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Rev. Mahtani was the eastern home missionary of the Protestant Reformed Churches who has recently taken the call to Bethel PRC. Previous article in this series: May 1, 2005, p. 344. Godly Christian hospitality, a healthy covenant family life, broader study, and fervent prayer I would like yet to suggest several practical and concrete ways by which we can help equip our people in personal evangelism. The first is the exercise of godly Christian hospitality. The word translated “hospitality” in the Greek Scriptures literally means “the love of strangers.” God’s people are commanded to exercise hospitality! This was done in...

Rev. Mahtani is eastern home missionary of the Protestant Reformed Churches. Previous article in this series: April 15, 2005, p. 331. Preachers can help a great deal to equip the saints by the preaching itself. Believing that the best way to equip our people for personal evangelism is by the lively preaching of the gospel, I wish to return to the subject of preaching and discuss some of its finer points as it relates to evangelism. I think we need to remember a few things about preaching. First of all, let us not forget that the lively preaching of the...

Rev. Mahtani is eastern home missionary of the Protestant Reformed Churches. Introduction In order that we might take seriously our calling to equip the saints, and thus explore areas where officebearers might help to equip God’s people to be busy in personal evangelism, I believe that we ourselves must be fully convinced of the proper place of personal evangelism in the church. What is evangelism? Whose duty is it to evangelize? Whom must we evangelize? What is the place of personal evangelism? These are some of the questions that must be answered as we consider the need to equip God’s...

Rev. Mahtani is the eastern home missionary of the PRC. This article is the text of his dedication speech at the opening of the PR Mission Office in Pittsburgh on June 10, 2000. Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.  I Peter 2:5 The church’s one foundation is Jesus Christ, her Lord. That church is made up of the elect of God, described in Scripture as sheep that the Father has given to the Great Shepherd of the sheep, Jesus Christ. There...

Rev. Mahtani is pastor of Trinity Protestant Reformed Church in Houston, Texas. When I received the invitation to speak at this year’s Young People’s Convention, I joyfully accepted it on account of my background and association with the young saints in Singapore. Quite honestly, however, I was also apprehensive because of some “horror stories” I had heard about our YP’s conventions! This year’s YPs Convention was sponsored by Grandville Protestant Reformed Church and was held at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. As I sit back to reflect upon the blessed moments I was given to enjoy with our precious covenant...

Rev. Mahtani is pastor of Trinity Protestant Reformed Church in Houston, Texas. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. Luke 2:14 Christmas draws near. The church of Jesus Christ celebrates the birth of her beloved Savior, Jesus Christ, the Lord! The season is usually filled with visits among families and friends, exchange of gifts, and words of cheer. Tables are laden with food and drink to make the festive season memorable. Often the poor are especially remembered, and even the non-Christian seems moved to generosity. It is a time when carols are heard,...

Rev. Mahtani is pastor-elect of Trinity Protestant Reformed Church in Houston, Texas. I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,) that ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with us, and laboureth.I Corinthians 16:15, 16. By the amazing grace of God we have been delivered from the darkness of self-indulgence. We have put away drug addiction, drunkenness, gluttony, and all our former lusts. But we must remember that as new creatures in Christ we are...

Rev. Mahtani is a minister in the Evangelical Reformed Churches of Singapore. When the invitation came for us to return to India, nobody expected it to materialize in what one might call the “first joint-venture in missions” between the Evangelical Reformed Churches in Singapore and the Protestant Reformed Churches in America. As it turned out, however, Rev. J. Mahtani and Rev. J. Kortering found themselves on Indian soil for 24 days in the months of October and November 1992. What on earth were they doing there? Instead of writing words to explain and illustrate the mission trip, we present a...

Rev. Mahtani is a minister in the Evangelical Reformed Churches of Singapore. When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek. Psalm 27:8 We are not surprised to find this sweet dialogue inPsalm 27, another of David’s beautiful Spirit-inspired songs. The psalm extols Jehovah’s gracious care for His suffering children. When exactly David penned these words we are not sure. Whether he is presently fleeing from his enemies, or is writing in humble reflection of past afflictions, we cannot tell. But God’s people have fallen in love with these familiar lines....

Rev. Mahtani is a pastor in the Evangelical Reformed Churches in Singapore. (This article is a report on a special program organized by the Theological Training Committee of the Evangelical Reformed Churches of Singapore.) “The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest.” Matthew 9:37, 38 Only about thirty people were gathered on the hot Saturday afternoon of 25th January 1992. The opening word of welcome included a word of encouragement taken from the words of the prophet Zechariah, chapter 4, verse...