Rev J N Manokaran

When Nathan confronted King David regarding the sin of adultery and murder, David received the message, repented, and was renewed. (II Samuel 12: 1-13) However, when John the Baptist confronts Herod regarding his adultery, instigated by his mistress Herod beheaded John. (Mark 6: 14-29) Prophets are called by God to confront evil, wickedness and injustice. […]

One of the saddest events recorded in the Bible is that of the couple: Ananias and Sapphira. They had good desires to give, but by sinful motivation for giving, lost their lives. (Acts 5:1-12) They wanted to imitate Barnabas, give their land to the church and gain reputation. Yet, they did not give all the

In some cultures, working in the sand or mud is considered a lower level or dirty job. There is no dignity in workers who toil in fields like farmers. God created Adam from the dust. 1) God as our model: God created the Garden of Eden; hence he is the first farmer. God also placed

“Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn’t matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle. When

An Afghan woman delivered a baby on an aircraft aboard. She was a refugee who was being evacuated. (BBC 22 August 2021) If an aircraft is a strange place to deliver a baby. A manger was also an unusual place for Mary to deliver her son Lord Jesus Christ. Lord Jesus Christ was born in

In Greater Noida, in a multi-storied apartment lived the family of Satyendra. They wanted to celebrate their baby Riwan’s first birthday. They had invited friends and prepared a great banquet too. Parents were busy decorating the hall, arranging furniture and fixing balloons…etc. The main door was kept open as people started walking in. The boy

One pastor was worried. Children in his congregation were more interested in the mysterious visit of Santa Claus and giving gifts. For most children, Christmas was gifts from Santa Claus. A purposeful tradition has become a meaningless superstition. Origin of Tradition: Nicholas was a famous bishop of Myra (now Demre) in Lycia. He was generous

One person started reading the first chapter of the gospel of Matthew. He was astonished to see so many names listed. Only a great man could have that kind of genealogy. That made him to read further and came to know Lord Jesus Christ as his personal saviour. For many reading Matthew, the first chapter

Paul describes only three aspects of mind of Christ helps us to understand Christmas. (Philippians 2: 6-8) 1) Form of God: He is God but did not want to grasp or hang on to be in the status of equal to God, the second person of Trinity. Lord Jesus the self-existing God, and not an

Lord Jesus becoming man to redeem humanity is beyond human comprehension. That he had choice and options but chose humility and simplicity. Lord Jesus humbled Himself. (Philippians 2:8) 1) Not angel, human: Lord Jesus chose to become a man. Of course, man had more limitations than angels. In God’s plan it was essential that Son