Sparks Among the Stubble
This podcast archives weekly sermons, classes, and retreats at St. Innocent Orthodox Church in Macon, Georgia. St. Innocent Orthodox Church is a parish in the Diocese of the South, Orthodox Church in America.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 13 minutes
- Episodes
- 19
- Years Active
- 2025
Idols always require sacrifices
What corners of your life are you unwilling to give up to follow our Lord Jesus Christ?
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Binding and Loosing People
As Christians, we are called to be generous in our forgiveness of others. Often, instead of being forgiving, we tend to be judgmental. Fr. Theophan suggests a "game" in which we intenti…
How can we build faith?
In the modern world, we are haunted by doubts, but there are basic Christian practices that can help us build our faith, such as reading the Scriptures, the lives of the saints, and hav…
Building on the foundation of Christ
The foundation of our faith is Christ and His Gospel. We must be careful about what we place on this foundation, which should be central to our lives.
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The foolishness of the Cross
“To the world, the Cross is defeat. To the Christian, it is victory—not by might, but by suffering love. The Cross shows us that God saves not by force but by co-suffering and sacrifice…
The Healing Gospel and St. Panteleimon
The Gospel reveals what God has done to heal us and restore our connection with Him. The life of the Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon reflects the works that Jesus accomplished and c…
Faithful Over Little: Stewarding the Vocation God Has Entrusted
God has placed each one of us in a sacred vocation to live and grow in Christ where we have been planted.
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Demons and the Christian worldview
The Christian worldview is deeply spiritual, recognizing both the heavenly and the demonic realms. Scripture reminds us that our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against spi…
Open Hearts of Intercession
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Pentecost and the "shyness" of God
The Holy Spirit came upon the Apostles with great power, and they spread the Gospel with signs and wonders. Yet, the presence of the Holy Spirit in most Christians' lives is often subtl…
Identity and boundaries: The 1700th anniversary of Nicaea
"The Creed is a confession that demonstrates our true and legitimate faith, and helps us to recognize this faith in each other. We announce whenever we recite the Creed that we follow t…
Blinded by Self, Healed by Christ
On the Sunday of the Blindman whom Jesus healed, we contemplate the things that blind us spiritually and what is needed to recover our sight. May the Lord illumine our souls!
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Encountering Christ, and Spreading the word
On the Sunday of the Samaritan Women, we contemplate what it means to encounter Christ and how this encounter is a pivotal point in our lives and leads us to spread the Gospel.
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Caring for the Body of Christ
On the Sunday of the Myrrh-bearing Women, we contemplate those who literally cared for Christ's body, and how we can care for and serve the Body of Christ, as members of His Church.
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No more phony Christians
Jesus appeared to all the disciples and revealed himself as risen. Their experience, and each successive generation's experience, has been passed to us.
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His Kingdom is not of this world
It is the Triumphal Entry—not of an earthly king, but of the King of Glory. The crowds shout “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” They wave palms, symbols of vict…
Transformation takes time
It takes time to overcome our habitual sins and to grow in Christ.
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Temptations while climbing the Ladder
St. John of the Ladder provides a beautiful metaphor for Christian spiritual life.
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Learning not to trust yourself
“He who trusts himself is led astray by the enemy." “Do not trust yourself until you die. Relying on oneself is a burden and a deceitful trap.” St. John of the Ladder
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