A gospel of total salvation means we have a total relationship with Jesus.
You know, evangelicals like to ask, “Do you have a personal
relationship with Jesus?” You know how I answer that question today? “I
don’t have a personal relationship with Jesus. I have a
totalrelationship with Jesus.” Personal relationship means it’s an
individualistic, one-on-one relationship, and it’s a private matter.
It’s personal. It’s private. My relationship with Jesus is anything but private. My relationship with
Jesus is not restricted to only my religious life, so to speak. All
areas of my life, the totality of my life, my whole life – body, soul,
mind, feelings – all my life is under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. We
serve God not only in church, not only when we pray or lead a Bible
study or evangelize. We serve God with all our lives, whether at work or
play or school.
In Revelation 1:10-11, we find that John heard a voice saying, "Write in a book what you see, and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea." God gives us messages not only for ourselves but also for others. When God speaks to us, it is a good habit to write down what we hear, as John was commanded to do here (Rev. 1:11). 
IT IS about three months that I started living in Mumbai as a paying guest with an elderly Maharashtrian family. In this time, my landlady and her reclusive husband have told me more about their lives than I perhaps have shared with them. And not just with them – but with any one – even with people who have been my friends for more than a quarter century. 
Driving to work, I listened to a song that urged us to ‘live like we are dying’. The truth of that verse hit me when I received news that my father – 84 years old in India and in good health – suddenly passed away. Dad knew the Lord, so his death wasn’t a dead-end but a doorway to a better life. Thanks to all who sympathized with me at my dad’s home-going. We are not just ‘growing old’, but ‘going nearer home’! 
Moved by the Holy Spirit, the man instantly composed a song which became famous down the years. He sang: 
With nearly half of all new marriages in the West ending in divorce,
more couples are careful before entering into it. They want to make sure
it is the right decision, and they want to do everything they can
within their capacity hoping to increase their chances of marital
success. Before the Wedding Bells is a resource intended for singles who
are pursuing a relationship or for engaged couples counting down to the
big day in their life. This is designed to assist individuals and
couples to develop a deeper understanding of marriage and in developing
skills to navigate their way through marriage successfully. 
The Church of England will bring out new initiatives to draw members of the Asian community especially those of Indian origin after reports that they were feeling unwelcome in mainstream churches in UK.
I am now officially “addicted” I now develop “cold turkey” if I am not hooked for more than two or three hours. Yes, I am talking about the withdrawal symptoms one gets when one does not get the “fix” one desperately wants.
Nowadays, pastors emphasize church growth by focusing on successful strategies for understanding their surrounding culture and target audience, and examining their congregations to determine their strengths and weaknesses. What follows is an arduous process of changing the culture of a church to reflect the new methodologies in order to fulfill its mission. 
Several years ago, I published a piece of research into the top 100 Company Boards and the relationship with technology-related matters. The results were "shocking but not surprising": none of the Boards had any definition for technology competence, and none of them assessed their own competence about technological matters. 
Reading: Matthew 9:9-13
Mission-minded churches attempt great things for God and expect great
things from God. There are members who are good at making comments and
criticism about what is and should be happening. As a result there is
undue concern for self maintenance (cleaning nets), rather than obeying
God’s voice or meeting people’s needs. Obedience always leads to
blessing; delayed obedience is disobedience. Faith missions is simply
taking God at his word. Attempt something so great, that it’s doomed to
fail except God be in it! 
Last night, Shainu and I were invited to a banquet for Mission Year. Mission Year is an organization that sends young people to cities across the country to love and serve a particular neighborhood for a period of one year. So nine different cities in the US (one of them being Philadelphia) have Mission Year folks working in them right now. 
Remember those earlier days after you had received the light, when you stood your ground in a great contest in the face of suffering. Sometimes you were publicly exposed to insult and persecution; at other times you stood side by side with those who were so treated. 
Many people in the church are so emotionally incapacitated due to father
or parental wounds they do not have a healthy view of any authority in
their lives. When someone comes to Christ these emotional issues
don’t automatically go away. Unless someone intentionally points out
these areas and aids a person in repenting of their mistrust of
authority, most with these wounds will have a hard time receiving
correction from any form of spiritual authority. Satan will even plant
seeds into the minds of Christians regarding blame shifting (blaming
others for their own sins and failures, and not taking personal
responsibility) when their pastor preaches a strong message involving
correction for sin, or when a spiritual authority has to give them
correction. Some get angry and might even leave the church. 
My motto is "Have some wine and think how good life is..." Recently, I lounged in Portland City Grill. With a drink in one hand and gazing over the city and view, I relaxed and thought about the good things of life. For a moment I forgot that I was in a crowded place. I thought about the goodness and things in life I am looking forward to. 
Interesting as they may be, low purposes ultimately let you down since once the challenge is conquered, disappointment sets in.