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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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Sunday May 29, 2016
Sunday May 29, 2016
This is the first of our “Ask Father” sermons for Summer2016. This week’s questions both deal with relationships with others, insideand outside the Church. Can I receive Holy Communion in a non-Orthodox Church?What is the proper way to bless others as a layperson? These questions aresimply but serve a very practical role in our relationship with others. You maysubmit questions at any time for this year’s “Ask Father” sermons by visitingthe Church’s website listed below.
Wednesday May 25, 2016
Wednesday May 25, 2016
This Bible Study was originally LIVE STREAM via YouTube on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, in Florence, SC.
Monday May 23, 2016
Monday May 23, 2016
When it comes to our physical health we would never tolerate a doctor not being honest about a serious illness. But when it comes to our spiritual health, many would rather ignore or deny that our soul is suffering with serious illness. Like the paralytic found in John 5.1-15 who says, “I have no man to put me into the pool,” many of us try to go it alone by dragging ourselves along while the healing is right in front of our face. Christ healed the paralytic and He can heal our soul when we take full advantage of the life of the Church He has given to us. Just as a medical doctor prescribes treatment, the Church has a treatment available to heal our soul. One problem seems to stand in the way. The world continues to lie to us about how sick our soul really is. We wouldn’t allow our friends to convince us to ignore our doctor; why do we allow society to convince us to ignore the Church?
Wednesday May 18, 2016
Wednesday May 18, 2016
This Bible Study on Acts 26.30-27.44 was originally LIVE STREAM via YouTube on Wednesday, May 18, 2016, in Florence, SC.
Sunday May 08, 2016
Sunday May 08, 2016
The combining of the Sunday of Thomas, the Feast of Saint John the Theologian and Mothers’ Day present a special opportunity to honor our mothers. Our mothers nurture us, they teach us, they maintain the faith for us, and they protect us. In return for their love, devotion and commitment to us and to the Church, sometimes we are too stuck in our own selfish minds and we refuse to believe the Church and the truth of the Gospel. Rather than honoring our mothers we refuse to share the gift of the Church with others. If we really want to honor our mothers we should take the example of Saint Thomas and Saint John the Theologian and become a witness to the joy and truth of the Gospel. If we really want to honor our mothers, we should bring the Gospel as a Light to those around us who might be lost in darkness. If we really want to honor our mothers, we should honor the Church.
Wednesday May 04, 2016
Wednesday May 04, 2016
This Bible Study originally LIVE STREAM via YouTube on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, in Florence, SC.
Sunday Apr 24, 2016
Sunday Apr 24, 2016
The story of Palm Sunday reveals how easy it is to struggle between declaring Jesus Christ as our King or to betray Him and crucify Him. It is very easy to get wrapped up into calling Him our King and showing Him our devotion, but with just a little pressure from the secular world, we crucify Him. If we really mean that He is our King, then we will choose to stay with Him during Holy Week, and walk along with Him during His final days before His Crucifixion. Ever since the first days of the Church, people who declare Jesus their King would dedicate the days before Pascha with prayer and fasting and devotion. How you spend this week will reveal which side of the wire you choose. Is Jesus your King, or is the world your King?
Saturday Apr 23, 2016
Saturday Apr 23, 2016
There is something that is special and unique in the final miracle of Our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ. On the day before Palm Sunday the Church commemorates the Feast of the Raising of Lazarus from the dead by Jesus. Jesus had performed many other miracles before including bringing dead people back to life, but the raising of Lazarus was different. This miracle required only Jesus speaking for life to return to a man who had been dead for four days. The Jews standing by remembered where they had seen life created just be the spoken word. They remembered how in Genesis it was explained that God is the ONLY one who can create simply because He speaks. This is why the Church prepares us for Palm Sunday and Holy Week by showing us the power of the God of Creation Who came to united us to Himself.
Wednesday Apr 20, 2016
Wednesday Apr 20, 2016
This Bible study was originally LIVE STREAM via YouTube on Wednesday, April 20, 2016, in Florence, SC.
Thursday Apr 14, 2016
Thursday Apr 14, 2016
On the fourth Sunday of Great Lent, the Church commemorates the memory of Saint John, the author of the Ladder of Divine Ascent. In his now famous treatise, Saint John helps us to see that the only we can climb to heaven is to renounce the world. It is not possible for us to climb to heaven while we cling to our worldly possessions and desires.