Sabb ath March 16, 2014

Amos 5:21-24 (MSG) “I can’t stand your religious meetings. I’m fed up with your conferences and conventions. I want nothing to do with your religion projects, your pretentious slogans and goals. I’m sick of your fund-raising schemes, your public relations and image making. I’ve had all I can take of your noisy ego-music. When was the last time you sang to me? Do you know what I want? I want justice—oceans of it. I want fairness—rivers of it. That’s what I want. That’s all I want.”

The LIVE FREE Campaign is committed to: Raising awareness about the impact of gun violence and mass incarceration Reducing homicides in cities across the United States Reducing incarceration rates and restoring compassion for and rights to the formerly incarcerated Build healthy & safe communities with jobs & education Mobilizing the faith community in service of this cause │

The Urgency of Now President Obama has recently launched the “My Brother’s Keeper Initiative”, a targeted effort to address the challenges of our Sons and Brothers facing tough odds. Our country faces a daily crisis of gun violence and mass incarceration. The loss of life will remain an imminent threat unless communities come together to speak out about the injustice. We are compelled by our faith to Prophetically Proclaim that the value of life & opportunity among our young men has greatly been diminished. For the next 90 days, we are calling ALL people of faith to have something to say about it!

6 PREACH. PRAY. ACT.

7 PREACH. WE PROCLAIM JUSTICE, COMPASSION, AND FORGIVENESS.

8 PRAY. WE PRAY THAT OUR FAMILIES CAN LIVE FREE FROM GUN VIOLENCE AND MASS INCARCERATION.

9 ACT. WE WILL ADVOCATE FOR OUR SONS AND BROTHERS WITH OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS. LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD! EVERYONE TAKE OUT YOUR CELL PHONES & TEXT “LIFELINES” TO TO SEND THE PETITION TO PRESIDENT OBAMA NOW!

JOIN THE FAITH MOVEMENT! Denver, CO – March 12 Tallahasee, FL – March Newark, NJ – March Kansas City, KS – March 24 Cleveland, OH – March Baton Rouge, LA – March 31-April 1 Kansas City, MO – April 2 Fresno, CA - April 4-5 Youngstown, OH – April Chattanooga, TN – April Columbus, OH – April Oakland, CA – May 2-3 Los Angeles, CA – May 9-10 Atlanta, GA – May If you want to join this army of believers, sign up or host a LIVE FREE Boot Camp We will train over 3,000 people to put their faith into action and LIVE FREE!!!

The Year of the L ORD ’s Favor 61 The Spirit of the Sovereign L ORD is on me, because the L ORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, Isaiah 61:1 (NIV)

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