The Pastors Letters

Love you all very much and enjoy writing to you . Thanks for your replies also, it is a blessing to hear from you. I want to share with you a press release from a friend of mine who is an attorney in Pakistan for the persecuted. I felt you would want to read it and pray. These are our brothers and sisters in Pakistan and we cannot just ignore such crimes.

PAKISTAN: MOB ASSAULTS CHRISTIANS WITH AXES, GUNS
Police slow to register case; Muslim extremists pressure doctors to under-report injuries.

ISTANBUL, June 20 (Compass Direct News) – Christian families fled a Pakistani village in Punjab
province this week after an armed mob injured Protestants preparing for an evangelistic meeting, the
victims’ lawyer said. Seven Christians were injured when at least 41 Muslim men armed with guns, axes
and wooden sticks attacked a Salvation Army church in Chak 248 north of Faisalabad on Sunday night
(June 17), lawyer Khalil Tahir Sindhu said. The Christians’ refusal to give in to demands that they
cancel the evangelistic meeting prompted the attack, Sindhu said. Armed Muslims had stormed the home
of Christian Sarwar Masih on June 16, injuring his teenage son, Shahbaz, and daughter, Robeela. They
warned Masih, a member of the Human Life Association that was organizing the outreach, to cancel the
evangelistic meeting scheduled for the following day at 6 p.m. “They had just put up posters advertising
the event two or three days before, so this is what triggered the attack,” Sindhu told Compass from
Faisalabad. Emboldened by the fact that they had obtained written permission from local union council
head, Badir Munir, to mount a loudspeaker that would broadcast the sermon, the Christians continued
with their plans to stage the event. Believers were already at the church carrying out preparations
when the mob attacked at 5 p.m. on Sunday evening. According to Sindhu, the mob used axes and wooden
sticks to assault the Christians and desecrate the church, firing pistols into the air to cause panic.
He said that many of the church books were ruined and that seven Christians suffered from bruises and
fractured bones. In some cases, the bones were exposed. “Some of the injuries were caused by being hit
with the blunt side of an axe, while others were caused by the weapon’s sharp side,” Sindhu said.
The lawyer said that Christians had fought back against the attackers outside the church, and that
one Muslim had allegedly been injured. He said that Muslims from Chak 248 had also registered a
First Information Report (FI) yesterday against four Christian men whom they claimed had started
the fighting. In the FIR, Chak 248 resident Abdel Ghafoor claimed that four Christians had thrown
trash at the home of Muslim Abdel Hammad, attacking and injuring him when he protested. Police Drag
Feet and initially refused to file a case against the mob, lodging an FIR only yesterday evening after
Sindhu and 50 Christians from the village lobbied the district inspector general. “They finally
registered a case because they knew that it would get bad attention if they didn’t,” Sindhu told
Compass today. National English-language daily Dawn reported yesterday that the injured Christians had
allegedly been forced out of Allied Hospital in Faisalabad, only hours after arriving for treatment
on Sunday night (June 17). But Sindhu said the injured victims had received medical examinations at
Dijkot hospital. The real problem, he said, was that doctors came under pressure from the Muslim
attackers to under-report the Christians’ wounds. “Five of the medical certificates are incorrect,
including the certificate of Shahbaz Masih, because it fails to mention his fractured bones,” Sindhu
said. The lawyer plans to submit a petition tomorrow for Faisalabad district and sessions judge
Muhammad Yusuf to order a second medical examination to correct the mistakes. Sindhu is also
dissatisfied with the FIR, which names 16 of 41 attackers, because it fails to charge the mob
with illegal trespassing and religious hatred under penal code articles 452 and 295-A, respectively.
He hopes to add charges of terrorism, as almost all of the Christian men from the village have
fled to escape reprisal attacks, and those who remain live in fear. Sindhu is helping to house
and feed 28 Christians from Chak 248, who are afraid to return home. Christian politicians told
Compass today that they plan to increase lobbying efforts to ensure that the case is not dropped.
“We all condemn this tragic event,” Shahid Arif, a former district assembly member, told Compass
from Faisalabad while on his way with several other Christian leaders to discuss the incident with
district assembly head Rana Zahid Tauseef. Speaking from Faisalabad, where he heads inter-religious
dialogue for the diocese, Catholic priest Aftab James Paul commented that violence against
Christians stems from antagonistic messages from various parts of society. “The whole education
system is like that, the media, both print and electronic, and the Muslim religious clergy also
teach negative things,” Paul said. “The whole atmosphere in this country is anti-minorities and
anti-poor. All the weak sections of society are victimized.” The priest called on Christians to
set aside Friday (June 22) as a day of prayer for the Pakistani church. He said that it is often
on Friday, after midday prayers at the mosque, that violence occurs. “All Muslims are not bad, in
fact most of them are very good and want peace and harmony,” Paul said. But the priest remained
skeptical about Muslim fanatics. “To change the hearts and minds of these people is very difficult.
It’s not impossible, but I don’t know how long it will take.” END

I ask you to use this powerful Word of faith we are practicing to pray for these our brethren in Pakistan. I have been to Faisalabad, Pakistan. I have met Attorney Khalil Tahir and we prayed together in person as he wept for his people. I have fellowshipped with the beautiful people of Pakistan and preached in their house churches and I can tell you they are as real as the people you interact with wherever you currently live.

This is not just another news story, it is real people who are suffering, and we get the privilege to minister to them.

Love you all so much!

Pastor Chuck

FICC–Word of Faith to the Nations!

Chuck@blowthetrumpet.net

www.Blowthrumpet.net

941-447-4538 (cell)


Jesus is Lord!

1 John 3:16-18
Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our
lives for the brethren. But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up
his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? My little children, let us not love
in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

There is a physical rest and there is a spiritual rest. The Bible speaks of it in Hebrews when referring to those who could not enter his rest because of unbelief. Just as your body needs physical rest in order to function properly, so does your spirit.

Rom 1:17 (Darby) for righteousness of God is revealed therein, on the principle of faith, to faith: according as it is written, but the just shall live by faith.

But we also see some do not enter in because of unbelief. This is when the pressures of life are constant and you labor to believe God’s word , yet still come short of entering. You are doing all you know to do, but the problem usurps the authority and you ultimately faint.

There is a rest for the believer! However, you must labor to enter in. This rest is only achieved from a labor or training of the mind and the physical senses to be in complete submission to the powerful living Word of God firmly planted in your spirit.

This is work! Many will settle for a confused mixture of worldliness, religion, and Christianity because it is less labor. Many times grabbing at faithless excuses to appease their conscience and temporarily comfort them in their pain. Most will surely agree that Jesus is Lord, but with little or no effort to actually prove (experience) His lordship.

The majority of people are merely “believing” they will receive at some future date in time. You will hear them say, “I am believing God for this or that”. Then they wonder why they never actually get anything from God. For if I am always “believing” for it in the future, that is what I get…the future! It stays in the future because that is what I am exercising my faith for!

Faith is now! If I believe, I have received , and that is what I get. I have it! When I already have it, I do not need to work anymore, I now rest. It is already mine, I am not chasing after it, I possess it now. No one can take it from me.

You have the choice to believe and receive or doubt and do without. I am confident you will fight the good fight of faith to enter His rest.

I love you saints, looking forward to seeing you in church Sunday.

Pastor Chuck

FICC–Word of Faith to the Nations!

Chuck@blowthetrumpet.net

www.Blowthrumpet.net

941-447-4538 (cell)


Jesus is Lord!

Hebrews 4:11 (Amplified) Let us therefore be zealous and exert ourselves and strive diligently to enter
that rest [of God, to know and experience it for ourselves], that no one may fall or perish by the same kind of
unbelief and disobedience [into which those in the wilderness fell].

It is always a pleasure to write you! As the Lord states in Jer 29:11, I also am thinking good thoughts of you and big plans for the coming days and years ahead. There is nothing impossible to you as a believer. Mk 9:23

Is it possible to believe but yet have unbelief also in your life? I say yes, we are all at different levels of our faith walk. To really believe as the Bible describes believing, one would have perfect results every time. Anything short of the desired results can only be attributed to a lack of faith and never the Lords fault.

We find an example of this in Mark 9: 23-24 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief

His confession was; “Lord, I believe…”..so belief is present. But he also recognized shortcomings in this same area asking for help to believe more.

So again I say, yes, it is possible to believe and yet have unbelief at the same time. You certainly can have a portion while yet having room for more! This is the idea here. We may be well on our way in our faith walk, but there is always room for more!

How do we know? Well, until you consistently move mountains, you are not yet entirely there, or until you heal all, you are still not yet there, or until you provide for the masses without lack, having some left over, you are short of the divine call and plan of God, yet still a believer at some level.

This is not to condemn us but to inspire us to greater heights in Him. New levels of victories as the scriptures say, from glory to glory! Hallelujah!

Look at these various translations to help you better understand:

Contemporary English Version Mark 9:23-24 - Jesus replied, “Why do you say `if you can’? Anything is possible for someone who has faith!” Right away the boy’s father shouted, “I do have faith! Please help me to have even more.”

Youngs Literal Translation Mark 9:23-24 - And Jesus said to him, `If thou art able to believe! all things are possible to the one that is believing;’ and immediately the father of the child, having cried out, with tears said, `I believe, sir; be helping mine unbelief.’

NI Readers Version Mark 9:23-24 - “If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for the one who believes.” Right away the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe! Help me overcome my unbelief!”

And finally:

Worldwide English New Testament Mark 9:23-24 - Jesus said to him, `You say, “If you can.” Anything can be done for the person who believes.’ Right away the father of the child, with tears in his eyes, said loudly, `I do believe! Help me to believe more!’

Confess this with me; I am a believer and not a doubter. I can do all things because all things are possible to me as a believer in Christ. I cannot fail. I cannot be sick. I have no lack in my life. I believe I receive and therefore I cannot nor will not be ashamed nor disappointed. Jesus is my Lord and I rest in His faithfulness believing every promise is yes to me and so be it!

Love you Saints! Want to remind you we have our monthly breakfast meeting at the Cracker Barrel this Saturday the 16th at 6:30 a.m. Every one invited! We will also be starting our “End time wealth transfer Investment club” next month. Not certain of the exact evening we will meet, am open to suggestions of you are interested. I see this as an evangelistic outreach for people outside the church who might come and learn about investing and making money. We will discuss anything from stocks to real estate to purchasing cars, land, gold or silver! Invite your friends please. More details later.

Love you all. Look forward to seeing you in church!

Pastor Chuck

FICC–Word of Faith to the Nations!

Chuck@blowthetrumpet.net

941-447-4538 (cell)


Jesus is Lord!

Blessings to you in the Name of Jesus! Love you all so much and appreciate all you do in prayer and every other way.

Just a quick reminder that we will be having our quarterly “Faith Revival” meetings beginning this Thursday 7th of June through Saturday June 9th each evening at 7pm. I will be the speaker Thursday, Elder Willie Knight on Friday and Terry Peterson on Saturday evening.
Please invite all your friends and relatives for a wonderful time of praise and the Word!

We have been studying “The Art of Believing” Sunday mornings and will continue this Sunday at out regular time. Don’t forget Pastor Flo’s Sunday school at 9:15 am. She is teaching on “Women of the Bible”. You will be blessed.

Every Tuesday is Pastor James with some excellent faith teaching, and Thursdays are intercessory prayer from 6pm to 7pm. (Even this week prior to the faith revival meeting)

I want to leave you with a Word I spoke on Sunday, from Isaiah 7:9 (New Life Version). If you will not believe, for sure you will not last.

I have confidence that you are a believer and that no weapon formed against you can nor will prosper. I am expecting to hear GREAT things from you in the days to come as you take your place in the body of Christ and put the devil under foot.

In His love,

Pastor Chuck

FICC–Word of Faith to the Nations!

chuck@blowthetrumpet.net

941-447-4538 (cell)