Pastor Perry Noble on Orlando Shooting: Without Jesus, Possibilities for Evil Are Endless

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June 14, 2016|8:07 am

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Perry Noble, pastor of NewSpring Church in Anderson, South Carolina, speaks via a pre-recorded video during The Nines 2014 online conference held Nov. 3 and 4. The annual event was presented by Leadership Network.

Pastor Perry Noble of NewSpring Church in South Carolina has responded to the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history at the Orlando gay nightclub on Sunday, warning that without a heart connection to Jesus Christ, the "possibilities for evil are endless."

Noble said in a video posted on Facebookon Monday that when he first heard news of the Orlando massacre, where gunman Omar Mir Seddique Mateen killed 49 peopleand reportedly pledged his allegiance to the Islamic State, his first response, like many other Americans, was to think that just another shooting has occurred in a list of many.

"How callous have we started becoming?" Noble asked, warning against becoming desensitized to such tragedies.

He said that as he read more details about the rampage, he began thinking that only a spiritual solution can help prevent such acts of violence.

"I don"t think this is a gun control issue, I don"t think this is a gay issues, I don"t think even if you really want to boil it down, this is a religious issue. I think this is a heart issue. I think the biggest problem in our world today isn"t anything that we can legislate or pass a law against," Noble said.

"The biggest problem in our world today is there are people who literally don"t have a heart connection to Jesus. And when people don"t have a heart connection with Jesus, the possibilities for evil are endless."

Pointing to the story of the Apostle Paul as found in the Bible, where Paul turned away from persecuting Christians to become a follower of Christ, Noble said: "Here"s the beautiful thing Jesus can defeat ISIS."

He added that his hope and his prayer is that people don"t get caught up in politics, but instead focus their hearts on the notion that "Jesus Christ is absolutely the only hope for the world."

Christian churches, including a Southern Baptist congregation two blocks away from the Orlando nightclub, have meanwhile been reaching out to help victims and their families.

Delaney Baptist Church Pastor Troy Peeples told The Christian Poston Monday that his 1,900 member congregation prayed for the victims and the first responders on Sunday morning, and stressed that his church is focused on "sharing the love of G*d through Jesus Christ to those who are hurting."

"It was announced in our service that blood was needed, so we encouraged our members to give blood and many did. We are looking into ways that we can minister to the various groups impacted by this tragedy," Peeples added. "Honestly, we are a little overwhelmed! We know that there are and will be many needs and we are praying how best meet some of those needs."

Source: http://www.christianpost.com/news/pastor-perry-noble-orlando-shooting-without-jesus-possibilities-for-evil-endless-165154/

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Mark Hunt outclassed by Brock Lesnar in unanimous decision loss at UFC200

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Mark Hunt was unable to overcome Brock Lesnar at UFC200 after losing the fight by unanimous decision.

Video: Mark Hunt slammed to the ground by monstrous Brock Lesnar

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The Super Samoan hoped to keep the fight off the ground, but the Canadian wrestler never gave him the chance.Source: Twiiter / UFC

The "Super Samoan" attempted to keep the fight "off the ground" while battling in the golden octagon, but a failed takedown defence in the opening round gave Lesnar the advantage and he used it, pummelling Hunt in the head with multiple blows.

Hunt kept his distance in the second round and was successful in diverting pressure from Lesnar but another takedown in round three saw Lesnar take full control of the fight.

Lesnar continued to punch Hunt"s head until the final hooter blew and he was announced the winner by unanimous decision.

Unofficially, Lesnar landed 149 strikes to Hunt"s 42 in the fight.

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Derek Jeter marries model Hannah Davis in Napa Valley

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Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Hannah Davis and former New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter married in an intimate ceremony at the MeadowoodNapa Valley Resort in California on Saturday, according to PEOPLE.

Davis and Jeter have been dating for over three years, but started appearing together at red carpet events last summer. Rumors that the two planned to wed were confirmed in November, when Jeter subtly mentioned the pairs engagement for the first time, calling Davis his fiance in a Players Tribune article.

Among the less than 100 guests that attended the wedding were Jeters longtime teammates and friends Jorge Posada, Andruw Jones and Tino Martinez.

Jeter and Davis are known to be private people, but the couples next step could be having children. Jeter told PEOPLE in 2014 that he was looking forward to becoming a dad after his playing career.

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Source: http://www.si.com/swim-daily/2016/07/10/derek-jeter-hannah-davis-married-napa-valley-california

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Winning Mega Millions ticket sold in Indiana; Check numbers here

Winning numbers for Mega Millions $540M jackpot

(WXYZ) - A winning ticket for the $540 million Mega Millions jackpot on Friday night was sold in Indiana, according to the California Lottery.

The lottery tweeted out "Congrats to the one #MegaMillions jackpot winner in Indiana."

The winning numbers for Friday night were 08-19-20-55-73 and the Megaball was 5.

When no winning ticket was drawn for Tuesday"s $449 million jackpot, it jumped to $540 million by Friday.

Source: http://www.wxyz.com/news/winning-mega-millions-ticket-sold-in-indiana-check-numbers-here

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NFL posts Brock Lesnar"s Vikings highlights

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The NFL, as Americas most popular sports league, doesnt need to piggyback off other sports to garner attention. But the biggest mixed martial arts event of the year is happening tonight during the slowest time on the NFL calendar, and so the NFL has decided to get in on the action.

Brock Lesnar, who will fight tonight at UFC 200, is best known as a professional wrestler and former UFC heavyweight champion, and before that he was an NCAA wrestling champion. But Lesnar also had a brief stint in the NFL, and highlights from that brief stint can now be seen on the NFLs YouTube channel.

Lesnar spent training camp and the preseason with the Vikings in 2004, trying to make the roster as a defensive lineman. He never really had much of a shot of making the team, given his lack of football experience beyond high school. But at 6-foot-2 and 285 pounds, he looked the part of a defensive lineman, and those who saw him in Vikings camp said he had the athletic talent to do it.

All the Vikings coaches and players talk about how impressed they have been with his attitude, FOX broadcaster Curt Menefee said during the game.

Longtime Patriots guard Stephen Neal, who took on Lesnar in the 1999 NCAA heavyweight wrestling championship, has said he believes Lesnar could have made it in the NFL if he had jumped straight into football after his college wrestling career, as Neal did. (Lesnar, in turn, has said Neal could have been a good UFC fighter.) Well never know what kind of NFL player Lesnar might have been, but on a day when millions of people will watch Lesnar fight in the Octagon, the NFL is reminding fans that Lesnar once played on an NFL field.

Source: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/07/09/nfl-posts-brock-lesnars-vikings-highlights/

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Andy Murray is finally the favorite in Wimbledon final with Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic eliminated

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WIMBLEDON, EnglandThe headline in the Times of London said exactly what many Brits are thinking: Finally its not Federer or Djokovic. Yes, at last Andy Murray, the homeboy, will play for the championship of a tennis Grand Slam and not be facing two of the men who the last few years have been the best in the sport, Roger Federer or Novak Djokovic.

In Sundays Wimbledon mens final, Murray the Scot the English papers too often refer to him just as a Brit plays Milos Raonic, 25, who not only is the first Canadian male to get this far but the first ever to make it to the final round in any of the four major tournaments.

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For the Murray, 29, it is his 11th Grand Slam final, the previous 10 against either Djokovic or Federer, and the third at Wimbledon where he lost to Federer in 2012 and beat Djokovic in 2013. Murray has been in the finals of all three Slams this year, losing to Djokovic in the Australian and the French. Hes comfortable.

Three weekends ago, Murray won Queens for a fifth time, one of the grass court preludes to Wimbledon, defeating Raonic in the final. But Murray said, Im aware Ill have to play a very good match if I want to win Wimbledon. I was down a set and a break at Queens. Hopefully Ill come out firing.

Raonic certainly will. The serve is his weapon. At 6-5, hes known as one of the fastest servers in the game, if not the fastest, recording speeds of more than 140 mph.

Ivan Lendl, the Czech who never won Wimbledon, is one of Murrays coaches, and John McEnroe, the American who won it three times, is one of Raonics. It gives actually a bit of extra confidence, said Murray, reuniting with Lendl, because I know last time we worked together, it was very successful. I trust in what he says.

What McEnroe did for Raonic was get him to be more emotional, which certainly McEnroe was when he played.

I think hes definitely put an emphasis on it, Raonic said. I try to calm myself down. He says. Theres no too calm for you. You tend to be too calm, try to get energy out of you, try to get it out of you on court and leave it all out there, try to get the most out of yourself.

That has worked so far. But will it for sixth-seeded Ranic against second-seeded Murray? Murray has all the shots, moves very and will have virtually all the 14,000 fans at Centre Court cheering for him.

That is, Murray said, a nice advantage.

Source: http://www.newsday.com/sports/tennis/andy-murray-is-finally-the-favorite-in-wimbledon-final-with-roger-federer-novak-djokovic-eliminated-1.12024558

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Mexico"s most powerful drug lord "El Chapo" escapes... again

EL CHAPO ESCAPES PRISON AGAIN?

Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has achieved what police vowed would not happen - escaped from a maximum security prison for a second time.

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A manhunt began late on Saturday night after the disappearance of Guzman - head of the powerful Sinaloa cartel.

Authorities found a tunnel in Guzman"s cell. The 1.5km escape route led to a building under construction outside the prison.

Mexico"s National Security Commissioner Monte Alejandro Rubido said 18 people were being taken to Mexico City for questioning over Guzman"s escape.

The narcotics kingpin was last seen in the showers of the Altiplano prison, Mr Rubido said. Flights have been suspended at the nearby Toluca airport.

Guzman was arrested in February 2014 and faces multiple drugs trafficking indictments both in Mexico and the US.

His Sinaloa cartel, named after the area of Mexico in which it was founded, is an international drugs trafficking organisation believed to control most of the major crossing points for drugs at the US/Mexico border.

He was first arrested in 1993 and sentenced to more than 20 years in prison on drug trafficking charges. He escaped in 2001 by bribing guards to help smuggle him to freedom.

Source: http://www.channel4.com/news/mexico-drug-lord-escapes-guzman-el-chapo-joaquin-prison

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