{"id":2156,"date":"2018-05-08T21:04:06","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T21:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/?p=2156"},"modified":"2018-05-08T21:04:06","modified_gmt":"2018-05-08T21:04:06","slug":"little-child-shall-lead-little-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/2018\/05\/08\/little-child-shall-lead-little-help\/","title":{"rendered":"A Little Child Shall Lead Them &#8230; With a Little Help"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Around Easter weekend Susan and I received a short video of our youngest granddaughter, three-year-old Lib, retelling the story of Jesus\u2019 betrayal, death, and resurrection. Looking at the pictures in the child Bible storybook that her mother had been reading to her, Lib told the story in her own words.<\/p>\n<p>Of Judas receiving money to betray Jesus, she said: \u201cWould you pay me to capture Jesus?\u201d<br \/>\nWhen she turned to the next page, featuring an image of Jesus on the Cross, she said: \u201cHe died on the Cross, and He died, and some of his friends they dressed up His body in the tomb.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When she turned to a page detailing the resurrection, she said: \u201cAnd the angel of the Lord came down from heaven and some friends with Mary came to the tomb and saw the angel who said, \u2018Do not be afraid. God is alive. He has risen! So He is alive!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There are a lot of reasons why I share this story; not the least being that Susan and I are proud grandparents! (This video is on IPHC General Superintendent on Facebook if you want to see it.) But we are also thankful because our son and his wife are taking time to teach their children the stories of the Bible.<\/p>\n<p>I am keenly aware that the percentage of people in our pews who actually know the Bible is getting smaller. It\u2019s a great shame on many levels.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m writing this column while attending the Third Global Gathering of the Global Christian Forum. The late Bishop James Leggett told me that his attendance at other Global Christian Forum events were the most inspiring and encouraging events he attended outside the denomination. One of the primary functions of this event is to bring Christians together from around the globe from the entire spectrum of Christianity that affirms the triune God and acknowledges Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.<\/p>\n<p>I now understand why Bishop Leggett found this event so inspiring. The more than 200 delegates go into small groups where time is allotted to share their testimonies. It\u2019s wonderful to hear the personal stories of other people and their walk with Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>The group I met with had people from Albania, Germany, Switzerland, Tasmania, Poland, Brazil, Finland and the United States. Almost everyone began his testimony by referring to growing up in a Christian home.<\/p>\n<p>One man spoke of the influence of his godly grandmother. Others shared of hearing the Word of God and prayers from a father and mother. One mentioned that his grandfather always read aloud a chapter of the Bible at the table following a meal. The family was not dismissed until the Bread of Life was read aloud!<\/p>\n<p>I began my testimony by referencing my own Christian parents. I found my heart turned towards the IPHC core value of All Generations. How much do we as followers of Jesus value those who are coming after us, the children who are the future? Is our time and attention given to them whether they are our own biological children or not?<\/p>\n<p>In connection with this issue of sharing the faith from one generation to the next, I\u2019ve also been thinking about our core value of Generosity. Most of the time we think of money, and that is certainly part of it. But I\u2019m finding myself thinking of generosity in more basic, relational expressions such as being generous with my time and my attention.<\/p>\n<p>Among the most valuable resources of our lives is time. How do I spend my time? Who do I spend time with? What\u2019s more valuable: Time engaging with someone about our faith, or doing what pleases me?<\/p>\n<p>Time with someone requires attention, actually being present by listening, caring, sharing a burden or feeling the full effects of a laugh. Attention means I am present where my feet are. It means I\u2019m not looking over someone\u2019s shoulder to see who else is in the room during a conversation. It means giving that person \u201cmyself\u201d as an expression of grace and love.<\/p>\n<p>Time and attention are so valuable that Satan uses every tool possible to distract them. He uses our own needs to be heard rather than to listen. He uses the technological gadgets we carry in our hands and pockets. We have to battle spiritual attention deficit disorder to be present with God and with another person!<\/p>\n<p>But the battle is worth it for the souls of people. So, please make time and give attention to those around you. Share your faith journey with Jesus. Tell the stories from the Bible. Be generous to others with your faith.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Doug Beacham<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>This article was published in\u00a0the May 2018 issue of <a href=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/May-2018-Encourage-Cover.png\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Encourage<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[510,45,134,46,290,318],"class_list":{"0":"post-2156","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bishops-blog","8":"category-general","9":"tag-510","10":"tag-bishop","11":"tag-bishops-blog","12":"tag-doug-beacham","13":"tag-iphc-general-superintendent","14":"tag-may","15":"entry"},"title_es":"El Esp\u00edritu Santo es nuestro divino motor de b\u00fasqueda","content_es":"Recientemente estuve en Dearborn, Michigan, un suburbio de Detroit, para una reuni\u00f3n. Mientras estuve all\u00ed, visit\u00e9 el Museo Henry Ford y descubr\u00ed una incre\u00edble exhibici\u00f3n de artefactos hist\u00f3ricos. Uno de ellos, en la foto de la p\u00e1gina siguiente, es la silla en la que estaba sentado el presidente Abraham Lincoln la noche del 14 de abril de 1865, cuando fue asesinado por John Wilkes Booth. Fue el primer presidente de los Estados Unidos en ser asesinado. La Guerra Civil que domin\u00f3 el mandato de Lincoln, y su muerte pocos d\u00edas despu\u00e9s de la rendici\u00f3n del ej\u00e9rcito de Robert E. Lee en Appomattox, Virginia, marc\u00f3 fuertemente a varias generaciones de varias maneras durante m\u00e1s de cien a\u00f1os. Se podr\u00eda argumentar que, de alguna manera, nuestra naci\u00f3n sigue estando marcada tanto por los eventos como por los diversos niveles de significado. Uno de esos niveles de significado continuo de ese per\u00edodo de la historia estadounidense fue recordado a principios de este mes. Hace cincuenta a\u00f1os que el reverendo Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., fue asesinado en un motel en Memphis, Tennessee, en la tarde del 4 de abril de 1968. Como mucha gente en los Estados Unidos de mi edad, recordamos d\u00f3nde cuando escuchamos la noticia del asesinato de King, al igual que nuestros recuerdos del asesinato del presidente John F. Kennedy en 1963. Cada generaci\u00f3n tiene eventos definitorios. Mis padres recordaron d\u00f3nde estaban cuando eran adultos j\u00f3venes cuando se enteraron del bombardeo de Pearl Harbor el domingo 7 de diciembre de 1941. Hoy en d\u00eda, hay toda una generaci\u00f3n cuyas memorias definitivas son del 11 de septiembre de 2001 y los ataques de un terrorista isl\u00e1mico. grupo contra el World Trade Center en Nueva York, el Pent\u00e1gono en Washington, y el accidente del United Flight 93 cerca de Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Es una caracter\u00edstica humana recordar eventos significativos. Recordamos cumplea\u00f1os, aniversarios de bodas, la muerte de un ser querido y los principales acontecimientos de nuestro tiempo. En la Biblia se pone mucho \u00e9nfasis en \"recuerdo, memoria y memoria\". Pienso en G\u00e9nesis 9:15 cuando Dios dijo que \"recordar\u00e1 (su) pacto\" con el signo del arco iris. Adem\u00e1s, Dios llam\u00f3 a la comida de la Pascua un \"memorial\" en \u00c9xodo 12:14. Malaqu\u00edas 3:16 se refiere a \"un libro de memoria\" para aquellos que temen al Se\u00f1or. En su cena final, Jes\u00fas instruy\u00f3 a sus seguidores a comer y beber de su sangre y cuerpo \"en memoria de m\u00ed\" (Lucas 22:19). Jes\u00fas, en Juan 14:26, describi\u00f3 una de las funciones del Esp\u00edritu Santo como ayuda en la memoria. \u00c9l dijo: \"Pero el Ayudante, el Esp\u00edritu Santo a quien el Padre enviar\u00e1 en Mi nombre, \u00c9l les ense\u00f1ar\u00e1 todas las cosas, y les recordar\u00e1 todo lo que les dije.\" Entre sus prop\u00f3sitos, el Esp\u00edritu Santo sirve como un maestro que brinda conocimiento, instrucci\u00f3n y contenido, y que nos gu\u00eda a la comprensi\u00f3n y aplicaci\u00f3n de lo que se ha ense\u00f1ado. Un maestro le da a alguien las herramientas necesarias para continuar el aprendizaje de por vida. El Esp\u00edritu Santo tambi\u00e9n sirve para remover el recuerdo de lo que se hab\u00eda almacenado previamente. En lenguaje moderno, el Esp\u00edritu Santo es el \u00faltimo \"motor de b\u00fasqueda\". \u00a1Google y Siri ni siquiera se acercan al poder de la memoria de la tercera persona de la Deidad! Esto significa que la funci\u00f3n de la memoria no es \u00fanicamente sobre el pasado; m\u00e1s bien, es el pasado tra\u00eddo al presente para dar forma a un futuro conocido por Dios. El Esp\u00edritu Santo hace este trabajo personal y colectivamente entre nosotros a trav\u00e9s del testimonio de la Biblia, a trav\u00e9s de la gran nube de testigos a trav\u00e9s de las edades cuyas historias nos inspiran, mediante el intercambio de fe que ocurre entre los creyentes en las diversas formas de vida congregacional y mediante la manifestaci\u00f3n de los dones espirituales. El tema de la memoria es importante cuando reflexionamos sobre \"transmitir\" la fe de generaci\u00f3n en generaci\u00f3n. Es como tomar una pelota de f\u00fatbol y \"entreg\u00e1rsela\" a la siguiente persona. 1 Corintios 15: 3 describe \"entregar\" o \"entregarle\" algo a otra persona. Judas 3 usa la misma expresi\u00f3n, \"exhort\u00e1ndote a contestar fervorosamente por la fe que una vez fue entregada a los santos\". \u00a1Es lo que hacemos como seguidores de Jes\u00fas! \"Transferimos\" la fe entre nosotros y cada generaci\u00f3n. \u00a1No puedes \"entregar\" lo que has olvidado! 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