In His Time.......... with P.Ramachandran

We started the day with devotion again. I shared on "Rejoicing in trials", text taken from 1 Peter 1:6-9. In the afternoon we had a baptism service for about 15 people. Our church planter Wilson from the first batch brought 8 people from the village to be baptized. These are the first fruits of their labour. Another church planter Raju was also supposed to bring his people for baptism but they could not make it in time. 6 of the boys in the training program also took water baptism. After the baptism I served communion for the people. In the evening was the graduation of the Diploma of Theology program, conducted under PEC Training Centre. It was very well organized.  Although simple, it was well dignified.  I praise God for Ps Raji his wife Renu for the hard work in the ministry. In spite of so many challenges, they had reminded faithful. The Lord is blessing their work.

Today morning I shared in the devotion for the staff and volunteers at ROI After that I met the boys from the church planters training program. There are 11 of them. I took two sessions with them on "Listen to the voice of God". I noticed that the boys can read and turn to their Bible references. They are much more bold now and are able to interact. Totally different from when I saw them in Mar. All of them are keen to do evangelism and church planting. We hope to support at least five of these boys in the field for church planting. Later in the evening, Rev Raji had invited some pastors and leaders to his plan. About 20 of them cam and I took one session on "Why Trials" form JM Vol 1 Notebook 2. The group was slow in responding first but once they were warmed up thee was much participation.

This morning we set of early for Chennai. The plan was to visit Bro Ramana's family before heading for Patna. We arrived at Bro Ramana's home at about 11:00AM. It was good to see Priya and her fiancee and the rest of the family.About 20 realities hd gathered at the Home. We conducted a small meeting in the house. Bro Rubern shared the Word and we prayed for everyone. After a quick lunch, I departed for Patna while Bro Rubern stayed back in Tamil Nadu for other ministries. I arrived Patna, staging through Kolkata on schedule. Rev Raji was at the airport to meet me. It was a joy to meet him and his family again. So glad to hear all that God is doing through this family

Bro Rubern and I arrived Chennai at about 8AM. From there we drove about four hours to Veerapandy, Villipuram. This is where Pst Thomas church is. We were greeted by Pst Thomas and the faculty.  I was surprised to see the renovation to the church. We dedicated the church in 2014. Pst Thomas and his family, using they own funds have extended the building, put good flooring and are in the process of constructing the second floor. The Church Planters Training Program is connected in this church. After the introduction I addressed the church planters and the faculty. Spoke to them from Jeremiah 17:8 on being a fruitful tree.It was heartwarming to know that Pst Thomas although he does not have much eduction, has the passion for the Great Commission. Although the whole program was not up to my satisfaction, this man had done all that he possibly can, with the listed resources given to him. I have asked Bro Rubern to fine tune the system. P st Thomas and family Then...

Its about 2:30AM and I am getting ready to leave the house for another mission trip. Feeling a bit tired this time. Good that Bro Rubern is coming along with me. After a long time I am going to meet the Tamil Nadu work. Its the graduation of the Church Planters' Training Program. Tomorrow I will be heading for Patna, Bihar Also of the graduation of the 2nd Batch of Church Planters.  Trusting the Lord for strength and protection. I am reminded of the verse in 1 Tess 5:24 - The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it. To God be the glory

One of the things we see in the life of Daniel is his discipline. If you would ask any athlete who have  achieved great things, they will tell you its because of hard work and discipline. In the same way even for spiritual growth, we need discipline. We see this in the life of Daniel. As a young man, Daniel started making the right decisions. Daniel 1:8 - But Daniel was determined not to defile himself by eating the food and wine  given to them by the king Two things  stand  out in his discipline: He prayed as always (6:10) -   Daniel  had a  regular  time of prayer. In fact he prayed three times a day. That takes a lot of discipline and time. In spite of his busy schedule, Daniel had time to pray. May God help us  the  we will not neglect the time of prayer in our lives. He gave thanks to God. (6:10). Daniel knew that his life was at stake. By praying openly he will be thrown to the lions....

John 14:26  - But the Advocate,  the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name,  will teach you all things  and will remind you of everything I have said to you.   The KJV calls the Holy Spirit as the  Comforter.  In the original Greek the word is  paraklētos which means  summoned, called to one's side, especially called to one's aid. I n the widest sense, a helper, succorer, aider, assistant. Isn't it  encouraging  to know that the Holy Spirit actually comes along side us to help us  in the   time  of need. In other words the Holy Spirit can speak to us. He can speak  audibly  but  usually  its the  still  small voice within us. But we need to be able to listen to Him.  He does two things  according  to this verse: 1)   Teach all things: When we need counsel, He is  the Counsellor When we are a plan or strategy, He is the b...

Finally arrived at the airport and looking forward to going back home. I desperately need to sleep.  It was a four hectic days of training and revival meetings in Medan. Sis Evelyn Tan, a missionary to Indonesia, arranged the  meetings for me. The program started early in the morning and by the time I got back to rest it was almost midnight. Everyday was like that. Equip Notebook 2 training at  GSJA Kadosh,  I conducted Equip Leadership Program, Note Book 2 at Pst Margaret's church for two days. About 22 participants attended the classes. My interpreter , was God sent, A brother by the name of Daniel. He seems to know Pst Joel Ikonene and Bro Bala. They were in Medan in the early 1980's. We thank God for providing us with help in the right time. Equip Notebook Training at  Gereja  Siding  Jemaat Allah I also conducted Equip Leadership Program,  Notebook 1 in Pst Lider's church, Gereja Siding Jemaat Allah. This was about 1 hr d...

My text for the two Sunday services was taken from Luke 6:43-45 “For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.  For   every tree is known by its own fruit. For  men  do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.   A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil   treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out   of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks." A few important principles I learn from this text: All bear fruit. Some bad, others good but what appears good may not necessarily be good God loves at the motive or intention behind the action Cain's offering was rejected because the motive was wrong. 1 Sam 15 - Saul was rejected  because   his intentions were wrong although his actions seemed right. Action is important but for God the intention behind the action is even more important. Fruit in the ...

Morning sharing by Elder Babu James John 14:27  “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid. Rom.5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2 by whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And the fall of Man besides losing the fellowship with God men also lost peace .There are four aspects of peace that he lost  H e lost the peace with God   He lost peace with others   He lost peace with nature   He lost peace within himself   And that is the reason why the world today desperately searches for peace. Singapore could be one of the nations with the highest number of teen suicides per capita.  Besides, another reason why so many people who are so popular so successful but are desperately looking for Ways and Me...