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NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER and FASTING - Sunday 19th February 2012
And across Australia in Churches, Public Places and Homes

www.nationaldayofprayer.com.au

Followed by

40 DAYS OF PRAYER & FASTING

Ash Wednesday 22 Feb to Palm Sunday 1 April

www.40daysofprayer.com.au

Praying for the Renewal and Transformation of Australia

and the salvation of its people to be as a nation with Jesus Christ as Lord
- Our nation is falling into deep moral decay. Jesus Christ is the only answer
- It is time to take a stand for the Truth.
- It is time to share the good news of God’s love through Jesus Christ with those we know.
- It is time to see this nation fulfil its destiny as the ‘Great South Land of the Holy Spirit’.
We encourage Christians to rise up and “stand in the gap on behalf of the land” Ezek 22:30 .

How you choose to observe this call to prayer would be up to you

Please register now if your church will be praying on Feb 19 at nationaldayofprayer

See 5 you tube clips promoting the National Day of Prayer you can use in church.

For more information about prayer and fasting go to: a guide-to-fasting/index.htm

Yours for our Nation

National Day of Prayer and Fasting Team

www.nationaldayofprayer.com.au
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Written on Monday, 30 January 2012 06:47 in News

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GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR GOSPEL - Atheist Convention April 2012

GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE TRUTH AND GLORY OF OUR FAITH

When the 2nd Global Atheist Convention comes to Melbourne April 2012

(The week after Easter)

Already a number of exciting initiatives are being planned (separately and now together) by different churches and ministries to affirm and showcase our faith to the people of our city at a time when the people of Melbourne will be confronted with denials of God's existence by our secular media.

There is so much hope and life in Jesus. There is so much evidence of God at work in our city. So many lives have been changed and healed through faith. When these people come confuse people by saying "There is no God" we can be there to smile and say "Don't be tricked. The Living God is real - and He loves you".

Have YOU got ideas or a testimony of God at work? - please send them to Rob ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

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Written on Sunday, 16 October 2011 21:11 in News

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THE CHRISTIAN FOUNDING OF MELBOURNE INSTITUTIONS

CHRISTIAN FOUNDATIONS OF MELBOURNE'S CULTURE AND INSTITUTIONS

The Church, Religious orders and individual Christians pioneered Social welfare, education, hospitals in Melbourne and made major contributions to the founding and the culture of our city.

The unique character of our civic life and community arose out of Christian faith     “ CLICK HERE FOR FULL DOCUMENT

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Written on Thursday, 28 July 2011 17:41 in News

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HOW CHRISTIAN FAITH LIFTED HUMANITY

WHY AND HOW CHRISTIAN FAITH CHANGED HUMANITY

By Jim Rawson, Campus Crusade Australia

Preamble

Most people have very little knowledge of the contribution Christianity has made to science, human thought and civilisation.

The growing influence of secular humanism in Australia and the rise of evangelistic atheism are enabled by widespread ignorance of this Christian contribution across our society and human history. The aggressive promotion of atheism by Richard Dawkins and others involves the repeated claims that there is no evidence for God, and that Christianity is an irrational delusion with no value to society.

This paper summarises the historical contribution of Christianity that refutes the false claims of atheists, and strengthens the belief of Christians and those undecided.

The paper acknowledges and discusses the “evil contributions” of Christianity that are highlighted by atheist speakers as evidence against the truth of Christian faith. These include the brutal events of history, as well as how Christians in the West often live by Western values rather than by Biblical ones.

As well as 8 pages of Christian contributions to humanity, the paper discusses why Christianity became the dominant world religion – and why no other worldview or creed has impacted globally on humanity’s wellbeing.

See full paper

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Written on Wednesday, 08 June 2011 11:18 in News

Attachments: Summary of Full Paper How CHristian Faith Lifted Humanity
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OUR SOCIETY DEPENDS ON CHRISTIAN FAITH AND THE CHURCH

MPs, Christians and others have no idea that

OUR SOCIETY DEPENDS ON CHRISTIAN FAITH AND THE CHURCH

SUMMARY

Christian faith is the foundation of much of every level of our society: its history, laws, institutions, culture, values, economy and community support.

Our city depends on Christian welfare services beyond the capacity of government to provide. The churches in Melbourne provide vital community support, compassion and generosity and are centres of relationships and caring for their local communities. Christian overseas aid is far in excess of any other movement

44% of secondary and 34% of all primary students in Victoria attend Catholic or independent schools and these percentages are rising - generally because parents see these schools give priority to Christian values or the style of education provided by them. (State schools could not take all this over).

The highly intentional atheist and secular humanist movements are seeking to influence governments to remove the freedom of the Church and Christian agencies to provide their community support, and Christian education programmes and Chaplaincy in schools which foster Christian values in society. The result would be a major loss for society and especially the poor.

This will succeed is only if the government and society remain ignorant of the truth of vital contribution of the Christian community and the powerful faith on which it is built.
Click here for the Full document

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Written on Monday, 23 May 2011 23:37 in News

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"ALL MELBOURNE MATTERS" TM Research of the whole Church in Melbourne

A unique study of the whole Church across Greater Melbourne

A major resource for mission planning

Still the latest statistics (New Census and NCLS figures not available till late 2012)

No plans for this research or report to be updated in the future

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Written on Saturday, 21 May 2011 09:25 in News

Attachments: Uniqueness_and_Endorsements.pdf Research_Report_Contents.pdf
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1. TM Directory of Churches

Listing over 1500 churches across Melbourne – searchable by name, denomination, and location, giving contact, address and websites (where available)

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Over 40 categories including: Chaplaincies, Children's Ministries, Christian Schools, Christian Camps, Counselling Centres, Welfare agencies, Prayer ministries, as well as listing many Christian Networks.

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Written on Thursday, 16 December 2010 04:49 in News

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