By Esudas Bontha

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• By Esudas Bontha
• www.churchofchristindia.com

2 Timothy 42?Preach the word! Be ready in season
and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with
all longsuffering and teaching. Matthew 516 Let
your light so shine before men, that they may see
your good works and glorify your Father in
heaven. James 127 Pure and undefiled religion
before God and the Father is this to visit
orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep
oneself unspotted from the world.
2/20/2012
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Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior
Jesus the Christ!!

• I am thankful for this opportunity.
• I am married to a good Christian woman named
  Viajay Kumri since 1988.
• God blessed us with 3 children. All Of Them Are
  Christians.
• I am presently taking care of 50 children in my
  home.
• My 20 year old son (Bontha Bharath Bhushan)
  helps me preach on Sunday.

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About India

• Revelation 129 So the great dragon was cast
  out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and
  Satan, who deceives the whole world he was cast
  to the earth, and his angels were cast out with
  him.

The Hindu god Vishnu and his consort, riding on
Sheshanaag, god of all cobras who always
worships Vishnu
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About India

• 1.55 Billion people.
• Population tripled in the last 50 years
• We have 28 States.
• 7 union territories
• They are divided on the basis of language
• There are many languages in India.

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We have 6 major religions in Indiaand many
denominations

• Hinduim 80.5
• Islam 13.4
• Christianity 2.3
• Sikhism 1.9
• Jainism
• Buddhism

• Roman Catholic
• Baptist
• Lutheran
• Living evangelical fellowship
• Laymen's Evangelical
• Total 2.3
• New Testament Christians, 0.5

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The 4 main castes are

• Brahmins are (Hindu Priest.)
• Kshatriya are the (Kings)
• Vysya are the (business men)
• Sudra (untouchable people)

The highest population in India are the Sudra, my
people
There are over 100 sub-castes
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Our greatest challenge in India

• Hebrews 512-13 For though by this time you
  ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach
  you again the first principles of the oracles of
  God and you have come to need milk and not solid
  food. For everyone who partakes only of milk is
  unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is
  a babe.

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The Endless Cycle of Poverty
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Off to work to help feed the family, Only manual
labor or childcare. No time or money for school
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Maybe 2 years of school, but cant read or write
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Marry and have children
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A new soul is born
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Grow up
Without literacy, the cycle will continue forever
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Still Chained?
In the past, the Bible was chained and people
could not have it
Among the Sudra, they may own a Bible but they
cannot read it
90 Illiteracy
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We all must grow in knowledge
2 Peter 317-18 beware lest you also fall from
your own steadfastness, being led away with the
error of the wicked but grow in the grace and
knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
2 Peter 13 His divine power has given to us all
things that pertain to life and godliness,
through the knowledge of Him who called us by
glory and virtue
1 Peter 22 as newborn babes, desire the pure
milk of the word, that you may grow thereby
Growing in the Grace AND KNOWLEDGE of Christ
SAVED
Babe in Christ
Child in Christ
Mature Christian
Elder, Deacon, Preacher, Teacher
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We must study to become mature
Ephesians 413-1 till we all come to the unity of
the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God,
to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature
of the fullness of Christ that we should no
longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried
about with every wind of doctrine, by the
trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of
deceitful plotting, but, speaking the truth in
love, may grow up in all things into Him who is
the headChrist
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Christians must study the Bible
I write to youso you must read!
1 John 213 I write to you, fathers, Because you
have known Him who is from the beginning. I write
to you, young men, Because you have overcome the
wicked one. I write to you, little children,
Because you have known the Father.
2 Corinthians 113 For we are not writing any
other things to you than what you read or
understand.
Revelation 13 Blessed is he who reads and those
who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep
those things which are written in it for the
time is near.
Ephesians 33-5 how that by revelation He made
known to me the mystery (as I have briefly
written already, by which, when you read, you may
understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ),
Matthew 123,5, 194, 2331 Mark 1210 Have you
not read
1 Timothy 413 Till I come, give attention to
reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
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We must study to defend our own faith from false
teachers
Jude 3 contend earnestly for the faith which
was once for all delivered to the saints.
Acts 1711 they received the word with all
readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to
find out whether these things were so.
2 Peter 21-3 But there were also false prophets
among the people, even as there will be false
teachers among you, who will secretly bring in
destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who
bought them, and bring on themselves swift
destruction. And many will follow their
destructive ways, because of whom the way of
truth will be blasphemed. By covetousness they
will exploit you with deceptive words for a long
time their judgment has not been idle, and their
destruction does not slumber.
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But if we cannot read
Study to show yourselves Approved!
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Cannot Read
SAVED
Mature Christians, Elders, Deacons,
Preachers, Teachers
NO
Babe in Christ
Child in Christ
We can be saved without reading, but
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Why must we educate first?
Elders, Deacons, Preachers, Teachers
Bible Self-study, Grow to Maturity, Defend own
faith
Spiritually Sound Mature Congregation Self-support
ing
Spiritually Strong Mature Person Economically
Strong
Literacy
Well-educated, Better Jobs, Escape Poverty
Professional Men Women, Stronger
Families Community Leaders
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My History in the Lords Work

• All to Jesus I surrender. All to Him I freely
  give.
• I will ever love and trust Him, in His presence
  daily live.
• I surrender all. I surrender all.
• All to Thee my Blessed Savior, I surrender all

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4 Generations of Gospel Preachers

• My father and grandfather were Gospel preachers
• I have been preaching for 23 years in state of
  Andhra Pradesh, South India.
• I work in 3 Districts and have started many
  congregations.
• Today my son and I preach for 6 different
  congregations.

Andhra Pradesh
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Where I first preached
And believers were increasingly added to the
Lord, multitudes of both men and women Acts 514
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Evangelism

• Matthew 2818
• And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, All
  authority has been given to Me in heaven and on
  earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all
  the nations, baptizing them in the name of the
  Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
  teaching them to observe all things that I have
  commanded you and lo, I am with you always, even
  to the end of the age.

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Preaching
Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of
season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all
longsuffering and teaching. 2
Timothy 42
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Gospel Meetings
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Baptisms
And now why are you waiting? Arise and be
baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the
name of the Lord. Acts 2216
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Many New Congregations Started
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Preachers Meeting
And the things that you have heard from me among
many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who
will be able to teach others also. 2 Timothy
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New Building finished in 2010 for
Makkenavaripalem church of ChristAfter 18 years
of work and prayer
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New Building for the Ramanjaneyapuram church of
Christ
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Indian Christian School

• Proverbs 226
• Train up a child in the way he should go, And
  when he is old he will not depart from it.

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Which is the better way?
10 years at Christian Home School
Bible Study visit in Home 1 hour? 40 minutes? Can
hear the Word, BUT cant study if they cant
read. Totally dependent on a few preachers for
knowledge.
Morning prayer Assembly singing, scripture,
prayer Afternoon prayer Evening Moral Class
(Bible study) Evening singing, scripture,
prayer Bedtime prayer ------------------------ 2
hours each day for 10 years 7300 hours of
spiritual training and study -------------------
----- Learn to read, able to spiritually feed
themselves and shown the Lords Way
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Indian Christian School students assembled to
pray
Song God will accomplish His Will Whatever we
ask, O LordYour Will will be done. Because of
Your Love,The flowers also blossom. So, please
give ear to our praying because of Your Love.
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Government Leaders attend 2nd Anniversary
Celebration
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Indian Christian School Bus
Getting the bus was a big step for the school and
opened the door to accreditation.
Having the bus allows us to serve 40 more
children from outlying regions.
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Land is the Key to the Future
Current Bontha home and Christian School, 1/10
acre
Future location for Indian Christian School
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Benevolence

• Galatians 610
• Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good
  to all, especially to those who are of the
  household of faith.

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The hungry stomach speaks louder than the preacher
Jesus said, He that believes and is baptized
shall be saved!
I am so hungry, when will he finish so I can find
some food to eat?
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Where do 50 children sleep in the same house?
Anywhere they can!
And whoever gives one of these little ones only a
cup of cold water in the name of a disciple,
assuredly, I say to you, he shall by no means
lose his reward. Matthew 1042
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Feeding the sick, elderly and widows at
Subbaiahpalem
They desired only that we should remember the
poor, the very thing which I also was eager to
do. Galatians 212
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Suneetha who is suffering with Diabetes
We provided a glucose monitor for this severely
diabetic young girl
And the King will answer and say to them,
assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it
to one of the least of these My brethren, you did
it to Me. Matthew 2540
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• Let your light so shine before men that
  they may see your good works and glorify your
  Father which is in heaven. Matthew 516

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My Support

• Supporting Congregation
• Granby church of Christ,
• Granby, MO
• Contact David Hersey
• david_at_granbychurchofChrist.org
• http//www.granbychurchofchrist.org/
• http//www.churchofchristindia.com/

• Other supporters
• Mars Hill church of Christ, KY
• Montana St church of Christ, TX
• Sunset church of Christ, AR
• Kingsville church of Christ, AL
• Georgia Ave church of Christ, DC
• Rutherford church of Christ, NC
• Letona church of Christ, AR
• Vernon church of Christ, AL
• Terry Chapel church of Christ, KY

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• Thank you for your precious time