Jesus preached a profound message as he was pinned to the cross. Perhaps the best sermon He ever gave. On that darkest day in history when men rejected God. when they slaughtered the savior of the world, Jesus looked upon them and taught them one last time. He was battered, bruised, nailed to the cross …
New Year Resolution-2018
As we say goodbye to another year and say hello to new, it is a great time to pause and reflect on our lives. Every year, as the calendar changes and we welcome a new year, we all decide to make changes in our lives, hoping they will lead to better, happier, more peaceful life. …
Gen 35: Returning to God
Jacob was told to leave Padan Aram and go to promised land. He, in his own wisdom, decided to build a house, dwell in Shechem and as result of his disobedience, he was facing a major crisis in his family. His daughter was raped and his sons became murderers. He had perhaps become bit arrogant …
Gen 32: Jacob wrestles with God
Jacob was returning home after 20 years of running. You know the story, he tricked his father into blessing him and his brother was angry and to save his life, Jacob was sent away to his uncle's home in Padan Aram. Now, he is finally coming home. So Jacob went on his way, and the angels …
Gen 31: Jacob’s return to Promised Land
Now Jacob heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that was our father’s, and from what was our father’s he has acquired all this wealth.” 2 And Jacob saw the countenance of Laban, and indeed it was not favorable toward him as before. 3 Then the Lord said to Jacob, “Return to …
Gen: 30- Jacob blessed with Sons & Flocks
As we learned in the last chapter, Leah gave birth to four sons. She was hoping to win over her husband Jacob, but it did not quite a workout that way. On the other hand, Rachel was barren and she was not happy about it. In short, both sisters were unhappy in their marriage. Let's look …
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Gen 27: Trust & Obey
This is one of the saddest chapter in Bible. Here in this chapter all are trying to get things done according to their understanding and in process not trusting God. Isaac by his actions is disobedient to the will of God and Rebekah's actions speaks of her lack of faith in God's promise. Let's look at …
Genesis 26: Like Father Like Son
In last chapter we said farewell to one of the greatest character in scripture. Now our journey continues with Isaac, the promised son. This chapter will teach us a very important lesson on parenting as well as consequence of getting close to SIN. Let's look at this portion of scripture together and learn. There was …
Gen Ch 25: Reconciliation
Abraham again took a wife, and her name was Keturah. 2 And she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. 3 Jokshan begot Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, . 4 And the sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the chLetushim, and …
Gen 24: Holy Spirit Searches for Bride
This is the longest chapter in Genesis and it tells a beautiful story of how people come to Jesus and Church ( Bride of Christ) is formed. Genesis draws a picture of what is to come in new covenant , The covenant that we are under . In Ch 22 we saw the Abraham almost …
Genesis 23: How Saved person grieves
As we saw in the last chapter, Abraham come through a tough test. One that many feel was his biggest faith moment but as painful as that was, now we see he faces an even more significant challenge in my eyes. Oh no, don't get me wrong, loss of a child is devastating, and there …
Genesis 22: Sacrifice Of Issac
Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!”And he said, “Here I am.” Then He said, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains …