One Mouth and Two Ears 4 th Sunday of Abib –

Origen, ( AD)  "The Word of God is in your heart. The Word digs in this soil so that the spring may gush out."

1. The Only Conduct  Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel, Phil 1:27

 And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I speak.” Jn 12:50

2. The Word endures forever  But the word of the LORD endures forever." Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you. 1 Pet 1:25

 All Scripture is given by inspiration (Breath) of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. 2 Tim 3:16

3. The Faith of the saying  Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists took it upon themselves to call the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, “We exorcise you by the Jesus whom Paul preaches.” Acts 19:13

4. One Mouth  Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Jn 11:39  Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth!” Jn 11:43

 Where the word of a king is, there is power ; And who may say to him, “ What are you doing ?” Eccl 8:4

Jerome, AD  "You are reading? No. Your betrothed is talking to you. It is your betrothed, that is, Christ, who is united with you. He tears you away from the solitude of the desert and brings you into his home, saying to you, 'Enter into the joy of your Master.'"

First Ear  … Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said to Him, “Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been dead four days.” Jn 11:39

Second Ear  And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Loose him, and let him go.” Jn 11:44

Bi-Oik  The Bread of life, which came down for us from heaven, has given life to the world.  And you too, O Mary, have born in your womb the rational Manna, which came from the Father.