OF BLESSING Focus : Ministry in Krishnagiri & Hosur CHANNELS 2015 Y FEBRUAR For private circulation only ailoring Class students omen’s Retreat Personal Evangelism Field W Children enjoying their Sunday school Dodagannpalli T A new life begins Making our children computer savvy Our missionary sharing the good news Dorcas tailoring students with their sponsors Enrich your family prayer time or February 2015 Vol. XLXI No 2 st f mu rary A Lib our FOUNDER Magazine Statement y Late Rev. Dr. Theodore Williams CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD “ To inform our readers and create an Mr. Prem James Family prayer time is the foundation HONORARY TREASURER interest in missions and impact them to Mr. K.P. Rajasekhar get involved in IEM’s missionary work for Christian living. Be blessed by GENERAL SECRETARY and mission in general” Rev. P. John Wesley using Utmost for his Highest a ASSOCIATE GENERAL SECRETARY Rev. 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Dear Outreach Family “Lord Reign in Me” Greetings. 2015 is already one month old… In this busy My dear Readers of IEM Outreach, world sometimes we feel like shouting STOP!! Stop we did, when we saw the lifeless bodies of those precious children 2015 is already one month old! In the course of this year, we will be focussing on our theme, “The Lord reigns for all generations” (Psalms 146:10) in our killed in Pakistan. Satan let loose his agenda. Indeed his agenda is to steal, kill and Bible expositions in IEM Outreach. destroy! But I am afraid that Satan has a very subtle and dangerous strategy which is The Lord God said, “Rule over every living creature.” (Genesis 1: 28) We received even deadlier… that is, desensitize us to what is happening around us. this authority from the Lord who created us. At the same time, the Lord expects us to submit to Him and allow Him to rule over us. “Submit yourself, then to God”(James In stark contrast the God of the Bible is a God who celebrates life. He is the one who 4:7) Submitting, surrendering and yielding are expressions from the Bible related to blesses us with Abundant Life freely. Attending church on the first Sunday of 2015 we all who desire to follow the Lord Jesus Christ. were refreshed in our souls as the Lord ministered to the gathering and reminded us How can we submit ourselves to the Lord? Fallen human beings do not want God to about the need for 'soul Management' and the way to thrive in the new life from II reign over them. Several times, they express rebelliousness and resentment. On one Peter 1. occasion, recorded in I Samuel, the people of Israel wanted a king. All the elders of Israel went to their leader and prophet Samuel and said, “Now appoint a King to lead us, such as all other nations have.” This displeased Samuel. But the LORD said to These days in our beloved India, the hot subjects that are being debated are Samuel, "Listen to the voice of the people in regard to all that they say to you, for they conversion and reconversion, or 'Ghar Vapasi'. The need of the hour is to proactively have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me from being king over them.” live our life and let the world see what genuine transformation is all about. It would (1 Samuel 8:7) Here are 3 reasons why Israel rejected the reign of God. fare well for us to multiply in our fruit bearing to the Lord as we are all engaged in the 1. Copying others: Israel wanted a king because other nations had kings. Was this business of calling people to the 'Ghar' proper. Yea according to St. Peter the Lord is tenable? No, because they forgot that they were a “peculiar people” of God. The LORD delaying His coming so that every one of his estranged child will come back home to himself was their king. In the same way, we always compare ourselves with others. The Him. The Grand Home coming party is getting ready. world sets our standards. On the contrary, our measuring scale should be to understand who we are in Christ and live accordingly. When we copy others, we accommodate many things which are not acceptable and detestable to the Lord. If we As we are in the Golden Jubilee year we are proud of our Founder and a score of want the Lord to reign over us, let us refrain from copying the world. spiritual forefathers who were visionaries. They have shaped our Mission. We stand 2. Cherishing rebelliousness: The people of Israel enjoyed blessings from God. They humbled as we try to tread on the high standards that were laid, to stand out in our wanted freedom from slavery and non-vegetarian food. The Lord provided these. own unique way in our practice and proclamation of the Gospel. Along the way, they cherished rebellious thoughts in their lives. We might sing, “All to Jesus I surrender” but in reality we do not give everything to the Lord. We hold on to a We are featuring Krishnagiri and Hosur fields this month. The church is steadily few “small” areas of our lives. We hold them firmly in our hands. Satan wants only a growing. We need to pray and encourage the small team of missionaries who work little foothold, and then he gains a stronghold. A little indulgence of Television, a little indulgence of food, fun and gossip, a little compromise here and there - such things here. The Challenge is that the area is tri-lingual as it falls on the borders of Tamil Nadu, will create a rebellious spirit in our hearts, The Lord cannot reign over us. Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Valentine day special brings out the truth of God's 3. Clear ignorance and ungratefulness: Was asking for a king wrong? The Lord was Love poignantly to a world which has grossly misunderstood the word 'LOVE'. What a the ruler of Israel. God led the people using Moses and Aaron. Later, priests and judges chance to share about God's love to a generation that is longing for true love. were raised to govern the people. The people began to worry about their next leader. Samuel was old. Their request for a king was a rejection of God's rule over them, which As we bring out the first issue in 2015, we are thankful to the Lord for each of you for displays their ignorance and ingratitude to God. Understanding that God is your valuable support in prayer, and of course your big generosity towards the orchestrating every minute detail of our lives will lead us to be submissive to His reign over us. Being thankful every moment will keep us close to God and we will enjoy being kingdom of God. Continue to pray for us as we move forward this year. led by Him. Happy reading. Being thankful is expressing gratitude to God for things that did not happen. A From all of us here worship leader challenged the people saying, “Worship God because what could have Nelson Dinakaran, Editor happened did not happen to you - an accident, a sickness, a natural calamity and so on. 2 February 2015 February 2015 3 “ This year, let us ask ourselves Bible Study every day, “Am I asking the Lord 'Our God reigns’ to reign in me, in all my desires and even in the darkest hours?' (IEM is 50! While we need to celebrate this landmark, we are conscious May the Lord reign in our hearts of the fact that “Our God reigns” and therefore we will not boast in our and may others see the same. achievements. Throughout 2015, we will be constantly reminded of Ordination by CNI Amritsar this through the Bible studies in our IEM Outreach. We take pleasure in Diocese: It was a joy to see 10 IEM sharing them with our readers) missionaries ordained on 7 December 2014 by the Most Rev P K Samantaroy, Moderator of the Church of North India (CNI) and Bishop of CNI Amritsar Diocese.