Evangéliumi Hírnök, 2003 (95. évfolyam, 1-11. szám)
2003-02-01 / 2. szám
Page 8. iái February, 2003 WILLIAM B. MOLNÁR 1916 - 2003 On January 21.2003, the Lord called to glory one of His devoted servants, the REVEREND WILLIAM B MOLNÁR. He was in his 87th year of which 58 were spent in the preaching of God’s word as a Pastor. Molnár Balazs was born in Tiszagyulahaza, Hungary on October 7, 1916. The Molnár family emigrated from Hungary to Canada in his early teens. They settled on a farm 20 miles from Kipling, Saskatchewan. As a young man he attended the Hungarian Baptist Church in Kipling along with his family. He was baptized by the Reverend William Tatter in a lake near Kipling. By his twentieth birthday he was ready to start his own life as a hard working farmer. The Lord however had different plans for him. Instead of planting seeds of wheat and grain, he was destined to plant seeds of human souls. After much study and physical trials, he attended seminary and became a pastor. He completed his studies at McMaster Divinty School, in Hamilton, Ontario in May of 1944. During his seminary days, he served as a student pastor in missions in Hamilton and Brantford, Ontario, and in each of those missions he preached to Hungarian people. His first pastorate after graduation was at the First Hungarian Baptist Church in Toronto. In 1949 Rev. Molnár received a call to our Hungarian Baptist Church in Bridgeport, Conn. He served that church for 18 productive years. It was here that I personally gained his friendship and saw his faithfulness to the Lord. His love for people and their spiritual welfare resulted in the saving of many souls for the Lord. Thereafter, for a short while he served as Pastor of an English Baptist Church also in Connecticut. But his love for his Hungarian people continued and in 1972 he accepted the position of the administrator of our Bethesda Baptist Retirement Home in Florida. aVunflRtrnffiPi His love for the saving of souls however was stronger than being an administrator. He therefore accepted a call to pastor our Hungarian Baptist Church in the City of New York. It then became time for him to rest from his daily chores and retired to North Carolina (1979). He then became a valued parishioner of a Southern Baptist Church (Trinity Baptist Church, Raleigh, NC) where he was graciously received. He later became a member of a church closer to home where he served as a member of the Westwood Baptist Church in Cary, NC. His years of service in this church affected many People which was shown by the many comments and tears during visitation and at the service which was held at Westwood Baptist Church. I was asked by the Executive’s of our Convention to represent us at his services. Having known him for so many years it was my privilege to attend and to speak of his devotion to the Lord and to his Hungarian people. Pastor Molnár also participated in the work of the Hungarian Baptist Convention, serving on various committees, and as General Secretary as well as several terms as President. He preached in almost every church within our Convention. He was well loved by us and by all other people with whom he had contact. He received the “Well Loved and Well Done ” call from the Lord whom he had served throughout his life time. Now he is with the Lord where there will be no pain, no parting, nor sorrow. He will await a reunion with friends and family in heaven. What a joy that will be for all who will remain faithful. We thank God for Pastor Molnár’s faithfulness and example to all who knew him. Ernest J. Kish To Joyce Molnár and Family: You Are my Leaning Post You are my leaning post, dear Lord, My shelter and my rock. You open up the door for me Each time you hear me knock. All I need to do is ask And You provide the way. You hear me when I call to you The times I kneel to pray. Thank you Lord, for Your great love, Your comfort and your care. It's such a joy for me to know I may seek and find you there. Jean Soule Memorial gifts may be made to the Westwood Baptist Church Building Fund, 830 High House Rd., Cary, NC 27513 YOUTH C0r N E R By István Mikó Introduction: One of the most important jobs of the Secret Service of the United States is to protect or guard the President. The president needs to be guarded because there are so many people out there that would attack him if they could, and because he is one of the most important people in the world. In verse 23, it says that you should ‘guard’ your heart. I think that that mean that there is something valuable and worthwhile to protect, and not only that, it also means that it is under attack. So what exactly is the heart that it’s so important to protect? Is the heart here your physical heart that pumps blood? What does it mean that the heart is the Wellspring of life? A wellspring is like the place where something starts, the source, something from where everything flows out of. Back before there was running water, they dug wells everywhere. The well was typically in the center of a town, and the whole town thrived because of it. But if the water was polluted or dirty, then the whole town suffered. In the same way your life will suffer if your wellspring, or your heart, is not kept pure and clean. The heart symbolizes a couple of different things in the context of the Bible. I. The Heart A. The heart could symbolize feelings and emotions. In Proverbs 12:25 it talks about “having an anxious heart that weighs a man down”. Proverbs 12:25 talks about “having a heavy heart”, meaning discouragement or despair. Leviticus 19:17 says not to “hate your brother in your heart.” B. The heart could also be closely related to acts of the will, or your deliberate acts and decisions. The Bible refers to David as “a man after God’s own heart, for he will do everything I want him to do.” In other words, God knew David was willing and eager to fulfill God’s will for his life. C. The heart is also many times referred to as the true nature of a person, or the whole inner being of a person. Proverbs 3:5 says “Trust the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding,” to trust God with everything that you are. In I Samuel 16:7 it says “man looks at the outward appearance, but God looks at the heart.” We may judge a person by what he looks like or appears to be like, but God looks at our character.
