Lord's Prayer

new Christians in the essentials of the faith), and thirdly, as a ‘rule of faith’ to give continuity to orthodox Christian doctrine. In the west by the early Middle Ages it was widely employed at baptism. The BCP uses it at baptism and daily Morning Prayer and Evensong except on the 13 days of the year when the Athanasian Creed is to be used instead. The Creed is Trinitarian in form but the heart of the creed is its confession concerning Jesus Christ and the events to do with his conception,…

the world. My perspective on this subject of stewardship, is very important to having a well-balanced life. Stewardship is not just about money, it speaks to every area of our walk with Christ. Knowing when to work, rest, play, and spend time in prayer. “Wisdom makes one wise man more powerful than ten rulers in a city” (Ecclesiastes 7:19…

fastings and prayers,” (Luke 2:37 HCSB). Fasting was more than just a discipline to this prophetess; fasting had become an essential, defining part of her service to the Father. Following Anna, another example in the New Testament is the Apostle Paul. Paul is said to have engaged in fasting often. Paul fasted after his encounter with Christ on the road to Damascus. He fasted when making important decisions. Paul had integrated fasting into his faith in such a way that it was equal to prayer…

Philosophy Of Doing Pastoral Ministry Church Revitalization Church Revitalization is the process of renewing the passion and desire of a stagnate or declining church to grow. True revitalization can only be achieved through prayer and guidance of the Holy Spirit. It is best to make modifications and/or changes that are led by the Lord. Revitalization can be achieved by introducing a sense of urgency to a congregation. It should be noted that revitalization is a process not a program; therefore…

Block, Daniel, I. For the Glory of God: Recovering A Biblical Theology of Worship. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2014. 410 pp. $24.99 Biographical Sketch of the Author Daniel Block is a professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College and continues to travel around the world on the subject of worship. Author of fifteen books including many published articles and essays. This book, For the Glory of God: Recovering a Biblical Theology of Worship, is Blocks newest publication which is solely…

We should be teaching bibles in schools because we should know why we was created and why there is so much crime in this world and how was the world created and why they decided to ban the bibles in schools.In the commencement God created heaven and Earth. The earth itself had no shape , it was empty and full darkness and covered with water. The spirit of god came over the water , and God said , “let there be light” and there was light , and God saw that the light was perfect. And then God…

Immaculee Ilibagiza tells her story Immaculée Ilibagiza was a Rwandan genocide survivor, her whole entire family except for her brother who was on a business trip, was brutally murdered and she learned to forgive the killers (Immaculee Ilibagiza). After the whole genocide Immaculee went to church and learned to forgive the killers and she went on to write her books and tell her story to many people. Immaculēe Ilibagiza influenced culture and religion through her works, including…

During the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century, many radical reformers were unsatisfied with the Anglican Church becoming the official Church of England. Being a stigmatized religious minority group, many reformers rallied together and formed a separation movement that eventually led to 14,000 of them fleeing the country. Between the years 1620 and 1630, radical reformers, known as English Puritans, immigrated to the New World to protect their children from moral corruption, as well as,…

and he is his lord, while Yvain is King Arthur’s vassal and the king his lord. However, the lion was only a vassal to Yvain, not to the king. Another instance of this kind of relationship is when Yvain defeats Lady of Landuc’s husband, he takes the lord’s land, wife, and title. There, he was lord over those lands and its peasants, but he was at King Arthur’s service nonetheless. The story of Yvain shows many aspects of the feudal society, however, with a twist of romance that was not common…

After church one day the Holy Spirit descended on the prayer room, the air itself seemed to become heavy. Amazing is the only way to describe the events which followed. The room contained about twenty people of all ages including two in their eighties. He touched our hearts with joy, JOY! A joy so wondrous…