Category: Word

Mission-oriented church

Sermon by Ps. Bhanu The preacher quickly took us through her previous sermon on moving forward in unity which is the New Life Fellowship vision for the church this year. The following are the highlights of that sermon: The preacher then said that we as a church can apply these learnings as we too have…
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Temptation and wilderness experience

Sermon by Dibin SamThe preacher spoke about the temptation and wilderness experience that Jesus faced after His baptism (Matthew 3 and 4) and before His public ministry (Matthew 5). He said that if we have a ministry to fulfil in God’s kingdom, we’ll be tested and tempted. God said to Jesus that you are my…
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Faith, Prayer/Fasting, and Rest

Sermon by Ps. Pooja The preacher began with 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 that talks about comforting others with the comfort with which God has comforted us, and shared her journey of learning the very basics about faith, prayer and fasting, and rest.  Faith While waiting for a child, she sought answers from God. The first thing…
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Moving Forward in Unity

Sermon by Ps. Bhanu The main verse for mediation during the sermon was Joshua 1:1-5 where God asked Joshua to lead Israel to the promised land and assured to be with him like He was with Moses.  God repeatedly told Joshua to be strong and courageous and not be afraid or discouraged for the Lord…
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Godly versus Worldly Wisdom

Sermon by Ps. LukeThe preacher expounded on two kinds of wisdom (worldly versus Godly) and we mainly meditated on James 3:13-18. Just like Adam and Eve, we have a choice between the tree of life that God has planted in us when we were born again, or the tree of knowledge of good and evil.…
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The Race

Sermon by Ps. George  The preacher compared Christian life to a race (Hebrews 12:1-2) and reminded us that our goal is to run to Jesus. He then made us think about what are goals currently are? Career/rat race to reach the top in office? This is in contrast with Jesus who was on top and…
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Dependence on God

The preacher talked about the difficulties, trials, negativities, temptations, persecution, and other unexpected challenges that may crop up in a believer’s life (even Satan is at work to cause destruction in the world). He mentioned the Thailand shootout where 31 people including children were killed. It’s our responsibility to pray for such lost people as…
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Gospel-centred life and ministry

We read the great commission in Matthew 28:18 and the preacher explained the four steps it includes: Sharing the gospel (hope in Christ): It is an idea/philosophy that is shared. Baptising: Once people believe, we baptise them. This is how the new believer lives out the gospel. When a person does that, they have access to the community…
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Suffering 

We reflected on the verses in the book of James about the testing of faith that produces steadfastness (James 1:2-3) and God giving the crown of life to those who endure temptation and love Him (James 1:12). In this world, we will have troubles like Jesus said (John 16:33) because Satan who rules the world…
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Character of God

by Ps. Elijah Pastor started the sermon by saying that in India, everyone believes in God; some or the other form and then people tend to choose certain aspects of Him that appeal to them or seem most convenient. He focused on the all-powerful and loving traits of God and recounted an incident in college…
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