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Black Ministers Watching their Words on Obama

The Rev. Jeffrey Bryan has posted campaign signs for "Obama in '08" and displayed snapshots of the presumed Democratic presidential nominee visiting his Newark, N.J., church. At times he wears a T-shirt emblazoned with Barack Obama's face. That's as far as Bryan will go - there will be no sermons peppered with "Vote Obama!" "It's a historical time for black people. We cannot ignore what's going on," Bryan said. Yet, he added, "you can't tell people who to vote for."
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Religious Right Figure Gets Chills: Obama Could Win 40 Percent of Evangelicals
"With clients like Focus on the Family, Franklin Graham, and Campus Crusade for Christ, Mark DeMoss may be the most prominent public relations executive in the evangelical world. A former chief of staff to Jerry Falwell, DeMoss became then-presidential candidate Mitt Romney's chief liaison to evangelical leaders." In a new interview with Dan Gilgoff for BeliefNet's God-o-Meter, DeMoss explains the lack of religious enthusiasm for McCain and predicts a potential major shift to Obama.
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Texas Town still Shadowed by Dragging Death

Ten years after James Byrd Jr. was dragged to death down a three-mile stretch of country road simply because he was black, some things have changed in Jasper. Black and white teenagers can be seen playing basketball together at James Byrd Jr. Memorial Park. Blacks now make up a majority on the City Council. And an iron fence no longer separates the graves of whites and blacks in the 171-year-old cemetery where Byrd is buried.
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The Black Christian Conference/Convention Season Begins Starting June 1st and Goes through November. All major conventions and conferences are listed here at BCNN1.com
Hampton Ministers’ Conference; 9th Annual First Lady Conference; all 4 National Baptist Conventions; AME Convention; COGIC Convention; Independent Baptist Conference; COEBA Conference; Full Gospel Baptist Church Conference; Reaching Creatures Conference; E.K. Bailey Expository Preaching Conference; FBFA Conference; Tony Evans' Conference; T.D. Jakes' Conference, and more.

Award-winning Author, S.E. Gregg, Makes Clear How the Christian Life is Similar to the Olympic Games, in this New Book, The Christian Olympics: Going for the Gold Crowns
As you probably know, the 2008 Beijing Olympics are almost here and athletes from all over the world will be competing against each other for the ultimate medal – the GOLD. Award-winning author, S.E. Gregg, in this latest book, The Christian Olympics: Going for the Gold Crowns, unveils the Bible’s comparison of the Christian life to the Olympic Games. 

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Birth Control for 5th Graders is Out of Control by Keitris Weathersbe
Among the many fears parents have is the one that their too-young child is having sex. And that he or she is not using protection to avoid STDs, HIV and pregnancy. I won't even get into the emotional dangers. Most people agree that public schools should have some role in helping to allay those fears. The Bush administration has dedicated over $170 million to making sure that help comes in the form of abstinence-only programs.
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NEW! Second Coming Watch: 'Unavoidable' Attack on Iran Looms, says Israeli Minister
The Guardian.co.uk reports: “An Israeli minister has said an attack on Iran's nuclear sites will be ‘unavoidable’ if Tehran refuses to halt its alleged weapons program. In the most explicit threat yet by a member of Ehud Olmert's government, Shaul Mofaz, a deputy prime minister, said the hardline Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, ‘would disappear before Israel does’.
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Bestselling Author, Daniel Whyte III and His Wife, Meriqua Whyte, were Interviewed by top Religious Broadcaster and Talk Show Host, Frank Pastore, on the Frank Pastore Show (99.5 KKLA, Los Angeles), on Monday, June 2, 2008, about their #1 Amazon.com Bestseller, Letters to Young Black Women. The Frank Pastore Show was voted the 2006 National Religious Broadcasters Talk Show of the Year. Read More

ENTIRE VIDEO--NEW! Sermon of the Week
Act Like It's Already Done, from Dr. Christopher Davis. Click for Video of Sermon.

On "Being Saved" in Black America
While growing up in a very religious and church-going family, I often heard the phrase "Being Saved." Now to me and my peers, "Being Saved" was a rather spooky and mystical thing, and only the real holy folk could be such — whatever it was.
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What to Do After you Enter Through the Door
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Be Encouraged and Be an Encouragement

Be an encouragement by sending a "holla" to the following people! Also be an encouragement by buying their books, sermon tapes, or music from their website or some other outlet today.

Christian Author of the Week: Barbara Smith
Barbara Smith is a Licensed Minister under the pastorate of Pastor Marvin L. Winans of Perfecting Church in Detroit.  She is an instructor in the Academy to Perfection, which is the church's Sunday School Department.  Min. Barbara is the Founder and Executive Director of Hidden Jewels International; a growing ministry dedicated to empowering and instructing women in the knowledge of Jesus Christ.  In addition, she has been a Registered Nurse for nearly 20 years and has incorporated her medical knowledge with scripture to provide an in-depth explanation of biblical principles. E-mail address: hj_intl@ureach.com. Visit her online at www.hiddenjewelsintl.org.


Pastor of the Week: Pastor Tommy Steele, Pastor of New Life Independent Baptist Church, Concord, North Carolina
On October 9, 1978 God led a man by the name of Danny Willis to witness to a fellow employee that man was Tommy Steele.  Following his salvation, Brother Steele started attending a Bible-believing church and went to work in the bus ministry.  He soon heard God's call to ministry and started New Life Independent Baptist Church.  From its humble beginnings, in a storefront building, God has used this ministry to see countless souls birthed into the Kingdom of God.  Pastor Steele's belief that every one he meets is a soul for whom Christ died has motivated him to center this ministry on reaching others for Christ.  Dr. Tommy Steele is the recipient of many honors including a Doctorate of Theology and Humanities, but in his mind those pale in comparison to the honor or ministering to the needs of others. Dr. Steele has worked selflessly giving himself to the ministry and God has blessed him richly.  Over the years he has had the opportunity to preach to thousands of people across this country and abroad.  He shares his joy of ministry with his family who as well has a heart for ministry. E-mail address: pastor.steele@nlibchurch.org. Website: www.nlibchurch.org.
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Music Minister of the Week: Michelle McKinney Hammond
As a bestselling author, speaker, singer and television co-host, Michelle has authored over 30 books (selling over one million copies worldwide), including best-selling titles The Diva Principle, Sassy, Single and Satisfied, 101 Ways to Get and Keep His Attention, and Secrets of an Irresistible Woman. A gifted vocalist, Michelle has recorded two CD’s, It’s Amazing and Let’s Go In and co-hosted the three-time Emmy-nominated television talk show Aspiring Women. Michelle’s underlying message is “get yourself in spiritual order and your natural life will come together.” Her passion is to give relevant and workable solutions to people’s questions based in timeless spiritual truths. Sharing solid, effective principles that will help her audience to navigate through the journey of life and reach the ultimate destination of living and loving to their fullest potential. Website: www.MichelleHammond.com. MySpace: www.myspace.com/michellemckinneyhammond.

Christian Bookstore of the Week: Word of Life Christian Bookstore, Los Angeles, CA
6321 West Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90043. Phone: (323) 295-8223. Fax: (323) 295-1069. E-mail: west@shopwordoflife.com. Website: www.shopwordoflife.com.

Black Bookstore of the Week:  Hakim's Bookstore, Philadelphia, PA  
210 S. 52nd Street (near Walnut St), Philadelphia, PA 19139 Phone:
 215.474.9495. E-mail: DavidAbdel@hakimsbookstore.com. Website: www.hakimsbookstore.com.

Inspirations

The Word of God for this Week
"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." --Romans 8:28

The Encouraging Word for this Week
"The Church in the West today presents too easy a target for Satan. We do not believe we are at war. We do not know where the battleground is located, and, in spite of our weapons, they are neither loaded nor aimed at the right target. We are unaware of how vulnerable we are. We are better fitted for a parade than for an amphibious landing." --Ed Silvoso

The Prayer Motivator for this Week
MOTIVATING VERSE: "Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints." --Ephesians 6:18

PRAYER QUOTE: "Prayer is the language of a man burdened with a sense of need." --E.M. Bounds

The Soul-Winning Motivator for this Week
"And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." --Matthew 4:19


SOUL-WINNING QUOTE: "Let's quit fiddling with religion and do something to bring the world to Christ." --
Billy Sunday

Black Christian History
Moses Ladejo Stone: February 22, 1880 -- Moses Ladejo Stone was ordained into the ministry in the First Baptist Church, Lagos (originally known as American Baptist Church) by William W. Colley. Colley, an African American, is thought to be the person to have served as an appointed missionary of both a white-administered missionary-sending agency and a black-administered missionary-sending agency. Colley began his missionary career in 1875. That year, he was appointed by the Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board to serve in West Africa as assistant to W. J. David, a white missionary from Mississippi. In November of 1879, Colley returned to the United States convinced that many more blacks should be involved in international missions, especially in Africa. As he traveled back and forth across the country, Colley urged black Baptists to take an independent course in mission work and form their own sending agency. Colley was the primary force in the founding of the Baptist Foreign Mission Convention (BFMC) in 1880.

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