- 23rd Sunday after Pentecost (HTML format)
- 23rd Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
- 23rd Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
- 23rd Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
- 23rd Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
- 23rd Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
- 23rd Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
- 23rd Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
- Faith and works explained in the Orthodox way. Read and UNDERSTAND the other parts of the passage! (mp3 format)
- "For by grace are ye saved through faith; AND we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works." (mp3 format)
23rd Sunday after Pentecost
The Gadarene Demoniac
2002
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The Gadarene Demoniac
Ephesians 2:4-10, Luke 8:26-39
2007-11-04
Ephesians 2:4-10, Luke 8:26-39
2007-11-04
2008-11-23
We Are His Workmanship Created In Christ Jesus Unto Good Works
Ephesians 2-4-10
2012-11-11
SYNOPSIS:The Gospel is proclaimed succinctly in this classic and often misunderstood! passage from Ephesians. We go through it carefully, emphasizing that we must not only understand what Christ did for us, but also that this understanding places a moral obligation upon us. Every point made by the Apostle has a moral application to our daily lives, culminating in the significant, somewhat forgotten words (since they follow the famous and significant statement: "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God") "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." This is important stuff! At the end of the homily, a pastoral exhortation regarding what we MUST expect when we attend the liturgy or any service (and how to learn to do this by degrees) and the MOST important prayer that a pastor must have in his heart when he celebrates any service.
Ephesians 2-4-10
2012-11-11
SYNOPSIS:The Gospel is proclaimed succinctly in this classic and often misunderstood! passage from Ephesians. We go through it carefully, emphasizing that we must not only understand what Christ did for us, but also that this understanding places a moral obligation upon us. Every point made by the Apostle has a moral application to our daily lives, culminating in the significant, somewhat forgotten words (since they follow the famous and significant statement: "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God") "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." This is important stuff! At the end of the homily, a pastoral exhortation regarding what we MUST expect when we attend the liturgy or any service (and how to learn to do this by degrees) and the MOST important prayer that a pastor must have in his heart when he celebrates any service.
Dead In Sins
By Grace Are Ye Saved Through Faith
Eph 2-4-10
2015
SYNOPSIS:What does it mean to be "dead in sins"? There are two ways to be "dead in sins", and one leads to life. We look at some examples from the Scriptures, and "define" other important words in Eph 2:4-10, that seem simple, but are not well understood: being "quickened", grace, faith, works which do no save and works without which we will not be saved. We also touch again as we did yesterday on our identity in Christ as His workmanship, and tell the sad story of a man who identified with free masonry and his grandfather above Christ. Do you know what is dead and what is alive? This is a critical question which you must answer many times each day.
By Grace Are Ye Saved Through Faith
Eph 2-4-10
2015
SYNOPSIS:What does it mean to be "dead in sins"? There are two ways to be "dead in sins", and one leads to life. We look at some examples from the Scriptures, and "define" other important words in Eph 2:4-10, that seem simple, but are not well understood: being "quickened", grace, faith, works which do no save and works without which we will not be saved. We also touch again as we did yesterday on our identity in Christ as His workmanship, and tell the sad story of a man who identified with free masonry and his grandfather above Christ. Do you know what is dead and what is alive? This is a critical question which you must answer many times each day.
Workmanship Created In Christ Jesus Unto Good Works
Eph 2-4-10
2015
SYNOPSIS:Our society has an identity crisis. People identify themselves by many things - their wealth, success, politics, race, sexuality and many more things. Only one identity saves us. We discuss the life of Great Martyr Demetrius in light of the teaching on identity by St Paul: "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them."
Eph 2-4-10
2015
SYNOPSIS:Our society has an identity crisis. People identify themselves by many things - their wealth, success, politics, race, sexuality and many more things. Only one identity saves us. We discuss the life of Great Martyr Demetrius in light of the teaching on identity by St Paul: "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them."
Ephesians 2:4-10
2017-11-12
SYNOPSIS:There is a controversy about the relationship between "faith and works" in the Western world. This is not so among Orthodox Christians. We explain the relationship between faith and works and grace. This is easy to know, if we live according to the OTHER parts of the passage in Ephesians, besides "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.", such as "Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)" and " For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them."
2017-11-12
SYNOPSIS:There is a controversy about the relationship between "faith and works" in the Western world. This is not so among Orthodox Christians. We explain the relationship between faith and works and grace. This is easy to know, if we live according to the OTHER parts of the passage in Ephesians, besides "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.", such as "Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)" and " For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them."
Ephesians 2:4-10
2018-11-04
SYNOPSIS:Exegesis of one of the best and poetic descriptions of the process of salvation, and most misinterpreted part of all of Scripture. Let us look at the meaning of being "quickened ... together with Christ", "by grace ye are saved" and the verse misunderstood by millions: "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works." If we understand the Incarnation and its purpose, all of this passage will resonate in our hearts, and guide us and give us great joy.
2018-11-04
SYNOPSIS:Exegesis of one of the best and poetic descriptions of the process of salvation, and most misinterpreted part of all of Scripture. Let us look at the meaning of being "quickened ... together with Christ", "by grace ye are saved" and the verse misunderstood by millions: "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works." If we understand the Incarnation and its purpose, all of this passage will resonate in our hearts, and guide us and give us great joy.
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