background of St. Nicholas
Who did people associate St Nicholas with
Santa
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How does St Nicholas inspire us/others with his kindness
He shows us/me to help other people and don't do it for glory
What demonstration was St Nicholas performing when he gave a bag of gold to a poor family.
Generosity
Who is the first man God created
Adam
Genesis 2:7 "Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being."
What did St Nicholas do to 3 kids in the famine
Brought them back to life
When was he showing piety
Giving and caring for the poor people with his inheritance.
How does St Nicholas inspier us/me with generosity
Even though he could have been super wealthy he decided to give to others. Not just money though he also gave food, clothing, and mony to people in need during the cover of night
What was saint Nicholas trying to teach us about when he was caring for the sick.
Selflessness or comation
What are quote is this from "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life"
John 3:16
When is St Nicolas' feast day
December 6
When did he use courage
When St Nicholas stopped the wrongful execution of the men.
How does St Nicolas inspire us/me with is perseverance
He did the hard thing by stoping an execution even though he could have been exicuted as well for trying to stop it. This shows that he does the right thing even when it was dangerous.
What dose St Nicholas demonstrate to us when he was imprisoned for his beliefs but still kept showing his virtue.
Courage
Who was swallowed by a big fish for 3 days
Jonah
what did he do with the money he inherited from his parents.
he used it to care for and minister to others spreading his parents generosity
When did St Nicholas use fear of the Lord and Counsel
When he got caught giving the dowries to the family he said to pray to God instead
How St Nicholas inspiers us/me to the call of the Holy Spirit
He cared for the poor and other people just like the Holy Spirt inspires and teaches us to help our brothers and sisters.
When St Nicholas was the bishop he guided them with this virtue
Leadership
Who lead the Israelites after Moses died.
Joshua
Joshua 1:1–2 "After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ aide: “Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them—to the Israelites.”
How did St Nicholas help a man who needed dowries for his daughters
St Nicholas snuck at night and tossed bags of gold which apparently landed in socks hanging to dry
When did St Nicholas use wisdom
When he became the bishop after his uncle died
How St Nicholas inspires us with the habit of prayer
He showed from a young age he was focused on praying for decisions and actions. St Nicholas also was on trial for his faith and was likely tortured for being Christian but he still kept believing and praying
St Nicholas used the gifts of the Holy Spirit and Jesus lesions to protect and help others. What dose this make him.
A disciple of Jesus
Where is the story of the prodigal son found in.
Luke 15:11 along with other storys