Tag: bible

YHWH Qana – The Jealous God

Judges 7:2  “And the LORD said to Gideon, “The people who are with you are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel claim glory for itself against Me saying ‘My own hand has saved me’”. Does God share His glory with someone?? No and Yes. He doesn’t share His…
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Design by Suresh Joel

As Christians, God wants us to follow principles and not law. There are basically 7 principles that if followed help us live a fruitful Christian life. Principles on Design Authority Responsibility Suffering Ownership Freedom Success These principles, if violated will lead to issues like behavioral issues. The way teenagers choose to dress themselves, and both…
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Working for God (Part 2) by Suresh Joel

As a continuation of work ethics, this Sunday we studied on how we should work. The four key points being with integrity, excellence, service and miracles. Firstly, excellence. The story of Daniel speaks on his attitudes towards work. Though he was a slave who was brought into a strange land, and asked to study about…
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Forgiveness by Luke Ninan

Why is that Christians are under bondage and they can’t live a victorious life? The primary reason for this is unforgiveness. Christians are bitter towards God and towards people. There is a saying that goes like this “Unforgiveness is like taking poison but expecting someone else to die”. And it is very true as unforgiveness…
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Sovereignty of God in the Midst of our Trials by Suresh Joel

1 Peter 2:19-21 “For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, suffering wrongfully. For what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before God. For to this you…
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The Widow with Two Mites

Psalm 51:17 “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and a contrite heart” The common word used for sacrifice is ‘Korban’ in Hebrew. The word doesn’t actually mean giving up something but ‘drawing near’ or ‘coming closer’. Yes, sacrifices were meant to bring us closer to God! There are many instances of…
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Midwives of Egypt

Proverbs 31:30 “…But a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised” I personally like the segments where the biblical view is totally different from that of the world. When the world is going gaga about ‘Women empowerment”, the Bible stands out by associating women to “submission” and “fear”. With the International Woman’s Day…
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Working for God by Suresh Joel

One look at popular media and the people around and you will realize how resentful people are towards their boss and work in general. Either this or there is another extreme: Workaholics whose life revolves around work. Genesis 2:15 tells us that God intended man to work when He put him in the garden of…
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Make a Joyful Noise unto God by George Cherian

The sermon this week was a sequel of what was shared last week, “Preparing for Sunday Worship”. It’s always not enough how much we worship our God! How do we worship the Lord? Do we look at how others are doing? Are our hands too heavy to lift up? Are we in fear of ridicule….what…
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God my Redeemer

Ruth 2:10 “ So she fell on her face, bowed down to the ground  and said to him, ‘Why have I found favor in your eyes, that you should take notice of me, since I am a foreigner” Ruth was a widow, a gentile and we all know her story and how God blessed her. She…
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