February 2008
Volume 9, Issue 2 |
From the Desk of Rev.
Abraham P. Varkey
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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. Quiz
7. The new birth issues a new sinless nature
8. Worship Services
9. Deadline for article submission and Acknowledgement 10
Obituary |
Prayer- The Power of Life
“Whatever you ask for in your prayer with faith,
you will receive” (Mat.21:22)
Prayer generates the most powerful energy even in the
midst of energy draining stressful situation. A personal relationship with
our creator through our prayer life is vital for the sustenance of our
life .The significance of prayer is clearly expressed in the saying, ‘a
man without prayer is like a tree without roots’.
Prayer with Thanksgiving
Continual thankfulness in our life comes from an
unshakable trust in God’s power and goodness. Each new day gives us new
reasons to thank God. It is not necessary that gratitude should be linked
with the happy times of our life. Even in periods of suffering, we can
thank God for his promise and the goodness he has shown in our lives. “Always
give thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord
Jesus Christ”.(Eph.5:20)
Prayer a Bond of Freedom
God has given us the freedom to choose our own time to
pray, our own place to pray, to admit any mistake we have committed. Where
on earth do we experience such great freedom?
Developing prayer habits can be of tremendous help to
those who want to develop a close relationship with the Lord. Prayer
habits remind us of our dependence on God.
One small child was prepared for an operation and he was
put on the operation table. As the doctor was getting ready for the
operation the child asked, “Doctor, what are you going to do with me”.
‘Son, we are going to put you to sleep”-said the doctor. The boy who
had a habit of prayer before going to sleep asked the permission of the
doctor to do so. The boy prayed a beautiful prayer. He prayed for the
doctor and for the nurses also. It was a shocking experience to the doctor
who was a drunkard. That day the doctor went home as a sober man. Before
dinner he asked for the Bible. So for the first time in their home they
read the bible and prayed before dinner. The wife and daughter were
surprised to the change in him. Then the doctor explained what had
happened in the operation theatre. The prayer of a boy had made it!
As we enter into Great Lent, let us tune ourselves to hear
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Identify the Bible references from the book of Genesis.
1. The Descendants of Cain.
2. The Descendants of Adam.
3. The Descendants of Seth.
4. The wickedness of man kind
5. Noah built the ark.
6. The family of Noah entered the ark.
7. The great flood.
8. The water recedes
9. The great raven and the soft dove.
10. Noah and his family leave the ark.
11. The sacrifices of Noah
12. God's covenant with Noah.
Please e-mail your answers to danielthampi@bellsouth.net or mail to
Dr. Thampi Daniel, PO Box 33864, Decatur GA 30033-0864. Tel;/Fax 404-687-9155 or
404-964-2974.
Answers will appear in the next edition of the newsletter.
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Answers
for January Quiz
1. Genesis: 1:1-2
2. Genesis: 1:20-23
3. Genesis: 1:24-25
4. Genesis: 1:26-28; 2: 7
5. Genesis: 1:29-30; 2:9
6. Genesis: 2:8-20.
7. Genesis: 2:21-25
8. Genesis: 3:1-13
9. Genesis: 3: 14-15
10. Genesis: 3:22-24
11. Genesis; 4:1-7
12. Genesis: 4:8-9
2007 Quiz Program Winners
Ist Prize: Leelamma Thomas
IInd Prize: Mr. Johnson Yohannan, Mstr. Jerrin Varghese
IIIrd Prize: Mrs. Mariamma George, Mrs. Mariamma Philip
Consolation Prize: Mrs. Annamma Varghese, Mrs. Aleyamma Babu
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Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of
incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. 1Peter
1:23.
In the above verse we have two seeds, two births, and two natures.
(1) Corruptible seed produces a corruptible nature. (Rom. 1:23)
And changed the glory of the incorruptible "God into an image made like to
corruptible man, and to birds, and four footed beasts, and creeping things.)
Corruptible man can produce only corruptible seed. (Matt.7:18) For "all
have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; (Rom 3:23) because all are born
in sin. (Ps. 51:5) You are not a sinner because you sin - you sin because you
are a sinner.
(2) Incorruptible seed produce an incorruptible nature (2 Peter
1:4). You cannot corrupt that which is incorruptible; therefore, the
incorruptible seed of God issues a new nature that cannot be corrupted at any
time, or in any way. The new birth produces the life of Christ, and this life is
made living in man by the indwelling Holy Spirit (Rom. 8: 8-10). The seed of man
is corruptible; the birth of man is natural. Therefore, the nature of man is
sinful. The seed of God is incorruptible; the new birth is spiritual. Therefore,
the new nature is sinless.
-Dr. Thampi P. Daniel
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Eternal Hills Memory Gardens
3700 Stone Mountain Hwy
Snellville, GA 30039
Phone: 770 972 3260
Members
of Atlanta Mar Thoma Church express our heartfelt condolences to
Mr. Sabu Abraham & Mrs. Leena Abraham (daughter) and family
1402 Bromley Drive
Snellville, GA 30078
Tel: 770 972 9761
Mr. Mathews Abraham & Mrs. Neena Mathews (daughter) and family
33 Dorothy Street
Staten Island, NY 10314
Tel: 718 494 8072
Mr. Aby Pappachan (son)
& Mrs. Sheeba Pappachan and family
1867 Prospect View Drive
Lawrenceville, GA 30043
Tel: 770 682 2060
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