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Sharon Brown alleges in a civil lawsuit that Victoria Osteen, co-pastor of Houston’s popular Lakewood Church, assaulted her during a Dec. 19, 2005 flight from Houston to Vail, Colo., by throwing her against an airplane bathroom door. She also alleges Osteen elbowed her in the left breast.

The Federal Aviation Administration fined Victoria Osteen $3,000 for interfering with a crew member during the flight.

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Victoria Osteen was sued over alleged air-rage incident

[08.12.08] Evangelist Todd Bentley, who last week unofficially left the Lakeland Outpouring to continue similar meetings around the world, announced to his staff yesterday that he and his wife, Shonnah, are separating.

According to the Lakeland Ledger, Bentley filed for separation despite the couple having been in marriage counseling for several months. Bentley and his wife, who have three children, are Canadian citizens and under Canadian law are required to go through a nine-month separation period prior to divorce.

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“Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.”
The Holy Bible : New International Version. electronic ed. Grand Rapids : Zondervan, 1996, c1984, S. 1Corinthians 6:9-11

“After He said this, Jesus spat on the ground and made some mud with the spittle; He rubbed the mud on the man’s eyes and told him, “Go and wash your face in the Pool of Siloam.” (This name means “Sent.”) So the man went, washed his face, and came back seeing.” (John 9:6-7 TEV)
This man was born blind from his birth (John 9:1). One day, Jesus rubbed mud on his eyes and asked him to wash his face. When he did, he could see for the first time in his life.
Mud is dirty, irritating to the eyes, and may even cause infection. But Jesus used it to restore his sight. God can use what is dirty, irritating, and even harmful to bring light into our lives. So, come what may, let us be thankful. For ” I consider that what we suffer at this present time cannot be compared at all with the glory that is going to be revealed to us.” (Romans 8:18). Let us entrust our lives to Jesus, He will not disappoint us.

“…But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:13-14 NIV)
British Prime Minister during the Second World War, Sir Winston Churchill, was quoted as saying: “Success is not final, failure is not fatal, what matters is the courage to go on.”
Let us ever onward in evangelism, serving Christ, sharing the love of Christ with a lost and dying world.
Let us ever onward in cleansing ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. (2 Corinthians 7:1 KJV)

“This God–how perfect are His deeds, how dependable His words! He is like a shield for all who seek His protection.” (2 Samuel 22:31 TEV)

Believe His words and experience His power!

May God bless you.

Then Jacob said to Joseph, “I never thought I would see you again, but now God has let me see your children, too.” (Genesis 48:11 NLT)
This was Jacob’s testimony to the goodness of the Lord at the end of his life on earth. I think many of us can testify about the goodness of the Lord along the same line “I never thought …, but now God …”
e.g.
“I never thought my husband would ever be converted, but God saved him, and called him into the ministry, too.”
“I never thought I would be able to have a college degree, but God provided and let me get a good job, too.”
“I never thought I would ever get married, but now God has let me see my children serving the Lord faithfully.”
etc.
Commenting on this scripture, Charles Haddon Spurgeon once said: “As far as the goodness of the Lord is concerned, half of it has never been told. The Lord reserves the best till towards the end of our lives. The end of our lives will be like a party that will continue in heaven. We found the Lord becomes sweeter and sweeter than ever before. We found the Lord is greater than all our fears, better than all our hopes, grander than all our desires. The Lord is so good that in His acts of grace, He does more than we could ever ask or imagine.”
“Now glory be to God! By His mighty power at work within us, He is able to accomplish infinitely more than we would ever dare to ask or hope. May He be given glory in the church and in Christ Jesus forever and ever through endless ages. Amen.” (Ephesians 3:20 NLT)
God is good, all the time. Be thankful, and have a blessed day!

Jairus’ daughter was terminally ill. He asked Jesus for help. Because Jesus was delayed, her daughter passed away. Jairus was at a dead end. (Mark 5:21-42)
But Jesus said: “Don’t be afraid, only believe.” (Mark 5:36 TEV)
Jesus asked Jairus to trust Him, to surrender the situation to His loving care. This is what He meant when He said “only believe”.
Smith Wigglesworth used to say that we are in a great place to receive a miracle when we have no one to turn to, except the Lord.
Surrender your struggles, disappointments, despairs, and anxieties to Jesus. Trust His faithfulness. He will not let you down!

“Will the Lord always reject us? Will he never again be pleased with us? Has he stopped loving us? Does his promise no longer stand? Has God forgotten to be merciful? Has anger taken the place of his compassion?” (Psalm 77:7-9 TEV)
“This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is Thy faithfulness. The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in Him. The LORD is good unto them that wait for Him, to the soul that seeketh Him. (Lamentations 3:21-25 KJV)
Therefore, “It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.” (Lamentations 3:26 KJV)
Have a good day!

Mr. Rowan Atkinson is a British comedian known as Mr. Bean. One day, as I was passing through a Video shop in a Mall, I noticed his poster advertising one of his new Video which says “Johnny English, he knows no fear, he knows no danger, he knows … nothing!”
Johnny English does not fear anything because he is a goof, but Christians do not fear because Jesus says:”I will be with you always… “Don’t be afraid, only believe.” (Matthew 28:20; Mark 5:36 GNB)