Sermons and Prophecy

Our Father... Date: April 22, 2012 Scripture: Matthew 6:9 from the series The Sermon on the Mount Introduction Few Months ago almost immediately after my sermon at some Church in Bangalore on the basics of prayer, people came to me and expressed their feelings of inadequacy when it came to addressing God publicly. I remember one individual spoke to me as she left the 11:00 am service, saying that after hearing my sermon she now understood what the other members of her Sunday School class meant when they insisted she lead the opening prayer that day. Apparently everyone else in the class had attended the 8:30 am service and they told her that after hearing my sermon, they were afraid they'd not pray correctly so they asked her to do the honors that morning. And this individual wasn't alone. Several of you indicated that the sermon ma...

What Does a Godly Person Look Like? Date: APRIL 15, 2012 Scripture: Matthew 5:33-48 from the series The Sermon on the Mount Introduction As most of you know, I grew up in Hindupur, Andhra Pradesh. My dad was the teacher of the Panchayat Raj there for 47 years. Another thing most of you may or may not know, is that in my family there are four children. We're all adults now and I'm the youngest but here's a picture of when we were kids. I'm the handsome one on your left standing in the back.  Mom and Dad's third child is my brother Stalin. Eldest of all is my sister Vijaya Gagarina. followed by my sis. Late Mary. I feel very blessed because all four of us love each other and get along very well. We enjoy those rare times when we are able to be together.   Now, like all biological families we bear a physical resemblance to each other. For example, we all have the "Adams" chin in that we have sort of "Kirk Douglas" dimple....