Be the Bee # 178 | Pointing the Way to Christ (and a Goodbye from Steve)

[@stevenchristoforou1667]

Let us learn at last to be Christians!

[@mzsharboneau]

Does Stepping away from Y2AM mean you are also leaving AFR? Thank you very much for Be The Bee, your series helped me to better understand the faith and what helped me convert to the faith. Thank you!

[@stevenchristoforou1667]

@@mzsharboneau I never worked for AFR, just contributed content. And yes, I’m stepping away from that as well.

[@steelfalconx2000]

Goodbye Steve! Thank you for everything. May our Lord Jesus Christ walk with you wherever you go!

[@Vhryce]

I have been watching you after my sunday school teacher in 4th grade told me about you, it's my first year in college now and I find it hard to believe it's been that long. Glory be to God!

[@stevenchristoforou1667]

Glory to God indeed! Wow, this is incredible to hear. Thanks for joining us on this journey for so long!

[@applesnicolle5144]

Thanks Steve -🌸🧚‍♂️ I like when you Quote great Saints like Chrysostom… I send your videos to a blind friend who loves hearing you!

[@mmm-od6pi]

Thank you Steven for all your tireless hours and years on this series! I've used these videos not just for myself but especially for our youth and so many others that were curious about orthodoxy or certain aspects of it! I can't thank you enough and our prayers are with you especially wherever God leads you next. Thank you for teaching us to Be the Bee and to live as Orthodox Christians! May God continue to bless you and keep us all in your prayers! 🙏🏽

[@stevenchristoforou1667]

Glory to God! I'm grateful for you and your prayers!

[@St.MartinofToursPrayToGodForUs]

God bless you, Steve! You have been such a light for so many people (including me). May Christ's light continue to shine bright in you!

[@stevenchristoforou1667]

By your prayers!

[@znovosad555]

Steve I can’t thank you enough for everything you’ve done in helping me find my journey back to orthodoxy in entirety after a hiatus from young childhood to young adulthood. It took me a few years to completely come back in, but many of my inquiries or questions were initially answered by you here and it continues to help me learn and grow spiritually. And to understand the things we do as orthodox Christian’s. As I know you’re somewhat close in NYC if I’m not mistaken? You’re always welcome to visit my new home parish, Holy Trinity Orthodox Church (OCA) in Willimantic Connecticut if you’re ever in the area! Again thank you for everything you’ve done here!

[@peterorthodox360]

Pray for me a sinner, thanks for the years worth of pointing us towards Christ. Thanks Steve. ☦️

[@stevenchristoforou1667]

God bless you, Peter. Pray for me as well!

[@susancrosser4786]

Thank you so much for your ministry, Steve! May God bless you and all of us as we give our whole lives daily and minute by minute unto Christ our God.

[@stevenchristoforou1667]

By your prayers, Susan!

[@ngp5115]

Steven thank you for everything! All your efforts and creativity!. Be the bee is something unique!! (3 Men and a Bible was also so enlightening!!!) I hope we see you again ... May God bless you and all the members of Y2AM! Be the bee and live Orthodoxy 🙂🙂🙂 Greetings and love from Greece!

[@stevenchristoforou1667]

Glory to God!

[@ajjojohn]

Thanks Steve. May God guide your steps 👣. Really look forward to see you soon. Regards. Ajjo

[@stevenchristoforou1667]

By your prayers!

[@catholicactionbibleonlyist1813]

we need more people like you

[@stevenchristoforou1667]

It's kind of you to say. But no, we need more saints. Pray for me!

[@fullmoon1072]

@@stevenchristoforou1667 we are all saints in training ❤

[@annie_the_advocate]

Steve may god lead you where you are meant to be. Thank you for the nine years of be the bee that I will always look back on. May God grant you many year

[@annie_the_advocate]

Years

[@stevenchristoforou1667]

Thank you, Annie. Pray for me!

[@katsty5344]

Thank you Steve for making these wonderful videos week after week for nine years. It has really been a blessing. MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND EVERYONE

[@stevenchristoforou1667]

By your prayers!

[@robbwylde2002]

I began my journey into Orthodoxy in 2014 and I've been watching Be the Bee since then; thank you Steve for making these videos!

[@davidhanna7752]

Thank you Steve! May God bless your life! I cannot express the spiritual benefit I have received over the years from your videos and we are all blessed through the work that Christ has done in you. Let's live as Christians!

[@zevtred212]

Thank you so much for all your work. May God help you in all your good deeds. Prayers and love from Bulgaria🇧🇬☦️

[@stevenchristoforou1667]

By your prayers!

[@teresahegerich8835]

After all these years, I hope this is a 'see you later. Your ministry has been a blessing to me, and I believe the Lord sent me back here this week due to a very stressful situation. I hadn't watched for a while. God bless you until we meet again.

[@Walte25]

Thank you for everything thing you did. I hope we will see you again. May we all be christians!

[@stevenchristoforou1667]

Amen!

[@AuntieVonn]

As always, thank you 😊. We will miss you, Steve 🙏

[@stevenchristoforou1667]

Pray for me!

[@AuntieVonn]

@@stevenchristoforou1667 , Always!

[@zebra24-7]

Thank you

[@christochrysostomou106]

Glory to GOD Steven.

[@stevenchristoforou1667]

Amen!

[@Andyelmasry]

I won't say goodbye, see you later Steve!

[@stevenchristoforou1667]

Pray for me!

[@Andyelmasry]

Always

[@زارا-خ1ي]

steve you have helped me so so much, thank you for making all of these videos may God bless you and everyone at Y2AM immensely!

[@stevenchristoforou1667]

Glory to God!

[@omvxop]

Thank you. I pray you enlightening us more regularly 🙏🏼

[@TheMhouk2]

Love your work Steven - Thank you for your time and energy

[@stevenchristoforou1667]

Glory to God!

[@melissasakellariou4578]

You were a bridge for me!

[@stevenchristoforou1667]

Glory to God!

[@so03]

I have been watching these videos on and off for many years. Thanks for all your efforts Steve! God bless you.

[@haifakawar9182]

Thank you for your ministry ❤️🙏, I have been watching you since your first video, and used your videos a lot with my service, God bless you, 🙏 and thank you again.

[@stevenchristoforou1667]

Glory to God! Keep struggling towards repentance. And keep leading others to the Lord!

[@elenid60]

You guys are the BEST. God Bless!!!

[@PavloKobzar]

Thank you for making Internet a better place and pointing us to God from here 🙏 By the way, a great beard, Steve! Are you going to be ordained? 😉

[@stevenchristoforou1667]

Glory to God! No, I'm not called to ordination. Just growing out the beard for fun. haha

[@fullmoon1072]

@@stevenchristoforou1667 i grew into Orthodoxy because of you and learned about it from you. I feel so sad you are leaving; all the people I connected with are leaving somehow. I will treasure the past vides you made.

[@shaddyshokralla3002]

Thank you for some very inspirational videos. God bless you!

[@applesnicolle5144]

Beautiful videos Steve… stay strong & don’t allow GOA to bring you down. They’ve sold out to Diablo.

[@svenrn3545]

May I ask why it ended??

[@unikol8105]

Hey steve what is the music that starts at 4:08?

[@josephmillraney1061]

Steve, how can we stay in contact? Via KZbin or otherwise? Christian, likewise. Wish you all the best in your new position...may our Lord and the Theotokos guide your every endeavor

[@stevenchristoforou1667]

You can contact Christian via the new Orthodox Youth Ministries social channels (including Twitter). I’ve got my own personal social media, though I’ll likely scale back using that.

[@josephmillraney1061]

@@stevenchristoforou1667 Have always enjoyed your videos...was hoping for more, but I wish you both all the very best!

[@stevenchristoforou1667]

@@josephmillraney1061 thank you. Pray for us!

[@gedeonabebe341]

@@stevenchristoforou1667 Dear Brother Steven, Thank you for all your support to teach us our Orthodoxy, why you end the teaching, please , share us your another KZbin channel, ..? I am very sad, you are not uploading new videos, I miss your teaching, I will wait your new channel, This is from Ethiopia

[@LoveLove-jk9kz]

I miss Steve

[@wegahtaamanuel8425]

Love orthotics Eritrea

[@fredthehippo2037]

why is he leaving?

[@fullmoon1072]

We do not know. He’s called to he or do something else. He will reman Orthodox though, perhaps he will be more of a lay person or he will study intensely like a monk. Just my guesses. He’s definitely embarking on something challenging and new.

[@deepwildviolet]

I don't think he wants to continue being a facilitator of "internet Orthodoxy" in whatever form. He kind of says it in these final videos, that even good stuff can kind of draw your attention away from the real Christian life....worse yet, with Orthodox content, you can actually trick yourself into thinking you are "being fed" spiritually when you are actually being scattered and spiritually starving yourself. God help us all and let us empty ourselves this Lent so we can become filled with the Holy Spirit in the Resurrection!

[@cabellero1120]

This is why I'm skeptical of Evangelicalism.. Too much of the focus is on the " Christian" and not Christ We tend to hear people boasting about Their moment, rather than Jesus. I'm not saying all of them are self righteous and egocentric.. Too much of the focus seems to be on Them and not so much on Christ.

[@AsterionH]

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