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Rain in the Desert
Fr. Apostolos Hill, and Ancient Faith Ministries
220 episodes
6 months ago
Fr. Apostolos Hill, Dean of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Phoenix, AZ, delivers a timely message in a humorous and straightforward preaching style as he draws from his various life adventures to underscore the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to save and to heal broken humanity.
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Fr. Apostolos Hill, Dean of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Phoenix, AZ, delivers a timely message in a humorous and straightforward preaching style as he draws from his various life adventures to underscore the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to save and to heal broken humanity.
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Christianity
Religion & Spirituality
Episodes (20/220)
Rain in the Desert
Joy and the Crucified Life
Fr. Apostolos Hill speaks on the theme of the Sunday before the Exaltation of the Cross with a challenge to consider that we have been viewing the Cross incorrectly; e.g. as an impediment to our happiness and not as the cause of joy in the life of the redeemed.
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2 years ago

Rain in the Desert
Freedom and not Independence
Fr. Apostolos Hill speaks on the difference between Independence and Freedom with a brief history lesson about Independence Day.
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2 years ago

Rain in the Desert
The Apostolic Characteristic of the Church
Fr. Apostolos speaks about the evangelical imperative of the Apostolicity of the Church.
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2 years ago

Rain in the Desert
The Causes and Cures of Spiritual Blindness
Fr. Apostolos Hill shares a homily on the Sunday of the Blind Man about the Causes and Cures of Spiritual Blindness.
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2 years ago

Rain in the Desert
The Meaning of Grace
Fr. Apostolos speaks about the meaning and application of the Greek word for "Grace" and its connection with "joy" and "gratitude."
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2 years ago

Rain in the Desert
Who is the Christ?
Fr. Apostolos Hill shares a Palm Sunday homily about the Triumphal Entry and the many questions provoked by Jesus' life and ministry throughout the Gospels. We can come to a deeper and greater experiential and relational understanding of Jesus in the services of the week.
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2 years ago

Rain in the Desert
The Cross as Viewed from the East
Fr. Apostolos Hill deconstructed the soteriological heresy of the Penal Substitutionary Atonement of Anselm of Canterbury and an explanation of how the Orthodox Church understands and applies the Cross of Christ and its efficacy for our salvation.
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2 years ago

Rain in the Desert
The Soul of Orthodoxy
Fr. Apostolos Hill delivers a homily on the Sunday of Orthodoxy and provides an examination of what our faith is and is not.
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2 years ago

Rain in the Desert
Every Day a New Day
Fr. Apostolos Hill delivers a homily that is focused on the Epistle reading from Colossians. The newness of the year should remind us that we serve a loving and merciful God, whose mercies are new every day.
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2 years ago

Rain in the Desert
Eucharistic Stewardship
Fr. Apostolos Hill shares a homily about stewardship as a Eucharistic offering of our entire life to God. He recalls Fr. Hopko's discussions about our earthly labors being represented in the offering of the bread and wine, hence, the sacralization of our workaday lives.
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2 years ago

Rain in the Desert
The Lethality of Sin and Its Cure
Fr. Apostolos Hill speaks about the Parable of the Good Samaritan and the image of the man beset by robbers on the road down to Jericho. This is about the lethal reality of sin as the Prophet Ezekiel stated "the soul that sinneth, it shall die," and the totally effective cure available in the blood of the Christ.
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2 years ago

Rain in the Desert
When We Disagree with Holy Scripture
Fr. Apostolos Hill preaches on what to do when we come upon disagreeable passages in Holy Scripture, such as Abraham's statement to the Rich Man that he has already received his "good things" in his life and can expect nothing more.
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3 years ago

Rain in the Desert
Is the Gospel Obsolete?
Fr. Apostolos Hill addresses the Parable of the Sower and the Seed of the Gospel which is but scarcely proclaimed, having been supplanted by an array of false ones.
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3 years ago

Rain in the Desert
Church and Buildings
During the annual parish festival, Fr. Apostolos Hill addresses the difference between the Church building which patrons toured, and the Church which--or rather, who--were serving them on the festival grounds.
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3 years ago

Rain in the Desert
Why John 3:16 Matters
Fr. Apostolos Hill gives a straightforward line-by-line examination of the Gospel message in John 3:16.
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3 years ago

Rain in the Desert
The Economics of Salvation
Fr. Apostolos Hill homily about the parable of the unforgiving servant.
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3 years ago

Rain in the Desert
Testing our faith in the storms of life
Fr. Apostolos Hill challenges us with reflections on the Gospel reading of St. Peter's impetuous faith on the Sea of Galilee.
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3 years ago

Rain in the Desert
Feast of the Transfiguration
Fr. Apostolos Hill speaks about the importance of being transfigured in Jesus Christ.
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3 years ago

Rain in the Desert
Apostles' Fast Explained
Fr. Apostolos Hill shares a homily about the Apostles' Fast and the command to share the Gospel.
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3 years ago

Rain in the Desert
Tribute to Fathers
Fr. Apostolos Hill shares a tribute to fathers after having buried his father the week before.
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3 years ago

Rain in the Desert
Fr. Apostolos Hill, Dean of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Phoenix, AZ, delivers a timely message in a humorous and straightforward preaching style as he draws from his various life adventures to underscore the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to save and to heal broken humanity.