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The Feast of the Ascension of the Lord is an important feast of the Church. The ascension of Jesus into Heaven marks the definitive entrance of Jesus’ humanity into God’s heavenly kingdom. By saying ‘seated at the right hand of the Father’ we understand that the glory and honor of Divinity which He had as the Son of God before all ages and as one being with the Father, is now seated ‘bodily’ after He became incarnate and was glorified in flesh. It is the Father’s power that raised up Christ his So... Read more here....
The feast of Epiphany is the celebration of the manifestation of Jesus as the Messiah of Israel, Son of God and Savior of the world. The name Epiphany is derived from the Greek word ‘Epiphanos’ meaning ‘manifestation’ or showing forth i.e. the showing forth of Jesus as the much awaited Messiah. The Church celebrates three events in the life of Jesus when the Incarnation was revealed or made known namely;... Read more here....
When Jesus preached the Beatitudes in His sermon on the Mount, He spoke about the Kingdom of God and who would inherit it. He taught them that those who were pure, meek, humble, merciful, peace loving and righteous would enter the kingdom. This was a new teaching as the people believed that obeying the Ten Commandments and following all the rituals and ordinances of the Law was enough to get them close to God. Read more here....
A life in constant prayer is often understood by many as a way of life meant only for those who have dedicated their lives to the service of God as they are the ones who have committed to devote their entire time to be in the presence of God and serve Him. But ‘walking with God’, a life where we are in constant companionship with the all powerful and almighty God ...Read more here....
In the Book of Daniel, we read about King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon who besieged Jerusalem during the third year of the reign of King Jehoiakim of Judah. After he took over the land, King Nebuchadnezzar ordered his palace master to bring some of the Israelites of the royal family and of the nobility, young men without physical defect and handsome, versed in every branch of wisdom, endowed with knowledge and insight and competent to serve in the king’s palace. Among the Israelites who were chosen for this honor were, Daniel and his three companions Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. ....Read more here....