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  • पवित्र आत्माले परिचालीत मण्डली र मीसन - १, पा. अरबिन पोखरेल

    पवित्र आत्माले परिचालीत मण्डली र मीसन - १, पा. अरबिन पोखरेल
    2025/06/11
    Pentecost Series: Church and Mission Mobilized by the Holy Spirit.
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    “Pentecost is the epicenter” The Holy Spirit, S. Ferguson
    “Easter and Pentecost belong together. Easter commissions Jesus’ followers to a task; Pentecost gives the necessary equipment to accomplish it.” NT Wright.
    The meaning of the Pentecost must be attached to the Old Testament and the life of Jesus Christ, because that is how God revealed it and how the disciples understood it. And the Pentecost has deep rooted meaning for us in the present. But, the Pentecost is not a floating idea of “power of the Spirit” “free for all” to “grab and go”, “apply as you wish”. Nor is it an interesting history archived in the past. We must understand the Triune God, and the third person in the Trinity. We must see God's project plan aright through the Pentecost. This series will study the Bible sources, and discern what the Holy Spirit is saying to the church today, in terms of church’s identity and mission vocation.
    Pentecost publicly marks the transition from the old to the new covenant, and signifies the commencement of the ‘now’ of the day of salvation (2 Cor 6:2). Pentecost is the epicenter, it ripples throughout the book of Acts, everywhere we see the Holy Spirit is manifested. Ferguson says, “The purpose for which the Spirit is given is nothing less than the reproduction of the image of God, …transformation into the likeness of Christ.” (Ferguson, The Holy Spirit, 92).
    People throughout history and across Nepal have interpreted Pentecost to mean many things. Some think the Holy Spirit is a force to be reckoned with; power to receive and work with, be it for good things to do in the world here and now. There’s so much confusion about the person, nature, and work of the Holy Spirit, therefore confusion about our vocation today.
    In this series we will look at the meaning from the OT and the NT to understand what the Pentecost meant for the people then and means for us now. Our focus will be however, to understand what Pentecost means for us now as a church and our mission- vocation we’re called to in this time and space.
    Why did God give His Spirit to the church in time and context? Do we really know God the Holy Spirit? What is He here to do? How do we know and discern the Holy Spirit? What is He doing in the Church? What is the mission of the Church filled with the Holy Spirit?
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    37 分
  • पुनरुथान र हाम्रो सरोकार - ६, पा. अरबिन पोखरेल

    पुनरुथान र हाम्रो सरोकार - ६, पा. अरबिन पोखरेल
    2025/06/04
    On Easter Day we enter into the Christian calendar, a season of Resurrection. As the body of Christ, in order to follow Christ, we follow as closely as possible the life of Jesus Christ (his life teachings and mission (redemptive purposes).[1] So we will study the topic of “Resurrection and Our Concerns” k'g?yfg / xfd|f] ;/f]sf/
    For the next 7 weeks, until Pentecost, we will focus on the various aspects of the Resurrection, and it’s meaning for our lives in the 21st century. Resurrection is often thought of in terms of a historical event in the life of Jesus Christ, and people debate over the validity, possibility, and its historical meaning, etc. But, as NT Wright says that Resurrection is not simply about proving a historical event or its logic, rather in his words, “The message of Easter is that God’s new world has been unveiled in Jesus Christ and that you are now invited to belong to it.” NT Wright.
    Resurrection is a worldview matter, thus needs to be set in our lives Operating System. Its’ something in your mind and heart’s eyes, a telescope to see the world with a particular scope, an angle, a perspective (with its colors), like James Webb Telescope cameras that’s observing the universe out there far outside our eye’s sight. NT Wright says, “Resurrection is a view from future into our present”. It’s a reliable account of what God has been cooking up since the creation, mystery now unveiled to us through Christ and his church. Wow, a whole new worldview, a perspective to consider (see Romans 8). Now we can read the whole Bible anew, from Christ’s Resurrection and the New Creation perspective.
    We will do that in this series, possibly under these following topics, I call “Resurrection Curriculum”: a. Resurrection planted a seed of eternity in our hearts. Jesus said “I am the resurrection and life…” b. Resurrection of Jesus has given us a new worldview, a scope for all of life and world-view. c. Resurrection of Jesus is a deposit, guarantee of things promised, now with a guarantee. d. Resurrection is a signpost, showing us a direction towards God’s future New Creation. e. “Hope is what you get when you realize that a different worldview is possible, the same worldview that is demanded by the resurrection of Jesus is the shift that will enable us to transform the world.” (75) f. “We believe in the resurrection of the body…” as we declare in the Apostles Creed.
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    47 分
  • पुनरुथान र हाम्रो सरोकार - ५, पा. अरबिन पोखरेल

    पुनरुथान र हाम्रो सरोकार - ५, पा. अरबिन पोखरेल
    2025/05/28
    On Easter Day we enter into the Christian calendar, a season of Resurrection. As the body of Christ, in order to follow Christ, we follow as closely as possible the life of Jesus Christ (his life teachings and mission (redemptive purposes).[1] So we will study the topic of “Resurrection and Our Concerns” k'g?yfg / xfd|f] ;/f]sf/
    For the next 7 weeks, until Pentecost, we will focus on the various aspects of the Resurrection, and it’s meaning for our lives in the 21st century. Resurrection is often thought of in terms of a historical event in the life of Jesus Christ, and people debate over the validity, possibility, and its historical meaning, etc. But, as NT Wright says that Resurrection is not simply about proving a historical event or its logic, rather in his words, “The message of Easter is that God’s new world has been unveiled in Jesus Christ and that you are now invited to belong to it.” NT Wright.
    Resurrection is a worldview matter, thus needs to be set in our lives Operating System. Its’ something in your mind and heart’s eyes, a telescope to see the world with a particular scope, an angle, a perspective (with its colors), like James Webb Telescope cameras that’s observing the universe out there far outside our eye’s sight. NT Wright says, “Resurrection is a view from future into our present”. It’s a reliable account of what God has been cooking up since the creation, mystery now unveiled to us through Christ and his church. Wow, a whole new worldview, a perspective to consider (see Romans 8). Now we can read the whole Bible anew, from Christ’s Resurrection and the New Creation perspective.
    We will do that in this series, possibly under these following topics, I call “Resurrection Curriculum”: a. Resurrection planted a seed of eternity in our hearts. Jesus said “I am the resurrection and life…” b. Resurrection of Jesus has given us a new worldview, a scope for all of life and world-view. c. Resurrection of Jesus is a deposit, guarantee of things promised, now with a guarantee. d. Resurrection is a signpost, showing us a direction towards God’s future New Creation. e. “Hope is what you get when you realize that a different worldview is possible, the same worldview that is demanded by the resurrection of Jesus is the shift that will enable us to transform the world.” (75) f. “We believe in the resurrection of the body…” as we declare in the Apostles Creed.
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    43 分
  • पुनरुथान र हाम्रो सरोकार - ४, अगुवा डेभिड बि.क.

    पुनरुथान र हाम्रो सरोकार - ४, अगुवा डेभिड बि.क.
    2025/05/21
    On Easter Day we enter into the Christian calendar, a season of Resurrection. As the body of Christ, in order to follow Christ, we follow as closely as possible the life of Jesus Christ (his life teachings and mission (redemptive purposes).[1] So we will study the topic of “Resurrection and Our Concerns” k'g?yfg / xfd|f] ;/f]sf/
    For the next 7 weeks, until Pentecost, we will focus on the various aspects of the Resurrection, and it’s meaning for our lives in the 21st century. Resurrection is often thought of in terms of a historical event in the life of Jesus Christ, and people debate over the validity, possibility, and its historical meaning, etc. But, as NT Wright says that Resurrection is not simply about proving a historical event or its logic, rather in his words, “The message of Easter is that God’s new world has been unveiled in Jesus Christ and that you are now invited to belong to it.” NT Wright.
    Resurrection is a worldview matter, thus needs to be set in our lives Operating System. Its’ something in your mind and heart’s eyes, a telescope to see the world with a particular scope, an angle, a perspective (with its colors), like James Webb Telescope cameras that’s observing the universe out there far outside our eye’s sight. NT Wright says, “Resurrection is a view from future into our present”. It’s a reliable account of what God has been cooking up since the creation, mystery now unveiled to us through Christ and his church. Wow, a whole new worldview, a perspective to consider (see Romans 8). Now we can read the whole Bible anew, from Christ’s Resurrection and the New Creation perspective.
    We will do that in this series, possibly under these following topics, I call “Resurrection Curriculum”: a. Resurrection planted a seed of eternity in our hearts. Jesus said “I am the resurrection and life…” b. Resurrection of Jesus has given us a new worldview, a scope for all of life and world-view. c. Resurrection of Jesus is a deposit, guarantee of things promised, now with a guarantee. d. Resurrection is a signpost, showing us a direction towards God’s future New Creation. e. “Hope is what you get when you realize that a different worldview is possible, the same worldview that is demanded by the resurrection of Jesus is the shift that will enable us to transform the world.” (75) f. “We believe in the resurrection of the body…” as we declare in the Apostles Creed.
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    34 分
  • पुनरुथान र हाम्रो सरोकार - ३, अगुवा शमूएल बुढाथोकी

    पुनरुथान र हाम्रो सरोकार - ३, अगुवा शमूएल बुढाथोकी
    2025/05/14
    On Easter Day we enter into the Christian calendar, a season of Resurrection. As the body of Christ, in order to follow Christ, we follow as closely as possible the life of Jesus Christ (his life teachings and mission (redemptive purposes).[1] So we will study the topic of “Resurrection and Our Concerns” k'g?yfg / xfd|f] ;/f]sf/
    For the next 7 weeks, until Pentecost, we will focus on the various aspects of the Resurrection, and it’s meaning for our lives in the 21st century. Resurrection is often thought of in terms of a historical event in the life of Jesus Christ, and people debate over the validity, possibility, and its historical meaning, etc. But, as NT Wright says that Resurrection is not simply about proving a historical event or its logic, rather in his words, “The message of Easter is that God’s new world has been unveiled in Jesus Christ and that you are now invited to belong to it.” NT Wright.
    Resurrection is a worldview matter, thus needs to be set in our lives Operating System. Its’ something in your mind and heart’s eyes, a telescope to see the world with a particular scope, an angle, a perspective (with its colors), like James Webb Telescope cameras that’s observing the universe out there far outside our eye’s sight. NT Wright says, “Resurrection is a view from future into our present”. It’s a reliable account of what God has been cooking up since the creation, mystery now unveiled to us through Christ and his church. Wow, a whole new worldview, a perspective to consider (see Romans 8). Now we can read the whole Bible anew, from Christ’s Resurrection and the New Creation perspective.
    We will do that in this series, possibly under these following topics, I call “Resurrection Curriculum”: a. Resurrection planted a seed of eternity in our hearts. Jesus said “I am the resurrection and life…” b. Resurrection of Jesus has given us a new worldview, a scope for all of life and world-view. c. Resurrection of Jesus is a deposit, guarantee of things promised, now with a guarantee. d. Resurrection is a signpost, showing us a direction towards God’s future New Creation. e. “Hope is what you get when you realize that a different worldview is possible, the same worldview that is demanded by the resurrection of Jesus is the shift that will enable us to transform the world.” (75) f. “We believe in the resurrection of the body…” as we declare in the Apostles Creed.
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    30 分
  • पुनरुथान र हाम्रो सरोकार - २, पा. अमित कार्थक

    पुनरुथान र हाम्रो सरोकार - २, पा. अमित कार्थक
    2025/05/07
    On Easter Day we enter into the Christian calendar, a season of Resurrection. As the body of Christ, in order to follow Christ, we follow as closely as possible the life of Jesus Christ (his life teachings and mission (redemptive purposes).[1] So we will study the topic of “Resurrection and Our Concerns” k'g?yfg / xfd|f] ;/f]sf/
    For the next 7 weeks, until Pentecost, we will focus on the various aspects of the Resurrection, and it’s meaning for our lives in the 21st century. Resurrection is often thought of in terms of a historical event in the life of Jesus Christ, and people debate over the validity, possibility, and its historical meaning, etc. But, as NT Wright says that Resurrection is not simply about proving a historical event or its logic, rather in his words, “The message of Easter is that God’s new world has been unveiled in Jesus Christ and that you are now invited to belong to it.” NT Wright.
    Resurrection is a worldview matter, thus needs to be set in our lives Operating System. Its’ something in your mind and heart’s eyes, a telescope to see the world with a particular scope, an angle, a perspective (with its colors), like James Webb Telescope cameras that’s observing the universe out there far outside our eye’s sight. NT Wright says, “Resurrection is a view from future into our present”. It’s a reliable account of what God has been cooking up since the creation, mystery now unveiled to us through Christ and his church. Wow, a whole new worldview, a perspective to consider (see Romans 8). Now we can read the whole Bible anew, from Christ’s Resurrection and the New Creation perspective.
    We will do that in this series, possibly under these following topics, I call “Resurrection Curriculum”: a. Resurrection planted a seed of eternity in our hearts. Jesus said “I am the resurrection and life…” b. Resurrection of Jesus has given us a new worldview, a scope for all of life and world-view. c. Resurrection of Jesus is a deposit, guarantee of things promised, now with a guarantee. d. Resurrection is a signpost, showing us a direction towards God’s future New Creation. e. “Hope is what you get when you realize that a different worldview is possible, the same worldview that is demanded by the resurrection of Jesus is the shift that will enable us to transform the world.” (75) f. “We believe in the resurrection of the body…” as we declare in the Apostles Creed.
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    42 分
  • पुनरुथान र हाम्रो सरोकार - १, पा. अरबिन पोखरेल

    पुनरुथान र हाम्रो सरोकार - १, पा. अरबिन पोखरेल
    2025/04/30
    On Easter Day we enter into the Christian calendar, a season of Resurrection. As the body of Christ, in order to follow Christ, we follow as closely as possible the life of Jesus Christ (his life teachings and mission (redemptive purposes).[1] So we will study the topic of “Resurrection and Our Concerns” k'g?yfg / xfd|f] ;/f]sf/
    For the next 7 weeks, until Pentecost, we will focus on the various aspects of the Resurrection, and it’s meaning for our lives in the 21st century. Resurrection is often thought of in terms of a historical event in the life of Jesus Christ, and people debate over the validity, possibility, and its historical meaning, etc. But, as NT Wright says that Resurrection is not simply about proving a historical event or its logic, rather in his words, “The message of Easter is that God’s new world has been unveiled in Jesus Christ and that you are now invited to belong to it.” NT Wright.
    Resurrection is a worldview matter, thus needs to be set in our lives Operating System. Its’ something in your mind and heart’s eyes, a telescope to see the world with a particular scope, an angle, a perspective (with its colors), like James Webb Telescope cameras that’s observing the universe out there far outside our eye’s sight. NT Wright says, “Resurrection is a view from future into our present”. It’s a reliable account of what God has been cooking up since the creation, mystery now unveiled to us through Christ and his church. Wow, a whole new worldview, a perspective to consider (see Romans 8). Now we can read the whole Bible anew, from Christ’s Resurrection and the New Creation perspective.
    We will do that in this series, possibly under these following topics, I call “Resurrection Curriculum”: a. Resurrection planted a seed of eternity in our hearts. Jesus said “I am the resurrection and life…” b. Resurrection of Jesus has given us a new worldview, a scope for all of life and world-view. c. Resurrection of Jesus is a deposit, guarantee of things promised, now with a guarantee. d. Resurrection is a signpost, showing us a direction towards God’s future New Creation. e. “Hope is what you get when you realize that a different worldview is possible, the same worldview that is demanded by the resurrection of Jesus is the shift that will enable us to transform the world.” (75) f. “We believe in the resurrection of the body…” as we declare in the Apostles Creed.
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    33 分
  • येशू ख्रीष्टको क्रूस र बप्तिसमा- ५, पा. अरबिन पोखरेल

    येशू ख्रीष्टको क्रूस र बप्तिसमा- ५, पा. अरबिन पोखरेल
    2025/04/23
    “The Cross of Christ” “o]z' v|Li6sf] j|'m;”
    This is a Lent series for March-April, 2025. In this series at Cross-Way, we’ll explore many different angles to the meaning of “the Cross of Jesus Christ”. John RW Stott says that the Cross of Christ is the center and heart of Christianity, shaping the faith, ethics, and mission of the Church. “The cross is the unique place where God’s love, mercy, holiness, and justice meet.” Therefore, “the cross transforms everything.” It gives us a new, worshipping relationship to God, a new and balanced understanding of ourselves, a new incentive to give ourselves in mission, a new love for our enemies, and a new courage to face the perplexities of suffering.” (11).
    According to Stott, “Stott presents the cross as the defining event of Christian faith, emphasizing its necessity, significance, and implications for believers. He engages with biblical, historical, and theological perspectives, addressing key questions about atonement, salvation, and discipleship.” (chat GPT in summary of The Cross of Christ. No, I don't use ChatGPT to prepare my sermons).
    These are some of the themes we will explore in this series. Here are some quotations from the book: “The cross enforces three truths: about ourselves, about God, and about Jesus Christ.” “The Christian life is not just a matter of getting into heaven, but of taking up the cross and following Christ.” “Suffering is the badge of true discipleship.”
    The need for this series address is that, our world of Nepali Christianity does not resonate with (or understand favorably) suffering, loss, pain and grief as a good and necessary part of our discipleship (following Christ honestly). The hardest challenge to Christianity is that “If God is so good, why is there so much suffering and evil in the world?” Personal sufferings, evil and injustice, especially if it comes upon innocent people like children. Similarly, the wars and its impact on people’s lives and community (like currently in Sudan, and Ukraine). We will address these, but exhaust the answers. The Bible tells us that if we are to follow Christ, suffering is part of our lives calling, and we better learn to view them in the light of the Bible.
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    35 分