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Celebrating India’s Independence Day
1. Freedom as a Result of Many Sacrifices On Aug 15th, we celebrate India’s Independence day. India’s freedom has been achieved by many sacrifices of the freedom fighters. Those of us born and brought up in India and have experienced India’s democracy and freedom are very grateful. The cost of
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Freedom: Test of True Faith
1. False Religion Enslaves There are those who love religion for selfish and self-serving reasons, for the benefits it provides to themselves (like control of people, properties, jobs, praise/respect from people, easy money, power, opportunities to exploit, abuse, cheat, etc). False religion enslaves. Galatians 2:4: “Some false believers had infiltrated
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Faith, Meaning, Purpose
Faith is not the belief that God will remove all our problems in this world, necessarily (2 Corinthians 12:9). Faith is the determination and willingness to maximally grow or stay in truth, love, goodness, justice, fairness, kindness, generosity, trustworthiness, self-control, sacrifice, empowering others, etc. It’s the realization/acknowledgment that all these
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Let God’s Knocking Voice Be Inside, Not Outside
1. Series: God’s Message to the Church in Laodicea This is a series on the seven churches in Asia Minor (Revelation 2-3). This article covers the message to the church in Laodicea (Rev 3:14-22). The video messages of letters to churches in Ephesus (Rev 2:1-7), Smyrna (Rev 2: 8-11), Pergamum,