Head, Heart, and Hands’ Article Summary in Laotian ຫົວ, ຫົວໃຈ, ແລະມື By Dr. Marvin Lorenzana ຄຳວ່າອັກຂາສາວົກເປັນຄວາມກັງວົນຂອງຂ້ອຍ. ໃຜເປັນຜູ້ຮັບຜິດຊອບສິ່ງນີ້, ອັນໃດແມ່ນການປະຕິບັດທີ່ດີທີ່ສຸດໃນການທີ່ຈະເພີ່ມທະວີອັກຂາສາວົກ, ແລະເປັນຫຍັງຄຣິສຕະຈັກທ້ອງຖິ່ນຈຶ່ງພົບຄວາມຫຍຸ້ງຍາກທີ່ຈະເຮັດຫນ້າທີ່ເປັນອັກຂາສາວົກທີ່ດີ? ນີ້ແມ່ນຄຳຖາມພື້ນຖານຈຳເປັນຖ້າພວກເຮົາເລືອກທີ່ຈະຍອມຮັບເອົາພາລະກິດຂອງພຣະເຈົ້າ. ພະເຢຊູບໍ່ໄດ້ມາເພື່ອເປີດຕົວແຕ່ຄຣິສຕະຈັກ. ພຣະອົງຍັງໄດ້ມາເປີດຕົວການເຄື່ອນໄຫວເພື່ອໃຫ້ອັກຂາສາວົກເຮັດໃຫ້ຄົນເປັນອັກຂາສາວົກດ້ວຍ. ອັກຂາສາວົກໄດ້ຖືກສ້າງຂຶ້ນ, ຄົນເຈັບປ່ວຍໄດ້ຮັບການປິ່ນປົວ, ຜູ້ທີ່ຫິວໂຫຍທາງຮ່າງກາຍແລະທາງວິນຍານໃດ້ຮັບອາຫານ, ຄົນທີ່ຖືກຄອບຄອງໃດ້ຮັບການປິ່ນປົວ, ແລະຄົນບາບໄດ້ຖືກນຳມາຮ່ວມສຳພັນເຂົ້າກັບພຣະເຈົ້າ. ເຖິງຢ່າງໃດກໍ່ຕາມ, ຄຣິສຕະຈັກຂອງພວກເຮົາມັກຈະໃຊ້ການເປັນອັກຂາສາວົກທີ່ມີຊື່ສຽງເຊິ່ງເນັ້ນໜັກເຖິງຄວາມຮູ້ກ່ຽວກັບການ-ປ່ຽນແປງທັງໝົດຂອງການເປັນຄົນທີ່ນຳໄປສູ່ການເຮັດວຽກງານຂອງອານາຈັກຂອງພຣະເຈົ້າ. ສ່ວນຫລາຍການເປັນອັກຂາສາວົກໝາຍເຖິງພຽງແຕ່ການເຂົ້າຫ້ອງຮຽນເທົ່ານັ້ນ. ຄວາມຈິງການເປັນອັກຂາສາວົກຂອງພຣະເຢຊູແມ່ນໄດ້ໃຊ້ປະສົບການທີ່ຫ້າວຫັນທີ່ກ່ຽວຂ້ອງກັບ“ ຫົວ, ຫົວໃຈ, ແລະມື.” ຫົວ. ພຣະເຢຊູເປັນຄູສອນທີ່ກ່ຽວຂ້ອງຄືກັບພວກອາຈານຊາວຢິວ. ພຣະເຢຊູມຸ່ງໃສ່“ຫົວ” ຂອງພວກອັກຂາສາວົກຂອງພຣະອົງເພື່ອໃຫ້ພວກເຂົາເຂົ້າໃຈເຖິງການສະເດັດມາຂອງອານາຈັກໃໝ່. ແຕ່ພຣະເຢຊູຍັງແນໃສ່ຫົວໃຈຂອງພວກລູກສິດຂອງພຣະອົງ. ຫົວໃຈ. ພຣະເຢຊູໃດ້ປ່ຽນອັກຂາສາວົກຂອງພຣະອົງຈາກຊາວປະມົງທຳມະດາໃຫ້ເປັນຜູ້ຫາມະນຸດ. ເພື່ອເຮັດສິ່ງນີ້ພຣະເຢຊູໄດ້ປ່ຽນຄວາມຕັ້ງໃຈພາຍໃນຂອງພວດເຂົາ. ພຣະອົງໄດ້ແນະນຳປະສົບການຂອງພວກເຂົາໃຫ້ກາຍເປັນຜູ້ນຳທີ່ດີ. ພຣະອົງໄດ້ຊ່ວຍພວກເຂົາໃຫ້ຖິ້ມຄວາມເຫັນແກ່ຕົວແລະເອົາໃຈໃສ່ຄົນອື່ນກ່ອນ. ພຣະອົງໄດ້ສະແດງໃຫ້ພວກເຂົາເຫັນວ່າອານາຈັກຂອງພຣະເຈົ້າບໍ່ກ່ຽວກັບ“ຕົວເຮົາເອງ”. ແລະພຣະເຢຊູຝຶກສອນພວກເຂົາໃຫ້ນຳພາແນວທາງຕ່າງໆທີ່ນຳເອົາລັດສະໝີພາບແລະກຽດຕິຍົດມາສູ່ພຣະເຈົ້າ. ແຕ່“ຫົວ” ແລະ“ຫົວໃຈ” ຍັງບໍ່ພຽງພໍ. ຂ່າວປະເສີດແມ່ນເຕັມໄປດ້ວຍຕົວຢ່າງທີ່ພຣະເຢຊູໄດ້ເຊື້ອເຊີນພວກລູກສິດຂອງພຣະອົງໃຫ້ມືຂອງພວກເຂົາເ-ປື້ອນໃນວຽກງານການເຜີຍແຜ່ພະທຳ. ພວກເຂົາໃດ້ລ້ຽງ, ໃດ້ປະກາດ, ໃດ້ປິ່ນປົວ, ແລະໃດ້ບັບຕິສະມາຝູງຄົນ.ເປັນຫຍັງຈຶ່ງເປັນການຍາກສຳລັບຄຣິສຕະຈັກອາເມລິກາທີ່ຈະເຫັນສິ່ງນີ້ໃດ້? ຄວາມລົ້ມເຫຼວທີ່ບໍ່ຍອມຮັບເອົາທັງສາມຢ່າງໄດ້ສ້າງຄວາມອ່ອນແອໃຫ້ກັບອັກຂາສາວົກໃນຄຣິສຕະຈັກ. ພຣະເຢຊູມຸ່ງເເນໃສ່ຫົວ, ຫົວໃຈແລະມືຂອງອັກຂາສາວົກຂອງພຣະອົງເອງແລະພວກເຮົາກໍ່ຕ້ອງເຮັດເຫມືອນກັນ.
Education Grants. The LMC Education Grants Committee awarded $7400 to 11 students. The next grant cycle closes on July 15. To apply for an education grant visit Consolidated Application for LMC Education Grants.
Worship that transcends physical boundaries En Español En Français The auditorium, filled with thousands of worshippers, tuned in intently as Debora Prabu broke the silence with a cappella solo of Oh, Prince of Peace, a pentatonic hymn in the Javanese language written by Saptojoadi of Gereja Injili di Tanah Jawa (GITJ) conference, Indonesia. Debora Prabu, then part of the international choir for the MWC Assembly in Pennsylvania 2015, will be the worship leader for Indonesia… Read More
Pandemic Preaching ebook~ebook Prédicas sobre la Pandemia Pandemic Preaching Please see the attached documents for an English and Spanish version of the eBook – Pandemic Preaching. Sermons and Lessons from LMC Leaders. This is a record of teaching that took place between March 2020 and March 2021. As the preface says, “The Covid 19 pandemic has had a profound effect on churches throughout the world. In the United States, this… Read More
Mennonite World Conference Lessons From The Pandemic Posted: May 17, 2021; from Mennonite World Conference Leer en Español – Lire en français During times of uncertainty, it is normal to be filled with doubt, fear, and panic. Remember when Jesus called Peter out onto the water: Peter took a few steps, but as soon as he looked at his circumstances, he was filled with doubt, fear, and panic.… Read More
STEP graduation at Slate Hill Mennonite Church. STEP Graduation 2021 Video made from pictures of the Graduation.
LMC’S MISSION for many languages~Espanish Spanish Speaking Congregations By Felixa Valladares de Kunkle I realized some time ago that being able to speak Spanish is a great privilege, especially when the Latin American Spanish-speaking community is growing within the United States and especially within LMC. The language contains so much of the richness and fullness of the Spanish culture that it feels like being with family or at home when… Read More
LMC’s Mission for Many Languages~French FRENCH AFRICAN CONGREGATIONS By Pastor Jean Bruno Nzey At the Evangelical Center for Revival, people from seven French-speaking countries gather to worship together. They are Haiti, Congo-Brazaville, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Chad, Cameroon, and the Central African Republic. When English speakers are present, we are equipped to provide a translation. We are very vocal in our worship and praise of the Lord. We… Read More
Celebration of Church Life ~ Celebración de la Vida de la Iglesia Plenary Videos: Celebration of Church Life Promo (English and Spanish) Plenary Keith Weaver State of LMC 2021 (English with Spanish subtitles) Second LMC Plenary Speaker, Pastor Desalegn Abebe from KMC (English with English subtitles) AAILT Report & LMC Intercultural Competency and Racial Reconciliation Report (English with Spanish subtitles) Governance & Structure Task Force CCL Report by Conrad Kanagy LMC ~ EMM Collaboration Report of Discussions… Read More
STEP Graduation ~ Class 2020 The postponed graduation for the 2020 STEP class took place on October 10, 2020 at Slate Hill Mennonite Church. Ten students received their LMC certificates of completion. Graduates were David Buch, Jeremy Chubb, Debra Gates, Stephen Jaynes, Jonathon Martin, Mert Maust, Robert Sacks (not pictured), David Torres (not pictured), Dan White, and Micah Zeiset.