Fear No One

Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

Bishop Robert Barron

Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 23 June 2002

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

The Christian disciple is truly free in the measure that he is not afraid. Thomas More couldn't be compromised, precisely because he couldn't be frightened by the loss of earthly goods. Jesus tells his disciples not to be afraid even of those who can kill the body. In faith, we are connected to that power which transcends space and time, life and death.

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0:00.0	This is Cardinal Francis George, and I invite you to join me for the next few minutes to
0:04.6	reflect with Father Robert Barron on the Word of God, which is the Word on Fire.
0:11.0	Father Barron will challenge us to open our hearts to the Word on Fire, which is God's
0:15.5	Word of Love for each of us.
0:17.8	If our hearts are open, the Lord can change and transform us, so that we might speak with
0:22.8	love about the one who is love.
0:26.1	The Archdiocese of Chicago through the generosity of Sacred Heart Parishing Winnetka now presents
0:31.1	the Word on Fire.
0:33.3	Peace be with you.
0:35.4	Friends, today we continue with this startling, disturbing, surprising discourse that
0:43.4	Jesus offers to His apostles just before He sends them out.
0:48.4	It's from the 10th chapter of Matthew's Gospel, and it's a wonderful thing to meditate
0:53.0	on.
0:54.0	For any Christian, sit down and read this chapter and let its demand sink in.
1:00.8	Because the thing that you find about it is it's just unrelenting.
1:04.6	There's something intense and almost unforgiving about it, what Jesus demands of His disciples.
1:12.2	Last week we heard it, fear no one.
1:16.8	There's no one.
1:19.2	Anyone that can just kill the body and do nothing else.
1:23.0	Well, those are our greatest fears, people that can harm our bodies.
1:27.4	Jesus says, don't worry about them, don't fear them, but fear only God who can kill both
1:32.5	body and soul.
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