Rev J N Manokaran

Lord Jesus Christ taught a parable to explain persistent prayer. (Luke 11:5-8) This parable has three characters: A guest who traveled and reached the home of a friend; a host who received the traveling friend but did not have food to offer him; a benefactor who graciously gave the host to serve his guest. All […]

A young man wanted to be engaged in the mission but was confused as there were so many different voices, contradicting one another. There is an interesting story in that a few blind men wanted to see an elephant. Each has an opportunity to touch and feel only a part of it. According to their

The hostile Pharisees came to Lord Jesus Christ and demanded to demonstrate the Kingdom of God or shut up speaking about the Kingdom of God. Lord answered them: “The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed, nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom

It is easy to follow the crowd. Many err by choosing bad role models too. Contemporary trends compel a disciple to compromise Biblical values. Yes, the temptation is strong, but disciples are called to be overcomers. Reuben failed: Eldest in their family Jacob failed in his moral life. Reuben went and lay with Bilhah who

Someone said: “There is no such thing as an uninteresting subject, there are only uninteresting teachers.” Some teachers could make all students understand irrespective of their IQs. The listeners of Lord Jesus Christ were astonished as he taught with authority, unlike the Scribes. (Matthew 7: 28-29) Even today, good bible teachers are rare. Those who

People of God have no retirement. There are numerous opportunities and open doors today for ministry and mission. Digital technology has provided a great tool to ‘Minister From Home.’ Moses had to run away from Egypt because he killed an Egyptian, probably a taskmaster who was oppressing a Hebrew. The person who was rescued blackmailed

How has the church in Croatia applied the Lord’s call to take up the cross and follow Him in the life of marriage? (Matthew 16:24-26) This is an excerpt from the Internet: According to Croatian tradition, when a couple gets married, the priest doesn’t tell them that they have found the perfect person. On the

Lord Jesus taught that the blessed are poor as they shall inherit the Kingdom of Heaven. (Matthew 5: 3) There are many kinds of poor people. Generally, the privileged wish that the poor are not seen or heard; Bartimaeus was silenced as he was poor and blind. (Mark 6:48) Materially poor: Many people are destitute,

In the olden days, the pen or enclosure for sheep had circular fencing in the open fields with one door. The shepherd is the door, he lays his body across. (John 10:9) The door of Hope: Humans throughout history saw misery, violence, death, toil, oppression, starvation, and diseases. There was only hopelessness and darkness. The

The tribe of Ephraim was one of the larger tribes that broke away and was almost considered the symbol of rebellion, disloyalty, backsliding, and apostasy. “The Ephraimites, armed with the bow, turned back on the day of battle.” (Psalms 78:9) Asaph laments that they were mentally and spiritually unprepared for the battle. Arena: The Ephraimites