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03. Jesus at the Pub: A Dangerous Cocktail?

04. Hollowing Out the Next Generation

06. Not Just a Good Cop: David Laumatia

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The controversy divided the congregation. “You want to start a ministry in a pub? Jesus would

roll over in his grave!”Aside from already rolling over–and out, I sus-

pectJesus is justfinewith thepuboutreach.ButIknow not everyone agrees. In fact, when people see a pub ministry depicted in our documentary When God Left the Building, some react quite negatively. One church leader told me he would not show the filmathischurchbecauseof thisscene.“Whatkindof witness is that?” he asked. “Especially when the Bible is so clear about the evils of alcohol.”

BeforeIcouldremindthismanof Jesus’firstmir-acle, he brought it up. “I know Jesus turned water into wine,” he said. “That’s always bothered me.”

I asked, “If Jesus were standing right here, what would you say to him?”

He said, “I’d ask him, ‘What were you think-ing?!’”

Others who’ve seen the film have reacted dif-ferently. For instance, Pastor Leon Bloder in Eustis, Florida, asked his congregation, “Where do you think Jesus went?” And though some members were dubious, the church decided to start a Lifetree Cafe ministry at a local wine bar.

Now, every Monday night people from the com-

munity come to this bistro, order drinks and food, and settle in for a guided discussion that leads to biblical and Jesus-centered conclusions. It’s often standing-room-only. “We have a lot of people that don’t want to come to church, but they come here,” Bloder said.

Though there’s no agenda to lure the wine bar patrons into his church’s pews, Bloder sees how this outreach–and others–have helped the church grow in many ways. Over 90 percent of his members are now actively involved in ministry. “We tell our peo-ple: we are the church, wherever we go,” he said.

But that concept of taking God out of the church building threatens many rigid church folks–espe-cially if it disrupts longstanding tribal rules and tra-ditions. Many churches and denominations would rather deteriorate and die than tamper with their traditional image. Bloder said, in the American church at large, “there’s a fear that we’ll lose our identity if we change.”

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JESUS AT THE PUB: A DANGEROUS COCKTAIL?

IN SHORT


From top: Bernard and Annetta Moran; Voice for Life stand at Parachute Music Festival; Annetta Moran at Parliament

“Statistics show the abortion rate has been dropping at almost a 45 degree angle for the last eight years,” says Auckland-based Bernard Moran.

In2103StatisticsNewZealandrevealeda significantdecrease in theannualnumber of abortions with 14,745 performed up to December 31, 2012, compared to 15, 863 in 2011, and 17,900 in 2008.

Bernard attributes the drop in abortion rates to pregnant women and girls being able to go online and view illustrations of how abortion procedures are carried out, and to the widespread use of ultra-sound scans of their unborn babies.

“Social media is giving us a reach we’ve never had before – the internet has transformedhowweoperate,”hestates.“It’salwaysbeendifficulttoportraythereality of abortion in the media, but now we can show animated illustrations of abortion procedures on our website, and this has boosted our morale, because we’re not afraid to tell the truth.”

Voice for Life (VFL) website is especially impacting pregnant women and girls, and high school students doing assignments on abortion as part of their science and health curriculum. “Girls contact us for information and we say ‘Go to our website – it’s all there.’

“Just by clicking on Abortion Procedure they can view a series of animated di-agrams depicting chemical and suction abortions, narrated by Dr Anthony Levati-no, a former abortionist turned pro-life activist. But be warned –it’s pretty graphic. Seeing the dismemberment techniques used for second trimester abortions turns your stomach.”

Family Planning would attribute the drop in abortions to the contraceptive im-plants they are putting in teenage girls’ arms, he added.

A few years ago VFL highlighted the abortion-breast cancer link with a full-page newspaper advertisements stating, ‘What you’re not told about abortion-breast cancer research.’ “However the Ministry of Health booklet on breast cancer says scientific research shows there’s no link whatsoever between breast cancer andabortion,”saysBernard.“It’sofficialdenial.”

The Big Picture In the sixties and seventies abortion rights campaigners and health bureaucrats began speaking of pre-born children as ‘co-joined sperm’ or ‘products of concep-tion.’

ThedebateintensifiedwhenBritainlegalisedabortionin1967.InMarch1970two obstetricians and gynaecologists, Professor William Liley and Dr Pat Dunn, organised a public meeting in the Auckland Town Hall.

“The lights were dimmed and the thumping and swishing sounds of a 12-week-old baby’s heartbeat echoed around the Town Hall. It was electrifying and dramat-ic and I signed up with the Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child (SPUC) on the spot.”

By 1972 SPUC had 25,000 members in 28 branches throughout New Zealand, and 40,000 members in 56 branches by 1975. SPUC played a major advocacy role in a divided Parliament with a petition signed by 113,381 New Zealanders.

In 1978 the Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion Act became law in NZ, setting out the circumstances for abortion referrals and by whom and where they could be performed

“Abortion still comes under the Crimes Act, but our adversaries who promote decriminalisation want abortion treated as a health matter. The law isn’t trying to criminalise women. It’s saying, ‘Don’t do this – it’s dangerous for your health,’” he explains.

One afternoon Bernard visited the newly opened Aotea Clinic in Ranfurly Road, Epsom. “I was amazed to see a stream cars and taxis pulling up and down-

VOICE FOR LIFE

Hollowing Out the Next GenerationBERNARD MORAN, veteran pro-life advocate and national president of pro-life

organisation Voice for Life talks to MARIE ANTICICH about the ongoing battle

against abortion, and why the abortion rates are dropping.


“Nearly 500,000 Kiwis have disappeared over the last 42 years ... abortion is hollowing out the younger generation,” says Bernard Moran. “But you don’t have to march down the street or storm

barricades – just offering compassion and support to a pregnant woman or girl can be life-saving.”

cast women and girls hurrying inside, some with their boyfriend or father. The sadness and oppres-sion was overwhelming.”

In the early 2000s, the Morans and a pro-life team did presentations in 75 Protestant churches in Auckland. “One Sunday morning I was feel-ing very downcast and a sneering voice in my head said,‘You’re just wasting your time!’

“Then an older man stood up prophesied loudly: ‘It is God the Father who speaks. What has been de-picted here is the killing of my innocent little ones. This is abhorrent to me and I am going to move in power to drive this evil from this land!’

“Crikey I got a shock! After that I never worried about the size of the audience or whether people joined up. We were pro-life apostles, God had a task for us and He would take care of the rest.”

In 2004 SPUC rebranded as Voice for Life to en-compass euthanasia, embryonic stem cell research and cloning.

Bernard’s six-year presidency will end at VFL’s annual conference in Hamilton on September 30. “I’m 71, and we ageing pro-lifers were wondering who would carry the movement into the future. Out of the blue Andy Moore, of Christchurch started ProLife NZ for students – these young people com-ing through are of good calibre and so the future is in good hands.”

VFL also collaborates with Family First, Right to Life, the Buttons Project, Focus on the Family and its Activ8 youth training programmes, Family Life International and Euthanasia-free New Zealand which works with the Care Alliance, a network of medical professionals and lawyers opposed to assist-ed suicide and euthanasia.

“Nearly 500,000 Kiwis have disappeared over the last 42 years ... abortion is hollowing out the younger generation,” says Bernard Moran. “But you don’t have to march down the street or storm barricades–justofferingcompassionandsupporttoa pregnant woman or girl can be life-saving.”

Bernard Moran himself was a prime candidate for abortion, having been born to an unmarried mother in Wellington in 1944.

“A few years ago I read an article about an il-legal abortionist who performed wholesale abor-tions near where we lived. I realised I could have been one of her victims and thought, ‘Thanks Mum for not going to that woman.’

“I’m so grateful Mum chose to keep me despite the shame of being an unwed mother in those days. So I was brought up by two spinster sisters – Mum and her older sister Aunty Catherine, who lostherfiancétomustardgaspoisoninginWWI.

“I was their ‘little ray of sunshine’ and when I was eight we moved to Auckland. I have hap-py memories and we went to Catholic Mass every Sunday. But at 17 I rebelled.

“At a lunchtime Mass at St Patrick’s Cathe-dral, I decided I didn’t believe in God any more. I walked out thinking, ‘There is no God so I can live as I please – I’m the captain of my ship and the master of my fate. The playboy life beckoned but, being a lowly insurance clerk, it was beyond my reach. Faith returned when I started reading books about Christianity.”

At 19 Bernard decided to see the world, and sailed to Britain on the Castel Felice, stopping at exotic ports like Aden, Port Said, Suez Canal and Naples. He travelled through Europe, endured a Canadian winter and drove south to California with two English friends.

Buying a VW Combi van, he drove alone from Los Angeles to Washington DC along legendary Route 66. He met Irish-born Annetta at a dance at the Overseas Visitors Club in Earls Court, Lon-don.

“Annetta had grown up in Shankill Road, the working-class heartland of Protestant Belfast and her father was master of the local Orange Lodge. So it was a terrible embarrassment when his daughter married a Catholic,” he recalls.

They were married in London in 1967, both

aged 22. Soon afterwards they decided to hitch-hike overland back to New Zealand, with Annet-ta’s brother Denis.

“Annettafoundshewaspregnantandsufferedmorning sickness through France and Spain. We lost our possessions in a freak wave in San Sebas-tian, half our funds were stolen in Greece, and I nearly died of dysentery in Turkey. Sometimes we were so hungry we dreamed of food.

Sleeping on roadsides and riding on the back of trucks with animals, they journeyed through Iran and Afghanistan, went through India took third class rail, sailed to Penang and down to Sin-gapore, arriving in Auckland stony broke in 1967. Two weeks later Bernard’s mother died of cancer.

Buying a house in Glenfield in 1970, theyraised four daughters, and have lived there ever since. Bernard worked as a journalist and Annet-ta gained a BA degree from Auckland University, and taughtEnglishandArtHistoryatGlenfieldCollege for her entire teaching career.

Fast forward to 2011. Bernard’s nephew be-gins researching the family tree, types his mother’s name into the computer and up come details of his grandparents and cousins, all buried in Karori Cemetery.

“I discovered I had relatives in Sydney and so weflewoverforawonderfulmeetingwithmynewAustralian family, including Karen Langtry and hermotherMargaretSmith,myfirstcousin.Theycame to NZ and we paid our respects at the family burial site.

“Mum’s generation was very secretive and when I asked who my father was she would tear-fully say, ‘All you need to know is that he was a very fineman.’Butwethinkweknowwhomyfatherwas – we’re just waiting on DNA tests from one of his relatives.”

Today Bernard and Annetta live on Auckland’s North Shore near their four daughters, eight grandchildren and Annetta extended family.

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The irony of a convicted kidnapper writing up the God-glorifying testimony of a cop makes

me smile. My opinion of the police has turned 180 degrees since I came to Christ. There is good and bad in every group of people, and cops are no ex-ception. Cops were the enemy, and nothing short of God could have convinced me otherwise. But miracles do happen and Senior Sergeant David Laumatia is far more than just a good cop. What a privilege to get to know this spiritual warrior and prophetic artist who was part of a team who helped establish the Police Christian Support Network and Crime2Christ initiatives in New Zealand.

David was born in Auckland in 1965 and grew up in typical Samoan style, attending Sunday School and listening to Bible stories. But he didn’t fully comprehend what the Gospel was truly about. One of six kids, he was the black sheep of the family. At age 16 he decided church wasn’t for him. He tried a number of belief systems but nothing really stuck. After some supernatural drama David began to think there really must be more to life than just the here and now. He drifted aimlessly through his teens until his father, an ex-cop from Samoa, handed him an enrolment form for the NZ Police and told him he had much more potential than he realised.

At 19 David became a Constable and life was looking good. As a detective he drank with the best

of them, got married and sometimes never came home when he should have.

“My identity was tied up in being a cop. That was until my life came crashing down when my marriage broke down and I ended up back at my parent’s house.”

“Who knows that being 36 years old and looking attheceilingof youroldbedroom−andyourmumaskingyou if youcleanedyourroom−hasa ten-dencytowakeyouup!Itmademereallyreflectonmy life and what I was putting my trust and identity in...”

One nightshift, after 18 years on the force, Da-vid was in the car with a Christian and they talked about God most of the night. She told him that if she didn’t talk with God every day she felt misera-ble. He realised he didn’t know God like that, but yearned to know Him in that way. About a year lat-er a friend told him that evangelist Steve Foss was coming to Howick. David went along and had a real encounter with the living Christ. David and his wife were trying to reconcile at the time but things just weren’t the same. He went home from the meeting and told the family he had given his life to Jesus. They were a bit shocked, and he still wasn’t perfect by a long shot, but they couldn’t deny he was now for God and not against Him. God wonderfully re-stored his marriage and family and with God at the

centre, his sons became youth pastors.Jeremiah 29:11 spoke to him, “For I know the

thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.” David said to the Lord, “Use me!” And He certainly has been. David was part of a team who helped establish the Police Christian Support Network in 2006 and has seen many give their lives to Jesus in the line of duty.

In 2010 the team were preparing for the second Police Christian Support Network Conference in Manukau. One night while David was sleeping he heard a woman crying in the spirit. He asked the Lord about it but heard no response. A few days later an elderly Christian lady visited him at work, but she didn’t know why she was there. As she went to leave she said, “I don’t know why God asked me to come to speak to you, but He gets me up in the middle of the night and I pray and cry for you in the Police.”

David told her he had heard her crying in the spirit and then the Spirit of God fell tangibly upon them. She began crying and prophesying over him, “You are God’s warriors in the Police.” They had no contact after that for a couple of years, and then she came back, once again not knowing what they were to talk about. David told her he was trying to get a ministry called ‘Crime2Christ’ established with

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some local pastors partnering with Police to reduce crime through faith.

Through the faithful intercession and financialpartnership of this precious lady and her partners, Crime2Christ has now been running for a year and puts a magazine, Crime2Christ: True Stories of Free-dom and Faith with three testimonies into the Police cells with a ‘hope helpline’ which is manned 24/7. Thefirstedition features thestoryof HeadHunt-ers founder, Amos Ale, whose life changed radical-ly when he turned to Jesus Christ, and now helps othersfindhopeandcutanewpath.Anumberof people have contacted Crime2Christ and the team

believe the initiative will go national. David travels throughthePacificdeliveringtrainingandencour-agement to people in their faith and spreading the word about Crime2Christ.

David has re-discovered his artistic gift painting prophetic art and now has an impressive body of work.

Recently he and a team of artists painted some cells in the Manukau Police Station bringing hope and a new perspective in the most stunningly cre-ative way to those in custody, preaching the Gospel without words.

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Despite the hard work and tragedy he faces daily, gentleness, compassion and hope radiate from Se-nior Sergeant David Laumatia. His ministry is the Police and he continues to humbly say, “Use me!”

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FAMILY FIRST

New Zealand has an atrocious record of family violence, but there is an inconvenient truth not being spoken.

Family violence is not just a male problem.If we as a nation are really serious about reducing family violence, we need

to talk about family violence in all its forms and all its causes.The last time I spoke up about this issue was in 2011 and the indignant

outcry and condemnation from politicians was swift. But I’m more interested in the facts and research and solving the problem than concerns around being politically incorrect.

Here are the facts.The Ministry of Justice’s most recent NZ Crime and Safety Survey 2014 found

that 6% of women and 4% of men were victims of violence from an intimate partner during the year, and that 26% of women and 14% of men have experienced partner violence at least once in their lifetime.

Last year, research conducted in association with the Department of Internal Affairs,Alcohol andDrugAssociation of NewZealand and theCanterburyMen’s Centre found that 38% of recent victims of family violence in the Canterbury region had been male and that male victims were not gaining support. The researcher said that media coverage has only focused on female victims and that there is reluctance for men to speak up as victims of family violence.

As one male victim shared in a story featured in a recent NZ Herald series on

family violence, “I guess I kept it private because it was embarrassing. I eventually talked to a few close friends around the time we separated. They were shocked.”

The Family Violence Death Review in 2012 revealed that children were more often killed by their mothers than any other group of suspects, and that family violence death victims were almost evenly proportioned across male and female adults and children. The resultant heading in the NZ Herald was “Children most at risk from mothers.”

Where was the indignant outcry and condemnation from the politicians then?

A 2009 report on family violence by the Families Commission – a government organisation - also identified that 48% of abuse and neglect in 2006 wascommitted by women. And just last year, Starship hospital child protection team leader Dr Patrick Kelly said “..In very young infants the mother can often be the offender, particularly if there are issues like postnatal depression.”

In the just-released Ministry of Social Development paper on gangs and theirsocialcost,itsaidinrelationtosubstantiatedfindingsof abuseorneglectby gang members “Mothers were just as likely to be the alleged perpetrator as the gang member father”.

Prominent New Zealand researcher Professor David Fergusson argues that we need to broaden our perspective “away from the view that domestic violence is usually a gender issue involving male perpetrators and female victims and toward the view that domestic violence most commonly involves violent couples who engage in mutual acts of

aggression.”Ex-ACT MP and journalist Deborah Coddington said “Men are physically

stronger, cause more damage and fear, but women are abusers too and domestic violence can be mutual. We need to focus on where it happens, not politicise it by blaming all men.”

Ideology (and political correctness) is blinding us to the protection of all victims of family violence, and the need to tackle all perpetrators.

In theUK,data from theHomeOffice statistical bulletins show thatmen made up about 40% of domestic violence victims each year between 2005 and 2009.

In the USA, a 2010 report from California State University examined 275 scholarly investigations, 214 empirical studies and 61 reviews. It demonstrated that women are as physically aggressive, or more aggressive, than men.

And it’s not just heterosexual couples at war. The U.S. Center for Disease Control’s “National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey” found that same-sex couples reported levels of intimate partner violence at rates equal to or higher than those of heterosexuals, and that same-sex couples experience sexual violence at much higher rates than heterosexual men and women.

The Family Violence Research Program at the University of New Hampshire found that the overall rates of violence for cohabiting couples were twice as high as for married couples and the overall rate for “severe” violencewasnearlyfivetimesashighforcohabitingcouplesasitwasformarried couples.

If we’re really serious about reducing family violence, we need to talk about family violence, our violent culture, and the role alcohol and drugs and family breakdown and instability play in fueling this environment.

We all – men, women and children – need to pledge to stop violence towards men, women and children.

We have a family violence issue – not a gender violence issue.

Bob McCoskrie is the National Director of Family First NZ. Visit www.familyfirst.org.nz for more information on how you can become involved.

Family Violence is a Family Issue, Not a Gender IssueBY BOB MCCROSKIE

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LOCAL NEWS

New children’s Bible app aims to ignite a love of the BibleBible Society New Zealand has launched a new app for mobile devices that is designed to help parents share the Bible with their kids. Called The Big Little Bible, the app features New Zealand-made illustrations us-ing a unique ‘one line’ art technique called contour drawing - where the pencil never leaves the page.

Aimed at 8-10 year olds, the app in-cludes 30 Bible stories taken straight from the Contemporary English Version and seeks to bridge the gap from paraphrased Bible stories to independent real text Bible reading.

For illustrator and mum Meesh Hols-wich, the project was like a dream come true. “God gave me the heart to draw and I have been drawing non-stop since I was a child.”

And amazingly her unique style of art dovetails with the overall message of the Bible. “One line, one thread, from the be-ginning of the Bible until the end, it’s all one story. Each illustration is made with one continuous line, which then joins with the next illustration, and the next, representing the one story than runs through the Bible from beginning to end,” she explained.

The 100 illustrations took more than six months to complete and were made espe-cially for the app.

Meesh’s passion for illustrating goes back to her childhood love for the Bible. “The

Bible is a precious gift that gives us insight into the great story of God’s love revealed throughout time. Reading Bible stories shows us how other people, just like us, live out their lives in faith, sometimes in failure, and the wondrous things that happen when we follow God.

“Drawing Bible stories brought me back to when, as a child, I used to wonder at the beautiful illustrations in Bible story books. Remembering those days helped me think of how I wanted to illustrate each story,” she said.

Bible Society New Zealand’s Biblical literacy research found that many children would read, listen to or watch Bible stories more often if they were on computer or mo-bile app.

This will be their third mobile app and is free to download. You can download The Big Little Bible app at the Apple and Google Play stores now.

Mario Murillo visits NZ

Above: Messh particularly likes the camel illustrations in the Abraham and Sarah story, as well as the pictures in Noah’s Ark and Adam and Eve.

Acclaimed American evangelist, Mario Murillo, is visiting N.Z. this week, sponsored by ICFM (International Convention of Faith Ministries).

A native of San Francisco (a city not known for producing international Evangelists) his ministry was born in the drug obsessed, occult saturated 70’s in the epicenter of violent student revolution- Berkeley, California. His gift seemed doomed to fail on an atheistic campus. Mix in persuasive Gospel messages with the raw healing power of Jesus. The unexpected result was a vibrant army of 2,000 students.

Mario’s international ministry began in San Jose with a four-day crusade that was extended to six months and reached 250,000 people in an Azusa

Street-type visitation. Mario impacted San Francisco in 1986 with the largest Christian gathering in a decade. He returned there in 1989 to preach for 30 days at the world-famous Cow Palace as 5,000 people floodedthealtar.Alsoin1991,MariopreachedinLos Angeles to a pack-out Shrine Auditorium. In an historical two-day crusade, he watched 1500 gang members give their lives to Christ. In 1999 after six months of IMPACT to the city of San Francisco MarioreturnedtotheCowPalaceforfivenightsof power where thousands received Christ.

Mario annually conducts approximately 50 outreaches in the USA which are noted for the presence of God, exuberant worship and miraculous healings under the anointing of the Holy Spirit.

Mario has authored several best-selling books such as Critical Mass, Fresh Fire, Fresh Impact, I Am the Christian the Devil Warned You About and his most recent release Edgewise.

He is a guest speaker at the ICFM annual conference being held at the Bay City Church in Hastings where he will also conduct nightly outreach meetings (7th - 10th June). Mario will also be speaking Sunday 12th June 10am and 6pm at the Rhema Family Church, 32 Dyer Street, Whangarei.

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Christ’s Teaching on Wealth and GivingThere was a time when the words concerning the rich man entering the kingdom of heaven were regarded as a hard saying. Today, it would be true to say that this standard of faith receives the most liberal interpretations. The startling verse has been relegated to the rear to await the next kindly revision as one of those things which cannot be quite understood, but which, meanwhile, is carefully to be noted, but not taken literally. However, it is improbable that the next stage of revisionist thought will restore the doctrine in all its pristine purity and force, as being in perfect harmony with sound ideas upon the subject of wealth and poverty, the rich and the poor and the contrasts everything seen and deplored.

In Christ’s day, reformers were certainly against the wealthy. It is also none the less evident that we are fast recurring to that position today, as the gap between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have nots’ widens; and it will not be surprising to the student of sociological development if society should soon approve that oft quoted text which has caused so much anxiety, “It is easier for a camel to enter the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.”

The ‘gospel of wealth’ echoes Christ’s words. It calls upon the millionaire to sell all that he has and give it to the poor by administering his estate himself for the good of his people. So doing, he will approach his end no longer the ignoble hoarder of useless millions; poor, very poor indeed, in money, but rich, very rich, twenty times a millionaire still, in the affection, gratitude, and admirationof his fellow-men. But, sweeter by far-soothed and sustained by the still small voice within which, whispering, tells him that, because he has lived, perhaps one small part of this great world has been bettered just a little.

The Importance of Learning to Give-The Jewish ViewReaching out to those in need is central to Jewish being. Jews are commanded to give at least ten percent of their net income to charity. Tzedakah boxes for collecting coins, for those in need, can be found in central places in Jewish homes. It is common to see Jewish youth, in Israel and in the Diaspora, going door-to-door to collect money for worthy causes.

Judaism holds that people in need have a legal right to food, clothing and shelter that must be honoured by more fortunate people. According to Judaism, it is unjust and even illegal for Jews to not give charity to

those in need. Thus, giving charity in Jewish law and tradition is viewed as obligatory self -taxation, rather than voluntary donation.

So, giving charity in Jewish law and tradition is viewed as obligatory self -taxation, rather than voluntary donation. Importance of GivingAccording to one ancient sage, charity is equal in importance to all the other commandments combined. Tzedakah is the Hebrew word for charity; giving aid, assistance and money to the poor and needy, or to worthwhile causes. It is the responsibility to give a portion of one’s personal substance for the common good. But it is more than giving money to the poor; done properly, tzedakah requires the donor share his or her compassion and empathy along with the money. Judaism teaches the belief that donors benefit from tzedakah asmuch or more than the recipients.

The duty to give is so important in Judaism that even recipients of charity are obligated to give something. However, people should not give to the point where they themselves become needy.

The highest level, of which none is higher, is where one takes the hand of an Israelite and gives him a gift or loan, or makes a partnership with him, orfindshimemployment, inordertostrengthen him until he needs to ask help of no one. Concerning this it says, “And you will give strength to the resident alien, so he may live among you,” as if to say, strengthen him until we will not falter or need.

Moses Maimonides devoted ten chapters in his Mishneh Torah to instructions on how to give to the poor. One can fulfil the obligation to givetzedakah by giving money to the poor, to health care institutions, to synagogues or to educational institutions. Supporting grown children and elderly parents is also a form of tzedakah. The obligation to give tzedakah includes giving to both Jews and Gentiles. Beneficiaries: Recipient, Donor, WorldAccording to Jewish tradition, the spiritualbenefitof givingcharityissogreatthatthegiverbenefitsevenmorethan the recipient. By giving charity, Jews recognise the good that God has given to them. Some scholars see charitable donation as a replacement foranimalsacrificeinJewishlifeinthatit is a way to show thanks to and ask forgiveness from God. Contributing toward the welfare of others is a central and fulfilling part of one’sJewish identity.

Jews have a mandate to improve the

world in which they live (tikkun olam). Tikkun olam is achieved through the performance of good deeds. The Talmud states that the world rests on three things: Torah, service to God, and deeds of kindness (gemilut hasadim).

Tzedakah is a good deed that is made in partnership with God.

Our Duty as Christians and World InhabitantsPoverty, homelessness and lack of food can only be described as the major and most pressing and insidious malignancy affecting today’s society.This festering malignancy is becoming an ever increasing social problem that has now reached the stage of being the greatest tragedy facing human society in the 21st century. Unfortunately, the number of poor, hungry and homeless is increasing exponentially everywhere on our planet, as is that oft quoted widening disparity between what we call in western society , the ‘haves’ and

the ‘have-nots’.Governments everywhere have

and are being forced to abandon or reduce welfare-state strategies even in Australia, yet questions on how to deal with poverty and deprivation are still highly placed on the social and political agenda of all political persuasions and societies throughout the world, no matter whether the society is developed or developing.

In the midst of all the above, Christian organisations have again become important participants in defining and implementing welfarepolicies that have been abandoned by governments and civil society.

Our urgent and most pressing duty as Christians now is to make ourselves more aware of just what our crucial Christian duty is to the needy in our society. This duty must now assume the same importance in our spiritual walk as evangelism, prayer, mercy and discipleship.

The gospel of wealth and giving

Mission Without BordersMission Without Borders. Expanding work in 6 countries in Eastern Europe alongside local churches, giving material help and the Gospel to poor families, children, elderly, homeless; runs soup kitchens, summer camps for 3000+ kids, outreaches, Bibles distributed. Kiwis help through child and family sponsorships and donations; some knit for Operation Cover Up. Ph: 0800 469 269 // www.mwb.org.nz

Jesus Calls NZJesus Calls NZ is non-denominational and multicultural, praying for sick and broken-hearted, serving people through the love and compassion of Jesus; mission -‘not one soul to be lost’ Join us Tuesdays 7pm for blessing meetings or drop in between 9am-5pm weekdays. Become an intercessor or partner. Ph: +64 9 620 7160 // www.jesuscalls.org

Bible Society New Zealand Bible Society is a charity dedicated to making the Bible accessible to everyone and encouraging interaction with it. We serve the whole Christian community working with Christian churches of all denominations. Bible Society was established in New Zealand in 1846 and partners with Bible Societies in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. Ph: 0800 424 253 // www.biblesociety.org.nz

Promise Keepers NZPromise Keepers exists to help men focus on life purpose, destiny, character and integrity, based on Christian values.PK has the know-how and tools to equip men to grow into courageous manhood; men respected for making a real difference in people’s lives.Ph: 0800 PROMISE (77 66 47) // www.promisekeepers.nz

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Experience SUMMIT at City Impact Church

City Impact Church’s SUMMIT conference is coming up next month and all sessions are open

to the public. The event is being heralded as ‘the biggest invite you will get all year’ with epic guest preachers Reverend Samuel Rodriguez and Pastor Benny Perez from the United States set to take the stage, alongside the church’s own Pastors Peter and Bev Mortlock.

SUMMITkicksoffwithahugeopeningnightonWednesday 13 July, followed by day and night meet-ings over Thursday and Friday. With all sessions open, and no conference fee, SUMMIT is possibly the most accessible church conference in the history of New Zealand. SUMMIT Kids will be running during all sessions, ensuring that the conference is fun and enjoyable for the whole family.

Anyone wanting to be inspired, refreshed and built up in their faith won’t want to miss this year’s SUMMIT speakers. All four preachers bring a wealth of ministry experience and a passion to see people stepping into all that God has created them to be. Each of them has been pastoring and minis-tering for decades and carries a heart to see the next generation raised up to establish God’s kingdom here on earth. They come with a message of God’s love for people and a motivation to see Christians around the globe communicating that love to others.

Reverend Samuel RodriguezAll the way from Sacramento, California, Samuel Rodriguez comes with a passion to see people en-counter the presence and power of Jesus Christ. Named by Wall Street Journal as one of America’s SevenMost InfluentialHispanic Leaders, this dy-namic communicator is impacting lives around the world. Rev Samuel’s infectious faith and passion for theWordcanbeheardinhisfierysermonsandisevidenced in his longevity and commitment to the local church. He has a gift to stir faith, raise vision and inspire action. Says Rev Samuel, “In the midst of moral relativism, spiritual apathy and cultural

decay, what the world needs the most is a fresh out-pouring of God’s Holy Spirit.”

Samuel Rodriguez was nominated by Time Mag-azineasoneof theworld’s100mostinfluentialpeo-ple. He is President of the National Hispanic Chris-tian Leadership Conference, representing more than 40,000 U.S. churches, and he and his wife Eva also pastor New Season Christian Worship Center in California. An advisor to the American President on matters of faith and public policy, Samuel Rodri-guez is passionate about preaching the gospel while simultaneously addressing social justice issues such as poverty, human trafficking, and religious free-dom.ThisishisfirstevertriptoNewZealand.

Pastor Benny PerezPastor Benny and his wife Wendy are the co-found-ers of The Church Movement, which began in 2003 with just a few believers gathering in their home. They now have several campuses including The Church LV, in South Las Vegas, The Church OC, in Irvine California, and The Church On-line. Pastor Benny is passionate about raising up a multi-generational church and seeing people of ev-ery age experience God’s love. In addition, Pastor Benny’s vision includes helping and equipping other pastors and ministries and The Church hosts several conferences each year. Active in their community, Pastor Benny’s church provides food and clothing to thousands across their area on a weekly basis as they partner with community organisations and lo-cal schools.

Pastor Benny’s latest book, More: Discovering the God of more when life gives you less, talks about learning to overcome challenges and grow stronger through them. Pastor Benny is passionate about helping people experience Christ and His ability to meet them in their darkest moments. He now travels the

globe as a sought-after teacher and preacher. Thou-sands of people have been touched by his unique preaching style which is marked by humour, passion and a genuine love for people.

Pastors Peter and Bev MortlockPastors Peter and Bev Mortlock pioneered City Im-pact Church back in 1982 with a handful of people meeting in a local community hall. Ever since then they have had a passion for building strong church-es and helping people encounter Christ. Over the years, God has been faithful to His leading and Pe-ter and Bev have seen miracle after miracle as the church has grown and extended to become a net-work of churches across the globe. Both Peter and Bev are sought after to minister at churches and conferences around the world, but their heart is with City Impact Church. They have committed their life tobuilding a church that fulfils the original visionthey had from God - to see people saved, growing into maturity and wholeness, and worshipping and glorifying God.

Both Pastors Peter and Bev bring a wealth of wis-dom and experience to their preaching styles. Pas-tor Peter knows how to challenge and inspire while bringing humour and keeping it real. Pastor Bev is a gifted Bible teacher who has a way of opening the Scriptures to people in a fresh and relevant way. This is a couple who has stood the test of time, and yet they are still brimming over with vision for the future. Says Pastor Peter, “If ever there was a day the world needs the gospel, it’s today.”

See you at SUMMITSUMMIT 2016 is going to be a chance to encoun-ter the presence, love and power of God like never before. Everyone is invited to attend from Wednes-day 13 to Friday 15 July.

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Winston Churchill said, “To each one there comes, in his or her lifetime, a special mo-

ment when they are tapped on the shoulder and of-fered a chance to do a very special thing, unique to themandfitted to their talent. Whata tragedy if thatmomentfindsthemunpreparedorunqualifiedforthatwhichcouldhavebeentheirfinesthour”.

Is this true? Are there really “taps on the shoul-der” that we need to make the most of ?

From my own personal experiences I would say a resounding “yes it’s true.” And of course it’s God who delivers the tap.

Let’s look at some examples

In Genesis 22 Jacob wrestled all night with an angel. That encounter changed both his name, and character, from cheat or deceiver, to Israel, or “prince with God”.

Moses had a life-changing encounter when God met him at the burning bush and restored his “lost” call. A “tap on the shoulder” can breathe new life into that which right now seems to be dead and for-gotten.

Gideon was anxiously threshing wheat in a wine press when he met God, he emerged from that en-counter as a “mighty man of valour”.

The Samaritan woman’s life was transformed when she met Jesus at the well.

The thief on the cross met Jesus as they were both dying. Mercifully it meant he was snatched from the jaws of hell and welcomed into heaven.

After His resurrection Jesus walked to Emmaus with two disciples. That encounter revealed that he was their Messiah, and turned their great sorrow into joy.

The early church was born out of a massive en-counter with God.

Paul was persecuting Christians at the time, but from the moment he received his tap he was a changed man. No longer was he opposing the gos-pel, rather he was zealously preaching it to all man-kind.

More recently, there was a time when Charles Finney was so gripped with conviction he cried out to God. The Holy Spirit came on him so powerfully he was afraid of dying and prayed for God to stop. From that point his ministry was accompanied by great conviction of sin.

Hudson Taylor was in London when he heard a voice say, “If you walk with me we will evangelise

inland China”. He replied, “Lord we will do it.” William Booth had an experience of heaven,

which revealed how he had wasted his life rather thanfightingGod’sbattlesandsavingsouls.Fromthat moment he went forward with a tremendous passion for souls.

I too have experienced life-changing encoun-ters with God. In the Philippines the words from a George Beverly Shea song, “Go down Moses, way down in Egypt’s land, tell old Pharaoh, let my peo-ple go”, deposited deep into my spirit, like heaven’s DNA, the great commission to reach a lost world.

In the 90s I had two further visitations of God, in which he down-loaded the DNA for my ministry. The clear message was that the only hope of reach-ing a lost world would be the same as it was in the early church, by the power of the Holy Spirit.

On January 1st 2009 some of our youth were on a beach mission when God visited them. One young man in particular had a dramatic encounter

with God that transformed him from being an av-erage, toan,“onfire”Christian. Thisexperiencehas changed his life. I spoke to a prophet about this, he said what God has done for that young man is a picture of what He wants to do with the church.

So we see some of God’s purposes for encounters from these examples - they include repentance, a closer walk with God, transformed lives, empower-ing for miracles, healings, conviction of sin, a rad-ical commission to a particular ministry or work for God, salvation, and most importanly, the call to reach a lost world with the gospel of Jesus Christ.

So how can we position ourselves for that “tap on the shoulder”, what must we do to be “under the spout when the glory comes out”?

We should actively seek God. Jeremiah 29:13 sayswewill findGodwhenwe seekHimwithallour heart. When the apostles gave themselves to the word and prayer world mission exploded, as it did when the Moravians sought God in 24-7 prayer for 100 years.

We must have a hunger for the things of God as we see in Matthew 5:6. There are many things we

ENCOUNTERS WITH GOD

Tak Bhana is the Senior Pastor of Church Unlimited. He has a radio and television program called Running with Fire, which broadcasts in New Zealand and other nations. His church also produces a magazine with the same name which is distributed in 70 countries, and he has written a book titled “Wired for the Supernatural”.

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can do to sharpen our appetite for spiritual things, among them taking care not to dull our appetites by fillinguponthe“junk”theworldoffers.

Repentance both precedes and follows an en-counter with God.

It helps if we’re generous. Malachi 3:10 Involvement in mission can be a catalyst for an

encounter with God. We must be prepared to “turn aside” as Moses

did in Exodus 3:2-4, when he stopped to examine the burning bush. It was only at that point that God spoke to him and changed the course of his life. One practical way of being prepared to turn aside is to “read the Bible slowly”.

The downside of encounters with God is when those who have them don’t have, or fail to devel-op, the character needed to handle them and the powertheysometimesendow,withoutgoingofftherails. Encounters with God don’t make us bullet proof. Alexander Dowie had a powerful meeting

with God and his subsequent ministry was marked by supernatural healings, but he lost his way. Sadly, hewasbynomeansthefirstorthelasttodoso.Itremains our responsibility to develop the character of Christ, particularly humility, which will sustain the walk God has called us to.

May God’s “tap on the shoulder” open doors of opportunity, release your inheritance, and catapult you into both a closer walk with God and the full-ness of the calling he has placed on your life.

BY TAK BHANA

William Booth had an experience of heaven, which revealed how he had wasted his life

rather than fighting God’s battles and saving souls. From that moment he went forward with a

tremendous passion for souls.


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There was a couple in our church who were barren. I don’t know the medical reasons for

it - I just remember watching their painful struggle to conceive. I remember how as a church we rallied around them; how we stood with them as they responded to altar-call after altar-call praying for a miracle. Every time another round of IVF failed, we built them up with our words and prayers of encouragement. Every time another woman in our church gave birth, we embraced them with our love. The journey was long and distressing. To this day I don’t think they ever had children.

They’re not alone of course. Experts tell us here in Australia that one in six couples experience fertility problems. In spite of the reality, most of us grow up expecting that one day we’ll be parents. It’s a God-given instinct to reproduce after our own kind. So when what seems the most natural thing in the world is denied us, it’s shocking. It feels deeply unjust - almost deviant.

Recently a friend opened up to me about her own journey through infertility. Her and her husband were on their second round of IVF after trying for five years to conceivenaturally.With tears in hereyes, she shared her roller-coaster ride of hope and loss. How they’d conceived, then miscarried, conceived then miscarried again. Now they were waiting another lengthy period before they could try again. I listened with as much empathy as I could. Then I said; “I know how you feel.”

In retrospect I wondered if I should have said that. After all I’ve never been pronounced medically unable to conceive. I don’t have a problem with my uterus or a partner with a low sperm count. I’ve never been through a round of IVF. Yet I still knew how she felt, because I’m infertile too.

Butmyinfertilityisdifferent.My inability to have a child comes under

a different label. The type of barrenness I’veexperienced came because the right man never came along at the right time.

The Value of a LabelWhen Ifirstheard thephrase ‘social infertility’, itfilledmewithaprofound senseof relief - like thefeelingyougetwhenyourdoctorfinallygivesyouthe diagnosis for a long-term illness. There may not have been an easy cure for the condition I was suffering,butatleasttherewasalabel-somethingthat gave it the gravitas it deserved. Now my pain had a name.

But what exactly do we mean by ‘social infertility’? The term has been coined relatively recently by the IVF industry to attribute infertility to the lack of a male partner during the reproductive

years. Though I’ve found it a helpful term, some say it’snotonlyuglyanddegrading,it’salsooffensivetothose who are truly infertile and can’t do anything about it.

Some of course, are doing something about it. IVF clinics in major cities of Australia recently reported a 10 per cent jump in the use of donor sperm to conceive a child. Although lesbian couples account for some of the increase, doctors say the real growth is among older single heterosexual women.

For the single woman who has convictions about raising a family with two parents, that leaves very few options - if any at all. A researcher in the UK recently concluded that given the current church population, the only choice for many Christian women today was singleness or marriage to a non-Christian1. But what about those who want to serve God with their partner and have a baby?

Growing Up with the DreamSome of my friends are childless and perfectly okay with it. I’m not one of them. I’m the one who had the ‘most-likely-to-be-married-first’ tag at school; theone with the glory box packed with an array of lace doilies and whose baby names were long picked out. I grew up practising motherhood with an extensive collection of dolls, insisting that my prized favourite only ever be called a ‘baby’ by my annoyed siblings. Mygoalwastohaveatleastfourkids,maybefive.Mum was good at it and so would I be. There were no plans for a career - it was all set - with no back-up plan if it didn’t happen.

And then it didn’t happen. My 20s passed with a few prospects. Then the 30s with one or two more, but now in my 40s, most of my male peers prefer a fertile 30 year old and with the current ‘man drought’, they can easily get them. It wasn’t just the numbers. I had whittled down my prospects in seeking a partner who was as passionate about serving the kingdom as I was. Today that choice has left me with an unrealised dream, an ache that still wakesmeinthemiddleofthenightandflaresupatbaby showers. Now I will never have a child of my own.

Don’t get me wrong; I love my life. God has blessed me incredibly and I don’t regret any one of my choices. But the pain

1 http://www.christianto-day.com/article/the.choice.for.many.christian.women.singleness.or.marry.a.non.christian/47496.htm accessed, 6 February 2015

is real and it never goes away. I know I will carry it with me for the rest of my life.

Death without a GravestoneAt this point there’s no real cure for singles like me. There’s no medical technology that promises relief for the partner-less and adoption is not usually an option for a lone parent. Like the married woman believing for a miracle child yet receiving none, the single woman today may need to come to a place ofacceptanceabout thestatusshefindsherself in,believing instead that God can give the grace needed tolivewithathorninherflesh(2Corinthians12:7-10).

But what we can do is speak about it. We can bring the concept of social infertility to the surface and give it the recognition it needs. When the pain is unseen,itisdifficulttogrieve.Likeadeathwithouta gravestone, there’s nothing to mark it. There’s no warm condolences after a failed hormonal treatment. No prayers of intercession for a doctor’s appointment. Not even a partner to share the grief with in moments of vulnerability. It’s often felt alone, day after day, silently gnawing away at a woman’s heart.

As the church we’re called to carry each other’s burdens and in this way fulfil the law of Christ(Galatians6:2).Tobearthemofcourse,wemustfirstrecognise them. For many, the pain of being unable to bear a child due to the absence of a partner is felt just as deeply as those who are physically unable to bear them.2 Like the physically infertile woman, the socially infertile woman needs to feel the love and grace of those who care enough to understand. She needs others to stand with her as she takes her grief to God.

2 A 2012 study in the UK, The Modern Motherhood Report for Red Magazine, found that more than half 54% of moth-erless women said emotional infertility, was as bad as being medically infertile.

There may noT have been a cure for The condiTion i was experiencing, buT aT leasT There was a label - someThing ThaT gave iT The graviTas iT deserved. now my pain had a name. Tania harris

The Pain of Social Infertility

Tania Harris is a pastor, speaker and the founder of God Conversations, a ministry that equips people to recognise God’s voice. With a diverse history as church planter, pastor and Bible College lecturer, Tania’s ministry is known for its all-age appeal, wisdom, and ‘God-stories’. She speaks to groups of all ages and denominations and is a popular voice on Australian and New Zealand radio. Currently Tania is completing her Doctorate in Ministry researching peoples’ experiences hearing God’s voice. When not ministering, she is most likely to be found kayaking on Sydney Harbour or climbing a tall mountain and skiing down it! Tania is an ordained minister with the Australian Christian Churches. Hillsong is her church home in Sydney, Australia.

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