From the Desk of James W. Goll

We thank the Lord for our Compassion Acts conference recently held in San Antonio, Texas! Patricia King, Doug Stringer, Mark Roye, myself and others joined together for this powerful time! Though our attendance was small, the content and impact was life changing. You can view the conference messages on demand. Click here for more information.

We have new specials from the Encounters Network’s Resource Center for June! All CD and DVD albums that go with our Study Guides are priced at $10 off! In fact, we are also extending our May sale on every Study Guide in stock being $5 off through the end of June as well! EN Resources – Great product at great prices!

I hope to see some of you this week in southern California. I will minister at the Annual HIM Leaders Conference – Transform in Pasadena this Thursday thru Saturday at the Ambassador Auditorium. I will join Cindy Jacobs, C. Peter Wagner, Che Ahn, Johnny Enlow and others. I will then minister on Sunday morning at Pastor Shawn Bolz’s congregation, Expression 58 Church in Studio City, California.

I keep wanting to bring you some new messages through my weekly e-blast writing – but frankly, my energy levels have really been down. So, I do not get everything done that is in my heart to do. I will have a routine CT scan done next Wednesday after I return from California, so please keep that in your prayers. I will give a Health Update after that as I am going to need to take some radical steps to rebuild my immune system. More on that in a week or so!

With that in mind this week, I am relying on “other reliable sources” for A View from My Chair and Prayer Storm. Thanks for hanging in there with me! Remember, together in Jesus, we make a great team!

Never Giving Up!

James W. Goll

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Exposing The Threat to Israel!

by Jay Sekulow

Many of you are familiar with the work of Jay Sekulow and the American Center for Law and Justice. If not, I am using his weekly communications this week for A View from My Chair. He is one of America's greatest voices of justice in the land and a man of outstanding clarity and vision. He is a modern day Joseph who challenges the incorrect political correctness in this nation. For years I have prayed for the Daniels and Josephs to arise. Well, this week, I am exposing us to one of them.

Watching Over the Nation!
James W. Goll

It has been well documented that Iran directly influences Hamas, with many calling Hamas a "puppet" terrorist organization for Iran. Now, Iranian President Ahmadinejad's spiritual mentor is calling for suicide attacks against Israeli civilians - including Israeli children - saying that such attacks are not only "allowed," but are even "an obligation..."

The impact of these statements cannot be underestimated. It is clear that Hamas has the blessing of Iran to continue its brutal terror attacks against the people of Israel.

To side with Hamas is to not only side with the terrorist organization, but also to fuel the dangerous Iranian regime. We must show our support for Israel against these outrageous attacks.

Stand with Israel, and send a powerful message to President Obama that we must support our greatest ally in the region, not the terrorists - Hamas and Iran. Sign our Petition to Protect Israel, Not Terrorists.

In appreciation for taking action in support of Israel, I would like to give you two vitally important resources absolutely free - the ACLJ's powerful full-length film, The Export: Radical Islam's Map to End Democracy, and our new booklet, Shari'ah Law: Radical Islam's Threat to the U.S. Constitution.

In The Export, world-renowned experts in Middle East affairs detail for you the threat of radical Islam. This film specifically explains the background behind Iran's dangerous influence on the region, including its control over Hamas and the threat that poses to Israel.

Our booklet on Shari'ah law focuses on the system of laws that radical nations like Iran and Islamic terrorist organizations like Hamas wish to impose on the entire world, including here in the United States.

These resources are critical for you to understand the drastic nature of the threat to Israel and the world.

The threat posed by Hamas and its Iranian backers against Israel continues to grow daily, and it is one we must take very seriously.

Hamas has not only succeeded in infiltrating the Palestinian Authority by joining in the "Unity Government," but there is evidence that their terrorist influence is radicalizing the Palestinian government. Today, there are reports that members of Fatah – the supposedly "moderate" party that has joined with Hamas to form the "Unity Government" – are doing exactly what Ahmadinejad's spiritual mentor has urged and are now under investigation for planning suicide bombings against Israeli civilians.

We must urge President Obama to reverse his support for the Iran-backed, terrorist-led Palestinian government, stop fueling the terrorists with the use of their language by calling Israel a force of "occupation," and withdraw his call for Israel to return to the indefensible 1967 lines.

Let Israel know that despite what the President says - the American people support Israel. Join with the thousands of other Americans who have already done so, and sign our Petition to Protect Israel, Not Terrorists.

It is crucial for us to take a stand now, before Hamas joins the Palestinian Authority, which could occur within the next two weeks.

If you have already signed this petition, thank you! I urge you to forward this e-mail to your friends and encourage them to stand with Israel and receive their free copies of The Export DVD and our Shari'ah Law booklet.

Thank you again for your support for Israel and the ACLJ. As always, I will continue to keep you informed as events unfold in this critical matter.

Sincerely,

Jay Sekulow,
ACLJ Chief Counsel

American Center for Law and Justice
P.O. Box 90555, Washington, D.C. 20090-0555
Phone: (800) 296-4529
Copyright©2011, ACLJ

Click to Play: When Man Quits – God Quits – When Mercy Triumphs!
by James W. Goll

Taken from Genesis 18, the famous passage of Abraham bartering with God to withhold His judgement, James brings us a revelatory message for our troubling times. When Man Quits - God Quits! Sounds outrageous, but it's true. When you stand in the council of God and draw near - you can change His mind. This is a clear message that needs to be heard far and wide when predictions of disaster loom. You can change the forecast through persistent intercession!

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Preparing for The Global Day of Prayer
Beginning on Thursday June 2
10 Days of Prayer!

You can print the following Prayer Guide and pray with millions around the world in preparation for the Global Day of Prayer on Pentecost June 12. Click here for a printer friendly copy.

THE POWER OF AGREEMENT!!

“I have listened attentively, but they do not say what is right. No one repents of his wickedness, saying, “What have I done?” Each pursues his own course like a horse charging into battle.” – Jeremiah 8:6

As we press forward, let’s stand in the gap for our leaders to find the right path! Our God is a Redeemer! Repent for our own rebellion, for the rebellion in the church, in our nation…. Oh, Father, give us a greater awareness of sin and our need for the Savior!

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GLOBAL DAY OF PRAYER STAFF

Ten-Day Prayer Guide
June 2 – 12, 2011

Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

In recent years the Global Day of Prayer has seen millions of Christians unite in a day of repentance and united prayer. Believers in every country of the world have lifted expectant praise and desperate prayer with one voice in stadiums, open fields, community centers and private homes. These prayers have the power to transform our world and to fill the nations with the glory of God.

On June 12, 2011, God is again calling the nations from the North, South, East and West to embark on this prayer journey with Him. God is moving in His awesome power, and He is challenging us to be part of this journey. It is a journey that is not about us, but about a world in desperate need for His glory and compassionate love. It is a call to respond to His invitation in 2 Chronicles 7:14 to humble ourselves, pray, seek His face and turn from our wicked ways. May He hear our prayers, forgive our sin and heal our land.

I humbly invite you to join hundreds of millions of Christians as we come before God for this day of repentance and prayer.

May we see His glory,

Graham Power,
Chairman, Global Day of Prayer

“And I... am about to come and gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory.” – Isaiah 66:18

A Global Day of Prayer

“When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.” – Acts 2:1

A Call for Repentance and Prayer.

At the turn of the millennium, believers in South Africa sensed God calling them to seek Him in repentance and prayer and to call people across their country to assemble in united prayer for their cities and nations.

Soon gatherings like it—all meeting on the same day of the year—multiplied across Africa, and in the years that followed, all over the world. The result was the first Global Day of Prayer on Pentecost Sunday in 2005.

Across the face of the earth.

Many millions from almost every stream of Christian faith have gathered to answer the same call for repentance and prayer in the years that followed. The movement continues to spread and to deepen, packing large stadiums, filling homes with small groups, spilling out to the open squares of small villages, surging around the clock and uniting many churches in prayer for Christ’s greater glory and the blessing of all nations.

Strengthening ongoing movements of prayer.

On June 12, 2011, Christians will again gather to pray and to repent with sincere hearts and united hopes.

TEN leading up to ONE followed by NINETY

The Global Day of Prayer follows the three parts of the beginning of the Church: ten days
of constant prayer leading to Pentecost, one day of prayer witnessed by the whole city and days of blessing that followed. For these reasons, the Global Day of Prayer has three parts:

10
Ten days of constant prayer: June 2-11, 2011. Beginning on Ascension Day, 2 June, millions of Christians will find ways to pray night and day throughout the ten days leading to Pentecost.

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The Global Day of Prayer: June 12, 2011. On Pentecost Sunday, Christians in many countries will assemble to pray. Some will assemble in large stadiums and other public venues. Many will gather in small groups or in homes.

90
Ninety days of blessing: June 13-September 10, 2011. As in the first Pentecost, transformed Christians transform their communities as they offer themselves to God as instruments through which their prayers can be answered. The Global Day of Prayer anticipates the forming or furthering of local alliances among pastors, churches, missions and business leaders to bring practical, transformational blessing to their communities.

Praying Great Things

For the Glory of Christ and the Blessing of the Nations
The Global Day of Prayer is a call to encounter God with many others so that He can change us and bring forth all that He desires among the nations.

If you are reading this, you have probably heard God calling you, too. And He’s put hope in your heart, a kind of yearning that He’s not going to leave things as they are. Instead, He’s going to make us like Jesus. Despite the gloom of mounting evil, He’s going to heal so many families, lands and peoples that the earth will be covered with the sparkle and laughter of glory, right in the face of darkness.

Praying the Lord’s Prayer.
To help us pray with united hearts and minds during the ten days before Pentecost, we’ll follow the prayer that our Lord taught us to pray.

Praying great things.
We’re gathering to pray for God to fulfill the great things that He has promised: His transforming blessing in every people, and the life-giving glory of Christ’s Lordship in every community.

Concerning deepest needs.
As we stretch our hearts in hope for what God has purposed, He will help us pray with confident clarity for the urgent needs of our families, cities and nations.

Turning to God Together

A Moment of Hope: Repentance as a Gift from God
Answer God’s call.
At certain moments in history, God summons His people to turn to Him in order to be forgiven, renewed and used by Him for His purposes. In recent years the Global Day of Prayer has sounded a call for a day of repentance and prayer. Leaders in different parts of the world have found that the book of Joel has helped many to respond to God’s call to heartfelt repentance.

Returning to God because He desires to dwell with us.
The repentance Joel describes is not a superficial turning from any particular sinful behaviors. In fact, the gift of repentance is not merely turning from sin; the heart of repentance is turning to God. What matters most in the book of Joel is that God’s people are dangerously and shamefully distant from Him, whether by their apathy or because of their sin. God opens His heart and calls the people to return to Him. His appeal is focused on the hope of repentance and all the goodness that God desires to bring forth.

10-1-90

Ten Days of Constant Prayer
Ascension Day June 2 - Saturday June 11

Pray globally. Gather locally.
Gather in creative ways.
Many are forming prayer chains to build bonfires of 24-hours-a-day prayer. Others will meet for an hour or two of focused prayer. Some will be fasting. Look for how the Holy Spirit may give you fresh ways to pray with family and friends.

Children are praying!
Let’s involve children as equal partners in our praying. A special version of this prayer guide has been prepared for children. It will help many families pray together and find creative ways to help children lift their voices along with others. Find it at www.globaldayofprayer.com.

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Seven Reasons to Pray for Israel James W. Goll gives us seven biblically based reasons to pray for and stand with Israel. Click Here to Play - 7 Reasons to Pray for Israel – Part 1 Click here to watch Parts 2 – 7

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