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Introduction The Spiritual Life is like climbing a mountain. Imagine you are climbing a mountain alone. If you fall, you bear the consequences. If you get discouraged, you have to encourage yourself. If you lose your way, you must find the path again. B...

"Turn us back to You, O Lord, and we will be restored; Renew our days as of old," (Lamentations 5:21) Lamentations on Good Friday The 12th Hour of Good Friday is focused on the Paradoxes The One who is the Resurrection and the Life... is buried in a tom...

“Education is the first need of the community after bread”St Habib Girgis The Encouragement of the Scriptures Deuteronomy 6:6-8 “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shal...

For PPT pdf, email info@iew.com, andrew@iew.com  Introduction Language Arts: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing Schools focus on Reading and Writing because it is assessable, and less so on Listening and Speaking Listening —> Speaking A child’...

Nature Deficit Disorder Fairy Tale There is more Truth in fairy tales than in history books GK Chesterton - “It is far more reasonable for a frog to turn into a prince, than for an egg to turn into a chicken” GK Chesterton - “We don’t read children fairy...

Fallacy of Knowledge The argument that we don’t need to know things (i.e. memorize facts) because we have access to them at all times is a fallacy… e.g. I don’t need to memorize when the Civil War was, because I can just ask my phone when the Civil War was a...

7 Lessons Learned from 30 Years of Teaching It is hard not to do to your children what your parents did to you The problems with education in the USA and its development Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling - John Taylor Gatt...

“For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” (Matthew 12:37) The words that we speak should not be taken lightly. By my words I will be justified and by my words I will be condemned... "Judge not, that you be not judg...

HHPS 1993 Recommend for each person to keep a small bible in their pocket or purse Recommend for each person to have a chair in their house dedicated to reading and benefitting Many people read the Bible as a study, but what is more important is the spiri...

He is trustworthy To the person Many of the Lost Sheep may have sins or struggles and may confide them with you… (Addiction, Homosexuality, Abuses, Atheism, Sins, etc.) In the beginning, they may even test the waters with you - tell you something, then ...

“But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you.” (Luke 6:27-28) Love your Enemies The Lord recognizes that we will have enemies... but enemies are those who...

Sources Dioscorus pronounced six anathemas against the Council of Chalcedon. Biography of Dioscorus by Theopiste Written in Greek, preserved in a Syriac copy Translated to French by Francois Nau in the 20th Century: Histoire de Dioscore, patriarche d’A...

“As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” (John 20:21) Background The order matters! “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of th...

Background The disciples came and asked the Lord "who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" and the Lord brought a little child and said "Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the king...

"Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart." (Psalm 37:4) In this Psalm, the word “Delight” is the Coptic word ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ which means “Rejoice.” The word "Delight" reminds us of a specific hymn: ⲡⲓϩⲗⲟϫ "Delight is t...

“Keep the traditions just as I delivered them to you.” (1 Corinthians 11:2) Introduction We live in the most advanced society that has ever existed. Technology, Medicine, Communication, Information, etc. has NEVER been at a higher level. And if you go to an...

Introduction They are called the "Holy Family" Holy means "set apart" - the Holy Family is the one that is set apart for God, to glorify God. A family that leads each other to salvation. A family that cares about each other's salvation. Nowadays, it's more ...

Introduction Today, as we welcome our new youth to the Youth Meeting, and as we start a new year in Sunday School & Youth Ministry, we want to reflect on this stage of life... college. For those who are new, it's a good look ahead, and for those who are alrea...

Visual Aid https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jvgr52xhaijwwl4lt72wq/The-Stone-Which-the-Builders-Rejected.pptx?rlkey=4pzujsajpir0vsthfnobjv5jr&dl=0  Background Today is the 1st Sunday of the Coptic Month of Mesore and the Church arranges the readings of the fir...