The 3 Things You Need this Advent | (feat. Fr. Mark Toups) #shorts

Excerpt from "God is Inviting You on Pilgrimage"

In this new Rejoice Program, Fr. Toups invites us to encounter John the Baptist and his profound love of God in a special way.

John the Baptist exemplifies three things that allow us to enter fully into the Advent season and the Christian life: being present to the present moment, surrendering our expectations to God, and giving the Lord permission to do what he wants to do in your life.

Fr. Toups prays with sacred artwork, “John the Baptist Bearing Witness” by Annibale Carracci, to draw us more deeply into contemplation.

Rejoice! An Advent Pilgrimage into the Heart of Scripture, Year A is a prayer resource that offers daily reflections on the Sunday mass readings that will help you enter more deeply into the season of Advent.

Together with the weekly videos, this journal will help you to grow in your understanding and appreciation for the incredible gift of Christ's Incarnation. As you slow down and meditate on the readings each week, you'll find your experience of Advent transformed. By contemplating the coming of the Prince of Peace at Christmas, you'll find your own heart filled by his peace and joy.

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[MM]

Super great message! Nifty retro '50's frames.

[briannall]

Letting go of expections!
Live in the moment
Amen

[Mariemagdalane]

Lord Jesus I surrender my life to you
Take care of everything ❤

[PC-mzsu]

Thank you Father good advise and wisdom!

[kellyoconnor]

Thank you Fr. Mark. Your words have helped me. Having depression this Advent. I must be honest with you Fr. Mark, #3 is a bit scary, but that is my lack of Faith, but I will give The Lord permission.
I am praying for you! 🙏

[celiac]

Ave Maria Purisima conceived without sun.

[nievaconsing]

Allow the Lord to surprise you. Don't you love surprises? ❤ 🕊🇵🇭

[norohildaesteves]

Thank you Lord, from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 ❤️

[therighteousrighthand]

1. Be present in the presence of God
2. Repent and return to the Lord.
3. Surrender and empty yourself of worldly teachings that the Lord may fill us up.

[mattwilson]

God Loves You
Jesus Christ is the only way to FORGIVENESS

John 3:16-17
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

Romans 3:23-26
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus

1 Corinthians 15:1-4
Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

Ephesians 2:4-6
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

Faith Alone in the Death, Burial and Resurrection of Jesus Christ (God) to Forgive your Sins through His blood (By believing in this you have become a new creation in Christ, and have a promise you’ll be with the Lord in your death, but also have the Holy Spirit living in you forever as a guide for you). If you believe, from that moment on to eternity you are saved (No matter how much you sin after).

Christ Loves You and he wants you to become a Believer

Hell or Heaven?

Matthew 10:28
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Matthew 23:13
Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?

HELL IS A REAL LOCATION
ALL NON CHRISTIANS WILL BE THERE

John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Heaven or Hell?

A PRAYER FOR SALVATION THROUGH FAITH

“I know that I am a sinner and need your forgiveness. I believe that Christ died for my sins and rose three days later from the grave. Thank you for forgiving my sin on the cross. You alone Jesus is now why I have forgiveness and eternal life. Thank you in Jesus name. Amen.”

If you have prayed this with faith you are Forgiven and now in the Body of Christ.
Welcome brother or sister. Remember saying a prayer does not save you, having Faith does in Jesus and what He did for you.

I encourage you to find a Godly Bible believing church
God Bless

[Strive]

If Dana White (UFC) was a priest, he would look like this😊

[rickswineberg]

The word "anti" in antichrist does not mean someone who is going to be openly anti (against) Christ. That word "anti" in the original Bible language can actually mean "IN PLACE OF". So could the bible antichrist be someone who has actually put himself "in place of" Christ? Well, we have further Bible evidence to support this. In 1 John 2:18-19 it says that there were "many antichrists", who "WENT OUT FROM THE CHURCH". In other words, John is pointing to the fact that those "antichrists" were WITHIN THE CHURCH!! Not only that, but Paul in 2 Thess. 2:3-4 calls the man of sin the "son of perdition". Now there is only one other place in the Bible where the name "son of perdition" is used, and that is in John 17:12 talking about JUDAS! And what was Judas? A professing follower of Christ Jesus. Someone who deceived from WITHIN the "church".
"The leader of the Catholic church is defined by the faith as the Vicar of Jesus Christ (and is accepted as such by believers). The Pope is considered the man on earth who TAKES THE PLACE of the Second Person of the omnipotent God of the Trinity." (John Paul II, Crossing the Threshold of Hope, p. 3, 1994).
"ANTI" - Christ = "IN PLACE OF" Christ!

[jperez]

3 things priests should do: create sermons that quote the gospels and the bible verbatim ; teach the catechism ; stop making analogies and jokes and make people recite the Athanasian, ephesian, and chalcedonian creeds instead. The questions and confusion in the minds of people have been answered before - if priests can only actually teach them.

[diannerussell]

I don’t celebrate Xmas It’s just another day for me. I have to remember to buy food for two days because the shops are closed . I am dreading the 25th because I wii be stuck in my tiny flat all day, the supermarket isn’t open. The reason I don’t partake in Xmas is I have no family or friends. I am also a staunch atheist so that is the biggest reason. ☹️🤮❌

[ameulos]

Dude looks more like a cop than a priest