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“The Lord has done this for me,” Luke 1:25a Zechariah and Elizabeth, were godly couple (“Both of them were righteous in the sight of God” Luke 1:6), but they did not have a child, the word says “..they were childless  ... and they were both very old” Luke 1:7. For the...

“Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed at that moment”. Mat 17:18 Once when Jesus and his three disciples came down from the mountain, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him. “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has...

Peter remembered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!  Mark 11:21  When Peter saw the Fig tree that Jesus cursed had withered, he was amazed and he told Jesus. Jesus knowing Peter’s astonishment taught him the principle of miracle. Do...

Verse: to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you 1 Thess 4:11 Paul wrote this letter from Corinth to Thessalonians the church he established. Paul’s purpose in writing this letter was...

God saw that the light was good Gen 1:4 Story of creation begins when earth was formless, empty and dark. Gen 1: 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep. Our God is capable to intervene and change this situation. Change...

No one would be unsettled by these trials 1 Thess 3:3 When sand beneath the foot wash away. It's natural to slip. But we are with our almighty God. What or Who can unsettle us. For "Lord Jesus clear the way for us" 1 Thess 3:11. Ladies who went to see Jesus at the...

Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him. Mat 4:11 We know Jesus was tempted by satan. Speaking the word of God, Jesus overcame all the temptations. What were the areas satan tempted? Shortcuts to Needs: The tempter came to him and said, “If you are...

When they received it, they began to grumble against the landowner Mat 20:11 Story: Jesus said a parable about a landowner who went and asked people to work in his vineyard early in the morning and promised them to pay a denarius. Later at different time of the day he...

“Whatever they do prospers” Ps 1:3b Background: David in this Psalm describes about two kinds of people. One who prospers in what ever he does. And the Lord watches over all his ways, he is fruitful. A result assured person. Let us study together how to be such a...

Verse: In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, LORD, make me dwell in safety. Psalm 4:8 Thought: Now we might be going through a tough situation. We might not be sure how to face tomorrow. Let us pray like the Psalmist “Give me relief from my distress; have...

 Be still, and know that I am God Ps 46:10 When we are in tough situations, we tend to be tensed and at times fearful. But our Lord wants us to be still and know that He is God. What is being still? Stop worrying and start worshiping. Worship is giving glory to God;...

If you don't do all these things, you will be sinning against the LORD. You can be sure that you will be punished for your sin Num 32:23  There might be sins in our lives that no one knows. Secret sins might be very enjoyable as no one is aware and there is no...

Now the LORD has given us room and we will flourish in the land  Genesis 26:22 Famine, The problem: Now there was a famine in the land .. Genesis 26:1 Isaac faced a famine, we will also face challenges but do not worry. Stay, The Promise: Stay in this land for a...

Now the LORD has given us room and we will flourish in the land  Genesis 26:22 Famine, The problem: Now there was a famine in the land .. Genesis 26:1 Isaac faced a famine, we will also face challenges but do not worry. Stay, The Promise: Stay in this land for a...

“This is what the LORD says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged…” 2 Chronicles 20:15 Greatest weapon that the evil one uses against us is “Fear”. Fear is one of emotion that the Lord has given. Let us look at what is right kind of fear. Also let us make sure we...

The hand of the LORD my God was on me; I took courage and gathered  Ezra 7:28  Praising: Praise be to the LORD, the God of our fathers, Ezra 7:27a. Ezra started giving his testimony by giving praise to the Lord. Do we praise the Lord for what he has done, or are we...

This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse Ps 72:20 Psalm 72 is a prayer of David; it is a very beautiful prayer, few things that touched me Defend: “May he defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy” Ps 72:4 When we feel we are not...

…Now restore us  Psalm 60:1 After death of Saul, David was fighting with all his enemies, once when David’s armies were battling two Syrian foes at the north eastern portion of Israel; the Edomites took advantage and came to attack Jerusalem. David had written this...

Verse: In his distress he sought the favor of the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his ancestors 2 Chro 33:12 Story: Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. He did evil in the eyes of...

Verse: "All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, "God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble." 1 Peter 5:5 Story: Hezekiah was one of the kings of Judah who did right in the eyes of the Lord and was very successful; once...

“..they asked each other, Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?” Mark 16:3 Story: Jesus rose from dead on the third day, all the loved ones were sitting and mourning and weeping. At that time, few ladies went to the grave to anoint the body of...

So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and he was quickly brought from the dungeon. When he had shaved and changed his clothes, he came before Pharaoh. Gen 41:14 Story: Joseph was in the prison for nothing that he had done. Now Pharaoh had two dreams, and we see the above...

God saw that the light was good Gen 1:4 Story of creation begins when earth was formless, empty and dark. Gen 1: 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep. Our God is capable to intervene and change this situation. Change...

“Great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all.” Mathew 12:15 Everyone who followed Jesus was healed, many who followed would not have had faith, many would not even had known Jesus personally, many would have followed Jesus for others, but irrespective of...

So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds in the sky and all the wild animals Gen 2:20 Purpose of creating man Gen 1:24 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over. From this text we understand Lord made...

The LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron that he is not to come whenever he chooses into the Most Holy Place .. or else he will die. For I will appear in the cloud over the atonement cover Lev 16:2 Here Lord is asking Moses to Aaron not to come to the Most...

Jesus answered, "You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above  John 19:11 Jesus was being questioned by Pilate when Jews asked Pilate to crucify Jesus. Jesus kept quiet to all questions that Pilate asked. Then Pilate got upset and said John...

Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him Rev 19:5 Thought Praise: There is power in praising God. Even in heaven when John saw the vision he wrote.  “After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting: “Hallelujah!” Rev...

And Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives entered the ark to escape the waters of the flood. Gen 7:7 Way Out: When everything was so evil in the world, Noah and family did not perish because they entered the Ark. Remember when we feel there is no way,...

So God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant I have established.” Gen 9:17 After Noah came out of the Ark Lord blessed him fourfold. Prosper: Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth. Gen...

Verse: ”Then Jesus was led by the Spirit ……. angels came and attended him” Mat 4:1,11 When we look how Jesus started His ministry, there is specific instance mentioned in Mathew 4:1 to 11, that’s the temptation of Jesus, just before Jesus began His 3.5 years of...

“By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death” Heb 11:5 Every man born in this world will die that is a natural law, but here we see Enoch did not experience death. Let us study the life of Enoch “Enoch walked faithfully with God; then...

.., they were on their way to the tomb  and they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?”… Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied...

Our faith is what wins the victory over the world. 1 John 5:4  Most of us even before falling into sin, we are fearful that we might fall into sin. Most of us are not confident that we will not fall into sin. Jesus said; we need to believe and have confidence that the...

The battle belongs to the Lord. He will hand all of you over to us 1 Sam 17:47   When we are in the Valley of Elah, it could a valley of victory or will it be a valley of fear   There was a battle between Israel and Philistines in the valley of Elah. The word...

For the Lord himself will come down from heaven….after that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air 1 Thess 4: 16,17   The greatest truth in the Bible is Jesus will come back. Jesus said that...

“The Lord has done this for me,” Luke 1:25a Zechariah and Elizabeth, were godly couple (“Both of them were righteous in the sight of God” Luke 1:6), but they did not have a child, the word says “..they were childless  … and they were both very old” Luke 1:7. For the...

Joel 2:28 and Acts 2:17 both say, “I will pour out my rains again, I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. .. will dream dreams” God speaks in a variety of ways; dreams are just one of them. Dreams from God are a whole new language.The New Testament, the very first...

“he began to speak, praising God” Luke 1:64b God told to Zechariah through Gabriel a great promise “Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John” Luke 1:13 Since Zechariah did not believe, Gabriel told “And now you will be silent and not able...

“God saw all that he had made, and it was very good” Gen 1:31 Image: When God made man, he made him in God’s image. “Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness..” Gen 1:26 Only after creating man God said VERY good, rest all was good. But when...

“He will raise a banner” Isaiah 11:12 Israelites where fighting their enemies, it was difficult to win as the enemies were very powerful. When Israelites were fighting in the valley, Moses was on the mountain. Moses hands, when it was lifted up to the throne of God,...

The hand of the LORD my God was on me; I took courage and gathered  Ezra 7:28 Praising: Praise be to the LORD, the God of our fathers, Ezra 7:27a. Ezra started giving his testimony by giving praise to the Lord. Do we praise the Lord for what he has done, or are we...

Now the LORD has given us room and we will flourish in the land  Genesis 26:22 Famine, The problem: Now there was a famine in the land .. Genesis 26:1 Isaac faced a famine, we will also face challenges but do not worry. Stay, The Promise: Stay in this land for a...

For when they went up to the Valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the people of Israel from going into the land that the LORD had given them  Num 32:9 When we pass through the Valley of Eshcol will it be a valley of promotion or will it be...

“Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit” Mat 12:33 Jesus taught the people about the kinds of tree and its fruit that comes forth, on why people speak evil and what is the result...

“And God spoke to Israel in a vision at night and said, “Jacob! Jacob!” Gen 46:2 Story: Joseph was the prime minister in Egypt, and due to famine he asked his father Jacob and brother to come to Egypt and settle. Jacob was so excited to know his son is alive and they...

The seed that fell among thorns Luke 8:14 Story: Jesus spoke to people using lot a parables, one of the parables was the Sower and the seed. Jesus in private explained the parable to His disciples. There were four kinds of ground on which the seeds fell, one was on...

But the crowds learned about it and followed him. He[Jesus] welcomed them Luke 9:11a Story: Jesus gave power and authority to His disciples and sent them out for ministry. After a day’s ministry, the apostles returned, they reported to Jesus what they had done. Then...

The next day Luke 9:37 Story: Once Jesus took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray. As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning. Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in...

“Jesus replied” Mat 21:21a When we face uncertainties in our future, how do we receive what we expect? Seeing the miracle that Jesus did (fig tree wither quickly when Jesus spoke the word) , His disciples were amazed and they asked Jesus, How did it happen so quickly,...