① What is a prayer? (3) 1.A prayer is a connection between us and God, in which we feel His presence with us and us with Him. 1.It is a dialogue with whom we love, not just mere words that we utter without understanding. 1.In a prayer we raise our hearts and minds to God and speak with Him, trusting that He is listening to every word we say.

② There are different kinds of prayers, such as: (2) 1.The individual on the spot prayer. 1.Prayers set to be memorized.

③ Mention the examples of prayers set to be memorized. (3) 1.Psalms. 1.The Lord’s Prayer. 2.The Agpeya prayers. Psalms were used in the Old Testament but also in the New Testament, St. Paul said: “Whenever you … come together, each of you has a Psalm.” 1 st Corinthians 14:26

④ What does the word Agpeya mean? AND what does it refer to?  The word Agpeya is taken from the Coptic word “Ajp”, which means “hour”.  It refers to the hours during which we pray them.

⑤ _______ organized for us the prayers of the Agpeya, to pray them throughout the ______. These are NOT to substitute the ____________________. The Agpeya prayers consist of _____ hourly prayers. They teach us ______________. And as His Holiness Pope Shenouda taught us by saying: “_____________________________ ________________”. The Church day individual or personal prayers 7 how to talk to God The Agpeya prayers are like a school, that will teach you how to pray

⑥ Describe the Agpeya book and what does it contain?  The Agpeya is the book that contains the hourly prayers which are:  the First Hour  the Third Hour  the Sixth Hour  the Ninth Hour  the Eleventh Hour (Vespers)  the Twelfth Hour (Compline)  the Midnight Prayers.

⑦ The Agpeya prayers were chronologically set to represent:  parts of the life of our Lord Jesus Christ on earth.

⑧ The first hour in the Agpeya Prayer should be prayed at _____. It commemorates the hour at which ________________________ _______________. The aim of this prayer is to give _____________________________ and to ask Him _________________ _______________________, ____________________________. 6 am who is the true light our Lord Jesus rose from the dead, Thanks to God for waking us up from sleep, to shine His light upon us to enlighten our days with deeds and give us the power of His resurrection

⑨ The eleventh hour in the Agpeya Prayer should be prayed at ____. It commemorates the hour in which __________________________ ____________________________. The aim of this prayer is to ______ _____________________________ ________________________. the body of our Lord Jesus Christ was 5 pm brought down off the cross and wrapped thank God for making us pass the day in peace and thankfully reach the evening

⑩The Midnight prayer in the Agpeya Prayer should be prayed at ________________. It commemorates the _________________ ______and __________________________ _______________. The aim of this prayer is to ask________ _______________________________ ______________ 9 pm, 12 am & 3 am second coming of our JesusHis prayer in Gethsemane three consecutive times the Lord to give us oil to be always prepared like the wise virgins.

11 What are the benefits of praying the Agpeya prayers? 1.An opportunity to be with God for an extended period of time. 2.Praying repeatedly. 3.Praying without ceasing (it will fill our day with quality time with God). Example: Repeating the prayer of Kyrie Eleison for 41 times every “hourly prayer”!

 The prayer of Psalm 50, when we say: “Have mercy upon me O God in the multitude of Your mercies.” 12Give an example for a prayer that shows the element of confession of our sins and repenting.

 When we pray to the angels saying “Let us praise Him with the angels”. 13Give an example for a prayer that shows the element of praising and glorifying God.

1.The element of Thanksgiving. 1.The element of Confessing our sins and Repenting. 1.The element of Praising and Glorifying God. 1.The element of Supplication. 14What are the different kinds of prayers that we find in the Agpeya? (4) Thanksgiving prayer in the introduction of every hourly prayer! Psalm 50 every hourly prayer. When we pray to the angels saying “Let us praise Him with the angels”. We ask for ourselves and others.

① From which tribe was Joshua? Ephraim

② Joshua was the leader of the army of Israel during their war against the ________ after their exodus from Egypt. Amalekites

③Who changed Joshua’s name and what was the new name and its meaning?  Moses was the one who changed the name.  It was originally Hosia.  Joshua means “God saves”.

④ Who were the ones allowed from the 12 spies to enter the Promised Land? 1. Joshua the son of Nun. 1.Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

“No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you.” Joshua 1:5 ⑤ “No man shall be … “ written in ___.

1.The people will have to walk around the walls of Jericho once a day for 6 days, while carrying the Ark of Covenant. 2.On the seventh day, they have to walk around the walls for 7 times and on the seventh time, 7 priests will blow into their trumpets, and then the people will have to shout loud to God in one voice. The walls will then fall immediately. ⑥ What was God’s plan for Joshua to win the battle against Jericho? (2)

3000 army men! ⑦ How many men were defeated against the city of Ai?

“Achan the son of Carmi” ⑧ What was the name of the man who broke God’s commandment in Joshua’s army?

He took from the accursed things in Jericho: 1.A beautiful Babylonian garment. 2.Two hundred shekels of silver. 3.A wedge of gold. He hid these things in the ground, in the midst of his tent. ⑨ What did Achan the son of Carmi do wrong?

Joshua called upon the leaders of his people, and they humbled themselves before the Lord and prayed. ⑩ What was the first thing Joshua did after they were defeated in Ai?

1.Pray to ask God for His help. 2.Investigate all the sides of the problem and all the available solutions. 3.Make a decision firmly, wisely and without hesitation. 11What should a successful leader do, while facing problems? (3)

Joshua divided them into 3 groups: 1.First group was led by Joshua and they pretended to attack Ai then flee from them. 1.Second group consisted of men, who would go to attack Ai from behind, when Ai’s army is all out of the city. 2.Third group consisted of 5000 men, who had to be ready to protect Joshua’s group, in case any other city wanted to support Ai’s army. God was the one who gave this plan to Joshua! 12In the second time battle against the city Ai, how did Joshua divide his army? And who was behind this plan?

1.To have a clear goal to achieve. 2.To be able to solve problems. 3.To be able to communicate with different classes of his people. 13What are the characteristics of a successful leader?

1.He commanded them to obey the Lord’s commandments. 2.Not to mix with Atheists. 3.Remember the work of God and His love to them and their fathers. 14What did Joshua command his people before he died? (3)

Joshua was 110 years old when he died. 15How old was Joshua when he died?