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Cost of Disobedience

Sharing the notes of a sermon I shared last Saturday at church. After a long time, I spoke fully in Malayalam. This is in Malayalam and has no translation.  

Main Points from the messages

  • Main Verse:-  Deut. 3:23-27
    • à´…à´•്à´•ാലത്à´¤ു à´žാൻ യഹോവയോà´Ÿു à´…à´ªേà´•്à´·ിà´š്à´šു: 24 കർത്à´¤ാà´µാà´¯ യഹോà´µേ, à´¨ിà´¨്à´±െ മഹത്വവും à´¨ിà´¨്à´±െ à´­ുജവിà´°്യവും à´…à´Ÿിയനെ à´•ാà´£ിà´š്à´šുà´¤ുà´Ÿà´™്à´™ിയല്à´²ോ; à´¨ിà´¨്à´±െ à´•്à´°ിയകൾപോà´²െà´¯ും à´¨ിà´¨്à´±െ à´µീà´°്യപ്à´°à´µൃà´¤്à´¤ികൾപോà´²െà´¯ും à´šെà´¯്‍à´µാൻ à´•à´´ിà´¯ുà´¨്à´¨ à´¦ൈà´µം à´¸്വർഗ്à´—à´¤്à´¤ിà´²ാà´•à´Ÿ്à´Ÿെ à´­ൂà´®ിà´¯ിà´²ാà´•à´Ÿ്à´Ÿെ ആരുà´³്à´³ു? 25 à´žാൻ à´•à´Ÿà´¨്à´¨ുà´šെà´¨്à´¨ു à´¯ോർദ്à´¦ാà´¨്നക്à´•à´°െà´¯ുà´³്à´³ നല്à´² à´¦േശവും മനോഹരമാà´¯ പർവ്വതവും à´²െà´¬ാà´¨ോà´¨ും à´’à´¨്à´¨ു à´•à´£്à´Ÿുà´•ൊà´³്ളട്à´Ÿെ à´Žà´¨്à´¨ു പറഞ്à´žു. 26 à´Žà´¨്à´¨ാൽ യഹോà´µ à´¨ിà´™്ങളുà´Ÿെ à´¨ിà´®ിà´¤്à´¤ം à´Žà´¨്à´¨ോà´Ÿു à´•ോà´ªിà´š്à´šിà´°ുà´¨്à´¨ു; à´Žà´¨്à´±െ à´…à´ªേà´•്à´· à´•േà´Ÿ്à´Ÿà´¤ുà´®ിà´²്à´². യഹോà´µ à´Žà´¨്à´¨ോà´Ÿു: മതി; à´ˆ à´•ാà´°്യത്à´¤െà´•്à´•ുà´±ിà´š്à´šു ഇനി à´Žà´¨്à´¨ോà´Ÿു à´¸ംà´¸ാà´°ിà´•്à´•à´°ുà´¤ു;27 à´ªിà´¸്à´—à´¯ുà´Ÿെ à´®ുà´•à´³ിൽ കയറി തല à´ªൊà´•്à´•ി പടിà´ž്à´žാà´±ോà´Ÿ്à´Ÿും വടക്à´•ോà´Ÿ്à´Ÿും à´¤െà´•്à´•ോà´Ÿ്à´Ÿും à´•ിà´´à´•്à´•ോà´Ÿ്à´Ÿും à´¨ോà´•്à´•ിà´•്à´•ാൺക;
    • 23 “At that time I pleaded with the Lord and said, 24 ‘O Sovereign Lord, you have only begun to show your greatness and the strength of your hand to me, your servant. Is there any god in heaven or on earth who can perform such great and mighty deeds as you do? 25 Please let me cross the Jordan to see the wonderful land on the other side, the beautiful hill country and the Lebanon mountains.’ 26 “But the Lord was angry with me because of you, and he would not listen to me. ‘That’s enough!’ he declared. ‘Speak of it no more. 27 But go up to Pisgah Peak, and look over the land in every direction. Take a good look, but you may not cross the Jordan River. (NLT)

  1. Moses was a very humble man - Num. 12:3-8
  2. Moses followed the instructions in all scenarios
  3. Moses lost in one place - Meribah. 
    1. Num. 20:12,
    2. Speak to the Rock, but Moses struck the rock. 
    3. Water came, and that was what people needed, but it was not what God wanted. 
    4. God expected obedience more than water coming from the rock. 
  4. Moses' request was not granted 
    1. Deut. 3:23-27 b. 
    2. Moses begged, but Lord was angry.
  5. Jesus Warning
    1.  Mat. 24:10-13 - Endure till the end 
    2. Mathew 7:21-23 - Those who actually do the will of my father. It Is not to target false teachers. 
    3. Heb. 2:1- Chance of drifting away. Listen carefully to the word.



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