The Glory of the Cross | John 19

April 8, 2020 by Rev. Shine Thomas
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The Glory of the Cross of Christ Today morning let us look at the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The crucifixion and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ marks the faith of Christianity as definitely different and even unique. Crucifixion is the heart of the gospel message. The cross and the resurrection is the heart of Christianity. The Persians invented crucifixion and it was mastered by the Romans under whom Jesus was crucified. John 19:13-36 13Then Pilate heard this, he brought Jesus out and sat down Continue reading →

Supremacy Of Jesus Over His Death

April 8, 2020 by Rev. Shine Thomas
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Supremacy of Jesus over His death on the Cross of Calvary Jesus celebrated the Passover on Thursday with his disciples and went over to the Garden of Gethsemane. His disciples slept but Jesus prayed that the cup be removed from him. Somewhere around midnight and early Friday morning he was betrayed and arrested. He was tried the whole night and they abused Jesus and hurled insults upon him. He was tried in Jewish as well as Roman courts and found to be innocent. However the Continue reading →

God’s True King | John 19:28-40

April 7, 2020 by Rev. Shine Thomas
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God’s True King – Jesus Christ Well, the crowning of a minister is a very big thing in our world today. During an election, a candidate is selected and wins the mandate to rule the nation and is consequently celebrated in a grand manner. Today, I am going to speak on the earthly coronation of the Lord Jesus Christ. On the contrary, no such celebrations can be seen carried out in the earthly coronation of Jesus. In brief, there were no formalities, no garlands, no Continue reading →

Portrait of the blood

February 28, 2020 by Rev. Shine Thomas
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Illustration When evangelist John Wesley was returning home from a service one night. He was robbed. The thief, however, found his victim to have only a little money and some Christian literature. As the bandit was leaving, Wesley called out, “Stop! I have something more to give you” pointing a tract to him. The surprised robber paused. “My friend,” said Wesley, “You may live to regret this sort of life later. If you ever do, here’s something and remember: ‘The blood of Jesus Christ cleanses Continue reading →

Is Jesus in the house?

February 26, 2020 by Rev. Shine Thomas
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Where is Jesus in your life today? is He here with us in the house? A man who faced a lot of worries went into a church that catered to the rich people. As soon as the man’s dirty cloth was spotted. A deacon got worried about the church’s image. He went to the man and asked him who let him into the church?. He replied, “I was praying and the Lord told me to come to this church.” Then the deacon suggested the man Continue reading →

Weeping Amidst Celebration

February 21, 2020 by Rev. Shine Thomas
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Have you ever wept while there was a celebration going on? Have you ever been invited to a party? We Indians love socializing and have great celebrations for every event. We get invitations for special events like birthdays, weddings, and parties regularly. A good number of people go for such get-togethers for the sake of the society, but deep within they have bleeding hearts and tearful eyes. Have you ever gone to a party with a sad heart? Do you remember going to any place Continue reading →

Genuine or Counterfeit?

February 19, 2020 by Rev. Shine Thomas
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For every good product that comes out in the market, there are people who make the duplicate. Unknowingly many of us take home the counterfeit thinking it is the genuine one. One other thing that comes to my mind when I hear counterfeit is money. There are so many fake bills in circulation today. Do you know how bank tellers are able to identify counterfeit money? A counterfeit bill will look like a genuine note to most people, but those who are familiar with real Continue reading →

Serve the King | Passion Week

February 19, 2020 by Rev. Shine Thomas
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Are you Serving the King who Serves you? Have you ever wondered about what God has done for you? Jesus voluntarily came into this world, lived and died for you, And He has given us eternal life, also He has blessed us with good and perfect gifts. So can we not forget His good works and blessings in our lives? Now, how can you give it back to Jesus? And what are you doing to reciprocate his love for you? Ask yourself what you can Continue reading →

The Grace Hour | Luke 19:29-31

February 13, 2020 by Rev. Shine Thomas
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How do we know we are in the Grace Hour? Before going there, Today the world is celebrating the Palm Sunday. It is in remembrance of the day when Jesus went into Jerusalem the Sunday before his crucifixion. The Bible calls this ‘the triumphal entry’, and this event is mentioned in the synoptic gospels of Mathew, Mark, and Luke. This morning we are going to see some biblical truths from the triumphal entry of Jesus and also see how the Jews missed the one last Continue reading →

If God be for us | John 12:1-11

February 13, 2020 by Rev. Shine Thomas
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Jesus Anointed at Bethany John 12:1-11 1Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead…………… 10So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well, 11for on account of him, many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and believing in him. In John 11 Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead and then immediately the Jewish religious leaders had set about to kill him. So Jesus had left that area and went to a little Continue reading →