Time: 03.00 pm
Pastor Biakson took to the pulpit and delivered his Sermon based on John Chapter-3. It is about the story of Nicodemus, a Pharisee and a Jewish leader, who came to Jesus one night and asked a set of questions that baffles him. They entered into deep conversation. Jesus told him that one must be born again to enter into God’s kingdom. Nicodemus in spite of being a renowned teacher was unable to grasp the way to heaven and could not understand when Jesus advise him to be born from above. So, Jesus went on to the very basics of Salvation.
Salvation is the work of God and a man must be born again to receive salvation. Jesus explained to him using an analogy of human’s physical birth. Salvation is the work of the Holy Spirit and one cannot predict it like the way one can’t tell how and from which directions the wind blows. One needs to be born of the spirit. Salvation is God’s grace and it could not be earned by one’s own efforts and deeds. One cannot get salvation because of one’s own refusal.
If one does not believe in Salvation as the work of God he is being condemned by his own decisions for refusing God’s grace. The longer we refuse to get salvation, the longer it is that we choose to remain in sin and in the dark. We should respond to God’s free gift of Salvation. Some lessons we can learn from Nicodemus are:
- Our identity and status in the society cannot give us peace of mind.
- One cannot earn Salvation by virtue of one’s identity, status in the society and deeds
- One requires to be born again. Have you got salvation? Is your future secured?
Announcements:
- Next Sunday i.e., March 20, 2015 will be observed as Palm Sunday.
- BYF Election for the term 2016-17 will be held. 9 and 6 youths among the Church members who worshipped at 11:00am and 3:00pm respectively will be selected.
- The church needs dedicated members for Worship Team for 2016-17. Application forms are available with the office assistant.
- The Local Secretary, Elder H. Kam Suanthang who is undergoing training with the DoPT is on Tour to London.
Lian Suantak, Content Writer, EBCC Delhi.
