Grace Times

Vol. XVIII/11

Grace Bible Church, C 930, Sector B Mahanagar, Lucknow, India

July 2015

from the pastor

Pulpit Calendar
July 2015
Check-in 15 minutes before services
Morning Services at 10 sharp
05
12
19
26

Holy Communion. Preacher: Pastor Raja

Pastor Kuru
Ashish Khan
Pastor Kuru

Allipur Grace Bible Church at 10

05
12
19
26

Shyam Babu
Holy Communion. Preacher: Pastor Raja
Shyam Babu
Pastor Raja

Sunday School
resumes from Sunday,12th.
Will be held during
wors hip services

Thursdays at 6.30 p.m

02 Bible Study: Ros hini & Kurus Home
09 Prayer: The Modwells Home
16 Bible Study: The Vargheses Home
23 Prayer Meeting: The Antins Home
30 Bible Study: Jeba & Pastor Rajas
WOMENS PRAYER
at the Sanctuary on
Saturday, 18th at 5 p.m

He who runs from God in the morning

will scarcely find Him the rest of the
day.
John Bunyan

My dear People,
Last month, our government succeeded in getting
the UN to observe an International Yoga Day. Even
if it had not fallen on a Sunday, as your pastor I
would have declared it to be an event that
Christians cannot participate in. Heres why.
Most people think that yoga involves some peculiar
exercises and that is all. Yoga is not just that. It is
a spiritual exercise involving 8 steps. The final
stage of yoga is samadhi or union with Brahma. This
is why yoga in its original form involves meditation.
The true aim of yoga, is not getting into shape or
improving blood circulation and metabolism. It is to
attain samadhi .
In a fast-paced world any meditative exercise that
slows us down may seem like a good thing. The
trouble with the Hindu for m of meditation is that
it requires emptying the mind and resonating
om (supposedly the cosmic creative sound that
emanat es from Brahma).
Meditation that empties the mind is dangerous. It
leaves you open to demon-possession. Jesus said
that when a demon finds the empty house [of your
life] it will get seven other spirits to come and stay
in the emptiness and the last state of that soul is
worse than when it started its spiritual journey
(Matt.12:43-45). As the saying goes, the empty
mind is the devils workshop.
When you meditate dont empty your mind, but fill
it with Gods Word. Exercise is good for you, but
dont do any yoga. Dont resonate om or even replace it with the empty repetition of the name of
Jesus. Keep your focus on what God has revealed in
His Word.
Lo ve,
Kuru

Jan June 2014

General Offerings

Income

June 30,

2015

June 2015

JanJune 2015

Budget 2015

Projection

1,06,760

35,650

2,00,913

2,50,000

4,01,800

28,675

1,200

15,900

50,000

Erratic

2,93,050

38,500

2,44,900

4,90,000

4,90,000

2nd Mile Pledges

60,500

10,500

51,400

1,20,000

1,02,000

Lent/Christmas offer.

10,630

14,100

20,000

Erratic

Hi ndi Servi ces

21,144

60,000

Erratic

9,90,000

10,10,,000

Dona tions
Pledged Gi vi ng

Designated collections
Sunda y School

5,520

Gra ce Church in Village

1,000

41,500

12,500

Medical Aid Fund

GRAND TOTAL

10,366

69,200
5,67,776

86,850

6,19,279

Vijay Singh has an eye problem requiring surgery.

Shobha Prakash went for her checkup to Delhi and everything is ok.
Joe Chacko had a very bad toothache.
Udayan Chakravarthy had a severe stomach infection.
Jeba Raja was down with fever and stomach problems,
and continues to battle severe pain in her knees.
Kanta Singh was not keeping well.
Poonam Model was also unwell.
Poonams sister Vinita Singh suffering from bad case of
diabetes.
Susheelas sons mother-in-law Devis surgery will be on
1st July.
Nalin Philip had a narrow escape while flying back from
Delhi.

Birthdays in July
05 Roshani Gautam
07 Tedd Lewellen
24 Bunny Philip

Martha & Stanley Khan and Ashish were with Ajit Khan,
In Beijing .
Noel Eisenberg here from Germany.

For Pastoral Care contact

Rev J T Raja 995 639 9835

Pooja Modwell visited her parents, while on a trip to Delhi. Emeritus Pastor Kuru 4049392
Vicky singh was home for a month and has gone back to gracebiblechurch.lucknowindia@gmail.com
www.gracebiblechurchlucknow.org
seminary.