Tuesday 24 November 2009 our meetings will be held in Matsapha which is central to many believers.
New Address:
Matsapha Commercial Centre
Simunye Street
Matsapha
Swaziland.
Enquiries;
Roderick Houston 6021253
Alistair Pillay 6960580
Lindiwe Shongwe 6428498

Everyone welcome.

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