St Mark Sermons

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.

Jesus said, “do this and live”. Do, not just believe. Love is an action, so love God and love others by being a soldier who knows his mission, an athlete that trains to love, and a farmer who is patient, and shows love in this way. Do this.

What makes Christ’s crucifixion different from any other death? Reflecting on the Feast of the Cross, Fr Antonios explores how God entered our broken humanity to heal us and overcome darkness and death, inviting us to accept His gift and live in His light.

Fr. Matthias Shehad explores the question of what it truly means to inherit eternal life, emphasizing that often we already know what God requires from Scripture. Fr. Matthias highlights how the Lord points out that knowledge alone is not enough; we must actively live out the teachings, such as loving God and neighbor, and obeying the commandments. Drawing on biblical stories like the rich young r...

Fr Abraham emphasises the urgency of living with the end of life and Christ’s coming in mind. St. Paul’s call to remain steadfast in the faith and St. Peter’s call to repentance are presented as guides for avoiding regret and beginning anew with God.

Fr Abraham focus on John the Baptist who continually reiterates that he must decrease so that Christ may increase, allowing others to encounter Jesus through their compassion, forgiveness, generosity, and witness.

The sermon reflects on the beginning of the Coptic New Year, contrasting the focus on the end times with the opportunity for a fresh start grounded in God’s grace. Using the examples of St. John the Baptist, Christ’s ministry, St. Paul, and St. Polycarp, the speaker emphasizes that the Christian life begins not with human effort but with God’s initiative, love, and mercy. The core challenge is not...

Closing the Gap Between Knowing and Doing: Fr Abraham focuses on Christ’s greatest commandments to love God fully and love our neighbor as ourselves.

Fr Timothy focuses on how the reality of Christ’s Second Coming should shape how we live. The teaching emphasizes gratitude for the gifts of this life while resisting spiritual complacency through practices such as prayer, silence, fasting, and diligence in growing closer to God.

Fr Timothy focuses on Jesus rejoicing as His disciples participate in His mission and on the contrasting postures of humble learners and those who seek to test or justify themselves. The teaching calls believers to approach God, Scripture, and daily life with humility, obedience, and a willingness to keep learning.

Do you have any idea how good you have it? By the world's measures AND most importantly by spiritual measures of OLJC. Remembering this can completely change our state of being! Here's how.

What do you actually worship? Not what you'd say if someone asked, but what truly occupies your mind, controls your emotions, and keeps you up at night? This sermon opens a five-week series called "Made to Worship" by taking us not to a church, but to a well, where a tired woman kept coming back to the same place hoping to finally be satisfied. This sermon explores: - The rhythm of thirst we all e...

How much more do we really need to see and hear before our lives start to change? As we begin the Coptic New Year, this sermon challenges us with a convicting truth: "Blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear," yet so many of us walk in and walk out of church the exact same way. If the prophets and kings of old dreamed of seeing what we now take for granted, what is our excus...

Join Fr Anthony Messeh in Part 4 of Not Even a Hint as he reveals that accountability helps us overcome pride, break free from sin, and pursue lasting purity

Join Fr Lazarus Yassa as he encourages us to begin the Coptic New Year by seeking God daily and recognize His presence even through temptation and tribulation.

The poor in spirit are the ones who are living in the joy of Christ carrying Him within them.

Tune in to Fr Augustine Ibrahim as he contrasts the disciple who submits with the lawyer who resists correction. We are called to cultivate a private relationship with God, live in repentance and obedience, and desire God rather than constantly seeking something new.

A reflection on approaching God with a pure and genuine heart, without loopholes, excuses, or trying to twist His commandments to suit our own way.

Reflecting on Luke 10:21–28, this sermon explores how Christ reveals the Father’s love, changes the way we see His gifts and one another, and calls us to love with our whole being. Through everyday examples and a story from Abba Agathon, we discover how gratitude becomes practical love: listening, forgiving, serving, and taking the first step. “We love Him because He first loved us.” — 1 John 4:19...

Tune in as Sam explores how different Saints found rest in Jesus Christ and delves into the things that we can do in our daily lives to find peace and rest in Him.

In this inspiring talk from St. Demiana, TX - Fr. Simon explores how to live out the virtues of faith, hope, and love in our daily ministries. He explains that faith is a divine gift received through humility, hope is what sustains our hard work, and love is best shown through acts of mercy. It is a beautiful reflection on how these core Christian values are not just ideas but should be lived out...

Wisdom Through Faith

In this sermon, Fr. Matthias Shehad explores how people often deceive themselves by distorting truth to fit their own desires, using the example of how John the Baptist and Christ were unfairly judged. Fr. Matthias highlights common signs of self-deception, such as applying double standards, ignoring evidence, blaming others for personal failings, renaming sins to avoid responsibility, and believi...

In this talk, Fr. Matthias Shehad explores the role and virtues of the Virgin St. Mary in the Orthodox Church as presented by HH Pope Shenouda III. He discusses her unique faith that endured suffering without complaint, highlighting her acceptance of God's plan despite hardships, including witnessing Christ’s persecution and crucifixion. Fr. Matthias emphasizes the humility and obscurity that defi...

The devil doesn't tempt us to leave the service. Instead, little by little, he tempts us to make ministry less about loving Christ and more about loving service and ourselves. Tune in as His Eminence reveals to us the signs we should look out for in our own service, so we may be more like that 'mind' of Christ which St Paul wrote about! "Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who,...