Upper Room Media is a ministry of the Coptic Orthodox Church. Its mission is to bring the word of God from a timeless faith into your hearts and mind anywhere at anytime. The Orthodox Church worships God in continuity with the earliest Church, and as such is the oldest Church. It is a Church of balance: between the mystical and the tangible; between spirituality and theology; between the worship of God and service to humanity. Everything is in balance, otherwise known as right worship, which ...
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Tune in as Fr. Abraham Fam discusses the importance of making the most of God's presence in the Holy 50's!By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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ST + SA Who Are They? Part 1: St. Athanasius
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Tune in as Fr. Anthony Messeh delves into part 1 of his new series, where he discusses who St. Athanasius was, and the lessons we can learn from his life!By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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Tune in as Fr. Timothy Fam discusses the happenings following Christ's Resurrection, and the main message we can get from today's readings!By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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As humans there are natural levels of believing that take place in our lives. Whether we have been raised in the faith or we are a convert, there will always be a level of doubt involved. St. Thomas exhibited this doubt in a healthy way that we can all learn from; when once he had seen the risen Lord, he went on to become a martyr preaching the Gos…
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Being obsessed with our God - Resurrection Sunday
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As Mary Magdalene waited and sought our Lord diligently and could not bear to be apart from Him, so too let us in His glorious resurrection feast and celebrate and be joyful that our Lord is risen and desire to never be apart from Him!By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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Tune into Fr Thomas Hanna as he explains through the weeks of lent how Jesus encounters all types of people those hearts are prepared to encounter His divine presence. May we always be ready to experiences the goodness of Christ.By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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“Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before me.” - John 5:7Tune into Fr. Pishoy Salama explores the Gospel story of the paralysed man healed at the pool of Bethesda, emphasising the man's mental health struggles and loneliness. He urges us to turn to Christ for healing f…
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Tune in as Fr Paul talks about God's perfect outcome in the most imperfect situation and how His "grace is sufficient for us."By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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Dayenu….It Would Have Been Enough - Covenant Thursday
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Tune in to this sermon with Fr Elijah as he discusses the happenings of Covenant Thursday. Fr Elijah explains the plenteous works God has done for His people, yet He continually restores and renews us through His covenant.By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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Tune in to this Great Friday sermon with Fr Elijah Estafanous as he discusses how Christ suffered through His death so that we would no longer be bound. Fr Elijah explains that through weakness, Christ showed us what is greater than might, and encourages us to imitate His passion and sacrifice for Him.…
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His Gethsemane and Mine - Great Friday Eve
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Tune in to this sermon with Fr Paul Girguis as he discusses Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. Fr Paul explains that we too must have a 'Gethsemane', where we are in deep communion with God, and able to trust in Him and be comforted by Him.By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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Disappointment of Expectations - Palm Sunday
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On Palm Sunday we see the Jews' high expectations of Jesus being the One who would free them, however we watch as they quickly become disappointed when He doesn't fulfil their expectation because little did they know that God had a much greater plan; to save ALL of humanity. Tune in as Fr David teaches us how to maintain our faith in God even when …
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Tune in as Fr David teaches the youth that in order to benefit from this Holy Week we must immerse ourselves in Christ.By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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"But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law" - Galatians 4:4Tune into Fr Pishoy Salama as he focuses on how special God’s timing is and how we can appreciate His goodness and plans for us.By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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Tune into Fr Thomas Hanna as he focuses on the importance and understanding on how to deal with the temptations and spiritual warfare that we all fall into.By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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Tune into fr Thomas hanna as he explains the focus on the character Zacchaeus where he admits that he is a sinner and spirituality bankrupt, let us follow the hope of Zacchaeus’s and return back to our Lord.By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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Our Heart Are Ready to be Changed - Good Friday
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Tune into Fr Thomas Hanna as he emphasises the importance of adapting the willingness for our hearts to be changed during this lent and passion week season through true repentance and continue onwards into the Holy 50.By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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Tune in as Fr. Anthony Messeh discusses why we see Jesus angry in today's readings!By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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Tune in as Fr. Anthony Messeh discusses what we needs to die, so that we can experience the joy of the Cross with Christ!By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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Tune in as Fr. Timothy Fam discusses the message Jesus is sending us on His way to the cross!By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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Tune in as Fr. Timothy Fam discusses how we can learn to give up our pride, from Jesus' washing His disciples feet!By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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Tune in as Fr. Abraham Fam discusses the character of Judas, and how we can learn from his mistake!By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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Tune in as Fr. Michael Sorial gives a sermon on “We Killed God” as we journey through the darkness of 3 hours on Good Friday.By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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Tune in as we explore the sufferings of Jesus on the cross and thoughts about mortality and fear of death.By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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Tune in as Fr. Michael Sorial gives a sermon on the Power of the Risen Christ in the Liturgy of the Feast of the Resurrection.By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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The Day of Victory - Feast of Our Lord's Resurrection
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Christ is risen! Tune in as Peter Saad explores how Christ defeats everything, offers us salvatio, how it is a day of victory, its significance and much more!By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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Tune in as Fr Peter Saad explores the beauty of Christ's suffering leading to salvation, the signifcance behind the crown of thorns and much more!By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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Tune in as Fr Peter Saad explores how Vindication is from Him, how God clears our accusations and mich more!By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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"Not only do I restore you, but I restroe you to strengthen those around you." Tune in as Fr Peter Saad explores how Christ restores us, how we should always ask for Gods mercies and how we are never too far to return back to God and much more!By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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"The Church wants us to live every week of our lives as close to God as we do in Passion week". Tune in as Fr Antonios Kaldas explores questions such as why passion week is important, what it is all about, and much much more!By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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"The first man was of the earth, made of dust; the second Man is the Lord from heaven. And as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man." (1 Corinthians 15:47,49)Christ is risen! Indeed He is risen! Tune in as His Eminence contemplates on the most joyful and glorious feast of the year, and how we a…
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Resurrection - Let Us Offer Ourselves To Him
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Yesterday I was crucified with Him, today I am glorified with HimYesterday I was buried with Him, today I rose with HimTune in to Father Daniel Fanous as he delves into the joy of the resurrection, sharing that we must offer ourselves to the Lord and give back to the image that is ChristBy St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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Resurrection - The Transformation & Renewal in the Resurrection
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The Resurrection is a time in which we all celebrate the ability for us to be saved & live eternally. But have you considered the transformation that happens within us due to this great sacrifice? Tune into Fr Elijah exploring the fruits of our transformation & renewal due to the Resurrection.By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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What is life for us? If we are connected to the author of life, our life has meaning! In this talk, Fr Paul Baky reflects on being at the feet of the cross and looks at how this gives us meaning in our lives by discussing 3 themes: the evidence for the Crucifixion, the words of Christ on the cross, and the need for personal reflection. Tune in!…
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Throughout history, God connects and teaches us in different ways - from forming covenants to performing miracles as the incarnated Christ on Earth. Tune in to this talk by Fr Paul Baky as he talks about the significance of this in the context of us partaking in the Eucharist.By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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Tune in to this talk by Fr Augustine Ibrahim as he reflects on how we can align with and allow our minds to be more like Christ's.By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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During Good Friday, we read many prophecies and readings that reveal Christ as our redeemer. Tune in to this talk by Fr James Gendi as he reflects on what we are redeemed from through Christ and what it means for us.By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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The Journey Of Humanity - Good Friday Eve
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During Passion Week, we are not only looking at the journey of Christ, but we are experiencing the journey of humanity - starting from Adam and Eve. Tune in to this talk by Fr Joshua Tadros as he reflects on the events of Passion Week that reveal Christ's commentary on our lives.By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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Tune in to Fr Anthony as he contemplates on God's great love for us through the events of Good Friday.By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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Tune in as Fr Yacoub tells a series of stories teaching us the importance of trusting in God.By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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The Characters We Meet This Week - Friday Eve
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Father Antony Paul takes us through Friday eve, where the Lord is being beaten, abused, mocked and slapped for our sake. Father Antony delves into the characters of Pilot, Caiaphas (high priest), Judas and Peter to understand their mistakes historically from a big and small scheme of things.By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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Christ died over 2000 years ago... so how then can we come to the foot of the Cross? How can the most important event in the Christian faith become the meeting place between Christ & ourselves? Tune into Fr Mark guiding us on how we can meet ChristBy St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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When someone wrongs us, if we have the will, we can forgive them. But is that relationship restored in full? Can we just go back to the way things were before? If no, do we then assume that the same happens when we sin against God? Tune into Adel explaining how God will always restore us in full.By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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How Christ Impacted People on Earth - Good Friday
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Tune in as HG Bishop Daniel discusses how Christ changes the lives of those He interacts with in four main ways: with His dialogue with them, His gaze, His presence and even His silence on the cross.By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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The Reason for the Pascha Season - Friday Eve
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Join Fr Antonios Kaldas as he explains the central focus and purpose of the Pascha - the Eucharist! He inspires us to take the spirit of Pascha into our lives beyond Holy Week, experiencing Christ's gift every Blessed Sunday.By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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This is our hour. Christ Himself was telling us that we each have a choice, that this is our hour to move toward Christ or to reject Him. To suffer for His sake and glorify Him or to move away from Him and become what is opposite to Him.By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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God doesn’t need anything and we as His creation cannot give Him anything He needs. Yet because of His great love He has given to us free will. And through that we have a choice to turn to Him or to turn away from Him. Our Lord may not need anything but He greatly desires our hearts to be with Him.By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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Tune in as Fr Dan explains the significance of Judas betraying Jesus and how it can happen to any of us. It is important to always be vigilant, ensuring we don't betray Jesus in our day to day lives.By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Bridegroom, was crucified by us, His bride. Tune in with Fr Anthony Mourad as he reminds us of the love of Christ and how we are called to be crucified with Him and to be made new.By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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Join us as we learn lessons from the Ladies pouring fragrant oil and perfume on Christ and as well from the actions of Judas. The former who act as role models for us to follow due to their immense faith and service and the latter on actions to avoid to put off the Devil from us.By St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
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