Sparks Among the Stubble

Our Lord is near

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Diversity of Sanctity

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How does Pentecost relate to the Gospel?

The Holy Spirit guides, convicts us of sin, and empowers us to live the high calling of the Christian life. One cannot become Christ-like without the grace and power of the Holy Spirit.  Website @ https://www.st-innocent.org Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/ Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

Discovering your Why?

Fr. Dn. Paisios, our summer intern, gives his first sermon at St. Innocent! Website @ https://www.st-innocent.org Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/ Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

Conversations with God

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What are we motivated by?

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Types of Faith

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Blessed is He who brings Joy and Peace

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Lenten Mini-Retreat with Fr. Seraphim Aldea

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How did God see St. Mary?

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Opening ourselves in Confession

“full of passions and weakness as we are, let us take heart and let us in total confidence carry to Christ in our right hand and confess to Him our helplessness and our fragility." “Nothing gives demons and evil thoughts such power over us as to nourish them and hide them in our hearts unconfessed.”  John Climacus. (1982). John Climacus: The Ladder of Divine Ascent (R. J. Payne, Ed.; C. Luibheid & N. Russell, Trans.) Paulist Press. Website @ https://www.st-innocent.org Instagram @ https://w...

Taking up our Cross, turning involuntary into voluntary

What does it mean for us to take up our Cross? How can we look to Jesus as an example to follow?  Website @ https://www.st-innocent.org Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/ Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

Yearning for Paradise

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Judgment and Justice

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Three Lessons from the Parable of the Prodigal Son

The parable of the Prodigal Son teaches us about the fallen human nature, repentance, and God's response to our return. Website @ https://www.st-innocent.org Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/ Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

Preparing for Spiritual Battle

Repentance and Restitution

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Faith, perseverance, and humility

Sometimes, God is silent, and we are called to show faith, perseverance, and humility. Website @ https://www.st-innocent.org Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/ Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

Use it or lose it

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Will Christians be Persecuted Again?

As the Church commemorates those who were martyred under Communist regimes, it is a reminder that such persecutions can happen again. Website @ https://www.st-innocent.org Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/ Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

Tending our Garments for the Marriage Feast

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St. Nina of Georgia

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The Joy of Repentance

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The Incarnation Reveals the Love of God

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The Humility of God: Eve of Nativity

The incarnation of our Lord, God, and Saviour Jesus Christ revealed the unfathomable humility of God.  Website @ https://www.st-innocent.org Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/ Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

Are you trying to grow in Christ? Expect resistance

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The things that keep us away from relationship with God

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Jesus is born to reveal the Father

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God becomes man to heal our human nature

(Sorry about the audio) One of the reasons for the Incarnation of the Son and Word of God is to heal our human nature and restore us to our potential as God created us to be.  Website @ https://www.st-innocent.org Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/ Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

Releasing those bound by the devil

The Word became flesh in order to set free those who have been held captive by the devil.  Website @ https://www.st-innocent.org Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/ Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

The misery of bigger barns

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Why should I help people who don't deserve it?

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Will God help me?

The Gospel of the raising of Jairus's daughter encourages us to have faith and hope even after suffering a long time.  Website @ https://www.st-innocent.org Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/ Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

You have and enemy

As Christians, our focus is always on Christ. However, it also helps to know that we have an enemy that seeks to destroy us. May our Lord protect and guide us in all things.  Website @ https://www.st-innocent.org Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/ Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

For the Love of God

The Christian faith is often reduced to either avoiding hell or promising rewards. May God bless us to pursue His kingdom for the love of God Himself.  Website @ https://www.st-innocent.org Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/ Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

Mind your Soil

God is not the only one trying to sow His word in your heart; the world, the flesh, and the devil are also attempting to plant their own seeds. By cultivating our hearts, we can ensure that only the good seeds of the Kingdom find fertile soil.  Website @ https://www.st-innocent.org Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/ Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

Faithfulness for the future

The Church exists to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ. May we be given the grace to continue in the steps of St. Innocent in our proclamation of Christ's kingdom.  Website @ https://www.st-innocent.org Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/ Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

Prefiguration of the Theotokos

On this feast day of the Protection of the Theotokos, Fr. Thaddeus gives us a glimpse of the various Old Testament types that prefigured the Theotokos.  Website @ https://www.st-innocent.org Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/ Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

Evangelism, technique vs. relationship

As Christians, our mission is to be "fishers of men." Evangelism should be based on relationships, not technique. The best way to evangelize is by living a fully Christian life.  Website @ https://www.st-innocent.org Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/ Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

God's pursuit, our avoidance

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Voluntarily taking up our Cross

Christ asks us to voluntarily deny ourselves and follow Him. We are either slaves to our sinful passions or slaves to God.  Website @ https://www.st-innocent.org Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/ Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

Offering our Gifts to God

Living out the sacramental world view of the Orthodox Church.  Website @ https://www.st-innocent.org Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/ Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

Presumption, Despair, Trusting in God

It is tempting to be presumptuous about our salvation, and yet, on the other hand, many despair. We are called to put our trust in God because what is impossible with men is only possible with God.  Website @ https://www.st-innocent.org Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/ Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

Great hope for salvation

Fr. Dn. Caleb Lewis preaches on the great hope for salvation that the feasts of the Transfiguration and Dormition convey.  Website @ https://www.st-innocent.org Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/ Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

Encountering Christ

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Demonized and Delivered

Fr. Dn. Caleb preaches on the Gergesene Demoniacs and what we can learn from this important passage of scripture.  Website @ https://www.st-innocent.org Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/ Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

St. John the Wonderworker and how we might follow his example

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Tribulating Gloriously

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The Great Cloud of Witnesses

Children receive their Gospel education from their church community. In the Orthodox faith, the church community also encompasses the Saints, who have passed on to eternal life in Christ but continue to guide and inspire us. The Saints of North America serve as role models of sanctity for us to follow in our present times. Website @ https://www.st-innocent.org Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/ Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innoce...

All can become Saints

Fr. Thaddeus reminds us that we are all called and carry the potential to become saints as we follow the commandments of Christ in our own unique vocation.  Website @ https://www.st-innocent.org Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/ Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now