Discipleship and Transformation Discipleship is the base of

ﺍﻟﺘﻠﻤﺬﺓ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻐﻴﻴﺮ Discipleship and Transformation

ﺍﻟﺘﻠﻤﺬﺓ ﺃﺴﺎﺱ ﺍﻟﺤﻴﺎﺓ ﺍﻟﺮﻭﺣﻴﺔ Discipleship is the base of Spiritual life ﻓﺎﺫﻫﺒﻮﺍ ﻭﺗﻠﻤﺬﻭﺍ ﺟﻤﻴﻊ ﺍﻻﻣﻢ ﻭﻋﻤﺪﻭﻫﻢ ﺑﺎﺳﻢ ﺍﻻﺏ ﻭﺍﻻﺑﻦ ﻭﺍﻟﺮﻭﺡ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﺱ (19 : 28 )ﻣﺖ Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit (Mat 28 : 19) ﺍﺣﻤﻠﻮﺍ ﻧﻴﺮﻱ ﻋﻠﻴﻜﻢ ﻭ ﺗﻌﻠﻤﻮﺍ ﻣﻨﻲ ﻻﻧﻲ ﻭﺩﻳﻊ ﻭ ﻣﺘﻮﺍﺿﻊ ﺍﻟﻘﻠﺐ ﻓﺘﺠﺪﻭﺍ (29 : 11 ﺭﺍﺣﺔ ﻟﻨﻔﻮﺳﻜﻢ )ﻣﺖ Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls (Mat 11 : 29)

ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺡ ﺑﺎﻟﺘﻠﻤﺬﺓ Appreciating Discipleship ﻓﺬﻫﺐ ﻣﻦ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﻭﻭﺟﺪ ﺍﻟﻴﺸﻊ ﺑﻦ ﺷﺎﻓﺎﻁ ﻳﺤﺮﺙ ﻭﺍﺛﻨﺎ ﻋﺸﺮ ﻓﺪﺍﻥ ﺑﻘﺮ ﻗﺪﺍﻣﻪ ﻭﻫﻮ ﻓﺘﺮﻙ ﺍﻟﺒﻘﺮ ﻭﺭﻛﺾ ﻭﺭﺍﺀ ﺍﻳﻠﻴﺎ. ﻣﻊ ﺍﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ ﻋﺸﺮ ﻓﻤﺮ ﺍﻳﻠﻴﺎ ﺑﻪ ﻭﻃﺮﺡ ﺭﺩﺍﺀﻩ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﺩﻋﻨﻲ ﺍﻗﺒﻞ ﺍﺑﻲ ﻭﺍﻣﻲ ﻭﺍﺳﻴﺮ ﻭﺭﺍﺀﻙ So he departed from there, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he was with the twelfth. Then Elijah passed by him and threw his mantle on him. And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah, and said, "Please let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you"

ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺡ ﺑﺎﻟﺘﻠﻤﺬﺓ Appreciating Discipleship ﻓﺮﺟﻊ ﻣﻦ ﻭﺭﺍﺋﻪ ﻭﺍﺧﺬ ﻓﺪﺍﻥ ﺑﻘﺮ. ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻪ ﺍﺫﻫﺐ ﺭﺍﺟﻌﺎ ﻻﻧﻲ ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﻓﻌﻠﺖ ﻟﻚ ﻭﺫﺑﺤﻬﻤﺎ ﻭﺳﻠﻖ ﺍﻟﻠﺤﻢ ﺑﺎﺩﻭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺒﻘﺮ ﻭﺍﻋﻄﻰ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺐ ﻓﺎﻛﻠﻮﺍ ﺛﻢ ﻗﺎﻡ ﻭﻣﻀﻰ ﻭﺭﺍﺀ (21 - 19 : 19 ﻣﻞ 1). ﺍﻳﻠﻴﺎ ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﺨﺪﻣﻪ And he said to him, "Go back again, for what have I done to you? ". So Elisha turned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen and slaughtered them and boiled their flesh, using the oxen's equipment, and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he arose and followed Elijah, and became his servant. (1 Ki 19 : 19 - 21)

ﺍﻟﺤﺐ ﻭﺭﺍﺀ ﺍﻟﺘﻠﻤﺬﺓ The love behind Discipleship ﻭﻓﻴﻤﺎ ﻫﻤﺎ ﻳﺴﻴﺮﺍﻥ ﻭﻳﺘﻜﻠﻤﺎﻥ ﺍﺫﺍ ﻣﺮﻛﺒﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻧﺎﺭ ﻭﺧﻴﻞ ﻣﻦ ﻧﺎﺭ ﻓﻔﺼﻠﺖ ﺑﻴﻨﻬﻤﺎ ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻴﺸﻊ ﻳﺮﻯ ﻭﻫﻮ ﻳﺼﺮﺥ ﻳﺎﺍﺑﻲ. ﻓﺼﻌﺪ ﺍﻳﻠﻴﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺻﻔﺔ ﺍﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﺴﻤﺎﺀ . ﻳﺎﺍﺑﻲ ﻣﺮﻛﺒﺔ ﺍﺳﺮﺍﺋﻴﻞ ﻭﻓﺮﺳﺎﻧﻬﺎ ﻭﻟﻢ ﻳﺮﻩ ﺑﻌﺪ ﻓﺎﻣﺴﻚ ﺛﻴﺎﺑﻪ ﻭﻣﺰﻗﻬﺎ ﻗﻄﻌﺘﻴﻦ Then it happened, as they continued on and talked, that suddenly a chariot of fire appeared with horses of fire, and separated the two of them; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. And Elisha saw it, and he cried out, "My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!" So he saw him no more. And he took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces.

ﺍﻟﺤﺐ ﻭﺭﺍﺀ ﺍﻟﺘﻠﻤﺬﺓ The love behind Discipleship. ﻭﺭﻓﻊ ﺭﺩﺍﺀ ﺍﻳﻠﻴﺎ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺳﻘﻂ ﻋﻨﻪ ﻭﺭﺟﻊ ﻭ ﻭﻗﻒ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺷﺎﻃﺊ ﺍﻻﺭﺩﻥ (13 – 11 : 2 ﻣﻞ 2) He also took up the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and went back and stood by the bank of the Jordan. (2 Ki 2 : 11 -13) My father … my father ﻳﺎﺍﺑﻲ. . . ﻳﺎﺍﺑﻲ

ﺍﻟﺤﺐ ﻭﺭﺍﺀ ﺍﻟﺘﻠﻤﺬﺓ The love behind Discipleship ﻳﻜﻔﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻠﻤﻴﺬ ﺍﻥ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﻛﻤﻌﻠﻤﻪ ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺒﺪ ﻛﺴﻴﺪﻩ ﺍﻥ ﻛﺎﻧﻮﺍ ﻗﺪ ﻟﻘﺒﻮﺍ ﺭﺏ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺖ (25 : 10 ﺑﻌﻠﺰﺑﻮﻝ ﻓﻜﻢ ﺑﺎﻟﺤﺮﻱ ﺍﻫﻞ ﺑﻴﺘﻪ )ﻣﺖ It is enough for a disciple that he be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more will they call those of his household! (Mat 10 : 25) !! ﻟﻜﻨﻪ ﻳﻈﻞ ﻳﻨﻈﺮ ؟. . . ﺍﻟﻤﻌﻠﻢ ﻳﺼﻌﺪ The teacher rises… but he remains overlooking

. . . ﺩﻫﻨﺔ ﺯﻳﺖ A jar of Oil … ﺍﺣﺘﻰ ﺍﻻﻥ ﻻ ﺗﻔﻬﻤﻮﻥ ﻭ ﻻ ﺗﺬﻛﺮﻭﻥ ﺧﻤﺲ ﺧﺒﺰﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺨﻤﺴﺔ ﺍﻻﻻﻑ ﻭ ﻛﻢ ﻗﻔﺔ ﻛﻴﻒ ﻻ ﺗﻔﻬﻤﻮﻥ. ﻭ ﻻ ﺳﺒﻊ ﺧﺒﺰﺍﺕ ﺍﻻﺭﺑﻌﺔ ﺍﻻﻻﻑ ﻭ ﻛﻢ ﺳﻼ ﺍﺧﺬﺗﻢ . ﺍﻧﻲ ﻟﻴﺲ ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﺨﺒﺰ ﻗﻠﺖ ﻟﻜﻢ ﺍﻥ ﺗﺘﺤﺮﺯﻭﺍ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻤﻴﺮ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﻳﺴﻴﻴﻦ ﻭﺍﻟﺼﺪﻭﻗﻴﻴﻦ "Do you not yet understand, or remember the five loaves of the five thousand how many baskets you took up? "Nor the seven loaves of the four thousand how many large baskets you took up? . "How is it you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread? -- [but] to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees“.

. . . ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎﻣﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﻤﻮﺍﺕ Rising from the dead … ﻭﺍﺫﺍ ﺻﺎﺩﻓﺖ ﺍﺣﺪ ﻓﻼ ﺗﺒﺎﺭﻛﻪ ﻭﺍﻥ ﺑﺎﺭﻛﻚ ﺍﺣﺪ ﻓﻼ ﺗﺠﺒﻪ ﻭﺿﻊ ﻋﻜﺎﺯﻱ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻭﺟﻪ ﻓﻘﺎﻟﺖ ﺍﻡ ﺍﻟﺼﺒﻲ ﺣﻲ ﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺮﺏ ﻭ ﺣﻴﺔ ﻫﻲ ﻧﻔﺴﻚ ﺍﻧﻨﻲ ﻻ ﺍﺗﺮﻛﻚ ﻓﻘﺎﻡ ﻭ. ﺍﻟﺼﺒﻲ ﻭﺟﺎﺯ ﺟﻴﺤﺰﻱ ﻗﺪﺍﻣﻬﻤﺎ ﻭﻭﺿﻊ ﺍﻟﻌﻜﺎﺯ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻭﺟﻪ ﺍﻟﺼﺒﻲ ﻓﻠﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ ﺻﻮﺕ ﻭﻻ. ﺗﺒﻌﻬﺎ ﻣﺼﻎ ﻓﺮﺟﻊ ﻟﻠﻘﺎﺋﻪ ﻭﺍﺧﺒﺮﻩ ﻗﺎﺋﻼ If you meet anyone, do not greet him; and if anyone greets you, do not answer him; but lay my staff on the face of the child". And the mother of the child said, "As the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you" So he arose and followed her. Now Gehazi went on ahead of them, and laid the staff on the face of the child; but there was neither voice nor hearing. Therefore he went back to meet him, and told him, saying,

. . . ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎﻣﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﻤﻮﺍﺕ Rising from the dead … ﺍﺧﺬﺕ ﻧﺴﺎﺀ ﺍﻣﻮﺍﺗﻬﻦ ﺑﻘﻴﺎﻣﺔ ﻭﺍﺧﺮﻭﻥ ﻋﺬﺑﻮﺍ ﻭﻟﻢ ﻳﻘﺒﻠﻮﺍ ﺍﻟﻨﺠﺎﺓ ﻟﻜﻲ ﻳﻨﺎﻟﻮﺍ (35 : 11 ﻗﻴﺎﻣﺔ ﺍﻓﻀﻞ )ﻋﺐ Women received their dead raised to life again. And others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. (Heb 11 : 35)

. . . ﻣﻮﺍﺟﻬﺔ ﺍﻟﺨﻄﺄ Facing mistakes … ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻪ ﺍﻟﻢ ﻳﺬﻫﺐ ﻗﻠﺒﻲ ﺣﻴﻦ ﺭﺟﻊ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ ﻣﻦ ﻣﺮﻛﺒﺘﻪ ﻟﻠﻘﺎﺋﻚ ﺍﻫﻮ ﻭﻗﺖ ﻻﺧﺬ ﺍﻟﻔﻀﺔ ﻓﺒﺮﺹ ﻧﻌﻤﺎﻥ ﻳﻠﺼﻖ. ﻭﻻﺧﺬ ﺛﻴﺎﺏ ﻭ ﺯﻳﺘﻮﻥ ﻭﻛﺮﻭﻡ ﻭﻏﻨﻢ ﻭ ﺑﻘﺮ ﻭ ﻋﺒﻴﺪ ﻭ ﺟﻮﺍﺭ (27 - 19 : 5 ﻣﻞ 2). ﺑﻚ ﻭ ﺑﻨﺴﻠﻚ ﺍﻟﻰ ﺍﻻﺑﺪ ﻭﺧﺮﺝ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻣﺎﻣﻪ ﺍﺑﺮﺹ ﻛﺎﻟﺜﻠﺞ Then he said to him, "Did not my heart go with you when the man turned back from his chariot to meet you? Is it time to receive money and to receive clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, male and female servants? "Therefore the leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you and your descendants forever" And he went out from his presence leprous, as white as snow. (2 Ki 5: 19 – 27)

. . . ﻣﻮﺍﺟﻬﺔ ﺍﻟﺠﻤﻮﻉ Facing the people. . . ﻭﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻴﺸﻊ ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﻳﺎ ﺭﺏ. ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﻻ ﺗﺨﻒ ﻻﻥ ﺍﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻣﻌﻨﺎ ﺍﻛﺜﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻣﻌﻬﻢ ﺍﻓﺘﺢ ﻋﻴﻨﻴﻪ ﻓﻴﺒﺼﺮ ﻓﻔﺘﺢ ﺍﻟﺮﺏ ﻋﻴﻨﻲ ﺍﻟﻐﻼﻡ ﻓﺎﺑﺼﺮ ﻭﺍﺫﺍ ﺍﻟﺠﺒﻞ ﻣﻤﻠﻮﺀ ﺧﻴﻼ (17 -14 : 6 ﻣﻞ 2). ﻭﻣﺮﻛﺒﺎﺕ ﻧﺎﺭ ﺣﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻴﺸﻊ So he answered, "Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them". And Elisha prayed, and said, "LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may see" Then the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain [was] full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. (2 Ki 6: 14 - 17)