Episode 55: Simplicity of Christianity

In the name of the Glorious Trinity.

Father and Son and Holy Spirit forever.

Amen. Glory be to the Everlasting

mercies which sent you to us. Oh, Christ the light of the

world and the life of all give us wisdom by your law and

Enlighten our impulses, by your knowledge sanctify, our souls by

your truth and Grant that we may be obedient to your words and

may fulfill your Commandments at every hour.

Oh, you who enlightens the rationale with the knowledge of

your greatness do in light or my Lord are thoughts that we made?

Meditate upon your holy and divine scriptures at all times

O, Lord of all Father and Son and Holy Spirit forever.

Sometimes when we try to delve into things and to understand

the depth of something we tend to neglect the Simplicity, for

example, the Simplicity of Love is trust faithfulness.

Respect caring, Etc, but when Valentine's Day comes along we

go so far and Beyond to try to express our love, the genuine 80

of our love with the stems of roses and the teddy bears and

the chocolate and what have you and we neglect.

That truly love is simply respect and caring.

And as I mentioned The same happens when we read our holy

scriptures at times, we try to delve too much into the meaning

and the reason behind it and we tend to sometimes forget the

Simplicity of our Christian faith.

Remember Jesus said, in Matthew 16:23, we're going to the we're

Matthew 16:23

going to look at some verses. We're going to discuss a few

verses that are so simple but yet we neglect, but they're so

important. Matthew 16:23 for the son of man

Matthew 16:23

is going to come in the glory of his father with the Holy Angels

and he will repay each, man. According to his Works simple,

right? No theology there.

No, l Jekyll, meaning, no tradition tradition.

Danzig cetera, it's simple when the Lord returns.

In the glory of his father because he is God, praise His

name with his Holy Angels, the ministering Spirits, then he

will repay each men. According to his Works, what he

has done on this Earth. So, I think if we wake up in the

morning and always remind ourselves that today, the Lord

could return in the glory of his father with the Holy Angels and

he will repay recompense. He will judge and he will reward

and recompense and repay according to his righteous

judgment and he will repay according to our Deeds, our

works st. Paul goes on to say whether good

or evil now, I understand that, you know, we need to According

to second Peter 1:5, add to our faith virtue, and onto our

2 Peter 1:5

virtue knowledge and excetera that is only to keep us focused

and awake. that one day, the Lord will return that when he

returns that we are not slumbering in Comfort zones in

complacency in slothfulness and laziness Luke chapter 12 verse

Luke 12:37

37. He's another one of those verses

that we take for granted or sometimes Overlook and maybe

just read but not to ponder on. Luke 1237 blessings to those

servants whom when their lord Jesus Christ, praise be to his

name will come. He shall find while they are

watching awake. They're awake, they're not

slumbering. Amen.

Which means yes or truly or verily?

I say to you. Jesus is speaking here that he

that is Christ himself shall gird his waist and he shall make

them recline. At means he will sit them at the

table and he shall go through and shall wait on them or serve

them. Did you did you hear that?

Did you pay attention? See, or is it one of those

verses we just read? No, I'm too busy.

I need to know what those Grace means saved by grace.

I need to understand this, well, that's simple, but sometimes

people make it so sound, so difficult, but just listen to

this. Jesus is saying, let me

summarize it, and, and paraphrase it.

When I returned and I find you a watchful servant.

In prayer. In scripture reading, let me ask

you, do you pray? There's a personal question

between God and you, and I'm asking it on behalf of god,

let's just, let's just put it this way.

Do you pray? And if so, how many times how

effective in reverence or just do the sign of the cross and

say, Ya Allah ha. Oh Lord.

Oh God, Do you pray effectively? Do you pray kneeling on your

knees, prostrating with your forward on the floor before the

cross of Jesus Christ. And the holy scriptures, the

gospel beating on your chest and saying, Lord, have mercy on me,

I am not worthy to call your name because Mal my mouth is

filth at times. I am so drenched in sin.

Oh Lord have mercy on me and he my prayers and supplications

according to your loving-kindness.

See, this is being watchful in prayer.

Do you pray when you wake up in the morning or the first thing

you do is check your social media.

Do you wake up is your alarm a simpler arm alarm or is it is

there a rock and Hip-Hop? And you know I'm a bit old for

this music but you know it's one of those fancy.

What is that rap music and fancy music that you wake up to?

Let me tell you, my, my alarm clock is madness, is our Pas, La

who Maryam Shopkin, and at the going at the rising of the Sun.

Wow, homer, I'm Shelby cullinan. We glorify you o our Lord.

That's what I wake up to. So when we wake up do we

immediately immediately talk to God and thank him for waking us

up for giving us life? Do we immediately?

Thank him for the eyes that we can see the ears that we can

hear the mouth that we can praise with the legs that we can

walk the straight path that he has set for us?

Us. The hands that have been made to

do good. The mouth that has been made to

praise. Do we thank him.

Before we eat, do we praise the Lord and thank him.

When were in trouble, do we cry out to the Lord?

See, this is being. This is being watchful in

prayer. What about our scripture

reading? These are the obligations of a

Christian to read the Holy scriptures, guys, Kong take that

Bible. That's on your bookcase

Gathering dust or it's under your pillow to bless you.

So that it will keep the bed bugs away.

Bring it out, open it and dust it, and read it.

Do we read the Holy scriptures. Do we have a plan?

A daily plan to read the scriptures?

Not all Oh, I get these motivational verses every day

and I get these verses on my phone.

No. You open the Bible?

And I mean hard copy scriptures. You set some time you pray and

ask the Lord to Grant you the wisdom to know the meaning of

the word is Saint John, chrysostom spray and you

actually open tangibly. E touch it.

Open the Bible, you know, flick the pages in reverence and read

the scriptures. Daily.

See this is being watchful in our scripture reading.

Do we turn church regularly? You know at first it was every

Sunday now a compromise. You know, I shouldn't say

regularly, I should say every Sunday.

Every first day of the week had shaba, I wake up in the morning,

I make sure I've had a good intent, good night's sleep, so

that I can wake up in the morning.

And again, praise God, that I made it to the first day of the

week and that he will give me the The blessings and the grace

and the mercy and deem me worthy to enter his holy gates in

reverence, he's holy caught in reverence and attend church.

And when I enter church, I actually enter the house of the

Lord. I walk into the Nave, the

courtyard. I do the sign of the cross which

is the power of the Trinity upon myself, the victory of the of

the Cross upon myself. I I take peace from my Does

insisted as that are already there.

The Peace of the Lord. That's what you do.

When you walk into someone's home, don't you?

You knock on the door, you walk in and say, hi, how are you?

You shake the hand, you hug them and kiss them and then you go

and sit on the couch and you continue in conversation.

Yet we come into the house of the Lord.

We do the sign of the cross. We kiss the cross, which is the

humanity of Christ, which is Christ himself.

The crucified one, Sliwa, The crucified one.

We go and take our seats and we continue to converse with our

Lord Jesus Christ. Sighs.

But you know what we say? Lord have mercy on me a sinner.

I'm a sinner, I'm not worthy. Lord have mercy on me and then

we listen to the Liturgy. We participate intelligent into

with the in the Liturgy. We sing, we praise padishah.

Allah not murmur and Mumble, praise sing, louder, whom are on

to you, Lord, and when the priest is, is is reciting, the

prayer of absolution that is God himself.

Giving up solution, Beat our chest a time.

We say, Lord have mercy on me, forgive me, deem me right.

Deem me worthy to dare to approach the holy Mysteries and

partake in your holy all, sanctifying body and blood.

And then when we do with a humble and contrite spirit

returned, back to our seeds, not head out to the, you know, to

the the parking lot, or enter the hall.

Because there's Fellowship know we go back to our seat and we In

you to thank God and praise him and offer our utmost gratitude

for deeming me as your servant. Unworthy servant that Grace that

worthiness to take part in your old, sanctifying body and blood.

This is being watchful in a relationship with Jesus Christ.

Do we help those who are in need?

Are we ready to forgive when someone asks for forgiveness?

Are we ready to show Mercy when someone asks mercy?

So that Mercy with a judgment with Mercy is also passed on us

because we have shown most to see.

This is being watchful in our Christian Life as servants and

Jesus says, I mean amen hair. Hey you know you've heard when

parents a hair I will. Yes you Yes, I say to you, that

I will put on my towel. Oh my, my apron, my, my, my

waist I will good myself, and I will recline you and you, I will

serve you. I will sit you down.

That means, I will take away the laborers.

They will be no more laborers when the Lord returns.

There will be a live without any annoyance.

Never Bibles that no more podcasts guys.

No more podcasts. No more Bible studies.

No more preaching in the Kingdom of Heaven.

If we are the watchful servants ready to receive our Lord with

good deeds. According to Matthew chapter 16

Matthew 16:22

verse 22, verse 23 and he will recline us.

You see think about that? You know, I could I could close

this program now and say go away now.

Think about it, Go and Ponder and what we've just discussed

This is why Jesus will sit us down.

He will sit us down in Eternal rest, he will distribute his

endless blessings immeasurably, beloved because we know that

Christ is able to Always by his Almighty power to do for us even

more than we ask or think. Ephesians 3:21.

Ephesians 3:21

It's like but wait, there's more, but wait, there's more It

was Luke 12:37 and he will serve us beloved.

Luke 12:37

Second Timothy 2:12. If we shall have suffered, we

2 Timothy 2:12

shall also reign with him, you know, each time, I dare to start

complaining about my difficult circumstances and situations

this verse comes to mind. Now I'm not gonna tell you.

I become a hero and I say, bring it on.

I'm ready to take any suffering know.

But this verse rebukes me and it should rebuke us that when we

suffer for Jesus Christ. Remember for Christ not because

it's our fault because we have been foolish and we bring

suffering onto ourselves know when we suffer for Jesus Christ.

We will reign with him. To know what rain means, not

rain that is coming down, not showers rain, we will have

authority with him. The Angels, the Angels will be

singing Glory to God when we are being lifted, according to the

Earth is alone Ian's when we are being lifted and exalted in the

same Cloud that the Lord was taken up into heaven.

We will be entering the Kingdom of Heaven if we suffer for Jesus

Christ. When you do something for

Christ's sake, As Extreme as taking a spittle.

Ruka for Christ's sake, will reign with him.

I always mention this. He took our spittle, he was bad

at beloved. That's why he is raining.

He's almighty God, praise and glory to his name, that's pit

was for the human race. That's why Jesus Took on flesh,

that's why God incarnate God, took flesh.

So that he could take P. Could take that spit, and he

knew that he would Reign and that.

Promise is for you and I see we neglect, these verses, we're too

busy. Oh, well, you know what?

It's not easy, it's hard. Why should I suffer why should

have Jesus suffered for you? Oh, you fool.

Why should have Jesus suffered for you because he loves you?

Because he wants you to one more time.

Be reinstated to That Glory. That your race was with God in

Paradise, but even better in the Kingdom of Heaven, reign with

him, have Supremacy in Grace, have Supremacy in glory Eternal

Bliss. I Can Only Imagine.

Third Day, right? I can only imagine no, I can't

imagine I'm sorry. You cannot imagine because when

you imagine then you put st. Paul's words make them void.

Because Paul says you cannot even imagine. the thought has

not even crept up to your mind and there is no way you can

imagine what God has prepared for you and I St.

Paul says in 2nd Corinthians 4:17 for the Affliction of the

present time, you know where whinging, we're we're

complaining because we have difficulties at work, finances

relationships, are you serious relationships for the

afflictions of the present time, whatever it may be, though, very

small. And Like you think the whole

world is coming down on you? Those afflictions and small and

very light according to the holy scriptures.

Those afflictions are preparing for us.

Great Glory Without End forever and ever Saint.

Paul writes to the Corinthians in his Second Epistle.

But then to rain on our Parade, Saint Paul continues, but if we

shall reject him, he will reject us if it's unbearable.

I'm going to throw in the towel. He will throw in the towel if we

reject the truth of Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ. Not Muhammad.

Not Buddha, not Vishnu. No, Jesus Christ.

Beloved, the only Son of God, the true Son of God through him.

Ooh, only we can enter into the Kingdom of Heaven by the grace

of God, which is Jesus Christ, the grace of God is Jesus

Christ. So we can only enter the kingdom

through Jesus Christ. Beloved, if we reject Jesus

Christ, if we have not accepted, Jesus Christ as our Lord and our

savior, Then he will reject us simple.

I don't care how many cups of sugar as you've given you an a,

you know, my neighbor gives me an asking for sugar.

It doesn't, it doesn't, it doesn't matter how many times

you stop by the way and help someone change the tire because

I've had a flat tire. No, without Jesus Christ.

God says, in the Old Testament, the his deeds are dirty rags.

You're still in sin, you still have the punishment of sin.

You need to be cleansed through Jesus Christ.

If you reject him, he will reject reject us.

Jesus goes on to say 9:26 and whoever shall be ashamed of me.

See again these are the verses that we just read simply let's

just read it all. Let's go into now you know let's

talk about what the end times are going to be the end.

Times means the Lord returns simple as that, there's got to

be judgment simple as that. You don't need to sit down and

calculate, these are all deceiving people.

These are evil people. People those who want to sit

down and bring out a calculator and start calculating, I'm

sorry, you're you're limiting God's wisdom knowledge timing

and and Infinity of wisdom. Endless wisdom wealth of wisdom.

You let me get limiting it to the calculator to the calendars

two dates and times. No no, no simple.

When the Lord returns, he will judge the world.

And who, who, who who ever shall be ashamed of me.

You're ashamed to do the sign of the cross.

Normally, as we do at church in a restaurant, why is it that a

church? We are so free.

And so confidently will do the sign of the cross.

But in a restaurant will scratch our chests because we don't want

someone to see me, I don't care if it offends.

Anyone, I don't care because I'm not doing it to offend people.

I'm doing it for the glory of God for Salvation and in

Thanksgiving to Jesus Christ, if you are ashamed of me.

And my words, if you're ashamed of speaking, about about the

evil of abortion of homosexuality transgenders, if

you're ashamed because you don't want to offend someone.

Well listen, I would rather offend someone, a friend, a

family friend, a cousin, a relative, then see him or her

burn. Eternal hell I would rather

offend now so that that offencive may bring to

repentance. If you are ashamed of me and my

words of him will the son of man be ashamed when he comes in the

glory of his father with his Holy Angels.

So he's going to come with the in the glory of his father.

Again with the Holy Angels to judge, every man, according to

their deeds and those who are ashamed of him Christ, will be

ashamed of them. Some John chrysostom comments,

whether a person is saved or lost, the gospel continues to

have. Of its own power.

If I am a thief, the gospel has power thieves.

Idolatrous homosexuals rival hers.

Those who are drunk card. Will not enter the Kingdom of

Heaven. Just because I am one of those,

it does not mean that the holy scriptures have lost their

power. No, they still have their power.

So John chrysostom goes on to say the light, even when it

blind, someone is still light. Isn't it honey though?

It is bitter to those who are sick, it is still sweet.

It's better to me. I'm sick when he drink water

when you're sick. It doesn't.

It takes oblate. I mean water is Bland, but it's

not refreshing. There's a, there's a funny taste

in your mouth when you're sick and you're drinking water.

So also the gospel has a sweet savour to all.

Even if those who do not believe in, it are lost whether all

except Us or reject us. The Christ that we portray

Beloved the Christ that we reflect.

The cries that we attest to in our lives is the savior of the

world. Simple, isn't it?

Let me finish with this. Matthew 3032, 12.

Whoever will exalt himself will be humbled and whoever will

humble himself will be exalted. What a simple yet, such a

difficult asking. Maybe we need to focus on these

simple. Things to Humble ourselves.

Humble ourselves. Let us be the one to extend the

hand of friendship and Reconciliation.

Even if the person has exploded my forehead a seam up detailer,

even if the person has put a hole in our hearts, but retailer

Libby, it obsolete, busy Leb, even if the person has truly

heard as been offended as by what he has, Said, or done.

But we yet, we still extend the hand of reconciliation, because

while we were yet, sinners, beloved Christ, died for you.

And I, let's look at the Simplicity of Christianity and

let's complete. It livered, honor it, practice

it in its fullness. So that when the Lord returns

and he was, and he finds his watchful engaged, Such Deeds, he

will truly recline you and you you and I both so that we may

share in that Glory with him. Praise and glory.

Be to His holy name now in at all times and forever.

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