The Greatest Man

[@thegalaxy2262]

It feels nice to be around sane people after hearing my parents say that women can be pastors

[@Lunatic89097]

They can, but should not be whatsoever.

[@Spookdookin]

@@Lunatic89097Yup. Free will and all that.

[@thegalaxy2262]

@Lunatic89097 Thanks for the correction ❤️

[@timmiller7338]

Natural creatures have one head. Author is a man's name, the main heart, is a lady, the ladies head is a heart head, ideal marriage integration. A man head, a lady heart, equals no headless horsemen, with God as the man's head. Ideal, best, variety, Proof , rigged system, A.D. 2025 , father time, A.I. , It's A.D. mother nature, lady luck, what year is it in Heaven?

[@timmiller7338]

Pastor, teacher, ok, a father, no, a main head example, no. Let Author be. Let men represent strength.

[@WORKOUTSOLUTIONS]

CHRIST IS BORN! GLORIFY HIM ! 🌟❤ Merry Christmas to all Orthodox Christians ☀🙏✝🕊

[@unclev7075]

Truly, he is born!

[@PomazeBog1389]

Vaistinu se Rodi!

[@violetab3750]

Truly He is born!

[@slowboywhiteboardv4]

​@@PomazeBog1389 that "translation" made me chuckle 😅😆 Christ is Born! 🙏🏻☦️

[@georgeiftime6615]

Truly His born ❤🙏

[@LoneWolf.79]

МИР БОЖИЈИ, ХРИСТОС СЕ РОДИ!

[@gavigaviman]

Vaistinu se rodi

[@all4christ52]

I could listen to this guy tell stories all day. Beautiful. God bless

[@FatherGapon-gw6yo]

St. John the Baptist pray for us sinners. My we find the peace and communion with Christ in this wilderness and isolation so we may overflow with joy in the desert.

[@dolphinitely_bro3944]

Happy feast Orthodox family ☦️

[@richardstanley7661]

I really loved this teaching. I’m an evangelical going to vesper for the first time tonight, I’m kinda nervous. Please pray for me!

[@jestergodfield690]

I was unaware that January 7th was Saint John's feast day. Coincidentally, on this day I managed to get my G class drivers license, thank God. Hopefully I'll be able to move on in my life and get a job, pray for me if you can! 🙏 ☦️

[@annafoster5393]

Beautiful lecture, one of my favorite icons is the one where the Theotokos visits Elizabeth with saint John and Jesus in their wombs and he leaps with joy, so beautiful and such a wonderful model to strive to be like ❤ thank you for your videos Father, they help me to remain humble and steadfast in my faith while raising my kids and being a busy mom to littles! God bless you! 🙏🏻

[@elijaharchive2193]

Praying for you father during these fires In California ☦️✝️🙏

[@ry_boy]

Merry Christmas my friends!

[@Derekphysique]

wow. from the bottom of my heart, thank you. thank you for love to st john the baptist, and reminding me and teaching me more about him to now make me love him so much more than i thought i did. Thank you so much. you were amazing in your interview with the catholic interviewing gentleman. so eloquent, informed and consistent in your speech. peace be with you amen

[@JustDee7]

Father you are awesome 👏🏽 I’m Roman Catholic but I listen your preaching any chance I get . ❤I love how seriously you take our Lord. It’s inspiring. And I cannot stop myself from crying when I read those lines about John the Baptist, the voice crying out in the wilderness … absolutely touching and probably my favorite , John The Baptist , pray for us ❤

[@pablokoz7497]

Thank you Fr . For this inspirational talk on St John the Baptizer

[@OrthoBro28]

Glory to God

[@Lucas-qj1bf]

Please pray for my father's health

[@user-kq6jy8tl8e]

Thank you Father

[@PatriciaLangness-f9i]

Heaven is a gift from God, and nothing ever changes there.

[@timmiller7338]

Nice lecture, Praise Jesus!, thank you!

[@ibelieve3111]

Thanks

[@ladyj3474]

St John the Baptist, thank you so much, I love you.

[@angelachiorean5151]

God bless! Please pray for John health ! 🙏

[@allenhodge7245]

Holy Spirit Baptism is a three-day fast to take the water 💧 of life freely 🌫🌬🔥

[@itssslashhere5245]

God Bless you Father Josiah, I love you videos

[@helenhealing]

Praying you and your community and the church are not touched by the fires. This tragedy will bring more to God. I know my desire to become orthodox Christian has strengthened.

[@Invest4Cashflow]

Hristos se rodi 🎉🎉🎉

[@mik569]

My Church Father already came over to Bless the house, with our son holding the candle walking in front of him from room to room. Father did Prayers in Romanian and English. Then splashed Holy water all over the place 😊 including the icons, walls, ceilings, 😅and us, with a bundle of Basil and a metal water bucket. He brought his Cross and we venerated it as he was leaving. At the end he sat at the dinner table for a visit and asked my husband how his health was, asked our son how school was. Asked how i was. We have a huge Pitbull/Rottweiler dog that barks (he's harmless) and the Church Father put his hand out to him and said "I like big dog. I have a big dog. Don't worry about putting him in a room, he can stay" (In our pamphlet about House Blessings it says to lock up all animals. Not sure the exact reasons. (Maybe they are too distracting)?. Anyway it was a lovely blessed visit and it was an honor having him in our home. ☦️🙏💜

[@PiperForStThomas]

Thank you for your blessing through the internet you are truly as powerful as your devotees claim, holy elder.

[@jasminabogdanovic3999]

Mir Božiji. Hristos se rodi 🙏

[@KostasS19]

Amen

[@yankaufmann9715]

Thank you

[@yakintrails8212]

Excellent! Thank you. A long form podcast with Father Trenham and Bishop Barron. That would be something worth watching 😉

[@eddiedelisio]

Making me realize how St John Chrysostom and of Kronstadt were later types of the forerunner

[@eddiedelisio]

How St John Chrysostom compiled our main Divine liturgy, like a best man of importance to the bridal chamber of the Church. How he spoke truth to power and was exiled and later martyred by royalty. How St John of Kronstadt preceded the evil Bolsheviks and led masses to repentance and sanctity

[@MoeGar-e6e]

Beautiful ❤

[@Christ-Is-Paradise]

❤

[@Myohomoto]

❤❤❤

[@stephaniep1850]

I am Protestant and I like to listen to you, Father Josiah. I would like to know why you did not mention about when Jean the Baptist was in jail and doubted that Christ was the Messiah in Luke 7: 18-23. Thank you.

[@GregoryTimby-l4n]

I am not sure where you get "doubt" from that passage. It indicates more that John, before his impending and nessesary death, is directing his own disciples to turn and follow the Christ. God be with you.

[@Invest4Cashflow]

That’s me 😂😂😂😂 Jovan …. ( John)

[@marionaranjochavez1655]

We are all Holy priest,Kings and more than Conquerors we are supposed to bless and annoint our homes ourselves.

[@Wheyooo]

Im not holy and im not a king im a simple man a sinner who needs the Lords mercy

[@user-nv2bq3hf3o]

comment for the algorithm

[@NFS0038]

reply for the Son of God

[@JRLiske]

Pray for us Saint John the Baptist. ☦️

[@calatianupriser]

🙏☦❤

[@OrthoDebo]

Anybody know the name of the painting in the thumbnail?

[@locomotive9000]

When does this house-blessing period end? I want to know when my local priest is least likely to be busy such that I can write to him and ask a few questions, if this is even an appropriate thing to do in the first place (I am not Orthodox).

[@maria.misaila]

I would say go after a Divine Liturgy. They usually chat with us after service and you can ask him when he has time to see you. ( The time between Christmas and Easter is pretty busy). The only downtime of the Church would be summer-beggining of fall.

[@elusivemayfly7534]

I’m not sure about other Orthodox traditions, but we have a coffee hour right after Divine Liturgy almost every Sunday at my Greek parish. It would be a good time to chat with priests, deacons, and parishioners. You are very considerate, by the way. You seem like a kind person. God bless you and your home ❤

[@abrahamphilip6439]

St John was seen as a wild beheaded one on a cross , laughing away

[@JiveTurkey1618]

✝️✝️✝️

[@JonahGhost]

The less you are of the world the greater God considers you. This man ate insects and didn't even drink anything other than wine. Was homeless living in the wild and didn't even wear regular clothing. Saint Francis came close to this kind of living. But John the Baptist did it since his youth while Saint Francis lived a cardinal life them repented.

[@smaragdamili4422]

I think he didn't eat insects. Ακρίδες means a type of insect but I heard a Father say that here the word refers to the άκρες ,the end parts of the leaves of weeds, wild edible plants such as chickory and others.

[@harrycallahan4157]

Father, I always had trouble reconciling Jesus' proclamation that among those born of women, none greater has arisen than John the Baptist, with the Church's teaching, and my belief, that the greatest human being ever born (other than Jesus, of course) was the Theotokos. The Greek text doesn't say the greatest man, but the greatest one, as in person. Can you explain this?

[@sshields2173]

question: what is meant by John 6:53?? "Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you." ? If this is referring to the Eucharist and the roman catholic & orthodox believe they are the one true church then how is it that the heterodox have faith in Jesus Christ? How do non-orthodox have faith life if they aren't receiving Christ's body and blood ??

[@putontheseglasses8809]

It's word and spirit

[@banisimowicz3095]

I am polish Orthodox Christian and am wondering what are the plants the priest is holding. What are their purpose? Is the family kissing them?

[@danrazg3598]

WHAT YOU BELIEVE ABOUT THE GOSPEL OF PAUL FROM JESUS CHRIST?? PLEASE POST IT! GODS RIGHEOUSNESS BY LAW OR BY FAITH ! ?

[@vorynrosethorn903]

I was wondering if you would give us English some guidance of the correct response to evil in context of the grooming gangs and government culpability therein. It seems very grave that no one is willing to do right out of fear of the law, to what extent are authorities complicit in such as ours are illegitimate? To what extent is it our duty to suffer in pursuit of justice for the weak and vulnerable. Probably not phrasing it very well, but what has happened is so severe that it is very hard to properly address.

[@GwilymBMorgan]

This is a very important question for us.

[@elusivemayfly7534]

I am praying for my brothers and sisters in the UK. The pain you are enduring brings me to tears. Love and support to you from South Carolina

[@andrewward5891]

I’m sure BREXIT will solve all of England’s woes. Eventually

[@agiasf7330]

Why do you not use holy icons to illustrate, for instance, the Annunciation, when Fr speaks of it, rather than western art?

[@Gage-cs8le]

So technically, he was the first martyr of the church?

[@derekdavis3004]

Jesus was the greatest man who ever lived. John the Baptist would have said as much, himself.

[@PatriciaLangness-f9i]

Those who are dead to God can't do anything except sin. Even the good things dead people do are sinful, because those"good" things are from the wrong source. "Ye must be born again!"

[@arianab.99]

Jesus is the best, also If there’s one book I think everyone should read this year, it’s keezano’s Your Life Your Game. It beautifully shows how connecting with God and building meaningful relationships can lead to spiritual growth, and success in both your personal and professional life. This book truly changed my life…a must-read.

[@Jason.1970Alabama]

✝️🙏🏼✝️🙏🏼✝️

[@bigbosssauce7]

Are you the same guy who keeps promoting this book on this channel's videos? Get out of here dude

[@NFS0038]

Buy an ad. And somewhere else.

[@RichardBurdi-rs5bp]

Lack of holy examples in this age

[@taylortheslayer007]

Abortuaries..when..?!? Back then?!?whaaaaat????!?!?😮😮😮

[@GuadalupePicasso]

Pardon me while I share this with my Roman Catholic friends who have fallen into the trap of believing outright fiction regarding St Joseph, which I refer to as Catholic Fan Fiction™, thanks in no small part to the likes of Fr Donald Calloway.

[@taylortheslayer007]

I know we are supposed to speak out,but im just as bad.im wicked and unrighteous.i put effort in of course . i know right from wrong.i have testimony as well.people these days worship themself,demons,or are new age,deconstructing their christianity..imorn for them all.i pray for them.i tell them jesus loves them but is hurt by sin.i can throw no stones...

[@natakis3743]

How come your Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas on the 25th of December!? 😟 It's 6-7 January!

[@alabamamotionpictureproduc6626]

Because he's under the Antiochian jurisdiction and they are on the Gregorian calendar.

[@natakis3743]

@alabamamotionpictureproduc6626 then it's not Orthodox it's Catholic..

[@PiperForStThomas]

Christmas isn’t in January. It’s December 25. December 25 on the Julian Calendar is Jan 7 on the Gregorian Calendar. Thinking otherwise means you are really living and thinking on the Gregorian calendar.

[@natakis3743]

@PiperForStThomas Eastern Orthodox Church, first and true church of Christ, celebrates his birth over 2000 years in January 6-7. 25th of December is the Catholic Pope's invention in 16th century!

[@ChanahsCreativeEdits]

No one is born a sinner. There is no cross to carry in life. G-d loves all , He forgives all.

[@dylant93274]

Psalm 58:3

[@nonameaccount7773]

What is your background?

[@Lunatic89097]

Sounds like pagan hinduism.

[@Lunatic89097]

Fr. Seraphim Rose warned about this kind of speak in Orthodoxy and The Religion of the Future.

[@Spookdookin]

Yeah I struggle with the idea that perfect littles babies are born sinners. Jesus said to be like the “babes” I believe. Not sure if that’s to mean babies, toddlers, a 10 year old, or all the above. No cross to bear huh. I don’t know what that statement really means to you. All I know for sure is that it can be interpreted at least 7 ways. In the KJV of the Bible Jesus at Luke 14:27 had apparently said “And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.” Make of it what you will I suppose.

[@AthanasiaOrtholady]

Blessed ❤Is ❤He❤Who❤Comes❤In❤The❤Name❤Of❤The❤Lord❤❤❤❤

[@angelachiorean5151]

❤