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Glory to Jesus Christ! Dear brothers and sisters!
Today we've heard the Holy Gospel (Mark, VIII: 34-38, IX:1), where Jesus asked everyone who came to the earth: "If anyone would come after me", - that is after truth, grace, happiness of life, - let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it", that is whoever would give his life for himself, will lose it and whoever would give his life for truth, that is for God, will find it in the eternal life.
And every person on the earth thinks: "I'll care about my private life. If I do not care about it, who will take care of me?" It is right. But when there is a choice: to follow God or care for yours - we must follow God. And God gives man the opportunity, as he said: "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. (Matthew, VI: 25, 33). Then you see that you have more clients and your business is going better. Your work is improved, because you live with God, and everything else is given to you: the family, and everything is fine. You do not spend money on medicines, hospitals, you do not care about other various matters, and there is no longer need for you to waste time on them, because you follow God.
Otherwise, everything goes wrong, everything is tough. And you give your life for yourself, because you say: "Who will care for me better than I do." And you lose your life because you are selfish; you are building your life on selfishness. You lose it for God, for eternal life. And you come here in vain, and your work is in vain. And maybe you will go to hell. Do you understand? And when a person is in hell he/she cannot do good deeds, or give, or serve, because there - your time is expired. The only hope is on the earth if there will be people who will pray for this soul. The only hope on the earth that people will rely on God's mercy and that God will help this soul to climb out of hell, and will give it another opportunity, which can be failed again. Do you understand?
You want to follow me then - take up your cross and follow me. And Christ says: "And though my cross is heavy, but it is sweet." They beat you, deceive you, they lie against you, but you know that you go in the name of truth, and that your service is very necessary to your neighbor, who is near you. But God brings you joy, comfort, peace. If you do not follow the God, your soul will be attacked from the inside, will be bitten, distorted. And you will be in horrible difficulties. That is why even though the cross is heavy, but sweet.
As I have said before, if you do not want to take up your cross of God and follow the God's truth, you will take up your family cross. A generic cross undermines you so much for the sins of the family that you're unlikely to survive. Do you understand?
Now, you see what is happening in the world. It is a normal thing which is described in the Holy Gospel in John's Revelation - apocalypse. And there goes about an angel who will take the cup, filled with all the poison and pour into the rivers. And the air will be polluted and water will be poisoned. And then the locusts come out of hell. And it will have a tail like a scorpion and the hair as a woman, and a face like a lion. This means that it is already the end of the world, the fourth cup is poured, and the fourth angel comes. And that is why there are different diseases from which you can protect yourself with righteousness of life. Righteousness!
Righteousness will not admit any illness to you. Read Psalm 91: "A thousand may fall at your side. And ten thousand at your right hand, but it shall not approach you. You will only look on with your eyes. And see the recompense of the wicked". Do you understand?
And this locust, which has already appeared from under of the earth - is a human meanness, which is depicted as scorpion's tail. Are people vile now? Women's hair - means that now is a power of temptress. In this image of woman-temptress she is working, this evil force. The face - is like a lion face. When it bites, it can almost eat you away. We have to be careful now, pray, be with God, for Him put his seal on you - the number 777. Then no evil comes to you, no itch, an arrow that flies at you, will not plague you.
Therefore, let us strive to be with God, because God is preparing His Kingdom for earth, God is preparing to come in His power to the earth. Do you understand? For chosen people these days are cut short. And we really see that it is happening. Is it right? There are wars here and there, earthquakes. But the most important is spiritual degradation. Contempt of children to parents, parents to God, that is - absolute spiritual degradation. But you are chosen. If you hear these words and follow them, you are chosen. There are a lot of people whom He called, God speaks to everyone. Is it right? The Holy Gospel was written for everyone. Who study deeply it? Only the chosen listens to Him and performs. So now let's be serious, let us strive to take that grace, the cross of God and carry it forward. For the growth of the community of God, for good deeds, in patience, in obedience. Keep away from the temptations. The temptations are very strong, very insidious. They beat and knock down everyone, even the chosen. Do you understand? Be careful now, pray to your Guardian angel, and ask Him to give you a good idea. Clean yourself from the bad, control yourself. Save yourself - and thousand will be saved near you.
God loves each of you, He will protect you all. Be sure of this, believe in this. God is really, really loves each of you. And he loves even those that are not saving, but they have free choice and die. We also have free choice, by which want to dedicate our time to God, to carrying of our cross: "Who will take up his cross, who will give his life for Me will save it, he will get it." Yes? And the Lord said, that who lived life for himself, selfishly, he would lose it."
So let's give our lives to the Lord, to the Truth, to the service of Good on the earth, for his kingdom, which is in Heaven came to Earth. In order the kingdom comes to stay, especially now, in our hearts. Do you understand? In order that in our hearts His kingdom will originate. And now we are here as the light in the light of God, with our sincere hearts and we repent and seek for purity.
Now we will go home. But there will be light in our hearts. And you all will light Kyiv, because you live in different parts of the city. And in such a way you bless Kyiv. Do you understand? And blessed are the people that are around you if you are making an effort to be with God and not be selfish. In order to have no evil force, but the Divine force. For all this you should also go here to the service. And if you cannot cope with yourself or do not want - please do not go here. Our church is for those who are called. For those who really appreciate it and who really wants to change. Who is kidding with this, just for fun - you just make yourself worse. So take it seriously, make your free choice immediately, right now.
May God bless you with His love, His grace.
Glory to Jesus Christ!
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Apostle (Galatians, 2:16-20):
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16 yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the
law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ
Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the
law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
17 But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we too
were found to be sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not!
18 For if I rebuild what I tore down, I prove myself to be a
transgressor.
19 For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live
to God.
20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who
live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I
live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Gospel (Ìark, 8:34-38, 9:1):
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34 And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to
them, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his
cross and follow me.
35 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever
loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it.
36 For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and
forfeit his soul?
37 For what can a man give in return for his soul?
38 For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in
thisadulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also
be ashamedwhen he comes in the glory of his Father withthe holy
angels."
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1 And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there are some
standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God
after it has come with power."
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