Resurrection

PICTURES OF RESURRECTION-Bro Joshua Rajan – [Sermon]

This sermon explores the position and privileges bestowed on the believer through the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus, with the help of five old testament pictures. The pictures of Resurrection studied are-Aaron’s budded rod – Life springing forth from deadness (Num 17:6-8/1 Thes 4:13-18)The offering of firstfruits – Christ our firstfruits (Lev 2:14/1 Cor 15:20-23)The cleansed leper’s sparrow – The assurance of sins forgiven (Lev 14:4-7/1 Cor 15:14,17)Jonah and the great fish – Deliverance from the fear of death (Mat 12:38-40/Heb 2:14-15)Noah’s ark – Eternal rest in glory (Gen 8:4)

SEARCH ME OH GOD AND KNOW MY HEART – Bro. Koshy Mathew – [Audio-Video Sermon]

Bro. Koshy Mathew expounds a simple prayer by the psalmist: Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. He explains the perspective/understanding of the Psalmist, how he accepts the fact of God being Omniscience, Omnipresent, Omnipotent. When this understanding increased, He understood God his Holy and hates wickedness. When this knowledge of God increases he prays this prayer so that He could help him to search his heart.The Lord is an Omniscience, Omnipresent, Omnipotent and also Holy. So we need to cleanse ourselves so that He could use us. If it’s not clean God won’t bless us. We must be gripped by the Holiness of God, if so we could also turn the world upside-down. The Bible says that the heart is deceitful above all and desperately wicked. Are your hearts clean? Bro Koshy then explains this verse in a very concise way.

Bibliology : Canonicity of the Bible – Bro Jobin John Mathew – [Audio sermon]

Bro Jobin John Mathew gives a brief sermon on the Canonicity of the Bible. It means• The word refers to a measuring instrument.• Rule of action (Gal:6:16; Phil:3:16).• It refers to the list of accepted books that makes up the Bible as a whole.• Talks about the books that went through various tests or rules and later considered as authoritative and canonical.He also gives information about the process of Canonicity, test for canonicity etc. He mentions about 2 counsels, The Council of Jamnia and The Council of Carthage. They are responsible for the old testament and the new testament respectively.