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Philippines Flood Devastation: Our Brothers in the Philippines Need Your Help

December 22, 2011 By

Here is the latest message we received from the group of churches in the disaster zone in the Philippines.

 

Dearest beloved Pastor Merlin Gonzales & family,

Greetings int he mighty name of the Lord!!.. The greatest need right now here is that our people are homeless and they need food, and daily subsistence for survival their families are lost and love ones.Thank you for your email and coming support I believe that God will bless those people who really cares for others need thank you very much…-Brother Rolando Aboloc

 

If you are desiring to send financial support, you may make your check payable to FHL (on your Memo, please write Phils. Relief fund) or make it payable directly to the group in the Philippines – Praise & Deliverance Temple Ministries. 100% of your Check or Cash donation will go to the Philippines and is tax-deductible.

Mail your donations to FHL, 8383 Craig St. Ste 335 Indianapolis, IN 46250.
God bless,
Merlin Gonzales, FHL

For more information on this disaster, please read the following report from BBC News – Asia: Philippines floods: Mindanao struggles with aftermath

 

 

 

 

 

Source: BBC.com/news/China

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Free Portraits! At the UB Cafe!

November 30, 2011 By

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Crossing Over (Speaker) Series

September 7, 2011 By

This coming Monday the 12th, Merlin will be a speaker at the Crossing Over Series. If you have any questions or comments, contact Pastor Gene Deverick

Ph:317-250-3214

email: gene@gracemooresville.org

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How To Use the FHL Calendar

August 6, 2011 By

Using the FHL events calendar couldn’t be easier.   Today we’ll show you in a short tutorial just how easy it is to use the different views of the calendar and how to add the calendar as a file to your desktop.

FHL Month View

By default, when you click on FHL Calendar View under the Events link on the top menu of the FHL Web site you will see the view below.

 

Notice the arrow points to the “month” tab.

FHL Week View

The first tab is the week tab which lets you get a better view of the events by themselves and view the timeline.

FHL Agenda View

The Agenda view allows you to see all events in a list.

You can also print this view out.

The FHL Events page

FHL also has a separate listing off all our events that gives your a number of options.  If you have a Google account, you can add a particular event to your own Google calendar.

 

This view also allows you to download the FHL calendar as an iCal file which is compatible with most desktop calendar systems.

That’s it!  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us and we will respond within 2 business days.

 

 

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New Website Launch in August

July 24, 2011 By

Come join us for the launch of our new web network in August

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Giving and Serving From the Hands of God

July 21, 2011 By

If you were given a chance of a lifetime, what would you do for your neighbors and for your city? This question has been in my heart even before the Lord had birthed FHL in 2005. It is now happening right in front of our eyes.

This coming FHL Week, our city will see the unconditional love of God through the unselfish acts of kindness from the all sectors of our society. A national-chain restaurant providing thousands of dollars worth of food for the volunteers, ministries who invest their own money even though they are not in their “line item” or in their budget, our local government providing resources to the neighborhoods and individuals taking the entire week as their vacation to serve those people that they don’t even know. All these testimonials are blessings to hear but they are extra blessings for those who are serving. Literally, God gives through hands and He takes care of His people through the “Local Missionaries”.

In Hebrews 11:2, “This is what the ancients were commended for.” I would like to mention that the people who serve unconditional will be commended by God for their ‘faith in action’. As one Bible commentary says,

“True Bible faith is confident obedience to God’s Word despite circumstances and consequences.” “The circumstances may be impossible and the consequences frightening and unknown, but we obey God’s Word just the same and believe Him to do what is right and what is best.”

I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to all of you for serving others unconditionally.  You are a part of the history of the transformation of our city. I am privileged to work alongside you in the declaration and the demonstration of God’s love. Please contact us at 317-578-3370 or  info@fhlinternational.org .  Sign up Online to volunteer and participate. Ephesians 3:20, “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,”

May the Lord bless you abundantly and be a blessing to others,

Merlin

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Preparations Are in Full Swing for FHL Week 2011

July 10, 2011 By

Here are a few stories how God is using the FHL ministry in our communities:

  • In the past 6 weeks, we have received 5 donated vehicles; 3 were already donated to those in need.
  • The largest single project (self-funded) during FHL Week is the 3 church build for Haiti (parts are being bought and constructed in Noblesville FHL Area) plus 25,000 meals pack costing about $22,000+
  • We are planning to have our biggest-ever Prayer Walk/Celebration on July 24th 3p at University Park. Please join us if you can, you will be blessed.
  • We are planning to do foot washing and 500 shoes giveaway on July 30th 4p at HHOOT to the  homeless
  • We have planted a self-sustained Food Pantry at Boys & Girls Club at Troy Ave., Indianapolis. The pantry is open every 3rd Saturday from 2-4p. I would like to invite you to join us this month.
  • We are now looking for creative ways to reach the hungry through a ‘village pantry’ model. We are aiming to start 2 of these pantries during FHL Week.
  • 24/7 Prayer Room available at My Father’s House church in Broadripple during FHL Week.
  • Our partnership with a non-profit organization for a 4-acre land Grassroots farm right in the Lafayette Sq Mall vicinity. We are expecting 7-10 different nationalities to farm.
  • Check out my Podcast to hear more how the Lord is blessing others through our ministry

 

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The 7th FHL Week – The Year of Faith

June 19, 2011 By

Lots of wonderful stories to share with you, but I would like to praise God and bless you with the verses below. It’s happening again! Never in the history of Central Indiana have churches, government, educational institutions, businesses, media, arts/entertainment and the family systems worked together to transform our communities daily for more than a week…all for the Glory of God!

2 Kings 4:2-6: Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” And she said, “Your maidservant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil.” Then he said, “Go, borrow vessels at large for yourself from all your neighbors, even empty vessels; do not get a few. And you shall go in and shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour out into all these vessels, and you shall set aside what is full.” So she went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons; they were bringing the vessels to her and she poured. When the vessels were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another vessel.” And he said to her, “There is not one vessel more.” And the oil stopped. – (NASB)

What a privilege we have in Christ! We have been empowered to give what we did not have. Are you ready to collect empty ‘jars’, barrels, containers and warehouses so the ‘oil’ of blessings will not stop pouring in our neighborhoods? Moses had a rod in his hand, David had a sling and stones, and the young boy had a few loaves of bread and fish. God brings the Kingdom economy and He can make a little go a long way. What do you have to offer? We have the privilege to watch the miracles unfold in front of our eyes.

He is the God of the Breakthrough. 1 Chro. 14:11: So David and his troops went up to Baal-perazim and defeated the Philistines there. “God did it!” David exclaimed. “He used me to burst through my enemies like a raging flood!” So they named that place Baal-perazim (which means “the Lord who bursts through”). – (NLT)

God is breaking down the walls of separation and building up the Unity in the Body of Christ. He is breaking through the barriers so we can demonstrate and proclaim the Kingdom of God here in our state, influencing everyone with whom we come in contact with the unconditional love of Christ.

Our 7th FHL Week will be the largest celebration to date starting with the Annual Prayer Celebration at University Park, Indianapolis, Indiana. Opening festivities include prayer, worship, dances and outreaches. Dance Your Shoes OFF will be a part of this. Throughout the week, we will have a 24/7 prayer room, numerous backyard mission projects and services taking place in various neighborhoods in and around Central Indiana from Greenwood to Anderson supported by volunteers from all over the US.

FHL is not only busy preparing for the FHL Week 2011 but we are also working steadily on our year-round ministries such as our Vehicle ministry, Pantry of Hope and various outreaches.

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Radical Legacy

March 21, 2011 By

The Message Version, 1 Peter 7-11”Everything in the world is about to be wrapped up, so take nothing for granted. Stay wide-awake in prayer. Most of all, love each other as if your life depended on it. Love makes up for practically anything. Be quick to give a meal to the hungry, a bed to the homeless—cheerfully. Be generous with the different things God gave you, passing them around so all get in on it: if words, let it be God’s words; if help, let it be God’s hearty help. That way, God’s bright presence will be evident in everything through Jesus, and he’ll get all the credit as the One mighty in everything—encores to the end of time. Oh, yes!”

Apostle Peter wrote this letter to the early Christians to encourage them that in the midst of their suffering, they could see the Lord more clearly. What did the ‘Early Church’ do? How do they live out their faith? They did what they see Jesus did while He was with them here on earth…heal the sick, feed those who are hungry; raise the dead…signs and wonders. They operate in the ‘Gifts’ that God gave them to use and to bless others. The gifts of the Holy Spirit; the legacy that Jesus left them. They did what they saw Jesus did and what they taught them. 

The Roman government was persecuting them and some of the disciples were wondering if God had abandoned them. Just like us…we pray for the sick and we see them get healed and then something happen to our own families, even to ourselves. The early disciples get persecuted and criticize and we go through the same things also. You have seen God provide for you in the past and yet sometimes your doubt Him. Some of you have seen miracles, seen the dead come back to life and yet when persecution comes, we question God.

Then, people came up with so many traditions and like the Pharisees and Sadducees, we put more value on praises of man rather than God. We compromise the Truth and the next generation pick up where we left off and the tradition become ingrained in our society. So Peter wrote this letter to the early Christians and to us…the Radical Legacy of Jesus.

Radical – means to refuse to compromise, going to the root or origin, it may be counter-culture and opposite the norm or accepted tradition and social consciousness.

Legacy – anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor. So if we put the two words together “Radical Legacy”, it means ‘to refuse to compromise anything handed down from the past’. It is going to the root or origin of the teachings of Jesus.

We are called to bring back the heavenly culture, our roots…not the tradition. The message of love rather than of Religion.

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Experience and Live Out the Promise

February 21, 2011 By

“I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— 23 I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.”-John 17:22-23 (NIV)

Below are excepts from the Book of Ephesians Chapter 1 (The Message):

“It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Jesus Christ takes us to the high places of blessing in him. Because of the sacrifice of the Messiah, his blood poured out on the altar of the Cross, we’re a free people—free of penalties and punishments chalked up by all our misdeeds. He set it all out before us in Christ, a long-range plan in which everything would be brought together and summed up in him, everything in deepest heaven, everything on planet earth.

I ask—ask the God of our Master, Jesus Christ, the God of glory—to make you intelligent and discerning in knowing him personally, your eyes focused and clear, so that you can see exactly what it is he is calling you to do, grasp the immensity of this glorious way of life he has for his followers, oh, the utter extravagance of his work in us who trust him—endless energy, boundless strength!

All this energy issues from Christ: God raised him from death and set him on a throne in deep heaven, in charge of running the universe, everything from galaxies to governments, no name and no power exempt from his rule. And not just for the time being, but forever. He is in charge of it all, has the final word on everything. At the center of all this, Christ rules the church. The church, you see, is not peripheral to the world; the world is peripheral to the church. The church is Christ’s body, in which he speaks and acts, by which he fills everything with his presence.”

I’d like to encourage you with 1 Corinthians 1:10, “I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought.”

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