1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,320 In the name of the glorious Trinity, Father and Son and Holy 2 00:00:03,320 --> 00:00:07,040 Spirit, forever Amen. Glory be to the everlasting 3 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:10,920 mercies which sent you to us, O Christ, the Light of the world 4 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:14,680 and the life of all. Give us wisdom by your law and 5 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:16,680 enlighten our impulses by Your knowledge. 6 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:20,760 Sanctify our souls by Your truth and grant that we may be 7 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:24,240 obedient to Your words and may fulfil Your commandments at 8 00:00:24,240 --> 00:00:27,520 every hour. O You who enlightens the 9 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:31,680 rational with the knowledge of Your greatness, do enlight, O my 10 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:35,520 Lord, our thoughts, that we may meditate upon Your holy and 11 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:39,880 divine Scriptures at all times. O Lord of all, Father and Son 12 00:00:40,040 --> 00:01:02,000 and Holy Spirit, forever. The celebration of the 13 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:06,000 triumphant entrance of our Lord and our Savior Jesus Christ into 14 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:08,960 Jerusalem Sunday of the Hosannas. 15 00:01:08,960 --> 00:01:11,840 Hosanna is a word for praise or to save. 16 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:19,240 To save Hosanna save as we need this celebration and entering 17 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:23,000 the Passion Week of our Lord and our Savior Jesus Christ, where 18 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:26,480 we will have services to remember the passion and to to 19 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:30,880 know what it was and why it was that Jesus truly died for us. 20 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:37,000 And why did he enter Jerusalem. Why is this event a feast in the 21 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:43,680 church and why is it celebrated as a feast in the church? 22 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:47,200 And we'll talk about that as we come to those events, but as we. 23 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:49,360 Are in the. Period of Lent fasting We have 24 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:55,520 two weeks to go and we have been concentrating on our fast we. 25 00:01:55,800 --> 00:02:00,160 We ascertained from the. Previous 4 episodes, the past 26 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:05,360 four episodes that fasting is biblical and we have the, the 27 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:11,760 food aspect of fasting. And we, we spoke about fasting 28 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:15,360 being abstinence with food because when God commanded Adam 29 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:19,120 and Eve in Genesis chapter 3, he said do not eat from this food. 30 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:22,360 Not just do not eat the fruit, but you can have a little bit of 31 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:24,680 the leaves or you know, from the bark or what have you. 32 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:26,960 No, no, do not eat. And Jesus didn't eat. 33 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:30,600 And we had some tips on fasting, how we can fast and how the 34 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:35,000 church according to churches teachings and tradition and 35 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:38,600 cannons, how we fast. You know, one way was to wake up 36 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:41,680 in the morning and abstain from food and drink until evening 37 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:44,160 prayers and then you break your abstinence. 38 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:46,960 And we have all these archived in the programs. 39 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:49,280 And we also. Spoke about last program was 40 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:50,760 about that. We know we when. 41 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:53,000 You can't fast. Some people just can't do it 42 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:55,240 because of ailments. Because of the sickness. 43 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:57,800 But some people just can't do it and we had a look at some of 44 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:02,600 Saint John Chrysostoms comments and where he says therefore who 45 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:06,960 he who eats and cannot fast. Let him display richer arms 46 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:09,280 giving. Let him pray more. 47 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:13,120 Let him have a more intense desire to hear divine words. 48 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:16,520 In this our somatic illness is. Not a. 49 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:20,320 Hindrance. You know your illness and your. 50 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:25,120 Weakness and and ability to inability. 51 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:27,960 To fast to stop, you know, abstain from food. 52 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:33,000 This will not hinder your your reading of the scriptures and 53 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:36,280 you know, praying more. Let him become reconciled with 54 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:38,400 his enemies. Let him distance. 55 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:43,040 Him so his soul from every. Resentment, anger, bitterness, 56 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:47,040 so they you know for. Those who who just. 57 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:50,200 Can't fast and and the reason why Saint John Chrysostom writes 58 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:52,880 is not that that's OK. You don't need to fast no no. 59 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:56,760 No through. These deeds through these. 60 00:03:56,800 --> 00:04:00,120 Acts. You will grow stronger in the 61 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:03,640 Spirit, and you will grow stronger in your ability to 62 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:06,960 offer the fast according to the Scriptures, according to how the 63 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:09,600 Church is teaching. This episode. 64 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:13,000 I want to concentrate on what Saint John Chrysostom writes and 65 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:15,360 says. Let him display richer. 66 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:24,440 Almsgiving Almsgiving in in Mark chapter. 25 verses 35 to 36 67 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:30,920 Christ commands or teachers that for I was hungry and you gave me 68 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:35,040 food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink. 69 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:36,800 I was a. Stranger. 70 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:39,080 And you took me in. I was. 71 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:42,320 Naked and you clothed. Me, I was sick. 72 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:46,280 And you took care of me. When and how? 73 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:52,600 In verse 40, Matthew chapter 25 verse 40, Jesus says it clearly. 74 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:56,280 As much as you have. Done to one of these little 75 00:04:56,280 --> 00:04:59,560 brothers. You have done that to me. 76 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:04,480 Now these must be fulfilled. At all times, not only during. 77 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:08,200 Lent do we increase? Our arms giving and our prayer 78 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:11,880 and our scripture reading, No. Our episode, we had an episode. 79 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:13,160 We spoke. About this and I. 80 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:15,240 Think it was titled. Not only during Lent. 81 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:17,760 This is last year, but Lent is a great. 82 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:19,120 Time to start. You know. 83 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:25,560 As we are more focused and more, you know, not so much content, 84 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:28,960 but more focused on our spiritual walk, on our spiritual 85 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:33,400 deeds, on our spiritual. Thoughts, feelings and emotions. 86 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:36,960 It's a good place to start and then to continue. 87 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:38,680 The Holy. Scriptures. 88 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:40,720 The Church. Fathers, the Divine. 89 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:45,080 Liturgy speaks lengthly about the charity and almsgiving. 90 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:47,720 Both in the Old Testament and the New Testament and in the. 91 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:50,240 Church fathers, Church homilies and the the. 92 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:52,560 Teachings of the in the. Liturgies you know about giving. 93 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:55,960 Alms in in our. Prayers we are always encouraged 94 00:05:55,960 --> 00:06:01,280 to help those who are in need. Proverbs chapter 19 verse 17. 95 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:07,280 He that follows the Lord God, there's a reason I'm stopping. 96 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:13,320 He that follows the Lord God, No, I'm not reading it wrong. 97 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:15,800 If you're following in your Bible, I'm not reading wrong and 98 00:06:16,280 --> 00:06:18,800 your Bible is translated incorrectly and we're going to 99 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:21,400 prove that. He had he. 100 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:24,240 That follows the Lord. God shows mercy. 101 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:28,000 Upon the poor, and he is rewarded according to his works. 102 00:06:28,280 --> 00:06:32,680 Note follows and not. Lends to the Lord as some 103 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:35,960 versions you know have been written. 104 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:42,640 He he, he lends whoever helps the port lends to the Lord. 105 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:44,880 What lend like the Lord? Owns me. 106 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:48,440 He owes me something. The Lord is indebted. 107 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:53,080 How can God be indebted? To you and I man, who is. 108 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:56,160 Here today and not tomorrow, like the grass in the field. 109 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:59,640 He's like a, you know, a mist a. Worm. 110 00:06:59,960 --> 00:07:03,760 How can God be indebted to us? You know, I think this is a 111 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:08,240 translation in intentional mistranslation so that we can 112 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:10,920 hit the pockets of the faithful just right, like the. 113 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:15,600 Preacher, who stands and. Asks for his congregations tax. 114 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:18,880 Returns so that he can make sure they are giving 10%. 115 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:22,600 Let's not go there. Let's not go there. 116 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:24,360 But you know what's more annoying? 117 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:26,080 Oh yeah, But they're preaching Jesus Christ. 118 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:27,520 That's not the Jesus that I know. 119 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:29,000 Jesus. Hasn't asked me to ask for 120 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:32,200 people's tax returns. No, no, no. 121 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:35,440 How can God be indebted to us, beloved? 122 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:39,200 Romans 11/30. 5. Who has first given to him? 123 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:41,760 That is God, and then he received from God? 124 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:45,760 Who can claim I gave to God and. He gave to me no. 125 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:49,240 Christ sets it straight. In Luke chapter 17. 126 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:55,040 Verse 10 See also you whenever you have done all those things 127 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:58,760 that were commanded to you. Proverbs 19 to help. 128 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:00,760 The poor. To help the needy. 129 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:03,320 This is a commandment. This is a commandment from the 130 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:05,840 Scriptures, from the church fathers, from the church 131 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:08,200 teachings. Whenever you have done all those 132 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:11,120 things that were commanded to you, you shall say we are 133 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:16,960 unprofitable. Service, not God owes me no God. 134 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:21,720 I have a debt on God. No, that's blasphemy, because we 135 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:24,600 have done that which we were obliged. 136 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:30,240 To do, Jesus says. So followers of Jesus, those. 137 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:34,720 Who follow Jesus. To to confirm and. 138 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:37,960 To, to, to. Claim rightly that you follow 139 00:08:38,039 --> 00:08:41,280 Jesus is by showing. One of many ways is by showing 140 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:45,600 Jesus that you are fulfilling his commandments, which. 141 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:48,200 Means you love him. And you are helping. 142 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:52,280 The poor. So again, take out your Bibles. 143 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:57,800 Go to Proverbs. I'm sorry. 144 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:00,760 Go to Proverbs. Where was it? 145 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:08,040 Proverbs 16 I'm sorry Go to Proverbs 1617, sorry Proverbs 146 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:12,160 1917 and where it says he who helps. 147 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:16,200 I'm not sure how it's worded lends to the Lord. 148 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:19,520 Cross that out with a pencil, a lead pencil, not with a. 149 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:22,880 Biro. Hot car with a lead pencil, 150 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:25,680 cross out lens to the Lord and write He Who. 151 00:09:25,680 --> 00:09:29,320 Follows the Lord God shows. Mercy upon the poor. 152 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:34,000 God does not owe us. God is not indebted. 153 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:39,720 To us, beloved. So followers of Jesus do this 154 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:43,920 How? We'll talk about that. 2nd 155 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:49,760 Corinthians 9, Six to seven. Whoever sows sparingly also 156 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:54,000 reaps sparingly. And whoever sows with the bounty 157 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:58,480 shall reap with bounty. Nothing but 10% there is it. 158 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:04,280 Bounty. You have more, you pay more, you 159 00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:05,880 don't have more. That's OK. 160 00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:11,640 See, this is not a burden Saint Paul puts on the congregation in 161 00:10:11,680 --> 00:10:13,720 Corinth, No. Let me read it again. 162 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:18,720 Whoever sows sparingly, that is, wants to fool God, has plenty, 163 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:22,200 but doesn't want to give in in bounty will reap. 164 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:25,960 Sparingly as well. And whoever sows in bounty shall 165 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:29,040 reap with bounty. But here it is every man 166 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:33,480 according to what he is in his mind and not according to grief 167 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:37,440 or of compulsion, where you have to show your tax return. 168 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:40,120 No, no, no, not of grief, of compulsion. 169 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:44,280 For God loves the joyful giver, not the giver that has been 170 00:10:44,280 --> 00:10:49,960 pressured by his so-called preacher super apostle that you 171 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:53,160 must give 10%. No, you can give more and you 172 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:55,280 can give according what you put in your heart. 173 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:57,520 But God cannot be mocked. Keeping that in mind. 174 00:10:57,960 --> 00:11:02,120 So charity. Charity is from the Scriptures, 175 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:03,640 from the teachings of the Church. 176 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:08,120 Why? Why charity must be a part of 177 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:11,200 our life, in particular in during Lent. 178 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:13,480 Because that's where we start. And we can continue. 179 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:16,320 Well, charity beloved. Is an act of love. 180 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:21,280 Charity is an act of mercy. Charity is an act of compassion 181 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:25,400 and from God is an act of grace. That means God has did it. 182 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:27,840 God has done it. God has taught us. 183 00:11:27,840 --> 00:11:31,160 That's why I didn't say charity. He is an act of grace from us. 184 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:33,840 No, no, no, we haven't done it. God has done it. 185 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:36,520 That's why grace is befitting for the Lord. 186 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:39,760 God is great. Grace is befitting for the Lord. 187 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:43,040 So charity is an act of love, mercy and compassion. 188 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:48,240 These were the cause of God giving his son to us. 189 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:53,080 John 316 for God so love. There is another mistranslation. 190 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:58,120 He's another misunderstanding for God so loved, loved the word 191 00:11:58,120 --> 00:12:02,080 in this the world in this way, so much that he would give up 192 00:12:02,080 --> 00:12:07,600 his son, the only one loved not was so angry and wrathful and 193 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:10,960 had to take his anger out, had to punish someone. 194 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:13,520 That's why he turned his face away from the Lord. 195 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:15,440 We've spoken about that. No, no, no, it was love. 196 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:17,800 You see on the cross, you see love. 197 00:12:18,400 --> 00:12:21,040 You see the love of God. And you see the. 198 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:24,720 Victory of Jesus Christ, praise and glory be, glory be to his 199 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:26,520 name. So for God. 200 00:12:26,520 --> 00:12:31,760 So love the world. That why that's why he did what 201 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:35,120 he did through his son for you and I an act of charity and not 202 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:37,680 to act of goodness, an act of love. 203 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:39,000 He loved the. World. 204 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:42,360 World beloved. It was an act of love by which 205 00:12:42,360 --> 00:12:47,240 God demonstrates His love for us because of His love and 206 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:49,400 compassion. This is his demonstration of His 207 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:51,360 love because if. We were. 208 00:12:51,360 --> 00:12:54,680 Sinners Christ died in our place. 209 00:12:54,680 --> 00:13:00,960 Romans 5/8 It was because of love that this deed of charity 210 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:01,600 let's. Say. 211 00:13:01,880 --> 00:13:06,120 Goodness came from God. It was an act of love from God 212 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:13,880 that he has called us and also has made us children. 1 John 31. 213 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:17,040 And Saint Paul writes that it is because of the Spirit that we 214 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:21,520 have received through God's loving his Son, that Holy Spirit 215 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:29,120 grants us the, the, the confidence to call the Father, 216 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:35,040 our Father Baban, not the Father. 217 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:38,240 That's why Jesus teaches when you pray, you don't say the 218 00:13:38,240 --> 00:13:41,600 Father in heaven, you say our Father in heaven. 219 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:44,680 And if our Muslim friends have an issue with that, you're 220 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:48,960 absolutely right. My dear beloved Muslim friend, 221 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:53,640 no, you can't call the Father your Father because you can only 222 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:57,640 call the Father your Father is when you believe in his Son, our 223 00:13:57,640 --> 00:14:00,720 Lord Jesus Christ and the Jewish friends. 224 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:04,200 When you believe in His Son, our Lord and Jesus Christ, and you 225 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:08,120 are baptized in his baptism, and you've been clothed with him, 226 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:12,720 that the Son of God, the Son of God, then you can confidently 227 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:19,200 call the Father your Father. That's from Galatians 3/26/27. 228 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:23,920 And it is this same love, beloved, that Christ 229 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:27,960 demonstrated and requested from his disciples after washing 230 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:30,320 their feet. We're going to do this on the 231 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:36,040 Thursday of Passover, April 2nd. He says in John 1315 he's 232 00:14:36,040 --> 00:14:38,960 talking about service. If I have given you this example 233 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:43,120 washing of the feet that you also should do the. 234 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:46,520 Same way. As I have done to you, so God 235 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:48,920 loved us. God did what he did through His 236 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:52,600 Son. We are indebted to the Lord. 237 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:56,760 To do. As his son taught us, no, not 238 00:14:56,760 --> 00:15:00,200 that we will put God in debt has to say that. 239 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:03,360 And you know, to my shame, I used to think when I read that, 240 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:06,000 you know, it never felt, it didn't sit right. 241 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:10,640 How can God be in there? How can God own owe me, not owe 242 00:15:10,640 --> 00:15:13,520 me, owe me? Glory be to Christ. 243 00:15:13,520 --> 00:15:15,080 For the shut the. Version in the Aramaic 244 00:15:15,080 --> 00:15:16,400 languages. Oh my God. 245 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:20,000 No, no, no, it's not. We lend to the Lord. 246 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:21,480 We don't lend anything to the Lord. 247 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:24,240 It's his anyway. It's not mine for me to lend, 248 00:15:24,320 --> 00:15:28,000 it's God's. And again, it is the same love 249 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:32,040 that Christ had demanded in order to. 250 00:15:32,040 --> 00:15:35,640 Be known as his followers, true followers, and to be. 251 00:15:35,640 --> 00:15:39,400 Perceived as his followers. And to his disciples he says, To 252 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:42,680 know that you are my disciples. John, 1335. 253 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:45,200 Every. Person will know by this that 254 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:46,920 you are my disciples. Or my. 255 00:15:46,920 --> 00:15:52,320 Followers or my adherents? If you shall have love, 1. 256 00:15:52,520 --> 00:15:57,040 To another and and this is how we portray our love and the 257 00:15:57,040 --> 00:15:59,480 apostle. Paul writes that because the 258 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:04,000 apostles and the disciples and all the scripture characters 259 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:08,000 showed and portrayed that. Love of Jesus Christ, he then. 260 00:16:08,680 --> 00:16:12,040 Instructs us to imitate him. 1 Corinthians 11/1. 261 00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:16,560 Because he imitates Christ. So how do we do this? 262 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:23,760 How do I do my deeds of charity? Looking at Matthew chapter 25. 263 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:27,040 Looking at Jesus being. Served, he's told. 264 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:27,880 Us. This is Jesus. 265 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:29,840 Telling you and I. You know, each time you do 266 00:16:29,840 --> 00:16:32,240 something in the name of Jesus, you're doing it for Jesus. 267 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:35,440 So when you're doing something for someone because Jesus has 268 00:16:35,440 --> 00:16:38,240 commanded you, Jesus has done it, you're doing it for Jesus 269 00:16:38,240 --> 00:16:39,080 Christ. That's what he said. 270 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:41,320 He said if you do for these little ones, you're doing it for 271 00:16:41,320 --> 00:16:42,720 me. So when you visit someone in 272 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:45,480 hospital, when I visit someone in hospital, there are two 273 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:49,680 Christ's there. There's one in bed, the sick, 274 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:55,080 and there is the foolish, weak, unworthy servant, which is 275 00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:59,680 myself representing Jesus Christ, the soul of Jesus 276 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:03,520 Christ, the icon of. Jesus Christ, So how do we do? 277 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:07,440 When someone is hungry, well, physically we need to feed them. 278 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:11,079 Go out these part. Next two coming weeks. 279 00:17:11,079 --> 00:17:11,920 A week. And 1/2. 280 00:17:12,599 --> 00:17:15,280 Your charitable deeds, not only during Lent, go out. 281 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:19,640 There are plenty of homeless. People on the streets here in 282 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:22,040 Turlock. Plenty in LA, plenty in San 283 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:23,319 Francisco. Plenty. 284 00:17:23,560 --> 00:17:26,520 There's plenty of people. That have pitched their tents 285 00:17:26,520 --> 00:17:29,320 and they live outside, you know, go and buy them food. 286 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:33,920 Hello, how are you? Have you had anything? 287 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:35,720 To eat. Have you had breakfast? 288 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:38,360 Or would you like me to get you? Would you like me to get me some 289 00:17:38,360 --> 00:17:40,840 breakfast? Would you like me to get you 290 00:17:40,840 --> 00:17:42,360 some lunch? OK. 291 00:17:42,360 --> 00:17:43,920 You don't have time to go back and forth. 292 00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:47,200 OK, here's a gift voucher from. McDonald's from. 293 00:17:47,280 --> 00:17:49,360 In and out from what? There's a gift. 294 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:51,160 There's a $20.00 gift card, you know. 295 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:54,120 Go and have a. Meal and. 296 00:17:54,120 --> 00:17:56,840 Praise the Lord Jesus. Christ physically, spiritually 297 00:17:56,840 --> 00:18:00,920 as well if the man is spiritually hungering for love 298 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:03,280 and mercy. For the word of God. 299 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:05,200 Maybe to know about Jesus Christ, to be given some 300 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:07,000 comfort, sit down and talk to that person. 301 00:18:07,120 --> 00:18:09,440 You know, there are many times where you go to these people 302 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:11,480 that are on the streets and you want to feel and say no thank 303 00:18:11,480 --> 00:18:13,040 you, I've had something to eat. You know. 304 00:18:13,720 --> 00:18:15,720 Would you like something? No, I don't need. 305 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:16,480 Anything. Thank you. 306 00:18:16,840 --> 00:18:17,920 Would you like me to talk to you? 307 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:20,080 Sure. You know, sit down, let's have a 308 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:21,680 chat. Like what happened? 309 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:25,880 How did how did life end up in this situation for you? 310 00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:27,760 You know, just. Listen to these people. 311 00:18:28,280 --> 00:18:31,280 Physically and spiritually, when they're thirsting. 312 00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:34,000 Thirsting for love, for compassion, thirsting for 313 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:36,040 someone just to listen. To them, some people. 314 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:39,600 Just want to vent and and tell people you know and there are 315 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:42,680 times where they preach the Lord Jesus Christ. 316 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:47,400 A life experience I had myself saw someone in the street 317 00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:50,880 homeless shaggy looking, spoke to my wife. 318 00:18:50,920 --> 00:18:52,760 Let's go and help. This person hi. 319 00:18:53,040 --> 00:18:54,040 You know, rather they. Take. 320 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:56,200 This as a little, you know, a little gift. 321 00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:58,120 I said no I don't want this, but what would? 322 00:18:58,120 --> 00:19:00,800 You like me to pray for you? For what? 323 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:04,240 Would you like me to pray for? You put me to shame, right? 324 00:19:04,600 --> 00:19:06,760 So they're not always wanting food and help. 325 00:19:06,760 --> 00:19:08,440 No, sometimes they just want that. 326 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:11,480 Companionship, right? Taking in strangers. 327 00:19:11,480 --> 00:19:13,840 Okay, you don't. Want to take him into okay, you 328 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:17,280 see someone streaming, sleeping on the streets, go up to that 329 00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:19,280 person and say. Hey, brother. 330 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:20,600 Hey, sister. I want to. 331 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:24,560 I want to put you in a hotel or in a motel for a few days. 332 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:25,840 I want you. To have a shower. 333 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:28,560 I want you to sleep in a bed. I'll get some food for you. 334 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:31,560 I'll get some hygienic. What do they call them? 335 00:19:31,560 --> 00:19:33,400 You know, the soap something. They call them something. 336 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:37,000 Yeah. You know, and have a shower. 337 00:19:37,080 --> 00:19:40,280 Sorry. Care packages, Yeah, and you 338 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:42,520 know I'm going. To do this and. 339 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:46,960 God bless You, Beautiful. He is not going to say no. 340 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:51,520 Why didn't you put this? That's you know you and I think 341 00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:54,160 this way. Christ thinks another way. 342 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:55,440 His thoughts are on our thoughts. 343 00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:57,720 God's not thoughts are not our. Thoughts. 344 00:19:58,040 --> 00:20:00,840 OK. Take a stranger and and put them 345 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:03,480 up in a hotel for a a few days or a week. 346 00:20:03,880 --> 00:20:08,080 Clothing, you know, there's I'm going to take you to the, you 347 00:20:08,080 --> 00:20:11,600 know, to the to target whatever. And you know, what clothes do 348 00:20:11,600 --> 00:20:13,480 you need? Just go and buy some clothes and 349 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:16,040 what you need and I'll, I'll take care of you in the name of 350 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:17,000 Jesus Christ. Why? 351 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:19,920 Because I loved you. Because Jesus loved me. 352 00:20:20,680 --> 00:20:22,520 Jesus did this. For me when I was. 353 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:25,960 Dead and in sin, he died for me. I want to share that love with 354 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:27,480 you. Take care of the sick. 355 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:31,080 You know when you. Visit hospitals and you, you, 356 00:20:31,120 --> 00:20:34,720 you, you see these people. Sometimes you see people that 357 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:36,760 are. Sick on the streets you take 358 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:38,440 care of? Them, you know they. 359 00:20:38,840 --> 00:20:40,720 They have scabs, they have wounds. 360 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:44,640 Take them to a physician, take them somewhere they can be taken 361 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:47,280 care of. You know he'll just like the the 362 00:20:47,320 --> 00:20:50,240 the Good Samaritan took them to. The to the. 363 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:53,600 The inn, which is the the hospital, which is the church, 364 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:55,800 take them to the church. You know. 365 00:20:55,960 --> 00:20:57,920 Tell them that. Hey, we have soup kitchens. 366 00:20:57,920 --> 00:21:01,600 We have, we, we have all these programs. 367 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:03,320 There's all these. Programs don't worry about 368 00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:06,280 whether they're going or not. It's not up to you to to sit 369 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:11,640 there and and and. Try to, you know, work out. 370 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:14,400 Why this person has ended up that way? 371 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:17,280 Prison, Jesus said. I was in prison. 372 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:18,200 You came and. Visited me. 373 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:20,640 It's difficult. We had prison ministries in 374 00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:22,560 Australia, in Sydney. I think it's still going. 375 00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:26,080 It was a little bit more easy, more accessible, although 376 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:27,960 nothing was promised. Like there were times where 377 00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:30,680 you'd front up to the to the jail, to the prison. 378 00:21:30,680 --> 00:21:31,920 They'd say no, no, it's a. Lockdown. 379 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:35,160 Go home, you know you've. Driven 40 minutes, Go home. 380 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:37,640 You can't see them. Father, but sometimes go and sit 381 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:39,320 there and just talk to them. Don't don't go in there and 382 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:40,480 promise them what you're going to do. 383 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:42,720 You're not an attorney right when they say to you. 384 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:46,920 I remember when I visited. A brother of mine who. 385 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:50,000 I think served 30 somewhat. Years and he's out now and. 386 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:52,920 Thank the Lord and the first question he asked. 387 00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:54,440 Was said is God. Going to forgive. 388 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:56,240 Me, I said of. Course, God will forgive you. 389 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:58,280 Society may not. Forgive you. 390 00:21:58,280 --> 00:22:00,760 You can even pay your debt to society it. 391 00:22:00,760 --> 00:22:04,640 Still may not forgive you. But God will forgive you what I 392 00:22:04,640 --> 00:22:07,360 need to do. Well, you have 30 years to think 393 00:22:07,360 --> 00:22:10,800 about it. You have 30 years to talk to God 394 00:22:11,120 --> 00:22:15,440 and to learn about God and to cast all your cares on God. 395 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:19,080 You have 30 years to. To sit down and pinpoint. 396 00:22:19,080 --> 00:22:21,920 What happened? Where did I go wrong? 397 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:25,920 Why am I here? And then after that. 398 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:27,880 Once you've discovered, come back to the Lord. 399 00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:31,320 Get on your knees. In your cell, in your dorm, 400 00:22:31,320 --> 00:22:35,840 whatever it's called, say Lord. I have seen in heaven and earth 401 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:38,360 before you. I'm not worthy to be called your 402 00:22:38,360 --> 00:22:41,400 child. Just accept me as a servant. 403 00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:44,240 And when you do leave the prison, the Church is there for 404 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:49,520 you to absolve you, to minister the Holy Eucharist to you, to 405 00:22:49,520 --> 00:22:50,960 put the. Ring on you to. 406 00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:53,880 Clothe you again with a new garment and the. 407 00:22:53,880 --> 00:22:56,840 Fattened calf. That is always slaughtered. 408 00:22:56,880 --> 00:23:00,720 Every Sunday. To invite you to partake in 409 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:02,120 that. Spiritual. 410 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:07,560 Feast for your absolute, for the absolvement of your sins. 411 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:10,560 Sometimes that's all you need to. 412 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:13,120 Do too. They don't always need to be fed 413 00:23:13,120 --> 00:23:16,640 and and dressed. So do these acts and then any 414 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:21,640 other way between you and your God, any other way go out there 415 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:24,320 and and do. These charitable deeds help the 416 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:26,880 poor because the church is saying and not the Church, the 417 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:29,640 Scriptures and the church. And sometimes, sometimes we. 418 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:33,360 Have the Zero Relief Fund. You have all these relief funds 419 00:23:33,360 --> 00:23:35,320 that reach out to people that are in hunger. 420 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:37,760 Go and do that. Go and help these people. 421 00:23:38,160 --> 00:23:41,240 Go and give to these organizations which are out 422 00:23:41,240 --> 00:23:42,160 there. Mission work. 423 00:23:42,360 --> 00:23:44,120 The NEC. National. 424 00:23:44,120 --> 00:23:46,960 Executive Committee of the Asian Church of the East. 425 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:48,400 It's the North America committee. 426 00:23:49,120 --> 00:23:51,960 We're embarking. We want to embark on mission 427 00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:56,040 work for our youth. Enough of just taking care of 428 00:23:56,040 --> 00:23:59,480 ourselves and and enjoying ourselves and you know. 429 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:03,840 Being in good. Health and and and good standing 430 00:24:03,840 --> 00:24:05,520 for ourselves. No, no, no, we need to go out 431 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:08,280 and and try to go and help those people that are around the 432 00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:09,960 world. It takes a lot. 433 00:24:09,960 --> 00:24:11,600 It's not. It's easier said than done. 434 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:13,600 I know. I totally understand, but hey, 435 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:17,680 if you don't start, you can't. You don't know whether. 436 00:24:17,680 --> 00:24:19,680 It's doable or? Not and I believe that through 437 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:23,160 Christ when you pray and. Especially during Lent when you. 438 00:24:23,160 --> 00:24:26,120 Pray and ask the Lord to lead and to open the doors. 439 00:24:26,120 --> 00:24:29,440 He will open those doors because you are going to do it for the 440 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:32,440 glory of His name and you're doing it for Jesus Christ. 441 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:37,000 So go out and do your charitable deeds tomorrow, next week, 442 00:24:37,080 --> 00:24:40,520 Passion Week. Every day, every week. 443 00:24:41,320 --> 00:24:44,600 Do something every week. There is, I'm sure, God. 444 00:24:44,600 --> 00:24:47,040 Places a Lazarus in front of your. 445 00:24:47,040 --> 00:24:48,640 Door. Your door doesn't. 446 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:51,440 Mean at the front porch? No, while you're driving. 447 00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:54,560 While you're walking. There's always a Lazarus there. 448 00:24:54,960 --> 00:24:56,760 Are we going? To be the rich man and look at. 449 00:24:56,760 --> 00:25:00,200 That person just walk away or. Are we going to? 450 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:03,040 According to what's in our heart and what we want to do, sit 451 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:06,720 there and are we going to try to help that person in the name of 452 00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:09,840 the Lord Jesus Christ? Say a pray Lord, I'm doing this. 453 00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:13,400 And I know why when I do this. I've done it for you and. 454 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:15,600 What it is? What did Saint Paul write that? 455 00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:18,120 If you do it in bounty, you'll reap in bounty. 456 00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:23,560 And that proves that. You are a true follower of Jesus 457 00:25:23,560 --> 00:25:27,840 Christ along with many more other deeds that we need to do 458 00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:30,040 which are the reflection. Of our faith. 459 00:25:30,080 --> 00:25:32,560 In Him praise and glory be to His name, now and at all times 460 00:25:32,560 --> 00:25:34,440 and forever. Amen. 461 00:26:02,340 --> 00:26:04,340 We hope you enjoyed this week's message. 462 00:26:04,380 --> 00:26:07,580 Please don't forget to rate and review this podcast and share 463 00:26:07,580 --> 00:26:11,060 with your friends and family for any future topic suggestions are 464 00:26:11,060 --> 00:26:14,380 to give us detailed feedback, please visit our link in the 465 00:26:14,380 --> 00:26:19,820 show notes linktr dot EE forward slash double edged sword. 466 00:26:20,300 --> 00:26:22,060 Until next time, God bless you all.