August 2017
The Mission properties are being sold at throw away
prices. There is rampant corruption in the Church-run
institutions. There is no integrity on the part of
Christian leaders. On the other hand, self-styled
ministers have increased their assets to a scale that for
a normal Christian there is no Christ-like example to
follow. What we need is a Bible-based revival in our
personal lives and fellowships. Let us focus on
personal holiness, integrity, sacrifice, simplicity and
humbleness. Let us return to the Lord and He will
return to us (Mal 3:7). Let us set aside days of fasting
and prayer. Plead to God for your Church and
fellowship. Pray for a revival. Let God's name be
glorified.
2) Mission- Minded Fellowships and Churches
In order that India should be blessed in our
generation, every Church and fellowship should act
like a mission agency. All the church leaders should
be trained to this regard. Every Church, whether it is
mainline, Protestant or Charismatic, should have a
'Mission Board' or a 'Mission Committee.' This team
of lay leaders should aim for infusing missionary
fervour in their Churches and congregations.
Considerable amount of the Church budget should be
spent on outreach and missionary evangelism. They
should organise 'Mission Conferences' and invite
missionaries from the fields. They should pioneer
their own mission fields in coordination with the
missionary organizations that are already working.
They should also organize 'Mission Trips' for 3, 7 or
10 days and challenge the first time visitors for
Missions. Traveling in India is no more a herculean
task. We have flight connectivity to every major town
in India and Indian Railways have bridged the
unreachable places. The apostles preached the
Gospel risking their lives in dangerous voyages.
Today we have all the facilities, why should we wait?
Let us keep moving on.
3) Personal Soul-winning
Every soul is valuable to Christ. The value of
one soul is equivalent to the value of the life of Jesus
Christ. He died for each and every soul in the world.
We should not leave the work of the ministry to the
full-time ministers alone. Mary did what she could
(Mk 14:8). Everyone has a ministry. As Christians
we should all involve in soul-winning. In India, there
are around 2 crore Christians. Assuming that there
are 1 crore believers, imagine what would happen
when we start sharing the Gospel to one unbeliever in
a month.
India can be blessed with the Gospel of Christ
in 13 years if every Christian throws himself to
personal Gospel sharing at the rate of one person in
one month. If all the churches and church leaders in
India would give emphasis to witnessing and soul-
winning, then the dream of India being blessed in our
generation will come true. Have you ever shared the
love of Christ to your neighbour, friend or relative?
Start praying for them. Share the message of love. Do
not hesitate nor be afraid. Heaven and hell are real.
They are not imaginary, symbolic places. Be a
witness for Him! Carry always the Gospel tracts with
you. If you find it hard to speak, give a tract to them.
Let God minister.
4)Serving The Servants
In our zeal and passion to bless the nation, we
should never forget that as a Church we need to care
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