Living Bread and Priest at the Altar

In memory of Reverend Father James Pike, priest, who passed to the next life
July 23, 2009

"[The priest] is one who can humble himself and have compassion on those who are
ignorant and go astray; for he himself also is subject to weaknesses." (Hebrews
5:2)....and an exemplar of this high standard was Fr James. Eternal memory!

This homiletic sermon is two lessons with scripture commentary:
1. Bread of Life as the living fruit of the Tree of Life on this side of the
Garden. Gospel of John 6:47-59
2. Priest as bridge and intercessor at the altar, inwardly and outwardly.
Epistle to the Hebrews 4:14-5:5

This sermon has a special memorial tribute to Father James Pike, a priest ofthe
Mission Society of St Gregorios of India who died July 23, 2009 in Spokane,
Washington.

The sermon uses the readings from the Malankara lectionary.

This sermon given on Sunday, July 26, 2009 by Fr John Brian Paprock at
Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Mission Chapel, Madison, Wisconsin.

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Last week:
Christian At-One-Ment: Separated Yet Together
"A household divided against itself cannot stand" Mark 3:25
"For he is our peace, who has made both one..." Ephesians 2:14
A homiletic sermon starting in Leviticus (16:29-34) with a discussion of the day
of atonement through Isaiah (57:15-19), Acts (4:32) and Ephesians (2:11-22) all
leading to the Gospel of Mark (3:20-30). All focus on the coming together, the
unity, the fullness of God reconciliation - a Christian at-one-ment through the
forgiveness of sins...The sermon uses the readings from the Malankara
lectionary. This sermon given on Sunday, July 19, 2009 LISTEN ONLINE HERE:
http://frjohbrian.blogspot.com/2009/07/christian-at-one-ment-separated-yet.html

Previously:
Spiritually Fed in a Desolate Place
"Where can we get bread in this desolate place?" Matthew 15:33
A homiletic sermon on the story of feeding the multitude in at the end of
Matthew chapter 15. Then a homiletic exploration of a few verses from the
beginning of 1 Corinthians chapter 8. The sermon uses the readings from the
Malankara lectionary, including Matthew 15:32-39 and 1 Corinthians 8:1-6.This
sermon given on Sunday, July 12, 2009 LISTEN ONLINE HERE:
http://frjohbrian.blogspot.com/2009/07/spiritually-fed-in-desolate-place.html

Culture of God...Now
"... [Jesus] taught them about the kingdom [culture] of God and healed as many
that were in need of healing..." Luke 9:11
A sermon on how to participate in the "culture" of God. Fr John Brian
suggests that substituting the word "culture" for "kingdom" can make it more
relevant in our modern multi-cultural world. It also helps see how much in the
present it is. The sermon uses the readings from the Malankara lectionary,
including Luke 9:10-17; 2 Corinthians 5:14-20 and Isaiah 40:27-31 for the Sunday
as well as scripture for the Apostles, especially 1st Corinthians 12:28-13:10
and for St Thomas, 1 Peter 2 :15-17. This sermon given on Sunday, July 5, 2009 -
LISTEN ONLINE HERE:
http://frjohbrian.blogspot.com/2009/07/culture-of-godnow.html


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