Chin Hills Ministries

09/26/2024

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Join us for Judith's testimony revolving around the topic of mission work! Mission has always been a big part of her walk in Christ. With a heart for Jesus...

09/19/2024

This is a wonderful story. May you be encouraged.
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08/21/2024

07/29/2024

To the ones who claim to be Christ followers: My brothers and sisters in Christ: I’ve been reading many posts about the Olympic ceremony. After a while, I began scrolling down with little to no comment. I’ve given it a lot of thought on the pros and cons of the open ceremony. Several points have been raised, which I feel need to be addressed. Whether or not, the reenactment was of Greek/Roman mythology in an o**y, or a reenactment of Greek/Roman mythology mocking the Lord supper is irrelevant. I say this because the God that I worship does not need defending. It is true God is not mocked; so if it truly was motive to slam the Christian beliefs, God is bigger than I am and will execute righteous judgment in His perfect timing. My big concern is the reaction of those that claim to be believers. In the Old Testament, God told his people that because he is holy they also should be holy. That glorifying and approving the behaviors of the people that worshiped certain gods meaning any other besides him was not OK. What happened is because ancient Israel began approving and glorifying the behaviors that these gods encouraged, israel began to justify and crave those things that everybody else was approving and began to satisfy themselves. God found those behaviors, despicable and detestable. To the point that he punished isreal. He even warned them when they were a new country and had left egypt what would happen if they turned away.
Jesus reminded and taught about the holiness of God and his disciples were to be salt and light. Paul continued to clarify the teachings of Jesus when he wrote to non-Jewish people. He explained in Romans 12:1-2 that we were to be holy and set apart as living sacrifices, and that we were not to conform to the behaviors of the world, but to be transformed by renewing our minds in the scriptures. He further told other churches to put away perverse and meaningless talk and acts as well as to focus on things that are good and praise worthy.
So when we look at the Olympics open ceremony as a believer, can we say that the performances were good and praise worthy? Did it glorify God? Do we need to celebrate wickedness just because other cultures celebrate debauchery? Just because France presents different cultural ideas does not necessarily mean that it’s OK. I am not without sin and I am not casting stones. It should be up to believers to question whether or not Jesus/God would approve of us applauding that type of scene. The world is responding as it naturally would Christ followers as called to a higher calling.
I am not condemning the Olympics. I have enjoyed seeing highlights of amazing athletes. But my concern is when believers say that a particular scene was OK; and that for parents to be blindsided and not be prepared for their children to see any of that is not Ok. And yes, you can say well it’s your right to turn it off as it is the viewers right to choose not to watch it. But I dare say in reading several posts and comments of post, that all families were OK with that surprise show.
And as I become older, I realize that Christians or self proclaimed Christians are OK that which is not OK. I’m not going to condemn the world because Jesus did not come to condemn the world. The world was condemned since the garden; when we chose to do what was against God. Jesus came to bring salvation, and if we refused to follow Christ, then we accept the judgment because we are all pre-condemned. If we choose to follow Christ, then we are pardoned from that which we are condemned. Either as believers, we stand for Christ or we are conforming to the world. There is no gray ground. something to think about is where do you stand?
Again, God does not need me to defend him. He is perfectly capable of taking care of his things. But as a Christ follower I am called to encourage and redirect other Christ followers.

07/25/2024

Love this morning’s devotional from a well respected pastor/theologian: Dr David Jeremiah. Stand firm and be bold my brothers and sisters in Christ.

Thursday, July 25

No Other Name

Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
Acts 4:12

In his book Jesus: The Only Way to God John Piper wrote, “It seems to me that the very people who have historically been the most joyfully and sacrificially aggressive in world evangelism are losing their nerve. In our shrinking, pluralistic world, the belief that Jesus is the only way of salvation is increasingly called arrogant and even hateful. In the face of this criticism, many shrink back from affirming the global necessity of knowing and believing in Jesus.”1

Recommended Reading:
Acts 4:8-13
The apostle Peter didn’t hesitate to proclaim to his critics that there was no salvation in anyone other than Jesus. Jesus said that no one could come to God except through Him (John 14:6). He alone is both God and human, born of a virgin, resurrected from the dead, ascended to heaven, and coming again. He alone is Savior.

Keep John 14:6 and Acts 4:12 at the forefront of your mind, and don’t be intimidated in sharing this Good News with the world. Through Jesus Christ we can know God, experience peace, and enjoy eternal life.

Jesus alone can offer eternal life because He is the only one who lived a sinless life and provided the perfect sacrifice for our sins by His death on the cross.
Billy Graham

1. John Piper, Jesus: The Only Way to God (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2010), 7.

03/09/2024

Just a friendly reminder… clock spring forward tonight/morrow

04/08/2023

It is because of what Jesus did, we too shall live. Sunday is coming.

12/31/2022

Greetings as today closes, I hope that you will take time to reflect all the mercies and blessings that have fallen in your life. I wanted to share a story with you concerning long term prayer.
I know that some prayers seem to be answered immediately and others seem to be ignored. We plead and pray and yet the results seem to yeild little to no fruit. There are those who die with unanswered prayers. We who are left behind wonder if those prayers remain on the ground, and like dead seeds produce nothing.
Do not give up on your prayers. God hears and answers them according to his will. Some prayers may not be immediately answered in that person's life time but this is not that story.

A dear friend and former seminary student (Myanmar) asked me at least 10 years ago to keep his family in my prayers. He and at that time one of his siblings were believers but the rest were not. His father had sadly left this world to spend eternity away from Christ and the hope of ever reuniting with his loved ones left behind. The person asked me to keep his mother in my prayers specifically as she was devote in her religious beliefs of Buddhism.

We have kept in touch over the years and he continuously has upped dated me that family have continued to pass for various reasons. His mother has refused to believe as she did not see a need to believe in Jesus. He continued to pray and do what Christ has called him to do and love on his family.

By the end of November, on one of our weekly chats he told me that God had answered our prayers. Since there are many I asked which one. He said that his mother had become a believer and would be baptized on Dec 15. While I had been praying for 10, he had prayed longer.

Do not give up on your prayers. Jesus told his disciples the story of the widow and the unjust judge. She persistently nagged the judge all hours of the night. (Jesus established that the judge was not just, what he did is irrelevant, he was in this story). The point was that Jesus wanted his disciples to persever in their prayers believing God will answer them. God is not unjust, but he works all things out to bring about glory and blessings for all. Glory for him as it demonstrates our faithfulness to pray expecting. Blessings for others as they see us perservering and expecting. We demonstrate what we believe and others see it.

To those who pray for CHM and the country of Myanmar, your prayers have been answered as you pray not knowing what and how to pray except that souls will be won. Pray now for this mother to grow in her walk with Christ.

We pray for you that this New Year provides you with many opportunities to pray and to serve. What is good for the one is good for all as we are one body. Many blessings and gratitude for your ongoing support of this ministry.

CHM

10/11/2022

Greetings my brothers and sisters in Christ. I pray that God is moving in a mighty way in your life. I want to bring you to a thought as it seems that the enemy seeks to divide the church with the way we approach even the body.
For example, we often call churches such as the "free" church and the "persecuted" church. Yet, when we examine the teaching of the NT, we read that we are one body (1 Cor 12) and Jesus said he would build his church vs his churches (Matt 16:18). Think of this. When I hurt my thumb or any part of my body, I do not refer to it as the other body of myself. When I get hurt, even though the rest of my body may not be suffering directly, I still suffer.
Just because part of the body of Christ is not in direct persecution does not mean, they do not suffer. Directly, they may not suffer but the effects of those suffering does affect the church.
When I am hurt physically, the healthy parts of my body, strive and tend to the parts that are hurting. Internally, the blood tends to that area sending white and red blood cells, platelets.... Nerves let me know that an area needs attending to and when I hit that area, it reminds me that I am hurting.
In America, we have begun to see the rise of inflation and are feeling our purses tighten as we wonder how we will pay this or that bill. I know in several countries, the inflation is so high that those who have nothing, that begging is increasingly difficult as those few who have jobs, are barely making ends meet themselves.
In America, we still are holding on and have plenty to eat and many of us sleep in shelter of some kind with appropriate clothing. Many of us are not directly feeling the fear of wondering if we will have a meal or if our electric will be on.
I am asking the brothers and sisters who are able to be as generous as the widow Jesus observed who gave all she had (Lk 21:1-4). The point is when everyone is a generous giver we demonstrate we trust God to supply our needs. We also recognize that we are stewards of what God owns. We are only fooling ourselves when we think all that we amass is ours. After all when we die we will not be taking one dime with us. Fact, Moses asked the people to give to the tabernacle fund (loosely explaining) and because of Israel's generosity, Moses had to ask them to stop giving (Exo 36:6-7)! I am sure churches rarely say that. When the church first came together, Acts records that no one lacked as everyone was generous in their giving.
It will never be the governments or laws that will make the changes, it is the believers who believe God will keep his promises to provide, when the church is about His business.
Myanmar has been hit with high inflation and many continue to lose their jobs. They do not have welfare or government support to help out the needy. They rely on others to help them. Let us be generous and support our brothers and sisters in need. Not just in prayer but financially.
Blessings to you all.

09/17/2022

Thought for today: this is the freedom grace provides-production.

04/19/2022

In studying the book of Leviticus, one may find it difficult to understand all the restrictions and if it means anything to today's believer.
What we learn when we dig and study is because God is holy, he desired his people to be holy. He wanted them to separate their lives from what was common. Eating certain foods and not eating certian foods did not mean they were bad- afterall God created everything and we know He said it was "good." He also blessed what He created (Gen 1 and 2).
Because God is holy, he does not take or do anything that would make him unholy as it is not good for him nor is it in his character to act in an unholy manner. In that time of these laws, all the other nations had their rituals and dietary laws that would "purify" them or unite them with their gods. The movies we watch today often reflect this but somehow we do not connect the dots about govenering expectations. Satan blinds our eyes to this and keeps it foreign and difficult to understand, for he knows should we realize this, we might strive to be holy as we are called to be.
When we look at the dietary laws, we understand that God has previously told what was acceptable for sacrifice. In fact, some of the sacrifices offered the lay person and the priest were invited and told to partake in consumption. So God did not want his people to defile themselves with foods that God himself would not partake in. He wanted us to have a contiuoual relationship. He wanted worship to not just happen on a prescribed moment of time but a daily involvement. One that permeated all areas of life.
If you have someone you love, it is the tendency that they consume your thoughts, actions and emotions. Often you find yourself thinking of them and it can bring smiles to your face as you reflect on special times. God instilled this on mankind so we could understand that he wants us to have a life that is filled and consummed with and about him. He is consummed and committed to us 24/7. Oh what love is that.
Unlike the gods of yesterday and today, He never does anything that would make him less. He never compromises because it is not good. God is good. He does not ask us to compromise as it is not good. If I go to the doctor and he prescribes me meds and I only take some of the pills toss the rest, I compromise what it was meant to do for me. Not taking insulin is not a good thing when prescribed, or taking heart meds or even antibiotics. (I hear that because so many people do not finish taking antibiotics, it has raised up superviruses that are antibiotic resistant- hmmmm). When I compromise spiritually, my heart becomes resistant and hardened to what I am called to be- Holy.
The amazing thing about being called to holiness is, Jesus promised the Holy Spirit would teach us and walk with us. A personal private tutor- that is amazing. He knew this because he said that without him we could not do anything (Jn 15:5). Jesus raised the standards as he obeyed the Laws that he gave back when but taught that it was the inside that matter. Only he is able to change the inside. We just have to follow through.
The gods of then and today compromise and have human traits- adultrey, fornication, self-serving. In many movies I have watched, when the servant fails the evil-one and begs for forgiveness for their mistakes, they are "forgiven" and then killed to never disappoint. I am so glad that Jesus forgave me and then did not banish me from his presence.
My question to you is does your life reflect His Holiness? Does He permeate your thoughts and actions? I encourage you to reflect on the book of Leviticus. We are the priesthood of believers and NT writers continue to call us to be holy as He is holy.
Blessings.

04/17/2022

On Good Friday, Jesus paid for our sins. Resurrection Sunday is the promise of eternal life with Him if we choose to be with him.