June 2024 | The Urban Church Antioch
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. V. Varghese was an eagle who taught us sparrows many lessons on how to fly well. I want to share some highlights from his long life and ministry briefly.Born in 1924, Pastor Varghese experienced a ra...Read More
Just like many of us, Apostle Peter had a problem that he was so ethnocentric. So he was hesitant to go to the house of Cornelius a Gentile. Therefore, God gave him a vision that drastically changed his perspective and ministry. God used a vision about food to teach Peter that the Gentiles were not ...Read More
Role of vision in the transformation of the people
Our focus is on the two godly visions mentioned in Acts 10: one to a God-fearing gentile, the other to a very spiritual conservative Jew. The two visions are related to each other and have one common purpose - transformation of people in order to accomplish God's redemptive plan for all nations.&nbs...Read More
Role of Vision in the Expansion of Christian Ministry
Vision is a very significant term used in today’s Christendom. It is a word frequently used by Statesmen, Businessmen, Religious Leaders, etc. Vision is so important it has become a word people abuse and throw around in vain. The Bible says, "without vision the people perish, (Proverbs 29:18).&nbs...Read More
Salvation is for All Who Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ
I. IntroductionIt is believed there are ten thousand religions in the world. The followers of religions have a goal to search and find the truth, attain salvation, attain godhood, be immersed in the ultimate soul, or become nothing (nihilism). There are numerous ideas, even contradictory to attain t...Read More
Lessons from a Centenarian: A Life of Faith and Faithfulness
… because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you to himself (II Corinthians 4:14).That old age is a blessing from the Lord and that one should never be afraid of aging, is one of the primary lessons we have lea...Read More