First lecture
The most important points that sparked my interest, focus, and agreement with them:
There is a difference with me, the definition of care is that it is an act of love by departing from oneself, not just words of love.
Challenges facing caregiving: distance, self-preoccupation, and love of money
The evidence from the book on care begins with the formation and care of God for Adam and Eve and then Paradise.
God’s care appeared, for He is the shepherd, and we realized that this shepherd belongs to us. We are our own shepherd.
God himself says about the flock that they are his sheep… the expression “sheep” expresses our belonging to him and that he is our shepherd.
Care includes physical, psychological, and spiritual care. Sometimes we limit the role of care to spiritual guidance only, but we find that some, and most of them, need psychological and social care by asking about them and checking on their conditions.
Through the events of the Old Testament we find that God’s care was in mind from the beginning.
We find care in the thought of the Apostle Paul in the first and second letters of Timothy and Titus.
There is a huge difference with me. Consider the tears that God will wipe away and remember. They are tears of repentance with a sinner, tears shared by a sad person… warning everyone with tears.
Care in the thought of the Apostle Peter.
Second lecture
Care requires love of God and love for people, it needs the help of the Holy Spirit, and it needs the help of others as well
Care needs a reference.
The people expect support and attention from the shepherd and to meet their needs.
The shepherd can have a negative and positive impact. He must be separated from what he goes through in his care and not share the private matters of his family.
It is important in the pastor’s heart that he has no desire to know the secrets, but his desire is always to serve and help the body of Christ.
It is nice that the church takes care of its Christian and Muslim neighbors… I think this point requires great wisdom.
Third lecture:
Care’s primary goal is to deliver Christ to people.
Warners and teachers, this is our motto and our concern for care.
Conveying the message of Christ is the focus of our care because some human development ideas and others prevailed.
We care about the message of the Gospel and the call for salvation to spread in the last time, the Gospel of prosperity, liberalism, and others.
Fourth lecture
Caring is not only love, but care is also giving.
Care is caring and protecting the people from false teachings.
I will give you practical examples, and it is important that the elders and servants be close to the youth…this helps the youth to be submissive.
Caring is better leadership.
We ensure that people respond to our care when we care about them, when we hear and value them, and when we are open and close to them.
It is important that we connect people to God and not to ourselves (this point is very important)
We participate with people in service, not spectators.
Fifth lecture
Rules for pastoral visits:
Visits are very important, and we saw that Christ is our model
The key to the house is the child.. It is nice that when you are going to visit, you can get something for the child.
Arrange your thoughts before the visit.
Take care of your clothes before visiting.
Respect even when you are climbing the stairs and begin the visit with prayer.
Sit in a place where the house will not be exposed.
Introduce yourself if people don’t know you.
Be wise and relaxed, not too serious and not too balanced, so that you can approach them.
It is important to open a dialogue and not get into clashes.. The important thing is that you miss them and be able to take from the conversation of those in front of you and direct the conversation.
I communicate with him regarding the personal nature of the visit, but I care that it goes back to the purpose and essence of the visit.
It is important that you read part of my book and pray with them, because we are not sure whether we will see them again or not. (I very much agree with this point)
Registering for visits protects you from repetition.
Don’t try to pry to find out about the problems in the house.
Visiting patients is very important and sometimes difficult questions remain.
A dying person goes through some stages: Denial: He denies that he is tired. The role of the caregiver is to listen to him and share his feelings.
Guilt:
Sixth lecture
It is important that you do not attack the patient. It is nice to make him feel that you feel for him and share his feelings.
We choose biblical texts wisely.
Important things to keep in mind when we are going to visit a patient:
Don’t wear any kind of perfume.
Don’t speak too loudly or too lowly.
Sit in a place where he can see you easily.
Don’t talk to him while he’s having surgery for stitches.
Don’t talk about your problems and the problems of your relatives.. Talk to him about his condition.. Don’t say that someone had the same disease and God healed him.. Don’t promise recovery, especially if he is dying.
Do not embarrass the patient with intrusive questions.
It doesn’t take long to visit the patient.
Don’t connect illness with God’s punishment or sin.
Sunday (Lord’s Day)
Historical basis: God rested on the seventh day…and commanded us to remember the Sabbath day and sanctify it.
It is also linked to the exodus of the people from the land of Egypt.
Christ sanctified the Sabbath day with worship, necessary works, and works of mercy.
Sunday was replaced by Saturday with the Resurrection of Christ, His appearances to the disciples, the coming of the Holy Spirit, the practice of the Lord’s Supper, and the offering of giving.
I agree with the idea that Communion will not lead us to heaven, but it is very important that it be done so because Christ said, “Do this in remembrance of Me… Because people’s times are such that as long as they have received salvation from where they can not receive Communion… I am convinced that the breaking of bread must be done periodically, unless it is in compelling circumstances.
I very much agree with you on the idea that it is not right that we go outside the church system and break bread on our own. Thank you very much for this opinion.
Accustom your child from his childhood to the Day of the Lord.
Respect your presence in the house of the Lord.
Seventh lecture:
Church unity is important for care.
In a church where love prevails, everyone who comes to it will feel comfortable in it.
Commitment is important in church unity.
A good follower is a good student and a good servant.
Submission is important for the unity of the church and for your ministry, care.
Humility helps in the unity of the church.
Healthy and sound relationships in the church.
Exchange tasks and locations without problems.
The disappearance of the language of the ego helps in the unity of the church.
The unity of the church is not created by any pastor or leader, but by the Holy Spirit and we maintain it.
The longing of God’s heart is that we be one and the church be united.
Eighth lecture:
How does care take care of individuals joining the church? Joining the church is our identity.
Our joining the church and our practice together in breaking bread and unity grows the church.
The most dangerous thing is a single person in his head.
Joining the church grows me, develops me, and encourages me when I am weak.
While I am outside the church, the enemy takes advantage of the opportunity to fight me.
The privileges of our presence as members of the church are many and practical.
One of the sentences that made the most difference to me in the entire article is that we sometimes underestimate the holiness of Christ for the sake of winning someone over and not be upset, but the holiness of Christ must be on our minds all the time.
Church discipline is important for the church.
I liked the experience from China that when a person joins Christ, Christ will have new eyes to see and new hands to work with. May God help us to do this in our churches.