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Ever read revelation characters 17 and 18? That's the Vatican and what's left of catholics being destroyed by Jesus. Call no man father. The church is based on Peter? Jesus told Peter get the behind me Satan. Jesus is the r9ck the church of the living God is based on. There's no works salvation. This is God's grace by our faith. There's no trinity in scripture!Godhead Soul, God Spirit, holy Ghost Body, Jesus (Absolutely no female deity!! God is all man!! God isn't 3 people but 1/ made in God's image, body soul and spirit) There's no water baptism for salvation. There's the baptism of the holy Ghost or the awful baptism of fire. Catholicism will damn more people to the lake of fire than any other.
@CharlesCherryWatercolors7 сағат бұрын
One of the best Gospel presentations I've heard, and I've heard a lot of them!
@VladimirKartayev10 сағат бұрын
The picture is beautiful Kyiv, Ukraine.
@fr.ajarmus9 сағат бұрын
Indeed! St. Andrew's church, I believe?
@VladimirKartayev9 сағат бұрын
@@fr.ajarmus actually it is not. It's Vydubichi monastery. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vydubychi_Monastery
@fr.ajarmus9 сағат бұрын
Ah! Yes! I have a couple of CDs of their beautiful choir.
@ItsMeBenson3 күн бұрын
This was great, thanks. It made me reflect that I have been meeting God through my idea of God. God is showing me a different reality to that of my thoughts and aspirations but if I take the given reality as God then I can live fully and be at one.
@Ra1n_The_Beloved3 күн бұрын
Lord Bless You Sir. Lord Bless All
@KINGKOOLAIDALMIGHTY3 күн бұрын
How did Jesus say anything? If the Bible was written over 200 years after his death.
@fr.ajarmus3 күн бұрын
The texts of the New Testament were all written in the first century AD. What happened over 300 years later was the formalization of canon of the New Testament (that's the official listing of what books went into the NT).
@KINGKOOLAIDALMIGHTY3 күн бұрын
@@fr.ajarmus So you telling me the New testament was written in the first century
@thomasfleming81693 күн бұрын
Correct. Please research "when were the books of the New Testament written" and look for christian and non-christian sources, and you will probably see that they were all most likely written before 100AD.@KINGKOOLAIDALMIGHTY
@kathlerngutiertez96935 күн бұрын
Thank you for your words 🙏
@fr.ajarmus5 күн бұрын
God bless ☦️🙏🕯️
@alanwatts78229 күн бұрын
Horrible blasphemous teaching
@fr.ajarmus8 күн бұрын
I find it hard to see how keep glorifying God, no matter what, counts as blasphemy. It's the main lesson we learn from the Book of Job.
@FidgeMonergism13 күн бұрын
Nope… show me the scripture that says this. It is easy to blame outside forces for your sins, yet all of Romans teaches it is your heart that is wicked and where sins come out from. Just as Jesus taught in: Matthew 15:17-19 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV) Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is expelled? But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person.
@fr.ajarmus13 күн бұрын
Now, now. You can't expect an entire theological position to be contained in a 60-second video. The broader teaching of the Orthodox Church is that the influence of the demons is actually quite limited. They can hurl nasty comments from the sidelines, as it were, but that's about it. St. John Chrysostom said that temptations come in two ways: one is from the demons and the other is from our fallen human nature. He went on to say that, given how broken we really are, the demons don't have to work that hard at all. Yes. We ultimately have a choice. We cannot be forced into sin. But when we choose to sin, we are assaulted with shame by the very same forces that wanted to see us sin in the first place. These are the spirits of the "kingdom of the air" mentioned in Ephesians 2. One of the ways you can translate the scriptural word "satan" is "the accuser." The accuser wants us to give up hope, to fall into despair. If we do, the second fall is worse than the first. This is typified by the lot of Judas after "the devil entered him" (John 13:2) and he acted on his thoughts of betraying Christ. As long as there is hope of forgiveness in our hearts, there is the possibility of redemption.
@johnrep969013 күн бұрын
Wonderful Fr Andrew!! I’m so happy to see that they invited you to speak and your bishop blessed it
@fr.ajarmus13 күн бұрын
Yes! Thank you!
@jasminerussell973213 күн бұрын
Amen 🙏 ❤
@Demetra71913 күн бұрын
This happens to me all too often. Thank you for this!
@cityman-mv6st14 күн бұрын
How's a demon talking about sin , looking like king leopold's great grandson.
@naofumiiwatani264614 күн бұрын
Amin ❤
@kylearmstrong118816 күн бұрын
Religious nonsense…
@laquishamoore55516 күн бұрын
who in this world wants to learn about that?? Legit question, not being sarcastic.
@fr.ajarmus16 күн бұрын
A lot of people. Eastern Orthodox churches are getting more inquirers and seekers than ever.
@VladimirKartayev2 күн бұрын
I want to learn.
@Bravetowers19 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for these Bible studies. This is something I’ve been looking for online. I’m going to scroll back to the beginning of your lessons.
@quadlift19 күн бұрын
I don’t go to church because the man spreading the gospel is not who they say they are. Every religious building is owned by evil these days.
@annamariayannetta24219 күн бұрын
AMEN IN JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH HIS MOST HOLY ALMIGHTY POWERFUL NAME ❤🙏❤🙏❤🙏❤🙏❤🙏👍
@ZootownChurch20 күн бұрын
So when are you coming back?
@fr.ajarmus20 күн бұрын
Hoping to be back later this year, be the good Lord willing.
@johnnycharles70221 күн бұрын
Is there a link to the full video of this?
@fr.ajarmus21 күн бұрын
You can find it in my long form videos. I posted it in June 2023.
@johnnycharles70221 күн бұрын
@fr.ajarmus thank you Father.
@jeremyparris612121 күн бұрын
According to Ezekiel 20, a significant portion of the law of Moses was a punishment meant to keep Israel sick, broken, and defiled. Christ fulfilled the requirements of that covenant to set us free from it and offer us redemption. We really need to start reading the entire Bible, not just the parts we agree with, if we want the Truth.
@fr.ajarmus21 күн бұрын
“I gave them my statutes and made known to them my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live. Moreover, I gave them my Sabbaths, as a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the Lord who sanctifies them. But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness. They did not walk in my statutes but rejected my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live; and my Sabbaths they greatly profaned. Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them in the wilderness, to make a full end of them.” (Ezekiel 20:11-13) These verse ls indicate that the statutes themselves weren't the punishment: "But the house of Israel rebelled against me... rejected my rules... and my Sabbaths they greatly profaned... *Then* I said I would pour out my wrath on them."
@jeremyparris612121 күн бұрын
@@fr.ajarmus Very true. But later in the same chapter, because they wouldn't follow them and turned back toward the gods of their fathers: 25 So I gave them other statutes that were not good and laws through which they could not live; 26 I defiled them through their gifts-the sacrifice of every firstborn-that I might fill them with horror so they would know that I am the Lord.’
@fr.ajarmus21 күн бұрын
@@jeremyparris6121 The statues and laws that God gave them over to were the idolatrous ones that they were preferred over the Living God. St. Paul talks about this in Romans 1... "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things. Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen."
@jeremyparris612121 күн бұрын
@@fr.ajarmus Sure, but that doesn't change Ezekiel 20:25. He said he gave them additional (or other) statutes and ordinances that were no good, not that he gave them up to someone else's rules.
@tommyabernathy988023 күн бұрын
Those pilgrims would have been better off just going on over to Plymouth Rock.
@samsonrodrigues794223 күн бұрын
To really understand the significance of Jesus clensing the temple one has to understand the context and feast that was being celebrated and the religious significance of the eldest son. The feast is the Passover. I agree with the narrative that they were cheating the folks and Jesus was not going to tolerate injustice. But there is something really deep significance of the episode. First what was the Passover? The Passover was one of the 7 feasts that the Jews observed. They had to take an unblemished lamb and sacrifice it by sprinkling the blood on the doorpost and then consume the Lamb. But before they could consume the lamb they had to remove all leaven in their house where leaven was a sign of corruption. So the eldest sons job was to make sure the house was cleaned from any leaven ( corruption) in the house. The temple was the house of God. That is it was really Jesus's house and He was doing what was expected for Him to do. Clean His House of corruption. So when we receive Jesus in our hearts we have to make certain we have no sin( corruption) in our lives to celebrate the passover to receive the Eucharist. Body blood soul and Divinity.🙏🙏🙏
@fr.ajarmus23 күн бұрын
An excellent observation!
@bkh574623 күн бұрын
Jesus was roman lunch.where ya think the term body and blood comes from.the old days i would say probably were not the days of pop tarts,cereal,and military rations.🤷🏻♂️something about history people dont seem to want to teach it correct.they want to make it out like a episode of little house on the prairie.not the case try evil,hitler was just a scratch at the surface,jeffrey dahmer he was a lightweight and he was just a few yrs ago.if you can think it,its been done.good day just sharing my thoughts,i am surely not the only one who feels this way.i was born and raised catholic went to catholic school my whole life.with powers from unknown something inside me said live a life full of your own ideas and question things.
@SingItSandra23 күн бұрын
Exactly deceptive practices
@BryanKirch23 күн бұрын
Could you explain their “Eucharistic service” how do they have a valid communion? Aren’t Catholics forbidden from participating in the Orthodox communion? I’m confused by this Protestant church providing the Eucharist with the prayer you created for this. could you clarify please
@fr.ajarmus23 күн бұрын
I didn't take part in their communion service. My participation was limited to delivering this message. That said, I think that fact that they are doing communion indicates that they're heading in the right direction.
@BryanKirch23 күн бұрын
@@fr.ajarmus Hi. Thank you for your reply. What I was referring to was an interview he gave where he said you and your bishop had given them a liturgy basically that included communion and specific prayers you and or the bishop created. I am not being accusative I’m genuinely curious. Is their communion valid or are they just pretending to have Christs body? He’s very upset with Catholics not giving Christs body to other Christian’s. But Catholics and Orthodox used to believe that his body was only present if the consecration was done in a particular way. Was he given an apostolic consecration prayer for their communion to be valid or is it still just bread and wine after he’s done praying?
@fr.ajarmus21 күн бұрын
That was something I did with them, not my bishop. And it really wasn't a liturgy, per se. They had already been celebrating communion by the time that Pastor Scott reached out to me. He asked about what a proper framework for their eucharistic prayers would look like. I gave him a series of scriptural quotes and references framed in the pattern of the ancient Eucharistic prayers. The point of this was not to "validate" their communion, but to bring their practice closer to the liturgical forms and patterns of the apostolic Tradition. The folks at ZooTown are on a journey, and I pray that journey eventually brings them into the Eastern Orthodox Church. But it's a slow and measured one, as it needs to be with so many people involved. God's will be done.
@BryanKirch21 күн бұрын
@@fr.ajarmus Thank you again. I think too many people pick extremes instead of realizing God allows Protestantism as a gateway for the spiritually young to get their milk on the way to the meat. I think their journey is valid. It is concerning if he can’t understand the concept of a valid Eucharist but I respect your judgement and his ability to be mentored. Thank you for addressing the question. I think you guys are participating in something powerful. As a Roman Catholic I respect the process you are shepherding. May His Will be done
@Mr.EverWell5 күн бұрын
@@fr.ajarmus Thank you for your wisdom Father. Please pray for me, a sinner. I pray the Lords bounty and the knowledge of the truth, his Church, be granted to this pastor and his flock.
@user-oe8pd4rn4b23 күн бұрын
In the picture, why is his hand like that
@fr.ajarmus23 күн бұрын
It's a hand position that Orthodox priests use when blessing. The fingers make the letters X and C, from the Greek word for Christ. It's used in the icon to indicate that Jesus is giving a blessing.
@user-oe8pd4rn4b23 күн бұрын
@@fr.ajarmus oh
@mikecanterbury195426 күн бұрын
What???
@rawmilkdrinker26 күн бұрын
glory to Jesus Christ
@Terri766527 күн бұрын
Fr you mentioned that in orthodox theology, heaven and hell are actually the same place. How will we be joyous in heaven if we witness our loved ones and those we care about or even people generally, experiencing a hell? Will our memories of our relationships here on earth be wiped so we have no longer have this knowledge? I guess this is a deep mystery but have any of the church fathers spoken of this?
@fr.ajarmus23 күн бұрын
This, I'm afraid, is not clear to us now. Most of what we know now about life in the Age to come is very limited and largely comes to us through symbols rather than direct teaching. This is to be expected since we don't have a proper frame of reference to discuss life at that time (we are limited by our experiences of life in this age). I know of several Orthodox saints, though, who pray for the salvation of all people, stating that the thought of even one person in hell is unbearable.
@Terri766527 күн бұрын
Very edifying sermon, Glory to God. Thank you fr Jarmus.
@mabonolosophia722627 күн бұрын
Thanks to the universe for
@mirelaalina405028 күн бұрын
Christ Has Risen! <3 Orthodox Church.
@MrChi3126 күн бұрын
Truly He is risen ☦️
@johnsiverls116Ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤ God is helping us learn who we are there is wisdom in the brothers and sisters of yesteryear,,African, Asian, and some European. Glory to God.
@johnsiverls116Ай бұрын
O there is more check out the African Fathers
@kevinyalantis-scottproduct7035Ай бұрын
Not only did fr. Andrew give an orthodox sermon in an evangelical church, he did it in the evangelical style (not content) as well. Very impressive!
@realmccoy12425 күн бұрын
Haha. I thought the same thing - as if he was a former evangelical who converted to Orthodoxy… or someone who to the time and prepared his message by understanding his audience … either way, Father Andrew was ‘all things to all men’ here. Trust you are well. Lovingly, Cuthbert
@joeherrera2029Ай бұрын
Amen
@redeemed354Ай бұрын
This sermon was POWERFUL and IMPACTFUL! Salvation is healing! Amen and Hallelujah!
@suzizukiАй бұрын
soooo~~ in essence we were to be no more than a talking monkey? naked and fornicating, urinating and defecating without care or concern of others? just what were we intended for?
@TheeBeard1984Ай бұрын
I've come to know Scott in the same way he came to know you, Father - through a cold contact on the internet. I've certainly found a kindred spirit in one who seeks earnestly. He was one of the first I informed that I have left Protestantism and bacame a catechumen 2 weeks ago. Thank you for your wisdom, Fr. Jarmus.
@gameboygrill9353Ай бұрын
Glory to God in the highest, and on Earth: goodwill and peace be upon men ☦️
@linaatwan8883Ай бұрын
🙏
@steelfalconx2000Ай бұрын
If like to watch this again but with the camera pointed at the audience 😆. I think you probably blew their minds. Great talk!
@mamafortuinАй бұрын
I pray more Protestant pastors take the same journey as Pastor Scott. 🙏❤️☦️
@douglasbrodericksr2086Ай бұрын
As St John Paul II said, the Church, the body, has two lungs, the East and West. Orthodox and Latin. As a Christian of the Latin Rite, Protestants need to come back into the fold. Christ prayed for unity in the Garden of Gethsemane.
@kurtbansag935Ай бұрын
Also the Latin(Roman Catholics) has to comeback
@shanellroomsburg5759Ай бұрын
This is so powerful. I've shared this video with my coworkers and my mom. Thank you ✝️🙏🏻
@makingsmokesince76Ай бұрын
Wonderful. What a giving God we serve. Glory to Him for all things!
@serasker8871Ай бұрын
Makes sense
@Nina_Mo2Ай бұрын
It's an onion chopping moment for me down here in South Africa😀: “Death took a man, and came face to face with God”.
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Ever read revelation characters 17 and 18? That's the Vatican and what's left of catholics being destroyed by Jesus. Call no man father. The church is based on Peter? Jesus told Peter get the behind me Satan. Jesus is the r9ck the church of the living God is based on. There's no works salvation. This is God's grace by our faith. There's no trinity in scripture!Godhead Soul, God Spirit, holy Ghost Body, Jesus (Absolutely no female deity!! God is all man!! God isn't 3 people but 1/ made in God's image, body soul and spirit) There's no water baptism for salvation. There's the baptism of the holy Ghost or the awful baptism of fire. Catholicism will damn more people to the lake of fire than any other.
One of the best Gospel presentations I've heard, and I've heard a lot of them!
The picture is beautiful Kyiv, Ukraine.
Indeed! St. Andrew's church, I believe?
@@fr.ajarmus actually it is not. It's Vydubichi monastery. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vydubychi_Monastery
Ah! Yes! I have a couple of CDs of their beautiful choir.
This was great, thanks. It made me reflect that I have been meeting God through my idea of God. God is showing me a different reality to that of my thoughts and aspirations but if I take the given reality as God then I can live fully and be at one.
Lord Bless You Sir. Lord Bless All
How did Jesus say anything? If the Bible was written over 200 years after his death.
The texts of the New Testament were all written in the first century AD. What happened over 300 years later was the formalization of canon of the New Testament (that's the official listing of what books went into the NT).
@@fr.ajarmus So you telling me the New testament was written in the first century
Correct. Please research "when were the books of the New Testament written" and look for christian and non-christian sources, and you will probably see that they were all most likely written before 100AD.@KINGKOOLAIDALMIGHTY
Thank you for your words 🙏
God bless ☦️🙏🕯️
Horrible blasphemous teaching
I find it hard to see how keep glorifying God, no matter what, counts as blasphemy. It's the main lesson we learn from the Book of Job.
Nope… show me the scripture that says this. It is easy to blame outside forces for your sins, yet all of Romans teaches it is your heart that is wicked and where sins come out from. Just as Jesus taught in: Matthew 15:17-19 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV) Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is expelled? But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person.
Now, now. You can't expect an entire theological position to be contained in a 60-second video. The broader teaching of the Orthodox Church is that the influence of the demons is actually quite limited. They can hurl nasty comments from the sidelines, as it were, but that's about it. St. John Chrysostom said that temptations come in two ways: one is from the demons and the other is from our fallen human nature. He went on to say that, given how broken we really are, the demons don't have to work that hard at all. Yes. We ultimately have a choice. We cannot be forced into sin. But when we choose to sin, we are assaulted with shame by the very same forces that wanted to see us sin in the first place. These are the spirits of the "kingdom of the air" mentioned in Ephesians 2. One of the ways you can translate the scriptural word "satan" is "the accuser." The accuser wants us to give up hope, to fall into despair. If we do, the second fall is worse than the first. This is typified by the lot of Judas after "the devil entered him" (John 13:2) and he acted on his thoughts of betraying Christ. As long as there is hope of forgiveness in our hearts, there is the possibility of redemption.
Wonderful Fr Andrew!! I’m so happy to see that they invited you to speak and your bishop blessed it
Yes! Thank you!
Amen 🙏 ❤
This happens to me all too often. Thank you for this!
How's a demon talking about sin , looking like king leopold's great grandson.
Amin ❤
Religious nonsense…
who in this world wants to learn about that?? Legit question, not being sarcastic.
A lot of people. Eastern Orthodox churches are getting more inquirers and seekers than ever.
I want to learn.
Thank you so much for these Bible studies. This is something I’ve been looking for online. I’m going to scroll back to the beginning of your lessons.
I don’t go to church because the man spreading the gospel is not who they say they are. Every religious building is owned by evil these days.
AMEN IN JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH HIS MOST HOLY ALMIGHTY POWERFUL NAME ❤🙏❤🙏❤🙏❤🙏❤🙏👍
So when are you coming back?
Hoping to be back later this year, be the good Lord willing.
Is there a link to the full video of this?
You can find it in my long form videos. I posted it in June 2023.
@fr.ajarmus thank you Father.
According to Ezekiel 20, a significant portion of the law of Moses was a punishment meant to keep Israel sick, broken, and defiled. Christ fulfilled the requirements of that covenant to set us free from it and offer us redemption. We really need to start reading the entire Bible, not just the parts we agree with, if we want the Truth.
“I gave them my statutes and made known to them my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live. Moreover, I gave them my Sabbaths, as a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the Lord who sanctifies them. But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness. They did not walk in my statutes but rejected my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live; and my Sabbaths they greatly profaned. Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them in the wilderness, to make a full end of them.” (Ezekiel 20:11-13) These verse ls indicate that the statutes themselves weren't the punishment: "But the house of Israel rebelled against me... rejected my rules... and my Sabbaths they greatly profaned... *Then* I said I would pour out my wrath on them."
@@fr.ajarmus Very true. But later in the same chapter, because they wouldn't follow them and turned back toward the gods of their fathers: 25 So I gave them other statutes that were not good and laws through which they could not live; 26 I defiled them through their gifts-the sacrifice of every firstborn-that I might fill them with horror so they would know that I am the Lord.’
@@jeremyparris6121 The statues and laws that God gave them over to were the idolatrous ones that they were preferred over the Living God. St. Paul talks about this in Romans 1... "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things. Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen."
@@fr.ajarmus Sure, but that doesn't change Ezekiel 20:25. He said he gave them additional (or other) statutes and ordinances that were no good, not that he gave them up to someone else's rules.
Those pilgrims would have been better off just going on over to Plymouth Rock.
To really understand the significance of Jesus clensing the temple one has to understand the context and feast that was being celebrated and the religious significance of the eldest son. The feast is the Passover. I agree with the narrative that they were cheating the folks and Jesus was not going to tolerate injustice. But there is something really deep significance of the episode. First what was the Passover? The Passover was one of the 7 feasts that the Jews observed. They had to take an unblemished lamb and sacrifice it by sprinkling the blood on the doorpost and then consume the Lamb. But before they could consume the lamb they had to remove all leaven in their house where leaven was a sign of corruption. So the eldest sons job was to make sure the house was cleaned from any leaven ( corruption) in the house. The temple was the house of God. That is it was really Jesus's house and He was doing what was expected for Him to do. Clean His House of corruption. So when we receive Jesus in our hearts we have to make certain we have no sin( corruption) in our lives to celebrate the passover to receive the Eucharist. Body blood soul and Divinity.🙏🙏🙏
An excellent observation!
Jesus was roman lunch.where ya think the term body and blood comes from.the old days i would say probably were not the days of pop tarts,cereal,and military rations.🤷🏻♂️something about history people dont seem to want to teach it correct.they want to make it out like a episode of little house on the prairie.not the case try evil,hitler was just a scratch at the surface,jeffrey dahmer he was a lightweight and he was just a few yrs ago.if you can think it,its been done.good day just sharing my thoughts,i am surely not the only one who feels this way.i was born and raised catholic went to catholic school my whole life.with powers from unknown something inside me said live a life full of your own ideas and question things.
Exactly deceptive practices
Could you explain their “Eucharistic service” how do they have a valid communion? Aren’t Catholics forbidden from participating in the Orthodox communion? I’m confused by this Protestant church providing the Eucharist with the prayer you created for this. could you clarify please
I didn't take part in their communion service. My participation was limited to delivering this message. That said, I think that fact that they are doing communion indicates that they're heading in the right direction.
@@fr.ajarmus Hi. Thank you for your reply. What I was referring to was an interview he gave where he said you and your bishop had given them a liturgy basically that included communion and specific prayers you and or the bishop created. I am not being accusative I’m genuinely curious. Is their communion valid or are they just pretending to have Christs body? He’s very upset with Catholics not giving Christs body to other Christian’s. But Catholics and Orthodox used to believe that his body was only present if the consecration was done in a particular way. Was he given an apostolic consecration prayer for their communion to be valid or is it still just bread and wine after he’s done praying?
That was something I did with them, not my bishop. And it really wasn't a liturgy, per se. They had already been celebrating communion by the time that Pastor Scott reached out to me. He asked about what a proper framework for their eucharistic prayers would look like. I gave him a series of scriptural quotes and references framed in the pattern of the ancient Eucharistic prayers. The point of this was not to "validate" their communion, but to bring their practice closer to the liturgical forms and patterns of the apostolic Tradition. The folks at ZooTown are on a journey, and I pray that journey eventually brings them into the Eastern Orthodox Church. But it's a slow and measured one, as it needs to be with so many people involved. God's will be done.
@@fr.ajarmus Thank you again. I think too many people pick extremes instead of realizing God allows Protestantism as a gateway for the spiritually young to get their milk on the way to the meat. I think their journey is valid. It is concerning if he can’t understand the concept of a valid Eucharist but I respect your judgement and his ability to be mentored. Thank you for addressing the question. I think you guys are participating in something powerful. As a Roman Catholic I respect the process you are shepherding. May His Will be done
@@fr.ajarmus Thank you for your wisdom Father. Please pray for me, a sinner. I pray the Lords bounty and the knowledge of the truth, his Church, be granted to this pastor and his flock.
In the picture, why is his hand like that
It's a hand position that Orthodox priests use when blessing. The fingers make the letters X and C, from the Greek word for Christ. It's used in the icon to indicate that Jesus is giving a blessing.
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What???
glory to Jesus Christ
Fr you mentioned that in orthodox theology, heaven and hell are actually the same place. How will we be joyous in heaven if we witness our loved ones and those we care about or even people generally, experiencing a hell? Will our memories of our relationships here on earth be wiped so we have no longer have this knowledge? I guess this is a deep mystery but have any of the church fathers spoken of this?
This, I'm afraid, is not clear to us now. Most of what we know now about life in the Age to come is very limited and largely comes to us through symbols rather than direct teaching. This is to be expected since we don't have a proper frame of reference to discuss life at that time (we are limited by our experiences of life in this age). I know of several Orthodox saints, though, who pray for the salvation of all people, stating that the thought of even one person in hell is unbearable.
Very edifying sermon, Glory to God. Thank you fr Jarmus.
Thanks to the universe for
Christ Has Risen! <3 Orthodox Church.
Truly He is risen ☦️
❤❤❤❤ God is helping us learn who we are there is wisdom in the brothers and sisters of yesteryear,,African, Asian, and some European. Glory to God.
O there is more check out the African Fathers
Not only did fr. Andrew give an orthodox sermon in an evangelical church, he did it in the evangelical style (not content) as well. Very impressive!
Haha. I thought the same thing - as if he was a former evangelical who converted to Orthodoxy… or someone who to the time and prepared his message by understanding his audience … either way, Father Andrew was ‘all things to all men’ here. Trust you are well. Lovingly, Cuthbert
Amen
This sermon was POWERFUL and IMPACTFUL! Salvation is healing! Amen and Hallelujah!
soooo~~ in essence we were to be no more than a talking monkey? naked and fornicating, urinating and defecating without care or concern of others? just what were we intended for?
I've come to know Scott in the same way he came to know you, Father - through a cold contact on the internet. I've certainly found a kindred spirit in one who seeks earnestly. He was one of the first I informed that I have left Protestantism and bacame a catechumen 2 weeks ago. Thank you for your wisdom, Fr. Jarmus.
Glory to God in the highest, and on Earth: goodwill and peace be upon men ☦️
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If like to watch this again but with the camera pointed at the audience 😆. I think you probably blew their minds. Great talk!
I pray more Protestant pastors take the same journey as Pastor Scott. 🙏❤️☦️
As St John Paul II said, the Church, the body, has two lungs, the East and West. Orthodox and Latin. As a Christian of the Latin Rite, Protestants need to come back into the fold. Christ prayed for unity in the Garden of Gethsemane.
Also the Latin(Roman Catholics) has to comeback
This is so powerful. I've shared this video with my coworkers and my mom. Thank you ✝️🙏🏻
Wonderful. What a giving God we serve. Glory to Him for all things!
Makes sense
It's an onion chopping moment for me down here in South Africa😀: “Death took a man, and came face to face with God”.