NEWS LETTER JULY 2016
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Greetings my dear brothers and sisters in Jesus’ most precious name.
In this world Our Lord takes great care of you daily and leads you in the most perfect way, remember this always!
In this world in the seen and unseen dangers we can see God’s love and care always!
From the rising to setting of the sun, the moon giving light at night, the seasons changing from time to time, the flowers blooming in their seasons, the different fruits in their seasons, behind all this we can see how much God loves and cares for mankind.
If we are Christians we must reflect Jesus through us. In our thought words and deeds we must show to the world we are Christians.
In the Holy Bible we see a blind man named Bartimaeus, the people had no mercy upon him. Even after knowing that Jesus can heal the blind, neither the people nor the disciples brought Bartimaeus to Jesus. They might have thought it better he was left blind. But Bartimaeus, on coming to know Jesus was coming his way shouted, “Jesus, Son of David have mercy on me” as we see in Mark 10:47 “And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.”
Even at that time, the people who were with Jesus warned him to keep quiet. However, Jesus cared and when Bartimaeus called to Jesus, He stood there and told His disciples to bring him near. Mark 10:49 “And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.”Jesus said to him, “Go your way, your faith has made you well”, and immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus on the road.
Make your will as one with the Lord and like Jesus let us help others with His care and compassion. Think how you can help others! Phil 2: 4 & 5 says “4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:”
Bear one another’s burdens and so fulfil the law of Christ. If you really fulfil the royal law according to the scriptures “You shall love your neighbour as yourself”, you will do well.
What is God’s thought towards man? it is that man should do well toward others. Gal 6: 9 & 10 “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.”
Adam and Eve’s next generation were Cain and Abel. Cain had no good quality, he had no fruit of love. He had only jealousy and anger because of which the countenance of his face changed. Our Lord came to him in love, and said to him in Gen 4: 6 & 7 “And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.”
On the Jericho road there were thieves to rob and hurt but at the same time there was a Good Samaritan to help. The Good Samaritan went to the injured man and bandaged his wounds, pouring oil and wine and he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him.
Likewise, you also do good deeds with Godly love toward others.
My beloved children the Lord is working since the last 13 years in Rose of Sharon Church. He is a faithful God and His word never fails.
I thank the Lord for all His blessings. Please pray for our TV programs which are broadcasted every Monday at 8 pm and every Wednesday at 9:30 pm on Shubsandesh Television Channel.
I request you all to uphold Our ministry, my family and me in your daily prayers.
May God bless you all till we meet again.
Yours in His service,
Pastor Saroja M
Praise the Lord. I had watched Pastor Saroja’s message on Shubsandesh TV and was touched by it. In faith I called and requested Pastor Saroja for prayers for me as I was suffering from fever and urine infection as I was having terrible itching which was uncontrollable. She immediately prayed for me over the phone and within a few days I am completely healed from my fever and the urine infection. Thank you very much Pastor Saroja for praying for me and all Glory to Lord Jesus.
** Sis. Manda Suryavanshi, Thane
Praise the Lord. One day while coming to Church as I was crossing the road at the bus depot, a speeding car came towards me at very great speed. I did not know what to do and just stood there. The car just stopped right in front of me with a loud breaking noise. By the grace of God I was saved from a very serious accident. I thank God for saving my life and sincerely thank Pastor Saroja for always keeping me and my family in her prayers.
** Sis. Susaimary Francis, Goregoan.
Praise the Lord. From the past 2 to 3 months, I was feeling very uneasy in the nights. I could not breathe at night and also could not sleep because of my breathing problems. I requested Pastor Saroja for prayers and she prayed for me. Within a few days I am healed from my breathing problem and also can sleep in the night very nicely. I give lots of thanks to Pastor Saroja who prayed for me and give millions of thank to our Lord Almighty who heard Pastor Saroja’s prayers and healed me. Thank you Jesus!
** Bro. Subramani Pilley, Jogeshwari
Praise the Lord. Few days before I had asked Pastor Saroja to pray for the construction work at my house as my neighbours were against the work I had planned to do at my home. She assured me of her prayers and said everything will be perfect. The work began and ended very smoothly and none of my neighbours opened their mouth against the work by God’s grace and Pastor’s prayers. I give all glory to God for always being with us and thanks to Pastor Saroja who always keeps us in her prayers.
** Bro. Joseph Arikswamy, Goregaon
Praise the Lord. I had an extra growth of muscle in my right ankle. Actually it was half removed and half was attached to my ankle which was very painful. I told this matter to Pastor Saroja who adviced me to apply the prayer oil and said it will be gone on its own. By Lord’s grace within a week it came out automatically. I give all glory to Lord Jesus for healing me from this pain and thank Pastor Saroja for her fervent prayers and advice.
** Bro. Hardik Patel, Goregaon
Praise the Lord. One day when I was working in my shop suddenly a part of slab from the ceiling wall fell down but by God’s grace no one in my shop was injured and even I was saved from the accident. I give millions of thanks to my Lord and saviour Jesus Christ who saved and protected me. I also thank Pastor Saroja for praying for me and my family always.
** Bro. Brijesh Patel, Mira Road
Praise the Lord. This testimony is on behalf of my wife Lavina. One day when she was driving back home from the Saturday healing service she realised that there was a problem in the car brake when she was trying to put brakes. She got panicked and disturbed as it had happened twice but only by the grace of God nothing happened as there was no vehicle either front or behind of the car. Our good Lord saved them from serious danger. We give all glory to God for keeping his eye upon his children and also thank our dear Pastor Saroja for always remembering us in her prayers.
** Bro. Lancelot Lobo, Mira Road
A man was sleeping at night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with bright light and the Savior appeared. The Lord told the man He had work for him to do, and showed him a large rock in front of his cabin. The Lord explained that the man was to push against the rock with all his might. This, the man did, day after day.
For many years he toiled from sun up to sun down with his shoulders set squarely against the cold, massive surface of the unmoving rock, pushing with all his might. Each night the man returned to his cabin sore, and worn out, feeling that his whole day had been spent in vain.
Seeing that the man was showing signs of discouragement, the Adversary decided to enter the picture by placing thoughts into the man’s weary mind: “You’ve been pushing against that rock for a long time, and it hasn’t budged. 
Why kill yourself over this? You’re never going to move it” —thus, giving the man the impression that the task was impossible and that he was a failure. These thoughts discouraged and disheartened the man.
“Why kill myself over this?” he thought. “I’ll just put in my time, giving just the minimum effort and that’ll be good enough.” And that’s just what he planned to do— until one day he decided to make it a matter of prayer and take his troubled thoughts to the Lord. “Lord” he said, “I’ve labored long and hard in Your service, putting all my strength to do that which You’ve asked. Yet, after all this time, I haven’t even budged that rock by half a millimeter. What’s wrong? Why am I failing?”
The Lord responded compassionately,
“My friend, when I asked you to serve Me— you accepted. I told you that your task was to push against the rock with all your strength— which you’ve done. Never once did I mention to you that I expected you to move it. Your task was to push. And now you come to Me— with your strength spent, thinking that you’ve failed. But is that really so?”
“Look at yourself. Your arms are strong and muscular. Your back sinew is mighty. 
Your hands are callused from the constant pressure; and your legs have become massive and hard. Through opposition you’ve grown much and your abilities now surpass that which you used to have. Yet you haven’t moved the rock. But your calling was to be obedient and to push and to exercise your faith and trust in My wisdom. This you’ve done. I, my friend, will now move the rock.”
At times, when we hear from God, we tend to use our own intellect to decipher what He wants. What God ACTUALLY wants is just simple OBEDIENCE and FAITH IN HIM. By all means, exercise the faith that moves mountains, but know that it’s still God who moves the mountains.
P.U.S.H. = Pray Until Something Happens! When everything seems to go wrong, just P.U.S.H. … When the job gets you down, P.U.S.H. … When people don’t react the way you think they should, P.U.S.H. … When your money looks funny and the bills are due, P.U.S.H. … When people just don’t understand you, just P.U.S.H.
Pastor Saroja M
We have not chosen God…but He has chosen us
John 15:16 “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.” God knows us much before we have known God. Imagine what a wonderful blessing this is, in our life. God has not known us when we were rich and full of enjoyment in our life, rather He has known us when we were still in sin, dungeon, sorrow and pain. Because He has lifted us up from that bondage and pit, it is from that time that He has known us. 
Ephesians 1:4 “According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:” Before God created the world, He chose us to be blameless and holy for Him. He chose to wash and cleanse our iniquities and sins. Apostle Paul says in Galatians 1:15 “But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace.” Apostle Paul was chosen in his mothers’ womb, but he did not know it, and as Saul he persecuted the children of God and went against the Israelites. This truth that he was chosen by God in his mother’s womb was not known to Paul and he did a lot of wrong against God’s children. Acts 9:1-20 “And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem. And as he 
journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man. And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus. And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink. And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord. And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth, And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight. Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem: And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name. But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel: 
For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake. And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost. And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized. And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus. And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.”Here we see the conversion of Saul into the Apostle Paul. How wonderfully God called Saul to serve Him, his name was called from the heavens and everyone around him heard this. Yes, God knows each one of us by our name, He can call out to each one of us too and speak to us likewise. Our God has chosen each one of us with a great plan, but we do not know this truth. We know that there are many chosen in the bible whom God has called by name… Jeremiah, David, little Samuel. God spoke to all these men calling them by their name. In this chosen holy temple too, the same God works even today. God will call each of us by name even today. Well, if we do not like this calling from the Lord, if we do not like the counseling and correction, then we must find another church for we are not fit to continue in this church. In this holy temple of ours, the works done here will be similar to what we have read in the bible, in olden times. 
We will not change our ways in the church, but those who are uncomfortable with it, may exit from this church anytime. We are not here to please people, but only to please God alone. It is important for us to know the truth, for the truth will set us free. The Word is the Truth. After knowing the Word, we should not behave like pigs. Yes, each one of us are chosen by God in our mother’s womb itself, just as God chose Saul and he did not know this truth and continued persecuting the children of God. Thus when God struck Saul, He told him “I have chosen you as a vessel to suffer for my people”. It is only when we know this truth that the truth will set us free. There is no partiality in this holy church of ours, everyone is treated equally before God. Just as Joshua also took a decision and said “As for me and my household, we will all serve the Lord,” similarly it is the same for me and my family for our decision too is the same. We will serve the Lord with the same zest and zeal till the last breath of our lives, and those who want to follow the Lord in this place are welcome to do so, while those who want to discontinue may also do so.
Many of us, even after we know we are chosen in our mother’s womb, do not know what kind of people we are or the work God has chosen us for. He has chosen us to be blameless and holy for Him. 
We must remember that when we were nothing, and we were in bondage and darkness, at that time God had grace and mercy upon us and chose us. 2 Timothy 2:21 “If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.”Thus we must leave all our wretchedness and filthiness behind us and accept Him, only then will He use us as His vessels for His glory alone. We can become His testimony, He may choose us for small jobs in His Holy temple. How God may use us, we do not know. This would be possible only when we believe that God has chosen us in our mother’s womb, only then He can use us for His glory. When we give ourselves into God’s hands, what does He do with us? Haggai 2:23 “In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the LORD, and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the LORD of hosts.“ Lord puts His seal upon us ‘His signet ring’. He gives us authority and power. Who can see this seal that is upon us? God can see it. The evil one can see it too. God always saves us as His own, while the evil one tries to snatch us away from Him and destroy us in this evil world. Many are called but few are chosen. We must always remember the story of the ‘Ten wise women’. All ten women were chosen, but 5 were wise while 5 were foolish. In the end the foolish 
women also run to God, knocking the door, but God refuses them saying ‘I don’t know you’. Imagine if this was to happen in our life, what a disastrous day that would be for us! God chooses us that he may make us a worthy vessel for His glory. He chooses us that we may walk blameless and holy before Him in this world. That is why God has chosen us to be His very own without any blemish. God has given His precious blood for us. When He washes us once, we are cleansed and free from our sins. We are perfectly redeemed of our iniquities and sins. After that, we must continue to live a faithful life for God. His precious blood is not like the water that flows through the taps in which we bath every day. Unlike this, when we are washed by His precious blood once, then we must continue in His faith and believe that ‘We are saved’.
In the Holy Scriptures, when we read the book of Hebrews Chapter 11 – ‘A Book on Faith’, we see how the people sacrificed their lives for God, how they fought wars and won it with God as their fighter; similarly our faith should also be the same. 
God also called Moses. Psalms 106:23 “Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.” God gave Moses the authority by putting His seal upon him. Thus when Moses asks God to forgive the Israelites, God heard Moses prayer and relented and changed His decision. God said “I will destroy them”, but when Moses interceded for them, God relented and held back his anger from the people. We know how Moses fought against Pharaoh to release the Israelites from bondage. But what did they do on the way? They started murmuring against Moses and Aaron. Thus Moses’ anger came upon the Israelites and God said “I will destroy them”, because He heard their murmurings in heaven. Many of us think that what we speak at home, no one hears. But let us fear that God hears our murmurings, because He has chosen us in our mother’s womb. He keeps His ears inclined to us and hears whatever we speak, the good and the bad. Moses waits upon the Lord God till his anger is calmed down and thus restrains God from carrying out destruction upon the Israelites.
Psalms 105:26 “He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen.” We see that in the Holy Scriptures, He called people by their name. Before Saul became Apostle Paul, God called him by his name ‘Saul’. Here we see that the Lord did not tell Moses ‘take your brother and go’, rather He said ‘take Aaron along’. Here in this verse God says “Servant Moses and chosen one Aaron”. In this earth, we may find many Aarons but we will find only one Moses, for he is one in millions. A true and faithful servant is difficult to find, and Moses was God’s servant chosen by Him. A chosen one may change his mind anytime, but a servant will never change his mind. We know what Aaron did when Moses was called by the Lord God to Mount Sinai to pick up the Ten Commandments. He made a calf of gold along with the people and started worshipping and praising it saying that ‘this is the one who brought us out of bondage’. Thus there is a big difference between the ‘Servant of God’ and a ‘Chosen one’. A servant’s way with God is very narrow, it is very difficult. God has chosen us and put His seal upon each one of us.
God could have chosen a big church with a huge congregation for His own. But His desire, was unlike what we think, for He chose this small ministry of ours. Psalms 89:3 “I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant.” God calls David ‘His servant’. It is important for us to understand the importance of being called a ‘Servant’, like He called David His servant. A man after his own heart, David was true for the Lord to the end. Even when he sinned, though a King, he humbled himself and repented before God. David was sincere to God till the end. When he was a young boy he faced Goliath. Even the King was helpless and could not help the Israelites, but David fought Goliath till he destroyed him. This is the big difference between the ‘Chosen’ and the ‘Servant’. The Chosen one can reign in a church only for certain period of time i.e. 5 years term according to the rules. He can be ousted even before time if found not efficient.
But a Servant of God is chosen by God Himself, just as God chose Moses, David to be His mighty servants. We know that Samuel went searching for Saul’s successor to David’s home. Samuel saw all of David’s brothers who were handsome and strapping, young valiant men and he thought to himself that one of them may be suitable to be the King of Israel. But God made Samuel wait till David returned home, to anoint David as the next king. This was because God chose David from his mothers’ womb. Though David was an ordinary shepherd boy and was not cared of by his family, God loved him and cared about him. God commanded Samuel to anoint David as his successor for the glory of God. We must remember that a ‘Servant’ is chosen directly by God. Psalms 89:19-20 “Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people. I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:”
We must know that when God chooses his servant, His mighty grace rests upon him, 
so that he can face challenges in his life. As Moses had God’s grace, he could sustain the murmurings of the Israelites. Even David could not rest quiet when he heard Goliath screaming and abusing the Israelites. After he was ordained the King, David faced many wars and battles, but God gave him the grace to get victory in all of them. We know that when the Philistines had captured all their wives, concubines and people, along with wealth, livestock and belongings, the Israelites started grumbling that because of David this untoward thing had fallen upon them. David cried to the Lord and gained all his strength from God alone and God helped him win the battle against the Philistines and the Israelites were restored back all that was stolen. John 1:16 “And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.” God by His grace alone anoints His servant. 1 Corinthians 1:26-27 “For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;” Yes, God chose the foolish of this world to put to shame the wise. We know that the strong, wise and valiant will never give glory to God but rather to 
themselves. Our God is a jealous God, He will never let anyone take His glory. We do get hundreds of testimonies in this place and all glory goes only to God. But if we try to take glory upon us, we will lose everything in life, we must remember our God is a jealous God. We should fear and not speak against any ‘Servant of God’. A servant of God may not know about it, but God hears from the heavens and His judgment will surely come down heavily on those who speak against His servants.
God has chosen many but has made only a few ‘His servant’. We must remember that when God chooses us to be His servant and His hand of grace rests upon us, we are blessed. When Moses was called to be God’s servant, he refused many a times, saying ‘I cannot speak fluently and boldly’. 
Even when Jeremiah was called to be God’s servant, he too gave many excuses and said ‘I stammer and cannot speak before men, I am a young boy’. But when God chooses someone to be His servant, He will also equip us with boldness and fearlessness. However much Moses and Jeremiah denied their calling, the Lord did not let them go easily but made them His servants and used them for His glory alone. Deuteronomy 28:14 “And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.” However much may be the weakness and faults of His servant, when God chooses them, He works through them His will and plan carefully and diligently. When we refuse this and do our own thing, then God will be angered and He will remove us and anoint another to do His service. We must not remain a tail but be a head. Whosoever is chosen, whosoever is called and anointed to be His servant, their work is to be obedient to God’s calling. His servant must always be diligent to His calling and keep His commandments. Our God who promises to keep His servant as the head, will always keep them as a head and never make them as a tail. Even if the people will persecute the servant, the servant must do what God has commanded him to do. We have seen in the Holy Scriptures that God had chosen His children from their mother’s womb. There is one such preacher referred to in the Scriptures, a man possessed by a legion of devils, who lived aloof in the caves and inflicted wounds on himself. He was not in his proper senses. Jesus 
sought to deliver this man, for he had been chosen in his mother’s womb. Jesus went on his way to deliver this man from this bondage of devils. He took a boat to go to the other side; immediately the evil one knowing of Jesus’ plan sent a storm into the sea. But Jesus calmed the sea and the storm and reached the other side and proceeded to the cave where this man was hiding. The man was delivered and Jesus sent the legion of devils into a nearby herd of swine and they jumped into the sea and were destroyed. Now once this man was healed, the people of the village told Jesus “leave this place and go away”. God’s only desire to come to this village was to deliver His chosen servant, for this man was a chosen vessel. When leaving this village, the man who is healed asked Jesus “Can I come with you?” To this Jesus replied “You live in this village and preach to the people how God has healed you”. This man’s life was thereafter transformed, from a man in bondage healed by God, to becoming a preacher. 
Jesus left this village and went away, while this man who was healed continued to live in this place and preach the Word of God to the lost. This is God’s mighty doing in this man’s life. This is the amazing work of God. He did not go looking for this man because he was wealthy, handsome or very learned. No, Jesus went looking out for him to deliver him out of bondage and give him freedom from evil. God loved him and used him for His glory.
Likewise, God has chosen each one of us according to His will and plan. In the most trying times in life, when we were sinners in the dungeon and wretched in the pit, God delivered us and pulled us out of the pit. We should never forget that day and the love of God; we must walk upright, blameless and holy before God at all times. We must never forget the pit from which we were drawn out. David says out of his experience, in Psalms “I was a young boy, now I am old but I have not seen a man of God begging”. David also says “Praise Him, Praise Him. Praise Him in the morning, Praise Him in the noon time, 
Praise Him when the sun goes down”. Psalms 34:1 “(A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.) I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.” We must praise God in every situation of our lives. Our mornings may be good and nights may not be so good, but even then we need to praise God continually.
May this message be a blessing in our lives. Praise the Lord!
Pastor Saroja M
ROSE OF SHARON OLD AGED HOME
My dear brothers, sisters and all our readers in Christ. I would like to share the good things in my Old Age home.
First of all the Old Age home is not like an Old aged home at all, whenever I go the old age home all my beloved ones will come and we have great joy with all the inmates. When I am not there also my beloved ones keep the place full of the presence of God. Every evening we have praise and worship at 6:30pm along with the inmates.
On 15th June we celebrated the birthday of Sis. Victoria Anchan, who is with me since the year 2003 serving the Lord in the old age home. In her life also personally she has faced many problems, misunderstandings with the staff in the old age home , some hated her and some were against her but she chose the right path as given in Luke 10:42, “But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”
Many had come to serve in the old age home and they are not here today. But by God’s grace she is still strong to serve in the old age home.
We all celebrated her birthday joyfully. She thanked the Lord that all her life’s hindrances have rolled away. 
Luke 13:24, “Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.” May the Lord bless her and use her more in the days to come.
Yours in the Lord service,
Pastor Saroja M
As we all seem to start enjoying the rainy season, it’s time to get out of the umbrellas and rain coats and enjoy the blessings of the rain. It’s the time of the year to re-think of the promise of the Lord, the RAINBOW, which is a sign of promise of the Lord to mankind.
The Lord sent his only son to set us free from our sins. This month the children were taught about sin, how it affects us and how can we free ourselves from it. They were taught about King Solomon and his wisdom and how his sins lead him to be separated from the love of the Lord. During the time when the children were asked for examples of what is sin, they where prompt in responding and explaining different types of sins. Of all the kids there was one kid Saloni who ideally is the quietest among the lot, who promptly answered saying, “sin is when the police catches you.” To her response the class had an outburst of laughter, but it’s certainly something to reflect on. 
Even the little ones in all their examples shared knew when they do wrong, its a sin and there’s someone watching them and even the government would punish us for doing wrong. However we as Christians are blessed because we have Jesus who gave his life for us to free us from sins.
Children then memorised the bible verse from Colossians 3:9,10 “Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.”
As the little ones are excited to join the new class and start of the new academic year, do continue to uphold the little ones in your prayers so they stay away from sin.
Praise the Lord….Joy Shalaka Salins
