The Centurion Law Enforcement Ministry: Updated Prayer Requests, Announcements & Updated FCPO-Denver Meeting Schedule

Friday, April 1, 2011

Updated Prayer Requests, Announcements & Updated FCPO-Denver Meeting Schedule

UPDATED 04/06/2011: I've started the newest list below...let's be on our knees before our gracious and loving Lord. More to come (check back frequently).

** Please pray for wounded Colorado officer Scott Warrington. I just received some very disturbing news and don't have enough details to share but this brother needs prayer and is not/has not been well-supported by his agency (again, lack of servant-leadership by those in authority).

** Pray for a brother in NM who is applying for a sergeant position with my old unit (SID) -- God's will and for His glory.

** Pray for Travis Yates, Lt. Col. Grossman and I as we share with 500+ officers tomorrow in Tulsa.

** Praise Report (!!) and Prayer Request: Colorado State Trooper Scott Hinshaw, who was nearly killed three years ago, is going back to the road!! Total miracle and an awesome story that I hope he will share with us in the near future. Scott has to do two weeks of FTO and then he'll official be "back." Glory to God (and "Thank You Jesus"). More later.

Paul Lee sent the following update ref. Chattanooga shooting/police funeral: As you all know when a tragedy like this occurs cops go through several phases; shock & disbelief, remorse, anger, and then the deep remorse and agony of the fact we lost one. Right now in our area we are in the anger stage. They are angry at the bad guy, angry at the bad guys parents, angry at the news, and just plain old angry at life because they can’t fix this. Pray for Christian Officers to be bold for Christ even as they grieve. FCPO personnel in Chattanooga will be ministering to our brothers there over the next few days.

** Warriors -- we need you to be in prayer. Chattanooga (TN) Officer Tim Chapin was shot and killed and Ofc. Lorin Johnston was wounded in a shootout. Bad guy was wearing body armor and only one with a long gun was a sergeant that had to be called to the scene. Bad guy captured alive but Ofc. Chapin was shot in the face and killed. Ofc. Johnston -- who gave a kidney to another officer who needed one, sustained possible injury to his one remaining kidney. PLEASE join us in praying for Tim's family, for Lorin, and the CPD in general. See http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2011/apr/02/chattanooga-police-officer-shot-killed/. I will be in Chattanooga in a couple of weeks as that is HQ for the Fellowship of Christian Peace Officers USA on whose board I serve as VP. FCPO Pres. Paul Lee called me this AM...our prayer should be that God will use FCPO and believers there to turn what Satan intends for his glory to God's instead (sharing the truth of the Gospel with our brethren). Tim knew Christ as Savior -- praise God!

** An Illinois officer requests prayer that God will use him mightily as he lives the Gospel and shares it with his colleagues and chief of police (that our own will turn from their sin and accept Christ as Savior and Lord).

** Pray for CSP Trooper Gene Lawyer ref. his upcoming court date on April 28th (justice, mercy, truth).

** Please be in prayer for a retired officer (Louie) who is actively resisting any accountability from other Christian officers who love and care for him and is now back to doing things "Louie's way" (rebellion/sin).

** Pray for an officer recovering from back surgery.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS (see previous posts for more):

Chief Jake Shirk and the Monument (CO) PD is sponsoring a free church security seminar this Saturday, April 9th from 8:30-4:30 PM at Tri-Lakes United Methodist Church in Monument. Lunch will be provided. For more info contact Chief Shirk at 719-381-3253. More announcements and news are posted on our website – check back frequently.

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UPDATED FCPO-DENVER AREA MEETING SCHEDULE: --

-- Thursday, April 7th: NO MEETING as I'll be in Tulsa on the 7th with Travis Yates and Lt. Col. Dave Grossman. I will then be returning the following day to join quite a few of you for our annual Tuesday Night Dialogue retreat in Estes Park on April 8th-10th. The theme for this year's retreat is Obedience (a great in-depth follow-up to my teaching on that subject -- see last week's recap here on the website).

-- Friday, April 15th at Calvary Chapel AURORA (http://www.calvaryaurora.org/) starting at 7:00 PM in Room 144. Investigator James "Jimmy" Wattles (noted outlaw motorcycle gang expert and featured on the History Channel's Gangland series) will be teaching a special message. More details to follow -- stay tuned!

-- Thursday, April 21st, 7:00 PM, Calvary South Denver in Littleton. There is a possibility that Colorado State Trooper Scott Hinshaw will be our very special guest speaker. Scott has come a long way since being critically injured in October of 2007 and his recovery is nothing short of a miracle. Stay tuned for further details!

-- Thursday, April 28th, 7:00 PM at Calvary South Denver in Littleton. This will be our chartering event for FCPO-Denver and Fellowship of Christian Peace Officers National Executive Director Lamar Moore will be our very special guest speaker. Please make a point of joining us for a free (well, for you guys) catered meal and more. Stay tuned for additional details!

Our Core Verses

COPS -- God's ministers for good and a terror against evil. We do not bear the sword in vain.

(Paraphrase...for full text, see the Bible in Romans 13:1-4)

Psalm 82:3-4

Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.ressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.he widow.

Colorado Law Enforcement Ministry Meeting Schedules

The Centurion Law Enforcement Ministry (FCPO-Denver)

On the local front (meaning Colorado Front Range) we typically meet for iron sharpens iron fellowship and Bible study every 2nd and 4th Tuesday evening of each month at Calvary Castle Rock. Email me for details at thecenturionministry@gmail.com or give me a shout at 720-371-1022

Men of Courage Law Enforcement Ministry

Buena Vista (CO) PD Sgt. Dean Morgan is leading a law enforcement fellowship/Bible study in Chaffee County and the surrounding area. Contact Dean at interceptor@policeone.com for more info.

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TCLEM Mission Statement

The mission of The Centurion Law Enforcement Ministry (TCLEM), is to educate law enforcement officers (police, deputies, troopers, investigators, parole/probation, corrections, military, etc.) about God's unique call on their lives as outlined in God's word (Bible) and to lead officers and their families to a saving knowledge of and close personal relationship with our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ. Through same, we also seek to positively impact our profession by raising up Christian servant-leaders and reduce our historically high rates of divorce, alcoholism, depression, suicide and related issues.

Law enforcement is a God-ordained ministry of service and protection for our society as outlined in the Bible in Romans 13. Inasmuch as our very authority as peace officers is given to us by God, TCLEM seeks to affirm our calling as servant-warriors ("sheepdogs") and leaders while at the same time developing the our spiritual, family and personal lives through Bible study, peer fellowship, and group accountability along with active involvement in a solid Christ-centered/Bible-based church. We also seek to infuse our profession with godly leaders who will in fact LEAD (serve) from a biblical world view.

What We Believe (Statement of Faith)

(1) WE BELIEVE the only true basis of Christian fellowship is Christ's sacrificial agape love, which is greater than any secondary differences we possess, and without which we have no right to claim ourselves Christians.

(2) WE BELIEVE in all the fundamental doctrines of orthodox evangelical Christianity as detailed in God's word (Bible).

(3) WE BELIEVE the sixty-six books of the Bible (i.e. Old and New Testament) comprise the totality of Holy Scripture and is inerrant in the original text, and remains God-breathed/God-inspired and infallible in all its substance, and therefore, it is the supreme and final authority in faith, theology, and life. 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21; Psalm 119:11, 89, 105.

(4) WE BELIEVE that our Lord has called us to share the Word of God in such a way that its message can be applied to an individual's life and, in particular as it relates to our service in the God-ordained calling of law enforcement. We also believe that it is the responsibility and privilege of every Christian to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ and to seek to make growing disciples. Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8.

(5) WE BELIEVE there is only One true, eternally existent God. He exists in three co-equal persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The triune God is the Creator and Sustainer of all things, and is worthy of worship and obedience. Deut. 6:4-5; Genesis 1:31, Luke 3:21-22; Matthew 28:18-20, Rev. 4:11.

(6) WE BELIEVE in one God who is Creator of heaven and earth, Spirit, personal, transcendent, sovereign, life, love, truth, almighty, simple (i.e. one without parts), timelessly eternal, unchangeable, wise, just, holy, relational, dynamic and infallible in all things.

(7) WE BELIEVE that Jesus Christ is fully God and fully human, possessing two distinct natures which are co-joined in one person, that He was miraculously conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, lived a sinless and miraculous life, provided for the atonement of our sins by His vicarious substitutionary death on the Cross, was bodily resurrected by the power of the Holy Spirit, physically ascended back to the right hand of God the Father in heaven, and lives to make intercession for us. After Jesus ascended to Heaven, He poured out His Holy Spirit on the believers in Jerusalem, enabling them to fulfill His command to preach the gospel to the entire world, an obligation shared by all believers today. John 1:1-3,14; Matthew 1:18-25; Philippians 2:5-9; Colossians 1:15; 1 Corinthians 15:1-8; Acts 1:11.

(8) WE BELIEVE that all people are by nature separated from God and responsible for their own sin, but that salvation, redemption, and forgiveness are freely offered as a gift by the Lord Jesus Christ to all based on His grace alone. When a person sincerely repents of their sin and enters into a life-saving/life-changing personal relationsship (not "religion") with Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, they are immediately born again and sealed by the Holy Spirit, all their sins are forgiven, and they become a child of God -- changed, and destined to spend eternity with Him. John 3:16; Ephesians 2:8-10; 2 Corinthians 5:21.

(9) WE BELIEVE in all the gifts of the Holy Spirit mentioned in the Scriptures, and that they are valid for today, and should be exercised within scriptural guidelines, seeking to exercise them in love that the whole Body of Christ might be edified. John 14:16-19; 16:7-15; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20; Romans 8:9,11; Titus 3:5.

(10) WE BELIEVE in the pre-tribulation rapture of the church, and we believe that the physical second coming of Christ with His saints to rule on the earth will be personal, premillennial, and visible. This motivates us to holy living, heart-felt worship, committed service, diligent study of God's Word, regular fellowship, and participation in the two ordinances the Lord gave the church - adult baptism by immersion and Holy Communion. Revelation 3:10, Thessalonians 5:9.

(11) WE BELIEVE there is a real personal devil of great evil, cunning, and power, who seeks to tempt, kill, steal, and destroy, yet his power is limited by God to only what God permits him to do; that the devil has been defeated positionally at the cross of Christ, and will be defeated practically at Christ's glorious second coming which will ultimately eventuate in the quarantine and punishment of the Satan (aka the Devil, Beast, and False Prophet, etc.) in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone where they will be tormented day and night forever (what has been traditionally called "Hell"). Luke 10:18; Matthew 4:10; John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11, etc.

(12) WE BELIEVE that our Lord is clear that there is ONLY ONE WAY to Christ and that is through a life-changing personal relationship with the Risen Savior. Jesus told his disciples, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me" (John 14:6). He did not merely point the way to God. He himself claimed to be the only way to the Father and the source of eternal truth and life. The way to God is through personal faith in Jesus Christ. Intellectual acceptance of Christ is not enough. You must come to him determined to turn from what displeases him, with a total trust in Christ's saving power for you.

Are you ready to receive Christ today? If so, scroll up towards the top of this page to the links under How Can I be Saved (AKA True "Officer Safety"). Please feel free to contact me if you need help in this area -- it would be my honour to lead you "home" to Christ!

If you sincerely put your faith in Christ, God promises not only to forgive you, but also to receive you into his family. It's the greatest discovery you will ever make!

Donate to the Centurion Law Enforcement Ministry

We do accept donations to support our ministry and outreach, including but not limited to leading officers to Christ, support for wounded officers; "officer down" outreach; chaplain and counseling services; speaking engagements; website expenses; ministry apparel, etc. Donations can be made out to The Centurion Law Enforcement Ministry and mailed to

P.O. Box 630854
Littleton, CO 80163

That said, support your church first...and then donate if the Holy Spirit inspires you to do so. Thanks in advance for your support.