August 15, 2008
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Vol 1, Issue 21
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An Apostolic Approach
Ralph Howe Ministries
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 Welcome to another edition of our twice monthly e-newsletter. We are honored that you have invited us into your home every other week and that you take time to read and ponder in your heart what we are sharing with you in these brief moments together.
We are pleased to announce that our new radio program now has a name. Starting on the 14th of September we will be broadcasting weekly on Sunday evenings at 6:30 over The Rock 100.5 fm in Yorkton. The program will be broadcast as well on their web site in streaming audio at www.1005therock.ca and can be picked up worldwide. New music has been commissioned and composed for the program by Greg Mann (Mighty Mann Media) of Newark, Ohio and he will be doing the technical adjustments and voice overs for us so that we have a first-class quality product that will bring honor to the Lord. The weekly show will also be archived on our web site so that you can listen to each week's broadcast whenever you have the time. Ah, the name of the program: "The Point" - as our primary focus will always be to declare: "And THE POINT of this is - " whether we are talking about something currently in the news, a biblical principle or concept, what God is doing today, or a prophetic word that has been declared to the Church or the nation. We want to always be relevant and so we keep this statement foremost in our minds - So, THE POINT is - ?
We are also pleased to announce that we have removed the shipping costs from all of our CDs sold through our web store. From now until the end of the year we will cover the cost of handling and shipping so as to give you a price break in our on-line store. We will also be adding four new products in the next month - all DVDs of teaching done recently in services around the nation. We are currently working on a new 4 CD set to be released in October entitled: "Live Like You Are Dying" which includes teachings on Heaven, Hell, the New Jerusalem and life after death for the believer. By December two new single CDs will be available - "A Revolutionary Idea" (on prayer) and "You Are Chosen By God" discussing God's purposes for choosing you and what it is He has for you to do for Him.
In this edition of "An Apostolic Approach" you will find another great book we have reviewed and recommend; a prophetic insight into what the Lord is saying today to His Church; a teaching article on the ministry of the apostle as well as the other regular features you have come to appreciate.
Finally, a reminder that I write one or two blogs a day on a variety of subjects and you can read them by simply clicking on the blogs link on our home page. You can also subscribe to them as then each new blog entry (and responses from other people) come directly to your e-mail inbox. We have also added a search function so that you can find individual blogs on specific topics by searching using specific words.
Again, thanks for inviting us into your homes and offices. If you know of someone you think might benefit from knowing about us - please feel free to forward a copy of this e-newsletter to them suggesting that they subscribe to it for themselves. Your help in letting others know that we exist is greatly appreciated.
Ralph
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Everything In Order
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The Bible sets things in order for us. In respect to apostles in the Church it states:
1 Corinthians 12:28: And in the church God has
appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then
workers of miracles, also those having gifts of healing, those able to
help others, those with gifts of administration, and those speaking in
different kinds of tongues.
The English word "first" in the Greek is "proton" and it means "first
in time, place, and rank". This means that apostles are first -
preceding all others in time, order, or importance. Practically, that
means they are the chief component or instrument God uses in the
Church.
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Prophetic Insights ... By Ralph Howe
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A Change in Focus
These are exciting times to be alive in the Kingdom and working with
the Lord as He moves mightily in nation after nation in the world
today. As I either speak to or exchange emails with leaders and
believers from many nations around the world I sense that God is truly
doing great and mighty things in preparation for a worldwide move of
His Spirit. This move will substantially touch every nation of the
world. We are in the preparation stages before the release and we need
to be listening carefully to the voice of God through the apostles and
prophets. True apostles and prophets will be speaking of a time of
cleansing and change; holiness and righteousness; integrity and
veracity.
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Apostolic Annotations
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"The greatest hindrance and obstacle to effective evangelism is the Christian Church that is preoccupied with its own existence, meeting its members needs and surviving the onslaught of changing world values. We need to realize that the Church exists for its non-members - those who do not attend and who need to be saved - and do whatever it takes to reach out to them; even risking our very existence."
- Ralph Howe
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Great Reading:
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Permission Granted: To Do Church Differently In The 21st Century
By Graham Cooke and Gary Goodell
Did you ever wish you had permission to change the way you "do church"? Well, now you have it.
This "how to" book provides proven tactics to move your church into a
"Third Day" realm fully committed to worship. Follow along with
authors Graham Cooke and Gary Goodell (director of Permission
Ministries and a leader of ThirdDayChurches.com) as they share their
years of experience developing new ways to welcome His presence into
your church, home, community, your life and the lives of those in the
congregation.
Our Price: $13.25
Click for more info
Purchase now
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Ralphs Latest Blog
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The Shame Continues
Well for months I have been preaching and writing about the need for caution regarding
a so-called "revival" going on in Lakeland, Florida. Many big names
have declared it to be both "God" and a revival. My small voice of
warning seemed lost in the wilderness of unknown, little ministry,
western prairies.
Read full post
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Book Reviews
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Permission Granted to Do Church Differently in the 21st Century
By: Graham Cooke and Gary Goodell
The prophets have spoken about it from Exodus to Hosea. It is a major
theme in the New Testament as well - in both the gospels and the
epistles. "The Third Day" theme is prevalent throughout the Bible and
is being expressed as well by prophets and apostles today.
The Third Day - Third Wave - refers to the time we live in today. The
first day was the reformation under Martin Luther in the 16th century
(a reform in theology). The second day was -
Click here to read the full review
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What is this all about you must be asking yourself? It's simple. Once a month we are going to choose at random a person who has left a *comment on one of Ralph's blogs. It's easy to do, just read the blogs and at the end of each posting is a "comments" link. Just click on it and enter your comment. Make sure to enter your email address correctly as this is how we will contact the winner. For every comment you leave you give yourself another chance of being chosen. For example if there are a total of 100 comments left, and you wrote 50 of them, you'll have a 50 out of 100 chance of winning. Each month a blogger will be chosen at random and will receive a **gift certificate good for $50.00 which can be redeemed for any product in our online web store.
So what are you waiting for: Start BLOGGING!
Winner of July's $50.00 gift certificate:
Sharon Kuhn of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
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