Prayer for Australia’s Federal Election

 

1. Public Prayer for Australian Federal Elections Melbourne Monday 27 June

 

This call to pray is issued by Partners in Prayer & Evangelism in conjunction with Melbourne prayer networks leaders. This election is vital for our nation. Seek Father’s will and wisdom.

Time: Monday, 27 June 2016 from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM

Where: Bethany International, 29-37 Ballantyne St, South Melbourne

Click here to register

 

2. Federal Election Prayer Meetings for the Election at C-HOP :

Friday 24 June 8.00pm – 3.00am Prayer Banquet – Facilitated by Dr Isaac Arthur…. see www.c-hop.org.au

Friday 1 July 6.30pm Acts 2:42 Dinner – Covenant meal –( please bring a plate of food) – Pre-Election Prayer and Worship Gathering – lead by Glen Sebasio

Saturday 2 July 7.00am-7.00pm Worship and Prayer Day – standing in identificational Repentance and Proclamation of God’s Word – Come and make a difference and see the powers of darkness pushed back & God’s will be done.

We will be joining with Christians praying across all of Australia  7.00-8.00am  July 2nd.

 

3. Untold Truth at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7OS6HbOCXk

 

4. This is a recent Canberra Declaration letter with helpful links:

 CANBERRA DECLARATION

 

Vote for Christian Values

 

The people of Australia will decide who will lead the nation at the Federal election on Saturday 2 July 2016. Many people have written to us asking us who to vote for. We cannot tell you who to vote for because the Canberra Declaration is a non-partisan Christian ministry. But because our focus is  promoting and protecting Christian values we want to offer guidelines on how to vote. In line with our mission statement we strive to ‘educate’ those who have signed the Canberra Declaration about the issues we face.  We work with all parliamentarians who make a stand for Australia’s Christian heritage and Christian values of life, marriage, family, faith and freedom.

The heartbeat of the Canberra Declaration in regard to marriage and family is clearly heard in the seminal vision statement called The Australia We Live To See. The last paragraph sums it up well, “We live to see an Australia where the family, founded by the marriage of a man and a woman, will once again be protected, honoured and advantaged as the primary focus of the affairs of the nation; where our family relationships will be treasured; where mothers and fathers will be supported in the noble task of raising children; where we use our talents to build a better world as an enduring legacy for our children and grandchildren.”

 

Thankfully, each election time, our sister organisation the Australian Christian Values Institute releases the Christian Values Checklist. The Australian Christian Values Institute has been serving the Australian community since 1999. It has made a significant contribution to the ongoing protection and promotion of Christian values in our nation through these Christian Values Checklists, William Wilberforce Awards, the Australian Christian Values Award and various submissions to parliament.

 

Click the table or this link to read details of 21 Christian values assessed
and the back page of explanations

Like the Canberra Declaration, the Christian Values Institute believes that Australian values are in large measure Christian values. These are the values that made Australia great. The Preamble to Australia’s Constitution 1901 says, “Humbly relying on the blessing of Almighty God”. Alfred Deakin, one of the fathers of Australia’s Constitution and Australia’s second Prime Minister, offered the following prayer after the Constitution was finally ratified. “We pray that it may be the means of creating and fostering throughout all Australia a Christ-like citizenship.”

Sir Henry Parkes, known as the Father of Federation (1901) had a vision for Australia as “one people with a destiny… As we are British people – we are pre-eminently a Christian people – as our laws, our whole system of jurisprudence, our constitution… are based upon, and interwoven with, our Christian belief…” 

 The team at the Canberra Declaration join with founding father, Sir Henry Parkes, in his dream that “the day will come when justice and fair play will triumph in this land: when great bodies of Christians, who now seem half asleep, will bestir themselves”.

 

There are two versions of the above Christian Values Checklist ready for you to download and distribute to your friends depending on which state you live in. You can even distribute the two versions. It is up to you!

 

States Differences PDF Format
WA & VIC includes the party Australian Christians which only has candidates in those states Download
All other states includes the Christian Democratic Party which has candidates in all states Download

 

 

Click table for WA and VIC or this link to read details of 21 Christian values assessed
and the back page of explanations

 

You can see that there are a number of minor Christian-values-based parties included on each sheet. Sadly, not all the parties can fit on the one page sheet, so you will have to do your own research for other candidates and parties you may wish to vote for. For example, Katter’s Australia Party is an option for Queensland voters.

 

As we have previously shared, the new Senate voting laws have made it much more difficult for the smaller Christian and conservative parties to win a seat. It is therefore critical that you vote for at least 6 parties above the line to really make your vote count for Christian values.

 

If you decide instead to vote below the line, then number at least 12 candidates below the line including those from Christian-values-based parties.

 

But if you want to ensure that those parties or candidates that are not Christian-values-based, like the Sex Party or the Greens, are put last, then you should number either ALL the boxes above the line or ALL the boxes below line.

 

Please use these resources wisely. Print them off and give them out at church. Tell your friends and cross-reference this information with the Australian Christian Lobby and FamilyVoice Australia. Distribute the electronic Christian Values Checklist PDFs through your networks to help Christian people make an informed and wise decision. If you want others to stay informed with updates like these on the Federal election share this update and encourage them to sign the Canberra Declaration todayTogether we can make a difference.

 

Yours for Christian-values-based Government

Warwick Marsh & David Rowsome

 

PS  The Prayer for Preservation of Marriage in Australia has been updated after we received some very helpful suggestions. You can download it here and print it as an A5 booklet or an A4 document.

 

If you are concerned about the (Un)Safe Schools Issue, you might like to use this Prayer for Safe Schools Coalition Australia.

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