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O Lord and Master of My Life…

Fr. Apostolos introduces the Lenten Prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian, "O Lord and Master of my life..."




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Being Good Stewards

Fr. Apostolos talks on stewardship and addressed the role that Christian stewardship plays in bridging the gap between the material and immaterial aspects of our faith. By consecrating the material resources of our lives to God we can escape the trap of reducing our faith in Jesus Christ to a disembodied philosophy.




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Whole Life Stewardship

Fr. Apostolos Hill examines the feast of the Presentation and its application to the theme of collaborating synergetically with God as did the Virgin and her parents in the events of the feast.




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Eucharistic Stewardship

Fr. Apostolos Hill shares a homily about stewardship as a Eucharistic offering of our entire life to God. He recalls Fr. Hopko's discussions about our earthly labors being represented in the offering of the bread and wine, hence, the sacralization of our workaday lives.




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Prayer of the Heart and Words




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Metanoia, Mission, and Martyrdom

Sermon on the Feast of Sts Peter and Paul (2 Corinthians 11:21-12:9; Matthew 16:13-19)




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Not Perfect, but Working Toward Perfection

Sermon on the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (Romans 15:1-7; Matthew 9:27-35)




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Outward Appearances and Inward Realities

Sermon on the Sunday Before the Elevation of the Cross (Galatians 6:11-18; John 3:13-17)




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Ordering our Life's Priorities

Sermon on the Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost (Ephesians 2:4-10; Luke 12:16-21)




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The Healthy Ordering of the Church (Rom 12:6-14)

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost




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Third Sunday of Great Lent (Mark 8:34-9:1)

On the Third Sunday of the Great Fast, the Church places the precious cross of our Lord in the midst of the temple for our veneration and contemplation. Fr Tom reminds us that the scriptures present the cross as a sign both of comfort and of judgment, encouraging us to fulfill the Lenten effort to take up our cross and follow Christ. (Veneration of the Precious Cross)




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Judgment and Reward (Mt 25:31-46) Last Judgment

On the third preparatory Sunday before Great Lent, the gospel of the Last Judgment is read. Fr Tom reminds us that though today we can choose to acknowledge or to ignore Christ as Lord, on that great and final day everyone will acknowledge Him and give an account of their life.




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Rejoice the Lord Always (Phil 4:4-9) Palm Sunday

Before we enter into the Passion Week, the Holy Church gives us the festal celebration of our Lord's Entrance into Jerusalem. Fr Tom reminds us that, like Christ, we are to remain faithful and joyful on the way to, or in the midst of, the various crosses that we might face in our life.




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Our Attitude Toward God (Luke 18:10-14)

The Parable of the Publican and the Pharisee is presented to us by the church to set the tone in our preparation for Great Lent. Fr Tom reminds us that both our actions and our attitude counts when it comes to loving God and neighbor. (Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee)




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It is Time for the Lord to Act (Luke 4:16-22)

Time is both an inescapable reality and a gift of God full of promise. On the Church New Year, Fr Thomas reminds us that God takes the finite time of each day and redeems it to become an experience of the Kingdom of God for us.




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The Easy Yoke and Light Burden (Mark 8:34-9:1)

The cross of Christ is the ultimate sign of God's love for his creatures. Fr Thomas reminds us that the cross is also a sign of the path that awaits us: our own cross. (Sunday after the Exaltation of the Cross)




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The Importance of God's Word (Luke 8:5-15)

The parable of the soils sets the tone for other parables taught by our Lord. Fr. Thomas reminds us that this parable brilliantly expresses the importance of both hearing and actively receiving the Word of God in us. (Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost)




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Words of Encouragement for Great Lent (Mt 6:14-21)

Lent is a time of great anticipation as we move toward the celebration of Christ's holy Pascha. But Fr Thomas reminds us that it is also a preparation for our entire Christian life, where we face the challenges of increased prayer, fasting and almsgiving and in turn, learn much about our true selves. (Forgiveness Sunday)




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Nurturing the Word of God in Us (Luke 8:5-15)

The first parable that Jesus taught is the beloved Parable of the Sower. Fr Thomas explains its place in the scripture and its crucial importance in our lives.




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Paying Attention to the Word of God

The Parable of the Sower, also known as the Parable of the Soils, teaches us important lessons about how different people receive the Word of God. Fr Thomas reminds us that the ultimate lesson of this famous parable is, "Let us attend! Pay attention!"




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Why Did the Word of God Become a Man?

On Christmas Eve, Fr Thomas reminds us that Christ came as a human to restore the image of God in us and show us how to become what we were always meant to be.




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The Creative Word of God

On the day before the Great Feast of the Annunciation of the Mother of God, Fr Thomas weaves the themes from the gospel of the Second Sunday of Lent (the healing of the paralytic) and from the Annunciation to remind us that the Word of God is given to us to increase our faith and trust in Him.




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Inconvenient Love for the Lord

On the Sunday of the Holy Myrrhbearers, we hear of the courage and love demonstrated by the men and women who cared for the body of the Lord Jesus Christ. Fr Thomas reminds us that this is also a powerful reminder that we must never succumb to the disrespectful practice of cremation because we deeply care for the body that God created and will raise from the dead.




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...To Hear the Word of God

The multitudes pressed to hear the Word of God; will we do the same? Fr. Tom teaches us that the Word of God, both the Incarnate Eternal Word and the Holy Scriptures, lead us to life, joy, and ultimate meaning in every action we take as Orthodox Christians.




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The Shepherd. The Warrior. The King.

Fr. Tom calls to remembrance all of the ways that Christ fulfills the prophecy of the Old Testament - especially how He fulfills the role of King David.




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Order

Listen as Fr. Tom discusses the foundations of an authentic Christian community founded on forgiveness, love, and mercy.




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Calling on the Lord

Great need calls out great faith.




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Spot Changes for a Leopard

Let us take hope that, acquainted as we are with our sin and weakness, God can make a wonderful work of glory from the raw material of our brokenness.




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Zeal for the Lord

Fr. Gregory preaches on the healthy and unhealthy forms of zeal.




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Become an Apostle of the Lord

Fr. Emmanuel Kahn says we can each be apostles to those with whom we live or work or study—whatever our ages or intellectual ability.




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Feeding on Christ the Living Word

Fr. Emmanuel asks how did Jesus Christ take five loaves of bread and two fish and feed 5,000 people?




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Lord, Order Our Lives

Fr. Dn. Emmanuel says often God’s purpose is not immediately clear to us in our own lives or in the lives of others. We are aware that God is there—that God is present in our lives and in the world, but what exactly is God’s purpose for us and for the world? How can we order our lives?




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If We Seek the Lord, He Will Find Us

Fr. Emmanuel Kahn gives the sermon today and assures us that God has a purpose for each of us, that He will steadily guide us into those purposes, and that He will empower us to achieve those unique purposes for each of our lives.




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Grace and Peace in the Risen Lord

Fr. Emmanuel gives the 2nd sermon on Pascha. The first one of course, was read by Fr. Gregory and it was the Paschal Homily of St. John Chrysostom.




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Let Us Draw God Toward Us

Fr. Emmanuel gives the Palm Sunday sermon reminding us that the Lord is at hand.




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Dancing in the Rain with the Lord

Fr. Emmanuel Kahn gives the sermon about the second chapter of the Gospel of St Mark and the healing of a man who was paralysed.




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Emerging Faith: A Partnership with the Lord

Belief that is joined with unbelief. Fr. Emmanuel Kahn gives today's sermon.




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The Word Is Very Near

We are each challenged to confess with words that “Christ is Lord” of our lives and believe in our hearts “that God has raised [Jesus Christ] from the dead.” How can we do that?




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The Lord Provides

Fr. Emmanuel Kahn speaks on the Gospel from the 14th chapter of St Matthew about how Jesus Christ fed more than 5,000 people at the end of the day “in a lonely place.”




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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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Waiting upon the Lord of Life

The Gospel today from the 11th chapter of the Gospel of St John is about a close friend of Jesus Christ, Lazarus. Fr. Emmanuel Kahn is the preacher.




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Choose the Lord who Calls You

How did Jesus respond to these many people in first century Palestine who were saying that He is the Messiah, the Christ, who had come to save them? Fr. Emmanuel Kahn gives the Palm Sunday sermon.




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Calling on the Lord in Faith

Fr. Emmanuel discusses the eighth chapter of the Gospel of St. Luke. How does the Lord heal?




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Old and New Martyrdoms




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The Fair Flower of Israel in the Temple of the Lord




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The Lord Has Need Of It




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This Is A Hard Saying




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Doing The Hard Work of Communion




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Freedom's Just Another Word




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Bad Words?