Holy Trinity + Holy Cross - Sermons

Today we celebrate The Nativity of Our Lord. Father Gregory shares a message of hope that God is with us in our joy and sadness. The holiday season can be difficult for some as they remember loved ones who have passed. The Gospel of Matthew communicates the fulfillment of prophecies concerning Jesus. One of these prophecies from Isaiah says that a virgin will bear a son whose name will be Emmanuel...

Today is the Sunday before The Holy Nativity. The Gospel lesson from Matthew 2:1-12 accounts for us the genealogy of Christ. Father Gregory shares two points to consider from all the generations read. God uses sacred institutions to bring about His purposes and saints and sinners to bring about His Kingdom.

Today, on the 11th Sunday of Luke, the Gospel lesson comes to us from Luke 14:16-24. Therein we hear the well-known parable of "The Great Banquet." Father Paul shares that the message of the parable is a simple one. It speaks to us about those who will be spiritually happy and satisfied in this life and the next. Those who accept and respond to Jesus' invitation to commune with Him will be Blessed...

Today is the 10th Sunday of Luke. Fr. Micah shares a sermon touching on both the Epistle and Gospel for the day. The Epistle from Galatians says that God sent forth His Son to redeem us and set us free. In the Gospel lesson, Jesus frees a woman bound for eighteen years, unable to stand straight. Jesus came to set us free from the elemental spirits of this world. Those who wish to live a life of fr...

Today, on the 13th Sunday of Luke, the Gospel lesson comes to us from Luke 18:18-27. Therein we hear about a young man who asks Jesus what he must do to inherit eternal life. Upon hearing he must sell his possessions and follow Christ, he cannot and has the excuse of being rich. Father Gregory continues to speak on stewardship and challenges us not to make excuses for not giving. He uses the woman...

Today, on the 9th Sunday of Luke, the Gospel lesson is taken from Luke 12:16-21. In this pericope, Jesus tells the parable of the "Rich Fool." Father Gregory shares insight into this teaching as we gather on Stewardship Sunday. Jesus spoke more about finances than love, prayer, and faith. In the parable, the rich man is a fool because he keeps his possessions for himself. Our possessions and their...

Today, on the 8th Sunday of Luke, the Gospel lesson is taken from Luke10:25-37. It narrates for us the well-known parable of the Good Samaritan. Father Micah shares a sermon with our youth about mercy and how we can learn to show it in our lives.

Today, on the 7th Sunday of Luke, the Gospel reading is taken from Luke 8:41-56. In this pericope, a woman who suffered from a flow of blood for twelve years found healing by touching the hem of Jesus' garment. Father Gregory shares with us how this woman, Veronica, is a model for us of faith in action. She trusted in Our Lord and approached Him despite the implications of her uncleanness in antiq...

Today, on the 5th Sunday of Luke, the Gospel lesson comes to us from Luke 16:19-31. In this pericope, we hear about the rich man and Lazaros. The rich man had many possessions. Lazaros had nothing and desired what fell from the rich man's table. Each man died. The rich man's indifference toward Lazaros caused him to end up in hades, while Lazaros found comfort in Abraham's bosom. Father Micah shar...

Today is the Feast day of James the Apostle, the brother of Our Lord. Father Gregory shares with us, from the Book of James, how we might actively become doers of God's Word.

Father Ernesto shares a light sermon as we approach halloween.

Today, Father Micah shares a youth sermon with us on how we become and remain living temples of God.

Today's Gospel reading comes to us from Luke 6:31-36. Jesus says to love our enemies, do good, and lend expecting nothing in return. This command from a worldly expectation is impossible. Father Gregory shares insight on how we might work on this commandment. In our Baptism and praying for those who have wronged us we find the Grace of God to love our enemies.

Father Micah shares with us how we might experience God's wonder.

Father Gregory shares words from his recent visit to Mount Athos.

Father Paul shares the Good News of the Holy Cross with our youth.

Today Father Gregory concludes his sermon series, The Symbol of Faith, with the lines, I expect the resurrection of the dead. And the life of the age to come. Amen. Christians, from the beginning, have had the hope that our bodies, after death and burial, will rise again imperishable. We eagerly anticipate with certainty this resurrection without knowing the time. Supporting the Creed is taken fro...

Today, on the 9th Sunday of Matthew, the Gospel comes to us from Matthew 14:22-34. Jesus comes to His disciples, who are unsure who He is, walking on water. Peter steps out of the boat in faith and walks toward Jesus but is distracted and begins to sink. He cries out, Lord, save me! Father Micah shares that this Gospel gives us a map to prayer. We must know that we pray to Christ because He first...

In today's Gospel, taken from Matthew 14:14-22, Jesus has compassion on a gathering of people, healing their sick and feeding five thousand men with five loaves and two fish. Jesus' miracle in the wilderness, is the fulfillment of a prophecy from Ezekiel, where God provides for His people. The gathering of God's people or Ekklesia is foreshadowed many times in the Old Testament. Father Gregory con...

Today, the 7th Sunday of Matthew, Father Gregory continues to examine the Nicene Constantinopolitan Creed with part 5 in his series, Symbol of Faith. The Holy Spirit, the third person and often forgotten member of the Trinity, is the topic of discussion. Father considers what we believe about the Holy Spirit by examining this line, " And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life, who proceed...

Today, on the 6th Sunday of Matthew, the Epistle reading comes to us from Romans 12:6-14. Father Micah's message encourages Orthodox Christians to use God's gifts, given to us at Chrismation, to build up His body. Everything is a gift from God, purposed for thanksgiving and used for all people. We recognize our gifts through humility and should use them to inspire change in the world. Father Micah...

Today, as we celebrate the Holy Fathers of the 4th Ecumenical council, Father Gregory appropriately continues his sermon series on the Nicene Creed. Part 3 of this series dealt with who Jesus is, while part 4 speaks about what Jesus did. Father Gregory continues to educate us that the Nicene Creed summarizes Scripture. The Nicene Creed informs the faithful Jesus offers Himself to all humanity. The...

Today, on the 4th Sunday of Matthew, the Gospel comes to us from Matthew 8:5-13. Therein, we hear of a centurion who is a model for Orthodox Christians because of his extraordinary trust in Jesus as God. Father Gregory continues his series on the Nicene Creed by summarizing his two previous sermons, where we learn that belief is trust and that trust is in one God, the Father Almighty. Part three i...