Sunday of Pentecost
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Sunday of Pentecost (HTML
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Sunday of
Pentecost (HTML
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By Fr David Moser
2002
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Sunday of Pentecost (HTML
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Sunday of Pentecost
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Sunday of Pentecost
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Sunday of Pentecost
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2010-05-23
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Sunday
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Exegesis Of Pentecost Vespers Parables
Numbers
11-16-17-24-29, Joel
2-23-32, Ezekiel 36-24-28
2011-06-11
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Ministry Of The Holy Spirit
O Heavenly
King
2011-06-12
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I Will Give You A New Heart And Put A New Spirit Within
You
Learning To
Discern Between The Old And New Ways
Acts 21-11, Ezekiel
36-24-28
2012-06-03
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I Will Give You A New Heart And Put A New Spirit Within
You
Learning To
Discern Between The Old And New Ways
Acts 21-11, Ezekiel
36-24-28
(1)
2012-06-03
SYNOPSIS:The readings
for Divine Liturgy on
Pentecost give the story of Pentecost and our Lord #39;s
prophesy of it. The "take
home" for Pentecost is from one of the Vespers
readings: "I will give you a
new heart, and put a new spirit within you: and I will
take away the stony heart out of
your flesh, and will give you a heart of flesh."
(Ezekiel 36:26) We can know a lot
about Pentecost, but if we do not learn how to discern
the old ways, which the heart
falls into frequently, from the new ways, we will have
learned nothing useful for our
salvation. We look into how to learn to discern what is
in our hearts, whether it be
according to the old, or according to the new. The Holy
Spirit will not continue to
abide in a heart that does not seek after the new ways.
We contrast new and old ways and
discuss how to develop the skill to discern between
them. This is a critically important
subject. This homily is a bit longer than normal, but it
is important, and it is
difficult to discuss important things, and important
skills in 12-15 minutes.
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If Any Man Thirst Let Him Come Unto Me And
Drink
How To Cultivate
Thirst
John 7-37-52-8-12
2013-06-23
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of Pentecost (mp3 format)
O That All People Might Prophesy And That The Lord Would
Give Them His
Spirit
I Will Give You A New Heart
2014-06-09
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Exegesis On The Holy Spirit
How To Listen To Your
Heart
2015-05-31
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Children's sermon: The Pentecost Icon,
King Kosmos, Symbols of the Holy
Spirit (mp3 format)
Pentecost
2016
SYNOPSIS:Sermon to children with a
detailed explanation of who King Kosmas is,
and a "spirited"
discussion and questions and answers with the children
about the Pentecost icon. Why is
St Paul in the Pentecost icon? Why is there FIRE in the
icon? Symbols of the Holy
Spirit.
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Pentecost (mp3 format)
Pentecost Ikon Holy Spirit Symbols
Childrens
Sermon
2016
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Thirst
O Heavenly King
John 7-37
2016
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"O
Heavenly King" explained, and about prayer in the
heart. (mp3 format)
Pentecost
2017-06-04
SYNOPSIS:"O Heavenly
King" is explained in detail, with an aim to teach
us how to pray with our hearts.
Also, the Jewish and Christian feasts of Pentecost
discussed, and the ministry of the
Holy Spirit, which is necessary for us to fulfil the
Christian law. A short rule of
prayer and prayer for others will help us, if we try, to
develop prayer with our heart.
O Heavenly King
, Comforter, Spirit
of Truth, Who art everywhere
present and fillest all things, Treasury of good
things and Giver of life: Come and
dwell in us, and cleanse us of all impurity, and
save our souls, O Good One.
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The
purpose of the sending of the Holy Spirit. Survey of
Scripture read on Pentecost. (mp3
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Acts 2:1-11 John 7:37-52: 8:12 Joel
2:23-32
2018-05-27
SYNOPSIS:Fr
Methodius is a priest at St Barnabas Mission in Kenya,
Africa
(http://orthodoxmissionkenya.org/). He was with us on
Pentecost and gave a homily which
is a sweeping survey of the Scriptures that are read on
the feast and teaches us the
purpose of the coming of the Holy Spirit and many other
things.
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The
promise of Pascha is fulfilled because of Pentecost.
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Numbers 11:16-17,24-29 : Joel 2:23-32 : Ezekiel 36:24-28
: John 20:19-23 : Acts
2:1-11 : John 7:37-52:8:12
2019-06-16
SYNOPSIS:The Christian
life, and salvation, is impossible without the Holy
Spirit abiding in us. This is what
we celebrate on Pentecost, and all of the readings for
the feast teach us not only about
the ministry of the Holy Spirit, but also how we must
live. We do short survey of the
readings from Vespers, Matins and the liturgy.
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By
the Holy Spirit,
we put on Christ and become perfected human beings in
the likeness of God. (Word DOC
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2020-06-07
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SYNOPSIS:Because of the Holy Spirit, we
are able to put on Christ
and after baptism begin the process become perfected
human being in the likeness of God.
This is the primary reason for celebrating the giving of
the Holy Spirit to Christians.
Until that time, how do we live spiritually in such
times as pandemics and civil unrest,
protests, anger and violence which have occurred after
the death of George Floyd? The
Christian answer is not political.
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I
will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I
will give you an heart of flesh.
(mp3 format)
Numbers 11:16-17, 24-29 Joel 2:23-32 Ezekiel
36:24-28
2021-06-20
SYNOPSIS:The
event of Pentecost is described in the reading from Acts
today,
the promise of Pentecost in the Gospel, and the result
of Pentecost in the three
selections from the Old Testament that were read in the
Vespers service. We will
concentrate on those, which promised that we will never
be left alone, everything broken
in our soul will be healed and restored to perfection,
and that our stony heart will
become heart of flesh.
1st Sunday after Pentecost
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Sunday Of All Saints
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Sunday Of All Saints
2004
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1st Sunday after
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2008-06-22
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1st Sunday after
Pentecost (mp3 format)
2010-05-30
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Celebrating Sanctity
How To Become A
Saint
Hebrews 11-33-12-2,Matthew
10-32-33,37-38,19-27-30
2011-06-19
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Exegesis Of Sunday Of All Saints Vespers
Parables
Isaiah
43-9-14,Wisdom-3-1-9,Wisdom-5-15-6-3
2011-06-19
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Sunday Of All Saints
How To Become A
Saint
Matthew
10-32-33,37-38,19-27-30,Hebrews 11-33-12-2
2012-06-10
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All Saints
Through Faith With Patience
Heb
11-33-12-1
2015
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"Behold,
we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we
have therefore? " A question
we all must be able to ask. (mp3 format)
Sunday of All Saints
Matthew
19:27
2016
SYNOPSIS:We are all
called to be saints, therefore, we should be able to say
what Peter said, without being a liar: "Behold, we
have forsaken all, and followed
thee; what shall we have therefore?" What does this
mean? Can we say this? What
must we do to be able to say this? Full disclosure: he
text selected was actually read
on the Sunday of All Saints, and accidently used again
on the Sunday of All Saints of
Russia, the following Sunday. Mistakes happen, but the
sermon still applies to saints,
and therefore, to us, since we are called to be saints.
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What
is confession of Christ in our sin-loving and
sin-excusing world? (mp3 format)
Sunday of All Saints
Confession Of
Christ
Matthew 10:32-33,
37-38
2016-06-26
SYNOPSIS:What is a
synaxis of All
Saints, and why do we celebrate them the Sunday after
Pentecost? It is rare to be a
saint, but we are all called to be saints! How are we
going to become saints, even
though we have sins, some of which we cannot overcome?
This starts with how we identify
ourselves and the things we, in our heart of hearts,
really value. In our modern, sin
loving and excusing age, we must take a stand for who we
are. This is true confession.
In this context, we examine the verses read today:
"Whosoever therefore shall
confess me before men, him will I confess also before my
Father which is in heaven. 33
But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also
deny before my Father which is
in heaven. 37 He that loveth father or mother more than
me is not worthy of me: and he
that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy
of me. 38 And he that taketh not
his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of
me."
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1st
Sunday after Pentecost (Word DOC format)
Many That Are First Shall Be Last And The Last Shall Be
First
2017
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What
is a saint and how do you become a saint? (Word DOC
format)
Hebrews 12:1-2 Matthew
10:32-33
2019-06-24
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SYNOPSIS:On the Sunday of All Saints
appropriate to talk about what
is a saint, how the saints relate to us, and how to
become a saint. We look especially
at Hebrews which talks about the great cloud of
witnesses, and also in the gospel about
the confession we must make before men. Putting these
things together we see the life of
the saints and how to join that life.
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Sunday of All
Saints. Because of the
Holy Spirit, we are all called to be saints. (Word DOC
format)
Sunday of All Saints
Romans
12:1-2
2020-06-14
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SYNOPSIS:Why do we celebrate all of the
saints the Sunday after
Pentecost? It is because the gift of the Holy Spirit
makes everyone capable of becoming
a saint. There is only one thing that can keep us from
becoming a saint. Let us learn
the lay aside every weight of sin, even if only a little
bit at a time and we will
become saints.
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All
Saints. What we must do to be in the great cloud of
witnesses. (mp3 format)
Matthew 10:32 : Hebrews 11:33-34 : Hebrews 12:1
2021-06-27
SYNOPSIS:On All-Saints
Sunday, we explain why it is appropriate to
commemorate all the saints the Sunday after Pentecost
and also why we begin fasting on
the next day. It’s all about becoming saint: to be part
of the great cloud of witnesses.
The Scriptures for the day tell us how to become saints.
We must know deeply in our
heart that out of weakness we are made strong and we
must run the race with patience and
must know what it means to confess Jesus Christ before
men (it’s not something you just
do with your lips or even your actions). During our
explanation we discussed the actions
of some modern hierarchs which are a case study and not
running the race with patience
or confessing Jesus Christ before men. May God deliver
us and them from a secular way of
living!
2nd Sunday after Pentecost
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All Saints Of Russia
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All Saints Of Russia
2000
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2nd Sunday after Pentecost
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2003
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2004
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2nd Sunday after
Pentecost (mp3 format)
2008-06-29
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Pentecost (HTML format)
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All Saints Of Russia
3 Necessary
Things
2010-06-06
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after Pentecost (mp3 format)
A Good Beginning
Matthew 4-18-23
2011-06-26
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Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Follow Me And I Will Make You Fishers Of
Men
Matthew 4-18-23-Matthew
4-25-5-12
2012-06-17
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Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Everything Is Spiritual
Follow Me And I Will Make
You Fishers Of
Men
Matthew 4-18-23
2013-07-07
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Beatititudes
Christian Meaning Of Poverty Of Spirit
And
Mourning
Matthew 4-25-5-12
2014-06-22
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2nd
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Beatitudes
Blessed Are The
Peacemakers
Mat-4-25-5-12
2015
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A
practical look at the beatitudes, which describe the
saints and those trying to be
saints. (Word DOC format)
2019-06-30
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SYNOPSIS:A look at what the saints are
like, and what we should do
to be like them. By looking at the first 4 Beatitudes
from St. Matthew (" Blessed
are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven. Blessed are they that
mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the
meek: for they shall inherit the
earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after
righteousness: for they shall
be filled.") in a very practical way. There are
things we all can do to fulfill
these Beatitudes, and if we do them a little bit, and
even not so well, God will help us
and we will become saints. The key is to try, even if we
are not very good at it!
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The
Saints achieved profound peace in an unpeaceful world.
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Matthww 4:25-5:12
2020-06-21
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SYNOPSIS:This Sunday we are celebrating
All Saints of Russia as we
always do on the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost. The end of
the troparion says: "By
their prayers keep the Church and the world in profound
peace." Russia and the
world are not peaceful and never have been. What is this
peace that we are asking for?
It is the same peace that it is in the heart of every
saint. We look at the first two
Beatitudes (poverty of spirit and mourning) to see how
to achieve this peace in the
midst of the world that is ever becoming less
peaceful.
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How
to solve the greatest problem in the world. (mp3
format)
Hebrews 11:33-12:2
2021-07-04
SYNOPSIS:On the Sunday
of All Saints of Russia we ask the question: "what
is the greatest problem in the
world today?" Some might answer that it is the
pandemic and the vaccine, politics,
the environment, immorality, etc. None of these is the
greatest problem. All the saints
teach how to solve the greatest problem, and we talk
about two essential aspects of the
solution: faith, and patience.
3rd Sunday after Pentecost
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2004
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Pentecost (mp3 format)
2008-07-06
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Pentecost (HTML format)
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Pentecost (HTML format)
Answer All The Questions
2010-06-13
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How To Discern Light And Darkness In The Eye Of The
Soul
Matthew
6-22-33
2011-07-03
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Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Seek Ye First The Kingdom Of God And His
Righteousness
As We Think So We
Are
Matthew 6-22-33
2012-06-24
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Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
The Light Of The Body Is The Eye
Unbridled Desire
Causes
Anxiety
Matthew 6-22-33
2013-07-14
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Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
The Meaning Of Life
Is Not The Life More Than Meat
And The Body Than
Raiment
Matthew 6-22-33
2014-06-29
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3rd
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Timothy Of Esphigmenou
New Martyrs Of The Turkish
Yoke
2015
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The
eye, desire, anxiety & peace. Matthew 6:22-33 (mp3
format)
Matthew-6:22-33 Romans 5:1
2016
SYNOPSIS:The problem
of anxiety and the cure for it. There is a link between
bad desires, and weak faith and
anxiety. Exposition of Matthew 6:22-33 and Romans 5:1,
particularly: "The light of
the body is the eye", "seek ye first the
kingdom of God, and his
righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto
you" and "being
justified by faith, we have peace with God through our
Lord Jesus Christ" As in any
short talk, all solutions are not discussed. There is an
organic cause for anxiety, but
no more common cause for it is a problem with the
"eyes"
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3rd Sunday
after Pentecost (mp3
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New Martyrs Turkish Yoke
2017
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"If
thine eye be whole, thy heart will be settled in
peace." (RTF format)
Matthew 6:22 : Luke 21:14
2020-06-28
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SYNOPSIS:In this Third Sunday after
Pentecost when we also celebrate
the New Martyrs of the Turkish yoke, the Gospels,
although they are from Matthew and
Luke, are very much connected. We describe our greatest
problem, that which brings us
the most dissatisfaction and unhappiness in the world
and how these Gospels describe how
we can have a heart that is settled, always at peace.
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New Martyrs of the Turkish Yoke. How do we imitate them
and be settled in our hearts the
matter what persecutions arise? (mp3 format)
Luke 21:12-19 : Romans 5:1-10
2021-07-11
4th Sunday after Pentecost
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2003
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2004
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Pentecost (Word DOC
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2008-07-14
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Freedom And Slavery
2010-06-20
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Being Then Made Free From Sin Ye Became The Servants Of
Righteousness
Freedom And Slavery Explained By Paul And The
Centurion
Romans
6-18-23-Matthew 8-5-13
2011-07-10
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Sunday
after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Faith Of The Centurion
Matthew
8-5-13
2012-03-30
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Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Being Then Made Free From Sin Ye Became The Servants Of
Righteousness
Romans 6-18-23
2012-07-01
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Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Healing Of The Centurions Servant
Character
Matters
Matthew 8-5-13,
Romans 6-18-23
2014-07-06
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Sunday
after Pentecost (Word DOC format)
Healing Of Centurions Servant
Obedience
Mat
8-5-13
2015
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Freedom
and slavery, and the Centurion. (mp3 format)
Romans 6:18-23 Matthew 8:5-13
2018-06-24
SYNOPSIS:The Epistle today tells us about
slavery - to sin, and slavery to
righteousness - which is true freedom. We compare the
two kinds of slavery, and the
perfection of freedom to righteousness, as shown by the
centurion who asked the Lord to
heal his servant.
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Being
made free from sin, ye have your fruit unto holiness,
and the end everlasting life. (mp3
format)
Romans 6:18-23
2019-07-14
SYNOPSIS:St. Paul teaches
us how to think about sin and holiness. If we do not
think correctly, we cannot live
correctly. He gives us two ways to think about sin and
holiness. The first is after the
manner of men, but it is still extremely useful. The
second is the highest way. We
discuss both of these ways. It is notable that St.
Paul’s instruction regarding sin and
righteousness is in the chapter where he also describes
baptism
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Freedom
to not sin vs
slavery, and righteousness obtained from experience.
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Romans 6:18-23 Matthew 8:5-13
2020-07-05
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SYNOPSIS:On the 4th Sunday after
Pentecost, we explain the meaning
of the words of St Paul: "Being then made free from
sin, ye became the servants of
righteousness". These words define the ***only***
problem of human life, the
solution, and the promise. Furthermore, the words of the
centurion, whose servant was
sick tell us the way to obtain this freedom, in which we
are no longer compelled to sin,
and can ***easily*** be righteous. It is from experience
and activity, with the grace of
God helping us.
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Experience
and the Centurion will teach us: "Being then made
free from sin, ye became the
servants of righteousness." (mp3 format)
2021-07-18
SYNOPSIS:We talk about
the centurion, a man
who knew how to give and obey commands and because of
his experience in living
righteously, had faith that was commended by Jesus
Christ. By experience we will learn
what it means to be free from sin and a slave to
righteousness. This change occurs in
the heart and is the perfect freedom of which Christ
speaks of when He says: "In
that day ye shall be free indeed." The freedom of
the world is slavery in slavery
to righteousness is freedom. We will learn this by
experience.
5th Sunday after Pentecost
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Gergesenes Demoniacs
2010-06-27
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What Have We To Do With Thee, Jesus, Thou Son Of God And
Who Shall Separate Us
From The Love Of Christ
Questions That Must Be
Answered
Matthew 8-28-9-1,Romans
8-28-39
2011-07-17
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5th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Gergesenes Demoniac
What Have We To Do With Thee
Jesus Thou Son Of
God
Matthew 8-28-9-1
2012-07-08
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Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
What Have We To Do With Thee Jesus Thou Son Of
God
That They Might Have My
Joy Fulfilled In Themselves
Matthew
8-28-9-1
2013-07-28
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Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
When They Saw Him They Besought Him That He Would Depart
Out Of Their
Coasts
Everything Is An Encounter With Christ
Matthew
8-28-9-1
2014-07-13
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5th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Word Is Nigh Thee Even In Thy Mouth And In Thy
Heart
Rom 8-8
2015
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"They being
ignorant of God's righteousness... have not submitted
themselves unto the righteousness
of God." A man cannot live righteously according to
*his own* truth. (mp3
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Romans 10:1-10 Matthew
8:28-9:1
2018-07-01
SYNOPSIS:In our
day, many sins, opinions, and lifestyle choices being
described is "living your own truth". It is
quite impossible for man to be his
own truth, as only Jesus Christ is the truth. The
readings for today show the results
when a man tries to live according to his own truth. The
people of the Gergesenes
rejected the Light, and St. Paul's description of such
people sounds very modern and
contemporary: "For they being ignorant of God's
righteousness, and going about to
establish their own righteousness, have not submitted
themselves unto the righteousness
of God."
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"The
word is nigh thee even in thy mouth." (mp3
format)
Romans 10:1-10, Matthew
8:28-9:1
2019-07-21
SYNOPSIS:Three
rhetorical questions are asked in today’s readings that
we
must strive to answer.
"Who will ascend into
heaven? (that is, to bring
Christ down from above) "
"Who will
descend into the abyss? (that is,
to bring Christ up from the dead) "
"What have we to do with you,
Jesus, you Son of God? "
. Paul’s answer to
these rhetorical questions is
that we must live an intimate life with God, so that
"The word is nigh thee even in
thy mouth. " He points out the insufficiency of the
law for salvation. Only Jesus
saves, not any rule of life. To come to salvation
requires struggle, and a daily effort
to rid ourselves of the distraction and spiritual
blindness of sin, which keeps us from
realizing the intimate presence of God in our hearts.
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Always
*be*
answering the question! What have we to do with thee,
Jesus, thou Son of God? (mp3
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Gergesenes
Matthew
8:28-9:1
2021-07-25
SYNOPSIS:When
the Gergesene demoniacs encountered Jesus they asked
him:
"What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of
God?" Grammatically, this is
a rhetorical question but there are no rhetorical
questions for we who are Christians
and read the Scriptures; we must answer all of them! The
entirety of our Christian life
should be a constant answering of this question. We
discuss the power of demons and how
they afflict us, and the things we must do to properly
answer this question. We also
discussed the one thing we should be afraid of; it is
not the demons.
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The Paralytic
A Promise And Rebuke Regarding
Faith
2010-07-04
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Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Remission Of Sins Of The Paralytic And Woman Who Was A
Sinner
Matthew
9-1-8,Luke 7-36-50
2011-07-24
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6th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Let Love Be Without Dissimulation
A Reason For All
The Rules
Romans
12-6-14
2012-07-14
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6th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
They Brought To Him A Man Sick Of The Palsy
Bear Ye
One Anothers Burdens
And So Fulfil The Law Of Christ
Matthew
9-1-8
2013-08-04
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Grace,mercy, do's & dont's, and
becoming vessels of grace. (mp3 format)
Romans 12:6-14
2017-07-16
SYNOPSIS:Christianity is
to live in a moral way. It is not dogmas or principles
in the abstract. It is very
practical. We talk about do's and don’ts, legalism,
grace and mercy, and making
ourselves vessels of grace, and a line by line exegesis
of Paul's "do's".
Since this is during the 40 days for my son +Daniel (
https://www.orthodox.net//daniel
),
there
are also very personal examples of how God visits with
grace, but we must react to this
grace.
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How
do we give with simplicity, and love without hypocrisy?
The Apostle Paul and the parable
about the two debtors explains. (mp3 format)
Romans 16:6-14 Luke 7:36-50
2018-07-08
SYNOPSIS:The
parable (two men owed a debt to their Lord, one 500, and
another 50, and he was gracious
to both) told by Jesus to explain the simple love and
devotion of the sinful woman who
anointed His feet helps explain how we can give with
simplicity, show mercy with
cheerfulness, and love without hypocrisy, all of which
are commands of the Apostle Paul
in Romans 12:6-14. There is another
"technique" given by the Apostle, to help
us to fulfil his commands: put spiritual things first,
especially prayer.
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after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Be-Of-Good-Cheer, Increasing-Faith-Matthew
9-1-8
2019
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Pentecost
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of good cheer! Increasing our faith. (mp3 format)
Be Of Good Cheer
Increasing Faith
Matthew
9:1-8
2019-07-28
SYNOPSIS:The
discourse of the Lord before He
healed the paralytic teaches us many things in order to
have more faith.
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Healing
of
the Paralytic - a parable that reveals our purpose and
destiny. (Word DOC format)
Matthew 9:1-8
2020-07-19
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SYNOPSIS:The healing of the paralytic is
a true story, however it
can also be thought of as a parable that reveals the
purpose of our life and how to
achieve it. There were three healings in the story, one
from sin and another from
paralysis, and another that enables us to obtain our
purpose, which is much deeper and
beautiful than just fighting sin. In this homily, in the
end, we read a letter from a
prisoner which illustrates the great beauty our
purpose.
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St
Paul tells us: What
are we going to do about the challenges and dangers of
our age? (mp3 format)
Romans 12:6-14
2021-08-01
SYNOPSIS:I’ve been asked
many times by many people regarding the chaotic world
that we live in, with rumors and
pandemics and mandates and pronouncements and hatred and
cancel culture and threats of
ecological disasters and even the words of hierarchs
which disappoint us: What are we
going to do? The epistle from Paul for the Sixth Sunday
after Pentecost tells us exactly
what we should do. It is what we should have done
yesterday and should also do today and
tomorrow. We discuss several of his exhortations and why
obeying him will help us deal
with our anxieties and everything that comes into our
path.
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2004
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Pentecost (mp3 format)
2008-08-03
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Pentecost (mp3 format)
2009-07-26
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after Pentecost (mp3
format)
Romans 15-1-7
2010-07-11
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Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
We Then That Are Strong Ought To Bear The Infirmities Of
The Weak And Not To
Please Ourselves
Romans 15-1-7
2012-07-21
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7th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
According To Your Faith Be It Unto You
Matthew
9-27-35
2012-07-22
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7th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
According To Your Faith Be It Unto You
We Then That
Are Strong Ought To
Bear The Infirmities Of The Weak
Romans 15-1-7-Matthew
9-27-35
2013-08-11
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7th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
We Then That Are Strong Ought To Bear The Infirmities Of
The Weak And Not To
Please Ourselves
Romans 15-1-7
2014-07-27
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We
are blind men, following the God of patience and
consolation. (mp3 format)
Romans 15:1-7, Matthew
9:27-35
2016-08-07
SYNOPSIS:The
Gospel and Epistle (Romans 15:1-7, Matthew 9:27-35) have
a
golden link today. First a riddle to solve: "What
do you ask for and do not obtain,
and because you do not obtain, you are given what you
ask for?" The Gospel tells us
that two blind men *followed* Jesus crying out for
mercy. After a long time, they were
healed. We blind people also must follow the Lord, and
the prayer of Paul become true
for us: "Now the God of patience and consolation
grant you to be likeminded one
toward another according to Christ Jesus: 6 That ye may
with one mind and one mouth
glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ." We talk about following the
Lord, and belief, and patience, and, especially,
patience and consolation. What, plainly
is consolation, and how do we obtain it? Consolation is
one thing only, and there is one
way only to obtain it.
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Healing
of the 2 Blind Men. What increases our faith? (mp3
format)
Matthew 9:27-35
2017-07-23
SYNOPSIS:We must
understand the basic meaning of Scripture to apply it to
our lives. We do an exegesis of
the entire selection from Matthew describing the healing
of the two blind men who called
after Jesus and the reaction of the Pharisees,
concentrating on the heroic actions of
the men, the prayer they said, and the difference
between the OT priesthood and the
priesthood of the High Priest - Jesus Christ, and then
apply it to our lives,
particularly how we should pray and how we can increase
our faith.
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What
is faith, what is it based on, and how do we increase
it? St. Paul teaches us. (Adobe
PDF format)
Romans 15:1-7
2019
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SYNOPSIS:The Gospel reading the Sunday,
Jesus told the paralytic
that he was healed "according to his faith ".
What is faith? What is it based
on? How do we increase it? The answers are in St. Paul’s
epistle today.
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What
is faith, what is it based on, and how do we increase
it? St. Paul teaches us. (Adobe
PDF format)
Romans 15:1-7
2019
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SYNOPSIS:The Gospel reading the Sunday,
Jesus told the paralytic
that he was healed "according to his faith ".
What is faith? What is it based
on? How do we increase it? The answers are in St. Paul’s
epistle today.
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Two
kinds of eyes, and of possession, and 2 sides of faith
which is expressed with 2 kinds
of action (mp3 format)
2 Kinds Eyes Possession Faith Action
Romans 15:1-7
Matthew
9:27-35
2020
SYNOPSIS:The healing of
the two blind men, and of
the man struck dumb by a demon, combined with teaching
of the Apostle Paul about the
strong bearing the infirmities of the weak all teaches
how to live with faith in a
practical and a spiritual way.
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7th Sunday after Pentecost (mp3
format)
2021
8th Sunday after Pentecost
9th Sunday after Pentecost
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DOC format)
Walking On The Water
1998
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9th
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We are labourers together with God
1 Corinthians
3:9-17
1corinthians3-9-17
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2001
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2004
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Pentecost (HTML format)
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Pentecost (HTML format)
Walking On The Water
2009-08-09
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We Are Labourers Together With God
1 Corinthians
3-9-17
2010-07-25
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9th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
When The Disciples Saw Him Walking On The Sea They Were
Troubled Saying It Is A
Spirit And They Cried Out For Fear
Matthew
14-22-34
2012-08-05
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9th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Ye Are Labourers Together With God
Know Ye Not That
Ye Are The Temple Of
God And That The Spirit Of God Dwelleth In You
1
Corinthians 3-9-17
2013-08-25
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9th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Jesus Walks On The Water
Matthew
14-22-34
2014-08-09
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9th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Ye Are Gods Husbandry Ye Are Gods
Building
Christian Marriage And Family
Life
1 Corinthians 3-9-17
2014-08-10
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"Wherefore
didst thou doubt?" The relationship between doubt
and labor. (mp3 format)
Matthew 14:22-34-1 : Corinthians
3:9-17
2016-08-22
SYNOPSIS:Every
question in the scripture is meant to be answered. There
are
no rhetorical questions in the scripture. Here is a
question from the Gospel today which
we will answer: We answer this question partly by
confessing that few believe wholly in
the resurrection, and few are obey the words of the
Apostle: "For we are laborers
together with God: ye are God's husbandry". We
discuss the various kinds of doubt
(they are legion) and of labor.
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We are labourers together with God. This is
the Christian
way. It is the only way. (mp3 format)
1 Corinthians 3:9-17
2017-08-06
SYNOPSIS:Exegesis of
the Epistle for today, from 1 Corinthians 3:9-17 with
particular emphasis on the
application of the Apostle's words: "... We are
labourers together with God"
and the practical meaning of "For other foundation
can no man lay than that is
laid, which is Jesus Christ." and the true meaning
(which differs from the commonly
accepted understanding) of " If any man's work
shall be burned, he shall suffer
loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by
fire." We cannot be Christians,
or be saved, unless we labor together.
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We
all need encouragement. On being co-laborers and
temples. (mp3 format)
1 Corinthians 3:9-17
2020-08-09
SYNOPSIS:We all need
encouragement, and we also need to be reminded of what
our duties are. St. Paul’s
epistle today accomplishes both of these tasks. We
explore the deep spiritual meaning
and comfort of the apostle’s words: "For we are
laborers together with God: ye are
God's husbandry, ye are God's building" and
"Know ye not that ye are the
temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in
you?"
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We
are laborers
together with God. (mp3 format)
1 Corinthians 3:9-17
2021-08-22
SYNOPSIS:In the
midst of troubles, sometimes we forget how precious and
beautiful our lives are and how
we have the greatest privilege in the universe! Despite
our sins and weaknesses and
troubles, God allows and even commands that we would be
laborers together with him. This
means everything! The apostle Paul teaches us but this
means and how we should build on
the foundation which we have been given through baptism
and grace. Many are wondering
what we should do from day to day because troubles
continue to arise. Here is the
answer! It is always been the answer. We are to be
laborers together with God and build
on the foundation we have been given with precious
things.
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The Exorcism Of The Lunatic Son Mat17;14
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1997-08-26
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The Exorcism Of The Lunatic Son Mat17;14
23
1998-08-25
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10th Sunday after Pentecost
(HTML format)
2000
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Pentecost (mp3 format)
Healing Of The Lunatic Son
2002
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Pentecost (HTML format)
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Pentecost (HTML format)
Demoniac Son
Fasting
2009-08-16
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Healing Of The Demoniac Son
A Very Common Question
And The 2 Ways To
Understand The Answer
Matthew 17-14-23
2011-08-21
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Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
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Being Defamed We Intreat Wherefore I Beseech You Be Ye Followers
Of Me
1 Corinthians
4-9-16
2012-08-11
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10th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
This Kind Goeth Not Out But By Prayer And
Fasting
Matthew
17-14-23
2012-08-12
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10th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Why Could Not We Cast Him Out
Because Of Your
Unbelief For Verily I Say
Unto You If Ye Have Faith As A Grain Of Mustard
Seed
Matthew 17-14-23
2013-09-01
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10th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Being Creators Christian Parenthood
I Have Begotten
You Through The Gospel
Be Ye Followers Of Me
1 Corinthians 4-9-16
2014-08-17
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10th
Sunday after Pentecost (HTML format)
Why Could Not We Cast Him Out
Works Increase
Faith
Mat
17-14-23
2015
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The
exorcism of the lunatic son teaches us how to believe,
with action, prayer and fasting.
(Adobe PDF format)
Matthew 17:14-23
2019-08-25
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SYNOPSIS:When the disciples asked the
Lord why they could not cast
out the demon from the lunatic boy, he answered it was
because of their unbelief. But as
is always the case, He answered with much more than that
fact. He taught us how to have
belief. It is through action which is based on our
faith, and prayer and fasting.
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Nothing
shall
be impossible regarding literal or metaphorical demons,
with prayer and fasting. He did
not say: everything will be easy! (mp3 format)
Matthew 17:14-23
2021-08-29
SYNOPSIS:After Jesus
healed the demoniac boy with merely a word, his
disciples were confused, and He
explained to them that nothing would be impossible for
them, with prayer and fasting. He
then immediately told them that He was going to be
killed. It is always this way in the
Christian life, and perhaps to us it seems even more so
in our chaotic times when people
are acting more and more insane. With faith, and
struggle, nothing is impossible, but
many times, things are very hard.
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Pentecost (HTML format)
The Unmerciful Debtor Mat 18 23 35
1998
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2000
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Sunday after
Pentecost (mp3 format)
Parable Of The Unmerciful Debtor
2002
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11th Sunday after
Pentecost (mp3 format)
2008-08-31
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Sunday
after Pentecost (HTML format)
Parable Of The Unmerciful
Debtor
2009-08-23
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SYNOPSIS:11th Sunday after
Pentecost
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after Pentecost (HTML format)
Parable Of The Unmerciful
Debtor
2010-08-08
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11th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Have Patience With Me And I Will Pay Thee
All
Matthew
18-23-35
2013-09-08
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11th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Parable Of The Unmerciful Debtor
Golden Rule
Restated Do Unto Others As You
Would Have God Do Unto You
Matthew 18-23-35
2014-08-24
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11th
Sunday after
Pentecost (mp3 format)
Unmerciful Debtor
Self Knowledge
Mat
18-23-35
2015
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Parable
of the Unmerciful Debtor, repetition and the
Transfiguration (mp3 format)
Parable of the Unmerciful
debtor.
Transfiguration
Matthew
18:23-35
2017-08-20
SYNOPSIS:Subtle
repetition in the story
about the Unmerciful Debtor. The meaning of prison and
the selling of his wife and
children. The great (and common among men) sin of the
debtor. More to the point, WHY do
we do good to others? We give the best answer - not
about commandment’s, or rules, or
rewards or punishments. The Transfiguration, celebrated
the day before, helps us to form
the answer.
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Parable
of the Unmerciful debtor. Why forgive? Because of the
Incarnation! (mp3 format)
Matthew 18:23-35
2019-09-01
SYNOPSIS:A homily by
Priest Nicholas Park about the Parable of the Unmerciful
debtor. He explains the purpose
of the Incarnation, which is also the reason why we must
forgive! 2019-09-01 Matthew
14:22-34
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The
way of Salvation described by the Parable of the
Unmerciful Debtor. (mp3 format)
Matthew 18:23-35
2020-08-23
SYNOPSIS:We look more
deeply at the inner spiritual meaning of the Parable of
the Unmerciful Debtor. Everyone
knows the story, and the stern admonition at the end of
it; the Lord tells us that if we
do not forgive, we will not be forgiven. The reason why
that admonition is given is
because if we receive the love of God in our hearts, we
will love and we will forgive.
This is obvious and natural. The absence of love and
forgiveness of others is a sign
that the heart has not received the love of God
experienced Him. This is not a matter
of: we *must* do certain works such as love and forgive
others; it is a matter of our
hearts being changed by the love of God so that we
naturally will love and forgive.
Whether or not the heart is changing is the greatest
litmus test for whether or not a
person is really a Christian. This is not works based
religion. This is the way of
life.
12th Sunday after Pentecost
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Pentecost (Word DOC format)
The Rich Young Ruler Mat 19 16 26
1999
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12th Sunday after Pentecost
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2001
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Sunday after
Pentecost (mp3 format)
The Question Of The Young Rich Man
2002
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12th Sunday after Pentecost
(mp3 format)
2004
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12th Sunday after
Pentecost (mp3 format)
2008-09-07
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12th
Sunday after
Pentecost (HTML format)
The Rich Young Ruler
2009-08-30
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Grace And Labor
1 Corinthians
15-1-11
2010-08-15
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12th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Christ Died For Our Sins According To The
Scriptures
But By The Grace Of
God I Am What I Am
1 Corinthians 15-1-11
2011-09-04
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12th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Young Rich Ruler
Answer Every Question Ask The
Right Questions
Matthew
19-16-26
2014-08-31
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12th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
The Rich Young Ruler
Exegesis And Take
Home
Matthew 19-16-26
2015
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The
best way to learn is to follow an example. The Rich
Young Ruler. (mp3 format)
The Rich Young Ruler
Matthew
19:16-26
2017-08-27
SYNOPSIS:The
best way to learn is to follow an example. We have many
examples - the God-Man Jesus Christ, the saints, and
those we respect in this life. We
look at the admonition given to the Rich Young Rules in
this light. Three examples are
discussed - my dad (and BASEBALL!), St Timothy of
Esphigmenou, and St Paisios. The point
is not really that we must follow certain rules - we
must follow Jesus Christ, and all
the rules we follow will be because we follow Him. The
most important part of the
admonition is AT THE END: "If thou wilt be perfect,
go and sell that thou hast, and
give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in
heaven: and come and ***follow
me**"
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The
Rich Young Ruler. We must ask the right questions and
know how to answer them. (mp3
format)
Matthew 19:16-26 1Corinthians
15:1-11
2019-09-08
SYNOPSIS:The
young ruler who asked Jesus the question: "what
good thing
shall I do, that I may have eternal life?" asked
the wrong question. We must know
the right questions to ask and how to answer those
questions. The most important
questions are about our identity and purpose. The Gospel
and the Epistle today answer
these questions.
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12th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Matthew 19:16-26
2020-08-30
SYNOPSIS:The rich young
ruler called Jesus Christ good, but he did not know what
"good" is. Christians
must know who is good and why we should try to do good
things. There is a simple reason,
misunderstood by most. We also discussed other words
that are misunderstood in today’s
society, such as suffering and regarding things that are
possible or impossible.
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14th
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Pentecost (mp3 format)
Parable Of The Wedding Feast
2009-09-18
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14th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Parable Of The Wedding Feast
It Is Always About
Morality
2010-08-29
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14th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Parable Of The Wedding Feast
The Wedding Garment Is
Christ
Matthew
22-1-14
2011-09-18
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14th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Parable Of The Wedding Feast Earnest Of The
Spirit
Praying For People
During Divine Liturgy
Matthew 22-1-14, 2 Corinthians
1-21
2012-09-09
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14th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Wedding Feast
Many Are Called But Few Are
Chosen
Matthew
22-1-14
2015
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Parable
of the Wedding Feast, the wedding garment, and baptism.
(mp3 format)
Parable of Wedding Feast
Baptism of Mary
Matthew
22:1-14
2017-09-08
SYNOPSIS:The
Gospel reading for today is
about the parable of the Wedding feast and the wedding
garment, and therefore applies
completely to the baptism of Mary today. How do we put
on this garment? How do we keep
it on, and just as important, how do we keep it clean?
What is the outer darkness, the
weeping and gnashing of teeth? What is repentance, and
how is it related to the wedding
garment? Were we made to fear Hell, or long for heaven?
How *does* one *long* for
heaven?
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Parable
of the Wedding Feast - it has questions we must answer!
(mp3 format)
Parable of the Wedding Feast
Matthew
22:1-14
2018-09-02
SYNOPSIS:An
exegesis of the Parable of the Wedding Feast, by Deacon
Nicholas
Park. There are many questions directed towards US in
this parable. Will you answer
them?
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The
Earnest of the Holy Spirit is only in those who wear the
wedding garment. (mp3
format)
2 Corinthians 1:21, Matthew
22:1-14
2020-09-13
SYNOPSIS:St Paul
tells us that Christians have been "given the
earnest
of the Spirit in our hearts". What is the meaning
of this "earnest", how
to we obtain it, and how do we keep it? The parable of
the wedding feast, read also
today, teaches us.
15th Sunday after Pentecost
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1997
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Sun After Exaltation The Caananite Woman
1999
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2001
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Sunday after Pentecost (mp3
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The Cannanite Woman
2002
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17th Sunday after Pentecost
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2003
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17th Sunday after
Pentecost (mp3 format)
2008-10-12
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17th
Sunday after Pentecost (HTML format)
The Canaanite Woman
Exactly How To
Pray
2010-09-19
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2 Corinthians 9:6-11
2020-10-11
SYNOPSIS:What
is the key to having a fulfilled, happy life? Most
people in the world don’t know. Most
Christians in the world don’t know. St. Paul knows, and
he explains it this portion of
his epistle to the Corinthians. When we act according to
who we are, we are happy.
Therefore, person must know himself, and he will know
himself if God abides in him. God
made man in a specific way for a specific purpose. St.
Paul talks about every man living
according as the purpose of in his heart, and that is
indeed the reason why we sow
bountifully and reap bountifully, and abound in every
good work. An exegesis of this
passage from Corinthians makes it very clear why we do
what we do and how beautiful it
is. 2 Corinthians 9:6-11
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The
Golden rule and loving
without agenda. (mp3 format)
2 Corinthians 6:16-7:1 Luke 6:31-36
2021-10-17
SYNOPSIS:Everyone knows
about the so-called "Golden rule", but
very few understand what it really means, and why it is
a rule. We talk about this, and
how the complete fulfillment of the Golden Rule is the
greatest miracle that a Christian
can ever witness.
0:00 - 2:28 St Paul the Simple.
2:28 - 3:20 What the Golden
rule IS NOT.
3:20 - 5:12 External vs internal laws,
the purpose of our life, and a
working definition of salvation.
5:12 - 7:13 The
Greatest News you will hear today
(or any day).
7:13 - 10:21 The *Reason* for the
Golden Rule, and love without
agenda, and the way to live a victorious life.
10:21
11:47 A Practical Application
of the Golden Rule.
11:33 11:47 How do we know we
are children of God?
11:33 -
15:46 What does this mean? "Wherefore come out from
among them, and be ye separate,
saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing;" 2
Corinthians 6:17
11:33
15:46 The Goal of the Spiritual life and the Golden
Rule.
15:54 16:12 What to do
(and not do) Immediately when you wake up in the
morning.
16:12 16:38 Why do
prostrations. Can I substitute something else if
prostrations are hard?
17:02 17:53
How to get rid of all your troubles.
18th Sunday after Pentecost
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18th Sunday after Pentecost
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1997
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18th
Sunday after
Pentecost (Word DOC format)
The Miraculous Draught Of Fish
2000
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18th
Sunday after
Pentecost (mp3 format)
The First Great Catch Of Fish
2002
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18th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Sunday After The Exaltation Of The Cross
A Simple
Way Of
Life
Galations 2:16-20, Mark 8:34-9:1
2007-09-30
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18th Sunday after
Pentecost (mp3 format)
2008-10-19
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18th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
The Great Catch Of Fish
The Greatest Miracle Was
Not The Fish
Luke
5-1-11
2009-10-11
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18th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
The First Great Catch Of Fish
Luke
5-1-11
2010-10-10
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18th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Launch Out Into The Deep
The Jesus Prayer
Luke
5-1-11
2012-10-07
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18th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Internal Laws
He Which Soweth Bountifully Shall
Reap Also Bountifully As Ye
Would That Men Should Do To You Do Ye Also To Them
Likewise
2 Corinthians-9-6-11-Luke
6-31-36
2014-10-12
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"Every
man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him
give...". True Christian
stewardship (mp3 format)
2 Corinthians 9:6-11
2016
SYNOPSIS:A simple homily
about Christian Stewardship, based on the words of St
Paul: "Every man according as
he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not
grudgingly, or of necessity: for God
loveth a cheerful giver. ". We talk about a real
life example, the "Our
Seva" foundation http://www.ourseva.org), which
helps poor and indigent folk in the
DFW area. This homily challenges us as to how Christian
we really are.
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18th
Sunday
after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Marriage Prospers If We Sow Boutifully
2 Cor
9-6-11
2017
SYNOPSIS:18th Sunday
after Pentecost
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Marriage
prospers if we sow bountifully. (RTF format)
2 Corinthians 9:6-11
2017-10-08
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SYNOPSIS:Texts on marriage. Sowing
bountifully. A necessity of a
good, Christian marriage. How marriage enables
almsgiving. Practical and theological
reasons to "sow bountifully".
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Purpose
and
will and choices and sowing and reaping, fear and
anxiety and suffering and weeping.
(mp3 format)
2 Corinthians 9:6-11, Luke 7:11-17, John 173:3
2021-10-24
SYNOPSIS:He who sows
bountifully, reaps bountifully; he who sows sparingly,
reaps sparingly. We are to sow a good and honest heart,
and God will drive out all our
anxiety.
0:37:- 3:12 - This is the same sermon that
I always preach! The only sermon
I know.
3:12 - 4:33 and 7:26-7:47 What should we be
"sowing"?
4:33 -
7:26 what should we expect to be "reaping"?
7:56 - 11:39 "As every
man purposeth in his heart, so let him give." What
DOES THIS MEAN?
11:34 -
20:18 - A new parable for our time, how to obtain
salvation during our times of fear and
anxiety. Also in video:
19th Sunday after Pentecost
20th Sunday after Pentecost
21st Sunday after Pentecost
22nd Sunday after Pentecost
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22nd
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The Rich Man And
Lazarus
Luke
16-19-31
1996
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The Parable Of The Rich Man And
Lazarus
2002
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22nd
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format)
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22nd
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3
format)
2004
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22nd
Sunday after Pentecost (RTF
format)
Rus
2004
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22nd
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3
format)
2008-11-16
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22nd
Sunday after Pentecost (Word
DOC format)
2009-11-08
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22nd
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3
format)
Parable Of The Rich Man And
Lazarus
A Important Principle Is
Taught
Luke
16-19-31
2009-11-08
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22nd
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3
format)
Parable Of The Rich Man And
Lazarus Summary
Concerning Parables
And True Salvation
Luke 16-19-31,
Ephesians 2-14-22
2010-11-07
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22nd
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3
format)
God Forbid That I Should Glory
Save In The Cross Of Our Lord Jesus
Christ By Whom The World Is Crucified
Unto Me And I Unto The
World
Galatians
6-11-18
2011-11-13
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22nd
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3
format)
Parable Of The Rich Man And
Lazarus
Luke
16-19-31
2012-11-04
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Parable
of the Rich man & Lazarus. God
has blessed you. WHAT are you
doing with it?
(mp3 format)
Parable of the Rich Man and
Lazarus
Luke
16:19-31
2017-11-05
SYNOPSIS: How are we
going to
read the Gospels, since they are
so hard to understand? They are
not always
hard. Even in complicated parts,
we can understand that are
useful to our
souls if we read with
expectation and desire. An
example of something simple
is in the Parable of the Rich
man and Lazarus, one of the most
complex
parables in all of the Gospel.
We will look at the behavior of
the rich man
and WHY he was in torments, and
the reply of Abraham to the
(unnamed) rich
man: "Son, remember that
thou in thy lifetime receivedst
thy good
things, and likewise Lazarus
evil things: but now he is
comforted, and thou
art tormented."
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We
are good ground and walk
according to this rule, because
we are new
creatures! (mp3 format)
Galations L 6:11-18 Luke
8:5-15
2018-10-28
SYNOPSIS:This
Sunday, we read about the
Parable of the Sower and
about the "Good
Ground", which is the most
important part of this
parable. How do we become the
good ground? The epistle tells
us exactly how.
It tells us that we should walk
according to a "rule",
and this
rule must be that we bear in our
body the marks of the Lord Jesus
because we
are a new creature. Listen
carefully. The apostle is
telling us the only way
that leads to life. It is a
wonderful, difficult, and joyous
way.
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22nd
Sunday after Pentecost (RTF
format)
Galations
6:11-18
2020-11-08
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SYNOPSIS:St Paul
teaches us HOW to think about
ourselves, which completely
determines how we live. The
Pastoral letter
referred to in the homily is at:
https://www.orthodox.net//pastoral-letter_2020-11-08.html
23rd Sunday after Pentecost
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23rd
Sunday after Pentecost (HTML
format)
The Gadarene Demoniac
Luke
8-26-39
1996-10-28
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23rd
Sunday after
Pentecost (mp3 format)
The Gadarene Demoniac
2002
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23rd
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3
format)
2004
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23rd
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3
format)
The Gadarene
Demoniac
Ephesians 2:4-10, Luke
8:26-39
2007-11-04
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23rd
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3
format)
2008-11-23
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23rd
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3
format)
We Are His Workmanship Created
In Christ Jesus Unto Good
Works
Ephesians
2-4-10
2012-11-11
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23rd
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3
format)
Dead In Sins
By Grace Are
Ye Saved Through Faith
Eph
2-4-10
2015
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23rd
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3
format)
Workmanship Created In Christ
Jesus Unto Good Works
Eph
2-4-10
2015
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Faith
and works explained in the
Orthodox way. Read and
UNDERSTAND the other parts
of the passage! (mp3 format)
Ephesians
2:4-10
2017-11-12
SYNOPSIS:There is a
controversy about the
relationship between
"faith and works" in
the Western world. This is not
so among
Orthodox Christians. We explain
the relationship between faith
and works and
grace. This is easy to know, if
we live according to the OTHER
parts of the
passage in Ephesians, besides
"For by grace are ye saved
through faith;
and that not of yourselves: it
is the gift of God: Not of
works, lest any
man should boast.", such as
"Even when we were dead in
sins, hath
quickened us together with
Christ, (by grace ye are
saved;)" and "
For we are his workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus unto
good works, which
God hath before ordained that we
should walk in
them."
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"For
by grace are ye saved through
faith; AND we are his
workmanship, created in
Christ Jesus unto good
works." (mp3 format)
Ephesians
2:4-10
2018-11-04
SYNOPSIS:Exegesis of
one of the best and poetic
descriptions of
the process of salvation, and
most misinterpreted part of all
of Scripture.
Let us look at the meaning of
being "quickened ...
together with
Christ", "by grace ye
are saved" and the verse
misunderstood
by millions: "For we are
his workmanship, created in
Christ Jesus unto
good works." If we
understand the Incarnation and
its purpose, all of
this passage will resonate in
our hearts, and guide us and
give us great
joy.
24th Sunday after Pentecost
25th Sunday after Pentecost
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25th
Sunday after Pentecost (Word DOC
format)
Notes
Walk Worthy Of The
Vocation Wherewith Ye Are
Called
Ephesians 4-1-6
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25th
Sunday after Pentecost (HTML
format)
Parable Of The Good
Samaritan
Luke
10-25-37
1999-11-24
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25th
Sunday after Pentecost (Word DOC
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Rus
2002
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25th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3
format)
The Parable Of The Good
Samaritan
2002
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25th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3
format)
The Parable Of The Harvest Of
The Rich Man
2002
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25th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3
format)
The Parable Of The Good
Samaritan
2003
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25th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3
format)
The Parable Of The Good
Samaritan
Who Is My
Neighbor
2004
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25th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3
format)
2008-12-07
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25th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3
format)
The Greatest Commandment And
Parable Of The Good Samaritan
Two
Answers To The Question Who Is My
Neighbor
Luke
10-25-37
2009-11-29
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25th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3
format)
One Body, One Spirit, One Hope,
One Lord, One Faith, One
Baptism
Descending,then Ascending
Fulfills The Gospel
Ephesians
4-1-6
2010-11-14
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25th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3
format)
Parable Of The Good
Samaritan
8th Sunday Of
Luke
Luke
10-25-37
2010-11-28
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25th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3
format)
Parable Of The Good
Samaritan
Understanding The
Greatest
Commandment
Luke
10-25-37
2011-11-25
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The
Good Samaritan: Kindness
produces endurance. (mp3
format)
Luke 10:25-37 : Luke
8:50
2017-11-26
SYNOPSIS:The Parable
of the Good Samaritan,
interpreted in light
of the previous Sunday Gospel -
about Jairus. This parable
teaches us HOW To
obey the hard words of the Lord:
"Fear not: believe only,
and she shall
be made whole. " The key
is, first to understand the
parable, which
teaches us who our neighbor is,
and then to act like the
Samaritan:
"But a certain Samaritan,
as he journeyed, came where he
was..."
26th Sunday after Pentecost
27th Sunday after Pentecost
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27th
Sunday after Pentecost (RTF
format)
The Healing Of The Woman With An
Infirmity Of Eighteen
Years
Luke 13-10-17
1996-12-06
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27th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3
format)
Two Visions Of The
Kingdom
Ephesians 6:10-17, Luke
13:10-17
2007-02-11
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27th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3
format)
2008-12-21
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27th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3
format)
Healing Of The Woman With An
Infirmity Of Eighteen Years
Luke
13-10-17
2009-12-13
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27th
Sunday after Pentecost (HTML
format)
Jesus Christ Came Into The World
To Save Sinners
The Reason For
The Season
1 Timothy 1-15-17, Luke
13-10-17
2010-12-12
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27th
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format)
Jesus Christ Came Into The World
To Save Sinners
What Is
Sin
1 Timothy 1-15-17, Luke
13-10-17
2010-12-12
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27th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3
format)
Healing Of Woman With A Spirit
Of Inrimity 18 Years
Love Is The
Highest Law
Luke
13-10-17
2012-12-09
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27th
Sunday after Pentecost (HTML
format)
A Woman Which Had A Spirit Of
Infirmity Eighteen Years And Was Bowed
Together And Could In No Wise Lift Up
Herself
Luke
13-10-17
2013-12-08
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The
wiles of the devil and the human
condition, and praying for those
who are
bent over, so that they would
rise up. (HTML format)
Luke 13:10-17 Ephesians
6:11
2017-12-10
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SYNOPSIS:The
healing of the woman who was
bent over for
18 years and the Apostle Paul
teach us the two causes of sin -
the wiles of
the devil and the human
condition. We should blame
these, and not our
brother, since we share the
infirmities of our brother. If
we learn this
skill, we will pray with
compunction and power for our
brother (and
ourselves): ":Lord, have
mercy on those who are bent
over, and help them
to rise up"
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ow
to live in our evil days?
Putting on the whole armor of
God means living
according to the truth that is
in you. (RTF format)
Ephesians
6:10-17
2020-12-13
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SYNOPSIS:We live
in evil days, and the things
society
loudly proclaims as
"truth" are lies. How
do we know what is truth
and what is a lie? And even if
we do know, how should we fight
off the lies
and live according to the truth?
St Paul teaches how to do all of
this.
28th Sunday after Pentecost
29th Sunday after Pentecost
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29th
Sunday after Pentecost (HTML
format)
The Healing Of The Ten
Lepers
Luke
17:12-19
1996-12-22
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The Healing Of The 10
Lepers
10 Are Cleansed But Only The
One
With Graditude Is Made Whole
1
Timothy 1:15-17, Luke
17:12-19
2007-12-03
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29th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3
format)
Healing Of The Ten
Lepers
Arise,go Thy Way Thy Faith
Hath Made
Thee Whole
Luke
17-12-19
2009-12-20
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"Thy
faith hath made thee
whole"; understanding the
faith of the leper who
was healed. (mp3 format)
Luke
18:18-27
2012-12-23
SYNOPSIS:The
response of gratitude of the one
leper of the ten who were healed
by Jesus
prompted our Lord to say to him
" thy faith hath made thee
whole."
This common expression of Jesus
must be investigated closely,
for in each
instance, different aspects of
faith are revealed. This
Samaritan's faith
was expressed in two ways, that
he prayed for mercy and he gave
thanks for
his great gift. Regarding his
prayer, we have a detailed
interlude to talk
about the Jesus prayer and how
we should pray it, including
praying it for
others. Then we link the prayer
to thanksgiving, for without the
latter, the
former withers. As we become
aware of how much God's mercy
surrounds us and
helps us. we thank Him, and seek
his mercy even more, for
ourselves and
others. Our heart becomes
softer, and feels the needs of
others - our heart
becomes like that of Jesus.
These two things, seeking God's
mercy and
thanking him for everything -
are required for salvation.
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29th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3
format)
All Things That Are Reproved Are
Made Manifest By The Light For
Whatsoever Doth Make Manifest Is
Light
Ephesians
5-9-19
2013-12-21
SYNOPSIS:Exegesis of
Ephesians
5:9-19. There are moral
requirments placed upon a
Christian - things he
should do and not do. Why? This
passage explains. It also, in a
mystical way
explains the reason for
confusion and despondency and
similar ailments thay
are common in modern man:
"All things that are
reproved are made
manifest by the light: for
whatsoever doth make manifest is
light."
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29th
Sunday after Pentecost (mp3
format)
Healing Of The Ten
Lepers
Gratitude Makes One
Whole
Luke
17-12-19
2013-12-22
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The
only Christian life is that
which is lived in the heart.
(mp3 format)
1 Timothy 1:15-17 : Luke
18:18-27
2018-12-16
SYNOPSIS:The words
of St. Paul to his son Timothy
are an example
of living in the heart. The
actions of the ruler who
followed the external
commandments but did not know
anything besides them are an
example of a man
who lives outside of his heart.
The Christian life has no power
whatsoever
if it is not lived in the heart.
We examine these positive and
negative
examples about life in the
heart. The person living in his
heart understands
that " Christ Jesus came
into the world to save sinners;
of whom I am
chief", and that He has
"shown forth all
longsuffering, for a
pattern to them which should
hereafter believe on Him to life
everlasting"and that, in
these things, we know everything
needful to
know how to live, what to think,
and who to be in every situation
in
life.
30th Sunday after Pentecost
31st Sunday after Pentecost
35th Sunday after Pentecost
36th Sunday after Pentecost
Sundays of Luke
1st Sunday of Luke
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The
first great catch of fish compared with the
second. (mp3 format)
First Great Catch Of Fish Compared With The
Second
Luke
5:1-11
2011-10-09
SYNOPSIS:The first Great Catch of
Fish
began shortly after Jesus met some of His
Apostles. The second occured after the
resurrection, about 3 and a helf years later. It
is very spiritually profitable to
compare the two.
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1st
Sunday of Luke (mp3 format)
Launch Out Into The Deep
First Great Catch
Of Fish And Instructions In
How To Live
Luke 5-1-11
2013-10-06
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1st
Sunday of Luke (mp3 format)
First Great Catch Of Fish
Prayer Of The
Heart Described
Luke
5-1-11
2014-10-05
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1st
Sunday of Luke (mp3 format)
Great Catches Of Fish Compared
Luke
5-1-11
2015
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The
link between the first and second great catches
of fish, and the parable of the
leaven. (mp3 format)
Gospel of Luke
Luke 5:1-11 Matthew
13:33
2016-10-09
SYNOPSIS:The two great catches of
fish are linked, even though they are
separated by over 3 years. Let us look at the
first, then connect it to the second,
and also weave in the teaching about the parable
of the leaven, and understand the
significance of the words of Peter:
"Master, we have toiled all the night, and
have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I
will let down the net." We will
live to see the second great catch of fish, if
we understand and therefore live
according to these words.
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The
first great catch of fish as a parable about
life. (mp3 format)
Luke 5-1-11
2018-10-07
SYNOPSIS:The first great
catch of fish after which some of the apostles
left all and followed the Lord can be
understood as a parable about our life. Things
in the story have a mystical
significance: launching out into the deep,
letting down the nets, toiling overnight,
doing things by the Word of the Lord, the boat
starting to sink and the fish being
salvaged by other boats, and Simon Peter seen
the Lord and saying "depart from
me if I am a sinful man".
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The
Great Catch of fish: obedience before anything.
How to read the bible. (mp3
format)
Luke 5:1-11
2019-10-06
SYNOPSIS:The Great Catch
of Fish describes daily temptations that a
Christian encounters, if he reads the
story spiritually. This is a learned skill, and
all one must do to obtain it is
read, and pray and struggle to live the
Christian life. We discuss several life
lessons from this story, including how to deal
with doubt, despondency, fatigue,
sorrow - anything.
2nd Sunday of Luke
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2nd
Sunday of Luke (HTML format)
Saint John Of Kronstadt And The Golden Rule And
The Purpose Of The
Incarnation
Luke 6-31-36
2010-01-02
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2nd
Sunday of Luke (mp3 format)
Reason For The Golden Rule
Ye Shall Be The
Children Of The Highest For
He Is Kind Unto The Unthankful And To The Evil
Luke
6-31-36
2011-10-16
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2nd
Sunday of Luke (mp3 format)
Golden Rule
As Your Father Also Is
Merciful
Luke
6-31-36
2015-10-18
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Practical
applications of the Golden Rule (HTML
format)
Luke 6:31-36
2016
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SYNOPSIS:The Golden Rule. Real
incidents commonly encountered in
regular life show how easy it is to practice the
golden rule and derive great
benefit. First, some theology, then the
application of that theology. Two principles
of the way of life: You should use yourself as a
measurement of how other people
should be treated, and you are not to expect
something in return.
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When
we follow The Golden Rule, we are choosing the
good part and are children of the
highest. (mp3 format)
Luke 6:31-36
2018-10-14
SYNOPSIS:In the Feast of
the Protection of the Mother of God, the Gospel
reading for the Theotokos points to
the other Gospel read today - about the Golden
Rule. If we follow this rule, we will
be choosing the "good part" and be
"sons of the highest". Let us
look at the Golden Rule in this way - not as an
externally imposed law, but an easy
way of life that always chooses the "good
part".
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The
Golden Rule and extravagant tales of Christian
love. (mp3 format)
Luke 6:31-36
2019-10-12
SYNOPSIS:Why do we
follow the "Golden Rule". It is
because of love. God loves, and so we,
being made in the image of God, in attaining His
likeness, love. There are stories
of extravagant love in the lives of the saints.
We explain why and how we read the
lives of the saints, and then tell some of these
stories of extravagant love,
including events that have happened in our time.
Some of the saints mentioned are St
Paulinus, St Thomais of Lesvos, St Paisios of
Mount Athos & St. Irene
Myrtidiotissa.
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Why
should we follow the Golden rule? It is in
accordance with our very nature. (mp3
format)
Children Of God
Luke
6-31-36.
2020-why-follow-the-golden-rule
SYNOPSIS:Everyone
knows the "Golden rule", but very few
understand the *exact* why we should
follow it. As soon as the Lord gives this
instruction, He explains the reason why.
If we understand this reason is that we are
children of the Highest and therefore it
is absolutely and exclusively our nature to be
merciful as our Father is merciful,
we are not far from the kingdom of God, in fact,
so very close that we are entering
it, on the very threshold. Luke 6:31-36
3rd Sunday of Luke
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3rd
Sunday of Luke (mp3 format)
Weep Not And He Came And Touched The Bier And
They That Bare Him Stood
Still
Luke 7-11-16-Galatians
5-22-6-2
2011-10-23
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3rd
Sunday of Luke (mp3 format)
Looking Unto Jesus The Author And Finisher Of
Our Faith
He Touched The
Bier And They That Bare Him Stood Still
Luke
7-11-16
2013-10-20
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3rd
Sunday of Luke (mp3 format)
Widow Of Nain
One In Every Crowd 3 Ways God
Communicates With
Us
Luke 7-11-16
2014-10-19
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3rd
Sunday of Luke (mp3 format)
Weep Not
Young Man I Say Unto Thee
Arise
Luke 7-11-16
2015
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The
Widow of Nain & St Jonah of Manchuria. Jesus
touches us; we must touch others.
(mp3 format)
The raising of the son of the widow of
Nain
St Jonah of
Manchuria
Luke 7:11-16
2019-10-20
SYNOPSIS:The Gospel
detailing the raising of the son of the widow of
Nain and celebration of St. Jonah
of Manchuria occurred on the same Sunday. We
explain important points of the Gospel,
of which the most important is that Jesus
touched the bier and they stood still. We
must learn how to touch others since Jesus
touches us, and the life of St. Jonah is
an excellent example for us to follow.
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The
Widow of
Nain and "The Bronze Bow" prove every
person is significant. (mp3
format)
Luke 7:11-16
2020-10-25
SYNOPSIS:Jesus raised
the son of the widow of Nain because He arranged
everything toward this purpose. We
do not know her name or the name of her son. We
discuss this and bring in the book
called " The Bronze Bow" which also
depicts Jesus visiting an unknown
person and completely changing their life.
Although the book is fiction, it depicts
something is happening every day for everyone.
We are significant! If we understand
this in the Christian way, not the way of the
world, we will live with patience,
without confusion, in a victorious and
transcendent way.
4th Sunday of Luke
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4th
Sunday of Luke (mp3 format)
Parable Of The Sower
Take Heed Therefore
How Ye Hear
Luke
8-5-15
2011-10-30
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4th
Sunday of Luke (mp3 format)
Parable Of The Sower
He Which Soweth
Sparingly Shall Reap Also
Sparingly
Luke 8-5-15, 2 Corinthians
9-6-11
2013-10-27
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4th
Sunday of Luke (mp3 format)
Parable Of The Sower
Honest And Good Heart
Patience
Luke
8-5-15
2014-10-26
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4th
Sunday of Luke (mp3 format)
Parable Of The Sower
Good Ground
Patience
Luke 8-5-15
2015
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"Unto you it is given to
know the mysteries of the kingdom
of God:" ONLY IF you have "an honest
and good heart..." The Parable
of the Sower. (mp3 format)
Parable of the Sower
Luke
8-5-15
2016
SYNOPSIS:In the
parable of the Sower, only one kind of ground is
saved.
We skip to the chase and evaluate how much our
Savior's words apply to us:
"Unto you it is given to know the mysteries
of the kingdom of God: but to
others in parables..." and how to have an
"an honest and good
heart..."
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Parable
of the Sower. Any ground can become good ground.
(mp3 format)
Luke 8:5-15 : 2 Corinthians 12:9 : John
17:1-13
2019-10-27
SYNOPSIS:The parable of the sower
describes four kinds of ground, and
only one of them brings forth fruit, that is,
leads to salvation. Many times, we
think statically about this parable and think
that a person is one kind of ground or
another and does not change. Actually, any
ground can become good ground. The
epistle and second gospel tells us two things
that we must know and do in order to
become good ground. In the Epistle of St. Paul
today, he talked about glorying in
his infirmities. This is absolutely essential
but we must understand what this term
means. We also must understand as we glorying
our infirmities that God loves us will
never abandon us. If we understand these two
things, any ground can become good
ground.
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4th
Sunday
of Luke (mp3 format)
Parable Of The Sower
How To Develop Ears To
Hear
2021
5th Sunday of Luke
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5th
Sunday of Luke (mp3 format)
Parable Of The Rich Man And
Lazarus
Everything In Life Is A
Trade
Luke 16-19-31-Galatians
2-16-20
2011-11-06
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5th
Sunday of Luke (mp3 format)
Parable Of The Rich Man And
Lazarus
Awareness
Luke
16-19-31
2013-11-03
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5th
Sunday of Luke (mp3 format)
Parable Of The Rich Man And Lazarus
Thou In
Thy Lifetime Receivedst Thy
Good Things And Likewise Lazarus Evil Things
Luke
16-19-31-2timothy
2-1-10
2014-11-02
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Parable
of the Rich man and Lazarus. Self-indulgence
kills. (mp3 format)
Luke 16:19-31
2016
SYNOPSIS:A quick exegesis of
the Parable of the Rich man and Lazarus, because
we should understand what we are
reading, then the most important part of
scripture reading - application. We talk
about what Christian asceticism is and the
necessity for it.
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Rich
man and Lazarus:you must do what you can do!
(mp3 format)
Luke 16:19-31
2019-11-03
SYNOPSIS:The parable of
the rich man and Lazarus gives us an opportunity
to talk about how self-indulgence
kills the soul, and what orthodox asceticism
really is, and very importantly, God
will help us no matter what we encounter, and we
must always do what we *can* do. We
will not be held responsible for not doing the
things that we are *unable* to do but
God will definitely hold us responsible for
doing the things that we *can* do. The
rich man was lost because he did not do what he
could do quite easily for the beggar
Lazarus.
6th Sunday of Luke
7th Sunday of Luke
8th Sunday of Luke
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8th
Sunday
of Luke (Word DOC format)
Notes
The Greatest Commandment
Luke
10-25-37
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8th
Sunday of Luke (mp3 format)
Parable Of The Good Samaritan
Who Is My
Neighbor
Luke
10-25-37
2011-11-27
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8th
Sunday of Luke (mp3 format)
And Who Is My Neighbour
Luke
10-25-37-Galatians 6-11-18
2013-11-24
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8th
Sunday of Luke (mp3 format)
Parable Of The Good Samaritan
The
Incarnation
Luke
10-25-37
2014-11-23
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8th
Sunday of Luke (mp3 format)
Parable Good Samaritan
Theory Vs
Practice
Luke 10-25-37
2015
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8th
Sunday of Luke (mp3 format)
Luke 10:25-37
2016
SYNOPSIS:The Parable of the
Good Samaritan is read just before the Nativity
Fast begins, because it is a
beautiful, complete description of the
Incarnation, using symbolic language. It is
also the answer to the question "Who is my
neighbor". This parable, if we
understand it, teaches us who we are, and what
the Incarnation did. If this
knowledge abides in our heart, we know ourselves
and easily can answer the question.
If a man does not know himself he CANNOT know
his neighbor.
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Why
would God want to
have communion with me? What have I to offer
God? The answer is in the parable of
the Good Samaritan. (mp3 format)
Parable Of the Good Samaritan
Luke
10:25-37
2018-11-25
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Who
is my neighbor? What is man? The Parable of the
Good Samaritan. (mp3 format)
Parable of the Good Samaritan
Luke 10:25-37
Ephesians
2:8-10
2019-11-24
SYNOPSIS:The Lawyer asked Jesus
"Who
is my neighbor", and He answered this
horrible question with the parable of the
Good Samaritan. A better question, and the one
that Jesus answered (which included
the question about the neighbor, and much more)
is "What is man, that Thou art
mindful of him?" (PS 8:4) This parable
describes the incarnation, and who is
man, and who he will become, and why. We have no
need to answer any questions about
"who is our neighbor?" if we
understand and live according to this
parable.
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If
the
incarnation resonates in our hearts, we will
know who our neighbor is. (RTF
format)
Parable Of The Good
Samaritan
Incarnation
Luke
10:25-37
2020-11-29
Also in Format:
mp3
SYNOPSIS:The parable of the good
Samaritan answers the question
who is my neighbor. It also is the most perfect
description of the incarnation in
the Scriptures if the incarnation resonates in
our hearts, there is no need to ask
who our neighbor is.
9th Sunday of Luke
10th Sunday of Luke
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10th
Sunday of Luke (mp3 format)
Healing Of The Woman With An Infirmity Of
Eighteen Years
Hidden
Motivations
Luke 13-10-17
2011-12-11
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10th
Sunday of Luke (mp3 format)
Healing Of The Woman With An Infirmity Of
Eighteen Years
Thou Art
Loosed From Thine Infirmity Kindness Saves Us
Luke
13-10-17
2014-12-08
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Our
precious ideas challenged - Healing of the woman
with an infirmity of 18 years. (mp3
format)
Luke 13:10-17
2016
SYNOPSIS:There should have
been TWO healings when the woman with an
infirmity of 18 years was healed! The ruler
of the synagogue should have been healed of his
"precious opinions". Why
was he not healed? What must we do to be
healed?
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Healing
of the woman on the Sabbath day. At least be
kind. (mp3 format)
Luke 13:10-17
2018-12-02
SYNOPSIS:The healing of
the woman with the spirit of infirmity for 18
years has 2 important lessons that
stand out for us. The first is that we are also
bent over, so should we should
identify with the woman and everyone suffering.
In the second is that since we are
bent over, we should at least be kind. The great
sin of the Pharisees was that they
had no kindness. A person cannot be saved if
they are not kind.
11th Sunday of Luke
12th Sunday of Luke
Weekday Readings
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The
giving of the Holy Spirit is personal and intimate, to
each of His "Little
Ones" (mp3 format)
Monday of the Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit Is
Personal
Matthew
8:10-20
2018-05-28
SYNOPSIS:The day
of Pentecost was a public
event affecting many people, but at its core, Pentecost
is personal. We are the
"little ones"that are referred to in the
Gospel on this Monday of the Holy
Spirit today, and the Holy Spirit is personal and
intimate with every believer. We
little ones must remember that even though we might feel
insignificant, the Holy Spirit
will abide in us and help us personally, because he
chooses to. If we understand this
and live by it, we will live victorious lives.
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Monday
of the Holy Spirit. We must do the practical things in
order to become spiritual. (mp3
format)
Practical To Spiritual
Matthew
18:10-20
2019-06-17
SYNOPSIS:You
must have practical in order to have spiritual.
Actually, you
must do practical things in a spiritual way in order to
truly become spiritual. The
Gospel of St. John was read during the Paschal period,
ans after Pentecost and now we
are trying to apply the grace of the Holy Spirit in our
life in practical ways.
Therefore, we are beginning to read the Synoptic Gospels
starting with St. Matthew, we
can see everywhere that they are a practical application
of living spiritually. The
selection today is a good example. We see practical
examples of how to stave off
arrogance and indifference, and a feeling of
insignificance, and anger.
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1st
Thursday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Jesus Teaches A New Way Of Understanding Sin
All
Life Is Lived From The
Heart
Matthew 5-27-32,Romans 1-28-2-9
2011-06-16
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1st
Thursday after Pentecost
(mp3 format)
Matthew 5:27-32, Rom 8.28-39, John
15:17-16:2
2021-06-24
SYNOPSIS:On
this Thursday in Pentecost week, we ask, what was the
MAJOR
thing that the Holy Spirit does for us? There are many
"correct" answers but
today we assert that He helps us with our thoughts,
which are a reflection and result of
who we are. We synthesize 3 readings: the Gospel for the
day, when Jesus teaches about
thoughts and adultery, and the two readings for the
Chinese Martyrs of the Boxer
rebellion. Everything in our life that we do, good or
bad, starts with thought. We
discuss how it is impossible to be saved, with good
thoughts unless we become
"conformed to the image of his Son" (Rom
8:29), and if we are, the world will
hate us, as it hated the holy martyrs, because they were
"not of the world"
(John 15:18) June 11/24, Chinese Martyrs of the Boxer
rebellion, Matthew 5:27-32, Rom
8.28-39, John 15:17-16:2
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Only
one way of life permanently relieves anxiety. (mp3
format)
Anxiety
Matthew
6-21-24-7-9-11
2019-06-24
SYNOPSIS:Only Jesus Christ has the
authority
to tell us "Do not be
anxious", because only He can back up His words by
helping us permanently. The are
many temporary cures for anxiety, but only one way of
life leads to a life free of
anxiety. The Gospel talks about this way, which is a
learned skill
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2nd
Wednesday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Everything Must Be Done With Faith Or The Lord Say I
Never Knew You Depart From
Me, Ye That Work Iniquity
Matthew 7-21-23
2011-06-22
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2nd
Thursday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Childrens Homily
Jesus Is Always With
Us
Matthew
8-23-27
2011-06-23
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2nd
Thursday after Pentecost
(mp3 format)
Romans 5-10-16
2011-06-23
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3rd
Thursday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Childrens Homily
Fear Not Them Which Kill The
Body
Matthew
10-23-31
2011-06-30
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3rd
Thursday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Groaning Hope And Prayer
The Spirit Itself Maketh
Intercession For
Us
Romans 8-22-27
2011-06-30
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3rd
Thursday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
The Spirit Itself Maketh Intercession For Us With
Groanings Which Cannot Be
Uttered
Romans 8-22-27
2014-06-26
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Teaching
of Jesus about John the Baptist, and living up to our
abilities. (mp3 format)
John the Baptist
Matthew
11:2-15
2019-07-08
SYNOPSIS:Whenever
Jesus was asked a question, He also answered much more
than just the question. Such as His answer to the
question of the disciples of St. John
the Baptist: whether or not He was the one "that
should come". This answer
contains instructions for how to live our life properly.
As is the case with almost all
of the Gospel it is counterintuitive to the vast
majority of pop Christianity, some of
which has even invaded the Orthodox faithful. We should
not be overwhelmed by the
austerity of Jesus teaching. It is quite easy to fulfill
His teaching if we always
struggle to live up to the limits of our ability, even
if our ability is very
small.
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4th
Thursday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Take My Yoke Upon You
Ye Shall Find
Rest
Matthew 11-27-30
2015
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5th Wednesday after
Pentecost (HTML
format)
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6th
Thursday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Whosoever Shall Do The Will Of My Father Which Is In
Heaven The Same Is My
Brother And Sister And Mother
Matthew
12-46-13-3
2014-07-10
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Morality
after baptism. It still applies. (mp3 format)
Morality After Baptism
Abortion Harms Women
1
Corinthians
5:9-6:11
2019-07-29
SYNOPSIS:St.
Paul is always explicit about
the moral requirements of Christianity. In our modern
day, these requirements are
forgotten, ignored or mocked. They all still apply.
There are nuances in our modern day.
We explain the 2 main admonitions and Paul makes in the
selection, the first being not
to associate with fornicators, covetous, etc.
Christianity was growing in the midst of
the pagan society it was a clear demarcation between
those that did unclean things those
that did not. In our day, we have family members and
business associates that are
fornicators and engage in other unclean lifestyle
choices. It is not realistic that we
would never associate with them, but it is still
required of a Christian that he applies
to his personal life the apostles admonition: "Know
ye not that the unrighteous
shall not inherit the kingdom of God?"
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The
prayer of Jesus Christ that we be one with God is also a
prayer that we be one with
ourselves. (mp3 format)
John 17:18-26
2021-06-18
SYNOPSIS:On the
leave-taking of the Ascension, the gospel text is from
the high Priestly prayer of Jesus
where He prays: “That they all may be one; as thou,
Father, art in me, and I in thee,
that they also may be one in us.” We were made in order
to be one with God, but we
cannot be one with Him unless we also become one with
ourselves: not scattered, but
integrated, complete, sufficient, consistent. This is
our destiny and we talk about it
and then we mention a lamentable event week ago when a
hierarch who should be rebuked
preached in a discordant way which has nothing to do
with union with God or within
ourselves. If such preaching disappeared from Orthodox
churches and was replaced with a
call to repentance and a call to always know and
struggle to fulfill our purpose, can we
imagine how beautiful and powerful our lives would be?
(John 17:18-26)
COMMENT:Also
in
Video
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8th Thursday after
Pentecost (HTML format)
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9th Tuesday after Pentecost
(HTML format)
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9th
Thursday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Whosoever Will Be Great Among You Let Him Be Your
Minister And Whosoever Will Be
Chief Among You Let Him Be Your Servant
Matthew
20-17-28
2011-08-11
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9th
Thursday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Pride Is The Problem
Matthew
20-17-28
2013-08-22
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"My
mouth shall speak wisdom and the meditation of my heart
shall be of understanding."
This will be true for us only if we choose to fall upon
the stone. (mp3 format)
Psalm 48:3 Matthew 21:44
2021-08-26
SYNOPSIS:"My mouth shall speak wisdom
and the meditation of my heart
shall be of understanding." (Ps 48:3) This Psalm
verse describes the end result of
the fulfillment of the purpose of our life: Theosis. We
look at this verse in depth. We
read it today, just before the epistle reading for St
Tikhon of Zadonsk. It is one thing
to understand this verse, and it is another to
accomplish it. The Gospel read today will
teach us this: we must fall upon the stone, and be
broken. "Whosoever shall fall on
this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall
fall, it will grind him to
powder." (Mat 21:44) There are only two options in
life: to fall upon the stone
which is Jesus Christ our for it to fall upon us and for
us to be shattered. We describe
both of these, falling upon the stone and having it fall
upon us, made this never be! It
is impossible to speak about such things without calling
to mind our modern day problems
and especially the climate of fear and, quite frankly,
stupidity and worldliness that is
so common during our pandemic times. We describe what it
means to fall upon the stone
during this times and what things we should avoid so as
to have the stone never fall
upon us.
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10th
Friday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Beatitudes In Luke
Learn To Weep To Have
Joy
Luke
6-17-23
2013-11-10
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11th
Thursday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
He That Shall Endure Unto The End The Same Shall Be
Saved
Matthew
24-13-28
2011-08-25
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11th
Thursday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
For As The Lightning Cometh Out Of The East And Shineth
Even Unto The West So
Shall Also The Coming Of The Son Of Man Be
Matthew
24-13-28
2012-08-16
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The
answer to
all questions: the "Eagles" are in malice as
children, and in understanding as
men. (mp3 format)
Matthew 24:13-28 1 Corinthinans
14:20
2021-09-02
SYNOPSIS:A
discussion of a difficult saying of Jesus: “for
wheresoever the
carcass is there will be the eagles gathered together.”,
combined with something else we
read today: “Brethren, be not children in understanding:
howbeit in malice be ye
children, but in understanding be men.” (1 Cor 14:20).
Many are wondering "What to
do" Christians always know what to do at least in a
general way: we are to be in
malice as children, and in understanding as men, and
endure to the end. If we are always
where the body is, we will be Eagles.
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12th
Thursday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Godly Sorrow Worketh Repentance To Salvation Not To Be
Repented Of But The
Sorrow Of The World Worketh Death
2 Corinthians
7-1-10
2013-09-12
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Why
did Jesus forbid others to speak openly about His
healings? (mp3 format)
Why Did Jesus Forbid Others To Tell About The
Healings
Mark
3:6-12
2019-09-09
SYNOPSIS:Many
times, early in his ministry,
Jesus Christ forbade people to speak openly about His
many healings. Why did He do this?
This is mysterious, and when anything is mysterious, we
should obey God even if we do
not understand, because obedience always precedes
understanding. There are other reasons
that a more pragmatic, and we speak about them.
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14th
Thursday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Healing Of The Gadarene Demoniac
Fear Of God Vs
Other Fear
Mark
5-22-24,35-6-1
2011-06-15
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16th
Thursday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Humility Of The Greek Syrophenician Woman Who Cared For
Her Husbands
Mistress
Mark 7-24-30-Ephesians 1-1-9
2011-09-29
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16th
Thursday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Syrophonecian Woman
Entitlement
Mark
7-24-30
2014-09-25
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What
is the *Greatest* achievement of the Martyrs? (mp3
format)
Luke 4:16-22 Matthew 25:1-13
2021-10-07
SYNOPSIS:This homily is a synthesis of the
two Gospel selections we read in
liturgy and some experiences of Fr Seraphim, when he
venerated Holy Iviron icon of
Hawaii which was present the past two days for the feast
of our sister parish:
"Holy Mother of God Orthodox Church", in
Georgetown Texas. We bring together
many things including the greatest achievement
(miracles) of the Mother of God when
people venerate her holy icons, the terrible confusion
of our day when people are
terrible confused about where and Who Jesus Christ is,
when we talk about the
incredulity of the Jewish ruling elite they heard Jesus
preach in the synagogue:
"And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?" No
Christian should ask that
question because they should know who Jesus is but we
know only if we live according to
the Spirit, and not according to secular life. This day
is also the commemoration of the
Holy Equal to the Apostles and Proto-martyr Thekla, and
the reading for is a very common
reading for women martyrs, about the 10 virgins. Only
five achieve the greatest
achievement the human being can have in this world,
which is also the greatest of the
martyrs. We talk about this achievement, how to be sure
about how to live our life and
not be confused. In the midst of our discussion, we
mention the medical and social
confusion of our day regarding sickness, and
unfortunately some will focus only on these
words, but we cannot understand anything without
achieving that which we are called to,
and the person who has this great gift is not confused
about anything in life.
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17th
Thursday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
No Existence Or Power In Evil
Do Not Be Afraid Of
Being Labeled
Mark
11-27-33
2014-01-09
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17th
Saturday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Parable Of The Ten Virgins
Aquiring The Holy
Spirit
Matthew
25:1-13
2008-01-27
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19th
Wednesday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
I Therein Do Rejoice Yea And Will Rejoice
Joy Is A
Choice
Philippians
1-12-20, Philippians 1-20-27
2013-10-31
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20th
Thursday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
What Went Ye Out Into The Wilderness For To See A Reed
Shaken With The
Wind
Luke 7-17-30
2014-10-16
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21st
Monday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Sinful Woman Who Annointed Jesus In The House Of Simon
The Pharisee
Loving
Much Seeing Reality
Luke 7-36-50
2014-10-20
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21st
Monday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
I Know Both How To Be Abased And I Know How To
Abound
I Can Do All Things
Through Christ Which Strengtheneth Me
Philippians
4-10-23
2014-10-27
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21st
Tuesday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Spiritually Praying For People
Main Problem In
Society
Today
Colossians 1-2-7-11
2014-10-28
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21st
Wednesday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Having Made Peace Through The Blood Of His Cross By Him
To Reconcile All Things
Unto Himself
Colossians 1-18-23
2012-10-25
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21st
Thursday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
The Mystery Which Hath Been Hid From Ages And From
Generations But Now Is Made
Manifest To His Saints
Perfection Happening In The Midst Of
The Mundane
Colossians
1-24-29
2011-11-03
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Tuesday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
If Any Man Will Come After Me Let Him Deny Himself And
Take Up His Cross Daily
And Follow Me
Luke-9-23-27
2011-11-01
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22nd
Wednesday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
And Whatsoever Ye Do Do It Heartily As To The Lord And
Not Unto
Men
Colossians 3-17-4-1
2011-11-09
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22nd
Thursday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Continue In Prayer
Let Your Speech Be Alway With
Grace Seasoned With
Salt
Colossians 4-2-9
2011-11-10
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23rd
Monday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
We Give Thanks To God Always For You All Making Mention
Of You In Our
Prayers
Pray For Others
1 Thessalonians
1-1-5
2011-11-16
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"In
power and much assurance". The key to transcendent
living, compared to the broken
solutions of the world. (mp3 format)
1 Thessalonians 1:1-5 : Luke
12:30-31
2019-11-18
SYNOPSIS:We will
never find something if we search were it is not. The
world
searches for assurance, happiness, peace, where it is
not. We reference a recent article
a young man who searched for meaning in his life in the
wrong place, and ended up
mutilating his body, and how is case is typical for most
people, not in the exact
details, but in the spiritual error. The opening of the
epistle of St Paul to the
Thessalonians included this statement: “For our gospel
came not unto you in word only,
but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much
assurance”. Where do we get this
assurance? It is a critical question in our day. The
mind and heart of St Paul,
expressed with brilliance and affection in the first few
verses of his introduction,
together with the Gospel read during the liturgy (Luke
12:13-15, 22-31), teaches us the
only path that will led to “much assurance”. Link to the
article about the unfortunate
young man:
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/11/17/1-year-after-sex-change-this-teen-regrets-his-frankenstein-hack-job/?fbclid=IwAR2C1so1SSSPNUyUfyuPoAv_IS2clr9xoMBrlmQJ5CNfVqT5Dgtbj-IcbWA
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23rd
Thursday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
True Eucharist Every Day
For This Cause Also Thank
We God Without
Ceasing
1 Thessalonians 2-9-14
2013-11-28
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There
is only one, goal for everyone – we must love them. If
we love them no matter how they
respond, we have succeeded. (mp3 format)
Only One Goal For Everyone Love Them
Luke 14:12-15
: Luke
6:17-23
2019-11-25
SYNOPSIS:There is
a deeper meaning to the
words of Jesus to the Pharisee when he sat and ate
dinner with him. He told him that he
should never invite people only to get a reward from
them. Everybody knows this. But do
we do other things for people, expecting some sort of
reward, not in terms of money or
some material thing, but something? For a priest and any
Christian, it is hard to
encounter people for whom you do things, but they do not
respond as we wish them to
respond. The spiritual meaning of His words is that the
only goal we should have for any
human being is that we love them, and if we do that then
we are completely successful,
no matter what they do in response to our love. This is
very simple, and not so easy. We
also mentioned St. John the Almsgiver, whose day it is,
who exemplified this virtue of
which we are speaking.
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26th
Thursday after Pentecost (Adobe PDF format)
Parable Of The Ten Minas And Poisonous Self
Talk
Luke
19-12-28
2018
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No Man Having Put His Hand To The Plough And Looking
Back Is Fit For The Kingdom
Of God
Timothy Of Esphigmenou
Luke
9-57-62
2013-11-30
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In
the days of Noah: appearances vs spiritual meaning. (mp3
format)
Luke 17:26-37 Luke:17-20-25
2017-12-05
SYNOPSIS:Life
is full of space, and things that appear to us not as
they really are. In the days of
Noah, people were taken unawares. How do we remain
"aware" It is by perfecting
a Christian skill, given by God, by grace, only to those
who struggle for it: to know
the inner, true meaning of everything.
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Why
do we pray for the dead? Because of the Resurrection. 3
prayers of the priest in
liturgy. (mp3 format)
27th Tuesday after Pentecost
Luke
21:12-19
2016
SYNOPSIS:Why do we
pray for the dead? Because of the Resurrection. Jesus
explains this very clearly in His answer to the Jews who
asked him about the woman who
had 7 husbands (Luke 21:12-19). As we talked about this,
the best 2 answers to the
question "What is different between Orthodox and
(fill in your Christian
denomination here) came out. They involve the
Resurrection and mercy. We also talked at
length about what the purpose of liturgy is and the
first 3 secret prayers the priest
prays. He prays with more intensity, since he is in
front of the altar, but we all must
learn how to pray as these prayers. These prayers answer
the common question I get:
"What prayer can I pray for (fill in the blank)
".
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27th
Thursday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
They Understood None Of These Things And This Saying Was
Hid From
Them
Understanding Is A Process
Luke
18-31-34
2013-12-05
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27th
Thursday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Keep That Which Is Committed To Thy Trust Avoiding
Profane And Vain Babblings
And Oppositions Of Science Falsely So Called
Stephen The
New
1 Timothy
6-17-20
2014-12-11
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The
Christian law, which has only one commandment, is
fulfilled only in the heart. (mp3
format)
Luke 20:27-44 : Galatians
3:23-29
2018-12-17
SYNOPSIS:The
words of St. Paul to his son Timothy are an example of
living
in the heart. The actions of the ruler who followed the
external commandments but did
not know anything besides them are an example of a man
who lives outside of his heart.
The Christian life has no power whatsoever if it is not
lived in the heart. We examine
these positive and negative examples about life in the
heart. The person living in his
heart understands that " Christ Jesus came into the
world to save sinners; of whom
I am chief", and that He has "shown forth all
longsuffering, for a pattern to
them which should hereafter believe on Him to life
everlasting" and that, in these
things, we know everything needful to know how to live,
what to think, and who to be in
every situation in life.
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Why
did the apostles not understand? He who truly loves is
never tired. (mp3 format)
Mark 8:11-21
2019-12-22
SYNOPSIS:The Apostles did
not understand the Lord when He told then "Take
heed, beware of the leaven of the
Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.", and
thought it was because they had not
taken any bread with them. He reminded them of the 2
mass feedings He has conducted, and
asked them why they did not understand. That is an
excellent question for us also. Why
do we not understand? Why do we make bad choices? Why is
their ignorance? The answer is
simple: we do not love enough. We reference a saying by
Mother Gavrila, which sets our
bar: "He who truly loves does not feel tired.
"
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30th
Friday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Whosoever Shall Give You A Cup Of Water To Drink In My
Name Shall Not Lose His
Reward
Mark 9-33-41
2014-01-02
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31st
Thursday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Whoso Looketh Into The Perfect Law Of Liberty This Man
Shall Be Blessed In His
Deed
James 1-19-27
2014-01-23
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32nd
Saturday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
Increase Our Faith
Order Of Events And Answers In
Scripture
Luke
17-3-10
2014-12-25
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35th
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For Ye Have Need Of Patience
Hebrews
10:35-11:7
2008-01-24
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Which Country Are We Mindful Of
Hebrews
11:8,11-16
2008-01-25
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Pure Religion And Undefiled Before God And The Father Is
This
James
1-19-27
2011-01-27
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38th
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What Did Christ Do On The Cross
1 Peter
2:21-3:9
2008-02-11
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Homilies for Children
Sundays of Pascha
Pascha
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Sunday of Pascha (Word
DOC format)
1997
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Sunday
of Pascha
(HTML format)
Metropolitan Vitaly Encyclical
1997
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Sunday
of Pascha
(HTML format)
Metropolitan Kyprianos Encyclical
1999
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Sunday
of Pascha
(HTML format)
Serbian Archdiocese Encyclical
1999
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Sunday of Pascha (Word
DOC format)
2003
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Sunday
of Pascha (mp3
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Agape Vespers
2008-04-27
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Sunday of Pascha
(mp3 format)
2009-04-19
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Sunday of Pascha
(Word DOC format)
2010-04-04
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Agape Vespers
Paschal
Instructions
2010-04-04
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Bright Week Dos And Donts
2012-04-15
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What
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Pascha? Pascha letter, 2017 (HTML format)
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Why
is the first part of the 9th Matinal Gospel read
during Agape Vespers on day of
Pascha? (mp3 format)
Pascha Agape Vespers
John
10:19-25
2017-04-16
SYNOPSIS:Why is the first part of
the 9th Matinal Gospel read during
Agape Vespers on day of Pascha? It is because of
a common characteristic of true
Christians - we are always looking ahead to the
next life, and this determines how
we live in the present. Also About the
liturgical use of fictional discussions, one
of which, from the myrrh-bearers, also
illustrates this characteristic of looking
ahead, and our vision of the future effecting
our present. Also a very important
questoin: What is the most important day of the
year? It is NOT Pascha!
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Why
do we read the beginning of the Gospel of John
on Pascha? (mp3 format)
John 1:1-17
2020-04-19
SYNOPSIS:On the night of
Pascha the Gospel reading is not about the
resurrection but rather is from the
beginning of the Gospel of John. We explain why.
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Pascha:
Let us give God
what we can, and His mercy will magnify it and
we will live in the resurrection.
(RTF format)
2021-05-02
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SYNOPSIS:Everything that we
accomplish is by the mercy of God!
His greatest mercy is the resurrection which He
manifests in our life even now. This
will surely happen to us if we give God
everything that we can give Him. We are not
responsible for giving Him what we cannot give
but if we give him the things that we
are able to give, then we are living according
to His mercy. A reflection on a hymn
from the Holy Saturday Canon which speaks of the
soldiers guarding the tomb: "O
ye who keep guard falsely and in vain, ye have
forsaken your own mercy", and
using the myrrh bearing women and Mary of Egypt
as examples how we can accept the
mercy of God.
Thomas Sunday
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Thomas Sunday
1998
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1998
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Saint Thomas Sunday
1998
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2009-04-26
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Saint Thomas Sunday
Realism About The
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2010-04-11
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Why Are The Altar Doors Open On Pascha
When
Are They Closed What Does
It Mean
2011-04-30
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Thomas Sunday
Believing Disbelief Is The
Most Important Part Of The
Story
John 20-19-31
2011-05-01
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Thomas Sunday
Always Stay Close To Christ
No Matter What The
Understanding Says
John 20-19-31
2012-04-22
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Sunday of Pascha; Thomas Sunday (mp3 format)
Thomas Sunday
Thomas Is Just Like
Us
John 20-19-31
2013-05-12
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2nd
Sunday of Pascha; Thomas Sunday (mp3 format)
Exegesis Of Epistle For Thomas Sunday Do
Something
Acts
5-12-20
2014-04-26
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Sunday of Pascha; Thomas Sunday (mp3 format)
Thomas Sunday
Love With Perseverance Fixes
Everything
John
20-19-31
2014-04-27
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2nd
Sunday of Pascha; Thomas Sunday (mp3 format)
Thomas
Doors Were Shut Peace Be Unto
You
John
20-19-31
2015-04-19
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Sunday of Pascha; Thomas Sunday (mp3 format)
Thomas Sunday
Be Not Faithless But
Believing
John
20-19-31
2016
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Thomas
Sunday: the most important day in the life of
Thomas, and us too, if we look at it
spiritually. (mp3 format)
Understanding the confession of Thomas
spiritually.
Understanding and
fighting despondency.
John
20:19-31
2017
SYNOPSIS:Thomas Sunday is the most
important Sunday in the year for
Orthodox Christians. Why? How can we be like
Thomas? To do this, we must understand
and fight despondency. We must also understand
the confession of Thomas: "My
Lord and my God" - not just a dogmatic
confession, but also a prophesy of
things to come after we live out our "8
days"
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Core
message of Thomas Sunday, for those who have
sorrow & confusion. (mp3
format)
Thomas Sunday
John
20:19-31
2018-04-15
SYNOPSIS:Thomas Sunday is the most
important day of the year. His
experience teaches us a core truth, which we
will need - many times in our lives.
What are we to do when we are deeply sorrowful,
confused, anger, disillusioned?
Thomas teaches us.
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5
important points from the Gospel on Thomas
Sunday. (mp3 format)
Thomas Sunday
John
20:9-31
2019-05-05
SYNOPSIS:5 important points from the
Gospel on Thomas Sunday. Each is
related to the other, and must be *applied* to
your life to be of any use to you at
all.
1. Show up!
2. God will be there
through our doubts/sins/stupidity/etc
IF...
3. We must work even when we do not
see God.
4. Thomas was the first
to declare the two natures of Jesus Christ.
5. The promise of the Holy Spirit.
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As My Father
Hath Sent Me Even So Send I You
John
20-20
2021
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2nd
Sunday of Pascha; Thomas Sunday (mp3 format)
Then Were The Disciples Glad When They Saw The
Lord
2021
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2nd
Sunday
of Pascha; Thomas Sunday (mp3 format)
2021-05-09
SYNOPSIS:Len:
0:39 God enlightens each of
us in unique ways according to our abilities and
enlightenment happens by degrees.
And nothing happens unless we endure. (An
excerpt, starting about 8:05 in the
homily:
https://www.orthodox.net//sermons/pascha-sun-02_2021+thomas+god-reveals-himself-according-to-ability-and-zeal.mp3)
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2nd
Sunday of Pascha; Thomas Sunday (mp3 format)
John 20:20
2021-05-09
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Why
did Jesus show His wounds to his disciples after
His resurrection? (mp3 format)
John 20:19
2021-05-09
SYNOPSIS:Len 0:40 All of
the Gospels during the Paschal period or about
to God enlightens us by condescending
to our human weakness. This is why he kept his
wounds. He had a perfected body but
he also was revealing himself to imperfect
people. (An excerpt, starting about 10:30
in the homily:
https://www.orthodox.net//sermons/pascha-sun-02_2021+thomas+god-reveals-himself-according-to-ability-and-zeal.mp3)
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Why
Did Jesus tell the
apostles: "Peace be unto you" as His
first words when He entered the upper
room? (mp3 format)
John 20:19
2021-05-09
SYNOPSIS:Commentary on
John 20:19. Len 0:49. (An excerpt, starting
about 9:12 in the a homily:
https://www.orthodox.net//sermons/pascha-sun-02_2021+thomas+god-reveals-himself-according-to-ability-and-zeal.mp3)
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2nd
Sunday of Pascha; Thomas Sunday (mp3 format)
Thomas Sunday Is The Most Important Day Of The
Year
2021-05-09
SYNOPSIS:Why
is Thomas Sunday the most
important day of the year? What is the main
message of Thomas Sunday? How is Thomas
Sunday in the weeks that followed after
significantly different than Pascha and
Bright week? We answer all of these important
questions in just over 2 minutes. (An
excerpt, starting about 0:15 in the homily:
https://www.orthodox.net//sermons/pascha-sun-02_2021+thomas+god-reveals-himself-according-to-ability-and-zeal.mp3)
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Thomas
Sunday. God reveals Himself according to our
ability and zeal. (RTF format)
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SYNOPSIS:Thomas Sunday is always
the Sunday after Pascha. God
revealed himself to Thomas and brought him to a
full healing and full belief by
condescending to his weakness. He does that with
all of us. Enlightenment happens by
degrees, and God will do anything to enlighten
us as long as we have zeal and we
endure. It’s really very simple. It is not easy
but it is always simple. If we seek
God, God will come and find us and enlighten us
according to our abilities at that
moment and we will be raised up and He will come
and find us when we have higher
abilities and enlighten us and raise us up
higher again.
Myrhhbearing Women
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Myrrhbearers
Who Shall Separate Us From The
Love Of Christ
1998
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The Myrrhbearing Women
1998
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Myrrhbearing Women
2000
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Myrhhbearing Women
2003
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3rd Sunday of
Pascha (mp3 format)
2008-05-11
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3rd Sunday of
Pascha (mp3 format)
2009-05-03
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Pascha (HTML format)
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Myrhhbearing Women
2010-04-18
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Sunday of Pascha (mp3
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Myrrhbearing Women
2011-05-07
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3rd
Sunday of Pascha (mp3 format)
Myrrhbearing Women
Joseph Became Bold Who
Shall Roll Us Away The Stone
From The Door Of The Sepulchre
Mark
15-43-47
2011-05-08
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Sunday of Pascha (HTML format)
Myrrhbearing Women Joseph Nicodemus
Having
Become Bold
Mark
15-43-16-8
2012-04-29
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Myrrhbearing Women Joseph Nicodemus
The
Ache In The Heart
Mark
15-43-16-8
2013-05-19
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Sunday of Pascha (mp3 format)
They Trembled And Were Amazed Neither Said They
Any Thing To Any Man For
They Were Afraid
Mark 15-43-16-8
2015-04-26
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3rd
Sunday of Pascha (mp3 format)
Having Become Bold
Who Shall Roll Us
Away
Mark
15-43-16-8
2016
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The
lesson of the Myrhh-bearing women - do things
becasue of who you are. (mp3
format)
Mark 15:43-16:8
2017-04-30
SYNOPSIS:The
Myrhh-bearing women attempted an impossible and
dangerous task - to anoint the body
of the Lord after the Sabbath ended. They did
not know that He was risen, but they
did know that a hostile Roman guard and a huge
stone were in their way. Why did they
go to the tomb? IT was because of who they are.
Their hearts told them they MUST do
this thing. This must be so, also, with us.
Christians must feel compelled to do
good because of who they are, and not any
compulsion from anyone or things, not even
God. 15:59
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The
Myrhhbearing Women. Our hurts must burn. (mp3
format)
Sunday of the Myrhhbearing Women
Mark
15:43-16:8
2018-04-22
SYNOPSIS:The Holy Myrrh bearers
persevered despite great disappointment, loss
and fear. WHY? For the same reason
that Thomas persevered, and Peter, and Luke and
Cleopas, and all the true Apostles
and disciples. It was because their heart burned
with love for Jesus, and they gave
to Him all that they were capable of
giving.
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The
Holy Myrhh-bearers: We must always give whatever
we *can*! (mp3 format)
Sunday of the Holy Myrhh Bearers
Mark
15:43-16:8
2019-05-12
SYNOPSIS:The story of the Holy
Myrrh-bearers is especially about doing what we
are able to do. They acted out of
love, even though they were overcome with
sadness, and because of this, ignorance.
If we do what we are able to do (never less!),
even if we are not completely
correct, God will make us able to do more. This
is the story of how a sinful,
ignorant human being because enlightened and
perfected.
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Restoring
the image that was buried under the passions:
Pascha is the celebration of the
ongoing restoration of the image of God in man!
(mp3 format)
2020-05-02
SYNOPSIS:This
is what we are celebrating
during the time of Pascha: "As One Who
loveth Mankind, desiring to save from
deception all whom Thou hast created, Thou didst
endure to be nailed to the Cross, O
Saviour, that by Thy flesh Thou mightest restore
Thine image, which was buried under
the passions; and having cast down hades, Thou
didst arise, and the dead with
Thee". (from the Canon of the
Myrrh-Bearers, Ode VII) Understanding this hymn
means applying it to everything in our daily
life. Acting on this knowledge, with is
resonating in the soul, will give us energy to
overcome everything.
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We
can only have joy if we pursue obedience
struggle and endure sadness. (mp3
format)
Mark 15:43-16:8
2020-05-03
SYNOPSIS:In the
world, people pursue happiness, mistaking it for
joy. Joy is actually a condition in
the human heart, when we are free of our
passions. We can NOT HAVE joy if we pursue
ONLY joy. We must pursue obedience, and
struggle, and endure sadness in this life.
The example of the myrrh-bearing women, and the
Apostle Thomas, and the Apostle
Peter and many others that we read about both
before and after the time of Pascha
teach us this fundamental truth.
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Essential
for modern survival: Fidelity and courage like
the myrhh-bearers. (mp3 format)
2021-05-16
SYNOPSIS:We
live in a difficult age in the
truth is called a lie and a lie is called truth
and death is called life and life is
called death. This happens with secular leaders,
many people we know, and even
religious leaders. How are we to survive in this
age of enhanced anxiety and
increasing repression and control? Let us look
to the holy myrrh-bearers as an
example of fidelity and courage, and practical
ways to live We must learn from their
example, and we will not be destroyed, and by
our prayers, our loved ones will be
preserved.
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John 4-5-42
2011-05-22
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The Samaritan Woman
John
4-5-42
2012-05-13
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Sunday of Pascha (mp3 format)
The Samaritan Woman
Feastday For All Us
Samaritans
John
4-5-42
2013-06-03
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Sunday of Pascha (mp3 format)
Luminous Personality Of The Samaritan Woman
Photini
Courage Honesty
Curiosity Burning Heart
John 4-5-42
2014-05-18
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The
Samaritan Woman. Great things happen, when there
is kindness, and humility. (mp3
format)
The Samaritan Woman
John
4:5-42
2017
SYNOPSIS:Great
things happen when we are kind, and we are
humble. The
Samaritan woman, Photini, became equal to the
Apostles, because He was kind, and she
was humble. How many times have we been kind?
How many times have we been unkind - a
more exact phrase would be "have not
followed the Great Commandment and have
not loved our neighbor" - by our
indifference, arrogance, inattention? All
these things are just at hateful as active hate.
Let us follow the example of our
Lord, and be kind to everyone who crosses our
path, and if we have even a shred of
humility, God will bless us and those we
encounter.
-
The
purpose of Liturgy and the conversation of the
"woman at the well" with
Jesus Christ. They are about the same thing!
(mp3 format)
Sunday of the Samaritan
Woman
2018-05-06
SYNOPSIS:A
little bit about how the Gospel of John is
different from
everything else in the bible, and the purpose of
liturgy (the same as the purpose of
John), and that the conversation of the woman at
the well is a mystical
"instruction book" about achieving
this purpose. A little about our
religion. There is nothing "formal" in
it!
-
The
Samaritan woman - we must also repent and put
down our water pot. (mp3 format)
The Samaritan woman
By Priest Nicholas
Park
John
4:5-42
2019-05-26
SYNOPSIS:Father Nicholas Park, in an
extensive exegesis of the encounter of the
Samaritan woman with Christ at the well,
points out the many things she did which must be
examples to us if we are to find
salvation. Among them are that, when faced with
her sins, she was silent and
repentant, she listened and cared about
theology, and she put down her water
pot.
-
The
encounter of the Samaritan woman with Jesus is a
textbook, teaching us how we must
live to be saved. (mp3 format)
John 4:5-42
2020-05-17
SYNOPSIS:The Samaritan
woman, whom Jesus Christ met at the well, became
equal to the apostles Photini
(Svetlana, Claire, Clara). She was not living a
righteous life, but that is not the
most important prerequisite for finding
salvation. The most necessary thing is to
have a heart that is able to open to God- with
holy desire, honesty, humility and
zeal. St. Photini demonstrates to us principal
personality traits that are necessary
for salvation. Her conversation with Christ and
her actions thereafter are like a
textbook teaching us how we should live.
-
Healing
of
the Paralytic. Knowing the Hidden Reality.
Paralysis and sin. (RTF format)
John 5:1-15
2021-05-23
Also in Format:
mp3
SYNOPSIS:In any given situation,
there is an apparent reality,
easily understood with our eyes and ears and
human intelligence, and there is a
hidden spiritual reality, which we often do not
see and cannot understand.
Victorious Christian living is only possible if
we develop the skill to see the
inner reality of things. The story of the
healing of the paralytic demonstrates this
hidden reality, and how we must react to it. We
are all paralytics. What paralyzes
us?
The Blind Man
-
6th Sunday of
Pascha (mp3 format)
Blind Man
2001
-
6th Sunday of
Pascha (mp3 format)
Blind Man
2002
-
6th Sunday of
Pascha (mp3 format)
Blind Man
2003
-
6th
Sunday of Pascha (HTML
format)
The Blind Man
2008-06-01
Also in
Format:
Word
DOC
or
mp3
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6th
Sunday of Pascha (HTML
format)
The Blind Man
2010-05-09
Also in
Format:
Word
DOC
or
mp3
-
6th
Sunday of Pascha (mp3 format)
The Blind Man
Courage Precedes Full
Enlightenment
John
9-1-38
2011-05-20
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6th
Sunday of Pascha (mp3 format)
Passage Through The Red Sea As A Type Of The
Theotokos
2011-05-29
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6th
Sunday of Pascha (Word DOC format)
The Blind Man
What Must I Do To Be
Saved
John
9-1-38
2011-05-29
Also in Format:
mp3
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6th
Sunday of Pascha (mp3 format)
The Blind Man
Courage And Honesty
John
9-1-38
2013-06-09
-
6th
Sunday of Pascha (mp3 format)
Healing Of The Blind Man
Be Open To The
Truth
John
9-1-38
2014-05-25
-
6th
Sunday of
Pascha (mp3 format)
The Blind Man
Courage
John
9-1-38
2015-05-18
-
6th
Sunday of Pascha (mp3 format)
The Healing Of The Blind Man As A
Parable
John 9-1-38
2016
-
6th
Sunday of Pascha (mp3 format)
Fathers Of The 1st Council
Truth Only In
The Church
John
17-3
2017
SYNOPSIS:6th
Sunday of Pascha
-
Sunday
of the Blind Man. Total Healing only with
flagrant honesty. (mp3 format)
Sunday of the Blind Man
John
9:1-38
2017
SYNOPSIS:The
Blind Man shows how we must react to grace. God
will heal
us, enhance our courage, give us knowledge and
peace, but not if we do not react to
the grace He gives with honesty. The story of
the healing of the Blind man is a case
study of the necessity of honesty when we
encounter God.
-
Review
of the Sundays of Pascha, and the unifying
theme: Fire in the belly! (mp3
format)
Sunday of the Blind Man
2018
SYNOPSIS:All of the
Sundays of Pascha, from Thomas Sunday, the
Myrrh-bearing women, the Paralytic, the
Samaritan woman and the Blind man, have
compelling stories, with a unifying theme:
You must have fire in your belly! Whether we are
beset by ignorance, sins, confusion
- whatever - none of this will matter if we have
fire in our belly! All these
stories who how God reacts to our desire, and
overcomes our problems.
-
Sunday
of the Blind man. Asking the right questions.
(mp3 format)
By Priest Nicholas Park
John
9:1-38
2019-06-02
SYNOPSIS:Like the disciples of Jesus
in the Gospel today, we seek to
understand the reasons behind our misfortunes
and difficulties; but perhaps in our
pursuit we are asking the wrong questions.
Instead of focusing on our circumstances
and faults, how do we discover what is most
important for us in our lives?
-
Sunday
of the Blind man - enlightenment is a process,
and we must supply labor and courage.
(mp3 format)
Sunday of the Blind Man
By Priest Seraphim
Holland
John
9:1-38
2019-06-02
SYNOPSIS:The healing of the Blind
Man,
like all of the Sunday Gospels during the
Paschal season, important teaching for us
- the PROCESS of enlightment. It is not easy, or
automatic. To obtain it, we must
syupply labor, and courage, and know who we are
and what our purpose in life is. God
will supply all grace needed as we make mistakes
along the way. Also, a little bit
about pursuing enlightenment while living in
Austin, Texas.
-
Do
you
want healing? Know the obvious and react to it,
with courage and intellectual
honesty, like the blind man. (mp3 format)
2021-06-06
SYNOPSIS:The
healing of the blind man is
the story of our healing. It is a story of
accepting God’s providence in all things
and knowing things that should be obvious but
unfortunately are not obvious to those
who are not living a vigorous interior life. All
of this is possible if we react to
the things that God puts in our path. The trick
is learning which things are from
God in which things are temptations, but even
temptations can be used by God to
bring us to healing.
Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council
-
7th
Sunday of
Pascha (mp3 format)
Fathers First Ecumenical Council
2002
-
7th Sunday of
Pascha (mp3 format)
2008-06-08
-
7th Sunday of
Pascha (Word DOC format)
2009-05-31
Also in Format:
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7th
Sunday of Pascha (HTML format)
Holy Fathers Of The First Ecumenical
Council
John
17-1-13
2010-05-16
Also in Format:
Word
DOC
or
mp3
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7th
Sunday of Pascha (mp3 format)
Holy Fathers Of The First Ecumenical
Council
High Priestly Prayer Of
Jesus Christ
John 17-1-13
2011-06-05
-
7th
Sunday of Pascha (mp3 format)
Fathers First Ecumenical Council
That They
May Be One
John
17-1-13
2012-05-27
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7th
Sunday of Pascha (mp3 format)
That They May Be One As We
Are
Reintegration Of The Faculties Of The
Soul
John 17-1-13
2013-06-16
-
7th Sunday of Pascha (mp3 format)
That They May Be One As We
Are
Reintegration Of The Faculties Of The
Soul
John 17-1-13
2013-06-16
SYNOPSIS:First, a little
bit of basic literacy about the First Ecumenical
council and Jesus' emphatic
expressions of unity and equality with His
Father. We then emphasize how Jesus'
unity with the Father is the model for our
salvation - the powers of the soul - the
appetitive, knowledge and irascible - are
integrated in the soul in perfect unity
with each other, as God is one with Himself.
This is important stuff - it is
salvation defined in a very deep and mystical
way, and you should be aware of it
happening in you
-
7th
Sunday of Pascha (mp3 format)
Old Testament Is Not So Hard
Do You
Therefore Love Strangers Because
You Also Were Strangers In The Land Of
Egypt
Deuteronomy
18-11-15-17-10-14-21
2014-03-31
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7th
Sunday of Pascha (mp3 format)
Fathers First Ecumenical Council
God Is One
Salvation Is To Be
One
John 17-1-13
2014-06-01
-
7th
Sunday of Pascha (mp3 format)
Fathers First Ecumenical Council Arius
That
They May Be One As We
Are
John 17-1-13
2015-05-24
-
7th
Sunday of Pascha (mp3 format)
1st Council
Exegesis Of High Priestly
Prayer
John
17-1-13
2016
-
Four
practical ways for those in the church to fulfil
the prayer of Christ: "And
this is life eternal, that they might know thee
the only true God" A guest
homily by Papa Demetrios Carellas. (mp3
format)
7th Sunday of Pascha: Fathers of the First
Ecumenical Council
John
17:3
2017-05-28
SYNOPSIS:A
homily by Papa Demetrios
Carellas. A very practical exegesis of John
17:3: "And this is life eternal,
that they might know thee the only true God, and
Jesus Christ, whom thou hast
sent." First, a discussion of where the
truth it - only in the church, and
then, practical advice about how to live
according to this truth, in our daily lives
- think ONLY about our own sins, JUSTIFY the
other person ALWAYS, and DO NOT jump to
conclusions, and do not make a runway for your
thoughts!
-
The
High Priestly prayer, for each of us to ponder.
(mp3 format)
Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council, 7th
Sunday of Pascha
John
17:1-13
2018-05-20
SYNOPSIS:The high priestly prayer of
Jesus is a great opportunity to read scripture
with purpose. Everything we read
should encourage us and help us to change our
behavior. We look at the High Priestly
prayer in a practical way, for the benefit of
our soul, including a practical,
personal interpretation of the words of Jesus:
"Thou hast given him power over
all flesh", and "keep through Thine
own name those whom Thou hast given
Me, that they may be one, as We are",
whether or not sinners can have any
chance to be as the apostles, of whom Jesus
said: “they have kept thy word”, and of
course: “this is life eternal, that they might
know thee the only true God, and
Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.“ Sunday of
the Fathers, of the 1st Ecumenical
Council, 7th Sun of Pascha, 2018-05-20
-
The
High Priestly Prayer of Jesus, and 4 definitions
of salvation. (mp3 format)
Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical
Council
John
17:1-13
2019-06-09
SYNOPSIS:The Gospel reading for the
Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the First
Ecumenical Council, which follows the Feast
of the Ascension, is from the High Priestly
prayer of Jesus Christ, since the
counsels were instrumental in protecting the
dogmas regarding Jesus Christ and the
Holy Trinity. This prayer defines salvation in
four different ways, and these
definitions are also an instruction about how to
live.
-
12nd
Sunday of Pascha; Thomas Sunday (mp3 format)
Young Rich Ruler
Answer Every Question Ask
The Right
Questions
Matthew
19-16-26
2014-08-31
SYNOPSIS:Answer
every question in the scripture! There are no
rhetorical questions. Look carefully
at the answers Jesus gives to questions. He
often answers what the question should
have been! Be careful to ask good questions and
recognize stupid ones. The rich
young ruler asked a bad question. Jesus rebuked
him on two counts, and taught
clearly, for those who have eyes to see, and
ears to hear, the way of salvation, and
the purpose of life. This answer is directly
opposed to the minimalist spirit of
this age, with its pseudo-Christianity. We can
do no "good" thing, because
only God is good. The way to salvation is not by
doing one or a million good things,
although we must attempt to follow the
commandments. Jesus gives the way to
salvation - not being good enough, but
fulfilling the great commandment - to love
the Lord with all the heart, soul, mind and
strength - which He defines here as
"If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that
thou hast, and give to the poor, and
thou shalt have treasure in heaven." Read
the Gospels every day (or it will be
as hard for you to be saved as the rich man),
and you will learn the purpose of life
- perfection! The Lord tells us that "With
men this is impossible; but with God
all things are possible."
Weekday Readings during Paschaltide
-
Bright
Monday (mp3 format)
Important Truths Are Rarely Said Absolutely
Unambiguously
No Man Hath Seen
God At Any Time And Make Straight The Way Of The Lord
John
1-18-28
2011-02-25
-
Bright
Monday (mp3 format)
Bright Monday Ministry And Baptism Of John
How To
Read The Old
Testament
John 1-18-28
2014-04-21
-
Bright
Monday (mp3 format)
The Person Jesus
Who Are You
John
1-18-28
2016-05-02
-
Bright
Monday: the resurrection is happening RIGHT now. Two
lessons from the Paschal hymns (mp3
format)
Bright Monday
2019-04-29
SYNOPSIS:On Bright Monday,
at liturgy, some thoughts about the secret to triumphant
Christian living which is
contained in two lessons from the Paschal hymns. 1.
Because of the resurrection, we are
headed towards INCORRUPTION, and it is happening in us
RIGHT NOW. 2. Even though life is
messy, it is happening, RIGHT NOW. Also an explanation
of how the fear of death leads to
sin, but believing in the resurrection removes the fear
of death, and therefore, sin,
and the difference between Western understanding of the
resurrection and the Orthodox
understanding.
-
The
Love
of God for man described by the latchet of a sandal – an
image of the incarnation. (mp3
format)
John 1:18-28
2020-04-20
SYNOPSIS:In the Gospel on
Bright Monday, St. John the Baptist described in a
mystical way the incarnation when he
said: "He it is, who coming after me is preferred
before me, whose shoe's latchet I
am not worthy to unloose." These words describe the
intimate love God has for man
and we contrast them with the relatively recent heresy,
somewhat more than 500 years
old, in which God is described as a God of anger and
judgment, and that the Son died on
the cross to appease the anger of the Father. This
Gospel refutes this heresy, which is
completely foreign to Orthodox Christianity.
-
Bright
Tuesday (mp3 format)
Bright Tuesday
The Road To Emmaus
Luke
24-12-35
2014-02-22
-
Bright
Tuesday (mp3 format)
Road To Emmaus
Hearts Burning God Opens
Eyes
Luke 24-12-35
2016
-
The
road to Emmaus and mysterious things and the
indispensability of the Eucharist for
enlightenment. (mp3 format)
Bright Tuesday & the 5th Matinal Resurrectional
Gospel
Luke
24:12-35
2018-04-10
SYNOPSIS:After
saying "Christ is
risen" in many languages including
"Texan", we talk about the mysterious
road to Emmaus. There many tantalizing things in this
story, such as - why did the
disciples not recognize Jesus, but the most important
take-home here must Be that even
after being enlightened by our Lord describing Himself
iin the Scriptures, the apostles
did not know Him until He gave them the Eucharist. The
Eucharist is indispensable for
enlightenment.
-
The
Road to Emmaus. Our hearts must be burning too. (mp3
format)
Bright Tuesday
The Road to Emmaeus
Luke
24:12-35
2019-04-30
SYNOPSIS:The
Resurrectional Gospel from Luke
about the encounter of Jesus Christ with two of His
disciples on the road to Emmaus is
read on Bright Tuesday. We discuss why this is read,
even though the Gospel of John is
read for almost every other day in the Pascha period,
and that this encounter must be
like our life. Our hearts must also burn. What is this
"burning"?
-
The
Road to Emmaus - We all are
on this road – how man encounters God (mp3 format)
Luke 24:12-35
2020-04-22
SYNOPSIS:On Bright Tuesday,
we read the account in St Luke of the road to Emmaus,
when he and fellow disciple
Cleophas encountered Jesus on the road and did not
recognize Him but their hearts burned
within them, and then they recognized Him in a moment of
perfect clarity when they sat
down to eat and He broke bread. We are on this road.
This is how man encounters God. It
would be good for us to learn from their
experience.
-
"Where
are you staying?" "Come and see." (mp3
format)
Bright Wednesday
John
1:35-51
2019-05-01
SYNOPSIS:What
will Jesus answer us if we asked him, as Andrew did:
"Where are you staying?". We must ask this
question and also respond to His
answer: "Come and see", in a spiritual way.
What is this way? Also: Why are
the doors to the altar opened during Bright week? And
why are they closed on Saturday?
How is the book of John different than every other book
in the bible?
-
Bright Thursday (HTML
format)
-
Bright
Thursday (mp3 format)
That Which Is Born Of The Flesh Is Flesh And That Which
Is Born Of The Spirit Is
Spirit
The Encounter With Nicodemus
John
3-1-15
2011-02-28
-
Bright
Thursday (mp3 format)
Bright Thursday Nicodemus And Christ
Spiritual Vs
Flesh And Remembrance Of
Death
John 3-1-15
2014-04-24
-
Bright
Thursday (mp3
format)
Pascha Traditions
2014-04-24
-
Bright
Thursday (mp3 format)
Bright Thursday Nicodemus And Christ
Living
Spiritually Listening To Our
Heart
John 3-1-15
2015-04-16
-
The
heart feels as the eyes read: the Encounter of Nicodemus
with Jesus Christ. (mp3
format)
Nicodemus and Christ
John
3:1-15
2018-04-13
SYNOPSIS:On a
Bright Thursday, a more leisurely look at the encounter
of
Nicodemus and Christ. In a Sunday sermon, a priest must
hone in one 1 point or 2, but
here we speak from the heart – the heart reacts as the
eyes read - this is how we should
encounter the scriptures.
-
Bright
Thursday: The encounter with Nicodemus is all about
learning to live in a spiritual way.
(mp3 format)
Bright Thursday
John
3:1-15
2019-05-02
SYNOPSIS:The
encounter of Jesus with Nicodemus teaches about baptism,
the
cross, the divinity and humanity of Jesus, and above
all, how to think and live
spiritually and why this is important. Our exegesis of
this very important encounter
covers these things, and always focuses on living
spiritually. This is an important life
skill, and the Gospel of John teaches it more than any
other scripture.
-
Bright
Friday (mp3 format)
Bright Friday Lifegiving Spring
Let This Mind Be In
You Which Was Also In
Christ Jesus
Philippians 2-5-11
2015-04-17
-
"Let
this mind be in you, which was also in Christ
Jesus..." (mp3 format)
Bright Friday
Acts 3:1-8 : John 2:12-22 :
Philippians 2:5-11 : Luke
10:38-42: 11:27-28
2019-05-03
SYNOPSIS:The scriptures must be
applied! We savor all 4 of the readings today, and
discuss having the mind of Christ,
"nice" Jesus (He does not exist in the
church), always giving back when given
a blessing, the complete and total absence of legalism
or formalism in the church, and
acquiring moral authority.
-
Bright
Saturday (mp3 format)
Most Important Happiest Saddest Day Of The
Year
2015-04-18
-
It
is not about me! It is about Jesus Christ, who healed
me, and it my job to proclaim Him
to others. (mp3 format)
Bright Saturday
John 3:22-33 : Acts
3:11-16
2019-05-04
SYNOPSIS:A homily
by Fr Nicholas Park. Both the Epistle and the Gospel
today
on Bright Saturday have a central teaching: it is not
about me, it is always about Jesus
Christ. We must always be asking ourselves about the
thing we are
doing/teaching/desiring/being - is it about me, or is it
about Jesus Christ?
Weekday Readings after Pascha
-
2th
Tuesday
after Pascha (mp3 format)
Football Signs
Light And Darkness
John
3-16-21
2016
-
2th Wednesday after
Pascha (mp3 format)
2011-05-04
-
2th Thursday
after Pascha (mp3
format)
John 5-24-30
2011-05-02
-
2th
Thursday after Pascha (mp3 format)
Scripture Is Easy To Understand
Childrens
Sermon
John
5-24-30
2012-04-26
-
2th
Thursday after Pascha (mp3 format)
Salvation Is A Journey From Death To Life
John
5-24-30
2015-04-23
-
Passing
over from
death to life, as the world teaches, legislates, and
tries to force man to be in death
as if it is life. (mp3 format)
John 5:24-30
2021-05-13
SYNOPSIS:The process
happening to true Christians RIGHT NOW- is passing over
from death to life. This must be
remembered - in the heart - especially during our times
which are mistaking death for
life, and criticizing and even forbidding that which is
life, and requiring – in
practice, opinion and law – that which is death. An
exegesis of a selection from the
Gospel of John, which we read when we commemorate the
reposed, and which teaches us how
to live to pass over from death to life. John 5:24-30
Thursday, 2nd Week of Pascha
(Antipascha)
-
Healing of the nobleman’s son, servant of the centurion,
and daughter of Jairus, each
with 3 kinds of faith – compared. (mp3 format)
John 4:46-54 : Matthew 5:22-43 : Luke 8:41-56 : Matthew
8:5-13 : Luke 7:1-10
2019-05-13
SYNOPSIS:Today we read
about the healing of the
nobleman’s son. This man had enough faith that he
believed the Lord when He said that
his son would be would be healed. There are other
healings that show other amounts of
faith, one greater and one lesser. We compare this
healing with the healing of the
servant of Cornelius the centurion, and also the healing
of the daughter of Jairus. The
Lord will meet us at the point we are with a faith that
we have at as long as we are
doing the best we can.
-
3th
Thursday after
Pascha (mp3 format)
Acts 8-26-39-John 6-40-44
2011-05-12
-
3th
Thursday
after Pascha (mp3 format)
Trash
Trucks-Belief-And-Victorious-Living
2021
-
The
preaching of Jesus Christ about God was completely
different than anything the world had
ever known. To this day, it is still different. The
Christian God is not appeased or
placated. We do not offer Him anything in order to
change His actions towards us. Jesus
showed that God wants to give Himself to us in order for
us to become like Him. This is
still revolutionary. Exegesis of a portion of St. John’s
gospel in the sixth Chapter.
(mp3 format)
John 6:40-44
2021-05-21
SYNOPSIS:The preaching of
Jesus Christ about God was completely different than
anything the world had ever known.
To this day, it is still different. The Christian God is
not appeased or placated. We do
not offer Him anything in order to change His actions
towards us. Jesus showed that God
wants to give Himself to us in order for us to become
like Him. This is still
revolutionary. Exegesis of a portion of St. John’s
gospel in the sixth Chapter.
-
The
hard sayings of Jesus. (mp3 format)
4th Monday of Pascha
John
6:56-69
2019-05-20
SYNOPSIS:Today we
read in the Gospel that after many heard the Lord Jesus
speak about His body and blood, they left Him, saying:
"This is an hard saying; who
can hear it?". Believing, following and ordering
our life by the "hard
sayings" of the Scripture is part of that answer to
the question we often hear:
"How is Orthodoxy different than (fill in the
blank?)". We talk about this
hard saying and how a person must live in order to
follow hard sayings. Simon Peter
gives us one of the necessary things we must do: we must
order our life to show we
really believe what he told the Lord: "Lord, to
whom shall we go? Thou hast the
words of eternal life."
-
The
"nice Jesus" of modern pseudo Christianity has
a devil. (mp3 format)
John 8:51-59
2019-05-27
SYNOPSIS:Exegesis of a
selection from the Gospel of John when the Jews accused
Jesus of having a devil. Jesus
reacted to their accusation by teaching of His equality
with the Father, that is, He is
God, while also being man. Modern pseudo-Christianity,
which believes in a "nice
Jesus" who accepts basically anything, has a devil.
The Jesus Christ that we
believe in is not a so-called "nice Jesus",
but is the God man, and is truth.
truth. It is important for Orthodox Christians to
recognize the modern rhetoric which
has a devil. We cannot recognize this rhetoric without
recognizing Who Jesus is, and
living according to this understanding.
-
5th
Thursday after Pascha (mp3 format)
The Sheep Follow Him For They Know His Voice
John
9-39-10-9
2012-05-17
-
The sheep
know Him, because they know DOGMA
and always, with it morality (mp3 format)
5th Thursday of Pascha
John
9:39-10:9
2019-05-30
SYNOPSIS:The
ONE primary purpose of the Gospel of St John. The 2
components
to everything in the Gospel of John: DOGMA, and because
of DOGMA, and with DOGMA,
morality. Today's selection is a good example, showing
the immorality of the ruling
elite, the dogma of Who Jesus Christ is, and our
reaction to this dogma, as His sheep,
who know Him, because we follow Him. If we follow the
shepherd (this is not just belief
in Him), we see what is true and know what is true. The
ruling elete, who opposed Jesus,
did not follow him, and therefore saw what is not there,
and "knew" things
that are not true. The application to our days must be
understood.
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The
sheep must
work to continually recognize their shepherd. (mp3
format)
John 9:39-10:9
2021-06-03
SYNOPSIS:Commentary on
John 9:39-10:9, the reading for this Thursday, and also
St Constantine and Helen whom we
commemorated today. We need to recognize who the
shepherds are because only the
shepherds enter by the door of the sheepfold. We talk in
blunt terms about apparent
Orthodox shepherds who are teaching a strange teaching
and therefore are thieves and
robbers, and how to live so that we will hear the voice
of the shepherd and recognize
him and no one else as our shepherd. Our words will be
appreciated by some, hated by
others, and perhaps redirect some to renewed vigor in
living a life so that they can
recognize the shepherd in our time of many false
shepherds.
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What
is the "good ground" and what do we do to
become and remain the good ground?
(mp3 format)
Matthew 13:10-23
2019-07-22
SYNOPSIS:The Parable of
the Sower is explained in the Gospel read today. The
most important part is
understanding what is the good ground and how to become
the good ground.
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6th
Wednesday after Pascha (mp3 format)
Leaving Of Pascha Transitions Receive The
Light
2019-06-05
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6th Thursday
after Pascha (HTML
format)
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6th
Thursday after Pascha (mp3 format)
Ascension
Exegesis Of Old Testament Parables Read
During Ascension
Vespers
2011-06-01
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6th
Thursday after
Pascha (mp3 format)
Ascension
Childrens Sermon
2011-06-02
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6th
Thursday after Pascha (mp3 format)
Ascension
Human Nature Deified Holy Spirit Sent
Judgment To
Come
2011-06-02
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6th
Thursday after Pascha (mp3 format)
Ascension
Why Stand Ye Gazing Up Into
Heaven
Acts
1-1-12
2013-06-15
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6th
Thursday after Pascha (mp3 format)
Ascension
Time To Do Something Now
Acts
1-1-12
2014-05-29
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6th Thursday
after Pascha (mp3
format)
Ascension
Three Things
2016
SYNOPSIS:6th
Thursday after Pascha
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6th
Thursday after Pascha
(mp3 format)
Ascension
Three Things
Acts 1-1-12
2016
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3
main things about the Ascension, then the take home -
Christianity is active! (mp3
format)
The Ascension
2017
SYNOPSIS:There are three very
important things a Christian must know about the
Ascension, but knowing stuff does not
help a person unless he acts on his knowledge. The end
of the account of the Ascension
shows Christianity is active! We must work, and learn,
and change, based on the grace
God gives us.
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Ascension:
He bare them, and carried them all the days of old. (mp3
format)
Ascension
Isaiah 62:10-63:3:
63:7-9
2021-06-10
SYNOPSIS:On the
feast of Ascension, we begin with story of a young child
snuggling on his mother’s shoulder and how this image is
much like a selection from one
of the readings for this feast: "in his love and in
his pity he redeemed them; and
he bare them, and carried them all the days of
old." (Isaiah 63:9). We do a mini
catechesis about the Ascension and discuss its four most
important theological aspects.
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7th
Thursday after Pascha (mp3
format)
John 16-23-33
2013-06-20
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7th
Thursday
after Pascha (mp3 format)
Do Ye Now Believe
John 16-23-33
2015-05-28
Feasts of the Savior, Ascension
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The
Ascension changes everything! (mp3 format)
The Ascension
2018-05-17
SYNOPSIS:Stories provide
powerful incentives for changing our behavior. We look
at the Ascension story, which is
also a dogmatic fact and how it should influence our
behavior – it should change
EVERYTHING! - and also the 3 dogmatic pillars of the
event of the Ascension.
Feasts of the Savior, Nativity
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Sundays before the Nativity of Jesus Christ (HTML
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Sunday Of The Holy Forefathers
The Great
Supper
Colossians 3:4-11,
Luke 14:16-24
1996-12-29
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Sundays before the Nativity of Jesus Christ (HTML
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Sunday of the holy forefathers
The Great
Supper
Colossians 3:4-11,
Luke 14:16-24
2001
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Sundays before the Nativity of Jesus Christ (HTML
format)
Sunday Of The Holy Forefathers
The Great Supper An
Invitation To Become Not
To Eat
Colossians 3:4-11 Luke
14:16-24
2007-12-30
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Sunday Of The Holy Forefathers
The Great Supper An
Invitation To Become Not
To Eat
Colossians 3:4-11, Luke
14:16-24
2007-12-30
SYNOPSIS:Two
Sundays before the Nativity of Jesus Christ
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Two
Sundays before the Nativity of Jesus Christ (mp3
format)
Sunday Of The Holy Forefathers
The Great
Supper
Luke
14:16-24
2008-12-28
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Two
Sundays before the Nativity of Jesus Christ (mp3
format)
Sunday Of The Holy Forefathers
The Great
Supper
Colossians 3:4-11,
Luke 14:16-24
2009-12-27
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Two
Sundays before the Nativity of Jesus Christ (mp3
format)
Sunday Of The Holy Forefathers
The Great
Supper
Colossians 3:4-11,
Luke 14:16-24
2010-12-27
SYNOPSIS:The Parable of the Great
Supper is explained, and compared with the Parable of
the Wedding Feast, and selection
from Colossions is related to the inner meaning of the
parable.
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Two
Sundays before the Nativity of Jesus Christ (mp3
format)
Sunday Of The Holy Forefathers
Why Be
Good
Colossians
3-4-11
2011-12-24
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Sundays before the Nativity of Jesus Christ (mp3
format)
Sunday Of The Holy Forefathers
The Great Supper
Compel Them To Come
In
Luke 14-16-24
2011-12-25
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Two
Sundays before the Nativity of Jesus Christ (mp3
format)
Go Out Into The Highways And Hedges And Compel Them To
Come In That My House May
Be Filled
Colossians 3-4-11, Luke 14-16-24
2012-12-30
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The Great Supper is about the Incarnation and the common reactions to it. It also gives the only way to be saved: URGENCY! (mp3 format)
Sunday Of The Holy Forefathers The Great Supper
Colossians 3-4-11, Luke
14-16-24
2013-12-20
SYNOPSIS:The Parable of the Great
supper
is read 2 Sundays before Nativity. It describes
the Incarnation, and men' s common reaction to it. The complimentary Epistle
describes the way we should react. The Gospel also describes the virtue
which we must have to be saved, whether we are good or bad - URGENCY!
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The
Parable of the Great Supper teaches "good anger" compels the soul to
live righteously.
(mp3 format)
Luke 14:16-24
2014-12-28
SYNOPSIS:The Parable of the
Great
Supper is always read 2 Sundays before Nativity. We explain the parable (which,
appropriately, is
about the incarnation, how men react to it, and how it effects us), and then get
to the important
part - application to the spiritual life, and the peculiar statements:
"Then the master of the
house being angry..." and "Compel them to come in." There is a
mystical teaching here
about the important and good passion of anger, and how it is used to save the
soul, and how the soul
is compelled to act righteously. This "compelling" does not violate
our free will - on the
other hand, it must be born voluntarily from deep within us, voluntarily, and
energized by good
anger.
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Two
Sundays
before the Nativity of Jesus Christ (mp3 format)
Parable Great Supper
Incarnation
Luke 14-16-24-Col 3-4-11
2015
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Two
Sundays
before the Nativity of Jesus Christ (mp3 format)
Parable Great Supper
Incarnation
Luke 14-16-24-Col
3-4-110
2015
SYNOPSIS:Two Sundays before the Nativity of
Jesus Christ
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The
Great Supper. Choosing to not be free. (mp3 format)
Two Sundays before Nativity The Great Supper
Colossians 3:4-11 Luke
14:16-24
2017-12-24
SYNOPSIS:The Parable of the Great Supper
is read 2
Sundays before Nativity, and also a passage from Colossians; both are about the
incarnation and what
our reaction to it must be, in this life, and the future. If we are to truly
"put on the new
man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him"
(something possible
ONLY because of the incarnation), then we must take to heart the spiritual
meaning of the king’s
instructions to his servants, when he told them to search for the most sinful,
broken souls and
"compel them to come in" to His supper. If we understand the
incarnation, we will, in
imitation of the Incarnated One, be COMPELLED from within to CHOOSE to not be
free, so that we may
someday be "free indeed".
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The
parable of the Great Supper. Compel them to come in! (mp3 format)
Colossians 3:4-11 Luke 14:16-24
2018-12-30
SYNOPSIS:The parable
of the Great Supper is about the incarnation, and is read two Sundays before
Nativity. Near the end
of the parable, the master of the house, that is, God, tells His servants to:
"Go out into the
highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be
filled". This word
"compel" is a compelling and even controversial word. The epistle
helps explain what this
word means. Everything in Christianity is lived in the heart.
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Sunday before
the
Nativity of Jesus Christ (mp3 format)
Sunday Of The Holy Fathers
2003
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Sunday
before the Nativity of Jesus Christ (mp3 format)
Sunday Of The Holy Fathers
Two Geneologies
Matthew 1:1-25, Hebrews
11:9-10,17-23,32-40
2007-01-06
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"And
the wolf shall lie down with the lamb." Change within the human heart is
now possible! Vespers
on the Eve of Nativity. (mp3 format)
Isaiah 11:1-10
2007-01-06
SYNOPSIS:A short
reflection on the
text from Isaiah 11:1-10, read during Vespers on the Eve of Nativity: "And
the wolf shall lie
down with the lamb." This describes the change possible in the human heart
made possible only
because of Jesus Christ.
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Sunday
before the
Nativity of Jesus Christ (mp3 format)
Sunday Of The Holy Fathers
Matthew 1:1-25
2009-01-04
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Sunday
before the Nativity of Jesus Christ (mp3 format)
Sunday Of The Holy Fathers
Saint John Of Kronstadt, and The Purpose Of The
Incarnation,
"Ye shall be children of the Highest"
Luke
6:31-36
2010-01-02
SYNOPSIS:On this Sunday before Nativity,
St John of Kronstadt is also commemorated, and
the Gospel for him and his life perfectly describes the purpose of the
Incarnation. This Gospel
contains our Lord's admonishments to love, using concrete examples, and
concludes with the promise
"And ye shall be children of the highest". This is the purpose of the
incarnation, and
examining this Gospel along with St John's life, which struggled to fulfill it
illuminates this
purpose for us, therefore, on this Sunday when we read the "Begats",
it is appropriate to
delve into what is means to be children of the highest, and how and why we can
attain this high
calling. We also suggest another way to describe the "Golden Rule" and
what should be our
inner motivation for loving our fellow man, and doing anything that is good in
this life.
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Sunday
before the Nativity of Jesus Christ (mp3 format)
Sunday Of The Holy Fathers
A Life Parable In The Kindness Of
Joseph
Matthew
1-1-25
2010-01-03
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Sunday
before the Nativity of Jesus Christ (mp3 format)
Sunday Of The Holy Fathers
The Geneology Proves Jesus Saves All
Humanity
2012-01-06
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The
kindness of Joseph and faith of our Fathers. Sunday before Nativity. (mp3
format)
Sunday of the Holy Fathers
Matthew 1:1-25
2014-01-05
SYNOPSIS:On the Sunday before Nativity, we read form the beginning
of Matthew and the
"Hall of Faith" in Hebrews. We can learn much from the kindness of
Joseph, and the
patience of our Fathers. Without kindness and patience, we will not experience
God, or know him.
Lets us learn from their example.
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Sunday
before the Nativity of Jesus Christ (mp3 format)
God Is With Us
Matthew 1-1-25
2015
SYNOPSIS:The
primary
meaning of Nativity may be summed by the name "Emmanuel", God is with
us. We talk about
prayer and its one main purpose, and also the liturgy and all prayer in the
church. It is to have
God be with us, to be in his presence and even with Him in us. We should
experience God, more than
when we experience the sun when we are in its presence. Everything we do should
be to experience God
and be in His presence. .
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Sunday before the Nativity of
Jesus Christ
(mp3 format)
God Is With Us
Matthew 1-1-25
2015
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Sunday
before Nativity: The geneology tells us God can make anything good. (mp3
format)
Sunday of the Holy Fathers
Matthew 1:1-25
2015-01-04
SYNOPSIS:On the Sunday before Nativity, the Genealogy, from Matthew,
is read. This is a
"rougues gallery" of people, and the spiritual meaning is clear. God
can make anything
good. He is always in control. We have no excuses if we are bad. This is not a
reason to stop
trying, only this will cause us to fall. If we try, God will make the bad good.
This is truly good
news!
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Sunday
before the Nativity of Jesus Christ (mp3 format)
Sunday Holy Fathers
Joseph The Betrothed Jesus Christ Emmanuel
2016
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Learning
what "by faith" and "emmanuel" means, from our Forefathers,
and Uncle Izzie.
(mp3 format)
Sunday before Nativity, the Holy Fathers.
Hebrews 11:9 Matthew
1:23
2017-12-31
SYNOPSIS:On the Sunday before Nativity,
which commemorates
our Holy Fathers (the ancestors of Christ), a story from Father Moses Berry,
about Uncle Izzie,
which teaches us who our Fathers and about our Forefathers, and what "by
faith" and
"Emmanuel" - God is with us - means in our practical, daily
lives.
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The
incarnation is an act of patience, that teaches and enables us to have patience.
Without patience,
there is no faith. (mp3 format)
Hebrews 11:9-10,17-23,32-40
2020-01-05
SYNOPSIS:On
the Sunday
before Nativity, we read in the epistle of Hebrews about the patience and
obedience of the Old
Testament fathers. Some call this passage the hall of faith. It could just as
well be called the
hall of patience. Without patience, and its sister and mother, obedience, there
is no faith. Because
of the incarnation, we can work out our salvation with patience.
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Nativity
of Jesus Christ (Adobe PDF format)
God Has Entered The Bosom Of Human Life Nativity
Justin
Chelije
1970
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2002
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2004
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Nativity
of Jesus Christ (mp3 format)
The Real Christmas Story
Galations 4:4-7
2007-01-07
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Nativity of Jesus Christ (mp3
format)
The whole meaning of Christmas is in today's epistle
Galatians
4:4-7
2009-01-07
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Nativity of Jesus Christ (mp3
format)
2010-01-07
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Nativity
of Jesus Christ (HTML format)
Eve of Nativity
We worship Thy Nativity O Christ, show us also Thy divine
Theophany
2011-01-06
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SYNOPSIS:At the Vesperal Divine Liturgy on the Eve of Nativity,
a homily about
on of the hymns of the Royal Hours. It expresses the connection between Nativity
and Theophany, and
especially how we must feel and what we must desire as we contemplate the
incarnation. "Today
He Who in essence is God intangible and holdeth all creation in His hand is born
of the Virgin and
creation in His hand is born of the virgin and wrapped in swaddling bands. He
lieth in a manger Who
established in a manger Who established the heavens by His word in the
beginning. He is fed at the
breast with milk Who rained down manna upon the people in the wilderness. The
Bridegroom of the
church summoneth the magi; the Son of the virgin receiveth their gifts. We
worship Thy Nativity, O
Christ! We worship Thy Nativity, O Christ! Show us also Thy divine Theophany.
"
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Nativity
of Jesus Christ (RTF format)
The meaning of Christmas: "Abba, Father".
Christological exegesis
of Nativity
Epistles
Galatians 4:4-7 Hebrews 2:11-18
2011-01-07
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SYNOPSIS:During the Advent season, the "Meaning of
Christmas" is often
referenced, and most of the time, it is far from the truth, and even hackneyed
and shallow. This
homily does an almost line by line exegesis of the Epistle Read on Nativity and
one of the Epistles
read the day before, explaining the true meaning of Christmas and why and how we
achieve this
meaning. This is heavily Christological, but as all true theology is, also quite
practical and about
things that are ultimately important in life.
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Nativity
of Jesus Christ (HTML format)
St Gregory The Theologian
(nazianzen)
2011-the-wonder-of-the-incarnation
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SYNOPSIS:Read this homily of St Gregory the
Theologian (Nazianzen)
carefully! It is a materpiece of Christological theology and rhetoric, and while
accurately
declaring important dogmas, it also captures the wonder of the incarnation. We
MUST feel this wonder
if we are true Christians.
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of Jesus Christ (RTF format)
Exegesis Of Vespers Of Nativity Parables
1 4
2012-01-05
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Exegesis Of Vespers Of Nativity Parables
4 8
2012-01-06
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of Jesus Christ (RTF format)
Hymns Of Nativity
History Meditation Theology
2012-01-07
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of Jesus Christ (mp3 format)
Meaning Of Nativity
Abba Father They Departed Into Their Country Another
Way
Galations 4-4-7-Matthew 2-1-12
2012-01-07
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"They
departed into their own country another way" The incarnation provides us
another way! We are
born for to live, not die. (RTF format)
Matthew 2:1-12 Galatians 4:4-7
2014-01-07
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SYNOPSIS:The Gospel on Nativity does *not* contain anything
about the day of the
birth of Christ, but rather is something that happened perhaps weeks after: the
visit of the wise
men. There is a very important reason why - it is similar to the reason we do
not directly reference
the resurrection on Pascha. The Nativity of Christ (the incarnation) does not
change us unless we
chose *another way* of living. The decision of the wise men, after they
worshipped Christ: "And
being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they
departed into their own
country another way." - teaches us that the incarnation is precisely so
that we can live our
lives in *another way* - not as mere men, but as "God-men". who have
been adopted as sons
of God.
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of Jesus Christ (Word DOC format)
_2015+-from-the-womb-before-the-morning-star-have-i-begotten-thee_psalm109 From
The Womb
Before The Morning Star Have I Begotten Thee
Psalm 109
2015
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of
Jesus Christ (HTML format)
Holiness Amidst Mundane
Meaning Of Christmas
Galatians
4-4-7
2015
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From
the heart of a pastor on the Nativity: the meaning of Christmas. (Word DOC
format)
Galations 4:4-7
2015-01-07
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SYNOPSIS:A pastor wants to share from his heart especially
during the great
feasts. The meaning of Nativity, superbly explained by the words of the Apostle:
"when the
fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made
under the law, To redeem
them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. 6 And
because ye are sons,
God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba,
Father. Wherefore thou art
no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through
Christ." Also a comment
about "Russian Christmas" and an invitation.
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Christ (RTF
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Emmanuel God Is With Us
Never Lonely 2
2018
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Emmanuel, God is with us. We will never again be lonely. (HTML format)
2018-01-07
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SYNOPSIS:The meaning of Nativity is described in one word –
“Emmanuel”, which
means “God is with us”. Man was made to be with God, always, but sin made him
lonely. God became man
– so that He would be us – so that He would be with us – so that we would be
able to never be lonely
again.
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Answer
the question! What shall you do because Christ has raised up the image that fell
of old? (mp3
format)
2020-01-06
SYNOPSIS:Look to the services of the church to
understand
theology and the feasts of the church year. Many celebrate the Nativity of the
Savior, but do not
know *exactly* what its purpose was, and what it accomplished. We look at two
hymns from the
pre-festal services, which describe not only what happened, but also challenges
us to tell (by our
actions) what we are going to do about it.
"Once Mary, being with child
by a seedless
conception, * was registered in Bethlehem with the aged Joseph as being
of the seed of David. *
The time came for the birth, and there was no room in the inn; * but the
cave proved a
delightful palace for the Queen. * Christ is born to raise the image
that fell of old."
(Troparion of the Eve of the Feast of the Nativity of the Lord, in Tone
IV)
"What shall we offer Thee, O Christ, for Thou hast appeared on earth as
a man for our sake?
For every creature made by Thee doth offer Thee thanksgiving: the
angels, a hymn; the heavens, a
star; the Magi, gifts; the shepherds, their wonder; the earth, a cave;
the wilderness, a manger;
and we, the Virgin Mother. O God Who wast before the ages, have mercy on
us." (The Vesperal
Liturgy For The Nativity Of The Lord, Lord I have Cried, T2)
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of Jesus Christ (HTML format)
Sunday After Nativity
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the Nativity
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Sunday After Nativity
The Slaughter Of The Holy Innocents And Free
Will
2000
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Sunday After Nativity
2008-01-11
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Nativity of Jesus Christ
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Sunday After Nativity
How Can We Make Sense Out Of The
Senseless
Galatians
1:11-19, Matthew 2:13-2
2008-01-13
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after the
Nativity of Jesus Christ (mp3 format)
Sunday After Nativity
Things are not as they seem!
2009-01-11
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after the
Nativity of Jesus Christ (mp3 format)
Sunday After Nativity
Matthew 2:13-23
2010-01-10
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after the
Nativity of Jesus Christ (mp3 format)
Sunday After Nativity
2010-10
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Sunday After Nativity
How To React To Evil
Matthew
2:13-23
2011-01-09
SYNOPSIS:On the Sunday after Nativity, we
commemorate
King David, Joseph the Betrothed, and James, the Brother of the Lord. The Gospel
reading is about
the Flight into Egypt. It teaches us how to react to evil. This is the opposite
of the way the world
reacts. We must learn this way if we are to understand anything about God - this
is the way of
meekness, the patience of faith and humility.
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Sunday After Nativity
Joseph The Betrothed
2011-01-09
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Regular Everyday Christianity And Knowing The Will Of God
Flight Into
Egypt
Matthew 2-13-23
2013-01-13
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these 3 today, the Sunday after Nativity? What can we learn? Short lives of
David the King, Joseph
the Betrothed & James the Brother of the Lord. (mp3 format)
Sunday After Nativity
2014-01-12
SYNOPSIS:On the
Sunday after
Nativity, we remember David the King, Joseph the Betrothed & James the
Brother of the Lord. Why?
There are good spiritual reasons. what can the life of each teach us about how
to live?
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Nativity of Jesus Christ (HTML format)
Nativity Canon Exegesis
David Joseph James Stories
2015
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is in control. Life of James the brother of the Lord. Everybody should be
"Priest for a
day" (mp3 format)
Matthew 2:13-23
2015-01-11
SYNOPSIS:The most
important aspect of
the Gospel after the Nativity is that God is in control, always, but we rarely
know the full story.
We must learn to trust. Lots of other things were talked about too - the life of
St James the
brother of the Lord, the horrible death of Herod, about interpreting dreams, and
how to learn to
trust in God. Also that we all struggle, and the thought experiment of being
"priest for a
day", which would teach everyone that we all struggle in similar ways with
similar things, and
that the only solution to things we do not understand and that are too big for
us (things which
happen every day) is prayer. Everybody is struggling. If everyone was priest for
a day, they would
pray more and be more sure that their small struggle would be increased by God
and they would be
saved.
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1st
Sunday after the Nativity of Jesus Christ (mp3 format)
Sunday-After-Nativity
2015-01-11
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1st
Sunday after the Nativity of Jesus Christ (mp3 format)
Matthew
2-13-23
2015-01-11=sunday-after-nativity=god-is-in-control-life-of-james-brother-of-the-lord-priest-for-a-day
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Sunday
after
Nativity. Now what shall we do? (mp3 format)
Matthew 2:13-23
2020-01-12
SYNOPSIS:A discussion of
what we
should do AFTER a feast (this is much more important than what we do on the
feast itself!), with a
recounting of the historical events of Nativity and the visit of the wise men,
and the virtues of
James the betrothed, James, the brother of the Lord, and David, the Prophet and
King.
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How to live in our
difficult days?
With integrity. And "Christian violence." David, joseph and James
teach us how. (RTF
format)
Sunday After Nativity
Matthew 2:13-23
2021-01-10
Also in Format:
mp3
SYNOPSIS:The lives of the Prophet and King David, Joseph the
betrothed, James,
the brother of the Lord, give us abundant examples of how we should be living in
our difficult
times. We discuss violence. Not the violence that occurs in our society but
Christian violence, the
right kind of violence. We also discuss what we should do as our society appears
to become less
free. We talk about the major answers to these problems, violence:expressed by
frequent
prostrations, prayer, and personal integrity.
Feasts of the Savior, Theophany
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Two Sundays before Theophany
(mp3 format)
2004
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Sunday before Theophany (mp3
format)
2004
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Sunday before Theophany (mp3
format)
The "beginning" of the Gospel is accomplished every day.
Mark
1:1-8
2009
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Sunday
before Theophany (mp3 format)
Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord Make His Paths Straight
Mark
1:1-8
2011-01-10
SYNOPSIS:On the Sunday before
Theophany we read from
the beginning of the Gospel of Mark 2 important prophesies regarding the
ministry of Jesus
Christ, and regarding the ministry of John the Baptist. The
"baptism of John", and of
Christ, and our own is explained, and the admonition of St John:
"Prepare ye the way of the
Lord, make his paths straight", which applies to each one of us,
all the time, is
explained. There is a very important nuance of meaning that is missed by
too many Christians.
Our life must be a continual attempt to obey this admonition, and
without our effort to do so,
we cannot be saved, while, on the other hand, our success in fulfilling
this command does not
determine if we are saved either. This is the old faith vs. works
argument, which, for those who
were not raised in the church, can be very confusing. It is actually
quite easy to understand
(after you have understood it!). Our baptism, and all that God does to
give us His grace,
enables us to become perfected and to know Him. We are responsible for
trying, and only because
of His help, we will succeed. Overall, if our life is an effort to
fulfill this commandment, we
will be saved.
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The
beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and baptism, and the end, where
we will have fought the
good fight and finished the course. Readings for the Sunday before
Theophany explained. (mp3
format)
Mark 1:1-8 2Timothy 4:5-8
2012-01-15
SYNOPSIS:The Sunday
before Theophany (the baptism of Jesus Christ), we read from Mark about
the "beginning of
the Gospel of Jesus Christ" and about the baptism of John, which is
a vivid type of
Christian Baptism. The entire selection, form Mark 1:1-8 us explained,
and especially how
John's baptism (of repentance) is different (and the same) as
Christian baptism. It is also
appropriate on this day to think about the eventual fruit of baptism,
which is human perfection
and union with God, and the passage of 2Timothy 4:5-8 presents us with a
beautiful
"after" picture. This is our destiny, if we accept baptism and
work to attain
it.
-
"Christ
has appeared in the Jordan to sanctify the waters." Exegesis of the
Pre-festival Troparion
for theophany, and WHY THE THEOPHANY at the baptism of Christ? (mp3
format)
2014-01-18
SYNOPSIS:What happened at the baptism
of Christ? The
pre-festival troparion explains it. Why did the Theophany (appearance
the Holy Triniy) occur at
the baptism of Christ? This is central to the purpose of the reason
Christ was baptized, and how
we are made - we differ from animals and angels in a critical way, which
is mystically described
at the baptism of Christ.
-
Sunday
before Theophany (mp3 format)
Theology Of Baptism
Holy Spirit In The Nostrils
Luke
10-1-15
2015
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Sunday
before Theophany (mp3 format)
Mark 1:1-8
2015-01-18
SYNOPSIS:The Gospel
read on the Sunday
before Theophany helps us to prepare for the feast. This we must do and
redo every day. We
discuss the difference in how Orthodox Christians prepare for feasts.
There was a messenger that
heralded the coming of Christ, and we also have such a messenger - the
conscience. We must learn
to cultivate and listen to this messenger.
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Purpose
of Baptism. Searching for the image which had been buried by sin and the
passions and restoring
it and adorning it. (mp3 format)
Sunday before Theophany
2017
SYNOPSIS:Exegesis of a verse in
the Canon for the Forefeast of Theophany. " Thou didst light Thy
precious flesh like a lamp
in the midst of the Jordan, O Christ, and didst search for Thine image
which had been buried by
sin and the passions; and finding it, Thou didst adorn it with Thy
baptism, O Good One.
Wherefore, we hymn Thee. " (Ode 7) As we leisurely explain this
hymn, we touch on the
personality of the Gospel of Mark, a definition of the Gospel, the
purpose of baptism, some of
the scriptural allusions in this hymn, and - how do we apply it
all?
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Theophany, The Baptism of the
Lord, &
"Illumining". "To Fulfil all Righteousness." About
Holy Water. (HTML
format)
-
Theophany (Baptism of the Lord)
(mp3
format)
2003
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Theophany (Baptism of the Lord)
(mp3
format)
2004
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Theophany
(Baptism of the Lord) (mp3 format)
Two Theophanies, 2 Baptisms
Titus 2:11-14:34-7, Matthew
3:13-17
2008-01-19
-
Theophany (Baptism of the
Lord) (mp3
format)
Baptism allows us to fulfil all righteousness.
Matthew
3:13-17
2009-01-19
-
Theophany
(Baptism of the Lord) (mp3 format)
The Grace Of God That Bringeth Salvation Hath Appeared To All
Men
2011-01-19
SYNOPSIS:Explanation of the reason
for the Lord's
baptism, including the prophesies about the visible changes in the
Jordan when the Lord was
baptised.
-
Theophany
(Baptism of the Lord) (mp3 format)
Synaxarion For Theophany
2012-01-18
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What
does baptism do for us and what MUST we do after baptism? The moral
dogma of baptism. (mp3
format)
That He Might Redeem Us From All Iniquity And Purify Unto Himself A
Peculiar People
Zealous Of Good Works
Titus 2:11-14: 3:4-7
2012-01-19
SYNOPSIS:The
epistle for Theophany, the Baptism of the Lord, describes for us the
purpose of baptism, and
especially its "moral dogma". What is this? Most people know
that Christianity rests
upon various dogmas about God, such as that God is a Trinity of persons,
and that the Son of
God, Jesus Christ is God and man, but many do not know as well our moral
dogmas. The Epistle to
Titus describes both the dogma what Christian baptism does. and also the
moral dogma concerning
it - what we must do. If we do not understnad and embrace this dogma we
cannot be saved.
-
Why
a Theophany at the baptism of Christ? For the same reason that the
Trinity was present at the
creation of man. Deep and beautiful theology about baptism, and the
image of God in man. (mp3
format)
Matthew 3:13-17 Titus 2:11-14,3:4-7
2014-01-19
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Gregory
Palamas: Purpose of the Baptism of Christ and struggle in the Christian
life. (mp3 format)
Feast of Theophany
Matthew 3:13-17
2017
SYNOPSIS:Theophany, based on the theology of St Gregory
Palamas (Homily sixty), and
not only his theology, but the theology of the church. An exposition of
the Gospel read on
Theophany, Matthew 3:13-17. The baptism of John contrasted with
Christian baptism. The
difference between the baptism of Christ and all the others John
baptized. What did Jesus mean
when He said "Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to
fulfil all
righteousness" Our baptism requires many things from us. It makes
us capable of ALL of
these things. An important segue about the weakness of our age and
struggle in the Christian
life, and that struggle and success are not synonymous, and that we must
be kind and never give
up, or we will not be saved, no matter what other virtues we may have.
-
Theophany
(Baptism of the Lord) (mp3 format)
Thus It Becometh Us To Fulfil All Righteousness
Matthew
13-15
2018
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Theophany.
Why was
Christ baptized, why are we baptized, & what must resonate in our soul
for us to be saved? (mp3
format)
Titus 2:11-14: 3:4-7
2019-01-19
SYNOPSIS:About why Christ
was baptized, what happens to us when we are baptized. We also talk
about the passage through
the red sea, which points to baptism. Two kinds of people passed through
the waters, but only
one group was delivered. It is the same with Christian baptism, which
has power, and purpose. If
we do not live according to its purpose, we will not be delivered. If
the words in the Epistle
to Titus which we read today, and we discuss in detail, resonate in our
hearts, nothing will
keep us from our purpose and our deliverance.
-
Sunday after Theophany (mp3
format)
2003
-
Sunday
after Theophany (mp3 format)
Sunday After Theophany
The Meaning Of The Winter Pascha; Our Nature
Is Changed, We
Are No Longer Captives
Ephesians 4:7-13, Matthew 4:12-17
2008-01-20
-
Sunday after Theophany
(mp3 format)
Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Matthew
4:12-17
2009-01-25
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Sunday
after Theophany (mp3 format)
The Measure Of The Gift Of Christ
Ephesians
4:7-13
2011-01-23
SYNOPSIS:Exegesis of the epistle
read for the Sunday after Theophany, Ephesians
4:7-13. Why is this epistle read? What is "the measure of the gift
of Christ."
"He led captivity captive" describes what Christ's death and
resurrection did for us,
and is a way of understanding the effects of sin.
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The
purpose of the church, and of baptism. (mp3 format)
Ephesians 4:7-13
2012-01-21
SYNOPSIS:The
selection read on
the Sunday after Theophany (Ephesians 4:7-13) is critical to understand
in detail. It contains
the important dogmas abuot Christ's descent into Hell, and the
rarely understood dogma whoch
I will express as a question: "What is the purpose of the
church?" It is critical to
understand the purpose if our life, and of the church, and how baptism
affects both. The
exegesis of this Epistle explains this. This is a very important 9
minutes for a Christian to
understand.
-
How
to answer temptations and what happens after baptism. (mp3 format)
Saturday & Sunday after Theophany
Matthew 4:1-11, Matthew
4:12-17
2012-01-22
SYNOPSIS:The history of what
Jesus did after His
baptism is critical for us to understand. He set the example, both by
accepting baptism and
showing us what we MUST do after baptism. Let' look in detail at how
to encounter
temptation, which will surely come to us. We must be ready.
-
"Every one of us
is given grace according to the measure of the gift of
Christ." Do not be afraid to struggle for perfection! (mp3
format)
Sunday After Theophany
Ephesians 4-7-13
2013-01-20
SYNOPSIS:The Epistle for the Sunday after Theophany,
although it does not mention
the word, is all about baptism. St Paul teaches us what our Lord's
baptism did for us, and its
end result - perfection. We look at this passage in detail, with its
hopeful and intricate
theology, which urges us to not be afraid to struggle for perfection!
-
Christology
101: Grace, The descent into Hades,unity, salvation and being truly
human DEFINED PROPERLY - it
is all in here: Ephesians 4:7-13 (mp3 format)
Ephesians 4:7-13
2013-11-07
SYNOPSIS:Ephesians 4:7-13 is a
virtual primer on some of the most import Christological subjects. It is
read on the Sunday
after Theophany, and also for certain Saints in the Menaion, such As Oct
25 (Marcian &
Martyrius, notaries). In this short passage we learn of the descent into
Hades, and see
salvation, Unity and being truly human defined properly. St Paul is
expressing thoughts dear to
all Eastern Orthodox Christians, and sometimes not understood so well in
the West. We look at
these amazing verses: "Every one of us is given grace according to
the measure of the gift
of Christ" "He led captivity captive" "Till we all
come in the unity of the
faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto
the measure of the
stature of the fullness of Christ"
-
"Unto
a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of
Christ": the purpose of
baptism explained. (mp3 format)
Ephesians 4:7-13
2014-01-26
SYNOPSIS:Why
this reading from
Ephesians on the Sunday after Theophany? It contains the end result of
baptism, and one of the
best "definition" of salvation: unto a perfect man, unto the
measure of the stature of
the fulness of Christ". It also has marvelous Christology that many
have never heard of,
even in the church. Let us marvel at it, and be strengthened in our
struggles.
-
Sunday
after Theophany (mp3 format)
The Measure Of The Stature Of The Fulness Of Christ
Eph
4-7-13
2016
SYNOPSIS:Ephesians 4:7-13, read on the
Sunday after Theophany, is, appropriately,
describing what happens AFTER baptism. We explain the phrase " the
measure of the gift of
Christ", and why St Paul modified the Psalm he quoted, from
"received gifts from
men" to "gave gifts to men". We discuss a common and
deadly way to look at God,
and the proper way, and spend a lot of time on the phrase: "unto a
perfect man, unto the
measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ".
-
Sunday
after Theophany (mp3 format)
The Measure Of The Stature Of The Fulness Of Christ
Eph
4-7-13
2016
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Becoming
human. We are able, because of baptism. (mp3 format)
Ephesians 4:7-13
2017-01-22
SYNOPSIS:Exegesis of the Epistle
Reading for the Sunday after Theophany (Eph 4:7-13), with emphasis on
our only task in life,
made possible because of baptism - Becoming human. According to the
words of the apostle
"the grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ
(begun at baptism) leads us
to "the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the
measure of the stature of
the fulness of Christ" This is the process of becoming fully human.
In the perfect man,
Jesus Christ, there is no sin or dark passions, and we will get there
because we are able.
Feasts of the Savior, Transfiguration
-
Transfiguration (Word DOC
format)
Notes
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Transfiguration (HTML
format)
Human nature in the midst of the Divine.
Luke 9:28-36 (The Gospel
For
Matins)
2008-08-19
Also in Format:
Word
DOC
or
mp3
SYNOPSIS:There is a startling contrast between Moses and
Elias and the
Apostles during the Transfiguration. The Apostles show they were not yet
ready to fully
experience Divine nature because of their sleepiness, confusion and
fear. Moses and Elias were
perfectly at peace in the midst of the uncreated light. Humanity was
created to be able to
perceive the Divine uncreated light, but we must be prepared for it.
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Transfiguration
(mp3 format)
2009-08-19
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Transfiguration
(mp3 format)
A Prophesy Of Things To Come
Partakers Of Divine
Nature
2010-08-19
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Transfiguration
(mp3 format)
Illumined With Effulgence Of The Virtues
To Be In The Presence Of
God
Vespers
Aposticha For The Prefestival Of The Transfiguration
2011-08-17
SYNOPSIS:The most important aspect of the Transfiguration of
our Lord on Mount Tabor
is that it is a harbinger of things to come. The apostles were not ready
to be in the presence
of the divine uncreated light of God, and yet in the end we all will be
in His presence. What
must we do to become ready? The aposticha for the forefeast teaches us:
"Illumined with the
effulgence of the virtues, let us proceed to the holy mountain, that we
may behold the divine
Transfiguration of the Lord." (Vespers Aposticha, August 5,
Forefeast of the
Transfiguration). Let us look at what happened to the apostles and why
and what we must do as
the aposticha teaches.
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Transfiguration
(mp3 format)
Old Testament Appearances Of Jesus Christ
Exegesis of the Parables
For
Transfiguration Vespers
Exodus 24:12-18 : Exodus 33:11-23: 34:4-6, 8 : 1
Kings 19:3-9, 11-13,
15-16
2011-08-18
SYNOPSIS:Similar events to the
Transfiguration of Jesus
Christ occured in the Old Testament. Three selections from the Old
Testament are read during the
Vespers, involving Moses twice and also the Prophet Elijah. These
parables are briefly
explained.
-
Transfiguration (mp3
format)
2011-08-19
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Transfiguration
(mp3 format)
Revealing The Human Form I Emit Unapproachable Light Having Put On All
Of Adam And
Transformed Human Nature
Transfiguration Matins Teaches Us The Meaning Of
The
Feast
2011-08-20
-
Exegesis
of Vespers readings on Transfiguration: typology and moral instruction.
(mp3 format)
Exodus 24:12-18 : Exodus 33:11-23: 34:4-6,8 : 1 Kings
19:3-9,11-13,15-16
2012-08-18
SYNOPSIS:Exegesis of
the Vespers readings
(parables, paremia) for the Feast of the Transfiguration, with emphasis
on typology, especially
comparing the Theophanies Moses and Elijah experienced to the
Transfiguration on Mount Tabor,
and the significant moral instruction these events give us, when viewed
in a Christian light.
-
Transfiguration:
Welcome to the future and examples of how to attain it in the present.
(mp3 format)
2012-08-19
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Transfiguration:A
foretaste of what is promised: to be in the presence of God. (mp3
format)
2 Peter 1:10-19
2015
SYNOPSIS:Transfiguration is a foretaste
of what is promised: to be in the presence of God. We discuss the
reaction of sinful men when
they are the presence of God, and the answer to the riddle: Why do we
still sin? It is because
we have not fully experienced the light of God. We discuss the BEST and
most powerful reason to
fight against sin. It is not because of the commandments or fear, or
desire for reward. The
Apostle Peter explains: "We have not followed cunningly devised
fables, when we made known
unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were
eyewitnesses of his
majesty."
-
Transfiguration:
Why? Meaning and Implications? Timing? (mp3 format)
2017-08-19
SYNOPSIS:What is the Transfiguration?
What are the
implications? When did it occur and why?
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An
experience in Dachau explains the meaning of the Transfiguration. (mp3
format)
Transfiguration
2018-08-19
SYNOPSIS:An
experience by St.
Nikolai Velomirovich in Dachau concentration camp teaches us the most
important and primary
meaning of the Transfiguration. If we believe this, truly believe it, it
will change everything
we do, think, say and care about.
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Our
future told
in the Transfiguration vs our ***apparent*** present reality. (mp3
format)
2018-08-20
SYNOPSIS:On the day after the
Transfiguration and in
the midst of it after-feast, thoughts about the reaction of the
apostles, and the mystery as to
why we say we believe and yet do the things we do. A work of
turn-of-the-century Russian fiction
called "The Archbishop", which tells about overcoming the
cognitive dissonance in
life, since we know God is so good, and yet we are not, and we and our
neighbors do not appear
to be getting that much better helps us to understand how the vision of
the Transfiguration will
help us to overcome the ***appearance*** of our present reality.
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Transfiguration
(Adobe PDF format)
Our Future
Eyewitnesses Of His Majesty
2 Peter
1-10-19-Rus
2019
Also
in Format:
Word
DOC
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The
Transfiguration. Why were Moses and Elijah present? (Word DOC
format)
Transfiguration Aug 6/19
2019-08-17
Also in Format:
mp3
SYNOPSIS:When Lord Jesus Christ was transfigured why
were the specific
prophets Moses and Elijah present? There are many reasons, we describe
them.
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The
Transfiguration. We have seen our future, and we should live according
to it in the present.
(Adobe PDF format)
Transfiguration
2 Peter 1:10-19
2019-08-19
Also in
Format:
Word
DOC
or
Русская
версия PDF
or
Русская
версия RTF
or
mp3
SYNOPSIS:The feast of Transfiguration, the "Summer
Pascha", shows
us our future. Because we have seen our future and indeed will also be
eyewitnesses of the
majesty of God, we must live differently in present. There is a rule of
thumb for life. The
Apostle Peter, in his reminisces shortly before his death by crucifixion
teaches us, as one who
was an eyewitness of the majesty of Jesus Christ about this rule of
life.
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Transfiguration (Word DOC format)
Leavetaking
2019-08-27
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Transfiguration:
The Greatest Feast? Knowing our future *always* tells us what we should
do. (mp3 format)
2021-08-19
SYNOPSIS:The provocative title of this
sermon posits
that in at least one way Transfiguration is the greatest feast of the
year. Of course Pascha,
the resurrection, is considered to be the greatest feast but it does not
show our future; it
only promises it. The Ascension shows some of our future, because we
know that it is a prophecy
that we indeed will rise in the heavens body and soul just as Christ did
however Transfiguration
intimately shows our future; We will be with God and in His light.
Knowing this must motivate
everything we do, no matter how difficult our times are. We will look at
the words of Peter, who
was on the mountain and who clearly was guided in everything he did by
his memory of the
Transfiguration on the Mount.
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Transfiguration:
Why is it
during a fasting period? (mp3 format)
Why Is It During A Fasting Period
2021-08-20
SYNOPSIS:Transfiguration is the only fixed calendar feast of
the Lord that occurs
during a fasting period. We explain the liturgical reasons why and also
the spiritual reason why
it is very appropriate.
Feasts of the Savior, Exaltation of the Cross
