HAPPY TEACHERS DAY.....

Jesus was the greatest Teacher who ever lived.  He taught the highest truths that were ever taught.  He promoted the purest ideals that were ever presented. He gave the greatest wisdom that men ever heard.  He was the wisest of men and the greatest of men. Matt. 16:13-17
There are two different words in scripture that are translated "teacher":  1. "Master" (Greek) is "DIDASKALOS"  (also translated as "Teacher")  2. Rabbi (a Hebrew Word meaning "my teacher" It is a title of honor.)  These present two important levels and aspects of teaching, positional and actual.  The public ministry of Jesus was mostly given to teaching.  True, he performed many miracles, and healed many people, but even these were teaching opportunities and object lessons.  Jesus was a Rabbi in that he had full understanding of the Law and was therefore an expert.  He was also a Teacher in that he actually instructed others in life.
Jesus was the greatest Teacher who ever lived.  He taught the highest truths that were ever taught.  He promoted the purest ideals that were ever presented. He gave the greatest wisdom that men ever heard.  He was the wisest of men and the greatest of men.  His principles can be studied but never refuted.  His lessons, if followed, will make people better.  His instructions, if followed, will make people live better lives.   His spiritual insights, if applied, will make for a healthier and happier person on the inside and a better person to be around on the outside! 
Jesus taught us everything we need to know to live a good life here and prepare for a great afterlife.  There is no teacher in the history of the world that has come close to Jesus in power, purity, practicality, and purpose.
                    There is no culture in the world where the teachings of Christ have gone that has not been improved and the greater the teaching was applied the greater the improvement!  There is not one single instance of someone practicing what Jesus taught and him becoming the worse for it.  There is nothing that can be said about the teachings of Jesus but that following them makes for a better society, a safer neighborhood, and a more wholesome environment.  Being a Christian not only improves the Christian, it improves the Christian’s neighbor’s life.
As a humble Jewish carpenter, he attended synagogue and served there as a reader of the scriptures.  Yet he had no formal training, held no diploma, was not an academic, yet there was not a question he could not answer.  When only twelve years old he astounded the doctors of the Law with his answers AND with his questions.  Every debate he participated in left his opponents stammering with a loss for words.  Any time someone took upon himself to trip Him up found himself caught in his own trap.  His word was the last word on any subject!  He was the authority on every point of every topic!  Even his enemies found themselves astonished at his words.  When the Sanhedrin sent officers to arrest him they found themselves transfixed by his manner of speaking for he “taught as one having authority and not as the scribes.”  They came back empty handed!  There came a time when his opponents stopped asking him questions.  They couldn’t handle the answers!  They had to conspire and lie to defeat Him.  They had to twist his words and misrepresent his teachings to kill Him.
His Example was the Greatest Example.  His Teachings were the Greatest Teachings.  His Impact was the Greatest Impact.  Jesus was not just a Teacher; he is, forever, THE TEACHER!!!  Jesus was not just passing out knowledge; he was instilling WISDOM.  Jesus made devils and devil filled people tremble and quake but He made the hearts of the righteous burn within them when they heard his words.  His truth rang true with all friends of truth, while those who love lies accused him of being of Satan.
While Moses gave rules, Jesus taught us relationships.  His two great commandments were really two great heart attitudes: 1. "And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength:"  2. "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself."
He did not give a long list of dos and don’ts but rather taught in parables.  More than giving precepts, he was giving concepts.  His aim was to transform behavior by transforming the inner man.  His teachings were not legal as much as philosophical.  He was not leading his disciples to comply with a laws as much as he was concerned with fixing flaws!  He said "It is what comes out of the heart that defiles a man".  Fix the heart and you fix the man!
Today, Jesus' words are our source of truth.  His teachings serve to give us a better way to think and a better way to live.  To fail to learn the teachings of Jesus is to fail entirely in one’s education.  Even if there were no heaven to gain; even if there were no hell to shun; if this life were the only life we had, the world would be a better place if everyone thought like Jesus taught us to think and lived like Jesus taught us to live.
                                           But consider this, This holy Teacher, this sum of all wisdom, did not acquire his stature by just being naturally brilliant in the normal human sense.  Jesus was the Great Teacher because He came to Earth from another place.  He came to Earth from heaven to show us the love and saving grace of God.  He came to seek and to save that which was lost.  He came to teach us what we need to know to live and suffer and die for us so that we may know how to die with the hope of heaven! 

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Millinium Baptist Church

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God’s Plumb Line

Amos was a shepherd when God called him to preach to the northern kingdom of Israel. For more than one hundred and fifty years, the northern kingdom had worshipped by their own set of rules and even began to worship other gods. Amos was sent to reveal their sin and call the people to repentance. He warned they must return to God with all their heart or face certain judgment.
Amos 7:7-8
“This is what He showed me: The Lord was standing by a wall that had been built true to plumb, with a plumb line in His hand. Then the Lord said, ‘Look, I am setting a plumb line among my people Israel; I will spare them no longer.’”
Building a wall seems relatively easy: stack one brick on top of another until the proper height and width is achieved. But without a reference line, it’s nearly impossible to determine when the wall is straight. Without a true standard as a guide, our well-intended efforts produce a jagged mess which will soon crumble and fall. Plumb lines have been used in the building process for thousands of years as a stable reference, a true standard. A plumb line is simply a string with a weight on one end which will hang straight because of the unchanging pull of gravity.
God used a plumb line to show that the people of Israel had once been true, but now they were building their lives without a reference. God had established clear guidelines and preserved them within His Word. He was now bringing judgments according to His unchanging standard; “I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the plumb line” (Isaiah 28:17).
The people did not listen to Amos’ plea. They continued to live outside God’s will and were guided by their own evil desires. God’s judgment came thirty years after the end of Amos’ ministry as He allowed the Assyrian army to march through the northern kingdom and bring complete destruction in 722 BC.
God is making the same call to us today. We cannot continue to build using the world’s system of values as our reference. The world’s system is a standard in constant change, sinking deeper and deeper into the slimy pit. We may try to justify our actions by remaining slightly “above” the standard of the world, but as this standard continues to sink, we will continue to follow it down. This should NOT be our chosen path!!
Our lives need an unchanging reference to call us back when we stray. This reference must be the Word of God which calls us to a life of absolute pure devotion. When we build on the foundation of Christ and determine to love Him with ALL our heart, His Word ensures we will rise tall and not be found leaning to the left or right. Let’s build a life which is true and does not waver. Let’s live by His Word and build according to God’s plumb line.

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Dayenu – Jesus is Enough

In the message “Paid in Full” we considered the sacrifice of Jesus as the payment for our sin. His sacrifice on the cross occurred during the Jewish Passover, a yearly time of celebration and remembrance ever since God led the nation of Israel out of Egypt.
The traditional Jewish Passover meal, or Seder, is designed to direct one’s heart back to the praise and honor of God. One of the traditional Passover songs is called Dayenu, a Hebrew word meaning “it would have been enough.” Each verse of this song recounts one of God’s blessings and states if this was all God had done, it would have been enough – Dayenu!
If God had only led His people out of Egypt – Dayenu! But He did more! If He had only parted the sea – Dayenu! But He did more! If He had only fed them in the wilderness – Dayenu! But He did more! If He had only given His Holy Word – Dayenu! The Christian Jews add a final verse to this song which reminds them of how God saw a sinful people and yet loved them enough to give His Son.
Romans 5:6
“At just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.”
I’m often grieved by the lack of thankfulness in the world…and in my own heart. I’m saddened by those who do not know God and fail to see His loving hand in all creation. I’m saddened by the Jewish people who have all the history of God’s love but, as a group, have lost their deep reverence and worship. But mostly I’m saddened by Christians who place their trust in the sacrifice of Jesus, and yet live their life with an attitude which says: What have You done for me lately? God, You must not care about me because my job no longer satisfies, or my finances are a mess, or I’m unhappy in my relationship.
Can we even begin to understand how this must sound to God? When we were still powerless – when we were dead in our sin – God sent His Son to die so we could live! We live because of His love, yet we complain and grumble because of trivial fluff. Shame on us! Shame on me!! If everything were stripped away and all we had was Jesus, would He really be enough? And if He is enough, don’t we then already have ALL we need?
Through faith in the sacrifice of Jesus, we are given the ability to stand and live in the presence of a Holy God – His death and resurrection is completely sufficient! But He did even more! He gave us His Spirit to strengthen us and guide us in His truth, and He gave us His peace which surpasses all human understanding. Let’s remember the blessings we’ve already been given. God looked down and sent His One and Only Son – Dayenu! Jesus is Enough!!

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For more information, Prayers and counseling you can contact,

Rev. Adbhuta Rao. Garnepudi

Millinium Baptist Church

Nambur, Guntur (Dist), A.P, S.India.

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