Serving God's Purposes in Our Generation (Acts 13:36b)
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Tiger Woods And What The Bible Teaches About Sex Addiction

A week after the Tiger Woods scandal broke many folks began saying that Mr. Woods is a sex addict. As reported recently, “Manhattan author and therapist Bonnie Eaker Weil said of Woods’ situation that repetitive cheating is an addiction. ‘What begins with a desire to relieve stress or mute depression easily progresses to a preoccupation with where their next ‘fix’ will come from.’….Pro athletes, accustomed to the rush of celebrity, often look to sex for a similar high.” The article continues: “Dr. Drew Pinsky, host of VH1’s ‘Sex Rehab With Dr. Drew,’ told CBS News that addiction ‘has people doing things that don't make sense.’ [Jaimie] Grubbs claims to have more than 300 text messages from Woods saved on her phone and has released a voicemail she says is from Woods, asking her to change the name on her caller ID, saying that ‘my wife may be calling you.’”

A Wake Up Call To Mothers Across The World!

The saying goes: “Behind every successful man there is a woman.” Well I believe that even behind a successful bachelor, there is a woman - a mother. Even if you look into the lives of those that have lost their mothers at an early age, there would surely be another woman – may be an aunt, a teacher, an elder sister, or a church elder who loved them just like their own. Mothers can play a vital role in shaping their children into history makers. The all important role of mothers has not changed at all over the years, but sadly, our changing culture has led to a drastic change in the way we perceive the role of a mother today.

Eight Lessons Leaders Can Learn from Tiger Wood’s Life

The epic saga of Tiger Wood’s fall from being touted as a model citizen and athletic superstar to a reckless, self-centered, out-of-control sex addict serves as a leadership lesson for all of us. The following are important principles we need to take seriously for ourselves and those we are leading. Leaders need to build their lives upon the solid foundation of good character and morals, not on gifts and abilities. You can master the art of making money but miss it in the arena of developing moral standards. This will eventually drag you down. Character serves as the wind beneath our wings carrying us into a successful future! Abilities will give us immediate recognition and possibly fame but will only last a brief period of time!

Young People – Rise Up for Jesus

What change would you like to see our generation bring about to the church and the world? I believe that this generation is a generation of power. This generation will not be one of simple believers but one of worshippers who will move in God’s power of signs and wonders, establishing God’s word. Sadly in most of our churches today the youth have taken a back seat. God’s kingdom has a lot of work in conquering nations and I wish to see youngsters rise up. They don’t have to wait till they are 40 or pass out of a bible college or have a pastor’s potbelly to joke with. It’s my prayer to see a holy generation moving with great power to bring down God’s kingdom. I am sure that God would bring the next move of revival through youngsters. So youngsters! Gear up for it!

I Was Once Lost But Now Am Found!

I am Sunil Rane and this is my story. I come from a Goan orthodox Hindu family. Ever since my childhood, I had a very strong desire to learn more about God. My parents taught me prayers that I used to chant every day while worshiping the idols placed in our house, but I had many questions and queries which neither my family members nor the priests in the temple could answer . . . Such was my immense craving for God that I traveled to different places just to learn more about spirituality and meditation, I went to ashrams, I met Gurus and I read many religious books. I was already working at that time when in 1996, I came across a religious book exhibition where I found some old scriptures in Hindu books called Vishnu Puran and Books on Vedas .

I Will Survive – Comeback Stories of a Corporate Warrior

What does it mean to overcome adversities and to live boldly? This inspiring story takes you on a journey from Sunil Robert's childhood of battling poverty to support a family of six, to his becoming a global, award-winning communicator. Rich and intensely felt, the experiences are also the raw material based on which Sunil Robert identifies the qualities vital for life's journey. Candid and endearingly personal, Robert bares his conflicts, struggles, triumphs and yearnings, making a compelling case for faith, hope, and diligence. I Will Survive invites you to pay closer attention to your life, to give yourself what you truly need and to know that you, too, can choose in that moment, to live fearlessly by your own rules.

Book Review of Sunil Robert's Book "I Will Survive"

Sunil Robert has written his own story which could inspire thousands of young people to dream big, tap their inner potential and accomplish great things.  Sunil Robert who had to face adverse circumstances, overcomes those circumstances and emerges victorious.  As he journeys in life, he learns lessons from ‘school of life’ and move forward. . . . Sunil Robert was always clear that he wanted to become a postgraduate. Sunil Robert provides tips for making dreams come true. 1. When Life Is Hard (Even If It Is Not) Reject The Status Quo And Aim Higher. 2. Dream Your Dream, Chalk Out A Plan Of Action, And Just Get Going.  3.  Live As If Your Dreams Are Coming True And They Almost Always Will.  Follow Your Passion And Believe In Your Dreams.  4.  Build Your Contacts And Turn Them As Your Friends.

Honor God and People

Many pastors and leaders are frustrated because they do not sense the power and presence of God in their churches. Also, many people in the church are frustrated because they do not feel appreciated and released into their kingdom destiny. We think this will come automatically with prayer, fasting, healings, and great preaching. But, if pastors would help create a culture of honor in their churches and if members would learn how to respect and honor spiritual authority there would be an incredible release of the glory of God in our midst!

Effective Study Methods

Our minds have a central place in our spiritual lives. Romans 12: 2 teaches that we need to be transformed by the renewing of our minds and that without this renewal we cannot know God’s will. Without the knowledge of God’s will, we won’t be able to live lives that are pleasing to God. Moreover, we are to love God with our minds, because He created us as rational beings in His own image and likeness and intellectual growth is an integral part of spiritual growth. That is what we learn from the life of our Lord Jesus Christ (Luke 2:46-47 & 52) and the lives of Daniel and his friends (Daniel 1:4 & 17). Even in the Christian life it is very critical, because it is a discipline that strengthens the mind and enriches the soul. Strengthening the mind is very important, because we are to serve the Lord, our God with all our hearts, with all our souls and with all our minds.

Jesus Religion Versus Jesus Relationship

You know who’s at the center of religion? You are. You’re the focus. You’re the star. You’re in center stage and the spotlight is always on you. Religion deceives you into thinking you’re all about God, when in reality, you’re all about you. When you’re in religion, your relationship with God is based entirely on you; on how many prayers you pray, how you do at reading the Scriptures, how you do in keeping the commands, how you do at going to church, and on and on the list goes. Religion is based on man’s continued work.

Be The Centre – Jesus, Be The Centre

Jesus, Be The Centre - Be My Source, Be My Light - Jesus - Jesus, Be The Centre - Be My Hope, Be My Song - Jesus - (Chorus) - Be The Fire In My Heart - Be The Wind In These Sails - Be The Reason That I Live - Jesus, Jesus - Jesus, Be My Vision - Be My Path, Be My Guide - Jesus


Will The World End In 2012?

2012 is produced, directed and written by the same person who made “Independence Day” and “The Day After Tomorrow” that depicts the end of the world. What makes this 2012 movie different is that it illustrates a cataclysmic event on December 21, 2012 as prophesied by the ancient Mayan calendar. Basically, the Mayans believed that the god of war and creation, Bolon Yokte, will descend from the sky and judge the earth. Proponents of this view include the best-selling author of the book The Bible Code, Michael Drosnin, who claims that secret biblical codes when unlocked show the earth pounded by comets in 2012. Another proponent, Lawrence Joseph, author of the book Apocalypse 2012, says that on the day in question the sun will be in exact alignment with the center of our galaxy resulting in some kind of gravitational shift that will throw our planet out of orbit, causing catastrophe.

South Asian Christian Diaspora

The South Asian Christian diaspora is largely invisible in the literature about religion and migration. This is the first comprehensive study of South Asian Christians living in Europe and North America, presenting the main features of these diasporas, their community histories and their religious practices. The South Asian Christian diaspora is pluralistic both in terms of religious adherence, cultural tradition and geographical areas of origin. This book gives justice to such pluralism and presents a multiplicity of cultures and traditions typical of the South Asian Christian diaspora. Issues such as the institutionalization of the religious traditions in new countries, identity, the paradox of belonging both to a minority immigrant group and a majority religion, the social functions of rituals, attitudes to language, generational transfer, and marriage and family life, are all discussed.

We Fall Down We Lay Our Crowns

We Fall Down, We Lay Our Crowns, At The Feet Of Jesus, The Greatness Of Mercy And Love, At The Feet Of Jesus. We Cry Holy, Holy, Holy, We Cry Holy, Holy, Holy, We Cry Holy, Holy, Holy, Is The Lamb. We Fall Down, We Lay Our Crowns, At The Feet Of Jesus My Jesus, I Love You . . . . I Know Thou Are Mine, To Thee All The Follies Of Sin I Resign, My Gracious Redeemer, My Savior, Art Thou, If Ever I Loved You, My Jesus, Tis Now.

The Silent Revolution – Pray For People

We live in an an age where success is all about sound bytes. It is about being seen, being heard and being recognized. We want to be ’seen’ busy. We want to be where the ‘action’ is.We live and believe in ‘aspirational’ christianity and so all what we ’spiritually’ are is put on Face Book. We are ever in a ‘broadcast’ mode as we get lost in the craze for the world of megapixels and megabytes. And often times, we gain the whole world’s attention but end up losing on the heavenly joy of ‘rooting’ people in spirituality and ‘building’ them up to live out faith when it matters and where it matters.

Monogamy – Is It Realistic?

A friend recently asked me, “Is monogamy realistic in 21st century?” That made me thinking. In an age of divorce, hookup culture and widespread infidelity, “till death do us part’ seems nearly impossible. Celebrities are openly flaunting their extra-marital exploits! With people constantly moving from place to place and changing jobs like they do with clothes, the ‘use and throw’ attitude is creeping into our thinking of how we view relationships like that of marriage.

Above All



Above All Powers, Above All Kings, Above All Nature And All Created Things, Above All Wisdom And All The Ways Of Man, You Were Here Before The World Began, Above All Kingdoms, Above All Thrones, Above All Wonders The World Has Ever Known, Above All Wealth And Treasures Of The Earth, There's No Way To Measure What You're Worth, Crucified, Laid Behind A Stone, You Lived To Die, Rejected And Alone, Like A Rose, Trampled On The Ground, You Took The Fall, And Thought Of Me, Above All

I, Me And My Digital Cave

Who am I?, I log-in as a user-name. Key-in protected life-passwords, to prove I am ‘me’. Elsewhere, it is a 4 digit PIN. I enjoy online status. Faceless existence. Multiple Identities. I juggle ‘this-is-how-I-look-now’ profile images . . . . Am I my image? Am I my profile? Am I myself, after my 15 minutes of fame? Is this my alter-ego? Or am I just trying to be me? Can anyone know the real ‘me’?

Majesty – Here I Am – Empty Handed, But Alive In Your Hands

Here I Am Humbled By Your Majesty, Covered By Your Grace So Free, Here I Am, Knowing I'm A Sinful Man, Covered By The Blood Of The Lamb, And Now I've Found The Greatest Love Of All Is Mine, Since You Laid Down Your Life, The Greatest Sacrifice, Majesty, Majesty, Your Grace Has Found Me Just As I Am, Empty Handed, But Alive In Your Hands

Hear Our Prayer Oh Lord God Almighty

Blessed Are Those Who Dwell In Your House, They Are Ever Praising You, Blessed Are Those Whose Strength Is In You, Whose Hearts Are Set On Our God, We Will Go From Strength To Strength, Until We See You Face To Face, Hear Our Prayer, Oh Lord, God Almighty, Come Bless Our Land, As We Seek You, Worship You, For You Are Holy, For You Are Holy, For You Are Holy, Lord