"A radical life requires radical living." Moran Mor Athanasius Yohan I, Metropolitan of Believers Eastern Church, has been involved in missions for over five decades. He truly understands what it takes in terms of commitment and sacrifice to see the Gospel go forth and God’s Holy Church established. Metropolitan Yohan brings a radical and challenging call for the Orthodox Church to embrace missions as it once did so the whole world may share the hope we have in Christ. In this podcast, “Our Orthodox Missions Moment,†Metropolitan Yohan tells it like it is with an encouraging, straight and radical challenge that goes to the very heart of the Gospel and the Great Commission of our Lord Jesus Christ—that we must put into action what we say we believe in our hearts. The words of St John Chrysostom still echo as clearly as when he first spoke them: “There is nothing colder than a Christian who does not seek to save others.†May our God have mercy on us as we embrace what it means to truly follow Christ! Go to www.OurOrthodoxMoment.org to learn how you can be involved in missions and building God’s Holy Church.
If God is all-powerful and can do all things, does He really need us? What happens if we don't take time to pray, fast or give our lives for others? Looking to an example from the book of Ezekiel, Metropolitan Yohan lays out the importance of interceding for the sake of the world.Go to www.OurOrthodoxMoment.org to learn how you can be involved in missions and building God's Holy Church.
In the Gospels, Jesus says whoever does not forsake all cannot be His disciple. We are called to love Him more than anything else—including our families and our very lives. Do we really believe this? Metropolitan Yohan urges listeners to step back and consider their response to the hard words of Christ.Go to www.OurOrthodoxMoment.org to learn how you can be involved in missions and building God's Holy Church.
Metropolitan Yohan shares about theosis, or “partaking of the divine nature” (2 Peter 1:4). Learn how this process opens our hearts to others as we become more like Christ.Go to www.OurOrthodoxMoment.org to learn how you can be involved in missions and building God's Holy Church.
Our words, our actions, our decisions—do they line up with what we say we believe? Take an honest look at your own life as Metropolitan Yohan shares his passion for living in light of eternity.Go to www.OurOrthodoxMoment.org to learn how you can be involved in missions and building God's Holy Church.
With the stream of news and information we encounter each day, it's easy to become callous to the suffering of others. When we hear of crises such as millions starving around the world, how do we respond? Metropolitan Yohan urges us to pray, fast and bring Christ's love to a world that's desperately in need.Go to www.OurOrthodoxMoment.org to learn how you can be involved in missions and building God's Holy Church.
As Christians, how do we know what to believe and how to live out our faith in this present world? Metropolitan Yohan shares the peace he found in realizing he could simply walk the path laid out by the apostles, the Scriptures and the early Church fathers.Go to www.OurOrthodoxMoment.org to learn how you can be involved in missions and building God's Holy Church.
Christ is risen and He is among us, but are we living for Him and His purposes? Where do we learn how to live for Christ in this present world? Metropolitan Yohan points to the book of Acts and the early Church as a blueprint for our lives today. Go to www.OurOrthodoxMoment.org to learn how you can be involved in missions and building God's Holy Church.
Did you know that living a true and authentic Christian life is not possible without having a deep concern for the untold millions who have never heard Christ's name even once?Go to www.OurOrthodoxMoment.org to learn how you can be involved in missions and building God's Holy Church.
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