Holy Matrimony
The Holy Matrimony is one of the ........... in the Coptic Church.
7 sacraments
The feast of Pentecost is one of the ......... of the Lord Jesus Christ.
7 Major Feasts
What the Lord Jesus Christ used to teach us spiritual messages.
Parables
Deborah's job
Judge
God sent her to the people of Israel to save them from the slavery to the Canaanites (king Jabin and the chief of the army Sisera).
Another name for weddings.
Crowning Ceremony
The reason Thomas Sunday is known as Sunday of Faith.
"Because you (Thomas) have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen, and have believed." (John 20:29)
How to understand and obey the word of God?
Find a quiet place
Start with prayer
Read with understanding
Find the treasures
Memorize His words
End with prayer
Even though Sisera's army was way stronger than that of Barak and Deborah's, Barak and Deborah managed to win. How was that possible?
God fought for them. God disturbed Sisera and his army who began to flee; they left their chariots and ran on their feet. God sent heavy rain, hail, and snow, so they lost their strength and were defeated.
The Prayer where the priest places a robe on the groom and the bride.
The Prayer of the Vestments
The Gospel reading of the 3rd Sunday.
The Samaritan woman
“Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.” (John 4:13-14)
A man went out to sow seeds. As he sowed them, some fell by the wayside, some fell on stony ground, some fell among thorn, and some fell on good ground.
What do the sower, seeds, and the different types of soil represent?
The sower is our Lord Jesus Christ.
The seeds are His word.
The different types of soil are each one of us.
What was the fate of Sisera?
He went to find a place to hide. He entered the tent of a women named Jael and was killed at her hands.
"Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and .... .... ..... ....." (Genesis 2:24)
"Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one" (Genesis 2:24)
The Sunday where we learn to abide in our Lord Jesus Christ through partaking of his holy Body and Blood in the Divine Liturgy.
2nd Sunday: Christ is the Bread of Life
"He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him." (John 6:56)
Your ..... was to me the joy and ...... of my heart" (Jeremiah 15:16)
Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart" (Jeremiah 15:16)
For our heart shall ...... in him, because we have ..... in his holy name. (psalm 33:21)
For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name. (psalm 33:21)
"And the two shall become ....... . So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has ........ together, let not ..... ...... . " (Mathhew 19:5-6)
"And the two shall become one flesh. So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate" (Mathhew 19:5-6)
Name the 7 Sundays of the 50 holy days.
1st Thomas Sunday (Sunday of Faith)
2nd Christ is the Bread of Life
3rd Christ is the Living Water
4th Christ is the light of our Life
"While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.” john (12:36)
5th Christ is the Way
"I am the way and the truth and the life" (john 14:6)
6th Christ Conquered the World
"I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33)
7th Feast of Pentecost (The Decent of the Holy Spirit)
"But you shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you" (Acts 1:8)
What kind of people does each type of soil represent? (wayside, stony places, thorns, and good ground)
Wayside: People who listen to the word of God but refuse to obey it or keep it in their heart.
Stony places: People that are superficial and do not care about how they are inside.
Thorns: People who listen to God's word and want to obey it but get so busy with life and problems that they forget His teachings.
Good ground: People who hear the word of God and accept it with joy.
What can we learn from Deborah's story and how can we apply it to our daily life?
My joy stays with me when I am with the Lord, just like Deborah was living in peace and joy while the rest of the people of Israel lived in sin and were thus enslaved and humiliated.
Having faith in God in life challenges and trusting that sticking to God will solve my problems just like when God fought for Deborah and Barak when they trusted Him.