Tere Lahoo Se Mujhe Dho Le Tu Prabhu (Worshipping God)
With Rev. Jose Varghese and Team at PCG, ITARSI
Thursday, 4 February 2016
Wednesday, 2 December 2015
Friday, 6 November 2015
Wednesday, 4 November 2015
Tuesday, 27 October 2015
SEVEN ANCHORS FOR LIVING A GODLY LIFE
SEVEN ANCHORS FOR LIVING
A GODLY LIFE
Anchor is a heavy object
attached to a cable or chain and used to moor a ship to the sea bottom,
typically having a metal shank with a pair of curved, barbed flukes at one end.
Anchor provides stability or confidence in an otherwise uncertain situation.
While we attempt to live a Godly life, a good number of storms and heavy winds
of this world try to put us down to be drowned in present sinful world.
So here are the seven anchors that would help Godly to cop up with such
circumstances and stay tuned in the track of godliness.
1. Stay Anchored in scriptures (2 Corinthians 10:5)
Source; A gospel message
preached at CITS by Dr. Matthew K. Thomas
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Monday, 26 October 2015
Sunday, 25 October 2015
Two Aspects of Godliness Psalms 1
- Two Aspects of
Godliness
- Psalms 1
On the one hand, there
are a good number of people who are quite moral in their approach to life, but
not spiritual, e.g. atheists. And on the other hand there are people involved
in spiritual realm, like ministry, church have no morals or struggling to keep
up with. These are two ends of a pool of which Psalm 1 portray a clear picture.
So let’s get into the word of God to understand how one can balance his/her
life and remain Godly in the context of prevailing ungodliness.
1. Moral Aspect of Godliness.
v.1 deals with the
moral life of a person
·
Walking-
in a sense refers to an influence that comes ungodly. You walk or follow only
when you get influenced by someone. So one has to be pretty much careful in
getting influenced from the things around him/her while one lives in this present
society. Let not evil influence us.
·
Standing-
in a sense it refers to interest of a person toward something that he/she got influenced
from. When you are influenced you are attracted and then you develop an interest
or craving. Again, one needs to be careful where his /her interest is. Developing
an interest in godly-activities is necessary.
·
Sitting-
in a sense deals with the indulgence. You get accompanied with the same kind of
people who are well indulged in such activity, that you got influenced first
and then got interested in. Looking for one’s fellowship is very important.
2. Spiritual Aspect of Godliness.
v.2 deals with the godly life of a person.
The word God appears,
for the first time in the passage. After morality comes spirituality.
This begins with
the delight for the law of Lord. In order for one to be Godly is get influenced
by word, first, then to develop a love or interest for word of God.
Second, mediate
the word of God day and night. This doesn't mean reading bible 24/7, but it’s about
meditating just as cattle do, which is more of mastication. And this is not possible
unless one is influenced, attracted and taken by the wonder of God’s word, just
as worldly men taken aback by worldliness.
Just as a coin
that integrates two aspects can’t be a coin without these two, a godly can’t be
a godly without these two; morality and spirituality. Morality is a prerequisite
to spirituality and spirituality is the essence of Godliness.
Source: A gospel message preached at CITS by Rev. Bijaya Nag.
Source: A gospel message preached at CITS by Rev. Bijaya Nag.
Saturday, 24 October 2015
GODLINESS
GODLINESS
ईश्वर-भक्ती
Living a Godly life, in a world, which is
filled with ungodliness, is a difficult task. Here are the four spiritual
truths learned from the life OT saints, who lived a godly life and kept a model
for the onlooker to follow and maintain a godly life.
1. After having a chance to sin; but still not sinning is
the Godliness (Joseph, Gen. 31:41)
पाप करने का
अवसर मिलने के बाद भी पाप ना करना ही ईश्वर-भक्ती है (यूसुफ, उत्पत्ति 31:41) परमेश्वर
के वचन का प्रभाव परिवार मे पड़ता है; पालको को अपने बच्चो के
सामने नमूना बनना चाहिऐ
(2 Tim. 1:5, 3:
5,12) Word of God influences family; parent should become an example before
their children.
2. After having a
chance of making money through wrong means; but still not doing it is the
Godliness (Daniel 5:17, Gen. 14:23)
गलत रूप से
कमाया गया धन प्राप्त करने का अवसर मिलने के बाद भी उसे स्वीकार ना करना ही
ईश्वर-भक्ती है (दानि. 5:17 उत्प. 14:23)
3. After having a
chance to compromise; but still not doing it is the Godliness (Dan. 1: 11-12,
3:16-18) (in worship, in good-works, in holiness)
समझौता करने
का अवसर होते हुऐ भी ऐसा ना करना ही ईश्वर-भक्ती है (दानि. 1:11-12, 3:16-17)
4. Even after having
a chance to live pleasure-oriented life; not living it is the Godliness (Tim.
3:1, Heb. 11:24-26)
सुख-विलास का
जीवन व्यतीत करने का अवसर मिलने के बाद भी उसे स्वीकार ना करना ही ईश्वर-भक्ती है
(मूसा-2 तीमो. 3:1, इब्रा. 11:24-26)
Source; A gospel message preached at Central India Theological Seminary by Rev. C.S. Saji.
Thursday, 22 October 2015
You Hold Me Now; A gospel song sang by Jad Gillies (Hillsong)
All that You have for me
When I see You face to face
There surrounded by Your grace
All my fears swept away
In the light of Your embrace
Where Your love is all I need
and forever I am free
In Your presence healed and whole
Let the songs of heaven rise to You alone
No weeping
No hurt or pain
No suffering
You hold me now, You hold me now
No darkness
No sick or lame
No hiding
You hold me now, You hold me now
In this life I would stand
through my joy and my pain
Knowing there’s a greater day
There's a hope that never fades
and forever praises rise
For the glory of Your name
I'm believing for the day
Where the wars and violence cease
All creation lives in peace
Let the songs of heaven rise to You alone
All my heart will give
All the glory to Your Name [x4]
Source; http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/hillsongunited/youholdmenow.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYdiiVCezH4
Sunday, 18 October 2015
ACRONYM FOR FAMILY
ACRONYM
FOR FAMILY
2. Authority- God is the
supreme authority for a family, no one has any sort of power to break family or
its values based on their personal opinions. God and His word must be regarded
as the last verdict for and decision being taken in a family. Today many
families have been shattered, just because they have taken authority in their
hand. (Gen.2:18 (sanctioned by God's
authority) Psalms 119:89, 119:114, 116, 119:86, 119:138, 137,138, 144, 128,
172, Deut. 32:4, Psalms 119:105,130, 133, 98, 2, 28, 175, 50-52, 9, 105)
3. Marriage- Marriage is
the breeding ground for a family. A family can be a happy family only if
married life of the couple is smoothly functioned. God, again is the founder of
marriage. And if there is a problem amidst couple, it would cause entire family
to struggle, just as termite in the roots of a tree affects throughout the
branches and trunk. Matt 19:4-6 Eph. 5:22-33 pro 19:3, 21:9)
4. Investment- ROI
(return on investment)
In present world, where
people are heavily engaged in the affairs of life, we must take time to give it
to our family. One can have all the money and materials of this world to offer
his/her family, but if time is not there, then everything beside loses its
value. We must invest time with our family. (Deut. 6:6-9, Pro. 6:23)
5. Love- Love is the
soul of Family. Cultivate a family relation with love. Love should be roof of a
family, it's not 50-50 but 100% responsibility. We are loved to love, Speak love
Do love, Write love, Live love and Keep love. (1 Cor. 13)
6. Yield- Commit yourself
and dedicate your family to God. Yield day and night to be successful in family
life. Unless one yields himself to God, he/she cannot do the same with family. So
spirituality starts from within and reteaches out to others, family, friends and
neighbors. So get determined to be Christ-like, being a model and then
encourage family to be like God-designed/desired family. (Joshua 1:8, Prov. 25:2
Luke 9:23, James 1:25, Rev. 1:6)
Source: A message shared
by Mrs. Elizbeth Thomas in CITS, Itarsi.
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