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Are you like Gaius Coloring Picture Notes on The Old Testament The Seven Sacraments REMEMBER
ربح اهِفوس يوزَ أيض ًا فى جماي اهعٌى واالدارة
االشتياق املقدس
اهشياحة
ُياحتٕ
ًّ كوٌاتٕ هألُبا بفِوتيوس
ًوقني كى ٌٓلٍ عويٕ الُٕ ٓو يعتين بلٍ .بط : أهق عوى اهزب ٌٓم فٔو يعوهمً .ز :
ذشيض انقشتاَح نهكُٛغح انًقذعح ،فٓ ٙعثاسج عٍ يجًٕعح كثٛشج يٍ دثاخ انقًخٔ ،كم دثح يُٓا ذشٛش ألدذ أعضاء انكُٛغحٔ .التذ أٌ ذطذٍ دثاخ انقًخ ٔذصٛش دقٛقًا َاع ًًا ،فثذٌٔ انطذٍ ذكٌٕ كم دثح يغرقهح ٔغٛش يرذذج تغٛشْأ ،نكٍ يع انطذٍ ٚصعة انرًٛٛض تُٓٛا ،فررذٕل انكُٛغح يٍ أفشاد يرفشق ٍٛإنٗ جغذ ٔادذٔ .عًهٛح انطذٍ ْزِ ذشيض نألنى انز٘ َجراصِ ف ٙدٛاذُا انشٔدٛح ،األنى ف ٙانُغكٛاخٔ ،ذعة انصالج ٔانصٕؤ ،كزنك آالو ٕٔٚدذ انًاء -انز٘ ٚشيض نهشٔح انقذط -انذقٛق ف ٙجغى ٔادذ ،كًا ٔيراعة انخذيحٔ ،آالو ٔيراعة االضطٓاد. ّ أٌ انشٔح انٕادذ ٚجعم انكُٛغح ٔادذج تذهٕنّ عهٓٛا. ذكٌٕ قشتاَح انذًم يغرذٚشج ،سيضا نغشيذٚح نهغٛذ انًغٛخ فهٛظ نّ هخ تذاٚح أٔ َٓاٚحٔ .انقشتاَح ال ٕٚضع فٓٛا يهخ ،ألٌ انًغٛخ قال "أَر ْى ِي ُ هخ فثًارا ًَ ُٚهَّ ُخ"( .يد ُٚٔ )5:13خهط انعجٍٛ غ َذ ان ًِ ُ ضٔ ،نكٍ إٌْ ف َ األس ِ عُذ عًم انقشتاٌ تانخًٛشج ْٔ ٙذشيض نهخطّٛح نرعثش عٍ خطاٚاَا انرٙ دًهٓا انغٛذ انًغٛخ ف ٙجغذِ عُأ .ذٕضع انقشتاَح تعذ رنك ف ٙانُاس، فرًٕخ انخًٛشج كًا دًم انغّٛذ انًغٛخ خطاٚاَا تجغذِ ٔصعذ تٓا إنٗ انصهٛة ،نًٛٛد انخطٛح فَ ٙاس آالو انصهٛة انًخهِّصح. ٔٚرى عًم انقشتاٌ فٗ دجشج ٚطهق عهٓٛا تٛد نذى ،إشاسج إنٗ انًكاٌ انزٖ ٔنذ ف ّٛانشب ٚغٕع.
خــــرى انقشتـــاَح انقشتــاَح ذًثم أفشاد انشعة فٗ جغذ ٔادذ يرذذ تانغّٛذ انًغٛخ. إثُٗ عشش صهٛة صغٛش إشاسج إنٗ انراليٛز انـ 12
خرى انقشتاَح ٚكرة فٗ دائشذّ انخاسجٛح كهًاخ انثالثح انرقذٚغاخ تانَٕٛاَّٛح :قذّٔط هللا ، قذّٔط انقٕٖ ،قذّٔط انزٖ ال ًٕٚخ. اإلعثادٚقٌٕ ًٚثم انغّٛذ انًغٛخ
ٚثقة انذًم اثُاء اعذادِ 5ثقٕب إشاسج انٗ آالو انغٛذ انًغٛخ ٔ جشاداذّ انخًغح
ٚزكشَا خرى انقشتاَح ،تخرى اٜب انزٖ قال انغّٛذ انًغٛخ عُّ:
"إ
ا ِ ْع ًَ ُهٕا َال نِه َّطعَا ِو ا ْنثَائ ِ ِذ ،ت َ ْم نِه َّطعَا ِو ا ْنثَاقِ ٙن ِ ْه َذَٛاجِ ا َألت َ ِذَّٚحِ ا َّن ِز٘ ْ ُ ٚع ِطُ ٛكىُ اتٍُْ غا ٌَِ ،ألٌَّ َ اٜب َق ْذ َخرَ ًَُّ")6:27 ٕٚ( . ْزا هللا ُ ُ ا ِإل َْ َ
كيف حند ًّ خماطز سزطاْ اهجدي؟
ثاهجاً :اهعالج باهلزًوُات اهبديوة ًِع احلٌى:
رابعأً :اهِظاَ اهغذائي:
أوالً :عاًى اهوراثة:
ثاُياً :اهدورة اهصٔزية:
وحبوب
! ًآذا بيدن؟+ o o o o o o
ًع حنٌيا اهِيب+ o o o o o
اهطزيق إىل أرض ًصز:
اهعائوٕ املقدسٕ يف ًصز:
طب قٌلمُ ازاِ أنصاك طب قٌلمُ هانصى ضحكتك طب هاالقُ وني يف حكىتك
ٍا أبٌ قمب طَب زِ املالك ًاال ٍا ابٌٍا هانصى حنَتك ًمجاه ًرًعة كمىتك
قٌلمُ ازاِ أنصاك ٍا ابٌ قمب طَب زِ املالك بَقٌلٌا لقميب وا ٍبكَش
ًلعَين وا تدوعَش
دي لٌ دوٌع الدنَا اجتىعت
عمَك ٍا ابٌٍا وا تكفَش
قٌلمُ ازاِ أنصاك ٍا ابٌ قمب طَب زِ املالك بَقٌلٌا خالص البابا وات عاٍش ٍا ابٌٍا يف قميب بض أصن هىا واٍعرفٌش طٌه عىرك وع املصَح ٍا ابٌٍا
أل واتقٌلٌش إن حبَيب وات حلد املىات ان املالٍكة وابَىٌتٌش ًوافارقتوٌش
قٌلمُ ازاِ أنصاك ٍا ابٌ قمب طَب زِ املالك ارتاح ٍا ابٌٍا يف أحطانى
اروُ أتعابك ًأمحالك عند أقداوى
تعبناك ٍا ابٌٍا كتري ًكتري
شَمناك احلىٌه ًاحلىن كان تقَن
شَمتٌ بفرح ًبتومَن
ًاشتحقَت ًنمت األكالَن
قٌلمُ ازاِ أنصاك ٍا ابٌقمب طَب زِ املالك ًدوٌعك عمشاننا ٍصٌع واهاٍنصاها ًاثقني انك برًحك ًٍانا
هاٍعسِ شعبى ًكنَصتى هاٍرعاها شاوع ًشاٍف كأن انت وعانا
قٌلمُ ازاِ أنصاك ٍا ابٌ قمب طَب زِ املالك ًبقَت لَنا شفَع يف الصىاء هاتٌحشنا ٍا أغمى ًأطَب قمب يف الٌجٌد هانفطن فاكرٍنك
تضمُ ً ترفع عنا كن العناء بض ًشط حسننا عمىتنا إن ربنا وٌجٌد ًجٌي قمٌبنا شاٍمَنك
عىرنا أبدا واهاننصاك ٍا ابٌ قمب طَب زِ املالك
أ /ماهر حنا عبد السيد
اسمِي َف ُه َنا َك أَ ُكونُ فِي ان أَ ْو َثالَ َث ٌة ِب ْ َح ْي ُث َما ْ اج َت َم َع ا ْث َن ِ
هم ْْ َو َ سطِ ِ
(متى )20 :18
The Commemoration of the Entry of the Lord Christ to Egypt 2.The Departure of the Prophet Habakkuk. 3.The Martyrdom of the Monk St. Bashnouna ElMaqari 1. The Martyrdom of St. Colluthus of Antinoe (Known as Abu Colta). 2. The Departure of the most honored Layman Ibrahim El-Gohari The Martyrdom Of St. Thomas, the Apostle 1. The Departure of Pope Youannis the Second, the 30th. Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. 2. The Departure of Lazarus the beloved of the Lord. The commemoration of the Relocation of the Body of St. Epiphanius The Departure Of St. Simon the Stylite 1. The Departure of Pope Mikhail the First, the 68th. Patriarch of Alexandria. 2. The Departure of St. Fournous, one of the seventy disciples. Consecration of the Church of St.Leontius of Tripoli Martyrdom of St.Qozman El-Tahawy and his companions Consecration of the Church of St.Abe-Fam (Epipham) the sol Commemoration of the Appearance of the Bodies of St.John the Baptist and Elisha the Prophet Departure of Pope Yoannis the Eighteenth, the 107th Pope of Alexandria Construction of the first church of St.George in the cities of Birma and Beer Maa (Water Well) in the Oases Departure of St.Martha of Egypt Martyrdom of St.Alladius the Bishop Departure of Pope Cosmas, the 44th Patriarch Departure of St.Abraam, bishop of El-Fayyoum Martyrdom of St.Shenousi (Sanusi) Martyrdom of Saint Anba Amoun and the Righteous Sophia Martyrdom of John of Herakleia Departure of Saint Aba-Hour Departure of Pope Yoannis the Eighth, the 80th Patriarch Departure of St.James of the East Martyrdom of Saints Anba Bshay (Ebshoy) and Anba Botros (Peter) Commemoration of the Consecration of the Church of St.Boctor (Victor) in the region of Sho Martyrdom of St.Theodore the Monk Martyrdom of St.Abaskhiroun the Soldier Commemoration of the Church of the Virgin Lady known as El-Mahammah Commemoration of St.Tamada and her children, and Armenius and his mother Martyrdom of George (Girgis) the new martyr
01-Jun-12
24 Bashans
يجًء انعائهح انًقذعح إنً يصش+ ٍ َُادح دثقىق انُث+ ٌ اعتشهاد انشاهة انقذَظ تشُىَه انًقاس+
02-Jun-12
25 Bashans
ٌ اعتشهاد انقذَظ كىنىتظ االَصُاو+ )(انشهُش تاعى أتى قهته َُادح انًعهى إتشاهُى انجىهشي+
03-Jun-12
26 Bashans
اعتشهاد تىيا انشعىل+
04-Jun-12
27 Bashans
َُادح انُعاصس دثُة انشب+ 03 - َُادح انقذَظ انثاتا َىأَظ انثطشَشك+
05-Jun-12
28 Bashans
تزكاس َقم جغذ انقذَظ اتُفاَُىط+
06-Jun-12
29 Bashans
َُادح انقذَظ عًعاٌ انعًىدي+
07-Jun-12
30 Bashans
86 - َُادح انثاتا يُخائُم االول+ ٍُ َُادح انقذَظ فىسط انشعىل أدذ انغثع+
08-Jun-12
1 Baona
ٌ اعتشهاد انقذَظ أتٍ فاو انجُذ+ اعتشهاد انقذَظ قضياٌ انطذاوٌ وسفقته+ ٍ تكشَظ كُُغح انقذَظ الوَذَىط انشاي+ َُادح انقذَظ كاستىط أدذ انغثعٍُ سعىال+
09-Jun-12
2 Baona
ً ظهىس جغذ َىدُا انًعًذاٌ وإنُشع انُث+ 731 - َُادح انثاتا َىأَظ انثايٍ عشش+
10-Jun-12
3 Baona
َُادح االَثا اتشاو أعقف انفُىو+ اعتشهاد انقذَظ انالدَىط األعقف+ تُاء أول كُُغح نًاسجشجظ تانىاداخ+ َُادح انقذَغح يشتا انًصشَح+ 4 - َُادح انثاتا قغًا انثطشَشك+
11-Jun-12
4 Baona
اعتشهاد انقذَظ عُُىعُىط+
12-Jun-12
5 Baona
13-Jun-12 14-Jun-12
6 Baona 7 Baona
15-Jun-12
8 Baona
ً اعتشهاد انقذَظ َعقىب انًششق+ اعتشهاد انقذَغٍُ األَثا تشاٌ واألَثا+ تطشط تزكاس تكشَظ كُُغح انقذَظ تقطش تُادُح+ شى اعتشهاد ثاؤروسط انشاهة+ ًُُ اعتشهاد انقذَظ اتغخُشوٌ انجُذي انقه+ تزكاس كُُغح انغُذج انعزساء تانًذًح+ اعتشهاد انقذَظ جشجظ انجذَذ+ تزكاس انقذَغح تًادا وأوالدها وأسياَىط+ وأيه
Departure of Samuel the Prophet Martyrdom of St.Lucilianus and four others with him Relocation of the Relics of St.Mercurius to Cairo
16-Jun-12
9 Baona
ٍُ َقم اعضاء اتً عُف+ ً َُادح صًىئُم انُث+ اعتشهاد انقذَظ نىكُهُاَىط وأستعح+ آخشٍَ يعه
Martyrdom of St.Dabamon Commemoration of the Closing of the Pagan Temples and Opening of the Churches Departure of St.Yoannis the 16th, the 103rd Pope of Alexandria Enthronement of Pope Demitrius the Second, the 111th Patriarch of Alexandria
17-Jun-12
10 Baona
اعتشهاد انقذَظ داتايىٌ وانغُاف+ تزكاس إغالق هُاكم األوثاٌ وفتخ انكُائظ+ 730 َُادح انقذَظ انثاتا َىأَظ أل+ 77 - ٍَ جهىط انثاتا دًَتشَىط انثا+
Martyrdom of St.Claudius Commemoration of the Consecration of the Altar of the Forty Martyrs in Alexandria
18-Jun-12
11 Baona
اعتشهاد انقذَظ اقالدَىط+ شهُذا تكُُغح43 تزكاس تشُُذ هُكم+ انًخهص تإعكُذسَح
Commemoration of Archangel Michael Departure of St.Justus, the Sixth Pope of the See of St.Mark Departure of St.Kyrillos the Second, the 67th Pope of Alexandria Departure of St.Euphemia
19-Jun-12
12 Baona
عُذ سئُظ انًالئكح انجهُم يُخائُم+ َُادح انقذَغح اوفىيُح+ 78 َُاده انقذَظ انثاتا َغطظ سقى+ 8 َُأدح أنقذَظ أنثاتا كُشنظ انثاًَ سقى+
Departure of St.John, Bishop of Jerusalem Commemoration of the Archangel Gabriel, the Announcer of Daniel the Prophet
20-Jun-12
13 Baona
تزكاس سئُظ انًالئكح انجهُم جثشائُم+ غثشاَال َُادح انقذَظ َىدُا أعقف أوسشهُى+
21-Jun-12
14 Baona
اعتشهاد انقذَظ اتاكُش وَىدُا واتطهًاوط وفُهثظ 770 - َُادح انثاتا َىأَظ انتاعع عشش-
22-Jun-12
15 Baona
ظهىس جغذ ياسيُُا وتكشَظ كُُغته تًشَىط اعتالو سفاخ ياس يشقظ تشويا-
23-Jun-12
16 Baona
َُادح انقذَظ اتى َىفش انغائخ
24-Jun-12
17 Baona
َُادح انقذَظ التصىٌ انثهُغاوي ً عىدج سفاخ انقذَظ ياسيشقظ إنانكاتذسائُح انجذَذج
25-Jun-12
18 Baona
03 َُادح انثاتا دايُاَىط ال افتتاح انكاتذسائُح انًشقغُح انجذَذج تذَشاألَثا سوَظ
Departure of Pope Yoannis the Nineteenth, the 113th Patriarch of Alexandria Martyrdom of the Saints Apakir, John, Ptolemy, and Philip Turning Over the Relics of the Great St.Mark the Apostle by the hand of Pope Paul the Sixth, Pope of Rome Consecration of the Church of Mari Mina at Maryut Departure of St.Abba Nofer the Anchorite Return of the Relics of the Great St.Mark to the New St.Mark Cathedral Departure of St.Latsoun El-Bahnasawy Inauguration of the New St.Mark Cathedral in the Monastery of Anba Rowais Departure of St.Damianos, the 35th Pope of Alexandria First Pontifical Liturgy is the New St.Mark Cathedral in the Monastery of Anba Rowais Departure of Pope Archelaus, the Eighteenth Pope of Alexandria Martyrdom of St.George (Girgis) known as ElMezahem Martyrdom of St.Bishai Anoub Departure of Elisha the Prophet
اعتشهاد انقذَظ جشجظ انًضادى ٍ اعتشهاد انقذَظ تشاي اَىب انذيُاطً فاَصُا إقايح أول قذاط تانكاتذسائُح انًشقغُح تذَشاألَثا سوَظ ٍ َُادح انثاتا أسشُالوط انثطشَشك انثايعشش ًَُادح انقذَظ انُشع انُث
26-Jun-12
19 Baona
27-Jun-12
20 Baona
Commemoration of the First Church for The Virgin Mary in the City of Philippi Martyrdom of St.Timothy of Memphis (El-Masry) Departure of St.Cedron (Kardonos), the Fourth Patriarch of Alexandria
28-Jun-12
21 Baona
)تزكاس اول كُُغح نهعزساء تفُهثً (دانح انذذَذ ٌ اعتشهاد انقذَظ تًُىثاؤط انًصش انشاتع- َُادح انثاتا انقذَظ كشدوَىط-
Consecration of the Church of Saints Cosmas, Damian, Their Mother, and Brothers
29-Jun-12
22 Baona
تكشَظ كُُغح قضياٌ وديُاٌ واخىتهًا
Departure of St.Abba Noub the Confessor
30-Jun-12
23 Baona
َُادح انقذَظ اتاَىب انًعتشف
We are currently studying St Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians in Junior Bible Study please join us to hear St Paul’s beautiful message of unity! Here are some activities to help us learn more about this wonderful epistle!
Join the reference to the verse and fill in the blanks. Answers in next month’s edition. Good Luck!
Eph 1:13 Eph 2:4 Eph 2:14
Eph 1:2
Eph 2:17 Eph 1:4 Eph 2:20 Eph 1:7
“Grace to you and _____ from God our ______ and the ____ Jesus Christ.” “just as He _____ us in Him before the ___________ of the _____, that we should be ____ and without _____ before Him in ____,” “But ___, who is ____ in mercy, because of His great ____ with which He _____ us,” “In Him you also _______, after you heard the ____ of truth, the gospel of your _________; in whom also, having ________, you were ______with the Holy ______ of promise,” “having been _____ on the __________ of the apostles and ________, Jesus Christ _______ being the chief ___________,” “And He ____ and preached _____ to you who were ____ off and to _____ who were near.” “For He _______ is our peace, ___ has made both ___, and has ______ down the middle wall of __________,” “In ___ we have ___________ through His _____, the ___________ of sins, according to the ______ of His ______”
Failed in Business in 1931 Defeated for the legislature in 1932 Again failed in business in 1934 Sweetheart died in 1935 Had nervous breakdown in 1936 Defeated in election in 1938 Defeated for congress in 1943 Defeated for Senate in 1955 Defeated for Vice President in 1965 Elected for President of United State in 1960 That man was ABRAHAM LINCOLN
For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them. Matthew 18:26
sins of any, they are forgiven them, if you retain the sins of any, they are retained” (John 20: 21-22). 4Sacrament of the Eucharist (Thanksgiving) Instituted by the Lord Jesus in the upper room in Zion, on the night of His passion when He took bread, blessed it and broke it, and gave it to His disciples saying, “Take eat, this is My Body. Then He took the cup, and when He had given thanks He gave it to them, and they all drank from it and He said to them “This is My Blood of the new covenant which is shed for many” (Mark 14: 22-24). 5- Sacrament of the Unction of the Sick Instituted by the Lord Jesus when He said to His disciples, “Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers” (Matthew 10:8), and, “Whatever city you enter … heal the sick who are there” (Luke 10:8). The Apostles then put the Lord’s words into practice: “They anointed with oil many who were sick and healed them” (Mark 6:13). Our teacher St. James the Apostle advised believers to practice it, by saying, “Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the Church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven” (James 5:14-15). 6- Sacrament of the Holy Matrimony Instituted by the Lord Jesus who blessed the Sacrament of Matrimony by attending the wedding of Cana of Galilee, where, “He manifested His glory and His disciples believed in Him” (John 2: 1-11). Also, teacher St. Paul says, “This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and
the Churches” (Ephesians 5:32). This means that the physical union between a man and his wife is a sign and symbol of a greater spiritual matter, that is, of the unity of heart and soul, resembling the unity of Christ and the Church. 7- Sacrament of Priesthood Instituted by the Lord Jesus when He chose His twelve disciples among many of His followers, and called them Apostles. The selection was accomplished after a whole night of prayer, when the Lord Jesus went out to the mountain to pray (Luke 6: 12-13), and then sent them to preach saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand” (Matthew 10:7). The Lord said to them, “I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain” (John 15:16). He gave them the authority saying, “Assuredly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven” (Matthew 18:18). After the resurrection, the Lord, “Breathed on them and said to them: “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them. If you retain the sins of any, they are retained” (John 2:23), and to them only, He said, “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” (Matthew: 28:1920). He gave the mystery of His Holy Body and Blood only to them saying, “Do this in remembrance of Me” (Luke 22:19). Ref. Sacramental Rites in the Coptic Orthodox Church Bishop Mettaous, Bishop, and Abbot of El-Syrian Monastery
of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19).
The seven Sacraments of the Church are the channels by which we receive the graces and blessings of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit has existed in the church since the day of Pentecost, when He dwelt in it according to the Lord’s promise: “I will pray to the Father, and He will give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you forever, even the Spirit of Truth when the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him, but you know Him for He dwells with you, and will be in you” (John 14:16, 17). The Holy Spirit works in the church through the Sacraments, giving us His gifts, blessings and comfort, and teaches us and guides us to the way of truth. “But the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you” (John 14:26). The Seven Sacraments of the Church are: 1- Sacrament of Baptism. 2- Sacrament of Confirmation 3- Sacrament of Confession 4- Sacrament of Eucharist 5- Sacrament of Unction of Sick 6- Sacrament of Matrimony 7- Sacrament of Priesthood. The Lord Christ instituted all these Sacraments, and the Holy Bible mentions them in detail. 1- Sacrament of Baptism Instituted by the Lord Jesus by His Baptism in the River Jordan and by His words to Nicodemus saying: “Most assuredly I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God... Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God” (John 3), and by saying to our fathers the Apostles, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name
2- Sacrament of Confirmation Instituted by the Lord Jesus when He said: “If anyone thirsts let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water”. But this He spoke concerning the Spirit whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified” (John 7:37-39). About the Sacrament of Confirmation, in the Book of Acts it is mentioned : “Now when the Apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the Word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, who, when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit. For as yet He had fallen upon none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit” (Acts 8:14-17). The Holy Spirit was received by the laying of hands, but when the number of believers increased, the Apostles were unable to keep track of each individual to lay upon them their hands in order to receive the Holy Spirit. Therefore, they made the Myron out of certain oils mixed with spices; the same spices which were brought to the tomb to embalm the shrouded Christ. It was approved for the dwelling of the Holy Spirit, and allowed the priests to anoint the newly baptized by the Myron to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit, to dwell in them, in order to become temples of the Holy Spirit. 3- Sacrament of Repentance Instituted by the Lord Jesus when He said to His pure disciples: “Assuredly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven” (Matthew: 18:18), and after Resurrection He said, “As the Father has sent me, I also send you and when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the
These books cover the history of an on again off again people and can be very accusing to many of us when we read them and see our lives reflected in the Journey of the Israelites.
man, how to express you love for your fellow man and your spouse. When you’re caught short on what to write on an anniversary card turn to Song of Songs and borrow of few lines.
The Books of History document the story of Israel. They Cover the Entry of the Promised Land under Joshua - the only adult who left Egypt and entered the Promised Land. Joshua the successor of Moses became a Judge over Israel and was followed by a series of God inspired men and women who ruled over Israel, without voting or recruiting a monarch.
The Books of the Prophets are divided into Major and Minor prophets. This is nothing to do with their importance but more to do with their size. The Longest book in the Bible is Isaiah and the shortest is Obadiah.
The History of Israel is one of Conquest one of Power one of Decline as they turn away from God and sadly one of Servitude the end of all who turn from God. The Devotional Books for the heart of worship and contain great wisdom. His or her literary beauty has no match in the world. Even the story of Job - which is reported to be written before Moses wrote the Pentateuch, is the story of a pious man who was severely afflicted and how he responded to God and how God rewarded his devotion Psalms collected by David come to us from the Heart and Harp of one who God said had a heart like His Proverbs of Solomon contains wisdom tried, tested, and found to be true. We would do well to listen to Solomon’s advice. Ecclesiastes or The Preacher is really a sermon and is summed up in its final chapter: Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this are the whole duty of man. (Eccl 12:13). Wisdom and Wisdom of Ben Sira contain advice on all facets of life and dealing with others. The Song of Songs is a love song dressed up as a lover singing to his damsel, but it is really between God and Man. Read these books and you will learn how to live a life pleasing and good. How to treat your follow
The Major Prophets Isaiah Jeremiah Lamentations Ezekiel Daniel *
The Minor Prophets Baruch* Hosea Joel Amos Obadia h
Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zaphiania h
Some people don’t feel that the Old Testament has anything to add to their Christian faith. It’s not that they don’t believe in it but they can’t understand how it is relevant to them. In the first part of this series we talked about the Authority and faithfulness of the Old Testament and in fact how people in the early church came to know Christ through the writings of the Old Testament. In this part we will explore deeper on how to understand the Divisions of the Old Testament. St. Paul said in his letter to the Galatians 3:24 that the Law was our schoolmaster or our tutor to pave the way for us receiving and understanding The Lord Jesus Christ as our God and Saviour. Every process requires adequate preparation you cannot short cut the learning process. The Old Testament is a Book of experience. Of real people in real situations and how they respond to God and how God responds to them. There is great solas, comfort and cheer awaiting us in the Old Testament. How people seek the Lord, How they petition Him, how they worship and praise Him and how they disregard and upset Him. It is our way to see the Eternal Christ as Saviour of the World past, present and future. I want to show you some ways to navigate the Old Testament so you find what you want quickly and understand the thread that runs through it. First you have to understand that the Old Testament is a library of books and not just one book. It is a library of love stories between God and Man. They fall into 4 principle divisions - Law 5 books, History 16 books, Devotional 7 books, and Prophets 18 books. As you can see that you can use the fingers of your hand to help you remember these divisions. While these divisions are simple like
everything else they have exemptions. For example Genesis, which is grouped with the Law, has the history of mankind in it and covers about 3,000 years in its 50 or so chapters. It also has the first promise / prophecy of The Saviour who is to come into the world. Some history books like 1 Samuel has the beautiful prayer of Hannah in it. Likewise some books of the prophets have historical facts in them. And as we know Psalms are full of prophecy about the coming of the Lord. The First Five Books are called the Pentateuch and are authored by Moses. How Moses was able to so expertly report the order in which life appeared which is even accepted by evolutionists is a clear testament to the inspiration of these writings. Genesis or the beginning contains the history of Man beginning, his fall, and the promise of redemption Exodus or the going out records the freeing or the passing over from slavery to freedom under the leadership of Moses. It records Pharaohs hardiness of heart and the seven plagues of Egypt, the Passover, the crossing of the Red Sea and most importantly the Giving of the Law - The Ten Commandments The Building of the Tabernacle. The beginning of Systematic worship lead by priests and Levities Leviticus takes its name from the tribe of Levi, which were set aside for the role of worship. The book of Leviticus has in it the Laws of worship and of the priesthood and Levites. Numbers takes its name because it documents the census of Israel and also sets out the Codified Law. Deuteronomy is a continuation of Numbers. It covers Moses’ final instruction to the people of God.
Last month we began looking at the Third Letter of John the Evangelist and you were introduced to Diotrephes. You were encouraged to review your words, thoughts, and deeds, and make a time for confession to find out if you are consistent with God’s teachings or if you were more like Diotrephes. This month we will introduce you to Gaius. The purpose of 3 John is to encourage Gaius to continue extending hospitality to traveling missionaries, especially those who come from St John, who are loyal to him. In particular, St John urges Gaius' reception of one missionary named Demetrius (v. 12). St John thinks very highly of Gaius, to whom the letter is written. We do not know exactly who Gaius was, but he was obviously someone that St John loved as a brother Christian. St John held him in great esteem for his Christian walk and conduct (verses 1-6) and conveyed his own appreciation for Gaius by calling him “well beloved” 4 times in this letter (verses 1, 2, 5, 11), being a term of endearment and personal warmth. It was a standard custom in ancient letters for the writer to ask about one’s health. However, by praying that Gaius’s health prospers just as his soul prospers, St John indicated that Gaius is spirituality fit and that he is growing in faith. St John connects health with spiritual vitality and paid no importance to a prayer for material wealth. St John has heard from others that Gaius was a man whose lifestyle was consistent with God’s truth. He walked and worked for Christ in selfless Christian love. Unlike Diotrephes, Gaius was a gracious man who had the truth in him,
and carried out the reality of his faith. He was sincere in his religion, and devoted to his God. He exhibited his charity, by showing love to the brethren, kindness to the poor, hospitality to Christian strangers, and readiness to accommodate them for the service of the gospel. The letter gives the impression that Gaius knew Diotrephes, and therefore, Gaius can also be regarded as courageous, since he was not intimidated by Diotrephes’s venomous threats. St John commended Gaius for his love of the brethren and encouraged him to continue working for the truth; for St John knew that the truth of Jesus satisfies not for a season but for all eternity. Those who walk in the truth of Christ enjoy God’s presence working in their lives now and throughout eternity, beyond this world. They are fulfilled, complete and are at peace with themselves and others. Life with Christ is satisfying supressing hunger for the worldly desires. Every Christian likes to think of themselves as Gaius, but are you? A small monthly exercise: Ask yourself if you are living in God’s truth? Do you live by your faith? Does your Faith work by love? Do you show charity to others and kindness to the less fortunate? Are you an example to others? Because we aim to be Christ like, we must always focus on improving spiritually. Write down the areas where you want to advance and put together a plan on how to do this. For example, showing kindness is an easy and rewarding virtue, consistent with God’s truth. If it is an area where you are lacking, then start conscientiously show kindness to your brother. To be continued next month ……….. Written by: Maggie Sourial, Inspired by St Anthony Junior Bible Study (JBS), 7-8 Monday nights, conducted by: Anthony Ghabrial and Mathew Farag.
By Mr. Nabil Mesiha
The Korbanah is a symbol of the Holy Church. It is made of many wheat seeds, each seed of which refers to a member of the Church. Without grinding the grains, each remains independent and not united with others. The milling process is a symbol of strife in our spiritual life, our fasting and prayers, the pain and trouble of service, and the pain of persecution. With the grinding, it is difficult to distinguish between the grains; and the scattered members become one body. Water, which symbolizes the Holy Spirit, unites the flour in one body, same as the Holy Spirit unites the Church to become one Body of Christ. The Korbanah (The Bread of Offering) has to be round, since it represents Christ who is without a beginning or an end. It contains no salt; for Christ is the salt of the earth who came down from heaven to make us salt of the earth. (Matthew 5:13). Yeast is used in the Korban to symbolize sin that Jesus had carried in His own body and abolished by His death exactly like the yeast in the bread is killed and removed by fire. Korban is made in a room called “Bethlehem”; which refers to the place where Jesus was born.
THE SEAL OF THE KORBANAH The seal has an outer circle with words of the Trisagion: Holy God, Holy Almighty, Holy Immortal.
The Korbanah represents members of the Holy Church, united with Christ.
The Spadikon represents Our Lord Jesus.
The 12 Crosses symbolize the 12 apostles.
The 5 holes signify the five piercing wounds of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The seal of the Korban, reminds us of the Seal of the Father that Jesus spoke of: “Do not Labor for the food, which perishes, but for the food, which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of man will give you, because God the father has set His seal on Him” (John 6:27)
It's just basically an exchange of greetings, or a working relationship. That means you just happen to work with this person and you may only speak to them concerning your work. So, these are just acquaintances or work mates. We cannot really call these types of people friends, but more preferably to call them acquaintances or colleagues. The second type may be a friend that harms you. This type of friendship is one that wants to take from you all the time. Whether it is money, prestige or many other things. They may also be harmful in that they give you wrong advice and teach you to solve your problems in a wrong or evil way. They may be leading you to the path of death, whether spiritual or physical death. They may lead you to do things that are against your conscience or against your faith. Deep inside of you, you know that it is wrong and will get you in trouble. They may pressure you to smoke or have a boyfriend or to steal. Look at the example of Job and his friends in the Old Testament. Job calls his friends, "miserable comforters", because instead of assisting him to get over his distress, they make him more uncomfortable by their words. We also see the example of Rehoboam, who took the advice of the young men instead of the elders, and it brought about the division of the tribes of Israel. If we look at some statistics of teen behaviour, it reveals that: 66% lied to a parent, teacher or other adult, 60% lied to their parents, 45% watched MTV at least once a week, 36% cheated on an exam, 25% smoked a cigarette or other tobacco product, 1 out of 9 got drunk, 1 out of 10 used illegal drugs. A lot of this behaviour is influenced by peer pressure. Young people face severe peer pressure to act in certain ways, to talk in certain ways, to dress in certain ways, to join certain groups, and to try certain things. Any deviation from what is considered the "normal" or popular thing to do can result in ridicule and rejection. If someone does not have a
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What are the effects of peer pressure? Experimentation: The teen may be asked by his friends to try something and is told that it won't hurt him. Fear and frustration: He may be afraid because deep inside of him he knows that it is wrong. It frustrates him because he wants his friends to accept him. Depression: Repeated attempts at conformity (to fit in) results not in fulfilment but frustration and loneliness. Confusion: Between values and family religious values.
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Negative peer pressure involves a choice of what to: 1. Act like 2. End up like 3. Feel treated like by this group or others. Peer pressure promises acceptance and approval to young people, but it is an empty promise. These type of friends are not real and true friends. Peer pressure is natural and understandable. It can be positive or negative. It is unavoidable, not only do young people face it every day, but their parents, teachers and others do too. Our Lord Jesus Himself was faced with peer pressure, yet without sinning. The Bible says that He was, "tempted in every way, Just as we are -- yet without sin." In Romans 12:2 St. Paul tells us, "and do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God."
To be continued next month
People are in a rush, no time to talk to others. So, you drive through speak to a machine and not to a human and get your order. You go to the bank and you can do your banking through the ATM's, no contact with a human soul and no hassles.
Everyone needs friends; even adults cannot do without certain friends. Young people may learn lifelong lessons from friendships, grow in Christ through friends, get in trouble because of friends and become very close to friends. We need to understand the three types of friendships, what the Bible teaches about friendship, and the characteristics of true friendship. Friendship is a vital part of young people's lives today. They cannot do without their friends. They would feel so threatened if they lost their friends. It is a natural part of growing up. So, it is a human need. Rarely do we find someone who does not have a couple of friends, especially in the teenage years. I am worried however, that perhaps some people are becoming more individualistic and separating themselves from society. There are a lot of lonely people in today's society who have no friends, and no one who cares for them. Perhaps technology and the American society is promulgating this ideology. How, you may say, when everything around us is being automated? You go to get gas and all you have to do is put a piece of plastic into a machine and you have your gas. No one to talk to or give you the change or to argue with. You go to McDonald's or Burger King and the same thing happens.
Even worse than this is the Internet; you can almost do everything on the Internet these days and without saying a single word to anyone. You could live in your own little world inside the Internet and do all of your chores, buy everything you want, pay your bills, and you can even get a pizza from Pizza Hut! What is this going to do to human relationships, especially between friends? Are friends going to be something of the past? I really wonder sometimes! Also American society, in particular, encourages in us this type of behaviour. Everyone here is very individualistic; it's how the society operates. Everyone is on his or her own. You may be living in an apartment block and not even know who your neighbours are! I pray and hope that this technology does not destroy our society. Well, I do not want to go too far off the track of our topic. Friends are the lifeblood of adolescence. We need to understand the three types of friendships, what the Bible teaches about friendship, and the characteristics of true friendship. We also want to know what the fathers of the Church taught about friendship. You must also know what kind of friend you need to be.
The first type I call acquaintances. They are people that you know. They may be fellow students at school in your same class or activity. Or they may be acquaintances of your family, or on your sports team. You may not feel very close to these people, and it is probably a very s uperficial relationship. You know it's the type of relationship of "Hi, Sally, how are you doing'? and see ya tomorrow" type of thing. Just someone you know and meet perhaps every day, but you do not actually sit and speak to this person on a personal level.
defines, and is grieved, and is angered, and has all the qualities which belong clearly to one that moves" freely (St Gregory Nazianzen, Orations. XXXI.6, On the Holy Spirit). God works person to person, within human wills and consciousness, in the heart, through language. God the Holy Spirit relates interpersonally to Apostles on an intimate basis, while maintaining His own distinctive relation to God the Father and God the Son in the eternal mystery of the communion of the triune God (St Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lecturers). Because we are in a personal relationship with the Holy Spirit we can sin against Him. You can sin against the Spirit in two ways, by "grieving the Spirit," and blaspheming the Spirit." There are not one but many sins that grieve the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit may be ignored or refused, having been once accepted, as the Galatians had turned from their first love back to the old ways (Gal. 3:2,3). The Spirit may be resisted as in Acts 7:51). The convicting work of the Spirit may be quenched, choked, and virtually extinguished by our resistances (1 Thess. 5:19). A good work may be begun in the Spirit that but a person may leave it uncompleted or worse turn it into a misdeed (1 Tim. 1:19). That is why St Paul wrote to the Ephesians begging them not to grieve the Holy Spirit by turning away (Ephesians 4:30) There is a more serious sin than Grieving the Holy Spirit, that of Blaspheming the Holy Spirit. Christ our Lord specifically warned and said “Therefore I
say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven
men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men. Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.� (Mat 12:31-32). When this statement was declared by our Lord, teachers of the law had said that the miracles He performed were by the power of evil. Anyone who so turns from their back on the Holy Spirit and mocks Him in that way immediately puts themselves beyond the power of forgiveness, because every step towards repentance and faith is enabled by the Holy Spirit (St. Gregory of Nyssa). Blasphemy as such is not unforgivable. St. Paul shows us that through much labour and repentance a person can return. God is not unable or unwilling to forgive any sin, but the sin of blaspheming the Holy Spirit makes a person unwilling to receive God’s Divine Grace and mercy. If you leave behind the help of the Holy Spirit, what else is there left. God is never defeated by our blasphemy but we are. In times past newcomers to the faith were taught to recite by heart the following points to affirm their faith in God the Holy Spirit: We believe in the Holy Spirit who Spoke in the law, And taught by the prophets, And descended to the Jordan, Spoke by the Apostles, and lives in the saints; Thus we believe in Him: that He is the Holy Spirit, The Spirit of God, the perfect Spirit, the Spirit Paraclete, uncreated, proceeding from the Father and receiving of the Son, in whom we believe. (Creed of Epiphanius A.D. 374)
Apostles gathered to discern important matters of faith and doctrine at Jerusalem they deliberated and declared ,"It seemed good to the Holy Ghost and to us" (Acts 15:28) The Bible declares constantly that the Holy Spirit teaches, comforts, guides, gives, calls, and sends. God the Holy Spirit is attested as acting as persons act. When the Apostles speak in the New Testament of the Holy Spirit they witness to actions so personal such as: guiding (Rom. 8:14), convicting (John 16:8), interceding (Rom. 8:26), and calling (Acts 13:2), commissioning (Acts 20:28).
We are about to enter a period in the Liturgical year where the church concentrates most sincerely on the Work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the church and the individual. This period of the Apostle’s fast which commences with the Feast of the Descent of The Holy Spirit or the feast of Pentecost and provides all believers a time to focus and reassess our adherence to the Great Commission of Christ: 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, 20 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.” Amen (Matthew 28:18-19) During this period the church responses and hymns focus on the Holy Spirit. So it is fitting that we say a word or two on the Holy Spirit. First, we must never call the Holy Spirit “it.” For the Holy Spirit is not impersonal, but we know Him to be the Third Person of the Holy Trinity. For Christ Himself said “I will send Him to “(John 16:7). When the Saintly
Like a person, the Holy Spirit can be resisted (Acts 7:51), avoided, or responsively answered (Acts 10:1921). Only a person can be grieve (Isa. 63:10 and Eph. 4:30). Only one with intelligence and the capacity for communication can speak from heart to heart. These are qualities of personhood. Only a person can teach, talk, and reveal His will to other persons. As persons speak and communicate, so does the Holy Spirit speak in the Holy Bible, in the Sacraments of the Church and in the hearts of believers to show them His will and answer them ever so clearly. Only a person can be lied to—no one can lie to a stone or vegetable. Ananias was condemned not for lying to St. Peter but for lying to the Holy Spirit. Those who lie to the Holy Spirit, lie to God (Acts 5:3-9). That is why honesty and openness is so important in confession, least we be found to be lying to the Holy Spirit in the Sacrament of Repentance. The Spirit is found actively directing the mission of the Apostles, setting aside Sts Paul and Barnabas for their specific work (Acts 13:2), selecting overseers for the churches (Acts 20:28), bearing witness (Acts 5:32; Rom. 8:16), distributing gifts freely as he chooses (I Cor. 12:11). If the Holy Spirit is not God but an activity of God, then "He will be affected, but will not effect, and will cease to exist as soon as He has been affected, for this is the nature of an activity. How is it then that He acts and says such and such things, and
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