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Dr. Satish Kumar calvary message-Do not worry (Youth fest)

Dr. Satish Kumar explains the commandment of God. Most Christians thinks worrying is not but a weakness. Listen this message to know the reality and truth about worry.

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Do You Believe?

Jesus said, God so loved the world that he gave his only son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life… I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. John 3:16, 10:10.

God gave people freedom of choice but through the ages humanity has proven it cannot connect with God. For this reason, Jesus Christ demonstrated God's love for all of humanity in his death on the cross. "For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, Christ Jesus."

I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in an eat with him, and he with Me. And, to all who receive Him have the right to become children of God.
Revelation 3:20; John 1:12.

Do You Believe?

Benefits of Belief

You are granted forgiveness. 1 John 1:9; Heb 10:7

You become a "child" of God. Luke 15:11

You can consult God 24/7. Gal 4:6

You are comforted in all affliction. 2 Cor 1:4

You are liberated to freedom. Gal 5:1

You are redeemed and blessed through Jesus Christ. Eph 3

You are given eternal life.

Do You Believe?

Does Heaven Exist?

Jesus said, Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my father’s house there are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you with me that you also may be where I am. John 14:1-3

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters, and He restores my soul. He guides me in oaths of righteousness for His name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the House of the Lord forever. Psalm 23

Do You Believe?

Sermon on the Mount

Jesus said,

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

Blessed are the pure in hearty, for they will see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:1-10

Who was Jesus?

For there is one God and one mediator between God and man - Christ Jesus, who gave himself - a ransom for all.
1 Tim 2:5

What did Jesus say about Himself?

I am the truth.
I am the way.
I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go out and find good pasture.
I am the bread of life.
I am the Messiah.
No one comes to the Father except through me.
I am the resurrection.
Before Abraham was born, I Am (Ehyeh).
I and the Father are one.
All authority in heaven and earth has been given to me.
I am with you always, to the very end of the age.

What does Holy Scripture say about Jesus?

The Son of God, Jesus is the Savior of the world. John 4:42.

Jesus has a mission for you. Luke 4:16.

Jesus made a sacrifice for you. 1 Pet 2:24.

The power of Jesus will renew and transform you. Acts 4:13; Rom 12:2

Jesus Reigns Forever. Rev 1:4

Jesus is personal--kind, patient, forgiving, loving. His message and command: Love the Lord, love you neighbor, believe.

What is Love?

If I speak in the tongues of men and angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If 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. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.

Love is patient, love is kind, and is not jealous, love does not brag and is not arrogant; Is it not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, and it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. Love always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always endures.

Love never fails… Now three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13.

God is love. 1 John 4:8

Who is God?

ABOUT GOD

God knows all. Matt 10:29

God is ever present. Matt 10:30

God is all powerful. Matt 10:31

God is Holy. Rev. 15:2

God is Loving. 2 Pet. 3:3

God is just. 2 Pet. 3:5

God is personal. Acts 17:22

God is in control. Rom. 11:33

One True God exists. 1 Cor. 8:4

God is love. 1 John 4:8

Finding Answers

If God is for us, who can be against us?...who shall separate us from the love of Christ?...For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:31-39.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and He will direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5

We can gather our thoughts, but the LORD gives the right answer. Proverbs 16:1

We can make our plans, but the LORD determines our steps.
Proverbs 16:9.

Problems of Life

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard you heart and minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with out weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are-yet was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:15-16

The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliver; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. Psalm 18:2

God is love. 1 John 4:8

Meaning of Life

Everybody is looking for something. Many people feel empty, unfulfilled or lost. Most people seek meaning in life. Does your life have meaning? Do you have a personal relationship with God?

God has shown us a different way in being right in his sight...we are made right in God's sight when we trust in Jesus Christ to take away our sins. And we all can be saved in the same way, no matter who we are or what we have done. For all have sinned; all fall short of God's glorious standard. Yet now God in his gracious kindness declares us not guilty. He has done this through Christ Jesus who has freed us...Romans 3:21-26

When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time...God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. And since we have been made right in God's sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God's judgment. For since we were restored to friendship with God by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be delivered from eternal punishment by His life. So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God - all because of what our Lord Jesus Christ has done for us in making us friends of God.
Romans 5:6-11.

GOD'S PLAN

The Creator of all things loves you. The Bible describes for us how God is creator of all. The Bible describes the pain and disappointment of a fractured relationship between God and man over the course of history, and provides the story of Jesus as the embodiment of a loving God - the singular vehicle for reconciling our transgressions, sorrows, doubts and prayers. God’s plan for you is fully perfected through the life and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. Romans11:36

God so loved the world that He gave his only son Jesus Christ so that all that believe in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16.

You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we are still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:6-8

Thus says the Lord, Heaven is My throne, and the earth is my footstool… But to this one I will look, to him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at my word. Isaiah 66:1

God is love. 1 John 4:8

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The Miracle of Jesus' Birth

"Can you read that?" The tourist asked me, pointing to a large silver star bearing a Latin inscription: "Hic de virgine Maria Jesus Christus natus est."
"I’ll try," I answered, and bringing to bear the full force of my meager Latin, attempted a translation: "Here Jesus Christ was born of the Virgin Mary."
"Well, what do you think?" the man then asked. "Do you believe it?"
It was my first visit to the Holy Land, and I was standing in the Grotto of the Nativity in Bethlehem. The fortresslike Church of the Nativity is built over this grotto or cave where, according to tradition, Jesus Christ was born. A silver star inlaid in the marble floor is said to mark the exact spot where the divine birth took place. I responded that, yes, I believe that Jesus Christ was miraculously conceived, but I doubted whether the silver star marked the spot of the birth.
The man, an agnostic, offered the opinion that Jesus was probably illegitimate, and that the Gospel accounts of the Virgin Birth were attempts to cover up that embarrassing fact. The Gospel writers, he speculated, simply borrowed the theme of supernatural birth from ancient pagan mythology.
Later, walking on the paved expanse of Manger Square outside the ancient church, we discussed the subject at length.

The Shepherds Worship the Child, by Rembrandt (c. 1646), above. The annunciation to Mary by the angel Gabriel, below, as depicted by a 19th-century artist. Gabriel also announced John the Baptist’s birth.

Below, the Italian painter Allegri da Correggio (c. 1530) depicts the newly born Jesus in Mary’s arms.

Infancy narratives

I explained that the term Virgin Birth refers to the virginal conception of Jesus; that is, the belief that Jesus was conceived in Mary by a miraculous work of the Holy Spirit, without the agency of a human father.
The doctrine that Mary was the sole natural parent of Jesus is clearly taught in two New Testament passages, referred to as the infancy narratives: Matthew 1:18-25 and Luke 1:26-38. They record Jesus’ supernatural conception as a historical fact. Matthew tells us:

This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.... All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel"— which means, "God with us." (Matthew 1:18, 22-23)

Luke records Mary’s reaction to the angel Gabriel’s announcement of the Virgin Birth:

"How will this be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?" The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God." (Luke 1:34-35)

Each of the writers approaches the story in a different way. Matthew’s Gospel was compiled for a Jewish-Christian readership concerned with the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies of the Messiah. Luke, a gentile Christian, wrote with the Greek and Roman world in mind. His was a more cosmopolitan audience—Christians of pagan origin living outside Palestine.
Notice Matthew’s account again: "This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 1:18). Matthew is telling the story from Joseph’s point of view. Joseph considered quietly terminating the betrothal. But an angel appeared to Joseph and reassured him: "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit" (verse 20). Joseph accepted the divine plan.
As evidence for his Jewish readers that Jesus was their Messiah, Matthew adds that all this took place "to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: ‘The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel’—which means, ‘God with us’" (verses 22-23). This refers to Isaiah 7:14 (see "The Virgin Shall Conceive," below).

"The Virgin Shall Conceive" Through Isaiah, God promised to give his people a sign: "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel" (Isaiah 7:14). The Hebrew word translated as "virgin" is almah. It can mean either "virgin" or "young woman."
The translators of the Septuagint (the earliest Greek translation of the Old Testament) chose the Greek wordparthenos, meaning virgin, as their rendering of almah. In reporting the birth of Jesus, Matthew quotes Isaiah 7:14 from the Septuagint, using the Greek word parthenos. To Matthew, the virgin is clearly Mary; the child, Jesus Christ.
Many Christians accordingly understand Isaiah 7:14 as a prophecy of a future event—the miraculous Incarnation of our Lord—though it may not have been recognized as a messianic passage in Isaiah’s day. Jesus was the fulfillment of this prophecy, for he was Immanuel—"God with us"—in the fullest sense. Only the Incarnation can explain how a child could be God with us.
The context of Isaiah further identifies this child with the Wonderful Child of Isaiah 9:6. That passage speaks of a child to be born, a son to be given—and then goes on to declare him Mighty God! This can refer to none other than the Messiah—the God-Man, Jesus Christ.
Jesus’ miraculous birth was a sign that God had come in the flesh to dwell with humanity. The child Jesus was the salvation of God—not from a physical enemy, but from sin.

Mary’s story

With characteristic attention to the role of women, Luke tells the story through Mary’s eyes. In Luke’s account, we learn that God sent the angel Gabriel to Mary in Nazareth. Gabriel said to her: "Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus" (Luke 1:30-31).
How could this be, Mary asked, as she was a virgin? Gabriel explained that this would not be a normal conception. "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God" (verse 35).
Even though her pregnancy would surely be misunderstood and put her reputation at risk, Mary courageously accepted the extraordinary situation. "I am the Lord’s servant," she declared. "May it be to me as you have said" (verse 38). By a miracle, the Son of God entered into time and space and became a human embryo.

The Word became flesh

Those who believe in the Virgin Birth usually believe that God became flesh for our salvation. Those who do not accept the Virgin Birth are inclined to understand Jesus of Nazareth as a human being—and only a human being.
The doctrine of the Virgin Birth is directly related to, but not identical with, that of the Incarnation. The Incarnation (literally, "embodiment") is the doctrine affirming that the eternal Son of God added human flesh to his divinity, and became a human. This belief finds its clearest expression in the prologue to John’s Gospel: "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us" (John 1:14).

The doctrine of the Virgin Birth states that the conception of Jesus was miraculous, in that he had no human father. The Incarnation says that God became flesh; the Virgin Birth tells us how. The Incarnation was a supernatural event and involved a special kind of birth. If the child to be born was merely human, there would have been no need for a supernatural conception.
The first man, Adam, for example, also came miraculously from the hand of God. He had neither father nor mother. But Adam was not God. God chose to enter into humanity—"enflesh" himself—by means of a miraculous Virgin Birth.

When was Jesus born?

The Gospel of Matthew indicates that Jesus was born before the death of Herod the Great (Matthew 2:1,15, 19). New Testament scholar Donald A. Hagner, in Matthew 1-13 of the Word Biblical Commentary, notes: "Herod, whose long reign began in 37 B.C., died in 4 B.C." This is typical of the endorsement by almost all modern scholars of a 4 B.C. date for Herod’s death.
What is the evidence? The first-century Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, in his Antiquities of the Jews(17.6.4), tells of a lunar eclipse in the final year of Herod’s life. Solar and Lunar Eclipses of the Ancient NearEast by Kudiek and Mickler establishes that this eclipse occurred March 13, 4 B.C.
Josephus’ account records that sometime after the eclipse, Herod—afflicted with a painful and loathsome disease—went beyond the Jordan River to bathe in hot sulfur springs. The cures he undertook were unsuccessful. His condition worsened, and he returned to Jericho.
There, in a wild rage, the paranoid monarch plotted the deaths of many prominent Jews, perhaps including the male infants of Bethlehem (Matthew 2:16). Herod also ordered his firstborn son, Antipater, slain. These events required some months.
Josephus also reports that Herod’s death occurred before a spring Passover (Antiquities 17.9.3). This Passover—the Passover in April of 3 B.C.—was 13 months after the lunar eclipse and, according to Jewish tradition, a few months after Herod’s death. Taken together, this information confirms a 4 B.C. birth date for Jesus.
But how could Jesus have been born in a year B.C.—"Before Christ"? The B.C.-A.D. system of reckoning time was devised in the sixth century A.D., hundreds of years after Jesus’ birth. At that time, a misunderstanding of the chronology of Herod’s reign caused a miscalculation of Christ’s birth year, an error detected too late to be corrected.
As for the month and day of Jesus’ birth, the Gospels make no specific statement; Jesus’ birth was not commemorated in the early days of the church. Christmas was not included on the liturgical calendar until the fourth century.

Late origin?

As we have seen, the wording of the passages in Matthew and Luke is clear: Mary was a virgin when Jesus was conceived in her womb by the Holy Spirit. It was a miracle of God.
But with the rise of liberal theology—with its general suspicion of everything miraculous—these biblical statements have come to be challenged on a variety of grounds. Among them is an alleged late origin of the birth accounts. This theory argues that as early Christian beliefs about Jesus developed, Christians began to add fictional elements to the basic story of Jesus’ life. The Virgin Birth, we are told, was simply their imaginative way of saying that Jesus Christ was God’s gift to humanity.
The Jesus Seminar, a group of liberal biblical scholars who vote on the words of Jesus and the Gospel writers, takes this view. These theologians reject the biblical account of Jesus’ miraculous conception and birth, calling them "later creations." Mary, they conclude, must have had sexual intercourse with Joseph or another man.

Did New Testament writers engage in mythmaking, deliberately making Jesus Christ larger than life? Was he simply a "human prophet," an "ordinary man of his time" who was later invested with a supernatural aura by well-meaning followers to "buttress their Christological dogma"?
Such theories are impossible to sustain. The two infancy accounts in Matthew and Luke—with their differing content and perspectives—are independent of each other. The miracle of Jesus’ conception is, in fact, almost the only point in common between them. This indicates that the Virgin Birth is based on an earlier, common tradition, not a later theological interpolation or doctrinal development.

Miracles outmoded?

Despite its widespread acceptance by the early church, the Virgin Birth is a difficult concept for many in our modern culture—even some Christians—to embrace. The idea of a miraculous conception, many feel, smacks of superstition. They contend that the Virgin Birth is an unimportant doctrine on the margin of the New Testament, of little importance to the message of the gospel.
This rejection of the miraculous by skeptics is consistent with a rationalist and humanistic worldview. But for a Christian to eliminate the supernatural from the birth of Jesus Christ is to compromise its divine origin as well as its fundamental importance. If we believe in the divinity of Jesus Christ and in his resurrection from the dead, why reject the Virgin Birth? If we can admit a supernatural exit, why not a supernatural entrance? Compromising or denying the Virgin Birth robs other doctrines of their value and significance. We are left with no foundation or authority for what we believe as Christians.

Born of God

God involves himself in the world, actively intervenes in human affairs, overrides natural laws when necessary to accomplish his purposes—and he became flesh by means of a Virgin Birth.
When God came in human flesh in the person of Jesus, he did not abandon his deity, but rather added humanity to his divinity. He was both fully God and fully human (Philippians 2:6-8; Colossians 1:15-20; Hebrews 1:8-9).

Parthenogenesis

Some believe that the Virgin Birth could have happened naturally, without a miracle— by a process called parthenogenesis. Parthenogenesis is biological reproduction that involves development of a sex cell without fertilization. Natural parthenogenesis occurs commonly among lower plants and invertebrate animals such as rotifers, aphids, ants and bees.
Parthenogenesis in mammals is not impossible, but is rare and does not occur naturally. It has been induced, for example, in rabbits, though all the offspring were female. It is not known in primates or humans.
If a rationalization of the Gospel accounts is wanted, any number of such theories could be argued, but they can never be more than speculative.

Jesus’ miraculous origin sets him apart from the rest of humanity. His conception was a divinely ordained exception to the laws of nature. The Virgin Birth illustrates the extent to which the Son of God was willing to go to become our Redeemer. It was an amazing demonstration of God’s grace and love (John 3:16) in fulfilling his promise of salvation.
The Son of God became one of us for our salvation, sharing in the nature of humanity so he could die on our behalf. He came in the flesh so those who believe in him might be redeemed, reconciled and saved (1 Timothy 1:15). Only One who was God as well as human could pay the immense price of humanity’s sins.
As Paul explains, "God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons" (Galatians 4:4-5). To those who receive Jesus Christ and believe in his name, God offers the precious gift of salvation. He offers us a personal relationship with him. We can become sons and daughters of God—"children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God" (John 1:13).

Just a great moral teacher or was Jesus something more

Just a great teacher or was Jesus something more?

Some people claim he's a great teacher. Others think he's a prophet. Some dismiss him as a liar or even a madman. Millions hail him as Savior and Lord. Whatever people think of him, nobody can deny that he stands at the very crux of human history.
The biblical record of his life shows that Jesus was born to a virgin, lived a sinless life, taught throughout Palestine for about three years, was crucified and then rose back to life three days after his death. The Bible claims that more than 500 people saw him alive after this miraculous event. How could a mere man have lived such a life? The miracles Jesus performed, his death on the cross, his resurrection, his ascent to heaven--all point to the fact that he was no ordinary leader.
Hundreds of years before Jesus' birth, prophets predicted his coming. The Old Testament, written by many people over a period of 1,500 years, contains more than 300 such prophecies. All of these details came true, including his miraculous birth, his sinless life, his many miracles, his death and his resurrection.
By his own account, Jesus claimed he had the power to forgive sins, to cast out demons, and to determine people's eternal destiny. He even declared he himself was God!
Declaring that he was God so angered the religious and political leaders of his day that they had him crucified. They buried him in a borrowed grave, and three days later, he rose from the dead.
The resurrection of Jesus is what makes Christianity unique. In fact, the validity of Christianity hinges on the proof of the resurrection of Jesus. If the resurrection never took place, then the Christian faith is based on a lie and people have no true hope for life after they die. But if it is true, then we can do nothing else but accept Jesus as Savior and Lord and receive his gift of love and forgiveness.
Throughout the centuries, most great scholars who have considered the proofs of the resurrection have believed, and still believe that Jesus is alive.

Who is Jesus of Nazareth to you?
Your life on this earth and for all of eternity is affected by your answer to this question. Find out how you can get to know Jesus Christ personally and discover what provisions he has made for you to live with him forever.

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