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Lazarus | Associate Editor: Avinash | Layout Designer: Davidson (Co-ordinators: Priscilla | Helena J.S | Translators: Navein | Richard | Justin | Anand | Jefftin |[Shecba | Jeni Sherly | Nancy | Merlin | Celin | Monica | Getzi | Danton | Lavanya | Arunjunai Devi | Sweety | Jenifer Copy Editors: Jenitha | Jasmine | Jenefa | Andrina | Proof Readers: Helena JS | Priscilla | Joyline John [Leena AvinashTAN a NEPAL“LALs, ee ‘ x e . oe) INDIA» x Xe Avs be Greetings to all the vibrant young ones in Jesus’ name! Young people of this age are born to achieve, they are achievers and are gutsy enough to get things done. Still, on the other hand there are a few who get demotivated easily and suppress themselves thinking that they are incapable or unfit to do anything on facing a small failure, humiliation or a problem. Nowadays, many students are bound by the deception of the devil that suicide is the only remedy for depression. William Carey, a young man along with his wife and children came to India all the way from England to evangelize in a country where he did not know the language, a different climatic condition, insufficient financial resources, and no one to take care of or help him, just because he had a massive thirst that Indians too should know about Jesus Christ and inherit Heaven. There is no limit to the tribulations, discourage- ments, pains and many other disturbing situations that he faced while proclaiming Jesus to the souls in India. Within the very first year of their arrival to India, his family fell sick one after the other. He buried his son who died of illness with his own hands. This impacted his wife mentally and she also died later. He worked in a dying factory and simultaneously started a printing press to print the Bible. Within a few days his printing press was burnt down in a fire accident and he lost his job too. Yet, he didn’t give up and he didn't run back to his native land, rather he continued his evangelistic work for 41 years and he translated Bible in India's major languages like Bengali, Ori- ya, Marathi, Hindi and Assamese. Apart from that he translated some chapters of the Bible in 29 languag- es and also in dialect form. He also published a bible dictionary in Bengali. Also, being a social reformer, he strove hard to eliminate many social evil atrocities like ‘Sati’ a religious practice in which a widow sacrifices herself by sitting atop her deceased husband's funeral pyre. He established the famous universi- ty ‘The senate of Serampore College.’ It is no exaggeration to say that his service to the Tamil language is immeasurable. Despite many hardships and worries in life, William Carey did not see them as obstacles, but used them as stepping stones, and accomplished the work of evangelism. But we get tired of silly matters. God wants us to rise from our weariness. If we rise for Him we can create and achieve vastly for Him! My dear young champs! Think about what you have done for Jesus in your life. Strive to do! Act! God will use you mightily! Run without getting wearied! In Christ’s Mission, AvinashYouth Life October 2022 : This is an interview with broth- A er Jenil Matthew who was born ERI family you. have growing up, in childhood, had |iipiiiRdae Reena as Ce ee your childhood... Tell ary, however, forgotten his com- mitment in the young age, and was living a life according to the worldly pleasures; meanwhile [>ROAAME swam oa upon his encounter with Jesus a regained the childhood commit OMnaiai asa : h ad comm Paracel ment and is now getting trained Menem sis born ina Christian E Pernt ag ea un ecu) Peet BrRo.JENIL MATTHEW to become a missionary. Agia tha Peer Pout aay cea Reem ARCO cuts Reem cma eae ts Seerem Me eta con eed ea ete etait cme) Boe ae ruta al Tell us about your family and childhood? Our family belongs to CSI back- ground. We live in Seithunga- nallur, Tuticorin District. | grew up there since childhood. My father, Fenn Matthew works as a professor in St. Xavier's Polytechnic College in Seithunganal- lu. My mother, Erline Matthew is a teacher in Rosemary Higher Second- ary School. My brother Fenil Isaac Ebenezer is an Export Manager at Horeb Exports Company. | used to watch cartoon a lot in childhood. So, | used to indulge in leaping, jumping, climbing trees and many such things, as | wanted to become Spiderman and save the world. It was in that situation that my grandfather Mr Fenn Abraham taught me that, Jesus is more of a su- perhero than Spiderman, and Jesus is Se ete ee eect ac) Pe ee ad Pewee ae eee to follow Jesu: omy of Nokseng Garo; tribe of este ener eae ae decided in my heart that | would become eed nee ae Prone cence eke) eae ee reals tana Tar asi heed the song “Nokseng's Last Word.” | learnt Cee ae ae Soe oe scm eng the sole super hero who saved you, MORN Ny Waal tats raat atta saes me and this world. So, | decided to SARRTNAAN ROE NVI ash Mae on live like Jesus, the super hero whom | aARAIPaL my grandfather told about.Great... missionary commitment at an early age... Were you able to pursue this in your young adolescence? After the death of my grandfather, | start- ed to lose my focus gradually. | devel- oped a deep interest in playing football. I spent most of my time watching soc- cer players like Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and R. Kaka in the thought ‘of wanting to play for the Indian team. Furthermore, | fought with | my dad to join in Sports Hostel after | 10th grade and even was selected for it as well. Besides, | didn’t reveal | about the weakness that | had in legs before the selection to my father, as he will ask me not to join there. So, | | hid the weakness and went for the \ selection. | couldn't even play 20 percent. Also, my name was not there in the selection list. So, | developed slight hatred on Jesus. But, | used to say that, Je- sus is my everything. Moreover, | joined my Ith and 12th grade in Rosemary Matriculation School, Palayamkottai and studied having no interest. Yet, only the questions that | had studied were asked in the board examination. Jesus gave me good grades and made me to succeed Super...You completed How was your college life? | took BSc Visual Communication and studied in Madras Christian College. The desire which I had for football began to turn towards pho- tography. My focus had changed to become a Wildlife Photographer. | began to photograph deer, birds that come over there and nature, while | was studying. Since it gave me a kind of happiness, | used to take my DSLR camera each day in the morning and would go inside the college. | used to go crazy behind the photos. But, | used to say that Jesus is everything for schooling. € J as of the Bible. My life was going like ‘Youth Life October 2022 me, despite being forgotten about my heavenly calling. | would go around the town with my friends and be hap- “Ni py: | used to read a chapter from proverbs each day as my parents had suggested. So, Jesus saved me from bad habits like smoking, doing alcohol and drugs. How- ever, | was ignorant about the truths a blind man and a ship that did not know its direction. Okay...You had come to a point where your mission- ary vision/focus was lost and it was only photography... Were you able to live holy in the college? College was happening well until third semester in the second year. Thereaf- ter, two girls from a different depart- ment got introduced to me. | liked a girl very much. Whenever I see her, | used to get a feeling of slow motion and she appears to me like the heroine of Spi- derman that | had seen in childhood. | informed my mother about this. My mother said, this is against the Bible, “I will get you married to the girl whom you like in the due time.” Still, to get to know more about her, | started talking to a different girl. All my nights were gone with talking in phone and chatting with her. With- cout my own knowledge, Ih started liking her. | would become worried if | didn't talk to her or message her even for a day. In this situation, my friends were also dating. They had sown a seed in my mind that dating is not a wrong thing. My friends said, if we want we can get married. Af- ter knowing all this, one fine night, | sent her a text message saying that | love her. Many days passed by. Es 2 «© aYouth Life October 2022 Alright...Love blossomed in college... How was your relationship with God? My relationship with Jesus was severed and my heart joined with that girl. | didn’t say about it to anyone in the family. | stopped reading Bible. It was our habit to walk inside the college campus Likewise, one day, when walking, Iheld her hand like in a mov- ie, After reaching the hostel, | heard a voice in my heart saying, “What you are doing is wrong”. However, | didn't take it seriously. To forget this bad thing, | started watching bad movies. | began doing the same sin that my friend from seventh grade taught me to do. | fell into the same sin which God gave me deliverance from. | knew that God can give me deliverance. But, | didn’t know the truth. Likewise, after doing many such wrong things for the girl, | used to knee! down in the nights and will ask for forgiveness with tears, but there was no freedom from this sinful lifestyle. One day, after reading and meditating the verses from Matthew 7:21-23, | started praying to God that | need deliverance from this sin. Few days later, one night, while reading the Bible, the verses from proverbs 6:27, and proverbs 5:18 started speaking to me. As | read the scripturés'|.got to know that dating and doing adultery are the same (Mat- thew 5:28). That's why | couldn't have a relationship with Jesus and the scriptures. | remembered a story of Sadhu Sund- ar Singh that my grandfather told me when | was small. “Once a little child while cleaning its room, after dusting off the spider-web and not killing the spider asked, why my room is still un- clean? It had been told her, to kill the spider first, then the room will become clean. Likewise, despise the spider like lusts that you have inside, then your heart shall be clean. Jesus will dwell in there” (Galatians 5:24, | Timothy 2:22). | surrendered myself completely to Jesus after knowing this truth. | got deliverance according to the verse “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:32) with Jesus after ..Were you able to abide in it thereafter? 1 apologized to the girl and stopped talking to her after say- ing, “What | did was wrong. | must live according to the Bible. For- give me.” The end had come after few argu- ments. Still, | wasn’t able to forget her. | started to inquire about her. That's when, verses from proverbs 3: 5-7 warned me saying not to depend on self but to remain in the Bible. Since I began talking to her again, arguments started to come and | forgot the truth. Bible began to reprimand me saying, “Remember Lot's wife. Do not look back. If you look back, hereafter, it’s going to be apillar of salt.” So, thereafter, I didn’t look back. According to the verse in Ecclesiastes 12:1, | got close to God. My life got changed that Jesus replaced her and Bible replaced my cellphone. ae A relationship was formed be- tween you and Jesus...How did you overcome the old sins? Satan scared me for three months by bringing the sins that | have done in front of my eyes. | Continued reading Bible and started praying with the faith that Je- sus had forgiven my sins. | got to know few more truths from the Bible after reading Bro. Zac Poonen's book in those days. | got to know that,“When we begin to see the perfect love, the small degree of love will vanish.” Satan tried to make me grow weary by showing my old sins. At all those times, when | say, “I am righteous by the blood of Jesus”, he will run away from me. When | learned the truth that there is no match for Jesus’ love, satan could not separate me from Jesus. You got to know about hthe truths And have become a child of God What are you doing now? | started doing fulltime ministry after finishing my education. At that time, the Lord reminded me of my childhood decision to become a mis- sionary. Now, | am getting trained in a Mission- ary Training Centre through Indian Missionary Society. “He who called me is faithful”, He has not forgotten the decision that | made in child- hood and has brought me for the work of a missionary. “What the Lord wills cannot be hin- dered” | am receiving my training with perfect joy in the presence of God. What would you like to say to the youngsters? First of all, if you acknowledge that what you are doing is sin, 90% of your liberation will be achieved. Abide in the truths of the Bible, with- out leaning on your own self. Read the scriptures JESUS REDEEMS => YOUTH = WORLD DEAR YOUNGSTERS INTRODUCE THIS TV PROGRAMME TO YOUR FRIENDS AND SHARE TO US THE BLESSINGS THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED ‘THROUGH THIS TO THE BELOW GIVEN NUMBER 9750955547 ‘Youth Life October 2022 and pray daily. Prayerfully read a proverb daily and seek Jesus’ help to live accordingly. “When you make the Lord your Shepherd, you shall not want.” Only, when we become the sheep of the Lord, the Lord can be our Shepherd. Also, ‘only, when we obey the truths of the Bible, we can be the sheep of God. Devote your time in Feading the Bible and praying. Run away from the lusts of the world (I John 2:15-17; 2 Timo- thy 2:22). Confess and leave all the sins and iniq- ities that you have committed to Jesus without hiding. His grace will surround you, “If you are in his grace, sin will not overtake you”. Beloved Young People! On seeing the tes- timony of Bro. Jenil Matthew, we have no doubt that it would suit us. When we confess any kind of sins to Jesus and sur- render, He shall forgive all those sins and shall deliver and will transform you to be a minister of God. When you confess all your sins according to the verse, “He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy”, God will forgive your sins and will transform you to a great minis- ter of God! Do not live with guilty con- science, instead confess your sins to Jesus and get deliverance! m eA ML ta | UTES by You ©) Comforter bots i ST] &ote Pace CACC hog Mate UCR abn to spread the gospel. However, | do understand that this is causing misunderstandings in your family, the eee tsa Ihave graduated from College and currently on Ce anu Re Kung the search for a new career opportunity. So, I've Tea Ree eas cece been doing tract ministry and evangelizing as much as I can. This gives me immense joy. Asha! In | Corinthians 9:16 Paul says always go alone and reach out to people who Ce eke eer ae appear to be anxious, sad and lonely. My usual sharing the gospel is our duty. Often spots are bus stands, malls, beaches and train sta- Seer aries tions, Lately, I've been on a break from doing this. nN RS The reason being, my parents don’t agree to the Sat Sens gitenire idea of me doing this ministry alone. They that | could take a friend to accompany me, But en ee er ee most of my friends are either in college or at work : zi 6 a ee ee aan) so it’s impossible for them to join me during these 2 Due Rae ae at hs a times. Because of this, | have a tug at my heart sity ‘ é = Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Mat- which makes me feel depressed and anxious. At Se a ee ee a times my parents do say heart-wrenching words ce RM Sal ti like “You're no saint! What's the purpose of you pina hasan OI Ss ministering?” This breaks my heart and crushes Ud ce Ue ed my spirit. I'm being weighed down by the fact that AS trig alae UT) I'm not able to work for God on one side and the how can they believe in the one of anguish of having no one to serve with me. To — whom they have not heard? And make things worse, the discouragement from my ReaLT AeA UL) All ile uo parents and their sharp words are adding to my ee ack rane sorrow. Is it wrong of me for having this desire to through Gospel, people are saved, minster for God or should I not minister at all? Se eee a Kindly help me! - Asha, Chennaitransformed into children of God! You sharing Ree hana oan tka Therefore do not refrain from ministering for Re Ree C hai aie aca this effectively. Parental love Pt un le cd Cee canst eed eters) about your security! Caer CR oa Pecteoa cient Cee u haere »» They are responsible for your Pee a ete Cre ines c ere eae CNG SSR Laie cues ae Lee ated acy Soar ikere si) How to pursue your ministry Pee eu ed Sar eu Ceca nC) Btn cate CS oun Ca aad SEU a emu ai) Pe Aue Nats Pees hoa es Pre Peers Bee unt cod ee Riera Linco ns evra Cie oat aks the gospel and the soul will be Bie ER orase rete) Pea a a Ca SS ear ear ese oe ea aac a eeCi aod PON Au eae eR tse Mad eisai acess coy Pearl PSOE Cue ts tic CO a ike Rcd Cea a Leap rT) Pelee gr ce Cpe eS RAs Deacons ans - Deana ery See aC use k haces Eos Scr Cun ia Ren Re Roe to your friends and family. This will kindle the fire of revival and the work of God will continue unabated! Continue to act! Nothing can stop or oppose you! Va aAg ester ek uaa remained a Slave girl, DCE aod Da Boe aru has fs eet ara ase ferrari Be ee Poets al Rt Lala teSEM oras rly 2) There's a lot of difference between taking some rest when you're wy running without a break and being lazy, doing nothing. Rest is a break away from the work you have been doing so far. But fatigue prevents us from moving on to the next level without even thinking about what we are going to do next. We can keep saying that the reason for fatigue is the disappoint- ments, failures and words of people in our life. Despite failing a thousand times to find an electric bulb, Thomas Alva Edison was not disheartened by the failure of his life. On the contrary, he replied, “I did not fail a thousand times, | went through a thousand steps to find an electric lamp.” Our mind, which gets excited when we see success, gets wearied when we fail. Success gives enthusiasm, but failure gives wisdom. PV. Sindhu won the gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Badminton ‘Championship and won the hearts of all Indians. She started playing badminton since 2009 and the 2016 “Rio Olympics” was an unforgettable match in her life. She became the first Indian to reach the finals of a badminton event and became the first woman to win a silver medal for India at the Olympics, although she lost to Carolina Marin in the event, a feat which she suffered many defeats. She has won silver and bronze in 7 competitions. She has gone to the brink of competition several times and has seen defeat. On one side, constant failures, on the other side, people who mock saying, “Will you win a Gold Medal? Or not?” Sindhu was tired of seeing all this and instead of being paralyzed, she encouraged herself and started playing. She realized that @ S failure is not permanent and won 2g) 20d in the 2018-2019 World T=. Badminton Championship. She put an end to all de- BA 7 feats. Apart from that, she won gold in 2022 Commonwealth Games aand grabbed everyone's attention. With this win, Sindhu silenced all her detractors. Don't get discouraged by the failures that come in your life. Whenever failures and disappointments come and make you weary, look to the Lord. Because He is the Lord “who gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength” (Isaiah 40:29). Elijah, who killed 450 prophets of the Baal on Mount Carmel and 400 prophets of the grove of idols who were eating at Jezebel’s table, turned the people who had turned back from the Lord, saying, “The Lord is God, the Lord is God,” but when he heard the words of Jezebel, who said that she would kill him with the sword, he ran to the wilder- ness to save his life. There he lay down under the broom tree and started to. mourn. But the LORD did not leave Elijah, who was weary. He sent his angel and strengthened him. With the strength given by God, he began to do his ministry again. Perhaps you are tired of listening to the words of men in the place of study or work, or you are broken because of the words of your own family, and the life you hoped for is not happening to you. Look at the face of the Lord, as you are troubled by the failure of something like this in your life. According to the words, “And they looked and became bright; Their faces are not ashamed” (Psalm 34:5), just as the Lord raised up Elijah, who was weary and incapacitated, and made him run again, will also strengthen you to reach your destiny. When we face struggles and failures in our lives, the devil brings us weariness and makes our soul weary. But “the Lord will satiate the weary soul, and replenish every sorrowful soul” (jer. 31:25). My dear youngsters! Are you tired of disappointments and failures in your life? Are you worried about your future every day? Don’t panic! No matter how many struggles and sufferings you face in life, do not give way to Weariness. Confess that “I have the strength to do all things through Christ, who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13). Your weariness will be removed and you will be filled with new strength. Look unto Jesus in all the situations, and He will strengthen you! ™SER oras eye) Lazarus ete ice “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” (Matthew 5:8). God does not see our face, when we pray. He sees our heart, but men look at the face. Our Lord is the one who examines, what our heart thinks, what kind of ideas come into our heart and how our heart is. Why does God look at the heart? The Bible says “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked” (Jere- miah 17:9)” That's why God examines our heart. “Your iniquities have separated you from your God; and your sins have hidden His face from you, So that He will not hear” (Isaiah 29: 1, 2). You seek the Lord with a whole and desperate heart, but you are holding onto your sin and searching Him. The Lord is near you but you are unable to see Him, encounter Him, nor hear Him. Why? Because your sins hide His face. Doctors generally scan our hearts and tell us how a man’s heart work and how it beats. We can see it. But can the doctor take a scan and show the sins inside? Only he Holy Spirit can do it. We must make room for the Spirit to examine us. The psalmist says, “Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting” (Psalm 139:23,24). When the Holy Spirit scans our heart we'll know whether we carry pride, irritation, lust and anger inside us. The Bible says “For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immo- rality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, de- ceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and fol- ly. All these evils come from inside and defile a person” (Mark 7:21-23) and these are the sins that hide the face of Jesus. How to find them out? We need to surrender ourselves in the presence of God and allow the Holy Spirit to examine us. He will ask you to confess the sins that the Spirit shows you. During the early days of my ministry, One day | was fasting and praying as usual for the sermon, An hour or two passed, but | could not feel the presence of God. | could not even feel that the Lord was near me. How can the Lord speak to me without feeling His, presence? How can | hear His voice? There was abig dilemma in me. | started to praise, sing and pray but still | could not find any change. Realizing that something has gone wrong, | asked God, “Why do you refuse to talk to me, Lord? Why can’t | feel your presence? How can | preach without you speaking? Please speak to me Lord”. After two hours the Lord began to speak. The Lord said though you are saved, anointed, speak tongues, sing and praise, you still have a bitterness deep inside your heart. He told me that I have 2 grudge over a person who spoke wrong about me in the church. | never fought with that person nor ar- gued. But whenever | see him, | always had that bitterness over him that he is the one who spoke wrong about me. God scanned my heart and showed me this. When God pointed out this in me, | realized it from the bot- tom of my heart and confessed to the Lord. God asked me to go and reconcile with that person. It was a difficult task to do. But since | wanted God to speak to me, | went to that person's house and knocked at the door. When he opened the door, he angrily asked me, “Why have you come?” | said, “Forgive me!” We never fought and never argued with each other. But deep inside our hearts we both know that there is a division within. | apologized to him saying that “| have a grudge against you, forgive me.” He held my hands and started crying. The Lord again built a good fellowship between us. When | returned home and knelt down to pray, the Lord came down and spoke to me saying, “Since you obeyed me, | will come and stand amidst the people in the meeting today” and re- vealed the miracles that will take place. The Lord performed great miracles just as He had said. The Lord speaks when there is holiness that the Lord expects. Commit yourself to holiness so that it is not destroyed in your work place, home and in Youth Life October 2022 streets. Blessed are the ones pure in heart. When we read Acts 2: 46, 47, it is written that the an- cient church believers were glad and pure in their hearts. They do not speak about others. They do not have jealousy. They do not know to talk ill about another person. They were pure in their hearts. That’s why God was with them and used them mightily for the revival God wants us to be like children. Though kids fight for a moment, the next moment they stand together holding hands with each other. Children are pure. We need such kind of heart in us. When we meditate the word of God, we will know the amount of sins we have in us. We will know how pure we should be. Pray and ask God for such a pure heart. Examine your heart and allow the Holy Spirit to examine as well. Scrutinize yourself under the light of the Holy Spirit. Many things that are correct in the view of the world may be wrong in the sight of God. It might be wrong as per the word of God. We should give space to that light. We need to surrender ourselves to that holiness and allow the Spirit to examine us. Only then we can live close to Him. My dear youths! The ones pure in heart can encounter God, says the Lord. How to cleanse your heart? No matter how hard you try, do you think you can’t let go of some sins? Only the blood of Jesus can wash away all our sins. Surrender your heart to the Lord for He will cleanse it. Not only that, He even says that He is the only One who can cleanse us. Only when Jesus cleanses us we can live a pure and holy life. With our efforts we cannot live a holy When we pray to wash us with His blood and invite Him to stay in our heart, He will make our heart pure!Youth Life October 2022 ‘Achievement: Suma N. a sharpen you! eee eas achievers who strive to achieve. No one is born an achiever. Every circumstance, trouble, and Pec Un WSC Se ac ea Cen ee iene eee oe proach, only those who rise up with self-confi- dence immediately can evolve to be winners. PS ea ea ea ec journey is for you to boost up your confidence. Colby Stevenson was born on October 3, 1997, in the United States. When he was a child, Colby’s parents took him to watch a skiing competition. Colby was very happy and excited to watch it. To encourage his excitement, his parents en- rolled him in a skiing school. As days passed, Stevenson learned to ski well. He became an expert in skiing when he was young at the age of 10. He met experienced skiers and learned many techniques from them. He participated ey v Hurdles}that 1 and Won in Various district level skiing com- Petitions: Stevenson's coach said that this was not enough and encouraged him to participate in national level competitions as well. Apart om that, he boosted Stevenson's confidence ‘that he should participate in the Olympics and win a medal. From that day onwards, Steven- son began training hard to compete in the Olympics. When everything was going smooth in Ste- venson's life, he faced a sudden unbearable situation. He took part in a skiing competition and won the title of ‘Skier of the Week’. Ste- venson was ecstatic, saying “This was my best ski ever.” His fellow skier John Michael Fabrizi had broken his leg at the same event, and so Stevenson offered to drive him back home after the competition. Fabrizi was in the back seat. The fatigue of the game and the long journey had left Stevenson so tired that he began to feel drowsy, finding it hard to drive. So he thought of resting for a while and then continue the travel. But before he could stop, he lost control and the car started accelerating. Before he could realize what was happening, the car rolled several times off the road and fell into a ditch. The roof of the car was com- pletely destroyed. Asa result, Stevenson suf- fered serious injuries and was bleeding from his head. He had more than 30 fractures in his skull. His friend Fabrizi was unharmed, and he imme- diately called the hospital and informed what had happened. Stevenson was rushed to the hospital in a critical condition.ao Youth Life October 2022 Although treatment started at the hospital, States in freestyle skiing. Shortly after the start there was continuous blood loss from his head. _ of the first round, Stevenson began to stumble. The doctors consulted and attempted to ar- Having endured so many problems and strug- tificially induce coma. A natural coma can be _ gles, thinking that it was only shot, and he has treated and reversed over time. But artificial to endure everything for just this one day, he ly induced coma can result in lifelong loss of _ pulled all his energy together and started ski- vision. Despite these dire circumstances, ing faster and reached his goal. It was only doctors tried to save Stevenson's life, and con- after reaching the goal that Stevenson came tinued the treatment. When he woke up three _ to life. Though he finished the race, the first- days later, the first thing he asked the doctor round stumble cost him losing the gold and was, “Can | ski again?” gaining a silver medal. The doctor said, “While It was a little hard to you were admitted to accept but winning the the hospital, many said silver medal in the that survival is difficult. Olympics from once But with our diligent being on the brink of treatment, you were death was definitely a able to recover from great achievement. coma, woke up and sur- vived.” He encouraged Colby to keep running Colby mentioned that, ‘a few days ago, people with confidence. Although he tried hard, Ste- “It's a big deal that you survived”. Then venson could barely move his legs. Itwas only when | started to get up and walk, they said, after three months that he slowly started mov- “It’s really a wonder that you got up and ing his legs. walked”. When | started training, they said that “it’s a big thing to practice, that’s enough, After six long months, he was able to stand don't do any more persistent training.” In upright finally. Then he started walking slow- every phase of my life people kept on saying ly. After that he started running. He started “It’s enough, enough.” But | got out of bed, running fast. It was only after a year that he walked, ran, and today | stand before you as began to undergo rigorous training. Snow an achiever. If | can achieve it, so can you: skiing is no ordinary event. Pits must be nothing is impossible if you try. traversed. While climbing and descending the mountains, even the slightest slip of the foot Dear young champs reading this, can lead to severe injuries. But none of this Stevenson’s perseverance and_self- could stop Stevenson. After rigorous trainings, confidence kept him going even when he participated in the national level competition those around him told him that he and won. Despite winning at the national couldn't do anything. It made him reach level, since Stevenson's goal was to win gold unfathomable heights. You too can at the Olympics, he practiced more intensive- achieve anything, if you have the same ly. The 2022 Beijing Olympics began. Steven- confidence and tenacity within you ™ son was selected to represent the United . . Try it!! Finish it!Youth Life October 2022 Everyday thousands of people were saved and add- ed to the church right from the day of Pentecost. The Bible says in Acts 4:32, “now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.” It is also mentioned that many sold their possessions and lands. Ananias and Saphira lived amongst such people who were selfless and did not keep anything for themselves. Though Ananias and Sapphira lived in such a time, their hearts were not like other believers. Their hearts were filled with Satan (Acts 5:3). They also sold their land on their part, but they did not give the entire cost rath- er they kept a part of it for themselves. The reason behind it was selfishness and that led to the beginning of their destruction. No matter how long we pray for revival, fast, or take part in revival meetings, if we do not die to the self in us and if we serve the Lordfor the sake of name and fame then God can- not use us for revival. Youngsters! Is there selfishness in us as we are chosen for this end time revival? _ Let us analyze ourselves and sur- render to God for our self to become ashes. HYPOCRISY! Believers sold their lands and possessions, and all the proceeds were laid at the apostles’ feet. Many would have appreciated those who saw what the believers did. Not only that, may be that entire city would have spoken about them. Having watched all these, may be Ananias also wanted people to talk about him and appreciate him. So, he sold his land and gave only half of the proceeds, But he showed off as if he brought all his proceedings. The intention behind him bringing the offering was purely for people to see and praise him but never for the Lord. This is hypocrisy. When Jesus rebuked the Sadducees and the Pharisees, He used the word hypocrites. God hates the sin of hypocrisy. Having sin and evil within and showing off as a good person out- wardly is hypocrisy. Because of Ananias hypoc- risy, God’s anger came against him. Youngsters! How is your heart? If you have sin within and show off as a holy person on the Youth Life October 2022 7 outside then it means you are deceiving yourself, not others. Therefore, let us make use of this opportunity to repent. LYING AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT Ananias brought the proceeds of selling his land and gave it to Peter. He showed as if he was giving sac- rificially before others. But the Holy Spirit revealed the hypocrisy of Ananias because Ananias did not lie to man but to God (Acts 5:4). Our God searches hearts, and nothing is hidden from Him. Be- cause he lied against the Holy Spirit, he fell and died there. Fol- lowing which, his wife Sapphira also came looking for him, lied against the Holy Spirit and received the same punishment. Though Ananias and Sapphira saw and experienced the revival they couldn't stand firm till the end. our Dear youngsters! When we superficially read the story of Ananias and Sapphira, we may wonder why such a severe punishment for a lie. As you read this article, think about it if terms of scriptures, whether the things you do.are pleasing to God or not? Godwill make us aware of the self, pride, hypocrisy, and oth- er sins within us that hinder the revival and will help us to get rid of them. Let us meet another person in the Red Alert area next month...Youth Life October 2022 Blind Bartimaeus When Jesus visited Jerusalem via Jericho for the last time before his crucifix- jon, a blind man named Bartimaeus was begging along the way. Its not known how many years he has been blind. But when he heard the good news that Jesus was coming, he decided to meet Jesus somehow. Hearing that Jesus was approaching, he began to cry out, “Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me.’ The disciples who came with Jesus rebuked Bartimaeus. But he did not give up and cried out even more, "Son of David, have mercy on me! Those who came with Jesus could not stop him from shouting. Jesus heard his call and told to bring him. On hearing this, he threw his cloak aside, jumped to his feet, and came to Jesus. Jesus asked “what shall | do for you?" The blind man said, “Rabbi, | want to see’”“Go, your faith has healed you’ said Jesus. Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus. (Mark 10: 46-52) Dear youngsters! Bartimaeus didn’t get weary when the disciples rebuked him. He was firm in his resolve to meet Jesus and received his eyesight by faith. You might be weary after failing so many times. Like Bartimaeus, Don't give up even if there are obstacles. Try until you get it! You will receive!‘Youth Life October 2022 David David was anointed by God as king. But Saul hated David so much that he pursued him to kill him. Tired of running, David got very tired at one point. Saying that one day | will die by the hand of Saul, So the best thing | can do is to escape to the land of the Philistine: David and his six hundred men and their families sought refuge to the Philistine King Achish Achish gave them a place called Ziklag for David and his men to stay. They stayed there for some time. While David and his men were away, the Amalekites came and plundered their wives, children, and possessions. Knowing this, David was filled with grief and wept until he had no strength to weep (1 Sam. 30:4), and his men tried to stone him. Ziklag caused great weariness to David. David's unbelief and self-will made him weary though he was anointed. Dear Youths! If you act in unbelief or self-willedness, you might end up weary like David. David consulted everything with God. But when he was in Ziklag, he decided on his own without asking God, and it brought him exhaustion. How about you?coe y a) Pee ee CU ae u ane region will be purified and become holy. Many people repent, confess their sins and turn to Jesus. During the reign of Asa, he removed the eee Se ake ear ae eta ke nation and turned the people of the nation towards God. “....for they Ce a et ur eC Rc ksara that the Lord his God was with him’ (2 Chronicles 15:9). During his days people sought the Lord with all their heart and their soul. ee as Rhea estas Bn erage ua et) Great Spiritual Revival. In 19th century God used a man named Titus Con ee err as eee ar Me uch cis Rec se Rept eect ae UC kar ES Reece Pe ee eeu nt eee ec Een Asaresult, the wh Pee Ae Ree Re nn Vee Deer ene So ee ae Rc aot pee) jow they are God's people. Even during the ee an yur As Un Cea Rn need Ce cea aL) PU RU RR sk UA le ACR ORM AAA A erence ete coe tn ee a oe cure) parC Dear brothers and sisters! As we read this revival news, do we not want our nation and congregations to be purified and to be revived? As we pray fervently for revival, the Holy Spirit will surely bring revival in our churches and nation. And if you pray to Jesus to Pee ae ee eR ed ere ee Pcs a sa caeCee nero a SER orac eyed Birds in the Bible OWL DR a eee ie Be en Some interesting facts about ow! eae ter) eae ars > These are birds that kill and prey on other species. > These are birds ranging from five inches to two feet in length. os i UCR Cie ea IR Rt ings are very soft. So, it doesn’t cause any kind of sound while a0 eee ee ac ured Cia ie ite > Its round face has round big eyes. It has two ears like horns. eA a ea a Ce The hoots of the owl are varied. Its sound is so loud and low pitched that it can be heard far away. An Cee eet ea ae eee Uh kate ace eRe In the Bible the ow! is mentioned as one of the unclean birds (Lev 11:13-19, Deut 14:16). Usually owls live among ruins, in ramshackle buildings, in graveyards, and in tree trunks (Psalm 102:6). Like this, we Cee ieee een ee Lae When troubles and sorrows which refer to owls surround us, the faith that the Lord is our refuge is ‘enough to keep us moving forward. Owl is a stronger bird than a crow. But owls cannot see during the COA eee et ccc a eet ta ae ce cay SRC ee ae a al eae Rea ea Pee aes see UP ae Rc Recetas Cee ec ean ee Cc Se ace conquer. It is true that Satan's head will be crushed. Dear young people! Let’s trust God in every situation of our life! Let us take refuge in Him! rer eeu Rau Red eu ae eeYouth Life October 2022 at Peter and the Lame man(Acts 3:1-10) Until Jesus was taken up into heaven, Jesus was the only one performing miracles. When Jesus’ ascension was completed, people were worried that there would beno one left to perform miracles of healing. The lame man who sat near the entrance of the ‘Church also had a similar thought. He saw Peter and John entering the church at three o'clock in the eve- ning, which was the ninth hour of prayer, and asked for alms. In the lame man’s mind, “Alas! If only Je- sus had been on this earth, | would have met Him and got healed. | have heard from many people about His healing power. | have missed Him!” Perhaps there might have been a longing in his heart. Maybe that’s the reason why Peter asked him to look at them and the beggar would have witnessed the Jesus he was longing for in them, through his spiritual eyes. Or he might have thought, “Only Jesus can heal people, what can these two disciples do?” But when Peter asked him to look at them” he obeyed. “In My name, they will lay hands on the sick, and they 22 Zea will recover.” (Mark 16:17,18) Going by this verse, so that the word of Jesus may be fulfilled, as soon as Peter lifted him up and said, “Get up and walk in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth”, immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength and he sprang to his feet for the first time in his life. What a joy! This was the first miracle performed by the disciples of Jesus after his ascen- sion. Peter dispelled the longing of the people that they would never see the miracle of Jesus again. While all the people were in awe, Peter said that he did not make the lame man walk becalise of his own power and self-devo- tion, but because of the name of Jesus, The name that is above all names. Peter glorifying Jesus by saying this shows his true discipleship. Peter and Aeneas (Acts 9:32-35) Apart from the ministries of Gospel, warning, miraculous healing, and revival Peter went to the saints living in the town of Lydda to do the istry of house visit. There he found a certainman named Aeneas, who had been bedridden for eight years and was par- alyzed. Without telling him “let me heal you,” he instead told, “let you be healed in the name of Jesus,” and made him get up from his bed, glorify- ing God's ame. Through this miracle people in Lydda and Sharon turned towards Christ (Acts 9:35). Peter and Tabitha (Acts9:36-42) In the city of Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha, which is translated as Dorcas, She was full of goodness and charitable deeds. Scripture does not mention that she preached to anyone. But she followed the teachings of Jesus and re- flected Him throughout her life. When she fell ill and died, her benefac- tors could not bear her loss. None of the other disciples gathered there and tried to perform a mir- acle in the name of Jesus. So, their minds sought the help of Peter. Since Joppa is near Lydda (ten miles apart according to schol- ars) they sent two men to Peter to call him who was there to come to them without delay. Pe- ter realised the gravity of the situation and read- ily went along with them. The widows surround- ing Peter showed him the robes and garments made by Tabitha, with an expectation that, “Won't he do something? Just like Jesus asked everyone to stay outside while resurrecting Jarius’ daughter (Mark 5:40), Peter asked the people there to leave the place. Then he hum- ‘Youth Life October 2022 23 bles himself and prays en his knees. Then he talks to the deceased with faith and com- mands it/to arise. Dorcas obeyed! Peter’s words and opened her eyes and sat look- ingat Peter. Then he gave her his hands and lifted her up. He then called the saints and the widows who were waiting outside, and presented her alive to meet their expectations. This news spread across the city of Joppa and everyone believed in Christ. Even though Peter was illiterate, he preached without any microphone and added 3000, 5000. souls to the church. Now, by Peter's miraculous gift of healing, men and women‘from town to town without any advertisement became be- lievers and were added to the Lord in great numbers. They trusted his healing powers so much that they brought the sick out into the streets and laid them on beds and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter passing by might fall ‘on some of them. Also a multitude gathered from the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they’ were all healed, (Acts 5:14-16) and none of them left disappointed. Peter made the verse, “He who believes in me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do,” (John 14:12) a reality. The entire Jerusalem and nearby towns were blessed be- cause of one man of God. The journey of Peter will continue...Serer Nee WAC eet PR ta CMe met eect omens FOO RO ee eten ett Mw rete oer Cee ON cet spec attton ATU aot al oon emer ape ometttn Pet eee ee Cece eens hee RT Aa ce a fern Tun Scot iecnnn bc wen) Menu tesUm Reo etc tcc te cmerm Cenc) Pee cc ton Metin cnn ten ea emer een ien oun recent oct evoaetciton PYLE nme ta cle m DETTE fli} Brest P een ore Pv Seat oe tee atc ETE ch ava ttc Pcie ec kacacoe tesla Bene eostce EME bcs Racoon mi at Deen Wy ce me Otten tae ME fe ai. 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This month let us briefly discuss the fourth book among the Minor Prophetical Books “ The book of Obadiah”. Obadiah means ‘servant of Jehovah’ Obadiah’s theme is a reiteration of the fact that pri- de precedes destruction. Obadiah foretells that the Edomites will be judged because they haughtily rejoiced over the harm done to Jerusalem. Obadiah B.C. 840 I 21 670 Obadiah Depicted as Judge of the Nations (Verses 15, 16), Redeemer of the Israelites (Verses 17-20), Possessor of the kingdom (Verse 21). Prophecy of the judgment of Edom * Certainty of judgment (verses |:1-4) + Completion of judgment (verses 1:5-9) * Lack of brotherly affection (verse 1:10) * For arrogance (verses 1:1 1,12) * For cruelty (verses 1:13, 14) * The time of Judgment (1:15 verse) * The result of judgment (verses 1:16-18) * The redemption of Israel (verses 1:19-21) Aum DAI REVIVAL YOUTH MEET! 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In the list of the world’s top 10 most eco- nomically powerful countries, India has taken the Sth position pushing England behind. Due to the Corona pandemic, many superpower countries including China have been affected in the past 2020 and 2021 and have seen an economic downturn. But, India’s economy is going steady. Because of this, it overtook En- gland the day before yesterday. Soumya Gandhi Ghosh, Chief Econom- ic Adviser of State Bank of India, has released a report predicting India’s eco- nomic growth till 2030. In it, ‘In 2014, India was at the 10th place in the list of the world’s most economi- cally powerful countries. India’s constant gross domestic product (GDP) size for the current financial year is calculated to be between 6 to 6.5 percent. It was said that, if the current growth rate continues, itis likely to rise by 6.7 to 7.7 percent. However, assuming a GDP growth of 6.5 percent, India will become the world’s 3rd largest economically strong country, surpassing Germany in the year 2027 and even Japan in 2029. + China’s economy faltering globally. This position is very much favorable for India to become the 3rd largest economy in the world. is currently . Also, the legend of the cell phone company, Apple has decided to set up its iPhone-I4 model man- ufacturing plant in India, creating a more favorable environment for India. - Dinakaran 05 September 2022in the name of Jesus is month let us discuss “weariness” praying that, ow in Christ Jesus, the of God and in your relation- ith the Spirit. v Haye you been through the path of weariness? We would feel burnt- cout at times, We feel exhausted while we are out in the sun for a long time, when we exercise or spend time playing. How do we han- dle the situation? Apparently we would sit in the shade for some time, drink some cold water or re- freshing cold drinks. Dear friends, just as we experience fatigue in our body, so too in our soul from time to time we get wearied due to the situ- ations we face. Leet us meditate on the ways to tack- le the weariness through God's word. In this world it’s hard to find a person who has not been weary. People, when they are weary, they ~ usualy deal with the stress in two ways. Some people drown them- selves in that fatigue, thinking that their lives are meant to be wrecked and live their entire lives in the mis- ery of weariness. Others don't give in to weariness, but strive moving forward in spite of that. We being each participant of the race, water is provided when needed. At particu- lar distances water bottles are placed in tents for the participants to drink. Dear friends, our life is like that of a marathon race. We cannot run the race alone. We need God. We must run with God. There can be various reasons for weariness at different points in life for youngsters like you. Some of them are that fall- ing irreversibly into a particular sinful habit over and over again, constantly praying for something but not re- ceiving any reply, expecting your parents to understand you, and not having it and problems in relation- ships leads to spiritual exhaustion But, my dear friends! Don't let weariness overwhelm you. The Lord says, “If you have run with the footmen, and they have wea- ried you, then how can you & ‘Youth Life October 2022 says, “For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replen- ished every sorrowful soul.” Jeremiah 21: 35. Extreme sorrow will make a person spiritually wea- ry. That is why God says, “Cast your burden on the Lord, And He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.” Psalm 55: 22. Apart from this, | would like to Point out to you an important portion from the Bible where itis spoken about Jesus. Though there are many characters in the Bible representing various good deeds, but Jesus is our primary role model. The scriptures tell us how Jesus endured his fatigue that was before Him, “looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set be- fore Him endured the cross, de- spising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and dis- couraged in your soul: (Hebrews 12:1-3). Dear brother and sister! Many times, we become frustrated when people do not behave in the way that we expect them to, when the the children of God, when we expe- ~ Tience spiritual weariness from time to time, must seek the presence of God to come out of the exhaustion, like the way we search for a shade, __ rest and refreshing drinks to recover ‘ourselves from physical fatigue. If you've ever seen a marathon, for contend with horses?” Jeremiah 12: 5. Yes, dear friends, as any father wants his child to be strong, our Lord desires that His children should be strong, and courageous by de- pending on Him. Since He'says.this, it is not that He is unaware of our (rests and broken heart. He g00d we do is not reciprocated. Jesus was not frustrated by the problems that surrounded him, but was focused on fulfling the pur- pose of God the Father. May ‘we not be weary of doing good because of our circumstances like Jesus! iAe Soa mones ie Contact: 9894399599 / 9842999022 / 6903405315) Contact: 9488475315 / 044-28142300 (EET . Vellore Se ROC CUCU aN Sauce Pe RIEL) CTL ae Cees La ene eee Cer Gu uC CeCe RRL ot) Rc Tae Pe se ue Dental Hospital URIs ea kOe)