One Christian friend received a message from a colleague, who is not a follower of Lord Jesus Christ. The message contained a prayer for wealth. It was somewhat like this: “God our heavenly Father…..I am your child…..grant me wealth….I ask in Jesus name. Amen.” Puzzled, he enquired with his friend about this prayers. That person […]
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Leadership in the Bible is referred to as shepherd. God was shepherd of the Nation of Israel; Lord Jesus Christ is the Good Shepherd and David portrays God as his personal shepherd. (John 10; Psalms 23) God expected leaders to be shepherds: teachers, priests, prophets, community leaders, judges, and kings. However, the leaders failed to
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That was an arranged marriage. The bridegroom home did not provide all true information. There was an understanding that bridegroom owns some land in his own village and a house. The bride’s household went ahead for the wedding. After six months there was fight between husband and wife. The husband had no property at all.
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Gibeon was an ancient Canaanite city north of Jerusalem. The inhabitants of Gibeon were Hivites as well as Amorites. (Joshua 10:12; 11:19; II Samuel 21:2) They were descendants of Canaan, son of Ham and grandson of Noah. Now the remains of the city are located near the Palestinian village Al-Jib. 1) Deception: Gibeonites pretended to
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The greatest injustice and unrighteousness were meted out to Lord Jesus Christ. He was ruthlessly executed by crucifixion of Lord Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary. There were several groups of people witnessing the unfolding of those events. 1) Instigated crowd: The Pharisees and Sadducees instigated masses to demand crucifixion of Lord Jesus Christ.
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One bishop needed money to help his people in a difficult situation. The inflation was high during that time. He received a gift from a foreign nation on a particular Friday. He went to the bank requesting them to credit it into his account. The officer was rude and said that bishop can come on
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There are several traps that Satan strategically lays to enslave people. 1) “Me only” attitude/Selfishness: The first bondage of men/women is selfishness, which is ‘me only’ attitude. Or, a life centered by a person’s ego. Adam sinned by opting to make decision that was rebellion and was satisfying his ego as confident, assertive decision maker.
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:34-35) This commandment is new because Lord Jesus demonstrates that love.
People love freedom. Freedom is defined as the right to act according to ones will without being held up by the power or influence or interference of others. 1) Political Freedom: India is enjoying political freedom. The democracy in India is successful that people have freedom choose their own representatives to Parliament and State Legislature.
Five or six boys would form play a game of train. The first boy would behave like engine and the next boy would catch hold of the shirt of him. However, one boy did not have shirt, but wanted to join but could not. He was clever, and he had a green kerchief. He offered
