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Pastor: Rev. Immanuel J Manasseh Mobile : 77603 72095 Asst. Pastor: Rev. Joshua Das Mobile : 98863 22495 E-mail: [email protected]

Contents Page Annual Tamil Camp 2019 2 Pastoral Letter - English 3 Pastoral Letter - Tamil 4 You are God’s Elect 6 Annual Tamil Camp - Testimonies 8 Small Mercies 11 Prayer Diary - February 14 Discipline of Prayer - Tamil 17 Discipline of Prayer - English 18 Kids Section 20 Program Schedule - February 21 WMC Program Schedule 25 BMC & WMC Pulpit Calendar 26 Annual Tamil Camp 2019 27

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Pastoral Letter Dear loving members of the family of God. Greetings to you in the Holy name of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is such a privilege and joy to serve the Lord along with you all. Our Lord has been faith-ful in every way. His love, grace and mercy are abounding in our lives. I praise God for your love, support and your partnership in the ministry at BMC & WMC. Days are passing by and there are vibrant programs and activities in our church that are planned with the passion to extend God’s kingdom on earth. The Tamil camp which was held in the “Claret Nivas”, Carmelaram, resulted in the sowing of the seed in the lives of campers and we had the Tamil congregation & Hindi speaking people of our churches. The response was overwhelming and the testimonies were heart touching, faith increasing and transforming. It is visible affirmation that the church is catering to the holistic development, and the confirmation for the same was the questions raised in the interactive and informal sessions. The camp was meticulously


planned and executed, and I want to praise and thank God for the dedicated team who worked tirelessly. The love for the nation and patriotism was exhibited by Flag Hosting on the Republic Day. I urge all our members to take ownership of our church activities for the Glory of God in establishing God’s reign among individuals, families and communities. Henry Martyn quoted thus on missions: “The Spirit of Christ is the spirit of missions. The nearer we get to Him, the more intensely missionary we become”. How true the quote is, and every Christian from the depths of one’s heart should be a missionary. The ‘Missions’ wing of our Church is going to observe ‘Missions Sunday’ on 24th February, 2019 and the theme is “Neighbourhood Evangelism.” Prior to that there will be programs to reach out to our neighbours and your participation will be highly appreciated and it is our Christian responsibility. In the month of January we mediated on the theme “Renewal by the Spirit” and in our mediations we were enriched with challenges to inculcate Christian virtues in our daily living from the Epistle of I Peter. In continuation, during this month, we shall be mediating on the theme “Our identity in Christ” primarily based on I Peter 2:9. The identity of individuals and communities as the world sees them could for some be an advantage and for many sadly becomes a disadvantage. In contrast, our Christian identity which is divinely ordained and invisible and which will be revealed in glory are… You are God’s “Chosen Generation” His “Royal Priest-hood” His “Holy nation”, His “Peculiar people”, all the old titles of God’s peo-ple now belong to us. Praise be to our God!

May the Lord richly bless you in this new month.

Yours in His service Rev. D Joshua Das

ப ோதகர் மடல் கிறிஸ்துவுக்குள் மிகவும் பிரியமான திருச்சபபயின் குடும்பத்தினரே, நமது ஆண்டவோகிய இரயசு கிறிஸ்துவின் பரிசுத்த நாமத்தில் வாழ்த்துக்கள். உங்களுடன் இபைந்து ஆண்டவருக்கு ஊழியம் சசய்வபத மிகுந்த பாக்கியமாக கருதுகிரறன். நமது ஆண்டவர் அபனத்து வழிகளிலும் உண்பமயுள்ளவோக இருந்துள்ளார். அவருபடய அன்பும், கிருபபயும் தயவும் நமது வாழ்வில் சபாங்கி வழிகின்றன. உங்களது அன்பிற்காகவும் ஆலயப் பைிகளில் உங்களது பங்களிப்பிற்காகவும் நான் ரதவபன துதிக்கிரறன். ரதவ இோஜ்ஜிய விருத்திக்காக நமது ஆலயத்தின் மூலம் பல்ரவறு நிகழ்ச்சிகபள திட்டமிட்டு நடத்தி வருகிரறாம். கடந்த மாதம்


கார்ரமலேத்திலுள்ள கிளாேட் நிவாஸில் நபடசபற்ற வருடாந்திே முகாமில் தமிழ் மற்றும் ஹிந்தி சமாழி ரபசும் மக்களிடத்தில், ரவத வசனமாகிய வார்த்பத விபதக்கப்பட்டது. அரநக மக்கள் இதில் பங்குசபற்று பயன் அபடந்தனர். முகாமில் ரகட்ட சாட்சிகள் மனதுருக்கமாயும் விசுவாசத்பத வளேச்சசய்வதாயும் அபமந்தன. முழுபமயான வளர்ச்சிபய அபடவதற்கு ஏற்ற வபகயில், மக்கள் பயனபடவதற்கு, ஆலயம் முற்படுகின்றது என்பபத சதளிவாக காைமுடிகிறது. இந்த முகாம் ஒழுங்கும் கிேமுமாக நபடசபற்று முடிந்தது. இதற்காக அயோது உபழத்த குழுவினருக்காக நான் ரதவபன துதித்து நன்றி சசலுத்துகிரறன். ரமலும் ரதசத்தின் மீதுள்ள பற்றினால் நாம் குடியேசு தினத்தன்று நம்முபடய ஆலயத்தின் முன்பாக சகாடிரயற்றிக் சகாண்டாடிரனாம். தனிப்பட்ட மனிதர், குடும்பங்கள் மற்றும் சமுதாயங்கள் நடுவில் கடவுளுபடய இோஜ்ஜியம் கட்டப்பட, ஆலயப் பைிகளில் உற்சாகமாக பங்குசபறுமாறு உங்கள் அபனவபேயும் அபழக்கிரறன். ’கிறஸ்துவின் ஆவிரய மிஷனரி ஆவி. நாம் ஆவியானவபே சநருங்கும்ரபாது ரமலும் அதிகமாய் மிஷனரிப் பைியில் ஈடுபடுரவாம்’ என்று சஹன்றி மார்டின் என்பவர் கூறியுள்ளார். இது எத்தபன உண்பம! உள்ளத்தின் ஆழத்தில் ஒவ்சவாரு கிறிஸ்துவனும் ஒரு மிஷனரியாகரவ இருக்க ரவண்டும். பிப்ேவரி 24 ஆம் ரததி நமது ஆலயத்தில் மிஷனரி ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழபமயாக சகாண்டாட உள்ரளாம். நமக்கு அருகிலுள்ரளாருக்கு நற்சசய்தி கூறுவபத தபலப்பாக சகாண்டுள்ரளாம். அந்த நாட்களில், நமக்கு அருகிலுள்ரளாருக்கு கிறிஸ்துபவக் குறித்து கூறுவபதப் பற்றிய நிகழ்ச்சிகள் நடக்கும். இவற்றில் நீங்கள் பங்கு சபற உங்கபள அபழக்கிரறன். ஜனவரி மாதத்தில் ’ஆவியினால் புதுப்பிக்கப்படுதல்’ என்ற தபலப்பில் ரபதுரு எழுதிய முதலாம் நிருபத்பத ஆதாேமாகக் சகாண்டு அனுதின கிறிஸ்தவ வாழ்க்பகபயக் குறித்து தியானித்ரதாம். அதின் சதாட்ர்ச்சியாக இந்த மாதம், 1 ரபதுரு 2:9 என்ற வசனத்பத ஆதாேமாக சகாண்டு ’கிறிஸ்துவில் நாம் யார்?’ என்பபதக் குறித்து தியானிக்க உள்ரளாம். தனிப்பட்ட மனிதர்களாகவும், சமுதாயங்களாகவும் ஒவ்சவாருவருக்கும் உள்ள அபடயாளம், இவ்வுலகத்தின் பார்பவயில் சில ரவபளகளில் சாதகமாகவும் மற்ற ரவபளகளில் பாதகமாகவும் அபமயக்கூடும். அதற்கு மாறாக, கிறிஸ்துவிற்குள் நமக்கு இருக்கிற அபடயாளம் காை முடியாததும் கடவுளால் தீர்மானிக்கப்பட்டதாயும் இருக்கிறது. அபவ நித்திய மகிபமயில் சவளியேங்கமாக்கப்படும். அபவ என்னசவன்றால் நாம் கடவுளின் ’ததரிந்துதகாள்ளப்பட்ட சந்ததி’ , அவேது ’ராஜரீகமான ஆசாரியக் கூட்டம்’; நாம் அவேது பரிசுத்த ஜாதியாயும் அவருக்கு தசாந்தமான ஜனமாயும் இருக்கிரறாம் என்பரத.


இந்த அபடயாளாங்கபள நாம் கடவுளுக்குள் சுதந்தரித்துக் சகாள்ள ரவண்டும். ரதவனுக்ரக மகிபம உண்டாவதாக. ரதவன்தாரம இந்த மாதத்பத உங்களுக்கு ஆசீர்வாதமாக்கிக் சகாடுப்பாோக. அவேது திருப்பைியில் ரபாதகர் ரஜஷுவா தாஸ்

You are God’s elect - Rev. Joshua Das

Introduction I Peter 1:1-2, Election is one of the fundamental and central realities of the Old Testament. Even though it is less mentioned than covenant, creation, exodus etc., it is believed to have been the initial act by which Yahweh; the God of Israel came into relation with the people of Israel. Election involves a much wider appreciation of how Israel related to other people. It is used in Biblical Theological discourse to refer to the idea that God chooses a people or individuals to belong to him in a unique way.

Etymology The Hebrew root bhr means a careful choice occasioned by actual needs and thus a very conscious choice and one that can be examined in the light of certain criteria in contrast perhaps to making a selection, to deciding as an act of an especially intimate relationship. The terms “love:” and “hate” in Genesis 29:31 and Malachi 1:2-3 are election terms.

Purpose of election

The Old Testament claims that God chose Israel as God’s special people. Some portions of the Old Testament seem to leave the answer to the ques-tion, why God chose Israel, in the realm of mystery, and modern scholars have pondered the mystery of election. Some part of the Old Testament an-swer that Israel was chosen to be a blessing to the nations. Scholars give different answer to this question.

Characteristics of God’s election

1) Election is a creative – redemptive action of God in the Historical process 2) The elect are assured a special blessing or a close relationship with Yah-

weh but election obligates the elect to carry out a specific function. 3) Not only Israel but Yahweh elects other people for his purpose.

Election in the History of Israel

Israel was elected as the people of God by the call of Abraham, but it is re-vealed through Moses. Exodus was an important event in the election of Isra-el. God elected individuals as Judges to lead the people of Israel them in wars and protect them from their enemies. God appointed Prophets among Israel, to bring them in God’s people whenever they went away from God. God also


selected kings to rule over them when they rejected Yahweh as their ruler. God also chose the other people even to punish Israel and to give them free-dom (Cyrus). God selects place for his dwelling among the people.

Election and prophets Pre-exilic prophets almost did not talk anything about election of Israel. Only Amos and Jeremiah use such terminology. Zimmerly suggest that this silence was not because the pre-exilic prophets did not know the election tradition. Instead their silence shows how critical the prophets are of all self-satisfied claims on the part of Israel to be a chosen people.

Theology of election For a long time, the concept of election played an important role in the theol-ogy of Old Testament. It designated the entirety of God’s action concerning Israel the most striking affirmation of theology of election is found in Deuter-onomy 7:6-8. The theology of election given here, with the assertion that Yahweh has chosen Israel marks a very prominent feature of the teaching of the book of Deuteronomy. The whole tradition concerning Abraham and oth-er patriarchs of the nation is viewed in the perspective of belief in election. The promise made to Abraham that his descendants would become a nation, possess the land of Canaan, and be blessing to other nations conveys most of the ideas implicit in the theology of election. There are three institutions namely kingship, the center of sanctuary and the land which served as a visi-ble sign of Israel’s elect status.

Election and rejection God elects and rejects at the same time; God makes demands and supplies what is lacking in humane. God elects by reason of his free and sovereign will. In the view of Law God rejects sinners. God rejected Esau because of his unwarrantable attitude towards his right of primogeniture. The hardening of Pharaoh’s heart, an act of God, is due to the guilt of Pharaoh; that God pun-ishes sin with sin. Rejection is somehow practically always placed in an ethi-cal and religious light. The fact that Cain’s sacrifice is not accepted is given an ethical aspect in Gen. 4:7

Conclusion In Old Testament Israel is called to be the light of the nations, at present age the Church is called to be the light of the Whole world. Most of the time Isra-el failed in it call; God has given special privilege to the Church to be a part in God’s saving action of the whole world. It should witness itself by serving all people irrespective of all the barriers and in being an agent of promoting just order in the world.


Annual Tamil Camp 2019 - Testimonies


வருடாந்திர முகாம் – வாலிபர் சாட்சி - சசல்வி. அஜிந்தி (பிரியங்கா நகர்)

கடந்த முகாமில் நடந்த வாலிபர் பகுதியில் நான் பங்கு சபற்ரறன். அங்கு ரகட்ட சசய்தி எனக்கு மிகவும் பிேரயாஜனமாக இருந்தது. நான் இது வபே பல வாலிப கூட்டங்களுக்கு சசன்றிருக்கிரறன். ஆனால், இந்த முகாமில், மிக முக்கியமானதாக கடவுளுக்கும் நமக்கும் உறவு எப்படி இருக்க ரவண்டும் என்பபத கற்றுக்சகாண்ரடன். குறிப்பாக, தினந்ரதாறும் ரவதத்பத படிக்க ரவண்டும், சஜபம் சசய்ய ரவண்டும், சதாடர்ந்து விசுவாசத்தில் வளே ரவண்டும், உபவாசம் இருக்க ரவண்டும் என அறிந்து சகாண்ரடன். நான் Nursing படித்து முடித்து ரவபல இல்லாமல் இருந்ரதன், ஆனால் சதாடர்ந்து விசுவாசத்துடன் சஜபித்ரதன். கர்த்தர் மகா சபரிய அற்புதம் சசய்தார். வாலிப வயதில் நண்பர்களுபடய அன்பும், உறவுகளுபடய அன்பும் முக்கியமானதாக ரதான்றும். இந்த உலகத்தின் மாபயயான அன்பும் நம்பம வசப்படுத்தும். ஆனால் கடவுளுபடய அன்பு மட்டுரம என்பறக்கும் மாறாதது. “நீ உன் வாலிபப்பிோயத்தில்


உன் சிருஷ்டிகபே நிபன” பிேசங்கி 12:1 Youth feedback - Priyankanagar

The Youth camp during the Annual Tamil Camp held during 25-27 January 2019 was very useful to us. We learnt a lot of things that help us to maintain good relation between God and us. It was a good experience to me. I learnt more about my spiritual life and specially on how to lead a Christian life. From the learnings, we are going to be useful for God’s minis-try. Thanks to all the speakers for their many teachings and the things we could learn from them. Some of the decisions that I made in this camp are: I will start reading Bible regularly, I will apply the learnings from camp to grow in my spiritual life and take steps to live as God’s child. I can say that this camp has transformed life and I am going to start my life afresh.

Annual Camp – Experience – Mrs Angelin Stephen

Tamil Annual Camp conducted during 25-27th January was very use-ful Group-wise sessions arranged for Adults, Youth and kids were helpful for the Spiritual growth. It was glad to see people talking in multiple lan-guages joining together in Praise and Worship sessions. It enabled fellow-ship with various people groups. Informal talk and combined Q&A session were helpful for individuals to get clarified about their individual / personal doubts. The greenery and pollution-free environment helped our mind to be peaceful. Facilities such as accommodation and food were very good.

Children’s Camp 2019 - Mas. Charles

The Children’s camp in the Annual Tamil camp this year was an event in which God talked into our hearts. I am so glad that I was able to be a part of it and learn from it. A team led by Robin anna from HIKIDS minis-tries taught us how to live a life for Jesus. There were about 55 children in the camp. We enjoyed this time of two days learning about living for Jesus. We learnt about the missionary Stephen Lungo. We had a lot of fun-filled activities. We were separated into 3 groups and had individual group activi-ties. We learnt many new songs. In the final session, we committed our lives to Jesus and decided to follow him and live as children of God. These two days of learning gave us the motivation to live for Jesus. We have learnt a lot from this camp. Everyone had something to take home back and none returned empty-handed.


Small Mercies - Ms Ruth Christopher Small mercies, as my Mother would call these tiny unexpected de-

tails that God takes care for us. These are not top priority details but small

unmentioned desires and dreams that are made real because Jesus is a

God who knows the heart of every one of us. It doesn’t matter to Him

whether it is the basic things of life or greater necessities. This is a simple

thing in the sight of the Lord–IIKings3:18a.

Well, I did have a chance to experience plenty of these small mercies of

God. I would like to share them with you and hope the Lord will bless them

to you.

Love’s Depiction [2005-2006]

Back in my school days I used to look for a very famous wall-hanger which

has a cross on it and a question of a human asking God, “How much do

You love me?”. Though it was a famous depiction, it was still hard to find

one and if I ever did, it was too costly. So, then I asked God to give it to me

if it was His will. And as days went by, it was about that time of the year

when we had our Sunday School Final Exams. Faring well, we were called

to the altar for an appreciation and this time they gave us all wall hangers

with verses on it but guess what, when I unwrapped mine, I had a lovely ques-

tion on it answered beautifully saying, “This much”, then He stretched out

His arms and died.

Cushions [2008-2010]

We (my sister and me) used to accompany our parents to the programs in

various places. This time it was for a camp in Erode. During the evening

games time, the camp organizers took us out for shopping. A wholesale

home utility shop in which as I looked around, I found a pack of tiny heart

shaped cushions in various colours. I asked mom if I can get those, but due

to the pack being costly, I was denied a yes. Half-heartedly as walked out

of the shop I just said, “Jesus, I liked those, if only I could have them…”. The

day ended and I forgot about the cushions. The next day afternoon, during

the closing session of the camp, the organizers, gave us a gift. Well yes,

your guess is right, it was the pack of heart shaped cushions. Yesterday


desire became today’s reality, proving that God knew my heart. Auto-ride [2013-2014]

Staying at a distance of 1.3 kms from office, this day I decided to take an

auto and did get an auto to office. On the way I opened my bag to fetch 25

rupees and found my purse missing. I then realized that I had taken it out

and never left it back in again. I was so scared of how this auto-man will re-

act, so I started looking inside my bag if I had money anywhere and just

found a 5-rupee coin. I got all terrified thinking, what would I tell him?

Should I ask him to come and collect the money later? Should I leave him

with my mobile number so that he can collect the money later? Is that safe?

God please help! As my mind boggled through, we were getting close to

the destination and he stopped there. Then I mustered up some courage to

tell him that, this is all I had and handed the 5-rupee coin to him, I also told

him I left my purse home. He looked at me, took the 5rupee coin and said

it’s alright and went his way. When God intervenes in my mess there is al-

ways a message.

Rains and Clothes [2014-2015]

It was the early rainy season and Bangalore being famous for its specific

location rains, it had not affected my office area but when I got out of the

bus, I found the area where my PG was, soaked in rain. To my dismay I had

dried clothes on the terrace and my mind was so disturbed as I walked to my

PG. I was talking to God saying, “You knew my clothes are up there and

they need to dry, yet You sent the rains”, then God reminded me that there

are so many people dependent on this rain and He provided for them. So,

then I said, God, if it is so, I will want my clothes dry when I go and collect

them. I went directly to the terrace and yes, the floor was completely wet

while the clothes were dry. Well, “NOTHING IS TOO DIFFI-

CULT FOR HIM”, and He did it again!

Sermon Day [Mar2016]

Given a chance to preach during the Lenten days in church, I was preparing

for it and in the corner of heart I had a desire to have a new clothing for the

maiden occasion. The time was too short for an online delivery and for me


to go shopping as well. Just a couple of days before I had to share the ser-

mon, my team in office had planned for my birthday celebration. Usually, it

used to be just a cake and an office desk décor, but when I unwrapped my

gift, it was a beautiful Kurti, which I indeed wore for my debut in church.

Even my unsaid never did go unnoticed.

Health Supplements [20thJuly2017]

Reclining on my bed that evening, I was keying in the daily devotional mes-

sage, while I found some symptoms of anaemia on my fingers. My mind was

immediately carried away with thoughts about this. As I continued keying

in, I realized my mind worried about something. I then recalled my worry and

thought to myself-all that I need now is a big bowl of boiled beetroot, which

I used to get in my previous PG, though it was tasteless, I still had some-

thing to keep me healthy. Here in this PG for hundreds of people, they will

not choose to make it, due to the cost. My mind suggested, why not ask

someone in office to bring beetroot but later contradicted thinking how

they will feel about it. I re-focused my attention in sending the message and

forgot about this big situation that I dramatized in my head. Eventually,

after sending the message, I rushed down for dinner to find a big vessel full

of beetroot. I brought my food up to my room and thanked God for every

single mouth of food.

As The Almighty Father’s sons and daughters when we rely on Him, we

can be sure that He can take care of not just the greater (planned & pre-

pared) but even the smaller/ Insignificant detail which is discussed in secret

or even unsaid. In case you have mountains that stand as the greatest yet

the worst reminder, remember His small mercies, and that will break your

mountain down to ground zero, reinforcing that our God is able.

Now to Him who is able to [carryout His purpose and] do supera-bundantly more than all that we dare ask or think [infinitely beyond our greatest prayers, hopes, or dreams], according to His power that is at work within us. To Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus through-out all generations forever and ever. Amen (Ephesians 3:20,21).


Prayer Diary Compiled by Mr. Selvin SUNDAY I. Pray for Methodist churches in India: MCI, BRC (Bangalore Regional conference), Bishop Rt.Rev.NL Karkare and Bishopamma Mrs. Kamal Karkare, District Superintendent Rev. Ravi Sebastian, RTMC, KMC, our mother Church IMC, & other Methodist churches in Bangalore and Karnataka II. Pray for BMC: BMC concern areas: BMC would be spending more time in prayer, Effective functioning of all fellowship groups, Area fellowships, Sub committees. All fellowship groups will be mission centered; Involvement of all members in church ministry Other points: Bethel Tidings, Worship leaders, Choir team, Music team. Missions we support: Raichur home, Vishwa Vani, DEAR ministry (Ministry among transgenders), Sunday school ministry in Sri Lanka. III. Pray for WMC: For the growth in members in English service at Whitefield For the Tamil congregation to grow deeper in the Lord as a family For the Lord to bless the services, Sunday schools and area fellowships For the Lord to guide us on the building project For the Lord to give us good unity and fellowship For the Lord to help us identify resources who could help in music, and other areas For the Lord to help us in building the Varthur outreach For the Lord to help us identify IT, ITES youngsters in Whitefield area and to start a ministry amongst them Praise the Lord for helping us to grow in all our ministries.

MONDAY I. Pray for current issues in the world: Religious conflicts (23.9%), Government accountability and transparency / corruption (22.7%), Food and water security (18.2%), Lack of education (15.9%), Safety / security / well-being (14.1%), Lack of economic opportunity and employment (12.1%) II. Pray for BMC: Devasandra Tamil Area fellowship & its members: Families of Anandaraj, Koilraj, Ruth, She-kar, Suman , Thomas & Wilson KR Puram Area English Fellowship & its members: Families of Rev. Joshua Das, Ashok Doddan-na, Atheejoe, Jayant, Jeevan, Vivek, Arun, Johnson, Dev Sundar Raj, Thangadurai Samuel, Senthil Kumar, Pinto and Sam Kamalesan BMC key focus: Would be God centered, Word centered, Prayer centered, Fellowship centered and Mission centered; would be salt & light for the area in and around Bethel nagar and other parts of Bangalore, Karnataka, India and other countries. Pastor’s family: i. Rev. Immanuel Mannaseh, Pastoramma Mrs.Susannah, Daughter Shekinah ii. Asst. Pastor Rev. Joshua Das, Mrs. Manu Joshua Das iii. For their ministry, God’s wisdom & guidance, travel safety, good health, for meeting all needs.

TUESDAY I. Pray for a country: Venezuela Venezuela, population 26 million, is a South American nation. The capital city of Caracas has over 4 million inhabitants. Venezuela is one of the world's largest oil producers. And yet cor-ruption is rampant, and three quarters of the nation is impoverished. Average annual income is about $3500. Statistically 95% of the nation is Christian, 92% of these Roman Catholics. Prayer points:


• Pray for the severe economic crises as there are shortages in domestic resources, housing, unemployment and hyperinflation.

• Pray for the corruption and political instability which has led to unrest and mass emigration.

• Pray for the people of Venezuela as a large percentage of them suffer from hunger and mental health issues.

• Pray for the religious climate of the country that is increasingly opposed to Christ. Church attendance is quite low, while Spiritism and New Age Movement are establishing a stronger presence.

II. Pray for BMC: Bethel Nagar Tamil AF & its members: Jonathan, Solomon, Families of Rev. Immanuel, Jo-seph, Paul Durai, Edward, Jefferson, Joshua Srikanth, Stalin Jose, Vijay Santhaseelan and Ste-phen Bethel nagar Area English Fellowship & its members : Families of Rev. Immanuel, Marcus,

Rajkumar, Vijay Nethala, Danish, Suchit Muni, Sharon, Praveen, Christy, Saju Alexander, Tim-othy BMC future Focus: i. Whitefield - permanent place for worship; Would encourage every fellowship group to sup-port a mission & involve in an outreach inside & outside BMC; Support many missions; Effec-tive ministry around BMC ii. Effective prayer meetings; connect all women in area prayer cells, Men’s prayer meet iii. Mentoring individuals & families iv. Bible courses For BMC depts.: Sunday School, Youth dept (MYF), Women’s fellowship (WSCS), Treasurer, Secretary

WEDNESDAY I.Pray for India Pray for the political situation in our country; pray especially for the 2019 general elections. Pray for all who are involved in conducting elections that the elections will be fair and incident free Pray for the protection of our constitution from forces that are planning to change it to their advantage. Pray for the protection of the institutions of our country; that the leaders would stay fair Pray for the pre & post election period that there will be communal harmony. Pray for all the political parties that they will be truthful and keep only people’s interest in mind. II. Pray for BMC: Kodigehalli Tamil AF& its members: Families of George, Ravi Kumar, Mealkey, Meashack, Huldah, Latha, Shanmugam, Vadivel, Vinod, Jeya. BMC recent events: Praise God for Tamil camp which was a great blessing, For BMC upcoming events( Feb, March, April): Pray for Tamil camp follow up initiatives, Missions &WSCS Sundays, all five VBS planning & execution, Mission field visit planning, BMC yearly planning (2019-20) preparation, Lenten season preparation,. For BMC depts.: Missions dept, Property, Membership, Social concerns, Lay activities.

THURSDAY I. Pray for a state in India: Chhattisgarh A rich source of Electricity and Steel in India, Chhattisgarh is the 16th most populated state in the country. The state contains about 27 districts with a population of 2.6 Cr people. The state contains 98.3% of Hindus, 1% of Muslims and 0.7% of Christians according to 2011 census. Capital: Raipur


Pray specially for

• The Governance of the state; Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel • The sanitation of the state due to which, people are affected with lot of epidemic disease • Against the strongholds that closes the truth to enter Chhattisgarh • Protection of the Christians as the ratio is very feeble; Health and family of God’s workers The missionary work that is going on in Chhattisgarh among the people of various tribes II. Pray for BMC Priyanka nagar Tamil AF & its members: Families of Inbaraj, Karunamurthy, Nithya, Rueben Gandhi, Swamidas, Suresh, Ellayaraja ITPL English Area Fellowship & its members: Families of Anban, Darwin, Jabez, Shanno Isaac, Ronald, Silas, Andrew & Princely Sam. BMC outreaches: Priyanka nagar, Sadarmangala, Sitarampalya, Irula, Mohalapalli, Varthur, KR puram , Hoodi. For BMC depts.: Christian education, Teens fellowship, Finance, Prayer. FRIDAY I. Pray for a missionary organization: The Indian Evangelical Team The Indian Evangelical Team is a multi-dimensional ministry focussed to empower the op-pressed in South Asia. It had its beginning in the mountains of Jammu and Kashmir in India.IET operates seven children’s homes across India. As of 2012, IET had planted about 6500 church-es throughout North India, Nepal and Bhutan. Other ministries include adult literacy classes, AIDS awareness programs, free schools for vil-lage children, vocational training for underprivileged and medical camps. II. Pray for BMC:

•Hoodi Tamil Area Fellowship & its members :Families of Mary Rita, Manjamma

•Hoodi English Area fellowship & its members :Ruth, Families of Vivek Bangera, Arun, Joshua Augustine, David Jabez, Isaac Peterson, Solomon, Jeevan, Shibu, Dilip & Rajpal

•Outreach Sunday Schools: Hoodi, Varthur, Sadarmangala, KR puram, Priyankanagar

•For BMC depts.: IT dept, Music & Multimedia, Publication & literature, Ushers, Senior Wor-shippers fellowship, Nomination committee,

•Pray for all five VBS- For directors, teachers, volunteers, students, transport, financial need of Rs 5 lakhs.

SATURDAY I. Pray for Churches, Missions & its leaders: a. Pray for mainline churches like CSI, CNI, Baptist, Lutheran, Marthoma and other AG and independent churches. b. For missionary organizations like IEM, FMPB, BYM, SU, ICGM, Campus Crusade, UESI, GEMS, Vishwa Vani, COME, MUT, CGMM, IMS, NMS, MVM, Mission to the Blind and others. II. Pray for BMC: Fellowship groups: BMC Sunday School, Teens fellowship, Tamil & English Youth fellowship (MYF), Tamil & English Women’s fellowship(WSCS), Senior worshippers fellowship, All area fellowships( English, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi & Kannada). For BMC admin: PC members, PC meetings, Subcommittee meetings, effective functioning of sub committees, oneness & prayerfulness in PC & sub committees, that all dept will work to-wards their yearly & 3 yearly goals. For worship services: Sunday Tamil & English worships at both BMC & WMC, Evening worship service, Dawn service Prayer meetings: Second Saturday prayer, Women’s area prayer cell, Hour of power by men, Marathahalli English Area Fellowship & its members: Yuvraj, Jeffry Samuel, Families of Dina-kar, Dilip, Selvin, Vijay Dhanasekar, Wilfred, Publius, Abhijit, Kingsley, Allwyn, Anies & Immanu-el.


ஜெபிக்கும் ஒழுக்கம் – ஜ ொடரச்ச்ி - D.C.Franklin and Noel Tomas

ஜெப ்தின் முக்கிய பண்புகள் 3. ஜெபம் அன்பின் ஆரொ னன ஆராதனை எை்பது ஆழ்ந்த அை்பும் ஆழ்ந்த மரியானதயும்

இனைந்த வழிபாடு. நம்முனைய முழு இருதயத்ததாடும்

நம்முனைய முழு ஆத்துமாதவாடும் நம்முனைய முழு மைததாடும்

நம்முனைய முழு பலத்ததாடும் அவனர தநசிக்கும்படி ததவை்

நம்னம அனழத்தார ் (உபாகமம் 6: 5 மற்றும் மாற்கு 12: 30-31).

அை்னப ஒருதபாதும் கை்ைாயப்படுத்த முடியாது. நம்முனைய

ததவைிை் அருனமயாை நை்னமகனை அறிந்து மற்றும்

அனுபவிப்பதை் மூலம் இயற்னகயாக அை்பு நமக்குை்

வைரக்ிறது. அவர ் நம்னமப் பனைத்தவர,் பராமரிப்பவர,்

இரை்சிப்பவர,் நம் ராஜா. அவர ் காருண்யமும் அை்பும்

நினறந்தவர.் நம்முனைய பாவங்களுக்காக மரிக்கும்படி அவர ்

தம்முனைய ஒதரதபறாை குமாரனை அனுப்பிைார.் எதபசியர ்2: 4,

5-ல் நாம் வாசிக்கிதறாம் “ததவதைா இரக்கத்தில்

ஐசுவரியமுை்ைவராய் நம்மில் அை்புகூரந்்த தம்முனைய மிகுந்த

அை்பிைாதல அக்கிரமங்கைில் மரித்தவரக்ைாயிருந்த நம்னமக்

கிறிஸ்துவுைதைகூை உயிரப்்பித்தார;் கிருனபயிைாதல

இரை்சிக்கப்பை்டீரக்ை்”. இனத ருசித்தவரக்ை் எப்படி அவரம்ீது

அை்பு செலுத்தாமல் இருக்கமுடியும்?

சஜபம் ததவை்தமலுை்ை அை்பிை் சவைிப்பாடு; அவரது

பிரெை்ைத்தில் அவருைை் இருப்பனத விருப்பத்துைை்

ததரந்்சதடுத்து, அவர ் யார ் எை்பனதயும் அவர ் எை்ை செய்தார ்

எை்பனதயும் உணரந்்து அவனர தநெத்ததாடு ஆராதிப்பது.

ஒவ்சவாரு நானையும் அவரது பிரெை்ைத்தில் துவங்கி, பிை்பு

நாை் முழுதும் அவரது பிரெை்ைத்திை் மணத்ததாடு சதாைரவ்து.

பிதாவிை்தமல் இதயசுவிை் அை்பு நமக்குெ ் சிறந்த முை்மாதிரி.

லூக்காவிை் நற்செய்தி இதயசுவிை் சஜப வாழ்னவப் பல

இைங்கைில் நமக்குக் காண்பிக்கிறது. அவற்றில் ஒை்று லூக்கா

5:16 “அவதரா வைாந்தரத்தில் தைித்துப் தபாய்,

சஜபம்பண்ணிக்சகாண்டிருந்தார”். மாற்கு 1: 35-ல் நாம்

வாசிக்கிதறாம் “அவர ் அதிகானலயில், இருை்தைாதை எழுந்து

புறப்பைட்ு, வைாந்தரமாை ஓரிைத்திற்குப்தபாய், அங்தக

சஜபம்பண்ணிைார”். தமலும் மத்ததயு 14: 23-ல் “அவர ்

ஜைங்கனை அனுப்பிவிை்ைபிை்பு, தைித்து சஜபம்பண்ண ஒரு

மனலயிை்தமல் ஏறி, ொயங்காலமாைதபாது அங்தக

தைினமயாயிருந்தார”்.

இதயசுனவ ஆழ்ந்த அை்தபாடும் பக்திதயாடும் மக்கை்

பணிந்துசகாண்ைதற்கு நினறய உதாரணங்கை் உை்ைை.

குணமனைந்த பத்து குஷ்ைதராகிகைில் ஒருவை் திரும்பி வந்து

கரத்்தர ்தைக்குெ ்செய்த நை்னமக்காக நை்றிதயாடு


அவரது பாதத்தில் விழுந்து அவனர ஆராதித்தாை் (லூக்கா 17: 11 -

19). லூக்கா 7: 36 - 50 ல் சொல்லப்பை்ை சபண்ணுக்கு கரத்்தருனைய

இைினமயாை பிரெை்ைதம மிக முக்கியம்; பரிதெயைாகிய

சீதமாைிை் பரிகாெத்னத அவை் சபாருை்படுத்தவில்னல.

அதததபால் தயாவாை் 12: 2 – 8 ல் மரியாை் யூதாசிை்

ஆை்தெபனைனயப் சபாருை்படுத்தவினல; தங்கைிைமிருந்த

தமலாைனத அவரது பாதங்கைில் ஊற்றி, தனலமயிரால்

துனைத்து, தங்கை் ஆண்ைவனர ஆராதித்தைர;் கிறிஸ்து

இவரக்ைிை் அை்னப ஏற்றுக்சகாண்டு அவரக்னைப்

பாராை்டிைார.்

அவர ் நம்முனைய பரதலாகத் தகப்பை் எை்பதால் நாம்

எந்தசவாரு ததனவக்காகவும் முதலில் அவரிைம் செல்கிதறாம்;

எந்தப் பிரெெ்னை நமக்கு வந்தாலும், அது சிறியததா சபரியததா,

அவர ் தமது நை்னமயாை சித்தத்திை்படி, அவருனைய தநரத்தில்,

அவருனைய வழியில், நமக்குப் பதில் அைிப்பார ் எை்ற

நிெெ்யத்ததாடு நாம் அவரிைம் செல்கிதறாம். நாம் பாவம்

செய்தால், மைந்திரும்பி அவருனைய மை்ைிப்னப நாடுகிதறாம்;

நம் கிருனப நினறந்த ததவை் நம்னம மை்ைித்து, மாறாத நித்திய

அை்பிைால் நம்னமத் சதாைரந்்து தநசிக்கிறார.் எைதவ

சஜபிக்கத் ததனவயாை அை்பிற்காகத் ததவைிை் உதவினய

நாடுதவாமாக.

தமலும் - உங்கைிைம் ஒரு "பிராரத்்தனை அனற" இருக்கிறதா?

அதாவது. தைினமயில் சஜபிக்க ஒரு அனமதியாை இைம்.

பிராரத்்தனை செய்ய ஒரு இைத்னதக் கண்டுபிடித்தபிை்

சீக்கிரத்தில் நாம் ததவனுக்கு தைி முக்கிய முை்னுரினம

சகாடுப்பதிைால் வரும் ததவைிை் ஆசீரவ்ாதத்னத உணரலாம்.

நாம் எந்த தநரத்திலும் எங்கும் சஜபிக்கலாம் ஆைால் ………

நம் சொந்த அனமதியாை இைத்தில் அவரிைம் சஜபிக்கும்தபாது

அவருைை் நாம் மிகெச்ிறந்த சநருக்கத்னதப் சபற்றிடுதவாம்.

பரிசுத்த ஆவியாைவர ் நம்முனைய கரத்்தராகிய

இதயசுனவப்தபால ஒரு நினலயாை சஜபவாழ்விை்மூலம்

நம்முனைய பரதலாகத் தகப்பைாகிய ததவனுைை் அை்பிை் சஜப

உறவில் வைர நமக்கு உதவிசெய்வாராக!

The Discipline of Prayer - (Part-4, Continued from January issue) D.C. Frankin and Noel Tomas Important characteristics of Prayer 3. Prayer is adoration and worship Adoration means deep love with deep respect. God called us to love Him with all our heart and with all our soul and with all our mind and with all our strength (Deuteronomy 6:5 and Mark 12:30-31). Love can never be forced. It comes by knowing and experiencing the amazing goodness of our God. He is our creator, sustainer, saviour and King. He sent His only begotten Son to die


for our sins. We read in Ephisians 2: 4, 5 “But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved”. How can we not respond to Him in love if we had tasted this abundant Grace? Prayer is love for God; choosing to be with Him in His presence, adoring and worshiping Him, starting the day alone in his presence, and continue along the entire day with the fragrance of His presence. Jesus’ love for His Father is the best example for us. The gospel of Luke offers us many glimpses into the prayer life of Jesus as he sought to spend time alone with God the Father. One of them is Luke 5:16 “But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed”. We read in Mark 1: 35 “Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed”. Also in Matthew 14: 23 “After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone”. There are plenty of examples of people worshiping Jesus with deep adora-tion. Out of the ten lepers who were healed, one came back and fell at His feet to worship and adore Him for the goodness shown to him by the Lord (Luke 17: 11 – 19). To the Lady in Luke 7: 36 - 50, what mattered was the Lord's sweet presence; the scorn of Simon the Pharisee did not matter, nor the objection of Judas to Mary in John 12: 2 - 8; they poured out their love on Him with the best they had in adoration and worship. Christ accepted their love and appreciated them. Since He is our Heavenly Father we go first to Him for any and every need; any trouble, small or big, being sure that he will answer us according to his goodness, in his time and in his way, which is best for us. When we sin, we go to Him in repentance seeking His forgiveness; and our Gracious God who is rich in mercy forgives us and continues to love us with His everlasting love. So let us seek the Lord’s help to pray in love. Further – Do you have a “prayer closet”? ie. A quiet and secret place to get away and pray. Find a place to pray and before long you will begin to feel God’s pleasure at having made Him a sole priority. Of course, we can pray anytime and any-where but… We will find a special intimacy with God when we come aside to/with Him in our own quiet/secret place. May the Holy Spirit help us to grow in endearing fellowship with God our Heavenly Father through a consistent prayer life, as did our Lord Jesus! Reference and further reading https://www.focusonthefamily.com/faith/becoming-a-christian/developing-a-life-of-prayer/seeking-god-in-prayer

https://www.focusonthefamily.com/faith/becoming-a-christian/developing-a-life-of-prayer/seeking-god-in-prayerhttps://www.focusonthefamily.com/faith/becoming-a-christian/developing-a-life-of-prayer/seeking-god-in-prayer


இம்மோதத்தில் ிறந்த நோள் மற்றும் திருமண நோள் கோணும்

அனைவனையும் சன யின் சோர் ோக வோழ்த்துகிபறோம். கர்த்தர்

உங்கனை ஆசீர்வதிப் ோைோக!

Wishes from congregation to all who celebrate Birthday and

Wedding Anniversary this month. May God Bless you!

Kids Section – Mrs. Iris Irwin

Following the rules of Sudoku, each row, each column and each block of 9

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Pulpit Calendar - February 2019

Date Time Speaker Topic

1-Feb-19 6:00 am (Bilingual) Rev Immanuel Dawn Service

3-Feb-19

7:30 am (Tamil) Rev Immanuel Baptism

I Peter 3:21-22 10:00 am (English)

6:30 pm (English) Rev Joshua Das

10-Feb-19

7:30 am (Tamil) Will of the Lord

I Peter 4: 1-2

Rev Joshua Das 10:00 am (English)

6:30 pm (English) Rev Immanuel

17-Feb-19 WSCS Sunday

7:30 am (Tamil) Rev Mrs Shanthi Tilak

Special Topic 10:00 am (English) Mrs Selina Mohandas

6:30 pm (English) Mr Samuel Selvin

24-Feb19 Missions Sunday

7:30 am (Tamil) Mrs Beulah David

Special Topic 10:00 am (English) Mr Chandran David

6:30 pm (English) Mr Ronald

Date Time Speaker Title

3-Feb-19 8:00 am (Tamil)

Rev Joshua Das Will of the Lord

I Peter 4: 1-2 10:00 am (English)


Rev Immanuel Baptism

I Peter 3:21-22 10:00 am (English)


The Gideons Special Topic 10:00 am (English)


Rev Joshua Das Sober mind

I Peter 4:7 10:00 am (English)

WMC - Worship Schedule


Annual Tamil Camp 2019

Bethel Methodist Church, Bangalore 28 Editorial Team: Iris, Wilfred, Hannah, Selvin, Rajkumar & Pastors

Annual Tamil Camp 2019

Documents

ethel Methodist hurch, angalore (For private circulation ...€¦ · Tamil congregation & Hindi speaking people of our churches. The response was overwhelming and the testimonies