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Orthodox Christianity is a way of life, not a religion. Too often we relegate our belief in Christ to a mere mental exercise. Be Transfigured! And Live a New Life in Jesus Christ.
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Wednesday Mar 23, 2016
Wednesday Mar 23, 2016
This Bible Study was originally LIVE STREAM via YouTube on Wednesday, March 23, 2016, in Florence, SC.
Sunday Mar 20, 2016
Sunday Mar 20, 2016
It has become very popular to make up your own religion by accepting one belief and rejecting another, or following one practice but inventing a new individual custom to follow. There is a better way. For centuries holy men and women, righteous figures of the Old and New Testament, have been following a way of life established by God, and they “were well attested for their faith.” (Hebrews 11.39) The way of life Christ has given His Church, the Orthodox Way of Life, has been tried and tested, defended and perfected, for centuries, so we could receive this Holy Tradition today. This is the faith of the Orthodox that is celebrated on the Sunday of Orthodoxy. God became man, so that man could be united to God. This is the truth the Church has defended in Holy Icons and our way of life. And that belief has consequences. Do you believe? Then follow the Church. Do you want to follow Christ? Then follow the way of life He has already given to us in His Church. You don’t have to make it up.
Wednesday Mar 16, 2016
Wednesday Mar 16, 2016
This Bible Study was originally LIVE STREAM via YouTube on Wednesday, March 16, 2016, in Florence, SC.
Monday Mar 07, 2016
Monday Mar 07, 2016
When the Son of Man comes in His glory, He will judge not your actions, but whether or not see God in the least of His brothers. (Matthew 25.31-46) Our Lord makes it clear that when we are able to see God in every human being including the lowest of the low will be welcomed into Heaven. Every human being in created in the Image of God, even if it has been clouded by sin. Our responsibility as faithful Christians is to be able and willing to see through sin and seek out the Image of God, and look past the sins of others. With the coming of Great Lent in just a few days, the Church offers us an opportunity to repent from our own sin through prayer and fasting, so that we can feed the lowest of the low who hunger for God. Judgment is coming, and the question God will ask is, “Do you See God?” What will your answer be?
Sunday Feb 28, 2016
Sunday Feb 28, 2016
Starving with the Pigs
As we come closer to Great Lent, the Church offers us the Parable of the Prodigal Son as inspiration for us to embrace a genuine repentance in our heart. The story of two brothers, both selfish but only one experienced the love the father by repenting. When we remain in our sin refusing to admit that we need to change our life and return to God, we will remain lost and starving with the pigs. Even when we remain loyal to the father, in Church every Sunday, if our loyalty is not with love, we will not be able to experience the love of God. The blessing comes the moment we admit that our life needs changing and we choose the return to God. At that moment God welcomes us home and restores us whole to His Kingdom.
Wednesday Feb 17, 2016
Wednesday Feb 17, 2016
This Bible Study was originally LIVE STREAM via YouTube on Wednesday, February 17, 2016, in Florence, SC.
Sunday Feb 14, 2016
Sunday Feb 14, 2016
It has happened to all of us before. We ask God for something, and we don’t hear an answer. We ask again and again. Finally...we hear His answer and the answer sounds like He said, “NO!” Frustrated, we sulk in a corner wondering why God gives everyone else what THEY ask for, but when it comes to what WE want, He always says, “NO!” In the story of the Canaanite Woman in Matthew 15.21-28, we see a woman who seems to be struggling with the same problem. She asks God over and over again to heal her daughter until she finally hears Him say, “It is not fair to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs.” The difference is that this woman didn’t sulk, and she didn’t accuse God of giving everyone something that she deserved. The Canaanite Woman had deep faith and a deeper humility that allowed her to be satisfied with whatever God gave to her, and her daughter was healed from the moment she reached that pure faith.
Wednesday Feb 10, 2016
Wednesday Feb 10, 2016
This Bible Study was originally LIVE STREAM via YouTube on Wednesday, February 10, 2016, in Florence, SC.
Sunday Feb 07, 2016
Sunday Feb 07, 2016
In the Parable of the Talents, we learn that God has given each member of the Church resources according to our ability. He has given us the Church with the expectation that we each would make full use of the Church’s way of life so we could grow closer to Him. The Divine Liturgy, blessing services, Holy Confession and the other Sacraments, prayer, Holy Scriptures, and more are each meant to help us increase in our relationship with our Lord. Unfortunately, most of us choose not to use the resources the Church has. We depend simply upon our ‘membership’ in the Church as if having been given the resources is enough. Most of us choose to bury the Church rather than increase. Most of us become the wicked lazy servant who was cast into the outer darkness, rather than the good and faithful servant invited into heaven. But that can all change today.