The Temptation From the Right - Sermon by Metropolitan Demetrius

Sermon delivered by His Eminence Metropolitan Demetrius on the 4th Sunday after Pentecost, June 27/July 10, 2022, at Saint John of San Francisco Orthodox Monastery, Cobleskill, NY.

[@thenaturalhuman9568]

I can listen to Father Demetrius all day

[@liyahagos4066]

Same here ❤

[@palikariatl]

“Bishop” Demetrios

[@wanderingdeer1114]

Agreed. I am amazed by his knowledge, his insight, and his obvious deep concern and love for the flock. We are so blessed to be able to hear him on this platform.

[@ContraMundum-c5f]

Can and do 😊. So grateful to God that there are these recordings for me to learn

[@Terri7665]

Me too….beautiful words

[@MusicNinja12345]

I do agree about the internet distracting us but only through the internet have I found orthodoxy and have access to many great sermons. Thank you metropolitan Demetrius ☦

[@ryrocks9487]

It’s a double edged sword.

[@OrthodoxTradition]

Yes, of course.

[@melvyncalderon5606]

The wicked and their systems are the right hand of the Lord, or do you think the Lord If he wished it he could destroy everything. The devils is just a tool with which we are tested. Peace be with you ❤

[@JohnPeterPressonProtopsaltis]

The mystery and irony of humility is that if one thinks one has it…we don’t.

[@visancristian8450]

"I am humble and I want everybody to know that"

[@sufferingorthodoxy352]

I pray our GOC will canonize Fr. Seraphim Rose.

[@ryrocks9487]

I hope they will as well, once they rejoin the ROCOR.

[@palikariatl]

Ευλόγησον, Δέσποτα! This is something I struggle with often, to not be a fanatic, to not become furious and lose my temper with Protestants, Papists, Monophysites and modernist Orthodox. May the Lord grant mercy. 🙏🏼

[@OrthodoxTradition]

May God direct your ways.

[@htttppppp]

Almost never have I heard someone actually saying what I think but can`t put into words. And this tells me that I am on the right path, after all.

[@OrthodoxTradition]

Glory to God.

[@TheLorraineclelland]

I listen to these teachings several times. I now wonder if those tares are not the spirit of the world placed in us at birth. We are born with two spirits, one from the Lord, the other from the evil one.

[@OrthodoxTradition]

Psalm 50 teaches us about that.

[@TheLorraineclelland]

@OrthodoxTradition 45 years in my old church, and we did the wrong things. God is most merciful and gracious to me.

[@stylist62]

The evil one comes to kill steal and destroy, threaten our safety security livelihood on and on, warefare is intense 😢wants us to be like him Lord give us peace wisdom protection Heal our wounds to be strong and sound spiders for God. If I am in a suffering mess all the time, how will people ever see God in me🥵tired 😭weak not worthy at all so many things I try to do good for people and it was never good, 11:06 keep messing up 😭Thank you Father God bless you, I wish I can come there one day🙏🙏🥰🥰🥰you have lot of wisdom from God🙏🙏🥰

[@OrthodoxTradition]

May salvation be yours+

[@elizabethcardinale6255]

Thank you for helping me to understand, your Grace. Every day I learn more and more about myself and how much needs to be done. Please keep me and my family in your prayers. I am still a young Christian in my soul, needing so much to learn. I just pray I have enough time to be forgiven my sins through confession.

[@elizabethcardinale6255]

Thank you for understanding me. We really don’t have that much time when we are older to finally get what it takes to be saved. Salvation is not without work. We cannot live by faith alone. Glory to God for all things. Have a peaceful day.

[@EXORCISTIESOUSCHRISTOSNIKA]

🌹☦️🌹 GLORY TO JESUS CHRIST AMEN. Thank you your Eminence. Please keep me in your prayers. 🙏

[@iconsnart]

Evlogeite, all my gratitude , your Eminence. Please pray for your spiritual daughter in Sweden, Justina Unworthy God bless to All

[@orthodox9509]

Your Eminence I find myself listening to your words and find it like you are talking about my life, that I am living

[@ryrocks9487]

19:45 Some of us still do recognize you, and think for ourselves.

[@OrthodoxTradition]

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[@bogdanchira4928]

Beautiful sermon!!! I feel sorry for Old Calendarist Church of Romania who broke comunion with you.

[@OrthodoxTradition]

They didn't brake Communion with us.

[@bogdanchira4928]

@@OrthodoxTradition I could send you one of the Romanin bishop sermon to see his claim, but it is in romanian language

[@yingmihai]

@@OrthodoxTradition The Romanian Orthodox Church is in communion with the other Orthodox churches but the "Old Calendarist" Romanian Churches are in schism ever since the Calendar controversy. Happily though, they are a very small minority of churches.

[@georgejoannou1329]

Beautiful ✝️✝️❤️🙏

[@OrthodoxTradition]

Glory to God!

[@StPaulscousin]

Amin

[@vessietaylor]

🕯Revealing 🕯

[@kathleenglumpe8554]

Thank you. God Bless🥀

[@ElenaPetrovsky-je8hk]

Xristos anesti. THANK you for your sermon. JUST Like God planned out our life. So did the devil. PARIDICE OR HELL

[@OrthodoxTradition]

Alithos Anesti!

[@Romania7048]

God is whith us

[@Subeffulgent]

Thank you for all you doing Christ may God bless you and your family

[@YaaHoldings]

May God bless you Seydna . Remember us in your prayers 🙏 . I am Coptic orthodox in Kenya.

[@OrthodoxTradition]

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me.

[@KnoxEmDown]

It's fascinating to see this church go native. Why, even your Metropolitan is an aboat-ing Canadian thoroughbred!

[@OrthodoxTradition]

Christ is Risen!

[@KnoxEmDown]

@@OrthodoxTradition Indeed He is risen!

[@hotlanta35]

It makes people mean in character

[@kcrooks7]

Better to say discernment than clairvoyance.

[@sisselrudshaug1106]

❤️

[@pablokoz7497]

What is the main difference between ROCOR churches and Greek Orthodox? Are we still in communion ? For a simple minded Orthodox Christian (me) these differences might serve for confusion? For example the war in Ukraine- 2 countries with majority Orthodox Christian populations, they are at war . ?

[@OrthodoxTradition]

We are not part of either churches. We belong to the Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece.

[@georgiosrigas4207]

The main differences between ROCOR churches and Greek Orthodox churches are not theological, but historical, jurisdictional, and liturgical, sharing the same dogmas, the Nicene Creed, and the Seven Ecumenical Councils.

[@Romania7048]

How is the name of the Monastery and the Location?

[@OrthodoxTradition]

It's in Cobleskill, New York. Saint John Maximovitch.

[@Romania7048]

Thanks 🇷🇴