Slideshow 2! Example 4: Ken Burns extension
 Look beyond your problem
27/07/2010 15:31:56 GMT
Written by David Hathaway

'The Word of the Lord came to Jeremiah while he was shut up in the prison, saying, "Thus says the Lord, the Maker of the earth, who formed it and established it - Call unto Me and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things!" - Jeremiah 33:1-3.

Jeremiah is in a prison; the enemy is about to overthrow Jerusalem - but God tells Jeremiah to look beyond the problem to the blessing and healing which WILL come. One translation says 'take another look... I'll restore everything that was lost (v6).

Fix your eyes on the miracle, not on your suffering. Your faith is the expression of your trust in God. He says: I will not allow My faithfulness to fail, nor alter the word that is gone out from My lips. God will not lie - He will do what He says. (Psalm 89:33-35.)

Even Jesus had to look beyond His pain and suffering and focus on the prize set before Him. Your vision of the miracle has to be greater than the reality of the pain.


 

 Tbilisi, Georgia, July 2010
22/07/2010 15:38:42 GMT
Written by SJ Morris

In three days approximately 30,000 attended the services in the Sports Palace, Tbilisi, Georgia. Before these meetings there were only 2000 evangelicals in the capital Tbilisi, and another 2000 scattered across the country. These services - and the events surrouding it - lifted a repressed minority group of Christians into a group to be respected within the nation with thousands of converts and the Government passing a decree to protect them! Pastors came from Armenia, Turkey, Azerbaijan and even Spain to witness the event.

It all began on the Thursday, when the National TV invited David on the morning news programme to discuss the new film which a Georgian TV director had made about his Bible smuggling and the repression Christians experienced under the Soviets. - As recently as the early 1990s, there was still only a limited supply of Bibles in the Georgian language. When the organising pastor converted in 1979, the only access to the scriptures was hand-written or smuggled Bibles. We were shown hand-written Bibles and hymn books that were written by a Georgian pastor imprisoned for his faith.

On the Friday night despite the torrential downpour of rain and the streets being blocked with buses, cars and people, so that even we had difficulty in reaching the arena, the place was packed with over 10,000 people! All the major Georgian TV channels filmed the Friday service for their news bulletins.

By the Saturday morning, the President of Georgia had summoned the Parliament to an extra-ordinary meeting - to pass a decree that all Christian minorities must have complete freedom and protection.

On the final night, the Georgian churches had prepared a dramatic presentation celebrating their culture and history. Thousands of people from over 500 territories and regions around the world watched these meetings online!

Georgia is in the Caucasus region of Europe. Situated at the juncture of Eastern Europe and Western Asia - to the north is Russia, to the south Turkey and Armenia. It has a population of approximately 4.5 million. At the beginning of the 19th century, Georgia was annexed by the Russian Empire. After a brief period of independence following the Russian Revolution in 1917, Georgia was again captured by the Russian Red Army in 1921 before being incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1922. (Stalin was born in Georgia.) It regained its independence in 1991. Following the Rose Revolution in November 2003, new democratic reforms were introduced. In 2008 Russia attacked Georgia over the territories of South Ossetia and Abkhazia - these regions are now disputed and are under Russian 'occupation'.


 

 Schedule
21/12/2009 11:11:33 GMT
Written by SJ Morris

This year David is celebrating 60 years in ministry. Some have supported since the early days, others more recently - but all play a vital part. Visit the anniversary website: www.davidghathaway.org

29 July-3 August: Vietnamese Summer Camp, Germany

24 September: Holybush Christian Fellowship, nr Thirsk, UK

15, 16, 17 October: Vilnius, Lithuania: www.gospelcelebration.org

23-24 October: Southend, UK

November: Netherlands

2-4 June 2011: Eurospirit, Netherlands

TBA: St Petersburg, Russia


 

 Georgia Final Night
18/07/2010 19:54:56 GMT
Written by SJ Morris

Thousands packed the Sports Palace on the final night of the evangelism. The event opened with a dramatic presentation celebrating Georgia and its culture.

Speaking from Matthew 14:22-32, David said: The disciples were fishermen - a storm was not unusual to them. This story illustrates what life is like - there are storms in your life, and although I am an evangelist, there are also storms in my life. You cannot go through life without trouble - we all have to go through storms. Jesus walked into the storm that was frightening the disciples - He is walking on the water towards you in your storm. He is so close, all you have to do is call out His Name and He will come to you.

Many thousands in Georgia and around the world watched the services live online - on the final day, people from 519 territories and regions worldwide participated in the evangelism via the internet.


 

 Georgia Second Night
17/07/2010 19:31:39 GMT
Written by SJ Morris

Thousands crowded into the Tbilisi Sports Palace, Georgia, for the second night of the evangelism. Speaking from Matthew 9:27-31, David said: I've never seen Jesus, but I know Him - He's the best friend I've ever had - He's completely changed my life! You can know who Jesus is. Like these blind men you don't need to see Him, but like them, you can have a personal encounter with Him. When you encounter the Jesus of the Bible - your Jesus - He will touch you and change your life completely!

Jesus asks - do you believe I can do the impossible and change your life? Whatever your problem, only one man can change your life - His name is Jesus - if you call on Him, nothing is impossible!

This morning David spoke to 150 pastors from Georgia, Turkey, Azerbaijan and beyond - encouraging them from his own experince over 60 years of ministry to do the impossible! God will work miracles, defend us, fight for us - with the power of God in your life, nothing is impossible!

Visit the Media gallery for photograph reports from the second night.

Watch, pray and participate in the last day of evangelism in Georgia by visiting: http://propheticvision.broadcastnow.ru service times are below.


 

 

 

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