Be Transfigured Ministries

Be Transfigured Ministries

By Reverend Father Athanasios C HarosReligion & SpiritualityChristianity
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Be Transfigured Ministries episodes

  • What is God’s Plan?

    In a world that focuses more and more upon building wealth
    and living a comfortable lifestyle, it has become increasingly popular to
    invoke God’s name as a defender of our wealth addiction. Popular Christian
    pastors on TV and the internet teach their flock, “Just believe enough in God
    and you will be rich. God has a plan for you to have a better job, a better
    house, a better life.” There is only one problem....that isn’t God’s plan.
    God’s plan is for you to live with Him in heaven for all eternity in real
    communion with Him. Life on earth has only one purpose, to prepare your heart
    to be with God. Stop wasting your time chasing material blessings, and begin to
    prepare your heart for God. This week’s “Ask Father” sermon addresses the
    question, “What is God’s Plan?”
    20 min
  • Too Many Translations

    With over one hundred translations of the Bible into
    English, it can be a daunting task for even the most serious Christian to
    choose. A wealth of vocabulary of the original can create a variety of
    translation options which is understandable. However the American trend to
    alter translations to suite a personal or Church agenda is dangerous and we do
    well to avoid such editions. Since the Holy Scriptures are central to
    understanding our relationship with God, it serves our soul well to use caution
    and faith in choosing just the right translation.
    28 min
  • The Who, What, Where, When and Why of Prayer

    The Who, What, Where, When and Why of Prayer


    This week’s “Ask Father” sermon asks the question, “Can we pray
    for people who are not of the Christian faith, for example for the healing from
    a sickness?” Although the simple answer is, “yes,” there is a great deal more
    on the subject of prayer that can and should be said. Prayer in central of our
    Orthodox Christian life, so this week’s episode of Be Transfigured will discuss
    the “Who, What, Where, When & Why of Prayer.”
    19 min
  • Learning to Trust God through Tithing

    There are many things that can help us to trust God. Just
    like learning how to swim requires us to build trust in our teacher little by
    little, tithing helps us to learn how to trust God. Saint Paul knew this truth
    when he reminded the Romans, “If you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord
    and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
    (Romans 10.9) Since we have been saved from death, we have nothing to fear.
    When we tithe to the Church, we learn that God is always looking out for us.
    Nothing can hurt us without God’s permission. Even the demons were not allowed
    to enter a herd of pigs (Matthew 8.31-32).
    21 min
  • Patron Saints and Welcoming the Holy Spirit

    This week there are two questions in our “Ask Father”
    series. Our first question, “Why are some Patron Saints more popular and more recognized
    than others?” explains why some names are more popular than others in the
    Church. The tradition of being named after a Saint or event in the life of
    Christ is an ancient but sometimes confusing tradition. Our second question, “How
    should we prepare our homes and our life for the Holy Spirit?” continues to
    follow-up with the issue of welcoming the Holy Spirit into our life. The simplest
    answer is “we should live the life of the Church.” 
    21 min
  • Communion is the Center of Life

    When it comes to Holy Communion, there are many different
    opinions about how often, when, how and is what spiritual condition we should
    receive. This week’s “Ask Father” sermon returns again to topic of Holy
    Communion, this time more with a more functional perspective. But if Holy
    Communion is left to a Sunday only experience, then instead of life-giving and
    life-saving, it can become condemning and a source of death. If we want life
    then we will live the entire Orthodox Life of prayer, fasting, reading the Holy
    Scriptures and being in a state of constant preparedness for Holy Communion, as
    Saint Basil said, every Sunday, and every Wednesday and every other day it is
    offered. It will be the center of life.
    16 min
  • Is it sinful to step back and let something happen?

    The question of whether to step back and allow something to
    happen or to step in and get involved to stop an evil is a challenge with which
    Christians have been struggling since the first days of the Church. The witness
    of the Holy Scriptures, Holy Canon s and the Holy Fathers is consistent in the call
    for each Christian to take advantage of the free will given to us by God. Only
    when we remember that God has given us a free will to use for good can we grow
    closer to God in our choices.
    34 min
  • What can Non-Orthodox Christians do in the Church?

    This week’s “Ask Father” question is a follow-up to last
    week’s topic about Holy Communion. Now that we understand why a non-Orthodox
    Christian cannot receive Holy Communion in our Church, and why we cannot
    receive Holy Communion in a non-Orthodox Church, this week’s question asks, “So
    what can a non-Orthodox Christian do in our Church?” This is a very timely and
    practical question since most of us have at least one family member who is not
    Orthodox, and ALL of us have non-Orthodox friends who visit our Church either
    for sacraments or Divine Liturgy. Our Orthodox way of life is an expression of
    our belief in Jesus Christ, so many of the daily activities we do can also be
    done by non-Orthodox Christians. Although our non-Orthodox friends and family
    members can do some of the physical things we do, we still must be careful not
    to allow what we do to become nothing more than empty customs.
    19 min
  • What is the difference between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Oriental Orthodox Church?

    With the approaching Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox
    Church our “Ask Father” series speaks on the differences, or in this case
    similarities, between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Oriental Orthodox
    Church. Defending the truth about God and the Church has never been an easy or
    simple task. The Holy Fathers of the Church debated rigorously and sometimes succumbed
    to name-calling. After 1,500 years of debate and disagreement the Eastern
    Orthodox Church and the Oriental Orthodox remain divided, but with hope of a
    future healing of the ancient schism that divides us. We ask all our fans to
    fervently pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit as the Church gathers.
    Though some Churches have indicated they will not attend the coming council, we
    here at Be Transfigured remain hopeful that, if nothing else, understanding the
    real history of the long-lasting debates in the Church will help to explain
    that protecting the truth of Orthodoxy requires patience and prayer. DISCLAIMER: This episode of Be Transfigured
    in not meant to be a complete discussion of the theological or ecclesiological
    issues that exist between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Oriental Orthodox
    Church, but is meant to be a general discussion to assist in our general
    understanding of how the Church functions.
    24 min

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Orthodox Christianity is a way of life, not a religion. Too often we relegate our belief in Christ to a mere mental exercise. Be Transfigured! And Live a New Life in Jesus Christ.

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