[JOYnet] Please pray.
Dear Joynet brothers and sisters, This is to appreciate and thank all joynetters for making this a very powerful ministry in nourishing my spiritual needs. The thoughts we share, the spiritual encounters and experiences are all enriching others faith too. And through each mail forwarded we are proclaiming His kingdom and becoming preachers of the gospel in the cyber sense. This mail comes to you all with a prayer intention. Please pray for me as I am going to take a more responsible assignment in my professional life. Please pray that Gods will be done in my life and that I will be able to do great things for His glory and Kingdom. Thank you and God Bless Joynet! Love n prayers Sanju Chennai This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Please pray
Please pray for my uncle Rajan(Mothers Brother) who passed away in Malaysia this morning. Please pray that His soul will rest in peace of the Lord. Please pray for the family all our near and dear ones. Please pray for the funeral service also. Love and Prayers Sanju. This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] The World Cup Final - The Brazilian Samba with Jesus..
Dear friends, The last world cup finals between Brazil and Germany was a delightful treat to watch. Not bcos Brazil won it; but bcos they dedicated their victory to Jesus. Last Sunday all of us friends met at a place to pray. And after that a group of friends met together at a house for the football match. Since all of us were christians and catholics we cried out in loud praise when we saw a player praying or making the sign of the cross(Ronaldinho). All of us were thrilled to see Brazil win the world cup and then were delighted to see them all Pray together and exalting the name of Jesus. What a poweful way of EVANGELIZATION before millions of eyes over the TV As some one rightly told our lives might be the only Gospel the world will read... Towards this I am forwarding a mail which I received who also thought in similar lines ...(like most of us). Take good care and God Bless You!!! Love in Christ Sanju - Original Message - From: Jose Baby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 10:29 AM Subject: [Fwd: [indianchristianyouth] 100% JESUS] > > - Message from Unknown on Unknown - Dear friends, It was the eve of the FIFA World Cup. After our family prayer, my husband (Benji) and I were discussing about the BIG GAME to be played between BRAZIL and GERMANY the next day. We were discussing that millions all over the world would be watching this great event and how GREAT it would be if only someone shares a short gospel. We went ahead discussing that would we do any such thing if we get a chance. Forget about the football stadium but in our respective work place or college??? I personally am not too much into sports but my husband being an ardent sportsman made me watch some of these matches and together we were enjoying the finals eagerly wanting Brazil to win but at the same time not wanting our dear neighbors to loose. Yes, Brazil did take the World Cup for the fifth time but what surprised and made us spell bound was the way the Brazilian team members reacted to their victory. We saw that immediately after the match, 3 of them knelt in the middle of the ground and prayed. One stood in a corner with his hands stretched out wide and prayed. Much more, the entire team knelt down holding hands forming a chain and were PRAYING. Not just that, one had put on a t-shirt which said JESUS LOVES U, another I BELONG TO JESUS, yet another one had written on his t-shirt 100% JESUS. WOW! what a witness. At times we need not have to speak out the word of God but God gives us the wisdom to be a testimony to others, if we are in HIM. YES, the Brazilians did the same, witnessed to the whole world...millions all over the globe would have seen it. We cannot separate our faith in JESUS from our daily life if we have a constant relationship with him, although at times are overrun by a feeling of shyness which may stop us from expressing ourselves. The match is repeatedly shown in the TV and every time we see, we are so much moved and just can't stop glorifying God, praise these Brazilian Christian witness and question ourselves. Couple of weeks back we saw in the CNN news broadcast, how large number of Brazilians are converting to Pentecostals and Evangelicals. Well what I mean to say is not the denomination what is important but the BORN AGAIN experience by giving ones life to JESUS and accepting HIM alone as their personal savior. Today the German team received a very warm welcome in their country, let's see Brazils tomorrowand continue to pray LET YOUR (CHRIST'S) KINGDOM COME AND YOUR (CHRIST'S) WILL BE DONE ON THIS EARTH by being a witness ourselves. Let's try to be 100% JESUS. AMEN AMEN AMEN Blessings, Jessy Benjamin Rte du Chatelet 2 CH 1700 Fribourg Switzerland Phone: 00 41 264222610 (T/F) Mobile: 00 41 786746055 (Benji) Mobile: 00 41 763780050 (Jessy) This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Importance of claiming the precious blood of Jesus.
Dear friends in the joynet, I just framed a mail to my 1st cousin in Msia - about the importance of claiming the precious blood of Jesus - he is new to the renewal movement. At the end of which; I thought I will share a portion of the same with my brothers and sisters in the Joynet..God bless the Joynet. Love in Christ Sanju Joseph Daren, I would like to share some thoughts on the power of the precious blood of Jesus and the reason why we need to bring each one of us and our families under the influence of the precious blood. When Jesus died in the cross that painful death; He became the lamb that was slained for our sins and His Body and Blood became a sacrifice for our sins. If you look at the old testament from the time of Moses; you will find that there was always a sacrificial lamb, ram or pigeon (all innocent animals and birds in themselves) as a burnt offering to the Lord and the blood of these used to be sprinkled over the altar and the person for the forgiveness of their sins. If Jesus had not died that painful death for us in the cross there would have been no hope for us. And he gives a small hint to us as to what would have happened if he did not chose to die when he says - "Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels.."; it would have been a complete destruction of the entire mankind. He also had a greater plan - to destroy the devils kingdom and his plans for Gods Children. St. Paul says in Colossians 2:15 that he made a public debacle of the Satan and his rulers after His death in the Cross. Thats why we say in our Apostles Creed - " He descended into Hell; On the third day He rose again from the death." So if you are wondering what happened to Jesus after His death on the Cross - he went straight to Hell caught hold of Lucifer the head of the evil and made him a public debacle. He also saved many lost souls from hell. If anyone knows what happened through the cross and what is in the power of the precious blood better - it is no one else than satan himself. Thats why he flees when an exorcist( a priest / religious person) says with a cross in his hands - "Behold the Cross; Flee Band of enemies." Where the blood of Jesus Christ is claimed ; no evil can stay there. And it is only with the precious blood that we can equip ourselves for the battle in our mental and physical realms. I have a huge list of mental and physical states / areas which I bind and claim victory every day morning with the precious blood of Jesus. The list can be - fear, pride, worries, anxieties, doubts, confusion, inferiority complex, superiority complex, unforgiveness, forgetfulness, jealousy, envy, selfishness, self-righteousness, judging mentality, criticising mentality, hurt feelings, sexual thoughts, my family, my office, my talks, others tongues, my thoughts, others thoughts, my finance, vehicle etc. The days when I failed to do this I have got hit from some areas and I become suddenly low . If there are any sins associated with us or any member of our family; it becomes all the more important to claim the precious blood over our entire family tree. And if there are any inter-generational sins associated with our family we need to claim the precious blood over our ancestors. But to make this a really powerful exercise - we need to become more and more close and intimate to Jesus as a person; and we need to be anointed and moved by the Holy Spirit. Now the Holy Spirit has got a very special place to play here. He is one person in the trinity who is the most cleanest. And where there is sin; Holy Spirit will just not stay.Thats why King David in His Psalms says to the Lord in Ps 51- "Lord please do not take your Holy Spirit away from me". King David was losing the battles after his sin. One way to keep ourselves clean so that the Holy Spirit will always stay with us is by cleaning ourselves - our body, mind and soul with the precious blood of Jesus. Once this is done - we have every right to claim the fruits and gifts of the Holy Spirit - that of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, faithfulness, goodness, gentleness and self-control. And we will receive them as we are cleansed by the precious blood of Jesus..And we will realise that all that has been bogging down is suddenly replaced by a renewed confidence and happiness in the Holy Spirit. Now as to how to go about claiming the precious blood of Jesus. You can start with a short prayer session where you praise and thank Jesus for being the God of your life. Say - "Praise you Jesus, Thank You Jesus, I love you Jesus, Be the lord of my life, I praise you heavenly father, I praise you Holy Spirit..." Pray an Our Father, Make a short prayer to Mother Mary (say the Memorare with a decade of the Rosary), Make the prayer to St. Michael the Arch Angel if you know it...Start claiming the precious blood of Jesus by saying - "Jesus, I
[JOYnet] Ragging in Campus - Will Jesus like it ?
Dear brothers and sisters in the Joynet, I would like to draw your attention to a rather hushed up issue of Ragging in campuses. Two days ago after attending mass in a catholic institution I saw some juniors being escorted by their seniors with branches in their head. I immediately felt the sting of humiliation, hurt and frustration that they would be experiencing as seen from their eyes. Some people say that Ragging builds character and helps the student know their seniors well. I really do not know how far this is true except for some institutions where strict penalty is imposed on seniors who exceed their limits. But most of the stories that I have heard are horror stories of torture, humiliation and teasing all in the name of ragging. Is this really necessary and is this Christian ? Bcos most of the guys involved in ragging has told that it is their way of retaliating to their juniors of what they went through. Lets take some time to meditate on this. To me personally, it looks like an evil menace which stems from a deep sense of unforgiveness, hurt feelings, revenging attitude, etc. And if we look at the traits it defenitely does not seem to evolve from the spirit of God but the spirit of the evil one. Lets take some time to cover all the campuses in this country and the world with the precious blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. And lets also pray for a healing on all those who were subjected to wrong treatment as part of ragging. That the Lord will heal all their wounds by the power of His precious blood. Love in Christ Sanju Joseph Bangalore India. This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Mel Gibson to direct a movie on Christ
Dear brothers and sisters of the Joynet, Good to see that Mel Gibson(my favourite actor/director) is doing something good(and holy :-) ). Invite you to put some prayers for the crew of the film "Passion" so that it will become a major hit!! Hope the message of Christ, His passion and His Cross will shine and stand out through this movie. Pray that the God's Holy Spirit will work through this movie. God Bless Us! In Christ Sanju Joseph Bangalore. Hollywood star Mel Gibson is set to direct a movie about Christ's last 12 hours, played out entirely in the ancient tongues of Latin and Aramaic, US media reported. Gibson, a devout Catholic who has titled the film Passion,said filming in the ancient languages would lend the movie greater authenticity. "For me that's more real and hopefully I'll be able to transcend language barriers with filmic storytelling," Gibson told ABC News, which reported the story on it website. "No one wants to touch something in two dead languages. They think I'm insane -- maybe I am," the Australian actor joked. Shooting will take place at the Cinecitta studios just outside Rome and cave-riddled Matera in southern Italy. "It's very visual and it's about something that has affected civilisation in every possible way you can imagine," the 46-year old actor said of the age-old Christ story. Gibson has starred in the blockbuster Lethal Weapon series, Braveheart and more recently, the hit flick Signs. (AP) To know More about it : http://www.moviem.com/news.php?p=574&more=1 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/020919/228/d9ymh.html __ This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [JOYnet] Ragging in Campus - Will Jesus like it ?
Dear brothers and sisters in the Joynet, Delighted to get your response on this subject. There is a lot of meaning to the word sincerity and love when it comes to relationships because as Christians all of us are challenged to benchmark ourself with the highest degree of sincerity and love - that of our Lord Jesus hanging in the Cross; dying for our sins. Sometimes, the Lord does point back to those times in my life which were the heights of insincerity in my relationship with Jesus. It is also a time to pray for all those people who goes through similar phases of problems in their lives. I should have enjoyed ragging my juniors during my campus years; and it is true that most of them are my best friends now. But as I look back I realise I was putting two faces before my Lord who commanded me - "Do things to others; the same way as you expect them to do to you." The word is very clear that we cannot take two stands in our relationship with Jesus and to others : "I know what you have done; I know that you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were either one or the other! But because you are lukewarm, neither hot nor cold, I am going to spit you out of my mouth." (Revelation 3:15) We need to also realise that there are many youth like us out there who might not take ragging in the right sense. Fred will be court martialled by some of them for his ending remark :-)) "If ragging brings unity and love, then rag them like how Jesus ragged his disciples. Let the Seniors give a dinner party to the freshers, and let the seniors wash their feet and kiss it. You will gain the Love of the entire campus as Jesus gained the love of Gods Children." Thanks and God bless you Sanju Bangalore - Original Message - From: "Frederic Fernandez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 2:37 PM Subject: Re: [JOYnet] Ragging in Campus - Will Jesus like it ? > Dear Friends in Christ, > > Praise the Lord! > May I change the Subject to "Ragging in Campus - Do you like it?" (Because, Jesus is supposed to be living in us and we in HIM). > Christian Life is called "The Way" because, Christ is "The Only Way". We are called to be Children of the Living God, which means, we are called to be Christs, being united with him in body and spirit through the Holy Eucharist. > > Just one thought will give us the answer to this discussion. "If Jesus Christ was to study in a modern day college / Institution, Will he be involved in ragging trying to prove his seniority or whatever?" > > Throughout the Gospels, do we find any instance where Jesus is laughing at someone or teasing someone OR making someone a laughing stock? He was busy with the Father's work from his early ages as we all know. > > --- > Gal 5: 16-26 > Therefore I say to you: walk according to the Spirit and do not give way to the desires of the flesh! For the desires of the flesh war against the spirit, and the desires of the spirit are opposed to the flesh. Both are in conflict with each other, so that you cannot do everything you would like. But let the Spirit lead you: this has nothing to do with submitting to the Law. > > You well know what comes from the flesh: immorality, impurity and shamelessness, idol worship and magic, hatred, jealosy and violence, anger, ambition, division, factions, and ency, drunkenness, orgies and the like. I again say to you what I have already said: those who do these things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. > > But the fruit of the Spirit is charity, joy and peace, patience, understanding of others, kindness and fidelity, gentleness and self-control. For such things there is no Law or punishment. Those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its vices and desires. > > If we live by the Spirit, let us live in a spiritual way. Let us not be conceited; let there be no rivalry or envy of one another. > --- > > If ragging brings unity and love, then rag them like how Jesus ragged his disciples. Let the Seniors give a dinner party to the freshers, and let the seniors wash their feet and kiss it. You will gain the Love of the entire campus as Jesus gained the love of Gods Children. > > As mentioned by Sanju Joseph, let us pray that the Spirit of the Living God may work through us wherever we are. > > With Love and prayers, > Fred / Bangalore. > > > This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To subscribe to this mailing list, visit > http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet > For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact > [EMAIL PROTE
[JOYnet] St. Theresa of Child Jesus.
Today is the feast of St. Theresa of Child Jesus - the wonder working saint. Please take some time off to make this short novena to Her. God bless you all. Sanju/Blore. O glorious Saint Theresa, whom Almighty God has raised up to aid and counsel mankind, I implore your Miraculous Intercession. So powerful are you in obtaining every need of body and soul, our Holy Mother Church proclaims you a Prodigy of Miracle. The Greatest Saint of Modern Times. Now I fervently beseech you to answer my petition on (mention here) and to carry out your promises of spending Heaven doing good upon earth of letting fall from heaven a Shower of Roses. Henceforth, dear Little Flower, I will fulfill your plea to be made known everywhere and I will never cease to lead others to Jesus through you. St. Theresa, The Little Flower, please pick me a Rose from the heavenly garden and send it to me with a message of love. Ask God to grant me the favor I thee implore and tell him I will love him each day more and more. Amen. Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be. This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Tune your ears to the Lord..A prayer Request
Dear brothers and sisters of the Joynet, Lord often speaks to us in whispers and through visions.. But we need to be tuned to Him so that we will not miss out those subtle but important messages. This mail comes to you with a special prayer request for my brother and friend Rev Satish Babu. Please keep him, his ministry and family in your prayers.The past one week whenever I was praying; I was seeing a gas cylinder and I was not able to discern it (and ignored it also). Now I know Why ! Be tuned to God - He is always talking to us!! And be very very serious about what He says! I am attaching a testimony/portion of the mail from Babu Chettan (as I call him) of how the good Lord keeps his children safe from all dangers. He is a being used by Lord for His kingdom : to preach the Good News to people of different walks of life in North India - like the Rajputs of Rajasthan, Muslims and many Hindus... As you read this mail please take some time off to put some pray for Him and His family.He is strongly into the area of deliverance ministry -- which means he needs more prayer support. So pls do pray for Him. Love in Jesus and Mother Mary Sanju Joseph From: "Rev S Babu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Sanju Joseph" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Fw: car burning Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2002 13:16:43 +0530 What happened, on Sunday, 29th Sept, after our Ajmer church worshiping, I wanted to go to Riyan badi. On Saturday, our staff and children from Riyan Badi joined together at Ajmer, and we had a happy time on the Sunday worship, with all children and our staff plus our believers. Evening at 6 pm we all were moving out towards Riyan, two staff and three children were with me in our Gypsy, which is given me one person for our training programme. The Gypsy is old vinatage and 1984 model fitted with LPG connection. Thew Gypsy was driven by me . At about 7.15pm, Gypsy reached one km before to Riyan, suddenly, Gypsy got fired and I dont know what happend, I stopped the vechile and by the Grace of God, I managed to pullout all pasengers from the gypsy and atlast I removed LPG cylinder from the vehicle. During that time, the vehicle got completely fired and could have happened anything, but He gave me the caurage to do the thing in a right way and by His grace only, we all escaped from the fire (Isa 43:2) The place where Gypsy got fire, was in the wilderness, no water or sand available, and road was full of dark. I got a little burned on my left hand when I snatched my Bible from the gyspy and now it is ok. Yes, God miraculously helped us out from the burning Gypsy, and not even one scratches happend to anyone. But the vehicle was totally burned out(See the picture) all books and other metrials were burned out. No problems, but we are safed. Why such things happended in my life? Becoz God wanted to show His mighty hand and have a great purpose behind it. I know our God is going to use me in a mighty way. I am sure, he will give me another good vehicle for His Vineyard. No matter what happend today, but tommorrow He will give me a right and good path to way towards the harvest. Anyway, as a human being I depressed and shocked very much because I have never witnessed such accident. Suppose it had heppended in the midst of any city, and nobody will get chance to escapethen what ??? Yes God is great all the times! When we are facing such testing, never loose our heart. Now I am perfectly OK, by this testimony, yesterday I had a great meeting in Kundan Nagar and six people got saved and they accepted Jesus as their personal saviour. Praise the Lord. So dont worry, when we face such testing. Trust in the Lord and He will sustain us from the all the cirumstances and situations. With luv and regards In His Warfare Babu chettan This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] St. Mary Magdalene.
f torments in eternity. Turn to my good that ready access that you once had and still have to the spring of mercy. Draw me to him dear St. Mary Magdalene where I may wash away my sins; bring me to him who can slake my thirst; pour over me those waters that will make my dry places fresh. You will not find it hard to gain all you desire from so loving and so kind a Lord, who is alive and reigns and is your friend. For who can tell, beloved and blest of God, with what kind familiarity and familiar kindness he himself replied on your behalf to the calumnies of those who were against you? How he defended you, when the proud Pharisee was indignant, how he excused you, when your sister complained, how highly he praised your deed, when Judas begrudged it. And, more than all this, what can I say, how can I find words to tell, about the burning love with which you sought him, weeping at the sepulchre, and wept for him in your seeking? Hear me, for your love, and for the dear merits of your beloved Mary, and your blessed Mother, the greater Mary. Redeemer, my good Jesus, do not despise the prayers of one who has sinned against you but strengthen the efforts of a weakling that loves you. O Lord Jesus Christ; who delivered St. Mary Magdalene from the evil spirit that tormented her; come now and deliver us and all our near and dear ones from the attacks of the devil by the intercession of Mother Mary and St. Mary Magdalene. Shake my heart out of its indolence, Lord, and in the ardour of your love bring me to the everlasting sight of your glory where with the Father and the Holy Spirit you live and reign, God, for ever. We put these petitions through St. May Magdalene our patron saint. Amen. Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory Be. Bye for Now! In the love of Jesus, Mother Mary and St. Mary Magdalene Sanju Joseph Bangalore. This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join To get a standard help message on the list services send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Re [JOYnet] St. Mary Magdalene.
Dear Lyann, We are not very sure whether it is St. Mary Magdalene. The bible does not tell that the woman referred to as a "sinner" in (Luke 7 : 36-50) is St. Mary Magdalene. But we assume that she is St. Mary Magdalene bcos of the close proximity of her reference along with other women in Luke 8 :2 . Be very sure that the Mary referred to in Luke 8 :2 is indeed St. Mary Magdalene as the same is said in Mark 16 : 9 . Please correct me if I am wrong on this. In the love of Jesus Sanju Bangalore. - Original Message - From: "lyann dandge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 5:23 PM Subject: Re [JOYnet] St. Mary Magdalene. > Dearest friend, > Please Clarify re this : > > It is believed that St.Mary Magdalene was the sinner referred to in > >(LUKE > >7:36-50) who anointed Jesus' feet at the banquet of Simon, the Pharisee. We > >see Jesus appreciating her act of faith and forgiving her sins. > > > Is it true that Mary Magdalene is the same person who is referred in thisw > above passage, becuase one brother who comes to our parish told me that this > mary is different and that mary magdalene are different. Please Clarify. > > Love in christ Lyann > > > > >From: "Sanju Joseph" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: "Sanju Joseph" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: [JOYnet] St. Mary Magdalene. > >Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 15:44:54 +0530 > > > >Dear brothers and sisters of the the JoyNet, > > > > Saints are special people from whom we can draw a lot of inspiration > >in > >our Christian Walk. They are people according to St. Paul who .."First gave > >themselves to the Lord; and then by God's will they gave themselves to us > >as > >well" 2 Cori 8 : 5. I would like to share my thoughts on the life of this > >beautiful saint - St. Mary Magdalene who appears so many times in the Bible > >as > >a person so intimate in serving Jesus. She is without doubt a powerful > >intercessor for us to Jesus. > > > > It is believed that St.Mary Magdalene was the sinner referred to in > >(LUKE > >7:36-50) who anointed Jesus' feet at the banquet of Simon, the Pharisee. We > >see Jesus appreciating her act of faith and forgiving her sins. > > > >The gospel also suggests that St. Mary Magdalene used to help Jesus and > >his > >ministry financially as is revealed in (MRK 15:41, 16:1; LUK 8:3). God used > >Mary Magdalene and many other women to support Jesus and his disciples > >financially. (MAT 27:55; MAR 15:41). > > > >The gospel also speaks about Her being delivered from demonic > >possession. > >She was one person who was desperately in need of divine intervention and > >we > >see that she attains it through Jesus Christ the great Deliverer. MARK 16:9 > >says that seven demons had been driven out of her by Jesus. > > > >St. Mary Magdalene after her encounter with Christ and His saving love > >was > >steadfast in her faithfulness in following Him even under severe > >persecution > >till the foot of the Cross with His Mother.(MATHEW 27:55; MARK 15:40; LUKE > >23:49; JOHN 19:25). > > > >We also see St. Mary Magdalene keen to anoint Jesus at the time of > >entombment after his death. The bible says that she purchased the spices > >for > >the anointing of Jesus body at the tomb. (MARK16:1) > > > > St. Mary Magdalene reveals her deep commitment to Lord Jesus in John > >20 : > >11 when we see her crying bitterly at the Lords tomb and when she complains > >to > >the Angels seated in the tomb - " They have taken "my Lord" away ..." We > >also > >see St. Mary Magdalene sprinting to the disciples to inform them about the > >empty tomb. Because of her great love and faith she gets the rare > >oppurtunity > >to speak and listen to the voice of the Angels of God. The angel said to > >the > >women, 'Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who > >was > >crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the > >place where he lay.'" > >MATH 28:5,6 > > > > And finally we see Jesus Himself rewarding her commitment, by revealing > >first to her; after His resurrection and calling her " Mary " and she > >responding as "Rabboni" - a word full of love and faithfulness. > > > > St. Mary Magdalene is one of my favourite woman in the New Testament; > >after > >Mother Mary
[JOYnet] You ask for 150 and the Lord provides 300 !!
My dear brothers and sisters in the Joynet, I would like to share an experience where I(and my family) could truly experience the power of Jehovah Jireh - Our Mighty ProviderMy elder brother had recently moved into Kochi to head the customer relations for an MNC bank there. As you might be knowing it was raining buckets in Kerala during the past week. The inaugural ceremony and the proceedings were scheduled to happen on the 16th. All through out the 13 - 15th it was raining unceasingly in Kochi. I knew this well bcos I was also there to spend my pooja holidays. There was severe pressure on my brother to get the business crowd of Kochi for the opening ceremony. The rain was playing "spoil-sport" on all the days of efforts that had gone for the ceremony. All the top brass of the bank had flown down from Mumbai/Chennai to Kochi. My brother was requesting me and my parents to agree with him in prayer that the skies will become clear and to lead at least 150 people to the Hotel Taj where the ceremony was being held. Secretly; I was praying to God - "Lord! The skies, the earth , the stars belong to you. Just hold this rain in your palms for a day and BRING 200 people to the Venue." And the Lord did a perfect job. Not only did He stop the rain - He brought 300 people of the elite business crowd and the hotel ran out of food... My brother asked for 150, I asked for 200 and God provided 300 !! What an awesome God we Serve !!! Many people might have prayed for the rains to stop - but for me personally it is a positive stroke of faith and I wanted to testify the same. Hallelujah!!! My dear brothers and sisters I can say from my experience that the most powerful prayer warriors in the world are right there in your house - as a parent , a brother, a wife or an aunt. So if you are in dire need of prayers - ask one of them or all of them to pray for you ! You will get the best prayer support you can ask for in the world. And if there is a weak link in your family who is not very much in prayer.. Put a word to him/her also to pray for you; no matter how that person reacts; and then ask the Heavenly Father to answer the prayer to increase the faith of that person. You will get a miracle!! And had the person prayed for you or not - He/She is going to be stunned when you give a praise and thanks report . ! Ur brother in Christ Sanju Blore This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join To get a standard help message on the list services send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Jesus - name above all names.
Dear brothers and sisters in the Joynet, I would like to share an experience which I had yesterday night by which I was convinced of the power that we have inherited in the Name of Lord Jesus Christ. Yesterday after finishing my work early I was heading home when I felt the spirit of the Lord asking me to turn my bike and go for the evening mass at Infant Jesus Church here in Bangalore. So I reached a bit early to the church at 7 pm when the Holy mass actually starts at 7.30 pm. I had a very beautiful time before the blessed sacrament as I was sitting straight across the Lord; and an empty church is the best retreat centre in the world for me. I was sitting on the centre and the church has got seats on the left and right side. By 7.25 pm the church got almost full except for a few seats in the front row. I saw a woman well-dressed, good looking and in her fourties walking in through the left side. She was a bit confused and I prayed God to direct her to the first row which was vacant. Now by the time she was about to sit and settle down I felt the Lord asking me to look at her intently. I could sense that there was something wrong here bcos even after sitting down she was disturbed and was looking around. And then she looked at me with a burning scorn in her eyes and I could sense that this was the wrong guy. My little experience with the people who are in deliverance ministries have taught me that eyes of an afflicted person speaks volumes on whether there is any evil spirit involved with that person. With all the power I have accumulated over the past 25 mts of prayer in that church I said - " u spirit of darkness I command u to leave in the name of Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth." And I called upon all my dear people - Mother Mary, St. Michael, St. Gabriel and all the heavenly armies. To my great joy; the next thing I found was the same person jumping up from the seat in an instinct and leaving the church the same way she came; but this time at a brisker pace :-) And what an anointed eucharistic celebration it was last night which made it one of the most memorable days of my life. Be convinced of the name and power we have inherited in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to which all powers, dominations and sects are humbly submissive. And plead to the Holy Spirit to direct and discern your steps and do not hesitate to claim the name of Lord Jesus Christ to break down the enemy. God bless us. In the love of Jesus and Mother Mary Sanju Joseph Blore. This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join To get a standard help message on the list services send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [JOYnet] Is JOYnet helping you??????
Dear brothers and sisters in the Joynet, This is to acknowledge and thank the Lord for the Joynet. Cos this is defenitely helping my spiritual walk with the Lord. Thanks to my dear friend Giju (George) who towed me in when I was in Chennai. I guess I was a silent joynetter for a long time (3 years). Maybe God wanted it like that. As the word says - To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.(Ecc 3). Defenitely; over the past 3 years or so, this wonderful network has been nourishing my soul and I am thankful to God and each one of you for that. My colleagues used to pull me then saying - "Sanju gets more mails than the Group Head." Bcos sometimes the inbox used to pile up when there is a heated discussion. After coming to Blore; it came out more than once while praying with my spiritual elder that I need to start giving(spiritually). I was wondering as to how I will do that - till I realized that everyday is a miracle to be shared in the Joynet. A belated Happy Birthday to the Joynet and God bless this network abundantly. Surprised that we had not taken any birthday resolutions :-) 1. Can we introduce atleast 5 of our friends/colleagues to the Joynet as a birthday gift ? 2. Can we make it a point that we share about Gods love to the net atleast once a week/2 weeks? 3. Can we dedicate a decade(a bead) of the Rosary for the Joynet or the Joynetters? I guess there can be many more additions. One assured way to gain spiritual blessings is bu giving the same cos He loves a cheerful giver. "You should each give what you have decided in your heart to give. You shouldn't give because you are forced to. God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to shower all kinds of blessings on you." 2 Corinthians 9:7-8 Bye for now. God bless us... In Jesus + Mother Mary Sanju Blore. This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join To get a standard help message on the list services send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] prayer request
Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Joynet, Just back after Diwali holdiays... This mail comes to you all with a prayer request. I am shifting to a new house this week. There are so many things to be done at short notice. Please pray that God will guide all things according to His plan. And that I will have a great time with the Lord in the new house. Wish you all a Happy Diwali !! In Jesus Sanju Blore. This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join To get a standard help message on the list services send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [JOYnet] Query : God or Parents ??
Lord stressed upon the importance of parents ages ago when he framed the 10 commandments at Mount Sinai. And he gave it as the 4th commandment "Honour your father and your mother so that you will live a long time in the land that the Lord your God is going to give you". It is worthy to note that this commandment has superceded (in the order) over the other commandments like - "You must not murder anyone.", "You must not steal" etc. God acknowledges and teaches us to honour our parents bcos they have the power to really bless their children and make them prosperous... But at the same time he made no mistakes while defining His relationship with mankind. For the same reason He made his intentions very clear thru the first commandment - " You must not have any other Gods except me." He went ahead to say that He is a jealous God and we should not worship any other idols (man made Gods). Any relationship that exceeds our love to God naturally becomes an idol in our life and therefore tends to breach the first commandment. Bcos He is a jealous God. We can apply this law to any relationship - towards children, towards wife, towards fiancee, towards money and so on. And it was this jealousy of God that put Abraham to test when Sara bore a son for him, Isaac at their old age. Imagine what would have happened if Abraham had succumbed to the innocent questions of Isaac and decided that his only child is greater for him than his God. And we see that God kept quiet till the knife was pulled out to kill Isaac. Once God made sure that Abraham's relationship with God is greater than even to his only son - He decided to bless Abraham(like the stars in the sky, sand in the sea shore etc. etc. etc...) I had seen some of my friends (who were strong people in prayer) break down after marriage just bcos the priorities changed. So it is God first and parents next.. God first and children next.. God first and spouse next.. God first and job next.. God first and money next.. etc. etc. Else , you are asking for trouble. Love in Christ Sanju Blore. This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join To get a standard help message on the list services send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] God in my journey home and back
I had gone home(Trivandrum) for my Diwali holidays.. I was travelling by bus both sides. On my journey home, there was a catholic nun in the bus.. I love catholic priests and nuns for the simple fact that they gave their life to serve God and His people. But this sister was special. I noticed that she was a very graceful person and she was praying the rosary right from the moment she stepped in and settled down in the bus. She was sitting in the front(single) seat with a big rosary in her hand. It was really heartening to note that many young people in the bus also acknowledged her presence. An youngster offered her to pack her luggage on the top. Another person offered her the front single seat and he decided to take a rear seat. I also saw another person offering to stretch the seat out for her if that makes her comfortable. When the bus stopped for a break I went forward and offered her my biscuits - she gave a gentle squeeze on my hands and said - "Thank you son". It sure made my trip.. I felt then that this is going to be one of the safest bus I had ever travelled cos here is a child of God right in front of the bus praying the rosary..And it was indeed a very safe journey. My return journey started with a miracle from God. I was supposed to travel in the last seat in the bus. I made a short prayer before leaving my house asking Lord to do a miracle by giving me a front seat. I was stunned when the driver offered me the boarding pass with seat no.9 a good single seat on the left side(as I was craving for). I asked him to check whether it was the last seat to avoid any possible embarassments later, but the front seat was confirmed. I was able to pray a few rosaries from the time I got into the bus. The Lord was directing me to make some special prayers of protection at times. I would like to relate one incident - As the bus was nearing Alleppey a person overtook the bus in a scooter and stopped it right in front of the bus. He brought the entire NH47 to a stand still. He was abusing the driver and trying to force open the drivers door. The second driver and the cleaner stepped out and pacified him . It seems that person was drunk. After sometime the bus again stopped at another traffic junction and again he stopped his scooter and came to the driver and he was again showering abuses. It was evident that he was just showing off his might as being a native of that land - with the drivers speaking in Tamil . I was angry at his arrogance and my first instinct was to get out of the bus and give him a decent bash. But then as St. Paul has said - Our weapons are divine and they are more powerful. So I decided to pray for him. I made a binding prayer up on this angry young man. And our merciful God who trapped the wheels of the chariots of the Egyptians in the sea knew where to strike. He spared the angry young man but he did not spare his scooter.. When the traffic cleared I saw the young man jumping and kicking the scooter but the scooter was stubbron not to start :-) :-) The last thing I saw of him was he pushing his scooter to a side to save himself from the swelling traffic behind him. I was literally jumping inside the bus at this sight. After some distance the bus stopped for taking more passengers and this person could have easily caused a commotion then .. had his scooter relented. Our God is truly MIGHTY IN BATTLES... Love Sanju Joseph Blore. This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join To get a standard help message on the list services send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [JOYnet] Vastu Shastra
At times, I hit the bed and it is after a few minutes I realise that I am not sleeping.. Now if I do not sleep properly 2 things can happen - I will be very tired at the office the next day, I will not be able to attend the early morning mass. So I make a prayer to the Lord - " Lord I bind all thoughts/blocks affecting my sleep which is not from you I bind it now with the blood of Lord Jesus Christ and in the name of Lord Jesus Christ." I drop into a sound sleep.. I also ask for the grace to wake up in the morning and bind all laziness/blocks in reaching the Church in time for the mass ... A small exercise but a very effective one too... I personally feel anything that does not glorifies God and His Kingdom is against God. And I would rather stay away from it...Besides we are dealing with the most cunning and wretched creature of the world the devil.. And he has some smart but failed plans to destroy/weaken the faithful. Here is what the catholic church teaches about the same. (Source : Catechism of the Catholic Church - I carry this book with me whenever I speak to my dear brothers in the Protestant Church on my faith:-):-) And yes I have quite a lot of em :-) ). May be the list would have contained Reiki, Vastu etc. etc. had the same be popular in Rome at the time this book was written. 2116. "All forms of DIVINATION are to be rejected: recourse to Satan or demons, conjuring up the dead or other practices falsely supposed to 'unveil' the future.[Cf. Deut 18:10 ; Jer 29:8 .] Consulting horoscopes, astrology, palm reading, interpretation of omens and lots, the phenomena of clairvoyance, and recourse to mediums all conceal a desire for power over time, history, and, in the last analysis, other human beings, as well as a wish to conciliate hidden powers. They contradict the honor, respect, and loving fear that we owe to God alone." 2117. "All practices of magic or sorcery, by which one attempts to tame occult powers, so as to place them at one's service and have a supernatural power over others - even if this were for the sake of restoring their health - are gravely contrary to the virtue of religion. These practices are even more to be condemned when accompanied by the intention of harming someone, or when they have recourse to the intervention of demons. Wearing charms is also reprehensible. Spiritism often implies DIVINATION or magical practices; the Church for her part warns the faithful against it. Recourse to so-called traditional cures does not justify either the invocation of evil powers or the exploitation of another's credulity. " 2138. "Superstition is a departure from the worship that we give to the true God. It is manifested in idolatry, as well as in various forms of DIVINATION and magic. " More details: http://www.christusrex.org/www1/CDHN/comm1.html#BEFORE Love and prayers Sanju Dear Joynetters, Let me share few of my experiances.You don't need to accept vasthushastra in toto.But certain things in vasthu sastra are scientific and based on facts-like magnetic field and sunlight.Last year i heard a talk by eminent scholar IG of Police Mr Alexander Jacob where he specified the direction in which you should sleep,How to study and which direction to face.Thease were all based on Facts and statistics.I myself had very troubled sleep for years.But when i changed the direction i am getting good sleep now.Mr Alexander Jacob who is a Bible scholar, and one who gives classes in schools alover the state gives the importance of the direction.So you cannot turn away from Vasthushastra just because it is an Hindu way.Why not we adopt some of the Good aspects in it. With Love in Jesus Jose This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join To get a standard help message on the list services send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [JOYnet] Vastu Shastra
Sometimes I hit the bed and it is after a few minutes I realise that I am not sleeping.. Now if I do not sleep properly 2 things can happen - I will be very tired at the office the next day, I will not be able to attend the early morning mass. So I make a prayer to the Lord - " Lord I bind all thoughts/blocks affecting my sleep which is not from you I bind it now with the blood of Lord Jesus Christ and in the name of Lord Jesus Christ." I drop into a sound sleep.. I also ask for the grace to wake up in the morning and bind all laziness/blocks in reaching the Church in time for the mass ... A small exercise but a very effective one too... I personally feel anything that does not glorifies God and His Kingdom is against God. And I would rather stay away from it...Besides we are dealing with the most cunning and wretched creature of the world the devil.. And he has some smart plans to destroy the faithful. Here is what the catholic church teaches about the same. (Source : Catechism of the Catholic Church - I carry this book with me whenever I speak to my dear brothers in the Protestant Church :-):-) And I have quite a lot of em :-) ). May be the list would have contained Reiki, Vastu etc. etc. had the same be popular in Rome at the time this book was written. 2116. "All forms of DIVINATION are to be rejected: recourse to Satan or demons, conjuring up the dead or other practices falsely supposed to 'unveil' the future.[Cf. Deut 18:10 ; Jer 29:8 .] Consulting horoscopes, astrology, palm reading, interpretation of omens and lots, the phenomena of clairvoyance, and recourse to mediums all conceal a desire for power over time, history, and, in the last analysis, other human beings, as well as a wish to conciliate hidden powers. They contradict the honor, respect, and loving fear that we owe to God alone." 2117. "All practices of magic or sorcery, by which one attempts to tame occult powers, so as to place them at one's service and have a supernatural power over others - even if this were for the sake of restoring their health - are gravely contrary to the virtue of religion. These practices are even more to be condemned when accompanied by the intention of harming someone, or when they have recourse to the intervention of demons. Wearing charms is also reprehensible. Spiritism often implies DIVINATION or magical practices; the Church for her part warns the faithful against it. Recourse to so-called traditional cures does not justify either the invocation of evil powers or the exploitation of another's credulity. " 2138. "Superstition is a departure from the worship that we give to the true God. It is manifested in idolatry, as well as in various forms of DIVINATION and magic. " More details: http://www.christusrex.org/www1/CDHN/comm1.html#BEFORE Love and prayers Sanju Post your ad on Yahoo! India Autos.Check out the used Maruti, Fiat and Ford models on sale now. This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join To get a standard help message on the list services send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Love the overriding factor - 1 Corinthians 13
My dear brothers and sisters in the Joynet, St. Paul says - We might be blessed with all spiritual gifts but if we do not have love then everything is in vain. I think we need to take this as a thumbrule in our journey through the Joynet. Love needs to be the overriding factor that binds us all together. Discord and disunity are the seeds of the evil one and we need to be aware of it and bind it even before it grips us.. I pray that no weapon formed against us shall stand and all plans for God's children will be foiled in Jesus mighty name. It is good that we run once thru what St. Paul warned us in 1 Corinthians 13 as it can really leads to greater heights of spirituality. God bless us abundantly... If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing. 4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 8Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. 11When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. 12Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. 13And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. God fill our hearts with Your love!!! Sanju Catch all the cricket action. Download Yahoo! Score tracker This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join To get a standard help message on the list services send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Thanks for your prayers.
Dear brothers and sisters in the Joynet, This is to thank and praise God for the beautiful new house he Has provided me. I had shifted to the new house and I had asked the Joynet to pray for this.. Thanks to dr. jomon for reminding me about this. Sometimes I am so ungrateful to acknowledge His blessings. Thanks for your prayers.. There was a dog which was troubling me whenever I moved in and out of the house. After putting some prayers he is not to be seen now a days... Praise the Lord ! Thanks again ...Love Sanju Catch all the cricket action. Download Yahoo! Score tracker This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join To get a standard help message on the list services send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Science and the Kingdom of God !
Dear Joynet Brothers and Sisters, When I saw this discussion regarding the relevance of science; 3 people's picture came into my mind - 1. The first person is an uncle who used to be a good friend of my dad. Since my parents work in ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) I had the honor to see some of the best brains and technocrats in the world at work rather closely. One day, on my way back from college I saw this Uncle chasing some butterflies with a bunch of grass in his hands all over the road. This uncle was a division head of a critical division. Later my Dad explained that this particular person had developed some mental problems due to the intense research and development. 2. The second person I had met during one of the Microsoft .Net platform launch 2 years back. He was the self proclaimed - "Microsoft Technology Evangelist". I do not remember even a word that he said. He was a beefy(and beery :-) ) character just trying to popularize the product with! some weird technical jargon. 3. The third person is again some one related to software development. I did not see this person but my brother attended his talk which was on a particular Data Mining technology. He was explaining things in a crystal clear way and went deep in to the areas where needed and when prompted. It seems he summed up his session like this. "Now I would like to speak a few things on the greatest inspiration of my life my Lord Jesus Christ". My brother was saying that he held the audience in pin-drop silence for the last 5 mts of his talk ie. when he explained how his relationship with the Lord guides his work and his career. There was a time when I believed that degrees and doctorates and the no. of research papers that you make - guages ones wisdom; until I made Wisdom Chapter 9 a part of my life. I see the first person( and also the second person) I referred to as those who fall under the category of 1 Corinthians 1:18-21 For God ! says, "I will destroy all human plans of salvation no matter how wise they seem to be, and ignore the best ideas of men, even the most brilliant of them. So what about these wise men, these scholars, these brilliant debaters of this world's great affairs? God has made them all look foolish and shown their wisdom to be useless nonsense. For God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never find God through human brilliance, and then he stepped in and saved all those who believed his message, which the world calls foolish and silly." The third person is the one I can relate to those of whom Job mentioned when he said that the fear of the Lord is the beginning wisdom and to depart and refrain from evil is to understand wisdom. Somedays I walk into a hotel / cafeteria and hear the voice of one of my brothers in software development shouting at the height of his voice on some "bleeding edge technology". I just hoped that he took a bre! ak and looked up and repeat as Solomon did - "Indeed, though one be perfect among the sons of men, if Wisdom, who comes from you, be not with him, he shall be held in no esteem." My opinion is that all elements of science comes from God and He is the giver of all wisdom and understanding. To question and change the laws and equilibrium of nature with the same wisdom will invite the wrath of God.. LoveSanju Catch all the cricket action. Download Yahoo! Score tracker This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join To get a standard help message on the list services send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [JOYnet] Criticism
Yes, I strongly feel that we should not criticise the clergy as they are chosen people of God. My dad used to advise me right from my childhood days never to get into an argument with a priest / nun cos we have no right on them. And if they shed a tear; God will hold us accountable for it. The following thought is something which I often contemplate on and I am happy that this brother had also seconded it. > Have we ever tried to look into the life of our > priest where some leave in > utter lonliness and despair but still strugle to > keep their commitment to > the church. Have we seen old priest harrowing there > time with no one to > share with. Inspite of all this they struggle to > keep their commitment to > christ and church. Love in Jesus Sanju --- Vimal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello all, > > I aggry with Ms : Mary Jacobs. It is our call to > reform church but that > reformation does not come by criticising the church > or giving head to > untoward critisism. Most of us expect high > standards from our priest and > ofcourse we must do so. But we always undermine the > fact they are also human > beings like us. What have they got that we haven't ? > What they lack that we > have ? We all have equal reward in the glory of > christ. remeber the fable of > the farmer who employed workers at differen times of > the day and gave them > all the same reward.( I can't imagine sharing the > same reward as that of > st:paul when i'm there, this always baffles me:) ). > > Let's not undermine the fact that they are humans > when we critisice them nor > attribute them with super human credentials. When i > think of fathers the > first thing that always comes to mind is the > sacrifice that they have made > for the church and for the chirst in disowning a > life long companionship. > Have we ever tried to look into the life of our > priest where some leave in > utter lonliness and despair but still strugle to > keep their commitment to > the church. Have we seen old priest harrowing there > time with no one to > share with. Inspite of all this they struggle to > keep their commitment to > christ and church. > > And when at times they fail or seems to fail we all > pound on them to tear > them apart. How cruel it for us to do that. And who > is the one who shout at > them. The very people who enjoy all the pleasures of > life and still in their > greediness look out for 'greener pastures' (sorry i > don't want to sound > accusing). Just tink of each one of us who are > raised and are in the family > but still find difficult keep our holiness and > commitment to GOD. > > How greater must be their struggles in comparison > with us. > > Each time we laity open our mouth to critisice the > clergy remeber that they > ar not likes but facing stonger struggles and are > attacked more powerfully > by satan 'coz he know when he gets a priest he can > take along with him a > whole parish. > > So it becomes our duty to pray for them more and > more rather than standing > back and criticising them. > > Remember they give birth to jesus every day in holy > mass > Remember when they say ur sins are forgiven our sins > are forgiven > And Remember this is what they are called for and > these things happen not > 'coz of the standard of their life but by the > anoinment from God. > > WARNING ! (I really mean this) > Thing twice before criticising a preist the anointed > of the mos holy ONE, ur > r confronting god. > > ERRATA > This is not directed towards any individual but just > expressing my anguish > on this matter. > > Let's all pray that god gives us more wisdom to > appreciate priesthood and > love our priests. > > God bless u all > vimal > > - Original Message - > From: "Mary Jacobs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 9:41 PM > Subject: Re: [JOYnet] naughty Bishop !! > > > Hi Friends, > > Forgive me but I don't think we should pay much > attention to articles such > as these. While it may be true that this has > happened, it does us no good > (nor the church for that matter) to read & dwell on > these types of matters. > By doing that, we are only feeding into the media's > gross invitation to mock > the Catholic church. Perhaps this priest did make a > mistake but who are we > to judge. This whole incident is not relevant to > our spiritual growth or to > our faith and morale as Catholics in any way. I'm > sure the powers that be > in Rome fuelled by the wisdom of the Holy Father > will resolve this issue and > we need not think, worry or talk about it. > > I mean no offense to anyone but please in the > future, let's really think > about what we're posting. If it's not to anyone's > benefit or advantage (in > terms of spiritual growth) then perhaps we should > think twice before we send > it to everyone, especially with a title such as > this. Thanks for listening > and God bless,..-Mary (Calgary, Canada
[JOYnet] Prayer vs Terrorism...
An amazing story you'll want to share with others >From the Presidential Prayer Team: Always looking for inspiring stories to demonstrate the power of prayer, The Presidential Prayer Team shares this amazing story in the news today. Please pass it on to inspire others. 50 Christian truckers got together to pray that somehow the sniper terrorizing the Washington, DC area would be caught. Ron Lantz would be retiring as a driver in a few days and didn't even live in the area, but he felt sure that God would answer their prayers. In fact, he told the othersthere that God was going to use him to catch the sniper . A few days later he was listening to the radio as he was driving again through the region and felt compelled to pull off the highway to a rest stop. It was just a couple of miles from where the prayer meeting had taken place. As he pulled in, he was shocked to see a car similar to what was being described on the radio right there before his eyes. Carefully trying to read the license plate, a chill went up his back as the numbers matched. He quickly called 911 and remained there for what he said were the longest 15 minutes of his life until the police arrived. He even pulled his truck across the exit, there would now be no escape for these elusive murderers. The rest is now history-the snipers were taken into custody without incident. Ron's testimony is being beamed around the world today. It shows the power of prayer. And in a class act, showing his true character, when asked what he would do with the award money, he said the half million dollars would simply be given to the victims' families. The snipers killed 10 and wounded 3 around our nation's capital over the past three weeks, leaving the entire region in a state of terror. Yet out of the great darkness has also come a great beam of light as the world has heard a clear testimony of the power of prayer. The Presidential Prayer Team is pleased to honor trucker Ron Lantz as today's American Inspiration, and we strongly encourage you to share his uplifting story of prayer with your friends and colleagues. *** "Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy." - Psalms 64:1 This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join To get a standard help message on the list services send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Healing in the Family Tree.
Dear Bros and Sis , I found an excellent article on the Healing needed in one's family tree(Inter Generational Healing). I think it is a "Must read". You might as well be that "one member of a family may be the instrument of God in the salvation of all others in the family tree " as mentioned in this article. Love Sanju As we gather with our families this Christmas it's a good time to purge. All of us need to pray certain things away from or out of our families and God listens powerfully on the birthday of His Son. Thus, Christmas is a unique opportunity to dispense of family demons. Perhaps this is meant literally. It's a controversial realm but there are a growing number of priests ministering what is known as "generational" or "family" healing. One of them is Father Robert DeGrandis, a St. Joseph priest who has written more than 25 books and has conducted healing in more than 30 countries (at least by the last count we saw). "There has been a growing recognition of inheritance that goes far beyond physical characteristics, to include the psychological make-up as well," he writes. "How often do we hear about anger or stubbornness running in a family? But if I am always angry, my father was always angry, and my grandfather was always angry, it had to start somewhere. Anger, somewhere in its source, is unlove that never was healed." In other words, just as there are physical and behavioral tendencies that we inherit, so are there tendencies in the spiritual realm. We all know what was inherited from Adam and Eve, and we're all familiar with that part of Scripture that discusses (Exodus 34:7) "sins of the father." Spirituality is passed down the generations in a way we can't see and yet in a way that according to Father DeGrandis and another priest, Father John H. Hampsch of Los Angeles, can have profound effects -- even causing illness. There are sins. There are hurts. "Old, unresolved and unforgiven hurts appear to be 'inherited,' or genetically encoded into the system and acted out in future generations," says Father DeGrandis in a book called Intergenerational Healing. "There are unresolved hurts so strong that they get into the bloodline and keep coming up to be resolved in future generations." There is unforgiveness. When something has happened in the past that has not been forgiven, this can haunt a family until it is forgiven. Strange as it may sound, we may need to offer up Masses for ancestors we don't even know and in our prayers -- in our hearts -- forgive them. When a family strives to live together in unselfish love and to worship God together (as at Christmas), its members will know contentment and harmony, notes Father Hampsch -- but if they're negligent, "they will experience God's judgment negatively by the presence of domestic strife, jealousy, infidelity, suspicion, unhappiness, marital discord, broken marriages, suspicion, arguments, recalcitrance in children, arguments, addictions, in-law conflicts." They claim there are even curses. "Just as the Lord's Spirit can touch people and set them free physical and psychologically, the evil spirit can also bind people at the time of the curse and into future generations," says Father DeGrandis -- who we caught up with recently and who is still actively ministering around the world. There is often murder in a family's background, notes the priest, and also a great problem is occultism. When an ancestor dabbled with fortune-telling, mediumship, clairvoyance, and of course witchcraft, these spirits, like genes, are passed down the generations. This substantiates the sacrament of Baptism, for as soon as a child is born, it needs to be delivered from anything demonic and dedicated to Christ. Priests in this realm often suggest placing a chart of the family tree on the altar during a special Mass for the family. It takes persistent prayer, and we have to go to God for answers. "Only the Holy Spirit, Who searches the minds and hearts and discerns our deepest needs (Romans 8:27), can know what is ready to be healed," writes Father DeGrandis, whose books are among our most popular. Often, those searching for a reason why something is plaguing their family will be surprised at how the Spirit shows them something in their ancestry (often occultism) of which they were not familiar. In this way, says Father DeGrandis, those who are strong-willed are delivered of the need to control and those who still have an abused child within them are healed and those who say no to the darkness of what they have inherited begin to find health, whether physically or emotionally. If one part suffers, every part suffers. Go to Confession. Attend frequent Mass. Offer the Rosary. Intercede for the Lord to forgive the sins of ancestors. "We are talking about 'blessing all that is within us' (Psalm 103:1) through forgiveness," says Father DeGrandis, "and thus hopefully changing the pattern of future generations." Even one member of a family may
[JOYnet] Wake up call from God !
Dear Bros and Sis, Would like to share a small experience which happened last Saturday. We meet every Saturday Night for the Saturday Night Vigil at the Renewal Retreat Center here in Bangalore. Last Saturday night I was asked to give a talk and this happened at very short notice. Saturday I came to office, went back home by afternoon so that I can prepare for the talk. I had my afternoon grub in between (hogged rather !) and then proceeded towards home. On reaching home sleep took precedence and I suddenly fell flat on my bed.Exactly after 2 hours came the wake up call from God !! :-) The TV in my room went on by itself and was beaming the India - W. Indies one dayer. The Volume of the TV was good enough to wake me up.. It is still a Mystery for me as to how that TV went on. The remote was quite far away...And I went thru all the features in the TV to see if there is any auto on facility .. Nothing. So I guess it is God. Cos I slept exactly at 2 PM and woke up at 4 PM. With that 2 hrs of sleep I was able to prepare for the talk (on Repentance and Salvation) fresh. In another 3 hours from then I was ready with enough points. And praise God it went on accoring to His plan. No sleep can spoil Gods plan ... The best part was yet to come on Monday when I met the person who was supposed to give the talk that night. Can you guess what the topic he was about to speak ... "Repentance". Everyday is a miracle to be shared!! Count the blessings not the thorns; a good way to defeat the enemy. Praise the Lord ! Love Sanju This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join To get a standard help message on the list services send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [JOYnet] AIDS Day and Safe Sex ?
Dear Abby, I agree with Abby.. There can be no shortcuts in the walk with the Lord. It is either with Him or with the devil. It was a good sharing. In Christ Sanju --- abbyabraham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Clear Day > Dear JYs, > > Today seems to tell us that AIDS is the largest > epidemic that is catching up > with the youth and the seniors . Why is the media > harping only on 'safe sex' > and not writing on the 'true sex'? Aren't the > people still thinking that we > can fool God by the so called 'safe sex' ? I don't > think God ever thought of > the so called 'safe sex' when He crated the whole > idea of sex at all !! The > fight against AIDS is all useless unless people > become holy and lead an > upright life. Isn't it? > > It is time that the people treat their body as a > living temple of God's > Grace. Halleluiah !! > > Bonded in His Love - abbyabraham > > [demime 0.99c.8 removed an attachment of type > image/jpeg which had a name of Clear Day Bkgrd.JPG] > > > This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth > mailing list. > For more info on the list visit > http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet > To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To subscribe to the list visit > http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join > To get a standard help message on the list services > send a mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In case of any issue related to the mailing list > contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join To get a standard help message on the list services send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Give praise and thanks for the failures.
Dear Bros and Sis, Habakkuk 3 : 17 is a wonderful bible verse which challenges us to live in Praise and Thanks even in the midst of overwhelming problems !! "Though the fig tree may not blossom, Nor fruit be on the vines; Though the labor of the olive may fail, And the fields yield no food; Though the flock may be cut off from the fold, And there be no herd in the stalls; Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation." The prophet had so beautifully put across his dedication and blind faithfulness to the Lord; that even in times of utmost adversity in this verse. The lives of many people had testified the power of praise and thanksgiving when their fig tree does not blossom or when their vineyard does not bear fruit. The promise is that "All things happens work together for good" for those who are able to look up and say a Praise the Lord at their failures.. I experienced the power of this grace today. I am working on a product which uses an extensive plethora of reports. Three weeks before I had to take a crucial decision for the team on the kind of reporting tool to be used. After weighing the pros and cons I narrowed down on 2 components. Out of these 2 components I prayed ( :-) : -) ) and decided on one component. Now as the work got almost over yesterday evening we found that there was literally no printing support for this component . Strangely all the printing support was removed from their website and the support documents on printing which I had seen for myself before I started working on it disappeared. The entire team was looking at me as to what is the next decision to be made. I could feel the sting of humiliation - if I ask them to roll it back it is like a waste of so much of effort and mandays. I advised them to do a feasaability study on another product. Meanwhile I went back to my seat and said - "God u cannot go wrong. I had asked you about this." . I decided not to worry too much about this but made a conscious decision to Praise and Thank God for His Kindness and for this failure and humiliation. I did this throughout night. Morning I came to office with an open mind thinking that I will start work with a new reporting tool. But this was just not happening. And the team leader told me that there is some problem with the installed version. Meanwhile I got 2 mails from a newsgroup to whom I had posted my problem which inspired me to think in a new direction. With in minutes I had a solution for the problem and I conveyed this to one of the team members. Now on the printing of reports I got the right direction and with in a few minutes we had the entire problem solved. Praise the Lord !! The team leader was remarking what came like a Mountain went like a stream... God is the Best of ALL Architects !! Now I am looking for another failure so that I can praise Him for that.. Blessings will follow then! Prayers Sanju "Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation" This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join To get a standard help message on the list services send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [JOYnet] Gospel-Truth or Lie?
This was a good sharing. I think the key to the concern of teaching the truth to the non believers is also touched on this : Here the Holy Spirit helped > the listeners to identify Jesus as the Saviour > because they heard the Truth (unless they r really > hardened :-) and invite Him into their lives. It is worhty to note that even the Apostles who lived and heard Jesus had this passing phase where they had to wait upon the Lord in fear and anxiety(of persecution and disagreement) after Jesus Resurrection. But things changed when the Holy Spirit came upon them in the Upper Room. We see the thirst to share the Good News of Lord Jesus Christ so strong in St. Peter that he gives a spirited(Holy spirit filled) talk which converted 3000 people to believers of Lord Jesus Christ with just that one talk. Any evangelization work driven by human intellect and not driven by the Holy Spirit is bound to fail. We see some christian churches(other than the catholic church) steadily growing around the world simply bcos they go by the directions given by the Holy Spirit. Of course - constant intercession, our own way of life, fasting, sacraments, seeking the will of God in anything and everything are some of the many keys to spread the Gospel effectively. Prayerful Regards Sanju --- Cuckoo Susan James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear JOYnetters, > > Just writing some thoughts on a matter close to our > heartsmy experience, that's all... > > After coming to the Renewal I've often struggled > with the meaning of GOSPEL. Good news... But what is > so good abt. it that people are even willing to give > up their life for it? How does one 'share the > gospel'? What is a 'missionary'? How do we > 'witness'? > > These questions matter s much in our Jesus Youth > lifestyle!! > > The other day cos of power cut many of the > hostelites were sitting under the emergency light... > studying hard for the internals. I was reading the > Bible. One of the girls became curious and asked me > what I was reading. "What is it, Cuckoo? " I looked > at her eager face and looked back into my Bible... > and gulped. The Book of Romans... about God's just > decree and the salvation offered through belief in > Jesus Christ and His resurrection. > > "How do I explain it, O Lord?" > > Sometimes I've encounterd protests, not because the > message itself was wrong but because the way i said > it was not 'reasonable'. > > "Everyone has their own personal beliefs, this is > yours...your experience counts only in your life, > not in mine. You have no right to claim it is the > truth...because truth is relative. It's just the way > you look at it. AND the more you hear something the > more you place your trust in it, and the more it > appears as the truth to you. How else can you > account for the folllowers of Matha Amrathanthamai > and Sai Baba. It's just the feelings of devotion. > That's all." > > Phew! > > "Jesus", I asked, " How does one share the gospel?" > Ok. Now I know many will offer the easy answer ... > through the power of the Holy Spirit. AND that His > power shines in our weakness ( lack of knowledge of > the gospel). > > But is that true? Will sharing ONLY our testimony > always make any difference? Nay...we all know that > from experience. Followers of other faiths can also > share their testimonies. I felt peace, i felt > this...this happened, that happened ( i saw the > other day some devotees doing that...their faith is > also very, very sincere). Anyway,not people who are > not that unhappy abt. life. Intelligent people need > to KNOW the truth. > > So, we need to share about what really happened in > history ... the whole story of the Bible, which will > finally point to Christ as the Saviour. From "In > the Beginning ... to ...Come, Lord Jesus"! We need > to believe that God exists, that nature AND science > too reveals His presence, that He'd promised a > Saviour through His prophets and in the fullness of > time that SON came and died for our sins, that we > are sinners (hard) and that we needed a Saviour > outside of ourselves. > > I say this because the other day I saw someone > powerfully explaining the gospel this way and > drawing people towards the message of Jesus. How can > one resist the truth? Here the Holy Spirit helped > the listeners to identify Jesus as the Saviour > because they heard the Truth (unless they r really > hardened :-) and invite Him into their lives. > > How many Jesus Youth know enough to explain these > things? We are stuck with our testimony and do not > respond most of the time to the need of our > non-Christian friends to know the TRUTH. > > Let's take it as a challenge to learn these truths > better (revealed in bible, history science), so that > when there is a need we can explain it to our eager > friends who want to know if the Gospel is the Truth > or a lie. > > Love in Jesus, > > Cuckoo/ Mysore/ Karnataka > > Catch all the cricket action. Download Yah
Re: Re: [JOYnet] Gospel-Truth or Lie?
Dear Bros and Sis, I was no way trying to underline the importance of the catholic church when I posted this piece. My sincere apologies if I had confused you with my thought. I try my best to be a devout catholic and keep my catholic sacraments close to my heart. It is a delight for me to receive Jesus atleast twice a day through the Holy Communion. But at the same time I have personally experienced the power of the spirit of unity while praying with my brothers and sisters in other Christian denomination. Three years before when I was in Chennai we used to meet during our lunch breaks in a CSI church near my office. There were 2 catholics(I being one of them) , 2 protestants from the Jesus Calls ministry and a CSI girl. And I can personally testify the power of God in those prayer meetings. Two of these protestant boys fasted and bought the tickets for the Rex Band programme(which is hardcore catholic in nature , Praise God for that) sponsored and brought their Hindu friends to this programme. We see the best example of this lack of spirit of unity between catholics and protestants in Northern Ireland where neighbours kill each other just bcos he/she is a catholic / protestant. The devil is surely winning when the passion for your church turns into animosity and judging towards another church. Just imagine yourself in a VHP or Bajrang Dal stronghold in North India proclaiming the Word of God.. They will hit you not bcos you are a Catholic or a Protestant but bcos you are speaking the Good News of Lord Jesus Christ. I personally think we should appreciate and thank God for the catholic church and the immense power that we had inherited through its sacraments but at the same time we should look for the good things in other Christian denominations. In Jesus Sanju Joseph This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join To get a standard help message on the list services send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Please pray for the Gujarat Polls.
Dear Brothers and Sisters, The assembly elections for Gujarat is to be held on December 12 2002. Lets all go in faith to the Lord and plead for Gods intervention in Gujarat. That all the evil forces of division and hatred will be defeated by His Angels of peace. Do take some time off to pray for the elections in Gujarat. Prayerful Regards Sanju Joseph This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join To get a standard help message on the list services send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [JOYnet] calmail (Gift for Baby JESUS)/ Praying for Terrorism.
Dear Bros and Sisters in Christ, Just back after a very short holiday.. What a great idea Calvin has put forward for us ? I would like to share some of my experiences and thoughts on this topic(of terrorism) as I feel it is the Holy Spirit working here to pray for our terrorist brothers.. I was getting a strong feeling over this thought over the past one week but cancelled it from my mind.. May be some other time till I got this mail. I would like to share one experience to all of you which happened a few years back when I was in Chennai. This was on an Aug 14th night the same year as that of the Coimbatore blasts; the day before the Independence Day of that year. There was a maddening schedule at the office and I had to complete some work so badly. So I drove home by around 8 pm and decided to come back to office at 10.30 pm and work for another few hours. My brother warned me to cancel this second trip as there was heavy police checking that year. But I decided to go.. My office is a pretty big place and I was surprised to see that I was the only one left in that floor. So I started working on my system under that sole tube light and suddenly I remembered the news that there was a severe threat of militant attack in Srinagar and the entire Kashmir valley. I felt a fear creeping into me from nowhere. This fear turned into a sense of compassion and love for all the Kashmiri people. And I immediately pulled out my chair and there in my cubicle I made one of the best prayers of my life.. I prayed for all the terrorists trying to plant those bombs; that their hearts be melted and that the evils plan will be defeated. I remember I was weeping as I was praying. Maybe, a few things should have run behind my mind then. One of them is that I used to have a cubicle mate; a Kashmiri who used to consider me as His own brother. He was delighted to know that I am a Christian the first day he joined ; and he told me that I am His cousin by religion. He had also told me how his family used to be affected by all the militant activities , his house being in the heart of Srinagar. His brother was slapped at during one of the raids; his father at the verge of receiving a bullet during one of the encounters etc. I was able to convince Him that taking other people's life; no matter how greater the cause was nothing short of MURDER. And he with all his love for me was able to accept it. I am sure many people would have prayed for a violence free Independence Day(including our Mother Mary herself) that year. The next day there was not even one bullet that was fired. But yes I felt the prayer which the Lord pompted me to make that night had its own strength. History testifies people like Hitler, Mussolini , the leaders of the Khmer Rouge who behaved almost like senseless animals when dealing with Human Beings. The kind of things they had done seems so evil and inhumane. Terrorism is a new form of this such evil and is nothing but a new ploy of satan. It can take several forms and the worst of which can be religious terrorism and fundamantelism. The evil has caught one of the most sensitive issues to foment trouble among Gods people - religion. Remember his plan is only to steal, to plunder to destroy. What can we do about this ? First and foremost is to be aware of the evils plans. And then counter his plans with powerful prayers. Cos the ONE WHO is within us is more powerful that the one who is in the world. I would like to narrate an incident which a very powerful preacher narrated in the TV recently when he was speaking about terrorism. It happened in the Philippines where the christian population is as high as 95%. And from no where a terrorist group came up which was the threatening the peace of this otherwise peaceful island. It seems he and a team of 40 people all powerful people in the deliverance and healing ministries fasted and prayed continuously for 30 days. And the whole island was delivered of that terrorist group. So the need of the hour is prayer. We need to realise the actual enemy here. It is not the people or a civilization it is the evil. Yes, we need to pray for our terrorist brothers that they will be delivered from all evil and led to His peace. Love In Christ Sanju --- Calvin Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, > > I have a suggestion regarding the > christmas gift for Baby > JESUS. Shall we fix a date and fast & pray on that > particular day for the > conversion of all the terrorists in this world? They > all are our > brothers. We have to save them from the evil hands. > We have to pray for > them. They won't be knowing what they are doing > against GOD. According to > them they are doing all this for GOD. So, let us all > dedicate all our > prayers on a particular day for them. If we all pray > together on the same > day it will be very beautiful. Please pray for this > event and respond >
Re: [JOYnet] The New Joynet Core Team !
God bless the new Joynet core team...!! May God bless them and anoint them powerfully so that the entire group may be led to new levels of spirituality and fellowship in Christ. Prayerful Regards Sanju Blore. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED], UNEXPECTED_DATA_AFTER_ADDRESS@.SYNTAX-ERROR wrote: > Hello, > > Greetings from Kuwait ! > I am so happy to announce the new core team members > of our JOYNET !Their main responsibility will be to > animate/co-ordinate all the activities of JOYNET and > build this as a powerful ministry of Jesus Youth. > > 1. Joseph Lonth (Dubai) > 2. Kurien Nillikunnel (USA) > 3. Priya Joseph (Kochi, India) > 4. Josun Jose (Abudabi) > 5. Suresh Kumar (Colombo) > 6. Annie John (Kochi, India) > 7. Lovely (USA) > 8. Ravi Vaz (Bombay) > 9. Mathews KG (Abudabi) > 10. Abraham(Fujirah) > 11. Anitha D'souza (Kuwait) > 12. Manoj Jons Davis (Kochi, India) > 13. Bejoy (USA), > 14. Giju George (Chennai, India - Administrator) > 15. Mathew Joseph (Bangalore, India- Co-ordinator) > > Pastors of out Jesus Youth International team - > Fr.Sebastian Arikat and Fr.Thomas Tharayil will > continue as the pastors of JOYNET. All the > International Team members will be Ex-officio > members of Joynet core team.They are > > Sindhu S (USA) > Saby (Dubai) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (USA) > Biju Davies (Toronto,Canada) > C.C.Joseph (Trichy, India) > Andrew Mendez (Singapore) > Anu Joseph (U.K) > Dr. Manoj (USA) > chackochan Njavally (Kanjirappally, India) > Dr.Edward Edezhath (Kochi(?),India) > Manoj Sunny (Kochi, India) > > I am so happy that we have the new team when joynet > is on our own platform. On behalf of the team I > sinceary thank all who were supporting joynet > activities in the last years..Hope they will > continue their contributions..Let us pray for the > new team.. > > In Union with Jesus and Mary, > > , > > Manoj Sunny, > Co-ordinator, Jesus Youth International Team > - > Sify Mail - now with Anti-virus protection powered > by Trend Micro, USA. > Know more at http://mail.sify.com > > Want to get into IIM? Take the Sify Mock CAT now! > http://education.sify.com/mockcat > > === > This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth > mailing list. > For more info on the list visit > http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet > To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To subscribe to the list visit > http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join > In case of any issue related to the mailing list > contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join To get a standard help message on the list services send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] God in Our Dreams..
Dear Bros and Sis, God talks to us at every moment of our life.. Day and night is the same for Him. The bible testifies how the Lord revealed his plans for many people through dreams. Some of the best dreams related to the Bible I would like to remember is that of St. Joseph getting the direction of the Lord through an Angel in his dreams. The first dream was regarding a matter which was troubling this humble and righteous person regarding his wife and our Mother Mary. Lord settles all his troubles with a dream - "Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit; she will bear a son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save his people from their sins." He goes by this dream and we see St. Joseph in his own small way becoming part of a major mission from heaven to save the world. We also see St. Joseph becoming a protector of Infant Jesus when the Lord directs him again in a dream."an angel of The Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise, take the child and His mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there till I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy Him." And he rose and took the child and His mother by night, and departed to Egypt, and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfil what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, "Out of Egypt have I called My son." Amazed at the quieteness, obedience and humility of St. Joseph in executing God's plan .. directed thru dreams. Sometimes God can speak to us in the dreams we see. Ofcourse many of them needs proper discernment and Holy Spirit is the guide here. I would like to share an incident which happened last Friday. I go for morning mass and often spend time after the mass in the church. I reached my bike to leave and I found that my front tyre was flat. I knew it was a puncture. My heart sank a little bcos I had to reach the office a little early that day. But then I immediately remembered that I had infact seen my front tyre getting punctured in that previous nights dream. And it was the front tyre. My first thought was to go to a nearest junction. But at morning 7.45 there will be no tyre shops open anywhere. I asked the Holy Spirit to guide me to the right place. Then I remembered that in the dream the bike was in my home town :-) and I was near a check post. :-) Then I felt the Holy Spirit asking me to drive the bike with the meagre air left to Madivala Check Post (All my Blore pals will know this). On reaching Madivala Check Post I was directed to a tyre shop. And I saw a person running towards me with a 180 degree smile in his face. I knew immediately that this is a child of God. I just peeped into the tyre shop and saw the Sacred Heart of Jesus winking at me. And also a calendar of the Renewal Retreat Center Bangalore. The puncture was a huge cut in the tube; but this chettan decided to fix it up for me. All the bikers will know that a small cut in the tube is like a lottery for tyre repairers as the only solution u get from them is to replace the tube. Now the best part is that this chettan started sharing his problems to me - how he came close to God and how the Lord used to call him by name during some of the worship sessions at the RRC. I got the bike fixed in no time. And I gave the best I could and went back with a great sense of contentment. Even that chettan was thrilled to hear my dream. So check your dreams.. He might be talking :-) Prayers Sanju This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join To get a standard help message on the list services send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [JOYnet] Time fixed for the prayer
This is a great step. It is a good step to get the prayer timings synchronised around the world to pack the maximum punch.:-)Imagine nearly 1000 people praying for a cause; it is sure going to be very very powerful. So can we call December 20, 2002 as the Anti Terrorism Day of the Joynet ? Love n prayers Sanju --- Calvin Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Brothers and Sisters in CHRIST > The date for fasting and prayer has been > confirmed as > 20th(coming Friday). There > were 3 main intentions put forward by our friends. > All of them are > equally important. But, since many had the opinion > of praying for a > single intention at this time and similar prayers > can > be carried out in the future, we can confirm the > single main intention as > prayer for terrorist > brothers. Moverover, it was backed by the fact that > the thought occured > to Sanju a week back. I too had a similar thought a > week back and like > Sanju I also neglected it. But after > last Sunday's HOLY MASS, the thought struck me > again, as I swithced on my > pc.   Regarding the time for > the global prayer, no > one suggested the time. So, I prayed > and fixed the time as 6:00pm IST on 20th. The > approximate timings for > other regions of the > world are as follows:- G.M.T 12:30pm, UAE 4:30pm, > Chicago 6:30am, > colombo 6:30pm, > Johannesburg 2:30pm, Kuala Lampur 8:30pm, Kuwait > 3:30pm, Ottawa 7:30 am, > Singapore 8:30pm, Auckland 1:30 am(saturday,DST > maybe considered). The > rest of the regions can get their respective timings > from the link > http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html  > I request the JY core team members to handle the > drafting of the prayer > for this > event. Please, document the 10-mins prayer, as early > as possible. If we > all get it ready > by wednesday evening, we can distribute it to our > other JY friends who do > not have access > to Joynet. Thus, we can get more friends in our > prayer circle at that > particular time. We can also give them the time for > prayer. Expecting an > early response from the JY core team. With love and > prayers, > your brother in CHRIST, > Calvin Johnson > > > > MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months > FREE* > > > This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth > mailing list. > For more info on the list visit > http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet > To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To subscribe to the list visit > http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join > To get a standard help message on the list services > send a mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In case of any issue related to the mailing list > contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join To get a standard help message on the list services send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [JOYnet] THE FINAL DOC OF "DECEMBER 20 PRAYER FEVER"
Dear Bros and Sis, This is a great initiative from Eddy Chettan. Pls realize the potential of this prayer. It is very very powerful. Would like to share you a vision I saw today morning. I was seeing a group of small children tying up a rogue and hitting him. I thought it was a very violent thing to happen and prayed for all the children. Later today morning after the mass the Lord gave an explanation that the children I saw were all of us in the Joynet and the Rogue you know who it is ... So charge up your prayers .. The Lord of All Battles is by our side. The children of God.. Sanju --- "Edward A. Edezhath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Calvin and friends, > > Today's prayer is a great initiative. Praise God! > > I will be with a youth group at Thoppumpady for > their Christmas Celebration. > I think my message is at about 6pm the time fixed > for common prayer. This > means a couple of hundreds will join with you all. > So let us meet together > in prayer. > > Eddy/ Cochin/ India > > - Original Message - > From: "Calvin Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 10:16 PM > Subject: [JOYnet] THE FINAL DOC OF "DECEMBER 20 > PRAYER FEVER" > > > > Dear brothers and sisters in CHRIST, > > > > Sorry for the delay. Aucklanders have already > started their Dec 20 > > fasting and prayers. > > > > We all need to skip atleast a single meal. Fasting > the whole day will be > > great. > > === > This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth > mailing list. > For more info on the list visit > http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet > To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To subscribe to the list visit > http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join > In case of any issue related to the mailing list > contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > === === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
[JOYnet] A powerful prayer of Healing in the Family Tree.
Prayer for the terrorists http://jesusyouth.org/joynet/dec20.html Dear All, I had posted an article on Inter Generational Healing / Healing in the Family tree. IN continuation, here is a very powerful prayer that covers all branches/needs in your family tree. The best thing you can do for your family and relatives by making this prayer everyday. Prayers Sanju Heavenly Father, I come before you as your child, in great need of your help; I have physical health needs, emotional needs, spiritual needs, and interpersonal needs. Many of my problems have been caused by my own failures, neglect and sinfulness, for which I humbly beg your forgiveness, Lord. But I also ask you to forgive the sins of my ancestors whose failures have left their effects on me in the form of unwanted tendencies, behavior patterns and defects in body, mind and spirit. Heal me, Lord, of all these disorders. With your help I sincerely forgive everyone, especially living or dead members of my family tree, who have directly offended me or my loved ones in any way, or those whose sins have resulted in our present sufferings and disorders. In the name of your divine Son, Jesus, and in the power of his Holy Spirit, I ask you, Father, to deliver me and my entire family tree from the influence of the evil one. Free all living and dead members of my family tree, including those in adoptive relationships, and those in extended family relationships, from every contaminating form of bondage. By your loving concern for us, heavenly Father, and by the shed blood of your precious Son, Jesus, I beg you to extend your blessing to me and to all my living and deceased relatives. Heal every negative effect transmitted through all past generations, and prevent such negative effects in future generations of my family tree. I symbolically place the cross of Jesus over the head of each person in my family tree, and between each generation; I ask you to let the cleansing blood of Jesus purify the bloodlines in my family lineage. Set your protective angels to encamp around us, and permit Archangel Raphael, the patron of healing, to administer your divine healing power to all of us, even in areas of genetic disability. Give special power to our family members' guardian angels to heal, protect, guide and encourage each of us in all our needs. Let your healing power be released at this very moment, and let it continue as long as your sovereignty permits. In our family tree, Lord, replace all bondage with a holy bonding in family love. And let there be an ever-deeper bonding with you, Lord, by the Holy Spirit, to your Son, Jesus. Let the family of the Holy Trinity pervade our family with its tender, warm, loving presence, so that our family may recognize and manifest that love in all our relationships. All of our unknown needs we include with this petition that we pray in Jesus' precious Name. Amen. +++ St. Joseph, Patron of family life, pray for us. === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
[JOYnet] A message from Santa Baby..
--- Prayer for the terrorists http://jesusyouth.org/joynet/dec20.html --- Dear Bros and Sis, This is to wish each one of you a Very Happy X'mas and a Holy Spirit filled New Year!! Bye for now and C u all next year. Know what our good old Santa (Claus) had passed on a message to be conveyed to you. Look like he is impressed with us :-))) Prayers and Good wishes, Sanju, Blore. Dear Joynet Rubies, It was a pleasure to know from Infant Jesus that there is a new e-Community truly witnessing the Kingdom of God. I was longing to meet you all in person; but I am sorry I could not make it due to some technical reasons. However, it is still a pleasure to convey this message through a virtual medium. During my journey I saw a lot of poor people begging for food at the Railway Stations, by the road sides and street corners. I felt so so sad to see that most of them were innocent children like our own Infant Jesus in the Manger. I also heard from the train that there was a Rail Accident, which killed many people somewhere in India. I had a very narrow escape from a group of brothers who call themselves true Hindus and they tried burning my beard thinking that I was trying to convert Hindus to Christians. I also had a tough time to save myself from a bunch of bullets shot at me by some of Lords children who call themselves terrorists. They seemed to be stubborn to get a piece of land / revenge some killings when the entire world belongs to the Children of God. I also met some people who celebrate XÂ’mas everyday by welcoming the Lord into their lives by simple means of praying and fasting. It was a delight to visit the Missionaries of Charity and many other places where people see Infant Jesus in a leprous patient, in the sufferings of an AIDS patient and also in Cancer centers. Infant Jesus asked me to convey that these people have their castles already prepared by the Lord and waiting for them in heaven. I also met some missionaries who will just not stop till they have made known the name of Jesus Christ to the entire world. And Jesus had given me a promise that many of such missionaries will be from this very Joynet. I have to quickly cross over to China where some of the children are waiting for their XÂ’mas gifts. I have to be very careful there as I heard Christians and people of God are tortured and persecuted there. There are many cute Infants who are killed even before they smell the air of XÂ’mas and see those beautiful XÂ’mas trees and gifts. They too have sent their little little gifts of prayer to every one of you. They are the little angels in heaven whom the Lord loves very much. Hope to meet you all next time. God loves Joynet very much and he loves each one of you and has promised to bless you. Wish you a very Merry XÂ’mas and may the Joy of XÂ’mas flow through the Joynet throughout year 2003. Yours, Santa === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
Re: [JOYnet] Pain of expatriates
Dear brothers/sisters, It is so sad to read these stories. Some of the cases sound very inhumane. Just imagine one of our brother / sister being subjected to the same treatment. May God heal all their wounds and may His precious blood cover the nations. Sanju Blore, India. --- Smiju Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi friends, > Smitha was sharing this stories: A patient was > admitted in her ward, it was > a suicide attempt. He is recovering and he said his > story, he came from > India by an agency which appointed him in this gulf > area (for certain > reasons I am not mentioning the country and the > patients details). Like all > other expatriates he also had dreams... dreams about > his future, and when he > arrived to his fortune land he thought his dream is > fulfilled. He was > working in a rural area as a shepherd. Where his > salary is Rs. 3500/- > (S72.00). But soon he realised he came there just to > die. For months he was > not paid. Daily he got a piece of bread and a cup of > water, sometimes his > boss forgot to give food. His life was harder than a > slave. He begged to his > boss for salary. His cry, nobody to hear. The hot > desert wind wiped out his > tears. At last he took the knife for a simple deed. > Just to cut his throat. He is now recovering soon. > Pray for him. > > This is the story of a 20 years old Asian girl who > is admitted to ICU. She > was working as a servant. She was raped by her > boss's son and when she > resisted she was hit by an iron rod on her back > head. After the surgery she > is recovering, but partially she is paralyzed. It > will take at least one > year for recovery. > > This is another story of a young nurse. She came to > Arabian Gulf to earn > some money and to help her parents. She was well > educated and was efficient. > One day by her mistake a patient died. She was > arrested. They cut her both > hands and sent her back to India. She was from > Kerala. She was admitted in > Delhi. Previous week she was discharged and was > traveling to Kerala. On the > way she jumped out from the train and dead. > > Please pray for all people who are suffering all > over the world. > > with prayers > Smiju Joseph, auh > > > > > _ > Help STOP SPAM: Try the new MSN 8 and get 2 months > FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > === > This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth > mailing list. > For more info on the list visit > http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet > To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To subscribe to the list visit > http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join > In case of any issue related to the mailing list > contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > === === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
[JOYnet] Every word we utter matters...
Dear Bros and Sisters in Christ Jesus, Have we ever checked whether whatever we speak is exactly what the Lord wants us to speak ? Often our words contradict what the Lord expects us to covey in our dialogue with others. In prayer circles, this often comes as part of a conversation pitying someone and ends up in a full-blown criticism of the same person. Every word that we utter needs to reflect the spirit of the Lord. Job puts a beautiful question in (Job 26 : 4) "With whose help have you uttered words, and whose spirit has come forth from you?" . We see St. Paul also putting across this point in 1 Cor 2 : 13-14 - "And we speak of these things in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual things to those who are spiritual. Those who are unspiritual do not receive the gifts of God's Spirit, for they are foolishness to them, and they are unable to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. " . Destructive criticism about a person comes from the enemy and we need to be always tuned to get the directions from the Lord through the Holy Spirit. Well these points are not mine and I gathered it from an anointed talk from a person in the God channel :-) And it meant a lot for me. Yesterday evening when I was still at the office I realised that I forgot my wallet. My first thought was that I had lost it. Then I felt that it might be at the house and I felt I should just go and check it; and it was indeed there. But then just as I was preparing to leave home; I realized, the fact that I was not carrying my wallet did not dawn on me throughout the day. I felt that there was something the Lord wanted to speak to me. So I sat down and prayed in my house for sometime . I then turned on the TV and I got the above message. I am very careful now a days not to judge others. But this was an additional inspiration. Through out the X'mas season I was really having a gala time with lots of music and other entertainment that I compromised so much on my prayer time. I might have missed out many things that the Lord would have conveyed during this time just bcos I was not tuned to the Lord in the Holy Spirit. And this message meant a lot to me and inspired me to listen to Him more carefully and speak only those things which the Lord wants me to speak. Praise the Lord. Prayers Sanju Blore, India. === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
[JOYnet] Ten Tips for Practical Evangelization
Dear All, I came across this piece and I felt it was a good guide towards evangelizing where and as you are. There can be many more points. But this list looks good and almost complete for me. Sanju Blore, India. Ten Tips for Practical Evangelization About 25 years ago, a new word entered our Catholic vocabulary: evangelization. It’s a word frequently used but not often understood. As we prepare for the 2000th anniversary of Jesus’ birth, Pope John Paul II has challenged us to become good evangelizers. So it’s high time we all understood what evangelization is. The trouble is, evangelization doesn’t lend itself to a quick and easy definition. So I’ve decided to list 10 practical ways you can evangelize, things you can do - at work or at home - to spread the Good News of Jesus. Tip #1: Be a Show Off Don’t get me wrong. I’m not asking you to be a “show off” in the usual sense of that term. I am suggesting that a powerful way to spread the good news is to demonstrate it in daily life. If your faith really affects how you speak and act in private and in public, people will take notice. A faith lived is a powerful, attractive faith! Tip #2: Help Someone in Need Why do we admire Mother Teresa? Because she takes Jesus at His word. She sees Jesus in the poorest of the poor. When we put our faith into action by serving those in need, our faith comes alive and has the power to attract others. So if you want to evangelize, reach out to the sick, the homebound, the troubled, the homeless, the hungry, the imprisoned. Evangelizers don’t just write checks. When possible, they engage in “hands on” service of the poor. When others see this, they will start taking the faith more seriously. Tip #3: Pray Prayer is the “engine” that drives evangelization. Without prayer, we always fail in our attempts to spread the Gospel. Just think about it. Before Jesus preached, or worked a miracle, or died on the Cross, He prayed. So should we. Prayer is something we can all do - any place, any time. It’s something we can do for ourselves and others. Make no mistake. Almost everyone -- even the most hardened unbeliever - appreciates your prayers in time of need! Tip #4: Respect Other People Unfortunately, common courtesy isn’t too common today. As followers of Jesus, we need to be more than courteous. We need to have a deep respect for the God-given dignity of each human being. Not everyone is asked to write a treatise about human dignity. But we are all called to show respect and concern for each person - those we like and those we don’t. Needless to say, we’re not effective evangelizers when we imagine we’re better than everyone else or when we disrespect someone because of race, sex or economic status. When we show that we respect others - by how we treat them -- then we stand a much better chance of opening their minds and hearts to the Gospel. Tip #5: Evangelization Begins at Home You’ve heard the old saying, “Charity beings at home.” So does evangelization. Husbands and wives should help each other take their faith seriously and grow in it. Parents are the first to help their children open their minds and hearts to Jesus by teaching them how to pray and giving them their first religion lessons. How important for parents to practice their faith - especially by participating in Mass each Sunday. How important for parents to make sure their children really learn what the Catholic faith is all about. A strong, loving and truly Catholic home also has a good impact on the extended family. Tip #6: Start With Your Friends When evangelization moves beyond the family circle, you might start getting uncomfortable. After all, no one wants to be thought of as a “religious fanatic.” So start with your friends. We all have friends who are “unchurched” or “barely churched.” This year, try to convince just one of them to consider or reconsider the faith. Build on that trust and love you already have with that person. Ask the Lord to provide just the right opportunity to speak to your friend about the faith. Tip #7: Share Your Faith Story Wait a minute, you might be saying! My faith story? That’s right! The Lord has touched the hearts of every believer with His truth and love. So take a minute and think of the ways God has touched your life. And then write down some of the highlights so that when you’re talking to family or friends about the faith, you’ll be able to speak personally. Don’t underestimate the power of personal testimony. People will think more seriously about the faith when you are willing to tell them what it has meant in your own life. Tip #8: Include God in Your Everyday Vocabulary It’s not against the law to speak about God. No one can order you to leave your faith at home when you go to work in the morning. Be conscious of God’s presence in your everyday life -- in decisions great and small. And don’t be afraid to mention casually how God works in your life. Doing so helps us raise people’s awareness tha
[JOYnet] Faith in adversities.
Dear Bros and Sisters, An essential ingredient for making our faith to become complete is adversity and overwhelming problems. In other words faith tested in the furnace of adversities; becomes a powerful shield for us shielding us from the fiery arrows shot towards us by the evil one. We need to ask ourselves will I raise up for God no matter what the situation and the circumstance that challenges me. Let me share a true incident narrated by my brother and friend who works in the North India among hardcore Hindus and Muslims in Ajmer. This incident came in when we were discussing about the religious persecution in North India. I am sharing this to you bcos this had really boosted my faith and put a serious question - will I proclaim Jesus when my head is on the Guillotine ? I am praying God for this grace. Once we get the answer rightly we will become like those poor suicide bombers who has been so convinced(by the devil) about their cause to give their life. One main difference however in our case will be that we will give our life for the Kingdom of Lord Jesus Christ. St. Paul teaches that "death is gain" because it brings us into Christ's presence and unites us with Christ. "For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain." ( Phil 1 : 21). There was this person called Sunil Dutt; who could not sleep for 8 years.Someone suggested him to try boozing so as to get proper sleep. So in another one year he became a total alchoholic and a drug addict. It was at this time he was directed by someone to the church in which my friend works. It seems by the first day of prayer itself there was a major deliverance from that person and he could sleep peacefully from 9.30 pm to morning 6.30 ; the first time in 9 years . He wakes up the next day and goes to the gate of the church and loudly proclaims that Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior.From that day on Sunil, his wife and children decided to follow Jesus; except for his mother. Now the person belonged to an orthodox Hindu family from Uttar Pradesh and his mother brings the entire family to his house bcos he had become as "Eesai" (Christian). The million dollar question was put before him - "Be with Christ or Out of the Family ?". He boldly says that He belongs to Jesus Christ. So the entire family writes him off. Now after a few months the mother appears back filled with "love and compassion" and offers him some money and gets back to her house. On a right oppurtunity the mother consulted someone who is into heavy black magic and gave the son the food tainted with it. So Sunil falls terribly ill and he was dying in the bed for 3 days. Meanwhile my preacher friend was in Udaipur all these 3 days. And afer 3 days he returns to know that Sunil is dying. So he takes his motor bike and prepares to leave for his house. Another phone call comes saying that - "You do not have to come . Sunil has passed away". Now from his bike this pastor makes a powerful prayer to God at the end of which He gets a reply from the Holy Spirit. "Do not worry . Just proceed and do as I direct". Now; there was an RSS Office right opposite to Sunils place. And there was a plot to beat up anyone coming as part of his church and hold him responsible for his death. So the preacher reaches there; he walks in and sees Sunil lying on the bed and a Bible placed on his chest. His wife and children were crying seeing him. He looks around and saw the old woman(the mother of Sunil) sitting on a corner. He yelled at her in Hindi - "Dhokri, Khade Ho Jao".(Old woman stand up). Do you want your sons life or your mad traditions ". The Lord used that moment as a powerful testimony of His Power. So he went ahead and gave a 5 minute speech on the power of Jesus and about the blindness of Hindu traditions. And then he told them - Now you will see the power of Lord Jesus Christ in whom I believe." This story was narrated at my elder brothers apartment and the whole place shook up at this preachers yelling. So I am sure it would have been audible well enough for the RSS workers who were demanding the blood of another "Eesai " . He said - " Sunil ; in the name of Jesus Christ I command you to stand up and follow me". He jumped up from his bed and came to him. Bewildered ?? Yes I was also shaken by this. He went with him on his bike to the church through the crowd and had his food there. It seems there were 2 sons of a Rajput woman who is part of the church who attends the same RSS Shakha. When they discontinued the shakha after coming to the Lord. It seems the leader of that RSS center told them - " Do as the preacher says." He ended the story saying that it is only through persecution that the church will grow. Please take some time off to pray for all our Christian brothers and sisters working in hostile terrains. It is only when we come out of our soft cushions and face the harsh world that our faith will remain justified. Sorry long mail.. In Christ Sanju Blore, India. __
Re: [JOYnet] Luck, fate do they exist??
For a Christian - Luck and fate has already been taken care. If it is for Material needs : " God shall supply all my needs according to His riches in Glory ". I am already lucky cos I serve a billion times billionaire God.. I am destined for eternal life with my Father in Heaven cos I am the righteousness of Christ purchased by His own son's body and blood. So thats my fate. If I gain a ticket to heaven I heard I can drive a Rolls Royce or even fly an F-16 jet:-) I should be very very lucky there. Just got to make it ! Prayers Sanju --- Jennifer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Joynetters, > > There was this one question that came to my mind > which I would like to share > with u all and request your comments on the same. > > Should a Christian believe in Luck, fate?? Does > Luck, fate really at play in > human life?? > > Awaiting your replies. > > Love & Prayers > Jennifer > > The way of obedience is the way of blessing. > > === > This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth > mailing list. > For more info on the list visit > http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet > To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To subscribe to the list visit > http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join > In case of any issue related to the mailing list > contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > === === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
Re: [JOYnet] Joynet Prayer Day: a suggestion
Dear Brothers and Sisters, One good thing about praying together is that all of us will become more and more united in the Spirit of God. This prayer initiative is yet another step towards it. Would like to mention that our prayer for all our terrorists brothers did go well with the Lord and there are subtle but powerful changes happening. The longest insurgency problem in India is regarding the Naga homeland in the North East. If you have taken notice ; the NSCN leaders are in New Delhi now for talks with L K Advani(the Home Minister) and they are looking for peace. Well, I believe in faith that it is bcos of our prayers. Amen. Just some suggestions regarding the Joynet prayer days(these are personal views) : 1. Can our Prayer days be once in a month or once in 2 months ? This is bcos most of us already have fasting commitments once or twice a week. 2. Can the prayer initiatives also be driven by the Events in the world or our country ? So that depending on the need of the hour all of us can unite and pray. 3. It would also be good that we do not limit the prayer to a single day. It will be great if the same prayer is repeated over a period of one week. Bcos some of the problems are so big that it requires an on-going prayer support(say terrorism/wars). However let this not be the thumbrule as all of us will not be able to unite in prayer for the entire week at the same time. Love and Prayers Sanju Joseph. --- Kurian Nellikunnel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > I would like to suggest another Jesus Youth > prayer day on Friday the > 24th of January, 2003. The timing and duration could > be the same as > before, namely 15 minutes at 7:30 AM, EST (Eastern > Standard Time, i.e. > NY time). > Intention: Unification of the three Malankara > Churches. > As we know, we celebrate next week as the > Christian Unity Week. All > the three Malankara Churches have the apostolic > tradition from St. > Thomas the Apostle and have the same liturgical > format. His Excellency, > Isaac Mar Cleemis had a great article in the > Christian publication > "Sunday Shalom" in which he suggested a workable > formula for the > unification of these three Malankara Churches. I > believe that if we fast > and pray with great faith, this long cherished dream > of many saintly > people could be obtained from our Lord. > I suggest that when we fast, we should fast our > addictions and not > just food alone. It is a very difficult thing to do. > For example, for > some, to abstain from TV on the Super Bowl day would > be harder than > abstaining from food for a whole week. > Please respond with your comments. > Thank You, > Yours in Jesus, Mary and Joseph, > Kurian Nellikunnel, New Jersey, USA. > > === > This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth > mailing list. > For more info on the list visit > http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet > To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To subscribe to the list visit > http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join > In case of any issue related to the mailing list > contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > === === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
Re: [JOYnet] Little more enthusiasm, little more zeal......
The greatest inspiration for me to talk about Jesus is bcos of what He did for me. Personally if you have tasted the love of Jesus and His saving grace I think that will instill enough power in us to share the same to others. Prayers Sanju === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
[JOYnet] Initial retreat experience - Do we have it still ?
Dear Bros and Sis, Do you remember the first retreat that you made ? The point when you made that vital decision to stick to the Lord and forego all the worldly connections which you dreaded to lose. It should have been an amazing experience isn't it ? A decision which would spark off a new renewal experience in the Holy Spirit and new friendships and fellowship. I still vividly remember my first retreat. It was a wonderful retreat experience which I share with youngsters. It was a really good retreat ; but I never made it. This was 10 years back when every commandment given thru Moses was twisted and turned in my favour. So my loving brother decided that younger brother needed a break. So a deal was struck that I attend a closed initial retreat for college students and that he will accompany me in the day time and in the nights he will retreat home joining me the next morning. I was counting stars from the word "Go". I found the music pathetically bad. I found the preaching even worse. Bcos my senses and spirit were tuned to the world. No comparison to all the heavy metal stuff which I used to hear then. "For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one other, that you may not do the things that you desire" (Galatians 5:17). That night I went to sleep chewing my pillow. I remember there were too many mosquitoes too. The morning there was a session before the breakfast. My brother did not turn up. "What a terrible way to cheat ?". I decided no matter how big the walls I am gonna jump out of this place. So after the bfast I walked into my room; took my bag and walked out of the front gate, not forgetting to wish a Nun passing by . I reached home and woke up my brother who was still sleeping (his eyes popped out ). I told him "They felt I am a saint; so no need for a retreat". After 3 years I was sensible enough to understand that all the self build forts were getting destroyed one after the other just bcos I got rid of one person who needs to keep guard - God himself. So I attended another retreat out of my own free will; sitting in the front row. And that was my first retreat. I testified that Jesus is going to be the Lord of my life and till date I hold to that testimony by His grace. I went back home and burnt around 40 heavy metal music albums and started listening gospel music as a first step. Many other steps continued. Are you still enjoying the same company with Jesus bubbling with enthusiasm and interest as your first encounter ? If not then we have at some point stopped exploring this Almighty God and His greatness. We need to ask the Holy Spirit to reveal new dimensions of the Lord that we are serving through the Word of God. We need to really live and sleep with the Word of God and each time we will get new revelations of the God that we are serving. This in turn will sustain and catalyze our enthusiasm in the God we serve. Spiritual decay is dangerous; even more dangerous is a sense of being spiritually mature and all-knowing. Lets all discover new dimensions of this awesome God whom we serve. "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." 2 Timothy 3:14-17 It will be good if all of us can share our first encounter with Jesus. In Prayers Sanju Bangalore === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
[JOYnet] Fornication is a grave sin.
Dear All, Sharing my line of thought in the discussion regarding having sex outside (before) marriage . The best trick that the devil uses to trick Gods children is to make some sins (especially related to sex) look very normal. By advocating fornication ; he is attacking one of the greatest institutions of the church - Marriage. "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh" (Genesis 2:24) The world has chose to destroy this beautiful act of Creation by having unnatural sex. A person having a relationship with another person enters into this "one flesh" bondage. He will not be released from this bondage even after marriage and this bondage normally results in breaking the marriage itself. The question arises - "What if I marry the same person ?". It is sin again as you have committed sexual immorality outside the chords of marriage. "It is God's will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control his body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know God; and that in this matter no one should wrong his brother or take advantage of him. The Lord will punish men for all such sins, as we have already told you and warned you. For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. Therefore, he who rejects this instruction does not reject man but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit." (1 Thessalonians 4:3-8) Some more points from the Catechism of the Catholic Church : 2353. "Fornication is carnal union between an unmarried man and an unmarried woman. It is gravely contrary to the dignity of persons and of human sexuality which is naturally ordered to the good of spouses and the generation and education of children. Moreover, it is a grave scandal when there is corruption of the young. " 1755. "A morally good act requires the goodness of the object, of the end, and of the circumstances together. An evil end corrupts the action, even if the object is good in itself (such as praying and fasting 'in order to be seen by men'). The object of the choice can by itself vitiate an act in its entirety. There are some concrete acts - such as fornication - that it is always wrong to choose, because choosing them entails a disorder of the will, that is, a moral evil." 2396. "Among the sins gravely contrary to chastity are masturbation, fornication, pornography, and homosexual practices. 1852. "There are a great many kinds of sins. Scripture provides several lists of them. The Letter to the Galatians contrasts the works of the flesh with the fruit of the Spirit: 'Now the works of the flesh are plain: fornication, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, anger, selfishness, dissension, factions, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and the like. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things shall not inherit the Kingdom of God.'[Gal 5:19-21 ; CE Rom 1:28-32 ; 1 Cor 9-10 ; EPh 5:3-5; Col 3:5-8 ; 1 Tim 9-10 ; 2 Tim 2-5 .]" 1853. "Sins can be distinguished according to their objects, as can every human act; or according to the virtues they oppose, by excess or defect; or according to the commandments they violate. They can also be classed according to whether they concern God, neighbor, or oneself; they can be divided into spiritual and carnal sins, or again as sins in thought, word, deed, or omission. The root of sin is in the heart of man, in his free will, according to the teaching of the Lord: 'For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, false witness, slander. These are what defile a man.'[Mt 15:19-20 .] But in the heart also resides charity, the source of the good and pure works, which sin wounds" 2534. "The tenth commandment unfolds and completes the ninth, which is concerned with concupiscence of the flesh. It forbids coveting the goods of another, as the root of theft, robbery, and fraud, which the seventh commandment forbids. 'Lust of the eyes' leads to the violence and injustice forbidden by the fifth commandment.[Cf. 1Jn 2:16 ; Mic 2:2 .] Avarice, like fornication, originates in the idolatry prohibited by the first three prescriptions of the Law.[Cf. Wis 14:12 .] The tenth commandment concerns the intentions of the heart; with the ninth, it summarizes all the precepts of the Law." In Jesus and Mother Mary Sanju Joseph === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
[JOYnet] Spiritual Radar and Ballistic Missile Programme.
Dear Bros and Sis, I often get excited about the strategic missile shield programme of the US and wonder when India will have one against the Ghauris of our brothers in Pakistan. The idea is to detect, intercept and destroy any Inter Continental Ballistic Missile heading towards American soil. So many billions seems to have been invested in this programme. This seems to be a continuation to the Star Wars programme by President Ronald Raegan. Let us see the major components of this programme. (1) Obviously there is a hostile missile possibly tipped with neuclear warheads. (2) To detect a hostile missile you need to have a very powerful radar system which can discern and detect the incoming ICBM. A failure in this system can prove very costly; cos you might as well hit an American Airlines jetliner on the pretext of hitting the enemy missile. (3) An interceptor missile - which will be a SAM (Surface to Air Missile) which will be stealth and powerful enough to destroy the enemy missile in the sky itself at very short notice ! Lets come to the bible. We can see this defence system at work thousands of years ago - even before Christ Jesus. We see how prophet Elishah detects the movements in the Syrian army camp from miles away and give necessary directions to the Israel army. "One of his servants said, No, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom. " 2 Kings 6 : 12. Let us now try to redefine this defence system in the spiritual realm. The hostile missile is whatever comes from the enemy of Gods children, the devil. He has got a variety of warheads- chemical, biological , neuclear but in most cases he attacks the mental realm first - lust filled thoughts, pride, doubt, fear, worries, anxieties, doubts, confusion, superiority complex, inferiority complex, hatred, division etc. etc. The radar system is the discernment given to us by the power of the Holy Spirt . Identify the attack from the enemy immediately. Remember the attack is often stealth and fast; so be equally quick in realizing the incoming missile. Propel your interceptor missiles - the prayer, the authority given to us in the name of Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth(Luke 10 :19), the Blood of Jesus Christ, the Holy Wounds of Lord Jesus Christ etc. etc. All these have enough fire power in it to destroy the enemy. Bros and Sis, we need to have this system on and ready everytime (reading /sending Joynet mails is also no exception). It might take time but once this system is installed the enemy can never rob Gods children of the peace and happiness that He has promised. Prayerful Regards Sanju Joseph Blore. Missed your favourite TV serial last night? Try the new, Yahoo! TV. visit http://in.tv.yahoo.com === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
[JOYnet] Please pray.
Dear Bros and Sis, May I request your prayer support for my cousin(Mom's elder sisters son) Abby Lawrence who is getting married today on Jan 31st 2003 to Pam in Malaysia. Pam is of Portugese origin. Please pray that God may bless them with a happy married life. In Christ Sanju === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
Re: [JOYnet] St. Blase (Saint of the Day)
Dear Bros and Sis, St. Blase is a very powerful intercessor to God for all suffering from sore throats or throat infections. So all joynetters having a throat problem do not forget to call up on his intercession on his feast day. God bless us! St. Blase pray for us! In Christ Sanju Joseph Bangalore. === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
Re: [JOYnet] Tithing - whom should I give ?
Dear Bros and Sis, I agree with Wilson that there are a lot of really poor people out there who needs our help. We need to identify such families, orphanages, evangelical groups who are really starving for funds. Would like to also add the point that the money we squeeze out for the Lord out of acute shortage is more valued than what we give from our abundance. Remember how Jesus complimented the two copper coins donated by the widow. I remember when I was going through a really hard time a priest asked for some help for a poor woman to build her house. I requested for some more time. I asked the Lord for direction and the Lord asked me to give an amount. After a few months I went to meet Fr. Varkey at Koluthuvayal Retreat Center and there a sister while praying told "Sanju, Jesus liked the way you helped the woman for her house." Another point I would like to add is that we need to forget what we gave for the Lord. We should not keep account for the money we had given, as it is the Lord who keeps account. Each time we give we can offer that giving with an intention for the conversion of a soul, to overcome a particular sin in our life , for the souls in purgatory etc. All these are points which will be considered after our death on the day of Judgement. Help given for real poor people with the intention of one's family cleansing is more powerful than the masses offered for the departed souls in purgatory and also for the entire family tree healing and deliverance. Lord values the way you help feeding / clothing the slum children and He appreciates this. Another area of giving is our own spiritual gifts. Why should God bless us with Spiritual gifts ? It is to be used for building His Kingdom. Ephesians (4 : 10 - 14)The one who descended is also the one who ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things. And he gave some as apostles, others as prophets, others as evangelists, others as pastors and teachers, to equip the holy ones for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of faith and knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the extent of the full stature of Christ, so that we may no longer be infants, tossed by waves and swept along by every wind of teaching arising from human trickery, from their cunning in the interests of deceitful scheming. So everytime you share something to the Joynet; you are tithing your spiritual gifts. And the promise is that you will receive back 100 fold. Prayers & Blessings Sanju --- Wilson Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Friends in Christ, > > 2 months before Fr. Sebastian Vechookaroottu visited > Singapore. He is the > director of Penuel and Emmanuel Ashrams (Home for > abandoned mental patience > and drug addicts) in Thampalakkadu. Some of them > asked him the same question > Berly asked. "Whom should I give?". Hope you can > also find something from > his answer. > > Every place in Kerala have at least one orphanage or > charity organization. > Just locate one or two near your home town and help > them. If every one help > like this all these organization in Kerala will not > have financial problem. > Currently what happens is all the money is going to > some very famous > evangelization centers and they are becoming rich > while most others > suffering for their daily bread. So, give a fixed > portion of your share for > your hometown and the rest for others > > Praise the Lord > > Wilson Thomas > Singapore > > - Original Message - > From: "Berly Earnest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 4:50 PM > Subject: [JOYnet] Tithing - whom should I give ? > > > > Dear Enthusiastic Netters, > > > > I too would like to add few more things on > tithing. > > In our prayer group - there is one chettan who > has > > been supporting us with his tithing since past few > > months(more than a year). What I learnt from him > was > > that over the past so many years..he was giving > his > > tithe.. > > Most of the time he used to put it in the box > placed > > outside the church,Rest he used to wait for people > to > > come and ask him(very rarely). > > Once when there was money short for one of our > > programs ,I happenend to ask him for some support > and > > he gave cheerfully. Now he does give regularly a > part > > of his tithing to our JY activities here. > > > > I am sure there are many around us ,who knows and > > does give tithe. But where exactly money has to be > > given ?? It'll be nice if many more can comment on > > this. Can we arrive at a norm (ofcourse finally > ,its > > upto each individual to do what one feels right) > or > > few guidelines/hints which will be helpful for us > to > > decide where to give the tithing. > > > > regards and prayers > > Berly Earnest/cochin/India > > === > > This mail is g
[JOYnet] Prayer for World Peace.
I just finished a prayer for World peace. Please see if the same can be used for the Joynet Prayer Day. Ofcourse, you(the Core team) can edit it before putting it in the site. Let us start the Count Down. Heavens should be rejoicing for our prayer initiatives to bring peace to this world. Love and prayers Sanju --- PRAYER FOR WORLD PEACE --- Lord and heavenly Father we offer this beautiful world you had given for us. The world you loved so much that you gave your only Son . The world you created so beautifully and carefully so that we may live in harmony and peace. We your children cry out to you Heavenly Father, for protection of this beautiful world with its diverse race, religions and ethnic backgrounds. Save this world Heavenly Father from all catastrophic devastation fought by human beings against one another. O Lord of every continent, every nation and every life on earth we call on Your most Holy Name to redeem the whole creation with Your Mighty Hand. Send your peace angels led by St. Michael the Arch Angel to all the strife torn areas in this world. Demonstrate your power by bringing healing and peace where hate , pride and arrogance divide your people; where bitter threats are hurled between world leaders and where your children take to terrorism and wars to solve mutual problems. Lord we bring to you every world leaders, every organisation striving for peace and for war; and claim the precious blood of your son Lord Jesus Christ over them. Let the stubborn minds melt and let the stiff legs bend down before Your Majesty. Change their minds , Change their attitudes and Change their intentions Lord. We bind, defuse and send to the foot of the Cross in Calvary every weapon formed by the devil against your children and this world. We come against all chemical, neuclear, biological and other lethal weapons formed by wicked minds; in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. We bind all proud thoughts and actions by world leaders and people by the wounds of Lord Jesus Christ. Restore in our hearts the vision of peace, joy and unity in the world. We cry out Victory in the name of Jesus Christ ; the name to which all powers, principalities and dominions in heaven, earth and hell are humbly submissive. We all unite together with every soul and saint in heaven as we pray and dedicate this world and each one of us to the Immaculate Heart of Mother Mary. Accept, O Mother of Christ, this cry laden with the sufferings of all individual human beings, laden with the sufferings of whole societies. Help us with the power of the Holy Spirit conquer all sin: individual sin and the "sin of the world," sin in all its manifestations. Let there be revealed once more in the history of the world the infinite saving power of the redemption: the power of merciful love. May it put a stop to evil. May it transform consciences. May your Immaculate Heart reveal for all the light of hope and peace. We dedicate all continents into your most holy hands and bring especially the threat of another war in the Middle East region. We pray for a root-cause healing of all the problems there. And May Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs and every religion, race and creed in this world cry out "Holy, Holy" in one voice to you the El Shadai, the Adonai. We invoke the army of all heavenly Angels, Arch Angels and Saints to powerfully intervene, intercede and to protect this world from the darts of the evil one. St. Michael the Arch Angel defend this world and pray for us. Sts. Paul and Peter defend this world and pray for us. St. George defend this world and pray for us. All the Angels and Saints bring peace to the World. Jesus Son of David Have Mercy On Us (3 times) Our Father, Hail Mary , Glory Be. === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
[JOYnet] Prayer for World Peace - Reworked
Dear Bros and Sis, There was a suggestion from Abraham Joseph to include a theme which our Pope John Paul II spoke of in his address for the Celebration of the World Day of Peace 1 Jan 2002. It speaks about "NO PEACE WITHOUT JUSTICE NO JUSTICE WITHOUT FORGIVENESS". I have included the same point in the prayer now. We will be bringing this prayer at the Saturday Night Vigil at Renewal Retreat Center here in Bangalore. So we will have nearly 100 youngsters supporting us that night. Besides, the same will be posted to the Night Vigil E-group. Please network and garner maximum support for the prayer initiative as this is indeed a "Clear And Present Danger". Do not hesitate to forward this prayer to all the people in your Address Book and ask them to do the same. Love and Prayers Sanju So here it goes again. --- Prayer for World Peace --- In the Name of the Father and Of the Son and of the Holy Spirit Amen. Lord and heavenly Father we offer into your Holy Hands this beautiful world you had created for us. The world you loved so much, that you gave your only Son our Lord Jesus Christ so that "every human" will be saved. The world you created so beautifully and carefully so that we may live in harmony and peace. We your children cry out to you Heavenly Father, for peace and protection in this beautiful world with its diverse race, religions and ethnic backgrounds. Save this world Heavenly Father from all catastrophic devastation fought by human beings against one another. O Lord of every continent, every nation and every life on earth we call on Your most Holy Name to redeem the whole creation with Your Mighty Hand. Send your legions of peace angels led by St. Michael the Arch Angel to all the strife torn areas in this world. Demonstrate your power by bringing healing and peace, where hate , pride and arrogance divide your people; where bitter threats are hurled between world leaders and where your children take to terrorism and wars to solve mutual problems. Lord we bring to you every world leader, every organisation striving for peace and for war; and claim the precious blood of your son Lord Jesus Christ over them. Let the stubborn minds melt and let the stiff legs bend down before Your Majesty. Change their minds , Change their attitudes and Change their intentions Lord. We bind, defuse and send to the foot of the Cross in Calvary every weapon formed by the devil against your children and this world. We come against all chemical, neuclear, biological and other lethal weapons formed by wicked minds; in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. We bind all proud thoughts and actions by world leaders and people by the wounds of Lord Jesus Christ. Restore in our hearts the vision of peace, joy and unity in the world. We cry out "Victory in the name of Jesus Christ" ; the name to which all powers, principalities and dominions in heaven, earth and hell are humbly submissive. We dedicate all continents into your most holy hands. We bring in a special way the threat of another war in the Middle East region. We pray for a root-cause healing of all the problems there. May all resentment and revenge be replaced by Love and Forgiveness . May Human Justice be replaced by Divine Justice through Forgiveness. Bless the nations with the grace of Forgiveness, so as to heal and rebuild troubled human relations from their foundations. And May Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Sikhs and every religion, race and creed in this world cry out "Holy, Holy" in one voice to you the El Shadai, the Adonai. We all unite together with every soul and saint in heaven as we pray and dedicate this world and each one of us to the Immaculate Heart of Mother Mary. Accept, O Mother of Christ, this cry laden with the sufferings of all individual human beings, laden with the sufferings of whole societies. Help us with the power of the Holy Spirit conquer all sin: individual sin and the "sin of the world," sin in all its manifestations. Let there be revealed once more in the history of the world the infinite saving power of the redemption: the power of merciful love. May it put a stop to evil. May it transform consciences. May your Immaculate Heart reveal for all the light of hope and peace. We invoke the army of all heavenly Angels, Arch Angels and Saints to powerfully intervene, intercede and to protect this world from the darts of the evil one. St. Michael the Arch Angel defend this world and pray for us. Sts. Paul and Peter defend this world and pray for us. St. George defend this world and pray for us. All the Angels and Saints bring peace to the World. Jesus Son of David Have Mercy On Us (3 times) Our Father, Hail Mary , Glory Be. === This mail is
[JOYnet] JOYNet is praying for World Peace From Today.. Lets Join Hands.
Final Version of the Joynet Prayer for Peace. --- Prayer for World Peace --- In the Name of the Father and Of the Son and of the Holy Spirit Amen. Lord and heavenly Father we offer into your Holy Hands this beautiful world you had created for us. The world you loved so much, that you gave your only Son our Lord Jesus Christ so that "every human" will be saved. The world you created so beautifully and carefully, so that we may live in harmony and peace. We your children cry out to you Heavenly Father, for peace and protection in this beautiful world with its diverse race, religions and ethnic backgrounds. Save this world Heavenly Father from all catastrophic devastation fought by human beings against one another. O Lord of every continent, every nation and every life on earth we call on Your most Holy Name to redeem the whole creation with Your Mighty Hand. Send your legions of peace angels led by St. Michael the Arch Angel to all the strife torn areas in this world. Demonstrate your power by bringing healing and peace, where hate , pride and arrogance divide your people; where bitter threats are hurled between world leaders and where your children take to terrorism and wars to solve mutual problems. Lord we bring to you every world leader, every organisation striving for peace and for war; and claim the precious blood of your son Lord Jesus Christ over them. Let the stubborn minds melt and let the stiff legs bend down before Your Majesty. Change their minds , Change their attitudes and Change their intentions Lord. We bind, defuse and send to the foot of the Cross in Calvary every weapon formed by the devil against your children and this world. We come against all chemical, neuclear, biological and other lethal weapons formed by wicked minds; in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. We bind all proud thoughts and actions by world leaders and people by the wounds of Lord Jesus Christ.Restore in our hearts the vision of peace, joy and unity in the world. We cry out "Victory in the name of Jesus Christ" ; the name to which all powers, principalities and dominions in heaven, earth and hell are humbly submissive. We dedicate all continents into your most holy hands. We bring in a special way the threat of another war in the Middle East region. We specially bring to you Iraq, the USA, Israel and all other countries in the Gulf Region. We bring the leaders and decision makers in these countries - military and political before you; and pray for a renewal of their minds by the power of the Holy Spirit. We pray for a root-cause healing of all the problems in this region. May all resentment and revenge be replaced by Love and Forgiveness . May Human Justice be replaced by Divine Justice through Forgiveness. Bless the nations with the grace of Forgiveness, so as to heal and rebuild troubled human relations from their foundations. And May every Religion, Race and Creed in this world cry out "Holy, Holy" in one voice to you the El Shadai, the Adonai. We all unite together with every soul and saint in heaven as we pray and dedicate this world and each one of us to the Immaculate Heart of Mother Mary. Accept, O Mother of Christ, this cry laden with the sufferings of all individual human beings, laden with the sufferings of whole societies. Help us with the power of the Holy Spirit conquer all sin: individual sin and the "sin of the world," sin in all its manifestations. Let there be revealed once more in the history of the world the infinite saving power of the redemption: the power of merciful love. May it put a stop to evil. May it transform consciences. May your Immaculate Heart reveal for all the light of hope and peace. We invoke the army of all heavenly Angels, Arch Angels and Saints to powerfully intervene, intercede and to protect this world from the darts of the evil one. We offer our request for peace in this world through every Mass and Eucharistic worship done all across the world today. St. Michael the Arch Angel defend this world and pray for us. Sts. Paul and Peter defend this world and pray for us. St. George defend this world and pray for us. All the Angels and Saints bring Peace and Good News to the World. Jesus Son of David Have Mercy On Us (3 times) Our Father, Hail Mary , Glory Be. John 17:9-26 === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ==
[JOYnet] Please pray for the missionaries.
Dear Bros and Sis, A few weeks ago I had mailed you all about a Church pastor (Babu Chettan) who works in North India among Hindus and Muslims. I seek your prayer support for him and his ministry. As their life is under serious threat from the Shiv Sainiks. It seems the whole township in which he works is full of sorcerers. And people in large numbers are getting delivered from this evil therefore bringing financial loss to the sorcerers. One of the evangelist Sunil who was delivered from this evil, and now working incessantly against this evil has come under their attack. The sorcerers have influenced and joined hands with the Shiv Sainiks to attack the evangelists and preachers. They have threatened to kill them. Please take some time to pray for Babu chettan and his ministry there. Also for the people who are instigating trouble that they will know God and accept Jesus as their only God and Saviour. The names are - Shyam Baba, Bhawani Singh Rathore, Ravi and Chetan Singh (whose sister had an evil afflication was healed by the Lord and both husband and wife are believers now) . Since this was an urgent prayer request; I thought I will plead your prayers right away - as we all know we are praying for World Peace now.I think we need to pray for all the missionaries and the religious working in tough and hostile conditions to spread the Kingdom of God, as part of one of our Joynet Prayer Days. Many of our JY brethren also work in these conditions in the North and the North East part of India.They all need our prayers. In prayers Sanju Joseph Bangalore. === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
[JOYnet] Old Priest = Wisdom Unlimited.
Dear Bros and Sis, Even before coming into the renewal; I used to maintain a fairly good relation with old priests and nuns. Maybe bcos I was very close to my grandmother and never got to meet my grandpas. And one thing I used to do after the conversation is to kneel down and ask them to pray a blessing over me. And when they pray I make a silent prayer to myself - "Lord I claim the power of all the masses said by this father so that I will receive your mercy and blessings." Going by this rule - Old priest means more masses which in turn means more blessings :-))). Often this happens; after my confession after the priest absolves the sin (in a rich Latin language). I know a lot of such old priests most of them Jesuits bcos we(Dad, brother and myself) were always closely attached to the Jesuit institutions. Let me share my experiences however with 3 priests - old and rich in spirituality. First, is a Jesuit priest from Mangalore - retired Department Head of Literature, St Josephs College Trichy. I woke him up in the middle of the night during one of my tough days and begged for confession. A relation which went on from strength to strength for the past 4 years. This man was a real source of knowledge on any given subject. Often we meet up and talk for an hour atleast once in 2 weeks. He was the person who was to a large extent responsible in helping me to appreciate the value of the Catholic Church - its powerful and time tested doctrines. He sniffed somehow that me and my brother was inclined towards the renewal movement; of which he was not so much impressed. He forced both of us to get the book on "Catechism of the Catholic Church". A decision we will never regret. Each time he used to ask me in rich Oxford accent - "Did you get that black book ? " and while discussing the Gospel passages - "Know your gospel; Boy!". He was not gifted with rich gifts and charisms of the Holy Spirit but defenitely he was blessed with the wisdom, understanding and most of all HUMILITY from the Holy Spirit. Second is an old parish priest. I used to visit him once in a while, again for confession. I would like to remember one of those days when after the confession I requested him to pray over me. He laid the Holy Vestment (the holy cloth which runs over their shoulders)on my head and placed a crucifix over it. And he made a powerful prayer over me. I felt some birds flying off my head as he was praying :-) And then he blessed me with Holy Water. It was an amazing and powerful experience. The third is Fr. C J Varkey whom some of you might be knowing as the persons behind Nirmala Retreat Center at Koluthuvayal, Calicut. He is God's gift for me and also for many people. A visit to his house was almost as though I went into a land of spiritual warfare. A man powerful with the gifts and charisms of the Holy Spirit. All throughout the praying over, he was drawing crosses in my forehead. At the end of which I was healed of a long problem of throat ailment. I was able to learn many things from this humble priest and most of all the protection one will receive by the prayers to Mother Mary. I also realised the power of all those old(and sometimes forgotten ?) catholic prayers to St. Michael, St. George, Guardian Angel, "Remember O most gracious Virgin Mary" so as to defeat the enemy. Let us always remember that a priest in the Eucharistic Celebration through the sacrament of Holy Orders represents Christ Himself who is present to his Church as Head of his Body, Shepherd of his flock, high priest of the redemptive sacrifice, Teacher of Truth. Let us also understand that they are also Human beings attacked by sin and who needs our constant prayers and support. "This presence of Christ in the minister is not to be understood as if the latter were preserved from all human weaknesses, the spirit of domination, error, even sin. The power of the Holy Spirit does not guarantee all acts of ministers in the same way. While this guarantee extends to the sacraments, so that even the minister's sin cannot impede the fruit of grace, in many other acts the minister leaves human traces that are not always signs of fidelity to the Gospel and consequently can harm the apostolic fruitfulness of the Church. " (Catechism of the Catholic Church). Prayers Sanju Joseph Bang!!lore. === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
Power of Joynet Prayers !! Re: [JOYnet] Please pray for the missionaries.
Dear Bros and Sis, Lets all realize the power of our prayers. A snippet of the mail I got from babu chettan now. Start--- Please pray pray pray pray pray pray that something will happen here, as my wish is that these people will propagate the gospel, where, they are making hindrence to reach the gospel. Two person of that group already tasted the healing and deliverance from the Lord, during a prayer meeting held in their area. Their names are Chetan Singh and Bhawani Shankar. Late News Praise the Lord, when I was starting to send this mail, a phone call came from one of beleiver Mr Laxmi Narayan that, Bhawani Shankar and other five people were arrested by the policce for some criminal case as they were involved somewhere in last week. Praise the Lord. Lord is working. Plase do continue to pray for us and our ministry, as my prayer is that all will come to the Lord very soon. End Thanks for your prayers . Pls continue to pray. Love and prayers Sanju Bangalore. --- Sanju Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Bros and Sis, > > A few weeks ago I had mailed you all about a Church > pastor (Babu Chettan) who works in North India among > Hindus and Muslims. I seek your prayer support for > him > and his ministry. As their life is under serious > threat from the Shiv Sainiks. It seems the whole > township in which he works is full of sorcerers. And > people in large numbers are getting delivered from > this evil therefore bringing financial loss to the > sorcerers. One of the evangelist Sunil who was > delivered from this evil, and now working > incessantly > against this evil has come under their attack. The > sorcerers have influenced and joined hands with the > Shiv Sainiks to attack the evangelists and > preachers. > They have threatened to kill them. Please take some > time to pray for Babu chettan and his ministry > there. > Also for the people who are instigating trouble that > they will know God and accept Jesus as their only > God > and Saviour. The names are - Shyam Baba, Bhawani > Singh > Rathore, Ravi and Chetan Singh (whose sister had an > evil afflication was healed by the Lord and both > husband and wife are believers now) . Since this > was > an urgent prayer request; I thought I will plead > your > prayers right away - as we all know we are praying > for World Peace now.I think we need to pray for all > the missionaries and the religious working in tough > and hostile conditions to spread the Kingdom of God, > as part of one of our Joynet Prayer Days. Many of > our > JY brethren also work in these conditions in the > North > and the North East part of India.They all need our > prayers. > > In prayers > > Sanju Joseph > > Bangalore. > > > > > === > This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth > mailing list. > For more info on the list visit > http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet > To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To subscribe to the list visit > http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join > In case of any issue related to the mailing list > contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > === === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
[JOYnet] Re: [Joynet] Falling in love before mariage is wrong
Dear Bros and Sis, I think it is perfectly fine to fall in love before marriage. I would not have been mailing this piece if that theory was wrong :-) Cos my Dad and Mom knew each other before they got wed-locked. Praise the Lord!!! But if this so called LOVE :-) turns into LUST :-( then you are asking for trouble. As lust comes from the evil one and can lead you to the sin of fornication. No relationship should surpass our relationship with God; as they become idols in our life. Our God is a Jealous God who will not tolerate any relationship that surpasses our relationship with Him. St. Paul speaks about this - " I am Jealous for you, JUST AS GOD IS; you are like a pure virgin whom I have promised you in marriage to one man only, Christ Himself" 2 Cor 11 : 2 We will be directly violating the First Commandment if the priority given to a person exceeds the priority given to God. A word of caution however. There is only one commandment which has a blessing associated with it among the ten commandments "You do this and you will get this". It is highly recommended and sensible not to lose out on this blessing in the process. "Honor your father and mother as the Lord has commanded you. Then you will live a long time, and things will go well for you in the land that the Lord your God is going to give you". Fourth Commandment!! I think we had a discussion on similar lines before. Prayerful Regards Sanju Joseph Missed your favourite TV serial last night? Try the new, Yahoo! TV. visit http://in.tv.yahoo.com === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
Re: [JOYnet] Is poverty a curse???????????
Dear Bros and Sis, God do allow sufferings in our life so as to build our character, so that His children will be tempered and made strong in faith; in the furnace of adversity. God can use our sufferings and penance for the redemption of many souls in our own family and people around us. Sufferings builds Humility within us, it gives us Perseverance and Endurance and also helps to Glorify His name among other unbelievers. It is sad but true that some TV evangelizers cross all boundaries to classify these Christian sufferings and financial problems under the category of evils activity. Factors like Unforgiveness, Disobedience to the Word of God, Lack of repentance can all keep prosperity away from Gods Children. But at the same time; it will be an erroneous decision if we are going to trash completely the theory that Satan can affect our Prosperity and Good Health. Devil can steal prosperity from the Children of God. Do you have a doubt on this ? Lets go to the vision of Daniel in chapter 10 . We see how the Angel of God who was supposed to bring Daniel - peace, assurance, strength and the message of God was blocked by the angel of Persia for 21 days. The angel continues to say that St. Michael the Arch Angel (Our good old and strong Maiky) comes to his rescue and fights the kings of persia. The angel goes on to say that on his return he has got to fight again the prince of persia again and also the prince of Greece. And that "No one supports me against all these except Michael, your prince". Let us be aware of this factor also. In Christ Sanju Bangalore --- John Bala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi JY, > Its sad to hear alot of new generation > preachers > on radio and televition preach and say poverty is a > curse,and just last week one of such preachers > repeated this same comment on tv and ive been > thinking > since then and so i decided to check for the > dictionary defination and this is how the Oxford > mini > reference dictionary defines poverty (state of being > poor,scarcity,lack;inferiority).Its sad still to > know > that many fellow catholics are buying that idea as a > brother catholic made this same comment last week > and > so i want your comments on this.Thanks > JOHN BALA > > __ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more > http://taxes.yahoo.com/ > > === > This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth > mailing list. > For more info on the list visit > http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet > To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To subscribe to the list visit > http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join > In case of any issue related to the mailing list > contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > === Missed your favourite TV serial last night? Try the new, Yahoo! TV. visit http://in.tv.yahoo.com === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
[JOYnet] Break down before the Lord
Dear Bros and Sisters in Christ, As we are entering the lenten season; I would like to share a few thoughts that crossed my mind on the need for breaking our self before the Lord. There might be phases in our life when we are going through overwhelming problems -broken relationships, dire financial situations, a long jobless situation, a very poor marital life etc. Do we take these problems in a positive manner knowing the fact that the Lord permitted it so that you will be a better person purified by this problem ? Or are we looking at these problems with an IRON HEART thinking that come what may I will endure this with a SUPER-MAN attitude and by our own merits ? If this is the case it is time for us to BREAK DOWN BEFORE THE LORD. Today being Ash Wednesday; let us also look into the relevance of ash in this breaking down process. We see many characters in the Bible specially in the Old testament finding favour with the Lord immediately when they went to the Lord with a sober heart especially after they have sinned. Interestingly, Ash(and Sack Cloth) was always part of their repentance and breaking down process and was a symbol of humility and unconditional surrender to God. We see how King David after his sin and condemnation went to the Lord fasting wearing sack cloth and covering himself with Ash. We also see Job breaking his self by running into His presence also the same way. We also see Joshua breaking down before the Lord when the Israeli army faces defeat from their enemies. Some points worthy to note and common in all the cases are : 1. The breaking down was also associated with a pleading for mercy and TRUE REPENTANCE from their hearts. ( Bcos King David's repentance was so great; we got one of the best books in the Bible called the PSALMS ). 2. God acted immediately and changed His plans each and everytime someone went on their knees and cried. ( The Lord said to Joshua , "Stand up! Why are you down on your face ?".) 3. A new strength and confidence dawns into the person who opens up all his weakness completely to the Lord. (Job's fortune is restored twice after He endured Lords test; An angel comes to strengthen Jesus at the garden of Gethsamene after His painful time of prayer; Joshua goes ahead winning all the battles he fought - kingdoms were falling before him one after the other etc. etc. ) Even now, declares the Lord; "Return to Me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning." Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and He relents from sending calamity." Joel 2 : 12-13. No; we are not serving a God who loves to see tears. But the Bible testifies so many people who cried out bitterly to the Lord and found favour in His presence. It is necessary to transfer our problems into tears so as to get a complete inner healing and God expects this from us for a wholesome healing and freedom. A true breaking down process is guided by the Holy Spirit and makes us more closer to God. This process is sublime and is contrary to self condemnation and self pitying which comes from the evil one. And so we see how St. Peter after denying Jesus 3 times wept bitterly and goes on to become the Captain of the Church. And Judas weeps bitterly and finds his way to the tree. Also breaking down before the Lord helps the Holy Spirit to heal so many Inner wounds we carry even with out us knowing it. So dear Joynet bros and sis this is the time and this is the hour for us - " Come, let us return to the Lord. For He has torn us, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bandage us. He will revive us after two days; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live before Him. So let us know, let us press on to know the Lord." Hosea 6 : 1-3 Have a Blessed Lent Time! Love and Prayers Sanju Missed your favourite TV serial last night? Try the new, Yahoo! TV. visit http://in.tv.yahoo.com === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
Re: [JOYnet] Testimony - The power of Rosary
Dear Bros and Sis,
Got to write something when it is about Mama Mary.
So here are some of my experiences. I think my
relationship with Mother Mary has grown from strength
to strength over the years by the grace of God. And
now I run unto her as a powerful intercessor and a
protector from the wiles of the enemy. Thanks to the
wonderful directions given to all of us by Her during
the powerful apparitions happening at Medjugorje and
many other parts of the world.
Right from my school days by Gods grace I used to
be among the scoring students. But never ever in my
entire years of education had I got the 1st rank ie
to top a class or a batch ; except for once. That was
when I was in my 7th standard. I used to have a strong
bonding with Our Lady right from my childhood thanks
to my Grandmother. One night after my prayers I went
to bed and was just about to sleep when i saw a bright
white light and I knew it was Our Lady. Those were
times when Charismatic renewal - visions and gifts was
never heard of. She told me - "Ninakku Rank Kittum".
(You will get a rank). No first , second or third but
just "a rank". I immediately woke up and felt a little
angry with Our Lady thinking that she addressed me as
"Ninakku" cos I love to be called as "Mon" (Son/Sonny)
if it is some one very close to my heart :-). When the
exam results came for the first time in my life; and
never again I got my First Rank.
Also during school days I used to bike to my
school. I was hit and thrown up by a high speed
Yamaha. During my aerodynamic flight thru the sky I
called - "Our Lady". I landed on a soft patch and had
no major injuries. I remember how the entire school
including the Princy came running to me. A sort of
(limbing) hero I was ! Thanks to Our Lady!!
Even during my hey days at college. I ensured
that I made my prayer to Our Lady before I hit the bed
after a real tough days work :-):-):-)
I started realizing the power of Our Lady and
her powerful protection when I started praying the
Memorare ("Remember O most gracious Virgin Mary").
After going deep into catholic renewal ministries I
came to know from ministers and people of God the
power of the Rosary in breaking the enemy. A very
intimate friend of mine was sharing his experience
where the preacher with him was praying for a woman
possed with an evil spirit. He was there supporting
the preacher. The preacher took out the Rosary and
when the woman saw the Rosary she started trembling
with fear and produced some awkward sounds. When the
rosary was brought near her she started saying - "mary
matha .. mary matha ". And when the rosary touched her
body it was as though hot fire pieces was put over her
body. The entire deliverance happened using the Rosary
and powerful praises to Lord Jesus Christ.
Another experience I would like to share,
happened a few weeks before. When I was in the church
after the morning mass; a big black bee came and
started revolving round my head in big circles. The
other time this happened was when I came back after
giving a session on Spiritual warfare at Infant Jesus.
I was praying with the Rosary in my hand then. I felt
Our Lady saying - "Use my Rosary as a whip". No I did
not try hitting the bee with my Rosary :-) But I just
said in a very soft voice ; might look crazy as well -
" You come near me ; I will hit you with the Rosary".
And there goes the bee out of the Chruch. yaho!
So many eperiences with Mother Mary!!!Praise
God! My prayer is that if there is just one person
standing on earth faithful to Our Lady let it be me. I
am sure that situation will never arise; cos She is so
proactive and busy now a days; drawing people to his
son our Lord Jesus Christ. Truly "Blessed among all
women" . I know some youth who pray 20 rosaries daily
I sure envy them. Ave Maria!
Love n Prayers
Sanju
Bangalore
--- Tina Jose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >
HI!
> Just like Prejomy, I too had a wonderful experience
> yesterday. As you must
> know, there was a private bus strike and I am the
> last person you'd find on
> a KSRTC bus, simply because whenever I get into one
> I always end up in the
> wrong place.
> But since I had to attend class ( being journalism
> students mean that you've
> got to reach the institute no matter what, and once
> I was forced to walk the
> entire 3 kilometers), I was forced to get up from my
> warm bed and leave. At
> the bus stop I waited for 5 minutes, then 10
> minutes, and still no bus. My
> first thoughts were about my principal who would
> scold me if I arrived after
> him.
> Then I remembered how people had told me to pray to
> Mother Mary when in
> trouble. My cousin had told me recently about the
> relevance of praying to
> our Mother, and I remembered all that. In those few
> seconds, I recalled too,
> the time when, at a conference my uncle had suddenly
> disappeared. I
> remembering his words, had begun saying Hail Marys,
> when lo and behold.. he
> was there in front of me, l
[JOYnet] Way of the Cross - A Beautiful Catholic Devotion.
Dear Bros and Sis, The Way of the Cross is a beautiful devotion given to us by the Catholic Church . During this lent season; as we are steadfastly observing our fasting and other prayers I urge you dear brothers and sisters to include the Way of the Cross as part of your prayers. It is powerful,assuring and gives one a new hope of Resurrection and Strength. Last 2 weeks was so tight and hectic for me with the design of a new project. And above all this; I felt a pain somewhere bcos of some people and situations. I was struggling with this pain when the Holy Spirit put into my mind something which one of my cousin advised me years before. He was saying - " When you have overwhelming problems around you, do not struggle with it. Discern whether the Lord wants you to take up that cross and follow him. If so ask for more strength from the Lord to carry the cross and then you will find your cross very light". And then I started the Way of the Cross(in Prayer). Oh Boy! That made a real change in my life and I was smiling at my problems in victory. There was no let up in problems ! But God gave me the strength to carry the cross! And also to snub at it by comparing the triviality of the same with the passion of our Lord as described in the stations of the Way of the Cross! The Way of the Cross taught me to experience the pain that Jesus went thru station by station - the terrible wounds inflicted by the soldiers, the thorns that tore his flesh, the weight of the cross over his shoulders, the insulting language of the soldiers, the way he fell down bleeding his knees, the crucifixion.. Huge sufferings which I had to undergo; but thankfully transferred to His own Son by God ! I try to be among those women and kind people who were following Jesus in the way to Calvary along with Mother Mary The second point is that it taught me a lot. Lord Jesus was quiet, resolved and humbly agreeing to Gods will. He knew that there was Resurrection. He forgives those who who hurts him. He does not forgets His mother even when under tremendous sufferings and dedicated her to the care of His trusted disciple. And it taught me more about His boundless love... Looking for rewards from heaven ... ? A regular devotion to the Way of the Cross is an assured way. Here are some of the promises the Lord Himself gave to Brother Estanislao (1903-1927) regarding the Way of Cross. 1. I'll grant everything that's asked of Me with Faith, when making The Way of The Cross. 2. I promise Eternal Life to those who pray from time to time, The Way of The Cross. 3. I'll follow them everywhere in life and I'll help them, especially at the hour of death. 4. Even if they have more sins than blades of grass in the fields, and grains of sand in the sea, all of them will be erased by The Way of The Cross. (Note: This promise doesn't eliminate the obligation to confess all mortal sins, and this, before we can receive Holy Communion.) 5. Those who pray The Way of The Cross often, will have a special glory in Heaven. 6. I'll deliver them from Purgatory, indeed if they go there at all, the first Tuesday or Friday after their death. 7. I'll bless them at each Way of The Cross, and My blessing will follow them everywhere on earth and, after their death, in Heaven for all eternity. 8. At the hour of death I won't permit the devil to tempt them; I'll lift all power from him in order that they'll repose tranquilly in My Arms. 9. If they pray it with true love, I'll make of each one of them a living Ciborium in which it will please Me to pour My grace. 10. I'll fix My Eyes on those who pray The Way of The Cross often; My hands will always be open to protect them. 11. As I am nailed to the Cross, so also will I always be with those who honour Me in making The Way of The Cross frequently. 12. They'll never be able to separate themselves from Me, for I'll give them the grace never again to commit a mortal sin. 13. At the hour of death I'll console them with My Presence and we'll go together to Heaven. Death will be sweet to all those who have honoured Me during their lives by praying The Way of The Cross. 14. My Soul will be a protective shield for them, and will always help them, whenever they have recourse. So Joynet; lets Join Jesus by making the Way of the Cross a part of our daily prayers... May God bless and make this Lent a special one. And do keep me in you prayers. Love and Prayers Sanju Missed your favourite TV serial last night? Try the new, Yahoo! TV. visit http://in.tv.yahoo.com === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related
[JOYnet] Way of the Cross - A Beautiful Catholic Devotion.
Dear Bros and Sis, The Way of the Cross is a beautiful devotion given to us by the Catholic Church . During this lent season; as we are steadfastly observing our fasting and other prayers I urge you dear brothers and sisters to include the Way of the Cross as part of your prayers. It is powerful,assuring and gives one a new hope of Resurrection and Strength. Last 2 weeks was so tight and hectic for me with the design of a new project. And above all this; I felt a pain somewhere bcos of some people and situations. I was struggling with this pain when the Holy Spirit put into my mind something which one of my cousin advised me years before. He was saying - " When you have overwhelming problems around you, do not struggle with it. Discern whether the Lord wants you to take up that cross and follow him. If so ask for more strength from the Lord to carry the cross and then you will find your cross very light". And then I started the Way of the Cross(in Prayer). Oh Boy! That made a real change in my life and I was smiling at my problems in victory. There was no let up in problems ! But God gave me the strength to carry the cross! And also to snub at it by comparing the triviality of the same with the passion of our Lord as described in the stations of the Way of the Cross! The Way of the Cross taught me to experience the pain that Jesus went thru station by station - the terrible wounds inflicted by the soldiers, the thorns that tore his flesh, the weight of the cross over his shoulders, the insulting language of the soldiers, the way he fell down bleeding his knees, the crucifixion.. Huge sufferings which I had to undergo; but thankfully transferred to His own Son by God ! I try to be among those women and kind people who were following Jesus in the way to Calvary along with Mother Mary The second point is that it taught me a lot. Lord Jesus was quiet, resolved and humbly agreeing to Gods will. He knew that there was Resurrection. He forgives those who who hurts him. He does not forgets His mother even when under tremendous sufferings and dedicated her to the care of His trusted disciple. And it taught me more about His boundless love... Looking for rewards from heaven ... ? A regular devotion to the Way of the Cross is an assured way. Here are some of the promises the Lord Himself gave to Brother Estanislao (1903-1927) regarding the Way of Cross. 1. I'll grant everything that's asked of Me with Faith, when making The Way of The Cross. 2. I promise Eternal Life to those who pray from time to time, The Way of The Cross. 3. I'll follow them everywhere in life and I'll help them, especially at the hour of death. 4. Even if they have more sins than blades of grass in the fields, and grains of sand in the sea, all of them will be erased by The Way of The Cross. (Note: This promise doesn't eliminate the obligation to confess all mortal sins, and this, before we can receive Holy Communion.) 5. Those who pray The Way of The Cross often, will have a special glory in Heaven. 6. I'll deliver them from Purgatory, indeed if they go there at all, the first Tuesday or Friday after their death. 7. I'll bless them at each Way of The Cross, and My blessing will follow them everywhere on earth and, after their death, in Heaven for all eternity. 8. At the hour of death I won't permit the devil to tempt them; I'll lift all power from him in order that they'll repose tranquilly in My Arms. 9. If they pray it with true love, I'll make of each one of them a living Ciborium in which it will please Me to pour My grace. 10. I'll fix My Eyes on those who pray The Way of The Cross often; My hands will always be open to protect them. 11. As I am nailed to the Cross, so also will I always be with those who honour Me in making The Way of The Cross frequently. 12. They'll never be able to separate themselves from Me, for I'll give them the grace never again to commit a mortal sin. 13. At the hour of death I'll console them with My Presence and we'll go together to Heaven. Death will be sweet to all those who have honoured Me during their lives by praying The Way of The Cross. 14. My Soul will be a protective shield for them, and will always help them, whenever they have recourse. So Joynet; lets Join Jesus by making the Way of the Cross a part of our daily prayers... May God bless and make this Lent a special one. And do keep me in you prayers. Love and Prayers Sanju Missed your favourite TV serial last night? Try the new, Yahoo! TV. visit http://in.tv.yahoo.com === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related
[JOYnet] 1000 Joynetters = 1000 St. Paul's.
Dear Bros and Sis, Yesterday night we had the Core team meeting of the Saturday Night Vigil Core. I would like to share with all of you, something which was shared by one of the members. He had attended a session by a famous preacher from the Protestant Church. He was a powerful preacher who works in North India. I was amazed at this person's drive and zeal to spread the Kingdom of God. He was saying - "I will send my eldest son to the Gentiles to preach the Kingdom of God in North India. They will persecute him and kill him and I will praise the Lord" "Then I will send my second son to preach the Kingdom of God. They will kill him too and I will praise the Lord" " I will send my third son and he will also meet with the same fate." He points his fingers to the audience and says, "AND THEN I WILL ASK FOR YOUR SON. !!" Boom!! It hits you when it is your son, right...? I guess not for this man.. Who knows about the Banqouet prepared for him and his son in Heaven! Isn't it delightful to know that there are still people out there who lives what St. Paul said in Romans 8 : 35 - 37 "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: "For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered." No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. " Will not this equation look great ?? 1000 Joynetters = 1000 St. Paul's ; Love and Prayers Sanju Bangalore Missed your favourite TV serial last night? Try the new, Yahoo! TV. visit http://in.tv.yahoo.com === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===
