We talk about two of the 40 Martyrs of Sebaste, Aglaios, who gained eternal life in a moment, and Meliton, who was fortunate to have a mother who truly loved him. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixKbkCzDWS8
Rich man and Lazarus - you must do what you can do!
The parable of the rich man and Lazarus gives us an opportunity to talk about how self-indulgence kills the soul, and what Orthodox asceticism really is, and very importantly, God will help us no matter what we encounter, and we must always do what we can do. We will not be held responsible for not doing the things that we are unable to do but God will definitely hold us responsible for doing the things that we can do. The rich man was lost because he did not do what he could do quite easily for the beggar Lazarus.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozMg-AQyvGU
Axe Man movie! About two things that happen to me regularly when I take care of Owen (Axe-man) or Noah (Monster man), each week. It is good to live in the moment and have a connection to people, even strangers.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/NHLQT4yzKLg
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHLQT4yzKLg
Another monster movie about Kenya! My “rewrite” of the song by Toto: “Rains Down In Africa”, forty one 41 verses from the heart about the things I bless, down in Africa. I have not yet been home for a four week, I think about Africa every day. These are some things I think about. YouTube: https://youtu.be/nltElaVkdzQ
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nltElaVkdzQ
The healing of the ten lepers. Complete healing depends on us!
Ephesians 6:10-17 Luke 17:12-19
The Incarnation is about healing. Like leprosy, sin is a slow death operating in us. Healing is a process, which happens when we react to God’s grace. Becoming a Christian requires that we change the way we live.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SZG1oLoQ2g
Today’s selection from Mark 3:28-35 contains the amazing juxtaposition of Jesus’ teahcnig about the Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, and only a moment later our Lord’s promise that “whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.” There is a reason why these two things are together. We explain blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, but understood misunderstood sin, and then an even more misunderstood virtue, to be as brother and sister and mother to Jesus Christ. This describes the incredible intimacy of Christianity, and the purpose of our life. If this teaching energizes itself in our hearts, we will never be in danger of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.
AUDIO: http://www.orthodox.net/sermons/pen-thu-13_2023+blasphemy-against-the-holy-spirit+mother-sister-brother.mp3
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/XYP6q5G_KBI
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYP6q5G_KBI
Audio:http://www.orthodox.net/sermons/childrens-sermon_2023+second-coming+perfect-bodies_1thessalonians4-13-17.mp3
Video: https://youtu.be/qpSJrGeWOOY
Exegesis of the epistle of St. Paul to the Thessalonians, which describes the second coming, and the resurrection. It is read at funerals and many other requiem services. We are preaching to children, and we do not preach down to them. Children need to become scripturally literate so, they are not like most adults. Anyone can benefit from our talk about this beautiful epistle.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpSJrGeWOOY
1. Show up!
2. God will be there through our doubts/sins/stupidity/etc IF...
3. We must work even when we do not see God.
4. Thomas was the first to declare the two trus naturs of Jesus Christ.
5. The promise of the Holy Spirit.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/B3rsnIwn14o
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3rsnIwn14o
Sunday after the Baptism of Our Lord. What do we do with the grace we receive on the great feasts of the Church?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5dhEr6q63Y