The ox knows its owner and the donkey its master’s crib; but Israel does not know, My people lack understanding... (Isaiah 1:3)

 

..where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.. (Matthew 6:21)

 

مَنْ لَيْسَ مَعِي فَهُوَ عَلَيَّ، وَمَنْ لاَ يَجْمَعُ مَعِي فَهُوَ يُفَرِّقُ - لو 11: 23. He who is not with Me is against Me and he who does not gather with Me, scatters --- Luke 11:23

 

No one can serve two masters. For either he would hate the one and love the other, or he be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and mammon... (Matthew 6:24)

 

| 27.09.2021 Questions and Answers

المحبة تستر على اخطاء كثيرة

 

"The Just Master rewards everyone fairly..."

 

Losing to Gain...

Среде пустинската убост

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever... (Hebrews 13:8)

 

"..For if they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not believe even if one rises from the dead..." (Luke 16:31)

 

..but woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn... (Luke 6:25)

 

Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord!' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven shall enter... (Matthew 7:21)

 

..and now these three things will remain: Faith, Hope, and Love; but the greatest of these is Love.... (1 Corinthians 13:13)

 

"Do not search for the place but for the Owner of the place..."

 

For whoever is ashamed of Me and of My words in this sinful and adulterous generation, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He returns in His Father's glory... (Mark 8:38)

 

What is more, I count everything as loss for the surpassing knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have endured the loss of all things and count them as nothing but rubbish that I may gain Christ... (Philippians 3:8)

 

Where Jesus is, it is heaven there...

 

If one is not willing to put his life at the frontline for Christ, then he is not worthy to be called His servant ...

 

To the pure, all things are pure but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure but both their minds and their consciences are defiled... (Titus 1:15)

 

Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow has its own worries. Sufficient for the day is enough trouble.. (Matthew 6:34)

 

"He who hands everything in the hand of God, will see the hand of God in everything..."

 

He Holds The Keys...

For what is your life but vapour? It appears for a little while, and then vanishes away... (James 4:14)

 

"The closer one sits to the ground, the lesser the risk of him falling. The more one exalts himself above the ground, the greater his fall will be..." (Bishop Mari Emmanuel)

 

Do you see one wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him... (Proverbs 26:12)

 

He who is faithful in the very little, is also faithful in much. He who is unjust in the very little, is also unjust in much... (Luke 16:10)

 

Do not trust in princes, in mortal man, in whom there is no salvation. When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground and on that very same day his plans come to nothing. But blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them... For He remains faithful forever... (Psalm 146:3-6)

 

He who hears these words of Mine and acts on them shall be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain fell, the floods came, the winds blew and slammed against that house; yet it did not fall, for it had been founded upon the rock. But he who hears these words of Mine and acts not on them shall be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. The rain fell, the floods came, the winds blew and slammed against that house; it fell— and great was its fall! (Matthew 7:24-27)

 

He who walks with wise men will be wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm... (Proverbs 13:20)

 

Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless His holy name... (Psalm 103:1)

 

Sunday Sermon (English) | 19.09.21 A Blind Man Receives His Sight

سلاما أترك لكم. سلامي أعطيكم. ليس كما يعطي العالم أعطيكم أنا. لا تضطرب قلوبكم ولا ترهب ---- يوحنا 14: 27

 

Sunday Sermon | 05.09.21 The Rich Man and Lazarus

..and if a mother forgets her nursing child, I will never forget you.. (Isaiah 49:15)

 

You did not choose Me, but I chose you... (John 15:16)

 

As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him. For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust... (Psalm 103:13-14)

 

The door that God opens, no one can shut but what He shuts, no one can open... (Isaiah 22:22)

 

The prayer of a righteous man avails much... (James 5:16)

 

افتح فاي بالتسبيح من تسبحة كيهك - أبونا داود لمعي

Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof because I am a sinner, but only say the word; “Your sins are forgiven” and my soul will be healed. I am barren and empty of any goodness, I have nothing but Your compassion, mercy and love to mankind. You descended from your Heavenly Glory to our humility and consented to be born in a Manger. O’ Holy Saviour, do not reject my humble and miserable soul which is waiting for Your Glorified return. As You did not refuse to enter the leper’s house to heal him, please Lord, come into my soul to cleanse it. As You did not stop the adulteress from kissing Your feet, please do not prevent me from approaching You to receive Your Holy Body and Your Sacred Blood. May this Holy Communion banish every corruption and mortify all my evil desires. Help me to obey Your commandments and heal my soul and my body from every sin. May Your spirit dwell within me and make me united with You so I may live for the Glory of Your Name... Amen.

 

O my soul you have said to the LORD, you are my LORD, apart from you, I have no good thing...

 

But in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you... (1 Thessalonians 5:18)

 

Divine Liturgy (English) | 12.09.2021

Do not be concerned about those who are with you or against you; but take care that God is with you in all that you do... For it is written, "Cursed is anyone who puts his hope on man, makes flesh his strength and whose heart turns away from the Lord..." (Jeremiah 17:5)

 

For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will obey you... For without faith it is impossible to please Him... (Matthew 17:20; Hebrews 11:6)

 

For whoever desires to save his life will lose it but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it... (Matthew 10:39)

 

There is none like You, O LORD. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power... One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple... (Jeremiah 10:6; Psalm 27:4)

 

 

..for wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction and there are many who enter through it... (Matthew 7:13)

 

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus... (Philippians 4:6-7)

 

Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning... The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding... (Proverbs 9:8-9)

 

The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade on your right hand. The sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. The LORD will guard you from all evil; He will preserve your soul. The LORD keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever... (Psalm 121:5-8)

 

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths... (Proverbs 3:5-6)

 

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path... (Psalm 119:105)

 

A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit... (Matthew 7:18)

 

Those Who Trust in The Lord...

Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever... (Psalm 125:1)

 

Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is venerable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if any excellence and if any praise--think of these things... (Philippians 4:8)