2 Corinthians 9:6-15 Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. (2 Corinthians 9:6) Paul deals with the collections for the Jerusalem church here. He has been encouraging the Corinthians to generosity by quoting the example of the Macedonians. Paul compares the act of ‘giving’ to an agricultural … [Read more…]
Malachi 3:7-10 ” Bring the full amount of your Tithes to the Temple…. Put me to the test and you will see that I will open the windows of heaven and pour out on you in abundance all kinds of good things”(Mal 3:10) Abraham was the first tithe payer in record (Gen.14:20). Some people say, … [Read more…]
Worship Services Next Sunday: July 8 – Holy Qurbana service in Malayalam at 10:15 AM Sunday School There will be no Sunday School for summer starting next Sunday July 1st until Sept 2nd. Weekly Prayers Intercessory Prayer on Wednesday at 6:30 PM at Church. Fasting prayer on Friday at 10:30 AM at Church. Prayer Fellowship … [Read more…]
Luke 6:27-38 ” Give to everyone who begs from you; and if anyone take takes away your goods, do not ask for them again” ( Luke 6:30) Transformed giving in a materialistic world Jesus walked the roads and footpaths of Galilee announcing the startling news that the long-expected kingdom of peace and righteousness was at … [Read more…]
2 Peter 3: 8-13 “But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.” (2 Peter 3:13) ‘Jesus is coming back. It can happen any time. Is it good news or bad news for you?’ In the second epistle, Peter emphasizes the need for … [Read more…]
Nehemiah 10:28-39 The people of Israel, including the Levites, are to bring their contributions of grain, new wine and olive oil to the storerooms, where the articles for the sanctuary and for the ministering priests, the gatekeepers and the musicians are also kept. (Nehemiah 10:39) Nehemiah continues the history of the Jews after their homecoming … [Read more…]
1 Thessalonians 3:11-4:2 May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy … (1 Thessalonians 3:12) 1 Thessalonians is an epistle, a public letter in the sense of being addressed … [Read more…]
Joshua 24:14-15 “But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve… But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15 The last chapter of the book of Joshua, chapter 24, concludes the life and reign of Joshua. In this … [Read more…]
Joshua 24:22-25 Then Joshua said, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the Lord…”Now then,” said Joshua, “throw away the foreign gods that are among you and yield your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.” (Joshua 24:22-23) In this passage from Joshua, he asks people to make … [Read more…]
Genesis 9:9-17 “I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life” (Genesis 9: 15) We live in an age where we engage in various short and long-term commitments. The vows that we make lack permanence and the … [Read more…]