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Introduction St Paul From a wealthy family in Tarsus His father bought Roman Citizenship Doesn’t live in Palestine (far from the 12 and the apostles, etc.) He was sent to learn under Gamaliel and reached a high level of Pharisee and was very talented,...

Kiahk Sunday Midnight Praises Praise is the work of angels - they stand before the Throne of Grace praising God without tire or boredom; it is their utmost pleasure, fullness and joy to praise their Creator! Praise in the church is the HIGHEST level of prayer...

Visual Aid https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/5v9my17oldjg13i4ov999/The-Cost-of-Discipleship.pptx?rlkey=6dr54p3qamvi633iohcnezppd&dl=0  Introduction Good morning dear beloved! Wishing you all a blessed Advent Fast - we started fasting this week in preparation ...

The Church: House of God Psalm 84 How lovely is Your tabernacle,O Lord of hosts!2 My soul longs, yes, even faintsFor the courts of the Lord;My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. 3 Even the sparrow has found a home,And the swallow a nest for hers...

Introduction Διακρίνω (diakrino): Separate one from another; decompose into elemental parts; distinguish; decide The ability to perceive what is from God, what is from myself, and what is from the enemy - and to choose the path that leads to life To see rea...

David Wood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_eVB27PR1E - The Islamic Dilemma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46e7bfIlauE - Every Quran verse about the Torah/Gospel/Bible Wes Huff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TtI2pj8cyA - The Quran has a problem http...

Wes Huff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaTBaPKTFUQ - Why Trust the Bible?

“And we seek your face” The face is personal!!! I am seeking a PERSONAL relationship with the Lord Looking into someone’s face is awkward…. There is intimacy there

Background The month of Kiahk is a month of preparation for the Feast of the Nativity, when we will receive the God Incarnate, the Lord Jesus Christ in the flesh. It is the beginning of the Liturgical Calendar and we start to read the Gospel accounts of the b...

Objective The goal of this convention is to explore the struggles of fear, worry, stress, and anxiety that many girls experience during their adolescent years Through open discussion, spiritual guidance, and practical steps, the convention aims to help par...

Historical Development of the Theophany Egypt Before Christianity Herodotus (Greek Historian c. 5th Century BC): "Egypt is the gift of the Nile" The Nile was the source of life for Egyptians - survival depended on the Nile. If the Nile rose and flooded, c...

Start with: How to Benefit from the Holy Liturgy - HG Bishop Mettaous https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/7j5ep7fpqu5p1sc3y70m1/AA28Gu9Xkm16bKXEv_Mu1II?rlkey=dupmatad7y90hxptmfsd795vl&dl=0  Spirituality of the Holy Liturgy - HG Bishop Mettaous https:/...

Background Good morning, dear beloved - Christ is Born! Glorify Him! - Wishing you all a blessed Feast of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ. We continue to celebrate the Nativity Feast for 8 days - until we reach the Feast of the Circumcision of our Lord ...

Introduction Ezekiel is one of the Major Prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel) Length of time prophesying Length of book Written Prophets vs. Spoken Prophets History of the Old Testament Pre-History: Creation, Adam/Eve, Cain/Abel, Noah...

https://youtu.be/hXe5oFu6VAU?si=vjkpljDkvqoGZwIP Chapter 1 10 As for the likeness of their faces, each had the face of a man; each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, each of the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and each of the ...

Read in Festal Works of the Fathers (page 92-101) There is not one Theophany, but two The one actual, which already occurred The second in the future, which will happen with glory at the end of the world These are mentioned in the Pauline Epistle (this...

Introduction Blessed Feast of the Theophany, my beloved. It’s a great blessing to be together today in celebrating this great feast with the Vespers and Praises and Lakkan and Divine Liturgy. Of course, the Feast is called Theophany because it is during the ...

This sentence summarizes the bulk of the book. "The fact about the council of Chalcedon, which the present writer has shown elsewhere, may be noted here: It abrogated the decisions of the second council of Ephesus without ever examining them against the backg...

Pre-Catechumen Exchange Contact Information Setup a few initial meetings to get to know him/her What notions or ideas do they have about God/Christianity/Orthodoxy Why are they seeking the Church? What are they looking for? Who is their family, what k...

Introduction Month of Tobe, the readings are all related to baptism. Then, next month in Amshir, the readings will all be about the Eucharist. These two sacraments are the center of the life of the Church and the life of the believer 1st Sunday - Flight of...