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

I was intrigued this morning when I saw a Facebook post  that read like this: (taken from a hindu source). "People are taught from childhood that they are weak and sinners. Teach each them that they are all glorious children of immortality, even those who are the weakest in manifestation. Let positive, strong, helpful thought enter into their brains from very childhood. Lay yourselves open to these thoughts, and not to weakening and paralyzing ones." Hindu philosophy proliferates the thought that everything is part of God ( pantheism) and hence everything is by nature "good". And the outflow of this thought is that of positive thinking as assembled in the above dictum by a well known hindu philosopher. Strangely many prosperity gospel preachers have also embrace the idea of "positive thinking" based on one's own will and assertions and achievements.  In fact Hinduism and all other related ideologies proliferate this ...

Here in PEC Singapore we are looking at the seven churches in the Book of Revelation. Last week Bro babu James spoke on the Church in Ephesus. This morning I spoke of the Church in Smyrna - The so-called suffering church. Rev 2:8-11 I argued that from God's perspective this church is not a poor, persecuted church but rather a "rich' church. Jesus saw this church as "rich' inspire of all that they were going through. I shared four perspectives from God's point of view. His Personification His Perception His Prescription His  Presentation The example of the church in Smyrna is a powerful reminder of the  enduring nature of true faith.    Let us learn from their perseverance and courage in the face of persecution.    Remember who Jesus is-  The son of God Remember How the Lord sees us –  He knows Remember His encouragement –  Don’t be afraid; Be faithful Remember His rewards –  The crown of ...

It was a lovely day in Bissam Cuttack. Light drizzle and pleasant weather.  First we had the church dedication. This was on the second floor above the Shadrach Home in Bissam Cuttack. This building took a long time to built but today we thank God it has been almost completed. This is PEC's 197th church building.  We thank God for the sponsor for this building.  We had a simple but dignified church dedication ceremony. It's only because of God and His faithfulness that PEC is able to launch deep into Odisha, in spite of the many persecutions. Hundreds of churches have been planted in these region for the Glory of God. Bishop Anjan testified of God's goodness and the partnership of PEC in reaching the unreached villages. In his words, PEC is one of the few organisations that are reaching unreached villages and ending gospel poverty in the process. We are transforming communities and fulfilling the cultural mandate God has gi...

This evening, Jeya and I left for Odisha. The purpose for this short trip is to dedicate a church and also conduct a wedding for one church planters' couple. We arrived at Visag, at about 11PM. Bishop Anjan was at the airport to greet us. From there we travelled by road to Bissau Cuttack, where our centre is. By the time we arrived our destination, it was about 5.00AM. The journey was long and bumpy at times. It was raining along the way.Hardly slept during the journey.   We were housed at Pst Pintu's home. The family was gracious to accommodate us. Pst Pinto and his wife were exceptional hosts and they gave us their  best. We were humbled and honoured. We managed to sleep for about two hours and then had to proceed for a house church meeting. 

After a short sleep for about 2 hrs, we left to visit an out reach work. It was started by Pst  Daitary early last year. They village is located in Kalahndi District.  It was light rains all the way and the weather was pleasant I was mesmerised by the low hanging cloud/mist over the hills and the mountains, just about 200 ft above sea-level. God's handiwork always dazzles me. We arrived about 11:30AM and the path to the house church was muddy. Unfortunately my shoes sank into the mud and the "black shoes were transformed into brown". Miracles do happen. 🤣 We had a wonderful service there. About 20 people had gathered from the house meeting. Jeya shared the Word and Psalms 23.  This work is fast growing and soon they will need a building. We ministered to the people after the service. I was blessed see the work of God expanding in many unreached places in Odisha. There's still much needs to be done.

We conducted "Equip Leadership" training for leaders in Elim Kairos Church from 3-5 Jul. A total of six sessions. About 30 leaders participated in the 3 day training program. The discussions were lively and they had many good questions. The feedback was good and the leaders said it was impactful.   Bishop Ezra said that all pastors in Medan should attend this program. Thankful to Pastor Daniel Ginting for the translation during the sessions.  During the trip we had an emergency. Our faith was tested. Rev James and his group were in Lake Toba and on 3 Jul night, he had severe chest pains and breathing difficulties. In the words of Bro James, "I thought I was going to go". (Rev James Ng already had some heart issues even before the trip and other serious complications and yet he wanted to come on this trip to bless his friends). We had to call an ambulance at about midnight and he was rushed to an hospital in Medan. The journey took about 3 hrs by road. By th...

It was a busy day at Berastagi. The first serve started at 8AM and the church was filed with worshipper. I had the privilege to share the Word. Once again we knew God was there by His might Holy Spirit. His presence was overwhelming during the service. The second service started at 10:30 AM. In spite of his condition, Rev James shared a powerful Word to the congregation. Also at the same time, Jeya and Jerusha went to the outreach work at Tiga Pana whilst Gaddiel and I went to minster at the church in Kabangjahe, together with Gaddiel.  Jerusha shared her testimony and Jeya shared the Word. Bro Pang, one of the team members from Rev James group, spoke at the Mandarin service in Mount Zion building.  That afternoon, Rev James and his group went to Lake Toba to spend a few days there.  In the evening we had the soft opening of the Kairos School, a major project by the Kairos Community ...

It was a free and easy program in the day. In the morning Dr Mike Ong had discussion with Bishop Ezra and Sis Flora on the conduct of the "school in thumb-drive" program. They were happy and excited about implementing the program in the school in Medan. In the afternoon, Bishop took us to the lake at the foot of Mt Sinabung, a volcano active mountain. We could see the mountain spewing lightly from the distance. The weather was so pleasant and sceneries were breathtaking. In the evening we attended the youth meeting in Kairos Community Church.  About 40 youths gathered for the meeting. The worship was simply uplifting and it was sincere from the heart. The young people were vibrant and so free to worship the Lord.  Sis Jerusha shared her testimony. It was powerful and personal. I am sure the youths were blessed to hear her story.  Bro Gaddiel shared the Word. It was one of the best sermons I have heard in this yea...