What is the Gospel “Gospel” means “god” meaning “good” and “spel” meaning “news” overall meaning “good news” In Christianity gospel generally refers to birth, death and resurrection of Christ First 4 books of the bible Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are called gospels But gospels describe Jesus message as the gospel Jesus message was “Repent for the kingdom of God is near” (Matthew 4:17) Jesus also taught us to pray, “Let your kingdom come. Let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” or let the dominion of God be on earth through you and me. So the real gospel is when we make it personal, “Jesus came for me, he died for me, he rose again for me so ...

It's all about a moment. A moment of decision making. Even as new year's arrived, we are all in the verge of decision making. Our list of dos and don'ts are ready. Our new year resolutions are either beginning to take roots or it's still on the tip of our tongues. However, we can always connect to Mr. Naaman. Probably, he was standing on 31st December and thinking about his condition, and how his next year would be. He might be thinking about his leprosy. he was a valiant soldier, the favour of God was upon him but he didn't know God. I am reminded of Samuel (1 Sam 3), similarly he didn't know God but God called him. We may be in ...

The message of Christmas - A Loving God When we look at the manger , we can only think of the Love of God towards us. The message of Christmas is all about this loving God. Secondly , The message of Christmas is so personal For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting  Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 A child was born to us, to you and me. It was a personal  gift to you and me. Therefore the Lord will Himself give you a sign. Behold, the virgin will conceive and will give birth to a Son, and you shall ...

BE PREPARED TO MEET THE SAVIOUR Joseph is an interesting Bible character for the simple reason that he plays a very significant role in the life of Jesus, but then he passes off the scene and is not mentioned beyond Jesus’ boyhood (Luke 2). Tradition has it that Joseph died before Jesus began His earthly ministry. Joseph was a very good man as can be seen from the story at hand. He had more than likely been brought up learning the traditions of Israel and the belief in a coming Messiah. He had heard the prophecies before. A lot of us today are very much like Joseph. We’ve heard about religion all your life but we have yet to personally meet the Savior. What God said to ...

Let’s Begin Christmas preparation in any home begins with a newness in the atmosphere and the ambience. Each one is super excited about it and therefore, they start with planning. Today let’s begin our church preparation for Christmas. Like any other important day, we begin with Christmas. When anyone plans for an event, they first start with jotting down what is required. Some people do a backward planning. What are the requirements for this day? Why is this day so significant for me? Or how do I make this day ‘The Most memorable moment’ of our lives. Christmas comes and it passes on. But surprisingly it is the most awaited season of the year. Everyone waits so eagerly for it. I have never heard anyone ...

Timid: lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy. characterized by or indicating fear: a timid approach to a problem. Paul's point is that people of faith are the ones who should not have this “spirit of timidity.” Our walk with God should be marked by “spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.” sound mind. Legally, having the capacity to think, reason, and understand for oneself. Adults by nature are considered in general to be in sound mind, but through certain circumstances can be rendered as being not in sound mind, due to intensive brain damage or other major incapacities. Generally, power is the ability to cause or prevent an action, make things happen; the discretion to act or not act. ... The ability to ...

Now we are in our third week study on the week of Genesis . We are going look at the aspect of punishment . And how our progression of sin leads to punishment. ADAM and Eve Sinned , what did they do? They ate the fruit which was not supposed to be eaten. Now we see Adam and Eve have children , one was named CAIN , second was ABEL and third was SETH. Let us look at the event of first offering and the first murder:  The progression of sin Cain was working in the soil and Abel was with livestock. And we see here that Cain & Abel brought an offering to the Lord. The Lord looked at the offering of Abel in favour. The best aspect, ...

As we continue studying the book of Genesis ,  Today we are going to look at chapter 2 & 3. Before be proceed , let us look few details which will help us to unpack today’s message. Genesis chapter 1-38 reflect a great deal of what we know from other sources about ancient Mesopotamian life and culture. Creation, genealogies, destructive floods, geography and map making, construction techniques, migrations of peoples, sale and purchase of land, legal customs and procedures, shepherding and cattle-raising—all these subjects and many others were matters of vital concern to the people of Mesopotamia during this time. They were also of interest to the individuals, families and tribes of whom we read in the first 38 chapters of Genesis. The author appears to ...

In the next few weeks, we are going to study from the book of Genesis. Today , we are going to focus on Genesis chapter one, and we will study about a God who works and rests. Before , we get into it, let us look at , what the book of Genesis is all about. Genesis , is Greek in origin and comes from the word genesos. Depending on its context , the word can mean ‘birth’ , ‘genealogy’ or ‘history of origin’. Historically , the Jews and Christians alike have credited the author of the book to Moses. Not only Genesis , but all the first five book is credited to Moses. These books, are also known as the Pentateuch (meaning “five-volumed book”), Genesis speaks of ...

ENCOURAGEMENT IN THE MIDST OF DISCOURAGEMENT An individual's routine life is filled with so many unexpected and at times unpleasant situations, that it is very easy to be discouraged or disappointed. Last time we learnt about gratitude. Today we are going to hear God for encouragement. Before we go for the camp it is good for us to have a positive frame of mind and an open heart to receive all that is prepared for us. Just before the camp there might be so many things that migh go against our desires, like a classic example is that a dress might not fit us, which we thought we'll keep for a good ocassion to wear. We feel miserable. Spoils the whole thing. Or worse, ...