My inbox is full of e-mails from many Christian leaders calling for prayer and fasting and warning that if Sen. Barack Obama is elected, there are serious consequences for everything from right to life, to national security, to turning America toward European-style socialism.This week's report is a compilation of what I think are the most serious warnings. It is also a call to pray and to believe for a miracle to see John McCain get elected.

Meanwhile I'm being bombarded by some very strong negative comments from so-called “Christians”--most of them black--who are supporting Obama because he's black and blasting anyone who won't vote for him as racist. This is sad to me because I've worked all my adult life to build bridges of reconciliation to the black community. Click here to read Kim Daniel's important word on the election from a black woman who is not afraid to buck the trend of nearly everyone in the black community.

The first and most important item is a statement from Dutch Sheets about the spiritual ramifications of this election. You can read that at the end of this report. And you can click on the links below to download a prophetic song by Klaus Kuehn and a prayer from Dutch. Forward this and the entire Strang Report to your family and friends.

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"As we cry out to God during these next few days leading up to the presidential elections, make this song part of your petition to Heaven." –Dutch Sheets

Klaus Kuehn, a singer/songwriter/worship leader, and Director of Pure Worship ministries, sees sending worship, and music that glorifies God, throughout the world as being vitally important.

"Our mission is to cover the earth with worship," said Klaus in a recent interview in Worship Musician Magazine. "God is up to something in the earth—He has begun to fill the nations with worship! …I love to worship—nothing thrills me more than to see people caught up in God's presence—it's the joy of my life."

Holding true to that philosophy, Klaus is offering a download—free of charge—of his latest version of the Battle Hymn of the Republic, which includes international intercessor Dutch Sheets, praying during the song.

Dutch says of the offering, "Klaus asked me to join him on this recent project. He has taken one of our nation's great songs and arranged it with a prayer, a call for mercy and grace for our nation. As we cry out to God during these next few days leading up to the presidential elections, make this song part of your petition to Heaven."

To download the free Battle Hymn of the Republic by Klaus, log onto: www.klausmusic.com.

You can also hear the Battle Hymn as it plays on ElijahStreams i-Radio. Click Here to listen.

The full interview with Klaus Kuehn can be read in the November/December edition of Worship Musician Magazine.

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Does having a ‘tight’ worship team really matter to God?

All of us have had moments when one person’s simple, passionate worship touched us at the core of our being. Likewise, we’ve all been in services when the best musicians and the most polished worship team didn’t even begin to bring us into worship. I believe that blending anointing with musical excellence should always be our quest. In the everyday world, however, passionate and skillful worship leaders are not always in abundance, and at times we find ourselves having to choose between one and the other.
Most pastors agree that powerful worship should be high on the priority list of any service. Moreover, I believe every leader desires the atmosphere that pure worship creates. We’ve all experienced those moments during a meeting when no one knows what to do because God has made Himself known and you hear the whispers of His people responding to Him.

What does God say that He wants in our worship? He wants truth (see John 4:23). He delights in brokenness and contrition (see Ps. 51:17). He looks throughout the earth for a heart that is turned toward Him (see 2 Chr. 16:9). The heart, in fact, always comes first with God. Always.

Still, King David—a sincere worshiper—believed in musical excellence (see 1 Chr. 25:7). His 288 musicians were instructed in the songs of the Lord and were skillful. Similarly, King Solomon assigned the best players to minister to the Lord day and night. How then can we refrain from giving our absolute best to God and from becoming as skillful as we can?

When I led worship at Christ for the Nations, we met each morning for 45 minutes to worship and seek God’s presence. Some of the greatest moments in His presence would occur when 1,000 or more students gathered with no agenda except to meet with God at the beginning of every day. The atmosphere was charged with expectancy, as many students arrived an hour early to pray. The recordings of those meetings—which were student-led, unscripted and far from perfect—became some of the most beloved ones because of the passion and purity of worship. The truth is, God isn’t looking for perfection—He knows what that looks and sounds like. He Himself is perfect in every way. In us, He is looking for desperate hearts.

There is a generation of worshipers arising that love truth and heart more than perfected sound. They love raw and real more than polished. They know the difference, as all of us do.

Leadership really determines the course of any event. I know of churches where the worship is characterized by time constraints and well-rehearsed sets. Yet there is a touch of glory on what they do. I’ve also been in places where worship lasted an hour, and I was ready for it to be over.

I believe in demanding the highest levels of excellence. Worship leaders and bands should practice hard and be well-prepared but, most important, should also have hearts that are burning for God’s courts. My favorite leaders are those whose hearts are beating for God’s presence. I would rather hang around imperfect, desperate people that sing because they can’t keep silent than those who sing because it’s their job.

It isn’t by accident that the last several decades have seen worship music fill the earth. God is up to something. There is a sound arising that the nations will hear. My prayer is that the mature and seasoned worship leaders will make room for the young and passionate and will allow them to mature. Blend the old with the new. Mentor the young. Let’s fill the earth with the sound of the King. This is His day!

Click here to see the article in ministry today magazine.
 

Again, all the downloads are free. We are making this available because we want everybody to have a copy. We have already received incredible reports from people that have heard the prayer version.

Please forward this to your friends, prayer leaders, and pastors and let’s join together in praying for America in this critical hour.

May God Bless America

Klaus
 

Battle Hymn Of The Republic
by Julia Ward Howe | William Steffe | Klaus Kuehn

Chorus 1
Glory Glory hallelujah Glory Glory hallelujah
Glory Glory hallelujah His truth is marching on

Verse 1
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword
His truth is marching on

Verse 2
He has sounded forth the trumpet
That shall never call retreat
He is sifting out the hearts of men
Before His judgment seat
O be swift my soul to answer Him
Be jubilant my feet
Our God is marching on

Verse 3
In the beauty of the lilies
Christ was born across the sea
With a glory in His bosom
That transfigures you and me
As He died to make men holy
Let us live to make men free
While God is marching on

Bridge
Send forth your truth and your light o God
Cover the Nation with Praise
 

Prayer by Dutch Sheets
Lord, our nation is in a desperate place. We deserve the grapes of wrath spoken of in this song. We have turned away from you and worshiped the idols of pleasure, money, self and other religions. We mock You, Your Son and Your ways, calling evil good and good evil. We are a nation filled with violence, immorality, greed and unfaithfulness. Our schools refuse to acknowledge You as Creator and as a result, we have produced a generation of young people that search for identity through drugs, sex, gangs, even cutting and self-mutilation. God, our leaders have turned from You. We've denied our destiny and Godly heritage, refusing to acknowledge that You formed America for Your purposes. We've expelled You and Your laws from our schools, businesses, government and public places. But Lord, we believe that in wrath, You remember mercy and that mercy triumphs over judgment. So God, we cry out for your mercy and your love and grace. Please forgive us and send a great spiritual awakening to America. Lift the veil of darkness and deception off of us. Give us righteous leaders, God, and laws that honor you once again. Give us righteous leaders and laws once again. Send forth Your truth and light to America again. Send forth Your truth and light to America again. In Jesus' name, we pray.

We recorded the song on our last night of worship and it was supposed to be on the "Glory" release but we ran out of time on the CD and cut the song. A few weeks ago I awoke and really felt like we needed to release the song at this critical time. We got the guys together and recorded the tracks, and then drove to Fort Worth to record the Trimble Tech High School Chamber Choir, who did an awesome job. We are so excited about releasing this anthem.

What an incredibly important time in history as we fight for the soul of a nation. The culture is awash in relativism. There is great fear and uncertainty everywhere. This song is one of hope because regardless of what we see around us, His truth marches on. And of His Kingdom there will be no end.

Psalm 43:3 says O send out Your light and Your truth, let them lead me; Let them bring me to Your Holy hill and to Your dwelling places.

If ever there was a time when we need God¹s truth and light to shine on us, it is now. We added a bridge to the battle hymn that says, "Send forth Your truth and Your light O God, cover the nation with praise". It is at this time that we must ask God to guide this nation with light and truth and for us to cover the land with prayer and worship.

We want to blast this song out there as far and wide as we can. It is a free download on our site and we are asking you to get the word out to everybody you know. You can use the "forward to friend" link above to send this to your friends. Have them download it and get their friends to do the same. We want the message to inspire at this time.

SEND OUT YOUR TRUTH AND YOUR LIGHT O GOD. YOUR TRUTH IS MARCHING ON AND ON AND ON..FOREVER.

Bless you guys,

Klaus

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..."This all new, all live recording showcases some of the best songs Klaus has done so far, mixed with brand new songs and the gorgeous spontaneous worship that he is so known for. As in previous albums, "Glory" is a journey to the throne of God. The CD opens with the high energy "The Lord Reigns" and "I Give You Glory". By track three, we are into the first spontaneous worship song, "You Are The Joy". At this point in the CD, Klaus' anointing to take worshippers to a place of open intimacy with God really comes through. Where some worship CDs might attempt to immediately pull the listener into a heavy, intense intimacy, Klaus' flow of worship is more like a gentle invitation to commune with God. And this "invitation" is very hard to resist"....  

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