Summary of last meeting:

• We love God , but we need to love Him more (From “All” our heart).

• To be able to love God we need:– Hate sin from all our heart.– Don’t justify my sin . (1)

– Don’t blame others ( even evil ) . (2)

– Be very sensitive against committing any sin. (3)

– Run away from evil . (4)

– Run away from things which might seem to be right . (5)

Summary :

• To be able to love God we need:

– Ask Him to teach us how to love Him.

– Establish a private relationship with God to taste His love and taste Eternity.

Homework :

•Spiritual exercise (private meeting with the Lord).

And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

1 Corinthians 13:13

Till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the

knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to

the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;

Ephesians 4:13

Faith and Hope

• Let us check and compare :

St Matthew 15 : 21 – 28

St Mark 7 : 24 – 30

St Luke + St Mark

not be hidden. 25 For a woman of Canaan (The woman

was a Greek, a Syro-Phoenician by birth) whose young daughter had an unclean spirit heard about Him, came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed." 23 But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, "Send her away, for she cries out after us." 24 But He answered and said, "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." 25 Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, "Lord, help me!" 26 But He answered and said, "It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the little dogs." 27 And she said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.“

21 Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And He entered a house and wanted no one to know it, but He could

28 Then Jesus answered and said to her, "O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire." "For this saying go your way; the demon has gone out of your daughter. And her daughter was healed from that very hour. 29 Jesus departed from there, skirted the Sea of Galilee

What do you think ?

• Would you expect that answer from Jesus ?

• Do you think that Jesus’ words were harsh and unjustifiable ?

• Western Christians go far to the extend that they deny that Jesus said this ....!!!!

(St Mark 6: 53) When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret and anchored there…(St Mark 7) Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And He entered a house and wanted no one to know it, but He could not be hidden. …… 29 Jesus departed from there, skirted the Sea of Galilee

but He could not be hidden. 25 For a woman of Canaan (The woman was a Greek, a Syro-Phoenician by birth) whose young daughter had an unclean spirit heard about Him, came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.”

First ………

• What is the meaning of a «Canaanite woman» ?• She was living in Sidon and Tyer• Who was the god of the people of Sidon & Tyer?• How they used to worship their god « Baal »?

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• The degradation of “Yhwh”.• Further, there was placed side by side with the Ba'al a

corresponding female symbol, the Ashtoreth . They were made the symbols of the reproductive powers of nature, and thus their worship ministered to sexual indulgences, which it at the same time legalized and encouraged.

• People attempted to influence the gods through animal sacrifices, petitions, and vows. Domestic animals were the main victims—cattle, sheep, and goats—and also birds, and also child sacrifice (2Kings 3:26–27 ) .

• Give a description to the canaanite worship ?• What was the symbol of impurity in the Old

Testement , or till no for any Jewish man?• So now what about the children’s bread ? Did

the canaanite woman asked for the children’s bread ?

• What was she asking for ?

Now ….

• Was Jesus’ words harsh to the Canaanite woman ? And unjustifiable ?

St Luke + St Mark

not be hidden. 25 For a woman of Canaan (The woman

was a Greek, a Syro-Phoenician by birth) whose young daughter had an unclean spirit heard about Him, came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed." 23 But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, "Send her away, for she cries out after us." 24 But He answered and said, "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." 25 Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, "Lord, help me!" 26 But He answered and said, "It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the little dogs." 27 And she said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters' table." 28 Then Jesus answered and said to her, "O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire." And her daughter was healed from that very hour. 29 Jesus departed from there, skirted the Sea of Galilee

21 Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And He entered a house and wanted no one to know it, but He could

Greatest “Faith” in New Testament

St Luke 7The centurion ......... "Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such

great faith, not even in Israel!The sinner woman .......