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Hidden Sin - Part 7
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Joshua Daniel (1928 - 2014). Indian evangelist and president of Laymen’s Evangelical Fellowship International, born in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, to N. Daniel, a mathematics teacher turned revivalist. Saved at 15, he began preaching at 16 to students in Madras, earning a Master’s in English Literature from Madras University. Joining his father’s ministry in 1954, he led Laymen’s Evangelical Fellowship from 1963, headquartered in Chennai, growing it to hundreds of centers across India, Cyprus, Guyana, and London. Known as the “boy revivalist,” he authored Faith Is the Victory and delivered thousands of sermons, aired on TV and radio in multiple languages, focusing on salvation and revival. Married to Lily, they had three children, including John, who succeeded him. His annual retreats at Beulah Gardens drew 7,000-9,000, emphasizing prayer and holiness. Daniel’s ministry, marked by tentmaker missionaries, impacted millions despite later critiques of family-centric leadership.
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This sermon reflects on the closure of a significant rice mill in Australia, prompting introspection on sin and repentance. The speaker expresses a deep sense of responsibility for the suffering around, acknowledging personal and collective sinfulness. Drawing parallels to Jesus' sacrifice on the cross, the sermon emphasizes the need for genuine repentance and a humble heart before God.
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...was reputed to have had the biggest rice mill. And it was shut recently. The biggest rice mill should have been in China, or in India, or some rice-growing region. You know, Burma used to be one. But, in Australia, of all places, there was this world-renowned mill. Huge place. Now shut down. I don't know if Australians themselves, some of our brothers, know that this has happened. Probably they all know it. However, has any Christian church taken up the responsibility for this? Why this drought? Is it not our own sin? If no one else will repent, I will repent. I will put on sackcloth for Australia. I will say, why should these sheep suffer? I am the man with the Bible in the hand. I have sinned. My dear friends, that is the Christian heart. That is the spirit that comes from the cross. Jesus did not die on the cross saying, I am pure, I am sinless. Why all this suffering and blood? What does the Bible say? He who never knew sin became sin. Sin became sin for me. Should it be hard for me to say, I have sinned? Let us pray. Let us tell God, I have no moral conscience. I am not related to the cross. The spirit of my savior has not come into me. And I walk around as though I am not at all responsible. Saying, hello brother, hello sister. Hello, hello, hello. Forgive me. These sheep, what have they done? It is my sin. It is the sin of my family. O Lord, our God.
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Joshua Daniel (1928 - 2014). Indian evangelist and president of Laymen’s Evangelical Fellowship International, born in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, to N. Daniel, a mathematics teacher turned revivalist. Saved at 15, he began preaching at 16 to students in Madras, earning a Master’s in English Literature from Madras University. Joining his father’s ministry in 1954, he led Laymen’s Evangelical Fellowship from 1963, headquartered in Chennai, growing it to hundreds of centers across India, Cyprus, Guyana, and London. Known as the “boy revivalist,” he authored Faith Is the Victory and delivered thousands of sermons, aired on TV and radio in multiple languages, focusing on salvation and revival. Married to Lily, they had three children, including John, who succeeded him. His annual retreats at Beulah Gardens drew 7,000-9,000, emphasizing prayer and holiness. Daniel’s ministry, marked by tentmaker missionaries, impacted millions despite later critiques of family-centric leadership.