POKROV Russian Orthodox Church Melbourne
These podcasts are a collection of sermons, talks, theology discussions and lectures that take place at the church or with the parishioners and are based on Orthodox Christianity. They are thoughtful and meant to be provocative in thinking about God and the Church. Most services are now livestreamed and can be seen on YouTube.
Podcasting since 2024 • 21 episodes
POKROV Russian Orthodox Church Melbourne
Latest Episodes
Session 17 – “What has Athens to do with Jerusalem” (Reader Zachary Armstrong)
One of the greatest struggles facing Orthodox Christians today is in understanding how the Church and the World relate, and how we are meant to live as Orthodox Christians in a world that is becoming increasingly hostile to (especially traditio...
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Episode 17
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Session 16 – Services & Marriage/Monasticism (Reader Zachary Armstrong)
The life of the Church is not confined to the ‘academic’ realm of dogmatic theology. Orthodoxy translated means “right worship” – which ultimately means that Orthodoxy is a way of life focused on worshipping God in a manner pleasing to Him, as ...
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Episode 16
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Session 15 – A life in the Sacraments (Subdeacon Nicholas Kocyan)
Orthodox theology regards the sacraments as sacred actions through which the encounter between God and the human person takes place. In them our union with God, in so far as it is possible in this earthly life, is realised. What this session wi...
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Session 14 – Ecclesiology (Fr Nicholas Karipoff)
The Church is a divine and human organism, the Body of Christ. The words at the beginning of the Creed apply to the Church: “I believe in ... Church’. Because we embrace the Church with our faith it is misunderstood by those who rely entirely o...
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Episode 14
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Session 13 – The Holy Spirit (Reader Zachary Armstrong)
The Holy Spirit can easily be overlooked in discussions about God. The role of God the Son – Christ – is so central that it cannot be missed, and His discussions about His relationship with His Heavenly Father throughout the Gospels means that ...
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Episode 13
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