Posted on Apr 12, 2017 in BLOG, Devotions, pastors pen | Tags: Bay area Indian Church, beloved's Church, CTC Fremont, CTCF, Fremont Church, Good Friday, Indian, Telugu, Word of God
ServiceTime : 7.45pm onwards
Lite food/refreshments follows @9.45pm
A non-Christian once directed her inquisitive question as to why Good Friday is called good although it is the day when Jesus Christ died? This is an engaging question that can be asked and answered for many of our non-Christian friends to give the truths of the Gospel.
Now to the answer: Although Christ’s death is the most excruciating death(comes from the Latin word – which literally means ‘out of the cross’), yet it is in no wise a helpless or a hopeless one. Christ himself said that just like a good shepherd, He is willing laying down His life for His sheep and that He has the power to lay it and to take it. Even as there are many reasons as to why Good Friday is really good, Let me give three brief reasons for consideration:
1. Christ’s death was an atoning death taking our sin and shame in our place. He carried our sins as the lamb of God who takes upon Him the sin of the world. Although He knew no sin, yet He became sin for us, so that in Him we can be made the righteousness of God.
Posted on Mar 11, 2017 in BLOG, Devotions, pastors pen |
The word Baptize is the English form of a Greek word which means to immerse: to place something into something else. Thus, water baptism rightly and biblically ministrered is in similitude to Christ’s baptism which indeed is immersion(as we read in Mathew 3:16 – And Jesus, when he was baptized …went up straightway out of the water)
There is a cloud of misunderstanding around this ordinance of baptism in Christendom especially in its relationship to salvation. The bible is so clear that we are saved by grace through faith in what Christ did not of our works which includes the deed of obeying in water baptism. Having said that, Those who have receieved the gift of salvation always have a willingness and even an eagerness to obey in the waters of Baptism as a key signs of new life received in Christ. This is why we read from the words of Ethiopian Enuch in Acts 8:36 – “…See, here is water! What prevents me from being baptized?” to which Philip answers “…If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest…”
More importantly water baptism is an act of obedience to Christ command (Mathew 28:19) which is primarily an identification of our lives with Christ. This is what we understand in what the Scripture says in Romans 6:4 – “
We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.“
Hence, those dear ones whom the Lord has saved and added to the body of Christ are going to be baptised in identifying themselves with Christ acknowledging Him before His church and men as an act of obedience this Sunday God willing, on September 3. Baptisms will happen in Morning service(from 10:45am – note time change & early start time) which will be followed by lunch. So don’t miss to join us for these baptism celebrations along with the worship services on the Lord’s day.
“Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven” – Mathew 10:32
Posted on Nov 24, 2016 in BLOG, Devotions, Newsletter | Tags: Bay area Indian Church, believer, Bible, Christ, CTC Fremont, CTCF, Fremont Church, Indian, Knowing God
“let us offer ..the fruit of .. giving thanks” – Hebrews 13:15. Of the many marks of a genuine Christian, one of the surest is a true heart of
gratitude out of which comes the fruit of thanksgiving. This actually begins with the recognition of the kindnessand goodness of God which led us to repentance(Romans 2:4).
Beginning there, then there is a growing in the heart of thankfulness as everything in life is received with thanksgiving(1 Tim 4:4) which is why we read in 1 Thessalonians 5:16 that we are to give thanks in everything.
One of the good beginnings this country(US) had is to set apart a day of thanksgiving unto our God. So as part of this day and season, let us gather together to offer thanksgiving to our Lord as we will have a special thanks giving service, God willing, at 10.30am November 24(Thursday).
We will have a time of Worship with Songs and also adoration time. We will also have a special sharing time where we take time to testify of God’s work and word in our lives for His glory and our edification. Along with all this we will have Bro.Abraham Wesley who will minister God’s word immediately followed by lunch at 1pm. So don’t miss to join us a be blessed!
Happy Christ centered thanksgiving!
– Beloved’s Church
Posted on Apr 16, 2016 in BLOG, Devotions, General, Newsletter | Tags: Bay area Indian Church, believer, beloved's Church, Beloveds, Bible, Christian, CTC Fremont, CTCF, Fremont, Fremont Telugu Church, Genesis, Indian, Knowing God, salvation
Evolution? Really?
by Mehul Williams
We can find a lot of literature in our world, from moody haiku to satirical classics. Out of the many genres, a very popular and amusing one is the fairytale! Who doesn’t like to enjoy a good reading of Rumpelstiltskin or The Princess and the Pea? There is however, one specific fairytale that is so impossible, that it’s readers’ minds may have been adversely affected by it!
This is the greatly popular Evolution. Evolution is seen by many as fact, and not as the impossible fairytale that it is. It has so many fallacies, delusions, and errors; yet its followers still fight to prove it. As said by prominent evolutionist Eugenie Scott, “There are no weaknesses in the theory of evolution.” But she forgot something; she forgot reality. She forgot the undisputed laws of nature. Considering her sensational level of thinking, she probably forgot to have breakfast too. Scholars could debate on the topic of evolution until eternity (or until they evolved, based on their respective beliefs). Of the many proofs against evolution, this short study will only focus on three.
First things first, humans display no advantage as the “highest form of evolution.” Also, note that compared to other species, we are technically devolving. Natural selection calls for the greater kind to overpower and flourish over the other. What do humans have?! Or maybe we lost our advantages! Oh! If only I had the grasping toes of my great-great-great-great-(many greats later)-great-great grandfather. But I lost them because natural selection wanted me too! I probably had wings too(I shed a few tears right here). Also, if we should be evolving, why am I missing a tail? I wish evolution let me keep my tail; then I could hold my bag of chips while drinking my soda while selecting a YouTube video all at the same time. But seriously, we have no advantage to prove natural selection. Most of us can’t even jump higher than 2 feet.
Somewhere along the line, we lost a couple thousand eyes. And can someone please give me back my gills? I don’t see how losing gills could possibly be evolving!
Secondly, there are absolutely no fossils to even remotely prove evolution. In fact, the fossil record disproves evolution. There should be millions upon millions of intermediates to record the species transitioning. 
We can’t even find one. Not even one! Where did they go? Did all the fossils sit up one morning and decide to disappear? Maybe they all got on a spaceship and went to Mars? It is also possible that an extinct cyclops monkey ate them all. At this point, I would like to point out the possibility that these transitions can’t be found because they don’t exist!
Lastly, the law of entropy laughs at every single argument that evolution has to offer. Entropy is very real and very proved. Try it. Throw your phone at the window as hard as you can. Now count the pieces, and please don’t cut yourself (10 million disorganized pieces of glass are very sharp) Oh, and did I mention how disorganized the pieces are! I would like to add that the pieces of glass are now very disorganized. And I don’t think your phone is too happy either. Don’t even try putting it’s screen back together, it’s gone(very gone). I think what you need, is a brand new iPhone. And let me tell you, that brand new iPhone is gonna be dirty if you don’t clean it. And just keep in mind, that cloth that you’re using to clean it is going wear out soon. Hold on, do I hear something? Oh is that someone yelling “Entropy?” Yes! And also, notice that the sound waves diminished as they got closer. Hey reader, guess what? Say hello to entropy, the destroyer of all. If our earth were in fact 4.543 billion years old(I had to Google that), our beloved earth would be nothing more than intergalactic space dust. Even the sun would be space dust. Even space would be space dust. And after so many years, even that space dust would become space dust.
