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M.M. Zachariah

John Kurian

Sunday Message

M.M. Zachariah on Ephesians 4 (3-Mar-2013)

John Kurian on Galatians 5 (10-Mar-2013)

Sajeev Varghese on Heb-10 (17-Mar-2013)

Sajeev Varghese on Philip 3 (24-Mar-2013)

T.K. Kuruvilla (Babu Thondukandathil)

"Sola Gracia-2013" - CBCP Family Get-Together

As our Assembly completes one hundred years of God's care and guidance, Members of Puthuppally Brethren Assembly around the world are coming together for a Family Get-together, "Sola Gracia-2013", from Thursday, 8 August to Sunday, 11 August 2013, to:

* remember the milestones that we passed by, and offer our thanksgiving;
* exalt HIS name together;
* revisit and evaluate the long paths we trod;
* share our testimonies of the manner in which God blessed our families;
* know God's wonderful ways of using us to spread the Gospel to the end of the world; and
* interact, discuss and decide on what more can be done through us for God's glory.

It is the desire of our Assembly that ALL our Members, both living here and outside, should make the necessary leave and travel plans from now onward to attend this Family Get-Together.

This is one of the unique opportunities for all of us to be TOGETHER, as we remember and offer our thanksgiving for the marvelous ways with which our LORD fed and led us; our fathers and our Assembly as a whole; throughout the past 100 years.

"The God of heaven Himself will prosper us; therefore we, His servants, will arise and build...." Neh 2:20

പുതുപ്പള്ളി ബ്രെദ്രേന്‍ സഭയുടെ കുടുംബ സംഗമം

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Gleanings-for-the-Week

Truths-to-Live-by, One-Day-at-a-Time

by William MacDonald

“But thanks be to God, who always leads us in His triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place.” (2 Cor. 2:14 NASB)

It is generally understood that Paul here borrows a figure from the victory parade of a military leader just returned from a foreign conquest. The general is at the head of the parade, savoring the sweet satisfaction of victory. Behind him are his jubilant troops. Then behind them are the prisoners-of-war, slated for punishment, perhaps death. All along the parade route are incense burners, filling the air with aroma. But the aroma means different things to different people, depending on whose side they are on. To those who are loyal to the commander in chief, it is the fragrance of victory. To the captives, however, it is an omen of defeat and retribution.

The pathway of a servant of the Lord parallels this picture in several respects. The Lord always leads him in triumph. Though it might not always seem like victory, the fact is that he is on the winning side and God’s cause can never fail.

Everywhere he goes, he carries the aroma of Christ with him. But this aroma means different things to different people. To those who bow to the Lord Jesus, it is the scent of everlasting life. To those who refuse the Gospel, on the other hand, it is the smell of death and destruction.

But in both cases God is glorified. He is glorified in the salvation of the repentant, and he is also vindicated in the refusal of those who are perishing. When the latter stand before Christ, at the Judgment of the Great White Throne, they will not be able to blame God for their plight. They had the opportunity to be saved but refused it.

We generally judge the effectiveness of Christian service by how many people are saved. Perhaps there is a suggestion in this passage that it would be equally valid to judge it by how many people, after receiving a clear presentation of the Gospel, reject it and plunge into hell.

God is glorified in both cases. To Him there is the sweet incense of grace in the first instance and of justice in the second.

Solemn issues! No wonder the Apostle asks, in closing, “Who is sufficient for these things?”