Liberty from addiction
Dr. Valson Abraham
Dr. Valson Abraham
Characteristics of a Healthy Church
We have heard about the famous Preacher C.H.Spurgen. God used him in a mighty way about 100 years ag...Read More
Someone remarked, “A typical prayer meeting in many churches today is little more than an organ re...Read More
Pastor M. V. Varghese (1924 – 2024) A Remembrance by Pastor T. Valson Abraham
A Greek proverb says, “The old age of an eagle is better than the youth of a sparrow.” Pastor M....Read More
Marks of a Spirit--Filled Church
Years ago, the late Billy Graham, held one of his large evangelistic crusades in a certain city.&nbs...Read More
Evaluation is Important for Growth
(Inaugural address of at the Centennial Convention of India Pentecostal Church of God on January 14,...Read More
The miraculous transformation of Saul of Tarsus gives us hope for our own day.Saul of Tarsus was the...Read More
Signs and Wonders: The Kingdom of God in Our Midst
Terrorism…nuclear war…social and cultural decay…political corruption…attacks upon the family...Read More
According to archeologists, the population of Jerusalem in Jesus’ time was somewhere between 20,00...Read More
One Easter Sunday morning in the 1930s, a young British journalist, also an atheist and socialist, e...Read More
Jesus Christ-The Light of All Lights
Jesus said, "I am the Light of the World." Jesus entry into the world was announced to th...Read More
When he was 17 years old, a perceptive German student wrote, "Our heart, reason, history, and the wo...Read More
How to Become a Mature Christian
How do you know if you are a mature Christian? Turn to the writings of James, the apostle. Righ...Read More
When he was 17 years old, a perceptive German student wrote, "Our heart, reason, history, and the wo...Read More
Lambs Indeed Why All of Us Need the Good Shepherd
I am writing this during the plague of tornadoes that have devastated Joplin, MO, and other places i...Read More
Often, Christian witness today is based upon apologetics-rational arguments for the faith. Pet...Read More
Jesus Christ-The Light of All Lights
Jesus said, “I am the Light of the World.” Jesus entry into the world was announced to the wi...Read More
During the United States Presidential election frenzy, politicians will promise, and Americans will ...Read More
Your Perceptions or His Truth?
Would you fly on an airline with pilots so sure of their perceptions that they refused to fly by ins...Read More
In the Upper Room Jesus partakes of His final meal with His disciples before His trial and crucifixi...Read More
Go into a mortuary and try to carry on a conversation with a dead person lying in a casket. No...Read More
"Look Up... Your Salvation is Near"
Would you like to see heaven on earth? If so, then you should be waiting, working and watching...Read More
The Importance of Second Doctrine or Truth
There was a time not too long ago when “Theology” was regarded as the queen of all sciences.&nbs...Read More
Most times, we don’t put those two words together. We think of “fierce” as aggressive, destr...Read More
The United States of America or any other democratic nation that elects its President or Prime Minis...Read More
“Theology” is a word that causes deep misunderstanding among many kinds of people. There is a ...Read More
A Suffering and Triumphant God Sayings from the Cross, Part I
The true character of a person is most revealed in what he says and does in a crisis.Throughout His ...Read More
How many times have you seriously tried to engage with God, and you suddenly have had lustful or bit...Read More
BRINGING GOD'S KINGDOM The Lord's Prayer, part 1
“Prayer does not fit us for the greater work,” Oswald Chambers tells us, “prayer is the greate...Read More
THE BASIS OF GOD'S KINGDOM The Lord's Prayer, Part II
The Lord's Prayer reveals how we should regard God and power and grace to accomplish important thing...Read More
A SUFFERING AND TRIUMPHANT GOD Sayings from the Cross, Part II
Because Jesus Christ is both divine and human, His final words on the cross reveal not only the work...Read More
Christians have more reason to rejoice and celebrate than any other religion on earth. As Christia...Read More
God's Work Made Manifest in Us
John records the story of the healing of a blind man by Jesus in Chapter 9:1-7 and then...Read More
The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same
The role of women has changed little over the past 2,700 years. I want you to com...Read More
Establishing Our Godly Inheritance
In December 2011, ABC News carried the story of an anonymous Kansas City woman who received $6.1 mil...Read More
The Importance of Sound Doctrine or Truth
There was a time not too long ago when “Theology” was regarded as the queen of all sciences.&nbs...Read More
“Religion…is the opium of the people,” wrote Karl Marx, considered the founder of modern-day C...Read More
All of us carry roles in our society that identify who we are. Some of us are doctors, lawyers...Read More
We all know people who do well in their studies and go on to succeed in life while others do not. ...Read More
Jesus Christ: Light of the World
Lloyd Ogilvie, pastor and one-time Chaplain of the U.S. Senate, originally came from Scotland. ...Read More
Christ's Way to Victory in Suffering
Each person in this world suffers in some way. The heart of each person is heavy or broken because o...Read More
Regularly, all of us see and meet people with special needs. Maybe you have such people in you...Read More
Perseverance: Key to God's Promises
This Christmas season, we thank God for becoming “God with us.”Think of Simeon, the old man to w...Read More
The Blessings of True Prophecy
The gospel finds its place in men, women and children to the extent that the Holy Spirit plants and ...Read More
It is a fact that God uses men and women to accomplish His purposes. This is the pattern throughout ...Read More
All of us need a special healing touch of God upon our lives that renews as well as purges out what ...Read More
About 812 years ago, a famous Italian mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci, introduced the Arabic numeri...Read More
Through Example and Changed Hearts
How should Christians deal with human trafficking in ways that glorify God, advance His kingdom and ...Read More
Globalization: An Opportunity for the Gospel
In 2010, I was a delegate at the Lausanne Conference in Capetown, South Africa. That gathering...Read More
Lydia’s life forces us to re-evaluate our attitudes toward women.To receive God’s best and highe...Read More
Challenges and Opportunities of Globalization
Question: What is the truest definition of globalization?Answer: Princess Diana’s deat...Read More
What We Believe makes All the Difference
Many people say they believe in Jesus, but what we believe about Jesus makes all the difference.In J...Read More
Bible Interpretation: The Bible's Underlying Purpose
Bible interpretation is a topic as big as God Himself. That is because at the heart of it...Read More
The Church: Organism or Organization
There is a popular concept among some church people that as far as the church is concerned, “organ...Read More
Even when we do not think of God, we all depend constantly upon His presence in our lives. The...Read More
Church and State: Pray for Our Leaders
Dear Friend,Brutal, tyrannical, extravagant, persecutor, murderer, cruel, opportunistic…These are ...Read More
In 1990, 24 years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope was sent into orbit on the space shuttle Discovery...Read More
Three years before he became President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, was a lawyer, called u...Read More
Organized religion has tended to devalue women and deny them power and influence. This include...Read More
Reconciliation does not necessarily equal intimacy. Two enemies may reconcile but never become...Read More
As any good parent knows, raising children is never an easy task. Parents must take years to p...Read More
I wish you all God’s richest blessings in 2016.Whoever receives one such child in My name receives...Read More
One of the greatest blessings that God gives to us is the gift of work. Unfortunately, the vast...Read More
Today, millions of people feel alienated from society. To feel alienated is to feel excluded a...Read More
God introduces Himself… This fact makes the Bible and the gospel of Jesus Christ different f...Read More
God introduces Himself… This fact makes the Bible and the gospel of Jesus Christ different f...Read More
A CHRISTIAN APPROACH TO COMMUNALISM
Communalism is a chronic problem in India, but the Bible shows us a way to deal with it.Communalism ...Read More
When Our Children Don't Succeed
All of us who have children, grandchildren, nephews or nieces want them to succeed in life. We...Read More
The Godly Influence of My Maternal Grandparents
As the oldest grandchild, I received much care and love by my grandparents and extended family. ...Read More
Showing Grace to Graceless Parents
To effectively fulfill the Great Commission sometimes depends upon how we honor the most dishonorabl...Read More
Twenty-year-old Eric Percy, after drinking, got into a loud argument with his girlfriend about 3 am ...Read More
God Bless you with His Grace and Peace in the new year of 2021. I pray you experience His Love, Joy ...Read More
Queen Elizabeth has reigned for almost 65 years. We all know her face, and we know many things abo...Read More
We live in dangerous times. How easy for us to become alarmed, discouraged, to despair that God has ...Read More
Praise God that He has “overcome the world” for the gospel of the kingdom in the middle of the ...Read More
Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace, came into the world to restore peace with God and peace among human ...Read More
Jesus Christ came into the world as a helpless child. That says everything about the importanc...Read More
ECOLOGY AND MISSIONS GO TOGETHER
When God created man in His image, He mandated him to “subdue” the earth. What does “sub...Read More
Light in the Darkness: Extreme Times, Christ's Opportunity
In these days of confusion, chaos and crisis, we are wise not to attribute this primarily to politic...Read More
On May 19, 2020, Ravi Zacharias, world-renowned Christian evangelist, apologist, debater, author and...Read More
The Christian and the Trials of Life
How should we as Christians regard such a time as this? Some of you may have the coronavirus. Ot...Read More
A significant event in the life of Solomon is recorded in 2 Chronicles 7. The Lord appears to Solom...Read More
Faith Healing and Medicine: Biblical Perspectives
The Great Commission is fulfilled only when we witness to a loving and gracious God who is sovereign...Read More
Dear friend,One day, a breathless man came running up to John Wesley, the well-known preacher and re...Read More
Our children are our first mission field.We live in a turbulent world inhabited by troubled youth an...Read More
The Importance of Second Doctrine or Truth
There was a time not too long ago when “Theology” was regarded as the queen of all sciences.&nbs...Read More
What is the meaning and purpose of baptism? Does baptism guarantee our salvation? Is thi...Read More
Generational Curses and God's Grace
Imagine yourself wading in the ocean on a warm day. Someone has warned you that the riptides are e...Read More
“Stewardship is another term for fundraising.”How many times have you heard or thought that?&nbs...Read More
Your Call to Ministry Leadership
To discover and to display Jesus Christ this is the highest purpose of life and ministry.This purpos...Read More
Everyone Needs The Old Testament
A great error is making its way into the church and into our culture as a whole: the belief th...Read More
Marks of a Spirit-filled Church
Years ago, the late Billy Graham, held one of his large evangelistic crusades in a certain city.&nbs...Read More
Holistic healing - the harmonious relationship of body, soul and spirit - comes when we learn to liv...Read More
Dear friend,One day, a breathless man came running up to John Wesley, the well-known preacher and re...Read More
We live in an age of trouble. Wherever we look, we hear of heart ailments. Millions of people die of...Read More
Danger of Following False Christs
A man looks at a sore on his neck that does not heal. He worries - is it cancer? The tho...Read More
Contentment: The Road to Thanksgiving
In America, November is marked by a holiday known as Thanksgiving Day. The original purpose of...Read More
Holy living means learning to live as God Himself.God’s central quality is His holiness. His hol...Read More
What is the glory of God? The dictionary defines “glory” as “very great praise, honor, or...Read More
“Holiness, not happiness, is the chief end of man,” said Oswald Chambers.The problem is that mos...Read More
Generosity: It All Stars with God
On February 13, 2018, the earthly body of my father, Pastor T. Stephen Abraham, was laid to rest.&nb...Read More
Jesus' Resurrection-Truth or Fiction?
The key to Jesus Christ’s uniqueness is his historical resurrection. If Jesus Christ di...Read More
The Essence of Christian Unity
Christian unity is one of the most desired-and most misunderstood-qualities of the church. In Joh...Read More
It is a fact that God uses men and women to accomplish His purposes. This is the pattern throughout ...Read More
Someone has defined commitment as “dedication to a particular organization, cause, or belief, and ...Read More
Demons and the Problem of Evil
Demons are real.Many times, I have encountered them in my ministry. I have heard the testimoni...Read More
"Encourage One Another with These Words"
There is no doubt about it. We live in troubled times, and they seem to be getting more troubl...Read More
“When we all get to heaven…”Many Christians regard this as the “ultimate” of the Christian...Read More
Christian Attitude Toward Finances
In recent days, we hear much about and perhaps experienced the penalties of living with a bad econom...Read More
The Shoot from the Stump of Jesse
A dead, dry tree stump lies forgotten and neglected in the corner of the yard, covered with weeds an...Read More
II Kings 22 records how young King Josiah ascended the throne following years of idolatry, a time of...Read More
“Weep for yourselves and for your children” (Luke 23:28). “Behold the Lamb of God who takes aw...Read More
Twenty-year-old Eric Percy, after drinking, got into a loud argument with his girlfriend about 3 am ...Read More
Dear Friend, Whether in India, Europe, Africa or America, addiction is a major problem. Gerald M...Read More