Eye on the prize
from St Mark Sermons Hosted by St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
This sermon, titled "Eyes on the Prize," was given as the Coptic Church prepares for the Coptic New Year, a season centered on the martyrs. Fr Thomas addresses why the Church pairs this joyful new year with Christ's sobering warnings about wars, persecution, and hardship: these hard sayings aren't meant to discourage but to redirect focus toward the true prize. Drawing on the Gospel account where the seventy disciples rejoice over casting out demons, he notes Christ redirects their joy — not toward the miracle, but toward the fact that their names are written in heaven.
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