Fourteen Holy Helpers

The preamble to the code of ethic is as follows; As a minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ called and chosen by God to adhere to Matthew 28 the Commission empowered by the Holy Spirit to do the work of the ministry, I dedicate myself to conduct the ministry in a way that reflects the guidelines of the ethical code. As minister leader, I will embrace the teachings of Jesus and work to promote the Gospel. The congregants,…

evidenced by polls in which people responded to questions about the Bible with horrendous inaccuracy. Rev. Gomes states that people do want to learn more about the Bible but feel frustrated and intimidated when trying to read. In addition, because of its “holy” status and use in civil and sacred dealings it takes on an aura of something to be reverenced. Biblical scholarship has also been an obstacle in Bible literacy due to its abundance and complexity (Gomes). Denominations have taken steps to…

When reading paragraph six what stood out most was the emphasis on the sacrament of the Eucharist being the essential part of the Catholic faith. The Church is built upon the foundation of Christ’s sacrifice which is made eternal through the Eucharist. One has their faith because of their belief in the Eucharist, “Faith and the Sacraments are two complementary aspects of ecclesial life” (Sacramentum Caritatis Paragraph 6). The Eucharist enables one to grow in faith and it is because of faith…

The word “fear” used in Deut. 13:4 is best fit into the category of being used in relation to respect, honor and worship in awe of our Lord God. The use is most associated with obedience and trust in the Lord to follow His commandments. We are also to love him above all things as commanded in verse 3, I find it difficult to love someone when I fear them. In Deut. 17:19 it states, “learn to fear the Lord”, how do we learn to fear? Fear to me is a reaction. So, with all this in mind and with so…

17 dela Cruz, Pamela S HA-1 THE THREE ESSENTIAL DIMENSIONS OF FAITH Faith is a way of life and it is about completely believing and trusting God and all of His plans for us. Faith is vitally essential in our Christian life because it encompasses every part of an individual; his/her mind, will and heart. 1. Believing (Mind) The first dimension of faith is the most basic one and this includes recognizing the truth about Jesus Christ and his own teachings to His people. We believe that Jesus…

God created everything we see, hear, feel, smell and taste. All we see are His creations. He created all things based on His image and likeness. He made everything beautiful but not all things perfect. With all colors, forms and beauty, God also created imperfections. He has created evil that makes people sin. He created all things good same as with all things bad. Temptations, fear and flaws are also present in this world but, evil is not created for us to suffer and feel burdened. It was…

The Holy Spirit will manifest the present need of the people through you, which might not necessarily meant speaking in tongues. God will give you the utterance to speak in tongues if and only if it will be of great benefit to the people around you. The genuine speaking in tongues from God has no pride and does not cause confusion or distraction in the House of the Lord. Act chapter 10 verses 44 say: “Even as Peter was saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who had heard the…

the corporate aspect of it. The Book of Common Prayer is used by many Christians throughout the world every day, and even though I am not surrounded by others as I read through the prayers, I know that hundreds of others are reading them also. The Holy Spirit hears all of our voices and binds us together through them.…

public by his hectic schedule across the borders and tremendous responsibility for a ministry of the Gospel. By this unapproachable images, he made a social distance between church members and him (Yong, 16). As a result, he was almost recognized as a holy man and dignified manager of the church. In 1991, Sunbogeum church started to provide live stream screen service by transmitting Cho’s preachment to all over the world in every Sunday. It was an incredible innovation at that time. The church…

Faith, complete trust or confidence in someone or something. In Anne Bradstreet's piece “Here Follows Some Verses upon the Burning of Our House, July 10, 1666” and Patricia Riggen movie “Miracles from Heaven” represent faith. In 1666, Bradstreet house was in flame. Bradstreet wrote about all the details and her beliefs about the house burning. Bradstreet believed in God to help herself and her burning house. Riggen filmed a family and the daughter of the family getting sick. Riggen expressed…