Kenosis(1) Needed ! 1 st Sunday of Kihak 2015

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Fr Tadros Yacoub Malaty  He emptied Himself from the glory of His deity, He hid the glory of His deity inside His manhood; concealed His glory inside the veil of His human body; He hid His deity from Satan to consummate our salvation, and to let the horrible battle of the cross roll on. He emptied Himself, and did not allow His deity to alleviate the passion on His manhood; He hungered, thirst, labored, wept, suffered, and died.

Zacharias’ unbelief  18 And Zacharias said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.” Luke 1:18  But behold, you will be mute and not able to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words which will be fulfilled in their own time.” Lk 1:20

Scholar Oregin  “The silence of Zacharias is the silence of the prophets with the people of Israel. Therefore God will not more speak to the Jews, whereas God the Word who is from the beginning, has come down. Christ has become with us, He who is never silent, but He is silent till this day with the Jews.

In serving  “serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears and trials which happened to me by the plotting of the Jews;Acts 20:19

In relationships  with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, Eph 4:2

In relationships Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Phil 2:3

False humility  Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in false humility and worship of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, Col 2:18

False humility These things indeed have an appearance of wisdom in self- imposed religion, false humility, and neglect of the body, but are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh. Col 2:23

If you are raised with Christ  Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;Col 3:12

The Difference  Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.” 1 Pet 5:5

John Chrysostom  “The flock is God’s fellow workers (1 Cor. 3:9) The flock belongs to its owner; the flock is the building of God who belongs to its owner 1.” Therefore, the wise flock is the one who does not get attached to the shepherd personally, but to the Lord as a good Shepherd.  1 Pastoral Love, p. 14.

Applications 1.Think of Your relationships at home first 2.Think of your relationships in general 3.Think of your perception of the Word of God 4.Think of any false humility 5.Think of your ministry if you serve