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  1. dzheremi

    How Should We Pray - Deacon Gorgorios Dejene (EOTC)

    In this video, Deacon Gorgorios Dejene of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church gives a perspective on how to pray as we should. I hope any viewers or listeners will find it edifying.
  2. G

    Please be praying for the faith, we do not have long to go

    Hi there, So just a shout for all the prayer warriors out there: please be praying for the faith (at least as long as you have the good life (the good life is three score years and ten (70) - Solomon), we do not have long to go. The faith will soon be known by the world and its spirit and the...
  3. Occams Barber

    Prayer and Execution

    ‘The most fraught situation anyone can imagine’: Supreme Court hears case around prayer during executions The fight over what kind of religious rights death row inmates have during their executions is not going anywhere, if arguments today at the US Supreme Court in a Texas lawsuit are any...
  4. Christsfreeservant

    He Desires All People to be Saved

    1 Timothy 2:1-2 ESV “First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.” Prayer is a very vital aspect of...
  5. Z

    The Biblical Basis For The Doctrine Of “intercession Of The Saints”

    This document is an examination of the doctrine of communion of saints/intercession of saints through the lens of the Scriptures primarily with some sources from ancient Judaism and Church history. There seems to be a few main questions that need to be researched and answered to see if this...
  6. The Narrow Way

    Do We Thank God in EVERYTHING?

    “Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord.” Psalms 150:6. Do we really consider how much we have to be thankful for? Do we remember that the mercies of the Lord are new every morning and that His faithfulness faileth not? Do we acknowledge our dependence upon Him and express gratitude...
  7. Christsfreeservant

    Loving God and Others

    Romans 12:9 ESV “Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.” This kind of love is to prefer what God prefers. It is to choose his choices. It is to prefer to live through Christ, embracing God’s will and obeying what he commands in his power and strength. It means we...
  8. G

    John 15:5. "Without me you can do nothing" *but* 'neither need you do *everything* with Me'

    Hi there, So I thought this was a neat angle, on something Jesus said - something which is hard to learn: that is, Jesus said (the emphasis being on "apart from Me you can do nothing") This seems daunting, at first, because there is a lot we would like to be able to do, without Jesus, or at...
  9. E

    Prayer request for my Christian friend and their family

    Hello, I'm currently learning about Christianity and a close friend of mine is helping me with some questions I have and we regularly discuss the Bible and scriptures. The church they belong to is a "Message" church. They don't necessarily believe in "The Message" because of the emphasis on...
  10. Christsfreeservant

    With Knowledge and All Discernment

    Philippians 1:9-11 ESV “And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the...
  11. April303

    Encouragement in the midst of hurricane season

    Hiya all! Some of us are currently in the midst of hurricane season, and may or may not be experiencing weather or anticipating it. *I myself am keeping close watch on Sammy as he hopefully, by the Lord's divine mercy and benevolence.... And patience, skirts by and wanders out to sea. * From...
  12. FineAndFaith

    Help me to translate a prayer.

    Dearest friends, You help will be highly appreciated :-). I have got a lovely medal with prayer inscription to Mother Mary on the Old Slavonic language: "Спаси от бед рабы Твоя, Богородице, яко вси по Бозе к Тебе прибегаем...". and I have interpreted it in the following way: "Save Your slaves...
  13. Christsfreeservant

    Withstanding in the Evil Day

    Against the Schemes of the Devil Ephesians 6:10-12 ESV “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against...
  14. bèlla

    Prayer Request

    Please pray for N. He's the son of a close family friend. I received news this evening he was shot several times. I don't have details. But it may be critical. He's 31 with 2 children. Thank you. ETA: He came through his surgery and has another in the morning. Update: He was shot Sunday night...
  15. Daniel Hoseini

    Eastern-orthodox Christian music

    ️ May the Christ God bless you! ️ Orthodox church and folklore music from my YouTube channel. The chants are in Greek with the translation in the subtitles. The English description can be found on the webpage itself. Enjoy! Clips from 1 to 5 minutes: Psalm 103, bless the Lord, o my soul...
  16. R

    May I Add to Your Garden

    Oh Father I ask, Please make my trees fruitful, May I add to Your garden, Let them be useful. Oh Father I ask, Please guide my pen, May my words point to You, In Your direction. Oh Father I ask, Please use my hands, As extensions of You, They’re Yours to command. Oh Father I ask, Lift my...
  17. R

    Your Will

    Oh Father, May my voice speak Your Word, May my being reveal, Your sharp two edged sword. Oh Father, May I accept all You ask, May You dictate my load, And set all my tasks. Oh Father, Command me to sow, Decide what I reap, Your will is my gold. Oh Father, You orchestrate all, Your will’s...
  18. Christsfreeservant

    What's it Mean to Be the Church?

    I was on Facebook yesterday when I saw a meme which said: “We will never change the world by just going to church. We will only change the world by being the church.” In my response to the meme I agreed, but then I said, “A lot of folks have different ideas about what it means to be the...
  19. BrAndreyu

    So my best friend and his family have COVID19

    They did not get the vaccine, now they have it and he's running a 103* fever that won't break, has a sore body, and the whole host of other symptoms. His wife and 8yo daughter are apparently sick with it as well, his high schoolers seem fine for now. Keep the Stainton family in your prayers...
  20. G

    Believer, hear O believer: you are going to have to repent, to the end, to have been saved

    Hi there, So I have struggled with this so much, and I can save you time: it won't make a difference - your salvation - unless you repent to the end (you really must commit). This is the seed that brings forth a hundred, sixty and thirty fold - the seed that takes root, and goes beyond...