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The Light which Overcomes Darkness (Eph 4:7-13)

The feast of Theophany heralds the light which overcomes all darkness. Fr. Thomas reminds us that this darkness, which is present in many places in our life, is destroyed by the truth and life of Christ himself.




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Straight Talk To My Parish (Mt 25:14-30)

The Parable of the Talents is a rich but difficult story, calling everyone who has been given gifts in God's vineyard to the responsibility of growth. On the Sunday of their parish's annual meeting, Fr Thomas delivers a pointed and challenging message to his congregation, reminding them that no one is exempt from accountability in matters concerning church life, since we are all individually members of the one body of Christ.




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The Darkness Fights Against the Light

As soon as our Lord is born in Bethlehem, the Scriptures record that the evil one is working through Herod to destroy him. Fr Thomas reminds us that the darkness will always fight against the Light, but we can choose our path wisely.




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The Light That Shines

Fr. Tom greets us on the blessed feast of the Nativity to remind us that only in the light of Christ can we find true fulfillment.




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Lighten the Load with Humility

Calling upon commentary from St. John Chrysostom on the Parable of the Publican and the Pharisee, Fr. Tom spurs us on to win the race by lightening our spiritual chariots with humility.




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The Eternal Eighth Day

Listen as Fr. Tom unpacks the overflowing implications of Pascha - the eternal eighth day, the resurrected body, and St. Thomas.




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Darkness & Light

On the Sunday of the Blind Man, Fr. Tom discusses what it means to walk in darkness and in the light, and how we must have the truth born in us by being made a new creation in Christ.




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The Flight From Egypt

St Matthew sees the flight into Egypt as the fulfilment of Hosea’s prophecy.




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Be Light

St. Symeon teaches that when we pray, the indwelling Light of Christ can lift us up to the very Paradise itself of which St. Paul himself haltingly spoke.




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The Light of the World

We are called to be lights in the world. We are the representatives of Christ in the world today, so of course we take on the role of being light to the world.




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Responding to the Light

A sermon on the Feast of the Entry of Christ into the Temple.




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Unexpected Light

Fr. Gregory speaks about the Woman at the Well who we know as St. Photini. As surely as Photini means “enlightened” it is our calling also to enlighten others with the Light of Christ.




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Come into the Light

Anything that separates us from God is bad no matter how big or small it is in our eyes. The most difficult sins to uproot are those we keep covered up in darkness because we are reluctant, for whatever reason, to expose them to the Light, which is Christ.




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The Blessing on the Righteous

The Orthodox Church has always regarded the saints of the Old Testament as saints as much as any born after Christ.




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To Be Enlightened

Fr. Gregory's sermon on the 2nd Sunday of Great Lent.




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The Repentance of the Righteous Job

The story of righteous Job is an amazingly insightful account of repentance offered by a man who, ostensibly, had no need of repentance.




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When Faces Light Up

When we look upon the face of Jesus, Light responds to Light. We are enlightened, therefore we see and what we see is the same glorious Light which is Christ.




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Dark and Light Divided

Fr. Gregory preaches on All Hallows Eve or Hallowe'en taking his text from the rich man and the poor beggar in the Gospel.




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Light of the World

Fr. Gregory Hallam gives the sermon on the Sunday of the Blind Man




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Facing the Darkness, Receiving the Light

Fr. Gregory speaks with children and adults about Palm Sunday and the preparation of our hearts to receive the risen Christ.




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Into the Light

St Seraphim of Sarov, the translation of whose relics we celebrate today, remains one of the outstanding examples of Christian holiness




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The Mother of the Light is Born

Fr. Gregory gives the sermon on the Nativity of the Theotokos as we celebrate this first great feast of the new Church year.




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Light For All

Christ was born to save us, but what does that actually mean?




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Righteousness

We count our own righteousness as rubbish (actually an even stronger word in the Greek).




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Angels of God's Healing and Light

Fr. Gregory gives a tour through two of the lesser well known Archangels revealing some gems of insight concerning the brilliance of God in both healing power and enlightenment of mind.




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Stand Upright

Fr. Gregory says living upright lives is about serving God in an honorable way.




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Fight the Good Fight

Fr. Gregory Hallam gives the sermon for Sunday, Dec 10, 2017




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The Light of Christ in the Darkness

Fr. Emmanuel gives the Holy Saturday homily.




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Building Right

After Fr. Gregory speaks with the children, Fr. Emmanuel speaks from I Corinthians saying that the cultures of the first and twenty-first centuries are certainly different, but the foundations for living are the same. What are these foundations for living that St Paul wishes to communicate to his fellow workers in the first century and to us today?




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Fulfill All Righteousness

Fr. Emmanuel Kahn preaches on The Theophany, when God was revealed in the Baptism of Jesus Christ in the waters of the Jordan River in ancient Palestine.




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Lights To and From Antioch

Fr. Emmanuel Kahn gives the sermon for Sunday, May 6, 2018.




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Wind, Fire, and Light

Fr. Gregory Hallam preaches on Sunday 27th May, Holy Pentecost.




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Into the Light

After Fr. Gregory Hallam speaks to the children, Fr. Emmanuel Kahn reminds us of the words of St. Matthew: “The eye is the lamp of the body,”




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Straight-Forwardly Growing

Two Orthodox saints from the fifth and sixth centuries, St Caesarius of Arles and St John Chrysostom, are showing us how we can live with Christ today and tomorrow and for the rest of our lives on earth.




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Clouds That Give Way To Light

Fr. Gregory Hallam and Fr. Emmanuel Kahn preach on the Conception of the Most HolyTheotokos by the Righteous Anna, as well as the life of the Prophetess Anna, mother of the Prophet Samuel.




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The Righteous Judge of All

Fr. Emmanuel Kahn preaches on the Sunday of the Last Judgment, 2019.




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Clothed and in his Right Mind




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Righteousness Fulfilled




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The Greater Righteousness by Faith




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The Heights and the Depths




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Lighten our Darkness




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A Light For Revelation




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Caught Napping




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Will You Destroy the Righteous With the Wicked?




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While the Light Shines




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Take This One, It's Lighter




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Let Your Light Shine




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Right In Front of You




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A Light To the Gentiles




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Blinded By The Light