Thank you, father!

Well said!

0:25 Fr David Smith continues our study of Unseen Warfare. What do you do when you feel like you are overwhelmed with Temptation? 1:30 Turning to Scripture, seeing how we can rely on God for help and for strength. 2:00 We need to memorize scripture. 2:18 Index Cards! Verses or pieces of Scripture we want to memorize. 2:52 Putting Quotes of Saints, Quotes of Scripture. 3:08 + Having Words We Can Rely On. 3:28 What to do when Demons and The Lower Will get the best of us? 4:17 Our Will inside us, The Demons on The Outside of us giving us trouble. 4:45 Do What A Warrior does when he is hard pressed by the enemy + Take a Step Back + Collect Your Thoughts Within + Find a way to deal with This Enemy. 5:48 Quoting Psalm 42. Arise for our help and Redeem us for our mercies sake. 6:29 Surrounded by temptations, pull back and try to find a better position, and continue the fight. 7:08 Draw back. 7:33 Physically remove yourself from 1 place to go to another place. 7:59 + "Collect Your Thoughts Within" 8:33 - External Stimuli make it so you can't hear your own good thoughts. 9:06 Re-establish the consciousness and feeling. - Disney Culture "I can do this, I have the strength, I have a dream." 9:45 NO. + Withdraw, + I cannot do this + I am powerless over this tempation + I can only achieve anything by admitting that first + By God, with warmth of trust, and tears. 10:56 Look to The Savior. Look to The Forgiving Loving Lord. 11:26 Chapter 14 was good. Next Chapter 15.

0:30 Welcome to The Inner Way with Fr David Smith. 0:52 Chapter 18 of The Inner Way. + Dealing with 1 passion we struggle with. 1:25 Even when you try and focus to stop your passion, a demonic attack takes you by surprise. 2:03 Chapter 18 advises about sudden impulses and the excitement of passions. 2:35 Make it a rule to review in your mind all the occasions you may meet in the day the passionate and prepare beforehand how to stifle them at the very inception without allowing them to develop. 3:31 My relationship with food - I eat when I'm stressed - I eat when I'm overworked - I often eat to congratulate myself when something has gone well. 4:14 Weight Loss and Dieting. Within a couple years gaining it back. 4:52 "What can I do for the rest of my life to overcome this passion?" 5:17 What do you do when you find yourself giving into temptation? 5:55 A Fr David Seminar for Nursing Home Administrators 6:32 - A few days where Fr David was unsuccessful 7:04 BIG Plates, lots of food, big spoons, Fr David was SO Hungry, and he got SO MUCH FOOD. 7:52 "How did I do that?!" "I've completely messed it up again." *Prepare for The Day when You Wake Up* 8:18 8:44 Sit, eat, no snacks. Do this and this and this. + Where am I going to be tempted? Prepare for it before you get there. 9:32 Plan Ahead! 9:45 Give up the gobbling of food. "It isn't like I suffered." "I felt better in my soul as well as my body." 10:22 A Person, A Situation, A Habit, you know that it's coming. 10:51 Next week we will continue to look at chapter 18.

0:32 Welcome to The Inner Way. We've been looking at Unseen Warfare, Chapters 15, 16. 1:10 Overcoming Eating Problems. 1:48 Unseen Warfare and St Hesychius say the same thing in different ways. 2:44 Know The Order in which you should fight your passions. 3:11 Struggling with your bad desires and passions. + What thoughts, dispositions, passions predominately rule? + Take up arms and struggle to overcome it. 4:00 Many times I decide "I'm gonna be a better person." 4:29 I would try haphazardly to do all these things at once. + Exercise + Study + Read + Stop watching tv I'm gonna do all these good things 5:32 "How long, 2-3 days?" "But at some point, things fall away." 5:58 "My life just goes back into being what it was before." 6:20 "I need to get my eating under control." 6:38 Choose the passion that's the worst and focus on that one thing. 7:04 Holy Eating, Neptic Eating, Reasonable, Watchful, Eating. 7:27 I didn't simply let the other sins I have go by the wayside. 7:54 They were not my focus. 8:23 I love this piece of advice. It's different, but not, person-to-person. Focus attention on 1 passion we really struggle with. 9:08 We grow closer to God by working on that 1 passion. 9:55 Chapter 18 next week. What happens when I get caught off guard and fall again?

0:35 _Unseen Warfare_ 0:58 Chapter 15: The War Against Demons is Constant. 1:22 Giving into temptation at the last moments of the day. 1:58 How a warrior of Christ should prepare in the morning. + Jesus Prayer + Consciousness and feeling that your enemy are already there + Resolve + Remembering Christ, The Angels, The Theotokos, and others are there on your right. 3:43 1st thing to do in the morning, get up and pray. 5:29 The Jesus Prayer is a good thing in the morning. + Because you want to bring yourself together + Because we want to bring our mind into our heart. 6:23 The Jesus Prayer helps you to bring yourself together + Calm yourself + Bring yourself in touch with the warfare waiting for you. - The Demons are already prepared to tempt you 7:38 + We have The Scriptures, The Church, People to help us, The Saints. 8:11 It's a little lighthearted in a way. 8:18 Saturday Morning Cartoons, a devil and an angel on the shoulder. 9:14 Is that real? Which voice do I listen to? I want to listen to the little angel. 9:50 There are good thoughts, there are bad thoughts, listen to the good thoughts. 10:22 Imagine. But not imaginary. + Saints - Demons, they are real. Not psychological pictures we summon up. 11:10 + Good and - Evil in my life. 11:34 Calling out to God as my Defenders against - those desirous of my destruction. 12:14 Get up in the morning and pray the Jesus Prayer.

Amen

Amen

Great clarity and expression in this teaching, the first of which i have just heard of the series.

Thank you for this. It has been most helpful 🙏

Why do you choose kjv version?

You are very well spoken. I like that this is said in the spirit of fellowship. Some counter arguements MIGHT be "who will declare his generation" or alternately "who will deliniate his tribe". Or perhaps....an extropolative approach to " to see the mind of God, look to his creation". Then we imagine the Church as the body of Christ on earth, while considering human bodies, which He created. Within human bodies, in the digestion are elements continually at odds with one another, and if any prevailed the end of the whole body would occur.

Nice picture you got there 😅

Thank you Father for your scripture teachings. I am catholic and wondering... what some similarities and some differences between (romana) catholics and greek orthodox (catholics i assume)?

This is an excellent analogy for why confession is important. Thank-you Father David!

That was wonderful, Father David; thank you so much! I was very touched when you said that you say, "Forgive me", near the end of each confession... acknowledging your own human propensity for sin & the "position" that the newly absolved penitent holds, having just been absolved/cleansed of their own sins! What a beautiful awareness to drive home! After many (~35) years of avoiding Confession & simply "going through the motions", because I was terrified that if I stopped going to Mass I would stop even TRYING to be reconciled with Him, I was finally blessed about 5 years ago with a series of occurrences that brought me back to Confession, & ramped up my pursuit & then continuous pursuit of Him, through the increasingly fervent practice my Catholic Faith. I almost always come out of Confession feeling lighter & joyful, & with the resolve to do better, in keeping with the realization of that moment of having been totally forgiven; what an absolutely tremendous gift! I am so SO VERY blessed, & incredibly grateful! God bless you, Father!😇 ["How to Make a Good Confession" - Fr. David Smith] [4.26.2024]

Lectio Divina: “Divine Reading” Lectio Divina, or “Divine Reading,” involves meditative listening to the reading, out loud and slowly, of a short passage or a few isolated verses of Scripture. It can be down on your own or with a group. Those who listen are encouraged to set aside analysis, and what they “know” already about the passage, seeking instead to open themselves to God’s word, listen with their hearts, and receive it expectantly and passively. They then attend to what they receive from God. God’s word is received personally, as an individualized gift to each person. Lectio Divina, on your own Choose a short Scripture passage for your meditation, and it is to be read out loud slowly. Quiet yourself and ask the Holy Spirit to guard and guide your meditation. First reading. One-minute silent reflection before God. Take notice of whatever captures your attention in the passage or in your inner experience. Second reading. One-minute silent reflection. Listen for a single word or phrase that particularly strikes you. Third reading. Three to five minutes of silent reflection. Listen to how the passage seems to touch your life experience. Fourth reading. Three to five minutes of silent reflection. What do you feel the passage might be inviting you to do? What is God inviting you to be? How is God inviting you to change? Spend some time in prayer over what you received from God’s word, and give thanks for his gift to you.

In the United States, 1983 was designated as the national Year of the Bible by President Ronald Reagan by Proclamation 5018, made on February 3, 1983, at the annual National Prayer Breakfast. President Reagan was authorized and requested to so designate 1983 by Public Law 97-280 (Senate Joint Resolution 165], 96 Stat. What does the public law 97-280 mean? Year of the Bible Law 97-280, declaring 1983 the “Year of the Bible.” The statute recognizes that “Biblical teachings. inspired concepts of civil government that are. contained in our Declaration of Independence and the. Constitution of the United States.”

THE LORD'S PRAYER Father you who where are and will be in our innermost being may your name be glorified and praised in Us may your kingdom grow in our deeds and in most lives may we perform your Will as you Father lay it down in our innermost being you give us spiritual nourishment the bread of life super abundantly in all the changing conditions of our lives let our mercy towards others make up the sins done to our being you do not allow the tempter to work in us beyond the capacity of our strength for no temptation can live in your being Father and the temperature is only appearance and delusion from which you lead us Father through the light of knowledge may your power and glory work in us through all periods and ages of time. Amen

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I accept our profession of faith Niceen Cread without question. I call it faith. Thank God for my faith🕊🔥✝️

0:36 Hi, Welcome to The Inner Way 0:48 _Unseen Warfare_ , Chapter 47 1:00 The Title of Chapter 47: what is mental or inner prayer and of what kind can it be? 1:14 The Way Fr David Say’s The Jesus Prayer 🙏🏼 + Personal Quiet, Prayer Time 1:32 “I read The Psalter out loud, because I think the sound of the words is important.” 1:43 “I typically don’t pray out loud. Um, and I find that sometimes it’s difficult to continue to keep my mind on the prayer when I’m not praying out loud.” 2:01 “Sometimes I’ll lapse into verbal prayer. Most of the time I’m not.” 2:15 This chapter addresses that 2:20 At the beginning of Chapter 47 _what is mental or inner prayer and of what kind can it be?_ • Collects Mind In The Heart ❤️ 2:54 Prayer has to include Confession. **We Have To Repent** in order to bring ourselves into The House of Prayer 🙏🏼 The Practice of Prayer 🙏🏼 3:10 To drive a car 🚗 you have to start it up 🔑 3:30 Confession with Contrition. 3:42 To go on 📖 • The heart ♥️ feels what the mind thinks. 4:08 - “ if something of this is lacking in prayer it is either imperfect prayer or not prayer at all.” 4:18 “ so what we were trying to do is we’re praying we’re praying with our heart, ❤️ we’re praying with our mind, the heart and the mind, praying together.” 4:40 Church ⛪️ ☦️ Hospital 🏥 ☦️ 4:55 Things are happening around us in public. 5:20 Concentration on the words themselves. 5:27 Silent Praying The Jesus Prayer brings The Jesus Prayer Into The Mind. 🙏🏼 6:15 Push other thoughts aside. My focus is what I am doing. 6:41 “ I wish I could pray without distractions, but it always happens.” “And I just need to keep them at bay as much as I can.” 6:58 “one of the ways I do that is by bringing my heart in my mind into the prayer.” 7:28 Reading Prayers 7:47 Pulling the prayer into our mind and heart.❤️ 8:09 ❤️+ concentrate 8:26 + There is another person in the room, God. 8:50 looking forward to Next Week

Father Bless . Excellent presentation. So simply yet fully explained . We make things complicated . The comparison to training for a race creates a great word picture . I will forward this presentation to my children and grandchildren . Thank you Father for your ability to keep things simple and thus understandable . Good Strength .

0:01 0:35 Welcome 0:45 _Unseen Warfare: 46 Chapter_ 1:22 Finding Unity of Your Soul with God. 1:56 ACTS Adoration Confession Thanksgiving Supplication 2:18 The Simple Message: Always say your prayers with tireless diligence. 2:41 Humble Patience. 3:03 The Importunant Widow. She nags a man until she gets what she wanted. 4:33 Real Prayer • Opening your heart to God, to The Holy Spirit + Persistent In Prayer 4:55 + The Voice of God [Not an actual voice] God will tell you whether or not your prayer 🙏🏼 is + For your best Or - really should not be answered in the way you think it should be. 5:30 A feeling in one’s soul. 5:54 If you have not received what you pray 🙏🏼 for, believe and trust that God gives us the good things we need. + Believe that you are receiving another good in it’s place. 6:34 The Sunflower: 🌻Conforming The Will of Man to The Will of God. Author: St John of Tamulsk 7:17 Be persistent in prayer 🙏🏼 + Open ourselves to His Will Although we will still continue to ask for things in prayer 🙏🏼 , that is taught in scripture. 8:08 There are times God will answer our prayers in a different way than we expect. 8:40 God is our Loving Benefactor ❤ + Giving thanks for unpleasant things, yet this is what we are called to do. Through Unseen Warfare and through The Teaching of The Church. 9:40 Mental Prayer, Inner Prayer, is next week’s video topic. ❤️🙏🏼☦️

I read scripture that said to confess your sins and pray for one another so we can heal. Makes sense.

Where on Limestone is the second half of the video? Or are you keeping all your fishing holes a secret?

Welcome back, Fr David! Your videos have been so helpful over the years.

*Introduction* 0:34 Hi. We’re continuing our study “On Prayer” which is Chapter 46. 0:56 Chapter 46 is a longer chapter. *Fr David’s Novel* 1:17 Fr David’s novel _The Saint Outside The Gate_ is available. 🙂 * There is an edition at the end of the novel about The Spiritual meaning of Suffering written by an Abbot 2:14 That’s on StInnocent Press *On Prayer* 🙏🏼 2:43 1st: Glorify God 2: Give Thanks to God for God’s Mercy 3: Confess To God Your Sins and Trespasses 4: Ask For God To Grant You What You Need 3:22 At this point you may pray 🙏🏼 thus: a simple sample prayer 🙏🏼 4:04 ACTS, an acronym to structure how we pray 🙏🏼 A = Adoration, Glorifying God with our prayer C = Confession, confessing our sins T = Thanksgiving S = Supplication, asking God for what we want 5:29 Our Prayer Has To Be From Our Heart To God ♥️ 5:48 The Pharisee “prayed thus with himself.” His prayers would not go up to God because that’s not where he was aiming his prayers. 6:28 Prayer has to be Conversation with God. + Recognize God is listening to your prayers. + Look toward God, not simply yourself 7:10 Give Thanks To Him. 7:20 Although Father David confesses before giving thanks. Why? 7:34 Repentance is the gateway to The Spiritual Life + Confession, walking into contact with God + Receive Mercy 8:38 C - “This is how yesterday went. This is where I know I went wrong. 8:51 ♥️ I am going to do better. I’m nor going to live like that anymore. 🙏🏼 9:16 T - Thanks for hearing my confession. 9:35 (Putting things right. Restoring the relationship.) 10:17 S - What to pray for to help me in my quest for Holiness 11:54 How can I receive help? 12:15 Making the world better. 12:55 How do I achieve salvation? What do I need, not what do I want. 13:40 Don’t skip Adoration, Thanksgiving, and Confession if you can. 14:14 Then, we wait on it. We be patient with God. + I have done my ACTS 15:14 Whatever happens to me, it is The Will of God. 15:46 Supplication 16:10 Beautiful passage. 16:16 Until then, God Bless You.

Thank you Father David for sharing such a useful acronym for structuring prayer! I'm taking notes. Glory to God! 🙏🏻

This is gold!

thanks father.. you are beautiful.

In `1951 Faber & Faber Published A best of taken mostly from volumes 4 & 5 of the Philokalia Translated from Russian by the translators of Unseen Warfare by Palmer Writings from the Philokalia: On Prayer of the Heart E. Kadloubovsky Writings from the Philokalia: On Prayer of the HeartWritings from the Philokalia: On Prayer of the Heart

So nice to see you back again Fr. Thank you for your teachings. God Bless.

thank you for this great teaching

very good teaching Father !

3:59 Icons. The First Painted Icon, From Saint Luke The Evangelist. 4:17 The Theotokos with Christ in Her Arms. 4:47 When Jesus was a little boy, he saw a vision of The Crucifixion. He was frightened and ran to his mother and 5:09 As He jumped into His mother's arms, his shoe fell off his foot. This is depicted in the Hodegetria Icon or as Catholics call it "Our Lady of Perpetual Help."

Thank you, all three of you, so very much, for this beautiful video! very helpful indeed, and inspiring! And thank you to all our fellow praying brothers and sisters in Christ who learn from this and who follow this important example.

Thank you, Father for this good spiritual food. ☦️❤️

Thank you <3 I needed to hear all of this.

Glory be to God!

0:24 *Mary, Worthy of All Praise* , The Paraklesis Prayer to The Theotokos 0:51 The Paraklesis, a Powerful Prayer To Mary. 1:06 Father David's experience as a Priest in London, Ontario, Canada. 1:52 We need more. We need extra help. 2:12 Why don't we pray a Paraklesis Service. 3:01 Maybe we will do it. *The Paraklesis* 3:18 We got together. We sang the Paraklesis. It's a toe-tapper if you get it going. And if you sing it slowly it's very beautiful. 4:12 A Young Man conversed with Fr David Smith, he and his family joined the church. 5:14 "I think it's already starting to work." 6:01 2 Years of Paraklesis on a Wednesday Night. It was a part of the program of our church. 7:13 Fr David found a house for rent. it was closer to the church. 7:38 The Paraklesis, Vespers, Lenten Services, The Hours Prayer. *During Confessions* 8:12 The Paraklesis, A Secret Weapon. 9:57 Sung in Times of Distress, Sung on The Virgin's Lent during August of The Dormition of The Theotokos. 11:00 Some people pray in church, Some people pray in home because they don't have all the time in the world at their disposal. 12:30 On The First Verse of The Paraklesis. 13:29 We know we encounter a Miracle. We know that God Loves Us. *Trust God* 14:10 God Knows Our Lives, So We Sing His Praises, and Await His Help. 14:17 Behind us, The Egyptian Army rumbles. We have to escape them. Because they desire to take our Life away from Us. 14:45 They are shouting that our Faith is superficial and odd. The Devil. 15:44 Sing and Trust God for each Footprint. Trust that this journey has good things in store for Us. 15:57 Our Journey in Relationship to The Theotokos. *The Song of Hannah* 17:20 Reflection at The End of each Chapter 18:10 Hannah, gifted a son by God, leaves her son Samuel with the Prophet Eli. 19:14 All Generations of Christians will Honor Mary. 20:24 She Gives Her Son for The Salvation of The World. _Appendix of This Book_ 21:10 22:13 I look forward to the beginning of any fast. 22:52 Fired Up! Excited! Married to a Wonderful Fasting Cook 23:30 Feeling Good About Myself. 23:44 Is that what we are fasting for? To feel proud of ourself? 24:05 But.... then it happens, around the 10th, 11th day of the fast. 24:33 You know... lets go get McDonalds. 25:03 "You can't eat here, it's a fast!" 25:47 The Fast STARTS on the day you decide "I don't wanna do this [bad thing] anymore." "I'm not gonna do this [bad thing] anymore"

7:47 The Magnifica, My Soul Doth Magnify The Lord. *The Song of Hannah* 8:17 The Song of Hannah in 1st Samuel. 8:47 Hannah is The Mother of The Prophet Samuel 9:05 Hannah went to The Temple at Shilo. 9:26 Hannah Prays Fervently For A Son. 9:37 Hannah Falls Down on The Floor 9:42 Hannah Prays But No Words Come Out of Her. 9:45 The Prophet Eli, admonishes Hannah to drink less wine. 10:19 Hannah tells Prophet Eli that she has not been drinking, she has been praying for a son. 11:05 Hannah Rejoices! She is going to have a son. 11:43 Hannah Blesses The Lord! Hannah Rejoices The Lord! 12:05 Hannah will leave her 1st born son, Samuel, with The Prophet Eli, to be Eli's Disciple, as a kind of a helper. 12:42 She Rejoices In The Lord! She Rejoices In Her Salvation! 13:25 There is none as Holy as The Lord. 15:14 Luke Chapter 1 Verse 48 "All Generations Shall Call Me Blessed" is in The Song of Mary but not in The Song of Hannah. 16:40 Why should we today call Mary Blessed? *Magnify/Bless/Glorify* 17:07 My Soul Magnifies The Lord 18:23 Her Soul looks at God, intently. 18:46 We draw our attention towards The Theotokos. 19:28 "Calling to Remembrance" "A Model of Humility." *A Young Man at Bible Study* 20:02 Being with a young man. 20:58 You should come to our church sometime. 22:03 A Little Mission Church in Canada. 23:28 God Loves Us. God Never Sleeps. God Puts His Mind on You, and Me, and Us. *All Generations Shall Call Me Blessed* 25:27 Verse 48, Verse 50, Verse 54 and 55 25:52 From Generation to Generation, The Long View of Christianity. 26:49 What would people 1,000 years ago, 100 years ago, have thought about what we are doing today? 27:37 Christianity has been set for us. The Definitions have been set. 28:17 The Theotokos has a Long View of things. 28:47 Preserve Tradition Today. 28:54 Lord Jesus Christ, Have Mercy On Us, And Save Us, Amen.

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 03:24 🌍 *The seventh ecumenical council addressed the use of icons in the church, a controversial issue influenced by factors like Islam, veneration practices, and political motivations.* 05:39 🤲 *Icons, believed to have been present in the church since its early days, faced opposition due to influences such as Islam and concerns about over-veneration, leading to debates within the Christian community.* 11:41 ⚖️ *The iconoclastic controversy, fueled by political motives, involved persecutions of iconophiles (icon lovers), with waves of opposition and support for icons fluctuating under different rulers.* 13:02 🌐 *Empress Irene, in 787 A.D., convened the seventh ecumenical council, affirming the use of icons in the church. Theological arguments centered around the incarnation of Christ and the denial of true humanity if icons were rejected.* 19:33 🎨 *Theodora, in 843 A.D., reinstated icons in churches, marking the end of iconoclasm. The event is commemorated in the Orthodox Church annually on the first Sunday of Lent.* 21:55 🙏 *Reflecting on the ecumenical councils, the speaker emphasizes the importance of understanding and respecting the decisions made in shaping the spiritual life and worship practices of the Christian community.* 25:12 🕊️ *Monasticism, exemplified through liturgical life and daily prayer, is portrayed as a spiritual battlefront, plowing the way for the spiritual growth of the laity and priests.* 26:39 🐝 *The monastery engages in various activities, including candle-making, honey production, bookstore operations, and music projects, contributing to the spiritual life and sustainability of the community.* 27:34 🤲 *St. Tikhon's Monastery hosts hierarchical events, conferences, and welcomes visitors. The monastery's work involves various activities, and support through prayers, donations, and physical presence is crucial.* 28:04 🏡 *Guest houses have been remodeled to accommodate visitors. Anyone, including the general public, is invited to experience the monastery's atmosphere, closeness to the Lord, and spiritual renewal by contacting them for a visit.* 28:47 🌍 *St. Tikhon's Monastery is emphasized as a shared home for all Orthodox faithful in America. The guest houses extend an invitation to everyone to stay, pray, and find spiritual rejuvenation in this communal space.*

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:54 📜 *The seven ecumenical councils are crucial for Christianity, addressing theological and canonical issues that arose as the faith developed over time.* 03:37 🤔 *Understanding the decisions of past councils, like the seven ecumenical councils, helps guide the church's direction today. Acknowledging our ancestors' perspectives is essential for informed decision-making.* 08:40 🕊️ *Nestorius, Bishop of Constantinople, sparked controversy in the fifth century by opposing the term "Theotokos" for Mary. The Third Ecumenical Council in 431 affirmed the use of Theotokos, emphasizing Mary as the birth giver of God.* 15:37 🤯 *The Monophysite debate emerged after the Fourth Ecumenical Council (451), addressing the relationship between Christ's divine and human natures. The debate led to the separation of Monophysite churches like the Coptic, Ethiopian, and Armenian Churches from the Orthodox Church.* 19:23 🕊️ *Reunion attempts with Monophysite churches continue, with a joint statement allowing members to receive sacraments in the Orthodox Church. Theological differences persist, highlighting the ongoing challenge of reconciliation.* 20:48 🚫 *The Fifth and Sixth Ecumenical Councils addressed various issues, including the discontinuation of obligatory celibacy for the clergy, impacting the church's practices.* 21:57 🎨 *The Iconoclastic debate, culminating in the Seventh Ecumenical Council, was a significant controversy. The debate centered on the use of icons and how they should be venerated in the church.* 23:52 🏛️ *St. Tikhon's Monastery is a hub of Orthodox activities, from liturgical services to cultural and historical preservation. The monastery's varied work includes candle production, honey cultivation, and bookstore activities.* 28:31 🛌 *St. Tikhon's Monastery invites visitors to experience traditional monastic hospitality. Guest houses are open to the public, emphasizing the monastery as a welcoming place for all Orthodox faithful to stay, pray, and be renewed.*

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 01:08 📜 *The video explores the rise of the heretic Arius and his theory about Jesus being a creation of God, challenging the traditional Christian teaching.* 05:35 🤔 *Constantine, faced with a divided Church due to the Arian controversy, intervenes by calling the first ecumenical council at Nicaea in 325 to address the theological disputes.* 13:24 🤝 *Constantine, though not fully understanding Christianity and not yet baptized, presides over the first ecumenical council, using state power to suppress Arianism and promote the Nicene Creed.* 19:31 🌍 *Emperors from Constantine onwards see themselves as protectors of Christianity, leading to a shift where political figures intervene in church affairs, setting a precedent for later controversies.* 22:02 🕊️ *The Nicene Creed, formulated during the first ecumenical council, becomes a crucial part of the liturgy to guard against heresies and maintain theological clarity in the Church.* 23:37 ⛓️ *Arius, despite intending to recant and reconcile with the Church, dies unrepentant on his way to celebrate a liturgy, leaving a lasting historical impact on the Arian controversy.* 25:50 📜 *The Second Ecumenical Council in 381 reaffirms the Nicene Creed, clarifying the nature of Christ and officially defeating Arianism, highlighting the ongoing importance of ecumenical councils in shaping Christian doctrine.*

0:00 Opening 0:10 Tradition Today 0:27 Maria Khoury introduces herself. She lives in the Holy Land. 0:47 She is a Greek who grew up in a Greek community in Denver, Colorado, USA. 1:30 She met her husband David at a Greek college in Denver, Colorado, USA. 1:50 Maria and David, her husband started a beer business in the Middle East. 2:30 Maria lives in a village in the West Bank, Israel/Palestine conflict. 2:50 Taybeh is the only All-Christian populated village in Palestine 4:10 "The Village for receiving Jesus." 6:14 St George, Patron Saint of Taybeh. 8:07 David C. Khoury, is the first elected mayor of Taybeh in 2005.

0:00 Start 0:10 Tradition Today with Father David Smith 0:23 Welcome, we’re holding an Icon of Seraphim of Sarov. 🙏🏼☦️ 2:37 St Seraphim fed a bear 🐻 from his own hands 🙌🏻 3:13 St Seraphim was Clairvoyant 🙏🏼 4:31 Marry the person you are considering marrying, or don’t. 💒💍 5:07 St Seraphim is a Saint of our times. 8:32 January 2nd 1999 Sermon on Saint Seraphim of Sarov. 10:24 “Acquire the Holy Spirit and a thousand around you will be saved.” ❄️ ❤️‍🔥 13:07 We make ourselves a fitting vessel for The Holy Spirit. ☦️ 14:17 Ask The Holy Spirit to come into your life 🙏🏼☦️ 16:24 A Holy Way of Being. ☦️ 16:48 You can see the Holy Spirit in someone else ☦️❤️ 17:58 Why Fr David Loves ❤️ St Seraphim of Sarov ☦️ 19:45 St Seraphim turned down an Abbot position and went back to his life as a Hermit. ☦️❤️ 21:33 He had some anguish from this decision 😧 24:06 St Seraphim referred to people who came to see him as “My Beloved.” “Father” “Mother.” 26:40 He was so happy 😄 27:20 Some people have difficulty being obedient to The Traditions of The Orthodox Church ☦️❤️⛪️ 28:54 Love God 29:15 Thank you for listening 🙏🏼❤️ 29:37 Tradition Today credits

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:38 📜 The video discusses the Dosatist heresy, which has had a lasting impact on Christianity and continues to influence some believers within the church. 01:18 🤔 The Dosatist heresy was unique in that it was propagated by Christian believers who misinterpreted certain aspects of Christianity rather than those outside the church. 03:36 🤝 The heresy was different from other early heresies like Judaizers and Gnostics, which were brought by people not considered part of the Christian Church. Dosatist heresy, on the other hand, was brought by believers who misunderstood Christian teachings. 05:12 🌍 The Arian controversy was a significant early Christian heresy, and it led to the First Ecumenical Council, establishing the relationship between church and state, known as "church-state symphony." 13:24 🔍 Lucian of Antioch's teachings indirectly highlighted the need for an authority to interpret scripture correctly, as the words of scripture alone were not always precise enough to prevent heretical interpretations. 27:03 📖 Arius, known for his asceticism and hatred of those who denied Christ during persecutions, taught that the Son of God was a creation of the Father, forming the core of Arianism. Made with HARPA AIkzfaq.info/get/bejne/b7Z-jbZ4yrqyn30.html

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:38 🕊️ The video introduces a four-part series on the seven ecumenical councils, which significantly shaped Christianity from the 4th to the 9th centuries. 01:47 🏛️ The Orthodox Church is often referred to as the "Church of the ecumenical councils" because it aims to preserve ancient traditions and teachings established during these centuries. 03:04 🪓 The importance of understanding and preserving traditions and practices in Christianity is emphasized, rather than discarding them in favor of modernization. 12:06 📜 The video mentions an early Christian council described in the Book of Acts, which helped set a precedent for resolving important questions in the early Church. 16:55 🌟 The early Christian councils sought to discover the will of God when addressing theological questions and conflicts. 20:36 🤝 The video underscores that early Christian councils aimed to find the will of God rather than compromise, with a leader making the final decision. 21:48 ⚖️ The emergence of Christian heresies, particularly related to the nature of Jesus as both man and God, is discussed. 25:52 📖 The heresy of Docetism, which denied the full humanity of Christ, is explained, and Saint John's refutation of this heresy is cited.

In Russian orthodox tradition including some OCA. Frequent confession is seen best practice so to say. I go to Antiochian now and was told not to come as often. What should I do?