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"Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." 1 Thess 5:18
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We are called to be merciful as our Heavenly Father is merciful. This requires us to see people the same way God sees them.
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We should adopt a humble and obedient attitude when observing the Nativity Fast. If we fast or do not fast for the wrong reasons, we waste our time. Our goal should always be to grow in Christ.
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We battle against the world, the flesh, and the devil. Let's not confuse these spiritual battles with the people who stand against us.
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The Christian life is full of warm-hearted veneration and is also a life where we are challenged to eliminate anything that takes the place of Christ.
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The primary task of Christians is to fight the World, the Flesh, and the Devil that reside within us so that we can become lightbearers.
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How can an Orthodox Christian spread the faith and be a "fisher of men?"
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Christians followed the Crucified God/Man, His teachings, and His revelation of who God is and how God is. This is why the Cross of Christ is at the center of a Christian's identity.
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What corners of your life are you unwilling to give up to follow our Lord Jesus Christ?
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As Christians, we are called to be generous in our forgiveness of others. Often, instead of being forgiving, we tend to be judgmental. Fr. Theophan suggests a "game" in which we intentionally practice forgiveness on a moment-to-moment basis, entrusting people into the hands of God.
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In the modern world, we are haunted by doubts, but there are basic Christian practices that can help us build our faith, such as reading the Scriptures, the lives of the saints, and having an active prayer life.
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The foundation of our faith is Christ and His Gospel. We must be careful about what we place on this foundation, which should be central to our lives.
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“To the world, the Cross is defeat. To the Christian, it is victory—not by might, but by suffering love. The Cross shows us that God saves not by force but by co-suffering and sacrifice.” (“The Orthodox Way,” p. 82)
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The Gospel reveals what God has done to heal us and restore our connection with Him. The life of the Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon reflects the works that Jesus accomplished and continues to accomplish.
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Christians have a high calling to strive to know God.
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Our Lord tells us to deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow him. This command can be perceived as negative, but it is really a call to prioritize our pursuit of the Kingdom of Heaven and is meant to be motivated by our love of Christ.
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Dn. Paisios Hamman gives an introductory class on Mental Health and Orthodox Spirituality.
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Virtue seem to thee an irksome thing, consider that vice is more irksome. And this very thing He was intimating, in that He said not first, “Take my yoke upon you,” but before that, “Come, ye that labor and are heavy laden;” implying that sin too hath labor, and a burden that is heavy and hard to bear.[1]
[1] John Chrysostom. (1888). Homilies of St. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople on the Gospel according to St. Matthew. In P. Schaff (Ed.), & G. Prevost & M. B. Riddle (Trans.), Saint Chrysostom: Homilies on the Gospel of Saint Matthew (Vol. 10, p. 253). Christian Literature Company.
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Dn. Paisios Hamman gives an introductory class on Mental Health and Orthodox Spirituality.
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Synergy: we offer what we can, and God blesses and multiplies our offering. Nothing is offered without us, and nothing is multiplied without God.
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The Holy Spirit guides, convicts us of sin, and empowers us to live the high calling of the Christian life. One cannot become Christ-like without the grace and power of the Holy Spirit.
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Fr. Dn. Paisios, our summer intern, gives his first sermon at St. Innocent!
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“full of passions and weakness as we are, let us take heart and let us in total confidence carry to Christ in our right hand and confess to Him our helplessness and our fragility."
“Nothing gives demons and evil thoughts such power over us as to nourish them and hide them in our hearts unconfessed.”
John Climacus. (1982). John Climacus: The Ladder of Divine Ascent (R. J. Payne, Ed.; C. Luibheid & N. Russell, Trans.) Paulist Press.
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What does it mean for us to take up our Cross? How can we look to Jesus as an example to follow?
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The parable of the Prodigal Son teaches us about the fallen human nature, repentance, and God's response to our return.
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Zacchaeus Sunday 2024
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Sometimes, God is silent, and we are called to show faith, perseverance, and humility.
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Living out the sacramental world view of the Orthodox Church.
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Living out the sacramental world view of the Orthodox Church.
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It is tempting to be presumptuous about our salvation, and yet, on the other hand, many despair. We are called to put our trust in God because what is impossible with men is only possible with God.
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Fr. Dn. Caleb Lewis preaches on the great hope for salvation that the feasts of the Transfiguration and Dormition convey.
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Fr. Dn. Caleb preaches on the Gergesene Demoniacs and what we can learn from this important passage of scripture.
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Children receive their Gospel education from their church community. In the Orthodox faith, the church community also encompasses the Saints, who have passed on to eternal life in Christ but continue to guide and inspire us. The Saints of North America serve as role models of sanctity for us to follow in our present times.
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Fr. Thaddeus reminds us that we are all called and carry the potential to become saints as we follow the commandments of Christ in our own unique vocation.
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Living a truly Christian life is impossible without the grace of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is our helper, our comforter, and our guide. Without Him, we are left to our own fallen created energies. It is through the Holy Spirit that we are able to fulfill God's commandments and do the works that we are called to. He gives us the strength and wisdom we need to overcome the challenges we face and to live a life that is pleasing to God. Therefore, it is essential that we seek the Holy Spirit's presence in our lives and allow Him to lead us in all that we do.
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The Apostle Paul warned the Ephesians that "after (his) departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. Also, from among yourselves, men will rise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves." Even though the gates of Hades will never prevail against the Church, we will always struggle with wolves and personalities that push their own will rather than the will of God.
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Jesus meets the Samaritan woman and the well and moves the conversation from the surface to the depths.
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Fr. Thaddeus reminds us that our Heavenly King, Jesus Christ, is not of this world.
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All of the spiritual exercises we do are geared towards us being less responsive to our own will and more responsive to God's will.
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Fr. Stephen Muse, PhD is a bi-vocational priest, serving the Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church Community while working as a pastoral psychotherapist and marriage and family therapist at the Pastoral Institute in Columbus Georgia. During our Lenten retreat Fr. Stephen plans on exploring the paradoxes of the Orthodox Christian spiritual life.
This audio is from our second session on March 11, 2023
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We all seek a certain level of normalcy in our day-to-day lives. During Lent, we are challenged by our voluntary (fasting) and involuntary life circumstances. This stirring is a useful tool for offering repentance.
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Fr. Stephen Muse, PhD is a bi-vocational priest, serving the Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church Community while working as a pastoral psychotherapist and marriage and family therapist at the Pastoral Institute in Columbus Georgia. During our Lenten retreat Fr. Stephen plans on exploring the paradoxes of the Orthodox Christian spiritual life.
This audio is from our first session on March 11, 2023
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On the Sunday of Orthodoxy, we celebrate the restoration of icon veneration in the Orthodox Church. We are reminded that each human being is an Icon of Christ which we are called to treat with reverence.
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Indeed we are saved by God's grace, but it is clear in Matthew 25 that we will be judged by love for the "least of these."
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The Prodigal Son shows us the way to become enslaved to the passions. May we wake up as he did and return to the Father.
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On the Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee, we contemplate what it means to be humble.
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Zacchaeus shows us what being sorry looks like and is a great example of repentance that we should emulate.
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Calamity has come to many generations. Our task as Christians is to invest in our spiritual lives so that we will be prepared when it visits us.
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1 Timothy 1:15 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
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In the Orthodox Church, we often call upon God to sanctify things so that we may receive the blessings of God through created matter. We too are material beings meant to bear the presence of God wherever we go.
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The external practices of our faith must always be accompanied by our internal love and devotion to God.
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On the Sunday before Nativity, we read the genealogy from Matthew. St. Matthew writes Jesus's genealogy to show that Jesus fulfills God's promises to Abraham and David. Although many personalities are presented in the genealogy that are less than stellar, we can learn from the list that God is faithful even when we are not.
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Christ is Born! Glorify Him!
We cannot fully understand the incarnation of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. What we do know is that God became Man and fully revealed Himself in the person of Jesus Christ.
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We were blessed to have Archimandrite Sergius (Bowyer), the Abbot of St. Tikhon's Monastery and author of Acquiring the Mind of Christ: Embracing the Vision of the Orthodox Church, with us for our Nativity Retreat. Fr. Sergius brought the miracle-working icon of St. Anna with him to St. Innocent. Fr. Sergius gave this homily on blessing God in the midst of our trials, drama, and tribulations, like the Three Holy Youths in Danial 2.
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We were blessed to have Archimandrite Sergius (Bowyer), the Abbot of St. Tikhon's Monastery and author of Acquiring the Mind of Christ: Embracing the Vision of the Orthodox Church, with us for our Nativity Retreat. Fr. Sergius brought the miracle-working icon of St. Anna with him to St. Innocent. The heart of the Orthodox Christian Spiritual life is prayer in the Divine Liturgy and throughout our daily lives. If we love God we will pray.
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One of the great paradoxes of our time is that while we generally live in prosperity we also struggle to have gratitude for the gifts God has given to us. Gratitude is something we need to actively cultivate in everyday spiritual lives.
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The young child Mary was brought into the temple so that she could become the Temple where God would enthrone Himself. By the Holy Spirit, we Christians are temples of the living God. Let's take the time to make space in our hearts for the living God.
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As the legal expert tries to justify himself, Jesus tells the famous story of the good Samaritan. Jesus is the ultimate good Samaritan and we are meant to imitate Him in our Christian walk.
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Christians have always struggled with the tension between rigorously following the law or, on the other hand, completely disregarding the law. St. Paul lets us know there is nothing in the law that we can do that will justify us before God. At the same time, we are called to do works of mercy. Take time and read the first chapters of Revelation and see what our Lord praises and rebukes.
Christians have always struggled with the tension between rigorously following the law or, on the other hand, completely disregarding the law. St. Paul lets us know there is nothing in the law that we can do that will justify us before God. At the same time, we are called to do works of mercy. Take time and read the first chapters of Revelation and see what our Lord praises and rebukes.
This lecture was presented on October 22, 2022, at Saint Innocent Orthodox Church in Macon, Georgia.
The Apostle Paul famously tells us that he would "boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me." What would it look like for us to come to terms with our infirmities and put our trust in Christ?
Quotes by Saint Tikhon
"Devote all your energy to preaching the word of God and the truth of Christ, especially today, when unbelief and atheism are audaciously attacking the Church of Christ. May the God of peace and love be with all of you!"
"The spread of Christ's faith ought to be near and precious to the heart of every Orthodox Christian"
A quote from St. Innocent
“Knowing how pleasant it is for the true Christian to hear of the propagation of Christianity among nations previously unenlightened by the Holy Gospel, I have determined to set forth what I know concerning the propagation and establishment of Christian truth in one of the most remote parts of our country, where, by the will of God, I have been led to spend many years.”
John 3:16 is a familiar passage to most Christians in our society. What does it mean that God "so loved the world"?
Jesus has a unique challenge for each of us as we follow Him. Do you want to be perfect?
What are some of the things that get in the way of us following our Lord's command to forgive?
We often find ourselves lacking faith, yet faith is an essential component of our life in Christ. How do we grow in faith? Our faith will always be proportional to our pursuit of intimacy with God.
When Jesus called Peter out on the waters, Peter began to sink and called out to the Lord to save him. When we are sinking into the chaos of life, what do we call out for to save us?
Christianity is a faith built on the Apostle's encounters with Christ. We too are called to follow in their footsteps.
We are called to become as children who look to their Heavenly Father for all things. It is only in the Father that we will find rest.
The saints of North America heeded their general calling to follow Christ and used their God-given gifts to spread the Gospel in North America.
The saints were those who by their presence brought the Gospel of Christ in words, and deeds.
The Christian life is a patient life that waits on the Lord, just as the apostles waited for the descent of the Holy Spirit.
On the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, we learn what it means to worship in Spirit and Truth. This passage is often interpreted to mean that our worship should be sincere or come from our individual feelings. More important than our individual emotions is that we live our lives in Christ daily and that we increase the grace of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Rather than being mere assembled individuals, the people of God are called to be united in mind and heart as they approach the throne of God as one.
Jesus went to the destitute paralytic and healed him. As the body of Christ, we too are called to seek out the destitute and be present with them.
As the Body of Christ, we are all called to support and nurture one another in the faith.
The Church always encourages us to humbly tell the truth about ourselves and ask for God's help. This is especially helpful during times of doubt. Suppression and/or denial are pathological.
Our culture tells us that doing what makes us happy is a good thing...but it is toxic for Christians to live this way. We are not called to pursue happiness, We are called to do what Glorifies God.
It is often thought that Christians are people who simply suppress themselves but self-denial is really about bringing our unhealthy passions to the Cross so that we can be transformed by God.
Fr. Stephen Freeman gave our annual Lenten Retreat this year.
Session 1: Saturday, March 19, 2022
The language of the services, as well as the traditional words in Orthodox prayerbooks, is often expressed in terms that can provoke a sense of shame - descriptions of our unworthiness, or of our fear before the presence of God. How do we read these words in a healthy manner and use them in the way they are intended? This can be an especially important topic for those who were raised in a tradition other than Orthodoxy.
Fr. Stephen Freeman preaches on the St. Gregory Palamas, his significant theological contributions, and what it means for each one of us.
We continue to live in the exile of Adam and Eve. The Church gives us the tools of fasting, almsgiving, and prayer to help us experience this exile so that we can long for our true homeland, the Heavenly Kingdom.
St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory the Theologian, and St. Chrysostom. May God bless us to raise up such saints in our day and age.
Today we celebrate the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia who became witnesses to the true faith through their trials and tribulations.
If we want to grow closer with God, we will always have to face our impurities and repent.
"The goal of the Christian life is the acquisition of the Holy Spirit." 19th Century, St. Seraphim of Sarov
Like the Fathers and Old Testament Prophets, we live with faith in anticipation of Christ. For them it was the first coming, for us it is His glorious second coming.
We are invited to the banquet for our benefit, not because the Master needs us there. Don't become so preoccupied with worldly affairs that you miss your invitation to communion with the Living God.
Galatians 5:22-6:2
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
In order to be bearers of the grace of God, we have to empty ourselves so that we can be filled.