July - August 2014

… But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them,

because they are spiritually DISCERNED. (1 Cor. 2:14) … But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to DISCERN both good and evil. (Hebrews 5:14)

Greetings from the Breaker Family!

When my Dad was alive, he would always tell to me: “Practice Discernment!” I’ve never forgotten this. My Dad was a real blessing and I really miss him, especially the older I get. (I turned forty in July! Can you believe it?)

The Bible has much to say about discernment, and these last two months, I’ve really focused on practicing it, being careful to discern as much as possible.

DISCERNING THE CHRISTIAN WALK

The beginning of July, we got a call from my Mom’s friend in Oklahoma telling us my Mom was in the Hospital. She had recently had knee surgery, and was recuperating, but the doctors (as they so often do) messed up her medication and gave her something she was allergic to. This led to her having an allergic reaction, and she spent three days in the hospital suffering from side affects. We immediately called a friend to watch my grandmother, and we rushed overnight to Oklahoma to care for her. I kept Emma, our oldest, with me, while Laura drove back home with Elyse, our youngest. Emma and I stayed three weeks total taking care of Mom.

Mom then needed therapy to learn to walk again, as her knee surgery demanded constant exercise so her muscles and tendons would heal correctly. I watched her go from wheel chair, to walker, to cane, and then to walking by her own power and eventually even driving. In short, she had to learn to walk all over again!

While taking care of Mom, I thought about the Christian walk and the job of a true minister of the Gospel. I was helping her walk physically, and glad to do so. I then thought about how that should be the desire of a minister of the Gospel as well. They should greatly desire to give of themselves to others and help them in their spiritual walk with the Lord.

Mom had therapists come almost daily that helped her exercise her knee, and they all stressed that she must learn to walk the RIGHT way. For if not, then she would always have a limp. This made me think. There is a right way and a wrong way to walk!

I’ve known, and I’m sure you have too, many who claim to be preachers and ministers, who only care about getting people to make decisions, but afterwards, they are no where to be found. They could care less if those new converts learn to walk correctly. All they care about is bragging on the “surgery” (as the doctors often do), but then don’t care about the follow-up. But this trip really made me think of the importance of discipleship; that is teaching others to walk correctly in the Christian way.

With that stated, I’ve had a great opportunity lately to do just that! I’ve had many people contacting me via email or phone asking me for counsel, advice, and fellowship. Many had Bible questions, and such. And, I’ve spent hours helping these people, often talking with them for hours and teaching them Bible over the phone, and helping them to grow in the Lord.

　

DISCERNMENT IN WITNESSING

Discernment in witnessing is so important. I’ve seen many who witness the same exact way every time, using the same verses, and always saying the exact same thing to sinners. But people are different! So, this doesn’t always work. When I speak with people, I try to understand who they are and where they come from, and then ask the Holy Spirit to give me the verses they need to hear. Some need to hear about Hell and Judgment. Others already know about that, but need to hear about grace, and the blood atonement. It’s hard to know exactly what they are missing that is keeping them from getting saved, but the more we try to put ourselves in their shoes and understand where they are coming from, the more we can reach them where they are. The following is a good example, of practicing discernment as I tried to understand where a sinner was coming from and why he was saying what he was saying.

In August, I came across a man who I immediately identified as Hispanic because of his thick Cuban accent when he spoke English. I began speaking to him in Spanish and told him I was a minister of the Gospel, and a Missionary. He replied, “Oh, well, you missionaries are doing more harm than good!” He then went on to explain some things he’d seen in his home country and other Latin American countries, and how he said most Missionaries tried to win the people by giving them THINGS and then encouraging them to join their RELIGION, based upon their giving them STUFF.

He then said, “Most Missionaries are only giving people RELIGION and THINGS and not SPIRITUAL CARE, and that’s why they are doing more harm than good! When the stuff runs out, the people run back to the same sins they came from.” After listening to the man, I finally spoke up and said, “Well, I have to agree with you!” He stopped speaking and looked at me in unbelief. I then said, “I agree, as I’ve seen a lot of that myself. But a true Missionary is someone who does not preach RELIGION and giving away of THINGS, rather he preaches SALVATION, and faith in what Jesus did, as He GAVE Himself for our sins as our substitute on the cross.” The man then let me speak and listened to every word, when before he sounded like he didn’t want to hear anything I had to say. Practicing discernment helped me reach the man. And, I was able to show him the true work of a Missionary is to give the GOSPEL, and show the way of salvation. We were later interrupted, and I didn’t finish saying all I wanted, but I did have a chance to plant the seed. I hope to speak with the man again. Please pray for him. His name is Ernesto.

DISCERNMENT OF THE TIMES IN WHICH WE LIVE

For years now I’ve been patiently waiting for the rapture. Things are so bad in this world, that I surely thought Jesus would have returned by now. Yet he tarries. Thinking about this, and reading through Daniel again, I read in chapter nine of seventy weeks, and then seventy years. Many agree that the Hebrew word “weeks” can mean “years.” With this in mind, I thought of something, and I haven’t heard many others talking about it, so I thought I might throw it out there. What if the seventy weeks mentioned being “determined upon Israel” were seventy years that were determined on the modern nation of Israel? We know Israel was founded in 1948. Seventy years from that date would be 2018. Could the rapture happen then? That would mean there would be 7 more years of tribulation after that, and then 2025 would be the battle of Armageddon, and Christ’s return at the Second Advent. This is just a thought on my part, but I would love to hear what others think about it. (I hope I’m wrong and the rapture is 2014!)

The other idea I had was what if Hosea 6:1,2 means a whole two thousand years? (A day with the Lord is as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day.) That means that the battle of Armageddon would be in 2033 (as Jesus died in 33 A.D.) Subtract 7 years for the tribulation, and we come to 2026. But, boy that is a long time away! And, I really don’t see how the world will last that long.

At any rate, I truly believe we are in the last days. (Read 2 Tim. 3:1-5 and tell me if that doesn’t sound like today!) And things are changing at a rapid rate. It is both awesome and scary to live in this age, but it is interesting as well as we try to discern the times, and wonder about when the Lord will return! I just hope it is soon!

　

DISCERNING THE SPIRITUAL APATHY OF OUR AGE

I’ve noticed it, and perhaps you have as well, that people just don’t seem to be as open to the Gospel as they used to be. In fact, they are actively hostile to it. It seems the more you witness, the more angry people become, as more and more people despise the things of God. It’s like the world is rapidly turning from God at an alarming rate.

I talked to a friend the other day whose Dad is a Missionary, and he told me that even his father is aghast at how many people are rejecting the Gospel. He told me that every year they hand out 5000 John and Romans in their city, and usually they see at least one or two people saved because of it. But this year they didn’t, and what’s worse is they had a record number of negative responses. Some people even drove to the church just to give back the John and Romans! Others mailed dirty letters with snide remarks, or called on the phone to express their anger for leaving such a thing on their doorstep. By far, this was the most hateful responses they ever received from leaving Gospel literature.

As I witness to others, I too have noticed that many people are becoming more hostile towards those of us who preach the Gospel. They look at you like you are crazy speaking about Jesus, the Bible, and heaven and hell. I don’t know if it is because of secular education, or if it truly is spiritual wickedness in high places deceiving them, or just a sign of the times; but it is getting harder and harder to witness as fewer desire to listen. Yet, we must continue no matter what, even though the day might soon come that we are looked upon by society as outcasts, superstitious, bigoted, and/or intolerant. Truly a great evil is descending upon this world, and we are the light. But our light seems to be flickering world-wide, and in danger of going out, unless we determine within ourselves to do more for the cause of Christ. Will you join me? Let’s try to reach others in spite of the great spiritual apathy of our age.

　

　

Because of Christ Jesus our Lord,

Robert Breaker and Family

1 Sam. 12:24!

　

May - June 2014

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. (2 Tim. 1:7)

Greetings in the great name of our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ!

We are living in very strange and scary times! One must not need look far to see just how crazy and upside down the world is. Death, destruction, resentment, and intolerance are everywhere, and the way things are heading, it’s not hard to see that there’s another World War on the horizon. We are further seeing religious persecution, as Muslims are mercilessly slaughtering Christians in countries throughout the world as militant Islamists spread through the Middle East and Africa, while boasting of their coming “caliphate,” in which they seek to rule over the masses with their tyrannical “sharia law.”

Even in America, we are seeing a complete takeover by radical socialists, who spy on the people daily with their Gestapo-style surveillance (through the NSA), and attempt to enslave everyone to their communistic ideals, while undermining the Constitution and obliterating the rule of law. If that weren’t bad enough, they continue to heap upon the national debt as they follow the Cloward and Piven plan to destroy the U.S. economy, and bankrupt the entire nation, all while they leave the borders entirely open to illegal aliens and terrorists.

But this shouldn’t be a shock to you, as the Bible says: “…we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rules of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places

” (Eph. 6:12).
Truly, forces of darkness are at work in the world today which are arduously working towards their goal of setting up a Satanic New World Order to enslave the entire world. Even the President of America is doing things that are so criminal and outrageous, that many religious leaders are openly stating that they believe he is the very Anti-Christ of which the Bible prophesied in the book of Daniel. (I don’t know, but it is interesting that he has appeared to have fulfilled almost all of the prophecies in Daniel chapter 11). If all this weren’t bad enough, the United Kingdom announced in June that the teaching of Divine Creation is ILLEGAL in British schools, and only Evolution is allowed to be taught.

So, clearly, there is a spiritual, physical, intellectual, and political attack on all mankind, and if the Lord doesn’t come back soon, the entire world will sink back into the second “dark ages.” Thankfully, we are not finished, and as the verse above states, “God hath not given us the spirit of fear...” For this reason, we need to do even more for Jesus in the short time we have lefft as we battle an epic spiritual war, and try to liberate souls from the devil’s coming global government. As for us, we are doubling up our efforts as we serve the Lord amidst a changing world that grows actively hostile towards God, the Bible, and the Gospel, with each passing day.

COMPLETED DVD ON CREATIONISM

Several months ago, I reported that I worked with Creation Science Evangelism in Pensacola, as we recorded a short DVD based on Dr. Kent Hovind’s Creation videos. Eric Hovind, Kent’s son, spoke in English while I translated in Spanish. The finished DVD is now available, and I’m enclosing a copy of it with this prayer letter. The DVD is in English and Spanish, so I encourage you to watch it yourself. Yet, it was designed to be given to Spanish-speaking people with the hope they will watch it and then order the longer version of the 6 DVD set in Spanish, (which we recorded back in 2005 in Honduras). Also, at the end of the DVD, I preach a Gospel invitation in Spanish. So, I ask you to pass this DVD along to a Spanish-speaking person. That should not be too hard, as they are pouring into our country in droves! One estimate says that 15 million have come into America through the open borders in just the last couple of years. I reported about 5 years ago that there were already an estimated 35 million illegal Hispanics in our nation (about 10%). So if the numbers are true, that means there can soon be as many as 50 million Spanish-speakers in our nation! We need to reach them! And this DVD is a great way to get them the truth about Creation, and the Gospel.

PASSING OUT TRACTS AND WITNESSING

With all the Spanish-speaking illegal aliens in America, we’ve found we don’t have to go too far to reach them, as they are everywhere. So, we take Spanish tracts with us and pass them out in supermarkets, garage sales, flea markets, and many other places. The best time to find them is on the week-end, as they are everywhere. Many have yet to learn English, so when I hear them speaking Spanish, I love introducing myself and speaking with them. Sadly, many are so Catholic they won’t listen to what I have to say, but they do take a tract. In fact, I can’t think of one instance in which a Spanish-speaker in America rejected a tract. But many English-speakers have and continue to do so. It also makes one think God is finished with America, and we are seeing his judgment on this nation because of it. Hopefully, more Christians will speak up, especially while we still have the freedom to do so.

On a final note, please pray for Joe, a man I met one Saturday in June. His father passed away at the age of 50, and this young man was devastated. When I spoke to him about the Lord, he said, “Well, I used to go to the Assembly of God church.” I replied, “Well, you know that going to church doesn’t save you! What you need is to have your sins forgiven, and the only way according to the Bible is by FAITH in the FINISHED BLOOD ATONEMENT of Jesus Christ.” He listened, but didn’t seem to understand. At least I planted a seed. Please pray for his salvation.

　

TRUE RELIGION

When people ask me if I’m “religious” I respond with a boisterous, “NO!” Being quick to add that: “Religion is a system of WORKS that men do to justify themselves to God.” Also, I note that it was the “religious leaders” that killed Jesus Christ. I then tell them that rather than “religious,” I’m “justified” or “saved,” and the difference is that it’s not by my WORKS, but by FAITH. I’m further careful to explain that “salvation is what you take when you finally realize that you can’t save yourself, thus you trust Jesus’ finished work to save you!” This is a great way to witness to others!

But the Bible does tells us what “true religion” is in James 1:27, “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and WIDOWS in their affliction…”

I state this, as most of you know, that we are taking care of my widowed grandmother, Lucy, who is now 93 years old. Because of this, it makes it hard for me to travel like I used do, as she is taking more and more of my time, not allowing me to leave overnight anymore.

We appreciate your prayers for her, and for those of you who asked about how she’s doing. She has her good days and bad days. On the good days, we have more liberty to go pass out tracts, and witness to others, but on the bad days we stay home close by her. Every now and then she suffers very painful episodes with her stomach, and has what the doctors call some sort of intestinal disease. And, as you can imagine, this gets messy.

I never thought I’d ever do the work of a nurse, but that’s what it seems I’m doing now. And, God is showing me some things through it. I always dreaded something like this happening, and I thought I couldn’t take it or go through it. But I’m finding that God’s grace is sufficient, and if you really love someone, it’s easy to care for them. I’m also learning about how good Jesus is to take care of us! So please pray for us, as we are doing our best to practice what the Bible calls “true religion.”

　

ECOUNTERING EVIL IN THIS WORLD

Truly we are in the last days. And, because of this we see more and more people using wicked means to defraud others. With that stated, I thought I’d mention something that happened to me the other day, in hopes it might help you as well. While shopping one weekend, I went to the cash register to pay, and gave a certain bill to the cashier. When he returned my change, it was the wrong amount, being very short of what I expected. I asked what happened, and the cashier told me that I gave him a bill of lower denomination. But I did not. (I knew exactly what bill I gave him, as I was calculating in my head what my change should be). To make a long story short, the cashier argued with me and wouldn’t give me my change. I ended up having to call the sheriff, and when he came, he tried to fix the problem. But the cashier and business owner (who by this time came over to see what was happening) would not do anything, instead calling me a “liar.” With no video camera to prove I was right, the police told me that my only option was to take the man to civil court, and it would cost me 70 dollars. However, the “burden of proof” would be on me, and I would have to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that I was right.

Since I couldn’t do this, as it was basically my word against the word of the Cashier (or as the Police put it: “his opinion vs. your opinion), I was then out of luck, and never got back the rest of my money. I was sad the rest of the day, and so bummed that a criminal could do something like that and the law protected him. But after looking this up online and talking with others, I found that this is a very common scam today, especially in our bad economy, and many are doing this to steal from others. Sadly, the law is on their side, as most people won’t take it to court, and if they do, “How do you prove it?”

After telling my wife about it, and sulking for a while, she had a great idea to protect us from future scammers. Now we mark every single bill we get in a specific place with a pen, and that way if something like that happens again, we can prove beyond any shadow of a doubt which bill we paid with, and they won’t be able to argue with us, as each bill we carry holds a certain mark in a certain place. This might be a good idea for you as well. I hope you don’t have to go through what we went through, but if you begin marking your bills, then you will have “proof” in case something like this ever happens to you.

　

Because of Christ Jesus our Lord,

　

Robert Breaker and Family

1 Sam. 12:24!