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January 2006
Volume 7, Issue 1 |
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Inside this Issue
1. Message from the Vicar
2. Wedding Anniversaries
3. Birthdays
4. Bible Readings
5. News and Announcements
6. Worship Services
7. Deadline for article submission and Acknowledgement |
Saint
Paul was a person with great missionary zeal and he was instrumental in
spreading the gospel to many countries and communities.
He never claimed that he attained certain things in his life or
that he is a perfect person, instead he always mentioned that he was
pressing on to reach the destination set for him by God. He was aware of
his limitations as well as the higher call from God. He was always
pressing on to that call. To
be aware of our call is therefore, very important.
Jesus was aware of his call and he pressed on to the cross.
St. Thomas was aware of his call and pressed on to India.
Francis
of Assisi was aware of his call and pressed on to the leprosy colonies.
Mother
Theresa was aware of her call and she pressed on to the streets of India.
Abraham
Malpan was aware of his call he pressed on to the reformation movement.
Where we
are pressing on to? Are we aware of our call?
Human
beings often listen to their ambitions and consider that as their call.
God’s call is over and above our ambitions. Let us try to listen to
God’s higher call and commit our lives to that divine call.
Let us press on to that goal during this New Year.
Wish
you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year
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The vicar and the members of Atlanta Mar Thoma Church wish the following members a very
happy birthday. Please plan to attend the celebration communion service on the Sunday
following the occasion.
| 2nd |
Siby
Sosama Thomas |
| 3rd |
Manav
Simon |
| 4th |
Thomas Chacko |
| 5th |
Roy Varghese
Shaji Suresh
Vivek |
| 6th |
Bilin |
| 9th |
Rajamma Varghese
Sebi Thomas |
| 10th |
Bincy
Rajan K. Abraham
Renji |
| 11th |
Anie Jose |
| 12th |
Ansu |
| 15th |
Sonu |
| 16th |
Sarah Ann |
| 17th |
Jacob John K.
Sosamma Philip |
| 18th |
Nissy Sunny Mathew
Rubin |
| 20th |
Bissy George |
| 23rd |
George Joseph,JR. |
| 24th |
Gibi
Sunil |
| 27th |
Thampi P. Daniel |
| 30th |
Jacob |
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The vicar and the members of Atlanta Mar Thoma Church wish the following members a very
happy Wedding Anniversary. Please plan to attend the celebration communion service on the
Sunday following the occasion.
| 1st |
Mr. John Abraham &
Mrs. Linda John |
| 10th |
Mr. John Manaloor &
Dr. Elizabeth Manaloor |
| 12th |
Rev. Simon Behanan &
Mrs. Sherly Simon Behanan |
| 16th |
Mr. Jose P. John &
Mrs. Anie Jose |
| 17th |
Mr. Mathews P. Kurian &
Mrs. Letha Kurian |
| 19th |
Mr. Sabu Abraham &
Mrs. Leena Abraham |
| 20th |
Mr. John Philip &
Mrs. Aleyamma Philip
Mr. Sabu Thomas &
Mrs. Jean Thomas
Mr. Thomas George Jr. & Mrs. Bissy George
Mr. Thomas George Sr. & Mrs. Saramma George |
| 21st |
Mr. Jacob Kuruvilla &
Mrs. Susan J. Kuruvilla |
| 30th |
Mr. Thomas Chacko &
Mrs. Elizabeth S. Thomas |
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| Date |
Lesson1 |
Lesson2 |
Epistle |
Gospel |
| Jan 8 |
Dan 1: 1-21 |
Heb 11: 17-27 |
Acts 6: 8-15 |
Matt 24: 42-51 |
| Jan 15 |
Ezek 36: 25-38 |
2 Cor 3: 1-18 |
2 Cor 12: 1-10 |
Luke 4: 16-22 |
| Jan 22 |
Isa 60: 1-14 |
2 Pet 1: 1-11 |
Eph 4: 1-7 |
John 17: 8-26 |
| Jan 29 |
Gen 2: 1-17 |
Rev 21: 1-8 |
Col 1: 14-23 |
Matt 6: 25-34 |
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Area Prayer Meetings:
To be announced later.
Special Prayer Meeting:
At the residence of Dr. Thomas C. Varughese & Dr.Juliet Thomas,
3920 Concord Walk Dr, Smyrna, GA 30082 (Tel: 770-432-3098) at 6.00 pm on Jan 7th
Saturday.
Sunday School:
Sunday school classes will resume on Jan 8th. According to the revised
schedule, our Sunday school starts immediately after worship service
(Approximately 11:45 am).
The new Sunday school Superintend will be Mr. Kuriakose George (Tel:
678-985-0881).
We are also planning to start an Adult Sunday school in January
Youth Fellowship:
Bible Study meeting at 4.00 pm on Jan 14th Saturday at the church
Young Families Fellowship:
January 28th Saturday at 4.00 pm at the residence of Mrs. & Mr. Thomas
Koshy (Thomas & Sheena), 1982 Ashwood Grove Drive, Snellviille, GA 30078. Tel:
678-344-0982.
Sevika Sangam:
Monthly meeting at the church on Jan 21st Saturday at 10.00 am.
Edavaka Mission:
Meetings will be held on Fridays at 7.00 pm at the church or at the residence of members.
Choir Practice:
Every Sunday before and after the service.
Ecclesiastically
important dates
Jan 6th Friday: Epiphany (Danaha Perunnal) - Visit of Wise Men
& Baptism of Jesus
Jan 15-22: Unity Octave observed by members of "World Council of
Churches"
Prayer
-Dr. Thampi P. Daniel
Prayer is as old as man, as universal as religion and as instinctive as
breathing- Gen. 4:26. All men of all faith practiced it in some form. Prayer
springs from the heart with a need-a need greater than man's ability to
encounter. Prayer is man's acknowledgment of being higher than himself.
Most men try to pray, yet so few know how. There are kinds of prayers: the
prayer that does not reach God and the prayer that does reach God. This is
illustrated by our Lord in the parable of the Pharisee and the publican Luke:
18:9-14. Both men went to the same place, at the same time, for the same
purpose- to pray.
The Pharisee prayed in his religious pride, expecting God to answer because he
thought himself worthy. He informed God of his goodness, that he was better than
others. He boasted of his good works. He said. "I fast, I give." this
is the kind of that does not reach God. It is self righteous prayer.
Now look at the publican and his prayer. He came to God in great humility,
conscious of his unworthiness, confessing himself a sinner and begging for
mercy. This is the kind of prayer that does reach God. This is the righteous
prayer.
It is a rare privilege to pray, because it brings you in to close fellowship
with God, admitting your need for Him and utter dependence upon Him.
I. What is Prayer -Mattt. 7:7-11
II. Why Pray -Luke. 18:1
III. How to Pray -Matt.6:9-13
IV. Where to Pray -Acts. 12:5
V. Hinderance to Prayer -1 Peter 3:17
VI. Does God Answer All Prayers -John: 15:7
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Answers to December quiz
-Dr. Thampi P. Daniel
Where in the Bible can you find these unusual things?
- Sons of God married the daughter of men. -Gen 6:2
- One who had a bed of 13½ feet (nine cubits) long and 6 feet (four cubits)
breadth. -Deut 3:11
- Graveyard full of dead bones resurrected. -Ezek 37: 1-14
- The Bible was cut with a knife. -Jer 36:20-23
- A man whose life as increased by 15 years because he prayed. -Isa
38:1-5
- Army of 185,000 destroyed in one night. -Isa 37:36
- Sun traveled backward. -Isa 38:8
- No taste in the white of an Egg. -Job 6:6
- Man had seven hundred wives and 300 concubines. -1King 11:13
- Where a ferry boat is used. -2Samuel 19:8
- Man whose hair weighed 6½ lbs. (200 shekels) when it was cut annually?
-2Samuel 14:26
- The women had to shave their heads before they could marry. -Deut 21:11-13
- Women killed a man by driving a nail through his head. -Judges 4:17-21
- Women forbidden to wear men's clothing. -Deut 22:5
- The axe floated in the water. -2King 6:1-6
- Men lapped water like dogs. -Judges 7:5
- An army with seven hundred left handed men. - Judges 20:16
January Bible Quiz
-Dr. Thampi P. Daniel
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Prophetic Scripture.(Old Testament) |
Subject. |
Fulfilled.(New Testament) |
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And I will put enmity between thee and the
woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and
thou shalt bruise his heel. |
Seed of a woman |
But when the fullness of time was come, God sent
forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law. |
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And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse
him that curseth thee; and in thee shall all families of the earth be
blessed. |
Seed of Abraham |
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the
Son of David, the son of Abraham |
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And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a
son indeed; and though shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my
covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after
him. |
Seed of Isaac |
Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of
Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Terah, which was
the son of Nahor. |
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I shall see him, but not now: I shall Behold
him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Scepter
shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy
all the children of Sheth. |
Seed of Jacob |
Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob
begat Judas, and his brethren. |
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The scepter shall not depart from Judah: not a
lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the
gathering of the people be. |
From the tribe of Judah |
Which was the son of Am-min-a-dab, which was the
son of Aram, which was son of Hezron, which was the son of Pharez, which
was the son of Judah. |
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Of the increase of his government and peace
there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to
order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from
henceforth even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. |
Heir to the throne of David |
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son
of the Highest; and the Lord of God shall give unto him the throne of his
father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of
his kingdom there shall be no end. |
Identify the bible references for the above subject and related verses in
Old and New Testaments and fill-in the table below. See example. Answers will
appear in the next edition of the newsletter.
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Prophetic Scripture.(Old Testament) |
Fulfilled.(New Testament) |
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Gen 7: 5-12 |
Mark 5: 1-5 |
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Please e-mail your answers to danielthampi@optonline.net
or mail to Dr. Thampi Daniel, 1438 Church Street, Apt# 606, Decatur, GA 30030
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| Jan 8th |
Sunday |
9:30 am |
Holy Communion Service
(English) |
| Jan 15th |
Sunday |
9:30 am |
Holy Communion Service
(Malayalam) |
| Jan 22nd |
Sunday |
9:30 am |
Praise & Worship and Holy Communion Service
(English)
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| Jan 29th |
Sunday |
9:30 am |
Holy Communion Service
(Malayalam) |
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| Deadline: The deadline for
submission of articles for publication in the January 2006 AMTC newsletter is
December 21, 2005.
Send articles and ads, if any, to editor@atlantamarthomachurch.com.
Your prompt attention to this deadline is highly appreciated. |
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Atlanta Mar Thomas Church Newsletter Staff
President: Rev. Simon
Behanan
Published monthly by AMTC
(Atlanta Mar Thoma Church)
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