{"id":1263,"date":"2023-03-26T19:43:28","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T23:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/2023\/03\/26\/coissant-and-chat-around-the-cross\/"},"modified":"2025-02-14T10:05:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T15:05:31","slug":"croissant-and-chat-around-the-cross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/2023\/03\/26\/croissant-and-chat-around-the-cross\/","title":{"rendered":"Croissant and Chat around the Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\r\n<div pagelayer-id=\"6rv8131\" class=\"p-6rv8131 pagelayer-post_props pagelayer-ele\" pagelayer-tag=\"pl_post_props\">\r\n<\/div><div pagelayer-id=\"dzf2092\" class=\"p-dzf2092 pagelayer-row pagelayer-row-stretch-auto pagelayer-height-default pagelayer-ele\" pagelayer-tag=\"pl_row\">\r\n<style pagelayer-style-id=\"dzf2092\">.p-dzf2092 .pagelayer-col-holder{padding: 10px}\r\n.p-dzf2092 > .pagelayer-background-overlay{-webkit-transition: all 400ms !important; transition: all 400ms !important}\r\n.p-dzf2092 .pagelayer-svg-top .pagelayer-shape-fill{fill:#227bc3}\r\n.p-dzf2092 .pagelayer-row-svg .pagelayer-svg-top{width:100%;height:100px}\r\n.p-dzf2092 .pagelayer-svg-bottom .pagelayer-shape-fill{fill:#e44993}\r\n.p-dzf2092 .pagelayer-row-svg .pagelayer-svg-bottom{width:100%;height:100px}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pagelayer-row-holder pagelayer-row pagelayer-auto pagelayer-width-auto\"><div pagelayer-id=\"wst3556\" class=\"p-wst3556 pagelayer-col pagelayer-ele\" pagelayer-tag=\"pl_col\">\r\n<style pagelayer-style-id=\"wst3556\">.p-wst3556 > .pagelayer-background-overlay{-webkit-transition: all 400ms !important; transition: all 400ms !important}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pagelayer-col-holder\"><div pagelayer-id=\"wov9080\" class=\"p-wov9080 pagelayer-heading pagelayer-ele\" pagelayer-tag=\"pl_heading\">\r\n<div class=\"pagelayer-heading-holder\" pagelayer-editable=\"text\"><h3>Questions and answers<\/h3><\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div><div pagelayer-id=\"bch4108\" class=\"p-bch4108 pagelayer-text pagelayer-ele\" pagelayer-tag=\"pl_text\">\r\n<div class=\"pagelayer-text-holder\" pagelayer-editable=\"text\"><p><br \/>In the tradition of SWAN Ministries, every last Sunday of every trimester is dedicated to special worship: &#8220;Croissant and Chat around the Cross&#8221;.\r\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><div pagelayer-id=\"74z3469\" class=\"p-74z3469 pagelayer-text pagelayer-ele\" pagelayer-tag=\"pl_text\">\r\n<div class=\"pagelayer-text-holder\" pagelayer-editable=\"text\"><p><br \/>A unique time where the Ekklesia of Christ interacts with the man of God, the prophet Cyrille Bankol\u00e9, on various questions relating to Christian life.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div pagelayer-id=\"rvf2956\" class=\"p-rvf2956 pagelayer-text pagelayer-ele\" pagelayer-tag=\"pl_text\">\r\n<div class=\"pagelayer-text-holder\" pagelayer-editable=\"text\"><p><br \/>This Sunday, March 26, 2023, was no exception to the rule.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div pagelayer-id=\"a9s879\" class=\"p-a9s879 pagelayer-text pagelayer-ele\" pagelayer-tag=\"pl_text\">\r\n<div class=\"pagelayer-text-holder\" pagelayer-editable=\"text\"><p><br \/>Here is some of the content of the exchanges:<\/p><\/div><\/div><div pagelayer-id=\"xyv6617\" class=\"p-xyv6617 pagelayer-list pagelayer-ele\" pagelayer-tag=\"pl_list\">\r\n<style pagelayer-style-id=\"xyv6617\">.p-xyv6617 li{list-style-type: none}\r\n.p-xyv6617 .pagelayer-list-icon-holder{padding-bottom: calc(10px\/2); padding-top: calc(10px\/2)}\r\n.p-xyv6617 .pagelayer-list-item{margin-left: 10px}\r\n.p-xyv6617 .pagelayer-list-icon{color:#e08027}\r\n<\/style><ul class=\"pagelayer-list-ul pagelayer-list-type-none\"><div pagelayer-id=\"5wy7080\" class=\"p-5wy7080 pagelayer-list_item pagelayer-ele\" pagelayer-tag=\"pl_list_item\">\r\n<li class=\"pagelayer-list-li\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pagelayer-list-icon-holder\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"pagelayer-list-icon fas fa-hand-point-right\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pagelayer-list-item\" pagelayer-editable=\"item\"><p> Why was Jesus born in a manger?<\/p><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/div><\/ul><\/div><div pagelayer-id=\"zob6438\" class=\"p-zob6438 pagelayer-text pagelayer-ele\" pagelayer-tag=\"pl_text\">\r\n<div class=\"pagelayer-text-holder\" pagelayer-editable=\"text\"><p>In Isaiah 53, the prophet announced the humble circumstances under which the king and Saviour would be born. Several years later, it is in a manger that Marie gives birth to Jesus, he had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him. God thus shows that He can take someone who is in the worst situation and that He is able to lift them up. By having him born in this manger, God also prophesied about the mission of Jesus Christ: he is the lamb who sacrificed himself to take away the sin of the world.\r\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><div pagelayer-id=\"nle1775\" class=\"p-nle1775 pagelayer-list pagelayer-ele\" pagelayer-tag=\"pl_list\">\r\n<style pagelayer-style-id=\"nle1775\">.p-nle1775 li{list-style-type: none}\r\n.p-nle1775 .pagelayer-list-icon-holder{padding-bottom: calc(10px\/2); padding-top: calc(10px\/2)}\r\n.p-nle1775 .pagelayer-list-item{margin-left: 10px}\r\n.p-nle1775 .pagelayer-list-icon{color:#e08027}\r\n<\/style><ul class=\"pagelayer-list-ul pagelayer-list-type-none\"><div pagelayer-id=\"8md254\" class=\"p-8md254 pagelayer-list_item pagelayer-ele\" pagelayer-tag=\"pl_list_item\">\r\n<li class=\"pagelayer-list-li\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pagelayer-list-icon-holder\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"pagelayer-list-icon fas fa-hand-point-right\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pagelayer-list-item\" pagelayer-editable=\"item\"><p>Can a Christian celebrate Easter?<\/p><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/div><\/ul><\/div><div pagelayer-id=\"cq31663\" class=\"p-cq31663 pagelayer-text pagelayer-ele\" pagelayer-tag=\"pl_text\">\r\n<div class=\"pagelayer-text-holder\" pagelayer-editable=\"text\"><p><br \/>Easter is one of the most important holidays that Christians should celebrate. It commemorates the protection and deliverance of the people of Israel from slavery in Egypt (Exodus 12:12-16). Christ, being the lamb of God born in a manger, offered himself to us by his blood to deliver us from the slavery of sin, thus becoming our Passover lamb. Easter reminds us of our salvation\u2014the memory of his death on the cross and of his resurrection. <\/p><\/div><\/div><div pagelayer-id=\"db17031\" class=\"p-db17031 pagelayer-list pagelayer-ele\" pagelayer-tag=\"pl_list\">\r\n<style pagelayer-style-id=\"db17031\">.p-db17031 li{list-style-type: none}\r\n.p-db17031 .pagelayer-list-icon-holder{padding-bottom: calc(10px\/2); padding-top: calc(10px\/2)}\r\n.p-db17031 .pagelayer-list-item{margin-left: 10px}\r\n.p-db17031 .pagelayer-list-icon{color:#e08027}\r\n<\/style><ul class=\"pagelayer-list-ul pagelayer-list-type-none\"><div pagelayer-id=\"ydz3405\" class=\"p-ydz3405 pagelayer-list_item pagelayer-ele\" pagelayer-tag=\"pl_list_item\">\r\n<li class=\"pagelayer-list-li\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pagelayer-list-icon-holder\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"pagelayer-list-icon fas fa-hand-point-right\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pagelayer-list-item\" pagelayer-editable=\"item\"><p>Can we get a tattoo to show our faith?<\/p><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/div><\/ul><\/div><div pagelayer-id=\"mra4432\" class=\"p-mra4432 pagelayer-text pagelayer-ele\" pagelayer-tag=\"pl_text\">\r\n<div class=\"pagelayer-text-holder\" pagelayer-editable=\"text\"><p><br \/>Leviticus 19:28 presents the formal prohibition of getting a tattoo when we belong to God. The true circumcision is of the heart and not of the flesh (Romans 2: 28\u201329). <\/p><\/div><\/div><div pagelayer-id=\"lcc7965\" class=\"p-lcc7965 pagelayer-text pagelayer-ele\" pagelayer-tag=\"pl_text\">\r\n<div class=\"pagelayer-text-holder\" pagelayer-editable=\"text\"><p><br \/>Prayer points: <\/p><\/div><\/div><div pagelayer-id=\"3f81704\" class=\"p-3f81704 pagelayer-list pagelayer-ele\" pagelayer-tag=\"pl_list\">\r\n<style pagelayer-style-id=\"3f81704\">.p-3f81704 li{list-style-type: none}\r\n.p-3f81704 .pagelayer-list-icon-holder{padding-bottom: calc(10px\/2); padding-top: calc(10px\/2)}\r\n.p-3f81704 .pagelayer-list-item{margin-left: 10px}\r\n.p-3f81704 .pagelayer-list-icon{color:#c42135}\r\n<\/style><ul class=\"pagelayer-list-ul pagelayer-list-type-none\"><div pagelayer-id=\"evp7033\" class=\"p-evp7033 pagelayer-list_item pagelayer-ele\" pagelayer-tag=\"pl_list_item\">\r\n<li class=\"pagelayer-list-li\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pagelayer-list-icon-holder\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"pagelayer-list-icon fas fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pagelayer-list-item\" pagelayer-editable=\"item\"><p>Lord, you alone are able to change my desert into an oasis, my manger into a throne, and my miserable situation into a situation of glory.<\/p><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/div><div pagelayer-id=\"fxr7392\" class=\"p-fxr7392 pagelayer-list_item pagelayer-ele\" pagelayer-tag=\"pl_list_item\">\r\n<li class=\"pagelayer-list-li\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pagelayer-list-icon-holder\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"pagelayer-list-icon fas fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pagelayer-list-item\" pagelayer-editable=\"item\"><p>By being part of the people of God, I follow the directives of the Lord because they will be my salvation in the midst of attacks and difficulties.<\/p><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/div><div pagelayer-id=\"fxo9925\" class=\"p-fxo9925 pagelayer-list_item pagelayer-ele\" pagelayer-tag=\"pl_list_item\">\r\n<li class=\"pagelayer-list-li\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pagelayer-list-icon-holder\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"pagelayer-list-icon fas fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pagelayer-list-item\" pagelayer-editable=\"item\"><p>Lord, it is the circumcision of the heart that I need, a profound change.<\/p><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/div><\/ul><\/div><div pagelayer-id=\"42r3996\" class=\"p-42r3996 pagelayer-text pagelayer-ele\" pagelayer-tag=\"pl_text\">\r\n<div class=\"pagelayer-text-holder\" pagelayer-editable=\"text\"><p>Amen Amen Amen\r\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><div pagelayer-id=\"jiz348\" class=\"p-jiz348 pagelayer-image_slider pagelayer-ele\" pagelayer-tag=\"pl_image_slider\">\r\n<style pagelayer-style-id=\"jiz348\">.p-jiz348 .pagelayer-owl-prev{background-color: #6a6969 !important;color: #ffffff !important;width: 20px; 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