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

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STEINBACH BIBLE ACADEMY YEAR BOOK 11 WILLIAM HANCHAR “My meditation of “Him” shall be sweet, I will be glad in the Lord.” Psa. 104:34. Here is our refuge from the things, and circum¬ stances that sour and embitter us. Turn from them to “Him.” We can overcome the gloom in “them” only by finding our gladness in the Lord. Here is our refuge from the weariness and worry of our lot. Resort to “Him.” The result is sure, but, for this result, we must “meditate” on Him. This never fails, because as we come to Him and continue to be in His presence then comes into our hearts the “peace of God” that surpasses all our knowledge. In His presence is the fulness of joy. “Thou, O Christ, art all I want, More than all in Thee I find.” (Selected) TINA REIMER My heart swells with amazement and worship when I think of how Christ trod every step of the Calvary road and drank the bitter dregs to the last dr ' op, because of His love for my sinful self. Because He has done all that for me and I now stand re¬ deemed by His precious blood I want to say with Paul, “That I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His suffer¬ ings, being made conformable unto his death.” Phil. 3:10. With His power I want to live “to the praise of His glory” in the winning of souls. Wherever this may be I want to be— “Ready to go — ready to stay Ready my place to fill Ready for service, Lord, I am Ready to do Thy will.” MELVIN REIMER I am crucified with Christ; nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. Gal. 2:20. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. Phil. 1:21. Wherefore . . . let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience, the race that is set before us. Heb. 12:1. Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ. Titus 2:13. Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love His appearing. II Tim. 4:8.

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10 STEINBACH BIBLE ACADEMY YEAR BOOK Third year—only two short words which are of no significance to others but which tb us as “third year” students imply far more than just nine letters. “Third year” to us is a milestone in our lives which we will soon leave behind us but which will re¬ main indelible upon us. It is our last year of study and fellowship together at this school which the Lord has led us to attend. In the near future we will leave its pleasant atmosphere, the untiring guidance of ' our devoted teachers; the daily contact with fellow students; and the numerous opportunities for practical activities which the school provided. Starting with the stimulating messages in our morning devotions, new and valuable truths have been brought to our hearts, which continue throughout the day in the various subjects studied. Especially vivid in our memory are the hours spent in The¬ ology class. Meditation upon the infinite¬ ness and depth of God’s holiness has grip¬ ped our hearts and made us realize that man is nothing in God’s sight . Yet that God in all His holiness loved us depraved crea¬ tures enough “to be made sin for us . . that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him,” has made us in the quietness of His presence yield our bodies entirely to Him as a living sacrifice. Missions is another subject through which the Lord has spoken to our hearts. Viewing the spiritual conditions of various countries, we have been made to see, as never before, firstly, the dire need that exists today, and secondly, the shamefully little that is being done to meet that need. Studies in the Word of God cannot be compared and as hour upon hour we have gleaned from it precious truths we can say with the Apostle Paul, “O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are His judge¬ ments, and His ways past finding out.” Rom. 11:33. Now as this our last year at the S. B. A. is drawing to a close, and we leave its ranks to take our place in the specific field of service the Lord has for us, we pause a moment in deep thought. Will others see that we have been drawn into a closer walk with Christ? It is our prayer that they might see in us what the rulers of Israel saw in Peter and John, Acts 4:13, “They to’ok knowledge of them, that they had been much with Jesus.” Tina Reimer

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12 STEINBACH BIBLE ACADEMY YEAR BOOK EC0MD JOHN HARMS “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which Gcd hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” Eph. 2:8-10. It gives me great joy to be able to say that I am saved by grace through faith and not of works. Even at my very best I had come short of the glory of God; and God can not be satisfied with anything less than that which is absolutely perfect. I find that I am saved unto good works and not by good works. It is my heart’s desire t ' o prepare for ser¬ vice, that the Lord will be able to use me in the saving of souls, which is the duty of every born-again Christian. May God’s purpose in saving me be fulfilled in my life. MARGARET HARMS “So then faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.” Rom. 10: 17. I praise and thank God, that I have been so privileged to grow up in a Christian community where the gospel was preached. Hearing the Word, it pierced my heart and led me to my conversion. I accepted Jesus as my Saviour and Lord. My prayer is that by the grace ' of God, I might know the perfect will of God and follow Him more closely. Second Year Class Report In looking back over the months spent here in school it brings to our minds many precious blessings that we have had. As we are instructed from day to day we real¬ ize that we as Christians have a great res¬ ponsibility to bring the gospel to a lost and dying world. Each day of school is begun with a de¬ votional period which gives us spiritual strength and helps us through the day. Ephesians 6:11, “Put on the whole armour of God that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.” This verse has been especially stressed in our devotions. We as Christians are not to be ignorant of the devices of our adversary, Satan. After morning devotions we go to our various classes. Mr. Loewen instructs The¬ ology and Church History, our main sub¬ jects in the beginning of the week. Theolo¬ gy is a study of the great doctrines of the Bible. The doctrine of Jesus Christ has been very inspiring and interesting to us. We got a glimpse of how important the death of our Lord Jesus Christ really was. Why was Christ’s death necessary? The holiness of God (Psa. 99:9), the sinfulness of man (Romans 3:23), and the fulfillment of the scripture (Isa, 53) made Christ’s death necessary. Without His death we would have no Christianity, no redemption. Church History is a study of the history of God’s kingdom on earth from the time of Pentecost down to the present. The sub¬ jects, Missions, Mennonite History and Church History all impress upon our minds that obedience to God’s Word is necessary to promote the growth of the Church. We must also heed the great commission to spread the gospel. (Mark 16:15-16; Matth. 28:18-20.) This year in our Exegesis classes we are taking the book of Romans and I John. Many a precious truth is revealed to us as we take time to study more about His Word. Our prayer is that many more young people would come to school to know more about God’s Word. Personal Work, taught by Mr. Reimer, is another subject which challenges us to do more for the lost. We are convicted of the opportunities we have had to testify to the saved and unsaved and have failed to do so. A knowledge of the Word and a love and compassion for souls is needed to do personal work, yet how often these very things are lacking and this work is neg¬ lected. Continued on Next Page