A Message

2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14, Ps 77:1-2,11-20, Gal 5:1,13-25, Lk 9:51-62 We live in a world that speaks to us about freedom. Right or wrong people want to be free. Free birds. The world, media, technology are all pushing us toward such a world. you have the freedom of thought, freedom of speech, freedom of choice. You want to be free to do anything. More and more people are committing themselves to such a world. However in the midst of such a backdrop we as Christians and people who know and follow Christ are called to commit ourselves to the Christ of God. Our NT reading from Galatians helps us to re-look at our commitment to Christ.               The church in Galatia was new. But there was a problem. The Jews came and stirred the people. They accused Paul of not holding on to the Mosai law. Paul didn’t give importance to circumcision or even the Jewish feast. So they accused Paul that his teaching was not from Christ. They ac...

John 21:15 – 25 Many of us are Christians for years and generations. Involved in the life of the church and its activities, live wires, pillars, during the week going listening to many devotional messages on TV, other churches and preachers. Many will say I am born again, I am a committed Christian. But if Jesus came and stood in our midst this morning and looked at us as a church and said, people of God, do you love me? What will our reponse be?             The source of the Christian faith is found in the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. When Jesus was crucified it meant that everything was lost for his friends who followed him. After the resurrection Jesus appeared to many. Yet there was confusion, there was uncertainty, doubt and fear.             And so the head of the band decides to go fishing and a few others decided to follow suite. A great miracle had t...

Luke 10:25-37 Over the past week (3rd-9th July 2016) we have seen many bombs explode. Many lives have been lost. Many Muslims were deprived the opportunity to celebrate their festival. The grueling video of a black person being shot by a policeman has been seen the world over. All these events within one week continue to show us one thing. Love has grown cold. Our world is becoming a place where everyone is being seen an enemy. It is in this back drop that many of churches throughout the world today will reflect on the gospel passage we read.             The passage opens with a teacher of law coming to Jesus and asking him a question. These people were more learned than the scribes. They were skilled in the law of Moses and specialized in interpreting it. He recognizes Jesus as a teacher and asks him “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Knowing that this lawyer knew the law well Jesus asks him, “what is written in the...