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Meet the Makarioi (Dispensers of Grace)

December 14, 2016

Jesus made this promise to his followers, “Let not your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, would I have told you that I go…

Meet the Makarioi (Dispensers of Grace)

November 28, 2016

Adam and Eve settled in a Garden called Eden as stewards. The Lord God commanded them, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the knowledge of good and evil, for…

Meet the Makarioi (Dispensers of Grace)

November 23, 2016

Paul the Apostle credited the Lord with having said, “It is more blessed (makarion) to give than to receive” (Ac. 20:35). Our world could not exist without givers. The Church could not function without the generosity of people n fact,…

Meet the Makarioi (Dispensers of Grace)

November 22, 2016

That summer, conscience went on a rampage. An older gentleman, who felt compelled to tell a friend and me, how he had found peace with God. It was not by confessing a bunch of wrong doings, but by asking for…

Meet the Makarioi (Dispensers of Grace)

November 14, 2016

The finger of conscience points only in one direction and that is inward. Conscience is the ultimate judge of what a person accepts, believes or Conscience serves as a screening device, which sorts out as to what is acceptable and…

Meet the Makarioi (Dispensers of Grace)

November 11, 2016

There are greater gifts than money. There are times when a glass of water is more precious than money (Mt. 10:42). The man who was robbed and left for dead needed a Good Samaritan to help him. This good neighbor…

Meet the Makarioi (Dispensers of Grace)

October 28, 2016

Jesus taught that there was one sin, which could not be forgiven. “I tell you, every sin and blaspheme will be forgiven men, but the blaspheme against the Spirit will not be forgiven. Anyone who speaks a word against the…

Meet the Makarioi (Dispensers of Grace)

October 24, 2016

Satan, the prince of this world comes disguised as an angel of light. Satan blinds us with his glitter of falsified truth. Even good religious people, like the Pharisees of old, were and are misled by Satan. Jesus has come…

Meet the Makarioi (Dispensers of Grace)

October 23, 2016

Forgiveness is by far the most complicated term among conscientious and sensitive people in our world. Every culture, race, and creed has their philosophy what it takes and what it means to be forgiven. Ultimately, all realize that forgiveness lies…

Meet the Makarioi (Dispensers of Grace)

October 18, 2016

One such gifted individual was delivering his first sermon to his new congregation. Intermittently, he helped himself to a drink of water. One parishioner had invited her neighbor and at the conclusion of the service asked for her opinion. Her…