Psalm 119:105
A lamp to my feet, a light to my path.
Igniting Insights: a daily word from Rev. Dr. J.N. Manokaran, speaker, teacher and missiologist, to light the way for believers, families and churches.
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Today’s insight
A sense of belonging
One of the fundamental needs of humans is to be an accepted, valued, and supported member of a group or a community. This is termed the ‘sense of belonging.’ When this need is met, a person is healthy, mentally strong, emotionally robust, and has self-esteem and…
Do I enjoy the sense of belonging in the church?
Continue readingThe 4GT vision
4G
Gospel · Go · Glow · Grow
4T
Truth · Teach · Train · Transform
One goal: to transform individuals, families, communities and the nation through the gospel.
Born in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, J.N. Manokaran lost his mother at seventeen and drifted from faith. Suspended from college, alone at home, he knelt and prayed for forgiveness, and promised to serve God.
Decades later, that promise has become a daily ministry of writing, teaching and training across India and beyond.
“All Christian parents should give these two gifts to children: the Bible and the most holy faith. With these two, wherever they go, they will excel, giving glory to God.”
Rev. Dr. J.N. Manokaran
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