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So these are real, these are not stories. My friend Shirin Alamhuli, she was a Kurdish girl, 27 years old, that they did to her. This is the stories of many women who live in Iran and fighting against the most dangerous, evil people. And I moved to America after I got released because of lots of international pressures on the regime. I was lucky because many Christians started advocating for our case. International organizations got involved. At that time, it was Pope Benedict, not this pope, that he sent a letter to the government that helped us to get released. I witnessed many brutalities. They kept us in solitary cells for 40 days. Every day, I would hear the voice of other prisoners being tortured. And begging, crying. And still, I have those psychological traumas with me. Especially these days when I open the news. Every day when I see the execution of another person. Tens of young people. That reminds me of all my traumas. And almost every day, I'm living in that trauma. My people are fighting against the most dangerous people every day. And they made a mistake. In 1979, how it started, how it happened. Because a minority group in Iran, who were university students, they were brainwashed by radical Muslims, by Marxism. They came to the street. They looted, rioted, and they supported the fanatic Muslim Khomeini come to power. And as a result of that, we lost our freedom. Years. For more than 40 years. 47 years. And still, they are suffering. And now, Iranian people, as a result of all those brutality that every day they experience in their lives. Now, God had a purpose. To open their eyes. To show them the true face of Islam. And this Islamic regime. And now, they are turning their back to this regime. I just shared today, yesterday, a film I found. That. People started, Iranian people started throwing a ton of Koran in the river. They are throwing it away. They are turning back to Islam. I talked to a lot of Iranians. Evangelized a lot of them. I never had a bad experience of my people. They are so thirsty for the truth. They don't want Islam in their lives. But what's happening in our country, in Western countries, is so scary. They are rejecting Islam. They are fighting against Islam. And this Islamic regime. And the West is embracing that. Through immigration. Through allowing the agents of this regime. To come to your country. Infiltrate in politics. Education. Media. Everywhere. To brainwash your children. To replace your great values. Because Christians. Our Judeo-Christians. Christian values. With Islamic values. I always tell people the danger of an ideology. Radical ideology. A dangerous ideology like Islam. Is worse than missiles and bombs. Why? Because it infects the whole society little by little. Like a virus. It will spread. And you will wake up and you see you lost your freedom. You lost your country. And it stays. For a long time. And it's happening in the United States of America. And we need to wake up. That scares me. Through politics they try to create words like Islamophobia. To close the mouths of people not to talk the truth. But they cannot close the mouth of people like me. I live that. I have Islamotrauma in my life. When I see the films. How they brainwashed. Targeted American youths. That scares me. That brings traumas to me. That wow. I escaped that. I came to America. Now I see the same thing happening in America. When I was coming to America. I was thinking I'm moving to a Christian country. President Trump just a few years ago. Mentioned that this is one nation under God. Not Muhammad. That's the truth. This great country was founded. By our founding fathers. Based on Christianity. Jesus is the foundation of America. And we are losing that. Because the enemy has targeted that. They know it. I grew up with that. I grew up with their teachings. That they were saying that we will destroy America within. By infiltrating in your country. In your system. And even in your churches. To take away these things. To take away these great values of your country. And we need to be vigilant. As I said when I was coming to America. I was so happy I'm coming to a Christian country. And I remember I was in Turkey. Before coming to America. I had a dream. And God told me in that dream. That he is not satisfied with some of churches. And pastors. And I woke up. I shared with my friend. And I said what's going on here? We are moving to a Christian. We are moving to a Christian country. Why God told me this message? But when I moved here. I started speaking at a lot of churches. And unfortunately some churches. Is not the church of God. They are not putting the hands of people. In the hands of God. They put the hands of people in their hands. It's a business to them. They need to wake up people. Being a Christian. Is not just going to a church. On Sundays. And then. And done. No. We have a responsibility. God is looking for the fighters. Those who are willing to say yes to him. And stand in the front line. And says Lord I'm ready to go. Send me anywhere you want. We need to activate our feet. We are not supposed to take guns. To kill anyone. In 1 Corinthians. There is a verse that says. Our weapon. Is greater. It's not the weapons of this world. It has a spiritual power. God gave us that spiritual power. We just need to say yes. I'm ready. And we need to be vigilant. About what's happening. In our country. There are many other ways. First of all we can pray. Because we have power. In our prayers. When my friend and I were in prison. We were praying. Every day. A lot of prisoners gave their hearts to Jesus. Because of our prayers. Because of dreams that God would give me in prison. And it would come true. One quick story. I was in the public world. In a cell. And they send a person with life sentence. From the beginning God put in my heart. To pray for that woman. And one day he gave me a dream about her. And in that dream. I saw myself. Prisoners standing in line. Coming to me. I was giving them fishes. And when she came. I gave her the biggest fish. I didn't know. When I woke up. I didn't know the interpretation of my dream. In front of 50 prisoners in my cell. When I woke up. I shared that dream. And I told her. I don't know how and why. It was the Holy Spirit. Put the interpretation into my mouth. I told her. I believe you are going to get released. From this prison. And from this cell. This is the last cell you entered. In no more than 6 months. And she looked at me. She laughed. She said. You need to know. I have a life sentence. And many fortune tellers like you. Told me the same thing. But it never happened. And I told her. I'm not a fortune teller. That's a dream God gave me. And I strongly believe that this is going to happen. She left the cell. Exactly after 6 months. 50 prisoners heard me. It's very difficult to say such a thing. To someone that has a life sentence. In front of everyone. She got a pardon. I never forget that day. When she came to me with tears. And she told me. Marzi I apology. And she told me. I will promise you. The first thing I'm going to do. After I go out of this prison. I'm going to find the Bible. I'm going to follow Jesus. So we have a powerful God. It's not me. I'm just a tool. In his hand. And I always pray that God use me. I'm a vessel in your hands. Use me. Anyone. You want to send me. And my friend and I saw many miracles. That how Jesus turned that horrible prison. To a church for us. That many prisoners gave their hearts to. Jesus. And they could see the miracles. Even the guards. Even the interrogators. There are tons of stories. I can stand here and share. Non-stop stories of my life. That how Jesus did lots of miracles. And it's not because of me. I'm not a perfect person. I'm not holy. And I have many flaws. Many mistakes. I'm a human ordinary women. But I just. I have a heart. And my heart. I love him. And I always say God. Take away everything from me. But never take away your presence. From my life. Because that's the day I'm going to die. Without your presence. So we need to understand. We have power in our prayers. So one thing that we can do. I threw my ministry. New Persia.org I started launched a program. To pray for Iranian people. And I asked them. I got that vision through the story of Joshua. That how God gave him instruction. To walk around. The city of Jericho. And for seven days. He says blow trumpet. For six days. March around the city. On the seventh days. Seven times. And I will give you the victory. Why God tells these kind of things? He could tell them. Okay sit and pray over there. And I will give you the victory. God wanted us to be. Effective. To do something. And I got that vision. For praying for Iran. Which God showed me the map of Iran. That Iran is surrounded with seven countries. That has border with Iran. And I tried to find Christians in those countries. To stand up and to pray. And many people from around the world. You can read the details. On my website. Newpersia.org Many people from around the world. Joined me in that prayers. And I asked them for. For seven days. Please print the map of Iran. Hold your hands on the map. And pray. And on the seven days. Declare Iran under the kingdom of God. Because this is happening in Iran. And this is God's prophecy. In Jeremiah 49. Which I found my ministry. Based on that verse. That God tells. I'm going to destroy the kings. And rulers of. Elam. Which is the ancient name of Iran. And I will set my throne there. This is happening. A revival. Big revival is happening in Iran. Iranian people are so thirsty. And my vision. Is to see Iran a Christian country. And it's possible. And it's going to happen. Iran is going to be a country in future. Instead of exporting terrorism. After the fall of this regime. Exporting missionaries. To missionaries. In Middle Eastern countries. So I ask people to do the same thing. And if you can. These are simple things. That we can do. Prayer is just the simplest thing. That we can do. As Christians. And it's not just about Iranian people. Because if Iran change. It will have a big influence. In our countries. Because they have their agents. Here. We need to eliminate them. Not by killing them. I mean. When we eliminate this Islamic. Evil Islamic regime. Then it will have a great impact. On our countries. The soldiers. American soldiers. Israeli soldiers. Are doing their job. But I'm not that kind of soldier. I'm a different kind of soldier. I have a different responsibility. You can make your politicians accountable. Just question them. Don't let them. Negotiate with these terrorists. With this evil. Call them. Ask questions of them. You didn't vote for them to be in the office. For their personal benefits. So there are different ways. Some Christians tell me. We are not politicians. We don't want to be involved in politics. And I say. Are you kidding? What is politics? It's what you put on your table. It's about your pocket. It's about the future of your children. How you. Can say. I don't care about that. Pope said. Whoever wage wars. God doesn't hear. Prayers. I said. Are you kidding? What kind of Pope he is? Have you read Bible? There are tons of stories in the Bible. King David. God used him every time for going to a war. He prayed and said. God should I go or not to go? And God told him go. And God gave him the victory. Our God is the best. He is the best politician. He raised up nations against another nations. What's happening in Iran. It's not a physical battle. It's a spiritual battle. And it's God's promise in the Bible. It's God's judgment against these evil people. It's happening. And we need to stand with our government. With Israeli people who are standing in the front line. Fighting against the most dangerous. Enemies of the world. It's not just about Jewish people. They have targeted our Judeo-Christian values. There is a deception. Moving in the churches. Telling Christians not to support Israel. Conservatives. There are some conservatives trying to convince people not to support Israel. This is just lying. This is deception. And they know that there is a big unity. Between Jews and Christians. Our savior Jesus was a Jew. Paul was a Jew. Many prophets of the Old Testament were Jews. The first of our faith comes from the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. How do you want to eliminate that? There are many verses about God's chosen people. Even in the book of Romans chapter 11. That God reminds us that we were grafted into the covenant. The covenant that God made with his chosen people. We should not feel arrogant. In that chapter it says they are our brothers and sisters. And all will be saved. Because God's gift and covenant with them is irrevocable. So don't let people to brainwash you with lies. Because if you separate the roots from the branches. There is nothing. And Judeo-Christian is the foundation of this great covenant. If we lose that, America will collapse. And we as Christians are the army of God. And we have a responsibility. And I encourage you. Please pray. And ask God to use you. You don't need to change the whole world. You don't need to do big things. Simple things are matter. I'm alive today because many Christians feel responsible. They sent. Just a simple letter to prison. The guards told us that every day we were receiving about 50 letters. They were so desperate. That how many letters we were receiving. They never gave us to read. But they could see the world is watching them. At least they couldn't rape me or tortured me physically. Yes, I went through lots of psychological tortures. But God saved me for a reason. And sent me to America for a reason. Not to come here to enjoy my freedom and forget about what's happening. God brought me here with a message to tell you about this enemy. To wake up and to be vigilant about your freedoms. About your amazing country. America is the greatest country on the earth. And they have targeted that. And we as Christians, as I said, have a responsibility. And I pray that the Holy Spirit. Talk to each one of your hearts. And to not to be indifference about what's happening in Iran. And for Iranian people. At least we can pray for them. Because we will witness a great victory despite all this persecution and suffering. God is working. As I said just yesterday, I shared a video that Iranians started throwing away the book of Korans. Hundreds of the books. They hate Islam. They are just cursing that. That will cause them to be executed. To be killed. But still they are bold and courageous to stand up for that. Unfortunately they are fighting with bare hands. Because the regime brought machine guns to the streets. And started killing, shooting at people. And that's why they need our help. To support them. To be their voices. And pray for our leaders. To make a right decision. Not to be dismissed or deceived by wrong advisors. Like in the book of Samuel 15. We see that when God tells King Saul. To give King Saul a mission. To eliminate Amalekites. But he had the fear. He consulted with his advisors. And because of the fear of his men. God. Got angry. And he says. I will take away your kingdom. And give it to King David. Because King David. Had a strong heart for God. And he was obeying him. He had his failure as well. It was his personal life. But for obeying God. He always consulted with God. And we need to pray for our leaders. To be like that. To be like King David. And to consult with God. Not people. And to obey him. Thank you so much. For listening. And God bless you all. Thank you so much. Wow. Thank you for your boldness. I feel imparted to you. Can we stretch our hands toward her. I want to pray over her. Receive all that the Lord gave us. And pray that the Lord will continue to work through you. Marzi. Thank you for your boldness. And coming Father. I pray Lord. Even today. That we would. That the seeds of our faith. Of your word. The gospel. Coming forth. In boldness. Be planted in our heart. It would bear fruit. And fruit that would remain. And we pray over our sister. Today. In the name of Jesus. Guard her. Protect her. Provide for her. Raise her voice. In the name of Jesus. And Lord. Every area. That we've grown dull of hearing. Every area. That we've drifted away. Every area. That we've been apathetic. Would you. Ignite your church. We do pray over. The nation of Iran. We pray over. The Iranian people. In the name of Jesus. We pray over your church. That's represented there. Continue to go. Faith. In the name of Jesus. Empower those. Lord. That have a heart after you. That desire to turn away from. False religion. A false God. And turn to you. I pray. Make a way for them. In the name of Jesus. Guard them. Protect them. Be with them. Lord. Be conscious. Of other believers. Around the world. And what they're facing. Lord. Things that we may not even see. On a consistent basis. But I pray. That you would. Stir our hearts. Lord. Toward things. That for godly. Men and women. Of influence. To be advisors. In the name of Jesus. We ask you. To raise the voice. Of every person. That is speaking. Wisdom of you. And close the mouth. Of everyone. That is not speaking. Wisdom of you. We thank you. For it. We bless you. For that. We honor you. For it. Today. Just remind it. Father. You're so good. You're so good. That you would appear. To a young. Iranian girl. Show yourself. Lord. There's so many. I hear testimony. After testimony. You've chased. After those. That you've called. Your own. And you've appeared. To them. You're such. You're such. A loving father. Lord. There may be. Some here today. In the building. Or watching online. That are in need. Of you. You're drawing them. To yourself today. Maybe you're here today. And you've never. Made a commitment. To Christ. Maybe you're visiting. Maybe you're watching online. If you're here today. You've never made a commitment. To Christ. I want you to know. He loves you. He's drawn you. Even to hear these words today. He's drawn you. Even hear these words today. That's you. I want to give you an opportunity. To respond. To Christ. Who died. For your sins. And was raised. To life. Again. That's you. Would you just slip your hand up. I want to pray over you today. Maybe you're watching online. Maybe they're in your living room. You're watching online. God is calling out to you today. Is there anyone here. That would say. Jonathan. I want to step into the kingdom today. I want to ask Jesus. Into my life. He's forgiven my sins. Thank you Lord. Thank you Lord. Thank you Lord. We bless you today. We bless you today. I thank you Jesus. That the nations. Belong to you. I thank you. That you're reigning. Even now. You reign. In all the earth. I thank you. For the sword. Of the gospel. Your kingdom. That knows. No decrease. That's spreading. Around. The earth. Today. Even in this moment. We thank you for it. In Jesus. Mighty. Name. If you believe that. Say a good amen. We give the Lord. A great big hand clap. Church. And this. Thank you Marzi. That was wonderful. We bless you. She and Sterling. Are going to slip out. They got to make their way. Over to. Claremore. For the next service. And. There are books. Out there. Encourage you. By those. Out there. As we exit. Today. We want to worship the Lord. With our giving. Today. If you. Have a moment. We'll be back in front of you. And some container. Content. Containers. Some containers. As you exit the auditorium. And you can drop those in there. If you. Text to give. As so many of us do. Then you can. Text in this moment. Let me pray over. Over the offering. I say often. You may say that. Elisha and I. Text to give. And I love the convenience of that. But you have to be conscious. To pause. And take a moment. To worship. In that. Father. We take a moment. We pause here. Whether we're writing a check. In cash. Or sending a text. We pause. In a moment. Of worship. And we say. First of all. Lord. Thank you. For your provision. Over our household. And Lord. I pray. Over every household. Represented here. In the sound of my voice. Part of this house. Maybe there's some. That are in need of a job. Or a better job. Lord. I pray. That you would provide. For every household. If there's any lack. Here. I pray. That you would even help us. Know it. Lord. Amongst believers here. That we could help those. That are operating in lack. In this moment. Thank you. For your provision. Secondly. Lord. We declare. We trust you. To continue to provide. For your people. We thank you for it. We bless you for it. We honor you for it. In Jesus. Mighty. Name. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. My name is Teddy, and we are so glad that you're with us this week. Let's check out a couple of things happening for you and your family. ATI Conference 2026 kicks off tonight. While registration is now closed, the night sessions in Claremore are open to everyone. Doors open at 5:30 with worship starting at 6. Hope to see you there. Parents, don't forget our Summers for Family Parenting Seminars start Wednesday night, June 17th. For all info or to sign up for child care, visit dlc-signup.com or dlc.tv/slash/summer. ATI Kids 2026, our famous anchor. Register your kids now on applestockteams.com. It's time! The Freedom Celebration is right around the corner. It's one of our biggest events of the year where we get to celebrate freedom and serve families and our community with a night of fireworks and fun. We need many volunteers for this big night. To see the need, visit dlc-signup.com. And sign up to help us. That's all the announcements for this week. If you have a prayer need, please let us know. We would love to walk alongside you in prayer. But with that being said, have a fantastic week, DLC fam. Registration for the ATI Conference itself is closed for the adults. But for the kids, you can still register them, parents, all the way up until the doorway tomorrow. But if you could go online and register them, that would be great. There's a cost for the first time for the kids this year because we wanted to do some extra things there. But please don't let that be. It's going to be a hindrance to you. There are some scholarships available. We'll make sure that they are taken care of there. So don't let cost be a hindrance to you in that. You can just contact the office or myself or show up tomorrow. It'll be fine. And we'll make sure that you're taken care of on that, okay? Night services, though, are open. They're not registration for ATI. That starts tonight at the Claremore Campus. Tonight is 6 p.m. Every other night, 7 p.m., Monday through Wednesday. We've got a couple of guests coming in to be a part of that. And we're excited about a great conference. I love to invite DLC to the conference because I think the ATI summer conference is what we call that. It helps me, again, myself and us, I think, as a congregation to see beyond what the Lord is doing just in our local church. And so it's just a great time together as many nights as you're able to come. I would encourage you to do that. Can we lift our hands to the Lord this morning, church, and just thank him and bless him? I want to just pray a prayer of dismissal over us. Jesus, Father, thank you for the gathering of people today. Thank you for your word. Thank you for Marzia, Lord, again. Continue to guard and protect her, minister through her. Thank you for preserving her life, Lord, and through tragic circumstances. And, Lord, I pray that you would help us. I pray that everything that you desire for us to grab hold of today, would you continue to even deal with us this week and in the weeks to come? Speak to us like only you can by your Holy Spirit. We honor you today. We bless you today. In Jesus' mighty name. Amen. Amen. Amen. God bless you. You're dismissed. If you need prayer, please make your way here. We'd love to pray with you. God bless you. Have a wonderful week. And we hope to see you some this week at the ATI Summer Conference. Bless you.
