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- Published 10/17/2009
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God Will Make A Way
- By Abdul Haleem
- Published 03/4/2011
- Praise And Worship
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God Will Make A Way, Where There Seems To Be No Way, He Works In Ways We Cannot See, He Will Make A Way For Me, He Will Be My Guide, Hold Me Closely To His Side, With Love And Strength
For Each New Day, He Will Make A Way, He Will Make A Way - By A Roadway In The Wilderness
He'll Lead Me, And Rivers In The Desert Will I See, Heaven And Earth Will Fade, But His Word Will Still Remain, He Will Do Something New Today
For Each New Day, He Will Make A Way, He Will Make A Way - By A Roadway In The Wilderness
He'll Lead Me, And Rivers In The Desert Will I See, Heaven And Earth Will Fade, But His Word Will Still Remain, He Will Do Something New Today
'Generation Ex-Christian': Why Young People Are Leaving The Church
- By Evangelical Fellowship Of India
- Published 02/17/2011
- Apologetics
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Research and surveys show that many atheists, agnostics, and
spiritual-seekers who lack religious affiliation are former Christians.
But there was no research-based book that explained in depth why people
were leaving, until Generation Ex-Christian. The recently
released book by Drew Dyck, editorial manager of the ministry team at
Christianity Today International, breaks down “leavers” into six
categories: Post Modern Leavers, Recoilers, Modern Leavers, Neo-Pagans, Rebels, and Drifters.
What is Water Baptism?
- By Sungeeta Jain
- Published 02/17/2011
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Water baptism technically is when a believer is immersed in water in a public confession of his/her faith in Jesus Christ. Water baptism is an act of obedience to His commands. Water
baptism is a physical show of what spiritually happens in a person's
life when he or she believes in Jesus. The Bible states: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” II Corinthians 5:17. Water Baptism is an act of obedience and an outward symbol of the internal change after accepting Jesus.
Family Ministry – Need of the Hour
- By Sam George
- Published 02/17/2011
- Importance of Family
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Families are in need everywhere. Broken relationships, hurting
individuals and families, painful pasts, irreconcilable difference,
breakdown in communication, absence of intimacy, and marital conflicts
and violence are destroying families all around us. Families are in
crisis! There has been a sharp surge of family breakdown in our
community in recent years. Divorce is growing at an alarming rate in our
community and marital disharmony is common across cities and faith
backgrounds. The lack of moral and spiritual values, changing gender
roles, absence of adequate support systems in the adopted land, cultural
differences, and poorer relational skills may be some of the causes of
the fundamental breakdown of families in the Indian community.
Why Married Couples Are So Challenged in Contemporary Culture
- By Joseph Mattera
- Published 02/17/2011
- Relationship And Marriage
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Since this is the season for Valentine's Day, I have been thinking about
the state of the institution of marriage in our nation and pondering
why there are so many divorces. Several decades ago the divorce
rate hovered around 10%. Now it is almost at 60%! Even the Body of
Christ is not exempt from the staggering amount of marital failures! I
truly believe there are several unique challenges married couples now
face that previous generation did not. The following are some of the many reasons for these increasing challenges to marriage today.
Is the Local Church Becoming Obsolete in the Present Kingdom Movement?
- By Joseph Mattera
- Published 02/9/2011
- Christian Leadership
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There is a growing tendency in the Body of Christ among practitioners in
kingdom societal transformation to bypass the local church in order for
the reformation of society to take place. This is due to the
frustration of many marketplace leaders with the slow pace, bureaucracy,
myopic local view, and lack of high-level leadership found in many of
this nation's congregations. As more of us receive greater light
regarding the kingdom, and we rightly go from a church mindset to a
kingdom mindset, I am afraid some will have a tendency to go too far and
jettison the local church altogether!
Ways I Do Violence to My Soul
- By Joseph Mattera
- Published 02/9/2011
- Personal Reflections
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There are certain seasons in my life when ministry and other responsibilities are so difficult and my schedule so demanding that I feel like I am doing violence to my soul. (It's as if I were taking a knife and intentionally sticking it into my body.) As I analyze what I do and how I feel during these seasons, I have come up with several ways I have done violence to my soul. (Whether or not these seasons can always be avoided is not the point of this article.) The following are ten ways I do violence to my soul. (By “soul” I am referring primarily to my emotions.)
One Way Jesus
- By Abdul Haleem
- Published 10/3/2010
- Praise And Worship
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One Way - Jesus - You're The Only One That I Could Live For - One Way - Jesus - You're The Only One That I Could Live For - You Are Always, Always There - Every How And Everywhere - Your Grace Abounds So Deeply Within Me - You Will Never Ever Change - Yesterday Today The Same - Forever Till Forever Meets No End - You Are The Way The Truth And The Life - We Live By Faith And Not By Sight For You - We're Living All For You
Diasporas - People on the Move
- By Dr. Sadiri Joy Tira
- Published 09/21/2010
- Missions
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We need to educate our congregations to be effectively relational in our
“global neighborhood.” We need to try the new Somalian restaurant (for
example) and then invite our friends there to expose them to the
culture of our new neighbours. It is important for Christians to build
cultural awareness that will result to authentic relationships making
them credible witnesses for Jesus Christ . . . . We now have an unprecedented opportunity to introduce the Diasporas to
Jesus Christ and invite them to become part of His Church. With
Lausanne Diasporas, we are proactively responding to this major global
trend of Diasporas and the Diaspora issue will be addressed at Cape Town
2010. Pray that Diaspora Missions will be embraced by the Whole
Church.
Ten Ways Muslims View Christianity
- By Joseph Mattera
- Published 09/10/2010
- Missions
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The following is based on numerous personal conversations with Muslims,
personal study, and intensive training I received from a missions
organization in preparation for one month of outreach in a Muslim nation
in 1979.
The astonishing thing about my conversations with Muslims is that most of them have the same moral values that Christians should have, and that this is one of the biggest stumbling blocks hindering them from believing that Christianity is true. (Most of them are very warm, friendly people. Some experts estimate that only about 7-10% of them are affiliated in some way with radical Islam, which is still about 100 million adherents globally.)
The astonishing thing about my conversations with Muslims is that most of them have the same moral values that Christians should have, and that this is one of the biggest stumbling blocks hindering them from believing that Christianity is true. (Most of them are very warm, friendly people. Some experts estimate that only about 7-10% of them are affiliated in some way with radical Islam, which is still about 100 million adherents globally.)
7 Highly Effective Eagle Habits from the Bible
- By Abraham Israel
- Published 09/9/2010
- Christian Leadership
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Eagles are the only birds that loves the storm. When all other birds try
to flee from the storm and hide itself from the fierceness of it,
eagles fly in to it and will use the wind of the strom to rise higher in
a fraction of seconds. It uses the pressure of the storm to glide
higher without using its own energy. It is able to do this because God
has created it uniquely with an ability to lock its wings in a fixed
position, in the midst of the fierce storm winds. After a certain period
of experiencing storms face to face, the eagles love to play in the
storms. As we
face the stormy wind of afflictions in life, the Holy Spirit helps us
lock our mind in a fixed position with the grace of God through faith in
the finished work of the Cross, which helps us not to spend our energy
but just stay in the storm and enjoy the lift and height of heavenly
mindedness in a greater and greater altitude.
So Broke, So In Debt But Here Am I Lord - "Use Me"
- By David lluri Jyothi Raju
- Published 09/9/2010
- My Story
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I had so many odds against me – I do not have any money, I do not have a
passport or a valid birth certificate. I battled in my mind and thought
for many days “Is it possible for me to go to Singapore with nothing in
my hand and on a very short notice?” My father encouraged me with these
words from the book of Romans “The Just Shall Live By Faith” and told
me to read, meditate and pray these words over my life. I took a step of faith and immediately began the process of planning to go to the School of Theology in Singapore.. . . . I totally depended on God for everything – for finances, for a lap-top,
for friends, for food, for travel and living arrangements. God gave me
many good friends from many different countries of the world, provided
for my every need and even a lap-top for my personal use.
What's So Great About Christianity
- By Dr. J.N. Manokaran
- Published 09/9/2010
- Resources
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The contribution of Christians to the West is enormous. Christians were
the first the build hospitals. Initially it was mainly for Christians,
later it was for every one. The beneficiaries were the Muslims who
came to Christian lands to conquer them. Christianity produced leaders
like who served the poor and sick, which is unheard in other religions.
Christians have contributed to improve human life and reduce human
suffering. . . . . . The author presents Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour and how Christianity could change a person's life in the last two chapters. It
is a wonderful book that should be read by all Christian thinkers and
use this book for evangelizing the intellectuals. All Christian
leaders, pastors, missionaries and professionals should read this book.
Recent Articles
Lessons Learned from the (Almost) Florida Quran Burning
- By Joseph Mattera
- Published 09/16/2010
- Apologetics
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Pastor Terry Jones went from obscure pastor to a worldwide phenomenon
last week because of his foolish plan to burn copies of the Quran.
During this fiasco he kept hiding behind God, saying God was speaking to
him and giving him guidance throughout the entire drama. Pastor Jones
came off ignorant when admitting he has never read the Quran and
revealed gross naiveté by announcing that Imam Rauf agreed to move the
proposed Ground Zero mosque in return for Dove International agreeing
not to burn Qurans. This is in spite of never even speaking once to
Imam Rauf!
ISRAEL-JORDAN TOUR Tuesday 23rd November – Saturday 4th December 2010
- By Pritam Singh Sandhu
- Published 09/9/2010
- Missions
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South Asian International Fellowship (“SAIF”) is proud to bring you ‘Israel Tour 2010' a once in a lifetime Christian pilgrimage to the Holy Land from Tuesday 23rd November – Saturday 4th December 2010. Please treat this as a personal invitation from SAIF to journey the life of Jesus and participate on this guided tour of Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazereth, Jericho and beyond, a trip not to be missed and specially organized with you in mind. Full details of the tour may be found in the itinerary, terms and conditions and registration form, enclosed herein. To avoid disappointment, please seize this opportunity and register your participation for the trip without delay.
I Have Found My Purpose, Have You?
- By Abraham Israel
- Published 09/9/2010
- My Story
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As I started to pursue the call of God in my life, I was not sure
whether I should be in full time ministry. Two or three years I was in
dilemma about this matter. But the desire to teach and preach the word
of God increased still more. After that I joined in a Bible college
which God directed me to join. A lot of maturity and revelation came to
me those days. God miraculously provided all the fees I needed to finish
it. I found true joy and peace as I obeyed the voice of God. Praise the
Lord! . . . . Even from the day I heard God, the burden to reach out to
the nation of India and China which are the most populated nations and
to the nations with the word of God increased in me.
Why the Ground Zero Mosque Controversy is a Good Thing
- By Joseph Mattera
- Published 09/3/2010
- Missions
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National and local leaders (like New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg)
are revealing their true views regarding religious freedom, their
willingness to fight or pander to terrorist groups, as well as their
love and respect for the Christian religion. For example, while Mayor
Bloomberg is passionately supporting the building of the Ground Zero
mosque, thus far he has not said anything publicly about helping the
Greek Orthodox people rebuild after their church building was destroyed
when one of the World Trade Center towers collapsed upon it on 9/11.
All To Jesus I Surrender
- By Abdul Haleem
- Published 05/20/2010
- Praise And Worship
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I Surrender All ~ I Surrender All ~ All To Thee My Blessed Savior ~ I Surrender All ~ All To Jesus I Surrender ~ All To Him I Freely Give ~ I Will Ever Love And Trust Him ~ In His Presence Daily Live ~ All To Jesus I Surrender ~ Humbly At His Feet I Bow ~ Worldly Pleasures All Forsaken ~ Take Me Jesus Take Me Now ~ All To Jesus I Surrender ~ Make Me Savior Wholly Thine ~ Let Me Feel The Holy Spirit ~ Truly Know That Thou Art Mine
Seek Ye First The Kingdom Of God
- By Asgar Ali
- Published 05/20/2010
- Praise And Worship
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Seek Ye First The Kingdom Of God ~ And His Righteousness ~ And All These Things Shall Be Added Unto You ~ Allelu, Alleluia ~ Man Does Not Live By Bread Alone ~ But By Every Word ~ That Proceeds From The Mouth Of God ~ Allelu, Alleluia ~ Ask And It Shall Be Given Unto You ~ Seek And Ye Shall Find ~ Knock And The Door Shall Be Opened Unto You ~ Allelu, Alleluia
Breathe - This Is The Air I Breathe
- By Rajwin Singh
- Published 05/20/2010
- Praise And Worship
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This Is The Air I Breathe ~ This Is The Air I Breathe ~ Your Holy Presence Living In Me ~ This Is My Daily Bread ~ This Is My Daily Bread ~ Your Very Word Spoken To Me ~ And I - I'm Desperate For You ~ And I - I'm Lost Without You.