The Church is described as God's field and building, with Christ as the foundation and cornerstone. Members of the Church are called to build upon this foundation through faith and good works, and their works will be tested but they will be saved through fire if the foundation of Christ remains. The Church is also described as a spiritual temple and priesthood offering sacrifices to God through Christ. God calls the Church out of darkness into his light to proclaim his praises. The Church is the household and family of God, with Christ as the cornerstone.
Ecclesiology Part 2 - The Purpose of the Church.Robert Tan
Here you go Part 2 of the study of Ecclesiology.
I shared a study on Ecclesiology in church.
1. The Nature of the Church.
2. The Purpose of the Church.
Ecclesiology Part 2 - The Purpose of the Church.Robert Tan
Here you go Part 2 of the study of Ecclesiology.
I shared a study on Ecclesiology in church.
1. The Nature of the Church.
2. The Purpose of the Church.
catholic sacraments. Christian Ethics 20, Saskatchewan Ministry of Education, encounter the sacred
Buy it: Total Catechesis, Laurie Delgatto, gen ed. Saint Mary's Press, Winona MN, 2004
catholic sacraments. Christian Ethics 20, Saskatchewan Ministry of Education, encounter the sacred
Buy it: Total Catechesis, Laurie Delgatto, gen ed. Saint Mary's Press, Winona MN, 2004
How can a man “follow Christ”?
I. In Salvation
II. Through Situations
III. Above Stock (family)
IV. Above Silver (Riches)
V. Above Self
VI. Through Succession (Beyond the grave)
Just like taking care of a garden, a Christian must care for their own development.
Presented by Tim Martens, July 18, 2020, at United Church of God in Northwest Arkansas.
Enjoy, share, love, message, god, everyone part 5 seth gatchell february 9 2020Pacific Church
This week we finish up our theme series for the year: We exist to enjoy and share the love and message of God with everyone. This week we look at "everyone." Some people in our lives are difficult. But it is important to remember that people matter to God. EVERYONE matters to God, and THAT should matter to us.
A study on Revelation 11:1-8. The presenter identifies the two witnesses, the bottomless pit power, and discusses why this history is important and how it relates to present-day world crises.
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.
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.
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
Exploring the Mindfulness Understanding Its Benefits.pptxMartaLoveguard
Slide 1: Title: Exploring the Mindfulness: Understanding Its Benefits
Slide 2: Introduction to Mindfulness
Mindfulness, defined as the conscious, non-judgmental observation of the present moment, has deep roots in Buddhist meditation practice but has gained significant popularity in the Western world in recent years. In today's society, filled with distractions and constant stimuli, mindfulness offers a valuable tool for regaining inner peace and reconnecting with our true selves. By cultivating mindfulness, we can develop a heightened awareness of our thoughts, feelings, and surroundings, leading to a greater sense of clarity and presence in our daily lives.
Slide 3: Benefits of Mindfulness for Mental Well-being
Practicing mindfulness can help reduce stress and anxiety levels, improving overall quality of life.
Mindfulness increases awareness of our emotions and teaches us to manage them better, leading to improved mood.
Regular mindfulness practice can improve our ability to concentrate and focus our attention on the present moment.
Slide 4: Benefits of Mindfulness for Physical Health
Research has shown that practicing mindfulness can contribute to lowering blood pressure, which is beneficial for heart health.
Regular meditation and mindfulness practice can strengthen the immune system, aiding the body in fighting infections.
Mindfulness may help reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and obesity by reducing stress and improving overall lifestyle habits.
Slide 5: Impact of Mindfulness on Relationships
Mindfulness can help us better understand others and improve communication, leading to healthier relationships.
By focusing on the present moment and being fully attentive, mindfulness helps build stronger and more authentic connections with others.
Mindfulness teaches us how to be present for others in difficult times, leading to increased compassion and understanding.
Slide 6: Mindfulness Techniques and Practices
Focusing on the breath and mindful breathing can be a simple way to enter a state of mindfulness.
Body scan meditation involves focusing on different parts of the body, paying attention to any sensations and feelings.
Practicing mindful walking and eating involves consciously focusing on each step or bite, with full attention to sensory experiences.
Slide 7: Incorporating Mindfulness into Daily Life
You can practice mindfulness in everyday activities such as washing dishes or taking a walk in the park.
Adding mindfulness practice to daily routines can help increase awareness and presence.
Mindfulness helps us become more aware of our needs and better manage our time, leading to balance and harmony in life.
Slide 8: Summary: Embracing Mindfulness for Full Living
Mindfulness can bring numerous benefits for physical and mental health.
Regular mindfulness practice can help achieve a fuller and more satisfying life.
Mindfulness has the power to change our perspective and way of perceiving the world, leading to deeper se
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).
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.
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.
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
HANUMAN STORIES: TIMELESS TEACHINGS FOR TODAY’S WORLDLearnyoga
Hanuman Stories: Timeless Teachings for Today’s World" delves into the inspiring tales of Hanuman, highlighting lessons of devotion, strength, and selfless service that resonate in modern life. These stories illustrate how Hanuman's unwavering faith and courage can guide us through challenges and foster resilience. Through these timeless narratives, readers can find profound wisdom to apply in their daily lives.
2. Matt 9: 36 At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them
because they were troubled and abandoned like sheep without a shepherd.
Matt 26: 31 Then Jesus said to them, “This night all of you will have your faith in
me shaken, for it is written: I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock
will be dispersed.”
John 10: 14-15 I am the good shepherd, and I know mine and mine know me, just
as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I will lay down my life for
the sheep.
Lk 12:32 Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your Father is pleased to
give you the kingdom
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It is to the shepherd that the sheep belong. He is their lord. At the same time he
cares for them with love and eagerness, because they are his wealth and his joy.
3. Matt 13:3-8 And he spoke to them at length in parables, saying: “A sower went out to
sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and birds came and ate it up. Some
fell on rocky ground, where it had little soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was
not deep, and when the sun rose it was scorched, and it withered for lack of roots. Some
seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it. But some seed fell on
rich soil, and produced fruit, a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold.
Matt 13: 24-30 He proposed another parable to them. “The kingdom of heaven may be
likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field. While everyone was asleep his
enemy came and sowed weeds all through the wheat, and then went off. When the crop
grew and bore fruit, the weeds appeared as well. The slaves of the householder came to
him and said, „Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where have the weeds
come from?‟ He answered, „An enemy has done this.‟ His slaves said to him, „Do you
want us to go and pull them up?‟ He replied, „No, if you pull up the weeds you might
uproot the wheat along with them. Let them grow together until harvest; then at harvest
time I will say to the harvesters, “First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles for
burning; but gather the wheat into my barn.”‟
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You are God’s field. We must live from Christ who is the “tree of life”.
4. Mark 4: 30-32 He said, “To what shall we
compare the kingdom of God, or what
parable can we use for it? It is like a mustard
seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is
the smallest of all the seeds on the earth. But
once it is sown, it springs up and becomes
the largest of plants and puts forth large
branches, so that the birds of the sky can
dwell in its shade.”
I Cor 3: 6-9 I planted, Apollos watered, but God
caused the growth. Therefore, neither the one
who plants nor the one who waters is anything,
but only God, who causes the growth. The one
who plants and the one who waters are equal, and
each will receive wages in proportion to his labor.
For we are God‟s co-workers; you are God‟s field,
God‟s building.
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You are God’s field. We must live from Christ who is the “tree of life”.
5. John 15: 1-8 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower. He takes away every branch in me that does
not bear fruit, and everyone that does he prunes so that it bears more fruit. You are already pruned because of
the word that I spoke to you. Remain in me, as I remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own
unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me. I am the vine, you are the branches.
Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing. Anyone who
does not remain in me will be thrown out like a branch and wither; people will gather them and throw them into
a fire and they will be burned. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask for whatever you want and
it will be done for you. By this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples.
Matt 21: 33-41“Hear another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard,* put a hedge around it,
dug a wine press in it, and built a tower. Then he leased it to tenants and went on a journey. When vintage time
drew near, he sent his servants* to the tenants to obtain his produce. But the tenants seized the servants and one
they beat, another they killed, and a third they stoned. Again he sent other servants, more numerous than the
first ones, but they treated them in the same way. Finally, he sent his son to them, thinking, „They will respect my
son.‟ But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, „This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and
acquire his inheritance.‟ They seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What will the owner of
the vineyard do to those tenants when he comes?” They answered* him, “He will put those wretched men to a
wretched death and lease his vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the proper times.”
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You are God’s field. We must live from Christ who is the “tree of life”.
6. Matt 20:1-16 “The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out at dawn to hire laborers for his
vineyard. After agreeing with them for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. Going out about
nine o‟clock, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace, and he said to them, „You too go into my vineyard,
and I will give you what is just.‟ So they went off. [And] he went out again around noon, and around three
o‟clock, and did likewise. Going out about five o‟clock, he found others standing around, and said to them, „Why
do you stand here idle all day?‟ They answered, „Because no one has hired us.‟ He said to them, „You too go into
my vineyard.‟ When it was evening the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, „Summon the laborers and
give them their pay, beginning with the last and ending with the first.‟ When those who had started about five
o‟clock came, each received the usual daily wage. So when the first came, they thought that they would receive
more, but each of them also got the usual wage. And on receiving it they grumbled against the landowner,
saying, „These last ones worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who bore the day‟s burden
and the heat.‟ He said to one of them in reply, „My friend, I am not cheating you. Did you not agree with me for
the usual daily wage? Take what is yours and go. What if I wish to give this last one the same as you? am I not
free to do as I wish with my own money? Are you envious because I am generous?‟ Thus, the last will be first,
and the first will be last.”
Matt 21:28-32 “What is your opinion? A man had two sons. He came to the first and said, „Son, go out and work
in the vineyard today.‟ He said in reply, „I will not,‟ but afterwards he changed his mind and went. The man came
to the other son and gave the same order. He said in reply, „Yes, sir,‟ but did not go. Which of the two did his
father‟s will?” They answered, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Amen, I say to you, tax collectors and prostitutes
are entering the kingdom of God before you.
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You are God’s field. We must live from Christ who is the “tree of life”.
7. I Cor 3: 9-15 For we are God‟s co-workers; you are God‟s field, God‟s building.
According to the grace of God given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a
foundation, and another is building upon it. But each one must be careful how he
builds upon it, for no one can lay a foundation other than the one that is there,
namely, Jesus Christ. If anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious
stones, wood, hay, or straw, the work of each will come to light, for the Day will
disclose it. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire [itself] will test the quality of
each one‟s work. If the work stands that someone built upon the foundation, that
person will receive a wage. But if someone‟s work is burned up, that one will suffer
loss; the person will be saved, but only as through fire.
Matt 21: 42 Jesus said to them, “Did you never read in the scriptures: „The stone
that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; by the Lord has this been
done, and it is wonderful in our eyes‟?
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The Church a “building of God” The true foundation, Christ the cornerstone.
8. I Peter 2: 4-10 Come to him, a living stone, rejected by human beings but chosen and
precious in the sight of God, and, like living stones, let yourselves be built into a
spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God
through Jesus Christ. For it says in scripture: “Behold, I am laying a stone in Zion, a
cornerstone, chosen and precious, and whoever believes in it shall not be put to
shame.” Therefore, its value is for you who have faith, but for those without faith:
“The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone(Psalm 118: 22),”
and “A stone that will make people stumble, and a rock that will make them fall.”
They stumble by disobeying the word, as is their destiny. But you are “a chosen race,
a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may announce the
praises” of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you
were “no people” but now you are God‟s people; you “had not received mercy” but
now you have received mercy.
I Tim 3: 15 But if I should be delayed, you should know how to behave in the
household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation
of truth.
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The Church a “building of God” The true foundation, Christ the cornerstone.
9. Like Eve, The Church is the “mother of the living”
Like Mary the Church is virgin and mother
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God makes us sharers in the life of his own family – Father, Son, Holy Spirit.
10. Romans 12: 1-8 I urge you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to offer
your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, your spiritual
worship. Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the
renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is
good and pleasing and perfect. For by the grace given to me I tell everyone
among you not to think of himself more highly than one ought to think, but to
think soberly, each according to the measure of faith that God has
apportioned. For as in one body we have many parts, and all the parts do not
have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ and
individually parts of one another. Since we have gifts that differ according to
the grace given to us, let us exercise them: if prophecy, in proportion to the
faith; if ministry, in ministering; if one is a teacher, in teaching; if one exhorts,
in exhortation; if one contributes, in generosity; if one is over others, with
diligence; if one does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.
Col 1: 18 He is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the
firstborn from the dead, that in all things he himself might be preeminent.
Col 1: 24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am
filling up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ on behalf of his body,
which is the church.
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The most important image is the Body of Christ. Christians one body of Christ, or
one body in Christ!