Orthodox Christianity 101
Wednesday, January 5th at 7 pm
January 2022
Come to Liturgy! Renew Your Baptism!
READ: Pages 4-18 and 74-93
Pages 4-18: “The one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church”
Pages 74-93: “We are the Church of the early Fathers”
from Introducing the Orthodox Church by Anthony Coniaris
READ: Which Came First: the Church or the New Testament
by Father James Bernstein
from The Orthodox Christianity 101 Handbook
READ: What is the Orthodox Church? A Brief Overview of Church History
by Father Marc Dunaway
from The Orthodox Christianity 101 Handbook
READ: Pages 19-43 and 62-73
Pages 19-24: “What we believe about the Nicene Creed”
Pages 25-30: “What we believe about Jesus”
Pages 31-43: “What we believe about the Holy Trinity”
Pages 62-73: “What we believe about salvation”
from Introducing the Orthodox Church by Anthony Coniaris
The Creed
The Nicene Creed I believe in one God, [...]
The Creed with Scriptural References
The Nicene Creed with Scriptural References Select the line [...]
What if God is real?
Who is Jesus Christ?
The Holy Trinity
February 2022
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A Timeline of Church History
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Major Christian Churches of the 20th Century
READ: Pages 197-224
Pages 197-224: “What we believe about the Bible”
from Introducing the Orthodox Church by Anthony Coniaris
3 Things You Need to Know About the Bible
How to Read the Bible
Can I Trust the Bible?
READ: The Bible in the Orthodox Church
by Father Steven Tsichlis
from The Orthodox Christianity 101 Handbook
READ: Bread for Life: Reading the Bible
by Father Theodore Stylianopoulos
from The Orthodox Christianity 101 Handbook
READ: Practicing Christianity, Living the Faith: Excerpts from the Letters of St. Paul
by Father Steven Tsichlis
from The Orthodox Christianity 101 Handbook
READ: Faith Alone and Faith and Works: An Orthodox Approach
by Father Steven Tsichlis
from The Orthodox Christianity 101 Handbook
READ: The Book of Psalms and the Wisdom of Sirach
from Orthodox Study Bible or use online links below:
Read the Psalms online here >
Read Wisdom of Sirach online here >
Watch
The Old Testament in the Church
The Psalms: An Overview
March 2022
READ: The Gospel of Luke and the First Letter of John in the Bible
from Orthodox Study Bible or use online links below:
Read the Gospel of Luke online here >
Read the First Letter of John online here >
Introduction to the Gospel of Luke
The Gospel of Luke 1-9
The Gospel of Luke 10-24
READ: Lent – Preparing for Joy
by Norman Wirzba
from The Orthodox Christianity 101 Handbook
READ: 5 Reasons Christians Practice the Discipline of Fasting
by Father Steven Tsichlis
from The Orthodox Christianity 101 Handbook
READ: The Jesus Prayer
by Father Steven Tsichlis
from The Orthodox Christianity 101 Handbook
What Is the Jesus Prayer?
The Jesus Prayer
READ: The Letter to the Colossians & the First Letter to Timothy
from Orthodox Study Bible or use online links below
Read the Letter to the Colossians online here >
Read the First Letter to Timothy online here >
View: Page on St. Paul
Check out our webpage on St. Paul, Apostle to the Gentiles for resources, podcasts and more on St. Paul and his life.
Who Was Saul of Tarsus?
Did St. Paul Visit Athens?
Do We Know Where St. Paul Is Buried?
Introduction to St. Paul's Letter to Colossians with Steve Christoforou
Introduction to St. Paul's Letter to Colossians by The Bible Project
READ: Pages 1-133
from God and You: Person to Person: Developing a Daily Personal Relationship with Jesus by Anthony Coniaris
God Is Not in Books
God Is Not Just a Doctrine
Stop the Noise: Be Quiet & Listen
READ: Monasticism: The Biblical Call
by a Nun of the Orthodox Monastery of the Transfiguration
from The Orthodox Christianity Handbook
April 2022
READ: Pages 139-162 & 241-247
Pages 139-162: “What we believe about eschatology or life after death”
Pages 241-247: “What we believe about prayers for the dead”
from Introducing the Orthodox Church by Anthony Coniaris
READ: Orthodox Christian Funeral Service: A Liturgical Text
| Why Do We Die? | Memory Eternal |
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| Heaven & Hell | God as Light & God as Fire: The Hellfire of God’s Love |
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| Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew | 60 Minutes | Turkey’s Controversial Greek Orthodox Seminary | Beyond Torture: the Gulag of Pitesti, Romania |
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| Religious Persecution in the Former Soviet Union: A Russian Orthodox Priest’s Story | The Novospassky Monastery: Persecution of Christians in Russia | Persecution of Coptic Christians in Egypt | 60 Minutes |
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READ: Psalms: Symbols of Victory, Surrender & Alliegiance
from Sacred Symbols that Speak by Anthony Coniaris
READ: Good Friday: The Epitaphion & the Tomb of Jesus
from Sacred Symbols that Speak by Anthony Coniaris
| The Crucifixion of Jesus | Greek Orthodox Holy Week & Easter | Rick Steves |
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May 2022
READ: Pages 275-282
Pages 275-282: “In view of all this: what, therefore, is expected of us?”
from Introducing the Orthodox Church by Anthony Coniaris
| The Resurrection of Jesus | The Task of Orthodox Christians in America |
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