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April 15, 2009

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Nearly 500,000 Houston Churchgoers Join Bible Listening Campaign
from The Christian Post

Nearly 500,000 churchgoers throughout Houston have joined a citywide Bible listening campaign.

Church leaders from more than 40 denominations have encouraged their congregations to take the "You've Got The Time" challenge, a 40-day campaign of listening to the New Testament for 28 minutes a day.

"This is a super opportunity to get on the same page as a church family," said Dr. Ed Young, senior pastor of Second Baptist Church of Houston, in a statement. "Most of us have been reading the Bible for many, many years. Listening to God's Word, however, can add even greater depth and understanding to our times in the Scripture."

The campaign is an initiative of Faith Comes By Hearing, an Audio Bible ministry that currently offers audio recordings in 355 languages.

With research showing that 65 percent of Americans have never read the entire New Testament, the Albuquerque, N.M.-based ministry began working with community, business, and church leaders in Houston to get churchgoers engaged with Scripture "in a meaningful way."

"This initiative was designed to empower the local church with a way to get people engaged in the Scripture. Just like we reach people around the world ...we know it's also important to do the same thing in America," said Troy Carl, national director of Faith Comes By Hearing, on Moody Radio.

According to Carl, the Houston campaign is a "specific focused strategy to see an entire city saturated with the word of God starting first with the local churches."

Participating churches in the You've Got The Time program receive free audio Scriptures on MP3 discs as well as Biblesticks, which are small digital audio players pre-loaded with an entire New Testament and may be more suited for the technologically challenged, says Young. Accommodating different age groups, the ministry also provides KIDZ Bible recordings for children.

Congregants are encouraged to listen to the New Testament as a church family and then also help support the recording of languages for poor and illiterate people. Faith Comes By Hearing aims to complete the recording of 2,000 languages by 2016 as well as start 1.8 million listening groups to reach the 50 percent of the world who are illiterate and poor.

So far, nearly 59,000 churches across the country have participated in the ministry's Audio Bible listening programs.

In Houston, about 400 churches representing 450,000 people have joined You've Got The Time in the first quarter of 2009. Churches that have participated from Houston include St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church and Second Baptist Church along with those of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.

While any church in the country can participate in the initiative, Faith Comes By Hearing is specifically targeting the top 25 metropolitan areas over the next few years.

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In my opinion the Bible Listening Campaign is good, however we need to encourage people to read the bible more. In my learning experience I have learned more by reading the bible for myself rather then someone telling me. It is important to develope that personal relationship the the father.

posted by Ms. Christian @ Saturday, April 18, 2009

AS A CHRISTIAN I PRAY THAT THE WILL OF GOD IS DONE, BECAUSE THE WRATH OF GOD AWAITS THE DECEIVER. I WISH THE CONGREGATIONS IN HOUSTON WELL BECAUSE IT WILL INTRODUCE CHURCH GOERS TO JESUS CHRIST, AND REMIND BELIEVERS WHAT IT IS TO BE CHRIST LIKE. THIS MAY APPEAR HARD OR HARSH BUT I TRUELY MEAN NO ILL WILL BUT THE WORD OF GOD IS ACCOMPANIED BY THE WILL OF GOD. IF I HAVE OFFENDED ANYONE IN HOUSTON OR ANYWHERE I ASK FOR YOUR FORGIVENESS. I CONFESS TO BE AN ABSTAINER FOR CHRIST, FREE OF ALL INTOXICATING SUBSTANCES, LUST OF THE FLESH, LUST OF MONEY AND LUST OF POWER. READING THE WORD OF GOD, AND ONLY SACRIFICING THE TIME IT TAKES TO READ THE WORD OF GOD, IS NOTHING THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN BEING DONE BY AN INDIVIDUAL CHRISTIAN. REPENTANCE SHOULD COME FIRST TO THOSE WHO HAVE IGNORED THE WORD OF GOD. REMEMBER IT WAS THE CITIES THAT WAS AWARE OF JESUS THAT HE WOOED, BUT THEN AGAIN SOME WILL READ IT FOR THE FIRST TIME. THIS I PRAY THAT NOT ONLY CHURCH GOERS WILL BE GIVEN THIS CHALLENGE, BUT THOSE WHO HAVE NOT ACCEPTED JESUS CHRIST AS HIS LORD AND SAVIOR. IT SOUNDS LIKE A NOBLE JESTER I PRAY IT IS WITH GODLY INTENTIONS AND DONE ONLY FOR THE GLORY OF GOD. THIS I PRAY IN JESUS NAME, AMEN

posted by jesuswarrior7 @ Wednesday, April 15, 2009

WHAT GOD HAS DECLARED

Jeremiah 23
1Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.

2Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD.

3And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.

4And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the LORD.

5Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

6In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS

posted by GOD'SCOVENANTLADY @ Monday, April 13, 2009

THIS THE FIRST PART
ATTENTION,ATTENTION IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST- FATHER GOD OPEN OUR EYES OF UNDERSTANDING TO HEAR YOUR VOICE,AND WITH GRACE OBEY YOUR VOICE,AND TRUST IN YOU WITH ALL OUR HEARTS,WILL, MIND, AND EMOTIONS,HELP US FATHER TO RUN QUICKLY TO THE THRONE ROOM OF GRACE THAT WE MAY OBTAIN YOUR DIVINE HELP,&SEEK OUT THE NATURAL HELP WE MAY NEED,YOU ARE A GOD OF FAITH,AND YOU USE SUPERNATURAL BLESSINGS AND PRACTICAL RESOURCES AS WELL,FATHER ILLUMINATE OUR HEARTS WITH THE POWER OF YOUR HOLY SPIRIT,AND MAKE JESUS REAL,AND THE POWER THAT IS IN HIS NAME IN US….. NOW I BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION: THE FAMILY OF GOD,THE CHURCH OF GOD,GOD’S PEOPLE, IF YOU ARE SAVED AND FILLED WITH HIS HOLY SPIRIT........ IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO OBEY THE LORD,AND STAY CLOSE TO HIM.......AND KEEP ON THE WHOLE ARMOUR OF GOD,GUARD YOUR THOUGHTS WITH THE WORD OF GOD,AND THE BLOOD OF JESUS, BE QUICK TO CAST DOWN ANYTHING THAT WOULD EXALT IT SELF OVER THE WORD OF GOD,IT’S SO IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHAT THE WORD OF GOD SAYS,THAT’S WHY HE COMMANDED US TO STUDY HIS WORD,SO WE WOULD KNOW HIM...

posted by GOD'SCOVENANTLADY @ Monday, April 13, 2009

SO LET ME MAKE ONE THING CLEAR, SUICIDE IS NOT OF GOD,IT COMES FROM FEAR AND TORMENT, AND WE ARE TO GUARD AGAINST THIS DEMONIC SPIRIT,(JESUS SAID IN JOHN CHAPTER 10...THE DEVIL COMES TO STEAL,KILL, AND DESTROY, JESUS CAME THAT WE WOULD HAVE LIFE MORE ABUNDANTLY..................WHAT IF THE FAMILY OF GOD, BEGIN TO LISTEN AND OBEY THE HOLY SPIRIT ACCORDING TO THE WORD OF GOD;THE OUTCOME IN PEOPLE’S LIVES WILL BE CHANGED BECAUSE OF THE ANOINTING ,WHEN GOD SPEAKS TO OUR HEARTS,OR HIS WORD SPEAKS TO OUR HEARTS. HERE’S MY POINT….THE PEOPLE OF GOD ARE BRINGING THEIR TITHES,AND OFFERRINGS, FIRST FRUITS INTO THE STOREHOUSE,AND THE STOREHOUSES ARE BUILDING BIGGER STOREHOUSES, AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD ARE BEING LEFT OUT IN THE COLD,PASTORS INSTEAD OF BUILDING BIGGER CHURCHES,WHY NOT HELP GOD’S PEOPLE BUILD HOMES,OR BRING BROKEN FAMILIES TOGETHER,GOD IS SURELY GOING TO REQUIRE AN ANSWER FROM HIS PASTORS,AND TEACHERS.WAKE UP CHURCH,WAKE UP PEOPLE OF GOD, FAMILY OF GOD,WAKE UP AND START OBEYING THE HOLY SPIRIT IN JESUS NAME/GOD IS NOT COMING AFTER THE BIGGEST CHURCH,HE IS COMING FOR HIS BRIDE,THE PEOPLE OF GOD,SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT …….

posted by GOD'SCOVENANTLADY @ Monday, April 13, 2009

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