THE SWAP MINISTRIES

Pope Francis kicked off the start of a three-nation trip across South America today with his first mass, with over a million Ecuadorians in attendance, in the coastal city of Guayaquil. Delivering the mass in Spanish, the Pope spoke about the importance of family in modern society, saying, “It needs to be helped and strengthened, lest we lose our proper sense of the services which society as a whole provides.During his sermon, Pope Francis announced to Christians around the world that God had called upon him, instructing him “to revise the most sacred of texts, the Ten Commandments.” Given to the Israelites by God himself at Mount Sinai, the Commandments include instructions for worship and list several prohibited practices. Pope Francis said Christians around the world are “faced with ever-increasing temptations brought on by the evils of modern society.” The Pope said the updated Commandments reflect the changing times and include some minor rewording of the ex...

WHEN THE LORD SPEAKS... Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance (Proverbs 1:5) This morning, God was busy talking to me, revealing things to me. I believe you also will be blessed by these clear words of wisdom from the Master Himself: It all started as I stormed out of my bed this morning full of excitement as a result of the dream I had, in which I saw myself in the midst of some Christians, praying and prophesying on them all, then, the LORD began to speak to me as I meditated the vision and on the Word: HE SAID... Son, spiritual exploit is not so much about maintaining a steady prayer life, but rather, sustaining a life of discipline. For the problem is not the anointing, the problem is the discipline which is the price to be paid. Son, many of my children don't want to pay this price and as a result are deluded of power. Another thing also, is how they control their thoughts. I tell you the truth, no matter...

Brother Joseph has this to say about why our prayers often hit the brass wall and bounce back to us unanswered: The intense prayer of the righteous is very powerful.—James 5:16b God promises all believers that if we live righteously and pray fervently, our prayers will be effective and produce significant results. How do we treat a promise like this? We might argue, “But I do pray, and nothing happens!” Our problem is that we do not hold ourselves accountable to the Scripture. God's Word says that prayer ought to accomplish much. If our prayer life is not acco mplishing much, what should we do? If we are praying but seeing no results, should we conclude that this promise is untrue? Should we excuse this Scripture as impractical and unrealistic? Or should we examine ourselves to see if we meet its conditions? James says that fervent prayer avails much. Could it be that we are not as fervent in our praying as we should be? Fervent prayer means we do not quit easil...

Question: "What does the Bible say about gay marriage / same sex marriage?" Answer: While the Bible does address homosexuality, it does not explicitly mention gay marriage/same-sex marriage. It is clear, however, that the Bible condemns homosexuality as an immoral and unnatural sin. Leviticus 18:22 identifies homosexual sex as an abomination, a detestable sin. Romans 1:26-27 declares homosexual desires and actions to be shameful, unnat ural, lustful, and indecent. First Corinthians 6:9 states that homosexuals are unrighteous and will not inherit the kingdom of God. Since both homosexual desires and actions are condemned in the Bible, it is clear that homosexuals “marrying” is not God’s will, and would be, in fact, sinful. Whenever the Bible mentions marriage, it is between a male and a female. The first mention of marriage, Genesis 2:24, describes it as a man leaving his parents and being united to his wife. In passages that contain instructions regarding ...

The US National Debt is presently over $18 trillion, equivalent to $60,000 for every man, woman, and child. The debt continues to soar and Congress has no solution to mitigate it. Thus, America is heading for a sure bankruptcy. California’s exceptional drought is heading into its 4th year, with just one year supply of water for human consumption and for agricultural needs. Produce, poultry, and livestock prices will soar, perhaps even doubling! There are 38 million people now living in California, over 10% of the entire nation! Where will they all go to when the water runs out, and California becomes a desert again?  Also, forecasts of  the next  ‘BIG EARTHQUAKE’  in California are becoming rife. God’s severe judgment is certainly coming to America. There will be no place to hide, and no place to run. Only if we repent before it is too late and turn to God will we be saved. If not, we...

You won't believe why and what NASA has been forced to say regarding the recent DOOMSDAY PREDICTIONS. Truly, the world has come to its T-junction? NASA has been forced to address the latest doomsday prediction by an impending 2.5-mile comet strike in the month of September 2015. The claim was initially made by the self-proclaimed prophet named Rev Efrain Rodriguez. He said that a very large asteroid or a comet will hit Earth either on September 15, 22 or 28 or any other day in between. He also claimed that the location of the comet strike will be around the region close to Puerto Rico. The impact will set in motion a series of events taking place simultaneously in various parts of the world like triggering earthquakes, causing a tsunami, and volcano eruptions. The final prediction is that the experiments being conducted at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will go beyond our control. This will cause the eventual destruction of Earth and wipe out humanity from the face...

Have you ever worried about whether or not you are a Christian? Oh, course we all have! Christians are people who have the Holy Spirit of God living in them. If you have trusted Jesus Christ as your Savior and acknowledge Him as your Lord. Then the Holy Spirit will come into your life, and you will become a Christian. True Christians follow Christ! We live our daily lives in His steps. We wake up in Christ and we go to rest in Him. He is in our DNA. So if you are putting on Christ only on Sunday mornings, and stepping out of His grace on the way home, you may have a serious problem, one greater than you want to acknowledge. Because you aren't in His Will. But know this He forgives us. You won't know that the Holy Spirit has come, if you are waiting on a certain feeling; yet you will know He has come because He promised He would. And when the Holy Spirit is working within us, we will begin to act as Christ directs us! We will find help in our daily problems ...