REPENT OR PERISH Ephesians 4:7-16; Psalm 122; Luke 13:1-9 “…unless you repent you will all likewise perish.” We are called to repent not repaint. This repentance is not a renovation of our hearts but a complete change of heart. It is not a cosmetic conversion but a deep seated one. True Conversion is not […]
Monthly Archives: October 2022
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Understanding the time EPHESIANS 4:1-6; PSALM 23; LUKE 12:54-59 “You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky; but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?” (Luke 12:56). Jesus is not criticizing them for their ability to read the weather, but for their inability to recognize that […]
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BE READY Ephesians 3:2-12; Psalm – Isaiah 12; Luke 12:39-48 “You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour.” Many of us are anxious about the Divine plan that Christ will come at an hour we do not expect. Many people will prepare their life properly if a […]
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2Tim.4:10-17/Psalm 145/ Luke 10:1-9 Luke the Evangelist is one of the Four Evangelists. The Early Church Fathers ascribed to him authorship of both the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. Prominent figures in early Christianity such as Jerome and Eusebius later reaffirmed his authorship. Luke’s Gospel is, above all, the Gospel of […]
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Ephesians 2:12-22; Psalm 85; Luke 12:35-38 In the Gospel, Jesus speaks of his coming as a time of joy and celebration, not of fear and trembling. The Church affirms this joyful expectation in the second part of the Lord’s Prayer during the Eucharistic celebration when the priest says “…As we await the blessed hope and […]
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CHRIST’S WITNESSES IN A TURBULENT WORLD: A REFLECTIVE APPROACH BY REV. FR. DANIEL EVBOTOKHAI ON THE OCCASION OF THE ONE DAY LECTURE IN VIEW OF THE WORLD MISSION SUNDAY 2022 AT THE SEMINARY OF ALL SAINTS, UHIELE EKPOMA 17TH OCTOBER 2022. The topic “Christ’s witnesses in a turbulent world” is simply a further expression […]
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Avert shameful death EPHESIANS 2:1-10; PSALM 100; LUKE 12:13-21 Luke 12:13-21 presents us with the “Parable of the Rich Fool”. Biblically, a fool is one who rebels against God or who has forgotten God. The man rebelled by attributing all the glory to himself. He accumulated wealth but was not sensitive to the desires of God. […]
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Exodus 17:8-13; Psalm 120; 2Timothy 3:14-4:2; Luke 18:1-8 ********************************* Fr. Daniel Evbotokhai THE PARABLE OF THE PERSISTENT WIDOW Success is not dependent on talent, beauty, or inherited fortune either. In reality, all it takes to succeed is a focused mind that is ready to persevere and persist in the face obstacles. Today’s readings […]
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BLASPHEMY Eph 1:15–23/ Ps 8:2-3ab, 4-5, 6-7/ Luke 12:8-12 In today’s gospel Jesus says “whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.” To blaspheme is to speak with disrespect about God. Blasphemy is verbal or written rebuke of God’s name, character, work, or attributes. It is the lack of reverence for sacred objects, or toward something […]
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WARNINGS AND ENCOURAGEMENTS Ephesians 1:11-14; Psalm 32; Luke 12:1-7 Jesus says “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.” The point was that the doctrines of the Pharisees were pervasive and would lead to hypocrisy and atheism. So Jesus warns us against every bad influence that would erode our faith […]