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After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star when it rose and have come to worship Him.” (Matthew 2:1, 2)

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he Wise Men asked, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews?”

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deliverance in my life? The answer is YOU! Yes, Jesus has placed His children as kings the world is searching for. You have been established by the Lord to be kings to reign on the earth (Rev. 5:10).

How thrilling this is! Some say that whenever a king is born, a star appears to denote his birth. We don't know if it appeared for others, but we do know that it appeared for Jesus! The star for the King of the Jews appeared in the heavens.

In Psalm 147:4 and Isaiah 40:26, we see how the Lord creates the stars and He gives each one a size, majesty, glory and purpose. God also determines a place for it; He gives each star a name, calls it every

When the Lord of lords was born as a child, the light that came from within Him gave light to the star; that star was only reflecting the light of the Son of God.

day by name and makes sure it’s in place. Not a single star is lost.

Similarly, the Lord has created you to be a star, given you a form, glory, and a place where you need to rise up and shine. Daniel 12:3 says, “Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.” You have been called to be a star that brings many to righteousness. Therefore, be brave and courageous. Doubts may arise in your mind if you need to go elsewhere, find another job or leave your family and move to a different place to serve; It is not so.

The Lord’s power will make you shine wherever you are. Luke 16:10 says, “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with

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much.” When you are faithful in small things, the Lord will make you a leader over much. You will never be lost.

SHINE IN DARKNESS “The light shines in the darkness.”

(John 1:5) The Lord has given you the light to shine for the purpose you have been created. What a blessing! You are precious to the Lord because it is He who has created you, in a wonderful and fearful manner (Psalm 139:14).

Therefore, God will not reduce your light to a mere shimmer; He will not forsake you nor let the clouds hide your light. We see the stars shining in darkness, in situation and circumstance surrounded by gloom.

Therefore, never be afraid when trouble surrounds you, for that is then the miracles of Jesus happen; when death comes, rejoice, because that’s when resurrection happens; when there is a lack, it is then the five loaves and two fish will multiply to feed thousands of people. Darkness should never terrify you.

When the Wise Men saw the star, they recognized that it was not an ordinary star but that of a King, the King of the Jews. When the Lord of lords was born as a child, the light that came from within Him gave light to the star; that star was only reflecting the light of the Son of God. It had no light of its own in a physical context but was a unique light-reflecting star.

That is why the Wise Men decided, ‘it was not the glory of the star but the glory of the King, whose birth it signifies’ and decided to follow it.

Similarly, what makes you and me shine in this world is Jesus - the true Light of the world.

What attracts people to you is the light of Jesus that makes you shine; it’s not your words or songs, it is the light of Christ that is shining in you. You may have many weaknesses and lacks but the Lord chooses and sends His light upon the weak, the smallest among all, or those who lack faith.

Whoever does not reflect His light and does not fulfill the will of God, will have a tragic end like Judas; but those who do the will of God will turn the world upside down like what the early disciples did (Acts 17:6). The Lord has chosen you to shine forth the true Light of the world Jesus Christ. The God who created light from darkness is living inside you. Therefore, His light will shine from you in the upcoming year. “…The Lord rises upon you and His glory appears over you.

Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.” (Isaiah 60:2, 3) The days are coming when the Lord is about to bring kings and leaders to your light to guide them through prophecy, and they will be transformed. You are also going to see the power of resurrection in the coming days.

SHINE CONTINUOUSLY “Let us not become weary in doing good.”

(Galatians 6:9) Look at the star that guided the Wise Men till Jerusalem. However, on reaching Jerusalem, and viewing the royal grandeur that decked the city and the desirable throne of King Herod, they

would have thought, ‘Ah a city fit for our King’s birth! Certainly we will find our King here.’ They were about to worship Jesus as a worldly king.

Imagine what the star would have thought: ‘They followed me all this while, and we are only 12 miles away from Bethlehem, but the worldly splendor of Jerusalem has diverted their focus.

How painful this must have been for the star!

However, did it stop shining? No, it continued doing its job.

It may happen similarly in your job or service.

People may shift their focus from the light that God shines through you to worldly things of lust, power and pride. When it happens, never be troubled. Instead, be like the star, and continue your service to humanity undaunted.

Totally surrender yourself to the Lord and let Him lead you to those whom He has purposed for you to lead, reflecting the light of Christ. You are not shining just for the sake of people’s appreciation nor performing your work depending on their directives. Your mission in life is to reflect the light and glory of Jesus Christ and not to please the people around you. You are a light giver receiving your light from the Lord and not from human beings or from their judgement. Your light is not based on human standards too. Let your eyes always look upon Jesus, whose light makes everyone to shine forever, as well as in all circumstances.

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the High Priests. Who were they? They

The demons visited the rest of the family in Odisha at the

were the ones who wanted to kill Jesus.

same time and said that they were leaving. Today, the Lord

It was in fact, they who eventually killed Jesus, but from their very own mouths

has opened a way in the state of Odisha and has made

the prophecy came of where Jesus was born. They guided the Wise Men to

Calls Prayer Festivals and Prayer Towers.

Bethlehem, where Jesus was born.

millions of people come to know the Lord through Jesus If you are worried that people have left you or that they are talking ill about you, take heart, God will make

Many years ago, when we did not

prophecy come from their very lips that you are the star

have Prayer Towers anywhere except in Chennai, and had never visited Odisha

of God. Yes, you will be surprised! God is going to make

for ministry, we had a surprise visit from a family of four from Sambalpur,

testify about you. They will send people and kings to you.

Odisha. They could speak only Odiya language and so a friend helped in

Jesus! The Holy Spirit will make people to come to you to

translating for us. They explained that they were much troubled due to demonic

God’s servant. As you keep shining, men of authority and

oppression. Every night, little demons and big ones would physically appear in their home. The larger demons would hold the family members while the little ones would bite them. They could see those physical wounds later. One fine day, the little boy in the family asked one of the little demons, “What should we do to make you leave us.” It replied, “There is a person in Chennai called Dhinakaran - if he asks us to leave, we will leave.” The family never knew who my Dad was neither did they know Jesus.

By God’s providence, the family met someone from YMCA, who agreed to help them; they wrote a letter to my father stating that the devil had mentioned that if Dhinakaran would ask the demons to leave them, they would leave. The family then arrived at the Dr. D.G.S. Dhinakaran Prayer Tower at Chennai with their letter. Awestruck by the statement and filled with compassion, my father commanded the devil in Jesus’ name to leave the family!

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those who want to destroy you to commend you and However, be sure not to run after people, but only after receive God’s blessings thus acknowledging that you are kings will come to your light in great numbers from all directions. Starting now, God is going to make you a shining star- a star that guides leaders. You will experience His majestic blessings in full measure this upcoming year.

The Wise Men came out of the palace and “When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy” (Matt 2:10) and doubtless, it led them quickly to Bethlehem where they saw Jesus. When people look at you, they will see Jesus and they will be filled with exceedingly great joy.

Dearly beloved, is your heart troubled crying out why has God forsaken you? Don’t be worried.

He will make you shine ever more brightly. Just keep praising the Lord. That is all you need to do.

Keep thanking God saying, ‘I praise You Lord for reflecting Your light on me so that I may keep shining.’ The Lord is going to make you shine in every aspect of life as you move into the approaching year.

“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.” (Numbers 6:24-26)

Therefore, don’t be worried as surprises are awaiting you; the Lord is about to make you shine and perform great things for His glory. You will be the bright shining star that leads people to the Sun of Righteousness.

PRAYER Lord, I surrender myself to be a shining star for You. Fill me with Your anointing and gifts oh Lord and speak words of prophecy through me. Lord, I come to You just as I am. Fill me with Your fire and anointing. Remove all my weaknesses and heal me completely.

Lord, make me and my family shine ever more brightly in the upcoming year.

Gracious Lord, I thank You for You are going to make me shine as a star for You by making me a blessing to others. I praise You for Your new mercies and grace in the coming year.

In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.

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es, the only way we can show God how much we prize His priceless gift is through our thanksgiving. There is no better way we can reflect our gratefulness than by giving this indescribable gift to another needy person even as we celebrate Christmas thus giving hope to the lost and brokenhearted across the globe.

I thank you, for you have been instrumental in upholding the 'Jesus Calls Ministry' which is fulfilling its vision of wiping away the tears of millions of people all over the world through different facets – Prayer Tower, Letter Ministry, Web Ministry, Facebook, Books, Magazine, Prayer Festivals, Television, Partner Training Programmes and many more. The Lord has also enabled us to start a Family channel, conduct Blessing Meetings and pray for countless number of people.

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God gave us grace to spread His love even during this pandemic period through these various platforms but all this was possible only by your generous giving. God has protected us and also enabled us to end this year with His presence beside us just like the ‘Fourth man’ in the fiery furnace. So this is the time of the year when we take His good news across to all people like the angels who brought the good tiding.

To continue this God-given mission of spreading the joy of Jesus, we need your loving support, so I request you to partner with us. The Bible says in Hebrews 13:16 'Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.' There is nothing greater than sharing the greatest gift - Jesus, who gives eternal life to mankind (John 17:3). It will be a blessing if every earning member in your family donates one day/first month's salary or portion of the earnings in work/ business for this good work and help us to comfort the broken hearted and share the love of Christ to the unreached. As you sow your first seed in Jesus

Calls ministries for 2021 bringing blessings to millions of the people around the world, the Lord will take your offering in His hands and multiply the same to wipe away the tears of millions; the Lord will add the souls thus touched into your account.

IN THE COMING YEAR 2021: Prayer Towers will continue to serve 24x7, 365 days of the year and we strive to reach 50 Lakhs of people through prayer. We have launched the courses and programs through the Karunya Academy for Theological Education(KATE) to train thousands of people who are willing to serve as praying partners.

Even as people are compelled to work or study from home which causes frustration especially among youngsters and children, we have been conducting Live programs every week and helping them to cast their burdens on the Lord through prayers , uplifting their lives to hope for a better tomorrow. We will be continuing to

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serve the millions by reaching them through the digital platforms such as Website, Facebook, Twitter, Mobile App, etc, and hope to touch at least 10 million souls through these modes.

We are also planning to start many new ventures to bring the Lord’s blessing and also have plans to open Prayer Towers in new places, reconstruct the old Prayer Towers as more people are coming whom we are not able to accommodate. We need to launch TV programs in many languages with new programmes.

For the coming year we are also set to reach more than 5 lakh families and 20 lakh readers through our magazine across India in 7+ languages month after month. We aim to carry the prophetic word to those in need, setting them free through the truths in the scripture.

Our prayer intercessors are dedicated to counsel and intercede with burden for all,

irrespective of their culture or background in all our Prayer Towers across India, 365 days a year. No matter what challenges arise in the coming year, our prayer intercessors will continue to tirelessly attend calls and pray for people who visit the Prayer Towers bringing miracles specifically in such a time as this.

Just as Esther was prayerfully prepared for the great task ahead of her, we are prayerfully hoping and getting ready to conduct our mega Prayer Festivals and special blessing meetings across India after the restrictions are lifted so that the power of God will be manifested - the sick receiving healing, people receiving answers and the lost finding their purpose of life in Christ.

The Family Channel cable network ministers the word of God to all age groups, 24 hours, 365 days. We are set to touch the lives of more than 10 million people through our Television channel and programs telecasted over 20 networks and in 10+ languages every day and so on.

As faithful as you have been to the Lord in supporting us even during this period of crisis, I pray and hope you will persist in partnering with us through the following ways: • • •

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Praying for this vision Promoting this vision to your beloved ones by enrolling them in blessing plans Providing the financial needs to reach out the millions

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I would also like you to consider joining hands in this great mission of wiping away the tears of millions by making a continuous investment by • • • • •

Pledging an amount for the year and donate every month (OR) Pledging one-day’s salary or a day’s income of your job/ business each month (OR) Pledging your one-month’s salary / income into this ministry of hope (OR) Pledging one-tenth of your salary / income (OR) Introducing this ministry to your friends to receive prayers and enroll in blessing plans.

Jesus says,

“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 25:40) Just as the widow of Zarephath chose to feed another even in the midst of her suffering, when you choose to feed the Bread of life, Jesus, amidst your needs, God will make sure that goodness and love flow nonstop within your walls in 2021.

- Dr. Paul Dhinakaran I PLEDGE TO Support Rs_______/- for the year by donating Rs ________/- every month One-day salary Rs___________________ One-month salary Rs________________ One-tenth of my salary Rs____________ Rs______________________ as one time donation Name_____________________________________ Partner code__________________ Address__________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________ Pincode___________________ Email ______________________________ Mobile ___________________ Birthday _____________________ Wedding Day_____________________ My personal Prayer Request to be prayed at Jesus Calls Prayer Tower ............................................................................ ............................................................................ ............................................................................

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Where troubles turn into testimonies All of us are in need of prayer for something or the other and the Jesus Calls Prayer Tower is the place where prayers are offered relentlessly for every soul who seeks a solution to their situation. God keeps His promise of answering the prayers offered in one accord and wipes the tears of millions by turning their troubles into testimonies. Here are some that would encourage you to receive your miracle.

Testimony from D.G.S Memorial Prayer Tower Relieved from distress My husband was badly addicted to alcohol. My son is working abroad. My daughter in-law and granddaughter are staying with us. The situation worsened as my husband started drinking in our house itself. Because of this, my daughter in- law said that she wanted to leave for her parents’ house. There was no peace in our family; we were very confused. At that moment, I called the Jesus Calls Prayer Tower and sought prayers for our family peace and for my husband to quit alcohol. The prayer intercessor prayed for me with much burden. According to the promise in Psalm 107:28, "Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress", God removed all the confusion in our family. He heard the prayers offered by the prayer intercessors and delivered my husband from his addiction. Now we have great peace in our family. A million thanks to God for giving us His peace.

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Testimony from Bengaluru Prayer Tower Hindrances broken I came to the Prayer Tower with lot of tension and worry because I had lost my job. I had attended more than five interviews, but I wasn’t selected. In the companies I was selected I did not get an offer letter. So, I came to the Bengaluru Prayer Tower, sought prayers and I also fasted and prayed. Within a week, I got selected and joined work the following week. Now I am working as a Software Engineer in a Software company.

Praise be to God. I thank the prayer intercessors for praying fervently.

- M.Sweatha, Bengaluru

Testimony from Visakhapatnam Prayer Tower Supernatural miracle My wife K. Shobana and I got married in February 2012 and for the first time in the year 2013 my wife conceived but in the 3rd month doctors aborted the pregnancy due to no cardiac movement present in the foetus. Again she got conceived in the year 2014 and the same problem occurred. In 2018 and 2019 also the same situation repeated. Finally doctors gave up and told us there is no chance for my wife to conceive and they referred us for test tube baby procedure. Meanwhile, whenever we met respected Dr. Paul Dhinakaran, Sis. Evangeline Paul Dhinakaran and Sis. Stella Dhinakaran for prayers, they prayed for us with much tears and strengthened us in God as we had lost hope. My wife became very sick and weak due to the missed abortions. We were praying for a miracle in our life.

My wife enrolled herself in Child Anticipation Plan ( Young Partners’ Plan) and regularly sent donations for the same. Finally this year 2020, God did a supernatural miracle in our life. My wife got conceived in a normal way without taking any medication and on September 13th 2020, God blessed us with a beautiful girl child. Glory to God alone. Special thanks to respected Dr. Paul Dhinakaran, Sis. Evangeline Paul Dhinakaran & Sis. Stella Dhinakaran who prayed for us with much burden - their prayers helped us to inherit a supernatural blessing from the Almighty God. We kept our daughter's name as SARAH BLESSY. Praise be to God.

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Testimony from Ooty Prayer Tower Admission into desired course After completing 12th standard while trying for admissions, I missed the face to face interview and thereby missed the seat in a college in the group I preferred. I was given a seat in the group which I did not like and they said that is the only option they could give me. My family and I were disappointed. So I decided to enrol in the group that I disliked. That day we received a phone call from the Ooty Prayer Tower. We shared our need and the prayer intercessor prayed for us. On the same day God enabled me to get a seat in the group I desired. I thank the prayer intercessor who prayed for me and offer praises to the Lord Jesus Christ who helped me get the seat I wanted. All glory be to God.

- S.Jenifer, Ooty

Testimony from Erode Prayer Tower Healed from prolonged fever I am a Jesus Calls Partner. My husband is J. Madan. I have two children, son M. Sharwin Matthew who is 7 years and daughter Iniya Grace who is 2 years old. When the pandemic began, in the month of March, I fell sick with fever. The temperature was between 100° to 103°. I had no other symptoms. Though I was under medication, the fever did not subside. The fever which started on 19th March, was not cured till 20th April. In the beginning, I had no fear; but after a month passed, I became depressed and started crying worrying that something was serious concerning my health.

My children were small and I did not want them to be infected. So, I decided to suicide. However, that afternoon, a sister from Erode Prayer Tower called me and I was very happy. I shared all my worries with her. I cried telling her my condition and she prayed earnestly for me. By the grace of God, that very night the fever which was 103o came to 99o and the next day, it became normal.

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Testimony from Amritsar Prayer Tower Healed from Covid-19 My son Rahul Tigga who is in Dubai was diagnosed with corona and all boys with him on campus were also infected.

We were worried as to how he will recover. I got a call from Jesus Calls Amritsar and was asked about my well being. I told about my son and about the boys with him who were also corona positive. Jesus Calls Amritsar staff prayed for them. God did a great miracle and on 9th October 2020, my son and all boys with him on the campus were tested negative for corona and God healed them. Thanks be to God and I thank the prayer intercessors who prayed for us.

- Agnes Tigga, Amritsar

Testimony from JC House Chennai Prayer Tower Hope amidst negative prognosis I had to undergo a surgery on my head. The doctors told me that I will lose my ability to speak and hear. My tongue and ears were predicted to lose their functionality. My wife and I came to the Jesus Calls JC House Prayer Tower,Chennai and prayed. The prayer intercessors encouraged me to hope for a miracle.

After the surgery, the doctors still gave me the same prognosis that I would not speak but God miraculously has enabled me to speak and hear for the glory of God. - G.Narayanan, Chennai

The Lord who performed these amazing miracles will do much more for you. Visit or call your nearest Prayer Tower for prayer support.

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My beloved brother / sister, It is such a joy to wish you a happy and blessed Christmas. God’s sheer mercy has protected and provided for us over the past eleven months. Let us be grateful to God for helping us to see the final month of the year. I’m sure you would have enjoyed innumerable blessings from God in your personal life, in your family and in your work.

Last month, purely by the amazing grace of God and the prayers of loving partners like you, we were able to touch millions of people all around the world and proclaim God’s love, peace and grace through television programmes, specially the Family Channel, letters, e-mail, magazine, SMS, Zoom meetings, telephone prayer calls, DIAL A PRAYER, and social media platforms.

Digital Media "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.”

(Mark 16:15) As promised in the above verse the Lord has helped us to take the ministry far and wide across nations. The launch of Family Channel has been a huge step in obeying God’s command to preach the gospel to all creation. Technology made it possible for Family Channel to be available on android devices, iOS users and all android smart TV. We thank God for this added blessing through which millions taste the love of God.

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during difficulties. As the prayer intercessors call on God, a very present help in trouble, people have experienced deliverance and breakthrough in every kind of situation. We thank God for the advancement in technology through which our prayer intercessors had the privilege of attending all the calls requesting prayers and earnestly pray for the souls which has brought countless testimonies. The anointed and dedicated prayer intercessors were able to pray round the clock, day and night, even amidst the lockdown. With the statutory regulations in place, the Prayer Towers have opened for you to come, receive prayers and also pray in the Chapel to experience blessings.

Meetings. It may be good health or own house or gift of child or a new job or promotion or marriage etc. In the Bible, we see that there were ten men with leprosy whom Jesus healed.

Though all were healed, only one of them returned and thanked Jesus. With much pain, Jesus asked where the remaining nine men were (Luke 17:16). Doesn’t our dear God love and rejoice over grateful people? It is our duty to thank God for all His mercies. As an expression of gratitude to the Lord, you can send offerings to the ‘Jesus Calls’ ministries with a thankful heart and the Lord will take that in His hand, multiply it a hundred fold and will bless millions (Gen. 26:12).

Karunya Academy For Theological Education (KATE) All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness. (2 Timothy 3:16) The Karunya Academy For Theological Education (KATE) is established with a vision to mould servants of God by imparting holistic theological insight and practising with the passion to demonstrate the love and compassion of Jesus Christ bringing salvation and healing to humanity. The courses offered at KATE are B.Th, M. Div and diploma programmes and are well crafted, suited for varied interested audience.

The lectures are offered by well equipped theologians who are led by the Spirit of God. Admissions have already started and I whole heartedly thank the maiden batch of KATE. For further information visit www.kate.education or call 9487846630.

A time of Thanksgiving “Those who sacrifice thank offerings honor Me…” (Psalm 50:23).

Our God is a good God and what He does is good. I am sure you would have received God’s blessings through ‘Jesus Calls’ ministry activities, such as Prayer Towers, Social Media, TV programs, Letters, Magazines, Emails, Telephone Prayer, Prayer Festivals or Special Blessing

Every soul that will be saved and blessed through this ministry will be added into your account in Heaven. The Lord will surely send blessings from heaven for your good deed of supporting the ministry.

Every soul that will be saved and blessed through this ministry will be added into your account in Heaven. The Lord will surely send blessings from heaven for your good deed of supporting the ministry. Come! Here’s an opportunity to offer your Thanksgiving to the Lord as an act to honor Him. God has been blessing millions of people through the various facets of Jesus Calls ministries. As you enroll in these facets, I am sure God will fulfill His covenanted blessings He has promised for every soul who sows into the ministry in that particular area of need, be it your family, business, children, job and also by www.jesuscalls.org - December 2020

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supporting the various missions of the ministry such as Magazine ministry, Campaign ministry, Prayer Tower building ministry, Digitisation, TV ministry, Training and Telephone Prayer Tower ministry. One tenth of the donations we receive are used to support rural pastors who are not associated with the Jesus Calls ministries to meet their ministry needs. So be assured that every rupee you offer will come back to you in hundredfold.

With this year drawing to an end, here is a word from the Lord promising to establish and protect us.

“In righteousness you will be established: Tyranny will be far from you; you will have nothing to fear. Terror will be far removed; it will not come near you.” (Isaiah 54:14)

We offer services through the TV programs, TV channel, online platforms, video on demand, 24x7 all year round Telephone Prayer Towers in 12 languages, replies to prayer requests through letters by postal mail, e-mail, house visits by Field Ambassadors, building churches in villages and caring for poor Pastors’ children in times of their sickness, clothing the poor children, caring for the elderly through the old age care home, the tuition centres for poor children, the rehabilitation mission of skill trainings for transgenders and poor women, driving training and job placements for poor youth, building houses for the homeless poor with clean water, roads and self business helps, health care for the sick through hospital and medical missions, therapy for physically challenged children and much more. ALL THESE SERVICES ARE OFFERED FREE. To carry out all these, Jesus Calls incur huge expenses so your support will help us to pay for the salaries for several hundred staff each month, TV airtime in different commercial networks and cable platforms to care for all people, postage, IT systems & phone infrastructure, computer storage to deal with millions of records of videos, audio and data to bless millions from generation to generation, buildings and rentals for nearly 100 and above Prayer Towers, etc.

All the donation received as Thanksgiving offerings to Jesus Calls (JCP) and through different facets from well wishers like you go towards meeting these expenditures.

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God will establish you in righteousness, protect you from tyranny and remove terror far from you. Is it not a wonderful promise! May God bless you and your dear ones and help you complete this year in victory as He promised in the beginning of this year: “Your beginnings will seem humble, so prosperous will your future be.” (Job 8:7) As we are going to enter 2021 with thanksgiving, may the Lord help you to enjoy with many more blessings. We as a family and the prayer intercessors pray that you will be filled with God’s joy and peace and you will have a happy year that is more special than it has ever been.

Your brother who prays for you,

Dr. Paul Dhinakaran

Psalm 138:3 – Prayer-answering God Meditation: Job 12:4; Psalm 91:15; Isaiah 30:19; 65:24 Isaiah 55:9 – God’s plan is supreme Meditation: 1 Samuel 2:8; Psalm 3:3; 27:5; Isaiah 57:14; 1 Peter 5:6 Psalm 116:6 – God the protector Meditation: 2 Samuel 22:49; Psalm 91:11; 121:7; Isaiah 58:8 Acts 2:28 - Joy in God’s presence Meditation: Psalm 16:11; 21:4-6; Jude 24 Ephesians 3:16 – Power of God Meditation: 2 Cor. 4:16; Philippians 4:13; Colossians 1:11 Habakkuk 3:19 – Strengthened by God Meditation: Psalm 29:11; 84:7; Isaiah 58:14; Psalm 145:19 – God grants heart’s desires Meditation: 1 Kings. 11:31-37; Psalm 20:4; 37:4; Proverbs 3:5,6; 13:12 Isaiah 54:10 – God’s unfailing love Meditation: Lam. 3:32; Romans 16:20; 2 Cor. 12:9 John 14:27 – Divine peace Meditation: Num. 6:26; Haggai 2:9: Colossians 3:15 Psalm 77:14 – Miracle working God Meditation: Job 5:9; Psalm 86:10; Luke 5:17-26 Ezekiel 36:26 - New Spirit Meditation: Neh. 9:20; Ezek. 11:19; 37:14; Acts 2:17, 18; Romans 8:15 Revelation 21:5 – Made brand new Meditation: Isaiah 41:15; Col. 3:10; Titus 3:5 Zechariah 9:12– Twofold restoration Meditation: Gen. 32:9, 10; Job 42:10-12; Isaiah 61:7 Isaiah 50:4 – God our teacher and guide Meditation: Gen. 18:19; 1 Kings 8:35, 36; Psalm 27:11; 32:8 Isaiah 48:17 1 John 1:5 – Lord our eternal light Meditation: Isaiah 60:19; John 1:1-9; 8:12; Acts. 13:47 Ezekiel 36:30 – Blessings that increase Meditation: Genesis 16:10; Deut. 1:10; 30:5; Heb. 6:14

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y hearty Christmas wishes to you my dearly beloved in Christ. Christmas is a season of celebration and sending gifts to our loved ones. Do we know the reason for this season? It is because of a precious gift that God the Father sent us. Yes, it is a season of gifts because God gifted us an indescribable blessing. What is this gift? It is Jesus! Yes my

outside the hospital room waiting for his child to be born. Suddenly, the doctor came out and said that due to many complications he has to operate and get the baby out and took the wife to the operation theatre immediately. However, after some time, the doctor came out to give bad news that he was unable to save the baby. At that time, though the father was devastated, he asked for

dearly beloved, God the Father gave Jesus, His only begotten son. Shouldn’t we be thankful to God for sending Jesus into this world? John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believeth in Him should have everlasting life.”

Certain parents went to the hospital to deliver their child. At that time, the husband was sitting

his baby’s eyes to be donated. Thus, the eyes were donated to two different people. This act of kindness brought great joy into the lives of two families.

My friend, in a similar manner, the Lord of lords gave Jesus, His one and only Son for us.

Christmas is the day when God sent His son, Jesus

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Christ, to be born on this earth in the image of man (Philippians 2:7). The King of glory was given for us. Do we really know why God sent His son?

BRING LIGHT INTO DARKNESS It is God’s desire that we live in the light. He loves everyone who believes and accepts Him in their hearts and makes them as His own children.

He came into this world to give us light, to remove the darkness in our lives, and help us live happily (Matthew 4:16).

EVERLASTING LOVE AND ETERNAL LIFE It is through Jesus that God revealed His everlasting love and kindness for mankind (John 15:13). With sending Jesus to this earth and sacrificing His life on the cross, God redeemed our souls from the clutches of eternal death and we could remain with Him for eternity.

Every day, we need to thank God for this priceless gift given to us. If Jesus had not been born into this world, we would have been blind, walked in the way of the world and lost our lives.

Today, there are many people who are unaware

of the love of God but the Lord has enabled us to walk in His light. We should be very grateful to God for this indescribable gift. During this Christmas season, we should pray that not only for ourselves but also for our friends and family to know Jesus and walk in God’s light. Let us pray for the Lord to fill us even more and use us for His glory in the coming year. I praise God who has enabled me to share this wonderful message with you. It is not I who speaks, but these are the words of the Holy Spirit.

Prayer: Our loving Heavenly Father, thank You for sending Your only Son into this world so that I would know Your love. I thank You Lord Jesus that you gave up all Your glory and came down for me so that I could have a life blessed in every aspect. Even though I am going through many struggles, I thank You for You will surely bless and change my situation. Lord remove all my weaknesses, shortcomings, and sins. I want to rise up and shine for You in the coming year. Let the Holy Spirit be poured upon me. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.

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“For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder.

And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

(Isaiah 9:6) Why did Jesus Christ get the name, ‘Prince of Peace’? The reason is that the Father in heaven, who sent Him to this earth, is the God of peace. We read in the verses Romans 15:33; 16:20; I Corinthians 14:33; Philippians 4:9; Hebrews 13:20; I Thessalonians 5:23 and II Thessalonians 3:16 that our God is the God of peace. Today, people all over the world are pining for peace.

Once, a young man came to me for prayer.

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He held an important position in his job. I kept my hand on him and began to pray. Suddenly he began to weep and said, “Sir, all I need is only one thing; that is, peace in my heart and family. Please pray for that.” Once, I met the Queen of a particular country. She said to me, “Brother, I have a wonderful husband and lovely children. I have all the blessings like a big palace, smart staff members and everything. But I don’t have peace in my heart.

Please pray for me.”

My dear brother /sister, everyone in this

Christ came into this world in the form of Man.

world is passing through the path of tears.

To whom does He give peace?

That’s why Jesus said, “In the world you will

Peace for the Sinners

have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world" (John 16:33). It is our belief that He has overcome this world. In this world, the only word that gives us assurance is, ‘God of Peace.” That’s why His Son got the name ‘Prince of peace.’

How did Jesus bring Peace into this World?

“But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him…” (Isaiah 53:5) In order to bring peace into this world, the chastisement of peace came upon the Lord Jesus Christ. Once, I went to the Andaman Island for a visit. I saw the government officials working busily. The reason was that the Prime

One day, Jesus went to a Pharisee’s house for dinner. When He was sitting there, suddenly a sinful woman arrived. She began to wash His feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head. Also, she anointed His feet with costly fragrant oil. Jesus saw her heart.

The Bible says, ‘man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart" (I Samuel 16:7). He said to that woman, ‘Daughter, your sins are forgiven. Your faith has saved you. Go in peace" (Luke 7:37,38,48,50).

My dear brother / sister, when a man commits sin, it ruins his peace of heart. That’s why the Bible says, “Your sin will find you out” (Numbers 32:23; Proverbs 5:22). The only way of escape from this is to come to the Lord Jesus. Tell Him, ‘Father, You died for me; You

Minister of our nation was about to visit that

undertook the responsibility of giving peace

Island. That night when I went there, one of

in my heart; Thank You; wash me with Your

the higher officials said to me, ‘Sir, only now I

blood; seal me with Your Holy Spirit.” Jesus,

could get some leisure time. The whole day,

the Son of God, came into this world in order

we were busily working. We won’t have peace

to give us peace. He never forsakes a man,

till the Prime Minister goes back safely. His

who lives in sin. Instead, He changes his life

safety is our biggest concern.”

and grants him perfect peace. Yes, the Lord

In the same way, our Almighty God called

Jesus Christ can wash away your sins and

His only begotten Son and said, ‘Son, go into

cleanse you in a moment. The reason, He bore

the world in the form of Man. I rest upon you

our sins in His own body (I Peter 2:24).

the responsibility to bring peace into every

Peace at times of Sickness

individual’s life in this world. You have to pay

A woman, who was suffering from issue of

the price for that.” It is for this purpose Jesus

blood for 12 years, came to Jesus. But she

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could not draw near Him. Slowly she

‘Sir, I suffer from a headache all the 24 hours

went near Him and touched the hem of His

of the day; please pray for me.” At once,

garment. What did Jesus say? He said,

I remembered how the Lord Jesus would have

"Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has

writhed in pain when the crown of thorns was

made you well. Go in peace" (Luke 8:43-48).

placed on His head. I placed my hand on that

The moment she touched the hem of His

sister’s head and prayed saying, “Lord, I curse

garment, a divine power entered into her body

this headache in Your name.” Immediately she

through His garment and healed her. She had

was healed.

great peace in her heart.

How does Jesus heal us? He went through

It is physical sickness that spoils man’s

these sufferings, for our sake. Our every

peace of mind. King Hezekiah was critically

sickness was laid upon Him. If you go to

ill. The doctors as well as Prophet Isaiah said

Jerusalem, you can see the paths through

that he would die. Losing his peace, King

which Jesus walked, carrying the cross. In four

Hezekiah cried out to the Lord saying, “Lord, I

specific spots, He stumbled and fell down,

waited for peace; but all I got in my life is

unable to bear the weight of the cross. He

bitterness…” The Lord said to him, ‘"I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; behold, I will heal you; surely I will add to your days fifteen years.” So saying, He healed him of his sickness and added 15 more years to his life (Isaiah 38:5,17). King Hezekiah received

could not bear the burden of that cross. More than that, the burden of our sins was laid upon Him. Hence, today, He will carry your sickness upon Himself.

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took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses"

Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, "Peace be with you."

(John 20:19)

(Matthew 8:17). He was whipped by

After Jesus Christ was crucified and rose

600 Roman soldiers; His whole body was torn.

again, His disciples felt lonely. They feared and

The Bible says that yet He did not open His

trembled. So, they went inside a room and

mouth but bore all the agonies patiently (Isaiah

locked themselves. They were scared

53:7). This was because He had to carry our

wondering, “Our Lord is not with us. Now, what

iniquities and sickness.

would the Jews do to us? What will happen?”

peace at the time, when he was sick.

My dear brother / sister, sickness is very bitter. The responsibility to give peace to man in the midst of the bitterness called sickness was laid upon the back of Jesus. "He Himself

Once, when I came out of a church, after

Suddenly Jesus appeared before them and said,

preaching, a sister approached me and said,

"Peace to you!” My dear brother /sister, do you

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feel lonely? Is your heart broken? Jesus Christ

your tears and give you peace. That’s why

was incarnate as Man in this world, in order to

He came to this world in the form of Man.

comfort and console broken hearts and make

When my precious daughter Angel died,

them whole (Isaiah 61:1; Luke 4:18,19).

we could not bear it. Every day we shed

Whenever our heart is broken, our peace is also

bitter tears. Whenever I took my Bible, I used

lost. That’s why He came down to this world as

to see her handwriting. Every single thing

the God of Peace to give us His peace. This world

would bring back her memory. Immediately I

is vile and sorrowful. Nobody knows what kind

would go to my room and cry my heart out,

of sorrow would knock our door, at what time.

Jesus Christ hung on the cross, all alone, without any help. Everybody fled from Him. He

“One day I will go to heaven and I will see her there.” This is my only comfort. Every true minister of God and prophet should go through this path of agony. The reason, God

cried out, "My God, My God, why have You

allows them these agonies in order that they

forsaken Me?" (Matthew 27:46). He went

would understand others’ pain and sorrows

through that path in order to bring peace into

and would pray for them with tears.

your broken life. This world is a cursed one. We

Today, do you worry? Are you

will have tribulations, till we close our eyes

disappointed in life? Whatever is your

forever. But Jesus will give us peace. Whenever

problem, when you come to Him and cry

you face problems and mental agonies,

to Him, He can give you the peace. During

remember the sufferings of Jesus on the cross.

this Christmas season, may God fill your

He alone is the solution. He alone can wipe away

hearts with divine peace and guard you!

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Testimonies from India Multiple blessings In June 2020, we admitted my aunt in the hospital in a very critical stage.

I contacted the Jesus Calls Prayer Tower and prayed for her. The Lord, who heard that prayer, made her well and enabled her to return home within an hour. Also, my younger brother's marriage was getting delayed due to many hurdles. We contacted the Prayer Tower and got prayed. God heard that prayer too and graciously helped us to arrange his wedding. Two weeks back, my other brother got some discomfort in his chest. I made a vow and called the Prayer Tower and prayed. God listened to it and turned all the medical test reports to be normal by His grace. He also blessed my daughter with 91% in her exams. Million thanks to God who heard all the prayers and answered them. I also thank the prayer intercessors who prayed for me. Glory to God! - J. Devagi Samuelraj, TamilNadu

Called for job I was worried about my brother who did not have a job and so I joined in the prayers offered during a live program by Dr. Paul Dhinakaran in Facebook. I prayed for my brother to find a good job and believed that God had answered the prayers done in one accord. God truly did a wonder.

The very next day I got the news that my brother has been called for an interview. I praise God for answering our prayers.

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- Margret Khoji, Uttar Pradesh

Fears swallowed

I felt the Lord’s presence in a mighty way. The

My father was having fever and cold and

Holy Spirit was moving in my body and I was

showed symptoms of Covid-19. We were very

experiencing healing both physically and

much worried and we requested prayers for

mentally. The pain in my body and the

my father through Jesus Calls Facebook. God

heaviness on my mind left me that very instant

was so gracious and He answered our prayers

and I started rejoicing in the Lord, thanking

as my father’s Corona test result became

and praising Him for all His goodness. Since

negative. He is much better now and we praise

then I have not experienced any pain or

God that nothing happened as we feared.

discomfort in my body. I feel much healthier

Thanks to the Jesus Calls prayer team who

now and I believe with all of my heart that I

prayed for my father. Praise be to God.

am completely healed by the Lord Jesus.

- Nutan Xalxo, Jharkand

Testimonies from Overseas

Psalm 18:28says, “You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.”

This has been so true in my life. May the Lord’s

Cancer cancelled In the year 2019, I was

name be glorified.

Job regained

diagnosed with cancer. All of a sudden, one Friday

- Samantha Eliana, USA

I was laid off from my job due to the corona

started

crisis. I was very much perplexed and I wrote

vomiting close to seven

a prayer request to Dr. Paul Dhinakaran to pray

cups of blood. I was

for my situation. God heard the prayers and

experiencing intense pain in my body. With a

miraculously I got a call from my office asking

heavy heart, I attended the Friday Night

me to come back for work and I have regained

Miracle Service at Jesus Calls, Dallas. The

the job which I thought I had lost. Praise be to

prayer intercessors there prayed for my

God and many thanks to the Jesus Calls

healing with great burden. At that moment,

ministries.

evening,

I

- Malti Govind, New Zealand

The same God who performed miracles for these beloved ones is alive today and He can do a miracle for you too.

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he Lord speaks thus to each one of us through the above Scripture verse. All of us want to live a blessed life in this world. Some people opt for shortcut methods to attain it. As a result, they eventually lose everything they have. In that case, how to receive the blessings mentioned in this promise verse?

Divine life (Deu.8:3, Matt.4:4, Luke 4:4) We understand from the verses quoted above, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.” We read that when the devil tried to tempt Jesus, He overcame him through the word of God. This is a good example for us. Hence, while passing through different trials and problems in life, when we too use the Lord's words and His promises and pray with faith, He will help us to get delivered miraculously. Abraham was a man of God. Yet, he and his wife Sarah were childless for several years and they waited with faith.

Abraham kept on praising God with the faith, ‘My God is the One, who calls those things which do not exist as though they did’ (Romans 4:16, 17).

As a result, when he was hundred years old, he was blessed with Isaac and thus had the privilege of getting His word fulfilled in his life.

A couple, who were childless for many years, waited with faith and patience like Abraham and held on to the promise of the Lord. Read their testimony, which tells how the Lord, who is faithful in His promises, performed a miracle for them: “My name is Gurusamy. We are residing in Chennai. We were childless even after 28 years of married life. We were in agony because of this. We underwent several medical treatments but in vain.

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of the Lord and prayed with tears.

In 2016, I was 47 years old and my wife was 46 years. Doctors tried for test tube baby and my wife conceived. However, she had a miscarriage at the 3rd month. Again, we underwent treatment. At this situation, we visited the Jesus Calls Prayer Tower and prayed. My wife used to attend the Tuesday prayers at the Prayer Tower. The prayer intercessors in the Prayer Tower prayed with burden for us. We also attended the 2018 New Year Blessing Meeting at the Prayer Tower. Sister Stella Dhinakaran’s prayers in that meeting brought miracle into our life. My wife conceived that same month, but the doctors said that she had to undergo a surgery since her uterus was weak. But by the sheer grace of God, we were blessed with a girl baby. Glory to God! (This testimony was shared in January 2019).

Yes, dear one, we need to read the word of God daily in order that it would abide in us. In the Bible, we see Mary sitting at the feet of the Lord and listening to His word. Hence, the Lord Jesus spoke proudly of her saying, "She has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her" (Luke 10:42).

Dear one, like Mary, you too should read the Lord's word carefully and continually, with reverence. As you thus keep reading it, it would be imprinted in your heart. After that, you would remember it at the apt time. At times of problems or sickness, claim these promises and pray. The Lord who is unchanging in His word will surely answer such prayer.

"Do not My words do good to him who walks uprightly?"

(Micah 2:7) As we read in this verse, if your life is pleasing to the Lord and righteous before Him, He will allow

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eayyyy!! It’s the Christmas season again. I recently listened to a song known as ‘It’s THAT time of the year!!’ Yes, it is of course THAT time of the year - the season which we always look forward to, to spend time with family, to attend the midnight or the early morning church service, to exchange gifts with friends and everyone’s favorite, the special Christmas plum cake. However, there is no point in these celebrations if we forget about the most important message of Christmas, the love and forgiveness of Christ. The Bible says in Ephesians 4:32, “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”

When the Almighty God Himself is able to forgive us, how can we not forgive our fellow brothers and sisters? Yes, it is hard and almost impossible at certain times, but with the help of the Holy Spirit, we will be able to forgive the person who hurts us.

Every time I have struggle forgiving someone, I remember a particular verse in the Bible in Matthew 5:23, 24. This verse shows how important forgiveness is to our Lord Jesus Christ. It says, every time you come to the altar to give an offering or a gift, make sure you are at peace with your brother, in other words, make sure you have forgiven the brother/sister who has hurt you or caused you harm. That’s

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how important forgiveness is. Even before approaching the Lord at His altar, we have to make sure that we have shown forgiveness.

I read a story of a young native Indian chief named Maskepetoon. He lived in Canada and accepted Christ through the preaching of some of the first missionaries. A few years later, his father was killed by a member of the opposite tribe. One day, Maskepetoon decided to go and meet the person who killed his father. Though he was still upset and heartbroken about his father’s death, he decided to forgive the murderer.

Confronting the guilty man he said, “You have killed my father, so now you must be my father.

You shall ride my best horse and wear my best clothes.” The murderer was amazed and shocked.

He broke down to tears and realized that all the hatred in his heart was completely wiped away

because of the forgiveness shown by Muskepetoon. It would have been so hard for Muskepetoon to speak those words and forgive him, but he still decided to do it and show the forgiveness of Christ.

According to Matthew 6:14, “For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you.” When we forgive others, Christ will forgive us for the sins we have committed.

If forgiveness is so important, what better time to start showing forgiveness than from this Christmas season? This Christmas, Christ calls us to forgive those who have hurt us before we celebrate Him. Though it may not change what happened to you in the past, it will help you have a better and happier future and of course, Christ will love you for it! Have a very Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year!

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The Bible tells of wise men Who came from the east afar, To visit a babe in Bethlehem Born underneath His very own star.

They found Him in a manger Wrapped warmly in swaddling clothes, And bestowed their gifts upon Him The very best each man had chose.

Now this story happened long ago, And some call it a fairy tale today But those who are wise STILL seek Him; They're the wise men of today.

These offer up their gifts to Him That are found in different form, The gift we bring Him at this time Is a heart that's been re-born.

You may think this is silly.

You might not heed the rhyme.

But soon the wise men will see Him The unwise will be out of time.

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You see, God commended His love toward us In that He sent His beloved son Who never sinned at any time Yet was rejected, scorned and shunned.

So remember this and learn my child No sin on us is laid The sacrifice He made from love With ourselves we now repay.

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