A banyan tree grows, and the branches spread down to penetrate the earth to take root. The tree continuously branches out, becomes root, and spreads. The church that obeys the Great Commission, sends out missionaries, they establish churches, those churches send out and the mission continues until the Lord comes. (Matthew 28:18-20) 1. John Eliot […]
When the Israelites possessed the Promised Land, they were commanded to build six cities of refuge. This was a provision for the person, who kills someone accidentally, unintentionally, could flee and be safe in the city without being slain by the avenger of blood. (Numbers 35:11; Joshua 20:3) When a person is murdered, one person
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One of the difficult parables to understand in the Scripture is the Parable about the Shrewd Manager. (Luke 16:1-9) Audience and Context: It is a lesson for ‘Children of Light’. Lord chose children of Israel as ‘Children of light’ to the Gentiles. The Apostles were the immediate audience of the Lord Jesus and were the
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A 28-year-old young man was engaged to be married. The man had an inferiority complex, and he thought his smile was not good enough. Hence, he underwent a “Smile-Enhancement” Surgery in a Dental clinic in Hyderabad, in preparation for his wedding ceremony. Sadly, he could never smile, because, during the surgery, he died. (NDTV 20
Some people like to do nothing but desire to possess everything. People of God have responsibilities to fulfill, when they fail to do, they will be punished. Israel had not entered the Promised Land. Before they could enter, they had conquered the Moabites and the Midianites. The leaders of the two tribes thought the place
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When a country has a good number of natural resources, yet underperforms economically, it experiences the resource curse. The reason is to be over-dependent on that resource and fail to develop in other areas. In such countries, the rich would be super rich, and the majority of the population would be poor. For example, some
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Besides the pool of Siloam was a man who was lying invalid for thirty-eight years. He wanted to be the first person who got into the pool whenever an angel stirred the pool to be healed miraculously. Lord Jesus came, after a brief conversation with him, commanded him to pick up his bed and walk.
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There are many witnesses like a cloud who have gone ahead in the spiritual journey. (Hebrews 12:1) Learning from them or reading their biographies enriches the believers. “Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith.” (Hebrews 13:7) The leaders
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A Manager asked his leader: “Do you know…Act of the government. We must submit documents every year by 31 December?” The Leader answered: “I know only one Act, i.e., Acts of Apostles. As an administrator take care of all those things, I will focus on studying scripture, prayer, teaching the Word of God, mentoring leaders,
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The ancient superpower of the world, Egypt was judged. It never again could become a superpower in the world. Forgot gracious God: The Pharoah did not know the future. God revealed the future to save Egypt by giving him dreams regarding the seven years of surplus harvest and seven years of scarcity that would engulf
