5th Sunday of Luke

    • 5th Sunday of Luke (mp3 format)
    • Parable Of The Rich Man And Lazarus
      Everything In Life Is A Trade
      Luke 16-19-31-Galatians 2-16-20
      2011-11-06
      SYNOPSIS:The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus is quickly explained, then we talk about the important and frightening words: "Remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented." Our Lord is giving us an immutable principle, which we can use as a sort of mnemonic device to judge everything we do. This is difficult without much change, and the Apostle Paul offers the way to accomplish this massive task of proper trading: "I am crucified with Christ: neverthless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God"
    • 5th Sunday of Luke (mp3 format)
    • Parable Of The Rich Man And Lazarus
      Awareness
      Luke 16-19-31
      2013-11-03
      SYNOPSIS:The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus contains an important detail that we must be "aware" of - AWARENESS. The Rich man knew Lazarus by name, but his sinful life made him blind to the suffering of Lazarus until it was too late for him. How many times in our lives have we passed a "Lazarus"? We must learn to become aware. Practical ways to achieve this essential virtue are discussed.
    • 5th Sunday of Luke (mp3 format)
    • Parable Of The Rich Man And Lazarus
      Thou In Thy Lifetime Receivedst Thy Good Things And Likewise Lazarus Evil Things
      Luke 16-19-31-2timothy 2-1-10
      2014-11-02
      SYNOPSIS:The Parable of the Rich man and Lazarus has much deep symbolism and theological meaning. All that is important to know, but the most pressing aspect of the Gospel is that we meet Christ, and learn to become like Him. We must look for moral direction when we read the Gospels, and the focus of this parable is the dialogue of Abraham with the rich man: "Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented." We speak about attitudes and priorities. Many times we do not understand about the eternal choices we a making in our temporary time on Earth. We must learn to think eternally, and spiritually, and then we will understand about temporary good things in this life, and permanent good things in the next. we also talk about the epistle read for St Artemius today, which ties in very well: "Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life;" (2 Timothy 2:3-4a)
    • Parable of the Rich man and Lazarus. Self-indulgence kills. (mp3 format)
    • Luke 16:19-31
      2016
      SYNOPSIS:A quick exegesis of the Parable of the Rich man and Lazarus, because we should understand what we are reading, then the most important part of scripture reading - application. We talk about what Christian asceticism is and the necessity for it.



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