god and spiritual O LORD, Our Lord By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-12-30T19:22:45+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford reflects on Psalm 8 and the importance of the name of our LORD. Full Article
god and spiritual Take Heed How you Build By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-01T03:28:47+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford comments on 1 Corinthians 3:4-15, and how we live our lives. Full Article
god and spiritual Copping a Plea By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-03T05:14:37+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford speaks on the difference between earthly and heavenly judgment. Full Article
god and spiritual All My Ways Are Ever Before Thee By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-07T06:41:25+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford discusses and reads from the Psalms chapter 118 and 119. Full Article
god and spiritual Bags With Holes By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-15T20:31:27+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford reads from Haggai 1:1-15. Full Article
god and spiritual Being Born Again By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-21T00:08:59+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford discusses John 3:1-5 and the importance of baptism. Full Article
god and spiritual What Christ's Baptism Accomplished for Us By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-22T00:39:41+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford discusses the Theophany and the role of Christ's baptism in our lives. Fr. John discusses this through Matthew 3:13-17. Full Article
god and spiritual Crossing Jordan By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-30T02:46:06+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford examines how the crossing of the Jordan shows the means by which we enter into the promise life of the Holy Spirit and the Kingdom of God. He references Joshua 3:1-4:24 to discuss how we enter the Kingdom of God in our lives as Christians every day. Full Article
god and spiritual Signs of Life By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-02-08T07:02:02+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford preaches from Psalm 118:169-176, the final part of the 22 part sermon series. Full Article
god and spiritual St. Cyril of Kazan By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-02-14T16:02:17+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford shares about the lives of new martyrs and confessors of Russia, including St. Cyril of Kazan. Full Article
god and spiritual The Prodigal Son By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-02-21T18:55:05+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford preaches about the Sunday of the Prodigal Son from Luke 15:11-32. Full Article
god and spiritual Is God Just? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-03-04T19:58:15+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford talks about the Last Judgment. How can a loving God send someone to eternal punishment? Full Article
god and spiritual The Two Wings of Prayer By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-03-04T20:14:57+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford speaks about the two wings of prayer: fasting and almsgiving. Full Article
god and spiritual Losing Your Life to Save It By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-03-25T18:02:29+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford shares from Mark 8:35 and tells the story of the 40 Martyrs of Sebaste. Full Article
god and spiritual Nothing Strikes Fear By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-03-30T17:58:22+00:00 During this difficult time, Fr. John Whiteford gives a message of hope in God, using the challenges of the life of St. John of Shanghai. Full Article
god and spiritual Saint Innocent of Alaska By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-04-06T19:22:07+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford shares about the life of St. Innocent of Alaska. Full Article
god and spiritual Agony in the Garden By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-04-14T01:22:28+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford talks about the struggles of Great Lent and Holy Week and exhorts us to continue in the fast with strength. Full Article
god and spiritual St. Joseph of Arimathea By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-05-05T20:13:38+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford uses the Gospel accounts of the life of St. John of Arimathea to illustrate our dedication to Christ. Full Article
god and spiritual St. Monica By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-05-27T01:41:45+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford shares the story of St. Monica, the mother of St. Augustine. Full Article
god and spiritual That the Nations May Know Thy Salvation By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-05-27T01:42:15+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford uses Psalm 66 to instill the importance of sharing our light with the world. Full Article
god and spiritual Praising God in a Philippian Jail By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-05-27T16:20:30+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford uses Acts 16 to describe for us the way we should glorify God in the midst of persecution. Full Article
god and spiritual Apodosis of Pascha 2020 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-06-10T23:59:03+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford preaches about the Apodosis or Leavetaking of Pascha. He speaks to the importance of living our lives always preparing for Pascha instead of taking our time for granted as we do not know the hour of our death. Full Article
god and spiritual The Substance of Things Hoped For By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-06-16T07:07:10+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford discusses faith, which is defined as the substance of things hoped for, and how we put it in the hands of things less trustworthy than God every day. Full Article
god and spiritual St. Nicholas of Japan By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-06-24T04:56:18+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford dives into a sermon about the lives of the saints, focusing on the story of St. Nicholas of Japan. Full Article
god and spiritual Building a House to Withstand the Storm By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-07-01T23:26:43+00:00 Saturday's Sermon, by the assistant priest, Fr. David Companik, speaking about building a strong foundation in God to withstand the earthly struggles and cares of life. Full Article
god and spiritual Christian Is As Christian Does By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-07-09T03:03:46+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford preaches from John Chapter 3 verses 4-10, saying that to be a Christian is to live like a Christian. None of us are perfect but we must strive to overcome our sins and not give in to the devil. Full Article
god and spiritual A Spiritual Famine By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-07-10T19:50:21+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford's Sunday sermon, talking about how we need to anchor ourselves in God in order to make it through any hardship. Full Article
god and spiritual A Thorn in the Flesh By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-07-16T03:58:05+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford preaches from 2 Corinthians 12 verses 1-10. Full Article
god and spiritual Salvation is of the Lord By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-07-22T12:58:44+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford gives a homily from Psalm 3:1-8 about our salvation through God. Full Article
god and spiritual Procession of the Cross By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-08-18T17:10:40+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford preaches about the procession of the cross, which we celebrate on August 14th in the New Calendar. Full Article
god and spiritual Redeemed from the Curse of the Law By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-10-06T01:47:36+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford discusses Paul's epistle to the Galations, specifically chapter 3, verses 1-14. Full Article
god and spiritual Tearing Up the Handwriting of Our Sins By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-10-11T00:30:31+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford preaches from Colossians 2:6-15. Full Article
god and spiritual And Lead Us Not Into Temptation By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-10-11T03:00:27+00:00 Looking at verse 13 of Matthew 6, Fr. John Whiteford concludes his series of the Lord's Prayer. Full Article
god and spiritual The Pursuit of Happiness By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-10-11T16:20:07+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford talks about happiness in this life, and learning to lose ourselves for the love of our neighbors. Full Article
god and spiritual Forgive Us Our Debts By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-10-11T18:40:23+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford continues the discussion of the Lord's Prayer by looking at Matthew 6:12. Full Article
god and spiritual Our Father, Who Art in the Heavens By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-10-11T20:40:19+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford talks about the Lord's Prayer, its different elements, and when Christ taught His disciples about the Lord's Prayer from Matthew 6:9. Full Article
god and spiritual Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-10-12T00:33:55+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford continues his discussion on the Lord's Prayer. He talks about the importance of seeking to do God's will with all our hearts so that His will shall be done in us on earth the same as it is done in heaven. Full Article
god and spiritual Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-10-12T04:08:33+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford looks at Matthew 6:11, in the third sermon in his series on the Lord's Prayer. Full Article
god and spiritual An Orthodox Mind in a Hostile World By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-10-12T17:20:00+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford discusses the importance of keeping our minds on Christ, especially in this time of earthly peril. Full Article
god and spiritual The Martyr Theodosia and the Coronavirus By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-10-12T19:31:53+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford talks about distractions during Great Lent. Full Article
god and spiritual What Should We Fear? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-10-12T20:41:14+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford preaches a message of hope during this difficult time, looking at passages from Matthew 10:28-31. Full Article
god and spiritual No One Can Hurt You But Yourself By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-10-12T20:55:26+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford delivers an exhortation to learn from this quarantine and use that spiritual wisdom in life moving forward. Full Article
god and spiritual Compromising with the Spirit of the Age By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-10-12T21:59:32+00:00 Fr. John shares from Revelation 2:18-29. Full Article
god and spiritual Dwelling in Hope By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-10-29T05:30:43+00:00 Despite the hardships in the world today, Fr. John Whiteford encourages us to shine God's light into the world. Full Article
god and spiritual St. Philaret of Moscow By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-10-29T05:34:13+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford preaches about the life of St. Philaret of Moscow, on the Synaxis of the Commemoration of the Hierarchs of Moscow. Full Article
god and spiritual Raising of the Son of the Widow of Nain By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-10-29T05:38:23+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford uses the passage from Luke 7 to remind us that God arranges everything according to His providence. Full Article
god and spiritual Put Not Your Trust In Princes By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-11-06T20:45:44+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford's homily speaks about the anxiety we rightfully feel during this election season but reminds us that our kingdom is not of this world. We must remember to keep our trust in the Lord, lay aside our earthly cares, and look to Him, and not politics, for our deliverance. Full Article
god and spiritual The Great Earthquake By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-11-12T23:24:43+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford reminds us to keep our trust in the Kingdom, and not to invest our efforts and hope in earthly leaders and possessions. Full Article
god and spiritual Resisting the Devil By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-11-17T17:45:48+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford exhorts his listeners to keep strong in their faith in God, during every battle with the devil. Full Article
god and spiritual Walking Worthy of Our Vocation By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-12-18T18:15:38+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford discusses how to walk forward in the discernment of vocation. Full Article