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[You can listen this with audio assistant]   It is a well-known prayer even for non-Christians. However, not many people know that it is basically a prayer pattern and not a mantra that loses its meaning after a while. Many people today pray it auto­matically. But Jesus the King prays it systematically . Some of the phrases below even need to be updated for the better under­standing of meaning. We must see that Jesus Christ showed this pattern to his disciples to give them a framework for their daily prayer. It is a preference & reference too: for Jesus, the key issue is that God's names be known and His Kingdom be here on Earth in the splendour and power as it is in Heaven. In other words - that the Heaven would touch Earth and Gd's restoration would be at work. When Heaven touches the Earth our perspective is restored. We can read in Mt 6:9-13: Our Father in the Heaven: Who dwells in the Heaven in the heavenly Realm, sitting...

The Stage – Action and Reaction Behaviour and action, + reaction of the audience pre A very large percentage of Christian communities are made up of active leaders and passive listeners. Of course, the church leaders see this too, so they try to "mend" it. They set up projects ranging from social work via food banks to a building/church/temple construction. They set up activities having a desire: building a good community. These are 2000 years old church activities, triggering the " filia " or the " storge ". Which is nice - but it is not the " agape-love " mentioned by the apostles. Earthly actions occupy the community for a while and give it a visible purpose but do not affect the core missional identity, the spread of the glory and love-principle of the Kingdom: "give and it will be given" (Lk 6:38-39), most of the time without even touching the possibilities given by divine life: sharing the good news by t...

The Stage vs Jesus' Role Model Behaviour among the followers As we previously saw, - Erik Satie's model has clearly demonstrated - the Stage and the Auditorium behave differently. We saw that the stage has a restraining influence in the post modern consumerist culture because it gives a strong entertaining message. It also showed that in such a situation the real, natural character of the actors does not necessarily cover/represent the message being shown. Important that actors are also influencers nowadays. Their lifestyle (above others) is a special way of life that presents unrealistic demands and rhythms of life for the average person. From the Christian viewpoint this is a carnal role model, the one who follows it, walks on the broad way, and this way triggers a lot of temptations. I don't think you have to wonder about the troubles and scandals of megachurches. Eric Satie There is a stark contrast between today's fashionable consumer service to t...

The King's worship... King David built his own tent for the Ark of the Covenant. And he survived that... King David, the great kingdom-unifier and psalmist, lived a truly extraordinary life. He had a close relationship with God from a young age and nothing changed once he came to power. Despite the fact that the Law clearly states where and how the Holy of Holies is to be built David built his own tent for the Ark. He had a want to serve and adore the Lord of Israel. The Law also states that only the high Priest and only once on a single day may enter the presence of the Lord. David was not bothered by this either. King David had so much desire to be with the Lord, so much need to live according to His mighty heart, that he built that tent for the personal worship, for adoration, praise and honor, and {we should not forget} for the representation of his worship before the nation. He di...

La doble forma de la Palabra La Palabra escrita La Palabra escrita es, por un lado, revelación registrada de nuestros antepasados. Cualquier nueva revelación debe estar en armonía con las revelaciones escritas del Antiguo y del Nuevo Testament. Por otra parte, la Palabra escrita es una promesa del Mesías venidero, y un registro del Mesías que ha venido. La Palabra encarnada Jesús es la Palabra encarnada. {Jn 1:14-15} La voz de Dios en forma corporal. Toda promesa de Gd se hizo visible y tangible en Él. Así que conocer la Palabra es una sabiduría multifacética que exige un aprendizaje complejo y no depende de mi preferencia personal. Él es accesible desde todos los lados y culturas. Hay que acercarse a él de estas múltiples maneras. La palabra cumplida Por último, debemos recordarnos a nosotros mismos y a los demás que la Palabra será finalmente una Palabra completada o cumplida en el último día. Será entonces cuando termine la era terrenal de la Iglesia. En s...

Tened oraciones, súplicas, conversaciones con Dios y acciones de gracias por todos las personas, los reyes y todos los superiors para que podamos vivir una vida tranquila y apacible en pleno temor de Dios y con honor, Eso es lo que Dios ve noble, eso es lo que Dios acoge. 1Tim 2:1-2 EN

Have prayers, supplications, conversations with God and thanksgivings for all people, kings and all superiors, so that we may live a calm and quiet life in full fear of God and in honour, That is what God sees noble, that is what God welcomes. 1Tim 2:1-2 ESP

Phil Moore When the British Isles stood on the brink of French invasion in the run-up to the Seven Years War, King George II did something rather remarkable. He proclaimed a solemn day of prayer and fasting in which he called his nation to petition God for deliverance. John Wesley records in his Journal for Friday 6th February 1756 that "The fast day was a glorious day, such as London has scarce seen since the Restoration. Every church in the city was more than full, and a solemn seriousness sat on every face. Surely God heareth prayer, and there will yet be a lengthening of our tranquillity.” John Wesley was right. The French invasion was averted and Britain would go on to win the war. A few years later, when the American colonists began their revolution against British rule, one of the first rulings of the Continental Congress was that the revolutionists ought to do the same. A national “day of public humiliation, fasting and prayer” on 20th July 1775 helped the ramshac...

How should we understand the unusual Greek word " arsenokoitas " that Paul uses in the New Testament to describe homosexuals? Is there any way to translate the word so that it refers to something other than men who have sexual relations with men? Does the Greek word " arsenokoitai " really refer to homosexuality? Kevin DeYoung That word is an unusual word. It’s a new word; we don’t know of any other instances of the word until Paul coins the word in 1 Corinthians 6 and 1 Timothy 1. It’s a compound word: “arsen” means man and “koite” or “koitas” or “koitai”—depending on a verb or a noun—means bed. It’s men who bed with other men. It’s quite clear that Paul has coined this word from Leviticus 18 and Leviticus 20. Even if you don’t know any Greek, you could find online or pull up the Greek transliteration of these two verses. Look at the Septuagint, which is the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, and then just look at the Greek for the necessary passage ...

Jézus egyik jól ismert példázata a Máté evangélium 13. részében található. Ez a tiszta búza között talált konkoly története. De vajon értjük-e az eredeti üzenetet? Jézus egy másik példázatot is hozott: "A mennyek országa ahhoz hasonlítható, mint aki jó magot vetett a mezején; amíg azonban mindenki aludt, jött az ellenség és gyomot vetett a búza közé,... Amikor tehát a búza felnőtt és kalászt hozott, megjelentek a gyomok is... ekkor eljöttek a földesúr szolgái és azt mondták neki: - Mester, nem-e jó magot vetettél a meződre? Akkor honnan jöttek ezek a gyomok? - Egy ellenség tette ezt. - Azt akarod tehát, hogy menjünk és szedjük össze őket? - Nem. Mert ha összeszednétek a gyomokat, azzal együtt a búzát is kitépnétek. Hagyjátok mindkettőt együtt nőni az aratásig; és az aratás idején megmondom az aratóknak: "A gyomot gyűjtsétek össze először, és kössétek kötegekbe, hogy elégessétek, a búzát pedig gyűjtsétek be a pajtámba." Mt 13:24-30 Jézus péld...