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

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REV. BEN HOEPPNER GERMAN, PRAYER. OLD TESTAMENT, SYNTHESIS, HOMELETICS God Wondered What k- tremendous statement! How could He ? Does He not know all things ? Does He not transcend time and space? Yes, all this and more. How He could won¬ der, we do not know. But one thing is clear — the cause of His wondering must have been great. Why did He wonder? Isa. 59:16 tells us. He wondered because “there was no inter¬ cessor.” That is, there was no one to pray down the blessing of God upon men, and no one to bring the needs of men to God. Judah had forsaken God. As a result, Judah’s relationship with God was broken and prayer unknown. The Lord so greatly deplored this declension that He wondered. Could it be that God wonders today as then? We believe that He does. Perhaps not because there are no intercessors — there are some — but because of the little prayer response He gets in view of what He did and in view of what He promised. What did He do? He died on the cross to bring us into fellowship with Him. If any thing should move us to pray, it is this. In spite of this supreme sacrifice, so many pray so little. This could cause Him to wonder. He might wonder too, because we do not claim His prayer promises. The pro¬ mises are almost incredible. Observe John 14:14 — “If ye shall ask anything in my name, I will do it.” If the individual be¬ comes a Christian and prays in Christ’s name, he meets up with the incompre¬ hensible term “whatsoever”. At least four times the Lord seeks to impress this truth upon the hearts of the disciples in John 14—16. What is the response on our part? A ready mental consent, but rarely a practical appropriation. The result — pray- erlessness and death of precious souls. “Lord, teach us to pray.” MR. CLIFFORD REIMER GEOGRAPHY X BIBLE SCHOOL ENGLISH 12

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With Eyes Uplifted The challenge, “lift up thine eyes,” oc¬ curs many times in the Scriptures. Often it is applicable to us today. Moses was one who was challenged in this manner. On Mount Pisgah the Lord said to him, “Lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes.” Deut. 3:27. This view of the Promised Land must have stirred Moses’ heart. A view of the joys of heaven will encourage and stir us, too. “With eyes uplifted,” may well have been the motto of the Psalmist. He declar¬ ed, “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord.” Ps. 121:1,2. A look at the Lord Jesus Christ will strengthen the Christian for daily victory. Another challenge for “uplifted eyes” was given by Christ to His disciples. “Lift up your eyes and look on the fields, for they are white already to harvest.” John 4:35. The need, great as it was then, is greater now. May our vision of the harvest field send us out as the disciples were sent. With eyes uplifted we shall see heaven — to stir us, Jesus — to strengthen us, and harvest fields — to send us out. REV. H. G. REMPEL ACTS, MINOR PROPHETS MR. MENNO R. HAMM Dean of High School Dept. The Lord God himself commanded - “Make this valley full of ditches”. God purposed to give the much needed supply of water, but there was a human preparation essen¬ tial first. The valley needed ditches, to serve as containers for the supply that God would gi ve. The dry valleys of our hearts must be made full of ditches be¬ fore God can fill with the needed supply of living waters. Blessings upon our lives must be prepared for. The spade of God’s Word must dig out the works of dark¬ ness in preparation for the filling with the living waters. God has a glorious work to do in every life yielded to Him. A Bible Institute in which God is given the pre-eminence, is an instrument caus¬ ing the spade of the Word to dig deeply into the heart, casting out the rubbish of sin, and filling with the joy of salvation and the knowledge of His perfect and ac¬ ceptable will for our lives. To be a teacher in such an institution is a divine calling but also a privilege. To have a little part in the shaping and moulding of young lives has been my great joy ever since God called me into this ministry. Henry G. Rempel. 11

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Singing is as universal as sunshine — but — not always as bright!! Daniel in writing the 47th Psalm says this: . . Sing ye praises with understand¬ ing” . . . which reminds me vividly of a favorite passage in First Corinthians: . I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also”. (14:15) That is a perfect prescription for ideal Christian singing. Note, Paul says he will sing with the spirit, with enthusiasm, with “Begeisterung”, with real fervor; but not only that, but also with the understanding. Thus the singing will have a universal ap¬ peal. It will be mentally satisfying and spiritually uplifting. Let me add in closing: singing is the only one of the fine arts that is mentioned as continuing in heaven!! There is no more preaching up there; but — there is plenty of singing! So let’s get a good start here so that we won’t have to be in the primer class hereafter! MR. ED REIMER LITERATURE, COMPOSITION His thoughts following the flight of swallows on the wing, an idea was born in his mind. Thoughts were passing through his mind similar to those found in the minds of the Wright Brothers. Why should not he be able to glide through the air too ? His long arms and the barn roof served the purpose. The experiment ended in fail¬ ure but it proved one thing — here was a lad possessed with an extraordinary think¬ ing capacity. This discovery was proved many times in later years for at the age of fourteen his future was opened up to him by his ac¬ ceptance of the Saviour. His father’s early death placed the responsibility of the farm upon his brother’s and his own shoulders. On owning a farm after several years, he spent the summers redeeming land from the Riverton marshes. Winters were spent studying in the Steinbach Bible Institute. In the summer of 1954 he was offered the position of English teacher in the High School Department. His pupils both in his Sunday School class and in the High School can testify to the fact that Mr. Reimer has a captivating method of teaching, his suitable illustrat¬ ions and relations contributing to this. All in all, it is seen, that his motives are aimed at a Godly goal; his aspirations to¬ ward a deeper life. 13