From jasnews at johnankerberg.org Wed Nov 21 12:17:14 2007 From: jasnews at johnankerberg.org (John Ankerberg Show News) Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:17:14 -0500 Subject: JAS News - News from The John Ankerberg Show Message-ID: <001101c82c62$5ca54010$15efc030$@org> Dear Friends- Happy Thanksgiving! Great, great news to tell you! God has wonderfully answered prayer for us-- and provided for thousands who up until now could not watch our program. A wonderful Christian couple was led of the Lord to make it possible for many of you -- who cannot see our television program -- to see it in the days ahead. Because of their obedience to God, we are extremely excited to announce that The John Ankerberg Show went back on the INSP Network (The Inspiration Network) starting Sunday night, November 11. The network reaches into 22 million American homes. If there are 2.5 people on average in each home, that means 55 million more people will have the opportunity to see the program. God added a miracle to this couple's gift by providing us one of the best time slots of the whole week. Now, you will be able to watch our program each week on Sunday night from 9:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Eastern time. In what state and time zone do you live? Look and see the time you can watch our program on INSP: Eastern time -- 9:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Sunday night in States in the Eastern Time Zone which include cities such as Philadelphia, New York, Washington, Baltimore, Detroit, Cincinnati, Charlotte, Atlanta, Chattanooga, Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, Fort Lauderdale and Miami. Central time -- 8:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday night in States in the Central Time Zone, which include cities such as Minneapolis, Fargo, Omaha, Kansas City, Chicago, St. Louis, Dallas, Houston, Louisville, Nashville, Huntsville, Memphis, Branson, Birmingham, New Orleans and Pensacola. Mountain time -- 7:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday night in States in the Mountain Time Zone which include such cities as Albuquerque, Phoenix, Tucson, Denver, Colorado Springs, Salt Lake City, Cheyenne, Boise and Billings. Pacific time -- 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday night in the Pacific Time Zone which include such cities as San Diego, Oakland, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Las Vegas -- and up and down the cities of the West Coast. Alaska time - 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday night in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau. Hawaii - Aleutian time -- 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday night in Honolulu and other cities. What are the first programs you will see? Well, we started on Sunday night, November 11, just on INSP by airing Where Is Islam Taking the World? with former Muslims Drs. Emir and Ergun Caner. We gave you a taste of the series by showing you two weeks of our seven-week series. Then, coming up in the next two weeks -- Jerusalem in the Crossfire, a look at current events and prophecy. My guest will be journalist Dr. Jimmy DeYoung who has lived in Jerusalem since 1993, and interviewed every Israeli Prime Minister, as well as King Abdullah of Jordan, and Palestinian leaders such as the late Yasser Arafat. He knows what is happening in Israel and in the Middle East. Following that, you will hear my interview with Lee Strobel, who for 13 years was the legal editor of the Chicago Tribune and an outspoken atheist. When his wife became a Christian, her conversion set him on a quest to disprove the Christian faith. But, after two years of examining the evidence, it brought him to place his faith in Jesus Christ. Lee wrote a book about the evidence that persuaded him to become a Christian called The Case for Christ. He's going to tell us about that evidence. Remember, you will not hear these programs anywhere else. The John Ankerberg Show is the only Christian apologetics program on television that covers such a variety of topics, ranging from world religions, to the historical Jesus, Cults and new religions. We also cover social issues such as homosexuality, abortion, and the family; and respond to movies, novels, and popular network television specials that distort the picture of Jesus. God has given us the privilege to be on television 28 years to present the truth about Jesus and the Bible. Please pray, and spread the word to your friends and to your church where they can find us on Sunday night. If you have a question concerning where to see us on television, go to our website at johnankerberg.org for listings. The Battle to Dethrone Jesus Those of you who receive our program on our other networks, we will be bringing you a brand-new series, The Battle to Dethrone Jesus. I'm sure you're aware that in the last two years there has been one attack after another on the Christian faith, and on Jesus himself -- everything including accusations that He really didn't die on the cross, the disciples didn't really see Jesus alive after He was crucified, and church scribes tampered with the Scriptural texts. Well, I have invited two of the top scholars in the world to explain to you why so many are trying to dethrone Jesus, why the evidence that's being presented is not true, and how you can respond with historical facts and solid evidence. It will be a privilege to have as guests Dr. Darrell Bock, Professor of New Testament Research and Dr. Daniel Wallace, Professor of New Testament Studies, both of Dallas Theological Seminary. Dr. Wallace is one of the greatest textual critics of our day, is the author of the standard textbook on Intermediate Greek grammar, and is also the senior New Testament editor of the NET Bible. Go into All the World and Preach the Gospel The open door to INSP is important for another reason. It allows us to apply to their sister network called INI or Inspiration Network International. The INI Network provides programming to 55 million homes overseas in countries such as Great Britain, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Israel, Jordan, and right through the Arab states around the top of North Africa. In addition INI has just picked up the cable coverage for Australia and New Zealand. With God's help, and yours, we want to air our programs in those countries. As you know, people from over 185 countries of the world are already coming into our website at JohnAnkerberg.org for information. This last month we were privileged to meet Lois Chan, who has translated 15 of our Facts On books into Chinese -- such as The Facts on Islam, The Facts on the Mormon Church, The Facts on Roman Catholicism, etc. She says our books are popular in China. We are working with her to translate some articles for our website. This is important as China is the third largest country coming into our website. Christian students and adults, pastors and missionaries outside of America, desperately need to have access to the kind of information we provide. When you support our ministry you are reaching out to Christians and non-Christians alike overseas, providing them the answers they need. In December I will be taping a debate in Dallas, Texas with Hank Hanegraff and Dr. Mark Hitchcock on the question, When Was the Book of Revelation Written? Was it written before 70 A.D. or 95 A.D? Have the prophetic events in the book of Revelation already been fulfilled in the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D., or are they yet to be fulfilled in the future? We will bring you this debate in January, plus an interview with Dr. Tim LaHaye, Dr. Tommy Ice, and Dr. Mark Hitchcock. Our ministry goal is to obey our Lord Jesus' command to "Go and make disciples of all the nations.teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you." Sadly some of our churches today are obeying the first part of the Great Commission -- by winning people to Christ, but are not carrying out the second part -- "teaching them to observe all [the other things] that I have commanded you." We want to encourage you in the faith and to tell you, you are not alone. We know you are constantly bombarded with arguments and information that tears down your faith, and you want help. Our goal is to provide you with that help and encouragement. Let me ask you, "What do you have now that you won't lose when you die?" Jesus said, "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But [you are to] store up for yourselves treasures in heaven..." That's why we ask you to work with us in this ministry. If we are obeying Jesus command "to go and make disciples of all nations" by telling them the truth of the Gospel... "and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you," then by giving to God's work you are laying up for yourself treasure in heaven. It's on that basis that I ask for your help for this ministry. Without the extraordinary help from this couple, many of you would not have been able to see the program in your town. For us to maintain this wonderful opportunity of getting on INSP and carrying on month after month on all our networks, I would ask you to pray about how you might help us continue this outreach. I think that you and all of our friends who receive this letter are some of the most generous and kind Christians that I know. God bless you in all that you do in serving our Lord. With much Christian love, Dr. John Ankerberg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Ankerberg Theological Research Institute (A.T.R.I.) 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