https://logopraxis.online/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Easter_Rolling_Away_the_Stone.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 19:29 — 20.8MB)Reading: Matthew 28:1-7 But late in the sabbaths, at the dawning into the first of the sabbaths, Mary the Magdalene and the other Mary came to gaze upon the grave. (2) And, behold! A great earthquake occurred! For descending from Heaven and coming near, an…
The first of two sermons dealing with the reconciliation of Jacob and Esau and the story’s application to the spiritual regeneration of the human mind.
http://logopraxis.online/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/The-Transfiguration.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 20:17 — 18.6MB)READINGS Isaiah 60:19-22 19 “The sun shall no longer be your light by day, Nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you; But the Lord will be to you an everlasting light, And your God your glory. 20 Your sun shall no longer…
Pontius means “belonging to the sea” and Pilate means “armed with a spear”. The office he held was that of governor. So he represents something in us that governs and is able to make judgements, assess things and deliver decisions. You will notice that all these abilities are abilities most associated with intellectual functions – the ability to weigh evidence, to question and probe and arrive at the “truth” of a case. These are functions commonly associated with reasoning and this, of course, is what Pontius Pilate represents within us, our lower reasoning faculties.
In this presentation we explore the meaning of the Abomination of Desolation Standing in the Holy Place and how it can be understood as descriptive of something found within us all.
Temptation is unavoidable in the spiritual life and this sermon explores this idea through seeing the picking up of one’s cross as a conscious choice to embrace the spiritual disciplines of self-examination and repentance.
Reading: Gospel of Matthew 24:3, 29, 30, 37, 39, 44, 46. Matt 24:3,29,30,37,39,44,46 When Jesus was seated on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him, saying, Tell us, what is the sign of your coming and of the ending of the age?…After the affliction of those days the sun will be darkened, and…
Reading: Gospel of Matthew 24:3, 29, 30, 37, 39, 44, 46. When Jesus was seated on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him, saying, Tell us, what is the sign of your coming and of the ending of the age?…After the affliction of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon…
Reading: The Gospel of Matthew 22:2-14 Matt 22:2-14 The kingdom of Heaven is compared to a man, a king, who made a wedding feast (Gk marriages) for (to) his son. (3) And he sent his slaves to call those being invited (in)to the (marriages)wedding feast, but they did not desire to come. (4) Again, he…
Readings: Isaiah 62:1-5 & The Gospel of Matthew 22:2-14 Is 62:1-5 For Zion’s sake, I will not be silent; and for Jerusalem’s sake, I will not rest; until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, and her salvation as a burning lamp. (2) And nations shall see your righteousness, and all kings your glory. And you…