2016 Who is God? (Part 4 of 8): God is Essence and Energies (Sermon Mar. 27, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-04-04T20:09:56+00:00 In the fourth installment in the 'Who is God?' series, Fr. Andrew explains the doctrine of the Essence-Energies distinction. Full Article
2016 Who is God? (Part 5 of 8): God is our Priest (Sermon Apr. 3, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-04-10T03:08:24+00:00 With the fifth meditation in his 'Who is God?' sermon series, Fr. Andrew explores the priesthood. Full Article
2016 Who is God? (Part 6 of 8): God is Our Hope (Sermon April 10, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-05-17T03:36:17+00:00 On this Sunday of St. John of the Ladder, Fr. Andrew's sixth meditation asking 'Who is God?' focuses on God as our hope. Full Article
2016 Who is God? (Part 7 of 8): God is Our Salvation (Sermon April 17, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-05-17T03:38:28+00:00 On this Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt, Fr. Andrew's seventh meditation on the theme of 'Who is God?' talks about how many people miss what our salvation really is—God Himself. Full Article
2016 Who is God? (Part 8 of 8): God is Our King (Sermon Apr. 24, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-05-17T03:39:25+00:00 On Palm Sunday, Fr. Andrew discusses Jesus' entry into Jerusalem in terms of the Roman 'triumph' ceremony and shows how we can participate in the victory of Jesus our King. Full Article
2016 Preaching the Gospel ‘That Our Joy May Be Fulfilled' (Sermon May 8, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-05-17T03:40:35+00:00 On this double feast of Thomas Sunday and of the Apostle John, Fr. Andrew discusses one reason why we bring the good news of the Gospel to the world. Full Article
2016 How Death Unlocks Life (Sermon May 15, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-05-17T03:41:37+00:00 On this Sunday of the Myrrh-bearers, Fr. Andrew describes how death and other major life transitions present the opportunity to remake our lives, with the loosening up of previously locked relationships and ways of thinking. Full Article
2016 What Did the Resurrection Accomplish? (Sermon May 22, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-06-02T05:40:09+00:00 On this Sunday of the Paralytic, Fr. Andrew talks about what the resurrection of Jesus did and what we do with that. Full Article
2016 On Loss and Change (Sermon May 29, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-06-02T05:41:13+00:00 In the context of the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, Fr. Andrew uses the anniversary of the Fall of Constantinople to talk about loss and change. Full Article
2016 The Blind Man and Lawrence of Arabia (Sermon June 5, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-26T01:03:12+00:00 On the Sunday of the Blind Man, Fr. Andrew marks the 100th anniversary of the Great Arab Revolt and discusses it in terms of spiritual blindness. Full Article
2016 Where is the Power of Pentecost? (Sermon June 19, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-26T01:06:09+00:00 On the great feast of Pentecost, Fr. Andrew asks why we do not see the unity and power in the Church that was seen in the time of the first Christians. Full Article
2016 The Heavenly Minded and the Earthly Good (Sermon July 3, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-26T01:07:05+00:00 In discussing Paul's doctrine that only the doers of the word of God will be justified, Fr. Andrew discusses how our spiritual energies are to be turned both inward and outward. Full Article
2016 The Hieromartyr Joseph of Damascus (Sermon July 10, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-26T01:07:27+00:00 On the feast of St. Joseph of Damascus, Fr. Andrew tells us his story and asks how it pertains to our own stories. Full Article
2016 Does Your Life Have a Point? (Sermon July 24, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-26T01:08:11+00:00 In discussing Romans 10:4, Fr. Andrew shows how Christ as the fulfillment of the Law is shown to be the fulfillment of our own stories. Full Article
2016 Is Christianity About What You Can't Do? (Sermon Aug. 7, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-26T01:08:45+00:00 Fr. Andrew addresses a common feeling about Christianity—that it means a loss of freedom. Full Article
2016 Christian Unity: It Would Take a Miracle! (Sermon Aug. 14, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-26T01:09:26+00:00 Discussing Paul's admonition in 1 Cor. 1 that Christians all be of the same mind, Fr. Andrew comments on how unity is possible. Full Article
2016 Are Christians Allowed to Doubt? (Sermon Aug. 21, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-26T01:10:11+00:00 Using the Gospel reading of Peter walking on water, Fr. Andrew talks about the two kinds of doubt in the Christian life and how to address them. Full Article
2016 How Do Christians Survive Times of Political Insanity? (Sermon July 31, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-26T01:10:49+00:00 Reflecting on St. Paul's admonition to 'bless and do not curse,' Fr. Andrew discusses how that applies in our times of heightened political tension. Full Article
2016 My Sins Run Behind Me (Sermon Aug. 28, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-09-01T21:40:58+00:00 Fr. Andrew uses an incident from the life of St. Moses the Black to talk about how we relate to other people's sins. Full Article
2016 Moses and the Stages of Spiritual Life (Sermon Sept. 4, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-09-11T03:42:41+00:00 With the feast of the Prophet Moses, Fr. Andrew passes on a way of understanding how the stages of spiritual life connect with the prophet's life. Full Article
2016 The Cure for the Poison of Complaining (Sermon Sept. 11, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-09-27T04:39:12+00:00 On this Sunday before the Elevation of the Cross, Fr. Andrew discusses the Old Testament allusion Jesus makes to the serpent lifted up in the wilderness. Full Article
2016 If You Want to Live, You Have to Die (Sermon Sept. 18, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-10-06T04:20:56+00:00 On this Sunday after the Elevation of the Cross, Fr. Andrew discusses Gal. 2:20, in which Paul says he's no longer living. Full Article
2016 Why Don't You Care About Jesus? (Sermon Sept. 25, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-10-06T04:22:20+00:00 In discussing the "earnest of the Spirit in our hearts" Paul talks about in 2 Cor. 1:22, Fr. Andrew asks what we do when we feel like we're the only ones around who actually have it. Full Article
2016 Jesus vs. My Family? (Sermon June 26, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-10-13T17:33:03+00:00 On this Sunday of All Saints, Fr. Andrew looks at the hard words of Jesus about leaving family behind for His sake. Full Article
2016 Truly This Was the Son of God! (Sermon Oct. 16, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-11-30T01:59:23+00:00 On the feast of St. Longinus, the centurion who stood at the cross of the Lord, Fr. Andrew describes how his life is a model for ours. Full Article
2016 Our Mission is Not From Man But From God (Sermon Oct. 23, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-11-30T02:01:03+00:00 With the feast of St. James the Brother of God, Fr. Andrew discusses what the mission of the parish church is based on Paul's emphasis on the source of revelation. Full Article
2016 Our Mission is to the Person in Front of Us (Sermon Oct. 30, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-11-30T02:02:37+00:00 Discussing the Gospel of the rich man and Lazarus, Fr. Andrew points out the rich man's sin—he ignored the person in front of him. Full Article
2016 Our Mission is to Act with Faith (Sermon Nov. 6, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-11-30T02:03:58+00:00 Fr. Andrew contrasts the healing of the woman with the flow of blood with the raising of the daughter of Jairus and discusses what that contrast means for us. Full Article
2016 Our Mission is to Serve a Higher Order (Sermon Nov. 13, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-11-30T02:05:08+00:00 Speaking on both the feast of St. John Chrysostom and also the Gospel of the Good Samaritan, Fr. Andrew discusses how Christians are outside and above the orders of this world. Full Article
2016 Our Mission is to Be On a Mission (Sermon Nov. 20, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-11-30T02:06:14+00:00 Wrapping up his five-week 'What is our Mission?' series, Fr. Andrew concludes with this message: 'Send me, Lord!' Full Article
2016 Salvation Costs Nothing. And Everything. (Sermon Nov. 27, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-12-10T04:37:58+00:00 Discussing the relationship between faith and works in Ephesians 2, Fr. Andrew talks about how salvation is paradoxically both a free gift and also requires great effort. Full Article
2016 Children of Abraham or Religious Consumers? (Sermon Dec. 4, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-12-15T05:24:29+00:00 Discussing the references to being children of Abraham in both the epistle and Gospel for the day, Fr. Andrew contrasts that image with the modern consumerist approach to religion common in American society. Full Article
2016 Heaven is Like Good Company (Sermon Dec. 11, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-01-01T04:48:26+00:00 Fr. Andrew discusses one image of Heaven—a table of companionship. Full Article
2016 Jesus is Not Part of the Christmas Story (Sermon Dec. 18, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-01-01T04:49:33+00:00 Fr. Andrew urges us not to 'put Christ back into Christmas,' but to see the true story. Full Article
2016 Who Shall I Be at Christmas? (Sermon Dec. 24, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-01-01T04:50:52+00:00 On Christmas Eve, Fr. Andrew asks how we will live at Christmas. Full Article
2016 A Christmas More Meaningful Than Magical (Sermon Dec. 25, 2016) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-03-24T05:20:46+00:00 In his Nativity sermon, Fr. Andrew discusses how negative experiences at Christmas reveal the feast's true purpose. Full Article
2016 Camp St. Raphael 2016 - Audio Snapshot By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-24T19:42:11+00:00 An audio snapshot of CSR Session One, 2016—with a montage of Serenade Night. Ya Boy! Full Article
2016 January 1, 2016 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-01-30T21:11:19+00:00 James 2:1-13; Mark 12:1-12. Full Article
2016 January 4, 2016 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-01-30T21:15:04+00:00 James 2:14-26; Luke 17:20-25. Full Article
2016 January 5, 2016 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-02-01T00:14:18+00:00 James 3:1-10; Luke 17:26-37. Full Article
2016 January 6, 2016 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-02-01T00:15:05+00:00 James 3:11-4:6; Luke 18:15-17, 26-30. Full Article
2016 January 7, 2016 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-02-01T00:16:03+00:00 James 4:7-5:9; Luke 18:31-34. Full Article
2016 January 8, 2016 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-02-01T00:16:41+00:00 1 Peter 1:1-2, 10-12, 2:6-10; Luke 19:12-28. Full Article
2016 January 11, 2016 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-02-01T00:17:36+00:00 2 Timothy 2:20-26; Luke 19:37-44. Full Article
2016 January 12, 2016 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-02-01T00:18:12+00:00 2 Timothy 3:16-4:4; Luke 19:45-48. Full Article
2016 January 13, 2016 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-02-01T00:18:41+00:00 2 Timothy 4:9-22; Luke 20:1-8. Full Article
2016 January 14, 2016 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-02-01T00:19:19+00:00 Titus 1:5-2:1; Luke 20:9-18. Full Article
2016 January 15, 2016 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-02-01T00:20:22+00:00 Titus 1:15-2:10; Luke 20:19-26. Full Article
2016 January 18, 2016 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-02-01T00:21:20+00:00 Hebrews 3:5-11, 17-19; Luke 20:27-44. Full Article
2016 January 19, 2016 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-02-01T00:22:21+00:00 Hebrews 4:1-13; Luke 21:12-19. Full Article