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The Soul of America

Fr. John shares from Matthew 6:22-23.




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God's Work to Guide Us on the Path of Salvation

Fr. John shares from Psalm 118:65-72. "God puts people in our lives because He's trying to teach us things. When we encounter a difficult person, rather than necessarily trying to seek how we can get as far away from that person as we can, maybe we should ask ourselves, 'What is God trying to teach me?' and try to learn that lesson as quickly as we can."




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To the Church in Sardis: Be Watchful

Fr. John shares from the Evangelist John's words to the Church of Sardis in the book of the Revelation (3:1-6).




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Believe Ye that I am Able to Do This?

Fr. John shares about the miracle of the healing of the blind men, from Matthew 9:27-35.




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It Is Finished!

Fr. John shares from John 19:28-37.




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Loving the Feasts of the Church

Fr. John talks about the importance of celebrating the feasts of the Church.




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A Royal Psalm

Fr. John shares from Psalm 19.




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The Beheading of St. John the Baptist and 9/11

Fr. John makes a connection between the beheading of St. John the Forerunner and 9-11.




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One Flesh

Fr. John talks about the importance of marriage and family life. (Genesis 1:27; 2:18-25)




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Does God Care?

Fr. John shares from the story of Christ and His apostles in the calming of the Galilee Sea (Mark 4:35-41).




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Your Money or Your Life

Fr. John shares from Mark 8:34-9:1.




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A Tale of Two Kinds of Christians

Fr. John shares from 3 John 1:1-14.




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The Hidden Treasure and the Pearl of Great Price

Fr. John shares from Matthew 13:44-52.




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In Everlasting Remembrance Shall the Righteous Be

Fr. John shares from Psalm 111.




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Breaking up the Fallow Ground

Fr. John shares from Luke 8:5-15; Hosea 10:12-13; and Jeremiah 4:3.




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St. John Kochurov

Fr. John talks about martyr St. John Kochurov.




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To the Church of Philadelphia: The Name of Christian

Fr. John speaks from Revelation 3:7-13.




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Prayer: the Mirror of the Soul

Fr. John talks about prayer, using the story of the widow's mite.




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The Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple

Metropolitan Jonah reflects on the importance of the Temple and Mary's role in our salvation.




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Woman, Thou Art Loosed

Fr. John shares the story of the healing of the woman who was bent over for 18 years, from Luke 13:10-17.




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Proper Worship

Fr. John shares from Psalm 25.




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The Stone Cut Out Without Hands

Fr. John shares from Daniel 2:1-49.




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Christ our Champion

Fr. John shares the story of David and Goliath from 1 Samuel 17.




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St. Juliana of Lazarevo

Fr. John shares about the life of St. Juliana of Lazarevo.




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The Healing of Naaman the Syrian

Fr. John shares from 2 Kings 5.




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Be Thou an Example

Fr. John shares from 1 Timothy 4:12-15, in which St. Paul exhorts Timothy to set an example for the believers.




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Behold I Stand at the Door and Knock

Fr. John shares from Revelation 3:14-22.




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Being a Temple of the Holy Spirit

Fr. John shares from 1 Corinthians 6:12-20.




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The Final Judgment

Fr. John shares from Matthew 25:31-46 on the Sunday of the Last Judgment.




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The First Rung in the Ladder: Renunciation of the World

Fr. John shares from St. John Climacus and 1 John 2:15-17.




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Be Imitators of God

Fr. John shares from Ephesians 4:25-5:2.




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Contend Earnestly for the Faith Once Delivered unto the Saints

Fr. John shares from Jude 3.




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The Second Triumph of Orthodoxy: St. Gregory Palamas

Fr. John shares about the life of St. Gregory Palamas.




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Come Boldly Before the Throne of Grace

Fr. John shares from Hebrews 4:14-16.




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Observing Boundaries

Fr. John shares about the importance of setting boundaries in relationships, and the story of the life of St. Mary of Egypt.




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The Cleansing of the Temple

Fr. John shares about the cleansing of the temple from Matthew 21:12-14, Mark 11:15-19, and Luke 19:45-48.




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Annulling the Curse

Fr. John reflects on the myrrhbearing women and apostles in how they reacted to Christ annulling the curse of death.




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Our Works Matter

Fr. John talks about the life of Saint Tabitha (Acts 9:32-42) and compares her raising to that of Jairus' daughter by Christ.




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The Samaritan Woman

Fr. John uses the story of the Samaritan woman to illustrate the significance of mothers.




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Christ, David, and the Psalms

Fr. John uses Psalm 118, and the life of King David, to discuss the importance of living according to God's will.




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The Promise of Pentecost

Fr. John talks about Pentecost, the history of the feast, and relates it to the importance of knowing the fullness of the Holy Spirit within us.




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All Saints Sunday

Fr. John talks about All-Saints Sunday, and the importance of giving yourself to God without reservation.




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That's Not Very Texan

Fr. John talks about Orthodoxy and culture.




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The Law of Faith

Fr. John shares from Romans 3:9-31.




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The Epistle of St. Jude

Fr. John discusses the Epistle of St. Jude.




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You're Gonna Have to Serve Somebody

Fr. John shares about the healing of the demoniacs.




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Be Ye Holy

Fr. John shares from 1 Peter 1:13-21 on the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul.




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A 14-Year-Old Boy

Fr. John talks about St. Hyacinth.




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Blessed is the Man

Fr. John shares from Psalm 1.




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St. John the Theologian

Fr. John talks about St. John the Theologian and the importance of connecting and loving each other.