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Estudio bíblico que nos hace abrir los ojos en menos de cinco minutos! Acceda a todos los episodios aquí.
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Augenöffnendes Bibelstudium in weniger als fünf Minuten! Alle Episoden finden Sie hier.
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¿Qué tiene que ver conmigo? por Teófila Gottfried
Lo que leemos en la Biblia tiene que ver con todos los seres humanos, sean cristianos o judíos, ateos o agnósticos, budistas, musulmanes o adherentes a alguna de las filosofías o nuevas religiones que surgen en el mundo. ¿Por qué? Ver mayor información sobre este interesante libro.
Scripture of The Day - 1 John 4:1
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world
Escritura del día - 1 Juan 4,1
Amados, no creáis a todo espíritu, sino probad los espíritus si son de Dios; porque muchos falsos profetas han salido por el mundo.
Bibelstelle des Tages - 1 Johannes 4,1
Geliebte, glaubet nicht jedem Geist, sondern prüfet die Geister, ob sie von Gott sind! Denn es sind viele falsche Propheten hinausgegangen in die Welt.
Encouraging the Elderly in Christ Through Bible Study and Christian Activities
People who have not reached an advanced age cannot fully understand the depression that many elderly people suffer. Nevertheless, simply having a desire to encourage them will lead to spending time with them and to learning of the challenges they face on a daily basis. Encouraging the elderly in Christ through Bible study not only benefits this age group spiritually, it can be of great benefit to the younger people who interact with them.
Reasons for Depression in the Elderly
Physical weakness and sickness in people of advanced age almost always lead to them being placed in nursing homes. Sometimes it means that they are left to sit the rest of their life away in their homes. No one of any age wants to spend his or her days on Earth doing nothing. People need a reason to wake up and to live. A sense of having responsibility and worth in the lives of others is "fuel" on which even the very advanced in age can run.
Encouraging the elderly in Christ must involve the restoration of a genuine realization of just how much the mature population has to offer to the world. It also must thoroughly destroy the Satanically inspired lie that the elderly are useless, worthless, and should be "thrown away."
Encouraging the Elderly in Christ Through Scripture
The Christian Bible reveals that it was an old woman, not a young one, who gave birth, in her old age, to the greatest of the Old Covenant prophets, John the Baptist (Luke 1:36, Mat. 11:11). God used another woman, Sarah, in her old age, to demonstrate that nothing is impossible for him. Sarah gave birth to the promised child, Isaac, when she was very advanced in age (Gen. 21:2). And we read, "And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy and your young men shall see visions, and your OLD men shall dream dreams" (Acts 2:17). Part of encouraging the elderly in Christ is reminding that God does not discriminate based on age. He pours his Spirit out on all flesh that yearns for him.
Council of Elders: Christian Activities and Bible Studies for the Elderly
Heavenly Manna ministries has addressed the need for encouraging the elderly in Christ. We have material specifically developed to conduct powerful, encouraging, and challenging Bible study with this age group. The same material is versatile enough to serve as stimulating and uplifting Christian activities for the elderly.
Council of Elders is designed to "hold the hand" of Sunday school teachers, group facilitators, Bible study leaders, and activities directors who are called into the wonderful ministry of encouraging the elderly. The material has proven highly successful in reminding the young and the old of the valuable wisdom that the elderly possess and upon which we should be calling.
Related Reading:
Council of Elders: Christian Encouragement for Elderly Christians
Christian Encouragement for the Elderly
Christian Ministry to the Elderly: Usefulness of Activities
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