MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Wishing you a Christmas that is blessed with every good thing God wants for those who love Him—the JOY that makes even the smallest thing a blessing the FAITH that sustains us during difficult times, and the wondrous LOVE that surrounds us all, all year long
Christian Renewal Ministries was incorporated in 1986, and we are grateful for the confidence that you have placed in our ministries. Many of you have faithfully prayed for us, supported us financially, attended our Schools of Prayer and revival services, purchased our books, and read our quarterly CRM Journals. We are also very grateful for the guidance and support of our Board of Directors: Gail and Betty Fremont, Ron and Mary Ann Johnson, Doug and Dee Sprague, Rich and Christy Sherlock, and Shirley Tharp.
I have been preaching the Gospel for 74 years, while serving as a pastor for 47 years and travelling the world as an evangelist for 27 years preaching the Gospel and conducting Schools of Prayer. After these 74 years in ministry, I found myself preaching my last sermon on the radio in January 2020. It was a heartbreaking experience for me, but at 90 years of age how can I be less than thankful for the privilege of spreading the Gospel for 74 years! In the past several months, I have been experiencing age-related cognitive decline, which led to much difficulty in preaching. Be assured, I continue to pray several hours every day for specific prayer requests and for revival in America, believing God for the greatest spiritual awakening our country has ever seen in its history. I am continuing to study the Word of God daily and am writing weekly articles for our Facebook page and our blog (shown above in our contact information).
Pray.
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Monday, December 7, 2020
Preparing for New Year 2021 - by Jim Tharp
As we are facing a new year, I feel the need to call our attention to a warning from God’s Word which the apostle Paul wrote to his spiritual son Timothy: “But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!” (II Timothy 3:1-5, NKJV)
It is important for us to know the meaning of “The Last Days.” It certainly means more than just another day or moment in time. “The Last Days” is God’s term for describing the last days of His Church Age. The Church Age began when Jesus Christ came to earth as “The Son of Man” to suffer and die to pay the sin debt of anyone who would repent of sin and trust Him as Savior and Lord. Christ’s first coming was His miraculous birth as the Son of God. He suffered and died and was resurrected on the third day. He remained on earth for 40 days to remind His disciples to prepare for spreading the gospel of salvation throughout the world. His final orders before His ascension back to Heaven was for believers to go back into the city of Jerusalem and pray for His and the Heavenly Father’s outpouring of the Holy Spirit of power. (Acts 1:1-14)
For more than two thousand years, Christians have been spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world to help everyone believe in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord and prepare for death or the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus warned throughout His ministry that all human beings must prepare for His return. No one would know the day or the hour of His coming. But both Jesus and His disciples gave some signs of the times that would allow saints and sinners to get prepared for His Second Coming.
Dear readers, I do not need to tell you that our world is on fire. We are in global conflict. Evil has been poured out on the human race ever since Adam and Eve rebelled against God in the Garden of Eden. The apostle Paul used the term “perilous times”—explosive, dangerous, the most critical times of human history! Chuck Colson asked me to join him in prayer for several minutes one day in Washington D.C., saying, “Brother Jim, we are in “The New Dark Ages.” He went on to say, “Something sinister is in the air we breathe. Both the heavens and the earth are ablaze with conflicting forces of good and evil!”
It is important for us to know the meaning of “The Last Days.” It certainly means more than just another day or moment in time. “The Last Days” is God’s term for describing the last days of His Church Age. The Church Age began when Jesus Christ came to earth as “The Son of Man” to suffer and die to pay the sin debt of anyone who would repent of sin and trust Him as Savior and Lord. Christ’s first coming was His miraculous birth as the Son of God. He suffered and died and was resurrected on the third day. He remained on earth for 40 days to remind His disciples to prepare for spreading the gospel of salvation throughout the world. His final orders before His ascension back to Heaven was for believers to go back into the city of Jerusalem and pray for His and the Heavenly Father’s outpouring of the Holy Spirit of power. (Acts 1:1-14)
For more than two thousand years, Christians have been spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world to help everyone believe in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord and prepare for death or the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus warned throughout His ministry that all human beings must prepare for His return. No one would know the day or the hour of His coming. But both Jesus and His disciples gave some signs of the times that would allow saints and sinners to get prepared for His Second Coming.
Dear readers, I do not need to tell you that our world is on fire. We are in global conflict. Evil has been poured out on the human race ever since Adam and Eve rebelled against God in the Garden of Eden. The apostle Paul used the term “perilous times”—explosive, dangerous, the most critical times of human history! Chuck Colson asked me to join him in prayer for several minutes one day in Washington D.C., saying, “Brother Jim, we are in “The New Dark Ages.” He went on to say, “Something sinister is in the air we breathe. Both the heavens and the earth are ablaze with conflicting forces of good and evil!”
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