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The purpose of God’s call in your life is not to make you number one in the world but to make Him number one in your life 1 Kerith June'14 Cricket gambling In IPL Season6, star teams like Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were found to be involved in gambling and both the teams were not allowed to play in the next season by the Supreme Court. Every player was bought for a price which included crores and the companies which came forward to buy them were on the verge of their defeat. It was found that if the teams were not allowed to play there would be a loss of about 20,000 crores. Even if the players were loyal in their play, the crooked minds around them made the IPL a place of gamble. Though it is a six or a wicket, everything is bought by money through gambling. If this continues loyal players will be hard to find. Kindly pray that a sport should be a sport and not a mere gamble game for money. Let the players think about their duty as a player. Let this not be spoiled. Anything that does not center around God or His will, will only bring trouble - Billy Graham Kerith June'14 2 Editorial The monthly magazine Kerith is published by the friends missionary prayer band for the benefit of the youth prayer cells. Let us heed to the call from our God Vision Matthew 7:21 says ‘Not anyone who says to me ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven but only he who does the To reach the spheres of India and to will of my Father who is in heaven’ imbibe the heavenly manna to our In a certain place, the people living there liked to call the- youth, who are the future pillars of “our selves as ‘fishermen’ because the place was filled with fishes in Nation”. the ponds lakes and rivers that was around the place. The people were only excited in calling themselves a ‘fish- Objective ermen’ but none went to catch fish nor were they interested in it. The king saw and realized that his countrymen were all A monthly magazine lazy in their part. One day the king announced the people ‘I to strengthen the Prayer Cells... have to go to a certain place for a certain period of time and I want you all to catch fish as you all are fishermen. Everyone thought ‘it was not for me’ and that it was for Produced by someone else. Every week they gather together including the This publication solely belongs to Friends Missionary Prayer Band, Chennai. This publication solely belongs to Friends Missionary Prayer Band, Chennai. FMPB Youth Wing ministers and plan about bringing out a fish culturing. But 25c, Eden Garden, Srinivasa none went to catch fish. They published books on ‘How to Nagar 5th main Road catch fish?’. All bought it but none read it. Trichy - 620 017 In every part of the country they appointed experienced Layout & Design persons to teach how to catch fish. But still the people thought Communication Dept fmpb youthwing ‘Let them catch the fishes themselves’. So none went to catch call us fish. 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FOR THE PRAYER CELL Beloved , when Christ entered the kingdom of God He said LEADERS ‘Go into all the world and preach the good news to all the The articles and the prayer points creation.’ Mark 16:15. Are we doing it? Or are we lazy to in Kerith are divided for 4 weeks even start it? We name the name of Christ ,but are still in the so that you can pray and meditate comfort zones and we do not even take a single step to preach about them in your prayer cells. The prayer points are in the centre page. the gospel. As said in Matthew 7:21 let us follow what our The leader can detach and use them Lord wants. The word of God says in Matthew 25:23 ‘Well during the prayer time. done good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with articles in the magazine and share it a few things ’I will put you in charge of many things. Come with others. Meet you and share your master’s happiness’. How is your life going to every month with new info. Kindly be? Is God going to be pleased with us and make us share His use them and strengthen the prayer happiness. Let us all do the Will of God. Amen!! Hallelujah!!! cell. During the time of harvest do not be silent, for you will lose your harvest. For more In God’s time do not be silent, for you will lose your soul. prayer Friends Take time to think; time to act; Do not be silent points read Focus For contact . Yours in Him [email protected], +91 9444393227 A.Jesudian 3 Kerith June'14 What is IF YOU RESIST God’s Call? GOD’S CALL . God’s call can be defined as ‘an invitation from God to the chosen ones to fulfil spe- How God approaches the man cific plan and purpose or task of God in who resists and even prepared to a particular period in history’. In the pre- die? God intends to transform Jo- Pentecost period, the God’s call was very nah. So God sends signal of his dis- rare and it was considered as a great privi- pleasure through violent storm on sea lege and recorded as great historic events: e.g. Call of Moses to redeem the Israelites Jonah 1:4; God’s displeasure affects the under slavery for 430 years and to lead community life where the resisting man them to Canaan, the promised-land; Call of lives and they cry for God’s help Jonah Samuel as a Judge/Prophet and to anoint 1:5; God makes known Jonah as a trouble Saul and David as kings over Israel; Call of maker Jonah 1:7; God allows painful expe- Peter, John and James by Jesus to follow him and to be fishers of men. But after the death rience and not death to the resisting man and resurrection of Jesus, the call becomes against his intention Jonah 1:15, 17. God general and open to all in the Great Com- transforms and renews the life of Jonah in mission in Matt 28:18-20 and Mark 16:15- painful and hopeless context – belly of fish: 20. God’s call was responded positively in he calls God in distress Jonah 2:1, 2; commits most cases. But in the case of Jonah, there was resistance. Can man resist God’s call? to the temple of God Jonah 2:4; commits with What is the nature of resistance to God’s thanksgiving and vow to make good realizing call? What are the consequences of resis- the grace 2:8, 9. Then God gives another op- tance to God’s call? How God approaches portunity in the life of Jonah and extends his life resistance of man to his call? Does God Jonah 2:10. God renews the original call without abandon his plan? Or does God look for an- other person to fulfil that plan? The study any change Jonah3:1, 2. on Jonah will enlighten few areas that are relevant to modern youth. Jonah’s call was direct and specific with needed explanation: Now Jonah who resisted the call of God initially, “Go to the great city of Nineveh; Preach fulfils the same call after passing through hopeless against it because its wickedness has come up before me” 1:1, 2. But Jonah resists- painful experience: “He obeyed the word of the Lord Why? How?: i) In the form of change in and went to Nineveh and proclaimed” Jonah 3:3, 4. direction –instead of going to Nineveh Jo- As a result of transformed Jonah who obeyed God’s nah heads towards Tarshish Jonah 1:3;ii) call, the people of Nineveh experienced transforma- use of resource to fulfil his own desires Jo- tion by their commitment to God through national nah 1:3; iii) Flee from the Lord for lack of conviction and commitment; iv) insensitive fast and prayer, confession of sins and trust in the to social pains - deep sleep and peace even compassion of God, they were delivered of God’s in storm Jonah 1:5; v) indifference to join in condemnation Jonah 3:5-10. How great is the trans- corporate prayer to save lives in danger 1:6; formation of the nation because of the obedience vi) prepared to die than to obey God’s call of one person to God’s call renewing the resistance even after confession Jonah 1:12.