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tidings vicar april 2011 tidings april 2011 rev daniel george christ church parsonage dbra-61 near devaswom board jn nanthencode trivandrum-695 003 mobile 94471 76033 telephone 2316033 presbyter@csichristchurch.com church wardens mr john kurien 9847175080 mr eipe kuruvilla 9447694158 church secretary mr p.k luke 9847028922 lay treasurer mr james cherian 9447699126 internal auditor mr george koshie 9447055518 church committee members dr abhilash v jacob 9447366770 mr s.s kurien 9847068070 mr v.s hezekiel 9447071185 mr reji easo cherian 9447116426 mrs mini benoy tharian 9446067783 mrs molly mathew 9447139531 adv p.j koshy 9249718765 adv rays john koshy 8547479984 mr paul raj 9447022463 mrs sally george 9446541149 mrs susan p joseph 9495627045 diocesan council members mr ebby kuruvila 9447275262 mr john philip e 9400740856 mr suku c oommen 9447059920 prof k.v thomas 9847534530 dr n.o varghese 9847065697 mrs annie titus 9846807832 senior presbyters very rev mathew mathew 2559965 rev dr jacob verghis 2432560 rev mathai john 9447958556 rev dr k.k koshy 2434636 rev dr george joseph 2731110 rev felix mathew 2552634 rev viswasaraj tamil 9495349325 church staff mr aji george jacob 9495304997 mr s samuel joy 9495300681 mr k.c thomas 9846807826 mr sam lal tidings april 2011 vicar s reflections dearly beloved in christ the meaning of various occurrences in the context of our life can be differently experienced by each one of us certain occurrences are so clear that there can be no doubt about their meaning for us but there are events whose meaning remains obscure for us such events call for constant new reflections over their significance for us the resurrection of jesus is such an event the different experiences of which resulted in various interpretations see for example one approach to the resurrection of jesus for i did not receive it from a human source nor was i taught it but i received it through a revelation of jesus christ gal 1:12 and when god was pleased to reveal his son to me so that i might proclaim him among the gentiles v15-16 the resurrection of jesus to those who confronted the resurrected jesus and believed in him was an event which marked the beginning of the end god as the one who works all things and who has power over everything will be revealed in his divinity at the end of all events in jesus resurrection the end of all things has occurred the resurrection of each one of us is yet to happen but the ultimate is already present in jesus because the end of the world is present in jesus resurrection god himself is revealed in him the resurrection reveals and faith responds editorial board rev daniel george john kurien ebby kuruvila saji sam george reji easo cherian sally george csi christ church diocese of madhya kerala happy easter rev daniel george christ church april 2011 2 palayam trivandrum telephone 2305902 www.csichristchurch.org online edition http tidings.csichristchurch.org

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tidings april 2011 tidings april 2011 ds°w ahtemi w snbv x psimv kwkn®p biwkm kwkß snbvx txma v kmapth¬ xncpta nbpw tum ]n.sp sndnbm pw ]pkvxicn bn¬ isnn°s´ iq´mbvatbbpw ]pkvxiØns ds°tØbpw apiwvtw iwkn®p _lp txma v kmapth¬ xncpta n ]pkvxiØns bzy xn k`mwkamb s m tum fw.sp timin°v ¬ins°mp hnxctwmzv l ms w hu]nmcniambn n¿ln®p tbmkØn¬ um ntb¬ tpm¿÷v a® kzmkxhpw ssi°mc {io tpm¨ ipcy µnbpw iminn®p kmºØni klmbß 1132011 ¬ tn¿ n¿®v inn c n ]dbp kmºØni klmbß a phzn®p nnin mklmbw cpt]¿°v 10,000 cq hnzym`ymkklmbw hcm°v 5,000 cq hnhmlklmbw hcm°v 25,000 cq `h n¿mw klmbw hcm°v 10,000 cq bsi 50,000 cq ]n.si eq°v sk{i´dn 4th 15th april 2011 theme sszh ]mxbn¬ s°pi nsßn ptijw lmfn v shfnbn¬ {iaoicn®ncp iudpi hgn apxs hcp `h Øn v hcp ]pkvxiw f iw°n¬ knlnxcmbncp k`mwkß°v ]pkvxihnxcww sØn knlnxcmbh¿s°mw nmb k¬°mchpw dmbncpp nsßn v hcp iq´w k`mwkß kw n®p hcp `h Øn¬ hcp xn f iw°n p mcw`hnxcww ]q¿Ønbm°nb tijta a[ni timni txyi sf.un bpss asnÿm Øn¬ hnxcww snøm ignbpibpq cu kwcw`Øn¬ dh tum tp°_v h¿§okv cshi hnimcn dh um ntb¬ tpm¿÷v fnhcpss t xrxzØn¬ axyzm w snbvx fm kv inn awkß°pw k`bpss a`n µ ß bzymhkm w cn q^v dounwkv n nwkv fo imcyßfn¬ ikvxtkh w imgvnsh® {io f.sp txma n v nsßn¬ pq_nen ahm¿uv ¬in bzcn°pibpw snbvxp 5 bzcmrvpeni dh tum pn tim Øns nknm kut skan mcn tzlhntbmkØn¬ akm[amb zpxjw tcjsspØpp editorial board tidings 6

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tidings april 2011 tidings april 2011 organisations corner almaya fellowship programmefor april 6 th ­ wednesday lenten devotional service ­ 6 pm 8 th ­ friday choir practice english ­ 5 pm 9 th -saturday choir practice malayalam ­ 5 pm intercessory prayer youth fellowship 4.30 pm 10 th ­ sunday bible study youth fellowship ­ after english service prayer meeting almaya fellowship ­ after malayalam service 13 th ­ wednesday lenten devotional service ­ 6 pm 15 th ­ friday choir practice english ­ 5 pm 16 th -saturday bible class women s fellowship ­ 3.30 pm choir practice malayalam ­ 5 pm intercessory prayer youth fellowship 4.30 pm 17 th ­ sunday bible study youth fellowship ­ after english service prayer meeting almaya fellowship ­ after malayalam service 20th ­ wednesday lenten devotional service ­ 6 pm 21th ­ thursday maudy thursday service ­ 7.15 am 6.30 pm friday 22nd ­ friday good friday service ­ 7.15 am 9 am 23rd ­ saturday choir practice malayalam ­ 5 pm intercessory prayer youth fellowship 4.30 pm 24th ­ sunday easter service ­ 5 am 9 am 29th ­ friday choir practice english ­ 5 pm 30th ­ saturday choir practice malayalam ­ 5 pm intercessory prayer youth fellowship 4.30 pm may 1st ­ sunday bible study youth fellowship ­ after english service prayer meeting almaya fellowship ­ after malayalam service a¬amb s^temjnns,bpw tkmu gpv s^temjnns,bpw kwbpm`napjyØn¬ 26211 i nbmgvn ]m miw is¬xoctØ°v hcp hnt mzbm{x t]mbn 48 awkß ]s¶spØp hgnaty t]mØtim´p im¥nkncn b{iahpw kµ¿in®p icpwmickpcp ÿm]n® cu b{iaw irxn cawobamb hnimeamb hcp ipnapifn¬ ÿnxn snøpp k¿ax ktµißfpw hnizam hnixbpamwv cu b{iaØns bz¿iß azm w hcp xps¿i¿ambn chnss sphcpp gitziw 5000 bfpi°v xn zn w blmcw ¬ippv ahnssbp hnhn h¿Ø ßfpw d]tzißfpw kµ¿ii¿°v hcp hz¿i w ¬in mx `£wØn p tijw ahnss npw ]pds´v 10 awntbmsp iqsn h¿°e kh¨sa v kÃv lukn¬ fØn xps¿v dh tum si.si timin a®s ss _n ¢mkv sp ahn ss d®`£ww {iaoicn ®ncpp `£whpw av g¿mspifpw ipaxmbncpp aev t csØ hn{iaØn p tijw {io ]n.si eq°v t xrxzw ¬inb ]pdmsv ]pkvxisØ asnÿm sspØnbp ss n iznkv sp hnpbnifmbn {ioaxn a b{uqkv {ioaxn b n txmakv {io c.pn Ão fnh¿°v km ß ¬in xps¿v imgvni imwpxn v ]pds´p kao]Øp slenmun¬ np imgv n lrzbmh¿±ihpw dtØpi hpambncpp m´pimcpw hntziobcpamb at i¿ cu ispdw kµ¿in°ppv imgvni hfsc bi¿jiambncpp cu hnt mzbm{x g¿msp snbvxp t xrxzw ¬inbxv a¬amb s^temjnv inn awkamb {io kpn kmw tpm¿pv bbncpp ]s¶spØ fmh¿°pw s^temjnns lrzbwkaamb irx/x tcjsspØpp 7 baptism jithin mathew cherian s/o mr m.j.cherian mrs.seema cherian on 21st march 2011 dob:21 september 2011 matrimony arun mathew thomas ,s/o mr.thomas mathew green field colony kanjirampara trivandrum of this parish and sinu philipose panicker d/omr v philipose panicker panicker s building kundara of mar thoma church kundara on 24th february 2011 8

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tidings april 2011 tidings april 2011 area prayer meetings time area name prof koshy thalakal mr e john philip christ church home mrs saramma cherian mr koshy abraham mr m john thomas mr eipe kuruvilla mr jacob varghese id 279 139 502 621 519 822 1104 536 phone 2432324 2540856 2314277 2330194 2318635 15/04/2011 08/04/2011 10/04/2011 03/04/2011 almanac third sunday before easter fourth in lent new community in christ ot judges 4:4-10 epistle galatians 3:19-29 ps 89:1-16 gospel matthew 9 9-17 6.15 a.m h.e tamil 7.15 a.m h.e english 9.45 a.m h.e malayalam h.e malayalam second sunday before easter fifth in lent passion sunday cross and the suffering humanity ot jeremiah 8:18-22 ps 73 6.15 a.m matins tamil 7.15 a.m h.e english 9.45 a.m matins malayalam h.e malayalam 7.30 a.m 03-04-2011 monday 5 pm kuravankonam 05-04-2011 tuesday 5 pm kesavadasapuram 07-04-2011 thursday 5 pm nanthencode 09-04-2011 saturday 5 pm palayam 16-06-2011 saturday 5 pm nanthencode 17-04-2011 sunday 4 pm peroorkada 5.30 pm poojappura 27-01-2011 wednesday 5 pm nanthencode epistle 2 corinthians 4:7-12 gospel mark 10:35-52 7.30 a.m 2433416 2341113 2311523 17/04/2011 obituary elizabeth baker 95 the hamlet on 11th march 2011 sunday before easter sixth in lent palm sunday hosanna save us o lord jesus enters jerusalem ot zechariah 9:9-12 epistle ephesians 1:15-23 ps 24 gospel mark 11:1-11 6.15 a.m.matins tamil 7.15 a.m h.e english 9.45 a.m h.e malayalam maundy thursday eucharist in remembrance ot hosea 6:1-6 ps 116 7.15 a.m h.e english 6.30 p.m h.e malayalam good friday the day of redemption revelation of god s love ot isaiah 52:13-53:6 ps 22 7.15 a.m english 9.00 a.m malayalam epistle 1 corinthians 11:23-26 gospel luke 22:7-20 21/04/2011 22/04/2011 epistle 1 peter 3:13-22 gospel mark 15:22-41 albert gama 77 pulimood vilakom on 23rd march 2011 24/04/2011 easter christ s resurrection celebration of life ot 2 kings 4:26-37 epistle 1 corinthians 15:42-58 ps 118:1-4,14-17 gospel john 20:1-18 5.00 a.m h.e english 9.00 a.m h.e malayalam h.e malayalam 7.30 a.m sunday after easter my lord and my god ot exodus 3:7-15 epistle 1 peter3-9 ps:93 gospel john 20:24-29 6.15 a.m h.e tamil 7.15 a.m h.e english 9.45 a.m h.e malayalam 29/04/2011 01/05/2011 achamma thomas 90 karukayil on 25th march 2011 holy eucharist at zion hall on 2nd and 4th sundays 7.00 a.m 9 10

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tidings april 2011 tidings april 2011 roster for reading lessons english date 03-04-2011 10-04-2011 17-04-2011 24-04-2011 01-05-2011 first lesson mr k.k george mr gijo chandy mr john kurien mr j.b knox mr p.k luke second lesson mrs jessy john mrs jyothi jacob ms manisha ann joseph mrs mary mathew mrs preethi koshie contributions contributions from 21/02/2011 to 23/03 2011 book collections :february 2011 food for the needy 1 mr.m.k.varghese rs 150 2 mr.c.a.abraham rs 60 3 cynthia j.kumar rs 9000 3 mr.sunder manuel rs 500 4 mr joseph george rs 200 5 mr.george thomas rs 2000 6 mr jacob thomas rs 2000 7 mr ajay mathews cheriyan rs 1000 8 ptparea prayer rs 600 9 mrs lizy john rs 1000 10 mr koshy john m rs 500 11 riya marytharian rs 1000 12 bini philip rs 1200 13 mr reji luke rs 1000 14 mr sunilgeorge kurian rs 250 15 mr.k.c.george rs 1000 16 mr anoopt.mathew rs 500 17 mr jibu davidsolomon rs 1000 18 mr alex andrew jacob rs 1000 19 prof.j.d.isaac rs 1000 parkal jangedu mission 1 mr.m.j.thomas rs 30 2 mr.k.paulraj rs 500 3 mr.k.m.abraham rs 600 4 mrs annamma cherian rs 500 5 dr thomas mathai rs 100 6 rev.dr.k.k.koshy rs 4000 parkal orphanage 1 mr.k paulraj rs 500 2 mr.k.m.abrham rs 600 3 mrs annamma cherian rs 500 4 dr thomas mathai rs 100 andhra mission 1 mr.c.a.abraham rs 40 2 mr.k.i abraham rs 500 3 rev dr.k.k.koshy rs 4000 mysore mission 1 rev.dr.k.k.koshy rs 4000 2 pattom plammood area prayer rs 770 3 pattom plammood area prayer rs 500 charkari mission 1 rev.dr.k.k.koshy rs 4000 2 poojapura area prayer rs 1020 uttaranjal mission 1 rev.dr.k.k.koshy rs 2000 vellore mission 1 rev.dr.k.k.koshy rs 2000 medical help 1 mr y john rs 1000 2 mrs lizy john rs 500 3 mr reji luke rs 1000 4 dr.k.i.kurian rs 200 5 mr siju j thomas rs 60,000 marriage help 1 mr george t cherian rs 10,000 in memory of mrs mary cherian education help 1 cynthia j kumar rs 2024 2 mrs lizy john rs 500 charity 1 mr.k.paulraj rs 200 2 mr.m.k.varghese rs 150 3 dr.k.i.kurian rs 200 4 mr.c.t.abraham rs 500 vehicle fund 1 mr sony alex abraham rs 1000 2 a well wisher rs 200 church maintenance 1 mr.m.m.john rs 75 2 mr.k.paul raj rs 200 3 mr.t.i.cherian rs 100 4 mr.c.a.abraham rs 100 5 mr.s.s.kurian rs 200 6 mrs sosamma varghese rs 300 7 mr.pradeep isaac rs 250 8 mr john i.kurien rs 200 9 mr.k.i.cherian rs 200 10 mr.v.o.john rs 250 11 mrs annamma itty rs 400 12 mrs deenamma ninan rs 200 13 mr.c.daniel thomas rs 200 14 mr koshy john m rs 300 15 mr.p.g.george rs 200 history history book contribution 1 mrs lissiamma samuel rs 500 other collections 1 mr.m.m.john choir rs 75 2 mr k.paul rajoutstation rs 500 3 prof.j.d.issac women s fellowship rs 100 4 mr k.o oommen thank-offering rs 410 12 malayalam date 03-04-2011 10-04-2011 17-04-2011 24-04-2011 01-05-2011 first lesson mr saji sam george mr samuel v.s dr thomas abraham mr thomas oommen prof k.v thomas second lesson mrs santhamma mathew mrs susamma cherian mrs susamma stanley prof dr susan philip mrs susan thomas 7th death anniversary 22-04-11 mr mr m john thomas manalel olivet kodukulanji former vice principal st xaviers school mumbai we shall meet on that beautiful shore sorrowing family wife annamma thomas son john thomas b.e daughter dr premamariam jacob m.d 11

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tidings april 2011 tidings april 2011 revelation of god s love god has revealed his love for man and his creation throughout the ages many hymns and poems have been written on the subject over the years.even then let us spend a few moments going through the bible which reveals god s love.praise god for having revealed his love.let us think of how some godly men perceived his love.the bible records the faith of several remarkable men of god in this short article it is not possible to think of all of them perhaps one of the earliest proclamations of god s love is when he saidlet us make man in our image after our likeness gen 1:26 a god created us in his likeness.in making eve as a helper for adam god again revealed his love the bible tells us that this relationship that god provided adam and eve is a shadow of the ultimate relationship that god has designed for his people ­ jesus being the bridegroom and the church his bride.but although he created us in his likeness we chose to sin albeit under the influence of an evil serpent and when the woman saw that the tree [was good for food and that it [was pleasant to the eyes and a tree to be desired to make [one wise she took of the fruit thereof and did eat and gave also unto her husband with her and he did eat gen 3:6 ever since then humans have had difficulty in appreciating god s love.we find immediately afterward,and they heard the voice of the lord god walking in the garden in the cool of the day and adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the lord god amongst the trees of the garden gen 3:8 while generally men have since then tried to hide from god there have been some remarkable exceptions and some of them have been recorded in the biblical hall of fame recorded in the book of hebrews chapter 11 the patriarch abraham was a notable exception who perceived god s love even in god s command to sacrifice his only dearly beloved son isaac.when we remember that father abraham trusted god and believed his love under these most trying circumstances even when he had no bible written word at all we marvel at his faith which revealed god s love to him.yet,from what the bible tells about abraham s faith we understand that god expects all humans to be like abraham job was another notable exception for most of us it is impossible to conceive how job appreciated god s love even after having to suffer as terribly as he did.he had lost all his children his wealth and his health suddenly one reason he was able to appreciate god s love was that he was committed to trusting god and knowing his ways when all was lost and even after his wife had asked him to curse god.then said his wife unto him dost thou still retain thine integrity curse god and die but he said unto her thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh what shall we receive good at the hand of god and shall we not receive evil in all this did not job sin with his lips job 2:9-10at the end of the book we see job with a much greater understanding of the love of god which leads him to repent in dust and ashes.i know that thou canst do every [thing and [that no thought can be withholden from thee who [is he that hideth counsel without knowledge therefore have i uttered that i understood not things too wonderful for me which i knew not.hear i beseech thee and i will speak i will demand of thee and declare thou unto me.i have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear but now mine eye seeth thee wherefore i abhor [myself and repent in dust and ashes job 42:2-6 moses was another man of god who chose the difficult ways god showed him so that he could experience and share god s love.by faith moses when he was come to years refused to be called the son of pharaoh s daughter;choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of god than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season esteeming the reproach of christ greater riches than the treasures in egypt for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward by faith he forsook egypt not fearing the wrath of the king for he endured as seeing him who is invisible heb 11:24 -27 by his choice moses went through several troubles he could have been the pharaoh of egypt,one of the most powerful and influential positions of his day he however chose to know and share god s love with his people king david was another person who experienced god s love a remarkable thing about king david was that despite his busy schedule and responsibilities as a king he chose to meditate on god s promises.my hands also will i lift up unto thy commandments which i have loved and i will meditate in thy statutes ps 119:48 mine eyes prevent the [night watches that i might meditate in thy word ps 119:148 however even such a pious man was not exempt from bouts of depressions when faced with trouble as in save me o god for the waters are come in unto [my soul i sink in deep mire where [there is no standing i am come into deep waters where the floods overflow me i am weary of my crying my throat is dried mine eyes fail while i wait for my god they that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head they that would destroy me [being mine enemies wrongfully are mighty then i restored [that which i took not away o god thou knowest my foolishness and my sins are not hid from thee ps 69:1-5 yet david sang of the love of god in almost all his psalms meditation on god s word and his obedience to god enabled david to appreciate god s love there are many other prophets kings and ordinary humans in the old testament who truly appreciated god s love even in the midst of calamities ­ personal or national yet sadly in the bible we see that the much greater majority of god s chosen people forgetting the love of god and choosing to live in their own foolish ways which seemed convenient to them it is at this time that in his great love for humans god came to live as a human among humans as jesus we get some idea of god s great love and concern for humans as the bible tells us and all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him whose names are not written in the book of life of the lamb slain from the foundation of the world rev 13:8 from the time of the foundation of the world god had decided to save mankind who he knew could possibly sin by sacrificing his own son he made this decision as he intended to create man with a free will and capable of disobeying by wrong choice for humans it is impossible to understand the agony that god felt when this terrible decision was made perhaps some idea of the agony was understood by abraham and isaac throughout his life jesus was focussed on the cross he could not be persuaded by 15 16

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tidings april 2011 tidings april 2011 satan to sin.jesus greatest sermon is believed to be the sermon on the mount which is found in mat 5-7 while the content of the teaching here on many aspects of life is revolutionary the remarkable thing about jesus was that he always practiced what he preached despite his strictest standards he showed his love for sinners by the way he forgave people like the woman who was caught in the very act of adultery john 8:3-11 and zacchaeus luke 19:1-10 he healed the sick persons whom he met although his focus was on their spiritual health afterward jesus findeth him in the temple and said unto him behold thou art made whole sin no more lest a worse thing come unto thee john 5:14 she said no man lord and jesus said unto her neither do i condemn thee go and sin no more john 8:11 while jesus was quick to forgive sinners he never ever compromised his standards he maintained be ye therefore perfect even as your father which is in heaven is perfect matt 5:48 he always was focused on the ultimate task of sacrificing himself for the sake of humans whom he loved so much and never ever allowed himself to be distracted from this goal.from that time forth began jesus to shew unto his disciples how that he must go unto jerusalem and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes and be killed and be raised again the third day then peter took him and began to rebuke him saying be it far from thee lord this shall not be unto thee but he turned and said unto peter get thee behind me satan thou art an offence unto me for thou savourest not the things that be of god but those that be of men then said jesus unto his disciples if any [man will come after me let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.for whosoever will save his life shall lose it and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it for what is a man profited if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul matt 16:21-26 he was always focused on the cross as he was sure of his father s will and the father s will was to save the corrupt and fallen mankind by sacrificing his only son jesus asked his disciples to take up their cross and follow him.yet in his love for frail sinners he also consoled us saying take my yoke upon you and learn of me for i am meek and lowly in heart and ye shall find rest unto your souls matt 11:29 as a teacher he promised us that he was meek and lowly and we could find rest for our souls as we learn practically from him but god commendeth his love toward us in that while we were yet sinners christ died for us rom 5:8 even just before he died on the cross,his prayer was that his ignorant killers may be forgiven then said jesus father forgive them for they know not what they do and they parted his raiment and cast lots luke 23:34oh his love for us is higher than the highest heights and deeper than the deepest depths and when he was with us physically he said this is my commandment that ye love one another as i have loved you john 15:12he even prayed to god that all his people are one with as close a bond as he shared with his father and now i am no more in the world but these are in the world and i come to thee holy father keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me that they may be one as we [are john 17:11 when we look at the christian world today with all the belligerent differences we sometimes wonder what happened to jesus s prayer we can never fully understand or thank god enough for his indescribable love yet we should constantly ask ourselves about our response to his love.do we try to obey his commandment or are we still like the greater majority in the old testament of god s chosen people forgetting the love of god and choosing to live in our own foolish ways which seem convenient to us we live in a world quite different from the world in which the patriarchs lived we have the blessing and curses of the information technology age advances in medicine mechanisation etc.sometimes we may even think that what applied to the patriarchs cannot be applicable to us ­ or even that they were too old fashioned and hence not worth studying or following yet we must remember jesus christ the same yesterday and to day and for ever heb 13:8 even though the world has changed he has not changed his ways of dealing with humans.we know that we have no strength in ourselves to live as god wants us to live if we say that we have not sinned we make him a liar and his word is not in us 1john 1:10 but god enables us to do his pleasure for it is god which worketh in you both to will and to do of [his good pleasure phil 2:13 and yet let us be aware that there is a part we have to play in our response to god s love which st paul describes as working out your own salvation with fear and trembling in the previous verse.wherefore my beloved as ye have always obeyed not as in my presence only but now much more in my absence work out your own salvation with fear and trembling phil 2:12 we should examine whether each are working out our salvation with fear and trembling so that we may truly experience god s love the prophet isaiah said woe [is me for i am undone because i [am a man of unclean lips and i dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips for mine eyes have seen the king the lord of hosts isa 6:5this attitude is reflected in paul s exhortation to work out our salvation with fear and trembling.the writer of the epistle to the hebrews also tell us it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living god heb 10:31 for our god [is a consuming fire heb 12:29 paul tells the romans,and be not conformed to this world but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind that ye may prove what [is that good and acceptable and perfect will of god rom 12:2he tells the colossians if ye then be risen with christ seek those things which are above where christ sitteth on the right hand of god set your affection on things above not on things on the earth col 3:1-2 if we wish to know the love of god in a deeper way the prescription is given by the apostles saints prophets and patriarchs who wrote the bible under the influence of the holy spirit.other methods are of little no value and our focus has to be on the one who reminded us jesus saith unto him i am the way the truth and the life no man cometh unto the father but by me john 14:6 unfortunately for many of us who believe in jesus the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the pride of life are too deceptively attractive today and hence we are unable to appreciate the deep love of god.for all that [is in the world the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the pride of life is not of the father but is of the world 1 john 2:16 abraham koshie id 17 18

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tidings april 2011 tidings april 2011 stations of the cross hnip msv kµ¿in°phm sszhw a p{kln®p pss c£i mb tbip i¿Ømhv sp oßnb `qanbneqss spt]miphm p `mkyw knn®p axn¬ a¿ m ambn a p`hs´xv tkm¬tkmybntebv°p bm{xbmbncpp zpxjßfpss hgn ayhm ipcnins hgn way of the cross bneqss hcp xo¿ms w tbiphns hnkvxmcw apx¬ tkm¬tkmym via dorolosa hscbp bm{xbmwv cxv ]xnmep tÃj pifmwv cu bm{xbnepxv cxnmkv]zamb hcp simØp]wn nn{xw ap°v imwmw intam tbip iptmns bpw a adnbsbbpw a p{kln®n´v ]dtm hmiyw eq 2:35 chnss a z¿amipp a©masØ tÃj simon the cyrenion helps jesus to carry the cross hmasØ tÃj jesus is condemned ]oemtØmkv tbiphns hnkv x cn°bpw in£bv ° v hn[n°bpw snbvx ÿew tbiphns ]pdØv simphv ievØfsapw f mb `mjbn¬ k_ym fpw t]cp ÿeØv ymbmk Øn¬ ccpv tbml 19:13 tbiphns gev n®psimspØp nxpcmirxnbnep ievØfØns `mkß ahs {iqin° behold him fp ]dtm ÿew ap°v imwmw ahs {iqinn f¿ap ece homo arch f b¿°v chnss ]wnxncn°pp aqp ihmsßfp b¿°ns csxp`mkØp sndnb b¿°v kotbm ktlmzcn sisters of zion amcpss tim¨h v nmens `mkamwv henb b¿°v ipcnins hgnbpss `mkhpamwv hben¬ np h iptd °mc mb iotams ipcnip npam fev]n®p tbiphns ]nmse sØn eq 23:26 hcp mknknkv ° nmemwv cxn p km£yambn nesimpxv _s´p ipcnip npa°p tbiphns ]°¬ nv iotam ipcniv fsp°p hcp nn{xw nmen isØ hcp b¿°n¬ arch simØn h®ncn °pp cu tÃj n¬ nv tkm¬tkmymbnte°p hgn xpsßpp ggmasØ tÃj jesus falls for the second time tbip cmaxpw ipcnins `mcØm¬ hogp ÿeamwnxv ]sns°´pifm¬ n°s´ cp nmepifmwv cu ÿm Øv ctmgpxv axn¬ hmb mknkv nmen¬ tbiphn v simspØ in£bpss hn[n fgpxnb hcp tdma kv x q]w dv cxv bym¿ambn asgpxnbncpsxv xssbv hnizkn°sspp tkm¬tkmym bnte°v t]mipxn¬ tbip ispt]mb ymbhn[n hmxnepw cu ÿm Øv xssbv icpxsspp cmasØ tÃj jesus takes up the cross tbip {iqiv fsp°p ÿew tbiphns asn°bpw ]cnlkn°bpw xebn¬ ap°ncosw nqsn°bpw snbvxtijw {iqiv npa°m simsp°p ÿeamwnxv cu ÿeØmwv franciscan chapel of flagellation and chapel of condemnation ]wnxncn°pxv f´masØ tÃj jesus consoles the daughters of jerusalem tbiphns snmn hne]n®psimv [mcmfw kv{xoifpw p kaqlhpw ahs ]nmse dmbncpp tbip xncntmv ahsc t m°n sbcpitew ]p{xnamsc nß fs snmn ictb nßsfbpw nßfpss a°sfbpw snmn ichn eq 23:28 fp ]dtmxv cu ÿm Øv h®mwv ctm chnss hcp {ko°p b{iaw nesimpp b{ia `nØnbn¬ hcp eØo ipcniv h®ncn°pp jesus christ is victorius fp apifn¬ simspØncn°pp aqmasØ tÃj jesus falls for the first time tbip ipcniv npapsimp t]miptºm bzyambn hogp ÿew bwnxv cxns kv a mciambn hcp a¿ta nbn¬ itØmen° ]n ]wnxncn°pp thin°p ihmsØn p apifn¬ i¿Ømhv ipcnins `mcw simv ipcnins asnbn¬ howp ins°p hcp nn{xw imwmw h]xmsasØ tÃj jesus falls for the third time tbip ipcnipw simp aqmaxpw hogp ÿew bwnxv hcp coptic church tim]vniv ]nbmwv cxns ÿm w ipdn°pxv chnss nv t m°nbm¬ tbiphns {iqin® ÿew imwmw rß kµ¿in®p t]m tÃj pifnte°p hgnisfmw hfsc cspßnbxmbncpp fm¬ hrØnbpxpw am¿_n ipi ]minbxpamwv ccphißfnepw kmam yw xnc°pff is iqss 20 memasØ tÃj jesus meets his mother our lady of the sparm f a¿t nb ]nbmwv cu tÃjs ÿm w ipcniv npa°p i¿Ømhv xs amxmhns chnss h®v imwpp ]nbpss m ihmsØns apifn¬ 19

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tidings april 2011 tidings april 2011 itºmfßfmwv cd®nisifpw [mcmfw henb bspisf simv si´nØq°nbncn°pp chnsptØxp t]mse ahnss bm{x snøp hgnifnemsw hyxymkw aspØ a©p tÃj pi ghpw m s´h holy sepulcher tzhmebØn iØmwv tlmfn k°¿ tzhmebw tim¨Ã,bn n{ih¿Ønbmwv cu tzhmebw bzyw ]wnxxv ]nosv n{ih¿Ønbpss a sleo cm/n xs sbcpitew bm{xbn¬ tbiphns ipsocØns irxyamb ÿm w z¿i Øn¬ imwpibpw ax pkcn®v tzhmebw hoicn°pbpw snbv x p chnss aqp si´nsß db¿p nev ° pp hgntm idbv°p apifn¬ hrØmirxnbnep chapel of amastasis nmemwv hv aspØxv at mlcamb martyrium _ken°m bwv cu cp ]nifpssbpw sphnep kv i zbdnemwv tbiphns {iqin® tkm¬tkmymbpss ÿm w cxns im¬thdnbw calvarium fpw ]dbpp bcpitew ]exhw b{ian°s´tm tzhmebØn pw miw kw`hn®p ]nosv {iqtkup k`°m¿ ]pxp°nwnxxmwv ctmgsØ tzhembw tzhmebØn itØ°v thin°m rß awn°qdpi imØp np henb ac°pcnipi g¥n idpØ hkv{xßfwntmv m¿ i snmns°mp oßp xo¿msi nci imwmambncpp tbiphns hgntm idbv°v apn¬ rß fØn mept]sc hoxamwv aitØ°v isØnhn´xv sh´nb in¬ xo¿Ø hcp kplbmwv id t m°n nev°m a[niw kabw in´nbn idbpss apifnepw npnepambn hrØmirxn bnep ]n ]wnxncn°pp hnipiv sacred rock am¿_n s]mxntmncn°pp apifn¬ dbn¿ns imwn°p s]bn,nwkpifpapv apifn¬ iØns°mn cn°p mev]Øncp hnf°pi axn¬ ]xnaqsÆw hoxw eØo {ko°v hm¿Øtumivkv a¿t nb fo aqp k`°m¿°pw aqsÆw tim]vniv k`°m¿°pw thnbmwv iØn°pxv id ccn°p ÿm amwv ahkm tØxpw ]xn meatØxpamb tÃj ahnss nv rß tbiphns imcpss sphn¬ {iqin°bpw ipcnin¬ insp acn°bpw snbv x ÿeamwv kµ¿in®xv ]sns°´pi ibdnbm¬ ipcnins hgnbnse ¥masØ tÃj nseØpxv hcp {ko°p hm¿Øtumivkv ]nbv°iØmwv cxns ÿm w aØmcbpss hißfn¬ hmtcm xqwpifpv asnhiØv hcp shn m_v silver disk ddn®ncn°pp cxns sphn¬ hcp zzmcapv axn¬ iqsn t m°nbm¬ ipcnip m´nbncp tkm¬tkmym imwmw a¬Ømcbpss ccphiØpw tbiphnt msp 21 iqss ÿm ßfn¬ cp idpØ m_pi black disks ddn®ncn°pp ipcnin¬ ins°p i¿Ømhns xna m´nbncn°pp aØmcbpss hexphiØv ]nf¿°s´ hcp henb ]md°jww h®ncn°pp tbip {iqin¬ acn® kabØv dmb `qiºØn¬ aØ 27:52 ]nf¿p t]mb hcp ]mdbpss ijwamwpxv fp hnizkn°pp axp bym¿amb asØ ]mdbmswv ap°pw txmn aspØxmbn tbiphns icocw ssxew ]qin insØnbxns a pkvacnn°p hcp zo¿l nxpciv stone of amointing ip ofhißfn¬ aqv hnf°pimepi hoxw ÿm]n®ncn°pp sphnepxv hnf°pimepifpss apifß nn®ncn°p zfin¬ hnf°pi xq°nbn´ncn°pp in pnppw npsimv xo¿msi¿ m¿ snmpp in¬ xe ipºn´p m¿n°pp rßfpw ahnss m¿ bn¬ ebn®p ipcnins hgnbnse ]xnaqmasØ tÃj mwv cu ssxe° k°¿ tzhmebØns aisØ bzysØ apdnbmwv chapel of angle akvze adnbw bgvnh´Øns hmw m cmhnse idbv°¬ sntm hcp zqx hexphiØv ccn°pxp ip a¿s° 16:5 cxns a pkv a cwamwv cu nm¬ tkm¬ tkmymbnte°v ]sns°´pi ibdptºm cu `mksamw ]sns°´pi ibdptºm cu `mksamw iv ispt]mipp tbiphns hkv{xw agns®sp°p ]ØmasØ tÃjs °pdn°p ÿm amb chapel of divestiture cxn spØp xs i¿Ømhns ipcnin¬ h®v bwnbsn°p ÿm amwv ]xns mmasØ tÃj jesus is nailed to the cross cxns a pkvacnn°p nn{xßfp samskbniv ^eißepw chnss kq£n®ncn°pp ndtm b ßtfmss hnimc n¿`cambn axoh im¥xtbmss temiØns m m`mkØp npw fØnb xo¿msicpss ncitfmssmØv rßfpw sp oßn sszhØn v alxzw mrs annamma andrews id 313 christ church sms aler t system get updated with all church news and events sms your name and id no to 94472 75262 service limited to one person per family 22

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tidings april 2011 tidings april 2011 significance of pesach one of the most important gods in the egyptian pantheon amon is depicted as a bearded man wearing a cap surmounted by two tall plumes a ram a ram headed man or a ram headed sphinx amon was believed to be of egypt and patron of the pharaohs since rams were considered a symbol of virility due to their rutting behavior amon was worshipped as a fertility god to the egyptians the killing of a lamb was a desecration of their religion the passover sacrifice of a lamb was a direct challenge to their gods the feast of passover is celebrated on the 14th of the jewish month of nisan ever since its beginning passover or pesach as it is called in hebrew has been celebrated on the full moon of a month that literally means their flight and it was eaten during the night by the family it is at the feast of the jewish pesach passover that jewish parentsj still tell their children how god used 10 plagues to deliver their ancestors from economic bondage and political oppression the plagues began with the killing of the nile river which was worshiped by the egyptians as a source of life the plagues ended only after god took the life of every firstborn son of egypt the final decisive plague came during the full moon of nisan 14 it was the celebrated day of the egyptian god amon when he was at the peak of his powers moses instructed every israelite to sacrifice on that day a lamb collect its blood and with a hyssop brush paint the lamb s blood on the lintel and door posts of their houses on the evening of the first passover the lord visited egypt as an angel of death the bible says the lord took the life of every first born people and livestock included except where he found blood on the doorway only where there was blood on the doorway did he pass over and spare the life of the firstborn in that home the killing of the paschal passover lamb is sacrilegious in egyptian society for lamb or ram a male sheep represented a pagan god of the egyptians named amon whose name means hidden one amon was considered the king of the gods and the source of all life on heaven and earth the lamb was so sacred in egyptian cult practice that the people were forbidden to even touch a ram but moses instructed the israelites to bring the lamb into their home slaughter it roast and then eat it the passover sacrifice of a lamb was not merely a desecration of the egyptian religion but also a blatant insult to their supreme god amon but to the israelites the sacrifice of a lamb fulfilled the promise of the almighty against all the gods of egypt i will execute judgment i am the lord after the destruction of the temple by the romans in ad 70 for nearly 2,000 years lamb was not served in jewish homes during the passover 23 meal without the temple there could be no lamb sacrifice instead the rabbis declared that unleavened bread matzah bread would be the appropriate substitute eating the matzah would be equal to eating the lamb about 40 years before the destruction of the temple jesus declared that he had come to fulfill the meaning of the passover sacrifice at a passover seder which later became known by his followers as the table of communion jesus held up the elements of wine and matzah and applied them to himself during the meal jesus broke unleavened bread with his disciples and then held the broken matzah in his hands saying this is my body which is given for you do this in remembrance of me then after the meal jesus held up a cup of wine and said this is the cup of the new covenant in my blood which is shed for you the title of jesus as lamb of god is used by john in his gospel and revelations the passover lamb for the gospel is explicit in dating the death of jesus on the afternoon of the preparation day when the paschal animals were slaughtered john 8:28 19:14 isaiah s reference to suffering servant the lamb slaughtered for the sin of many is the fulfillment of the most profound and poignant prophecy regarding god s ultimate redemption of mankind through jesus paul alluded to this in 1 corinthians 5:7-8 for indeed christ our passover was sacrificed for us therefore let us keep the feast not with old leaven nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth in paul s opinion leaven is an illustration of sin the feast of the unleavened bread or pesach or holy communion therefore speaks of the need for god s people to live new lives marked by a break from the bondage of sin and darkness abraham yesuratnam 3rd death anniversary 17-04-2011 beatrice koshy grace cottage ymr nanthencode inserted by family members 24

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tidings april 2011 tidings april 2011 is it anything to me is it nothing to you all you that pass by is any suffering like my suffering that was inflicted on me lam 1:12 the above question is ringing through the word of god for ages time has come again when we separate days together to concentrate on the suffering and death of our lord jesus christ in this hi-tech hurrying age the bible exhorts us to slow down to have a calm poised life one can never grow spiritually in haste there on the hill of golgotha our saviour is hanging on the cross three long sharp iron nails pierced through his hands and feet and fastened him to the cross were those nails only that held him there or were there something else with a loud cry he gave up his `sprit many passed by him on the crucifixion day it was the hour of darkness the chief priests and teachers of the law thought once crucified that was the end of him the wavering crowd cried aloud `away with him crucify him pilate gave him away to their will against his conscience the roman solders mocked and tortured him to their limit a huge crowd passed by hurling insults one criminal who was crucified with jesus joined them to curse they never knew who he was very few only very few felt a difference one thief who was next to him pleaded mercy great peace must have rushed to his soul when the words of acceptance came from the suffering lord simeon walked along with him for a short while carrying the cross that walk changed his life his family is referred in rom 16:13 the wife of pilate knew that he was innocent the roman centurion who witnessed the death exclaimed `surely he is the son of god few women stayed back until the end many passed by him on that day many passed by him through the centuries we have passed by him many times again we are passing by him now the presence of the risen lord is our consolation but the crucified saviour stands beside it was not human conspiracy that took his life no one can jesus himself says jn 10:18 `no one takes it from me but i lay it down of my own accord i have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again paul says i resolved to know nothing except jesus christ and him crucified gal 6:14 salvation is free but it is not cheap to god few recognized him then but through the years millions have found refuge at the foot of the cross to day the question is to us it is a very personal question what does the cross mean to me does the sight of the bleeding jesus pierce my heart he died to liberate me from the clutches of sin he bled to erase even the stains and scars of evil his binding love for me held him to the cross not the nails if sin still has its hold on me how little have i experienced the power of the cross i can either have just a glance and pass by or i can stay close to the cross gaze upon him until that love that compelled him compels me to love him in return from all that dims thy calvary precious lord deliver me elizabeth mathew 25 ncn{x]pkv x i hnxctwmxv l ms w 26

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