Sermons on Manque D Amour:

Lenton Season

Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Oct 22, 2007

What was lent supposed to remind us of? What does lent remind us of?

Some thoughts on the Lenten Season Lent, known to be the oldest ritual in Church. It came into existence as early as 130 AD. The observation of lent began as a season of penance, driven by the example set by Lord Jesus Christ during his 40 days of fasting in the desert where he overcame the ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 26:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Do I Thank Jesus For?

Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Oct 22, 2007

The Lent season is over and so is the Easter day.What has these four or five weeks meant to us? What has Jesus done for us? What has He accomplished through all this?

What do I thank Jesus for? Well… the Lent season is over, so is the Easter day. The tomb is empty and it remains empty. Judas is dead, Pilate wishes he was… How about us? What has these four or five weeks meant to us? What has Jesus done for us? What has He accomplished through all this? To ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:8-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Leadership Living

Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Oct 22, 2007

What is leadership living.. We know that one of the definitions of leadership is the ability to influence people… Are all of us willing to be leaders? Or do we want to be followers? As Christians we are all leaders, we have not been asked if we want to be

Leadership Living All of us know Bill gates… here is a story about him… Bill Gates in Heaven God called three individuals to announce his intentions toward the human race. At the meeting were George Bush, Vladimir Putin, and Bill Gates. God announced that he was putting an end to the human race ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:5-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Everlasting Arms Of God

Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Oct 22, 2007

Whose hands do we commit ourselves into? Are we inclined to trust the human hands more? Do we really understand the might of the arms of God and surrender ourselves to Him?

Everlasting Arms of God • What’s the shortest chapter in the Bible? Psalm 117 (2 verses) • What’s the longest chapter in the Bible? Psalm 119 (176 verses) • Which is the central chapter of the Bible? Psalm 118! There’s 594 chapters before Psalm 118 and there’s 594 chapters after Psalm 118. So ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 118:15-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Know The Man Jesus - Palm Sunday Sermon

Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Mar 21, 2008

Why did Jesus have to come down to earth and suffer a death just like any other human being? The Book of Hebrews offers some interesting answers

Today is celebrated as Palm Sunday in traditional Churches. BBF (www.bangalorebiblefellowship.in )is not a traditional Church, and hence we do not specifically celebrate Palm Sunday. Most of us know what happens during Palm Sunday. The celebration is to remember Jesus’ triumphal entry into ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Workplace Ministry - How To Equip Ourselves

Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Mar 21, 2008

God has called placed us in a particular work and place with a purpose. How do we use the workplace to evangelise, without offeding the fellow workers?

How many of you think you are leaders? How many of you think you are followers of Christ? The fact is that we do not have much of a choice or much of a say in this matter. Let me explain why. John C Maxwell, the noted Church leader, author and Leadership Guru, states in the Maxwell Leadership ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

People Around The Crib Series

Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Dec 28, 2007

This sermon looks at the charecters around the nativity play and how each of them responded to the Good News. It encourages us to self evaluate our responses to Christ

People Around the Crib This is the Christmas Season and the most familiar scene in any Christian gathering or Christian celebrations is the Nativity Scene. Those of us who have seen many Christmas seasons will well remember the nativity players very well. Today, let us take a look at some of the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-37

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Personality Of An Evangelist Series

Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Dec 29, 2007

We are all called to spread the good news , wherever we are placed,(our workplace, our neghborhood, our family, our freids circle etc). We all are evangelists in that aspect. Do we have the right "personality" for Evangelism

Personality of an Evangelist One Sunday morning, the pastor noticed little Alex was staring up at the large plaque that hung in the foyer of the church. The plaque was covered with names, and small national flags were mounted on either side of it. The seven-year-old had been staring at the plaque ...read more

Scripture: John 15:16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Relevance Of Jesus In Modern Times

Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Mar 1, 2008

The bok of Hebrews was written to Judaic Christians who were not too sure of His superiority over the Juwish religion. How does the book of Hebrews make sense to us today, especially in societies like India?

Relevance of Jesus in our times How is Christianity relevant to us today? How is Jesus relevant to this nation that we live in? How do we handle people who believe that “all religions lead to God”. A nation where spirituality is equated with “Doing Good” where any religious organisation is ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Our Approaches To Truth And Sin

Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on May 29, 2008

People should not be judged by their outward appearances. It is our approaches to sin and truth that make a difference in how we impact others. John teaches us some things in this

Our approach to Sin 1 John 1: 5-10 5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:5-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In Search Of Joy

Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Apr 27, 2008

Humanity has been in search of Joy from time immemmorial. 2000 years ago one declared that he found real joy, sitting and writing from a prison cell. What does Paul’s letter to the Philippians has to teach us

In search of Joy It was Kin Hubbard who said, "It’s pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed." Fritz Perls, the father of Gestalt Therapy (an existential and experiential psychotherapy that focuses on the individual’s experience in the present moment ) ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Lessons From A Slave Girl

Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on May 3, 2008

Many of us get limited by our situations and inabilities. Many of us feel guilty if we do not do something "Great" for the Lord. many of us struggle with the issues of living among the Pagans. What are the lessons that we can draw from the story of an un

Communion Let us turn to 1 Corinthians 11: 17-34 for a brief meditation on the meaning of the Lord’s supper before we partake in the same. Jesus instituted the Lord’s supper on the night of the Passover meal . Just as Passover celebrated the deliverance of from slavery from Egypt, the Lord’s ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Enough Is Enough!

Contributed by Timothy Proctor Sr. D. Min on Nov 6, 2004

Have you ever been tired of the devil missing with you, your family, your finances and your faith. Jesus is saying; Enough Is Enough! Have you ever been tired of using Drugs, Alcohol, going from man to man, woman to woman, or even job to job. Well, Jes

1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. 3Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, "If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread." 4But He answered ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: *other

Getting Closer To My God Part Ii - Experiencing His Holiness Series

Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Jan 11, 2009

No one can escape the emphasis of Holiness in the book of Leviticus. The overarching Theme is "Be Holy because, I your LORD am Holy. Do all the instructions of the book of Leviticus hold any relevance to us 21st century Christians?

Getting Close to My God, Part II – Experiencing His Holiness Charles Spurgeon said this “ If you ask me how to shorten your sermons, I should say, study them better. Spend more time in the study that you may need less in the pulpit. We are generally longest when we have least to say” We have ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Servant Leadership Part 3: Applications In Everyday Life Series

Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Jan 30, 2010

One question which comes to our mind when we think about Servant Leadership is this. Is this really applicable in my day to day life?

Servant Leadership - Part 3 Applications in Everyday Life I have been studying various ways in which people apply Biblical principles to their lives. Some very interesting facts have come to my notice. Let me narrate a couple of them here. After a Sunday school lesson on Ten Commandments, the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:25-28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational