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Objective Understanding the place baptism has in the Scripture, History and Tradition Understanding the preciousness of the gift that we have received in our baptism Key Verse “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the k...

Objective If we are true Christians, we must behave as Christians An evil person must not shake the inner peace, and we must not resist them Let us not shake anyone else's inner peace Key Verse "But I tell you not to resist an evil person..." (Matthew...

Objective Key Verse Body The Antiquity of Fasting Adam Fasting was the first commandment given to Adam from God - "Do not eat from a certain type of tree" God was setting a limit for Adam not to exceed the desires of the flesh and to behave over ...

Objective How to make our fasting useful and beneficial Key Verse "Consecrate a fast, call a sacred assembly" (Joel 1:14) Body What is Fasting Enrichment to the soul by means of denouncing the desires of the body Without spiritual growth, then...

Objective Introduce Artificial Intelligence What the Scripture and Tradition says about Knowledge Talk about the dangers of AI Talk about the appropriate and inappropriate uses of AI Key Verse "He who walks with integrity walks securely, But he who p...

Objective Learn the history of the Holy Cross Learn the importance of the Cross in our lives Key Verse “For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” (1 Corinthians 1:18) Body Wh...

Objective What is God like The eternal existence of God Heresies regarding Gods eternal existence and how to refute them How does Gods eternal existence affect my life Key Verse “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was,...

Three types of sicknesses:•    Sickness of Spirit: Sin•    Sickness of Mind: •    Sickness of Body (obvious – Viruses, Internal issues (heart, kidney, etc), External issues (rashes, bleeding, etc)) Litany of the Sick addresses all of these. “Visit them wit...

Background Sacrifice System Jews in Diaspora - if they brought a sheep or an ox or doves... the animals could not withstand a long journey. Or if they did, they might arrive damaged and not suitable for sacrifices. So the chief priests and the Temple wo...

Jerusalem in Affliction 1 How lonely sits the cityThat was full of people!How like a widow is she,Who was great among the nations!The princess among the provincesHas become a slave! 2 She weeps bitterly in the night,Her tears are on her cheeks;Among all her ...

Author: Jeremiah the Prophet Jeremiah started his service as a youth from a priestly family God invited him to prophesy but he was worried  Israel had already been made captive to Assyria Jeremiah's prophecies were about "repent so it doesn't happen to...

Judas and Mary The theme that the Church gives us today is the contrast between Judas and Mary, the sister of Lazarus. 1st Hour: Plotting of the Pharisees 3rd Hour: Judas agrees to betray Christ for 30 pieces of silver 6th Hour: Mary takes a pound of v...

HG Bishop Pavly First Trial (Annas): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U915gZQwgMQ  Second and Third Trials (Caiaphas, Sanhedrin): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoWBJc-0ieI  Fourth Trial (Pilate): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn8PMyXKdLE  Fifth Trial ...

Arrest of Christ “Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to take Me?" He wants to tell them - I am going of My own will! Why did you bring swords and clubs? And He delivers Himself into their hands They arrested Him and bound ...

Luke 1 Preface Annunciation of the Birth of John Annunciation of the Birth of Christ Visit of St Mary to St Elizabeth Birth and Circumcision of John the Baptist Luke 2 Birth of Christ (1-20) Circumcision of Jesus (21) Presentation of the Lord in...

Introduction Introduction to the Gospel of Matthew Matthew 1 Genealogy of Christ (1-17) Birth of Christ (18-25) Matthew 2 Wise Men (1-12) Flight to Egypt (13-15) Massacre of the Innocents (16-18) Home in Nazareth (19-23) Matthew 3 John...

John 1 Prologue John the Baptist Philip and Nathanael John 2 Wedding of Cana Cleansing the Temple John 3 Baptism & Nicodemus John the Baptist Exalts Christ John 4 Samaritan Woman Galilee Healing the Nobleman’s Son John 5...

Who is Annas? Annas has a dark history He was High Priest from 6AD to 15AD He had a good relationship with the government and gave them whatever they wanted Talmud "Woe to the house of Annas! Woe to their serpent's hiss! They are High Priests; their s...