Serving God's Purposes in Our Generation (Acts 13:36b)

Drawing a Blank

in need ofrestful sleep,a deeper walk,patience,thankfulness,kindnessand lovecreativity,knowledge,resource,faith,and peaceperfection,solitude,cleansing,and rejuvinationand yet, He is sufficient for me.

Those Who Honor Me – I Will Honor

Eric Liddell, often called the "Flying Scotsman", was born in 1902 in North China, second son of the Rev & Mrs James Dunlop Liddell who were Scottish missionaries.He went to school in China until the age of five.At the age of six, he was enrolled in Eltham College, Mottingham, a boarding school in England. At Eltham, Liddell was an outstanding sportsman, being awarded the Blackheath Cup as the best athlete of his year, playing for the First XI and the First XV by the age of 15, later becoming captain of both the cricket and rugby union teams.Eric Liddell became…

Wake-Up! The World Has Changed – Just In Case You Didn’t Know!

As Story-keepers, we are called to communicate the gospel to screenagers. Communication is not data transfer. So, it is important that we recognize the inner dynamics of the ‘image-culture’ and understand how it is changing the way we ‘see’ and ‘listen’ and ‘think’. I needn’t remind you that the world has changed. The best metaphor to describe the change we are experiencing is T20 cricket (although it arrived late in the scene).If you had followed the T20 format, you’d agree with me that the face of the game has changed so much.  The ‘hit and giggle’ game ( as it…

Holiness & Health

Reading: Isaiah 53:1-12"He who raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your bodies by His Spirit which dwells in you" (Rom 8:11)All the three Persons of the Godhead are interested in our health. (Psa 35:27). God the Father bound Himself to His people with a promise, "I am the Lord who heals you" (Ex 15:26). God the Son bore our sicknesses on the Cross (Mt 8:17). God the Holy Spirit bestows gifts of healing and gives life to our mortal bodies (1 Cor 12:9; Rom 8:11).Though healing is a free gift from God, there are several conditions to…

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.

Ten Things Congregations Wish Their Pastor Understood

I. Congregations wish their pastor would preach messages relevant to their daily needs and struggles1. Many pastors out of seminary are answering questions no one is asking.2. Many pastors are preaching over the head of the average believer.3. Many pastors are preaching abstract truth not easily applicable in the lives of the congregation.4. Much preaching is too idealistic and not realistically taking into consideration the humanity of the believer.II. Congregations wish their pastor understood the high demands of their schedules1. Some churches preach on family but then violate family relations by demanding church members regularly attend five church functions per…

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!

Christmas – Jesus Christ Is The Reason For The Season

Here are 12 Christmas love quotes to help us remember that December isn't just about presents and tasty treats -- it's about the heart.1. "I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all year." ~ Charles Dickens2. "Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most." ~ Ruth Carter Stapleton3. "Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas." ~ Calvin Coolidge4.…

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.

‘We’ve Proved Christians Can Be Good Business People Too!’

By Sheba Devaraj November 14, 2009 | 00:33:10 IF someone were to tell you that you don’t need a great capital to start a business and rake in profits in several crores, would you buy that claim? Perhaps not! However, the success story of Parweesh Kumar  (34) and Joshua Madan (32), founders of Covenant India, a human resources consulting firm based in Chennai, lends weight to the claim. The young Christian entrepreneurs launched their company with a meager investment of Rs.100 and turned it into an enterprise worth several crores. THE CHRISTIAN MESSENGER spoke to Joshua and Parweesh to unravel…

Mary Had A Little Lamb

One of the earliest poems I recollect memorizing as a child was: Mary had a little lamb; its fleece was white as snow… I was christened in the Catholic Church (my grandmother named me after St. Christopher!) where the image of the holy “Mother and Child” was engraved on my mind. However, only as a teenager I realized that in a real sense the whole Bible and its offer of salvation was about Mary’s Lamb– God’s Son, the world’s Savior. Christmas celebrates Mary’s boy child Jesus Christ whose birthday was anticipated  in the Old Testament, announced  by angels, attended  by…

Changing Spending Habits Of Indians

Spending habits have undergone dramatic changes in recent years in India. A new report finds that people are spending a great deal on clothes and communications.Indian is showing a preference for ready-made apparel with a massive 75% hike in such purchases while the neighbourhood darzi may soon be an extinct species as tailoring expenses have gone down by 26% in the rural sector and 33% in the urban sector.Another major change in consumer behaviour was found in the way India connects. Telephone expenditure, per person per month, increased by a whopping 515% since 1999-2000 in rural areas and by 230%…

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.

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy ThanksgivingFor the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, flowing out in the valleys and hills, a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive trees and honey, a land in which you will eat bread without scarcity, in which you will lack nothing, a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you can dig copper. And you shall eat and be full, and you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land…

Be The Centre – Jesus, Be The Centre

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Desi TV Making Inroads In America

Walk into any  desi homes in America lately and you are likely to see them huddle around the tv program beamed from India. The latest player to enter this market is StarTV program thro DirectTV.There are plenty of viewers in America for the programs in Gujurati, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu. Besides entertainment value, this also provides a cultural link to India. They are fed with masala stories, news and their favorite stars. Of course, Indian brands and products are growing its market share for dollar value.The Indian TV producers are discovering the small but economincally strong Indian American community…

On Thanks Giving: One Of A Kind

The cleansing of the ten lepers, a miracle story unique to Luke (17:11-19), is significant at least for two reasons: First, in this section (Ch.16-19) which is chiefly teachings on God’s Kingdom, this healing event is inserted. Second, Jesus’ journey toward Jerusalem to suffer ‘rejection’ sets the stage for the lepers, but rather than the healing itself, Luke’s stress is on the response of praiseful thanks from one ‘Samaritan’ leper. He was one of a kind. His worshipful act reveals what lies at the heart of the gospel and demonstrates an essential aspect of the kind of faith(fulness) that ought to characterises the…

A Biblical Survey Of The Multi- Generational Plan Of God

The Bible teaches us that God has a multigenerational plan. This is true in spite of most Christians and churches barely surviving one generation of faith and practice, usually without emphasizing marriage, family, or multigenerational influence. The following is a general biblical survey showing how the plan of God unfolds in history through generations of faith. Genesis 1:27-28: In the beginning, before there was a church, a political government, or a society, God put a man and a woman together in holy matrimony for the purpose of procreating a race of human beings that would take their values and influence…

Words Of The Lord Are Flawless, Heed Them!

Do I need counsel? Can’t I manage by myself? What makes you think the counselor knows everything?   These are questions that would have cropped up in our minds sometime or the other.   King Solomon wrote “Where there is no counsel, the people fall” (Proverbs 11:14). As outrageous as it may sound, the truth is ‘we don’t know everything’. Man’s knowledge is finite. That is how we are made. In fact, it is God’s desire to be our Father and that we look up to Him to know good and bad.   That brings us to another question: Whom…

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.