http://www.frlouis.com/ Catholic Homilies and Sermons for the liturgical year by Rev. Fr. Dr. John Kobina Louis of the Archdiocese of Accra, Ghana. THEME: FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT READINGS: Acts 2:1-11/ Galatians 5:16-25/ John 15:26-27; 16:12-15 Pentecost Sunday At his baptism, the Spirit descended in the form of a dove; the same Spirit led him to the desert where Jesus fasted and was tempted (Luke 4:1-12); and he returned to Nazareth filled with the same Spirit (Luke 4:14). Then, in the Synagogue in Nazareth, Jesus himself affirmed that he had been anointed for ministry by the Holy Spirit. In short, from the very beginning to the end of his ministry, Jesus Christ was filled with the Holy Spirit. As Jesus was filled with the Holy Spirit for his ministry, so his apostles, disciples, and indeed all Christians need to be filled with his Spirit. With the filling or anointing by the Spirit, we are able to display spiritual gifts and spiritual fruit. Let us learn from the apostles and disciples about how to display the spiritual gifts and spiritual fruit in our life and ministries. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF6LIu_tt4k

http://www.frlouis.com/ Catholic Homilies and Sermons for the liturgical year by Rev. Fr. Dr. John Kobina Louis of the Archdiocese of Accra, Ghana. SUBSCRIBE NOW: http://bit.ly/FrJohnLouis THEME: JESUS IS THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE READINGS: Acts 6:1-7; 1 Peter 2:4-9; John 14:1-12 5th Sunday of Easter Today, let us reflect on this eternal life-assurance statement of our Lord Jesus Christ: ‘I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me’ (John 14:6). No one else either in the Bible or outside the Bible has made such a great claim! We will reflect on this verse by looking at what Jesus means by being: (1) the Way; (2) the Truth; and (3) the Life. Furthermore, in each of the above cases, we will look at three different meanings, indicating the unique manner in which Jesus is the Way, the Truth or the Life. THE WAY: Let’s look at three meanings. (a) Someone may claim to show you the way to a destination, but he may misdirect you for lack of knowledge of where you intend to go; or he may even rob you (imagine an armed robber pretending to be a ‘Good Samaritan’, and you inviting him to sit in your car to direct you). Similarly, leaders of idol-worship and of occultism may be misdirecting their adherents as far as the way of salvation is concerned. (b) Secondly, someone may know the way to your destination, and give you directions to your destination, while he/she may not be going there. He/she becomes like a sign-post, pointing to your destination. In the Bible, Moses, for instance, was like a director or sign-post directing the Israelites to the Promised Land, but he himself did not get to that destination (cf. Deut. 32:48-52). (c) Now, consider a situation where the person whom you ask to show you the way to, for example, Mr. Surufie’s house is his very son who happens to be on his way home; and so he leads you home without any worry as to whether the arrow on the sign-post is accurate or not. Jesus, the Son of God and the only mediator between God and man, is our Way in this third sense: He is the Only Son of the Father who takes or leads us to our heavenly destination. I, therefore, pray that while Jesus keeps the Way to heaven ever open to us, He may open other doors of opportunities for us. Amen! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaW2GqzsO04