We Have Seen the True Light
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We Have Seen the True Light
His Holy Cross and our cross - Main Sermon 3/23/25
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Fr. Demetri Costarakis
The Lord said: "If anyone wishes to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me..."
One of the most discouraging aspects of sharing the Gospel is knowing that so many people will reject the message, and yes, even at times reject the messenger…you.
At times, we might think that if we could just be a bit more like Jesus then everyone would accept this message because we would minister the way He wants us to minister. We would share the exact words they need to hear to make the decision for Christ.
Yet, let me remind you that even Jesus Himself was often “despised and rejected”, and in fact was rejected so much that He was crucified on a Cross!
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