English Bible Study

The heart is the source and fountain of life, from it all issues of life spring forth. Wisdom rests in the heart and gives clarity. Another Proverb says “out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks”. If the heart is such a focus for the functions of one’s life then how does it get nourished so that it may be brought to the kingdom? The answer is in small words but takes a lifetime of practi...

Fr Mina jumpstarts this week’s Bible study by recounting the life of Pope Kyrillos the Sixth. Mocked and belittled in the eyes of laymen and clergy yet by his prayers the Coptic Church was saved after a great period of darkness and ignorance. His holiness and closeness to God was not realized until he was on his deathbed about to be welcomed by our Savior into His kingdom for his faithfulness over...

Morality is the rule of life but God invites us to a way deeper life, if morality says to be just, Christ says to love your enemies. Hence, doing things with intention behind it is a great key to life. The common ground between natural human bonds is based on virtue. Wisdom and foolishness are two extremes, but the virtue of discernment is moderation. Human beings tend to belittle the sinful natur...

The book of Proverbs has no grey area, a person is either righteous or wicked. This week’s Bible study highlights our lives as faithful Christians. The definition of a human being can only be defined in his relation to God. Our feelings, thoughts and motivations are not constant; they change often, but the purpose and definition of a person is only in God, who is eternal. When we desire greatness...

Fr. Joseph gives the Sunday sermon concerning the gospel of the young rich man and what we ought to do.

Fr. Joseph gives the annual Thanksgiving graduate retreat about the pathology of sin. He begins by providing the context of the story with the narrative.

Fr. Joseph gives the annual thanksgiving graduate retreat about the pathology of sin. The 2nd talk is about the anthropology of man to learn what Sin does to us.

Fr. Joseph gives the annual thanksgiving graduate retreat about the pathology of sin. After learning about the anthropology of man we explore the different illnesses that affect the soul and what parts of the soul are affected.

Fr. Joseph gives the annual thanksgiving graduate retreat about the pathology of sin. The 4th and final talk is about how the soul begins to be healed.

“What are you seeking and why?” The question that pounds in the heads of the hearers of this Bible study as Fr. Mina dives into what happens when wealth becomes an obsession and in their view becomes the only thing that makes life worth living.

Fr. Mina gives the sermon during Sunday liturgy on learning to be vulnerable with God.

Fr. Benjamin gives the Sunday sermon on the parable of the sower.

Fr. Marks gives the Sunday sermon on the parable of the sower.

Have you ever watched a child as his parents are away for a few hours? Often, you observe him making sure he is doing exactly what his parents taught him:: from food, homework, and bedtime routines and informing you to do them right as well as sticking to what his parents set for him and instructed him to do. It takes a very long time for him to turn away from seeking the instructions settled by h...

Fr. Benjamin gives the Sunday sermon concerning the parable of the sower.

Be Imitators Of God - Fr. Benjamin Girgis by Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick, NJ

This week we concluded chapter 12 which continued to give insight on the way of the righteous contrasting it with the way of the foolish. The righteous man uplifts all those who encounter him.. There is not a single living person who is not looking for an uplifting word.. A word which only a righteous person can give and watch how it releases the many stresses of its hearer.

The wisdom of King Solomon which was granted to Him by our Lord continues to put its hearers and readers at awe as he continues to lead us through a journey of contracting the life of the righteous and how he bears fruits that are wrapped in the glory of God leading to eternal life and the life of the wicked which causes destruction to himself and the hindrance of those whom he seeks to destroy. A...

Fr. Benjamin gives the Sunday sermon concerning the parable of the sower.

This week’s Bible study passage is a powerful one as it touches many different important virtues and ways a christian ought to deal with things. Continuing our discourse on the difference between wisdom and foolishness. The rest of proverbs 11 reveals to us more forms of wisdom: Wisdom is in seeking counsel while submitting to God and saying “Let what was ordained before all ages happen to me” Wis...

God says “Your dishonest work and external practices are an abomination to me… I hate them” While God gives grace to the humble, the devil takes a hold of us when we are not willing to give up certain attachments for the sake of our glory to be joined with His. A man’s constant hussle and business with the labor of the day often make him forget the way of righteousness of His Lord and whose Body h...

St. Mary's youth led by Elaria Ibrahim singing Of All Nations during the commemoration of the 21 Martyrs of Libya. Icon from ukcopticicons

Fr. Mark gives the sermon concerning the Inner Cross on the 3rd day of the feast of the Cross.

On the 3rd day of the Feast of the Cross, Michael Georgi gives the Sunday sermon concerning carrying our crosses.

Take Heed, Watch, and Pray- Fr. Mark Hanna by Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick, NJ