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Religious Liberty and the Lesser Magistrate Doctrine

“Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem; See now and know; And seek in her open places if you can find a man, if there is anyone who executes judgment, who seeks the truth, and I will pardon her” (Jeremiah 5:1).

As America “slouches towards Sodom,” communism, and Islam, what can Americans do to change our slide towards perdition? Clearly, we are living in dangerous, tumultuous times that demand answers, if we long for a future and a hope. Blatant immorality amongst our citizens combined with the rise of governmental tyranny threaten our survival. Our national sins and abominations (abortion, homosexuality etc.) have reached heaven and those that hate us rule over us (Psalms 106:34-42).

Many times in Israel’s history when she went a whoring after other gods, committed abominable idolatries, and allowed injustice to run rampant, God called for someone to make up the hedge and stand in the gap (Ezekiel 22:30). In those desperate times, watchmen upon the wall, guardians at the gate, and those needed to stand in the gap to interpose were necessary to avert national calamity.

Every national indicator points to the fact that America is in need of this kind of interposition today. We are clearly going the way of every other empire that dared to shake their puny fist in the face of a Holy God. Our nation calls evil, good and good, evil (Isaiah 5:20). There are serious woes associated with that moral confusion. We are experiencing them almost on a daily basis.

Our government, tragically, has chosen to codify much of this evil into law. Under the color of law, lawlessness, immorality, injustice, and unconstitutional decrees spew from Washington, D.C., like an open sewer. The Federal government has become a beast. It exists now to impose tyranny, plunder our citizens wealth, corrupt our culture, and dismantle our freedoms to control every aspect of our fleeting lives.

The Obama administration is the culmination of America’s long march from freedom to bondage. He is the personification of the fourfold evil destroying America— abortion, homosexuality, communism, and Islam. When God views America, Obama is our representative. This is what we have become in God’s sight as a nation. We should shudder, cry out, and repent at the mere thought of it.

With the recent Obergefell vs. Hodges opinion, the Supreme Court strengthened Obama’s craving to further his “hope and change” perverted, tyrannical agenda against us. “Sexual liberation” has always been utilized to undermine, faith, family, and freedom by those who seek tyrannical control over the masses. A faithless, godless, and sexually immoral people are merely “useful idiots” tyrants manipulate to bring about the chaos that strengthens their tyrannical grip on men and nations.

True to form, the fascist elements of the Obama sodomite agenda is in full manifestation. This wicked agenda does not seek equality, it demands supremacy. It is not about so-called “Gay Marriage,” but the criminalization of Christianity in America.

As sodomites get their hands on the sword of civil government, our nation is being forced to make a conscious decision. It appears the “powers that be” are seeking to establish this wicked agenda at the expense of Christian’s freedom of religion, speech, and other liberties guaranteed by the Constitution. Several recent cases against Christian bakers, photographers, sports figures, and celebrities, who stand for Christ and the God-ordained covenant of marriage highlight the marginalization and persecution taking place under our watch.

We must remember, the sword of civil government is not neutral. If our government is going to uphold and defend that which God considers an abomination, it must of necessity punish the righteous. Proverbs 17:15 reveals this double abomination at work in our day, “He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.”

The plight of our nation seems to have awaken some of the church to these sobering realities. Some, in fact, are seeking to answer the question, “If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do” (Psalms 11:3)? For many Christians and conservatives, they have opted for the “religious liberty” defense. May I suggest, that is a losing proposition that will further our demise, rather than protect our liberties.

Although religious liberty should be a concern to Christians in our nation, we cannot defeat this monstrosity based upon that legal rebuttal. Those who advocate solely from the religious liberty perspective merely address a fruit of the problem. It is insufficient to remove the roots of our woe. It treats a symptom, but it is impotent to cure the disease. It prunes a branch, but refuses to bring God’s axe to America’s idolatrous, tyrannical tree.

Pastor Matt Trewhella, author of The Doctrine of the Lesser Magistrate and the Magdeburg Confession exposes the folly of this strategy. He states, “Religious liberty is the latest retreat of the GOP and the conservatives. First they stood against sodomy itself, but then they retreated to the new position of opposing homosexual marriage. Now they have retreated from that position to ‘defending religious liberty.’ The GOP has no fealty to Christ. They only know political expediency– an expediency for their own political ends.”

This hearkens to the warning issued by R. L. Dabney in the last century. He warned:

This [Northern conservatism] is a party which never conserves anything… American conservatism is merely the shadow that follows Radicalism as it moves forward towards perdition. It remains behind it, but never retards it, and always advances near its leader. This pretended salt hath utterly lost its savor: wherewith shall it be salted? Its impotency is not hard, indeed, to explain. It is worthless because it is the conservatism of expediency only, and not of sturdy principle. It intends to risk nothing serious for the sake of the truth, and has no idea of being guilty of the folly of martyrdom. It always when about to enter a protest very blandly informs the wild beast whose path it essays to stop, that its “bark is worse than its bite,” and that it only means to save its manners by enacting its decent role of resistance.

In other words, conservatives merely maintain ground the progressives take. They point out what is wrong and then acquiesce to the liberal’s position. Why? They are not willing to sacrifice or as Dabney stated they have no desire to be “guilty of the folly of martyrdom” to see righteousness prevail. They are indeed “pretend salt” when they forfeit “sturdy principle” for “political expediency.” Pastor Trewhella documents well this travesty as it relates to the events that recently happened in Kentucky with Kim Davis, religious liberty, and the new governor elect, Matt Bevin. He wrote:

After the Obergefell opinion by the Supreme Court this past June, the Republican leadership in Kentucky, with the connivance of pro-family groups, decided that homosexual marriage and religious liberty provided a political opportunity to capture the governor’s seat from the Democrats.

They made the clerks, like Kim Davis and others, the poster-children for their campaign. “Protect their religious liberty!” was the rallying cry. But the GOP never intended to actually stop the evil of homosexual marriage in Kentucky, they only wanted to use it to seize the governor’s seat.

Now that they have it, their true motives are revealed in Bevin’s deceptive executive order. They will accommodate the evil of homosexual marriage. Those who are easily duped will think him some great hero and defender of freedom and marriage, but in reality, he will create the first state policy through executive order that acknowledges the legitimacy of homosexual marriage in Kentucky.

Laws or policies that protect Christians from being personally affected by evil laws, but which allow the evil to continue in the nation are themselves evil laws or policies. Such laws or policies further marginalize Christ and Christianity within the culture.

Bevin’s true duty is interposition. He has a duty to protect the people of Kentucky against a lawless federal judiciary that wants to give the force of law to depraved men. He has a duty to defy.

The issues that arose from County Clerk, Kim Davis, in Kentucky are not just religious in nature. At their core, they are Constitutional, rule of law, and oath of office issues. In God’s providence, a small team from Operation Save America had the opportunity to meet with Kim Davis during this highly publicized event in Kentucky. We encouraged her, prayed for her, and admonished her on these important issues. At one point, I shared, “Miss Kim, the same God who seeks to protect you from putting your hand to this evil is the same God that wants to protect the citizens under your jurisdiction from putting their hands to this evil. This is not just about your religious liberty or your conscience. It is about law, the Constitution, and your oath of office. Your duty is clear. You must interpose to stop the lawlessness, injustice, and the unconstitutional attacks from Washington DC to protect the life, liberty, and property of the citizens you swore before God to serve.”

I hope, by now, that you are beginning to grasp the idea that approaching this issue from solely a religious liberty perspective will not righteously resolve this deplorable situation. It will only serve to further privatize the Christian faith and marginalize Christians as second-class citizens in America. Our nation has pushed in this direction for years with the cooperation of most Christians in America. It is this pathetic condition, the lack of the Church of Jesus Christ being salt and light in our decaying culture that has helped to pave the way for the tyranny that we struggle against today.

What is desperately needed in defense of our lives, liberty, and property is a return to an understanding of the Lesser Magistrate Doctrine. Before I share on this important teaching, a foundation must be first established. The dirty little secret that is coming to light through this debacle is COURTS CANNOT MAKE LAW!!!

Under our Constitution that authority is reserved for the United States Congress. Article One, Section One of the Constitution says, “All legislative power herein granted is vested in a Congress…” How much legislative power is granted to the Congress? All means all, which means there is none left over for the judicial branch in America. Court opinions do not constitute law.

This was the battle cry in Kentucky, “Show us the law or set Kim Davis free!” Michael Peroutka, from American View, powerfully made this point at the rally outside the jail where Kim Davis was incarcerated. It changed the entire narrative that overthrew the failed “religious liberty” arguments. Kim Davis broke no law. In fact, she was the law keeper. It was the Supreme Court that was lawless. There is not one law on the books that came out of Congress that was signed by the President that grants permission for homosexual marriage to be recognized by the states. Yet, the states continue to bow before their Federal masters and comply with their wicked, unjust, immoral and unconstitutional decrees.

Besides this, any so-called “law” of men that violates the Holy Commandment of God is no law at all. Sir William Blackstone and Martin Luther King Jr. would both agree with this premise. In fact, for over 1500 years of Western civilization, men upheld this presupposition. Blackstone, who wrote Commentaries on the Laws of England, was one of the main sources our Founding Fathers looked to form our nation. He stated, “Upon these two foundations, the law of nature (the eternal laws of good and evil) and the law of revelation (found only in the Scriptures), depend all human laws. That is to say, no human laws should be allowed to contradict these.”

More recently, Martin Luther King Jr. affirmed this truth. He gave this apologetic on law:

There are two types of law: just and unjust. I would be the first advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I would agree with St. Augustine that ‘an unjust law is no law at all.’ Now what is the difference between the two? How does one determine whether a law is just or unjust? A just law is a man made code that squares with the moral law or the law of God. An unjust law is a code that is out of harmony with the moral law. To put it in the terms of St. Thomas Aquinas: An unjust law is a human law that is not rooted in eternal law and natural law.

Throughout history, men had to deal with this controversy. There are reasons why in times past they declared:

“The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.” -Plato

“The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.” -Edmond Burke

“The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.” -Edmond Burke

“Men must be governed by God, or they will be ruled by tyrants.”

“Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.” -Thomas Jefferson

These men are all dead who understood these truths. They ran their lap of the race and whether we like it or not, it is our turn now. How shall we then live? How shall we respond in the current crisis? I highly recommend two books to study to help answer these critical questions. These books contain the Biblical principles and historical lessons that have the potential to end this night of wrong and bring forth a new dawn of freedom in our nation. It can provide a future and hope for our children and grandchildren.

As stated prior, they are The Doctrine of the Lesser Magistrate and the Magdeburg Confession written by Pastor Matt Trewhella. The doctrine simply states:

When a superior civil authority, such as our federal government, makes unjust/immoral decrees, the lesser authority, such as a governor of a state or a sheriff on a county level, has the duty to refuse all unlawful orders. If pushed by the higher authority, the lesser magistrate has the duty to actively resist tyranny in order to protect the life, liberty, and property of those they swore an oath to serve.

To find out more on this important doctrine and what you can do to join the “Gentle Revolution” go to www.lessermagistrate.com or www.defytyrants.com. It is time to stop cursing the darkness and muster the courage to light a candle by rallying the Lesser Magistrates to stand against Federal tyranny in Jesus’ mighty and holy name! Amen!

Lower Magistrate Doctrine

I think we would all agree that we live in tumultuous times that threaten our life, liberty, and property. Most of us suspect that our future and hope stands in jeopardy. In light of these concerns, it would be prudent to address the critical nature of the Lower Magistrate Doctrine.

Before I do, however, it is important to reveal why we have come to the point that the Lower Magistrate Doctrine is necessary in these uncertain days. Our Founding Fathers knew there were two enemies to America’s experiment with liberty. First, was licentiousness amongst the people, which would inevitably lead to the second threat, tyranny in civil government. Freedom, to them, was not the ability to do whatever we wanted to do, but to the power to do as we ought. Freedom was the power to do what was right.

John Adams, our second president, stated, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” He went on to say, “We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion.” He warned, “The avarice of men would bust through the Constitution like a whale through a net.” To him and many others of their day, self-government was the key to liberty.
George Washington in his farewell address admonished, “Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of man and citizens…And let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.” If we were honest, Washington’s warnings has most certainly come to pass.

Samuel Adams, Father of the Revolutionary War and Signer of the Declaration of Independence, declared, “Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt.”

Jedediah Morse, Patriot and Father of American Geography stated, “To the kindly influence of Christianity we owe that degree of civil freedom, and political and social happiness which mankind now enjoys. . . . Whenever the pillars of Christianity shall be overthrown, our present republican forms of government, and all blessings which flow from them, must fall with them.”

Benjamin Franklin stated, “Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.” Proverbs 28:2 concurs, “Because of the transgression of a land, many are its princes; but by a man of understanding and knowledge Right will be prolonged.”

Robert Winthrop, Congressman in the 1800s, concurs, “All societies of men must be governed in some way or other. The less they may have of stringent State Government, the more they must have of individual self-government. The less they rely on public law or physical force, the more they must rely on private moral restraint. Men, in a word, must necessarily be controlled, either by a power within them, or by a power without them; either by the Word of God, or by the strong arm of man; either by the Bible, or by the bayonet.”

There is a direct connection between our spiritual and moral state and the litany of woe upon us. As the French Historian De Tocqueville stated, “America is great because America is good, if America ever ceases to be good, America will cease to be great.” The march leading our free nation to slouch towards Sodom, Socialism, and Communism has been long and arduous. Obama is the culmination of our transformation. He has created an environment where everything good, decent, and wholesome about America is mocked, despised, and rejected, while everything evil with America is celebrated with demonic glee. Obama is the personification of evil that is savaging our nation. He is tied directly tied to abortion and the shedding of innocent blood, the homosexual agenda, Islam, and Communism. All four present a danger to our national survival.

This lays the foundation for the Lower Magistrate Doctrine.

THE PRINCIPLE

In essence, the teaching of this doctrine declares that when a superior civil authority, such as our federal government, makes unjust/immoral decrees, the lesser authority, such as a governor of a state or a sheriff on a county level, has the right to refuse all unlawful orders. If pushed by the higher authority, the lesser magistrate has the duty to actively resist tyranny in order to protect the life, liberty, and property of those they swore an oath to serve.

THIS DOCTRINE IN HISTORY

Historically, this doctrine was practiced before the time of Christ. It was Christian men, however, that formalized it and embedded it in their political institutions throughout Western civilization.

Before I give examples in history, it is important to note that the Lower Magistrate Doctrine is rooted in the concept of interposition. Interposition is demonstrated when someone or some group positions themselves between an oppressor and their intended victim. Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, is the supreme example of interposition. He humbly and courageously stood between sin, Satan, and this illegitimate world system that is in rebellion against God’s loving rule and rescued us.

In the days of the Roman Empire, Caligula sent his diplomat Petronius to set up his image in the Temple of the Jews. This was a great offense of sacrilege and idolatry foisted upon the Jews. The Jews remonstrated and beseeched Governor Petronius to defy Caligula’s orders and spare them this grave offense, to the point they prostrated themselves on the ground and offered their necks. They would rather die than to see this happen to the Lord’s Temple.

Governor Petronius was so moved by their remonstrations, he bravely stood between the Emperor’s soldiers, the unjust decree, and the troubled Jews. He took a personal risk for the sake of justice. This is demanded by all Lower Magistrates, if or when the time presents itself.

In Scripture, there are many accounts of interposition. Pharaoh and the Hebrew midwives in Exodus 1 would certainly qualify. Pharaoh ordered all male babies murdered by throwing them in the Nile. The Hebrew midwives refused to comply with his wicked order and spared their lives. Would to God, Governors would fear God and follow the example of the mid-wives to intervene and spare the preborn from the wicked decree of Roe vs. Wade. They could do it if they mustered the courage to protect their most vulnerable citizens amongst them from decriminalized murder. Some of them are willing to say no to the federal beast when it comes to gun control, common core, and Obamacare. Why not say no to the federal beast when it seeks to devour innocent babies in the womb through the injustice of abortion?

In 1 Samuel 14, King Saul made a foolish decree during a fierce battle. He stated, “Cursed is the man who eats any food until evening, before I have taken vengeance upon my enemies.” One huge problem, his son Jonathan did not hear the command and ate honey. Saul was going to have his own son put to death. The people intervened on his behalf and declared, “Shall Jonathan die, who has accomplished this great deliverance in Israel? Certainly not! As the Lord lives, not one hair of his head shall fall to the ground, for he has worked with God this day.” So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.” “We the people” rose up to interpose and defend Jonathan.

In the field of Runnymede in England, Christian nobles, who operated as Lower Magistrates, took King John’s tyranny to task in the year of our Lord 1215. This gave birth to the Magna Carta. This document came from a Christian culture. It played a huge role that led to the rule of constitutional law in Western civilizations. It helped to eventually correct the false notion of “the divine rights of king” doctrine. Rev. Samuel Rutherford from Scotland sealed it by his tremendous work called Lex Rex. The important principle he established was the king is not law, the law is king. We will not be ruled by the whims of men, but ruled by the law of God. The king is not above the law, he is subject to the law and he is ordained to enforce it when violated.

2 Corinthians 3:17 states, “Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” This is not only true internally, but eventually externally as well. Every nation where Christianity has been established and flourished, unprecedented liberty has followed in its wake. Why is this? Because Christians, whose thinking is informed by the Bible, know the true nature of God and man. Man is sinful and power corrupts. Therefore, there must be checks and balances to avoid the natural tendency towards tyranny to secure our liberties.

For the last several decades, America has forgotten these Biblical and historical realities. In our great folly, we have given God our official eviction notice, “Get out of our schools, get out of our government, and get out of the public life of our nation.” Do you think it is a coincidence that we are resorting back to tyranny where we are once again ruled by the whims of men rather than by the rule of law?

The problem is America still desires the fruits of Christianity, its protection, prosperity, and blessings, we just don’t want the root, which is Christ our Lord. Only One Nation under God can balance the tension between authority and liberty. Only One Nation under God can secure social order on one hand and maximum individual freedom on the other hand. No other faith, worldview, and religion can accomplish this in our poor-fallen world. We have forgotten these truths to our own demise.

Next stop is the Magdeburg Confession. This is where the doctrine was formalized by Christian pastors. It started when Martin Luther pounded his 95 theses on the door at the Wittenberg church in the year 1517. He was condemned in the Edict of Worms. Facing possible death as a heretic, a Lower Magistrate, Prince Frederick of Saxony, rescued him and provided sanctuary. This act helped to lead to the development of the Lower Magistrate Doctrine as detailed in the Magdeburg Confession.

After Luther died, King Charles imposed the Augsburg Interim. He used military force to try and smash the Reformation. He was seeking to coerce German Christians to readopt Roman Catholic practices. While many capitulated, one city stood in defiance. That city was Magdeburg. It was here Lower Magistrates who were initially being used to attack the city had a change of heart. They eventually turned to protect the people from religious and civil tyranny. They defended the people and upheld God’s Law, Word, and Gospel. As tensions of the siege against their city mounted, the pastors wrote a document that would become known as the Magdeburg Confession. It was there that the pastors articulated the doctrine and took their stand in fealty to Christ.

To learn more about this history, doctrine and confession, may I suggest two books. Both are written or translated by Pastor Matt Trewhella. They are called The Doctrine of the Lesser Magistrate and the Magdeburg Confession. These works need to spread far and wide, if our nation has any hope of recovery.

Before the American Revolution, it was this doctrine that prepared the colonies to sever ties with England to become a free and independent nation. The Continental Congress gathered in prayer and assigned Thomas Jefferson to craft our Declaration of Independence. It was then and there they looked to the Laws of nature and nature’s God as justification to form our own nation. In this document, they laid out 27 grievances where the higher authority threatened their lives, liberty, and property. They acknowledged Almighty God four times throughout the Declaration. They acknowledge Him as Lawgiver, Creator, Supreme Judge, and His divine providence as they pledged their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor. In this case, these Lower Magistrates looked to the higher Law that England was violating to justify resisting the higher magistrate in freedom’s cause.

There have been many recent examples of the Lower Magistrate Doctrine being implemented in America today. Governors and Sheriffs are simply say no to federal tyranny, unjust laws, and wicked decrees. They are one of the last remaining defense mechanisms to protect our life, liberty, and property. If they fail to do their duty, it then falls to the last defensive element, “We the People.” Typically, when it gets to that point, it turns bloody. Thus, we either have a Gentle Revolution led by the Lower Magistrates or I cringe to think of what awaits our future.

This leads to my last admonishment, which is what we can do as citizens? First, I highly recommend you pass on this message to others. Second, we must remonstrate like those who have gone before us. This teaching must spread far and wide. Make sure your family, friends, churches, and Tea Party groups have the books I suggested. We must be schooled in these principles and pass them on to Lower Magistrates, such as Governors, State Legislators, Sheriff’s Departments, and local police officers. We need to encourage them to take a righteous stand against tyranny and assure them that we will stand with them in the defense of our lives, liberty, and property in Jesus’ name!

OSA “Let Justice Roll” Orlando Regional Event Report
October 1 – 4

How wonderful it was to have so many saints pour into Orlando for the “Let justice roll down” regional event; armed with the sword of the spirit, wonderful families and hearts ready to do battle with the enemy which seeks to devour the most vulnerable in our nation, and to lift up high the banner of Jesus in the City Beautiful!

Thursday, October 1

The first rally began with Ante and the Campana girls blessing us with anointed worship which brought us into HIS presence. Ante followed with an incredible teaching on the importance of worshiping God at the abortion centers and other ministry opportunities on the streets and in our own personal lives. It was very powerful and a well needed reminder that the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds.

Pastor Enrique spoke with his son alongside interpreting for him as he spoke about how he doesn’t have a formal education, but that it’s okay because we are to obey God’s calling, and that’s what really matters! He also said most churches do not want him speaking for fear that the topic of abortion will scare people away, but that he keeps him pressing forward for the doors God opens!

Rusty closed the evening with splitting the group of saints into three teams: The Campus Outreach/Truth Tour led by Jason Storms, the Awareness Campaign team led by Frank Campana and Dick Maxwell, and finally the Word in Warfare team led by Rusty himself. Each person was given their assignments and whereabouts for the next day and we closed in prayer, ending an incredible evening!

Friday, October 2

The Campus Outreach/Truth Tour Team:

This Campus Outreach Team started earlier than the other teams meeting up on Thursday afternoon, and heading out to the campus of the University of Central Florida. These OSA warriors led by Jason Storms, armed with signs and tracts, shared the Gospel with students passing by. Jason delivered powerful messages, exposing the sins of the culture and calling the students to repentance.

This same group rose early on Friday to meet the students walking to Jones High School. Planned Parenthood is visible from the school campus. They handed out many tracts containing the Gospel and exposing the murderous agenda of Planned Parenthood.

Later that afternoon, the team headed back to the University campus. They split up and blanketed the campus with hundreds of tracts. These Gospel tracts contain graphic images, displaying the suffering of the aborted babies. Later, they gathered again at the free-speech area, where Jason preached mightily. Several students representing Planned Parenthood arrived to protest and hand out free condoms. This actually worked for God’s glory, as it served to draw many students. For the rest of the afternoon, a crowd of students surrounded Jason as he reasoned with them for the case of Christ. There were numerous other conversations between students and team members, as each shared Jesus with them!

The Awareness Campaign Team:

Starting off bright and early, this team started their day off standing in front of the gated community of abortionist Emil Felski who is one of the main abortionists for the Planned Parenthoods in Central Florida and also commits abortions in his ob/gyn office. He has been killing little baby boys and girls for many, many years. The team alerted the community of this abortionist living in their neighborhood, and to be concerned at having someone so close that kills innocent babies. There were many opportunities to speak with people leaving for work or driving in, with many flyers being handed out.

The next stop was to abortionist Felski’s ob/gyn office in Casselberry where the team lined the streets with graphic signs and alerting drivers that this doctor is an abortionist; the visual was powerful! One awesome opportunity of ministry was when a young man, almost in a comatose/zombie type state stopped to speak with Michele Herzog and Dick Maxwell. They spoke of the gospel with this young man who later confessed that his life revolves around playing video games, particularly Dungeons and Dragons. Frank Campana and Dick Maxwell later prayed over this very lost soul; it was a very powerful moment and we continue to lift this young man up to the Lord.

After an incredible lunch led by the wonderful lunch crew, Rose, Heather & children and Sue, the team headed downtown to the City Hall to alert the city that there are six abortuaries in their midst and encouraged Mayor Buddy Dyer to do the right thing and stand for life, and not for death. He has continued to be a very pro-abortion minded leader in this city. Under his watch thousands of children have been brutally murdered; truly the blood of the innocent cry out in this bloody city.

After the campaign downtown, the team moved over to the neighborhood of abortionist Merri Morris to alert the neighbors that Morris kills innocent babies for a living and to call her to repentance. Her daughter happened to be there, coming out to take pictures of everyone, and later Morris’s husband came home to find everyone there with signs and literature; he was not too happy and as expected, he called the police. There is a very unconstitutional ordinance in the city of Orlando, so six police vehicles came. Thankfully, the team was able to stay for a good amount of time. We got everything recorded that we need to combat this wicked ordinance!

The Word in Warfare Team:

The Word in Warfare Team split up into three groups to cover the three Planned Parenthoods. Ante led the PP Orlando, Sean Brinz led the PP Kissimmee, and David Jordan led the PP eastside. Each team was given certain portions of the daily Bible Reading Schedule and began doing battle through the reading of God’s precious word! They all had a huge task ahead of them to accomplish the complete proclamation of the entire Bible, but each person took this with a commitment and a passion and began in earnest!

Although there were threats of counter protests from a homosexual group, only a few made it to the PP Orlando, and while there, they were able to hear anointed worship through Ante’s sound system which continued to play throughout the day. Many opportunities of ministry occurred there, and at the other two mills.

The evening rally was another special time with the worship team from Victorious Living Fellowship bringing everyone into HIS gates with thanksgiving in our hearts and HIS courts with praise! Jason Storms was our first speaker and his topic on biblical manhood was incredible and so needed in this day and age. Jason had all the men stand up after and he prayed over them; it was a very somber moment with many broken hearts and men wanting to be the men God wants them to be.

Pastor Victor Morgan followed Jason and gave a warning on the state of this nation and the progression of transgression leading us to where we are. His message concluded though, with the opportunities we have as Christians during this time; it was a very passionate and serious talk, one that many of us will remember for a long time to come. It was an extremely powerful evening!

Saturday, October 3,

Word in Warfare:

The Word in Warfare team once again took to their spots at the walls that they were assigned to, and began prophesying the word of God once again. The Lord honored the efforts of the saints and by the end of the day, everyone was where they needed to be to be able to finish up on Sunday reading the book of Revelation in front of the PP on Tampa Avenue. This was a huge feat, but the saints that were on the Word in Warfare team took this seriously and trudged on through, reading and proclaiming the only truth in this sin sick world! Each person that took part shared how God had touched them in a way that was so powerful.

Once again the threats of a counter protest by the homosexual group were given, but only a few showed up again. They were once again given the opportunity to hear the word of God as the saints prayed and worshiped. Many spoke with these lost souls and we pray that the words spoken to them will transform their lives.

One man riding by on his bike fell under conviction as Rusty Thomas was preaching. A lady walked up to the man and asked him if he “knew” Jesus. He stated, “I love Jesus, but do not know him.” She proceeded to share the Gospel as the man surrendered his life to the Lordship of Christ. The angels in heaven rejoice when just one person comes to repentance and the acknowledgement of the truth.

The Awareness Campaign Team

(The Campus Outreach teamed up with the A.C. team on Saturday!)

The A.C. team took to the streets in front of the Florida Hospital in Winter Park due to the fact that abortionist Emil Felski is on staff, and abortionist Morris and Felski have been given hospital/admitting privileges at this so-called Christian hospital. Graphic signs lined the front held by the many saints that came to expose this evil. A lot of flyers and tracts were given out to those driving into the hospital and pedestrians.

For nine months, local leadership had tried to meet with the CEO of the Florida Hospital, concerning abortionists on staff, but to no avail. Well, God parted the Red Sea by having one of the Board of Directors of the hospital just happening to ride by on his bike with his two children following him. He was aghast at the thought of abortionists being tied to the hospital and promised to look into this situation and to do something about it. What a miracle after those long nine months!!!!!

After leaving the hospital, the team went to a very busy intersection a couple blocks away and lined the streets with large graphic signs and several saints passed out flyers and tracts to the cars as they waited for the light to change; it was an incredible time of ministry!

The team then headed to the St. John Park where the great Miss Rose had lunch waiting for them down at the lake, and after eating and taking a nice rest, the team headed up to Ormond Beach to stand in front of abortionist Ralph Bundy’s residence alerting the neighborhood their neighbor has bloodshed on his hands from killing innocent little baby boys and girls. Of course, the majority of neighbors were not happy, but there were some that thanked them for being there!

After that, the team headed to Port Orange to expose to the neighbors that the infamous abortionist, Randall Whitney is their neighbor and who has killed thousands of innocent children. Whitney is now in his 80’s and Frank & Dick preached and plead with Whitney to stop shedding innocent blood, that he is getting older and the seriousness of all this bloodshed. They called him to repentance and to not wait.

It was an incredible time of ministry throughout the whole day for the A.C. team.

Final Evening Rally:

The final evening rally began with Ante and the Campana girls leading worship again. It was followed by incredible testimonies of the day and longtime warrior for life, Pastor Bryon Longworth speaking on Personhood Florida. Counselor/Evangelist John Barros was next. He shared how God is moving miraculously down at the Orlando Women’s Center abortuary.

Rusty spoke after. He called all the young people to the altar. He encouraged them to follow hard after God, and reiterated what Pastor Morgan spoke about the night prior. He then had parents and everyone in the church come forward, lay hands on them and prayed for posterity. This was a very powerful time of impartation to these young people, who had an awesome time as well. Rusty then gave a fiery, and dynamic sermon, that highlighted our theme, “Let Justice Roll.” As always, he encouraged everyone to continue following hard after Jesus till He lead justice to victory.

It was a powerful evening and so fitting for the final rally; the mission for the remaining day was given and off the saints went!

Sunday, October 4

Everyone met at the Planned Parenthood on Tampa Avenue to complete the Word in Warfare mission. The book of Revelation was proclaimed with 22 saints each taking a chapter in a single line. The Holy Spirit was so present while HIS precious word was read, and at that last chapter the power of God was so strong.

The saints then left to head down to the First Congregational Church in Winter Park which promotes homosexuality and abortion. This was an incredible time of preaching the gospel, worshiping on the streets, exposing the evil , ministering, and praying for the lost. There were many conversations with churchgoers and with leadership of the church. The wickedness and deception of this apostate church was so evident. It was very sad to see so many being led astray by false teaching in this “Ichabod” church. This was an extremely powerful morning to lift high the name of Jesus. We pleaded with the people to repent, return to holiness, and obey the one and true living God.

The event ended with those that could meet and have lunch together. It was a sweet time of fellowship after a weekend of battle. Thanks to everyone that came out for this awesome weekend of serving Jesus at the gates of hell. They will not prevail against the church of the living God!

Other Testimonies

Operation Save America was in Orlando this past weekend. And what an exciting weekend it was! These are a few of the missions we accomplished, by the grace of God:

1. We preached repentance and faith in Christ at the UCF campus 2 afternoons.
2. We brought awareness of the attack against our children through abortion in various places: in front of City Hall, in several neighborhoods, in front of abortion clinics, on the UCF campus, and at Jones high school.
3. We tested the constitutionality of a local city ordinance.
4. We read the entire Bible aloud in front of the Planned Parenthood abortion mills, and pleaded for the babies scheduled to be slaughtered there.
5. We brought awareness and called on Florida Hospital to break dealings with 2 abortionists who work there (Dr. Emil Felski and Dr. Merri Morris). God allowed us to encounter one of the members on the board of directors who is working on seeing this is accomplished.
6. We preached repentance and faith in Jesus to the members of an ungodly church which holds to a form of godliness, but denies the power thereof. This church is the First Congregational Church of Winter Park. They condone the slaughter of innocent children through abortion and they bless homosexual marriage, all the while, calling themselves Christian.

My dear OSA friends, thank you for coming from many places to bless Orlando with the preaching of the Gospel. You are living the life and I’m so grateful for you. All glory to God for His goodness and power. Jesus is worthy!

I have to say, Oct. 1-4th, with our OSA ‘Let justice roll ‘ regional event, was so powerful, wonderful, incredible, awesome and such a time to truly lift the name of Jesus high! And. …… ministering and fellowshipping with some of the greatest warriors ever!!!!!!! This was yesterday after an intense and incredible Awareness Campaign……a goodbye lunch! And this wasn’t everybody by the way!!!!!!