Message delivered at the Oriya Fellowship, Cox Town, Bangalore, May 29, 2011TEXTJames 1:5-8 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. (6) But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. (7) For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; (8) he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.When we are surrounded by a difficult situation, we need the wisdom of...
Missionaries and the Promotion of Secularism in India
From Secularism in India: A Historical Analysis (2010), pp. 54-64THE earlier attitude of the British Government towards Missions was one of skepticism and vehement opposition. The British believed that if Protestant Missions were allowed in India that would only lead to tension and aggression among its Indian supporters and produce instability of governance. Therefore, in the beginning, the British followed the policy of supporting and patronizing the native religions as the earlier rulers had done. They undertook the management and patronage of...
Studies in Hebrews: The God Who is Not Silent (Heb.1:1,2a)
Have you ever felt as if God has been silent in your life? You hear people saying that they have heard from the Lord; but, personally, you wonder what that would mean?How does God speak? Do people hear Him in an audible voice? How did He speak to Adam, or to Noah, or to Abraham? How does He speak today? Of course, it would only be mythical to suppose that He spoke in older times, but doesn't speak today? God must be unchanging. Well, we have good news. Our God has spoken and is speaking to us even today. The only thing we need to note is to learn...
Adoniram Judson, Missionary to Burma
HE hung, his ankles tied together and fastened to a pole several feet above the floor. The pain was excruciating, unimaginably. The prison smelt vermin infested “death”. By dawn he was so stiff and numb, he could barely walk. Though separated from her husband, his wife managed to smuggle in food to him by bribing the guards. These efforts were curtailed, however, within no great time. His location was to be changed. The journey was gruesome. He was...
Be An Example in Peace (2Tim 2:22) - Audio Sermon (2011)
DownloadText: 2 Timothy 2:22Language: HindiSpeaker: Dr. (Rev.) Domenic MarbaniangPlace: KumbanadEvent: Special Hindi Service, IPC Kumbanad Convention 2...
Is Faith in God Different From Faith In Other Things?
Excerpt from the book, Explorations of Faith, 2009 (Read/Download Full Book)FAITH in God is of ultimate kind and is, therefore, both unique and absolute. Since it is not concerned with contingent things of this world it is also not like the belief in the contingent things of the world. Further, belief in God is foundational to our common-sense assumptions about this world as both moral and rational. Anyone who denies God must also deny the existence of absolute morals and absolute truth, for both lose their foundation if their foundation is...
At Your Feet!
When the breeze is tender, then at Your feet;When the winds get wilder; still, at Your feet!When there ain't either; still, at Your fe...
Rebekah (Gen.24)
REBEKAH (Gen.24)A Woman Chosen By God For Isaac (Gen24:14)A Woman Who Was Young (24:16)A Woman Who Was Beautiful (24:16)A Woman Who Was Chaste (24:16)A Woman Who Was Hospitable (24:18)A Woman Who Was Diligent (24:16,20 "quickly", "ran" (v28)).A Woman Who Served With Generosity (24:19,25)A Woman Who Was Faithful to Her Family (24:28)A Woman Who Was Submissive to the Will of God (24:58)A Woman of Faith (24:58)A Woman Who Was Blessed in Her Family (24:60)A...
Qualities and Uses of SALT
Was just looking at some old notes and found this from an homiletical attempt during my Seminary student days.Qualities and Uses of Salt1. Seasons Food (Col.4:6)2. Acts as Preservative3. Is a Symbol of Purity - Out of Sea (2 Kgs 2:201,21)4. Symbolizes Peace (Mk.9:50)5. Symbolizes Loyalty, Faithfulness, and Constancy - Covenant6. Symbolizes Judgment (Gen.19:26; Mk.9:49; Cp. Lk.10:10-12)7. Symbolizes Holiness8. Symbolizes Righteousness (Lev.2:13)9. Symbolizes Right Teaching as Opposed to Leaven10. Ratification and Renewal of Agreement (2 Chr.13:5;...
The Meaning of Doubt in the Bible
© Domenic M, Explorations of Faith, 2009 (Read Full Book Online)THERE are chiefly seven Greek expressions that have been translated as “doubt” in the New Testament (KJV): aporeo (Jn. 13:22) meaning “to be perplexed”; diaporeo (Ac. 2:12; 10:17) meaning “to be thoroughly perplexed”; meteorizo (Lk. 12:29) meaning “to suspend as in mid-air”; airo psuche (Jn. 10:24) meaning “to keep the soul in suspension as in air”; dialogismos (Rom. 14:1; 1 Tim. 2:8) meaning “to reason” or “to argue”; diakrino (Mt. 21:21; Rom. 14:23) meaning “to judge differently”...
A Summer Sunday Service
The sun beat his beams outside...with fiery heat;The Son let His breeze inside... on every se...
Now I See My Weakness
Now I see my weaknessMy difficulty in faithLord, come now and succour,Pour out Your gra...
The Humanity and Divinity of Christ
Published in revive, Kumbanad, May 2011. revivemegod.orgIN BEGINNING to write this article, I dare to add another string to a theme in the exposition of which, wrote Muggeridge, “literally billions of words, oceans of paint, acres of canvas, mountains of stone and marble, have been expended, not to mention, in recent times, miles of film” [Jesus Rediscovered]. But, it is a theme well deserved. Saints and sinners, critics and divines, princes and subjects, all have marveled at the magnificence of this event called the Incarnation of the...
Looking to Jesus and Moving Forward
Message delivered at Sanjaynagar on May 1, 2011looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2 What does it mean to be looking at Jesus?1. To Forget Ourselves and be Immersed in HimOf course, this doesn't mean being absent minded. But, as long as we keep looking at ourselves, we'll be filled with all reasons that would keep us from moving forward. But, those who focus on Christ cannot...
Work Throughout the Daylight
The harvest is ready,The fields are white,Your servant is ready,The crops are ripe.Bring down the hedges,Remove these barbed wires,We'll rush to bring in the harvest,And work throughout the daylight!"The zeal for Your house consumes m...
Drown Me in Your Light!
You entered my dark roomWith Your gentle light,My eyes were hurtBy this brilliant sight,My soul lay bare open,My thoughts all revealed,Before the brillianceOf Your gentle light!I gazed on in horrorAt the inadequacies within,My face's to the groundFor I'm a creature of sin;You reach out and touch me,You say "It's alright,Your sins are forgotten,You're healed from within!"As long as I look at myself,My infirmities remain,But, when I look at You, Jesus,There lingers no stain.For, You treat me as Your son,Not as a stranger without,And, when I'm in...
