Biblio

Acts 1:4-5 4 And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me; 5 for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” (ESV) Acts 1:8 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” (ESV) The greatest responsibility that Jesus has given to every disciple is to witness him to people. The scope of our witness includes nations. None of us can grow into witnessing without following what Jesus said as prerequisites for witnessing. To become an effective witness, Jesus revealed some keys here. Waiting in the presence of God We need to regularly wait upon the Lord in prayer, reading Bible and worshipping him. It is a place where we intimately relate with God. Without spending solid time, none of us can recei

God created you with a purpose. You are not an accident on this earth. You are existing in this earth with a reason or cause. You met Christ with a reason. If you do not realise this reason, then you may be an unfulfilled person with dissatisfactions and longings. The reason is that God places both a general and a specified individual call and assignment (mission) in your life. General call and assignment is to preach gospel, prepare yourself for eternity and so on. The individual call and assignment is very special call and assignment that God has given to you as an individual. You all are unique with different talents, abilities, and so on. So also your individual call is unique and personal. Many times we know your call and assignment that comes from God. But we may respond wrongly. Today we may look at this issue- how we should respond to God’s call and assignment in our lives. Let us look at the passage Matthew 21.28-32. Here, Father asks his two sons to go to his vineyard. T