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State Rep. Nora Espinoza alerts us the following…………..

To anyone who wants to preserve federal funding for abstinence education–

We need your help We have an opportunity to reinstate federally funded Title V Abstinence Education that New Mexico received for 10 years. The vote will likely be Wednesday (tomorrow) in the Senate Finance Committee, so we need to mobilize TODAY. We need a minimum of 100 unique calls from people across the state to go into New Mexico Senator Jeff Bingaman’s office because he is a member of the Senate Finance Committee. There is no need for you to be an Abstinence Education provider….only a concerned citizen. Can we count on you to help? We need to turn 3 Democrat votes in order to win.

Where to call The United States Capitol switchboard number is (202) 224-3121 (202) 224-3121 . A switchboard operator will connect you directly to your Senator Bingaman’s Office.

What you can say to Senator Bingaman’s Office

“I am calling to urge Senator Bingaman to stand with youth in our state by voting “yes” on Senator Hatch’s amendment to continue Title V abstinence education funding to states. This amendment will be offered as a part of the Senate health care reform bill. Abstinence alleviates millions of dollars in health care costs related to teen sexual activity. Can we count on Senator Bingaman’s support of the Hatch Abstinence Education amendment? Thank you.”

Please make a personal call to your friends and colleagues asking them to immediately call Senator Bingaman as well, or email this message.

If you need additional background information, please read on…Otherwise, please call NOW!

Senator Hatch (R-UT) has introduced an amendment into the Senate health care reform bill to reinstate Title V Abstinence Education funding for FY2010. This amendment will be offered this week in the Senate Finance Committee. (The vote could be as early as tomorrow.)

Title V state block grants for abstinence education expired June 30, 2009. Since then, 2 actions in the House have been taken related to this funding:

1. Rep. Lee Terry introduced an amendment in the House to reinstate Title V Abstinence Education Funding. It failed by only 3 votes in anti-abstinence Waxman’s Energy & Commerce Committee earlier this year.

2. An amendment was successfully inserted in the House health care reform bill to transfer former Title V funds to “comprehensive” sex education block grants to states.

Recent research analysis demonstrates that school based abstinence education is more successful in positive behavior change than so-called “comprehensive” sex education.

Members of the Senate Finance Committee

Democrats
MAX BAUCUS, MT
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER IV, WV
KENT CONRAD, ND
JEFF BINGAMAN, NM
JOHN F. KERRY, MA
BLANCHE L. LINCOLN, AR
RON WYDEN, OR
CHARLES E. SCHUMER, NY
DEBBIE STABENOW, MI
MARIA CANTWELL, WA
BILL NELSON, FL
ROBERT MENENDEZ, NJ
THOMAS CARPER, DE

Republicans
CHUCK GRASSLEY, IA
ORRIN G. HATCH, UT
OLYMPIA J. SNOWE, ME
JON KYL, AZ
JIM BUNNING, KY
MIKE CRAPO, ID
PAT ROBERTS, KS
JOHN ENSIGN, NV
MIKE ENZI, WY
JOHN CORNYN, TX

And Pastor Mark Tross has this on an HUGE PRAYER rally that did not get hardly any media coverage……….

NM NEWS & VIEWS FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2009
THIS IS THE WORLD WE LIVE IN!

We strive very hard to bring you The Truth here every day at KKIM on NM News & Views and if you’ve been listen in the Albuquerque area on AM 1000, FM 94.7 out of Santa Fe or anywhere around the world through our streaming audio on the internet at http://mykkim.com , you have heard us talking MUCH about The Word of God lately, so I have chosen to put the following story up first, because The Bible says that one can put a thousand to flight, but two can put ten thousand to flight and that’s The Good News of the day! How is it that nobody else anywhere has covered this report?

　

WND Exclusive TESTING THE FAITH

60,000 pray in Times Square!

But media fail to notice this most unusual event:

NEW YORK – You can see most anything at Times Square in Manhattan.

But 60,000 people praying? That’s an unusual sight in the heart of Broadway.

Yet, that’s just what happened there yesterday for one hour – from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. in a Christian rally called Prayer in the Square.

Event organizers from Time Square Church had expected some 15,000. But their expectations were far exceeded at the third event of its kind in the last three years.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who helped the church cut through the red tape necessary to hold such an event, addressed the crowd.

“It’s a little strange for me to be up here,” he said. “I’m a Jew. But I just celebrated Rosh Hoshana, our new year. So I guess it’s appropriate for me to wish you all a happy new year.”

Despite the magnitude of the event, no major media covered it – even in the center of the media world on a slow news day.

More than 200 churches joined with the Times Square Church in promoting the rally to pray for the city and the nation.

A 180-voice choir sang worship songs and the entire event was simulcast on the News Astrovision screen at One Times Square and on several radio stations. Carter Conlon, pastor of the Times Square Church, said preceding the event that this Prayer in the Square might be the last.

“The Lord called us to host, fund and organize this event for the last three years,” he said. “He told us that the first year would establish credibility with the city, and we have received positive feedback from various city agencies, including the office of the Mayor himself, commending us for honesty, order, and keeping our word. The second year confirmed to local churches that this was not the beginning of some new ministry but rather a gathering for the sole purpose of one hour of prayer, in humility, with all denominations represented and no personalities or ministry showcased. Those who have attended can attest to the fact that this has been so. Everything has unfolded exactly as the Lord impressed upon our hearts it would.”

Dear KKIM Family,

A BIG THANK YOU to so many of you who have helped me in my walk with Jesus Christ!

The Lord really put that on my heart this morning!

I thank all of you who have supported me in my walk toward becoming a Pastor! There are many of you and I do not want to leave out anyone!

I will say this, Thanks to my Grandparents, Mom and Dad, and to my children and my soul mate Wife, Sharon.

I got an email weeks ago from a lovely lady living in Phoenix, she said if she lived in Albuquerque she would attend my Church! Very humbling, As Frank Haley says, “For God’s Glory alone!” The Church the Lord has given me to look over is KKIM. In the meantime if you would like me to come and preach at your Church I will travel where ever the Lord sends me!

The Lord has really put it on my heart to fulfill the Great Commission by putting on the full armor of God! Everyone of us should fulfill the Great Commission (Matthew 28: 16-20) by putting on the full armor of God (Ephesians 6: 10-20) Please read and pray over that scripture today and everyday.

I am being surrounded by so many people of God……..For God’s Glory alone!!!!!!!! and you are one of them! Thank you! From myself and Sharon

Here’s the good news…….When you receive the Lord and have a personal relationship with Him, He will guide you through life.

Have a close walk with Jesus Christ, a deep study of the Bible, an intense prayer life it all will provide you with special discernment.

One final thought on this Thankful morning here at the CUP and KKIM……..

It is not that we don’t have faith, it is just that Satan is trying to destroy our faith with lies.

I Praise God for all of you and Love you all much!

As my buddy Frank says, For God’s Glory Alone!

In the Love of Christ, Dewey Sharon and family

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Dear KKIM Family,

Our PASSION for God determines our COMPASSION for others.

Praying for you and your families.

Leonard

Here is an update on the News Story we carried yesterday on the Church that Dr. D James Kennedy founded now being led by Bill Graham’s grandson.
Before we take a look at the story, I talked about this when I preached yesterday, Two of the Greatest families of Christianity in America, Billy Graham’s and Dr. D James Kennedy’s at odds. Billy’s grandson taking over Coral Ridge the Church Kennedy founded and replacing a man who stood firm on social issues like abortion and homosexuality. Then you have Kennedy’s daughter leading the campaign to remove Billy’s grandson.

Can you imagine the pain Billy feels for his grandson………The pain Kennedy’s daughter feels as the Church drift’s from what she believes her father would have wanted.

Let us pray for both families and the Church. I think this is an example of what is happening across America…….Much of the Church is trying to find it’s role in dealing with social issues like abortion, homosexuality, etc…

We have to realize how much trouble the Church is in when it has homosexuals as Pastors. But that now does not seem to bother many in the Church.

We cannot sit by and witness babies being killed everyday.

The foundation of much of the Church is crumbling.

Is it easier for a Church to gain members without standing firm on God’s words and ways?

We need to remember that God calls us to be the Salt and Light of the World and to occupy until HE comes.

I preached on the Great Commission Matthew 28: 16-20 and the Armor of God Eph 6: 10-20

That is what God put on my mind this morning, we need to pray for the Church and for the Graham and Kennedy families.

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The famed Fla. megachurch founded by the late D. James Kennedy will not be dissolving the relationship with its new senior pastor following a high anticipated vote Sunday.
At a rare congregational meeting Sunday, members of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church voted 940-422 (69 to 31 percent) in favor of keeping the Rev. Tullian Tchividijan as the church’s second senior minister in five decades.
While the margin of victory was smaller than the one in March (91 to 9 percent) that resulted in Tchividjian’s election, the 37-year-old preacher thanked the Coral Ridge family for standing behind him and his family and for supporting him as their new pastor.
“While conflict is never easily resolved, this matter was handled in accordance with our denomination’s guidelines and we now look forward to moving forward with the work I believe God has called us to do in this community,” expressed Tchividjian, whose grandfather is the world renowned evangelist Billy Graham.
Sunday’s vote had been called after more than 400 church members signed a petition calling for a congregational meeting to reconsider the church’s decision to call Tchividjian to serve as its senior minister.
Those opposed to Tchividjian’s leadership listed a number of reasons for the their new senior pastor’s removal, including his alleged failure to present the Gospel clearly, his failure to raise awareness on current issues, and the replacement of CRPC staff with “less qualified staff members who are, however, ‘loyal’ to the new administration.”
Many of the complaints – including the ones brought up in Sunday’s closed-door meeting – centered around Tchividjian inability or unwillingness to maintain the legacy of the church’s late founder and the church’s departure from long-standing traditions, such as the conclusion of every sermon with a call for visitors to come to Christ.
“We have seen a complete lack of respect towards the congregation and for long standing traditions that have been part of Coral Ridge’s rich heritage for decades,” stated a letter drafted late July by the six most vocal dissenters, which included Kennedy’s daughter, Jennifer Cassidy.
“We were told many things that all sounded good at the time, but in fact those soothing words have largely proven empty and it keeps getting worse,” they added.
Because the dissenters’ petition was able to collect the minimum 100 signatures needed, church elders were required under their Book of Church Or der to call for a congregational meeting for the purpose of conducting the business requested by the petitioners – namely to vote on whether or not to “amicably” dissolve the relationship with Tchividjian and the consequent merger of Coral Ridge and New City Church, the Margate-based church Tchividjian had founded in 2003.
During the meeting, church members in good standing heard from fellow members on why they supported or opposed the motion to dissolve the relationship with Tchividjian.
The meeting, which took place at 11 a.m. ET, was moderated by officials from the national office of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), Coral Ridge’s affiliated denomination, and concluded with a formal balloted vote.
Though Tchividjian did not attend the congregational meeting, the rising Christian leader warned the congregation during his sermon for an earlier service against choosing to honor one man instead of choosing to honor God.
He reiterated the sentiment in a statement following Sunday’s vote, saying that he understands that change is difficult for any institution and “ especially difficult for a church which has known only one pastor in its 50-year history.”
However, Tchividjian pointed out, “Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church is not my church, and it wasn’t Dr. Kennedy’s church.”
“It’s God’s church and I want to honor Him and carry on the legacy of Jesus above anything or anyone else,” Tchividjian added.
The late Dr. D. James Kennedy, who founded Coral Ridge Church in 1960, was considered by some evangelicals as one of the Church’s “truly significant figures.” The conservative pastor and broadcaster had built a Christian media empire with his radio and television ministry, which eventually came to reaches more than 3 million people. He also wrote more than 65 books, was inducted into the National Religious Broadcasters’ Hall of Fame, and developed the “Evangelism Explosion” (“EE”) method of evangelism.
Since Kennedy’s retirement in August 2007 and his death the following month, Coral Ridge had been in search of a new senior pastor to lead the more-than-2,200-member church.
The church’s Pulpit Nominating Committee (PNC) eventually narrowed the list of more than 150 candidates down to Tchividjian, who, coincidentally, had attended Coral Ridge as a young man before straying from the path of faith at the age of 16 and returning again at the age of 21.
After a monthslong process that included careful consideration of Tchividjian’s request for a church merger, Tchividjian was installed as Coral Ridge’s senior minister during a special ceremony on Easter Sunday.
Since then, the church has reportedly experienced growth “in virtually every standard of measurement,” including weekly attendance, financial offerings and new members. During the past six months, 300 new members have been added to the congregation and 192 people have registered for the next new members class, making it the largest new members class in the church’s 50-year history. In the past year, church attendance has also reportedly doubled.
In an opinion piece that appeared in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Tchividjian said regardless of how Sunday’s vote turned out, he was looking forward to meeting and serving more and more people in the months and years ahead.
“In the meantime, however, please bear with us as we grow and change together,” he added.
In addition to being the founder of New City Church, Tchividjian is also author of a number of books, including his latest book, Unfashionable.
Tchividjian’s mother, “Gigi’ Graham Tchividjian, is the eldest daughter of famed evangelist Billy Graham.
Eric Young
Christian Post Reporter

Please keep Lena in your prayers, health concerns in her 90’s and very active in her Church, Church of God Los Lunas. And just recently was still mentoring school children.

Please keep Cliff in your prayers, health concerns 88 years YOUNG!

I have heard from many thanking KKIM for Casting Crowns Concert. I can tell from all of you that attended that Casting Crowns really ministered to you! PRAISE GOD! Here is just one of the emails………

Hi Dewey,

I just really wanted to thank you for the tickets to the Casting Crowns concert. Its been years since I had been to a concert. It was greatly enjoyed.

Keep up the God work on KKIM.

Blessings,

Cindy Naranjo

Thanks again to all of you who have written. Pastor Leonard and I were talking about the lost art of saying thank you even in the Church!

Just got of the air with Berga and Jim at KAZQ AM 730 talking about this Saturdays Conference with Dr. Larry Bates and Larry Pratt…….

Dr. Larry Bates Returns to Albuquerque!

KKIM is proud to announce that Dr. Larry Bates, co-host of News and Views weekdays 11am to 1pm on KKIM, will be coming to Albuquerque on Saturday Sept. 26th for his annual Economic Briefing. This is a very important briefing, the most important ever that Dr. Bates has delivered. Also joining Dr. Bates this year is Larry Pratt President of Gun Owners of America and host of Live Fire heard Saturday nights on KKIM at 7pm. This years event will be at the Hotel Albuquerque off of I-40. Call 800-336-7000 for ticket information. We are expecting a sell out so get on the list now so you don’t miss out.

It is such a blessing what the Lord is doing here in New Mexico bringing Christian broadcasters together for the Great Commission!

I hope to see you this Saturday at the Conference!

Help someone who doubts to have faith in himself/herself today.

Let us pray……………

Lord, May our longing to satisfy the heart of God be the chief object of our lives. In the name of Jesus, AMEN!

In the Love of Christ, Dewey Sharon and family

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