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 • 17 episodes
POKROV Russian Orthodox Church Melbourne
Latest Episodes
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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Session 12 – Last things and the second coming of Christ (Subdeacon Nicholas Kocyan)
This session will focus on the last things to come – The end of history, what happens to the soul after death, judgment, and an Orthodox understanding of heaven and hell. We will explore the NT and patristic understanding of eschatology, which ...
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Episode 12
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Session 11 – Redemption and salvation (Fr Nicholas Karipoff)
The Resurrection of Christ is central in Christianity. We assemble every week on the day of the Resurrection. Yet the Resurrection cannot be understood without the whole story of our salvation, especially from the time that the Word becomes fle...
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Session 10 –The Mother of God and the Incarnation (Subdeacon Nicholas Kocyan)
From an Orthodox perspective, it is essential that we have the correct understanding of Mary, the Mother of God, in order for us to have a correct understanding of Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son of God. If the Mother of God’s image is distorte...
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Session 9 – Who is Christ? (Reader Zachary Armstrong)
Christ is central to our Christian faith, yet throughout the history of the Church, there have been massive disputes over Who exactly Christ is. In order to truly understand and therefore assimilate the saving work of Christ, the understanding ...
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