FALSE LOVE

The love God calls us to have is alien to the world, and we must guard ourselves against the world's conception of love.

[@FatherSpyridonROCOR]

Please note, the person posting invitations to telegram is not me. But youtube have ignored my requests to remove their comments. If they respond to your comment, please report them as SPAM to protect other people.

[@derekpappas1556]

The people who are trying to draw you into telegram are trying to steal your identity and money . If they seek your info , give nothing unless you can verify .

[@derekpappas1556]

Google owns you tube and the Google play store has telegram in it to distribute.

[@RobBaranThiemann-sf5fz]

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[@DelvNor]

I just found out my wife committed adultery 10 years ago when we were unbelievers and before we had children. She has kept this a secret until now. I am trying so hard to forgive her. She is deeply shameful and repentant. She has been a faithful wife and wonderful mother for the last 10 years. Please help with advice and prayer. Do I divorce or endure the pain?

[@briankristensen349]

​@@DelvNor Does she belong to the streets, i do not know. I will pray for you and wife and kids healing. Hope you have Christian family, friend and priest who can give guidance.

[@Oilofmercy]

A homeless person gave me a dollar once. I have never spent it, I will treasure it forever.

[@OrthodoxChristianWife]

You could give it back to another homeless, but multiplied. Lest we become like the man who buried his one talent ❤

[@Oilofmercy]

@@OrthodoxChristianWife aw yes that is lovely. I do give a lot but I'm keeping it to always remind me of her heart , and like her that I may give all but what I need away. I hope I can live like she does.

[@clydedoris5002]

Reminds me of St martin of tours giving his cloak

[@nicodemuseam]

​@@wiard God made the materials that compose money, and He knew they wouod be used as money, and He even teaches us not to love money more than people, but to use it properly.

[@nicodemuseam]

@@wiard "Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's." "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." "Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be arrogant or to set their hope on the uncertainty of wealth, but on God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.” God provides us with money through our employment; In today's society, we trade time and effort for money that we use to secure things for ourselves. Before Jesus came, those who were living under the Torah, they were required to give 10% of their income, whatever it was, to the Temple, if I remember correctly; Psalm 24:1 says, “The earth and everything in it, the world and its inhabitants, belong to the Lord;” Everything is the Lord's, and it is on loan to us. We give it back to Him, when we use it properly woth thanksgiving, when we hand it over to the hungry beggar, when we give drink to the the thirsty, and so on. Money itself is not evil, neither are possessions, but the love of money, of things, an Idol, is the root of many evils.

[@ortodox9532]

I pray for your health father Spyridon. May God protect us of evil spirits and guide us in life.

[@AreRisnes]

#FROM

[@brianjones4026]

Yes God Bless and Heal this Great yet Humble man of God Father Spyridon ! I pray that he is healed from this affliction and that he may reward us more with his teachings here for many more a day ! Amen

[@Averagevehicularenthusiast]

Father Spyridon, I must thank you for your preaching. I am only 14 and crave God a lot. I am truly thankful that you teach me these things and help me when I don’t know something

[@tallduck592]

i completley get you i am 13 he cleared all the douts i had about god

[@DoctorSpicy]

Yeah. I’m 10 and I like to act like I’m 13. You liars.

[@mateo.1235]

@@DoctorSpicydo you really think someone would lie and tell people he is 13???

[@campbellsjournal6537]

@@mateo.1235 hes ten lol

[@BlessedByMalal]

​@@DoctorSpicy my brother why is thine heart filled with judgement? Give not in to the whispers of The Enemy. Shine light on your heart and others my brother, Ave Christus Rex.

[@efstathiagiftopoulos4496]

Lord Jesus my Heavenly father have mercy on me and my family. My father passed away, and we buried him 5th Feb 24 at 79yrs old died from cancer due to cigarette smoking. He stopped 7yrs ago, but was smoking since 15 or 16yrs old. He also received Jesus Christ as his Lord and Saviour before he crossed over. We were praying for his salvation. Thankyou Lord for answered prayer 🙏 ❤

[@JesusSufferedForYou]

Amen! ❤

[@kalidasms8694]

God bless him, you and everyone ❤

[@Kaytee-miow]

May his soul rest in peace joined to Christ in the heavens, through the prayer of the Theotokos and all the Saints. X

[@realdark0890]

God bless you and your family may your father rest in peace

[@kingminos1993]

Thank you Father Spyridon, you inspired me to quit smoking Marijuana. I began giving it up 8 months ago and have been sober for 4 months and never going back. Glory be to God.

[@PaulTheHermit77]

Glory to God! I'm glad for you. I have had similar struggles.

[@kingminos1993]

@@PaulTheHermit77 I didn't want to listen to Father Spyridon's advice on cannabis at first because I was having trouble letting go of my worldly attachments. I thought that if I totally followed the teachings of the Church I'd lose my individuality. I was wrongly connecting my sin to myself, after returning to prayer and learning more about the saints I discovered that God gives us all our own path to salvation and we have to trust in Christ and reject the world. We become more our true selves by developing our relationship with God and becoming more Christ-like through the unique path God lays before us. I think this is a key element in the orthodox teaching of Illumination. Secondly, I was struggling with the idea of salvation itself. Who am I, a weak sinner, able to become a saint, achieve Theosis, and be accepted into the kingdom of God? Again, prayer and learning more about the saints helped greatly. The saints were tempted as we are but achieved glory through their faith and discipline. Also, scripture helps too. Matthew 19:26, "Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Beliving we are unredeemable places limits on God and is an excercise on pridde. Bear your cross with humility and anything is possible. I trust you and everyone can be saved through God's mercy.

[@alexdiaz155]

Glory to God. May the Virgin of the Inexhaustible Chalice pray to Christ for all of us struggling against addiction.

[@Kaytee-miow]

Good strength, dear one. May the fast help you greatly xxx

[@CertifiedSperg]

Amen Brother

[@leoswidan]

Thank you father Spyridon for shedding light on this new generation.

[@antonkirani2758]

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner. Thank you for your words Father.

[@STMukr]

Fr Spyridon good health to you. God bless ❤

[@hayatmakhoul4319]

Amen

[@jonysanchez1890]

Amen

[@josephk4310]

Our love must be so overflowing that we can pray for our enemies, it is not easy to do Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon us, Amen

[@SaffyreRaven]

Watching this I realized I have love for God…but not love for my fellow man. I think it’s just become hardened over time. So I’m going to pray that it will be softened and more hopeful. I hope you are doing well Father Spyridon. Please continue to rest and take it easy…you’ve earned it.

[@mouillu4726]

thank you father, thanks to you i have converted from agnosticism to orthodoxy, thank to you

[@gwenechotaylor96]

The love the world gives us is enslavement. God's love is true freedom.

[@ericoshea9382]

Faith, hope and love. These three, but the greatest is love. Thank you Father Spyridon for this great homily.

[@BlackHermit]

False love used to be one of my biggest problems. The sacrificial kind of love in accordance with the teachings of Christ is truly the best. With constant prayer we can lessen our false love and increase our true love in Christ.

[@frostqueen4904]

I wish i had a priest like you in my near! I send you so much love from Germany ♥️

[@024Nimma]

Amen. Love and prayers from The Netherlands ☦

[@GarySkinner-ob8lx]

Thank you Father Spyridon. Sometimes I find it very difficult to love, but easy to notice its absence.

[@iShredz541]

If anyone is reading this just know we are very blessed to simply be alive, I love you Jesus and thank you so much for putting father Spyridon

[@iShredz541]

In my life

[@looseandjanglingproductions]

God bless you, Fr Spyridon. Your posts started my inquiry into Orthodoxy last year. After nearly sixty years on this planet, I feel like I'm finally on the correct path. ☦️

[@brankabrnica1914]

Welcome home☦️

[@danielgaley9676]

I have a wife who is opposed to Orthodoxy. Please pray for us. Dan and Cathy. God bless you always 🙏 ❤️

[@looseandjanglingproductions]

@@danielgaley9676 I'm in the same boat Daniel. Let's pray for each other in this regard.

[@Kaytee-miow]

God bless !! Which country are you in ?

[@Kaytee-miow]

​​​@@danielgaley9676 which country are you in? 🙏📿☦️👑

[@eatemupjonny]

"It is not, before God, a matter of the ends justify the means - NEVER" - Father Spyridon makes me feel like I can run thru a brick wall with his speaking

[@noodlelova3]

Forgive me for my sins, Jesus Christ. Amen.

[@pivot9965]

Thank you father Spyridon for taking time of your day to teach about God to us sinners.

[@Muddy-water]

Dear Father, we’re praying for you always and hoping you’re getting the rest and peace you need now. Sending much love from America. ❤️🙏🏻🔥🕊️

[@andreibocse4271]

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. May God bless you with a speedy recovery! ☦✝️

[@chrisvanleuven1771]

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God , have mercy on me a sinner 🙏

[@reydia]

This is such a hard message to hear. I find myself frequently bothered to-the-core and hating all the evil around me. I know love is the only way but, still, hearing it is almost heartbreaking. The consequences of not loving my enemies is literally death and separation from God. Painful to hear and accept over and over again.

[@djnv4702]

I struggle with this as well. When I’m listening or seeing evil spewing from someone I feel that hate well up and then the Lord whispers to me, “Are you loving him or her like I loved my enemies?” Then I feel such sorrow. Lord, have mercy on me a sinner!” 😢 🙏🏼

[@lindaphillips4646]

Yes, i understand. We keep our love for the Lord and for truth, and we even grieve when we see Him wrongly spoken about. Then we turn as best we can and fear the danger that those doing or speaking evil are in. I am slowly learning ..

[@UYOUAUA]

You have to heal your heart let go of the hate, it is never the way. The sins and wrongdoings of others is not your weight to hold, hatred makes it yours. Good luck sister

[@PaulTheHermit77]

Loving your enemy for me is the hardest part of the Gospel but the most important. I'm trying.

[@lindaphillips4646]

@@PaulTheHermit77 i have finally come to believe that one of the reasons that Jesus can be, and has been, so hated by some people, is that they cannot stand His commandments to love as He has loved us. Very disturbing. So we keep trying to do what He tells us to do..

[@joeyk810]

“We cannot achieve holy ends with unholy means” a profound truth that sadly many have lacked.

[@honeybadger5718]

For we fight not against flesh! But against principalities and wickedness in high places. Love you Farther. Get well soon. Love Daniel.

[@Draugadrottin41]

Thank ou pater spyridon for your wise words i try better now in life but i can't change my mind fast enough, i feel so unworthy for gods love and forgiveness :( but i'm trying. Love from Germany :) GOD bless you

[@servantdynasty7]

Praying for those who have needs, both financial and physical needs that God will heal them and bless them to be a blessing to establish His covenant on this earth! Too many people are missing heaven and ending up in the fires of Hell! Out of the 150,000 people that die every day on this planet, most of them open their eyes from a burning Hell after their last breath and it is not funny nor is it a joke ! Pray constantly for these souls that are in desperate need of salvation that God will send laborers across their paths! Jesus is Lord!

[@Balthirin]

WOOOOOOO GIVEN ME GOOSEBUMPS Keep preaching Big Brother, that light is BLINDING

[@LucentVision1111]

Father Spyridon

[@Balthirin]

I see everyone as Family. My Elders i call Big Brother. Jesus is the only one who needs a name, The rest of us are just trying to walk in his image. Keep taking the world so seriously and you'll forget what Joy is Big Sister ❤️

[@LucentVision1111]

@@Balthirin Okay

[@dr_bullseye]

This is truth the world and I need in my heart

[@gereshomeE]

Thank you! ☦️

[@WORKOUTSOLUTIONS]

❤💪🕊🙏☦BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS ☦🙏🌟✌❤‍🔥

[@jeanniekaramigios3838]

🙏prayers for your recovery Father.☦️♥️

[@X4VER279]

Love from Germany ✝️🇩🇪🤝🇬🇧☦️

[@user-vj3vf6gd9y]

Heal me O Lord and I shall be healed, save me and I shall be saved for Art my praise. Jeremiah ch.17 V 14 Heavenly Father please pour forth bountifully upon Fr. Sypridon the multitude of Thy tender blessings according to Thy rich and great mercy by Thy grace. Through the prayers of the most Holy Theotokos and of all Your saints, have mercy on us and save us, for You are a good God and love mankind, in Jesus name Lord, Amen, Amen Amen

[@trevorharrison1989]

Thank you Father and praying for your health.

[@liviuchirca2056]

Greetings from Romania, father Spyridon. May God bless you with a quick recovery. Now when your physical strength has diminished you have found the way to enlarge and use some other inner abilities in order to keep overall the same message like before the illness. Everything is a lesson for all of us and even we know to thanks God for the “bad” news we are seen by Him as good servants and He will give us even more than before… Continue to follow you with your wonderful teachings.

[@whollybraille7043]

You're looking better, friend. Precise language makes the distinctions that are necessary for understanding. You do a great job of using just the right words. Thanks.

[@lukelucas9264]

Thank you Father Spyridon

[@user-fr7ce4ez9r]

Спаси Господи, отче! Доброго здравия Вам молитвами святителя Луки-врача безмездного!

[@danielgaley9676]

Blessed are you, Father Spyridon.

[@Liam-es2kr]

Hello Father Spyridon, thank you so much for teaching us so many important things & making us better human beings one by one. I’m glad to have the honor to be alive at the same time & to share this beautiful journey with all of my brothers & sisters

[@vladvlad11299]

Listening to Fr. Spyridon made my day even better ❤❤❤ God Bless You !

[@XPISTOS-ANESTH]

God bless you father. Αμην

[@charlynehill5999]

In my daily prayers, You are loved❤

[@nepsisyianni33]

☦❤

[@vincentmcnabb939]

Great sermon, Father. I thank the Lord for his gift of you to us. God Bless you and all that listen to you. ❤ from an Irish Catholic.

[@943rob]

May our good and merciful Lord, the true Physician of souls and body, continue to grant you healing and recovery! You are in my prayers!

[@chadkline4268]

Right on ♥️😊♥️ the Orthodox church has the only teachings on Christianity that I listen to. I value you very much and I sincerely wish that you regain your health. You are a treasure in the world.

[@meddlenot]

Thank you Father Spyridon for the truth that this generation needs

[@hendersonshuntinglodge1207]

Very helpful thank you

[@eliasandrinopoulos8746]

Thank you, Father! I pray your recovery is going well! God Bless you! ☦️

[@232Muni]

I Appreciate U For This💜

[@chaos_embracer]

Father Spyridon, you are the person I want to thank one for the most, you made me much closer to Christ and I wanna give you a big big hug and thank you all for it, much love❤

[@byrnedegrandpre8884]

Thank you Father for this beautiful presentation on the challenges of sacrificial Christian love.

[@austinesci03]

Thank you for sharing I really needed this right now. Blessing brother!

[@jonathanreeve7823]

God give you strength to carry on this wonderful ministry father

[@sisselrudshaug1106]

Takker for som alltid kloke ord å ta med oss videre i livet🌹

[@dante666jt]

Father Spyridon, your room looks cosy. I always click to absorb the ambiance of your videos. The bliss lies in the subtle details.

[@kp7100]

I hope our lord Jesus Christ forgives me for everything and forgives me for failure

[@BlueShiftna]

May your body heal, and your spirit remain strong. God be with you, and thank you so much for everything.

[@benkenobi4453]

I reside in the U.S. my father is a southern Baptist preacher - just wanted to leave a comment and let you know that your talks are good for my spirit. I think the Vatican has had it wrong since the beginning and is the opposite of what God intended for the church, and I don’t agree with all of the tenets of the Orthodox Church either nor do I agree with everything within Protestantism and the southern Baptist principle beliefs - but I have a great respect for those within the orthodoxy and I have a great spiritual respect for you sir as a teacher. I consider myself a follower of the way and a student and believer in Jeshua and his teachings - this single belief is what binds us together through spiritual kinsmanship so I just wanted to encourage and thank you for obedience to YHWH and your fervent teaching. I will continue to pray for your health and healing as well. God bless you sir.

[@LavenderBliss-ll9qo]

I'm a Catholic. I wish we has priests like you Fr.Spyridon 😢

[@kareemgameel150]

Please pray for me to draw close to Jesus Christ again. I've been away from Him for months, and with each step I take towards Him, it feels like I'm walking away from Him ten steps. God, have mercy on me, a sinner. 😢 I feel abandoned.

[@silasd5269]

May the Lord forgive you and the Holy Spirit fill and change you.

[@lindaphillips4646]

We are never abandoned or forgotten. Even when it 'feels' like it. GOD, BLESS.☦

[@PaulTheHermit77]

It's the twilight of the soul. Persevere and you will see He is even closer. John of the Cross spoke of the same happening to him. Have faith.

[@user-iy6xg7nt2d]

Christ is with you, remain faithful and always hold onto hope! All of our struggles, God will turn them into good, so this too will somehow will benefit your soul! Pray to the most Holy Theotokos, talk to her with the same love, trust, comfort you do with your mother! She will reunite you with her son, she alongside all the saints will pray for you-just ask! May the Grace and Love of God The prayer of our Loving Mother, Mariyam and the saint he with you and all of us, Amen!

[@IplaythisforfunVR]

Amen

[@muscleshark1065]

Thank you Spyridon for continuing to make these videos while you are recovering🙏 God bless you

[@ServantofJesus1996]

Hopefully your doing better brother may our beautiful merciful God continue to bless and keep you safe from all forms of evil. I say this in the name of our savior Jesus Christ Amen❤️ love you brother hope your doing better

[@user-ki2tg3qf4j]

In Jesus name, Amen. May the Lord grant you quick recovery. Amen.

[@grizzly8296]

Please pray for me father, for I cannot get out of the loop of lustful sin. I keep failing even though I say "next time, I'll be on my watch." I struggle hard with it, please pray for me 🙏

[@kellyu465]

Before I even listen...I wanted to say how grateful I am to see you are alive . It happened to me that I had a brush with death, my situation was bad & many were unkind, watching me with appendicitis but did not call the ambulance. I preyed intensely to G-d, accepted it was his will & I was still fully in love w G-d! even through incredible pain, alone. That's when something happened... & I was saved physically when I was certain it was my end. I will only say that G-d & his angels are real. I take great pleasure in seeing you received the emergency help -DR.s can overlook things and happy this was not your case. You are meant to preach G-ds love & words I see so much beauty in that Thank you for being here, teaching about G-d I appreciate you greatly & G-d- of course! Truly with a feeling of love, awe & a real reverence for the ALL MGHTY G-d Who is Omnipotent & omniscient G-d beyond our understanding I deeply admire G-d and any who are of strong faith

[@Burian-hx7hy]

Thank You Get well soon 💚

[@christobonbanana]

May God's light shine through you brother, God bless and I pray for your speedy recovery.

[@The_Elder_G]

Father, thank you for your videos. They have benefitted me greatly. I pray for your speedy return to good health.

[@SavvasDesigns]

you have icons of all my favourite Saints. Saint Gabriel, Saint Ephraim of Arizona etc. God bless you father and please remember me in your prayers.

[@lindaphillips4646]

Dear Father Spyridon. I have just scrolled through many comments. You are deeply appreciated and loved. That must be a great comfort to you.

[@lindaphillips4646]

FATHER SPYRIDON: I received a "telegram" response to this message i sent you. I just did as you requested.

[@Jeanm1626]

Father, everytime a I see your videos I see God hrough your life

[@user-td4yg9nk4p]

Hello from Moldova

[@jessejames88]

Beautiful. Thank you, Father. God bless!

[@surafel.t949]

My GOD, Please have mery on us to keep this word in our heart❤.

[@micook3204]

May GOD bless you Father, to the many more years.🙏✝️🌷

[@MC_Dero]

Please don’t stop making these videos, they help me and many others more than you could know. Much love, God bless you❤

[@Fernie-Fender]

Amazing channel,Powerhouse of spiritual wisdom. I Feel blessed to have found it. THANK YOU Fr. Spyridon🕯️🙏🏼🕯️

[@jamesalletto9944]

Thank you Father Spyridon for another thoughtful Video. I am retired and live in Kentucky, formerly a Catholic. The church I attend is very loud and emotional. I do enjoy the fellowship there. That being said, I do appreciate your quiet thoughtful sermons, without the distractions. Thank you.

[@lindaphillips4646]

Would you consider finding an Orthodox church in KY? They are surely there. ☦☦

[@vend00_]

Thank you father Spyridon for your wisdom ❤☦

[@radomirstanisic3445]

Maginificent description father. We perfectly see this resemblance of love in Christ's crucifixion, He truly is love itself since there won't be a bigger form of selfless sacrifice. Слава Теби Христе Боже наш, слава Теби! ☦️

[@claudpirros1321]

Thank you father. Best wishes to you and that you continue to recover your messages are priceless.

[@didihrpro3499]

☦️ 🙏 🕊 ❤️ Glory to God!

[@justinullman2858]

❤It is not a matter of what we give or how much we give (if we give expecting a return, it is not sacrificial), but how we give it... unconditionally🤲

[@user-op6eu3tt9j]

Thank you lord for this message . Forgive us ❤.

[@Zek-nc5tr]

Thank you Father. A timely reminder for myself. Ie, there is no point in anything, unless its done with love.

[@ninacorrea2117]

Praying for you and your health Father Spyridon. God grant you many years🙏🏻☦️

[@user-bo6ck6tf2l]

Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me a sinner. I pray for you Father, greetings from Portugal.

[@JoaoOliveira-rk8gv]

Vivemos tempos difíceis no nosso país. Um abraço

[@jacobbennette7815]

His books are amazing and available on Amazon

[@guyparker1749]

Thank you for shedding the Dawn ,never yet any which shared,everyone ,for me anyway ,passed ,departed ,or left, as that every tear,took a thought and a piece of the hearts treasures .it's easier to shed the tears,and get rid of life's memories ,I can only hope That they might know..

[@axyless5565]

Thanks toi you Father Spyridon , God bless you and God bless all of you. Courage my Christians brothers , don't forget the real love , true and deep. In Jésus Name, Amen.🙏🏻✝️

[@DrSebastianFranciscoAntonio]

Lord Jesus Christ, eternally begotten Son of the Father, send forth the Holy Spirit and enkindle in us the fire of your Love. That we might carry the word like glowing embers on our lips into the darkness of this broken world proclaiming the Good News and setting the world aflame with a fire that does not turn creation to ash but rather unites all things to the paschal sacrifice of our King IC XC so that by dying in Christ we might hope to rise again in Him more radiant than the dawn. Aleluya

[@miskoajkula1]

God bless you father, visit monestery Ostrog in Montenegro one day.

[@biffbrude675]

Thank you so much for this. It is received and appreciated on the deepest level. I am also grateful you appear to be doing well.

[@humble_servant123]

Praying sincerely for your health, let the Lords will be done