HTCSI TABLOID

JUNE 2011 Issue No. 06

"Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted,

and thou did deliver them."
Psalm 22:4
Happy
Father’s Day

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Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Greetings to you in the matchless name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

We sometimes struggle with questions such as how much sinning is too much sinning? How bad
is too bad? How late is too late to come to oneself and reconcile with God? We worry about
these issues from time-to-time, at least. We fear going too far and having committed the
‘unpardonable sin’ and being unable to find our way back to God.

In 2 Chronicles 33:1-25, we read about King Manasseh, son of Hezekiah who was a god-fear-
ing king who brought about reformation among the Israelites. His son Manasseh, however, was
an evil ruler. He had watched his father walk with God and live according to Scripture. Yet he
chose to ignore the Lord.

12 years old when he began his reign- he was very young and he had the longest reign of a king
of Judah- 55 years, until he was about 67 years of age.
He was evil- depraved, base, amoral (not only immoral), wicked. He encouraged worship of
idols of the heathen. He believed that all roads lead to heaven- we would call him a pluralist and
he’d fit in very well in today’s world. If this were today, he would have allowed, or encouraged,
people of other faith to be everywhere.

He rebuilt altars that had existed and which his father had removed, so that people could revert
to past practices of materialism, self-help, and worship of the sun, moon, and stars. He built
altars in the Temple. He used the place where people knew to meet God and offered them all
possible ways to meet god, as seemed good to them all. Were he alive today, he’d bring New
Age beliefs into the church, because many like them and believe them.

He sacrificed his own children on an altar. This was always a heinous practice to God and God’s
people and it involved the idea of invoking the pleasure and favour of a god by giving to him
what was considered your greatest treasure- your children.

He consulted mediums, fortunetellers, and sorcerers. All of this was forbidden from the earliest
times but there is a certain appeal to these because they are so very emotional and sensual and
mysterious. Today, this would translate into the seeking and following of personal horoscopes
seeking fortune tellers who might read tea leaves or tarot cards.

He encouraged evil. Today, he would focus on lifestyles and the idea that some are inherent and
can’t be helped. There would be laws to protect all sorts of personal choices including smoking
and drugs. Homosexual lifestyles would be flaunted as an acceptable alternative and marriage
union laws would be broadened to include many different options and variations. Pornography
would be easily accessible.

- V. 9- Manasseh not only tolerated or permitted evil- he encouraged evil. In the Bible, there are
two broad categories of sin- these are evident in the sacrificial system of Leviticus. There are
sins of omission, where someone simply fails to do something that they should have done; they
omit to do. Then, there are sins of commission, where someone encourages and enables the
doing of wrong. Manasseh did both

There is a belief that, among all these other things he did, Manasseh was responsible for killing
Isaiah! That’s a big might guess that Isaiah would not consider the possibility- the real possibili-
ty- for Manasseh’s repentance.

However, all the comparisons aren’t really what matters. What matters is the message from this.
How late is too late? How big a sinner is too big? How far is too far? Can someone really bad
turn to God? Can someone raised in good, who turns bad?

Then, there’s a powerful and wonderful Rom.10:13- For whosoever calls on the name of the
Lord shall be saved. There are no limits with ‘whosoever’. There are no time limits, no badness
limits, no circumstantial limits, no lifestyle limits. There are no limits to
‘whosoever’ based on evil lives and evil practices. There are no limits
to ‘whosoever’ because of sins of omission or sins of commission.

We have pushed God aside, as we embraced statues of money, ability,

Fame and reputation, to name a few. But God gives us chances to
embrace His Grace. God bless you.

George Joseph Achen

 Worship Service Line up for the month.

Readings and Readers Peace Offertory

5h June 6th Sunday after Easter

Theme: Promise of the Holy Spirit

1st Less. Joel 2:28-32 Daniel Kurien M Kurien
Psalm 42 Trifeena James
Kurien M Kurien Thomas John
2nd Less. Gal.5:22-26 Daniel Thomas & Mercy Kurien &
Delfy Thomas
Gospel : John 14:15-21

12th June Pentecost Sunday

Theme: Come Holy Spirit, transform us

1st Less. Ezek. 36:22-32 Jikku Jocab Johnson
Psalm 29 Bony William William George James Thomas
2nd Less. Acts 2:1-13 Nisha George & Jolly William &
Viji George
Gospel : John 20:19-23

19th June 1st Sunday after Pentecost

Theme: Trinity Sunday :Sing to the

Triune God

Ist Less. Exodus 3:12-15 Mannil Varughese Daniel Thomas Bill Cherian &
Ps. 98 Kevin Varughese & Mary Daniel Anju Cherian
2nd Less. Rev. 4:1-11 William George

Gospel : Matthew 28:16-20

26th June Ordinary 2

Theme: Christian Discipleship

1st Less. II Kings 2:1-15 Tina Thomas Nithin George & Ruby
Ps. 119:33-48 Pramson Kurien Jaison Kurien Richardson
2nd Less. Titus 2:1-15 Christine Tharian &
Lisha Jacob
Gospel : Luke 14:25-33
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2-Jun Kurien M Kurien 24-Jun Prince & Betty Cherian

3-Jun Mariama Thomas 29-Jun Anil & Liji Joseph
4-Jun Sam K George 30-Jun Varkey & Mini John
11-Jun Anitha Thomas
13-Jun Cerin Daniel PRAYER MEETINGS
13-Jun Jijumon Abraham
18-Jun Mannil Varughese 4th Susamma James
19-Jun Juanita Stanley
21-Jun Daniel Thomas 18th Jacob Abraham & Lisamma
24-Jun Benjamin Thomas
27-Jun John Thomas (Arun) Timings : 7.30 PM to 9.0 PM
27-Jun Anju Cherian

Announcements

4th June. HTCSI Women’s Fellowship Retreat 2011.

Venue: Church. Time: 9.00 AM - 12.30 PM
Theme: New Creation in Christ
5th June Choir Sunday
11th June HTCSI Sunday School Retreat.
Venue: Hawaii Falls. Garland. Time: 10.30 AM - 3 PM
19th June Father’s Day Sunday.
19th June Sunday School Exam
24th - 26th Vacation Bible School Timings: 10 AM - 3 PM
June Theme: Shake it up Cafe.
Sunday Worship (Holy Communion Service) 10.00 AM - 11.45 AM
( 1st & 3rd Sundays Malayalam, 2nd and 4th Sundays English)

Every Sunday 09.0 AM - 9.45 AM Sunday School

Every Sunday 12.30 - 1.30 PM Choir Practice

Regular Activities
Every 1st Sunday 12.30 - 1.30 PM Church Committee
Every 3rd Sunday 12.30 - 1.00 PM Women’s meeting
Every 4th Sunday 12.30 - 1.00 PM Youth meeting

Every 4th Sat. Day 4.00 - 5.00 PM Malayalam Class

Every Sat.Day 7.00- 8.30 PM Prayer Meetings