Lord Jesus Christ was proceeding to the home of Jairus as his daughter was sick and about to die. On the way, there was a woman who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. (Luke 8:43-49) Her suffering was Physical, non-stop menstruation that caused pain and discomfort. It was Economic as all her wealth […]
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Lord told a parable to Simon the Pharisee: One debtor owed about two months’ wages and another two years’ wages to a Moneylender. He was magnanimous to forgive both. Simon rightly said that the one who had a larger debt cancelled will love the moneylender more. (Luke 7:41-44) Lord taught that gratefulness for forgiveness, and
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In one Indian language, a hyper-grace prosperity preacher sang a song he composed: “Come money, come to me running, come to me dancing.” Obviously, it was the theme of his preaching. He tried to convince his hearers that money is important, so Lord sent Peter to pick up a fish with a silver coin in
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How to pray? Where to begin? What to pray for? The Lord’s Prayer provides a template or order in which prayer could be done. (Matthew 6:9-13) 1) Celebration: Prayer begins from God, how he loved us, and his relationship with us. Those who accepted him become his children, and have the right to call Him,
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Paul presents seven qualities of perfect love. (I Corinthians 13) The word used is not eros the romantic love, or storge the family love, or philia the brotherly love, but Agape love. 1) Love Is Patient: A person with this kind of love bears offenses, slow to react or repay or punish when hurt. It
Grace is the core of the gospel revealed, preached, and gratefully received. (Acts 20:24). Grace is defined as mercy shown to hell-deserving, nil-deserving, and ill-deserving sinners. Disciples ought to always worship the Lord for His amazing and abundant grace. Go to the cross: The Love of God, the holiness of God, the justice of God,
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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
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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
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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
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