Sparks Among the Stubble Podcast

The Apostle Paul warned the Ephesians that  "after (his) departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. Also, from among yourselves, men will rise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves."  Even though the gates of Hades will never prevail against the Church, we will always struggle with wolves and personalities that push their own will rather than the will of God. Website @ https://www.st-innocent.orgInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

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Jesus meets the Samaritan woman and the well and moves the conversation from the surface to the depths.Website @ https://www.st-innocent.orgInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

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Fr. Thaddeus reminds us that our Heavenly King, Jesus Christ, is not of this world. Website @ https://www.st-innocent.orgInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

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All of the spiritual exercises we do are geared towards us being less responsive to our own will and more responsive to God's will. Website @ https://www.st-innocent.orgInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

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Fr. Stephen Muse, PhD is a bi-vocational priest, serving the Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church Community while working as a pastoral psychotherapist and marriage and family therapist at the Pastoral Institute in Columbus Georgia. During our Lenten retreat Fr. Stephen plans on exploring the paradoxes of the Orthodox Christian spiritual life.   This audio is from our second session on March 11, 2023Website @ https://www.st-innocent.orgInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

Fr. Stephen Muse, PhD is a bi-vocational priest, serving the Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church Community while working as a pastoral psychotherapist and marriage and family therapist at the Pastoral Institute in Columbus Georgia. During our Lenten retreat Fr. Stephen plans on exploring the paradoxes of the Orthodox Christian spiritual life.   This audio is from our first session on March 11, 2023Website @ https://www.st-innocent.orgInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

We all seek a certain level of normalcy in our day-to-day lives. During Lent, we are challenged by our voluntary (fasting) and involuntary life circumstances. This stirring is a useful tool for offering repentance. Website @ https://www.st-innocent.orgInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

On the Sunday of Orthodoxy, we celebrate the restoration of icon veneration in the Orthodox Church. We are reminded that each human being is an Icon of Christ which we are called to treat with reverence. Website @ https://www.st-innocent.orgInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

Indeed we are saved by God's grace, but it is clear in Matthew 25 that we will be judged by love for the "least of these."Website @ https://www.st-innocent.orgInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

The Prodigal Son shows us the way to become enslaved to the passions. May we wake up as he did and return to the Father. Website @ https://www.st-innocent.orgInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/nowWebsite @ https://www.st-innocent.orgInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

On the Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee, we contemplate what it means to be humble. Website @ https://www.st-innocent.orgInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

Zacchaeus shows us what being sorry looks like and is a great example of repentance that we should emulate. Website @ https://www.st-innocent.orgInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

Calamity has come to many generations. Our task as Christians is to invest in our spiritual lives so that we will be prepared when it visits us. Website @ https://www.st-innocent.orgInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

1 Timothy 1:15 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.Website @ https://www.st-innocent.orgInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

In the Orthodox Church, we often call upon God to sanctify things so that we may receive the blessings of God through created matter. We too are material beings meant to bear the presence of God wherever we go. Website @ https://www.st-innocent.orgInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/nowWebsite @ https://www.st-innocent.orgInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now

The external practices of our faith must always be accompanied by our internal love and devotion to God. Website @ https://www.st-innocent.orgInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now#orthodoxy #divineliturgy #ancientfaith #orthodoxchristian #russianorthodox #stinnocent #easternorthodox #orthodoxfaith #orthodoxchristianity #homily #Sermon #bible #Jesus #jesuschrist #God #orthodoxchurch #perryga #warnerrobins #warnerrobinsgeorgia #macongeorgia #macon #middlegeorgia #macongeorgia #Forsythgeorgia #bolingbrokegeorgia #circumcision #saintbasil #loveofgod #relationshipWebsite @ https://www.st-innocent.orgInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/st.innocentchurch/Facebook @ https://fb.me/SaintInnocentMaconGeorgia Help Support St. Innocent Orthodox Church @ https://onrealm.org/siocmacon/-/form/give/now