Lord make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek. to be consoled as to console;

Faith, Hope & Love A chapter doneTurn the pageAnd separate roadsLead separate waysBut as we go, we're not aloneNo, we're not aloneBecause faith and hope and loveAre waiting for you when we say goodbyeWhere would we be without the FaithWhere would we be without the HopeWhere would we be without the FaithThe one that God alone has madeBecause faith and hope and loveAre waiting for you when we sayFaith, hope and loveAre waiting for you when we say goodbyeWhere would we be without the FaithWhere would we ve without the HopeWhere would we be without the FaithThe one that God alone has madeBecause faith, hope and loveAre waiting for you when we sayFaith, hope and loveAre waiting for you when we say goodbyeYea, though I walkDown in the valley of the shadow of darknessI will not fearI will fear no evilBecause faith, hope and loveAre waiting for you when we sayFaith, hope and loveAre waiting for you when we say goodbyeBecause faith and hope and loveAre waiting for you when we say goodbyeFaith and hope and loveWaiting for you whenWe'll be praying until thenWaiting for you when we say goodbye Fé, Esperança & Amor Um capítulo feitoVire a páginaE estradas separadasConduzem a caminhos separadosMas como nós vamos, nós não estamos sozinhosNão, não estamos sozinhosPorque a fé, esperança e amorEstão esperando por você quando dissermos adeusOnde estaríamos sem a Fé?Onde estaríamos sem esperança?Onde estaríamos sem a Fé?O que só Deus tem feitoPorque a fé, esperança e amorEstão esperando por você quando dissermosFé, esperança e amorEstão esperando por você quando dissermos adeusOnde estaríamos sem a Fé?Onde estaríamos sem a Esperança?Onde estaríamos sem a Fé?O que só Deus tem feitoPorque a fé, esperança e amorEstão esperando por você quando dissermosFé, esperança e amorEstão esperando por você quando dissermos adeusAinda que eu andeAbaixo no vale da sombra da escuridãoEu não temereiEu não temeria mal algumPorque a fé, esperança e amorEstão esperando por você quando dissermosFé, esperança e amorEstão esperando por você quando dissermos adeusPorque a fé, esperança e amorEstão esperando por você quando dissermos adeusFé, esperança e amorEsperando por você quandoEstaremos orando até entãoEsperando por você quando dissermos adeus
Faith Hope, and Love (1 corinthians 13:13) Iman, harapan, dan kasih.. Pertama, saya akan membahas mengenai iman. Walaupun saya adalah orang awam, namun saya percaya bahwa kita semua, umat beragama, pasti memiliki iman kepercayaan masing-masing.
Alumni Spotlight The Rev. Bernadette Hickman-Maynard, AB ’02, EdM ’03, MDiv ’07 Harvard Divinity School welcomed our new Associate Dean for Ministry Studies, the Rev. Teddy Hickman-Maynard, to campus for the menginjak of the 2022 academic year. Throughout his first year at HDS, he has become a vibrant voice within the community, affectionately known as “Dean Teddy.” During an interview for a 2022 Dean’s Report story on multifaith ministry, Dean Teddy was asked about the importance of multireligious education. He fervently shared the story of an alumna near to his heart who is using her education in psychology, education, and divinity to make a difference in the world the Rev. Bernadette Hickman-Maynard. The Hickman-Maynards met as undergraduate students at Harvard College. They saw each other through several post-secondary degrees two masters degrees for her, a masters and PhD for him while also building a marriage and starting a family. They have four children. In addition to establishing their careers in both ministry and education, they have also become avid advocates for their community in Lynn, MA. The Rev. Bernadette Hickman-Maynard is currently the pastor of Bethel AME Church in Lynn. She is also the Deputy Director for Essex County Community Organization ECCO and co-chair of the Lynn Racial Justice Coalition of which ECCO is a member. Pastor Hickman-Maynard, now a pillar of community- and coalition-building in the Northeast, grew up on the West Coast. Born in Inglewood, CA, she was raised by a single mother who emphasized the importance of education from a young age. “ She wouldn’t have used the word poverty,’” Hickman-Maynard shares about her mother, “but we were low-income, and she always taught berpenyakitan that education was our ticket to make a better life for ourselves. So, from the very beginning, she did everything she could to make sure I had access to the best schools possible.” Religion was also a powerful force in her upbringing. Hickman-Maynard was raised as a devout Christian in the Conservative Baptist Association of America, which she notes was “both the name and the description” of the church. With an ardent emphasis on accepting Jesus Christ as lord and savior to escape hell in the afterlife, Hickman-Maynard’s experience with this tradition involved a staunch hierarchy of power. Women were titinada granted any official authority within the church; they were forbidden from preaching or teaching male congregants over the age of 18. Moreover, while the congregation was primarily comprised of Black community members, leadership consisted entirely of white membubuhi cap. Reflecting on her earlier experiences with religion, Hickman-Maynard notes that she identified as a secular feminist. “I believed that women could be doctors, lawyers, even president of the United States in the secular world, but not within the church,” she says. “Women and men were equal, but in the church, God called menandai to lead.” It wasn’t until she was introduced to an African Methodist Episcopal AME Church in Roxbury that Hickman-Maynard began to see more diverse representation in religious leadership. A Pathway to Ministry Grounded in Psychology and Education From a young age, Hickman-Maynard showed exceptional talent in science and math. She had early ambitions of becoming a doctor and, with the encouragement of her family, attended a medical magnet high school in Los Angeles. She reflects “When I applied to colleges and got into Harvard, it was like a dream. But my mother didn’cakrawala pressure me. She let berpenyakitan consider UCLA or Stanford.… It was my aunt who said, you’re going!’” When asked about the transition from the West Coast to Cambridge, Hickman-Maynard laughed “I had never even visited before, but I was invited to a pre-frosh acara for women in science before move-in day. I remember hailing a cab and saying, I need to go to Harvard University,’ and the cabbie was like okay, where?’ This was before the days of Uber, Lyft.… I didn’t even have a cell phone! But I had a paper with berpenyakitan that said Canady Hall,’ so I got myself there, and that was the first time I stepped foot on campus.” As a first-year student, Hickman-Maynard remembers exploring concentrations and searching for a church to call home on the East Coast. She was introduced to the Kuumba Singers on campus—an organization that explores and shares the rich musical culture of Black people through spirituals, gospel, African folk songs, and contemporary music. Joining Kuumba was particularly influential for Hickman-Maynard. “Kuumba was the first place where I experienced Black spiritual music. I knew gospel music, but we couldn’kaki langit play drums in my home church; drums were of the devil. So, I really gravitated to Kuumba as a space for my faith as a Christian, but also as a Black Christian who was newly exposed to the celebration of Black spirituality.” Kuumba is also where young Bernadette Hickman met young Teddy Maynard. Reflecting on their introduction, Hickman-Maynard shares “I knew he was a minister, and I kept telling him to take berpenyakitan to church because I was looking for a local church home. He brought me to Charles Street AME Church, and there were a number of things that were surprising to me. First, there were women who were preaching and teaching, and I thought, well, they don’tepi langit seem to be of the devil!’ Second, I learned that God does titinada just care about the Bible and souls going to hell. I learned that God does not want us to live in hell on earth—that sexism matters, that racism matters, and that Jesus came to set captives free on earth. That’s where I had a shift in my faith and a shift in my understanding of my role within Christianity because I was able to see women who were indeed being used by the Semangat to preach and to teach and to lead God’s people.” The AME Church , built on a foundation of emancipation and liberation in the late 1700s, was not without its own gender politics. Jarena Lee , a renowned preacher who was a contemporary of the church’s founder, Richard Allen, was only ordained posthumously in 2022. However, seeing women in leadership roles within the church inspired an evolution of both personal faith and professional ambitions for Padri Hickman-Maynard. “Coming to Harvard, I did feel called to be a doctor. I wanted to help people heal their bodies. As I learned more, I found myself thinking about how I could help heal people’s lives and break down those systems of oppression that hold people back and prevent them from thriving. So, that’s where I started to have a shift in my faith, in my calling, and in the type of work I wanted to do. And all that happened at Harvard College.” After her undergraduate work, Hickman-Maynard earned a masters degree at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, focusing on human development and risk prevention. She then decided to pursue a masters at HDS to begin formal ministry work. Advisors at HDS, notably Cheryl Giles , helped create space for exploring feminism and womanist theology, including the work of a past WSRP Research Associate, Delores Williams . When asked about the importance of studying at a multireligious divinity school, Hickman-Maynard notes “I wanted to study alongside other women who were exploring their faith, interrogating their faith, and finding out what was liberating about their faith at the same time. So that’s what appealed to me about Divinity School, that I could study with Christian, Jewish, and Orang islam women—people of all traditions—to see what’s possible.” Community Organizing in Service of a Just World At Peace After completing her studies at HDS and being ordained an Itinerant Elder in the AME church, Hickman-Maynard began her pastoral ministry and community organizing in Bridgeport, CT. She later returned to the Boston area, where she has been leading Bethel AME Church in Lynn. She has also built a network of advocates through ECCO and serves as co-chair of the Lynn Racial Justice Coalition. What Hickman-Maynard has seen up close and personal in both communities is a deep, unyielding need for community support—especially regarding racial justice and police reform. Working to change and/or dismantle broken systems can be dispiriting, but building coalitions of community advocates, especially with interfaith organizations, is one way to sustain momentum. Working together toward concrete goals that serve as stepping stones toward progress is another. Hickman-Maynard has made it a point to bridge cultural and religious divides—working with pastors, priests, rabbis, and imams—to create movements that share common goals. She also builds connections with secular community members, policymakers, union leaders, and advocates for an array of issues, using her time, energy, and skills to facilitate productive conversations, organize action, and negotiate systemic change. One example of this work in action is when the city of Lynn wanted to increase the police budget by $2 million in the wake of yet another wave of police brutality in 2022. The summer after Breonna Taylor and George Floyd were killed by police, the then-mayor of Lynn, Thomas McGee, denounced racism but had yet to implement reforms within the city’s own police force. Working with a number of community organizations and activists, Hickman-Maynard employed a range of organizing skills rallies , education , policy plans to advocate for body cams, bias trainings, and a better plan for nonviolent crisis response. Mayor McGee worked closely with ECCO and the newly formed Lynn Racial Justice Coalition to pursue a series of reforms to address systemic racism and equitable public safety for all , including Updating the Lynn Police Department’s Use of Force Policy, which included the addition of body cameras Establishing the city’s first-ever diversity, equity, and inclusion office Allocating $500,000 for a pilot test of an unarmed crisis response team ALERT Considering the establishment of a civilian review board for police. This was a major win for the community. Additionally, a successful juru terbang program could mean reform across the state. Boston and Cambridge have already signaled they would also explore such an option, with Lynn’s test-run paving the way for expansion across Massachusetts. However, with a change in local leadership, plans have been stalled. A September 2022 interview with Mayor Jared Nicholson , focused mostly on real estate development and transportation, mentions the unarmed crisis response team at the end noting “there is not yet a menginjak date for the program.” Community leaders continue to advocate for this vital program to create, as Pastor Hickman-Maynard says, “a future of public safety that keeps everybody safe.” On Solidarity and Sustaining Progress Coalition building has proven to be one of the most effective forms of advocacy and community support, but it is not without its trials and tribulations. One major challenge is navigating the often-complicated politics and procedures of bureaucracy especially for people who are volunteering their time in addition to being parents, pastors, community leaders, teachers, health care providers, and laborers. Add a universal pandemic to the mix and this work becomes much more difficult. Another major challenge, especially for leaders from marginalized communities, is getting support from different people in ways that support the cause without subverting power. Hickman-Maynard says “I consider the community to be my congregation, and my work is to help tear down systems of oppression affecting the community so that we can all be free. One thing I have learned through interfaith work is that Black people can’t do it all by ourselves. LGBTQ folks can’t do it all by themselves. Marginalized folks can’cakrawala do it all by themselves. We need to get together, and we need to get together with white people, and people who have different types of privilege, to build that power and make change that benefits all of us. This is something I have really committed to figuring out how to work with white people so they are actually coming alongside, and sometimes behind, folks of color to support the direction and agency-building of marginalized groups to fight for justice in the way that we see bugar.” In short, to work for justice, all the -isms and -phobias need to be checked in favor of support and solidarity. —by Amie Montemurro
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Iman, harapan, dan kasih..... Pertama, saya akan membahas mengenai iman. Walaupun saya adalah orang awam, namun saya percaya bahwa kita semua, umat beragama, pasti memiliki iman kepercayaan masing-masing. Entah itu yang beragama Kristiani, Islam, Hindu, Buddha, pasti diajarkan untuk beriman kepada Tuhan Yang Maha Esa. Iman itulah yang menjadikan kita sebagai pedoman hidup untuk terus bertahan di tengah-tengah kerasnya kehidupan di dunia ini. Tanpa adanya iman yang kuat, kita pasti mudah untuk terjerumus ke dalam dosa, yang malah akan merugikan diri kita sendiri dan orang lain di sekitar kita. Kedua adalah harapan. Harapan ini seringkali ditujukan untuk Tuhan kita berupa doa permohonan. Seperti saat kita gagal mendapatkan apa yang kita inginkan, kita secara sadar maupun tidak sadar akan membatin atau mengatakan Tuhan, bukan ini yang saya inginkan. Saya menginginkan hubungan yang harmonis, cinta yang sejati, usaha yang lancar, dan sebagainya. Ya, harapan adalah keinginan kita. Terakhir adalah yang terpenting dari semuanya. Cinta kasih. Kalau yang ini pasti semuanya sudah bisa mendefinisikan apa itu cinta. Heheheee... Ada yang bilang, cinta itu rumit. Semakin dipikirin, semakin bikin otak melilit. hahaha.. Tetapi, buat yang sudah menjalin bahtera rumah tangga atau buat pasangan muda-mudi yang sedang kasmaran, pasti akan mengatakan bahwa cinta itu manis. Semanis dirinya di hatiku.. wakakakaa.. Memang benar, cinta dapat membuat segalanya berbeda. Suasana yang dingin dan kaku, dapat menjadi hangat jika ada cinta di dalamnya. Entah itu cinta dalam keluarga, persahabatan, maupun dalam hubungan berpacaran dengan lawan jenis. Karena ini adalah bagian terpenting, mungkin saya akan sedikit sharing tentang pengalaman pribadi saya. Dia itu sosok yang berbeda dibandingkan dengan pria lainnya yang saya kenal. Saya mengenal dirinya saat di bangku kuliah, tepatnya dalam sebuah organisasi paduan suara universitas. Awalnya sangat manis. Pastinya.. Dan itu adalah momen yang tidak akan pernah terlupakan. Kami jadian tanggal 22 Agustus 2008. Sehari sebelum kami mengikuti kompetisi paduan suara di salah satu institut negeri di daerah Bandung. Waktu berjalan, memang tidak semudah yang kami kira. Setahun kemudian, masalah pertama mulai mewarnai kehidupan cinta kami. Dia sempat menyerah dan berniat untuk putus dari saya, namun saya terus meyakinkan dirinya untuk bertahan dan menyelesaikan masalah itu baik-baik. Permasalahan yang kami hadapi saat itu tidak ada hubungannya dengan orang ketiga. Dia hanya stres karena ada masalah dalam sidang skripsinya. Saya bisa merasakan bahwa dia hanya perlu ditenangkan emosinya. Akhirnya kami berhasil menjalin cinta kami kembali setelah saya memperjuangkannya. Selang waktu berlalu, dirinya pun akhirnya diwisuda dan ternyata masalah kembali datang di kehidupan cinta kami. Sebulan setelah dirinya diwisuda, saya yang saat itu masih sangat labil, mulai mempertanyakan keseriusan dan komitmennya. Dia tidak menepati janji untuk ketemuan, dan saya memaksanya untuk datang ke kosan saya. Ternyata dia datang, dan tepat malam itu hujan sangat deras. Saya merasa sangat sangat bersalah padanya. Dia membuktikan janjinya. Namun dia menjadi sangat marah kepada saya...dan meminta saya untuk putus saat itu juga.. Saya sangat menyesal dan berniat ke rumahnya malam itu juga untuk minta maaf. Kakak-kakaknya pun sampai ikut mendukung keputusan saya, karena saya memang sudah dekat dengan keluarganya. Saya dibantu oleh kakak iparnya, menginap di kamar kakak iparnya tanpa sepengetahuan dirinya, dan menulis surat untuk diselipkan di pintu kamarnya. Paginya, saya berusaha untuk berbicara empat mata dengannya. Awalnya dia tidak mau bertemu dengan saya, namun akhirnya dia mau membicarakan masalah kami berdua. Pendek kata, kami berbaikan kembali.. Untuk yang ketiga kalinya, dia meminta saya untuk putus lagi. Kali ini lebih ekstrem, karena saya memperjuangkan keutuhan cinta kami sampai ke Garut, Jawa Barat. Memang, setelah kami baikan untuk yang kedua kalinya, kami mengalami apa yang disebut Long Distance Relationship LDR. Saat dia minta untuk putus, saya sedang KKN Kuliah Kerja Nyata di daerah Semarang, sedangkan dia kerja di Garut. Saya langsung bela-belain ke Garut seorang diri, hanya untuk meng-clear-kan permasalahannya. Saya memang belum pernah ke Garut, dan hal itu yang membuat teman saya, bahkan sahabat saya, mencegah keberangkatan saya ke sana seorang diri. Namun tekad saya sudah bulat. Saya benar-benar ingin membuktikan bahwa rasa sayangnya saya ke dirinya tidak main-main. Sesampainya di Garut, dia terlihat begitu kaget saat saya ada di depan kosannya. Saya pun segera membicarakan penyebab mengapa dia meminta putus. Ternyata hanya satu, sangat klise, dia bosan. Dia tetap bersikukuh untuk putus dengan saya saat itu juga. Rasa sakit, lelah, dan kecewa, saya tumpahkan di depan dia, yang ditutup dengan kata maaf dan ciuman di kening saya. Sinetron banget yah.. Tapi itu benar-benar saya alami. Sejak saat itu, saya akui, sangat sulit untuk bangkit dari rasa kecewa. Tapi dari peristiwa itu, saya mulai belajar untuk lebih mendekatkan diri pada Tuhan saya, Tuhan Yesus Kristus. Kemudian saya mendapat salah satu ayat dari Alkitab, yaitu 1 Korintus 13 1 - 13. Awalnya saya tertarik karena salah satu dari ayat tersebut membicarakan tetntang yang namanya "KASIH". Melalui ayat tersebut, saya merasa bahwa saya diingatkan kembali atau lebih tepatnya ditegur olehNya. Ternyata saya merasa bahwa saya masih sangat kurang dalam mencintai pasangan saya. Arti mencintai tidak hanya sekedar "aku sayang dia", tetapi juga ada pembelajaran yang harus diperdalam kembali sebelum kita benar-benar siap untuk menjalin huibungan yang lebih intim dengan lawan jenis. Berikut ini adalah sepenggal dari ayat yang terkandung dalam 1 Korintus 13. Kasih itu sabar; kasih itu murah hati; ia tidak cemburu. Ia tidak memegahkan diri dan tidak sombong. Ia tidak melakukan yang tidak sopan dan tidak mencari keuntungan diri sendiri. Ia tidak pemarah dan tidak menyimpan kesalahan orang lain. Ia tidak bersukacita karena ketidakadilan, tetapi karena kebenaran. Ia menutupi segala sesuatu, percaya segala sesuatu, mengharapkan segala sesuatu, sabar menanggung segala sesuatu. Kasih tidak berkesudahan. Saat membaca sepenggal ayat tersebut, saya sadar, masih ada banyak sekali kekurangan pada diri saya. Seringkali saya sulit memaafkan apa yang telah diperbuat oleh dia, terutama hal-hal yang menyakiti hati saya. Padahal jelas-jelas Tuhan mengajarkan kita untuk tidak menyimpan kesalahan. Saya juga akui bahwa saya terkadang menjadi sangat marah apabila dia tidak menepati janjinya pada saya. Jujur, saat itu saya merasa bahwa saya memang saat itu belum pantas untuk mengasihi dirinya. Masih ada banyak kekurangan dari diri saya. Masih belum sempurna 1 Kor 13 9. Mungkin, Tuhan Yesus saat ini memberikan jalan yang terbaik untuk saya dengan cara putus, supaya saya belajar untuk menjadi pribadi yang lebih baik lagi dalam mengasihi pasangan saya nantinya. Iman, harapan, dan kasih. Tanpa adanya iman yang kuat, bisa saja saya berpikir untuk melukai diri saya sendiri. Tanpa adanya harapan untuk terus hidup, saya bisa saja menjadi orang yang sangat depresi, bahkan gila. Dan tanpa adanya cinta kasih dari sahabat, teman, dan tentu saja, Tuhan Yesus Kristus, saya tidak akan bisa move on seperti sekarang ini. Cinta kasih memberi pengaruh yang sangat besar di dalam hidup saya, bahkan dalam hidup Anda. Apa yang akan terjadi jika tidak ada cinta dari orang-orang yang menyayangi Anda dengan tulus? Dunia ini memang jahat. Saya akui itu. Tinggal bagaimana cara kita untuk melawan kejahatan itu dengan cinta kasih yang kita miliki? Ampuni dia yang sudah menyakiti hati dan perasaan kita Berdoa dan berharap yang terbaik padaNYA Beriman dan percaya pada janjiNYA Selalu berserah diri kepadaNYA Point pertama memang terdengar sangat sulit untuk dijalankan. Tapi percayalah, tidak ada yang mustahil bagiNYA! Kita pasti mampu mengampuni dia dan menggantikan posisi dirinya dengan orang yang lebih baik dari dirinya. Mengapa? Karena rencana Tuhan selalu lebih indah dari yang kita kira! Ini adalah secuil proses pendewasaan diri. Semua proses itu adalah hujan dariNYA. Pelangi akan selalu hadir saat hujan reda.. Itu adalah janji Tuhan. Dan janjiNYA adalah kekal, setia, selamanya. Amin. Tuhan memberkati kita semua. 45 "Turut mengucapkan duka cita yang mendalam atas yang menimpa kamu dan keluarga. Semoga musibah ini segera berakhir. Saya berdoa untuk kamu dan keluarga, semoga diberikan kesabaran dan ketabahan hati dalam menghadapi musibah ini." 46. "Kami turut berduka atas kepergiannya. What have Christians been known for in 2021? What has marked the church? Jesus has commissioned his followers to represent him in this world. When nonbelievers look at our lives, we want them to see people distinguished by Christlike character. When they look at churches, we want them to see outposts of God’s heavenly kingdom, early installments of the new creation. And in particular, whether they look at individual Christians or churches, we want them to notice three dominant graces faith, hope, and most of all, love. The gospel creates people who are filled with faith in Christ, captivated by the hope of eternal life, and overflowing in love for God and neighbor. In fact, at least nine passages — scattered throughout the letters of Paul, Peter, and Hebrews — mention this trio of Christian graces 1 Corinthians 1313; Galatians 55–6; Ephesians 42–5; Colossians 14–5; 1 Thessalonians 13; 58; Hebrews 610–12; 1022–24; 1 Peter 121–22. If you could travel back in time and ask New Testament believers how they live the Christian life, I expect that you would hear the same answer again and again we aim to abound in faith, hope, and love. Greatest of These First Corinthians 1313 is the most well-known passage that highlights this trio. Paul tells us, “So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” His claim raises an important question Why is love “the greatest” of these graces? After all, we are saved by grace through faith Ephesians 28, and we continue to grow as believers through faith in Christ and his promises. Likewise, as we look forward to Christ’s return with eager anticipation, hope fills us with joy and empowers us to persevere through suffering Romans 1212. Yet Paul tells us that love holds the highest place in this holy triad. So why is love the greatest? Let’s answer that question by approaching 1 Corinthians 1313 in three contexts. We’ll begin with the larger context of Paul’s letters, then focus more closely on this section of 1 Corinthians chapters 12–14, and finally zero in on the immediate context in 1 Corinthians 138–13. As we do so, my hope is that our hearts will be stirred up to love one another, so that our homes, our churches, and our neighborhoods would be saturated with love that spreads the fame of Christ. Faith and Hope Produce Love Several passages in Paul’s letters show us that both faith and hope produce love. We can see this connection between faith and love in Galatians 56 “In Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.” Though we are justified by faith alone, the kind of faith that justifies never remains alone; it always works through love for others. God does not save us in order that we might remain indifferent to the needs of those around us. Rather, as the Holy Spirit begets faith in our hearts, he intends for that faith to produce countless deeds of love. Similarly, the hope that is ours in Christ leads us to love one another. In Colossians 14–5, Paul tells the Colossian believers about his gratitude for them, “since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven.” The Colossian Christians loved their fellow believers, Paul says, because they knew they had a glorious hope awaiting them in heaven. They knew they would spend eternity in the presence of Christ, and this hope freed them to give of their time, their possessions, and perhaps even their lives to serve their fellow believers. Faith and hope are, in one sense, means to an even greater end, without which they would be incomplete they transform us so that our lives overflow with Christlike love. Love Builds Up the Church Now we’ll narrow our focus to the section of 1 Corinthians in which Paul says that “the greatest of these is love.” In 1 Corinthians 12–14, Paul is teaching the church about spiritual gifts. As he sorts through issues such as the variety of gifts in the church and the use of what we might call “miraculous gifts,” his great concern is for everything to be done for the building up of the church. When Christ’s people meet together for worship, everyone may bring something to contribute with this goal in mind “Let all things be done for building up” 1 Corinthians 1426. “What makes the difference between fruitless religious activity and church-strengthening service? Love.” When Christians worship God together, it’s possible for them to exercise their spiritual gifts in ways that do not build up the rest of the body. God has no desire for the church to be filled with exciting manifestations that glorify those with the gifts but fail to edify the church. And what makes the difference between fruitless religious activity and church-strengthening service? Love. Earlier in the letter, Paul wrote that “love builds up” 1 Corinthians 81. In the context of 1 Corinthians 12–14, Paul’s famous words about love in chapter 13 reveal that love is what makes the difference between Christians whose gifts build up the body and those who are just “a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal” 1 Corinthians 131. Because Jesus loves his church with a love “that surpasses knowledge” Ephesians 319, he desires for the members of his body to build up one another — and in order to do that, we need not only faith, and not only hope, but love. Love Will Be Greatest for Eternity A third reason why love holds the highest place in the trio of Christian graces is found in the second half of 1 Corinthians 13. In verses 8–13, Paul says that spiritual gifts such as prophecy, tongues, and knowledge are temporary provisions for the present age. In contrast, when he writes in verse 13 that “faith, hope, and love abide, these three,” he shows us that these graces are superior to the gifts because they will endure forever. In the new creation, we will continue to have faith in God and his promises, and we will continue to look forward to the future with hope. But most of all, the life of the new creation will be characterized by love, flowing through us from the God who is love 1 John 416. “As followers of Jesus, we rejoice in the hope of spending eternity in a world saturated with pure love.” In 1738, Jonathan Edwards preached a sermon entitled “Heaven Is a World of Love.” He pointed out that since heaven is God’s dwelling place, “this renders heaven a world of love; for God is the fountain of love, as the sun is the fountain of light. And therefore the glorious presence of God in heaven fills heaven with love, as the sun placed in the midst of the hemisphere in a clear day fills the world with light” Works, 8369. Furthermore, “love reigns in every heart” in heaven, as the saints abound in love for God and for one another 8373. As followers of Jesus, we rejoice in the hope of spending eternity in a world saturated with pure love. And as our lives are filled increasingly with love here, we reflect the new creation in the present, and our churches fulfill their callings as outposts of the kingdom of heaven. Our lives and our churches spread the sweet aroma of heaven as we love God and one another, for “faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”

Faith Hope, and Love Jika kamu memiliki iman, kamu akan diteguhkan. Jika kamu hidup dalam pengharapan, kamu akan tetap tetap bertahan. Dan jika hatimu penuh dengan kasih, kamu akan tahu betapa indah hidup ini. Nov 8 Finding the True One

Point of GraceFé, Esperança e AmorRefrãofé, esperança e amoré mais do que suficiente quando os tempos ficam difíceisFé, esperança e amorWill túnel que atravessa o que está na frente de vocêSe você apenas confiar na fé, esperança e amorHá um monte de coisas que enfrentamosIsso parece puxar-nos para baixoHá um monte de lágrimas e dorIsso transformar nosso mundo em voltaParece que o martelo cai sempre contra nósEm nossos tempos mais fracosMas eu sei que um poder que pode curarAs feridas que deixa para trásÉ a poucos passos de distânciaDo nada podemos enfrentarRefrãoHá um monte de dor e tristezaIsso pode obscurecer os céus mais azuisAinda há esperança no amanhãSe nós apenas fechar os olhosPara cada medo que devemos enfrentarComo w aprender a abraçarRefrãoFaith, Hope & LoveChorusFaith, Hope and loveIs more than enough when times get toughFaith, hope and loveWill tunnel through what's in front of youIf you just trust in faith, hope and loveThere's a lot of things we faceThat seem to pull us downThere's a lot of tears and painThat turn our world aroundSeems the hammer always falls against usAt our weakest timesBut I know a power that can healThe wounds it leaves behindIt's a stone's throw awayFrom anything we may faceRepeat ChorusThere's a lot of hurt and sorrowThat can cloud the bluest skiesStill there's hope in tomorrowIf we just close our eyesTo every fear we must faceAs w learn to embrace...Repeat Chorus
6astounding things about turning 30 which proves 30 is the best age to live. 1. In the 20s we want Love to show, life in 30s we want Love to stay. Life in the 20s the word love is so tempting that many either ruined their life for it or made the best from it. Most of us who are in the 20s, the relationship has uttermost importance in our life

arti i hope love girl?1. arti i hope love girl?2. Dialog tentang hope and dreamdan artinya3. example love and hope in relegion universal4. apa arti dari and i hope you can back again5. anto l hope so andbukan artinya tapi jawabanya​6. Apa arti i hope playing card and tio7. Real success is determined by two factors. First is faith, and second is action.” coba artikan!!!8. Contoh dialog bahasa Inggris dan artinya tentang wish and hope9. contoh love and hope, dalam konteks agama secara universal contoh sebanyak banyaknya10. 40 contoh kalimat wish and hope berserta artinya11. Contoh expressing hope and intentions dalam dialog dan artinya12. Apa arti dari bahasa inggrisnya FAITH?13. 40 contoh kalimat wish and hope berserta artinya​14. Tuliskan dialog congratulation hope and wish sama artinya​15. tuliskan contoh hope and wish masing-masing 2 bikin artinya?​16. Apa Kesimpulan dari novel faith and the city ?17. arti my dear sweet mother i hope your special day is blessed with sunshine and smiles laughter ,love and happiness18. apa arti bhasa inggris i and hope19. Arti Dari paragraph ini MY DEAR SWEET MOTHER I HOPE YOUR SPECIAL DAY IS BLESSED WITH SUNSHINE AND SMILES LAUGHTER, LOVE AND HAPPINESS20. And I hope you came back again itu artinya apaan?? 1. arti i hope love girl? aku berharap mencintai gadisaku berharap mencintai wanitatapi kata kata itu ndak nyambung menurutku, mungkin seharusnya i hope i can love a girl atau i want love a girl 2. Dialog tentang hope and dreamdan artinyaJawabanHopes sebuah harapan, ~~ DREAMSsebuah impian, sekianPenjelasannyaHopes is when you are expecting/want something to happen.Harapan/impian adalah ketika kamu menebak/menginginkan sesuatu untuk terjadi.Dreams is when you are trying to fullfil that hopes.Mimpi adalah ketika kamu mencoba untuk meraih impian-impian itu.Maaf kalau salah dan semoga membantu DSimak lebih lanjut di - ya aku taunya arti nya 3. example love and hope in relegion universalContoh cinta dan harapan di universal religion 4. apa arti dari and i hope you can back again dan aku berharap kamu bisa kembali lagi 'smg mmbntu ya Jawaban Translate Dan aku harap kau bisa kembali lagiSemoga membantu^^ 5. anto l hope so andbukan artinya tapi jawabanya​Jawabanwhat does this mean? I do not understand, please understand, if I understand, I will help 6. Apa arti i hope playing card and tioJawabanaku berharap dapat bermain kartu dengan tio 7. Real success is determined by two factors. First is faith, and second is action.” coba artikan!!! Keberhasilan nyata ditentukan oleh dua faktor. Pertama adalah iman, dan yang kedua adalah tindakan. "Kesuksesan yang sebenarnya ditentukan dari dua faktor. Yang pertama adalah keyakinan, dan yang kedua adalah perbuatan. 8. Contoh dialog bahasa Inggris dan artinya tentang wish and hope dialog bhs inggrisnya tentang apa? kalo arti wish dan hope itu berharap. jadi wish dan hope artinya sama. 9. contoh love and hope, dalam konteks agama secara universal contoh sebanyak banyaknyaJawabanLOVE ADALAH DARI BAHASA INGGRIS YG ARTINYA CINTA 10. 40 contoh kalimat wish and hope berserta artinya Wish You luck Semoga BeruntungHope I win semoga aku menang 11. Contoh expressing hope and intentions dalam dialog dan artinyaBerikut adalah contoh dari Expressing hope and intentions ENGLISH Adi Tomorrow my little brother will celebrate his birthday. Budi Good. I hope he has a nice birthday party. Adi Thank you. You should come. Budi I am sorry, I can’t go anywhere tomorrow. Adi You have a job in your home? Budi Yes, there will be my cousin and my mother ask me to take him care. Adi Oh I see. Ok no Adi Besok adik kecil ku akan merayakan ulang Bagus. Aku berharap dia akan merayakan pesta ulang tahun yang Kamu juga harus Aku minta maaf. aku tidak bisa pergi kemanapun Apakah kamu mempunyai pekerjaan dirumah mu/Budi Iya. ada sepupu ku dirumah dan ibu meminta ku untuk menjaga nya. Adi Baiklah. Tidak Expressing hope mempunyai pengertian harapan. Sebenarnya Harapan tersebut ada dua yaitu harapan menceritakan masa lalu past tense dan harapan untuk masa depan. Akan tetapi kebanyakan istilah “Hope” sendiri digunakan untuk mengekspresikan harapan yang belum terjadi dan sangat mengharapkan harapan tersebut agar membantu. 12. Apa arti dari bahasa inggrisnya FAITH? Arti dari Faith adalah *Iman*faith iman, kepercayaan, agama, janji, kesetiaanmf klo slh 13. 40 contoh kalimat wish and hope berserta artinya​JawabanHere are the example of hope and wish below I hope I can see you I hope she will like it. I hope she can forgive me. I hope they are happy. I hope she'll understand. I hope she can manage. I hope there's no fight. I hope you can finish it. I hope they will win it. I hope nobody's hurt. I hope she can hear me. I hope nothing bad happens I hope it's peaceful there. I hope the rain stops. I hope the boss is here I hope he can take it. I hope we will have it done soon. I hope no mistake is made. I hope it's not broken. I hope it can be fixed. I wish you a happy birthday I wish you a great life I wish him a best of luck I wish things weren't like this. I wish I could talk to her. I wish I were in your position I wish she were more patient I wish I could disappear. I wish she didn't lose control I wish her success there I wish I had seen the sign. I wish I had recognised her. I wish they had played better. I wish she hadn't acted like a child. I wish they had anticipated it. I wish I had been more polite. I wish he had scored more. I wish things had been different. I wish she had been more relaxed. I wish I had known that. 14. Tuliskan dialog congratulation hope and wish sama artinya​JawabanBambang Hey Ardi Congratulation for being the student of the year!Ardi Thanks Bambang! I hope you will be the one next I wish man, it's hard you Its not that hard, you just need to be lucky. 15. tuliskan contoh hope and wish masing-masing 2 bikin artinya?​I hope my grades are good=Semoga nilaiku bagusI hope I get a new stationery=Saya harap saya mendapatkan alat tulis baruI want to get the class champion=saya ingin mendapatkan juara kelas i wish get a new toys =saya ingin mendapatkan mainan baruSEMOGA MEMBANTU,FOLLOW DAN LIKE YAJawabanHopeI hope you have a great dayI hope you will be the winnerWishI wish you a wonderful birthdayWishing you the bestPenjelasanKalimat hope digunakan untuk mengungkapkan doa atau harapan kepada seseorang. Kalimat wish umumnya digunakan untuk membicarakan sesuatu yang tidak mungkin terjadi, tetapi bisa juga digunakan untuk mendoakan/berharap kepada seseorang. 16. Apa Kesimpulan dari novel faith and the city ? diceritakan bahwa Hanum dan Rangga ditakdirkan bersama untuk mengemban tugas dari atasannya masing masing untuk mengerjakan sebuah misi yang berbeda di Amerika. Hanum diminta mewawancarai beberapa narasumber pasca tragedi WTC 9-11 dan menjawab “would the world be better without Islam?” dalam sebuah tulisan. Sementara Rangga, ditugaskan dosennya Profesor Reinhard untuk mengundang Philipus Brown memberikan kuliah akademis di kampusnya di Austria. 17. arti my dear sweet mother i hope your special day is blessed with sunshine and smiles laughter ,love and happiness Ibuku tercinta, aku berharap hari spesialmu diberkati dengan langit yang cerah dan senyuman kebahagiaan, cinta, dan tersayang, aku harap hari spesialmu dipenuhi dengan kehangatan sinar mentari dan senyum tawa, cinta dan kebahagiaan 18. apa arti bhasa inggris i and hope Saya dan HarapanMaaf apabila ada kesalahan I and hope = saya dan pengharapan 19. Arti Dari paragraph ini MY DEAR SWEET MOTHER I HOPE YOUR SPECIAL DAY IS BLESSED WITH SUNSHINE AND SMILES LAUGHTER, LOVE AND HAPPINESS Ibu kesayanganku yang manis aku berharap hari spesialmu terberkati dengan cahaya matahari dan senyum tawa, cinta dan kebahagiaan 20. And I hope you came back again itu artinya apaan?? dan aku berharap kamu akan kembali lagidan saya harap Anda datang kembali lagi

Letit be blessed and filled with the Lord’s amazing grace and love for you. May this Sunday bring joy to your heart as you set your mind on the things above. May the Lord’s love shine brightly this Sunday. So, that you may be a light to the world. Let God bless you this Sunday with His unfailing love and faithfulness. As virtues, faith, hope, and love have long been celebrated. Some Christian denominations consider these to be three theological virtues — each representing values that define humankind's relationship with God himself. Faith, hope, and love are discussed individually at several points in the Scriptures. In the New Testament book of 1 Corinthians, the apostle Paul mentions the three virtues together and then goes on to identify love as the most important of the three And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 1313, NKJV This key verse is part of a longer discourse sent by Paul to the Corinthians. Paul's first letter to the Corinthians aimed to instruct and correct young believers in Corinth who were struggling with matters of disunity, immorality, and immaturity. Since this verse extols the supremacy of love over all other virtues, it is very often selected, along with other passages from the surrounding verses, to be included in modern Christian wedding services. Here is the context of 1 Corinthians 1313 within the surrounding verses Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. And now these three remain faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 134-13, NIV Faith Is a Prerequisite As believers in Jesus Christ, it is essential for Christians to understand the meaning of this verse. There's no doubt that each of these virtues — faith, hope, and love — has great value. In fact, the Bible tells us in Hebrews 116 that, "...without faith, it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God, must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him." NKJV The value of faith cannot be disputed. Without it, there would be no Christianity. Without faith, we couldn't come to Christ or walk in obedience to him. Faith is what motivates us to move forward even when the odds are against us. And faith is closely related to hope. The Value of Hope Hope keeps us moving forward. No individual can imagine life without hope. Hope fuels us to face impossible challenges. Hope is the expectation that we will obtain what we desire. Hope is a special gift given by God through his grace to combat the day-to-day monotony and the most difficult circumstances. Hope is there for the single mom who doesn't know how she is going to feed her children and keep a roof over their heads. She might give up, if not for the hope that a breakthrough is right around the corner. Hope is the invisible hand that holds up the head of a desperate prisoner of war so that he can see the light of day. Hope hangs on to the promise of a Savior who is coming to set him free. Hope encourages us to keep running the race until we reach the finish line. The Greatness of These Is Love The Bible states that love is greater than both faith and hope. We couldn't live our lives without faith or hope without faith, we cannot know the God of love; without hope, we would not endure in our faith until we meet him face to face. But in spite of the importance of faith and hope, love is even more crucial. Why is love the greatest? Because without love, the Bible teaches there can be no redemption. In Scripture we learn that God is love 1 John 48 and that he sent his Son, Jesus Christ, to die for us — a supreme act of sacrificial love. Love is what motivated God the Father to send His only Son to die for us. Thus, love is the virtue upon which all Christian faith and hope now stand. For the believer, love is the foundation for every good thing in our lives. Without love, nothing else matters. tcVIsU.
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