The Ascension of Jesus Christ in Glory
Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou ‘God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.’ The Ascension is the last event in Christ’s earthly life. Of course, Pentecost is the fulfilment of God’s dispensation, which is why is called ‘the last feast’. God the Father was...
What Happens 40 Days After Pascha
Pleased to share with you a short videoscribe presentation by Dr. Eve Tibbs about the The Ascension of the Lord in the Orthodox Church that was created as a discussion starter for a high school Sunday school class. About: Dr. Eve (Paraskevè) Tibbs (PhD, Theology) is an Affiliate Professor of...
Sermon on Ascension Day
– Archpriest Andrew Phillips In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. So we have come to the Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord. Thus we have come to the last day of Christ’s physical presence on Earth. This marks the fulfilment...
The Holy Spirit Comes Down as Fire on All People
When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly a sound came from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them tongues as of fire, distributed and resting...
Don’t Just Stand Around
And while they were gazing into heaven as He went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw Him...
I Am with You Always!
“And lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age.” Matthew 28:20 Wednesday after the Ascension Good morning Prayer Team! Before Christ, there was a mistaken notion that God resided in the temple in Jerusalem. People had to go to the temple to pray. And when...
The Most Important Thing in Life Is the Only Non-Seasonal Thing We Do
Then He led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up His hands He blessed them. While He blessed them, He parted from them, and was carried up into heaven. And they returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the temple blessing God. Luke 24:50-53 Tuesday after...
John’s End—The Purpose of the “Book”
Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name. John 20:30-31 But there...
Alive to God in Christ Jesus
Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? We were buried therefore with Him by baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in...
Baptized by the Holy Spirit
“For John baptized with water, but before many days you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.” Acts 1:5 (Epistle read on Feast of Ascension) Saturday after the Ascension Good morning Prayer Team! For the next couple of reflections, we are going to be discussing baptism as well as...
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