KUM THAR THUTIAM

Kan thupui hi a tawng tial chuan 'NEW YEAR RESOLUTION' an ti a ni awm e. Tul ti leh ti lo an awm nual a. Rilru tak taka hmasawn duhna nei, bul tan dan hre lo leh, bul tanna tur hre mai lote tan thil tangkai tak a ni.

'Mi entawn tlak' an tih ang zinga chhiar tel ka ni ngai lem lo nain, kum thar thutiam neih ka lo tangkaipui tawh dan hi share ka duh a. Hmasawn duhna nei leh tum tlatte tan fuihtu a tlin takah tiin ka han ziak a ni.

RESOLUTION:
1. Ka rualpuite zingah lehkha ka chhiar tam ber ang a, hna ka thawk nasa ber ang a, ka inkhawm tam ber tur a ni.

He thil hi ka rawl thar chhuah hlim atanga ka thuvawn 1 a ni a. Rawl thar leh tlangval hun chhung, mahni venga kan awm chhung kha kum 5 vel ni ta se, mahni ka inteh danin kum 3 chhung chu he thutiam hi ka champion pui theiin ka hria. Lehkha ka chhiar nasa a, hna ka thawk nasa hle. Thingtlangah gas a la awm lova, thing tuah tur  lakkhawm kha ka tih turah ka dah tawp a ni. Kum 1 pawh eng inkhawm mah pelh lovin ka inkhawm tluan parh a, TUMNA tak tak nen chuan exam lai pawhin a lo inkhawm theih viau mai. Heng hi khawtlang huapa image nawhreh ngai tawh loh tur kan draw-na hmanrua a ni a, a lo tha ve viau mai.

2. Bible ka chhiar chhuak ang.

Chhiar chhuah tum taka bible chhiar zawih zawih hi mi thenkhat chuan an ei lo. Mahse bible nena inkungkaihna siam luih tlatna hi nun vawngtu leh chelhtu a ni. Tun hnua Lalpa'n ka hnena thu a sawina hmanrua tam tak hi tun hmaa ka thuchhiar leh hriat tawh atangtein a ni fo mai.

Tun hnu hian hma ka sawn mawh ta hle nain, khang hun laia thutiam zarah khan vawi 18 emaw chauh chu bible (NT bik) hi ka chhiar chhuak ve a. Sual laka min humtu leh min chelh tlattu a ni tih hi tun hnu hian ka hrethiam chauh a ni.

3. Nu & Pa thu a kawi a ngilin ka zawm ang.

He thutiam hi zawm a har hle mai. College kan chhuti changin bus-a ka hawte hi mahni veng thlen hma siin bus chhungah he thutiam hi ka lam nawn fo thin. 'Ka cham chhung rei lote tal chu thu ka awih hle tur a ni. Ka duh miah loh emaw, ka chak loh thilah min tir a nih pawhin, hnial lovin ka ti ang. An thu hi ka zawm vek tur a ni' tihte ka ngaihtuah a. Ka thei vek lo nain, thutiama hman miau chuan chu thutiam chuan hriat loh karin min chelhin min thunun hle thin a. Mahnia 'fel inzirtir dan' tha tak a ni ber awm e.

4. Lehkhabu a tam thei ang ber ka chhiar ang.

Zirlai bak thil dang chhiar tam hrim hrim kha hriatna belhchhahtu, mi pangngai min nih tirtu leh rual elna chi khatah kan hmang thin a. An ei tur hnah vawm khawm silk pangangin an lo ei kaw/filh duak duak ang maiin, kan ban phak leh hriatthiam theih chin lehkhabu zawng zawng kha chu kan chhiar zo duak duak thin a ni ber e.

Kum thar thutiam avang hian tum khat chu sikul chawlh chhungin lehkabu 100, a pan leh chhah deuh, megazine leh bible-a bu hrang2 chiar telin ka chhiar a, ka la hre reng mai. 

5. Heng a chunga tarlan ho hi rilrua lang hmasa-sa an ni a;
- Zuk leh hmuam tih reng reng loh
- Ni tin vawi 3 tal tawngtai, etc
Tih leh a dangte pawh a tel a, ka hre vek ta lo. Mahse ka thil chin dawklak, sim tuma thutiama ka neih zing ami ho kha ka tihlawhtling hlawhtling mawh viau a. Tin, thutiam ang diak diaka zawm theih loh ka nei fo bawk. Amaherawh chu, heng thutiamte hi nun ngil nei tura min chelhtu, hmasawn tura min puitu, that tumna thinlungpute min vengtu hmanraw tha tak a lo ni tawh thin.  Kha tiang ang stage kha tunah chuan kan lo kalsan ve tan ta reng mai.

Mi invawng duh mi, he tiang ang rilrupu thin i nih chuan, han ti ve (leh) chhin la; chu chuan hlawhtlinna kawng zawh tur leh hmasawn turin a pui ngei ang che tih a rinawm.

DO NOT BE AFRAID

Mt 1:18ff; LK 1:26ff; LK 2:8ff

Based on the texts mentioned above; we’re going to meditate on the theme ‘DO NOT BE AFRAID’ which is one of the central messages of ‘the birth of Jesus’ brought to different people by God through his angels to prepare the way for Jesus.

For we are looking forward the coming of Christmas and its celebration, both here in our college as well as in y/our own places, the theme chosen for this morning, as I believe, will help us attain our spiritual desire to celebrate Christmas more meaningfully and to worship God in spirit.

If we look at the Bible, the bible mentions two specific types of fear.

The first one is ‘fear of the Lord’ which is to be encouraged and beneficial for human who fears God. In Ps 9:10; 111:10 the psalmist says, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and knowledge… understanding”

But the second type of fear on the other hand is not beneficial at all. It is a detriment and is to be overcome. This type of fear is mentioned as ‘spirit of fear’ in 2 Tim 1:7. The text says, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind”. And this type of spirit of fearfulness and timidity does not come from God. It is, indeed, an obstacle, that can impede or restrict the work of the Holy Spirit.

However, when we talk about FEAR; there are several terms which have the same sense and meaning of fear and at the same time can be used as synonyms, like; terror, doubt, panic, dismay, worry, dreadful, loose heart, nervous, horrify, chill out, scepticism, anxiety,  etc. Therefore, whenever I spell out the term ‘fear’ in between of my sermon, let us try to recollect all these terms, so that this recollection will help us receive the sermon meaningfully.

As already mentioned, when the birth of Jesus is being foretold by God through his angels; the message to overcome fear is always at the central of God’s message.

Now, to begin with our theme ‘DO NOT BE AFRAID,’ let us take a look at some biblical accounts;

1.    Mt 1:18ff:
-    Mary had engaged to Joseph
-    She was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit
-    Then Joseph being a righteous man, planned to dismiss her quietly
-    In V22: But just when he had resolved to dismiss her,
-    An angel of the Lord appear to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit”
-    In v24: When Joseph awoke from sleep, he did as the angle of the Lord commanded him. So he took her as his wife.

2.    LK 1:26ff
-    When the angle of the Lord, Gabriel appeared to Mary and said, “Greeting, favoured one, the Lord is with you”
-    Mary was perplexed by the words of Gabriel and pondered what short of greeting it would be.
-    Then the angle said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favour with God…”
-    In v 38: Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.

3.    The same message was given when the angle appeared to the shepherds in LK 2:8ff
-    When the angle of the Lord stood before them and when the glory of the Lord was shown around them, they were terrified
-    Then the angle said to them, “Do not be afraid; for see – I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people…”
-    After saying this – Suddenly there was with the angle a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying – Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favours.
-    In V 16: So, they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the child lying in the manger.
-    Then in V20: The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.

Now, for our points of interest what I would like to mention from these accounts are;

1.    Whenever God has a plan, in the process of his programme, fear must have no room.
Overcoming fear for humanity is one of the integral parts of his mission.

2.    Therefore, to be born or to let Jesus born, overcoming or removing fear in human is something that God has taken very seriously.

3.    This must also be the reason why, as I assume, God has intended to remove fear in human to prepare the way for Jesus.

And apart from this, in relation to the same concern, one presumption/question that has come to my mind is – if fear remains in the minds of Joseph, if fear continues to exist or dwells Mary and the shepherds, what would happen?

-    The birth of Jesus may not be happened.
-    They (Joseph, Mary, shepherds) would not become a useful instrument for the birth of Jesus
-    They would not see or experience the revelation, the glory of God manifested to them.
We can say this, because fear can become an obstacle that can block the working process of God or God’s plan; therefore fear must have no room in the working process of God’s plan.

Illustration:
In 2017, when I attended an Assembly meeting of my church, which is the highest general body meeting of BCM; during congregational singing, I saw many people singing wholeheartedly and praising God. This experience may be new for some, but for us, it is an integral part of our worship services where and through which we could experience/witness charismatic movement within the community of God’s people during worship services.

So, as per our tradition, we Mizo practice spiritual dance during the time of congregational singing. If you happen to see or attend in a Mizo church, in every church building, you will see a huge or unoccupied space in between the pulpit and the place where long chairs are placed for the congregation. That place is reserved for people who have a desire to openly or publicly prise God. They would come out of their seats to the dancing place and would walk around making two or three circles. That is how we worship and praise God in the church. But only depending on the work of the Holy Spirit on individual level and within the community of God’s people, one could attain this kind of spiritual experience.

So, during congregational singing, lots of people have gathered together making 3 or 4 circles there in praising God. The entire movement of people in a dancing place, the sound of drums, music and congregational singing all together were so impressive and so motivating. Therefore, I also have a very strong desire to be with them in parsing God. And the level of motivational force within me at that moment was so strong because I have missed this kind of spiritual congregational singing and dancing for almost about 10 years.

But what was happened to me, what was the result? I was unable to join the people there, only because I have some reservation in my mind. I was not strong enough to wrestle with and to defeat myself. I was afraid that, if I join them, people would laugh at me, because people who came from theological institution who supposed to have an academic mind-set are not expected to give their interest on such thing. Therefore, this kind of feeling/belief holds me back not to participate. So the consequence result, I can tell you is – I was unable to receive the same blessing of the Spirit enjoyed by people at that moment.

It’s a simple illustration in which some may not find any meaning at all or fully comprehend even the sequence. But it is a good example to tell you that, if you do not overcome the fear in you, you will not be able to experience the work of the Holy Spirit as to what the Holy Spirit has a desire to work in you.

You don’t have to be afraid.  Again and again in the Bible, God told His children not to be afraid.

-    Through a vision, God said to Abraham in Gen. 15:1 - Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.

-    When Hagar and her son Ishmael were banished from Abraham’s land, an angel appeared to Hagar and told her; do not be afraid; For God has heard the voice of the boy where he is. – Gen. 21:17

-    When Isaac was expelled from his land by the Philistines and forced to move from place to place, God appeared to him and reminded him: Do not be afraid, for I am with you. – Gen. 26:24

-    When Jacob was fearful of traveling in his old age, God told him; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation. – Gen. 46:3

-    Numerous times Moses reminded the Israelites not to be afraid because God was with them and would fight for them. And after Moses’ death, God made the same commitment to Joshua as he encouraged him to be strong and courageous: Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. – Jos. 1:9

-    From David to Elijah, from Isaiah to Jeremiah, God continuously reminded his people not to fear.
In every instance, people faced legitimate fears. But each time God’s message remained consistent. It seems God understood that we would wrestle with fear.

I John 4:18 says, “Whoever fears has not reached perfection in love…” that means with the feeling of fear no one can move forward. Isaiah 41:10 says, “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

Therefore, as the birth of Jesus brings the message to overcome fear, let the same message be made known to us and to people who are in the state of fear, distress and who are in trouble, dismay, sadness, disappointment or sorrow, etc.

Friends, as the time has come/about to come for your Christmas vocation; each of you will be going back to your own places, and I want you to go back to your place with this message – DO NOT BE AFRAID. I wish, you would go home with the message to overcome fear which remains in you and to overcome fear for others.

This message is for you and for others whom you would offer spiritual help; who is in need of encouragement, spiritual restoration and help; in order that the promised Messiah would be born in their hearts. And as a result, people who are in the darkness can also pay homage to the new born baby.

DO NOT BE AFRAID. May God bless us.

TESTIMONY - SIAM THAR KA NGAI KA PUM MAI HIANIN (INTROSPECTING ONE-SELF)

Tun hnai, eng emaw lai atang khan mahni induhkhawp lohna ka nei zauh zauh thin a. Ka huatthu a chhia a, dawhtheihna leh hriatthiamna ka tlachham zual bawk. Ka pal liam mai mai thin thil kha 'ka tawng' fo a. Pumpelh ka duh thin 'mi sawisel' ka awlsam ve zek a. Ka ngaihdan pela miin min deal nia ka hriat phei chuan an hriat lohvin 'ka chhu zui' zek thin.

Ni 3 vel liam ta atang khan, "kei hi eng ka tita nge mawni dawn le? Awlsamtea ka thil pal liam mai mai thin pawh ka khin zui hrep tak zel mai hi le? Engah nge ka huatthu hi a chhiat zek a, engah nge mi hriatthiamna hi ka tlakchham tak thut le?" tiin ka inzawt ru zauh zauh thin. Mahni ka inbih a 'a chhan' hria niin ka inhria.  Mahse, thlarau a thawh tel loh vang nge ni dawn (?),  a tha leh sawt zawnga thil kalpui turin chet  lak tumna reng reng ka nei thei chuang hauh lo.


KA INBIH LETNA TUR LALPAN MIN PE.

Nimin (19.11.2019) zan ka mu tur chu hlathu laklawh fahran mai, 'Ka pum mai hianin...' tih ringawt hi nung takin ka thinlungah a lo thleng a. A thluk ka hriatsa avangin ka nupui nen youtube-ah kan zawng dun ta a. A hnuaia hla hi ka inbih letna atan leh ka harh kawk kawh theih nana Lalpan min pek chu a ni ta a ni.


SIAM THARLEHNA/MIN SIAM THAR LEH RAWH.

Lalpa i rawngbawl a, ka vah laiin,
Thlemna tinreng ten min lo bawm thin;
Juda iangin ka phatsan thin che,
I tel lo chuan hring nun hian awmzia a nei mawlh si lo.

He lei hring nun buaina khawvelah hian,
Mahni hmasialin ka lo khat thin,
Chapona leh uangthuangin ka khat;
Siam tharlehna kross-ah min din thar leh rawh ka nun hi.

*Min siam tharleh rawh, min din thar leh rawh,
Ngui leh chau takin ka rum e.
Nun thara i rawng ka lo bawlleh theih nan, Siamthartu Lalpa min siam tharleh rawh.

Tisa dana nunga thlarau dovin,
Ka tlan thin a he khawvelah hian;
Lungngaih rumna tahna mai a ni,
Kros lam chauh chu thlira damchhung ni ka chhiar zel theih nan.

MIN SIAM THARLEH RAWH,
MIN DIN THAR LEH RAWH,
THLARAU THARA RAWNG KA BAWL THEIH NAN,
SIAM THAR KA NGAI, KA PUM MAI HIANIN,
SIAM THARNA KROS-AH MIN SIAM THAR LEH RAWH.


A SAWHKHAWK.

Youtub atangin Lalmuankima Pachuau sak chu ka download a (Bethsy aiin ka duh zawk). Mp3-a ka convert leh hnuin chatlak lova inplay chhunzawm reng turin ka dah a. Ka han ngaithla chu, ka chhungril ber thlengin min fan tan ta a. Lalpa Pathian hmaa inbun ruah thuai thuai ka duh laiin, ka nupui muthilh hun ka nghak ru ta a. Mahse, a muthilh mai bik loh avang chuan, "I muthilh hunah ka tawngtai ang chu ka ti a, mahse i muhil mai si lova, i tawngtai dun mai ang hmiang?" Ka tih chuan a insiam rem ve nghal mawlh mawlh a.

Tawngtai hmain, 'a ruka ka nun tuihalna, a chhan leh hla ka zawn leh ngaihthlak mek chu Pathian min pek ngei a ni a, siam thar hi ka ngai a, KA PUM MAI....(ka sawi chhunzawm thei tawh lo)...

Ka nupui chu zuang tho pahin, AMEN, AMEN, AMEN, LALPAN A HMANGAIH CHE, AMEEEN, I TAN HIAN KA TAWNGTAI THIN A SIN...tiin ring taka au chhuakin min kal hual a. Lawm leh lungchhe takin zan dar 1:00 vel chuan khum bulah chuan kan inkuah ta ngawt a. Tichuan mittui hruk sen rual loh nen Lalpa hmaah a siam tharlehna dil chung leh, min kan tharleh avanga lawmthu sawiin kan thingthi dun ta a ni.


MIN KHAWIHTU

He hla atanga min khawih na zual em emtu chu...
THLARAU THARA RAWNG KA BAWL THEIH NAN,
SIAM THAR KA NGAI, KA PUM MAI HIANIN,
SIAM THARNA KROS-AH MIN SIAM THAR LEH RAWH. Tih hi a ni a. Thlarau thara rawng ka bawlleh theihna tur chuan ka nun hian siam thar a lo mamawh hle tih hriattira ka awm chuan min tilawm hle nain min khawihna em em a. 'Siam tharna kros-ah min siam thar leh rawh' tiin Lalpa kan au a. Chawplehchilhin chhungril kaptu, ka tana hnawksak em emte khan min kian san a, Lalpa hian ral atang mai ni lovin, kei leh kan chhungkua hi he mi zan hian min kan thar leh ngei niin ka hria a, ka thinlung hi Lalpa chungah a hlimin a lawm takzet a ni. Lalpa chu fakin awm rawh se.

"Tunge maw ka nih a, ka chhûngte pawh hi tunge maw an nih a, heti chen chen min hruaia min kan thin hi ni?" 2 Samu 7:18

LALPA, KAN LAWM E.

LIVING TOGETHER IN UNITY

NOTE: Dt. 17.11.2019 hi kan chhungkaw tan chuan ni chhinchhiah tlak a ni ve tlat mai. Serampore College-a he ni, sunday tuk inkhawm hi CHILDREN'S SUNDAY (as per our rota)  a nih angin Sunday School Children hoin inkhawm tan ata a tawp thlengin an kaihruai vek a. Ka fapa upa ber JAIRA (13) chu thusawitu a ni. He mi ni vek hian Kolkata-ah North East hnam hrang hrang, hnam 9 (a ni ta awm e) inkhawm, Kolkata Mizo Christian Fellowship-in a huaihawtah thusawi turin hun min lo pe a. Tichuan tuk khatah pafain Pathian thuchah kan sawi a ni ve ta reng mai a nih chu. He ni a ka thusawi hi ka blog-ah hian kan dahtha leh ang e.


Bible reading: Psalm 133: 1-3

Prayer: May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in thy side O Lord our rock and our redeemer. Amen!

Base on the same text – Ps 133:1-3 from where we have taken out our theme for today, we are going to contemplate on the theme – LIVING TOGETHER IN UNITY / HARMONY.

If we take a look Psalm 133:1-3, the text tells us three things about ‘living together in unity’
1.    The first part - tells us what the unity is – its value or how precious is the unity.
2.    Second part is – about symbolic or metaphorical comparison between unity, oil and dew
3.    Last part tells us about – theological significance or the blessing of living together in unity.

Now, we will take a look at all three together.

The first part is found in Psalm 133:1, which says, “How good and pleasant it is, when brothers live together in unity”. If we put the same sentence in another word - Living together in unity is both good and pleasant.

However, the key words, what i would like to mention, from this particular text are the term ‘good’ and ‘pleasant’.

The word translated “good” in this verse is mentioned as ‘very good’ (NRSV) and ‘wonderful’ (NLT), which is a word that indicates “excellent, agreeable, or beneficial.” In other words this is something that is good in God’s sight. That means - God has put his stamp of approval on it.

The second word translated “pleasant” is a word that means “beautiful, sweet, or lovely.” In other words, it is not only good in God’s sight, but it is good for us/you too. Whether you’re a family, a business, a church or a sports team, or a particular community, life is much better, pleasant and enjoyable when everyone is getting along.

Therefore, for our points of interest what I would like to mention for a reminder, from this particular section are;
i)    UNITY is so good in God’s sight
ii)    It is so good and pleasant for us too
iii)    The goodness of unity is to be understood in terms of - excellent, agreeable, or beneficial. That means – UNITY is excellence in the sight of God. The UNITY is agreeable before God and, UNITY is beneficial for God and for us too.
iv)    In the same way, the pleasantness of UNITY is also to be understood in terms of - beautiful, sweet, and lovely. That means – If we live in UNITY, the spirit of such unity is so beautiful, so sweet, and so lovely before God.

Now, we shall move on to the second part…

Here, in the second part, we could have seen a figurative or metaphorical comparison between the term UNITY and the key phrases – ‘The precious OIL’ and ‘The dew of Mt. Hermon’

So let’s take a closer look at each of these two images. First of all living together in unity is like oil poured on Aaron’s head. Look at verse 2: “It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on Aaron’s beard, down upon the collar of his robes” (Psalm 133:2).

So, let us keep in mind some key words and phrases, such as – ‘precious oil’, ‘running down on the bread’, ‘on the bread of Aron’, and ‘down upon the collar of his robes…’
Now, we will start with the oil.

If we take a look, history of ancient Israel; Oil was a valued commodity in ancient Israel, not for making gasoline or fuel like today, but it was used for cooking and also for moisturizing and refreshing. And most of all, it was being used for religious purpose – in their burn offerings, in their sacrificial offerings which is a part and parcel for their worship services.

Secondly, as found the record in the scripture;
-    Oil was used for anointing the priest.
-    For anointing the king chosen by God
-    We also can even look up the reference in Exodus 30:22-33. According to this text - It was a special blend of olive oil, myrrh, cinnamon, cassia and cane. It was a specific formula with specific ingredients and measures, and it was only to be used for anointing the priest and for the sacred objects in the temple; like- Ark of the Covenant, table, utensils, alters, etc. This OIL made up of specific formula with specific ingredient is HOLY before God and was known it as – holy anointing oil.

Therefore, some theological significances of the oil what we can recollect from here are;
i)    This OIL is HOLY before God
ii)    It is to be considered as sacred before God
iii)    Since it is excellent and agreeable before God, any person or any objects being anointed become agreeable and holy before God. How good and how precious is this oil!

Now moving on to the second phrase – ‘The dew of Mt. Hermon’

As the psalmist compares, living together in unity is like oil running down on Aaron’s beard. Similar comparison we get from the following verse is - It is also like the dew of Hermon falling on Mount Zion.  Verse 3 says, “It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion.” (Psalm 133:3a).

Now we shall take a closer look at this image.

If we look at a geographical map of Israel, Mount Hermon is located in the northern part of Israel, extending along the border of Lebanon and Syria. It is the highest mountain in Israel with an altitude of over 9,000 feet above sea level. It is known for its cool nights and heavy dew. In the winter, it is covered with snow, and the area surrounding Hermon stays green and looks attractive throughout the summer.

Now the second mountain - Mount Zion is located in the southern part of Israel. It is a much smaller mountain with an altitude of only 2400 feet above sea level. Unlike Mt. Hermon there is very little dew, rain or any moisture at all in Jerusalem especially during the summer seasons.

Therefore, we have two very dissimilar mountains here: Mt. Hermon to the north, which is cool and refreshing and Mt. Zion to the south, which is hot and dry. But, what an amazing thing is that - the dews of Mount Hermon were to fall on Mount Zion.

Therefore, the images put before us through this symbolic comparison are;

i)    Dew on Mt. Hermon is a symbol of mediator between Mt. Hermon and Mt. Zion. That makes a link and connection between the two mountains that unite and bond together the two in spite of their differences in terms of their geographical location, cool & dry, attractiveness, pleasantness, etc.
ii)   Dew on Mt. Hermon is a life giving dew for Mt. Zion
iii)  Dew also represents reconciliation between the two mountains. Therefore, everything representing the dew pointed to- unity, fellowship, communion, partnership, mutuality, friendliness or brotherliness, etc

In short, that is exactly what happens with Christian fellowship and with living together in unity.

Now, let us move on to the last and concluding section;

As oil represents Unity, which is good in God’s sight, which is excellent, agreeable, and further more beautiful, sweet, and lovely before God. Unity, understanding, cooperation, spiritual bond between and within the community of God’s people, is so good, so sweet, and lovely before God.

Unity or brotherliness is something that makes us sacred, that make us holy, that make us able to offer a living and acceptable sacrifices before God.

By seeing the spirit of unity within the community of his people, God becomes happy, this is also the way how we can please God.

Unity is like a life giving dew of Mt. Hermon, which falls on the Mt. Zion. That represents sacred anointing oil, which has a sweet-smelling fragrance before God, the sweetness of Spirit-anointed fellowship within the community of God people, our secret strength; it is our foundation and source from where we receive our refreshing spirit that can uplift individual Christian life to become the sign symbol and instrument of the kingdom of God.

CHILDREN'S SUNDAY, SERAMPORE - JAIRA & TETEA

Note: Dt. 17.11.2019 (Sun) hi kum dang ang bawkin Serampore College Sunday tuk inkhawmah Worship service pumpui chu CHILDREN'S SUNDAY a nih angin Sunday School Children hoin an hruai a. A tir atangain a tawp thlengin naupang vekin hun an hmang thin a. An hotu ten nasa takin an train a. He ni pawh hian felfai, hlimawm em emin inkhawm an buatsaih a ni.

Kan fate JAIRA(13) hi thusawitu a ni a. Tin TETEA (12) hi lawmthusawi tawngtaina hmangtu a ni bawk. A te ber Bawihtei (Lalhlimpuii 4) chu a rualpuite nen musical dance an show tir thung a ni. Jaira thusawi & TETEA tawngtainate hi nakina an theihnghilh hlen loh nan ka blog-ah hian ka han dahthat sak ang e)

OBEDIENCE TO GOD
By Jaira Lalnunpuia Khiangte

I greed you all, in the sweetest name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The chosen topic for my short sermon today is “OBEDIENCE TO GOD”

Before, we meditate upon this theme; let me read some scriptures;
1.    Psalms 119:2 “Happy are those who obey his decrees and search for him with all their hearts.”

2.    Deuteronomy 10:12 “O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to observe the Lord’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good”

If we read the bible, from Genesis to Revelation, the Bible has a lot to say about obedience. In the story of the Ten Commandments, we see just how important the concept of obedience is to God.
Deuteronomy 11:26-28 sums it up like this: "Obey and you will be blessed. Disobey and you will be cursed." In the New Testament, we learn through the example of Jesus Christ that believers are called to a life of obedience.
However, to meditate on the theme obedience, we will look two important areas;
1.    What is obedience?
2.    Reasons why obedience to God is important?

What is obedience?
The general concept of obedience refers to the idea of positioning oneself under someone by submitting to their authority and command. Biblical obedience also refers to “hear God's word and act accordingly." It involves the physical hearing that inspires the hearer and a belief or trust that in turn motivates the hearer to act in accordance with the speaker's desires."

Therefore, biblical obedience to God means to hear, trust, submit and surrender to God and his Word.

Reasons why obedience to God is important?

1.    Jesus Calls Us to Obedience
In Jesus Christ we find the perfect model of obedience. As his disciples, we follow Christ's example as well as his commands. Our motivation for obedience is love: John 14: 15 says – “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.”

2.    Obedience Is an Act of Worship
The bible tells us that true Christian obedience flows from a heart of gratitude for the grace we have received from the Lord:
Romans 12:1 says, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.

3.    God Rewards Obedience
Over and over again we read in the Bible that God blesses and rewards obedience:
In Genesis 22:18, God says,    "And through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed—all because you have obeyed me." In the same way, we also can see the blessing of obedience in Exodus 19:5 which says, “Now if you will obey me and keep my covenant, you will be my own special treasure from among all the peoples on earth; for all the earth belongs to me.”

Therefore, as we see the reasons why obedience is important including the promises made by God, let us try to set a goal to obey the Lord and watch Him work in our life.
May God bless us through this short sharing.


THANKS GIVING PRAYER
By Joseph Lalnunsanga KHiangte

Let us give thanks to the Lord, let us pray…

O Lord our God, who is the source of life and all blessings, the giver of everything we needs;

We thank you for the gift of life: for the breath that sustains our life, for the food of this earth that nurtures our life, for the love of family and friends without which there would be no life.

We thank you for the mystery of your creation: for the beauty that the eye can see, for the joy that the ear may hear, for the unknown that we cannot behold filling the universe with wonder, for the expanse of space that draws us beyond the definitions of our selves.

We thank you for setting us in communities: for families who nurture our becoming, for friends who love us by choice, for companions at our daily activities, who share our burdens and daily tasks, for strangers who welcome us into their midst, for people from different background who call us to grow in understanding, and who lighten our moments with delight, and who offer us hope for the future.

For these and for the all blessings, we give you thanks, eternal, loving God, through Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.

COLLEGE FOUNDATION DAY - 15TH, JULY, 2019

(This post is being made only for the purpose of keeping a record)

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM: FIRST SESSION - THANKS GIVING

CHAIRPERSON: Principal, Serampore College

DEVOTION: Rev. K. Lalzarliana, Chaplain

I feel honored and privileged to be here to lead devotion of the first session of this special programme.

I thank God, and at the same time would like to express my thanks to our dear Principal and to all other members of the Celebration Committee of the College Foundation Day 2019; for giving me this opportunity to spend a few moments and to invoke the presence of God in our midst.

I would spend only a few moment; first, in reading the scripture, and then sharing few words of exportation and t the end, i will offer a words of prayer.

SCRIPTURE: N.T : Heb 13: 6-8
O.T : Deu 10:21

As we observer and celebrate the foundation day of our College, i would like to recollect one statement, made by Carey and his friends which has been inscribed in their '10 Commandments of Mission' that offen struck my mind; it says, 

"Let us give ourselves up unreservedly to this glorious cause. Let us never think that our time, our gifts, our strength, our families, or even the clothes we wear, are our own. To keep these ideas alive in our minds, we resolve that this agreement shall be red publicly, at every station, at our three annual meetings, viz., on the first day of the Lord’s Day in January, in May, and October."

It is apparent that, by having and following this norm as their guiding principle in all their works, they could achieved so many great things, and it may also be possible to hold the claim that, this is one of the motivating factors from where all great things come into existence through our great missionaries.

This is also one of the reasons why I chose these two passages for our short devotion.

In order that, we may be reminded to remember;

1.      Our God for his wonderful and immeasurable works to his people

2.      Our great leaders for their sacrificial offerings of their lives

Heb 13: 7 says, “Remember your leaders, those who spoke the word of the God to you; consider the outcome of their ways of life, and imitate their faith.”

Considering all the great things and all the achievements they left behind and by imitating their exemplary lives, let us observe and celebrate this special day.

THANKS GIVING PRAYER:

As we observe and celebrate the foundation day of our college, there can be no single word or sentence to express our gratitude unto you O Lord.

We thank you for your wonderful love and mercy that was being embedded in the minds of Carey, Marshman and Ward and that compelled the trio to come over here not only to lay the foundation but also to give enlightenment to the lives of many people of the entire reasons who were in the darkness of that time. We do remember their sacrificial love and their great contributions which are still alive in the minds of thousands of people. We thank you for the entire legacy they left behind for your people of this time.

Therefore, by recollecting all these wonderful news; now, we wholeheartedly would like to make known that - These are your marvelous works through the life of your people for the benefit of the people of this time. We thank you for your internal plan which is implanted and now being disclosed from the life of your faithful savants.

Being a community of your people which has its root and which is built up in you, in the faith and in the foundation laid down by your faithful servants, we once again would like to submit ourselves unto you for you are our God, who is the beginning and the end, and the God of internal, almighty, and everlasting God.

Help us to lift up the banner of love, unity, cooperation, understanding and even the spirit of willingness to live and serve for other; in order that people around us may get benefit and may also see your glory.

Be with us all, and be our guide throughout the entire programme. Let all the items we are going to do be a blessing for all, and acceptable one in thy side. Committing the rest of the time into your mighty care, in Christ name we pray…

SPECIAL PRESENTATION: by Carey Choir

CLOSING PRAYER: Rev. Dr. A.C. Thomas


11:20 am - 12:30 NOON: SECOND SESSION - LECTURE

CHAIR  PERSON: Principal, Serampore College

LECTURE:  by Rev. Dr. Dipankar Haldar

TOPIC:  "William Carey and his ethics".


12;30/12:45 ONWARD: THIRD SESSION (CULTURAL PROGRAMME)

THE 258TH CAREY DAY, 2019

SCHEDULED FOR MORNING PROGRAMME IN CAREY CEMETERY

A. PROCESSION FROM THE COLLEGE CAMPUS TO CAREY CEMETERY @ 07:00 AM

B. MORNING PROGRAMME IN CAREY CEMETERY @ 07:30 AM

1. WELCOME : THE VICE PRINCIPAL, SERAMPORE COLLEGE

2. INVOCATION: REV K. LALZARLIANA, CHAPLAIN

PRAYER: As we came to this place, O Lord, to pay homage and to observe 258^th birth day of your servant William Carey, we first of all would like to seek and invoke your presence among us for you are our God and the God of your servant William Carey. We thank you so much for this wonderful moment and for your marvelous works that have been made known through the life and works of your faithful servant.

As we commemorate this day, we submit everything unto you including this hour and the entire programme of this day. For you are the guardian of all and the provider of everything we needs, we also seek your guidance and protection and all other needs for the success of this day.

May this day be a day of blessing for all; we ask all these things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

3. A SORT SPEECH: REV DR. LIMATULA LONGKUMER, DEAN OF RESEARCH/SATHRI

4. BIBLE READING ( ISAIAH 54:2): THEOLOGY STUDENTS OF SERAMPORE COLLEGE

5. LAYING OF WREATHS : BY REPRESENTATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALS

6. CLOSING PRAYER AND BENEDICTION: REV DR. S.S. SIRCAR

NOTES:
1. DIFFERENT LANGUAGES FOR SCRIPTURE READING...
ANGAMI, AO, BANGLA, BIATE, CHANG, ENGLISH, GANGTE, GARO, GUJARATI, GREEK, HEBREW, HINDI, HMAR, HRANGKHOL, KANNADA, KHASI, KHARAM, KHIMNIUNGAM, KONYAK, KUKI, LAI, LOTHA, MALAYALAM, LARA,MIZO, NAGAMESE, NEPALI, ODIYA, PHOM, RONGMEI, SUMI, TANGSA, TAMIL, TANGKHUL, TELEGU VAIPHEI.

2. I feel very privileged to have this moment of prayer on the 258th birth anniversary of the great William Carey, one of the three founding fathers of Serampore college, who is also known as 'father of modern mission'. This kind of privileged may not falls on me in the future, therefore, to keep the record of this special day, i have decided to make this post on my blog...

KHAWVEL HUAP & MIZORAM CHHUNGA ISSUE LIAN ZUAL NI MEK

(Dt. 23rd, Oct, 2019 khan Fb-a ka wall-ah ka post tawh a. Ka blog-ah hian kan suan lut ve leh ang e).

INTRIDUCTION:

KHAWVEL HMUN HRANG HRANGA 'DODALNA THILTIH' TUN HNAIA THLENGTE HIAN INANNA AN NEI EM? tih hi BBC NEWS Feature & analysis column-ah an lo ziak a. Tun hnai, eng emaw lai atang khan mipui lungawi lo thiltih; nawrhna, dodalna, kawngzawh, etc chi hrang hrang hi Lebanon-a tanin, Spain-ah te, Chile thlengin khawvel hmun hrang hrangah a thleng chamchi ta reng mai a. Chhan hrang, tih dan leh tum bulpui inang lo thluah ni mahse, heng mipui nawrhnate hian inanna a nei a, chungte chu;

1. HAUSA LEH RETHEI INKAR HLA (INEQUALITY)
Ecuador ram atanga tanin Chile ramahte chuan mipuiin dodalna kawng zawhin, sawrhkar nawrna chi hrang hrang tiin an phu luih luih reng a. Chile phei chu Latin Americaa ram hausa zing ami an ni a, mahse hausa te leh khawsak harsate dinhmun inthlau lutuk chuan mipui lungawi lo chawk thoin mi tam takin buaina an siam luih luih ta a ni ber.

2. HLEMHLETNA (CORRUPTION)
Lebanon, Iraq leh Egypt-ahte chuan hlemhletna chi hrang hrang avangin mipui an buai luih luih reng a. Lebanon-ah phei chuan mipuiin, "Ramin ei leh barah nasa taka harsatna (economic crisis) a tawh laiin, ram hruaitute chuan an dinhmun leh thuneihnate chu mahni inhaivur nan an hmang..." tiin sawrkar demna an au chhuahpui piap piap a, hlemhletna tuartu mipui hian ngawih chuh zui reng an tum tawh bik lo a ni.

3. ZALENNA (POLITICAL FREEDOM)
Ram thenkhat Hongkong leh hmun thenkhatahte chuan mipuiin an ram inrelbawlna (political system) sawiselin an do rawn a. Hongkong bakah Spain rama Catalan ho thiltihte kha khawvel pum hriat khawpin a nasa a. Ram inrelbawl dan duh khawp loh vangte, rahbeha awm nia inhriatna avang te, zalenna zau zawk beisei vangtein tun hun thlengin mipui nawrhna leh chet velna hi a la thleng luih luih reng a ni.

4. SIK & SA INTHLAK (CLIMATE CHANG)
He movement-in a tum lian ber pakhat chu an ram sawrhkar theuhte chu khawvel sik leh sa inthlak nasa em em hre reng chunga hma la tha duh loah puhin an dodal a. A rang thei ang bera hma la nghal turin ram hruaitute an phut a ni. He tiang dodalna leh mipui lungawi lohna ni US-ah te, UK, Germany, Spain, Austria, France, New Zealand, etc ahte nasa takin an kalpui reng a. Media leh news outlet hrang hrangahte he tiang lama mipui nawrhna leh lungawi lo lantirna hi hmuh leh hriat tur a awm deuh reng a ni.

KAN RAM LAM HAWI VE THUNG I LA
Khing a chunga point 4 kan tarlante hi khawvel huapa boruak lian tham thleng mek, a la lum vet vet ang a? tih mai theih tur khawpa la tharlam em em an ni a. Khawvel nghawr che laih khawpa thil thleng deuh reng zing ami, 'pertinent emaw burning issue' an tih ang hi a ni.

He tiang ang deuh hian kan ramah pawh ram pum hawl chhuak deuh zel khawpa langsar leh langsar lutuk lem lova thil thleng, min chenchilh zui reng tam tak a awm a. Chungte chu a hnuai ami ang hian ka han lawr khawm a, hmaih ka nei a, vei zawng in nei a nihleh comment lamah in lo belhchhah ve mai a niang chu...

1. HIV/AIDS: He natna? hian hrileng hlauhawm tak thleng angin kan ram a tuam mek a. Mi tam tak tana a ruka rum tlawk tlawkna tham, hliampui zoramin a hmachhawn mek a. He tiang taka ram leh hnam hmai tibaltu a lo ni ta mai hi a run thlak a, tum ngheka rah hrual nawk nawk theih thil ni se, a diriam nasa pawlah ka tang duh hial awm e.

2. Hlemhletna (corruption): He thil run thlak tak hian a dodal tur, mi dang aia pen sau zawk pawh awm hleithei lo leh ni ngam lo khawpin mi tin deuhthaw a fan chhuak a. Kan rinna pawhin a nuai bo hleih theih loh, he hri hlauhawm ka ngaihtuah chang chuan 'democracy' aiin hlemhlet ching ho ching fel tur hian 'autocracy' hi kan ram political system atan ka awh zawk chang a tam ta hle mai.

3. Media ruih chilh (media/technological dependency): Kan ruih chilh tih leh a tlukpui tawngkam dengkhawng tak tak a tam ang. A salah kan inbarh lut a, kan addict a, rinrawl berah kan hman avangin, a tangkaina ai mahin kan nun a nghawng pawi dan hi a buk a rit fe awm e.

4. Zirtirna him lo

5. Pathian awm rin lohna

6. Rawngbawltute (Pathian mite) tisamina

7. Post-modernism (ideology awn tanna...)

AW ZORAM, AW KAN ZORAM…

(Dt. 15th, Oct.2019-a FB-a ka post a ni a. Ka blog-ah hian kan dah tha mai mai ang e).

Vawiin tlai chu, zirtirtu rual chauh awm khawmna ‘WhatsApp group’ pakhatah hian kan thawhpui professor pakhatin ni 14.10.2019 issue, ‘Hindu Newspaper-a’ Mizoram HIV/AIDS dinhmun tarlanna kha, a inziahna lai column chawpin a lo post/forward a, “Kan unau Zoram kohhrante tawngtaipui ngei tura kohhran hote tihmakmawh?” tih ang deuhin comment a pe tel bawk a. Mizo zirtirtu 4 kan awm a, chhan ngaihna reng kan hre lo niin ka hria.

He chanchin hi social media-a a darh hlimin ka hre tawh a. Mahse rampawna awm kan nih avang leh tihtheih ka neih pachhiat ziate ngaihtuahin ka bengkhawn ta lem lo kha a ni a. Amaherawhchu, namen lova a darh takah chuan, ngawih reng a rem ta lo a ni ber awm e. Ka rilrua awm ang ang, kan luanliampui leh ngawt mai ang e.

1. ‘Central fund dawn tam loh hlauh vanga data dik tawk lo pe thin’ ang dawn dawna thu thang a awm a. Hei hi ka awih zawng a ni lo. A lo ni palh hlauh a nih erawh chuan ‘a titute’ hian Zoram min timualpho chiang hle a tih theih ang. Chutichung pawhin ka la ring phal lo a. He ti lo zawng hian, mimal rin dan ka nei thung a; tuna HIV/AIDS record kan neih aia sang zawk daih hi kan ramah a rukin an awm ka ring.

2. He tiang hi kan dinhmun a ni tih sawrhkar-in a hre reng a, a tihngaihna a hre lo a nih chuan, ‘engah nge kohhran thawhpuiah a sawm loh?’, a lo sawm reng maithei a, chutiang a nih pawhin, ‘ kohhranin a ngaih pawimawh takzet theih nan, engah nge sawrhkarin nasa taka 'aw' a chhuah loh?’

3. Kohhran hian, eng kohhran pawhin rawngbawlna dang hrulah HIV/AIDS leh a kaihhnawih thil hi a buaipui vekin a rinawm a. Tuna data thar ber? lo chhuak hian kohhran tinte hi, loh theih lovin THAPUI thawh turin min nawr chhuak vek thei se a va duhawm dawn em.

4. HIV/AIDS, Drugs abuse, leh social evil dangte do tur hian ZORAM hian mitin fan chhuak ngei tur MOVEMENT THAR a mamawh takzet a ni.

5. ‘Chanchin Tha hril’ hi hnapui bera nei chungin, KAN RAMAH PAWH HIAN RUSUM KAN THLAK NGEI TUR A NI. Chuti a nih loh chuan, kan aiawha kal Chanchin Tha buaipuitute hian hnung lam atangin mi nuihzatbur an hlawh ngei dawn. Zorama chanchin bawlhhlawhte avang hian hawi ngaihna hre lovin an la awm fo ang.

6. Fing phakar taka Sualin ringtute che thei lova min phuar beh a tumna a va ang em(?). Zoram kil tih deuhthaw a fan chhuak tawh a. Thlalai tlawntlai tha, pianken fuh tak tak, a then phei chu mi zahkai leh mi thothang tha tak takte pawh an ni hlawm awm e. Amaherawh chu, chutiang mite chuan HIV positive an neih tawh chuan, a ruk thei ang berin hmachhawn an thlang a, mi huaisen tlemte tih loh 90% vel hi chuan mi hriat an va hlau dawn em. Mi hriat an hlauh tawh chuan a DO TURIN CHAKNA RENG AN NEI TAWH LO tihna a ni a, a do tura tha thawh tumte thlawp tur pawhin an pen chhuak ngam tawh reng reng lovang. Do tur chuang awm lo, tang rual thei bawk si lo va, etc min siam a tum hi a ang a. A rukin kan ram thalai tha hi a chhat mek a tih theih mai em(?)

7. Tuna ka rawngbawlnaah hian kan kal dawnin, kohhran kan thlakhlelh luatah, phurna reng nei lovin kan kal a. Mahse haw leh tur anga ka inngaihtuah hian, tuna kan awmna hmun pan tura 'kal ka huphurh aia nasa fe zawkin' kan thlakhlelh em em zorama let hi kan huphurh hial tawh zawk em ka hre lo(?). A chhan chu, eng dang vang ni lovin, fate than len nana ka awh loh vang a ni. Chutiang chu ni mahse; Pathian avang te, Chanchin Tha avang te, kan ram a nih vang tein kan la haw leh ngei dawn a. Kan ram neih chhunah hian ‘a dam lo tuam dam turin' tih loah chuan, he ram hian kir leh tura thlakhlelh chhan tur (THIL THA?) a nei pachhe sawt ta hle a ni awm e(?)

KAN RAM HIAN HLIAMPUI A TUAR MEK…AW ZORAM…AW KAN ZORAM…

GREATEST GIFT OF JESUS (MK 14:22-26)

INTRODUCTION

May the grace of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit be upon you all.

Here, in this text, in verse 22, we found the greatest gift of Jesus to his disciple, which says, “He gave it to his disciples” (In v 22) and another parallel verse in v. 23, which says, “He gave it to them”. Therefore, based on this text, we will meditate on the theme THE GREATEST GIFT OF JESUS.


SUMMARY OF THE TEXT

Before we come to the main points, I would like to highlight summary of the text, though we all familiar about it.

1.    Before he was being crucified, on the first day of the festival of the unleavened bread, Jesus sent two of his disciples to look for what he foretold to his disciples and to prepare a Passover meal for themselves.

2.    So as they left and went into the city, they found things just as Jesus told them. So they prepare the Passover there.

3.    Then when they were reclining at the table for eating, in v 22 – Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take it this is my body”.

4.    And in v.23, then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank from it.

Now we will move little further outside of the text which are closely related with the text…
During the time of this very moment, when they all have gathered together for a special occasion, which is also to be considered as farewell dinner for a small circle of disciples with their master, I opined and assumed that if Jesus gives a net and boat for fishing to Peter, it would be more appropriate and worth mentioning than any other things, Peter might also have exclaim for the gift because he was a fisherman. 

Similarly, Mathew was a tax collector, if Jesus gives a treasure, or an expensive house or a vast land, etc; I believed, the gift handed to him would be more pleasing than receiving a piece of bread and wain. Because Mathew belongs to a well to do family who had past experience of money power and influence.

In the same way, if Jesus gives some item to James which is more special then another items he has given to others disciples, it would be more delightful then receiving a piece of bread and a cup of wain for James, because James was known as someone ‘whom Jesus loved’, who might have a little more close relationship with Jesus.

But, as found in the scripture, he rather has given the same item of gift to all, that was the bread and the wain which represented ‘his body and his blood’.

However, in relation to this, one or two questions that have struck my mind were –
i)    Didn't the disciples have any other needs rather than the gift being given to them by Jesus?
The answer is – of course, they must have.

ii)    Hasn’t Jesus anything else to give which is more delightful to receive, which the disciples would have put more value?

The answer is – of course, Jesus must have, he must have so many things to give, he must have plentiful treasure to give away, because he was the son of God, who has extraordinary power and who also has the authority over the storm and the sea.

As we move on to the surrounding context, let me draw another imagery picture by tracing back historical background of Roma rule over the entire land of Palestine…

Pompey, a Roman general had concurred Syria in the year 64 BC, and Jerusalem in the year 63 BC.
Therefore, the entire land including Jerusalem became one of the provinces of Roman rule under General Pompey.

When Julius Caesar, who was also known as Augustus or Gaius Julius Ceaser become the empire of Rome, he appointed Herod the great as the king of Judea in the year 40 BC.
Then when Herod the great died in 4 BC, the kingdom was divided into three, and handed over to the three sons of Herod the great (Philips + Herod Antipas + Archelaus). In this way the entire land had become the province of Rom under the rulers of different governors of Rome from many years to another many years; to name a few – Valerius Gratus and Pontius Pilate, etc.

Therefore, under this political dominion of Rom and in this kind of political scenario, one of the expectations that had been developed within the entire community and in the minds of Jewish people at this time was – someone or a messiah would appeared who has political power, who would conquer or destroy Roman empire to deliver Jewish people from their oppressive structure and political rule of Rome. This is what we called it, as known by us, as – messianic hope or messianic expectation.

Therefore, under this circumstance, when the last supper was being held among the disciples under the leadership of Jesus; recollecting a similar type of anticipation or assumption that has been made little earlier; if Jesus promises to fulfill the expectation which was in the minds of all Jewish people, it would be the right and appropriate choice for all the disciples. If he could give the message of hope to bring about a complete deliverance from the Roman rule, it must be a delightful gift to receive for all the members of the disciples.

 But contrary to this, he rather took bread, and when he has given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them saying, ‘take it, this is my body, which is given for you’
Then he took the cup and as he has given thanks, he gave it to them and said, ‘this is my blood, which is pure out for many, for the forgiveness of sins’

-    Hasn’t Jesus anything else to give which is more delightful to receive then the bread and wain?
-    Did the disciples have not any other needs rather than the gift being given to them?

It is obvious that, Jesus must have so many things to give other than his body and blood, yet he has nothing to give which is greater than his body and blood.

He clearly knows the rightful choice for his disciples, though the disciples did not know it. So he gave himself to them as the father gave his begotten son to the world.

He gave the greatest gift of himself because he clearly knows that disciples can do anything without him (John 15:5). He also clearly knows that He himself is the basic foundation, a mechanism from where success, their secret strength, aptitude or ability to withstand in the midst of difficulties and persecutions, and all others things they might have gone through.

Now, to make some reflection from this short contemplation; one of the main purposes of theological education that has been undertaken in and through various theological institutions is to equip our students (our young people) to become an effective witness in their diversified ministries. To put in another words – it is to build up and equip our students in order to become an effective and a successful minister.

Therefore, to make it accomplish our aim and purpose, yes, the college have offered so many subjects through which you have learnt many wisdom and different knowledge for your future ministry. By having known all these things, some of you might have think that, it is more than enough to become a successful minister. But I will you, this is not adequate, it is not adequate until and unless you are being given or until and unless you have taken the rightful choice which is going to be your secret strength through which you can do so many great things.

Last year, I have presented the message of the love of God to all my hearers through my sermon. In the same way, at this very moment, I still have another gift to be presented to you all, it is my privileged to remind you that the gift given by Jesus to his disciple was the same gift offered to us all...

Only with him, and abiding with his will, his knowledge and wisdom; you could get success in life. This was also the same reason why Jesus gave himself to his disciples.

The body and blood being given to his disciples by Jesus is;

-    Also becoming our source of healing

-    Through which we will receive our inheritance that is incorruptible, undefiled, and never fade away which is reserved in heaven for us. (I Pet 1:4)

-    It is also our secret strength through which we only can get our successful stories

There is no distinction, it is given for all, and it is given to those people who are strong, capable as well as to a weaker section. It is also given to well-equipped people as well as to people who are laden and burdensome.

There is nothing, anything else which is greater than this gift of Jesus Christ.

Let all of us take it and have it, for it is the right answer for our needs, for our spiritual journey and for the entire humanity.

ZUNTHLUM NATNA CHUNGCHANGA THIL INTHUP - III

(D1D2C DIET)


THUHMA

0. Part I & II la chhiar lo chuan lo chhiar ngei u la...

1. D1D2C DIET hi ka tichhin phawt anga a that dan azirin part -III hi ka lo ziak leh ang chu ka ti a. Mahse, beisei loh, thil lawmawm bawk si ka chungah a thleng ta tlat mai.

2. Diet ka tih hma hian 'zunthlum test i la, tichuan diet hi ka ti ang a, a that viau chuan ka wall-ah hian ka tarlang leh chauh ang' ka tirilru kha a ni a. Mahse Diet tur leia ka bazar pahin thisen ka test tir leh ta a. Result a lo chhuah chuan ka zunthlum a lo normal vek tih ka prove.

3. Ka test hnuhnun ber hian a normal tawh tih ka hria a, mahse tamchhawlin ka la awm fo si a, sugar natna neiah ka la inngai reng a ni.

4. Ka LIPID PROFILE August, 2018 thlaa ka tih tir tawh chu kan en nawn leh a. Cholesterol, HDL chu 36 a lo ni a (40 aia a hniam chuan a tha lo, hearth attack pawh neih theih a ni?).Zunthlum problem atana ei & in ka insum vak thin hian HDL hi a tihniam a nih ka ring ve ta ngawt a. Ka chau zauh zauh thin pawh hi Cholesterol problem a ni tih a chiangin a lang.

5. D1D2C DIET hi ka han tarlang leh dawn taknain, sugar problem ka nei tawh si lo a, a that zia prove-na ka nei thei ta lo a ni. Mahse, lo chang tam tak in awm avangin kan tarlang reng reng ang e.

D1D2C DIET:

ZINGAH/MORNING (THAWH HLIMIN)
- TULSI (hnah 10)
- SAWHTHING ( lep 1 - tin tiat emaw leka lian)
- COCONUT TUI

ZING THINGPUI AI/BREAKFAST (NITRIC OXIDE)
- KELEK CHANNA (50 gm)
- COCONUT (50 gm)
- ALMOND (20 gm – tuiah zan khuaa chiah tur)
- TOMOTO ( pum 1 lian tawk)
- BULBAWK ( 1 a size a laihawl- bulbawk sen chi)
- HMARHCHA (1)
- DANIA (hnah tlem)
- LEMON (ser pum thur takte chi)

MID-MORNING (KAMRAM, KAW RUAH LOH NAN)
- CITRUS FRUIT (Thei tui sawr chi eng pawh?, 300 gm)

CHHUN CHAW/LUNCH
- TOMOTO (a pum lian 2)
- FRENCH BEAN/FANGHMA (100 gm)
- CAPSICUM (pum lian 2)
- HMARHCHA HRING (1)
- LEMON (1, a tituitu atan)
- DANIA (hnah tlem, a tituitu atan)
- CHANNA-DAAL ( 50 gm – minute 20 mei sa lova chhum tur)

(Channa-daal tih loh chu ei theih tawka zai lep a, channa-daal chum hnu nen hian chawhpawlh tawp mai tur a ni. TICHUAN TOMOTO DEEP NEN EI TUR)

TOMOTO DEEP
- TOMOTO PUM 1
- COCONUT (20 gm)
- HMARHCHA HRING PUM 1
- SAWHTHING TLEM (a ti rimtui/tuitu a tan)
- LEMON TLEM ( a ti rimtui/tuitu atan)

(Heng hi blender-in her sawm tur, a ei chhung hi minue 30 chhunga ei zawh tum tur. Tin puitling pangngai tan K.G chanve vel a tawk)

POST-LUNCH (TLAI LAM KAMRAM)
- ZING LAM AMI ANG (CITRUS FRUIT HO KHA)

ZANRIAH/ DINNER
- LUNCH ATANA KAN EI ANG CHIAH

HRIATTUR

1. Ei tur ho chawhpawlh dan hian kawngro a su hle a, HOBS WHEEL (Homeostasis of blood sugar) dan zawm ngei ngei tur tiin Dr Roy hian a sawi a, mahse HOBS wheel hi patent tura pending meK anga a sawi, a thil hmuhchhuah a ni a, a tarlang lo. Puitling pangngai tan chuan a chung ami ho hi a rin tlak tih erawh a sawi.
2. Ei chhung leh thial chih dan hian kawngro a su bawk. Thil pangngai kan ei leta chipa thial sawm tur a ni a, muang changa thial tur a ni
3. Ni tin a hun bi pangngai thlapah ei tur a ni. Chu chu a theih loh chuan minute 15 aiin inhlat lo se. Thawh hlim thil ei tur hi zing dar 7:00 vel ni ta ang se, breakfasr chu 7:30; Post- Lunch chu dar 11-12 inkar; Lunch ei hun chu dar 1:00; Post-Dinner ei hun dar 4-5; Dinner chu dar 7-8, etc.
4. Nutritional supplement, tonic leh powder lam chi reng reng tawp hmiah tur a ni
5. Ni tin, ni lumah 30 minute tal inpho tur
6. Diabetic type 1 & 2 D1D2S DIET ti mek chuan heng hi a tawpsan/ei tel tur a ni lo
- Bawnghnutea siam lam thil reng reng – cheese, bawnghnute, butter, ghee and curd
- Refine food lam chi reng reng – chini, chi, oil
- Fun (pecked food) chawp lam chi reng reng – biscuit, sauce, jam, bread
- Sa lam chi reng reng – sangha leh arsa, etc pawh.
7. Exercise hi minute 30 tal ni tin lak ngei ngei tur – badminton, kea kal, tlan euh euh, etc a eng emaw ber hi a tih theih vek a, exercise lak chhung hian thaw lak vak thin tur a ni.
8. Zunthlum damdawi la ei ngai lo tan ni 3 a tawk a, damdawi ei tawh tan erawh, ni tin damdawi ei lai thlah then hlek hlek a, ni eng emaw zat (a chipchiar dawn a, tarlang vek lo ta i la) he D1D2C hi tih a ngai thung.

Dr Roy-a hian, "Zunthlum type 1 & 2 hi a dam thei ngei a, a dam thei lo tih hi dawt muhlum a ni.( Part II a AQUARIUM ALEGORY kan sawi tawh ang khan) Doctor tam takin he tiang ang natna nei an treat dik loh vangin dam thei lo angin kan hre mai mai a ni" tiin a sawi ve tlat mai. I awih zawng ni maw?

Item ho hi ka lo lei khawl hman tawh si a. Cholesterol atan pawn a that tho ringin kan han ti chhin a, a tui fahran lo. Sugar free ka nih tawh avangin Part - III bak hi chu ka tarlang tawh lo mai ang. LOL Tin, ka lehkhabu chhiar laklawh lai ami ho hi a ngaihnawm dangdai bakah hriat chhunzawm chak mi thenkhatte avangin Part III thleng hi ka han ziak chhunzawm mai mai a ni e.