Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church
McKinney TX Homilies, scripture commentary, spiritual reflections
?He that believeth on me, as the Scripture hath said, out of His belly shall flow rivers of living water?.
So our Lord said on a feast of Pentecost — before the feast of Pentecost that we celebrate, during His earthly ministry when He promised the Spirit; because the living water is the Spirit, and concerning it we hear this wonderful image: “Out of his belly shall flow forth rivers of living water.”
Now what is the belly for, what does the belly signify? …
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth:
This reading has particular significance for me, as it caused me to search for the true church; thank God that God revealed it to me! During this search, I was in Campus Crusade for Christ, ?witnessing? in the student union at Purdue University on a regular basis, and even went to Daytona Beach one Spring break to evangelize all the motorcycle riders, and to Cape May Courthouse, New Jersey for about two months to evangelize the New Jersey boardwalk.
I have ?Campus Crusade? to thank for leading me to Orthodoxy. They are quite serious, and also quite inconsistent in their faith. They basically agree that ?We all believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and must invite Him into our heart? in order to be saved. They do not have any significant theological precision about WHO Jesus Christ is, and belief in any or all of the following is ?optional?: …
(From a sermon given on Pentecost 2001.. Next Sunday is Pentecost) In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Today we celebrate the bringing of the Holy Spirit, Pentecost, the fulfillment of the Resurrection in the heart of man. Christ prophesied it Himself, and the fulfillment… Continue reading Pentecost. Only those who thirst will drink the living water.
(From a sermon given on Pentecost 2009. Next Sunday is Pentecost) In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. I greet you today on the Holy Day of Pentecost. And on this day, we hear, "As many as have been baptized in to Christ have put… Continue reading Pentecost Their sound hath gone forth into all the world; how do we hear it?
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From http://www.orthodox.net/sermons/pentecost-sunday-00_2004.doc In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen. “He that believeth on me, as the Scripture hath said, out of His belly shall flow rivers of living water”. So our Lord said on a feast of Pentecost– before the feast of Pentecost that we celebrate– during His earthly… Continue reading Pentecost – Out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water
From http://www.orthodox.net/sermons/pentecost-sunday-00_2000.htmlOther homilies about Pentecost are also at http://www.orthodox.net/sermons In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. I greet you today on the Holy Day of Pentecost. And on this day, we hear, “As many as have been baptized in to Christ have put on Christ. Alleluia.”… Continue reading Pentecost. Do you hear the sound?