STSG8 – The Baptism of Jesus (PART 8) – Seeking Truth with Sharon Doran

Episode 8- Seeking Truth with Sharon Doran – The Baptism of Jesus (PART 2)

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Sharon Doran serves as the teaching director of “Seeking Truth.” An experienced Bible Study teacher, Sharon has a passion for scripture that will motivate and challenge you to immerse yourself in God’s Word and apply His message to your every day life.

Episode 8 –

Sharon introduces teachings of several Church Fathers.
Of special interest is the Apostolic Father, St. Ignatius of Antioch and his letter to the Ephesians.

Ignatius teaches about three mysteries that must be kept secret from Satan until after the resurrection: Mary’s virginity, the virgin birth and the crucifixion of Jesus.

Drawing from later writings of Sts. Thomas Aquinas, Augustine, and Gregory, Sharon reveals to us some biblical foundations for Ignatius’ teachings as found in both Old and New Testaments.

The Holy Family’s Persona helps to hide Mary’s virginity and the virgin birth from worldly eyes and namely the “prince of the world”, so these secrets could remain hidden as Jesus grew up in Nazareth.

The hidden years come to an end when John baptizes Jesus in the Jordan River and Jesus voluntarily submits to the Father’s mission for Him.

The Father is well pleased with His beloved, obedient Son.

The scene ends with the Trinitarian theophany and Jesus is led by the Spirit out into the desert to be tempted by Satan himself.

For more in this series visit the Discerning Hearts “Seeking Truth with Sharon Doran” page

“Seeking Truth” is an in depth Catholic Bible Study, commissioned by the Archdiocese of Omaha in response to John Paul II’s call to the New Evangelization as well as Pope Benedict XVI’s exhortation for all Catholics to study scripture. To learn more go to:www.seekingtruth.net

STSG9 – Desert Temptation of Jesus (PART 1) – Seeking Truth with Sharon Doran

Episode 9- Seeking Truth with Sharon Doran – The Temptation of Jesus (PART 1)

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Episode 9 –

Temptation of Jesus
Matthew 4, Mark 1 and Luke 4 (part 1)

Temptation…. Who can resist it? Led by the Holy Spirit, Jesus goes out to the desert tobattle Satan, the father of lies. Drawing from the Hebrew Scriptures, Sharon shows how this pivotal event in the ministry of Jesus is connected with so many Old Testament figures: Adam, Elijah, Elisha and King David. In addition, Sharon teaches us that the temptations before Jesus are no different than the ones Adam faced, no different than the ones we face. But armed with the Word of God, Jesus triumphs over the Evil One and the angels are sent to minister to Him.

STSG10 – Desert Temptation of Jesus (PART 2) – Seeking Truth with Sharon Doran

Episode 10- Seeking Truth with Sharon Doran – The Temptation of Jesus (PART 2)

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Episode 10 –

Temptation of Jesus
Matthew 4, Mark 1 and Luke 4 (part 2)

STSG11 – Announcement of the Kingdom Of God (PART 1) – Seeking Truth with Sharon Doran

Episode 10- Seeking Truth with Sharon Doran -Announcement of the Kingdom Of God (PART 1)

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Episode 11 –

Announcement of the Kingdom Of God (part 1)

“Repent, for the Kingdom of God is at hand.”

With these words, Jesus proclaimed the coming of God’s Kingdom.
People have always clamored for a King and Israel had good and bad Kings throughout her history. But Jesus Christ is the true King, the eternal King, the KING of KINGS and Lord of Lords.
Through his bride the Church, his kingdom reigns on earth and in heaven.
As partakers of the sacraments, we return to the divine nature God initially intended.

STSG12 – Announcement of the Kingdom Of God (PART 2) – Seeking Truth with Sharon Doran

Episode 12- Seeking Truth with Sharon Doran -Announcement of the Kingdom Of God (PART 2)

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Episode 12 –

Announcement of the Kingdom Of God (part 2)

“Repent, for the Kingdom of God is at hand.”

STSG13 – Call of the Apostles (PART 1) – Seeking Truth with Sharon Doran

Episode 13- Seeking Truth with Sharon Doran -Announcement of the Kingdom Of God (PART 1)

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Episode 13 –

Call of the Apostles (part 1)

“Go away from me Lord, for I am a sinful man.”

These are the words of Peter when he realizes he is in the presence of the Lord. But as Sharon teaches us tonight, Jesus is not afraid of sin and he stays, calling Peter on to become the Rock upon which he will build his Church. In what can only be described as a moving and anointed lecture, Sharon describes the call of the Apostles and the creation of the Apostolic succession that extends to our modern times. Jesus commanded these fishers of men to “Cast out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” This too is our call: to grow ever deeper in relationship with our Lord.

STSG14 – Call of the Apostles (PART 2) – Seeking Truth with Sharon Doran

Episode 14- Seeking Truth with Sharon Doran -Announcement of the Kingdom Of God (PART 2)

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Episode 14 –

Call of the Apostles (part 2)

“Go away from me Lord, for I am a sinful man.”

STSG15 – Beatitudes (PART 1) – Seeking Truth with Sharon Doran

Episode 15- Seeking Truth with Sharon Doran -Announcement of the Kingdom Of God (PART 1)

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Episode 15 –

Beatitudes (part 1)

“Blessed are…..”

The Beatitudes. So familiar, yet do we really understand them?

In this lecture, Sharon blazes through the history of Israel, setting the stage for a deeper understanding of the meaning of the Beatitudes.

The occupied, oppressed nation of Israel was yearning for a savior, a savior that would rid them of centuries of foreign occupation.

Then Jesus arrives, working amazing miracles.

Could He be the One??

Expectations are high, but expectations are turned inside-out as Jesus proclaims the paradoxical truths of the Beatitudes.

STSG16 – Beatitudes (PART 2) – Seeking Truth with Sharon Doran

Episode 16- Seeking Truth with Sharon Doran -Announcement of the Kingdom Of God (PART 2)

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Episode 16 –

Beatitudes (part 2)

“Blessed are…..”

The Beatitudes. So familiar, yet do we really understand them?

In this lecture, Sharon blazes through the history of Israel, setting the stage for a deeper understanding of the meaning of the Beatitudes.

The occupied, oppressed nation of Israel was yearning for a savior, a savior that would rid them of centuries of foreign occupation.

Then Jesus arrives, working amazing miracles.

Could He be the One??

Expectations are high, but expectations are turned inside-out as Jesus proclaims the paradoxical truths of the Beatitudes.

St. Clement of Alexandria, early, early father of the Church…” “The Lord has turned all our sunsets into sunrise.” with Mike Aquilina

What is old is new again. That’s why the Fathers are so important, they’ve done battle with the heresies that continue to plaque our Church even today. Also in his writings you can see the “Theology of the Body”…1800 years or so before we hear from Pope John Paul II. Faith and Reason can live in harmony…then knew it then and we can be confident about that now.

Take a listen to Mike Aquilna, who does a great job giving us the life of this early, early father of the Church, Clement of Alexandria.

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Here in a very small nutshell is an overview of St. Clement of Alexandria –
from wikipedia –

Titus Flavius Clemens (c.150 – c. 215), known as Clement of Alexandria (to distinguish him from Clement of Rome), was a Christian theologian and the head of the noted Catechetical School of Alexandria. Clement is best remembered as the teacher of Origen. He united Greek philosophical traditions with Christian doctrine and valued gnosis that with communion for all people could be held by common Christians specially chosen by God.Though he constantly opposes the concept of gnosis as defined by the Gnostics, he used the term “gnostic” for Christians who had attained the deeper teaching of the Logos.He developed a Christian Platonism. He presented the goal of Christian life as deification, identified both as Platonism’s assimilation into God and the biblical imitation of God.

Like Origen, he arose from Alexandria’s Catechetical School and was well versed in pagan literature.Origen succeeded Clement as head of the school.Alexandria had a major Christian community in early Christianity, noted for its scholarship and its high-quality copies of Scripture.

Clement is counted as one of the early Church Fathers. He advocated a vegetarian diet and claimed that the apostles Peter, Matthew, and James the Just were vegetarians. – wikipedia

Great trilogy of St. Clement of Alexandria

The trilogy into which Clement’s principal remains are connected by their purpose and mode of treatment is composed of:

the Protrepticus (“Exhortation to the Greeks”)
the Paedagogus (“Instructor”)
the Stromata (“Miscellanies”)

The first book deals with the religious basis of Christian morality, the second and third with the individual cases of conduct.

Episode 8 –

For more in this series visit the Discerning Hearts “Seeking Truth with Sharon Doran” page

Episode 9 –

Temptation of Jesus Matthew 4, Mark 1 and Luke 4 (part 1)

Episode 10 –

Temptation of Jesus Matthew 4, Mark 1 and Luke 4 (part 2)

Episode 11 –

Announcement of the Kingdom Of God (part 1)

Episode 12 –

Announcement of the Kingdom Of God (part 2)

Episode 13 –

Call of the Apostles (part 1)

Episode 14 –

Call of the Apostles (part 2)

Episode 15 –

Beatitudes (part 1)

“Blessed are…..”

Episode 16 –

Beatitudes (part 2)

“Blessed are…..”

Great trilogy of St. Clement of Alexandria

Temptation of Jesus
Matthew 4, Mark 1 and Luke 4 (part 1)

Temptation of Jesus
Matthew 4, Mark 1 and Luke 4 (part 2)