Paul the Thebes, the righteous saint and the first hermit
Its origins: On the fifteenth of January, our church celebrates our righteous father Paul the Thebe, the first of the solitary hermits in Christian history. […]
15:21-28 Healing of the Canaanite woman
It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs. Text: 21 Then Jesus went out from there and withdrew to the region of Tire and Sidon.
05- Ephesians 4:7-13 - Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Text: 7 But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of the gift of Christ. 8 Therefore he says: “When he ascended on high, he took him captive.
02:14-41 Peter's first sermon
Text: 14 Then Peter stood with the eleven and raised his voice and said to them, “You men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known.”
02:1-11 Pentecost - the coming of the Holy Spirit
Text: 1 And when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together with one accord, 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing noise.
12:49-50 – I have come to cast fire on the earth
12:49 “I have come to cast fire on the earth; what would I do if it were kindled? 50 I have a dye to dye, and how can I be confined until it is finished?
Holy Spirit
Introduction by Father Lev Gille The Divinity of the Holy Spirit by Father Elias Markos A Historical Overview of the Most Important Heresies Against the Holy Spirit The Content of the Heresy Against
Chapter Three: The Church of God
(Christ loved the church and gave himself for it) (Ephesians 5:25). (The church is one with the Lord. She is his body, his flesh, and his bones. The church is the vine.
Pentecost - the coming of the Holy Spirit
Pentecost in the Old Testament The word “Pentecost” in the Hebrew calendar refers to the holiday that the Jews celebrated fifty days after Passover.
Symbols in icons
In the Orthodox icon there are multiple symbols. We will try to understand the most important icon symbols found in our church, especially the ones most used in
The charismatic church
تدل لفظة kharisma في العالم اليوناني (χάριμα) على “الهبة المجانية”، أصلها kharis ) χάρις) اي “نعمة”. ومن المعلوم أن الأباطرة قديما
Organization of the early church
In Pentecost, “a Hebrew word that means meeting and assembly,” the Holy Spirit descended on the disciples, as the Lord, glory be to Him, had said before the crucifixion