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Watch this and reflect……. . People are Awesome!! !!” ﺇﻧﻪ ﺣﻘ “ﻣﺘﻤﻜﻦ 3

Concept of Empowerment ﻣﻔﻬﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﺘﻤﻜﻴﻦ ”ﺗﻬﻴﺄﺔ ﺍﻹﻧﺴﺎﻥ ﻭﺩﻋﻢ ﻧﻤﻮﻩ ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺴﻲ ﺑﻤﺎ ﻳﺤﻘﻖ “ ﺗﻔﻌﻴﻞ ﻗﺪﺭﺍﺗﻪ ﻭﺍﺳﺘﻌﺪﺍﺩﺍﺗﻪ ﻭﻃﻤﻮﺣﺎﺗﻪ The process which enables people to gain the skills and knowledge that will allow them to overcome obstacles in life or work environment and ultimately, help them develop within themselves or in the society Knowledge ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺮﻓﺔ Skills ﺍﻟﻤﻬﺎﺭﺓ Overcoming ﺗﺤﺪﻱ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﻮﻗﺎﺕ Developing ﺍﻟﻨﻤﻮ 5 Self realization ﺗﺤﻘﻴﻖ ﺍﻟﺬﺍﺕ

ﺍﻟﺤﻴﺎﺓ ﻭﺍﻟﺸﻬﺎﺩﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﻴﺤﻴﺔ ﻋﻄﻴﺔ ﻗﻮﺓ Christian life/witness is a gift of Power (9 -8 : 1 )ﺃﻊ ،. « ﻭﻭ ﻱ ﻭﺍ ﻱ ﻭﻳ ﻱ ﺍﻭ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﻯ ﻯ ﺍﻷ ، ﻟ ﺍﻭ ﻯ ﺍﻟ ﻭ ﺍ “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. " (Acts 1: 8)

The Story of Salvation. . a story of re-empowerment ﻗﺼﺔ ﺍﻟﺨﻼﺹ ﻫﻲ ﻗﺼﺔ ﺗﻤﻜﻴﻦ “God blessed them; and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living that moves on the earth. “(Genesis 1: 26 -28) ﺛﺭﻭﺍ ﻭﺃﻜﻭﺍ ﻭﺍﻣﻭﺍ ﺍﻷ ﻭﺧﻭﺍ ﻭﻃﻮﺍ ﻋﻠﻲ ﺍﻟﺣ ﻭﻋﻠﻲ ﻳ ﺍﻟ ﻣﺎ ﻭﻋﻠﻲ ﻭﺍ ﻋﻠﻲ. . ﻭﺑﺎ ﺍﻟﻠ ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﻟ. . . ”. (28 - 26: 1 ﺍﻷﺮ“)ﺗﻚ To Adam he said, "Because you. . ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat of it, ' "Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. (3: 17 )ﺗﻚ. ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍ. ﻻ ﺍ ﺍ ﻭ ﺍﻻ : » ﻻ ﺍﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﺍﻱ ﺍ ﺍﻻ : ﺍ ﺍ 8

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovery of sight to the blind, To set free those who are oppressed, To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord. “(Luke 4: 18 -19) ﻭﻛ ، ”ﻭ ﺍﻟ ﻋﻠ ﻷ ﻧﻲ ﻷ ﺍﻟﺳﺎﻳ ﻱ ﻷ ﺍﻟﻧﺭﻱ ﺍﻟﻭ ﻷﻧﺎﺩﻱ ﻟﻤﺄﻭﺭﻳ ﺑﺎﻹﻃﻼ ﻭﻟﻣ ﺑﺎﻟ ﻭﺭ ﺍﻟﻧﻳ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟ ﻳ . (19 -18: 4 ﺍﻟ ﺍﻟﺑﻮﻟ“)ﻟﻮ “ Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. (2 Corinthians 5: 17). (17: 5 ﻛﻮ 2) “ ﻭﺍ ﺍﻟ ﻗﺪ ﺻﺎ ﺟﺪﻳﺍ ، ﺍﻷﺷﻴﺎ ﺍﻟﺗﻴ ﻗﺪ ، ”ﺍ ﻛﺎ ﺃ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﻴ ﻓﻬﻮ ﻟﻴ ﺩﻳ I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. ( 10: 10 )ﻳﻮ. ﺍ ﺍ ﻭ 9

Why we have to serve the poor? Serving the poor is a Biblical commandment 10 ﺧﺪﻣﻪ ﺍﻟﻔﻘﺮﺍﺀ ﻭﺻﻴﺔ ﻛﺘﺎﺑﻴﺔ

Old Testament? ﺍﻟﻘﺪﻳﻢ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﻬﺪ “He who shuts his ear to the cry of the poor Will also cry himself and not be answered” (Proverbs 21: 13). . (13: 21 ﻓﻬﻮ ﺍﻳﺍ ﻭﻻ ﺳﺟﺎ“)ﺍﻡ. . . ”ﻣﻦ ﻳ ﻳ ﺍ ﺍﻟﺳﻜﻴ “One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the LORD, And He will repay him for his good deed” (Proverbs 19: 17). . (17: 19 ﻭﻋﻦ ﻣﻌﺮﻭ ﺟﺎﻳ“ )ﺍﻡ. . ”ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻔﻘﻴ ﻗ ﺍﻟﺮ “How blessed is he who considers the helpless; The LORD will deliver him in a day of trouble” (Psalms 41: 1). . (1: 41 ﻓﻲ ﻭ ﺍﻟ ﻳ ﺍﻟ“)ﻣﺰ. . ”ﻃﻮﺑﻲ ﻟﺫﻱ ﻳﻨ ﺍﻟﻲ ﺍﻟﺳﻳ 11

New Testament? ﻭﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﻬﺪ ﺍﻟﺠﺪﻳﺪ “Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you. . . For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me. Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me. ‘” (Matthew 25: 31 -40) ، ﺭﻳﺍ ﺭﻣﻮﻧﻲ ، ﺭﻳﺎﺍ ﺳﻮﻣﻮﻧﻲ ، ﺭﻳﺍ ﺍﻭﻳﻣﻮﻧﻲ ، ﺷ ﺳﻘﻴﻣﻮﻧﻲ ، ﻷﻱ ﺃﻣﻮﻧﻲ. . . ”ﻋﺎﻟﻮﺍ ﺍ ﺑﺎﻛﻲ ﺃﺒﻲ ﻭﺍ ﺍﻟﻟﻜﻮ ﺍﻟ (40 -31: 25 ﺍﻟ ﺃﻘﻮ ﻟﻡ ﺑﻤﺎ ﺃﻡ ﻋﻠﻣﻮ ﺑﺄﺤ ﺇﺧﻮﺗﻲ ﻫﻻ ﺍﻷﺼﺎ ﺑﻲ ﻟﻡ“)ﻣﺘﻲ. . . ﺣﺒﻮﺍ ﺃﻳﻡ ﺍﻟ "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? …“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself”. (Luke 10: 25 -37) “)ﻣﺜﻞ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻣﺮﻱ ﺍﻟﺼﺎﻟﺢ. . . ﺍﻟ ﺇﻟ ﻥ ﻟﻙ ﻭﻥ ﻓ ﻭﻥ ﺩ ﻭﻥ ﻛ ﻭﻳﻙ ﺛ ﻧﻔ. . . ﺍ ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﺃﻌ ﻷ ﺍﻟﺤﻴﺎ ﺍﻷ. . . ”. (37 - 25: 10 ﻟﻮﻗﺎ 12

“The Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world”. (James 1: 27). (27: 1 “)ﻳﻊ. . . ﺍﻓﻗﺎ ﺍﻟﻴﺘﺎﻣﻲ ﻭﺍﻷﺮﺍ ﻓﻲ ﻳ. . ”ﺍﻟﻳﺎﻧ ﺍﻟﻄﺎ ﺍﻟﻗﻩ ﻧ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺍﻻ ﻫﻲ “If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and be filled, " and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that? Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself”. (James 2: 15 -17). ﻭﻟﻜﻦ ﻟﻢ ﻃﻮﻣﺎ ﺣﺎﺟﺎ ﺍﻟ ﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﻧ ، ﺍﺳﺘﺪﺋﺎ ﻭﺍﺷﻋﺎ ، ﻓﻘﺎ ﻣﺎ ﺍﻣﻳﺎ ﺳﻼ ، ”ﺇ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺃ ﻭﺃﺨ ﺭﻳﺎﻳ ﻭﺗﺎ ﻟﻘﻮ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻣ . (17 -15: 2 ﺇﻥ ﻡ ﻳﻜﻦ ﻟ ﺃﻌﻤﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺫﺍ“)ﻳﻊ ، ﻫﻜﺬﺍ ﺍﻹﻳﻤﺎ ﺃﻴﺍ “We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren”. (1 John 3: 16 -18). (18 -16: 3 ﻳﻮ 1)“ ﻏﻲ ﻟﻨﺎ ﺃ ﻭﻧﺎ ﻷﺠ ﺍﻹﺧ. . ﺃ ﺫﺍ ﻷﺠﻧﺎ. . ”ﺑﻬﺬﺍ ﻗﺪ ﻧﺎ ﺍﻟﻤﺤ 13

In Early Church ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻜﻨﻴﺴﺔ ﺍﻷﻮﻟﻲ "So the twelve summoned the congregation of the disciples and said, it is not desirable for us to neglect the word of God in order to serve tables. Therefore, brethren, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this task”. (Acts 6: 1 -8) ﻓﺎﻧﺑﻮﺍ ﺃﻫﺎ ﺍﻹﺧ ﺳﺒ ﺟﺎ ﻧﻡ ﺷﻬﻮﺍ ﻡ ﻭﻣﻠﻳ ﻥ ﺍﻟﻭ ﺍﻟ ﻛ ، ﻻﺭﻱ ﺃ ﺗ ﺣ ﺍﻟﻠ ﻭﺧ ﺍ. . ﺍ ﺍﻻﺛﻨﺎ ﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺘﻼﻣﻴ ﻭﻗﺎﻟﻮﺍ. . . ”. (8 -1: 6 “)ﺃﻊ. . . ﻓﻗﻴ ﻋﻠﻲ ﻫ ﺍﻟﺤﺎ “Did not God choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom … If, however, you are fulfilling the royal law according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself, " you are doing well”. (James 2: 2 -9) “)ﻳﻊ. . . ﺍ ﻟﻮ ، ﺭﻳ ، ﻓﺈ ﻟﻮ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻣﻮ ﺍﻟﻟﻮﻛ ﺍﻟﺍ. . . ﺃﻤﺎ ﺍﺧﺘﺎ ﺍﻟﻠ ﺭﺍ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟ ﺃﻐﻨﻴﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻹﻳﻤﺎ ﻭﻭﺭ ﺍﻟﻤﻛﻮ. . . ”. (9 - 2: 2 “ Contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality. ” (Romans 12: 13). (13: 12 ﺍﻓﻴ ﻋﻠﻲ ﺇﺍ ﺍﻟﺑﺎ“ )ﺭﻭ ، ”ﻛﻴ ﻓﻲ ﺍﺣﻳﺎﺟﺎ ﺍﻟﺩﻳﺴﻴ 14

How to serve the Poor? Three Models for Serving the Poor ﻧﻤﺎﺫﺝ ﺧﺪﻣﺔ ﺍﻟﻔﻘﺮﺍﺀ 15

Are we doing well? What are the problems? How to do? Why? What to do? How to solve them?

( 20 : 3 )ﺃﻒ “ ﺍ ﺍﻱ ﻳﺍ ، ﺍ ﺍ ، ”ﺍﺍ “Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us” (Ephesians 3: 20)

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Announcements

New Comers’ Spiritual Day A Spiritual Day on Sat the of April, Main Church, Anba Rafael and Abouna Dawood th 6

Attendance Please confirm your attendance to your group leaders whenever we don’t have workshop

Homework 5 Find the Christian principles from the Film ( The Ultimate Gifts )

Projects Apply the research methods and then put a complete strategic plan with vision, mission, objectives & action plan

Class Country of Research St. Mark India St. Luke Sri Lanka St. John Nepal St. Philip Congo Kinshasa St. Matthew Malawi St. James Vietnam St. Thomas Togo St. Peter Cameroon

Class Presentation of project St. Matthew St. James St. Thomas 27 April St. Peter St. Philip St. Mark St. Luke St. John 20 April

Projects Send soft copy by mail on the previous Thursday including the names of the group

Projects There will be a Jury to discuss the projects (not from group leaders )

Projects On the day of presentation you will present one soft copy and seven hard copies to the Jury

Projects On the day of presentation all the sharing members will stand on stage , but you can select 2 or 3 members only to present

Projects You have only 15 minutes SHARP to present your project. You will be stopped by the Jury even if you didn’t finish