When ‘Encounter’ exceeds ‘Expectation’ | Mark 6: 30-44 | Faith-fuel Fridays | Michelle Karen D’Silva
What does it mean to encounter a God who is willing to put aside his grief to feed your hungry soul? What does it mean to encounter a God who is willing to be made so small so you can be elevated in life? What does it mean to encounter a God who is willing […]
iBelong to the ‘Father’ | iBelong Youth Retreat 2020 | Michelle Karen D’Silva
Are you restless within your Spirit, unaware of your calling and purpose in life? Does the guilt of your past hold you captive from a life of freedom? Do you feel weighed down by a sense of perfection – always trying to be validated and appreciated for what you do? No matter where You are […]
Remember’ Your ‘First Love’ | Revelation 2 | Faith-fuel Fridays | Michelle Karen D’Silva
Do you remember your first encounter with Christ? Is your relationship with Him now exactly how it was when you first fell in love with Him? As times and seasons change, we have all at some point of time become lukewarm – busy doing things for God rather than being still in His Presence. While […]
iBelong to ‘Authentic Friendships’ | iBelong Youth Retreat 2020 | Michelle Karen D’Silva
When God is the center of our friendships, we always win, because Truth always wins. This is because Truth only speaks of a …When God is the center of our friendships, we always win, because Truth always wins. This is because Truth only speaks of a Love that says ‘what can I give you?’ rather […]
A Call to ‘Arise’ | Widow’s Son At Nain – Luke 7:11-17 | Faith-fuel Fridays | Michelle Karen D’Silva
Reflection on the passage from the Gospel of Luke where Jesus Raises the Widow’s Son at Nain (Luke 7: 11-17) Key points: • ARISE – TO SEE In the midst of the commotion and a funeral crowd, Jesus sees this grief-stricken widow. He sees Her – not just her situation or the tears and sadness […]
The ‘Journey of Mercy’ | Woman Of Samaria – John 4 | Faith-fuel Fridays | Michelle Karen D’Silva
Inviting you to a new beginning, a unique experience – A ‘Journey of Mercy’ through the account of the Samaritan woman who encountered Jesus at the well (John 4) Although you may physically be in a state of locked down, let this teaching be a reminder that you are not locked out of God’s Mercy. […]
Power’ of the ‘Holy Spirit’ | All Consuming Fire | Faith-fuel Fridays | Michelle Karen D’Silva
We often talk about the Holy Spirit being like a fire, but isn’t our image of this fire a flickering candle or maybe a pretty bonfire?We often talk about the Holy Spirit being like a fire, but isn’t our image of this fire a flickering candle or maybe a pretty bonfire? Have we ever thought […]
Jump for ‘Joy’ | Mary And Elizabeth | Women Wednesdays | Michelle Karen D’Silva
A story of two women – one a teenage girl living in a culture that will stone her to death and the other, an 80+ old woman who could be a scorn in the village. Tough times and uncertain paths lay before them. Watch this video to find out the cause of their Joy and […]
Come’ Follow Me | Jesus And Peter – John 21 | Faith-fuel Fridays | Michelle Karen D’Silva
‘Come, follow me’ – the very first invitation that Jesus extends to simple fishermen who would later go on to become game-changers across the world. The word ‘bathos’ in Greek, refers to the deep. Today’s study speaks of the journey of Peter into this ‘bathos’: – Follow from a distance: Peter followed Jesus throughout his […]
The Price of ‘Freedom’ | John 8 | Faith-fuel Fridays | Michelle Karen D’Silva
‘We are free to make our choices, but we are not free to choose the consequences.’ Watch this video for a short exposition on the gift of freedom through the gospel passage from John 8 where Jesus forgives an adulteress woman and calls her into the image that she was created for – Free and […]
