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Propensity towards a deforming spirituality-by Abraham Sudeep Oommen Text: Exodus 32:1-6 ‘Hijacking’ is a familiar term for many of us. It means seizing the control of a person or an object for an undesired function. The confiscation of Indian Airlines in Kathmandu in Dec 24, 1999 and the air bus in 09/11 has made this term a more familiar. Interestingly this word has not often used for

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Text: Mark 3:1-6 Dr. Kadheeja Mumtaz, a leading medical professor in the Department of Gynecology, shares one of her experience in the medical college. On her first day in medical college as the assistant professor, she met a fourteen year old pregnant girl who came for abortion along with her parents. After consultation the doctor advised her not to abort the fetus as she is suffering from

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Text: Acts 19:1-20The narration of conversion of Paul is thrice repeated in the Acts of Apostles in chapters 9, 22 and 26. It means that it is an important model event of transformation that runs through the whole Lukan narration of the life and conversions of the early church and gives the reader a vantage point to see how a new power discourse rooted in the divine help the transformation of

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Text: St. Mark.2:1-12. The cover photo of one of the Malayalam journal published recently is able to catch the attention of any person. It portrays an accident scene from the city of Kochi. A young man was met with an accident and is crushed under a lorry and was brutally injured and is dying. The more painful fact in the picture was that a group of young people almost same age of the dying man

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Text: Isaiah 65:17-25 Here the passage explains the glories of the renewed age mean that the past is completely forgotten and left behind. It will be a time when God will minister through the people. In today’s text the Lord describes the millennial kingdom and the eternal state (that is the new heavens and a new earth) together. The new genesis will fully display the power, wisdom and glory of

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Text: 2 Tim 1:3-7 Paul had written his second letter to timothy while he was in Rome. The apostle’s main aim was to instruct timothy with regard to the heresies that were multiplying around and within the church, and to encourage him in the midst of all the trials which would come up on him as a Christian and as an official of the church. Our text (2 Tim 1:3-7) is the opening statement of what

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Text: Hebrews 5:1-5 Only in the book of Hebrews the term "high priest" is applied to Jesus. The author may intend to convey that Jesus as superior to all other priests, Or he may be using the term because he sees Jesus' saving work as fulfilling all that is signified by the ceremonies of the Day of Atonement. Within the religion of the Jews, the high priest hold an highly exalted position. And

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TEXT: JONAH 3:1-10 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, in this scripture we can see that, Jonah would obey the second commission with renewed strength and divine authority. He would appear in Nineveh as a sign, an outward proof of a divine purpose in his life and work. Jonah lived in the reign of Jeroboam II. In his youth he was probably contemporary with Elisha and afterward with

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Scripture: Exodus 33:18-23 The passage which was commencing from vs. 18-23, is a conversation between YHWH and his trustworthy servant Moses. Having obtained the full restoration of the people to God’s favor, Moses felt emboldened to ask God a benefit for himself. He had already been admitted to closer communion with God than anyone of the race of humans since Adam. Moses makes a request of God “

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Scripture: Exodus 19:9-16. Once a Japanese man was invited for a conference in one of the European countries. He arrived on the particular day and was received by an European. This European friend was behaving very differently towards the Japanese visitor. The European took him to a Restaurant and he introduced the meal like this to the Japanese Friend. This is platee , this is spoony, this is

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Scripture Text: 1 PETER 3: 8-12. What difference does it make? This is a common question. Sometimes it is heard as a challenge and as a defence at other times. When someone might insist on 'just so', they are challenged with, "What difference does it make?" When someone is being held accountable for failing to do something, or for doing the wrong thing, we often hear, "What difference does it

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Scripture: Mathew 9:14-17 This particular passage starts with a crucial question and a complaint to Jesus by the disciples of John the Baptist. Their accusation is very serious that is, the disciple of Jesus did not fast like them and the disciples of Pharisees. This same incident we can also see in gospels of Mark. 2:18-22 and Luke. 5:33-39. So the synoptic gospels give much importance in this

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Scripture: Romans 12: 9-12&nbsp; Paul’s letter to Romans, is very pregnant with theology of reproof and incitement; and its expressions are fluent, copious and they engage with all who read it in all ages. It was addressed to his friends and not to a church at Rome. In the letter, Paul sets forth the Christian faith in a systematic fashion, and it is both theological and didactic. Romans is

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Scripture: Hebrews 2: 16-18 Once there lived a king who was generous in helping the people of his province and was available to needs of the people. One fine day suddenly he passed away and the whole province was mourning. One old lady was crying and saying “ It’s better to take my life and that the king may live again”. By the time the Yema Dharma Raja was passing through the street. He

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Scripture: II Samuel: 12: 1-15a. India has a celebrated history of, diligent adherence towards peace and propagation of peace. India thus became the mother to several religions, that had strong desires for the search to realise the ultimate peace. The recitation “Threefold refuge” of the Buddhist tradition ends with the utterance of this utmost longing, “Peace.” The champion of Indian freedom

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Scripture: Genesis 11:1-9 The Honourable Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Thiru. M. Karunanidhi made a statement which was reported in the Hindu Newspaper says that “God does not want to be of approved by anybody, because God is not going to be a candidate in elections. God loves those who all are doing good to humanhood irrespective of the caste, colour or religious differences or even atheists.”

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Text: Genesis 27:30-38 The just read passage Gen 27:30-38 describes how Esau the elder son of Isaac lost his blessing from the father and his cry before Isaac for the lost blessing. Isaac was also in a helpless situation. Both Isaac and Esau fell in the trap formed by Rebekah and Jacob. They steals the blessing from the father in a cunning way. This morning let us reflect together on the topic

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Text: 1 John 5:1-5 Shane Caliborne, a Christian activist writes in his book ‘The Irresistible revolution’ “All around you people will be tiptoeing through life, just to avoid to arrive at death safely. But dear children, do not tiptoe, Run, hop, skip or dance, just don’t tiptoe”. In contrast to most N. T. Letters 1 John does not identify the author, although distinctive pasterns of style and

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Text: Luke 15:11-24. &nbsp;One day a policeman went on his night rounds. On the way, he saw a man searching for something under the street light. He asked the man, what he is searching for?. The man replied that he was searching for his lost key. The kind hearted policeman joined in the search. Even after a long time, they couldn’t find the key. The policeman asked the man “Are you sure that the

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Text :Genesis 49:22-26 Today we are celebrating our country’s 60th Republic day. This day is a day of remembrance to remember our countries great struggle to attain freedom and to become an independent Republic. I salute and remember our great leaders who led our country to be the biggest democratic country and also the struggle that they went through for this great achievement. Remember that

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