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Apr 18 Theater Release |
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Gen 1:1 In the beginning God created
the heavens and the earth.
SECTIONS: PRAYER,
ENCOUNTER (Calendar), UNDERSTANDING, RESOURCES
PRAYER - I exhort therefore, that, first of all,
supplications, prayers,
intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; for kings, and
for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life
in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight
of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto
the knowledge of the truth. I Tim 2:1-4
- International
- Peace of Jerusalem, Ps 122:6, protection from enemies, israelprayer@glory-of-zion.org
- Violence in Europe and the Middle East
- Voice of the Martyrs, Rev 6:9-11, souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held
RUSSIA - Church Dissolved for Having a Sunday School
CHINA - House Church Leaders Detained; Female Leaders Remain in Jail
INDIA - New Testament Distribution by Gideons Stopped by Hindu Radicals
- Spread of the Gospel, Mat 24:14, “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.” Do you have a little piece of the Gospel in another nation? - Nation
- Primaries and General Election – candidates, voters, media - State
- Elaine Huguenin and her husband Jon, who co-own Elaine Photography in Albuquerque, have been sued for refusing to photograph a homosexual “union.” Pray for Elaine & Jon, the Alliance Defense Fund, and the recognition of Biblical values in NM. http://www.onenewsnow.com/Legal/Default.aspx?id=75547
Should a Christian business owner have the right to refuse business they feel might compromise their personal testimony or their company policy? - Vote in our poll
- Strengthening marriages in NM, The Family Lifeline
- Freedom in education to discuss alternatives to evolution - Community
- Year round spiritual impact of National Day of Prayer - Prayer Resources – National
Day of Prayer, May 1
Ask Jesus Now
ENCOUNTER - And he called his ten servants, and
delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. Luk
19:13
Community Calendar Check for updates, links, additional events, and regular meetings. We want to be a blessing to our community and support events by avoiding scheduling conflicts.
- Apr 12, Sat – Family Lifeline Romance and
Roses Marriage Enrichment Event
SOLD OUT - Apr 13 – Rick Green from Wallbuilders speaking at Calvary Rio Grande Valley, Belen, NM
- Apr 15 – CSF Meeting
- Apr 17-19 – NM Homeschool Convention, Calvary of Abq
- Apr 18 – Expelled, No Intelligence Allowed
- Apr 18 – ACSI Speech Competition at Albuquerque Christian School, 872-0777
- May 1 – National Day of Prayer
Civic Plaza (12-1, praise and worship starting at 11:30)
Hardin Field on Kirtland AFB (11:30-12:30)
Believer's Center (7:00 p.m., outside activities at 6:30) - May 11 – Global Day of Prayer
- Jun 7-8 - We just received a
request to go to Grand Junction, CO June 7 & 8. We would like to
schedule some presentations in San Juan
County, NM around those dates.
http://www.greenridgeministries.org, 690.2548, 699.6657
UNDERSTANDING - And of the children of
Issachar, which were men
that had understanding of the time, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads
of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.
I Chron 12:32
- Contents
Expelled, No Intelligence Allowed
Rick Green from Wallbuilders
CAPE Homeschool Convention
National Day of Prayer
Home Town Hero
Defending Life
Voter Registration
Right to Life Memorial
Friends of the Family
- - Expelled,
No Intelligence Allowed
Released to Theaters – Apr 18
I had the opportunity to go to the premier of the movie Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. I am excited about future implications, that one day all the cards can be laid upon the table without fear of persecution, freedom in science education! The sinking ship Titanic, macroevolution evolution, is going down, and one of the last props is attack upon those who would dare to question. The movie exposes the attacks, plus you get the opportunity to see the leading Darwinist babble. It is very important to go the first weekend!! It starts showing April 18th. The first weekend is a make it or break it for future documentaries of this type. View it as a donation to the cause, and go the first weekend! Take your friends! It will be shown nationwide and across the state. One place it will be showing in the Albuquerque area is Century Rio 24, 4901 Pan American Freeway. Please forward this email to as many people as you can. Vast numbers can be reached by the forward button. At the premier we were told that Ben Stein was not an ID person. He was just seeking freedom in science education. Freedom to pursue where the evidence may lead with out fear of persecution. It is a sincere search. After examining the evidence he switched sides.
Albuquerque Show Times : Opens April 18th
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
1hr 30min - Rated PG - Documentary
UA High Ridge Theatre
12921 Indian School NE, Albuquerque, NM, USA – Map
12:00 2:30 4:55 7:15 9:40pm
Century Rio 24
4901 Pan American Fwy., Albuquerque, NM, USA – Map
1:35 4:25 7:15 10:05pm
Expelled and the Argument against Denying the Discussion
CT Movies reviewer Brett McCracken has seen Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, and his thoughtful review is available online. It’s worth noting that McCracken, in his own words, “came into this film very, very skeptical . . . But I was pleasantly surprised with Expelled on a number of levels.” McCracken seems to get the point of the film, that it’s an argument against censorship. Indeed, the film hits a nerve in its critique of the contemporary American academy. As a graduate student immersed in academia and all its idiosyncrasies, I can attest to the pervasive and disturbingly hypocritical sense of close-mindedness that stifles the spirit of progressive discourse. It goes beyond the scientific communities in higher education and touches many disciplines. Quite simply: if you are not on the “right” side of the wall (whatever wall it may be), your voice is stifled, your work discredited, and your intelligence questioned. It’s gone beyond political correctness and is now something altogether more militant and sinister.
Sadly, the academy today is less about the sharing and discovery of truth as it is about the wielding and protecting of power. We know a few scientists who can attest to the “more militant and sinister” wielding of power in the American academy — but their stories are ignored more often than not. This is why it’s so important to encourage your friends and neighbors to go see this film – especially those inclined to write off intelligent design and the scientists who support it. As McCracken notes, Expelled is trying to argue that there is (or should be) room at the table for both sides, for multiple arguments on any issue. But more than likely the film will be denied wide distribution or much (if any) press coverage, just as Intelligent Design theory is either ignored or laughed out of most cultural discourse. Whatever you may think of ID or evolution (and I’m not saying either is wrong or right) it’s hard to argue against the injustice of denying the discussion. But unfortunately that’s just what is happening.
- - Rick
Green from Wallbuilders
One of WallBuilders' feature speakers, Rick Green, will be speaking this Sunday at Calvary Chapel Rio Grande Valley, Belen, NM. Come join Rick to learn more about what's happening in America's culture war today and to see how we can use history and the filter of God's word to impact our society! WallBuilders continues to reacquaint Americans with our forgotten history and heroes. In fact, WallBuilders now has a weekly television program (the American Heritage Series) seen on most Christian networks and on satellite, as well as a daily radio show (WallBuilders Live!) that you can hear on stations across the country or download from our website (www.wallbuilderslive.com).
When: Sunday, April 13, 8:30am & 11:30am
Where: Calvary Chapel Rio Grande Valley
19381 N. Highway 314, Belen, NM
Please join Rick for his riveting presentation on our nation's moral and religious founding. Feel free to forward this email to anyone you know who might be interested in learning more about this America's Godly heritage or in hearing Rick speak! If you are interested in having Rick speak at a church service, community event, or some other type of gathering, please contact us. (Online, you can click here, or you can email Rick's scheduler, Kim, at kim@wallbuilders.com. If you would like to see a clip of one of Rick's presentations, click here.)
Wallbuilders Events Calendar
- - CAPE
Homeschool Convention
Calvary of Albuquerque - April 17, 18, 19
This year’s convention theme, “Building A Heritage,” is a concise summary of Psalm 127:3: Sons are a heritage from the LORD, children a reward from Him. In this day of mass media, the need to captivate our children with Christian philosophy and instill the truth of God’s Word is greater than ever. We believe that fathers and mothers, in submission to local church leadership, can best do this by teaching their own children in the home.
In case you haven’t been to the convention before, the highlights are nationally recognized speakers, over 60 workshops, an exhibit hall, a graduation ceremony, and used curriculum sale. The following are free and open to everyone : a “getting started” class on Thursday afternoon, and Thursday evening’s opening ceremonies featuring some of New Mexico’s talented home schooled students in the NM Home School Showcase, plus encouragement from attorney and author Chris Klicka.
http://www.cape-nm.org/pages/capenm/convention/index.php
- - Home
Town Hero
CINews would like to praise God and thank those involved for bringing a greater measure of Christian freedom to East Mountain High School. Religious policy had been dominated by fear and ignorance. Though the changes occurred in 2007, to my knowledge, the story has not been told. Thanks to Mark Anderson for bringing this to our attention.
In March of 2007, Dave Roberts presented an informational briefing to the school board on students' rights and responsibilities regarding Religious Freedoms on campus. Dave, along with others, had done extensive research to start an effort to inform students, parents, teachers, and staff of the rights and responsibilities students have with regard to their individual Religious Freedoms. He created a list explaining these rights and responsibilities to share with parents, students and teachers in response to the concerns of some parents that the previous policies and procedures were too vague and open for possible misinterpretation.
This information has been presented to the Student Parent Student organization with the Principal’s endorsement. There is another document that contains the Religious Freedoms and Responsibilities in a bookmark format.
* Letter to principal
* Letter to parents
* Religious Freedoms & Responsibilities in School
* Religious Bill of Rights Bookmark (1.1 MB file)
If you have a Home Town Hero story to share, please contact CINews.
- - Defending
Life
Next event Wed, Apr 30, 3:00 pm till 4:30 pm, Location TBA
I would like to get more people involved and I would someone to take the responsibility of picking up the signs and bringing them to where we are demonstrating. My truck does not hold all the signs. We need someone with a pickup or a full size SUV. We also need more people involved especially high school and college age people. Spread the word and personally invite people. There is no reason why we can't get 25 people at all of part of the event each week. We also need suggestions as to where else to go.
* UNM on Central across from the Frontier.
* Rep John Ryan's house in Rancho De Abq
* Rep John Swisstack's house in RR
* Governor's office in Albuquerque
* Planned Parenthood offices around town
* Office of NARAL NM
* Office of ACLU in Santa Fe
God bless you and all you do.
Love in Christ,
Fr. Stephen Imbarrato
http://www.defendinglife.org
POB 37 Roy, New Mexico 87743
505-447-1717, 862-266-1593
- - National
Day of Prayer
Proclamations from President George W. Bush and the governors of all 50 states will herald this landmark day, as the fervent prayers of millions of Americans in church events and public venues from coast to coast are offered before the Lord. This year's theme, "Prayer! America's Strength and Shield," reflects the words of Psalm 28:7, which states: "The Lord is my strength and shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped." We hope this powerful message will not only serve as a catalyst to draw God's people closer together as we intercede corporately on behalf of our country, but that it will encourage individuals to seek the Lord's guidance for their personal concerns as well.
Annual prayer guides are sold out but you can download a copy and distribute in your church or organization. Also available for download are: a bookmark, bulletin insert, and school guide.
Albuquerque Civic Plaza, 12 noon-1 p.m., praise and worship at 11:30 a.m.
This year Pastor Richard Mansfield, the event coordinator, is planning
a smaller number of prayers from the podium, so that there is more time
for those attending to participate in small group prayer.
Believers Center of Albuquerque, 7 p.m., outdoor activities at 6:30 p.m.
As in past years, there will be an assembly in the parking lot at 6:30 p.m.
to honor public servants. Police, fire fighters, our military, and political
leaders will be present. Then at 7:00 p.m. activities will move indoors
for a time of prayer. The event coordinator is Pastor Cindy Townsley.
Hardin Field Parade Ground, Kirtland AFB, 12 noon - 1 p.m.
This event is sponsored by the Christians in the Workplace Networking
Group at Sandia National Labs and the Kirtland AFB Chaplain's Office.
It will include praise and worship and prayers on a variety of topics
led by individuals from the Air Force and the Labs. Carol Eiffert of
Sandia National Labs is the event coordinator.
http://www.ndptforg/custom/events/eventSearch/
With only a few weeks left until the main event :) I see that some of you have already posted your info on the http://nationaldayofprayer.org website, but not all, so do whatever you can to get all of your info on there, because KKIM AM&FM is going to be running PSAs and I'll be on TBN this month to drive people to the site + KCHF will be running repeats of last months interview regarding NDP, so the more that's on the website, the more people will be able to see what God's doing throughout our state. I hope you are all pretty well set by now, but there's still time to contact your local media for promotional outreach for your NDP events. I'll be heading down to Silver City to meet with some folks there this month, but if you would like me to come and speak with people in your area, do not hesitate to contact me and we'll see what we can do. Try to get yourself or someone in your community to continue to have at least a once a month prayer meeting going on throughout the year for NDP and the needs in your areas. God's going to do great and mighty things this year with NDP through you, so be prepared and keep moving forward In Him!
Destiny Center Church in Rio Rancho will be hosting a youth event on April 27, which is a Sunday evening and it's less than three weeks away, so please, let your youth leaders and youth groups know about this National Day of Prayer Youth Rally, located at 4401 Northern Blvd. NE. On May 1, which is a Thursday evening, there will be a City-Wide National Day of Prayer Event at Destiny that we hope ALL the churches in Rio Rancho and the surrounding communities will participate in, which will be a night of prayer, praise and fellowship for repentance, government, media, education, church, family, military, business and more, so please, let everyone know about it and be sure to attend. The NM State Capitol Event will take place in Santa Fe on Thursday, May 1 from 11:45am-1pm in the Capitol Rotunda at The Roundhouse, so we need ALL of the Santa Fe Churches to participate and certainly anyone from around the state is invited to join in this very special event. For more information about these events and all others that are going on in NM visit: http://nationaldayofprayer.org or for more info regarding the Rio Rancho Events taking place at Destiny Center call 792-7999. If you are a NDP Coordinator, be sure to post your events on the national site and if you are not a coordinator, but are holding an event in your area, be sure to visit our site and post your event as well. Our theme this year is, "Prayer - America's Strength & Shield," which is based on Psalm 28:7. I will be on TBN's "Praise The Lord Albuquerque" program on Friday, April 18 from 9:30-11am, so be sure to tune in to watch and pray and if any media outlets would like to do an interview regarding National Day of Prayer in NM, do not hesitate to contact me. I look forward to seeing more events posted on the website as we draw closer to NDP this year and hope to see ALL of you in Rio Rancho, Santa Fe or in your area soon!
Rev. Mark Tross
http://community.webtv.net/thefaithfulsource/WELCOMETOFAITHFUL
NM State Coordinator for National Day of Prayer
- - Voter
Registration
Now is the time to start planning voter registration for the Nov 4 General Election.
* Designate a voter registration coordinator in your church.
* Start a voter registration drive to register 100% of eligible voters in your church.
* Voter registration forms available at local libraries and political party offices.
‘Would I be worthy of their sacrifice?'
That's the question Rebecca Pepin attempts to answer in her book ‘Faces of Freedom.'
by JAMES V. CARROLL
Rebecca Pepin is American by choice. The Virginia television news anchor became a U.S. citizen Oct. 27, 2006, in Abington VA. She remains proud of her Canadian heritage, but she's even prouder of the men and women serving today in the global war on terrorism.
http://www.legion.org:80/national/divisions/magazine/release/?id=45
- - Right
to Life Memorial
- - Friends
of the Family is a group of key supporters who invest
monthly in family ministry. Their commitment is key to the ongoing
effectiveness of Focus on the Family and enables us to extend the ministry
to many who cannot afford the resources and services they need. They also
enable our radio programs, our efforts to defend family values, and our
outreaches to special groups like teens, unwed mothers, and
non-Christians. For more information, call 1-800-A-FAMILY.
Center for Traditional Family Values NM is a newly formed yet cohesive, nondenominational grassroots organization of families and individuals who see a distinct shift in American values. God is moving the hearts of believers today to renew an emphasis on His design for man, woman, and the traditional family. We see the devastating consequences around us from ignoring those values – violence, drugs, divorce, suicide, abortion, broken relationships, etcetera. They are the symptoms of a culture in need of God. Why wait until the situation gets even worse? God ordained three institutions to influence society for good – Civil Government, the Church, and the Family. Each has a God given role. Without God, these institutions become corrupt and we see evil instead of good. The Center for Traditional Family Values has a vision for NM beyond opposing bad legislation. We need your support today to pursue that vision. For more information, call 505 609-9609 or email info@traditionalvaluenm.org.
* Civil Govt - For he is the minister of God to thee for good. (Rom 13:4)
* Church - That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. (2 Ti 3:17)
* Family - So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. (Gen 1:27,31; 2:24)
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