2 Timothy 3:13
But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDsvme7QLHw

Excerpts (Part 6, final) from Jan 14, 2011 cell group meeting in Ooty.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmoSyO_bLuc

Excerpts (Part 5) from Jan 14, 2011 cell group meeting in Ooty.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FXoUN4Ers0

Excerpts (Part 4) from Jan 14, 2011 cell group meeting in Ooty.

Excerpts (Part 3) from Jan 14, 2011 cell group meeting in Ooty.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-nd5Rc6jBM

We understood that in Genesis 5:3 Adam had kids but in his own image.

But in Genesis:1:26 we understand God created man, in His own image. Now between those two things something happened; we understand ‘the fall of man’  but we need to understand: What happened and How God has provided a solution for that.Let’s go to 1 Corinthians 15:45

‘And so it is written, The first man Adam became a Living Being; the last Adam became a life giving spirit.

Oh hang on a second, the first Adam became what? – a ‘Living Being”’ and the last Adam became: a life giving spirit.  Keep that ‘Living being’ word in your mind.  Let’s go to Genesis 3:20

“And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.”

This happened after man fell. After man sinned and according to God’s eyes after man had died. This man decides to call his wife what? The Mother of all the living.  So according to God’s eyes, what we call living is what? Dead.

But man decides to call Eve the Mother of all the living. And it says indeed: Adam was a living being, but Jesus, the last Adam, is a life giving spirit.

A living being is dead before God. Eternally separated from God. Do you understand?  That is what we might even call the flesh, not in the book of life and thrown in the lake of fire, that is what a living being is.

A Living Spirit that is a life giving Spirit, is alive to God and spends Eternity with Jesus  And it is what the bible refers to as the Spirit. The struggle between the Flesh and the Spirit…and has it’s name in the book of life and lives eternally in the new heavens created by God.

Do you see the difference?

The life that we know and we see around us is actually death before God and it’s to be thrown where? In the lake of fire. Now keep this in mind, Let’s go to John 3:3

“No-one can see the Kingdom of God unless he is born again”

What does John 4:24 say?

“God is Spirit”….wait God is what?  “God is spirit” OK Now, Let’s go back to Genesis 1:26

God creates man in whose image? In God’s image.  So who is God? God is Spirit. So, what is it that is in man that is created in God’s image? The Spirit of God.

See basically God made heaven and earth….took mud, formed it, and made a clump that had five fingers, one nose, two ears everything like this… and then what did he do? He breathed life into it. That’s what Genesis says in chapter one.

And that’s how the image of God in man was the Spirit inside of man…and what died? The spirit died and that’s why without the spirit the children that man had were born in man’s image. Do you understand? That’s why the second Adam is what? A life giving Spirit, so eternal life is in the Spirit.

You have to have the Spirit of God in you.

Genesis 5:3 (King James Version)
“And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, and after his image; …”

Genesis 1:26 (K.J.V.)
2”And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness:…. “

1 Corinthians 15:45 (K.J.V)
“And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul;  the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.”

Genesis 3:20 (K.J.V.)
“And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.”

John 3:3 (K.J.V.)
“Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

John 4:24 (K.J.V.)
“God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.”

Transcribed by Christine Finlay.
Thanks Christine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyKA4DH04Aw

Excerpts (Part 2) from Jan 14, 2011 cell group meeting in Ooty.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fIJxpr_JJY

An excerpt from Jan 14, 2011 cell group meeting in Ooty.

Excerpts from the Sunday sermon preached at The Father’s House Church, Cochin
January 09, 2011.

A look at how the devil has stolen our Godly lineage and heritage.

Philippians 4:5
Let your gentleness be known to all men.
How do we let our gentleness be known to all men?
An excerpt from Jan 07, 2011 cell group meeting in Ooty.

Excerpt from Jan 07, 11 cell meeting in Ooty

• Will of God
• Being led by the Holy Sprit
• Seeing God

Jesus said “Do not let your heart be troubled. Trust in God and trust also in me” in John 14. If he was God, why would make a difference between himself and God? This is explained in this video.

As a Jew, our Lord Jesus was speaking to Jews. Additionally, he is the bridegroom speaking to his bride. To fully understand what Jesus means when he says he is going to build mansions for us, we need to understand the Jewish wedding pattern. This is briefly touched on this video.

The relationship that the Lord Jesus has with his bride and the traditional Jewish wedding customs have a lot in common. To read more about the comparisons between Jewish wedding pattern and the messiah, please click here.

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Do not let your heart be troubled.

with love in Jesus
John Kodiyil

As you may know, the Lord has blessed me with a new digital video camera. This is the the second podcast recorded with it. I had recorded last Sunday’s talk, but this is just me walking around where I stay when I’m in Ooty (http://www.hillockview.com) with the camera in my hand. I’m pretty pleased with the results, if I may say so.

The URL to Jewish wedding pattern and the messiah.

http://reconcenter.com/index.php/2009/11/19/jewish-wedding-pattern/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBd3ZqoveL8

This is the message I preached for Christmas 2010.

If Jesus is the reason for the season, we must explain the reason death was required of the Father’s only son. For the whole Gospel is to be preached in full, we must preach :

1. God’s existence (Hebrews 11:6)
2. On Jesus Christ (1 John 3:23)
3. The gospel (Mark 1:15)
4. God rewards diligently those who seek Him (Hebrews 11:6).

A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Father’s House, Cochin and Ooty. May the Lord cause His face to shine upon you and grant you peace.

Shalom!

• had no servants, yet they called him Master.
• had no degree, yet they called him Teacher.
• had no medicines, yet they called him Healer.
• had no army, yet kings feared Him.
• won no military battles, yet he conquered the world.
• committed no crime, yet they crucified Him.
• was buried in a tomb, yet He lives today.

Merry Christmas!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkxgVlY8hN0

Galatians 3:13-14: Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”[a]), that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

If you are unable to see the video, please click here or visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkxgVlY8hN0

with love in Jesus

John Kodiyil

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyl5XqagF28

Galatians 3:13-14: Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”[a]), that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

If you are unable to see the video, please click here or visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyl5XqagF28

with love in Jesus

John Kodiyil

He is the King of the Jews
He is the King of Israel
But He’s also
King of all the Ages;
King of Heaven;
King of Glory;
King of Kings;
..and Lord of Lords.

He is
a prophet before Moses;
a priest after Melchizedek;
a champion like Joshua;
an offering in place of Isaac;
a king from the line of David;
a counselor above Solomon;
beloved, rejected, and exalted
like Joseph;
and yet far more…

The Heavens declare His glory…
and the firmament shows
His handiwork.

He who is, who was, and who always will be;

The first and the last
He is the Alpha and Omega
the Aleph and the Tau
the A and the Z;

He is the ego eimi,
the “I AM that I AM”

The voice of the burning bush
the Captain of the Lord’s Host
the conqueror of Jericho

He is our Kinsman-Redeemer
and He is our Avenger of Blood;
and He is our City of Refuge;

He was crucified on a cross of wood;
Yet He made the hill
on which it stood.

By Him were all things made
that were made;
without Him was not anything made
that was made;

By Him are all things held together!

In Him dwells
the fullness of the Godhead bodily;
The very God of very God.

He became
the first fruits of them that slept.

He is our Performing High Priest;
Our Personal Prophet;
Our Reigning King.

He is enduringly strong;
entirely sincere;
eternally steadfast;

He is imperially powerful;
immortally graceful;
impartially merciful;

He stands alone in Himself:
He’s unique,
pre-eminent,
supreme,
unparalleled:

He’s the Loftiest idea
in Literature;

He’s the highest Personality
in Philosophy;

He’s the Fundamental Doctrine
of Theology;

He’s the Supreme Problem
in “higher criticism”!

He’s the Son of God!

There is no means of measuring
his limitless love:

It was written in blood,
on that wooden cross
erected in Judea
2,000 years ago.

He was born of a woman
so that we could be born of God;
He humbled Himself
so that we could be lifted up;
He became a servant
so that we could be made joint-heirs;
He suffered rejection
so that we could become His friends;
He denied Himself
so that we could freely receive all things;
He gave Himself
so that He could bless us in every way.

He
is Available to the tempted and the tried;
Blesses the young;
Cleanses the lepers;
Defends the feeble;
Delivers the captives;
Discharges the debtors;
Forgives the sinners;
Franchises the meek;
Guards the besieged;
Heals the sick;
Provides strength to the weak;
Regards the aged;
Rewards the diligent;
Serves the unfortunate;
Sympathizes and He saves!

His Offices are many;
His Reign is righteous;
His Promises are certain;
His Goodness is limitless;
His Light is matchless;
His Love never changes;
His Grace is sufficient;
His Mercy is everlasting;
His Word is enough;
His Yoke is easy and
His Burden is light!

He’s indescribable;
He’s incomprehensible;
He’s irresistable;
He’s invinceable!

The Heaven of heavens
cannot contain Him;
Man cannot explain Him

The Pharisees couldn’t stand Him
but soon learned
that they couldn’t stop Him;

They railroaded Him
through 6 illegal trials,
and yet

The witnesses couldn’t agree against Him
and the personal representative
of the ruler of the world,
couldn’t find any fault with Him;

Herod couldn’t kill Him
death couldn’t handle Him
the grave couldn’t hold Him!

He has always been and always will be;
He had no predecessor and
will have no successor;
You can’t impeach Him and
he isn’t going to resign!

His name is above every name;
That at the name of Yeshua
Every knee shall bow
Every tongue shall confess
That Jesus Christ is Lord!

His is the kingdom,
and the power,
and the glory…
for ever, and ever.

Hallelujah! …and Amen!

From http://www.khouse.org/articles/1993/566/

The relationship the the Lord Jesus has with his bride and the traditional Jewish wedding customs have a lot in common. The following, taken from www.yeshuatyisrael.com, give us a pattern we can easily understand.

The Messiah and the Jewish Wedding

This week’s scriptures are on Jesus. Before I met Him, I had many thoughts on who Jesus was. From Messiah to a long haired hippy, almost everyone I met had a take on Jesus.

Now, to me, it does not matter who thinks what anymore, Jesus is who he is and it is up to you and I to choose where we stand on what He said. My job is partly to make known and pass on information on Jesus as written in the Bible.

If you do not know Jesus, this chapter will introduce you to him. If you would like to start your walk with him, I have drafted a personal invitation for you at the end of the chapter which you can send to Jesus. All instructions are included

A. JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD

Two thousand years ago a man appeared on the scene of history. He was born into the world and grew up into manhood just like every other person, but this man was different to anyone else. He was no ordinary man.

A virgin conceived by the Holy Spirit to bring Him to birth. He was God, Himself coming to the earth in human form. He was the “Son of God” (Luke 1:26-35).

“In the beginning was the Word (Jesus), and the Word was with God, and the word was God… The Word became flesh and lived for a while among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth” (John 1:1,14).

B. JESUS CAME TO THE WORLD FOR A SPECIAL PURPOSE

1. To Rescue Mankind From Satan’s Power

“For the son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost” (Luke 19:10) See also Colossians 1:13.

2. To Give His Life As A Ransom to Buy Us Back

“…the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Matt 20:28).

3. To Destroy The Works Of Satan In Our Lives

“He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning.”
“The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work” (1 Jn 3:8).

4. To Give Us Eternal Life

“And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life” (1 Jn 5:11,12). See also John 3:16,17 and John 10:10

5. To Give Us New “Birth” Into The Family Of God

“Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God – children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God” (John 1:12). See also 1 John 3:1,2.

6. To Restore Our Fellowship With God The Father

We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ” (1 Jn 1:3).

C. JESUS CAME TO SHOW US WHAT GOD IS LIKE

“If you really knew me [Jesus], you would know my Father as well. From Now on, you do know him and have seen him….Any one who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father”?

“Don’t you, believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you are not just my own Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me …” (John 14:7-11), see also John 1:18.

1. He Showed Us God’s Love

“This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.

This is love; not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins” (1 Jn 4:9,10). See also romans 5:8.

2. He Showed Us God’s Power

1. He Healed the Sick, The Lame And The Blind. News about him spread all over Syria and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, the epileptics and the paralytics, and he healed them” (Matt 4:24). See also John 9:1-7.
2. He Cast Out Evil Spirits. “And Jesus healed many who had various diseases. He also drove out many demons, but he would not let the demons speak because they knew who he was” (Mark 1:34). See also Mark 5:1-17).
3. He Performed Miracles. “A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped …[Jesus] got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, ‘Quiet! Be still!’ Then the wind died down and it was completely calm … [His disciples] were terrified and asked each other. ‘ Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!’” (Mark 4:37-41]. See also John 6;1-21.
4. He Raised The Dead “… Jesus called in a loud voice, ‘Lazarus, come out!’ The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, ‘Take off the grave clothes and let him go’” (John 11:43,44).

D. JESUS SHARED OUR SUFFERINGS IN HIS LIFE.

During His life on earth Jesus experienced all the troubles of life that we face, and so understands how we feel.

“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are – yet was without sin” (Heb 4:15). See also Mathew 8:17.

E. JESUS DIED ON THE CROSS FOR US

Wicked men took the Lord Jesus and executed Him by nailing Him to a wooden cross like a common criminal. He could have save Himself, but He did not, for it was through His death on the Cross that God was going to save the world. Jesus died for us! (Read Mark 15:16-39.)

“He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed” (1 Pet 2:24). See also Isaiah 53:5,6.

F. JESUS ROSE FROM THE DEAD FOR US

After three days in the tomb God raised His Son from the dead! (Read Mathew 28). This, too, was for us!

“But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ … God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus …” (Eph 2:4-6, see also Romans 6:4

G. JESUS OPENED THE DOOR OF HEAVEN FOR US

When His work on earth was completed, Jesus returned to Heaven to be with God, His Father. But this, too, was for us … for He opened the way into God’s presence for us, where we can live now and forever!

“Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body…

“Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith..” (Heb 10:19-22). See also John 14:1-3.

MY COMMITMENT

It is never too late to be saved and reconciled to God, but we need to choose to give up our rebellion against God and acknowledge that Jesus is the Son of God and that He came into the world to meet our great need of a Savior. No matter how far or distant God might seem to you, you should know that God Loves You!

If you want Jesus in your life, believe and declare this out loud:
Father, God in heaven, it is written in Your word that if I say it out with my mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in my heart that You have raised Him from the dead, I shall be saved.

I need Jesus right now, to come in and take over as my life and set things right, now and eternally. I make Him Lord of my life right now. I believe in my heart that you raised Jesus from the dead. I renounce my past life with satan and close the door to any of his devices.

I thank You for forgiving me all my sin. Jesus is my Lord, and I am a new creation. Old things have passed away. Now all things become new, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

This is what is generally known as a “Prayer of Salvation”. If you have prayed this, or if you have any doubts, I would love to hear from you!