Pray, Vote, and Obey

To those who believe that righteousness exalts a nation,

With only a week left until the 2008 election we find ourselves in the eleventh hour of decision. Has everything been revealed that will be revealed? Are there any more last-minute surprises left? Who knows? I submit to you one more time that no further information is needed.

In a recent interview, one of the Vice Presidential Candidates stated that they believed Roe v. Wade was the best we can do in a society as heterogeneous as ours. I don't believe this is true, and neither should you. To suggest this is to say that we knew in 1973 everything we ever needed to know about the baby in the womb and the effects of abortion on women. Plenty of Americans were once content and satisfied with the legal, unchallenged existence of slavery in our nation as well and had squared with the ridiculous notion that a human being could be considered 2/3 of a whole person. History stands in judgment of them because, like it or not, they were wrong. As the nation hurtled toward civil war God raised up righteous voices from His Church to impact a culture that did not treat all men equal. It turned out that God had plenty to say about slavery and the public policy of this fledgling nation. Where would we be today had it not been for the burning men of God like Charles G. Finney who unapologetically coupled the message of the revival tent meeting with the message of abolition?

The moment has come once again for the Church in America to be the razor-sharp edge of divine truth and not the dull blade used to spread the status quo.

For those of you that have worn a Life Band in the last four years I call you to remember it now. For those that don't have a Life Band but believe that the blood of the innocent cries out from our ground I call you to seize this moment. So much is at stake right now in this one election cycle, but nothing is more important than shifting the United States Supreme Court.

You cannot pray for the ending of abortion and promote those who support it.

The Biblical message of "shedding innocent blood" has been taught and preached to more people this year than ever before thanks to GodTV, TheCall events, the 40 Days for Life campaigns as well as many others. This gives us cause for great hope and great sobriety at the same time. I believe God is giving us ample opportunity to align ourselves with Him and His Word, but we will be held accountable for the word we have heard. History will sit in judgment of what we do next.

Yet no poll or pundit can guess the outcome when God breaks in suddenly with answers to the prayers and fasting of His people.

There is no time to delay. Join now with Bound4LIFE and hundreds of thousands that have made the solemn commitment to PRAY, VOTE & OBEY.

PRAY daily for the ending of abortion. America's highest court has made a decree of death, but we make our appeal to an even higher court. The Judge of the earth will see that speedy justice is released to those that cry out to Him day and night.
VOTE for pro-life candidates. Pretty self-explanatory here, but voting is an honor, privilege and duty. Participation on November 4th is NOT optional. The Church must show up to make our voice heard.
OBEY God in however He leads you into works of compassion and justice. It's time for the Church to move en masse to become the answers to our own prayers. Let the spirit of adoption come. We cannot rely on big government programs to solve our problems.

Bound and determined,
Matt Lockett
Executive Director
Bound4LIFE Intl.

Mighty Machines

My three year old son is fascinated with front-loader garbage trucks. "Up, up, up, and down, down, down." So today we watched over an hour of Mighty Machines, firetrucks, street cleaners, earth movers, and of course, garbage trucks. He was hypnotized. Only interrupted by an occasional, "Look, Daddy!"

As California goes, so goes the nation

The Call California - Saturday, November 1, 2008
Available for viewing on DirectTV and http://www.god.tv.
As California goes, so goes the nation.

See You at the Pole 2008

See You at the Pole was September 24.

Vista, California

On a foggy coastal September morning, I was wondering if any students would show at Vista High for See You At the Pole.
Driving onto the school campus, I saw only one student praying at their flagpole. I felt a little discouraged until I spotted Jeremiah and a friend carrying a guitar and drum box. As we approached the flagpole more students gathered.
After doing a few worship songs the circle was silent. Everyone looked a little confused about what to do next. Then Jeremiah started praying for his school. Tears formed in my eyes as one by one, other students prayed until almost 50 students, teachers, parents and youth pastors joined the circle
Afterwards, I shared with Jeremiah how proud I was of him for taking the initiative. He said he was a little nervous but decided to step out and lead.
As I drove away, the fog started to clear and so did my vision. God is using students like Jeremiah to pray for their schools around the world. –Kevin Boer

We love to ride.

A protestant who does not protest the Catholic church.

I am a follower of Jesus. As a follower, I vote, pray, and obey. Please carefully consider how you will be voting. Catholic, Protestant, or other, we must as Americans vote. We must as followers of Jesus, obey.

We had a great time on Saturday at the Erie Prayer Walk. Thank-you to all who participated and prayed for the team. We prayed for three inner-city churches, Gannon University, and the downtown government buildings. We had many testimonies and it was the consensus of the group to have another prayer walk in November.

On Saturday, November 1st, we will have another Erie prayer walk. We will meet at 8:30 a.m. in the Erie City Mission. We will walk and pray until 10:00 a.m. and then return to the Erie City Mission for testimonies and corporate prayer.
Please join us!

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