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We are obligated, not just encouraged, to care for the poor ourselves.
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Hell is real, and it awaits those who freely choose it.
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Christ identifies himself with us and with our neighbors. Act accordingly.
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What is the expected behavior of the citizens of the Kingdom?
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Heaven is the reward given to those who belong to God.
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In the last days there will be an eternal separation.
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God says to us, "All that is mine is your, even the things you don't want." We must learn to love like God.
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The father does three things to reconcile his son to himself; God offers us the same.
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God's love for us is ever ready to pour out, even when we are a great way off.
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A day early, we are looking at the reading for the Feast of the Finding of the Head of John the Baptist.
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Who am I? This question, once answered, unlocks the path to understanding our relationship to God and neighbor.
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Though we are both spirit and body, we often live simply as animals and need to cultivate a desire for higher and spiritual things.
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How often do we live as though there were no God? And how can we reorient our lives to repent of this?
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Childlike humility will allow us to receive the kingdom because it allows us to receive the grace and mercy of God.
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Take the lowest place so that when the master of the feast sees you, he may ask, "Did you not know that a higher place has been set for you? Come, take your rightful place at my side."
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Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
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God is near to those who stand afar off. If we want God to be near us, let us too go and stand afar off.
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Fasting does not earn us Heaven. No action of ours earns us Heaven. Only the mercy of God can make us heavenly beings.
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You are not the exception; you are not the sinless one. You, like others, need the mercy of God. Rejoice in that.
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We make ourselves into pathetic gods; let us rather exalt the True God.
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When we acknowledge our need for a Savior, then we can receive that Savior.
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God's mercy prompts in us an outpouring of mercy by synergy.
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God's response to our willingness is the Divine indwelling.
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How does the relationship between God's promptings and our reponses work?
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How do we overcome being spiritually short in stature?
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Our actions, from start to finish, are meant to bring about the salvation of the entire world.
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How do our good works interact with our salvation?
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Let the Holy Spirit permeate every nook and cranny of your life.
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Simeon and Anna become for us models of how to receive Christ.
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How do we live out the fulfilment of the Old Law as members under the New Law?
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How do we live out the reality of being created in the image of God?
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You were created in the image of God, and tha tmeans something.
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In a few days we will begin the preparatory weeks for Great and Holy Lent. What are you going to be like when Pascha rolls around? And what can you start doing now to prepare for that?
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Give praise to God in all things! Thank God that he cares for us and rejoice in the victories that he is winning in your life!
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What is faith? Is it just believing the right things? How do we live out our faith?
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Do we want the right things? Do we actually desire Christ?
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If you desire Christ, don't let anyone or anything hold you back.
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Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner. How do we keep our minds and hearts focused on Christ?
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How much are you willing to give up for Christ?
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What do we mean when we say that salvation is a free gift from God?
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There is a right humility in recognizing that we are not capable of achieving salvation on our own.
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We need to take our wealth seriously and remember that we are not the ultimate owners of our property; we are stewards of God's property.
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The Heavenly life, the Christian life, is far more than just moral perfection, far more than just being a good person.
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You already know what you need to be doing; do it.
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What kind of being do we need to become in order to enter Heaven?
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Are we asking the right questions to grow in our faith?
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How do we live our lives so as to receive the free gift of God's grace?
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Finally the revelation of the kingdom of heaven is being fulfilled.
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Christ begins his preaching with those on whom others have given up.
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Christ begins his preaching with those most vulnerable in the kingdom.
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Christ begins his preaching in the city of Nahum as a witness against the idea Once Saved Always Saved.
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John the Baptist acts as the catalyst to close the Old Covenant as Christ begins the New Covenant.
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Jesus proclaims the kingdom after the Evil One tries to tempt him in the desert. This teaches us about the different stages in the spiritual life: Katharsis, Photisis, Theosis.
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Mark 1:1-8 Mastering temptation and maturing into spiritual adults.
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Matthew 3:13-17 The two great mysteries of the faith: the Trinity and the Incarnation.
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Mark 1:1-8 Looking at monasticism as a model for lay life.
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Mark 1:1-8 Confronting the wilderness as a path toward healing.
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Mark 1:1-8 How can we make this year a time of preparation for the rest of our existence with God?
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Mark 1:1-8 The beginning of the Gospel and the beginning of a new year.
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Some things are to be brought togethet, some are to be separated. Let us be wise in diacerning the difference and faithful and obedient to God who knows all.
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God's work is consistent throughout all layers of creation, both in universals and in particulars.
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God is beyond our comprehension, and that's a good thing if we learn to trust him.
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We must keep our eyes on what is most important.
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God's throne is placed on a firm foundation as he looks down with care upon creation.
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God has built patterns and repetitions into the very fabric of creation for a reason.
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The waters are separated, anticipating a future reunification
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Names are one of the most important aspects of creation.
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All of creation was created as good, and this goodness is a true participation in the goodness of God.
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Participation in the Light of God's energies makes creation "more" not "less" of itself.
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The foundation and summation of creation is the separation of light from darkness.
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God has created the earth with natural multiplicity, and the way that he gives form to the earth is by substantiating the multiplicity of its parts.
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God has created with a plan for growth that he wants to bring about in us.
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God's first act in the Scriptures is to speak his creative Word. Language is a powerful participation in the Divine energies.
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The Scriptures begin with the revelation of the Trinity, and we are reminded to keep God at the forefront of our minds as we live out our mission in creation.
