Magyar Egyház, 2005 (84. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
2005-04-01 / 2. szám
MAGYAR EGYHÁZ 5. oldal Lessons from Nehemiah - for today 1. Identified himself with the problem and the sins of the people and committed solidarity with them (1:3-4) 2. Nehemiah has vision (1:9) 3. He has courage (1:11; 2:4; 6:11) 4. He makes definite plans (2:6-9; 12, 16) 5. The Prophet demonstrates self confidence (2:17) 6. Inspires people toward the goal (2:18) 7. Does not quit in spite of opposition (2:10, 19) 8. Uses the resources of others (3:1) 9. Delegates the work to everyone (3:2-32) 10. Knows how to stand up to opposition (4:9-14; 6:5-8) 11. Inspires discouraged people (4:14-23) 12. Organizes for every aspect of the work (4:16-21) 13. Works alongside with others (4:21-23; 5:16) 14. Strong willed when is necessary (5:6-8) 15. Can convince people to work toward the goal (5:8-12) 16. Communicated his ideas in an inspiring way (5:13) 17. Self disciplined to live with people on their level (5:14-15) 18. Generous with what he has (5:17-18) 19. He is not easily side tracked from the goal(6:3-4) 20. He achieves his goal (6:15) 21. Organizes people for the second phase (7:4-5) 22. Organizes feast of thanksgiving, renews the covenant (8:9-10; 12:27-43) 23. Stands up against sin and corrects it. (13: 1-31) A father's prayer Build me a son oh Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid; one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory. Build me a son whose wishbone will not be where his backbone should be a son who will know You that to know himself is the foundation stone of knowledge. Lead him, I pray not in the path of ease and comfort, but under the stress and spur of difficulties and challenges. Let him learn to stand up in the storms; let him leam compassion for those who fail. Build me a son, whose heart will be clear, whose goals will be high; a son who will master himself before he seeks to master other men; one who will leam to laugh, yet never forget how to weep; one who will reach into the future, yet never forget the past. And after all these things are his, add I pray, enough of sense of humor, so that he may always be serious, yet never take himself too seriously. Give him humility, that he may always remember the simplicity of true greatness, the open mind of true wisdom, the weakness of true strength. Then, I, his father, will dare to whisper: I have not lived in vain. Unknown Submitted by Rev. Dr. Zoltán Király "Unless we read the Bible, American history is a closed book" The Weekly Standard's David Gelernter posited in a recent look at Bible literacy in America, with young Americans knowing very little about the Word of God and thus lacking the perspective necessary to understand major themes of history. The Bible Literacy Project, based on a Gallup-conducted survey of young people mostly in the seventh through ninth grades and 41 teachers in both public and private schools, found that the fewer than a quarter of the students were what teachers would call "Bible literate." The report, released in late April, said the teachers were convinced that students ought to know the Bible and don't. Forty of 41 agreed that "Bible knowledge confers a distinct educational advantage," the report said. Seventy-two percent of students in the survey could answer correctly that Moses "led the Israelites out of bondage," and 90 percent realized that Adam and Eve were the first man and woman in Genesis. But 8 percent of teens "believe that Moses is one of the twelve Apostles," Gelernter stated. Aside from such basic questions, the Bible Literacy Project reported that "very few American students" have the level of Bible knowledge that high school English teachers regard as "basic to a good education." Almighty and everlasting God, who has revealed your glory by Christ among all nations: Preserve the works of your mercy; that your Church, which is spread throughout the world, may persevere with steadfast faith in the confession of your name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Kaprinyákné Bodnár Szerénke Phoenix, Arizona Áldás hullik Az égbolt egyszerre sötét, csíkos lesz az eső záporként ömlik áldásként hazánkra hullik és az apákat köszönti Régóta várjuk már- ezt! a tartály most megtelt boldog a szomjas ember mert áldást küld Isten az Édesapák fejére A zápor múlik az áldás még hullik megmarad a tartály vize és hazánk felett mosolyog a nap tüze mert e nap, az édesapák ünnepe.
