Joseph Khati & Team

May the Model Prayer Model Us Matthew 6:9-13 A. Lesson Text: Matthew 6:9-13 – “In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in      heaven, Hallowed be Your name.      10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.     11 Give us this day our daily bread.    12 And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors.   13 And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For       Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.” B. I never tire of hearing the life-changing words of this prayer . . . It is indeed a      Model Prayer. 1. This prayer is a model in . . .     a. Brevity . . . Contains 66 words . . . Can be prayed in less than one minute.     b. Scope . . . Man’s needs, both physical and spiritual, are included.     c. Simplicity . . . It is easily understood.    d. Directness . . . It is not vague. 2...

FOUR THINGS THAT GIVE US COURAGE!   THEY HAD FAITH—TRUE FAITH—IN GOD! 1)         The Scriptures emphasized FAITH in Noah’s life. 2)         Noah was a just man, perfect in his generation, and walked with God. 3)         In a world where everyone did wrong, Noah stood alone as righteous! 4)        Noah did not have a dead faith, but a justifying faith—strict obedience to God even  when all others would not! 5)         Illustration: a)         A man’s son was going to undergo serious surgery. b)         He was afraid—asked his father to stay with him through surgery. c)         The father promised he would. d)         The surgeon aske...

Joseph Khati

FAITH FOR THE ONE WHO HAS NO FAITH FAITH LIKE A CHILD "Lord, I have faith. Help my faith to be stronger" (Mark 9:24). What would our lives be like if we believed the way God deserves to be believed in? What would our lives be like if we trusted in Jesus the way He called His followers to trust? What would our lives be like if we had faith that the Holy Spirit lives within us to comfort, to teach, to guide, and more…? Nothing can separate us from God's love No matter what, God loves us! As followers of Christ, we can be closer to God, working to follow His will and share His love with others. Paul the Apostle wrote in his letter to the Roman Christians, “I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 8:38-39) God’s plan for the f...

A Frightening Car Accident After Accident  We survived a frightening car accident. The road was wet due to rain, a goods carrying truck (Dumper) had lost its control taking a swing, imbalanced and completely out of control. I was heading towards Bagdogra and the Truck was coming towards Bhuttabari.  The truck driver had completely lost his control. There seemed no way. He foolishly applied the break to control the speed at the eleventh hour, and it caused his truck to skid in a remarkable fashion. It did a 180-degree spin in the middle of the sharp corner, facing the wrong way! Imagine if there was another car travelling at 70 km/h right behind me. A severe collision would be the order of the day. Thank God there wasn't one!  But this wasn't the end of the story. Sliding momentum brought the right back portion of the Truck to smash the Engine of my car. The impact was so severe that the engine bent inward, the whole back axle shifted toward the left and...

ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE   We often like complaining, because everyone around us we have heard complaining; Youngsters, Middle-aged, Old aged, Children almost everyone. Thank you and Sorry has become a trend a kind of fashion.  We can not ignore the fact that technology has bestowed upon us so much but we do complain if the TV or the Internet signals is down for even five minutes. Complaining is everywhere.  How can we develop the attitude of gratitude?  It is not easy to develop this attitude of gratitude, especially you are surrounded by the vicinity of unthankful people, complaining society and bragging adults. So let's learn how to be happy with this attitude?  Be thankful for everything you have been blessed by the almighty. Many times we throw ourselves in the darkest ditch just because we can't see or value the blessings which we already have in our lives.  Let me start up with a short story:  A blind boy sat on the step...

Have you ever realised that there is someone who really cares for you and love you more than anyone in the world? Do you know that the God who created the heavens and earth know everything about you? Nothing has ever hidden from the sight of God. Your every pains, your sorrows, the tears that you shed in the darkest of the rooms, the agony, the cloud of trauma that accidentally covered you whole; He know everything. He knows your past, present and your future. When I am talking about the past, please don't tremble with fear, God is not only a judging God but a loving God. He erases all your scars from yesterday, walk with you in the journey of life today and promises not to forsake and leave you in any tides of life. We all are aware of all the heights of tides which life gifts us but JESUS promises to stand with us in the midst of the storm. He loves you and He has a plan for you. Let us read a story about Jesus and His disciples. One day they all were travelling, Jesus ...