The one intercessor for our sins
Who is Our Lord Jesus Christ?
Started Christianity in Egypt
Who is St. Mark?
He was a king and God preserved the kingdom in the his days for the sake of his father
Who are Solomon and David?
Biblical example of the intercession of St. Mary.
What is the miracle at the Wedding in Cana of Galilee?
"And the ______ of faith will save the ______, and the Lord will ______ him up." (James 5:15)
"And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up." (James 5:15)
St. Mary is commemorated on the _______ of ______ coptic month.
What is 21st of every coptic month?
She was a sinner, who was not allowed to enter the church of the Holy Sepulchre, but ended up repenting and living a life of solitude with Christ for 49 years.
Who is St. Mary of Egypt?
He stood before the God and in a continuous conversation with Him asked him to spare a city from doom
Who is Abraham and his intercession for Sodom and Lot
He asked the congregation to pray for him when he told them "Now I beg you, brethren, through the Lord Jesus Christ, and through the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in prayers to God for me" (Romans 15:30)
Who is St. Paul?
"Praying always with all prayer and ______ in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all _______ and _______ for all the saints" (Ephesians 6 : 18)
"Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints" (Ephesians 6 : 18)
Two different types of intercessions.
What are
The Ransom (Redemptive) Intercession of our Lord Jesus Christ
&
Pleading/Entreating Intercessions of the Saints?
He listened attentively to the Gospel reading at church, and changed his life..
Who is St. Anthony?
He pleaded with God for the sake of his people to spare His wrath and asked for the intercession of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Exodus 32)
Who is St. Moses on the Mountain?
Ones shadow healed the sick and the others handkerchiefs and aprons of his wounds healed the sick in the name of Jesus Christ (Acts 5:15, Acts 19:12).
Who are St. Peter and St. Paul?
"For there is one God and one _______ between God and _____, the Man Jesus Christ, who gave himself a _________ for all, to be ________ in due time" (1 Timothy 2: 5-6)
"For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Jesus Christ, who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time" (1 Timothy 2: 5-6)
He healed many of the sick and weary (Book of Acts)
Our Lord is the only One who Heals the sick and forgives the sins, sometimes through the intersessions of the saints.
She lived as a monk, raised a child that was not hers.
Who is St. Mary (St. Marina) the Ascetic?
"So it was, as they were burying a man, that suddenly they spied a band of raiders; and they put the man in the tomb of _______; and when the man was let down and touched the bones of _______, he revived and stood on his feet." (2 Kings 13)
Who is Elisha?
St. Peter prayed for her and she rose from the dead.
Who is Tabitha (Dorcas)?
"And if anyone sins, we have an ________ with the Father, _______ ________ the righteous. And He Himself is the propitiation for our _____, and not for ours only but also for the whole world." (1 John 2:1-2)
"And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world." (1 John 2:1-2)