WISDOM FOR THE HEART MONTHLY BILINGUAL MAGAZINE 18 Dec 2016

1December 2016 WISDOM FOR THE HEART

Rev. Dr. Jayasekhar
Chief Editor
Mob : +91 984 845 2008
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The interesting point to note from the Old Testament times, God
destroyed both sin and the sinner together, unlike in New Testament times,
God incarnated Himself to seek and to save the lost, and destroy only sin,
but not the sinner.
There came a time, when God inspired His prophets to announce
the birth of the Saviour of the world, indicating the beginning of the fulfilment
of the prophecy about the birth of His Son and the ripening position to
crush the head of the serpent (Satan) Genesis 3:15.
The following prominent prophecies about the birth of Jesus are
very much relevant to the context. “Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and
bear a son, and shall call His name Immanuel. (Isaiah 7:14) In his prophecy,
Isaiah gave an indication that a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, not the
one who is married to a man or the one who knew a man, but a virgin. This
prophecy of Isaiah is in conformity with the prophecy of God, who
prophesied, saying, “He, and not she, shall bruise thy head.” It is indeed a
supernatural and incredible phenomenon for a virgin to conceive. The
prophecy is as follows, “For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given:
and the Government shall be upon his shoulder: and His name shall be
called Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father,
The Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6)
“But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the
thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall come forth unto Me that is to be
ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting”.
(Micah 5:2) God chose Bethlehem, also known as Bethlehem Ephrathah, as
the place of birth of the promised Saviour of the world. The prophecies of
Isaiah and Micah have made clear every aspect of the Birth of the promised
Seed of the Woman, who would bruise the head of the serpent.
“And it came to pass in those days that there went out a decree
from Caesar Augustus, (the Roman Emperor, who ruled from 27 BC to 14
A.D for the enumeration of census of all citizens within the bounds of Roman
Empire). “And Joseph and Mary also went up from Galilee, out of the city
of Nazareth unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem”. The Bible
says, “And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in
swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room
for them in the inn”. (Luke 2:7) The shepherds have made known in the
town, how the angels told them about the birth of Jesus. The shepherds
went back glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and were
told.
The reflections do not confine to the Old Testament times only,
because God is still seeking for the lost sinners. He is standing and knocking
at the door of your heart, the right place for Jesus to dwell in. Now is the
time in this season to hear His voice and open the door of your heart for the
saviour to come in, then only you will be with Him in Heaven forever.
May the Lord’s richest blessings be showered upon you and your
family this season.

Rev. Billy Judson
Editor
Mob : +91 984 961 9433
“I WILL MAKE YOU FISHERS OF MEN”
Matt 4:19
It is very interesting to see the process which Jesus uses to
call an individual out of a crowd and how he transforms him as His
disciple. We see how He indicates in him the qualities of a servant-
leader and thus merges him into His Apostolic Band.
Simon Peter lived in the small town of Bethsaida. Peter
and his brother Andrew were Partners in a flourishing fishing
business. As an ardent Patriot, Peter would welcome the advent of
this new Prophet who might well be the herald of a new era for his
nation. The Powerful Preacher, John the Baptist, had obviously
deeply impacted the lives of the fishermen. His insistent call to
repentance had prepared his heart for his introduction to Jesus. He
eagerly responded to his invitation to meet the one who was to
revolutionize his life.
Let us emphasis the word ‘call’, of Peter and Andrew,
which call seems strange to our modern ears. The two fishermen
were following their ordinary vocation, when Jesus came walking
along the shore of the ‘Sea of Galilee’. Jesus said to them, “Come ye
after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men”. (Mark 1:17).
Straight away Peter and Andrew forsook their nets and followed
Him. We Praise God for their response to immediately follow Jesus.
Peter’s quick decision was marked by trait, but despite all his
qualities of leadership, Peter was volatile and unstable. It was Christ’
intention to correct this total fatal flaw while he was training Peter.
Jesus told him that “ thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build
my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it”. (Matt
16:18). But this making is an act of our Lord that remains all together
a new creation. Jesus touching and calling is a meticulous way of
anointing him to be His vessel.
Peter was the disciple, who replied at the time the disciples
were deserting Jesus: Jesus challenged His twelve disciples. “Will
ye also go away?” Peter looked at Him and said, “we believe and
are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.” (John
6:67-69). After that, Peter was the spokesperson for the one hundred
and twenty people on the day of Pentecost, the national leader of
the Apostolic band and was the leading disciple of Jesus Christ: It
was he who made The Preposterous Suggestion on The Mount of
Transfiguration (Matt 17:4).
The Pebble would become the Granite Rock-not
automatically and inevitably, but only by accepting the grueling
discipline and suffering allowed by The Lord in his life. Peter tried
hence forth to live up to his Master’s expectations and implied
promise but in his own unaided strength. It is remarkable that in
this one sentence the master foretold Peter’s temptation and fall, his
repentance and restoration, and even his future ministry.
May the Lord’s richest blessings upon you as you follow
Jesus as your Master and Lord.

Editor in Chief
Rev. Dr. G. Jayasekhar
Editor
Rev. G. Billy Judson
ChiefAdvisor
Rev. Dr. B. J. Christie Kumar
Associate Editors
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Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5-6.
INTRODUCTION
Have you ever been in a situation
where you were faced a life
alteringdecision?I’mtalkingabout
the kind of decisions where the
implications for you and the
people in your life are very
significant.InAmerica,wehavean
expression where we say that a
person has come to a crossroad.
They’ve come to a place where
they have to make a choice
between two or more options.
Choosing one way might have
some good things about it and
maybe a few things that make you
fearful. Choosing something else
might also have some good things
and some negative things.You and
I can cannot see the future. We
don’tknowthelongrangeoutcome
or the unseen implications of the
decisions we make today.
Sometimes, our decisions simply
require faith.
There’s an account In the Old
Testament where the Nation of
Israel came to a point of decision.
In the book of Exodus, God
powerfully and miraculously,
brought Israel out of bondage in
Egypt. The Hebrew people had
been slaves in the land of Egypt.
They lived under cruel and harsh
oppression. God delivered them
from that bondage. He led them
safely through the Red Sea. He led
themthroughthedesertandtoward
a piece of land He promised them.
Along the way, God gave them His
Law so that they would know who
to live well as his special, chosen
people. He also gave them the
plans to build a Tabernacle so that
His presence would dwell amount
His people.
Eventually, God brought them to
point where the next segment of
their journey would take them into
the promised Land. They were free
from the tyranny and oppression of
the Pharaoh. They had the
opportunity to live under the direct
and loving rule of God. They could
finally be in the place that God
promised to Abraham and his
descendants. But Israel had a
decision to make. But before they
entered, they are confronted with
a decision that required faith. We
are going to consider the decision
that Israel faced and the faith that
it would take to trust God.

WHENFAITHFAILS,WESTART
LOOKING AT OUR OWN
STRENGTHINSTEADOFGOD'S
The first principle for us to
consider is that when faith fails,
we start looking at our strength
instead of God’s. (Numbers 13:1-
2,26-33)
Over 400 years prior to the
account we’re about to read, God
appeared to Abraham. The Lord
said to Abraham that from him, a
new nation would emerge. God
promised that they would be His
special people. God promised that
they would live under His loving
rule.Godpromisedthattheywould
have a special land that He would
give them as a home. God’s plan
has always been to have God’s
people, in God’s place, under
God’s rule.
Now, centuries later, the Lord was
now ready to move this people into
the land, Unfortunately, some
obstacles arose. Receiving the land
required trust in God.
Numbers 13:1 The Lord spoke to
Moses, saying, 2 “Send men to
spy out the land of Canaan, which
I am giving to the people of Israel.
From each tribe of their fathers
you shall send a man, every one
a chief among them.”
A group of spies go in to check out
the land. This was God’s idea.
Before going into the land, one
representative from each of the 12
tribes of Israel went in to have a
look around. It is significant that
God wanted one of the chief men
from each tribe that God sent on
thismission.Itwasn’tanymanthat
could do this. It wasn’t 12
volunteers. It was 12 chiefs or
leaders. God wanted leaders to do
this job because these men would
influence what Israel was about to
do. They would form an objective
opinion about the land, but, they
would also know that God
promised to deliver the land into
their hand.
As these leaders reported back,
what was supposed to happen was
that their faith would influence
the faith of the nation, and the
people would go forward and
follow them. Spiritual leaders are
supposed to lead people toward
faith in God. Most of these leaders
failed.At the end of their journey
through the land, they came back
to give a report.
Numbers 13: 26 And they came to
Moses and Aaron and to all the
congregation of the people of
Israel in the wilderness of Paran,
at Kadesh. They brought back
word to them and to all the
congregation, and showed them
the fruit of the land. 27 And they
told him, “We came to the land to
which you sent us. It flows with
milk and honey, and this is its
fruit. 28 However, the people who
dwell in the land are strong, and
the cities are fortified and very
large. And besides, we saw the
descendants of Anak there. 29 The
Amalekites dwell in the land of the
Negeb. The Hittites, the Jebusites,
and the Amorites dwell in the hill
country. And the Canaanites
dwell by the sea, and along the
Jordan.” 30 But Caleb quieted the
people before Moses and said,
“Let us go up at once and occupy
it, for we are well able to
overcome it.” 31 Then the men
who had gone up with him said,
“We are not able to go up against
the people, for they are stronger
than we are.” 32 So they brought
to the people of Israel a bad
report of the land that they had
spied out, saying, “The land,
through which we have gone to
spy it out, is a land that devours
its inhabitants, and all the people
that we saw in it are of great
height. 33 And there we saw the
Nephilim (the sons of Anak, who
come from the Nephilim), and we
seemed to ourselves like
grasshoppers, and so we seemed
to them.”
The 12 leaders came back and told
the people that the land was better
then they could possibly imagine.
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. -2 Timothy 1:7

Therewerenaturalresourcesinthis
land like nothing they had seen
before. Every member of the
nation of Israel had been born a
slave in Egypt. The abundance go
the Promised Land was surely
overwhelming. It would have been
like a person living in perpetual
poverty suddenly living in a
beautifulhomewithabundantfood.
It was exactly the type of land that
God had promised them.
But as the Israelites often did, they
faltered in their faith. No sooner
had they described the wonders of
the land; they went on described
why it was impossible to possess.
The word that changes everything
is in verse 28 - “however.” With
one word, the report shifted from
the goodness of God’s promise to
the impossibility of God keeping
that promise. They began to focus
on words like large, strong, and
fortified. When their faith in God
faltered,theysawanunconquerable
force before them. They took their
eyes off God’s promise and put it
on their enemies. By the end of the
report, they weren’t focusing on
the beauty of the land but on the
perceived advantage and size of its
inhabitants.
Israel was the people of
promise.God had already saved
them time and time again as they
traveled from Egypt, through the
desert, to this place. God chose
them, and chose this land for them.
As they weighed in the balance -
the faithfulness of God VS the size
of the enemy - God lost, and they
felt like “grasshoppers.”
The perception of themselves as
grasshopperswasnowherecloseto
how God viewed them. To God,
these were his chosen people - His
children. He delivered from
slavery and crushed the army that
held them captive. Israel made two
fundamental errors. They had no
confidence that God would keep
His promise to give them this land.
And they completely lost site of
their place in God’s story of
redemption.
There’s a lesson here for us.
Because of Christ, we are
reconciled to God. We are not lost
outsiders. We are the sons and
daughters of God. When we face
things that are difficult or fearful,
we can’t lose sight of who were in
Christ.
As a result of this recognizance
mission, Caleb and Joshua are
ready to trust God and forge ahead.
Thetenotherleadersareconvinced
it can’t be done. At the end of the
day, Israel listened to the ten
instead of the two. Their faith in
God failed. It failed because
instead of looking to what God
promised and what God can
accomplish, they looked to their
own strength. They compared
themselves to the people of the
land. The people in the land were
bigger and stronger. They
determinedthattheycouldnothave
victory. They thought that entering
the land was something they
needed to accomplish instead of
remembering that God has already
promised it to them.
When we face a situation that
requires faith, it’s easy to focus on
our own strength and abilities
instead of on God’s faithfulness.
We start looking to ourselves and
to what wecan accomplish. When
we look to ourselves and to our
strength, we make decisions based
on probabilities and likely
outcomes, no matter what God
might have to say about the matter.
Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof,
and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away. - Isaiah 41:9
- Pastor Scott Wylie
will be continued...

Dr. Doug Bookman
B.A., M.Div., Th.M., Ph.D.
Professor of New Testament and Bible Exposition
Why Did Jesus Perform Miracles?
“But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible;
but with God all things are possible.” - Matthew 19:26
Familiarity has dulled our amazement. We know
about the water becoming wine, Christ striding on
the waves, the blind soaking in new light, the wind
obeying,andevenLazaruslivingagain.Compared
to the reaction of those who saw Jesus’s miracles
firsthand,ourresponseismuchmoretepid.Some
people back then followed, some snarled, some
condemned, but none ignored.
To get at the reason why Jesus performed His
miracles, we need to unearth the expectations of
thosewholivedatthattime.Fromourperspective,
we know who Jesus claimed to be—the Messiah
and God in sandals. But the people of ancient
Israel had no New Testament to study. They had
the OldTestament, the teachings of the respected
rabbis, and hope.
Jesus strode into the midst of their hope—hope
to be free of oppression from distant Rome—with
a bold claim. The prophecies were fulfilled in Him.
The Messiah had come to draw people to the
Kingdom of God. While He had no sword that
they could see, they could see Him healing their
friends and relatives. They could see the power
ofGodmovingthroughthehills.They’dreadabout
the great miracles of Moses and Joshua, Daniel
and Elijah, but seeing them was another matter.
The miracles themselves were not ways for Jesus
to show off His power, especially since He had
given up His former glory to come to earth and do
the will of the Father in heaven. Instead, the
miracles vindicated His claims about Himself and
His teaching.Although He didn’t need to perform
any miracles and refused to perform them on
demand, they came so that others might believe
(John 10:37-38).
Withallthehealingsandweathercontrol,however,
it’s easy to forget the greatest miracle Jesus
performed. Being dead and in the grave, Jesus
took His life back and delivered a confirmation of
His Kingship that no one could ignore.
Dr. Doug Bookman

“The Orphaned Book” – Walt Kaiser
I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face:
in their affliction they will seek me early. - Hosea 5:15
Has Lamentations taught us anything about how to relate
to those going through times of suffering? YES
Examples:
1) Don’t ignore the pain (Ch. 1–5, esp. 2:11–13)
2) Rightly identify the cause (1:8, 14, 18)
a. It is because of sin
i. Theirs? (1:8, 14, 18; 3:42)
ii. Someone else’s? (2:14; 4:13–16)
3) Remember that God is present (Ch. 2)
4) Remember that God is gracious (3:31–33)
5) Remember that God is faithful (3:21–23)
6) Remember that God is compassionate (3:22, 32)
7) Remember that God’s character gives us hope
(3:24)
8) Remember that God is in control (2:1–2, 8, 17; 4:11–
12)
9) Remember their place in the plan of God (2:17;
3:64–66; 4:21–22)
10) Call for a return to God (3:40–42)
I. ABSTRACT
♦ The lesson…
 Sin has consequences
 God is Sovereign
 Salvation is coming
II. INTRODUCTION
· Lamentations 4 finds us coming back out from the
geographic, theological, and thematic center of book.
 Chapter 4 cannot be understood apart from
chapter 3
 Chapter 3 said that that is hope to be found
BECAUSE OF the faithful character of
God.
 Chapter 4 follows this by saying, “But still,
sin has consequences.” It will end with
hope, but there is once again the shocking
reality of the exile.
· Lesson:
 Sin has consequences
 God is Sovereign
 Salvation is coming
III. CONTENT
Vs. 1–2: My How the Mighty Have Fallen
· Vs. 1
 This chapter once again starts with eka, “Alas,”
or “How”
 Much confusion about what he is talking about
in the first line (ie. “gold”)
 Gold of the temple (from Vulgate which
says that the stones are from the sanctuary
and then into the KJV)
 The splendor of Zion (cf. 2:1)
 The moral fortitude of Zion
 Zion’s young men (see vs. 2)
 Conclusion: The splendor and glory of Zion is now
greatly minimized.
 It is like gold changing or like holy stones
becoming common enough to cast into the
streets.
 This truth is illustrated through the drastic
reversals that are taking place all over the

But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. - 1 Corinthians 15:57
city. No one is immune to the impact of
the exile.
• Vs. 2
 This verse is clearly about the precious men of Zion,
who are now clay jars compared to gold
Vs. 3–10: The Depths of Devastation
• Vs. 3-
 The devastation of the exile has impacted all
involved.
 The Men (vs. 2) have been brought low
 The Women (vs. 3) have become hateful
toward their own children
• Vs. 4
 Children are suffering
• Vs. 5
 The rich are impacted, just like the poor
• Vs. 6
 Two possible translations:
 Their “sin” was greater, or
 The “punishment for their sin” was greater
 I believe that the first one is intended (with the NASB,
not the ESV)
 Why?
 Well, it was merciful for God to not totally
destroy Israel
 See 5:21–22
 Israel was not guilty of the same form of sin
though
 Sodom and Gomorrah at least didn’t have to
suffer very long.
• Vs. 7–8
 The beautiful are impacted just like the rest
of the nation
 “white” refers to their clothes, not their skin
 “bone” refers to their bodies
 “polish” refers to their appearance
• Vs. 9–10
 Graphic picture to show why it is better to be killed
with the sword or in a flash of light (like Sodom and
Gomorrah)
It would have been better to die than to even be forced
to see this.
Vs. 11–12: The Lord Was Behind This (even the nations
know that this event was unlikely)
• How can these kinds of things happen? Where is
God in all this?
• This verse answers those question.
 God has caused all of this. He has accomplished
what he purposed to do (see esp. 2:17)
 What is more, the surrounding nations never
thought that this kind of thing could ever happen. Last
time Jerusalem almost fell, the angel of God killed
185,000 Assyrians in the night (2 Kings 19:35).
 With a God like this, how can Jerusalem
ever fall unless God is behind it?
• This verse repeats many ideas from chapter 2
 “wrath” (2:4)
 “pour out” (2:4)
 “anger” (2:1, 3, 6)
 “fire” (2:3–4)
 “consume” (2:3)
Vs. 13–16: Rejected by God
• This is a very interesting section
• Vs. 13–14
 The poet offers an indictment of the priests and the
prophets.
 Prophets
 Jer. 5:31 Mentioned in 2:14, where they are
criticized for not exposing the sins of the
nation
 These are the peace prophets
 Priests
 Mentioned in 2:20, but only that they
suffered alongside the prophets
 Here their role in the decline of Israel is
explored
 “Because of…”:
 The priests and prophets could have
prevented this catastrophe
 They could have exposed the sins of the
people
 They could have refrained from giving the
people a false hope
 They could have kept the temple worship
pure
 “who have shed…”:
 Sin of omission

Stephen D. Campbell
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus,
who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. - Roman 8:1
• They are here held responsible for the fall of
Jerusalem which is a result of the things which they did
not do.
 Sin of commission
• They were united in their oppression of those who
spoke truth
• Jer 26:11
Then the priests and the prophets spoke to the officials
and to all the people, saying, “A death sentence for this
man! For he has prophesied against this city as you
have heard in your hearing.”
 “They wandered, blind,…”
 Blindness is also quite often a reference
to spiritual blindness
This could also be a reference to real blindness (Deut.
28:28), but because of the spiritual depravity of the
leaders of Israel and this being the context, it seems best
to consider this as being spiritual blindness.
 Deut. 29:2–4
And Moses summoned all Israel and said to them, “You have
seen all that the LORD did before your eyes in the land of
Egypt to Pharaoh and all his servants and all his land; the
great trials which your eyes have seen, those great signs and
wonders. “Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a heart
to know, nor eyes to see, nor ears to hear.
 Isa. 29:10
For the LORD has poured over you a spirit of deep sleep,
He has shut your eyes, the prophets;
And He has covered your heads, the seers.
 Isa. 56:10
His watchmen are blind,
All of them know nothing.
All of them are mute dogs unable to bark,
Dreamers lying down, who love to slumber;
o “They were defiled…”:
 Because there is innocent, righteous blood
on these men’s hand’s God does not even hear their prayers.
 Isa. 1:15
“So when you spread out your hands in prayer,
I will hide My eyes from you;
Yes, even though you multiply prayers,
I will not listen.
Your hands are covered with blood.
• NOTICE: Lamentations has called to God to See and
Hear.
o God does see and hear, but the issue is their sin.
o They must repent and return to God
o What is at issue here is that God is not looking on with
compassion
Vs. 15–16
• Vs. 15
o This defilement resulted in them being untouchable
 NASB
• “Depart! Unclean!” they cried of themselves.
“Depart, depart, do not touch!”
o This seems to imply that the prophets and priests were
repentant and knew their sin.
 Problem: It seems to be based almost
exclusively from the similarity to Lev. 13:45
which commands Lepers to cry out “Unclean,
unclean.”
 ESV
 “Away! Unclean!” people cried at them.
“Away! Away! Do not touch!”
o This translation is better representation of the Hebrew.
o It also changes the meaning.
 Instead of the priests calling out about
themselves the people are calling this out as
the priests and prophets walk down the streets.
 The people seem to finally recognize the
emptiness of their spiritual leadership
o Everywhere these men go, they are chased away.
 They are unwelcome everywhere they go.

“For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles,
that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.” - Acts 13:47
Down through the ages Brown
University has seen a host of their
graduatesleaveanindeliblemarkon
the people they come into contact
with. Posterity will view many of
these Brown graduates as men and
women of renown, who will take their
place in the annals of time as
extraordinary visionaries and gifted
leaders of the human race. These
graduates have demonstrated an
uncompromising determination for
dramatically changing the world
around them with the corresponding
idealism, vision, and passion
necessary to set them apart from
most students and institutions of
higher education and learning.
Politicians, scholars, clergy,
nonprofits, entrepreneurs,
executives, and others have
dedicated their lives to making a
difference for those who follow. The
backgrounds from which these
graduates come from contain an
overwhelming diversity of race,
creed, color, thought, and liberty of
conscience. It is within this sacred
tradition of diversity at Brown that we
peer into the world of fundamental
Christianity and view the divine
encounter and interconnectedness
of two Brown graduates who are
centuries removed from one
another, but with a similar dream.
The concern and desire of both of
these graduates was to be yielded
and willing instruments to help score
Christ’s nature on mankind and to
leave their Christian marker on
everyone they touch. Yes, the hope
andprayeroftheseBrowngraduates
was/is that everyone they come into
contact with will repent and ask
Christ to be their personal Lord and
Savior. Today we want to focus on a
Brown graduate and a man of
unparalleled genius with enough
ambition and spiritual insight to
impactpeopleallaroundtheworldfor
thecauseofChrist,namedAdoniram
Judson. This graduate continues to
cast a radiant beam of light (Christ)
for others to follow. This is a story of
howGodhasrecentlyusedAdoniram
Judsoninmylife,allofthesedecades
and centuries later.
Leadership Lesson #1 – There is
no lasting wisdom outside of the
authority of the scriptures. Man’s
conjectures, opinions, musings, and
theoretical analysis of the “why” of
human existence is meaningless
outside of the grace of God and His
creative blueprint.
“For our rejoicing is this, the
testimony of our conscience, that in
simplicity and godly sincerity, not in
fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of
God, we have had our conversation
in the world, and more abundantly to
you-ward.” (2 Corinthians 1:12)
Adoniram Judson was arguably one
of the most gifted American
missionaries ever to step foot on
foreignlands.Hewasachildprodigy,
who at age three was reading entire
chapters of the Bible. His doting
father was a well-known and
respected clergyman; received his
formal theological education and
training from Yale; filled several
Congregational pulpits around New
England during Adoniram’s
upbringing; all the while making sure
that his son knew the extraordinarily
high expectations that were being
placed on him in the spiritual realm
and someone that God could greatly
use in the future. His godly mother
contributed faithfully and
energetically to the oversight of the
quality of his education in his early
childhood years. She was a
homemaker, school administrator,
thoughtfulintellect,anddisciplinarian
who oversaw his rigorous studies to
make sure he was living up to all of
those high ministry expectations and
beyond. Using his mother’s early
home school educational training as
a springboard, he soon flourished
under the tutelage of other
institutions of higher education,
which included both the Master
Dodge School and a school of
navigation headed up by Captain
Morton. In his early teens,Adoniram
begin to study and master multiple
languages to the delight of his father
(Adoniram Sr.) and his mother
(Abigail), while showing an
unparalleled aptitude for problem
solving and mathematical theory. He
had the perfect home environment
from which to grow and prosper in
his spiritual leadership application.
Following Adoniram
Leadership Lessons
PART : I
- Michael LaPierre

“ Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.” - Psalms 96:3
1 Paul and Timothy, servants of
Christ Jesus, To all the saints in
Christ Jesus who are at Philippi,
with the overseers and deacons:
2 Grace to you and peace from
God our Father and the Lord
Jesus Christ.
During my first pastorate in the
Southern California desert, the
congregation launched a building
program that relied primarily on
volunteer help. There were parts of
the facility that required trained
professionals to ensure that the job
was done properly and would be
fit for an evaluation by the local
building inspector. Yet, most of the
manual labor of hammering,
drilling, digging, cement pouring,
and painting was done by church
members.
I joined in with this work and
enjoyed it thoroughly even if I was
not particularly skilled at it. The job
was not without its dangers. When
we dug a hole for a septic tank, I
assisted a church leader in
squaring off the bottom corners. I
climbed down a ladder and did my
work in the hole and then called to
be lifted out. He lowered the claw
from his backhoe and I jumped
onto it while he carefully lifted me
out. This was a mistake. The
operator assumed I would balance
myself and he put the machine into
gear, As it lurched upward, I lost
my balance and toppled over
backwards landing in the bottom
of the hole on my head.
The church leader quickly cut the
motor of the backhoe and
scrambled down the ladder to
check to see that I was okay.
Assured that I was fine, we both
climbed out and posted a yellow
warning tape around the hole to
alert anyone nearby of this hazard.
Needless to say, everyone in the
church heard about the pastor
falling into the septic tank hole.
When I arrived at the building the
following Sunday, a father stood
with his son on the edge of the hole
in the front of the church facility and
warned his youngster against
coming too close. He gave this
terse exhortation to his son, “You
don’t want to be like Pastor Jim
and fall in, do you?” So much for
setting a positive example!
I may not know a lot about how to
construct a church facility, but I do
know how God desires believers
to conduct themselves in building
a healthy church.
The book of Philippians provides
instruction on how to build a
healthy church ministry. God’s Holy
Spirit indwells all the believers in
each local body and nurtures unity
and ministry capacity. Yet, man’s
sinfulness prevents each
congregation from consistently
operating under the Spirit’s control
resulting in compromise or
conflict. Healthy churches walk
under the influence of God’s Spirit
without allowing sin to clog up
progress.
The study in Philippians is an
examination of how one church
worked at becoming and retaining
a healthy status. It was not without
its problems or potential disasters.
Yet, this church was a positive
example of God working
effectively in the lives of those who
gathered there in the name of
Christ. Let us walk through this
brief four chapter epistle and note
theApostle Paul’s commendations
and exhortations to them. This
epistle does not offer us insights
into church structure or methods
for growth. Rather, the focus is on
building and maintaining strong
relationships within a church. This
is a characteristic of a healthy
body of believers.
Anyone who has ever visited a
church for the first time typically
enters a building
with little or no knowledge of the
people comprising the
congregation or their history of
formation. Before we walk into the
Philippian church as visitors, we
should likewise receive some
orientation as to their history. To
adequately understand the
struggle and victory of planting this
new church in Philippi, we must
follow the trail that led there.
God often does a wonderful work
in a local church’s life after
deliberately molding the people
He selects to do a work for the
advancement of His Son’s
kingdom. We will follow Paul’s
journey towards Philippi. It will
provide us with solid principles to
keep in mind when we desire to
start a new ministry or renew an
existing one.
The book of Acts offers detailed
accounts in the history of the
Philippian church unlike any other
church that he writes to. We will
studyActs 16 before moving on to
Philippians 1 and glean some
guidelines on how to start a
ministry.
How to Start a Ministry
Philippians1:1-2
- Pastor Jim Harmeling

Dr. Keith Piper
“Sing unto the Lord, all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation.” - 1 Chronicles 16:23
13. The DIRECT STATEMENT Principle
God says what He means, and means what He says.
Therefore, do not spiritualise the Bible away.
Take it literally as the context states. This will make us
premillennial, not amillennial.
Question: How do we interpret figures of speech in the
Bible?
Rule: Words should be understood literally, unless the
literal interpretation involves a contradiction or absurdity.
For example, Hard heart, sins as scarlet (Isaiah 1:18),
let the dead bury their dead (Matthew 8:22), destroy this
temple (John 2:19).
Types of figures of speech:
1. Metaphor:One thing is said to be another thing which
it resembles. It is figurative use of terms without
indicating their figurative nature. (The word “is” in this
context means “represents”).
“All flesh is grass.” (Isaiah 40:6).
“We are…the sheep of his pasture.” (Psalm 100:3).
“The Lord is my rock, and my fortress.” (Psalm 18:2).
“This is my body…this is my blood.” (Matt 26:26-28).
“I am the bread of life.” (John 6:35).
2. Simile: One thing is “like” or “as” another thing.
“All we like sheep.” (Isaiah 53:6).
“All flesh is as grass.” (1 Peter 1:24).
“The kingdom of heaven is like…”
(Matthew13:24,31,33,44,45,47).
“I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house
upon a rock.” (Matthew 7:24-27).
“As the rain cometh down, so shall my word be.”
(Isaiah 55:10,11).
“Is not my word like as a fire, and like a hammer.”
(Jeremiah 23:29).
3. Hyperbole: Overstatement or exaggeration used to
emphasise or magnify an object beyond reality.
“Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a
fountain of tears.” (Jeremiah 9:1).
“Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea.”
(Genesis 41:49).
“The cities are great and walled up to heaven.”
(Deuteronomy 1:28).
“The Midianites and Amalekites…lay like
grasshoppers.” (Judges 7:12).
“Saul and Jonathan…were swifter than eagles, they
were stronger than lions.” (2 Samuel 1:23).
“But I am a worm.” (Psalm 22:6).
“If thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out…If thy right
hand offend thee, cut it off.” (Matthew 5:29,30).
4. Personification. An inanimate object is given
attributes of life.
“The earth opened her mouth.” (Numbers 16:32).
5. Parable.An earthly story with a heavenly meaning.
(Matthew 13).
14. The TYPICAL Principle.
A type is a divinely appointed illustration of some
Scriptural truth.A type must typify something future.
-Aperson:Adam,Abraham, Joseph, Moses, Jonah.
-An event: deliverance from bondage.

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WISDOM FOR THE HEART MONTHLY BILINGUAL MAGAZINE 18 Dec 2016