Podcast - The Greg Lancaster Show, Live from the Glory Zone.

Greg, John, and Pat discuss the true meaning and joy of celebrating Hanukkah. They continue to discuss the blessing the Jews are. We have the Bible today because of the detailed faithful stewardship. They continue to share in the joy our Jewish brothers and sisters are enjoying as they look to a new bright year. According to CBN News Thousands of Israelis come to Jerusalem's Old City at Hanukkah each year to celebrate and see the lights. For eight days, Jewish people around the world celebrate Hanukkah, a holiday marking a great victory 2,000 years ago. Thursday is the last day of Hanukkah this year. They continued to discuss centuries of persecutions the Jews endured like forced to eat pork, forbidding Sabbath observance, Torah reading and circumcision yet the Jews still continue to remain as a people. Today you are seeing persecution exist against the Jews. They encourage us to remember our Jewish brothers and sisters and their contribution and join them in their celebration for a bright future.

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Pat, Greg, and John discuss now there is nothing sweeter than the presence of God. In this abiding moment Pat shares how the Lord has spoken to him through Rick Joyner’s book, The Torch and the Sword. They continue to discuss the importance of abiding and how it was revealed to Pat that when things in life become too heavy for us to carry it’s because we have left abiding with the Lord. They continue to discuss the reason they are able to do what they are doing is not because of their talents but rather because of grace and favor that is on their lives as a result of abiding with Jesus. If things becoming heavy in your life and you can’t carry what you once were able to carry in God it’s time to evaluate your abiding time with the Lord. There is nothing sweeter than the presence of God that will carry you through any and every situation you find yourself in.

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Pastor Saeed Imprisoned in Iran 436 Days and Counting; A SIGN to US.

Greg, John, and Pat discuss how an imprisoned Saeed in Iran is a sign to the church. They continue to discuss how in the same way President Obama’s administration has been uninterested in Saeed so will they be with you. Christians for now are just being tolerated. We deserve these things unless we repent. According to CBN News “Deadly threats to American pastor Saeed Abedini, who is imprisoned in Iran, are increasing since being transferred to a brutal prison. The American Center for Law and Justice Reports Abedini has been repeatedly robbed and threatened at knifepoint by other prisoners.” The Bible tells us in Matthew 25:45 ““He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.” Pastor Saeed is a sign to the church. Will we get him? Will we forget Jesus? We can always do three things pray, give financially, and serve. They encourage us to do all three and to give to organizations like ACL J who are standing with Saeed.

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Greg, John, and Pat discuss a brief overview of the coming Four Blood Moons and what does this mean. The Bible tells us that the skies and stars were created to serve as signs to mark sacred times. They continue to discuss the state of the nations underscoring the reality that the “bill” is coming due. Today the United States stands as the largest debtor nation ever all in the midst of an economy in turmoil. They continue to discuss how they feel that things are accelerating as they begin to see “last days” events land like bugs on a windshield. Over the last 500 years the Four Blood Moons started in tears and ended in joy.

Four Blood Moons over the Last 500 YEARS

1. The first was in 1492 when King Ferdinand expelled the Jews for not converting to Catholicism and confiscated their property. That is also when the Jewish people gave money to an explorer named Christopher Columbus to find them a new place where they can worship God freely.

2. The second time occurred in 1948 when Israel became a nation and only 11 minutes after they declared themselves a state, then President Harry Truman with the full force backing of the United States confirmed and validated Israel as a country before the world.

3. The third time this happened was during the 6 day Yom Kippur war when Israel was attacked and as a result of the war Jerusalem came under the borders of Israel.

Times have changed in America and we should be concerned. We went from a time when the President put the full force of the United States endorsing the Jewish State to what is happening today the full force of the United States is behind pushing Israel away. President Obama’s policies have not been good towards Israel. Nations will be held accountable for how they treat Israel. The next Four Blood Moons are predicted to begin on April 15, 2014 these signs in heavens can be a signal from heaven that time is running out and we are soon going home.

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Greg, John, and Pat discuss the LIVE Nativity paraded in the nation’s capital. According to CBN News “Mary, Joseph, and the baby Jesus appeared before the Supreme Court this week, but it had nothing to do with a court case. It was all about celebrating the birth of the Savior and the religious liberty that allows the right to celebrate with a live Nativity scene on the front steps of the nation's highest court.” They continued to discuss how many things have been displayed on the lawn of the nation’s capital as a reminder to the nation’s leaders of God’s values. They continue to encourage us to support LIVE nativity scenes across the country.

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The Fire is now Kindled for a Time of Purifying Fire That Will Burn Away all Hay, Wood & Stubble

Greg, John and Pat discuss some of the things that Prophet Rick Joyner shares in his book called The Torch and the Sword. They continue to share the importance of abiding and spending time with God. God is one who keeps His word. If we come against Israel like other presidents have we will suffer those consequences. They continue to share how tough times are coming. Our time here must be spent doing the will of the Father.

“For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or stubble, their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work. If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward. If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved—even though only as one escaping through the flames.”

Luke 3:11-15

They continue to share some of the prophetic visions and dreams the Lord gave them regarding the destruction that is coming to the sea of humanity unless the church repents. There is a refining fire that is coming and it is now kindled.

"In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls."

1 Peter 1:6-9

They continue discuss what God showed Jim Bakker. He was shown there is a lot of “religion” that looks like it’s alive but its actually dead. It’s time to seek God, turn from our wicked ways, that God may hear and see our hearts turn to him and spare us and the land.

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World Jewish Congress President Makes Historic Statement to Christians; Because you(Christians) stand with Us (Jews) I will Stand with You( Christians)

Greg, John, and Pat discuss the historic statement World Jewish Congress President made regarding Christians when he said because you (Christians) stand with us (Jews) I will stand with you (Christians). President Ron Lauder communicated his willingness to stand with Christians as he spoke during the Feast of Tabernacle. According to CBN News “"I will not be silent and we will not be silent," Ron Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress told Christians recently about Jewish support for persecuted Christians.” He continued to reiterate his stand with Christians when he said that he will not remain silent when Christian churches are burned down. I will not remain silent when 450,000 Christian Syrians are forced out of Syria. This is a historic statement made in Jerusalem because of the prophetic implications.

Matthew 23:37-39

“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. Look, your house is left to you desolate. For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’

We can come to appreciate this as we review where we came from as a nation when at the most recent Democratic National Convention Americans booed recognizing God and Jerusalem as the capital of Israel being reinstated in their platform after it was taken out. As President Lauder said we share the same “book”, the same Ten Commandments and the same values. They continued to discuss the rise of Christian Zionism loyal supporters of Israel and the right to possess their own land. They continue to encourage us to support Israel and organizations like CUFI, Christians United for Israel, which bring Israeli issues to the forefront of America’s leaders in Washington, D.C. CUFI today has 1.6 million members and according to “Charisma News”, Pastor John Hagee, the founder has raised and donated nearly 80 million dollars to Israeli charities. We must continue to stand with Israel with our prayers, finances, and with our actions. They encourage us to contact our senators and advocate for Israel and for continued sanction toward Iran. They continue to discuss this could very well be a sign of the Jews coming to salvation.

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Are we Witnessing Alinsky Type Tactic Talks with Iranian President in midst of Obamacare Crisis?

Greg, John, and Pat discuss whether we are witnessing “Alinsky” type tactics right before our eyes as it is being allegedly reported that in the midst of the Obama Care crisis the President is seeking to have a meeting with Iran’s president. Many are seeing this as one major distraction to take people’s attention off of the Obama care problems and redirect them to the Middle East. This continues to happen as Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls the lifting of sanctions from Iran a historic mistake.

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Greg, John, and Pat discuss the importance of “getting out” into the harvest. Greg begins to describe how he felt when he was about to jump out of a plane at 10,000 feet. So many today are held captive and held back into going into the harvest. A spirit of religion often times is behind many who are being held back. Jesus sent the disciples out two by two to advance his kingdom. We are called to do the same and to help people escape the power of satan and to come into the saving light of Jesus Christ. They encourage us to pray and to prepare ourselves for the harvest. Many times we often need people in our lives that will hold us accountable and help to push us in the direction the Lord has called us to serve. Many have used the excuse that they are shy when in reality they are bound by a spirit of fear. There is so much going on in the world today and time is running out and who knows how much time you have left to bear fruit in the kingdom and to bring in the harvest. Sometime we just need our rumpus kicked into the harvest field before we blow a very limited opportunity to lead many to the Lord and when it’s all said and done we don’t want to go to heaven with any regrets.

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Greg, John, and Pat discuss the importance of keeping CHRIST in “CHRISTmust”. They continue to discuss the push that takes place this time of the year to try to take Christ out of Christmas and to make it all about anything as long as they don’t make it about Jesus. They encourage us to imagine if this was our last Christmas. No matter how much satan tries to negatively influence people of the reality of Jesus Christ and his birth he will never be successful. This is a perfect time not to shrink back. One NJ mayor refused to call it a “Holiday” tree but instead said the city is putting up a Christmas tree. The tree itself speaks much about Jesus and serves as a continual reminder and teaching moment. The Bible says cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree. Jesus died on the cross, a tree, and became a curse so we don’t have to be cursed. The lights resemble the light of God’s word shining through. They encourage us to restore purity in our giving and not make Christmas about us but rather about Jesus.

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