Rev J N Manokaran

Palm Sunday

Lord Jesus Christ proceeds from Jericho; stops at Bethany further to Jerusalem. (Mathew 21; Mark 11; Luke 19 and John 12.) 1) Preparation: Mary anointed Him with perfume as to prepare for His burial. (John 12:1-11) Second preparation was the donkey and colt was to be brought for his journey. (Matthew 21:2) 2) Prophecy: One […]

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Worthless things

Smartphones offer us distraction for each minute, provide wholesome distraction experience. Humans have a craving for distraction. Withdrawing from attending certain many things to focus on one thing is attention. Intentionally seeking to listen to one thing amid noises is called listening. Psalmist prayed: Turn my eyes from worthless things. (Psalms 119:37) 1) Prayer: Our

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Diligence

Lockdown increased online shopping all over the world. We used to get delivery personnel knocking at our door, even though we had not ordered any stuff. Some of the delivery personnel are educated with college degrees and sometimes with MBAs. Yet, they cannot deliver at the right homes. First, they should call the person who

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False Faith

A Christian leader believed that taking medicines is sin and believed in divine healing. He had severe chest pain and was admitted in a hospital, had to undergo bypass surgery. God was gracious that he had successful surgery and was recovering well. His friends from his fellowship did not appreciate this and ridiculed him for

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Labour of Love

There was one young couple doing ministry in a city. An intelligent young man was a truth seeker and had several questions. As he was working in an industry, he could come late to this couple’s home. Many times, he would come hungry, straight from his work. The couple would provide the young man food

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Blind leading Blind

There are tribal people who are not educated and primitive. Government wanted to help them to build houses. So, they initiated a scheme to provide houses in few villages. However, the government officials were corrupt. They got thump impression of the villagers promising some help but looted the project money. To the government a report

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Walk through

Drive through restaurants are popular in several cities around the world. A person need not get out of his/her car but drive and collect ‘take away’ meals. Fast food could be received when you are on fast track and in a hurry. This is a safe, protected environment created with commercial interests. In contrast, bible

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