The Book of Ezra | The Church | Striving and Grace | St.Pachomius, Father of the Koinonia | Becoming Who You Are |
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What is Ezra, the Chronicle Books, and Psalm 119?
These are the books/scripture that Ezra wrote.
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What is Noah's ark, Cross, and Circle?
These are the three designs of the church.
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What is fighting against sin? What is doing good to obtain mercy and faithfulness? What is serving God to obtain salvation?
This is what Striving in our spiritual life means. (There are 3 definitions, but just need to give 1)
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What is Luxor?
This is the city where St. Pachomius was born.
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What are friends? What is education? What is social media? What is Church?
These can affect a person's personality. (There are 4, but just need to give 2).
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Who is King Cyrus?
This King allowed and ordered the Jews to go back in the first return.
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What is the nave?
This is the area in the middle of the church (the area after the sanctuary and before narthex).
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What is grace?
Striving and this gift from God (1 word) work together.
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Who is St. John?
This is the name of St. Pachomiu's brother.
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What is family?
This is the environment that a person grows in from childhood and has a big influence on determining a person's values and behaviors.
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What is Building the altar and temple?
This is the reason for the first return.
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Who are the catechumens?
This are the people who the narthex is used for.
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Who is St. Augustine?
"He who created us without our help will no save us without our consent." - Who said this teaching?
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What is the Cenobitic life?
This is the kind of life St. Pachomius was known for. (Hint (the type of monasteries he had)
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What is peer pressure?
In Society and Culture, this (2 words) can be strong in this environment and it will take a person with principles to stand firm and not follow the crowd.
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What is keeping the feasts and worship?
This is the reason for the second return.
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What is the Niche?
This what the inside of the sanctuary is called (Hint: the bosom of the Father).
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What is quenching the spirit? What is indulging in carnal lusts? What is leaning on grace alone, without faith and works?
These are what can lead someone away from salvation. (There are 3, but just need to give 1)
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Who is St. Balamon?
This is who accepted St. Pachomius and taught him the monastic life.
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What is knowledge?
This leads to our independence and enables us to face obstacles.
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What is building the walls?
This is the reason for the third return.
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What is Ekklesia?
This is the Greek word for church.
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What is feeding the 5000 people with 5 loaves and 2 fish? What is Elisha and the jar of oil? What is Raising Lazarus from the dead? What is St. Paul to the Corinthians?
This is one of the examples the Bible gives of striving and grace.
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What is 10?
This is how many monasteries that were established by St. Pachomius.
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What is the media?
This plays the most important role in defining the interests and goals of youth.
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