Abstinence not only from food but from other evil desires, especially from wrath, is required in Lent. Leo the Great...
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Abdelmalek, Raymond J
r_abdelmalek
Feb 18, 2004 5:37 pm
+ Fellowship of Believers (FOB) May the peace and love of Jesus Christ be with you always. I hope and pray that this group benefits you everyday of your life....
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Abdelmalek, Raymond J
r_abdelmalek
Feb 19, 2004 10:20 pm
Reflections on the Way of Self Sacrifice A boy once approached his father, 'Old man, why do you fast?' The father stood silent, bringing heart and mind...
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Sedrak, Mark
marksedrak
Feb 20, 2004 8:47 pm
God's Boxes I have in my hands two boxes, Which God gave me to hold. He said, "Put all your sorrows in the black box, And all your joys in the gold." I heeded...
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Abdelmalek, Raymond J
r_abdelmalek
Feb 23, 2004 4:46 pm
St. John Chrysostom on Fasting Do you fast? Give me proof of it by your works. If you see a poor man, take pity on him. If you see a friend being honored, do...
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Sedrak, Mark
marksedrak
Feb 25, 2004 12:38 am
offer to God a fasting of the following kind: Do no evil in your life, and serve the Lord with a pure heart: keep His commandments, walking in His precepts,...
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Sedrak, Mark
marksedrak
Feb 25, 2004 9:08 pm
I love you, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my...
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Abdelmalek, Raymond J
r_abdelmalek
Feb 27, 2004 8:11 pm
The Gift Of Forgiveness One of my teachers had each one of us bring a clear plastic bag and a sack of potatoes. For every person we'd refuse to forgive in our...
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Sedrak, Mark
marksedrak
Feb 28, 2004 1:04 pm
Happy moments, praise God. Difficult moments, seek God. Quiet moments, worship God. Painful moments, trust God. Every moment, thank God. ...
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Sedrak, Mark
marksedrak
Mar 1, 2004 1:04 pm
There would be no need for sermons, if our lives were shining; There would be no need for words, if we bore witness with our deeds; There would be no pagans,...
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Raymond Abdelmalek
r_abdelmalek
Mar 8, 2004 5:09 pm
Fasting Adam fell because he desired something other than Christ. Adam fell because he dropped Christ as the center of his life. The essence of the fall was...
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Sedrak, Mark
marksedrak
Mar 8, 2004 6:05 pm
Rub off thy former self by fasting, and drive out that which is destroying thee. Cyril of Jerusalem Catechetical Lecture 3:7...
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Sedrak, Mark
marksedrak
Mar 10, 2004 6:21 pm
The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night declares knowledge....
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Sedrak, Mark
marksedrak
Mar 10, 2004 6:26 pm
The Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California, and Hawaii under the auspices and presence of HG Bishop Serapion presents: PATRISTICS READING GROUP Have you...
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Sedrak, Mark
marksedrak
Mar 12, 2004 7:32 pm
Nothing But the Blood Author (Unknown) ============= One night in a church service a young woman felt the tug of God at Her heart. She responded to God's call...
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Sedrak, Mark
marksedrak
Mar 12, 2004 7:52 pm
Prayer Request - Please pass along __________________________ To all by Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I figured if other people could send out a prayer...
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Abdelmalek, Raymond J
r_abdelmalek
Mar 15, 2004 5:48 pm
How to Overcome Discouragement! Most of us at one time or another are tempted to discouragement. The spiritual combat gets too tough and we'd like to call it...
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Abdelmalek, Raymond J
r_abdelmalek
Mar 15, 2004 5:48 pm
To all College and Beyond Youth, Greetings from the Water, Wind &; Faith Convention Committee. In planning for the 2005 WWF convention, we would like to invite...
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Sedrak, Mark
marksedrak
Mar 16, 2004 8:02 pm
If artists who make statues and paint portraits of kings are held in high esteem, will not God bless ten thousand times more those who reveal and beautify His...
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Sedrak, Mark
marksedrak
Mar 17, 2004 7:08 pm
And there the Lord opened the sense of my unbelief that I might at last remember my sins and be converted with all my heart to the Lord my God, who had regard...
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Sedrak, Mark
marksedrak
Mar 19, 2004 4:58 pm
The Fence ... Once upon a time two brothers who lived on adjoining farms fell into conflict. It was the first serious rift in 40 years of farming side by side,...
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Sedrak, Mark
marksedrak
Mar 22, 2004 7:29 pm
When we look at his cross, we understand his love. His head is bent down to kiss us. His hands are extended to embrace us. His heart is wide open to receive...
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marksedrak
Mar 25, 2004 1:40 am
The LORD answer you in the day of trouble! The name of the God of Jacob protect you! May he send you help from the sanctuary, and give you support from Zion....
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Sedrak, Mark
marksedrak
Mar 26, 2004 8:36 pm
John 3:16 Author Unknown A little boy was selling newspapers on the corner, the people were in and out of the cold. The little boy was so cold that he wasn't...
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Abdelmalek, Raymond J
r_abdelmalek
Mar 27, 2004 11:22 pm
Your Desires Tell You What You Are Do you really want to know what you're like? Study your desires. What things does your heart habitually seek? Desire is...
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Sedrak, Mark
marksedrak
Mar 29, 2004 10:37 pm
Behold what great contempt hath the Lord of Majesty endured, that his confusion may be our glory; his punishment our heavenly bliss! Without ceasing impress...
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Sedrak, Mark
marksedrak
Apr 1, 2004 12:30 am
In your strength the king rejoices, O LORD, and in your help how greatly he exults! You have given him his heart's desire, and have not withheld the request of...
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Sedrak, Mark
marksedrak
Apr 1, 2004 7:34 pm
Be Good News People need someone to make them happy and to lighten up their troubles with the hope that opens a window of light that shines in the midst of...
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Sedrak, Mark
marksedrak
Apr 2, 2004 9:16 pm
Ten Things God Won't Ask Author - Unknown 1. God won't ask what kind of car you drove, He'll ask how many people you drove who didn't have transportation. 2....
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Sedrak, Mark
marksedrak
Apr 5, 2004 6:38 pm
Monday of Holy Pascha Week On Monday of Holy Pascha Week, our Lord Jesus Christ cursed the fig tree that had no fruit, while on his way from Bethany to...
