St Mark Sermons

In Ephesians 6, St. Paul tells us to “gird your waist with truth.” A belt holds everything together and prepares a soldier for battle. In the same way, truth holds our Christian life together. Tune in!

This sermon begins the new 'Sacred Spaces' series by exploring what it means to be a temple of the Holy Spirit and how to care for that inner sanctuary. Fr Timothy Fam focuses on guarding our thoughts and senses, recognizing patterns that lead toward sin, and replacing negative thoughts with what is pure and good.

Tune in with Fr. Arsenius as he reflects on Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross and how it brings us salvation. He explores what it means to live the Cross daily through sacrifice, love, and following Christ’s example.

Tune in with Fr. Arsenius as he reflects on Christ’s call to love God and our neighbor, and how we can put our faith into action by sharing the Gospel and serving those around us.

A message about learning to truly trust God through the Cross, especially when life is uncertain or difficult. A reminder that we don’t need to have everything figured out or be in control, we simply need to trust the One who holds us in His hands.

What happens when the throne of your life feels empty, when everything seems out of control and God feels distant? This sermon digs into Isaiah's vision in Isaiah 6 and asks a convicting question: how big is God in your life right now? Because the size of your vision of God will determine the depth of your worship.

What does the cross actually mean to you personally? Not as a piece of jewelry or a symbol you've grown used to, but as something that shapes how you forgive, how you endure, and how you follow Christ? "My sheep hear my voice and I know them and they follow me," but the question is: where exactly are we following Him? This sermon explores: - Why your relationship with the cross reveals your relati...

Following Christ and His Cross is foolish to those who are perishing but for the believers it is the power of God.

We are all busy and have presure to perform in our day to day lives. How can we stop falling into the trap of "achievement addiction" ?

This sermon, framed around a children's message and a deeper theological exploration of John 14, addresses the reality of anxiety and trouble in daily life, reminding believers not to let their hearts be troubled. Preached during a time of uncertainty, the message highlights how Jesus comforted His disciples on the eve of His passion, not by promising an easy, trouble-free life, but by offering Hi...

In this sermon, Fr John explores the concept of a guaranteed prayer—asking for the Holy Spirit—using Jesus' parable of the persistent neighbor to illustrate God's willingness to give abundantly. The core message emphasizes that God is constantly speaking to us, but humans often tune out His voice amidst the noise of daily life. Fr John offers three practical steps to tune back into God and recogni...

In this sermon, Fr Luke reflects on the period between the Ascension and Pentecost by sharing a providential story from a recent missionary trip to Zambia. Despite unexpected delays, missed confirmations regarding men's prison ministry, and late arrivals, a series of seemingly random events led the missionary group to a women's prison at the exact moment needed to free two stranded Ethiopian siste...

This sermon, delivered at the start of the Coptic New Year, focuses on the theme of Christian endurance and perseverance in the face of end-times trials, tribulations, and secular pressures. Drawing from Matthew 24:13 ('He who endures to the end shall be saved'), Fr Pishoy breaks down the Greek origins of the verse to emphasize finishing the race rather than merely starting it. Using sports and mi...

This sermon explores the theme of Christ's gentleness, using the Gospel encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well (St. Photini) as a primary example. Fr Pishoy contrasts how Jesus could have harshly judged the woman's complicated past with the kindness, respect, and wisdom He actually showed her, transforming her into a witness. The sermon defines gentleness through Scripture, no...

This sermon, delivered on Thomas Sunday, explores the themes of faith, doubt, patience, and honesty through the lens of the Apostle Thomas and various biblical figures. The message is divided into two main parts: a children's talk and an adult sermon. In the children's address, the speaker uses everyday analogies—such as wind, oxygen, a heartbeat, and Wi-Fi—to explain that belief does not require...

Fr David describes how through the Gospel of the church at the start of the Coptic New year, Christ is inviting us to serve in His Church with Him.

Drawing from the Coptic New Year readings and the example of St. John the Baptist, this sermon emphasizes that scripture and the teachings of Christ are meant to be taken personally rather than deflected onto others. The preacher contrasts the resistant attitude of the Pharisees—who viewed God's message as 'not for me'—with the posture of St. John the Baptist, whose life was defined by the mindset...

In this sermon, the priest explores the concept of the 'royal law' or 'law of love'—loving God and loving one's neighbor as oneself—found in the Epistle of James and the Gospel of Luke. Drawing on historical examples from the early church, such as the writings of Aristides during the Roman Empire, the resilience and compassion of Christians during the plague of Cyprian, and the conversion of St. P...

This talk addresses what it means to carry your cross when life feels painful, uncertain, or like it will never change. It reminds us that suffering is not the end of the story: Christ is present through the struggle, holding us as the Good Shepherd and leading us from the cross toward resurrection, healing, and transformation. The central message is to stop asking only “How long?” and instead lea...

Today we celebrate the Feast of the Cross. The Cross is a symbol not of weakness but of power for us. It is a reminder also for us to take up our own crosses that the Lord bestows upon us, so that we may share in His sufferings as well as His glory. Christ never promises to us that the Christian life is easy, rather He says to us that it is filled with tribulation, but to take heart for He has ove...

God created us to be in union with Him. Yet we reject Him daily, so how can we turn to Him and love Him with all our heart? Michael helps us to understand the consequences of sin and how out of God's love for us He reconciles us to Him.

SBSS Church - Sermon by Fr David Milad on September 6, 2026. Before the Feast of Nyrouz (Coptic New Year), the church prepares us for the end of times. Fr David describes how to avoid having our hearts grow cold and desperate.

How much is the kingdom of God worth to us? How valuable is it? The way we choose to live day by day will answers that question.

The Living Word Bible Study goes through Chapter 1 of 2 Timothy with Abundant David, exploring St. Paul’s final encouragement to Timothy to remain faithful, courageous, and unashamed of the Gospel. The study highlights apostolic succession and tradition, trusting God through suffering, and the example of Onesiphorus as a model of loyal Christian friendship and faithfulness during difficult circums...

Watch out for the wrong voices, especially influential ones and our own bias inner voice, but rather know that God wants to reveal Himself to us, but let us be connected to Him through the scriptures, our supplications and prayers, and the sacramental life, along with having calmness and a sense of peace, and counsel, but wise ones.