True spirituality- How we identify?

This Sunday(March 7, 2010) . Pr.Sidney Potter was ministering in the malayalam service. The subject he taken was quite interesting especially these days. How we identify or how we test ourselves whether our spirituality is true or false.
Its very simple. There are four questions each one of us need to answer. And based on the answer we can very clearly distinguish whether our spirituality is true or not.
The questions are formulated based on the most famous sermon in the Bible, Sermon on the mount(Mathew Chapter 5 to 7)

1. How do you want other people to see you?
Is it that others want to see you much better that what you are Or you want to see yourself as exactly as you.

When people see you, if they are able to tell How great a God you believe, then you are on the right side.
Mathew 6:1-4


2. How do you see God?

Is it like you see God as gene who gives whatever you ask or you see God as your heavenly Father?

Mathew 6:9-13. Jesus taught his desciples how to pray. This prayer gives us the template so that we learn how to pray. We cannot command God.
Mathew 6:5-8

3. How do you see other people?
Is it that you see others with a condemning heart or see others with compassion?
If we can see others through God's heart, then we are in the right direction.
Mathew 7:1-5

4.How do you see yourself?
Do you think you are complete in all aspects(finished product) or do you think that you need to grow more?

New Year message : This field has everything needed for you

Pastor Mathew George gave a powerful and spiritually encouraging message on January1,2010 morning from the book of Ruth.
"..And a certain man of Bethlehem-judah went to live in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons."(Ruth 1:1 )
1. When your facing a situation which forces you to take decision, take it with God.

But here Naomi and family decided to move to Moab from Bethlehem. That was a wrong decision.This has effect
- on their personal life
- on their generations
- on their future
2. When you knew that you made a wrong choice, better comeback
- Accept the mistake before God
- Correct it before God
Naomi did that.Ruth did that

3. If we take our decision with God,God will open field for you.
Ruth confessed that "your God is my God". God led her to field of Boas.
This field has some specialties

A. This is a Field of prosperity
Ruth 2:1
Ruth 2:8
This field has enough for you and much more than that
Psalms 1:1-3

B.This is a field of Fellowship
"...neither go away from here, but stay here close by my maidens"(Ruth 2:8)
C. This is a field of Security
"... Have I not commanded the young men that they shall not touch you?"(Ruth 2:9)

D. This is a field of Providence

Good bye 2009, welcome 2010

One more eventful year passed by. A new year is arriving.
We are closer to coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Events around us is clearly pointing to that.

We wish all a peace filled and Christ centered 2010.

Instead of making a New Year's resolution
Consider committing to a biblical solution
Your promises are easily broken
Empty words, though earnestly spoken
But God's Word transforms the soul
By His Holy Spirit making you whole
As you spend time alone with Him
He will change you from within

-- Mary Fairchild

We had our New year service started from 8:30 PM on 31st December,2009 and ended at 1:30AM 1st January,2010. This year Telugu and Tamil worship services had separate time for testimony.
We entered to 2010 with praises to our living God

Why full humanity of Jesus Christ is necessary?

In our weekly Bible study in Gachibowli we are learning about "Christ-The person". Pastor Mathew George is taking the session in a very systematical way.

Jesus Christ is fully human and fully God at the same time. To understand this clearly we need to
study the two aspects of it
1. Humanity of Christ
2. The deity(divinity) of Christ

Today we learned about the topic "Is it necessary for Jesus to come as a human? And if so why?"

There are seven reasons why this is necessary?

1. Representative Obedience
Luke 4:13, Genesis 2:15-3:7, Romans 5:18,19
Therefore as by one offense sentence came on all men to condemnation, even so by the righteousness of One the free gift came to all men to justification of life.
For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of One shall many be made righteous.(Romans 5:18,19)

Adam's disobedience was cleared by the obedience of Christ.

2. Substitute Sacrifice
Hebrews 2:14-17
For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham's descendants(Heb 2:16)
To deliver the humanity from punishment of sin, He took the form of a man.

3. One mediator between God and man.
1 Timothy 2:5
For God is one, and there is one Mediator between God and man, the Man Christ Jesus
He is presently the mediator between God and man , since He knows our pains and temptations well. Because He went through all these

4. To full fill God's original purpose of man to rule over creation
When God created Adam, He gave him full authority over everything on earth. But Adam surrendered that to Satan by disobeying God.
But Jesus came to restore that
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, All authority is given to Me in Heaven and in earth(Mathew 28:18)

5. To show an example and a pattern in our life
1 Peter 2:21, Hebrew 4:14-15, Hebrew 12:2
Since then we have a great High Priest who has passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.For we do not have a high priest who cannot be touched with the feelings of our infirmities, but was in all points tempted just as we are, yet without sin.(Heb 4:14,15)

6. To give us the pattern for redeemed bodies
1 Corinthians 15:42-44, Colossians 1:18
Jesus proved that and He is the first born after death. Our hope is that we all will receive this transformed which Jesus received after resurrection.

And He is the Head of the body, the church, who is the Beginning, the First-born from the dead, that He may be pre-eminent in all things.(Colo 1:18)

7. To sympathize with us as a High priest
Hebrews 2:8, Hebrews 4:16

To give us the confidence that you can reach out to the throne of Grace any time.

Jesus is fully man and fully God.

Bible study at Gachibowli

After lot of day's waiting, we started a Bible Study in Gachibowli. Its in Sunil & Argey's house in Telecom Nagar, Gachibowli.

Its on every friday from 7PM till 8:30 PM

We started with the topic "History of Bible". Dr:James Raju took the session. It was really an eye opener to all of them who attended.


If you or your friends stay near to Gachibowli, we welcome you.

Child Dedication - Dan Koshy Samuel

This Sunday(May 3, 2009), Joseph C Samuel(Jojo) and Joyce dedicated their second son, Dan Koshy Samuel, in the presence of Church.

Jojo gave a testimony how miraculously God protected Dan from his birth onwards.


Later pastor prayed for the parents and Rev:Samuelkutty, our guest speaker of the day, prayed for the child and dedicated him.


Interestingly its Dan's second birthday also on the same day. What a blessing!!

Happy Birthday Dan

Good Bye to...

It looks like farewell time for our church. This time two of our friends who are part of our Gachibowli fellowship is moving out of Hyderabad due to career relocation.

Jithin came to our fellowship around 4 months back . Even though he stays in Jubilee Hills, he always comes to Gachibowli for worshiping the Lord. Now he is moving back to Delhi where his parents also lives. We thank Jithin for support nad encouragement he showed.


Swathi is moving to Bangalore. When we were looking for a God's child to take over the telugu Sunday school in Fathe Nagar, she willingly came forward to do that. She took the pain to travel to Fathe Nagar from Gachibowli, every sunday and lead the Kids worship and teaches children in Sunday school. The commitment shown by her is really amazing and God will surely honor her.
She was also instrumental in leading the Sunday school in Telecom Nagar, Gachibowli

The members of the Gachibowli Church thanked them for their active involvement and support. Later pastor prayed and blessed them.

Yes. We are going to miss Jithin and Swathi. God bless both of you.