Steinbach Bible Institute - Star Yearbook (Steinbach, Manitoba Canada)

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S. B. S Wlud U PRAYER “Behold I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will slip with him, and he with me.’’ Rev. 3: 20. I think this verse explains very plainly what prayer is. To pray is to let Jesus come into our hearts. Jesus knocks at our heart’s door. Thereby He moves us to pray and makes known His desire to come in unto us. If we listen to Him, and pray, it is always a result of Jesus’ knocking at our heart’s door. He knocks in order to move us, by prayer, to open the door and accept the gift which He has already ap¬ pointed for us. Prayer is also spoken of as the breath of the soul. We know that in order to keep our physical body alive, we have to exer¬ cise our organs of respiration. Just as es¬ sential is prayer, to keep our spiritual life in existence. Prayer is the organ by which we receive Christ into our parched and withered hearts. As quietly as air enters into our lungs while breathing, Jesus en¬ ters into our hearts while praying. What intimate and joyous fellowship there is be¬ tween God and man, through the means of prayer. Betty Kroeker. SuAveyUuf the Stwdhj, oj 6hm; mAN DOCTRIMJB In our study of the Bible I have found Christian Doctrine to be one of the most interesting and important subjects. I would like to call this the laying of the foundation. We know that a house no matter how well it may be built, if it does not have a sou nd foundation, we cannot expect it to remain in good shape and con¬ dition. Our aim in study, therefore, is to lay a good foundation. Nature itself can reveal to us that there must be someone who created, and now upholds, or sustains, all things. But the Bible tells us even more. It tells us that God is the only God who existed from all eternity. God is a Trinity: of Father, Son and tloly Spirit. He is omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent. He is truth and holiness. He even has innumerable multi¬ tudes of angels ministering to Him. He created the whole universe and all that is in it. How wonderful! If we would only examine it more carefully. Everything is made after certain laws, with a certain design, for a definite purpose. We have great men in this modern age who have constructed marvelous things, but none of these are so good that they cannot be improved. It is not so with God’s creations. They are perfect. When God finished the creation of this world; the animals, the plants, human beings, He saw everything that He had made, and, behold, it was “very good”. Gen. 1: 31. How true this was. The Creator is greater than His cre¬ ation. How great then does God become to us! Truly, no one else than a fool would dare to say that all these things came in¬ to existence by themselves. The Bible tells us even more. The power¬ ful angel, Lucifer, was created by God in a perfect and holy state. But, sad to say, one day iniquity was found in him and he thus fell. Eze. 28. The wisest and most beautiful angel then became the arch¬ enemy of God. He has destroyed the be¬ auty of God’s creation to some extent. Even man who was created after God’s image has chosen to obey Satan, and there¬ by has become an alien to the One who created him. Every human being is guilty of desert¬ ing God and God would have, perfect right to let every one perish together with Satan. But in His great love He could not bear to see us all go down to the pit of destruction. Therefore He sent His only begotten Son into the world that whoso¬ ever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. Someone has said there is a red stream of blood flowing all through the Bible. The Bible tells us that without shedding of blood is no re¬ mission. Heb. 9: 22. Truly, the preach¬ ing of the cross is to them that perish foolishness: but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. 1 Cor. 1: 18. God’s Word is like an anvil which wears the hammers out. Skeptics have struck this Anvil many a hard blow but it has stood the test of the ages. Great efforts have been made to destroy it completely from the face of the earth, but thank God we still have this true Revelation of God. Peter Reimer. 10

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YEAR BOOK Louise Reimer, Steinbach, Man. Having made known unto us the mys¬ tery of his will, according to his go i pleasure which he hath purposed in him¬ self, Eph. 1: 9. John Giesbrecht, Steinbach, Man. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth. Romans 1: 16. Gideon Mankey, Steinbach, Man. Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Matt. 28: 20. Henry Voth, Steinbach, Man. Happy the man who feareth God Whose feet His holy way have trod; Thine own good hand shall nourish thee. And well and happy thou shalt be. Ben Dueck, Hochstadt, Man. I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Phil. 4: 13. Abe Koop, Hochstadt, Man. As the clay in the potter’s hand so are ye in mine hand. Jer. 18: 6. The Lord has called me to serve Him and my prayer is that I may yield myself completely to His will. William Wiebe, Castle Point, Man. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5: 8. First Year “For where your treasure is there will your heart be also,” (Matt. 6 :21). In my boyhood days I wanted to under¬ stand God’s Word. I yearned for it. I felt it my duty to work for the Lord. God had called me often before. I finally yielded. Now I want to work for Him wherever He will send me. Before my heart was of this world, but not now. I have something better, a per¬ sonal Saviour. I started my Christian work in Sunday School and did my best, but noticed that I lacked understanding of God’s Word. I thought of the Bible School. But no, that place I had often jeered at, criticized and rejected. But what wonders Christ works in our hearts if we give Him a chance. How marvelously Christ changed my Peter Reimer, Giroux, Man. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. Heb. 4: 16. William Neufeld, Arden, Man. Oh, let us lay up riches Where Jesus Christ abides Where we shall have eternal life And joy that ne’er subsides. Albert Schwarz, Kleefeld, Man. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? Romans 10: 14. Dave Schellenberg, Steinbach, Man. We never can prove The delights of his love. Until all on the altar we lay; For the favour He shows. And the love He bestows, Are for them who will trust and obey. — To-morrow is the fool’s day for wis¬ dom, the knave’s day for honesty, the procrastinator’s day for decision, the sluggard’s day for action, the sinner’s day for repentance. — We sow a thought, and reap an act; we sow an act, and reap a habit; we sow a habit, and reap a character; we sow a character, and reap a destiny. Testimony heart’s attitude towards all spiritual ac¬ tivities. Fellow Christians, regard all Christian work carefully, for it is the Lord’s work. Let us labour more zealous¬ ly together for Christ’s cause. The Bible School has done wonders for me. Christian, if you are not where God would have you, you are missing some of His choicest bles¬ sings for you. I thank God for the teachers that He has chosen for this work. They are using their time to instruct us in God’s Word. I know that I will never be able to repay them, but God will. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoso¬ ever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John Giesbrecht. — How majestic is the true orator, who speaks not because he has to say some¬ thing, but because he has something to say. — The fingers of your thoughts are cease¬ lessly, unremittingly, continually, per¬ sistently, doggedly, silently, shaping your immortal destiny. 9

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ooeaina, YEAR BOOK ' Bible School A Night School Class Evening School Enrollment Bernard Friesen, Steinbach, Man. Henry Harms, Morris, Man. John Hoeppner, Steinbach, Man. John D. Loewen, Steinbach, Man. Harry Neufeld, Steinbach, Man. Abram D. Reimer, Steinbach, Man. Menno Reimer, Steinbach, Man. Peter B. Reimer, Steinbach, Man. John D. Stoesz, lie des Chenes, Man. George Unger, lie des Chenes, Man. Peter Voth, Steinbach, Man. Mrs. John Giesbrecht, Steinbach, Man. Annie Koop, Steinbach, Man. Helen Koop, Steinbach, Man. Katherine Loewen, Steinbach, Man. Alice Penner, Steinbach, Man. Henrietta Reimer, Steinbach, Man. Nora Rieger, Steinbach, Man. Diana Toews, Steinbach, Man. Elvira Voth, Steinbach, Man. Walter Barkman, Steinbach, Man. Benny Eidse, Morris, Man. ! Qntuull Our human life is mostly a series of little things or events of a routine nature. But every now and then it happens that something unusual occurs which has an important bearing on our whole life. Only once or twice in our lifetime, however, will it happen that some grand opportunity comes our way when everything depends on the kind of decision we make. Further¬ more, it may be the kind of opportunity where only one decision seems possible, so clearly the issue presents itself to our considered judgment. In just such a way, has God presented the Steinbach Bible School with an oppor¬ tunity for the advancement of the King¬ dom of God, which we dare not brush a- side at this time. If our Bible School is to develop fur¬ ther along the lines of sound academic and Scriptural learning and attract a large number of out of town students we must have a dormitory where the students will have all the fellowship and supervision they need, twenty-four hours a day. Our present site has no adequate room for such a building and the adjacent lots have been taken up for residential pur¬ poses. There is, however, one very suit¬ able lot with two small residences on it right next to the Bible School, which has now been offered to us for $2000.00. There are several people who want to buy it if we cannot raise this amount by May the first. Our Bible School needs this property and we feel very definitely God’s guidance to purchase it, but we need your support, dear Christian friend. We need your pray¬ ers to God to give us the money within the time limit and we need your own contri¬ butions whether large or small. May God bless you in your cheerful giving. Address your contributions to Rev. P. J. B. Reimer, Sec.-Treas., Steinbach Bible School, Steinbach, Man. 11