Fourteen Holy Helpers

In Exodus, God commands us to use the Ten Commandments. We are to use the commandments in our everyday lives; to live like Jesus did on earth. The Ten Commandments are not the only thing that leads us to a godly life. We must obey God’s word with the Ten Commandments, but we must also do spiritual acts that reflect our faith in God. As a church and as an individual, God expects us to use these sacraments as another way to live a life like Jesus. Three things that define a sacrament, according to…

“Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:10 Bible). Before Jesus Christ’s crucifixion, Jesus knew his destiny and the terrible fate that lay before him, but he was able to demonstrate moral courage even in the face of people denying that he was the son of God, the Savior, the Messiah. As a result of the disbelief of the people, he was stripped of his garments, but he still stayed true to his destiny and his moral courage to…

What does it mean to have faith that moves mountains? This phrase is found throughout the bible, particularly in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Thomas. When we study this phrase, we can see that when we focus on our problems God looks small, but when we center our attention on God the problems look small. When we turn to Jesus, he takes the weight of our burdens in order to heal us. In the Gospel of Matthew, 17:14-20, Jesus heals a boy who is possessed by a demon after his disciples failed to…

Timothy Witmer (2010)—author of The Shepherd Leader: Achieving Effective Shepherding in Your Church—says that servant leaders who act as shepherd leaders carry out multiple responsibilities. This study proposes the following responsibilities of K.E.E.P., which includes knowing, empowering, equipping, and protecting (Witmer 2010). Essentially, these four roles are a combination of servant leadership and agape love working together. However, Frederick Taylor (1915, 9)—author of The Principles of…

The Sermon on the Mount centrally speaks about Jesus’s exposition of the law and its application that leads to transformation of the inward person reflected in the outer works of man. In these chapters Jesus seeks to remind the people of the intent of the Law of God and also to empower them to keep it. The main point of the law is found in chapter 5: 48, “Be ye therefore perfect as your Father which is in heaven is perfect”. This perfection is the fulfillment of the verses in Deuteronomy 6:5 and…

Shepherding Model The role of a shepherd is identified as that of caring, courage and guidance. The qualities of a shepherd are knowing, leading, vulnerability, serving the flock welcoming, cooperating, and equipping. (Petersen, 2007) The call for leaders in the ecclesiastical community to pursue the shepherd-leader model for the advance and the effectiveness of the mission of God. (Resane, 2014) Shepherd have the need to feed God people. A shepherd’s way of thinking is essential to leading…

Restore Israel: Because We Are Thy Vine In verse 7 the psalmist cried, “Turn us again,” this is emphasize of this psalm. Psalmist repeated 3 times this sentence in verse 3, 7, and 19. But also psalmist used different sentence to describe the prayer for restoration of Israel, “Quicken Us-verse 18,” the restoration brings to revive of Israel. In verse 3 and 4 psalmist called God, “God and LORD God of host,” reminder that God Almighty, He is also the God who made a covenant with Israel (LORD). In…

Throughout the Confessions, Augustine recounts his character’s spiritual journey with God. This journey is a metaphorical journey in the sense that Augustine the character is always with God, but he does not know this until he gains the knowledge that gives him stability in God. On this journey, Augustine either intensely weeps or does not weep over several cases of separation. All of the separations observed are worldly separations in that one person has died and will no longer be present…

As my time at Holmes Bible College is in its twilight, I am faced with the realization that I have to make plans for my future and still be in the will of God. I have to decide how I will proceed to the path God has for me. I can honestly say at this point I have no idea. It is the intention of this paper to share my life up to this point, my basic future goals, the philosophy that will lead me there, my personal calling, the intention for my life, and how Holmes has prepared me. Let this paper…

3.3. Andrew Root - Place-sharing youth ministry Andrew Root of Luther Seminary conducted his PhD on Incarnational Perspectives of ministry, and has since become an authority figure on the topic in ministry. Like Ward, Root believes relationships are central to ministry. However, whereas Ward believes relationships serve as a platform to ‘share the Good News about Jesus with young people’ (1992:32), Root sees the relationship itself as the final goal (2004:99). Root criticises the views of…