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Podcast by Dr. Peter Hammond - Director - Frontline Fellowship
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Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
When Ministries are Hijacked
It is distressing to hear negative reports about ministries, missions and churches, which once were such powerhouses for the fulfilment of the Great Commission. There are many warnings in Scripture against false prophets, false teachers and false shepherds. What is happening to so many denominations worldwide? Why do churches split? To what extent are we dealing with important doctrinal issues and how often is it not personality clashes, ambitions, greed and envy, behind the schisms? What can we learn from the Bible concerning ministries which go off the rails? What can we learn from history? What can we practically do in our time, to preserve the legacy and effectiveness of faithful ministries? How can we be more effective stewards of the precious resources that have been entrusted to us?
“Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.”
1 Corinthians 4:2
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
Identifying the Agenda Behind Saturation Media Coverage
Why is it that some issues and events receive 24/7 saturation media focus, while other vastly more important issues, seem to be glossed over, or ignored? Are we merely dealing with isolated cases of selective outrage, or is there an agenda? Are media headlines random? Or can we discern a pattern? Why are some posts and interviews deleted, de-platformed and scrubbed from the internet? Is there censorship of opinions on major internet platforms? How independent are our newspapers and TV stations? Who owns the main stream media? Who determines what is focussed on and what new items get spiked, shelved, or vapourised? How much of the big stories focussed on in wall to wall saturation media coverage are actually distractions from the really important issues? What really was the story behind the Click bad hair day? Can shampoo be used as a smoke screen? Where can we find unbiased and balanced news sources? How can we discern between news and views? Information or disinformation?
“Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who deal truthfully are His delight.”
Proverbs 12:22
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Countering the Subversion of Language
George Orwell warned in his 1984 Novel, that governments tend to abuse language to make theft and murder sound respectable. Seldom before in history can language have been so subverted in education, entertainment, the news media and particular in politics so as to promote more confusion and disinformation than communication.How did power failure black outs become “load shedding”?
How did violent terrorism become “protests”?
How did malicious damage to property, looting and arson become “freedom of expression”?
How did rational free speech become labelled as “hate speech”?!
How did abortion, the killing of an innocent baby, become “pro-choice.”, “TOP”, “Removal of the product of conception”?
How did blatant racial discrimination, race quotas and race politics become acceptable “politically correct”, BBBEE Affirmative Action?
How could mass-murder be described as “collateral damage”?
How could gangster state criminal corruption, looting of the economy be described as “government”?
How can Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) pornographic child abuse be presented as “education”?!
How can we counter the pervasive newspeak, double think, propaganda which is eroding freedom of speech today?
“Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who deal truthfully are His delight.”
Proverbs 12:22
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
How Propaganda Changes Perceptions and People
The first casualty in war is truth. It should be obvious that we are involved in a world war of worldviews. The violence on the streets is the inevitable result of decades of disinformation in media, decadence in entertainment and indoctrination in schools and on university campuses.
“…Jesus said… and you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.”
John 8:31-32
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
UN Deception Operation Targets Africa for Abortion
Just as George Orwell’s dystopian 1984 novel describes the Ministry of Truth as dealing in lies, disinformation and propaganda, the Ministry of Peace waging war, the Ministry of Love engaging in torture and the Ministry of Plenty dealing with rationing and ensuring shortages and starvation, the recent U.N. Disinformation and Distortion propaganda is a classic of Newspeak Double Think disinformation and inverted reality.
“Who will rise up for Me against the evildoers? Who will stand up for Me against the workers of iniquity?”
Psalm 94:16
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
EFFECTIVE EVANGELISM in a TIME of LOCKDOWN LUNACY
Last week, we mobilised a city wide evangelistic campaign which included displays and contact tables in four shopping malls and mass literature distribution at traffic lights, in parks and on the streets of Cape Town. Inevitably there were some attempts to disrupt our outreaches, however, the responses were overwhelmingly positive. We mobilised 57 volunteers in 6 teams to conduct outreaches in 8 areas of Cape Town, collectively distributing over 14,000 Gospel booklets, leaflets, New Testaments and Bibles. We had the joy of counselling and praying with a number of responsive people and were encouraged by those who said that this initiative had inspired them to organise their own outreaches. What can we learn from this experience and how can we be effective in fulfilling the Great Commission in a time of unprecedented restrictions and state interference in church activities?
“Sing to the Lord, all the earth; proclaim the good news of His Salvation from day to day. Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples.”
1 Chronicles 16:23-24
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
TOXIC TERMINOLOGY and the WAR on FREE SPEECH
Have you had the frustrating experience of trying to communicate with someone who seems triggered by the words you use into jumping to conclusions which condemn you for things you never even thought to say? Have you become exasperated at how simple words and concepts can be so hijacked and distorted into the opposite of what you intended? Perhaps you have experienced people poisoning the well so that, despite your best intentions, your motives have become not only suspect, but outrageously misconstrued? Join us as we discuss Toxic Terminology and the War on Free Speech.
“Their throat is an open tomb; with their tongues they have practiced deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips; whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness. Their feet are swift to shed blood; destruction and misery are in their ways; and the way of peace they have not known. There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
Romans 3:13-18
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Weaponising Words in the World War of Worldviews
Today, we seem to be involved in a world war of worldviews and in this war, words are weapons. Terminology can be toxic. How consistent is the conversation? Is there a double-standard in the popular narrative? How can we understand the political debate raging on the news reports and in the streets today? Can we take at face value what political activists are saying? What they are saying and what they mean, doesn’t always seem to be the same thing, does it? How can we understand the underlying philosophies and world views behind many, apparently innocent, comments? How can we translate the terminology that all too often seems toxic? If words have become weaponised, what can we learn from the worldviews of destruction? What does the Bible say about words, communication and conversation? Are there resources that can help us to unravel the rhetoric and decipher the debate?
“But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.”
Matthew 5:37
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
The BATTLE for the MIND in the NEWS MEDIA
Every day we are influenced by media. Whether through posters, billboards, social media, newspapers, TV, Twitter, Facebook, or a host of other media, which often gives us views instead of just news. While claiming to be neutral, newspaper journalists and TV presenters often report the news from an anti-Christian point of view. At one time, especially in the 19th century, most leading newspapers were Christian. However, there has been a major shift in the news media on what is covered and how it is covered. Instead of the wide-angle lens of context, all too often, the zoom lens of selective focus has predominated. Is there an agenda? Or are we dealing merely with bias and prejudice?
"Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbour…"
Ephesians 4:25
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
War on History - Monuments Under Attack
Amongst the many lessons we can learn from the French Revolution, is that economic bankruptcy prepares the way for riots and revolution. Anarchy in the streets inevitably leads to tyranny in government. As we witness the rise of regurgitated revolution and a new generation of cultural commissars for communism, we need to understand how atheism, economic determinism and dialectical materialism guide revolutions to this day. What role does Social Darwinism play in revolution? In what way are all revolutions related to the French Revolution of 1789? Do these revolutions ever produce what they promise? What attracts so many people to support revolutionary movements? How can we best reach those who are caught up in these movements? What Biblical teachings would help us to understand the proper role of government? What can we practically do to be part of the solution, rather than the problem? What hope is there for the future?
“While they promise them liberty, they themselves are slaves of corruption…”
2 Peter 2:19