St. Mary Magdalene Orthodox Church Bible Study

By Fr Stephen Osburn

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Each week, under the guidance of Mr. Anthony Ally, we delve into the Holy Scriptures through the rich and timeless lens of the Orthodox Church. Drawing from the wisdom of the Church Fathers, the rhythms of liturgical life, and the sacred Tradition handed down through the ages, our studies seek to illuminate the Scriptures in the light of Christ. Whether we’re reflecting on the daily readings, commemorating a feast or saint, or exploring the practical aspects of Orthodox Christian living, our purpose remains steadfast: to encounter the living Christ more deeply and more truly.

These sessions are open to everyone—whether you’re an inquirer, a catechumen, newly received into the Church, or a lifelong Orthodox Christian seeking a deeper understanding of the faith. Come and journey with us.


Episode Date
June 7th, 2026: Born Into the Kingdom Through Holy Baptism
Jun 12, 2026
June 7th, 2026: The Robe of Light
Jun 12, 2026
June 7th, 2026: Church is Not Optional
Jun 07, 2026
The Quiet Heart: Prayer, Focus, and Discernment
Jun 06, 2026
May 31st, 2026: The Orthodox Church Does Change?
May 31, 2026
May 24th, 2026: We Guard the Faith by Living It Faithfully
May 24, 2026
An Orthodox Way Through Spiritual Struggle
May 18, 2026
May 17th, 2026: The Church Grows When People Become Family
May 17, 2026
The Desert Fathers on Peace and Asceticism
May 11, 2026
May 10th, 2026: Christ Did Not Ignore Sin, Because He Loved Her
May 10, 2026
Path to Peace in a Distracted World
May 04, 2026
May 3rd, 2026: Stop Making Excuses and Take Up Your Bed
May 03, 2026
Guarding the Heart in a Distracted World and Finding Stillness
Apr 27, 2026
April 26th, 2026: Christianity Is Not About You
Apr 26, 2026
April 19th, 2026: You Can’t Follow Christ Part-Time
Apr 20, 2026
April 11th, 2026: Holy Saturday and the Life-Bearing Tomb
Apr 11, 2026
April 10th, 2026: The Real Victory of God
Apr 11, 2026
April 9th, 2026: I Killed Jesus
Apr 10, 2026
April 8th, 2026: Stop Acting Like Judas
Apr 09, 2026
April 7, 2026: Watching at Thy Bridal Chamber
Apr 08, 2026
April 6th, 2026: Behold, the Bridegroom Comes, Be Ready
Apr 07, 2026
April 5th, 2026: Did You Waste Lent? It’s Not Too Late.
Apr 06, 2026
April 1st, 2026: Holy Unction and Healing in Orthodox Christianity
Apr 02, 2026
March 29th, 2026: What Does Laboring in Christ Mean?
Mar 29, 2026
March 25th, 2026: The Obedience of Mary to God’s Will
Mar 26, 2026
Q&A: How Should Christians Understand Spiritual Dreams?
Mar 23, 2026
Learning to Pray Without Ceasing
Mar 23, 2026
March 22nd, 2026: The Ladder of Great Lent
Mar 22, 2026
What Happens After Death?
Mar 15, 2026
March 15th, 2026: Lent Feels Hard But Leads to Resurrection
Mar 15, 2026
Equipping the Saints: Feeding the Body of Christ: Session Q & A
Mar 09, 2026
Equipping the Saints: Feeding the Body of Christ: Session Two
Mar 09, 2026
Equipping the Saints: Feeding the Body of Christ: Session One
Mar 09, 2026
March 8th, 2026: Great Lent and the Paralysis of the Soul
Mar 08, 2026
March 4th, 2026: You Sinful and Useless Servant
Mar 06, 2026
From Liturgy to Monday Morning: Living the Faith at Work
Mar 02, 2026
March 1st, 2026: Sunday of Orthodoxy and the Identity Crisis of Our Age
Mar 01, 2026
February 28th, 2026: If Christ Is God, Why Are We So Quiet?
Mar 01, 2026
February 26th, 2026: You Are Not Invincible
Feb 27, 2026
February 25th, 2026: Understanding the Presanctified Liturgy - The Light in the Darkness
Feb 27, 2026
February 24th, 2026: Courage Like Abraham: A Call to Action
Feb 25, 2026
February 23rd, 2026: You Can Fast Perfectly and Still Miss the Point
Feb 24, 2026
February 22nd, 2026: Seeing Others in the Image of God
Feb 23, 2026
Your Spiritual Family: The Saints and Godparents
Feb 16, 2026
February 15th, 2026: You Will Be Judged on This
Feb 16, 2026
February 8th, 2026: The Father Who Waits
Feb 09, 2026
January 25th, 2026: Defending Life Is the Most Christian Issue of Our Time
Jan 26, 2026
Are We Forming Saints or Pharisees?
Jan 26, 2026
January 18th, 2026: The Miracle at Jericho Was Not About Eyes
Jan 19, 2026
What the Bible Actually Says About Worship
Jan 12, 2026
January 11th, 2026: He Said Repent
Jan 11, 2026
January 6th, 2026: The Baptism of Christ Was the Beginning of Your Healing
Jan 06, 2026
Why the Eucharist Is the Center of Everything
Jan 05, 2026
January 4th, 2026: Maybe We Need a Little Tyranny
Jan 04, 2026
The Church Is Not Optional If You Want to Be Healed
Dec 29, 2025
December 28th, 2025: If You Want to Watch God Laugh, Tell Him Your Plans
Dec 28, 2025
December 25th, 2025: Christmas Is Simpler Than We Make It
Dec 27, 2025
December 24th, 2025: God Is With Us. Now What?
Dec 27, 2025
Who Protects the Orthodox Faith From Heresy
Dec 22, 2025
December 21, 2025: Christ Is Born for Our Salvation
Dec 22, 2025
December 14th, 2025: This Is Why Your Spiritual Life Feels Stuck
Dec 16, 2025
Why the Church is MORE than a Building
Dec 16, 2025
Parable Week 9: Come and See: Living the Faith With a Ready Heart
Dec 11, 2025
December 7th, 2025: Why Most Walk Away From Christ
Dec 07, 2025
Parable Week 8: Publican and Pharisee: Why Pride Blinds Us and Humility Heals Us
Dec 04, 2025
The Holy Spirit and Your Path to Theosis
Dec 03, 2025
November 30th, 2025: Do Not Forget Who This Season Is For
Dec 01, 2025
November 23rd, 2025: Only Christ Matters
Nov 24, 2025
Your Life Is Not Secular
Nov 24, 2025
Why We Cross Ourselves in Worship
Nov 20, 2025
Bring Them Home
Nov 20, 2025
The Nativity Fast Can Heal Your Life
Nov 17, 2025
November 16th, 2025: Beautiful Liturgy, But Now What?
Nov 16, 2025
Stop Burying What God Gave You
Nov 13, 2025
America Needs One Orthodox Voice
Nov 10, 2025
November 9th, 2025: Stop Pretending You’re Fine
Nov 10, 2025
Parables Week 7: You Are All Rich Fools
Nov 06, 2025
November 2nd, 2025: Focus on Christ, Not the Chaos
Nov 03, 2025
Parables Week 6: Why Debates Fail and Mercy Works: The Good Samaritan Today
Oct 30, 2025
October 26th, 2025: Choose the Kingdom Over Comfort
Oct 27, 2025
Iconography: Why They Matter
Oct 27, 2025
The Image of God: Why Your Life Has Eternal Significance
Oct 20, 2025
October 19th, 2025: Pride is Actually Good?
Oct 20, 2025
Parables Week 5: Don’t Be the Bad Fish: Three Practices That Grow a Holy Parish
Oct 16, 2025
Confession and the Kingdom: Preparing for Holy Communion Like a Saint
Oct 16, 2025
October 12th, 2025: How the Eucharist Pulls Us Out of Spiritual Death
Oct 14, 2025
Attend to Thyself: The Foundation of Inner Work
Oct 07, 2025
October 5th, 2025: Why ‘Being Nice’ Isn’t Enough for a Christian Life
Oct 06, 2025
Wednesday Study Class 4: The Hidden Treasure and the Pearl of Great Price
Oct 02, 2025
Nepsis: Attending to Ourselves in the Age of Anxiety
Sep 29, 2025
September 28th, 2025: Be Hyperdox
Sep 29, 2025
Wednesday Study Class 3: Wheat and the Tares, Mustard Seed, and Leaven
Sep 26, 2025
September 21st, 2025: Stop Overcomplicating Christianity
Sep 22, 2025
From Martyrdom to Victory: How the Cross Transforms Our Deepest Suffering
Sep 22, 2025
Wednesday Study Class 2: Parable of the Sower
Sep 18, 2025
You Can’t Cancel the Cross: What Charlie Kirk’s Death Reveals
Sep 15, 2025
Fr. Michael Reflects: On Faithfulness in a Hostile World
Sep 15, 2025
September 14th, 2025: Charlie Kirk’s Witness and the Victory of the Cross
Sep 15, 2025
Wednesday Orthodox Study Week 1: Intro to the Parables
Sep 11, 2025
How I Discovered Orthodoxy and Left Man-Made Religion Behind
Sep 08, 2025
September 7th, 2025: And I Took That Personally
Sep 08, 2025
Where Is Your Treasure? August 31st, 2025 Homily, Dn. Vassily Kocher
Aug 31, 2025
From Verse to Life: Entering the Promise of John 3:16
Aug 25, 2025
August 24th, 2025 Homily: He Forgives, So We Forgive
Aug 25, 2025
Walking with Mary and Jesus Throughout the Year
Aug 18, 2025
August 17th, 2025 Homily: You’re Already in a War—Do You Even Know It?
Aug 18, 2025
August 16, 2025 Homily: Why Orthodox Christians Celebrate Dormition
Aug 18, 2025
Why the Dormition Still Matters Today Part 2 or 2
Aug 14, 2025
Why the Dormition Still Matters Today Part 1 of 2
Aug 14, 2025
August 10th, 2025 Homily: When Fear Sinks Us, Christ Lifts Us
Aug 11, 2025
August 3rd, 2025 Homily: Trends Fade. Christ Feeds.
Aug 03, 2025
July 27th, 2025: Rooted in Faith, Growing in Mission: The Story of St. Mary Magdalene Orthodox Church
Jul 28, 2025
July 20th, 2025 Wedding Homily: Staying on the Cross Together
Jul 22, 2025
July 20th, 2025 Homily: Think You’re Fine Without Confession? Think Again.
Jul 21, 2025
Is the Orthodox Church Ignoring Scripture on Married Bishops?
Jul 14, 2025
Shepherding like Christ
Jul 14, 2025
July 13th, 2025 Homily: Quelling the Madness: Being Images of Christ in the Fallen World
Jul 13, 2025
Do Saints Hear Us? The Number 1 Protestant Question Answered
Jul 07, 2025
Freedom of the Heart
Jul 07, 2025
July 6th, 2025 Homily: True Freedom
Jul 07, 2025
The One Body of Christ: Mysterion
Jul 01, 2025
June 29th, 2025 Homily: On the Diaconate
Jul 01, 2025
June 22nd, 2025 Homily: The American Saints Have Lived Among Us
Jun 23, 2025
Israel - God's Chosen People - Q&A Session
Jun 23, 2025
Israel - God's Chosen People
Jun 23, 2025
June 15th, 2025 Homily: The Liturgy as Our Living Catechism: Fr Michael Matsko
Jun 16, 2025
Growing Inner Peace in Midst of Wars
Jun 16, 2025
Substance of the Gift of Holy Baptism is More Important Than Form: Fr Michael Matsko
Jun 16, 2025
Battling Depression with the Mind of Christ: Humility as the Antidote
Jun 13, 2025
June 8th, 2025 Homily: Seeing Others Made in the Image and Likeness of God
Jun 08, 2025
June 1st, 2025 Homily: Standing Firm with the Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council
Jun 02, 2025
Why Ecumenical Councils & Grace are Vital
Jun 02, 2025
Sunday of the Blindman Homily
May 26, 2025
Christ Draws Near to Brokenhearted Saint Photini Life Example
May 23, 2025
How Satan Started Protestant And Roman Catholic Unbiblical Deceptions
May 23, 2025
Preparing for Pentecost Amid Paschal Joy
May 23, 2025
Preparing for Holy week
May 23, 2025
Proskemedia and Lazarus Saturday Lesson Part 2
May 23, 2025
Proskemedia and Lazarus Saturday Lesson Part 1
May 23, 2025
Energy, Grace, and Power
May 23, 2025
St Nicodemus on Evangelism, Heart, and Pure
May 23, 2025
St. Mary of Egypt and Sanctity
May 23, 2025
Overcoming Stress
May 23, 2025
Confession
May 23, 2025
Divine Nature of Christ
May 23, 2025
On the Theotokos
May 23, 2025
Cross and Holy Week
May 23, 2025
Forgiveness
May 23, 2025
Fasting and Hesychasm during Lent
May 23, 2025
Honoring Women
May 23, 2025
Hesychasm St Gregory Palamas
May 23, 2025
Orthodox Church Non-Orthodox St Haralambos Sunday Study
May 23, 2025
Experience God
May 23, 2025
Didache 12 Apostles
May 23, 2025
Ontological Union with God is salvation
May 23, 2025
Catechumen Struggles
May 23, 2025
8 Vices Theophany
May 23, 2025