This document discusses the differences between prayer and worship, and emphasizes that Sunday Mass is an opportunity for communal worship where we offer ourselves to God as a living sacrifice, as Jesus did. It explores what it means to live a Eucharistic life and be part of a Eucharistic community, noting that true community requires love, care, and sharing without selfishness. Several passages from Scripture are presented that highlight the importance of love - for God, for neighbor, and even for enemies. Building community and developing human relationships requires understanding each person as a unique gift and removing superficial "wrappers" to see the gift within.
Jesus said to "Love your enemies." It's a revolutionary kind of love. We are to love like this because our Heavenly Father loves like this.
The message was given on Sept 22, 2013 at New City Church in Calgary by Pastor John Ferguson. For more info, go to www.NewCityChurch.ca.
A look into the Biblical passages that focus on "one another". This is a reflection tool to help you understand the context of your relationships as well as review God's call for us to like together.
This Sunday we hear the familiar Gospel of the woman who was caught in adultery and about to be stoned. Meanwhile the Scribes and the Pharisees, keepers of the Jewish Law, are not very happy with all the attention Jesus is getting, so they a lay trap for him. What does Christ do? Does he focus on the sin or the shame?
The insight to what this Gospel is really all about is broken open by a Jesuit working with the gangs in LA. See what I mean.
Jesus said to "Love your enemies." It's a revolutionary kind of love. We are to love like this because our Heavenly Father loves like this.
The message was given on Sept 22, 2013 at New City Church in Calgary by Pastor John Ferguson. For more info, go to www.NewCityChurch.ca.
A look into the Biblical passages that focus on "one another". This is a reflection tool to help you understand the context of your relationships as well as review God's call for us to like together.
This Sunday we hear the familiar Gospel of the woman who was caught in adultery and about to be stoned. Meanwhile the Scribes and the Pharisees, keepers of the Jewish Law, are not very happy with all the attention Jesus is getting, so they a lay trap for him. What does Christ do? Does he focus on the sin or the shame?
The insight to what this Gospel is really all about is broken open by a Jesuit working with the gangs in LA. See what I mean.
The church is the mother of believers--the God-ordained school of virtue in which Christian disciples learn how to desire the good and to reject what is false. Romans 12:9ff outlines covenant life in the congregation.
This is the slideshow (without the youtube video) of the talk "I Belong" by Pastor Brent Lokker at Blazing Fire Church on Saturday March 3, 2012. www.blazingfire.org to find the podcast.
Introduction to Theology of the Body class 2 powerpoint and audio. Authored by Fr. Joseph LoJacono, IVE at Ss. Peter and Paul, Mankato, MN. from An introduction to Theology of the Body Leaders: guide, by Christopher West, (Ascension Press, West Chester, PA: 2008)
In today's class (March 22) we are beginning in our study of the DOCTRINE OF THE TRINITY.
When is the last time most Christians have studied the Trinity and understand why it is so essential to our Christian faith? The goal in the next few weeks is to better understand and be able as a group to articulate this which comes under our study of the Doctrine of God.
Memory Verse
•Bible Reading
•Introduction
•The Identity of the Holy Spirit-Who is the Holy Spirit?
•The purpose of the gifts of the Holy Spirit
•The revelational gifts
• the words of wisdom
• the words of knowledge
• discerning of spirits
The church is the mother of believers--the God-ordained school of virtue in which Christian disciples learn how to desire the good and to reject what is false. Romans 12:9ff outlines covenant life in the congregation.
This is the slideshow (without the youtube video) of the talk "I Belong" by Pastor Brent Lokker at Blazing Fire Church on Saturday March 3, 2012. www.blazingfire.org to find the podcast.
Introduction to Theology of the Body class 2 powerpoint and audio. Authored by Fr. Joseph LoJacono, IVE at Ss. Peter and Paul, Mankato, MN. from An introduction to Theology of the Body Leaders: guide, by Christopher West, (Ascension Press, West Chester, PA: 2008)
In today's class (March 22) we are beginning in our study of the DOCTRINE OF THE TRINITY.
When is the last time most Christians have studied the Trinity and understand why it is so essential to our Christian faith? The goal in the next few weeks is to better understand and be able as a group to articulate this which comes under our study of the Doctrine of God.
Memory Verse
•Bible Reading
•Introduction
•The Identity of the Holy Spirit-Who is the Holy Spirit?
•The purpose of the gifts of the Holy Spirit
•The revelational gifts
• the words of wisdom
• the words of knowledge
• discerning of spirits
John MacArthur, “Agape love is the greatest virtue of the Christian life. Yet that type of love was rare in pagan Greek literature. That’s because the traits agape portrays—unselfishness, self-giving, willful devotion, concern for the welfare of others—were mostly disdained in ancient Greek culture as signs of weakness. However, the ew Testament declares agape to be the character trait around which
all others revolve. The apostle John writes, “God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him” (1 John 4:16).
Series passages that pump me up - part 9 the power of love - 07-26-15 - ou...LifePointe Church
This is Part 9 of Pastor Chuck Bernal’s message series, “Passages That Pump Me Up”. This message explains why it is so important for those of us who are Christians to show the validity of our faith by loving one another - and how our love for one another is a powerful witness to those who don't know Christ. This messsage was delivered at LifePointe Church in Crowley, TX on Sunday, July 26, 2015.
Sermon Slide Deck: "The Core Value Of Community" (1 Peter 1:22-25)New City Church
We value true community because the Gospel ! brings us into relationship with Jesus and with Jesus’ people.
This message was given on November 2, 2014 at New City Church in Calgary by Pastor John Ferguson. For more info visit: www.newcitychurch.ca
In this Sunday’s Gospel we hear the three most important words given to us in the Bible. By far, it is the greatest and hardest thing Christ asked us to do...but truly…it is all that really, really matters.
What are those words…and why do we find it so hard to follow them?
Check it out….
Doing Pastoral theology as a course in the academic world has opened our understanding of the true mission of Jesus Christ to the world, a mission which has its focal point as the redemption of the human race. One very important part of this human race is the group of persons who are suffering around the world and begging for alms to make their daily living. This mission which was handed over to the Church as a continuation of the mission, and beckoning on all people of good will to get involved in this mission to ensure the common good of all. Benedict Azebeokhai Oshiokhamele "Almsgiving: A Case for Pastoral Theology" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-2 , February 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd38363.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/other/38363/almsgiving-a-case-for-pastoral-theology/benedict-azebeokhai-oshiokhamele
Why the Trinity Is Important to Living the Spiritual Life.
* Humanity as created in God's image
* God's life in Trinity
* Contemplative prayer and participating in God's life
* Social action and participating in God's justice
The Good News, newsletter for June 2024 is hereNoHo FUMC
Our monthly newsletter is available to read online. We hope you will join us each Sunday in person for our worship service. Make sure to subscribe and follow us on YouTube and social media.
Lesson 9 - Resisting Temptation Along the Way.pptxCelso Napoleon
Lesson 9 - Resisting Temptation Along the Way
SBs – Sunday Bible School
Adult Bible Lessons 2nd quarter 2024 CPAD
MAGAZINE: THE CAREER THAT IS PROPOSED TO US: The Path of Salvation, Holiness and Perseverance to Reach Heaven
Commentator: Pastor Osiel Gomes
Presentation: Missionary Celso Napoleon
Renewed in Grace
What Should be the Christian View of Anime?Joe Muraguri
We will learn what Anime is and see what a Christian should consider before watching anime movies? We will also learn a little bit of Shintoism religion and hentai (the craze of internet pornography today).
In Jude 17-23 Jude shifts from piling up examples of false teachers from the Old Testament to a series of practical exhortations that flow from apostolic instruction. He preserves for us what may well have been part of the apostolic catechism for the first generation of Christ-followers. In these instructions Jude exhorts the believer to deal with 3 different groups of people: scoffers who are "devoid of the Spirit", believers who have come under the influence of scoffers and believers who are so entrenched in false teaching that they need rescue and pose some real spiritual risk for the rescuer. In all of this Jude emphasizes Jesus' call to rescue straying sheep, leaving the 99 safely behind and pursuing the 1.
The Chakra System in our body - A Portal to Interdimensional Consciousness.pptxBharat Technology
each chakra is studied in greater detail, several steps have been included to
strengthen your personal intention to open each chakra more fully. These are designed
to draw forth the highest benefit for your spiritual growth.
The PBHP DYC ~ Reflections on The Dhamma (English).pptxOH TEIK BIN
A PowerPoint Presentation based on the Dhamma Reflections for the PBHP DYC for the years 1993 – 2012. To motivate and inspire DYC members to keep on practicing the Dhamma and to do the meritorious deed of Dhammaduta work.
The texts are in English.
For the Video with audio narration, comments and texts in English, please check out the Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF2g_43NEa0
Homily: The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Sunday 2024.docxJames Knipper
Countless volumes have been written trying to explain the mystery of three persons in one true God, leaving us to resort to metaphors such as the three-leaf clover to try to comprehend the Divinity. Many of us grew up with the quintessential pyramidal Trinity structure of God at the top and Son and Spirit in opposite corners. But what if we looked at this ‘mystery’ from a different perspective? What if we shifted our language of God as a being towards the concept of God as love? What if we focused more on the relationship within the Trinity versus the persons of the Trinity? What if stopped looking at God as a noun…and instead considered God as a verb? Check it out…
The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament, and is the first book of the Deuteronomistic history, the story of Israel from the conquest of Canaan to the Babylonian exile.
2. What is the difference
between prayer & worship?
Prayer Worship
– Anyplace, anywhere – In a consecrated
– Alone or with others place
– For personal – Community activity
intentions – To glorify God
– We offer a living
sacrifice
3. It is very important that we know the
difference between prayer and worship.
Sunday Mass is not just to pray alone,
anywhere, but to worship God with the
People of God.
Sunday Mass is to offer a living sacrifice:
Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God. Jesus is
the presider and also the Living Sacrifice
being offered.
In Sunday Mass, we also offer ourselves to
God in exchange for Jesus who offered
himself to save us from our sins.
4. What does it mean to be a
community?
What is the difference
between a community and a
crowd?
5. What does it mean to live a
Eucharistic Life?
To live like the Bread of the
Eucharist is to become bread,
willing to be broken and be
shared.
6. We become what we eat.
As Christians, are we living like
bread for others?
Like the bread, do we live a life
willing to be broken and be shared
for others.
7. A Eucharistic Community is a
loving, caring, sharing
community.
There is no room for
selfishness in a Eucharistic
Community.
8. This is our problem in the
Philippines.
We are a Christian country but we
are not living a Eucharistic
community.
There is so much corruption in the
government and private sector.
Corruption is greed and selfishness.
9. Religiosity is different from
spirituality.
A person can be very religious but
not necessarily spiritual.
Spirituality is living in the life of the
Holy Spirit.
10. Called to Holiness:
Lay Spirituality
Universal Call to Holiness
Only God is Holy
Without God, no one can be holy.
We can only be holy if we have God in
our life.
And to accept God is to turn away
from sin.
We cannot serve God and stay in sin.
11. What is Lay Spirituality?
To live in the Spirit as lay persons.
To sanctify the family, the
neighborhood and the workplace.
As lay, your church is your family,
your neighborhood and your
workplace, where you are being
formed and transformed.
12. Lay spirituality is not only
a life of doing but
a life of being.
Living in the Spirit is to live a
life of love because God is
love.
13. John 21:15-19
Three time, Jesus asked, “Peter,
do you love me?”
Three time, Peter answered, “Yes,
Lord, I love you.”
To love as Jesus loves is the love
of a person willing to offer his life
for his friends.
What kind of love do we give to
Jesus?
14. What kind of love do we have for
Jesus?
In Greek, they have 3 kinds of love:
Filial – love for family & friends
Eros – passionate love for a spouse
Agape – unconditional love; loving
estrangers and even our enemies.
16. Love is the summary of the
commandments of God.
The Greatest Commandment:
“Love the Lord, your God, with
all your heart, with all you soul,
with all your mind, and with all
your strength. And love your
neighbor as yourself.”
17. Love is the core
message of the
Holy Scriptures.
The Holy Scripture is the story
of God’s love for his people.
It is the story of how God went
out of his way to show his love
for his people.
18. God is love.
The Kingdom of God is the
Kingdom of Love.
To love God is to know
God.
19. You cannot know God and
not love. [1 John 4:8]
If you say you love God and
yet you do not know how to
love, you are a liar. [1 John
4:19-21]
20. The love of God is…
Not just a love based on
feelings, but a committed love.
Feelings are passing and
momentary. Feelings will pass
away. Feelings do not last.
A committed love is a love that
endures.
21. God’s universal call to
humanity is the call to love.
We have one common vocation:
to love.
God loved us first.
To love in return is the only way
to respond to the love of God.
22. Love is our way to
holiness.
It is love that will make us whole
and perfect in the eyes of God.
Perfect love is loving not only the
people who are good to us, but
loving even our enemies and
persecutors.
23. Love is not the same as like.
You do not have to like a
person to love him.
You can love a person even if
you do not like him.
To love is a decision.
This is mature love.
24. “Love one another as I have
loved you.”
To love with the love of Jesus: a
love willing to give up even
one’s life for a friend.
A love that dies to oneself:
“selfless love.”
25. The love of Jesus is
“unconditional” & “unmerited.”
Jesus Christ loved even the
public sinners and social
outcasts.
Example: The Story of the
Good Samaritan
26. Luke 6:32-33
“If you love only the people who
love you, why should you receive
a blessing? Even sinners love
those who love them. And if you
do good only to those who are
good to you, why should you
receive a blessing? Even sinners
do that.”
27. Luke 6:27-36
Love for Enemies:
– Do good to those who hate you.
– Bless those who curse you.
– Pray for those who mistreat you.
Do good without expecting a
return.
Do not close your heart to your
enemies.
28. Matthew 5:23-24
Reconciliation before Communion
“If you are about to offer your gift to
God at the altar and there you
remember that your brother has
something against you, leave your gift
there in front of the altar, go at once
and make peace with your brother, and
then come back and offer your gift to
God.”
29. Matthew 18:15-17
Fraternal Correction: If your brother sins
against you…
1st step: Go to him and show him his fault,
but do it in private.
2nd step: If he will not listen to you, take
one or two other persons with you so that
every accusation may be upheld by the
testimony of two or more witnesses.
30. Fraternal Correction
3rd step: If he will not listen to
them, tell the whole thing to the
Church.
4th step: If he will not listen to the
Church, treat him as a pagan or
tax collector.
31. Acts 2:42-47
Eucharistic Community
They spend their time together…
– Learning from the Apostles.
– Taking part in fellowships.
– Sharing in meal.
– Praying together.
32. A community is about relationships.
Although we try to love all members
equally, we can never be equally
intimate to all.
There will always be different levels
of intimacy in a community.
Among his Twelve Apostles, Jesus is
closer to Peter, James and John.
Among the three, Jesus is closest to
John.
33. Dynamics of
Human Relationship
Birds of the same feather flock together.
– Same gender or sexual orientation.
– Same age group.
– Same economic status.
– Same region, or race, or color, or
language spoken.
– Same interests.
34. 1 Corinthians 12:4-7
“There are different kinds of spiritual gifts
but the same Spirit gives them. There
are different ways of serving but the
same Lord is served. There are different
abilities to perform service but the same
God gives ability to all for their particular
service. The Spirit’s presence is shown in
some way in each person for the good of
all.”
35. Every person is
a unique gift of God.
Like gifts, we come with wrappers.
Wrappers are not the gifts. The
gift is inside the wrapper. We
need to remove the wrapper to see
the gift.
Do not reject the gift because you
do not life the wrapper.
36. 1 Corinthians 13:1-3
“I may be able to speak the languages of
human beings and even of angels, but if I
have no love, my speech is no more than a
noisy gong or a clanging bell. I may have
the gift of inspired preaching, I may have
all the knowledge and understand all the
secrets, I may have all the faith needed to
move mountains – but if I have no love, I
am nothing. I may give up everything I
have, and even give up my body to be
burned, but if I have no love, this does me
no good.”
37. In serving the Church…
We can learn the work easily.
The more challenging part is how we
will relate with others – how we love
one another.
Human relationship is the harder
part.
But it is how we relate with each
other that will make us holy and will
please God.
38. Called To Be
A Community of Disciples
Like the day of the Pentecost, with
the coming of the Spirit, the walls of
division and differences were broken
and the disciples became one heart
and one soul.
They became a Community of
Disciples, a loving, caring and
sharing community.
39. How do we make this
“community of disciples”
a reality in our parish?