Hi Saints – Don’t Miss Out on this Amazing Conference – Church and Cultural Challenges!!
MESSAGE FROM CINDY MCGARVIE, NATIONAL DIRECTOR YOUTH FOR CHRIST RE ABOVE CONFERENCE
I’m looking forward to the conference in July! In my session, I’ll be presenting a perspective on what I see happening within our culture in regard to our children and young people — a battle for their very souls.
There is a term known as ‘the fog of war’ and it refers to the situation when a military suddenly finds itself in a battle where they have no idea of the location and capability of the enemy, nor the location and capabilities of friendlies. The solution to this is to quickly gather intelligence so that you know what to do. Intelligence reduces the ‘fog of war’—it helps to sort out the truth.
My goal is to provide some valuable intelligence for the spiritual battle that has been intensifying rapidly to equip Christian leaders and parents to fight for our children. ………. See flier below for Cindy’s photo and bio. She has also authored amazing books as well as being on the frontline of the battle for our children and youth. Books are Jesus Revolution: Real and Radical, Lost Boys: Bring Them Home, and The Next Revolution.
CALLING WARRIORS, HEROES, AND MIGHTY MEN & WOMEN OF VALOUR LIKE GIDEON & ESTHER TO CANBERRA 27-29 JULY LIFESTREAM CHURCH FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS
You can register for the conference on Eventbrite and day regos are now available – bit.ly/440qyGA
Prayer for a great deliverance and removing the veil of secrecy by Ps Norman Miller
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4 Visions and 2 of Angels – Message by Ps Barbara Miller to Canberra Declaration re Church and Cultural Challenges Conference Canberra 27-29 July. The Lord has been speaking to her about the need for angelic intervention.
Barbara is blessed to be speaking at a Southern Cross Alliance for Israel event by zoom on 27 June at 7.30pm along with special guest, David Rubin, the former mayor of Shiloh, Samaria, Israel. To join in, contact John Lockwood – southerncrossallianceforisrael@gmail.com
ALL CHRISTIANS WHO LOVE ISRAEL ARE INVITED TO THIS SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE A SHABBAT MEAL AND HEAR FROM GIFTED MESSIANIC JEWISH PASTORS FROM ISRAEL. IT IS CO-HOSTED BY INDIGENOUS FRIENDS OF ISRAEL WHICH IS OPEN TO NON-INDIGENOUS AS WELL.
Don’t forget about the Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast (JPB) 3-4 July in the Gold Coast and after events in Cairns 5 July and Townsville 6 July. For JPB contact https://jpbaustralia.com/ .
For the events in Cairns and Townsville, contact Matthew Chivers – mchivers.au@bridgesforpeace.com.
Norman Miller of Indigenous Friends of Israel will be one of the inspirational speakers in Cairns and possibly at other events.
Norman and Barbara will be in the Gold Coast 30 June to 5 July for anyone wanting to catch up with us for ministry or just a coffee and chat. Ph 0466076020.
Hi Saints – Don’t Miss Out on this Amazing Conference – Church and Cultural Challenges!!
Rise up mighty men and women of valour just like Gideon when the Lord allowed the Midianites to oppress Israel because they did evil in the Lord’s eyes. When they cried out to the Lord, he chose Gideon to save them.
Judges 6:12 “And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him, and said to him, “The Lord is with you, you mighty man of valor! ..v14 Then the Lord turned to him and said, “Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. Have I not sent you?”
The NIV says “mighty warrior” and the NLT says “mighty hero.”
Gideon basically said, Who me, I can’t do it? And the angel basically said, Yes you because I will be with you.
v15-16 So he said to Him, “O my Lord, how can I save Israel? Indeed my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.”
And the Lord said to him, “Surely I will be with you, and you shall defeat the Midianites as one man.”
We have done evil in the sight of the Lord in Australia but the Lord is raising up men like Gideon who are brave enough to make a stand, tear down idols and fight.
Also, the Lord is raising women like Esther who have come into position for such a time as to stand before the authorities to plead a just case. The Lord is calling us to free our people from the ensnarement of the anti-Christian culture we live in. We can’t do it but we can be the Lord’s hands and feet, eyes and voice as He calls and enables.
CALLING WARRIORS, HEROES, AND PEOPLE OF VALOUR TO CANBERRA 27-29 JULY LIFESTREAM CHURCH
You can register for the conference on Eventbrite and early bird regos expire on 12 June but we will extend to 16 June – bit.ly/440qyGA
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Why do you need to come to Canberra?
There is intolerance of Christian views and freedom of speech and association in the public square. They would not dare to do this to other religions. Discrimination against Christians in the workplace, schools, sports etc.
The ACT government’s forced takeover of the Calvary hospital in Canberra because of its pro-life stand. This threatens faith-run hospitals and schools across the nation setting a precedent
“The right of parents to educate their children in accordance with their religious beliefs in Australia has been dealt a serious blow with the release of the Australian Law Reform Commission’s consultation paper,” says the Human Rights Law Alliance. (https://www.hrla.org.au/alrc_pushes_to_axe_religious_freedom_protections)
Hundreds of babies who survive abortion are left to die without medical attention which is a disgrace. Some MPS have put forward the Human Rights (Children Born Alive Protection) Bill 2022. The Canberra Declaration recently gave verbal evidence and presented over 90,000 signatories in support of the Bill to the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs Inquiry.
MP Moira Deeming has been vilified and expelled from the Victorian Liberal Party room for standing up for women’s spaces in toilets and sports etc.
The voice referendum is looking to enshrine in the Australian constitution group rights in a new chapter that is based on race/Indigeneity/ heredity which would create two classes of citizens. We currently have chapters for the 3 tiers of government – the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary so this will change how our nation is governed. However, we need to Close the Gap of Indigenous disadvantage and recognize Indigenous people in the constitution which can be done without the voice which would be entrenched in the constitution with details to be worked out after the public vote.
Federal government policies that promote the religion of climate change are destroying our fossil fuel industry and driving up the cost of living causing poverty, people to lose their homes and businesses, divorce, and mental health issues
The youth in our nation have so many challenges as the Judeo-Christian values in our nation have been challenged and mocked. The media and entertainment industry is complicit in much of this.
And much more!
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4 Hours of nonstop worship at Church & Cultural Challenges Conference Canberra 27-29 July
Shirley Miller, Barbara Miller, Norman Miller, Colleen Burfitt and Thomas Miller
Blessings to all our wonderful readers!!! A lot is happening but God is in control no matter what we see around us. Nevertheless, we need to discern the times (Matt 16:2-4) and, as 1 Peter 3:15 says: “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and be ready always to give an answer to every man who asketh you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear.”
Church & Cultural Challenges Conference Interview of Barbara Miller with Neil Johnson Vision Christian Radio 30/5/23. The early bird rego for this conference ends on 12 June. Neil asked Barbara about the Voice Referendum as well. See https://reconciliationandpeace.org/events/2023-conference/
IFI – expressing the voice of Indigenous people, the First Nations voice, in support of Israel through education and advocacy
PATH TO TREATY ACT QLD
THIS STORY WAS BREAKING NEWS AT THE TIME AS I WROTE IT BEFORE THIS LEGISLATION PASSED THE QLD PARLIAMENT – Queensland’s Treaty Law has had an astonishing dream run. But can it last? By Barbara Miller The Spectator 13 May 2023 SEE HERE
UPCOMING EVENTS
May 27-June 3 – National Reconciliation Week with the theme – Be A Voice for Generations. Ps Norman usually opens proceedings in Cairns with a prayer and we host some activities. We can give you some snippets next newsletter.
July 3-4 – Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast in Gold Coast with hosts from the Knesset, Israel’s parliament.
July 5-6 – The Israeli Ambassador to Australia, His Excellency Amir Maimon, will then come to Cairns and Townsville and we are involved along with SCAFI, Bridges for Peace, CFI, ICEJ, Beersheba Vison, Kingdom Builders, Olive Tree Travel and local churches in each city in this event. This is in our role as the founders of the Indigenous Friends of Israel and founders of the Centre for International Reconciliation and Peace. These events will bring together Jews and Christians. Norman will share for 10 mins.
This event is about Jews and Christians standing together to celebrate Israel’s 75 years as a nation reborn.
July – Also wonderful friends from Malaysia, Pastors Abraham and Joy Tan will be visiting us. Stay posted
Aug 18-20 – Shabbat and Indigenous Friends of Israel conference in Cairns with Pastors Avi and Chaya Mizrachi from Israel (see above)
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INVITE TO SHABBAT MEAL & CONFERENCE – FROM JERUSALEM TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH (Actually Tel Aviv to Cairns) Hosted by Indigenous Friends of Israel & CFIRP
UPDATE TO CHURCH & CULTURAL CHALLENGES CONFERENCE LIFESTREAM CHURCH CANBERRA 27-29 JULY. EARLY BIRD RUNS OUT 12 JUNE. REGISTER NOW & DON’T MISS OUT! Announcing our final speaker, Christian lawyer Daniel Simon from the Human Rights Law Alliance. See the update of P4 of the flier
May 14 was the 417th anniversary of the decree over the South Lands of the Holy Spirit by Ferdinand de Quiros. If you would like to read about his amazing journey to get to Vanuatu and the story of what took place on the day and island he made the declaration then read about it in my book The European Quest to Find Terra Australis Incognita: Quiros, Torres and Janszoon. See https://barbara-miller-books.com/
If you would like to know how to write decrees and how decrees can change your nation, see Barbara’s book Decrees and Dangerous Prayers: 7 steps we can use to change our nation or community. There is a special deal at https://reconciliationandpeace.org/
Shavuot, or the Feast of Weeks, is a major Jewish holiday and Biblical feast that occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan. In the Bible, Shavuot marked the wheat harvest in the Land of Israel. It is celebrated worldwide by Jews and Christians who are aware of the Jewish roots of the Christian faith. This year it is celebrated from sundown 25 May 2023 – sundown 27 May. As well as celebrating it in our Tabernacle of David on Sat 27 May at 4pm, Norman and Barbara will be sharing by zoom for the Pentecost Sunday service for Ps Jack Yeo and Emmanuel Blessings Christian Centre in Sydney with their service starting at 9.30am. Contact us if you are interested in joining in either service.
UPCOMING EVENTS
May 25-27 – Shavuot or Feast of Weeks
May 27 – National Day of Prayer and Fasting – see Canberra Declaration https://canberradeclaration.org.au/
May 27-June 3 – National Reconciliation Week with the theme – Be A Voice for Generations. Ps Norman usually opens proceedings in Cairns with a prayer and we host some activities.
May 28 – Pentecost Sunday, Pastors Norman and Barbara Miller will be speaking by zoom for Ps Jack Yeo, Emmanuel Blessings Christian Centre, Sydney
July 3-4 – Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast in Gold Coast with hosts from the Knesset, Israel’s parliament. The Israeli Ambassador will then come to Cairns and we are involved along with SCAFI, Bridges for Peace , and other Christian ministries that support Israel, in this event in our role as the founders of the Centre for International Reconciliation and Peace and the founders of the Indigenous Friends of Israel. Norman will share for 10 mins. https://indigenousfriendsofisrael.org/
July – Also wonderful friends from Malaysia, Pastors Abraham and Joy Tan will be visiting us. Stay posted
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We want to extend our blessings to all our wonderful readers. God bless you!!! And Happy Mothers Day to all the mothers, including spiritual mothers!!! As we have our service on Saturdays, we already celebrated Mother’s Day yesterday with a wonderful event at our church with worship, communion, an amazing meal with amazing decorations by Norman’s sisters – Colleen, Lilian, Deborah and Joanne. We even had Bible quizzes on mothers and crafts to add some fun to the occasion. Who said church is boring? Not around here!
Israel Events
April 25-26 – In 2023, Yom Haatzmaut (Israeli Independence Day) was from sundown on April 25 to sundown on April 26. The major State Ceremony took place on the eve of Yom Haatzmaut at Mount Herzl, Israel’s National Ceremony in Jerusalem. This event marked the end of Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s memorial day, commemorating their fallen.
May 7-28 – 21 Prayers for Israel and Isaiah 62 Fast led by Mike Bickle and the International House of Prayer Kansas City. It is estimated that 5 million Christians worldwide are praying for Israel at this time. The judicial crisis in Israel has caused great unrest and division as the government tries to find the right balance between the powers of judiciary and the legislature. Also, Israel is surrounded by hostile states. CLICK HERE to get the 21 prayers.
May 9 to current – Following the death by hunger strike in prison of a Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader, there have been over 1,000 rockets fired at Israeli citizens killing one woman and injuring others. David’s Sling, Israel’s defence system, is intercepting most missiles. Israel has counteracted by the targeted killing of 6 Palestinian Jihad terrorist leaders (Iran’s proxy). Unfortunately, as they use civilians as human shields, there has been some collateral damage, The ALP Australian government is planning to increase funding to the Palestinian Authority, so Australian taxpayers will be supporting terrorism whether they want to or not.
May 14 – Israel’s independence was declared on May 14, 1948 — the day when David ben Gurion officially read the Proclamation of the Establishment of the State of Israel.. Happy 75th birthday Israel.
May 15 – May 151948, the first day of Israeli Independence and exactly one year after United Nations Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP) was established,Arab armies invaded Israel and the first Arab-Israeli war began. The fledgling Israel state managed to miraculously win and Arabs have called this Nakba Day. The United Nations will stage a high-level special meeting to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Nakba – the mass displacement of around 750,000 Palestinians from their homeland in 1948. Many forget that the same number of Jews were displaced from Arab lands at the same time. However, Israel gave them a home while the Arab nations rejected the Palestinians to keep the war going.
Prophetic Word & Decree – Hear the Call of the Voice of the Lord and the Call to Gather in Canberra by Ps Norman Miller
Made on 1 April – A prophetic call to gather in Canberra 27-29 July at Lifestream Church for the Church and Cultural Challenges Conference hosted by the Centre for International Reconciliation and Peace and the Tabernacle of David Cairns. It is a call to deep intercession, the harp and bowl ministry and to bring a cultural shift in our nation to Biblical values. Sound the shofar and hear the roar of the Lion of the tribe of Judah. See more on
Don’t miss this amazing conference 27-29 July at Lifestream Christian Fellowship, 152 Langdon Ave, Wanniassa, Canberra. Speakers are Cindy McGarvie, National Director Youth for Christ, Dr Graham McLennan, founder National Alliance of Christian Leaders, Ps Peter Walker, founder Australian Indigenous Christian Ministries, David Jack, an arts and media expert, and by video, former Senator Amanda Stoker. We will start with 4 hours of worship as we seek the Lord for His purposes in strategic prayer for our nation. There is a strong effort to remove the church from the public square and impose worldly values on the church restricting our religious freedom.
We have issues of political correctness, identity politics, and much more. Come and help bring a shift to our nation. Gal 3:28 says: “There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.”
Enormous cultural changes challenge our Christian faith. We need strategic prayer, worship, and to give a reason for our faith 1 Peter 3:15. We need the anointing of Isaachar to know the times and seasons and what Israel and the church should do.
We have a prayer group for the conference with Christians from around Australia fortnightly by zoom and amazing revelation is coming forth.
You can register for the conference on Eventbrite and early bird regos expire on 12 June – bit.ly/440qyGA
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People Pleasers or God Pleasers: the Church and Cultural Challenges by Ps Barbara Miller
Left – Interim Truth-Telling and Treaty Board (ITTB) – Ray Rosendale, Cheryl Buchanan, Aaron Fa’aoso, and Dr Sallyanne Atkinson, Cairns 9.5.23, Right – Barbara Miller and Cheryl Buchanan, Co-chair ITTB Cairns 9.5.23
PATH TO TREATY
Path to Treaty legislation passed in Cairns as the Qld Parliament met in Cairns 9-11 May. It will establish a Truth-Telling and Healing Inquiry and a Treaty Institute. Barbara wrote an article for The Spectator which came out today 13 May though it was written the previous week.
Norman and Barbara and other Miller family members and community leaders were invited to a breakfast with the Premier, MPs and the ITTB on 11 May to commemorate the passing of the legislation.
Traditional owner, Seith Fourmile, called out Barbara Miller and a few other key workers for Indigenous advancement including Norman’s father and mother. Co-chair of the ITTB, Cheryl Buchanan, singled out Barbara for having worked as long as Cheryl had – 53 years – for Indigenous advancement. At an earlier ITTB workshop on 9 May, Seith honoured Barbara and Norman, and Cheryl honoured Barbara remembering her as the “young Christian girl” who had stood with them at the tent embassy in Canberra in 1971.
VOICE REFERENDUM
Hardly surprising that The Weekend Australian May 13-14 said on its front page, “Australians will be asked to vote for an Indigenous voice to Parliament and executive government after a Labor-dominated parliamentary committee endorsed Anthony Albanese’s proposed constitutional amendment without change, deepening the political battle over the referendum process.
The Liberals and Nationals – who made up less than a third of the committee members – issued dissenting reports on Friday attacking as insufficient the six-week timeframe given to the inquiry.” They said there should have been a constitutional convention to iron out drafting issues.
Former Prime Minister, Tony Abbott was denied the opportunity to make a verbal submission to the Inquiry until he went to the media and they relented and gave him a grilling over his opposition to the Voice. Ps Norman Miller was similarly denied a hearing though he put his name down to speak before the inquiry hearing in Cairns and waited all day to give evidence. Instead, he put in a written submission which should be publicly available along with all the others. As we know, there have been many legal opinions for and against the Voice with disagreement in the legal fraternity.
Pastors Norman and Barbara were interviewed by Vision Christian Radio on the Voice as Christians are wanting some leadership and advice on this issue. A Canberra intercessor said that 1 Way fm Christian radio in Canberra also covered their interview.
It is unhelpful that one of the Aboriginal designers of the Voice, Marcia Langton, publicly said on there could be an intifada in the western desert of Australia if a yes vote for the referendum did not succeed. (The Australian 3 May). Dr David Adler President of the Australian Jewish Association told Sky News 14 May that antifada is an Arab word and means race-based terrorism.
This is not what we want to see in Australia. There is a debate about whether the Voice would further or set back the cause of reconciliation between First Nations people and the rest of Australia.
UPCOMING EVENTS
May 25-27 – Shavuot or Feast of Weeks
May 27 – National Day of Prayer and Fasting – see Canberra Declaration https://canberradeclaration.org.au/
May 27-June 3 – National Reconciliation Week with the theme – Be A Voice for Generations. Ps Norman usually opens proceedings in Cairns with a prayer and we host some activities.
May 28 – Pentecost Sunday, Pastors Norman and Barbara Miller will be speaking by zoom for Ps Jack Yeo, Emmanuel Blessings Christian Centre, Sydney
July 3-4 – Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast in Gold Coast with hosts from the Knesset, Israel’s parliament. The Israeli Ambassador will then come to Cairns and we are involved along with SCAFI and other Christian ministries that support Israel, in organising this event in our role as the founders of the Centre for International Reconciliation and Peace and the founders of the Indigenous Friends of Israel. https://indigenousfriendsofisrael.org/
July – Also wonderful friends from Malaysia, Pastors Abraham and Joy Tan will be visiting us. Stay posted
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This is an early newsletter as there is so much happening and we want to be timely. Just sample the content that interests you because we know there is so much out there. Enjoy!
The Christian mayor of the Gold Coast, Australia invites us to the Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast this July. Norman and Barbara participated at the first Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast at Old Parliament House in Canberra some years ago now. You will be blessed by attending. The Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast works in with the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, and meets with the leaders of the nations and Christians and Jews all around the world. We were blessed to have one of their key people, Albert Veksler, speak at one of our Tabernacle of David Asia Pacific Prayer meetings we hosted.
Left – Cartoon re the Voice in Independent News. Right – Norman Miller with former Mayor of Yarrabah Aboriginal community,Percy Neal, at a meeting with the Uluru Statement from the Heart group 10.4.22
The Voice and Constitutional Recognition of First Nations People: For and Against Arguments
by Barbara Miller 23.3.23
A historic vote has just taken place (Wednesday night 22.3.23) to pass the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Bill in both houses of federal parliament. Opposition leader, Peter Dutton, gave Coalition support after securing some amendments in relation to the referendum on the Voice that will be held between October and December this year.
Whereas governments in the past had funded both the yes and no campaigns for referendums, the Albanese government had been planning to only fund an information campaign that would in essence be pro-voice and were seeking to censor misinformation, which people took to mean, no campaign arguments. They were also only granting tax-deductible gift recipient (DGR) status to the yes campaign. This was discriminatory. That mostly changed this week.
While Dutton was not able to secure funding for a no campaign, representations from the coalition have meant that the government will only be able to fund a neutral civics and education program so that any public funding on activities considered partisan can be legally challenged. Also, the no campaign can now benefit from DGR status.
There have been divisions with the referendum working group the government set up to advise it. These were over whether to include advice to executive government (public service and ministers) as well as parliament. When the Attorney General and Solicitor General raised concerns that including advice to executive government with the referendum working group, they were rejected. While the Solicitor Generals advice has not, and should be, made public, it appears the recommendation was to include “ministers of the crown” and not the public service.
Right up to the last minute, it looked like the Albanese government would end up in a big fight with the referendum working group over the final wording of what would be put to the public in the referendum. However, it was the Prime Minister (PM) himself who had added “executive government” into the wording for the Voice referendum he gave at the Garma Festival. So, despite the possible legal minefield and possible bogging down of government, the PM has agreed to their advice. As the PM has said in the past, it would be a brave government that did not take the advice of the Voice even if it is not a veto.
After cabinet approval, the PM (Albo as he is called) met with some of the 21 members of the Voice for a press conference on 23.3.23 to confirm the wording that would be put to the Australian public on referendum day. The consensus was nearly not there in time but the deadline was Thursday as there would be a final vote in parliament next week on the wording when a constitutional alteration bill will be put to parliament.
Albo was a bit teary as he is staking his political career on the referendum’s success as it will be a big part of his legacy. Albo’s draft amendment was, the Voice “may make representations to parliament and the executive government on matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.”
The final wording the referendum working group put to cabinet who agreed to it is, “A proposed law: To alter the constitution to recognize the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. Do you approve this proposed alteration?”
First Indigenous Voice to Parliament in SA 26.3.23
South Australia has become the first jurisdiction in the country to set up an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. A special Sunday sitting of SA Parliament passed the bill creating the Voice, which has been assented to by the governor in a ceremonial meeting of the state’s executive council.
Addressing the Lower House, Premier Peter Malinauskas described the legislation as “momentous” for the state’s Indigenous people. “It has been a long time coming but First Nations voices will now be heard in the state of South Australia,” he said.
Left – Royston Sagigi-Baira at Idol contest and Right – Mayor of Mapoon Aileen Addo giving out plaques to the leaders or descendants of the leaders who led the move back to Mapoon to rebuild it in 1974.
SPEAKING ABOUT VOICE, WHO WON AUSTRALIAN IDOL?
by Barbara Miller
I’ve not been watching Australian Idol but I had to watch tonight (26.3.23) because Royston Sagigi-Baira from Mapoon Aboriginal community north of Weipa in north Queensland is one of the finalists. I remember listening to him singing at a concert in Mapoon in 2018. The people loved to hear him sing and the community are watching eagerly tonight on zoom or similar.
The reason Norman and I were there and the reason for the concert was the Paanja Festival which commemorated the resurrection of Mapoon from the ashes after it had been burnt down by the Qld government and the people removed by police in 1963. I helped them move back in 1974 and wrote a book about it in 2018 called White Woman Black Heart: Journey Home to Old Mapoon, A Memoir. I took the book to Mapoon to give to the leaders of the move back and their families and to the Aboriginal council.
Mapoon is a wonderful community that does not have the problems with crime, alcohol or domestic violence that plague some communities and the young people love to go fishing and crabbing and go bush. I think part of the reason was the struggle to rebuild from nothing and the strength of the people. They have recently built a new church there because even that had been burnt down by the government and for many years they worshipped at the rebuilt school. I am so glad I helped make it possible for them to move back.
Well, to much tears and joy, Royston won, and his community, and much of Australia, celebrate with him. He grew up singing in the church and at school in the small beachside and bush community of 300.
His childhood pastor and lifelong friend James Hughes says he is not surprised Royston has made it this far in the competition because he always saw his star potential.
“I first met Royston when he was just six years old and I moved to Mapoon as the pastor,” James says.
Free Anointed Worship Tabernacle of David Cairns led by Thomas Miller Prophetic song and prophetic word by Ps Norman Miller. Prophecy by Norman over Tom starts at 9.47 minutes.
Not surprising that during worship Anita saw Jesus on His throne touch the top of her head and smile at her. This was an awesome experience.
Culture War Against the Church conference Canberra 29-31 July 2023
If you would like to partner with us in the Culture War Against the Church conference the Lord has put on our hearts to host or if you would like to regularly intercede for it, please let us know. We are meeting with a group of intercessors from 3 April at 7pm AEST fortnightly to pray for the conference. The Lord has put on our heart to produce a 21-day prayer guide also for you to use in your own time.
Jesus or Yeshua was right when He prophecied and declared that the gates of hell would not prevail against the church because Caesarea Philippi where He said it is in ruins and its temples are in disuse. The gospel of Jesus has expanded worldwide.
However, this is no time for complacency. I saw a vision of a crab in a pot of water and the temperature slowly increased until it was boiled and dead. I don’t know if this happens in real life but it is a warning to us because things can change imperceptibly for the worse and one day we turn around and wonder how it happened.
Messiah in Isaiah: Songs of the Suffering Servant by Ps Barbara Miller The traditional Jewish understanding of this scripture is discussed as well as the Christian understanding.
Mat 8:16-17 “When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him (Jesus or Yeshua), and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: ‘He took up our infirmities and bore our diseases’.” Isaiah 53:4
TREATY MEETINGS HELD AROUND QLD
Norman and Barbara attended a meeting in Cairns on 20.3.23 which was the first of the Qld government’s consultations re a treaty with its Indigenous people. Barbara will write a report on it soon.
The Queensland Legislative Assembly will meet at the Cairns Convention Centre for the sixth regional sitting of the Queensland Parliament from Tuesday 9 to Thursday 11 May 2023 where it is expected to make a big announcement re its treaty and truth-telling process. It is not doing the Voice first but treaty and truth-telling first.
Attending Regional Parliament is free and everyone is welcome.
Have you dreamed of being a successful published author? Do you believe you have a book in you? As an internationally bestselling author (Barbara Miller), I believe the Lord has put it on my heart to help Christians to write and publish books to bless others. I have written 4 guides to get you started. If interested, check it out.
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Newsletter of Centre for International Reconciliation and Peace
CULTURE WARS AND THE CHURCH
The Lord has put it on our hearts to organise a conference titled Culture Wars and the Church. We’ve had a break from organising conferences after organising over 20 of them in the 26 years since we pioneered our church. However, the Lord has given us much revelation about this and called us to step back up and do it. We will be having a collaborative approach as there are other wonderful ministries in this space so please let us know if you want to be involved.
ANTI-JESUS OFFENSIVE JOKE ON CH 10’s THE PROJECT
Norman rang Ch 10 and put in a complaint about an offensive joke about Jesus made recently on Ch 10. Some Christians are asking for the program “The Project” to be axed. We won’t repeat the joke. Though the hosts of The Project, who laughed at it and let it go at the time, have since apologised, it is still available to be viewed online. The Sydney Morning Herald reported on 3.3.23,
“The Catholic Archbishop of Sydney has invited the boss of Channel Ten and panellists from its flagship current affairs program The Project to attend church at St Mary’s Cathedral, criticising the program’s lengthy apology for a joke about Jesus as disingenuous and forced.
The Project’s co-hosts Waleed Aly and Sarah Harris apologised on Wednesday after the program faced backlash for a joke made on-air by comedian Reuben Kaye on Tuesday night.”
Photo of comedian left and one of hosts right – Sky News
Sing Your Prayers or Don’t Let the Music Die by Ps Norman Miller Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. Col 3:16
INDIGENOUS FRIENDS OF ISRAEL ON THE ADELAIDE WRITERS FESTIVAL
PRESS RELEASE 23.2.23
Indigenous Friends of Israel (IFI) co-founders Norman and Barbara Miller said, “Adelaide Writers Festival organisers seem to think free speech reads hate speech or racist speech which is not so. In a one-sided propaganda event, the most vitriolic pro-Palestinian writers will have a platform with no opportunity for the other side to be heard. At best, this is a misuse of taxpayers’ money. At worst, it is an intellectual travesty.”
“As Indigenous Friends of Israel, we condemn the inaccurate propaganda coming from some invited speakers that Israel is a racist, apartheid colonizer state. Jews have been in the land we now call Israel since the time of Abraham, 4,000 years ago. Jerusalem was made the capital of the Jewish state 3,000 years ago by King David. Jews were conquered and removed at various times through history but a remnant has always been in Israel, renamed Palestine by the conquering Romans. Arabs conquered and colonialized Jerusalem in the relatively recent time of 636-637 AD. They came from Saudi Arabia. They are not Indigenous,” said IFI.
“When the modern state of Israel was declared in 1948, Arab nations went to war against Israel. There were a similar number of Jews as refugees from Arab nations from which they were expelled as Arab refugees from Israel who fled the war or were displaced. Jewish refugees were absorbed by Israel but the Arab nations refused to absorb Palestinian Arab refugees so they could weaponize them against Israel.
“Israeli Arabs are not treated in a racist apartheid manner as they are in the Knesset (Parliament), judiciary, police service, academia, business, and various professions. Israel is one of the most multicultural nations in the world.
“The Premier of Adelaide, Paul Malinauskas, has declared he will not attend but will not withdraw funding. The Australian newspaper reported recently the concern of Ukrainian and Jewish leaders as one speaker, Palestinian-American writer Susan Abulhawa, is a pro-Putin apologist. She said Putin is trying to “DeNazify Ukraine” and that Ukrainian President Zelensky is a ‘depraved Zionist trying to ignite World War 111’.”
“The war in Ukraine has been clearly caused by Russian aggression with Putin trying to restore the glory and territory of the former Soviet Union. The Ukrainians are valiantly defending themselves with war crimes being committed by Russia. One example is the thousands of Ukrainian children captured and taken to re-education camps in Russia. This fits the UN definition of genocide.
“Another speaker at the festival, poet Mohammed El-Kurd, has made defamatory, racist, and vile comments about Israel and Jewish people, including blood libel, that are antisemitic such as Israelis eating the organs of Palestinians or lusting after Palestinian blood. It is a wonder he and Abulhawa have been allowed into Australia considering recent discussion re Kanye (Ye) West’s visit,” said IFI, “especially when Abulhawa supports terrorism and wiping Israel off the map.”
“Festival organizer Louise Adler is staring down criticism saying she wants debate but how can there be debate when a platform is provided for only one side of a debate? There are seven Palestinian speakers and none from Israel. On top of that, with speakers like Abulhawa and El-Kurd equating Israel with Nazis, it trivializes the Holocaust and is offensive to Jewish people,” said the Millers for IFI.
“By comparison, the Sydney Festival included a dance performance created by an Israeli and sponsored by the Israeli embassy which had nothing to do with politics. However, performers were harassed and bullied by the pro-Palestinian lobby into pulling out and many did. This is not the tolerant and inclusive society Australians think we have.” IFI said.
“Australia has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism and comments by some of the Palestinian speakers at the Adelaide Festival contravene this,” said Barbara Miller who has just written a Handbook on the Holocaust and the Australian Aboriginal Response for educators, high school students and adult education. It was published by the WE ARE HERE! Foundation.
PURIM, DECREES AND QUEEN ESTHER
By Ps Barbara Miller
As we are approaching Purim or the Feast of Esther, rather than including one of my many messages on this, I am giving you an extract from chapter 2 of a recent book of mine called Decrees and Dangerous Prayers: 7 Steps We Can Use to Change Our Nation or Community.
“We see in the story of Esther in the Bible that the Jewish people were faced with a situation of possible genocide of world Jewry. The situation could not have been more serious. The Jews had been taken into captivity in Babylon which was ruling the world at the time. When King Artaxerxes wanted a new queen, Esther was selected and she had hidden her Jewish identity on her uncle Mordecai’s instructions.
Haman was an Agagite, a people who were enemies of the Jews and descended from their traditional enemies the Amalekites. He was offended because Mordecai would not bow to him. So, he tricked the King into signing a decree that the Jews in the known world would be wiped out on a certain day and their possessions kept by their murderers. This was on Haman’s accusation that they would not bow before the King and were disloyal subjects.
Mordecai pleaded with Queen Esther to do something about it. By law, she could only approach the King if he summoned her and if she approached him without being summoned, she could be killed. But Mordecai challenged her that if she didn’t, deliverance would come from elsewhere and she and her family would lose their lives. He said who knows but maybe you came into royal position for this very purpose. Maybe this is how you will fulfill your destiny. He said, in Esther 4:14, “For if you remain silent now, then relief and deliverance will come to the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Who knows if you haven’t come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”
Maybe it’s time for you to fulfill your destiny or calling in God by intervening in a national or even international situation. So, Esther, a young girl, took the advice of the authority figure in her life, her uncle who had brought her up, and decided to take up the challenge at the threat of losing her life. She called a 3-day fast, presumably with prayer, of her servants and the Jewish people and then approached the King. He may have been her husband, but she was breaking the law of the land. However, she found favour with the king and he pointed his sceptre at her and asked her what she wanted and said she could have up to half his kingdom. She must have been very relieved.
She was not after possessions but the lives of her people and when she revealed the plot of Haman, the King was angry at Haman and organised for him to be hanged on the gallows he had prepared to hang Mordecai on. But the law of the kingdom was that once a decree had been made, it could not be reversed. So, the horrible reality set in. The day of slaughter would go ahead as already decreed.
But, and this is a big but, the king devised a plan. He said to Esther and Mordecai that they should write another decree in the king’s name, and seal it with his signet ring, that would reverse the effect of the first decree. This was a game-changer. So, they wrote a decree that the Jewish people could rise up against those who sought to kill them on that day. This meant that the Jewish people were able to get rid of a lot of their enemies. So, in the end, their situation was improved. When people saw the favour the Jews now had with the king, fear fell upon them and some even converted to become Jews.
I have often taught about this story because I think it has a big lesson for us today. Look at the scripture closely, Esther 8:8, “Now write another decree in the king’s name on behalf of the Jews as seems best to you, and seal it with the king’s signet ring—for no document written in the king’s name and sealed with his ring can be revoked.”
What is this saying to us? If we feel an evil decree has been made against us or our people or our nation, we can ask our King Jesus if we can write another decree that will reverse the effect of that evil decree and write it in His name and seal it with His signet ring. I believe that if we have a witness from the Holy Spirit about the decree, then that means we can seal it with the signet ring of King Jesus. How awesome is that? And it is very powerful. And exciting!
If you have situations or believe your community or nation has situations that need reversing, take heed as this is how to do it.”
(I give practical examples from our ministry and interesting examples of the decrees or edicts by Cyrus and Darius which enabled the Jews to return from their captivity in Babylon and rebuild the city and temple of Jerusalem. I also discuss evil decrees like those of Hitler. But the important part is the step by step process you can use to write decrees as the Lord leads you to turn your situation around. It is more powerful than simply asking God in prayer although He hears all prayers.) For more information see https://reconciliationandpeace.org/decrees-gift/
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