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 9th Sunday after Pentecost Homily on both the Epistle reading and Gospel lesson from 1 Corinthians 3:9-17 & Matthew 14:22-34 In the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen.
Saint Paul and Saint Matthew offer today for us three images of the Church, three symbols through which we can view the Church and our role within the Church. These three images are not exhaustive, of course, because nothing can exhaust the infinite God and His Church. Nonetheless, these symbols are very helpful.  A sermon delivered during the Funeral of Irina Gozick In the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen.
If there is one thing Orthodox Christians are good at celebrating, it is celebrating death. The central event in the history of our salvation was death. Death of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  7th Sunday after Pentecost Sermon on the Epistle reading from Romans 15:1-7 In the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen.
Today’s Epistle reading from the letter of Saint Paul to the Christian community in Rome comes from a section of about 2-3 chapters where Paul talks about what it means to live together in a mixed community. In the first century, the Roman Christian community consisted of Jews and pagans. As such, they had very different views on life in terms of morality and proper worship of God. As Christians, however, their views had to be transformed, had to be enlightened, and in some cases had to be changed.  6th Sunday after Pentecost on the Gospel lesson from Matthew 9:1-8 In the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen.
Last Sunday we heard Christ healing two demon-possessed men in the land of Gergesenes, which was on the shore opposite of the town where Jesus resided. After He healed the two men, and cast the demons into the pigs, who swiftly rushed off the cliff and drowned in the sea, the people of the land came, in fear and astonishment, and asked the Lord … to get out.  Sunday's sermon on Romans 10:1-10 In the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen.
Today I would like to focus on and unpack three topics Saint Paul mentions in his Epistle to the Christians in Rome that we just heard. Namely, zeal for God according to accurate knowledge, God’s righteousness, and Christ being the fulfillment of the Law and of all righteousness.  A sermon delivered at the Baptismal Liturgy of Nikolai Festa In the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen.
Today we are witnessing a unique event, an event that one doesn’t get to see and participate in all that often. This event is the birth of a new Christian – a follower and disciple of our Lord Jesus Christ.  Sunday sermon during the Baptismal Liturgy of Patrick Paranyuk. In the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen.
Christ is risen! Today we are witnessing a unique event, something that happens only once in a person’s lifetime – a birth of a Christian. This is a monumental event, but it’s also an event to which every single person is called. If you did not get a chance to sign up in church, contact Jakob or Katrina at the email below to place your order.   Sunday sermon on the Epistle of Saint Paul to the Corinthians (1 Cor. 6:12-20) In the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen.
Holiness of our body, holiness of a Christian body in particular, is the theme of today’s Epistle of Saint Paul to the Corinthians. And it’s not a coincidence that he talks about sex, or rather sexual immorality, in reference to this holiness. Today I would like to answer three questions regarding all of this: (1) Why does Paul focus on sexual immorality when talking about the holiness of our physical bodies? (2) What is this holiness rooted in? (3) And, what do we do about it?  Sunday sermon on the Epistle reading from Ephesians 6:10-17 In the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
“We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us many, many long months of struggle and of suffering. You ask, what is our policy? I can say: It is to wage war, by sea, by land, and by air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us; to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark, lamentable catalog of human crime. That is our policy.”  Sunday sermon on the Gospel lesson from Luke 10:25-37 The parable of the Good Samaritan In the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
“And who is my neighbor?” This is such a loaded question. English language is somewhat limited here because when we think of a neighbor, we often imagine those who live next door to us or on the same street or on the same block. But that’s not what the word ‘neighbor’ means here.  If there is one secular holiday that Christians can totally sign up for, it is Thanksgiving Day. One of the most important things we do in our Christian life is give thanks to God, and give thanks to each other.
We do it first of all during the Liturgy. In fact, one of the names for Liturgy is Eucharist. Which comes from a Greek word that means thanksgiving. We don’t have to wait for one special day in the year to give thanks. We do it every day. But to have one day as a reminder that all things belong to God, and give thanks to Him, isn’t a bad idea. Below is a sermon that was delivered by the late Father Alexander Schmemann, who did a lot in terms of preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ on American soil. He died in December 1983 from cancer. The last Liturgy he celebrated was on Thanksgiving Day that same year. And this was his last sermon. It’s in the form of a prayer, a thanksgiving prayer of a man, who knew his journey on this earth was coming to an end. The sermon was edited slightly for the use in our parish, where Father Aleksey reads it every year the Sunday before Thanksgiving Day. Here are the words of Father Alexander Schmemann:  Sunday sermon on the Gospel lesson taken from Luke 16:19-31 The parable of Lazarus and the rich man In the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The parable of Lazarus and the rich man on its surface seems to be about what happens after we die, about heaven and hell, about the future life. The bad, rich man is tormented in hell, while the poor Lazarus is comforted in Paradise next to Abraham.  Sunday sermon on the Gospel lesson from John 3:13-17 Sunday before the Elevation of the Cross In the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Today's Gospel lesson, which is for the Sunday before the Feast of the Elevation of the Cross has an interesting reference to a story in the Old Testament and to Moses, “Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believe in Him may not perish but have eternal life.”  Sunday sermon on the Epistle of Saint Paul to Corinthians (1:21-2:4) In the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
“He Who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, Who has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.” This is the first sentence of the Epistle of Saint Paul to the Corinthians that we just heard Matthew read. This sentence will also be the focus of today’s sermon, specifically the establishment in Christ, the sealing with the Holy Spirit, and the guarantee given.  Ever since the pandemic and the subsequent lockdown there has been a lot of talk about the normal and the new normal. People have been wondering when (if ever) we will return back to the normal. There are also those who warn that we need to be ready for and embrace the new normal.
 Click on the image for the article As we begin the Dormition Fast, here is an excellent reflection on why the Orthodox Christians honor Mary.
 Sermon delivered on Sunday, July 26, on the feast of the Holy Archangel Gabriel.
The sermon looks at the ministry of angels.  A sermon combining a common theme from the Gospel lesson from Matthew 10:32-33, 37-38; 19:27-30 and the Epistle reading from Hebrews 11:33-12:2.
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