Sermon – Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church Sunday School Department

The Pictures of Salvation

Dear Children of God! how are you? Happy holiday of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ’s Birthday! We hope the holiday brings you joy and happiness! How have you planned to celebrate the feasts of our Lord’s birthday? May we remind you it shall be by keeping liturgy and order of the Holy Church.

It is also a must to attend the Church in commemorating the day in Glory and Honor of the Lord by praising, veneration, prayer and in celebration of God’s work. Through the Lord’s suffering and crusixifcation. He came down and wore mankind’s flesh and blood by being born from Holy Mother Saint Virgin Mary, for the salvation of human race.

Dear Children of God! if you remember we have seen about the meaning of pictures, holy icons, the color we use to paint them and their mystery. On this section, we will see about the miracles done by Pictures of salvation.

The Good Shepherd

The Ransom and Redeemer of this world, our Good Shepherd Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, is one Who leads us in life. It is in scripted as “ I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd give His life for the sheep.” (John 10:11)

The Plant of Religion!

The marvelous work of the creator made the image and likeliness of Mankind, bonding his existence with the imprinting of religion that is our life’s base. The foundation of any spirituality is religion. It is to have faith in God and living in faith of Him. Our Saints father and mothers in creed of this mystery, shone like crystal by their miraculous work, triumphing by their fight, who are true witness of God finale inheriting the Kingdom of Heaven. We thus venerate them in our Holy Church.

“I am for peace” (Psalm 120:7)

There is no inner state humans crave for more than peace of mind. The core of our conscience is based on the stability of our peace. Volatility of it derives chaos and insecurity both mentally and physically. As it is in scripted, peace is “a state of quiet or tranquility; freedom from disturbance or agitation; applicable to society, to individuals, or to the temper of the mind.” (The King James Version)

The True Light

The true light, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, came from the heavens to this vain world in saving mankind, by His suffering, crucifixion and resurrection. The Holy Prophets have thought about the Soteriology (the Doctrine of Salvation)

Hopelessness is the death of Conscience!

Patristic Fathers describes conscience as “a true judge that God created inside a human mind.” Brethren, our today’s message is not to inform you about the definition of conscience, but to make you realize the death of conscience that hopelessness brings in your life.

Captives of Love

An absolute heart felt feeling and power, living for the other, denying oneself, a spirit that fills us with happiness, gotten in suffering, and such a great virtue of nature is “love.” Love gives everything; loves as itself; considers others, suffers, aches for others and sacrifices life itself.

Picture of Salvation

Dear Children of God! How are you? How have you been on this fast season of “Prophets Fast?” This is a fast Prophets fasted for the Prophecies for the Holy Father’s Son, the Holy Son to be Born from our Holy Mother Saint Virgin Mary and redeem the world. For this reason, we fast a-same following the prophets example for the salvation of our soul.

Children, you shall never forget to learn and be well educated for passing the entire worldly and heavenly test. It is also known you semester final exam is reaching and so you must study very well and obtain good grades. You shall not forget to attend the Church education and liturgy as well on the Sabbath.

Little ones, if you remember, on our last lesson, we have seen on how “Pictures of Salvation” are painted. Now, we will learn about the types of colors we use to paint the Holy Icons (pictures of Salvation).

Remnant

The Holy Book tells us that remnant locally known as “Trufan” refers to those who survived war, exile, and captivity. The root word, “Tiruf,” literally means “that which remains, that which is left over, a remainder, a surplus/extra.” (Metsihafe Sewasew Wegis We-Mezgebe Kalat Hadis, page 903)

The Twenty-Four Heavenly Priests

Alpha and Omega, the Lord Who was praised and sanctified before the creation of the world by Himself, is also glorified and sanctified by His creatures who are created in praise of Him and inheritance of His Glory. Mainly, Angels and man are foremost the performance of this work. (Book of Aximaros of Sabbath)