Tag Archives: church

Interesting Prayer! (24 April 2024)

(Igniting Insights by Rev. Dr. J. N. Manokaran) There was a missionary who worked in a remote village.  He had a good relationship with all the villagers.  He used to invite all to the Sunday worship and other events he … Continue reading

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Three kinds of churches (5 April 2024)

(Igniting Insights by Rev. Dr. J. N. Manokaran) Gary Hamrick states there are three kinds of churches. The local churches exist amid a cultural context.  In three ways churches respond to popular culture. 1) Complicit:  Participating in the culture without … Continue reading

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Word, Worship, Witness! (19 February 2024)

(Igniting Insights by Rev. Dr. J. N. Manokaran) One church has this WWW as their theme in their logo: Word, Worship, and Witness.  Yes, it beautifully summarizes the purpose of the local expression of the Body of Christ. Word: The … Continue reading

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Mission amid persecution (10 February 2024)

(Igniting Insights by Rev. Dr. J. N. Manokaran) One Christian leader asked all Christians not to be involved in evangelism and to stop all mission and outreach work, as persecution has increased. According to him: by sharing the gospel Christians … Continue reading

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Strategic Mission Plan for a Local Church (4 February 2024)

(Igniting Insights by Rev. Dr. J. N. Manokaran) Mission is the priority of the Global church which is evident as the local churches are involved in local evangelism and global mission endeavors.  Local churches like the Antioch church should seek … Continue reading

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Bad witnesses (29 January 2024)

(Igniting Insights by Rev. Dr. J. N. Manokaran) Recently the lies of a politician, who was a darling of many pastors and prophets were exposed in mass media.  Along with him, the associates of politicians also confessed their untruths, misrepresentations, … Continue reading

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The Seven Service Rules for Priests (24 January 2024)

(Igniting Insights by Rev. Dr. J. N. Manokaran) Prophet Ezekiel lists the seven rules that should be followed by priests and Levites.  (Ezekiel 44: 15-28) Ezekiel’s vision was about the future Temple, the glory, the structure, the services, and the … Continue reading

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No reason to hide – Book Review

Author: Erwin W. Lutzer Publishers:  Harvest House Publishers Place of publication:  Eugene, Oregon Year of publication: 2022 Reviewed by:  J.N. Manokaran Erwin W. Lutzer is pastor emeritus of The Moody Church and author of many books.  This book is a … Continue reading

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Rejected people? (6 December 2023)

(Igniting Insights by Rev. Dr. J. N. Manokaran) God spoke through Prophet Hosea that the People of God perish because of the lack of knowledge.  Scarier is this: “Because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest … Continue reading

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