Thursday, April 25, 2013

What Faith Does ? Lessons from Hebrew 11 ( R.Stanley)




1. Faith obtains a good testimony. (v 2)
2. Faith understands the creative power of God’s Word. (v 3)
3. Faith offers to God the first and the best. (v 4)
4. Faith seeks to please God in everything. (v 5)
5. Faith believes that God answers diligent prayer. (v 6)
6. Faith takes God’s warnings seriously. (v 7)
7. Faith obeys God without asking questions. (v 8)
8. Faith steps out to possess new territories. (v 9)
9. Faith lives with eternity in view. (v 10)
10. Faith looks to God alone and laughs at impossibilities. (v 11)
11. Faith confesses, “This world is not my home; I’m just a passing-thro’!” (vv 13,37b,38)
12. Faith is Heaven-sick. (vv 14,16)
13. Faith does not retreat. (v 15)
14. Faith readily parts with any blessing to be offered back to God. (v 17)
15. Faith counts on the resurrective power of God. (vv 19,35a)
16. Faith prophesies messages for future generations. (vv 20-22)
17. Faith fears no threats but relies on God’s power to protect. (v 23)
18. Faith is not enamoured of worldly status. (v 24)
19. Faith says no to sin. (v 25)
20. Faith identifies with God’s people voluntarily in their suffering. (v 25)
21. Faith does not worship money. (v 26)
22. Faith acts on heavenly vision fearing no power on earth. (v 27)
23. Faith takes refuge under the Blood of Christ. (v28)
24. Faith attempts the impossible. (v 29)
25. Faith does not give up. (v 30)
26. Faith abandons the devil’s majority and joins God’s miniority. (v 31)
27. Faith demonstrates righteousness. (v 33)
28. Faith expects great things from God and attempts great things for Him. (vv 32-34)
29. Faith refuses to compromise even if it means torture and death. (vv 35-37)
30. Faith ignores mockery. ( v36)
“Examine yourselves whether you are in the faith!”  (2 Cor 13:5)
(Compiled by R. Stanley)

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Ida Scudder

Ida Scudder (Dec 9, 1870 – May 24, 1960)


Ida Scudder was a third-generation American medical missionary in India. She dedicated her life to the plight of Indian women and the fight against bubonic plague, cholera and leprosy. In 1918, she started one of Asia's foremost teaching hospitals, the Christian Medical College & Hospital in the state of Tamil Nadu.

In the late 1800s, she was visiting her father in India. One night, Ida was asked to help three women from different families struggling in difficult childbirth. Custom prevented their husbands from accepting the help of a male doctor and being without training at that time, Ida herself could do nothing. The next morning she was shocked to learn that each of the three women had died. 

When Ida went back to America, she entered medical training (practically unheard of for women at that time) and, in 1899, she was one of the first women graduates of the Weill Medical College of Cornell University; shortly thereafter, she returned to India and opened a one-bed clinic in Vellore in 1900. In 1918, the medical school for women was opened. Social conservatives argued that she would be lucky to get even three applicants but she had 151 applicants in the first year. Today this college is among the most famous in India. 

The Scudder family have contributed more than 1,100 combined years to medical service in India through 42 members of 4 generations. A school in vellore is now named after Ida Scudder, to honour the foreign lady who made improving the lives of Indian women her life mission


Bangalore Blessing Youth Mission, India
Dedicated for missionary Revival & Evangelism
(taken from Indian Quotes)