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This sermon reflects on the impermanence of material possessions and the importance of focusing on eternal values. Using the analogy of houses, the speaker emphasizes the transient nature of the world and encourages investing in relationships and spirituality. The message challenges believers to await the renewal of the heavens and the earth with hope and devotion.
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The text is a sermon focusing on ways to increase spiritual engagement within the church community. The sermon uses Saint Paul’s decision to preach to the Gentiles rather than the Jews as encouragement to change strategies. The speaker further encourages focusing on actively engaging members over merely maintaining the disinterested.
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The post discusses Father Ciszek’s experience as a missionary in the Soviet Union, his struggle with willfulness, and the importance of surrendering to God’s will. Father Ciszek’s imprisonment and interrogation revealed his reliance on self, ultimately leading to his surrender and finding peace in submitting to God’s will. The lesson emphasizes the need to abandon one’s willfulness through prayer, acknowledging God’s sovereignty, seeking His forgiveness, expressing gratitude, and surrendering personal desires to align with His will. This surrender to God’s will leads to justification and salvation.
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Good prayer requires building a habit and enduring in that habit.
Fr. Moore