The sermon was based on the beatitude, “Blessed are those who mourn for they shall will comforted.” (Matthew 5:4). Beatitudes are the blessings listed by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 5:3–11). The preacher talked about his experience in the new NLF church (“baby church” as he called it) in Davangere where the…
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The preacher started with reflecting on Hebrews 12:1 to 2 and explained that the previous chapter contained definition of faith and heroes of faith. And then chapter 12 starts with “Therefore” to convey what we need to do in our life since we have such a cloud of witnesses that we can follow. He asked…
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Exodus 32:9 “And the LORD said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and indeed it is a stiff-necked people” An arrogant or a stubborn person is referred to as “stiff-necked”. In Hebrew, ‘kasha oreph’ is translated as stiff-necked. Kasha means severe, stubborn or difficult & oreph means neck and also ‘to turn back’. Kasha…
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We have an inner man and an outer man. The inner man is dependent on the outer man but the outer man can function independently of the inner man. It is not the outer man that is truly a person but the inner man. The true aroma of a person comes from the inner man.…
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Ephesians 6:12 says “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the power of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realm.” We have a struggle/battle against the evil forces of this world. Even if we like it or not…
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Exodus 20:18 “Now all the people witnessed the thundering, the lightning flashes, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled and stood afar off”. This was immediately after the utterance of the Ten Commandments at Mt.Sinai. The Israelites were able to see the mountain up in smoke and…
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The preacher taught from the book of Numbers, chapters 13 and 14. Caleb, the leader of the tribe of Judah, accompanied Hoshea aka Joshua and the leaders of the ten other tribes to spy the land of Canaan. They found it ‘flowing with milk and honey’, the land that God promised to Abraham in Genesis…
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Discipline in church is an important process God uses to keep the church pure. One can understand discipline as a practice to train people to obey a set of rules, a code or behavior. To be a disciple of Jesus is also a daily discipline. It helps refine and deepen one’s faith. Our society and…
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The sermon was about two contrasting biblical characters, ironically with the same name – Saul. Both men were chosen and appointed by God but with two distinctive testimonies. King Saul started well – was obedient, wise, honoured servants of God, anointed and filled with the Holy Spirit. But towards his end, things changed. He said,…
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Rom 9:15: “For He says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I will have compassion.” The parable of the workers in the vineyard throws more light on the above verse (Matt 20:1-16). Jesus spoke this parable after Peter asked “See, we have…
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