Made to Be a Kingdom

Fr. Anthony Perkins, Fr. Harry Linsinbigler, and Ancient Faith Ministries
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How God forms us as His sacred royal family

  1. 3天前

    From Pascha to Ascension: The Fulfillment of the Resurrection

    In this episode of Made to be a Kingdom, Fathers Anthony Perkins and Harry Linsenbigler complete their exploration of Paschaltide by tracing its culmination in the Feast of the Ascension. They reflect on the theological and liturgical movement from Resurrection to Ascension—highlighting themes of water, light, and healing, as well as the Church’s lived flexibility in embodying these mysteries in the parish life. At its heart, the episode reveals the profound claim of the feast: that in Christ’s Ascension, human nature itself is exalted and enthroned, inviting the faithful not merely to anticipate Pentecost, but to celebrate their present participation in the risen and ascended Lord. Enjoy the show!

  2. 5月8日

    Christ Is Risen—and Everything Changes: The Theology of Paschaltide

    In this episode of Made to be a Kingdom, Fathers Anthony Perkins and Harry Linsenbigler explore how Pascha functions as the Church’s great “reset,” reordering the liturgical year and illuminating the rhythm of Scripture and worship. Beginning with the proclamation of the Word in Gospel of John and the witness of Acts of the Apostles, they trace how the Church reads the Resurrection through the weeks of Paschaltide, culminating in Ascension and Pentecost. The conversation highlights how the healing narratives—such as the Paralytic, the Samaritan Woman, and the Man Born Blind—reveal the Resurrection already at work in the life of the faithful. Grounded in hymnography and liturgical practice, this episode offers a pastoral and theological guide to living the “fifty days” as a sustained participation in the light and life of the risen Christ. Enjoy the show!

  3. 4月3日

    Not About Us: The Shift from Lent to Holy Week (and beyond)

    Today we are reflecting on a critical transition in the life of the Church: the movement from Great Lent into Holy Week and then into the feast of Pascha. As we’ll see, this is not just a change in calendar or intensity, but a shift in focus—from repentance centered on ourselves to full immersion in the life, death, and resurrection of Christ.

  4. 3月13日

    Fasting as the Body of Christ: The Ecclesial Shape of Great Lent

    Great Lent is not a private self-improvement program; it is the Church’s shared praxis of becoming the Body of Christ through fasting, prayer, and worship. Fathers Harry and Anthony connect the “cloud of witnesses” (Hebrews 11–12) to Orthodox intercession, icons, and the liturgical convergence of heaven and earth—then press the pastoral point: let Lent actually re-form your habits, especially your relationship to media, noise, and distraction.

  5. 2月27日

    Built on the Anointed Rock: Christ, the Church, and the Gates of Death

    In this episode of Made to be a Kingdom, Fathers Harry Linsenbigler and Anthony Perkins return to Christ’s words in Matthew 16–18 to explore what Scripture reveals about the nature of the Church. Reading the Gospel through its original biblical and Septuagint context, they reflect on Christ as the anointed Petra, the gathering of the scattered people of Israel, and the Church as the place where God restores His flock from among the nations. Drawing on Micah’s prophecy (2:6-13), the language of gates and mountains, and the Paschal victory over death, the conversation shows how Orthodox ecclesiology is rooted not in abstract authority, but in Christ Himself—the Anointed Rock who leads His people through the gates of hell into life. Along the way, they highlight how Scripture interprets Scripture, why the Church understands herself as the restored Israel, and how Pascha stands at the heart of what it means for the Church to be built, gathered, and led by Christ.

  6. 2月20日

    Where Is the Church? Matthew 16:18, the Confession of Peter, and Paschal Victory

    In this episode, Fr. Harry and Fr. Anthony slow down over Christ’s words in Matthew 16— especially the phrase “my Church”—to clarify that the Church is first Christ’s possession and work, not ours. They trace how Orthodox ecclesiology comes into focus through text and context: Christ’s confession, the meaning of rock (Petros/Petra), and the claim that the Church’s “locus” is the faith revealed by the Father and preserved in the Church. Finally, they bring Caesarea Philippi into view as a charged setting—“the gates of Hades”—so that Christ’s promise reads not as abstract poetry but as a Paschal announcement: hell will not prevail.

  7. 2月13日

    Before Pentecost: The Church Older Than the Sun and Moon

    Pentecost isn't the Church's birthday: the Church precedes it, stretching back to creation itself, angels, prophets, patriarchs, and is revealed most clearly in Christ and the Church's liturgical witness. Pentecost inaugurates the apostolic priesthood and Eucharistic life, and the episode invites listeners to be formed by the prayers and hymnography where Scripture becomes prayer and grace supplies what is lacking.

  8. 1月30日

    Whose Church Is It? Belonging, Not Owning

    In this New Year episode, Fr. Harry and Fr. Anthony challenge the casual habit of saying “my church” by reframing ecclesial identity: the Church is of God—not our possession, but the place to which we belong, purchased by Christ’s blood (Acts 20) and built as a household on the apostolic foundation with Christ as cornerstone (Eph. 2:18–20). They trace how the Church’s catholic “wholeness” is Trinitarian—the Body of Christ, the temple of the Holy Spirit, and the people of the Father—made real through baptism, chrismation, and the Eucharist. Along the way, they clarify Christ’s unique mediation (mesitēs), show why the Church can be called “of Christ” without diminishing the Trinity, and close with Theophany’s vivid sacramental imagery—especially the ancient practice of breathing/blowing over the waters as participation, not mere remembrance.

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How God forms us as His sacred royal family

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  • 创作者
    Fr. Anthony Perkins, Fr. Harry Linsinbigler, and Ancient Faith Ministries
  • 活跃年份
    2021年 - 2026年
  • 单集
    132
  • 分级
    儿童适宜
  • 版权
    © Ancient Faith Ministries
  • 节目网站
    Made to Be a Kingdom

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