NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER 2009, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS

Waking up to a darkening cloudy sky on Thursday morning, May 7, 2009 was something to worry about....or was it?! I was in two minds - should I move the NDP prayer rally inside or leave it on the steps of the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Il.? Silently concerned but praying and asking God for clarification...I found myself knowing that I was trusting Him, yet the human in me was still looking in the sky!

Sure enough, the Lord used Howard Fouks and Lonnie Lein, the chief engineers of Christian Radio for Central Illinois WLUJ 89.7 FM, to finally answer me - Capitol steps and no questions. By 11am, the Son and the sun were so bright in an extremely clear sky that we could only marvel at the matchless Shekinah Glory of God! (The entire NDP Prayer rally was taped and broadcast on WLUJ 89.7FM and www.wluj.org to countless thousands at 3pm on May 7, 2009).

What a most powerful prayer rally. It was the largest crowd we have had in four years since I took over leadership of the movement, under the auspices of Business Men in Christ. Powerful worship music from Effingham's iPrayz set the tone and from the moment the Shofar (Jim Nesbit) went off, God took over His Prayer Rally. I will never forget Pastor Milton Bost and his powerful prayer for the family. This is more important than stimulus packages, political correctness and just about anything you can think about. It was an anointed time of intercession and worship.

The crowd ran about only 250 or so (count from programs and song sheets handed out) but more important was the quality of the Intercession from all prayer leaders. Prayer leaders were: Pastors Eric A. Hansen (iWorship Center); Milton Bost (Chatham Baptist Church); Ministers James A. Smylie and Gary S. Pierce; Karilyn Eastvold and Apostle James Nesbit.

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Il. State Representative Mike Bost (R- Murpheysboro, Il) a former US Marine (OOORAH!!) and a solid man of Christ. His son Steven Bost is a JAG in the USMC. Several Illinois General Assembly Reps and staffs were in attendance. Community Relations Officer Sandy Robinson represented Springfield Mayor Tim J. Davlin.

The ground was claimed for Christ many years ago, and He showed up through His Remnant who worshipped and praised God there on this the 58th Annual National Day of Prayer!

PRAYER - AMERICA'S ONLY HOPE!

Proverbs 11: 14 (NLT) says this about the current and most recent leadership in America “Without wise leadership, a nation falls; with many counselors, there is safety.”

This country is not only heading for a huge fall into perdition, but plunging headlong into it. While it is easy to blame current pagan politicians (and there is none of them righteous, not even one), who only find a church door at election time to find votes, the biggest fault lies with almost all pastors, preachers and church leaders.

The average pastor prays 3 minutes per day (source: www.prayingpastorsproject.com) , spends all his time inside his office and almost none reaching the lost. Discipleship INSIDE the church is almost non-existent. Prayer services can only be found in 1 out of each 100 or so churches and this is from my own research in Springfield, Illinois.

But once per year, we have the God-given right and opportunity to come together as the Community of Christ to pray for our Families, city, community, country and the US Military. If there was ever a time to pray, it is now! The Bible, the only real authority of the Mind and Heart of God, is clear - God only hears the prayer of His people. There is no other faith, religion or other "spirituality" than Christ and Christ alone. In fact, if you ever hear the word "spirituality", run in the opposite direction!

This coming Thursday May 7, 2009 is the annual National Day of Prayer Noon Rally at the Illinois State Capitol, the people's forum. Come pray with us - Apostle James Nesbit and other leaders in the local Christian Community. Worship will be led by Christian recording artists iPrayz of Effingham, Illinois.

LUTCHMAN FAMILY REUNION IN PARADISE....ER...PLANTATION, FLORIDA!

Mom's 75th birthday was most timely to bring all her children together! Coming in from all points - Boston, Illinois, London (England) and the Caribbean - we were all grayer and a bit overweight, but still in reverence and love and admiration for our dear mother. She (Cynthia Lutchman) raised us from the time my father died in April 1968, all by herself, on a teacher's salary and without taking public assistance from any government entity. This amazing prayer warrior, who is on her knees 3-4 hours per day, taught us loyalty, dedication, love, faith and sacrifice.

Those attributes stay with a person a lifetime. It has helped to make me the man I am today. What a marvellous time of love and unity from all her living children (brother Dr. Dinesh died in Chicago in 2001). I think one reason we always got along was growing up poor, Christian and depending on each other. So thank to my dear mom and all my brothers and sisters for the most memorable time ever in our family! Thank you "King Julian" Vinay, the Wallerfield Man Vin, sister Drin and Mo. May God bless us all and may we not wait another 20 years for another reunion!!
Amen.
UPDATE: Mom (Cynthia S. Lutchman, went on to be with the Lord in our presence on Thursday July 7, 2016, after a painful but God-honoring struggle of two years, with multiple myeloma. Even in her passing, she honored God. It was a privilege to preach her funeral sermon after which many were convicted and one person said she gave her life to the Lord, as I prayed. #GloryToHisName!

SHAME ON MILEY CYRUS (hannah montana)!!

Supposed Christian and teen "role model" Miley Cyrus has spoken out on the Miss California/Miss USA 2009 controversy.....and has chosen to come down on the side of those who ridicule a woman who has more Faith and Courage than either Cyrus or her achy-breaky father Billy Ray.

Here is what Cyrus, the Disney billion-dollar creation, said on her "Twitter" post about the poorly treated Carrie Prejean, who lost the Miss USA title for standing up for Biblical Truth on marriage. Miley wrote "Ya that's lame!" the "Hannah Montana" star wrote. "God's greatest commandment is to love. And judging is not loving. That's why Christians have such a bad rep."

The Hannah Montana role player is in good company with other "upstanding" Disney characters like Brittany Spears, who supported the pageant judge Perez Hilton and his foul-mouthed four letter word diatribe against Miss California......just for standing up for her Christian beliefs. No more from Billy Ray about his "christian" Hollywood family, thank you!

GOD BLESS MISS CALIFORNIA

In a perverted and corrupt world, thank God for young people like those at the Kansas City or the Springfield, Il. International House of Prayer, as well as the First Runner of the just concluded Miss USA contest - Carrie Prejean, the reigning Miss California.

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For standing up for her beliefs, in a decidedly anti-Christian Hollywood arena, Ms Prejean has been pilloried, insulted, verbally assaulted etc by those who preach their "gospel" of "tolerance". She lost the title because of her belief in Jesus and the God of the Bible, and in fact, has gone on to testify to her walk with Christ here.

Carrie Prejean is the true winner in all of this. She is a winner with Christ as well as the millions of decent God-fearing Christian Americans who now know about her and the religious bigotry that cost her the title of Miss USA!! Amen!

Lutchman Family vacation in Alabama

The Lutchman Family visit the Alabama Chicken and Egg Festival at Moulton, Alabama - April 18, 2009.


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SWEET HOME ALABAMA 2009

The Lutchman Family just returned from our dear Vicki's family reunion and visit to Northern Alabama (Huntsville, Al). Best Spring break ever!!

Great to touch back with her cousins, whom she had not seen for over 25 years and whom I got to know and become close buds with for the first time: Sam Howard and Edwin and Kerry Howard........both sons of her dad's brother Pastor Jimmy (Vic's dad was Pastor L. Wayne, a Southern Baptist preacher from Bama).

Highlight of the weekend - THE ALABAMA CHICKEN AND EGG FESTIVAL IN MOULTON, AL (!!!) nice bluegrass music by Dave Davis AND got to see Dale Jr's car (the No. 88 Chevy)!

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THEN COMES SUNDAY

This is a great illustration of the Resurrection and how we should think of His Persecution and Crucifixion at the Hands of Evil men!

I used to wear crucifix necklaces with Jesus hanging on the Cross, until I came to a selfawareness that it was not right. He is NOT on the Cross anymore , He is not only Risen, but for the past almost 2000 years, He has been back on the Throne forever!

PLEASE WATCH!!!! ~~~

ONLY 9% OF US WITH A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW

George Barna, the respected Christian pollster, just released his latest survey on Biblical Worldview's among Christians and it is a humdinger!

The annual and wideranging survey revealed that only 9% of American Adults....that is NINE PERCENT of a country where most people still say they are "christians", believe the Bible is inerrant and true and live according to its precepts!

Even worse, here is what Barna says about Pastors!! When you read this quote, you will see why people in the pews have no clue what God says, means and means to say! In 2009, only 51% of American Pastors - you heard right - ONLY HALF OF US PREACHERS - have a Biblical worldview! Barna says that a Biblical worldview (and I agree with him) means: "it includes a belief in absolute moral truth as defined by scripture, as well as acceptance of six core biblical beliefs: the accuracy of biblical teaching, the sinless nature of Jesus, the literal existence of Satan, the omnipotence and omniscience of God, salvation by grace alone, and the personal responsibility to evangelize 1".

The breakdown goes like this according to Barna "Southern Baptists scored the highest with 71% while United Methodists finished at the bottom with just 27%. In between were 57% of pastors of Baptist churches (other than Southern Baptist), 51% of pastors of non-denominational Protestant churches, 44% of pastors of charismatic or Pentecostal churches, 35% of pastors of black churches, and 28% of pastors of leading mainline denominations 2"

Who's to blame? - Churches, Seminaries, parents and Christian media! Christian Media??!! YES!! The purpose driven movement, broke up more churches and caused people to turn away from God, due to it being a man-made plan promoted by slick marketing techniques. One year ago, Bill Hybels, (who started the seeker-sensitive movement with Rick Warren) admitted that his philosophy had failed miserably to make disciples! Good for him....but what about the over 12,000 churches in 45 countries who follow this unbiblical and led countless thousands astray. How do you put this toothpaste back into the tube?!

The greatest fault lies deep within the soul of man, who has been a rebel since the Fall in the Garden. Mortal man has been trying to play God since that time and from the Aaron's sons - Nadab and Abihu - to the false prophets in the Book of Jeremiah - to the Gnostics - to the "angels" who gave the "revelation" to Joseph Smith - to the many mistranslations (Jehovah Witness and Message bibles) - they have all attempted to devalue the True, Holy Spirit Inspired Word of God!

I have an opportunity to visit many churches over the years in various states and things are getting worse. Preachers, following the example of their TV counterparts, don't use Bibles any more, and preach self-improvement Tony Robbins-like "messages" that bear no resemblance to God's Word! No wonder pewsitters are confused!

Here is what God's Word instructs parents, even if the church has gone apostate and is cooked like the frog in the boiling water: Deuteronomy 6: 6-7 (NASB) ~~"These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up" There are many other verses to back this up throughout His Word. Psalm 119 is a tome of Love to our Savior about His Word.

For the sake of brevity, we won't look at them all, but just thank God for His Holy and Precious Word. If you wish to know how fortunate we are to be given It, read all of the book of Romans. We were given the Oracles of God. Woe to all those pagans, secularists, rulers of the Earth and the modern Church who deny its Truth.

To the 9% of us who have the True Biblical worldview of Life, let's keep our noses to the grindstone and plow ahead even harder. This way, we can each one, reach one (or more) for Christ before they have to answer to Him! In Jesus' Name, Amen

Footnotes:
1. http://www.crosswalk.com/1240810/
2. Ibid