[JOYnet] Christmas Sharing
Hello Dear Friends, Hope all of you are celebrated Christmas in a wonderful way..In Delhi also we celebrated Christmas . During Christmas days lot of non Christians visiting cathedral Church ,so past 4 years Jesus Youth make this season a great event . So this year also we conducted an Exhibition(24th-26th) to share Jesus , we prepared three stalls in the Cathedral Compound , 1st stall is . Kerigma stall: (Basic Gospel message stall )In this stall mainly presenting -Kerigma Today-Many people experienced Gods love and accept Jesus as their personal Lord and Saviour. 2nd stall is Pro-life Stall :-through this stall we presented importance of Life ,many people convinced that abortion is a sin . 3rd stall is Jesus Film- In this stall a continuous Jesus film show in Hindi every 15 minutes (we edited it for 15 minutes show), all shows are houseful (more than 300 people watched every 15 minutes) ,On 25th evening Jesus Youth Music Ministry presented a Music Program also I like to share my personal experience also , I am staying near a village- Border of Delhi and Haryana. My working place is near this area. My Mother and sister is also with me ,they reached here 5 months ago, this is one of my dream that to live in a village and to share Jesus. We are the only Christian family in this place , Every day we intercede for this people during our family prayer. So this Christmas season we planned to celebrate Christmas in this village , we prepared some sweat items and distributed neighboring houses , We distributed some leaflets also. I visited the house of a head of that area , he welcomed me and I give him sweats and leaflets . We talk some general things of Christmas and it leads us to the topic of spirituality ,then I started to share Kerigma , He said to me Aap mere sath bytea -ye bath muje bahuth maja agya.(sit beside me-this matter is enjoying me.)--because this is the Good News of great Joy for all people (Lk. 2:10) Holly spirit starts to working in him and I explained salvation through Jesus and importance of accepting Jesus as our personal Lord and Savior. He accepted this invitation. He become more Happy. (Please pray for him to became a good Disciple of Christ because he can evangelize the whole village very easily.) God Bless You all Wish you a Happy New Year .. With lot of love & Prayer Dilbet John / New Delhi - This Advent Season our sponsors are selling goods and services you don't want to miss! Support our sponsors with your purchase by clicking here. http://www.catholic.org/clife/advent/specials.php This email was sent using FREE Catholic Online Webmail. Please tell your family, friends and children about COL Webmail! http://webmail.catholic.org/ === 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] Christmas Message from Pope
VATICAN CITY, DEC. 25, 2002 (ZENIT.org).- Here is a translation of John Paul II's Christmas message given at midday at St. Peter's Basilica. 1. "To us a child is born, to us a son is given" (Is 9:5). Today the mystery of Christmas is renewed: this Child who brings salvation to the world is also born for the men and women of our own time, bringing joy and peace for all. We approach the crib with emotion; together with Mary we go to meet the Long-Awaited of the Nations, the Redeemer of humanity. "Cum Maria contemplemur Christi vultum." With Mary let us contemplate the face of Christ: in that Child, wrapped in swaddling cloths and laid in the manger (cf. Lk 2:7), it is God himself who comes to visit us, to guide our feet in the way of peace (cf. Lk 1:79). Mary watches him, caresses him and keeps him warm, pondering the meaning of the wondrous signs which surround the mystery of Christmas. 2. Christmas is a mystery of joy! The Angels sang in the night: "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom he is pleased" (Lk 2:14). To the shepherds they described the event as "a great joy for all the people" (cf. Lk 2:10). Joy, despite distance from home, the poverty of the manger, people's indifference, the hostility of power. A mystery of joy nonetheless, for in the City of David "to you is born this day a Saviour" (Lk 2:11). The Church shares in this same joy, surrounded today by the light of the Son of God: the darkness can never obscure it. It is the glory of the Eternal Word, who out of love has become one of us. 3. Christmas is a mystery of love! The love of the Father, who has sent into the world his only-begotten Son, to bestow on us the gift of his own life (cf. 1 Jn 4:8-9). The love of "God-with-us", Emmanuel, who came to earth in order to die on the Cross. In the cold stable, wrapped in silence, the Virgin Mother, with prophetic intuition, already tastes the violent drama of Calvary, the traumatic struggle between darkness and light, between death and life, between hatred and love. The Prince of Peace, born today in Bethlehem, will give his life on Golgotha, so that love may reign on earth. 4. Christmas is a mystery of peace! From the cave of Bethlehem there rises today an urgent appeal to the world not to yield to mistrust, suspicion and discouragement, even though the tragic reality of terrorism feeds uncertainties and fears. Believers of all religions, together with men and women of good will, by outlawing all forms of intolerance and discrimination, are called to build peace: in the Holy Land, above all, to put an end once and for all to the senseless spiral of blind violence, and in the Middle East, to extinguish the ominous smouldering of a conflict which, with the joint efforts of all, can be avoided; in Africa too, where devastating famines and tragic internal conflicts are aggravating the already precarious conditions of entire peoples, although here and there signs of hope are present; in Latin America, in Asia, in other parts of the world, where political, economic and social crises disturb the serenity of many families and nations. May humanity accept the Christmas message of peace! 5. Adorable mystery of the Incarnate Word! Together with you, O Virgin Mother, may we stop and reflect at the manger where the Child lies, to share your own amazement at the immense "condescension" of God. Grant us your own eyes, O Mary, that we may understand the mystery hidden within the frail limbs of your Son. Teach us to recognize his face in the children of every race and culture. Help us to be credible witnesses of his message of peace and love, so that the men and women of our own time, still torn by conflicts and unspeakable violence, may also recognize in the Child cradled in your arms the one Saviour of the world, the endless source of that true peace for which every heart profoundly yearns. [Translation of the original Italian distributed by the Vatican Press Office] When giving his greeting in 62 languages, the Pope said in English: "May the birth of the Prince of Peace remind the world where its true happiness lies; and may your hearts be filled with hope and joy, for the Saviour has been born for us." Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.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] Christmas
The True Meaning of Christmas It's just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no identification, no inscription. It has peeked through the branches of our tree for the past 10 years or so. It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas---oh, not the true meaning of Christmas, but the commercial aspects of it --overspending...the frantic running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and the dusting powder for Grandma---the gifts given in desperation because you couldn't think of anything else. Knowing he felt this way, I decided one year to bypass the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so forth. I reached for something special just for Mike. The inspiration came in an unusual way. Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was wrestling at the junior level at the school he attended; and shortly before Christmas, there was a non-league match against a team sponsored by an inner-city church. These youngsters, dressed in sneakers so ragged that shoestrings seemed to be the only thing holding them together, presented a sharp contrast to our boys in their spiffy blue and gold uniforms and sparkling new wrestling shoes. As the match began, I was alarmed to see that the other team was wrestling without headgear, a kind of light helmet designed to protect a wrestler's ears. It was a luxury the ragtag team obviously could not afford. Well, we ended up walloping them. We took every weight class. And as each of their boys got up from the mat, he swaggered around in his tatters with false bravado, a kind of street pride that couldn't acknowledge defeat. Mike, seated beside me, shook his head sadly, "I wish just one of them could have won," he said. "They have a lot of potential, but losing like this could take the heart right out of them." Mike loved kids -- all kids -- and he knew them, having coached little league football, baseball and lacrosse. That's when the idea for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought an assortment of wrestling headgear and shoes and sent them anonymously to the inner-city church. On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Mike what I had done and that this was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year and in succeeding years. For each Christmas, I followed the tradition---one year sending a group of mentally handicapped youngsters to a hockey game, another year a check to a pair of elderly brothers whose home had burned to the ground the week before Christmas, and on and on. The envelope became the highlight of our Christmas. It was always the last thing opened on Christmas morning and our children, ignoring their new toys, would stand with wide-eyed anticipation as their dad lifted the envelope from the tree to reveal its contents. As the children grew, the toys gave way to more practical presents, but the envelope never lost its allure. The story doesn't end there. You see, we lost Mike last year due to cancer. When Christmas rolled around, I was still so wrapped in grief that I barely got the tree up. But Christmas Eve found me placing an envelope on the tree, and in the morning, it was joined by three more. Each of our children, unbeknownst to the others, had placed an envelope on the tree for their dad. The tradition has grown and someday will expand even further with our grandchildren standing around the tree with wide-eyed anticipation watching as their fathers take down the envelope. Mike's spirit, like the Christmas spirit, will always be with us. May we all remember Christ, who is the reason for the season, and the true Christmas spirit this year and always Jento http://www.netmails.com/members/daje/ _ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 3 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail&xAPID=42&PS=47575&PI=7324&DI=7474&SU= http://www.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/getmsg&HL=1216hotmailtaglines_smartspamprotection_3mf === 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] christmas wishes for all members
Dear members, Thanks to God for joining with you in this family. I wish you all the members a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Tomy Qatar. Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.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] Christmas & New Year
My Dear Friends, Wishing each one of you and your families a Blessed and Merry Christmas - may you enjoy the Peace & Joy the new born Jesus offers you & me and the whole world. Also, wish and pray that you have a blessed New Year ahead, may the Lord be with you and guide your through the days to come. Love n God bless, Shaji Chacko, Jacqueline & Little Angel === 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] CHRISTMAS
--- Prayer for the terrorists http://jesusyouth.org/joynet/dec20.html --- DEAR FRIENDS WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY AND BLESSED CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR AHEAD.HOPE YOU ALL ARE READY WITH YOUR NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS. FROM VARGHESE SCARIA KUWAIT. === 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] Christmas Greetings.
Prayer for the terrorists http://jesusyouth.org/joynet/dec20.html Nativity Poem - Imagine striking a match that night in the cave; Imagine crockery, try to make use of its glaze To feel cold cracks in the floor, the blankness of hunger. Imagine the desert – but the desert is everywhere. Imagine striking a match in that midnight cave, The fire, the farm beasts in outline, the farm tools and stuff; And imagine as you towel your face in enveloping folds, Mary, Joseph, and the Infant in swaddling clothes. Imagine the kings, the caravans’ stilted procession As they make for the cave, or, rather, the beams closing in And in on the star; the creaking of loads, the clink of a cowbell; (No thronging of Heaven as yet, no peal of the bell That will ring in the end for the infant once he has earned it.) Imagine the Lord, for the first time, from darkness, and stranded Immensely in distance, recognizing himself in the Son Of man; His homelessness plain to him now in a Homeless one. Joseph Brodsky (Translated from Russian, by Seamus Heaney) Since I expect to be quite busy over the next couple of days, I thought I will write and wish you all a wonderful and joyous Christmas; while you are at it, have a happy new year too. Take Care, Alex Edezhath Seattle/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] ===
[JOYnet] CHRISTMAS NOVENA - DAY2
Second Day AFTER THE OPENING PRAYER The Word of God: To His own He came, yet His own did not accept Him. (John 1:11) Reflection: To love deeply, to offer one's self in love, and to have it rejected, what greater trial is there in life? Prayer: Infant Jesus, it was your infinite love that prompted your coming among us to share our lot as men, to be ready to live as the poorest of men, and even to die as a common criminal. Please teach us to love as you did and to take the risk of having love rejected and being despised for your sake. Let your grace sustain me, your example inspire me, your teaching correct me, Amen. Practice: Show special kindness, as Jesus did, to those who rejected Him by doing good to someone you love the least. Fr. Thomas Tharayil hen delete it from your system. Warning: The information contained in this message is privileged and CONFIDENTIAL and is intended only for the use of the addressee above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the content of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender by replying to this message, and then delete it from your system. Warning: The information contained in this message is privileged and CONFIDENTIAL and is intended only for the use of the addressee above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the content of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender by replying to this message, and then delete it from your system. Warning: The information contained in this message is privileged and CONFIDENTIAL and is intended only for the use of the addressee above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the content of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender by replying to this message, and then delete it from your system. Warning: The information contained in this message is privileged and CONFIDENTIAL and is intended only for the use of the addressee above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the content of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender by replying to this message, and then delete it from your system. Warning: The information contained in this message is privileged and CONFIDENTIAL and is intended only for the use of the addressee above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the content of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender by replying to this message, and then delete it from your system. Warning: The information contained in this message is privileged and CONFIDENTIAL and is intended only for the use of the addressee above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the content of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender by replying to this message, and then delete it from your system. === 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] CHRISTMAS NOVENA
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING AND DO THE NOVENA. SORRY THAT IT DID NOT COME YEASTERDAY. Fr. Thomas Tharayil USA === Dear Loving Friends, How far is the preparations for Christmas. See, we are already half past the Advent. Now as we enter into the third week of Advent we can see an evident change in the whole mood of the Church. If you listen to the scriptures, the prayers, the chants etc., and observe the signs and symbols used; all those have a clearly different message: an urgency and joyful expectation. Traditionally the third Sunday of Advent was known as "laudate" Sunday, which means glory and praise. The antiphons are of jpy and praise, we begin to hear the, "O, Come Emmanuel" and "Come Lord Jesus" antiphons. All these make a special atmosphere. So let us also get into the mood and spirit of intense prayer, praise, and glorious expectation. To help the preparation in this last phase of Advent there is the tradition of a Christmas Novena. This is a preparatory prayer for the 9days from 16th to 24 of Dec. These 9 days remind the 9 months Our Lord was in the womb of Bl. Mother. This also reminds the 9 days of prayer by the apostles before they were reborn in the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. So let us also make this Novena for a rebirth at Christmas with the Baby of Bethlehem. I plan to give the prayers for each day. Please pray this if you feel good. Or else you can find your own prayers and pray. In any event please prepare in a special way during these last days. Novena to the Christ Child: ( the first prayer is common for every day) O, Infant Jesus, so that we might become children of God, you became a helpless little child. In homage, gratitude and admiration, we kneel before you. Though hindered by our sins, we know that your love exceeds our frequent failures. Please help us, divine Child, to appreciate the great mystery of your life, and assist us to remake our lives according to your word. By the intercession of our Virgin Mother, Mary most holy, assist us now in all our necessities. Amen FIRST DAY The word of God: There was no room for them in the place where travelers lodged. (Luke 2:7) Reflection: No room in the inn for the Lord who made heaven and earth] No place except with the animals for the savior of the world and His Virgin Mother] Prayer: Infant Savior, you left the throne of heaven to share our life, to live as a human being. You became a helpless infant, and asked your holy mother and St. Joseph to share your lot among the poorest. Help us, Lord, by your example to understand the depths of love for us that inspired your humble birth and to imitate your love of littleness in our own life. Amen Practice: If the Lord of Creation chose to be so little, let us imitate Him today by accepting gladly one pain or trouble in our life. Fr. Thomas Tharayil USA JesusYouth, Changing the face of the youth. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Warning: The information contained in this message is privileged and CONFIDENTIAL and is intended only for the use of the addressee above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the content of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender by replying to this message, and then delete it from your system. 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] Christmas !!!!!!!
Hi friends It is me again from lanka As you are all exited to know latest news about Sri Lanka - LTTE problem some updates for you. More than 20 years of war which killed around 60,000 and damaged whole north region of Sri Lanka Now both Govt & LTTE is back to peace and political settlement. These days any where from corporate offices to fish market all talking about peace process, There is a hope in all faces that Sri Lanka will return to peace and prosperity in near future. This Month is specially devoted for peace and all religions having special prayers for a long lasting peace in the country. Please pray for Sri Lanka. Joy net Gatherings : So happy to hear than all UAE Joy netters are gathering on 6th of December. Hope it will be nice experience for all participants. Is it possible for somebody to do a 'LIVE' update from the meeting hall to Joy net. Mathew, Giju, Abraham, is it possible for a Live chat that time I am wondering why our joy net is not active sharing X mas memories, sharing, carols, etc etc... It is high time for us to share some thing about Christmas. When I hear about Xmas first thing coming in mind is the Xmas breakfast we had those days, when I was child Xmas day morning mother make a special hoppers and Beef curry. Very young age it was the main attraction for me. Then bamboo stars, Night carols, Midnight mass, crackers etc etc Being in Sri Lanka past 5 years I couldn't be at my home on Christmas season... This year also same Anyway guys pls share ur Xmas memories with us.. Luv, Suresh Colombo. 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] christmas in kuwait
> Dear Friends, > > thanks for all the mails i received after my last > mail. This year, I had a off duty for christmas and > I > really enjoyed every part of it. > > Adding to this joy, was the beautiful gathering > which > we had on 27th of this month in one of the JY's > house. > Around 40 of us gathered to celebrate the birthday > of > the one whom we love with all our hearts-JESUS. > We started with praise and worship for half an hour, > following which we had a small celebration. There > were > carols, a song with a story was being enacted, and a > beautiful ice breaking session. > > Then we had a grand Christmas cake cutting followed > by > the Santa claus who kept everyone entertained. It > was > all great fun. > The program ended with a delicious christmas meal. > It was all fun to be togethare as one family of > Christ, enjoying in the fellowship of His chosen > people. > love, > anita, > kuwait Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com 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] Christmas is a Life in the Spirit Experience
Christmas is a Life in the Spirit Experience There was a famous man in Syria. He was the Commander in chief of the army of Syria. His name was Naaman and he was afflicted with leprosy. Naaman went to Elisha the prophet, expecting a cure for his illness. Elisha prescribed the healing medicine and that was to dip himself in the muddy water of the River Jordan. He was healed of leprosy. The cleansing effect of the River Jordan brings home to us the Baptism that John administered. He even baptized Jesus. Baptism was to cleanse the sinners of their sinfulness and to fill them with the Holy Spirit. Every healing is associated with Forgiveness and inner healing. Th! e cleansing action in river Jordan is associated with the outpouri9ng of the Holy Spirit. When Jesus emerged from the River, the Holy Spirit came and rested on him (Luke 3:22). Coming to Naaman the Syrian, as he discovered the healing in his body. Naaman was filled with gratitude. He thought that it was the prophet who healed him. So Naaman offered gifts to the prophet but the prophet Elisha said I will not accept any gift 2Kings5: 16. When Elisha didnt accept gifts, his servant by the name Gehazi felt bad. He knew that the prophet had very little to survive on. That was a problem for him too. Gehazi was was fired up to pursue the case. Mr. Gehazi considered this as a gold mine. As Naaman and party left the house of the Prophet Elisha, Gehazi followed the troops and Naaman alighted from his chariot as he saw someone was following the caravan. Gehazi inflicted with Leprosy == Gehazi, Elishas servant said to Naaman, My master send me to tell you that just now two members of the prophets in the hill country of Ephraim has arrived and he would like to give them three thousand pieces of silver and two changes of fine clothes 2 kings 5:22 Naaman showed his gratitude by offering six thousand pieces of silver and Gehazi hid them in the house of the prophet. Elisha asked him Where have you been and Gehazi his servant answered the usual way Oh nowhere sir But the Spirit of the Lord assisted Elisha and to say to Gehazi his servant, Wasnt I there in spirit when the man got out of his chariot to meet you. This is not the time to accept gifts 2 Kings 5:26. As a punishment Elisha said, Now Naamans illness will fall upon you and your descendants 2 Kings 5: 27. The curse became a reality in the life of Gehazi. Gehazi left the house of Elisha with his skin as white as snow. This is a clear proof for the Israelites that Leprosy was associated with sinfulness. = Annanias and Sapphira lied to God and died == The Acts of the Apostles mentions about a certain Ananias and Sapphira who joined the Christians but hid part of their wealth and lied to Peter. Since the husband and wife decided to lie to the Spirit, Peter said to the husband You havent lied to men. You have lied to God As soon as Annanias heard this he fell down dead Acts 5:4-5. Much the same thing had happened to his wife. Being unfaithful to God is deadly. Incurable Diseases as Punishment There is also a mention in the Bible, of incurable diseases as a form of punishment from God if you refuse to obey my law I will punish you. Incurable disease and fevers that will make you blind and cause your life to waste away Leviticus 26:16. God said that the punishment would inflict the Israelites in a different form. God said,I will turn against you so that you will be defeated Leviticus 26:17. God has yet another form of punishment for us sinners. When God turns against us, we will be terrified. Having god against us, we feel frightened to fear even our own shadows. God said that explicitly in the Book of Leviticus You will be so terrified that you will run when no one is chasing you Lev.26.17b. I think this is a kind of fear from which God alone could give emancipation. Sin is so deadly that it could! inflict the people in varied forms and with deadly impact. The Lord will make you lose your mind Deu.28.28. Sin is capable of exterminating the people. He will send disease after disease on you until there is none of you left in the land Deut. 28.21. The Holy Book has numerous quotes about the sinfulness of mankind. When you read this mail, you may wonder, then who can be saved? Our doubts reiterate the same question paused by the disciples of Jesus. They asked Jesus Then who can be saved? I would say anyone who looks at Jesus and believes that he is the Messiah will find life worth living and will be saved. In this statement I do not mean that we have to disown or disobey the teachings of the Church and the traditions. We need to look at the hands and feet of Jesus and we need to stop doubting and we need to believe (Ref. John 20:27). In the Acts of the Apostles we hear Pau
[JOYnet] Christmas greetings
Hi JY friends, Wishing you all a Merry Christmas with Jesus in and out and a joyful New Year too. With lots of love and blessings Joseph Lonth uncle Dubai, UAE 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] CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
dear brothers and sisters. we wish u all a very happy christmas .may god bless u and yours now and for ever [demime 0.98e removed an attachment of type image/jpeg] [demime 0.98e removed an attachment of type image/gif] [demime 0.98e removed an attachment of type Image/jpeg] 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] Christmas Greeting!
Wishing you all a Blessed Chirstmas! Manoj, Jasmine, Joanne and Janice Cochin/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] Christmas Greeting!!
Dear Friends, Wishing you all a Merry christmas!!! Let this christmas be renewing of our minds in our thinking. And cleansing of our lives by his presence. Berly/Annie/Angel Cochin/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] Christmas
Dear JOYnetters WE WISH YOU ALL A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY, HEALTHY & SPIRIT FILLED 2002. with best regards Sebastian, Sherine, Christy & Joel Bahrain _ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx 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] Christmas Greetings...
Dear JOYnetters, Wishing all of you a very happy and joyful Christmas... Mathew 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] Christmas on train !!
Dear all As it was the Asian Youth Conference in Kerala on 27th of December last year we, 100 odd members from Gujarat boarded on train on the Christmas day. Christmas on train!!!... some of us couldn't absorb it first. Preparation for the train Christmas was started well a head. We prepared food for all for two day journey .Some of our guys (me too)first in our life experienced how the delicious chapathis are prepared and found out it is not that easy to make it . The real fun was when we started our journey .We wanted all of us to sit together .Some how after two three hours of effort we almost able to make our seats nearby . Then came the real event... all of us went through out the train to wish Merry Christmas to our co-passengers . The 100 odd youth with smiling face and Christmas songs in their lips were treated well by their co-passengers. Christmas cakes were distributed to around 1000 passengers .After 3 hours when we reached the last compartment the cakes were almost finished... but the members in the group were well satisfied with the bits of Cake remained in the tray and found out as their most delicious Christmas cake ever had in their life!! Merry Christmas to all my dear ones Viji Dubai [demime 0.98e removed an attachment of type application/ms-tnef] 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] Christmas in Harsher Tones
Dear JYs I am sorry if some of you do find this article as down right rude (some of my friends thought it was when I fwd it to them). But I guess we all know that Christmas is a season of living and sharing. What some of us only remember is sharing with our near our dear ones. That is where the boundary of our "Sharing" ends. All our deeds do matter. Whether it is putting that extra 5 rupees in the church collection box. or that little 50paise in that beggars hand. Or that little extra leap in saying "Thank You" to our subordinates. It does spread the message of Sharing and good will around. I have always found it surprising. We always find over 1000 excuses for not giving for not sharing. Yet when it comes down to giving we have very few reasons for doing so. And the main reason is LOVE. So whatever you do this Christmas and all your Christmases and all your life, do it out of LOVE. God gave us Jesus out of Love. And we as Christians share that love. That is what I guess Christmas is all about. and that is what I feel has kept JY alive till now. Sharing in his love. urs in faith Jason = Now Listen! Make it a Good Christmas for Someone!, by Cary Branscum "Look Daddy! I'm an elf!" I turn around and it's true. She IS an elf and a fairy princess. She is my daughter, and we are in the mall, or, as she thinks of it "The Mall." She stands on one foot with a satin Santa hat perched on her head. I am fifty, and she is ten, a gift in middle age that makes all that went before it worthwhile. She is a vision, and as I smile back at her, I pray, "O Lord, don't let me blow it. If nothing else, let me be a good dad." I drive slowly back home as she sits beside me in the front seat, humming to the radio and bouncing to the music. I drive as slowly as I can. I don't want the ride to end. Maybe if I drive slowly enough, she'll never grow up! My wife and I will make it a good Christmas for her. I have a son in his twenties who is trying to finish college. I have another daughter, nearly twenty, sizing up life's options. I have another son, eighteen, and handicapped, a special blessing from God who will live with us as long as we are able to care for him. We will make it a good Christmas for them. But I think of others, and this is where you come in. You see, I need your help. * There is a grandma forgotten by her grandchildren. Illness and divorce have interrupted family bonds. She stands right now, over an old kitchen sink in a farmhouse, alone. She wonders how long she can get on by herself. She wonders where she will go. She wonders who will care. * There is a man so forgotten and despondent, that he spent Christmas Eve on the railroad tracks, hoping for death for Christmas. * A young girl lingers alone in a facility for handicapped children. It's a busy time of year, and she is forgotten. For her Christmas is just another day in her room. * A college student goes home to chaos at the Christmas break, and wonders is his parents will survive the stress in their lives. * An elementary student is trying so hard to believe in a God who Is There To Help Her, when her world seems to be flying apart. * Right now a single dad is trying to balance a checkbook. He is trying to keep the car, the job, the apartment, and give his children something nice for Christmas. The kids ask for a tree, but right now, he can buy a tree, or he can buy groceries, but not both. * A mom got fired from her job just today. Call it downsizing, rightsizing, the economy, it doesn't matter, the results are the same; it will be a tough Christmas. * Tonight, a child begins a letter to Santa. With a big round pencil on piece of paper, in big block letters the words begin: "Dear Santa, mom said you had a little trouble finding our house last year," and he begins to desperately write instructions to Santa on how to find his house. I say NO! This can't be allowed to happen. Not here, not anywhere! No! Not one, not any way, no how, no way does ANY child deserve a bad Christmas! You got it? Right now, YOU, my friend -- yeah buddy, I am talkin' to YOU! I'm not talking to the armed forces, social services, the government, the police or firemen. They are doing a LOT! -- I'm talkin' to YOU. In fact, imagine me as a television evangelist. I have long gray hair swept back and slicked down with ten pounds of hairspray. In fact, in someone lit a match within fifty feet, I'd go up like a Christmas tree. Imagine me in an orange polyester suit, and white patent leather shoes with five inch tall heels. I am, "Y -- -yay -- us, I am talking-uh, to YYUUU." So listen, or I will show up at your door and I'll be wearing this whole outfit. You see, you can make this a great Christmas for someone. It can be anyone. Young or old, family, friend, or stranger. You may be the only one who can help some people. OPEN YOUR H
[JOYnet] Christmas time !!!!
Hi Joy world, Miss you all last few days. There was some problems with My connection to Internet and God. That's why you didn't see any mails from me. Still there are some problem with my connection.. Hope to repair it soon. So how are you all doing?? Thanks to all initiators for discussions. Now just 6 more days for X mas ! Here everywhere in Festival mood. Eventhough only 10 % of the population is Christians all celebrate Xmas here in Lanka. Next 2 weeks you can't go to any shopping centers everywhere you can see shopping crowds and long Queaue. You can see various sales promotion by Supermarkets, FM's, MNC's like KFC, McDonald, Pizza etc etc Offices wont be working since most of the staff will be on vacation... it was general Election here and opposition UNP formed the new Govt. Everybody was expecting this change so all are happy... Here in my parish we are preparing for X mas in a nice way. Everyday after the Evening mass we all come out from the Church and there is a decorated Crib in from of Church. We all sing carols and light decoration bulbs there. Everyday we continue it with creativity. My parish crowd is very spiritual people and weekdays also we have a good crowd in the church. Our daily mass is in Sinhala so learning few Sinhala Carol songs these days. party time : Yes it is party time here... For bachelors like me who is staying alone would know the value of a good meal... These days all my friends are arranging X mas party. So 2 cool weeks are waiting for me. Thanks to Xmas and new year. hey friends It is X mas time and Let's start merry making Can you all share some joyful X mas memories from childhood... Elders like Mathew, Manoj etc you can share experience from your Youth days. We need some joyful Xmas memories All are welcome... Also please write how you all celebrate X mas in your place.. other than eating, drinking and Going to Church. Few lines about Christmas in Colombo. Christmas Night start with carols at 10.00 Pm and Holy mass will be celebrated in three languages. Important prayers, Homily, songs will be in all three languages (English, Sinhala & Tamil). So it will take more time than our mass in India. But it is a beautiful time where all races stand together in front of God with unity. Expecting many Christmas mails these days Luv you all, Suresh Colombo, Sri Lanka 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] Christmas FAQs
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Priase the Lord ! Hope you are doing well by HIS grace. I am writing to JOYnet after a long break. But I do keep reading the mails. Now the time has come for us to enjoy, Christmas, the festival of JOY. I can't resist my self from bombing your mailbox this time. People around the world are getting ready to receive HIM. Let's prepare our hearts and minds to receive HIM into our lives. "JESUS MADE HIS HOME WITH US THAT WE MIGHT MAKE OUR HOME WITH HIM. " I am sending some facts about Christmas. I think this would be useful. Dear old Joyneters (old !! not by your age but by your presence in JOYnet family) , sorry for paining you with this info again this year. ( I can't help it even if you are getting pained.. I do send this again next year. ha ha ha ha ha ) Here they go... 1. What is Christmas? The word Christmas comes from the words Cristes maesse, or "Christ's Mass." Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus for members of the Christian religion. Most historians peg the first celebration of Christmas to Rome in 336 A.D. 2. Why is Christmas sometimes spelled Xmas? The word for Christ in Greek is Xristos. Christmas also got the X because of this. The use of the shortened form Xmas became popular in Europe in the 1500s. 3. How Santa Claus came to be A long time ago, a bishop named Nicholas lived in what is now the country of Turkey. No one knows much about him. But there are stories that he often helped children who were in need. Many years after his death, Nicholas was made a saint. In time, he became the patron saint of children. Today, the date of his death, December 6, is an important date in some countries in Europe. On the night before, children put out their shoes and hang up their stockings. Early next morning, they rush to see what gifts Saint Nicholas left them. Saint Nicholas visits towns and cities, leads parades, talks to children, and often hands out small gifts. He is dressed as a bishop, of course, wearing a red or white robe and a tall, pointed hat. St. Nicholas's scary helper... Saint Nicholas always has a helper. In the Netherlands, this helper is called Black Peter. In Germany, he's Knecht Ruprecht. In parts of France, he's Pere Fouettard. And in Luxenbourg, he's known as Hoesecker. Of course, all the children love Saint Nicholas. But they're quite afraid of his helper. For it is the helper who keeps track of who was good and who was naughty. Naughty children may get only switches, with which their parents can spank them! They may even be carried away in the helper's bag until they learn to be good! Dutch settlers in America continued to celebrate this feast day. Their name for Saint Nicholas was Sinterklaas. And in English, this became Santa Claus. HAVE A COLOURFUL AND FANTASTIC CHRISTMAS Love, Enjoy in Jesus Varghese 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]
