Update and "Price You Paid" story

Ramadan- Abby Cole (Member of Altars ministry)

“And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, ‘All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of ALL the nations. Baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And lo, I am with you, even to the end of the age’.” (Matthew 28:19).

Hi, everybody!
     I wanted to make you all aware of an event that is occurring soon. Muslims all around the world will be celebrating Ramadan, the holy month of fasting in Islam, August 11th through September 9th. During this time, Muslims will be in prayer and will not eat from sunrise until sunset. I want to encourage you all to join with me and many other Christians around the world during these 30 days for prayer and fasting to plead for revelation, insight/understanding, and the salvation of those of the Muslim faith. This is a large group of people that truly need our prayers and witness. Last year, out of 100,000 known groups of Muslims, 220 of those groups did not have a local Christian witness. This year, out of 100,000 groups, 200 groups do not have a local Christian witness. Please keep those that currently are witnessing to the Muslim people in your prayers, as well as praying for new witnesses to rise up and fulfill their calling.
       Islam is a very in-depth religion. I want to give you some key information to help you better understand this belief system and what to be praying for. Please bear in mind that this is only the tip of the ice burg, if you will, and is not all-inclusive. Islam has existed for a long time. Muslims believe that it started with Adam. Muslims believe in One God, the Creator of all things; angels and evil spirits; prophets (such as Adam, Abraham, Moses, David, Jesus, and Mohammed); Mohammed was the last and greatest prophet; the Holy books (the Torah-books of Moses, Zabur-Psalms, Injil-Gospel, and the Qur’an; the Day of Judgement for all people; and that the Bible has been modified by Christians and the Jews. They do not believe that Jesus is divine or in salvation through His death, sacrifice, and resurrection; to them, Jesus was only a prophet. Islam has Five Pillars which are obligatory religious practices for adult Muslims. Those pillars are: 1. Reciting the Creed, “There is no God but Allah and Mohammed is his prophet.”  2. Prayer-five times each day (dawn, noon, afternoon, sunset, and nightfall).  3. Alms giving-both obligatory and voluntarily giving to the poor.  4. Fasting, especially during Ramadan.  5. Pilgimage, or hajj, at least once in a lifetime to Mecca.  Mohammed, considered by them to be the last and greatest prophet, is considered the ideal man and an example of how every Muslim should conduct themselves. Prior to Mohammed, Arabia abounded in idol worship. Mohammed claimed to receive revelations from the archangel Gabriel, which came to form the basis of the Qur’an. He claimed that these revelations were the final, supreme message from God.
       I have included a list of nations with significant Muslim populations for your use, but again, this list is not all-inclusive. I hope that this helps you get your feet wet and that you will join in this intercession. Please ask the Lord what He would have you do and pray for in these next 30 days. I pray that you will reach out to your Muslim neighbors, acquaintances, coworkers, etc, especially during this time.  It is not God’s will that any should perish (2 Peter 3:9); He loves us all way too much! I pray that the Father’s heart would continue to grow and manifest in you during the next 30 days and from here on out. God bless you all!

In Christ’s amazing love,
Abby

Nations:

Indonesia                        Iraq                         Mali                       Azerbaijan
Pakistan                          China                       Tanzania                Chad
India                              Ethiopia                     Senegal                 Tajikistan
Bangladesh                     Saudi Arabia              Tunisia                   Libya
Turkey                            Uzbekistan                 Somalia                 Jordan
Iran                        Sudan                       Kazakstan              Ghana
Egypt                  Yemen                      Guinea                   Philippines
Nigeria                            Syria               Cote d’levoire         Sierra Leone
Afganistan                       Malaysia                   USA                       Kyrgyzstan
Algeri                              Niger                        Burkina Faso          Cameroon
Morocco                          Russia                      France                   Mozambique

Worship Conference

Hey Guys,

Hope you are all well.  We just got back from the Worship Extreme Conference in Greer, SC and WOW did God show up!  We joined up with House of Prayer from Dominion Church, AWC from Florida, and Brian and Ramey Whalens. 

There was such an amazing spirit of unity.  We had never met or played together yet our hearts for God and His presence brought us together and it seemed like we had been playing together for years.  It really started there and only went bigger and better!  God made His presence known throughout the weekend in many forms.  Dance, worship, prophetic words, I could keep going...

There are not many words to describe the heaviness of the presence of the Holy Spirit but Altars Band was blown away.

HUGE THANKS to Pastors Mr. and Mrs. Hester, as well as Matthew Hester and his family, and all of Dominion Church for having us and hearing the voice of the Lord. 

God Bless you all!

- Josh Lambert -

Gear Page

Hey Guys,

Hope everyone is doing well and having a GREAT week so far.  Just wanted to put some of the gear on here for those of you who are wanting to know what we play and use.  So here goes:



GABRIEL:
   Amp
Line 6 Spider Valve
Line 6 Flextone III XL Amp
   Guitars
Epiphone Les Paul Standard w/EMG's (89 N,81tw B)
Larrivee L-03
   Effects
Custom built pedal board
TC Electronic Polytune
Dunlop CryBaby 535Q
Dunlop DVP1 Volume Pedal
Robert Keeley Compressor
MXR Classic Distortion
Fulltone OCD
Ibanez TS-9 Turbo Tubescreamer
TC Electronic Nova Repeater
Shure Wireless System
T1M custom buffer

JOSH:
   Amp
Fender Hot Rod Deluxe 40W w/ WGS Custom 30 speaker
   Guitars
Gretsch 5120 Hollowbody
Gibson Les Paul Custom
Breedlove Atlas Series Black
Vintage Alvarez 12-string
   Effects
Custom Build pedal board
George L's .155 cables
Ernie Ball VP Jr. Volume
Korg Pitchblack Tuner
MXR '76 Vintage Dyna Comp
Burriss Boostiest ii
Visual Sound Jekyll and Hyde
TC Electronic Nova Repeater
T1M custom buffer

Thanks for reading and we love you guys.  Keep going after God with EVERYTHING you have!!

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