Dancing in the Rain

Dancing in the Rain

By Cyril PrabhuReligion & Spirituality
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Dancing in the Rain episodes

  • Thine is the Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory forever and ever – Amen!

    Kingdom… Power… Glory …

    The last line is our pledge of Allegiance to His Kingdom, His Power and His Glory.

    Moment by moment – day by day… when decisions are made – are we keeping His Kingdom, His Power and His Glory or our Kingdom, our power, and our glory.

    It is God’s Kingdom and God reigns over all.

    • We are not self-sufficient…
  • There are times in life, what we go through is beyond our control.

    • Thine is the Kingdom…

    For = because … the kingdom, power and glory….

    I can ask for bread… because thine is the kingdom, power and glory

    I can ask forgiveness… or deliver from evil… because thine is the kingdom, power and glory

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    1 hr 7 min
  • Deliver us from Evil

    Lead us not into temptation

    Temptation is everywhere… from the food that we eat, the cloths we were…

    In fact, what we once thought as wrong is now has become norm.

    • When lucy show was aired, the people gave hard time.. because lucy was smoking a cigarette…
  • Their bedroom showed 2 separate twin beds…
  • Living together – wasn’t norm… 50 years ago.
  • Drinking an alcohol was once considered wrong, is norm in TVs and public media.

    • Sinful actions that we rejected, is now norm, because everybody is doing it.

    • I had a relative come from middle east, and we were walking in New York… and there was a parade of nude people on the streets…

    We are talking like “Temptation” is a new thing… all through out the days of the bible, the temptation has been there.   Eve was tempted to eat the apple… to David tempted to deal with Bathsheba… to Jesus tempted in the wilderness after 40 days of fasting…

    When God spoke to Cain, in Genesis 4:7 …

    And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.”

    Sin and temptation were always kept under the wrap… but now it is open, and we are celebrating it.

    Jesus is reminding us, that temptation is real, and we are all vulnerable.

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    • Lead us not into temptation, acknowledges that there is temptation… and that we need deliverance from it.
  • Resist the enemy, and he will flee from you.

    • If the mouse knows

    1 hr 51 min
  • Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us.

    Forgive us our sins…   debts/trespasses… Luke 11 – Jesus refers Debts to “SIN”

    John 3:23 à For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

    • We have to open up – for God to forgive our sins…
  • We have to allow God to do open heart surgery …
  • Ask God for forgiveness for our actions, words and the attitudes…

    • SIN?  Transgressions of God’s law… willingly, deliberately, knowingly, intentionally stepping out of line.   I do it – after knowing what Bible says…

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  • Commission (Things we said we will do and not do) vs. Omission (We look the other way).
  • Man brought down from the roof à Jesus said - Your sins are forgiven.   Only God has the authority to forgive our sins.   God will keep His side of the bargain, when He see the Cross.

    • Sometimes, we are not on the right side of the wrong…

    • God wants to repair the fractured relationship with both horizontal and vertical.
  • Horizontal = with fellow believers; Vertical = with the Lord.

    • Forgiveness – comes in 3 categories: 

    1. Final/Total Forgiveness: Initial salvation – when we repent of our sins (Past, present and future) – Ephesians 2:8 -9 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it isthe gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.

    If you are child of God – you are placed in His Hands.    We are justified!

    1. Fellowship Forgiveness: That’s what Jesus is referring to.   He is not talking about the eternal forgiveness.  
    1 John 1: 9 à If we forgive our sins…  

    Every day we have to wash ourselves with the Jesus Soap.   The blood of Jesus is constantly cleansing from sins.
    What hinders my relationship/Fellowship with God.  
    Jesus wash disciples feet – Son of God, washing their feet.  

     

    Peter refusing… to allow my feet.   If I don’t wash your feet, you don’t have part with me.    Jesus said (John 13:10) – He who is bathed needs only to wash his feet,

     

    Taking bath outside… and then you have to come in… and your feet needs to be washed again.   We need to get our feet washed…

     

    If you don’t wash your feet… we all need to be forgiven to have fellowship with God.

    1. Pre-requisite/family forgiveness: I need to forgive others who sinned against us.
    1 hr 16 min
  • Powerful - Prayer!

    Please listen to this message… there is a prayer offered for you and Christian in the beginning…

     

    But beyond that, what we witnessed this morning – is “The live revival” – a true example of what Prayers can do…   “Fearless Confidence” in the Lord whom we worship.


    A lady heard a gunshot, when we were able to start the service… and her son went out to see what happened, and the cops caught him as an offender… but truly he was a bi-stander… 


    The mom was crying and asking for help… with that background, I want you to listen.

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    Later in the day, the boy was released, since they found nothing wrong with him.  

    Thats what the Power of Prayer can do... 

    23 min
  • The Believers’ Prayer (Part 2) - very Powerful!

    #4:  Give us this day, our daily bread.

    Every good gift that we have comes from the Lord.  Not become self-reliant;  I am paying the bills and I can get what I want.

    • This verse is kind of a hinge, between the top half of the prayer and bottom half of the prayer.
  • This encourages us to pray for everything that we need (the gifts, talents, resources) – comes from the Lord.

    • “The bread that you eat, after your stomach is full, is not yours”.  

    1 hr 33 min
  • The Believers’ Prayer

    The Believers’ prayer…

     

    3 Parts to the Believers' prayer:  It is like a sandwich

    1. Worship and Adoration towards God, the Father – the God’s glory.
  • Personal Appeal for help
  • End with Adoration (For your is the Kingdom, and the power and the glory forever and ever.

    • Our Father in heaven,

    Hallowed be Your name.
    Your kingdom come.
    Your will be done
    On earth as it is in heaven.
    Give us this day our daily bread.
    And forgive us our debts,
    As we forgive our debtors.
    And do not lead us into temptation,
    But deliver us from the evil one.
    For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

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    • Prayer: is nothing but the pleading of our case in the courts of heaven.
  • Prayer is seeking help – beyond our power.
    • 1 hr 4 min
  • The Cross, an emblem of our Salvation

    On His holy Cross, a mighty battle was fought.

    All the dark forces of sin, inspired by the demonic spirit of apostasy, hastened to crucify the Son of the Living God and the Lord of Glory. 

    • Redemption is at the heart of our faith.
  • Cross was the symbol of public humiliation, before Christ…
  • There is no other symbol or emblem that is glorified and worshiped as Cross…
  • It is a symbol that not only represent Christ dying… but also our salvation

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    1 Corinthians 1: 17 – 19 

    17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.

    18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written:

    “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,

    And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”

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    1 hr 16 min
  • Mosaic Covenant - God’s narrative of His purpose and will for His people!

    God’s narrative of His purpose and will for His people...

    This is one of the powerful messages on God's covenant - that i truly enjoyed preaching. 

    As Paul says in 1 Corinthians 10: 12 - 15... 

    If you think you are standing strong, be careful not to fall. The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.

    So, my dear friends, flee from the worship of idols.  You are reasonable people. Decide for yourselves if what I am saying is true.

     

    1 hr 49 min
  • Abrahamic Covenant - I will bless those who bless you!

    Genesis 12: 1 – 4

    The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.

    2 “I will make you into a great nation,

        and I will bless you;
    I will make your name great,
        and you will be a blessing.
    3 I will bless those who bless you,
        and whoever curses you I will curse;
    and all peoples on earth
        will be blessed through you.”

    1 hr 11 min
  • Adamic Covenant - Genesis 3:15

    Genesis 3:15 says... 

    And I will put enmity

    Between you and the woman,
    And between your seed and her Seed;
    He shall bruise your head,
    And you shall bruise His heel.”

     

    Why is this important – Everything that God establishes in the word is to redeem us to Himself.  

    • The word of God becomes personal, the relationship with God is personal.
  • God didn’t save us – so we can go to heaven, He saved us - so we can have relationship with Him.
    • 1 hr 29 min

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When the challenges of life pin you between hopelessness and despair, "Are you dancing in the Rain?" will inspire you to find strength from within.