Discipleship — Moses Paulose

Jesus’ Teaching on Peace and Joy

John chapter 13 we see the Passover and Disciples. They said said with him Passover table and Jesus washing the feet of his disciples. While he was in the Passover table He taught John gospel 14. There how do we know?

It's a important chapter. John gospel 14. He taught. Well, he was Having the Passover. Please read John gospel 14 last one.

Last the world may know that I love the father and as the father gave me commandment even so I do. Arise, let us go hence. Let us go. Let us go.

To where? To Gethsemane. That means where they're sitting. Passover table taught John gospel 14. Now they are marching towards Gethsemane. On the way to Gethsemane He taught John gospel 15 and 16. Then he entered into Gethsemane.

John chapter 17 is the prayer of Jesus 18 we see is agony. Then is the death and Resurrection, okay. So on the way to Gethsemane chapter 15 He told them 15 and 16 this topic I teach you so that you may have peace In your future so that you may have joy in your life.

With this two purpose Jesus taught 15 and 16. Amen. You hear me. Okay, so please open with me chapter 15.

Words 11 things have I spoken unto you that these things I have spoken unto you that my joy might remain in you.

So that my joy May remain in you that means rest of your life. You will live a life of joyfully as I lived in this earth. Amen.

Chapter 16 verse 33. These things I have spoken unto you that in me you might have peace.

These things I have spoken unto you that you might have peace peace for this two purpose Jesus was. He taught a powerful message in two chapters 15 and 16 so that his followers might have peace and joy in their life.

The World’s Hatred of Christ’s Disciples

What was the theme in that subject. Chapter 15 verse 18 to 21.

Before it hated you if he were of the world the world would love his own. But because he are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world Therefore the world hated you. Remember the word that I said unto you The servant is not greater than his Lord if they have persecuted you They will also put if they have persecuted me They will also persecute you if they have kept my saying they will keep yours.

Also. Jesus told them in there.

The world already hated me it shows that because I have chosen you. You are one people friends Relatives dear ones hated you because I have chosen you. Amen. If they persecute you you have to remember I have already persecuted before they persecuted me.

They will persecute you also. So Jesus was giving injection Amen. In Tamil we say that the pussy. Amen. Vaccination in advance. So when it happened, they will be prevented. Amen. Chapter 16 verse 1 2.

These things I have spoken unto you that he should not be offended that you should not be Offended. Then they shall put you out of the synagogues. They shall put you out of the synagogue. Yeah, the time cometh that the time cometh that whosoever killeth you.

Whosoever killeth you will think that he towards God's service will think that. Those who killeth you will think that they're doing service to God. They are doing service to.

So those who kill you they will think they're doing a great service to God with that motto. They will kill you that means they will kill you. Amen. So when it happened. Do not be surprised. I am telling you in advance.

Amen. This ordinary fisherman. Uneducated people understood this teaching very well. Now the problem we have so much knowledge. Super so we do a lot of research. Those people understood very clearly either now or future.

We will be put into death. So they prepared their mind for that. Amen. You hear me? Last year my wife and I we were in Rome. We visit Colosseum where the early Christians been thrown into the lions and bears and the wild animals.

Our heart was broken. How many blood was shed there? We saw the palace of Nero and Lot of ashes. You know old buildings. Then my wife and I we went to the prison where Paul was chained. It's underneath the soil the earth.

We had to go down a small cell. There's a pillar stone. In that pillar his hand was chained from that prison. He wrote Second Timothy. Amen. I want to read a passage from Second Timothy. Please turn with me Second Timothy chapter 3 verse 10 11.

And but thou has fully known.

My doctrine manner of life purpose faith long-suffering charity and patience persecutions afflictions which came unto me at Antioch at Iconium at Lystra and the persecutions I endured but out of them all the Lord delivered me.

Yeah, and all that will live godly in Christ. Jesus shall suffer persecution. Amen.

Anyone who deserve they say to live godly life. I tell you the life will never be easy. You will be persecuted one way or other. Do we want to live in godly life or no? Amen Amen Amen. On the mountain.

Rejoicing Under Persecution

He taught a particular subject repeatedly again and again. Matthew chapter 5 we see several times. Jesus said blessed are you blessed? Are you blessed are you. With one word, but only one point he used two times.

Repeatedly double time blessing. I want you to turn with me to that passage Matthew chapter 6 read verse 10 11 and 12 10.

Persecuted for righteousness sake blessed are they. Blessed are they who? Which are persecuted for righteousness sake persecuted for righteous sake? Okay, but there's is the kingdom of heaven for there is a kingdom of heaven.

Then blessed I even men shall revive you and persecute you. Persecute you and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake falsely to my sake. Rejoice and be exceeding glad for great is your reward in heaven.

Rejoicing and and. Greatly be glad not be glad greatly be glad because You are reward in heaven is so great. Do you understand? Is it simple? So simple but theology has made it to into so much complicated.

Amen. All his teaching is so simple. Luke chapter 6.

20 to 23. Blessed be he poor for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are ye that hunger now for he shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now for he shall laugh. Blessed are even men shall hate you and when they shall separate you from their company and shall reproach you and Cast out your name as evil for the son of man's sake you want to what in heaven or not?

There was a Sunday school teaching Sunday school teacher. He was teaching about the hell and heaven and reward. Then he taught about Richmond and Lazarus where the Richmond and where the Lazarus went then he has a question to the students and Whom you like the best Richmond or Lazarus one boy.

His name is Johnny. He taught I like Lazarus. I want to be like Lazarus. I know he said I like Richmond. I want to be like Richmond in the world. But when I go to heaven, I like Lazarus. I want to be like Lazarus in heaven.

So in here he want to be like whom Richmond there. He want to be like Lazarus. It was fine. But it doesn't works all the time. Amen. I Remember coming for the full-time ministry in 1966 many of you Even never been born.

I Don't know whether your father be born. Your father may be born. I am not too old. Okay 1966 1982 God has given me a new bicycle till the years walking mountains, valleys with barefoot, heat Carrying loads.

Hiring cycle. Those days I wear pants. So the Madhya Pradesh of my pant will tore. This is Uttar Pradesh. This is Madhya Pradesh. So I put a big patch the backside and this is the same pant. Again the portion will tore.

Putting another patch on the top. Amen. I remember that once My team is walking from Thiruvallai to Mallapalli. I look back whether team is following with my speed. I saw a boy, not a boy a man Plucked a banana skin.

Who eaten the banana and thrown. He's just wiping And eating that banana skin. Then we passed through a party field. I look back whether the team is following. One man is plucking some grass tender grass.

So he can wash and eat it like animal. I cannot forget those days. But if there is a no class There will be a class. Amen. Amen. Don't look always the best, you know, if I have this this this then only I will serve the Lord.

If there is nothing if God calls you follow with what you have then he will add everything. Once I was in the States You might be familiar with the Parker pen. It's a great name. Not only making pen up also they drill oil.

You know wells. So the manager he invited me to have a breakfast with him. So I went to the restaurant. I've never been in such a restaurant. It's a buffet. It's a big restaurant. I decided I will count number one, two, three.

How many items are there? Then I want to eat. I counted. I told the man who invited me. Please wait for some time. I counted it was 150 different varieties for my breakfast. Can you believe it? I don't know all the names.

When I saw my hungry run away hundred miles. Amen. The same day Assistant pastor of David Wilkerson. You might be familiar with the cross and switchblade movie. His co-pastor invited me to have a lunch with him.

It was a Chinese buffet. I like Chinese food. Oh, it's a nice food. Wonderful. So there also big buffet. I thought I should I should count the number. But the one who taken they are really big eaters.

They use my name to eat you see. And they counted more than 140 varieties. I remember old days. Walking with empty stomach. I tell you if there is a no class There will be a class. Amen. Amen. Now people says yes, I have a calling.

Can you provide rent for my home? Can you buy motorbike? Everything God will give you. You just follow. Money, fame. Resources will follow you but don't follow money or fame. Follow him. Everything he will bring it to pass.

Amen, do you hear me? Amen. Amen, amen. Many stories coming to my mind you see and now I am really disturbed what to tell you. Okay. Amen. Well, Jesus was walking to Gethsemane. Peter, Jesus told about his agony and death on the cross.

Suffering as a Christian Calling

Peter gave private counseling to Jesus. No. This thing shouldn't happen to you. Jesus the same person Told that Jesus is a son of God. That time who used Peter? God used. Now the same person satan using.

Do you hear me? Jesus publicly to get satan get out behind me get behind me get me out of me. If somebody leader tells you get satan out of me, then he called me satan. I will never follow anymore. Even though he has called him satan get out behind me.

He still followed a man But he's the one wrote First Peter to the scattered people what he wrote is very interesting. Please read first Peter chapter 2 verse 20 and 21.

For your faults, he shall take it patiently. But if then he do well and suffer for it he take it patiently. This is acceptable with God even here unto where he called because Christ also suffered for us.

Leaving us an example that he should follow his steps. Arm yourselves likewise with the same mind for he that had suffered in the flesh had ceased from sin. Which is to try you as though some strange thing happened unto you.

But rejoice in as much as he are partakers of Christ's suffering that when his glory shall be revealed He shall be glad also with exceeding joy. If he be reproached for the name of Christ happy IE. For the spirit of glory and of God rest it upon you on their Part he is evil spoken of but on your part. He is glorified.

Yes, yes, amen.

Philippines. After one verse 29 for unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ Not only to believe on on him, but also to suffer for his sake not only to believe.

But also to suffer for his name's sake.

Second Corinthians chapter 12 verse 10. For I take pleasure in infirmities in reproaches in Necessities in persecutions in distresses for Christ's sake for when I am weak then I am I strong.

Second Corinthians chapter 4.

Where 7 to 12. That the excellency of the power may be of God and not of us. We are troubled on every side yet not distressed. We are perplexed but not in despair. Persecuted but not forsaken cast down but not destroyed always.

Bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus. That the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. For we which live are always delivered unto death for Jesus sake. That the life also of Jesus Might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.

So then death worketh in us, but life in you a man. So death works in us.

But life works in others. Where. 16. The same chapter 16 17 and 18. For which cause. Not.

Outward man perish yet. The inward man is renewed day by day for our light affliction, which is but for a moment Work it for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory While we look not at things which are seen but at things which are not seen for the things which are seen are temporal.

But the things that are not seen are eternal. Amen.

Romans chapter 8 verse 18.

Reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. Do you hear this?

Yes, or no. Yes, yes, amen. Jesus in this ministry he undergone through persecution suffering that's Not when he went to the cross before that During the time of his ministry way to show us an example.

Amen.

Tribulation Produces Patience and Hope

Please read Romans chapter 5 verse 3 to 4 3 and 4 but not only so but the glory in tribulations. Oh, but not only so but be glory in tribulations. Also knowing that tribulation worketh patience and patience experience and experience.

Hope.

What are the things you take pleasure. Aloha laddu, mysore pak. Then What what is jalebi. Bomos. Bomo gumbo. Yes, you see on a people they like combos. And then what is. Some of the fam. Some of the favorite milky milk cake.

McDonald's. McDonald's. Yes. Some subway. Yes. Ice cream which which. Ice cream. Vanilla. Huh? Okay, okay pressure we get it. He got it plenty. Amen. Now Paul is giving a question with a question mark.

Who is the servant of Christ. 2nd Corinthians chapter 6. Where's 3 to 10?

Giving no offense in anything that the ministry be not be blamed. But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God in much patience.

Okay, if you can count count it, okay, what are the things it can be divided into three part. One is fruit of the spirit. Another is suffering for Christ. Another is gift of the Holy Ghost. So this can be divided into three part.

Okay, there is a Large variety of stuff is telling and turn with me. Second Corinthians chapter 11.

Where's 23 to 29 the ministers of Christ? I speak. Is there question mark there?

Yes in all Bible. Yes, then he's giving an answer to that question. What is the question? What is that answer?

I speak as a fool. I'm more in labors more abundant in stripes of our measure in prisons more frequent in death. Oh. Continue continue of the Jews. Five times received I 40 stripes say one. Thrice was I beaten with rods once was I stoned thrice?

I suffered shipwreck a night and a day. I have been in the deep in journeyings often in perils of waters in perils of robbers and that are without that which Cometh upon me daily the care of all the churches.

Who is weak and I am not weak. Okay, they're also a number proves.

Moses and the Value of Suffering

Hey. These are the people finish their race. They are watching how we are running our race. These are the clouds of witness. Amen. Hebrews chapter 11 verse 24 25 and 26.

Moses Moses when he was come to yours refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter refused to be called Pharaoh's son of Pharaoh's daughter son of Pharaoh's daughter.

Choosing rather to suffer choosing rather to suffer.

Affliction affliction with the people of God with the people of God than to enjoy them then to enjoy the pleasures of sin pleasures of sin for a season for a season.

Esteeming the reproach of Christ esteeming the reproach of Christ Christ.

Greater riches than greater riches than the treasures in Egypt the treasures in Egypt for he had respect unto the Recompense of the reward. Amen.

You hear me? In early days the Christians the followers of God. Even though people will give false accusation against them. Then we brought to the court. The magistrate knows them very well. They are very nice people pious people.

They won't do this sort of crime. So the magistrates will tell we don't want to punish you you go. You know what they used to tell. Please punish us and send us. They will ask why. If we punish we will be the first in the resurrection.

Then they will be received. This Meeting. Then they will go others till. They won't go. Those sort of stuff in the Bible, but our eyes doesn't go there because our flesh want more pleasure. Hebrews chapter 11 read verse 35 onwards.

I want this to go to your eyes through your eyes into the brain. Not only in the brain into the heart. Amen, but don't leave away. Once even the people Gave case against us they tried to arrest us. Even People came to shoot us.

They tried to kidnap my wife. Things which happened horrible. But we knew this all a time of affliction and suffering. We had to go through. Amen. But our Lord because he has already undergone. He knows he's a sympathetic high priest To help us in the time of our need.

Don't run away. Be there, he will give the mercy and grace to overcome. When we compare the glory to appear these afflictions are light afflictions. Ourself denying ourself. Please read Matthew chapter 16 verse 24.

Then said Jesus unto his disciples if any man will come after me let him deny himself and take up his cross and Follow me.

Denying Self to Follow Christ

We are going to see how he dealt with that problem. It's a very interesting subject. I really when I studied this it just blown my eyes. Okay. Very clearly he said if you want to follow me you must have a mind of Denying yourself, denying your identity, denying your prestige, denying yourself Amen.

When you become nobody God can make you somebody. As long as you think that you are somebody God cannot make you. There is nothing. Amen. And This particular word in all the Gospels we can see and Mark Gospel chapter 8 verse 34 Along with his disciples and said if anyone would come after me He must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

He must deny himself. There is no choice must. Is it clear? Yes. Amen see. When we study the life of Jesus First of all, he showed an example that he denied himself. That we can see very clearly in the book of Philippians.

Philippians chapter 2 read the words from 5 to 8. Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus Who being in the form of God thought it not robbery to be equal with God? But made himself of no reputation and took upon him the form of a servant and was made in the likeness of men and being found In fashion as a man he humbled himself and became obedient unto death even the death on the cross.

He humbled himself so Father he exalted him above all names. How the exaltation comes. If we humble he will exalt us. If he exalt us he will humiliate us. That's the principle if you read all the gospel we can find and also please read Philippians chapter 3.

Oh Jesus denied himself. He denied himself and put into a practice like a model to Christ to others people. Amen. So he was able to tell to his followers. So his co-brothers as Christ follows follows me.

Amen. Philippians chapter 3 verse 4 to 11.

Though I might also have confidence in the flesh if any other man thinketh that he hath whereof He might trust in the flesh I more circumcised the eighth day of the stock of Israel of the tribe of Benjamin a Hebrew of the Hebrews as touching the law a Pharisee.

Concerning see zeal persecuting the church touching the righteousness which is in the law. Blameless, but what things were gained to me those I counted laws for Christ. Yeah, doubtless. And I count all things but laws for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my lord for whom I have suffered the laws of all things and do count them by done.

The. That I may win Christ and be found in him not having mine own righteousness which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ the righteousness, which is of God by faith that I may know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his suffering being made Conformable unto his death if by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.

He counters nothing. A man. Yes. Okay. Matthew chapter 4 we see Jesus doing the ministry healing the sick cashing the demons and And Preaching the kingdom of God to the people. Chapter 5 6 7. We see the people those who've been set free From their bondages.

He taught them how you have to leave not there in heaven. But here on this earth he gave the kingdom principle how to leave. And chapter 8 9 also. Again, we see that he is walking through the beach and doing the ministry.

Chapter 10 he called the disciples and Delegated his power and authority to the disciples. A man. After this Ordinary disciples they received the power from the Lord Jesus Christ now wherever they go.

Humility and Greatness in God’s Kingdom

They see the sick people being healed even people being cast out and there's a great deliverance. Even sat and subjected to them now. There is a question raised among the disciples. The question was they want to know who is greatest among us.

Who is greatest among us. They want to know either Peter or John or James or Andrew or Matthew or Levy. Whoever. They want to know the person so. The disciples came and asked this question. Lord, please tell us who will be the greatest.

Please stand with me to Matthew gospel chapter 18 verse 1 through 3 1 2 3. Okay, start again at that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked not one disciple, but disciples. They came to Jesus what did they ask?

Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? Who is they want to know the person who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? Okay? He called a little child and had him stand among them. And he said I tell you the truth unless you change and become like little children.

You will never enter the kingdom of heaven Unless you apostles. Convert change from this mindset of who is greatest among us you will never enter into Kingdom of God you never enter into God's kingdom.

After entering into God's kingdom. Then his first class second class or no closer a class. Okay. Even to enter you must change from this mindset up this he never preached to The unconverted people. He preached to the apostles.

Why after they received the power they want to know who is greatest among us? Then Jesus continued To give the answer and he explained what kind of people will be greatest in his kingdom. They want to know who but he gave what kind of people answer was totally different.

Okay. Suppose if he said Peter will be the first what will happen when Jesus is away. All the living will gather together and surely. Somehow what would happen? Don't kill it. Let's let's see whether he'll begin.

This happened to Joseph he saw Two missions and shared with his brothers then that's what the end brothers and thrown him into the Not well, what sort of world into the Not in the pit no. Into pot again.

I mean that's right. But I'm not the gunner. I mean driver, okay. So Jesus was very careful. Okay. Please continue. Therefore whoever humbles himself like this Jesus said whoever Humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

He will be greatest in his kingdom. Amen. So the way to be the greatest in God's kingdom is humbling our self. Then one day when he was talking to the disciples he shared about the future plan for the disciples.

One of the disciples asked a question. Lord, we left everything our job and Our future our Nest and Everything family everything and followed you. What will what we will get Jesus told in the day of the Son of Man comes.

You who left everything you will sit with the throne along with me and judge the nations. Amen. Immediately something took in their mind. Oh, there'll be special throne for Jesus. Another told throne around they want to know who will be the right and left sitting.

So all of us will be sitting to judge then. Immediately clicked somebody will be sitting right and left. Who will be that person. Okay. Same question in different way. Met Mark chapter 9 verse 33 onwards.

Once these disciples they are walking. Going through Kafarnaghum to a city going to a particular home. He might be invited for food. He doesn't know. Well, they all were walking. They'll be sure many people.

Watching Jesus. He might be going little ahead. Disciple might be following little little behind there was an argument among the disciples among whom. Among the apostles. If they happened among the apostles.

Surely among the team members among the students. Surely this will be a great problem. Jesus did the problem very wisely. Okay. On the road he asked what the disciples you were arguing. They should have given very clearly.

Lord this was a subject we are arguing they thought. The subject which we are talking arguing shouting fighting. Jesus won't care about us. He won't mind. We do our business. Let he do his business. His business was watching everything.

Amen. Amen. What was the reply. But they kept quiet they kept quite. Pretending we never argued anything. This is a problem everywhere in the days of Jesus Christ. Also international problem they'll be gathering together discussing and talking evil against the leader.

Leader immediately entered the room. They all closed mouth. Pretending we never talked anything about the little no. They immediately changed the mind. They are specialist specialist super specialist for this.

Specially India, I tell you I'm an Indian they know how to change immediately. Changing the plate the early days we used, you know, no tape recorder and all, you know in this days. Like a gramophone recorder, you know, we have to put the plate one side then change the needle.

Then put other side and put it it will run easy. It takes so we know how to change it like dosa putting you see, you know, why that particular? Cake has that name dosa. Do you know? No, okay when. The flower or the jacquard flower you see mawa pouring in the hot Vessel this case the sound comes.

Sha-sha-sha. When that's the first time yet bar though bar put it back other side sure so though times are means though. Yes. So simple yes. So easily we do it nothing. Then please continue. Because on the way they had because why they were silent because on the way they had argued about who they had argued.

About who was the greatest who was the greatest this argument if Jesus heard it. The people both side roads also had it. Roman roads. I we have seen Roman road not too big. No not too wide. Maybe six feet wide.

Because horses can run through the road those days. No cars nothing. After horses running for years, then the road will become Polished those road like a stone, you know I are stone just keeping small ones piece to piece very jointly.

So that horse can run fast. See, those are the roads those days they used. That's a Road there used to walk. So the people are very close. If Jesus heard it the argument surely the public people also heard it.

It is a shame to Jesus the followers. Fighting arguing who is greatest among us opposites. Who he'll seek? Who cast of demons but inside there's a problem? Fighting for the position fighting for the power.

Do you hear me? Okay, then what did Jesus say? Sitting down. Jesus called the toll and Jesus called the toll. If he's the one taught if you correct somebody correct one to one. If they don't listen. Call two or three then correct it if they don't listen then tell to the church let the church correct it.

The same Jesus now not correcting one-to-one. Publicly, he's correct. Some people otherwise will never change. You know, it's true. Oh Bible says correct one-to-one sometime some people may correct us privately.

Personally someday they may correct us publicly. There are occasions Paul wrote to Timothy correct People in publicly so others may not also do the same evil wrong thing. Amen, we have to be ready to be corrected either public or private.

Serving Others Rather Than Seeking Position

Amen. Okay, and in my childhood We lives a small house roof is by coconut tree leaf. You know every year the leaf need to be removed and putting a new ceiling. Nick a small road in front of our house once in a while a elephant they bring a big elephant To the Brook a small river near our house to bring to wash a small boy.

I was thinking I use Malabar glory soap in those days. It's a good smell like period soap. And I used to think what kind of soap the men using for this Elephant and how big that will be so I want to know.

So whenever they bring the elephant to the in the brook, you know. The small river. I used to go immediately pretending about to take bath. I am just simply going to see how the elephant take showering.

I tell you there I saw the shower. They it sucked the water inside, you know and Small boy, I like it this man. You know the not the water but the one who lead the elephant never start putting the soap.

So he will put a you know some banana plant or something just to cross the River and so the water may come up and we will also help so they can do that duty fast and helping then the elephant will be Simply and enjoy the water then he goes to get the soap where.

From the river itself what soap. Big rough not polished stone rough stone this sort of Mud will only go with the rough stony soap. Normal like soap will never work you hear me. Yes. Some of Indian elephants are same.

See the Polish soap life boy soap. Chandrika soap doesn't works only rough soap will work. It will anyway it will work. Amen. You hear me? Yes. Anyway that Elephant was a female elephant. So the female elephant also need rough soap.

Not only male elephant. What did Jesus say? Okay, if anyone wants to be first, he must Jesus said if Anyone you wanted to be the first he never condemn. It is wrong. No, he didn't say it's good good to say Became a leader.

Yes, if you want to be first, so next. He must he must be the very last he must be the with not the last. The very last and the servant of all and servant of all not master of all. Servant of all very last means if there is a day serving fish fish has tail and head.

If you cut into two piece one piece is head one piece is tail. This is a big fish then we have center portion. Badia Pradesh. Amen. Otherwise only bottom piece and head piece. If there is a fish we live in a small island.

So our people like fish curry very much. Our people like fish curry very much when they say To the boys tomorrow's fish curry. We can see Lion standing very clearly. If they come last they think they will get only head.