St Mark Sermons

What percentage of your prayers are for YOU? What percentage of your prayers are for OTHERS? & What percentage of your prayers, if any, are for GOD? Do you ever express to God what you wish FOR HIM?

In this sermon, we reflect on Christ’s promise: “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened.” But what happens when we ask and don’t receive? Through the Lord’s Prayer, we are reminded to approach God with reverence, to trust His will above our own, to forgive others sincerely, and to seek first the Kingdom of Heaven. True prayer is not about forcing ou...

Fr. Benjamin outlines how our Lord teaches us that He gives good gifts, and the greatest gift being that of the Holy Spirit, as our Lord says in Luke 11:13. Fr. Benjamin then begins to explain the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives and, more importantly, in the life of the church as a whole.

God delights for us to persist and to wrestle with Him. It is the one thing He desires for us to do, to persevere and to seek Him and ultimately to demand from Him just as our forefather Jacob, blessing. May God give us strength and humility to seek Him diligently so that we may persist and strive for Him that we may receive Christ enthroned in our hearts.

Fr. Matthias Shehad’s sermon on Pentecost explores the significance of the Holy Spirit in the life of believers. He explains how the Holy Spirit empowers Christians to live according to God's commandments, such as loving enemies and showing kindness. Fr. Matthias emphasizes the role of the Holy Spirit in spiritual birth, illumination, and guiding believers into all truth. He discusses the Holy Spi...

Summary: Reflecting on the feeding of the five thousand from Luke 9, Fr Abraham emphasizes that Christians are filled by God not only for themselves but to nourish others. We are called to feed the world both physically and spiritually through acts of love, sharing the Word of God, and inviting others to experience the healing and fullness found in Christ and the Eucharist.

Summary: Reflecting on the feeding of the five thousand from Luke 9, Fr Abraham emphasizes that Christians are filled by God not only for themselves but to nourish others. We are called to feed the world both physically and spiritually through acts of love, sharing the Word of God, and inviting others to experience the healing and fullness found in Christ and the Eucharist.

Reflecting on the feeding of the five thousand, Fr Timothy explains that God's greatest blessings are often hidden within inconvenient or difficult burdens. We are encouraged to trust that whatever God places before them can be transformed into a means of grace and blessing.

Bear One Another’s Burdens

Tune in as Fr Andrew Francis explores the final moments before Christ's torture and crucifixion, His choice of silence, how it is a form of active submission rather than being passive and much more!

Who is Doeg the Edomite? What is the role of Saul and David in his story? What does the story of Saul's servant teach us about serving faithfully? Tune in as His Eminence answers all these questions, and more, in this deep character dive into one of the lesser known personalities of the Old Testament!

This chapter contains the second part of the speech from the third of Job's friends, Zophar. Listen in as His Eminence runs through this speech verse by verse, looking into the theme of temporary joy for the wicked, and the underlying affirmations in such a harsh sounding chapter.

"If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!” (Luke 11:13) In the weeks following Pentecost, we focus in on the theme of prayer as a whole, and who better to learn how to pray from than Christ Himself? Tune in as HE goes through the importance of prayer, what we should say, the spirit of p...

How do we know when someone is negatively influencing our spiritual life? What do we do then? Christianity calls us to love everyone, but wisdom determines how close we allow people to be

What is this new covenant? What does it signify for us? Tune in as Fr ElMasri explores the Holy Eucharist, the old vs the new covenant and much more!

Tune in as Fr Seraphim Sidaros explores how we must make a decision. To follow Christ or to choose darkness. All of us must choose and on Holy Tuesday this is highlighted to us. What will I choose?

Reflecting on the Lord’s Prayer from Luke 11, Fr Abraham emphasizes the humility required to live the Christian life. We are called to surrender our own opinions and ambitions, trust in God's wisdom, and allow His kingdom and will to shape every aspect of their lives.

On the Feast of the Entry of the Holy Family into Egypt and the beginning of the Apostles’ Fast, the sermon reflects on God’s love in sanctifying Egypt and preparing His people through the gift of the Holy Spirit. Fr Anthony Morgan highlights the Spirit’s work of cleansing and transforming believers so that they may become holy vessels and participate in God’s work in the world.

The sermon explores Jesus’ teaching on prayer in Luke 11, emphasizing that prayer is not a formula to be mastered but a mystery to be experienced. We are called to approach God as loving children, bringing every need, emotion, and circumstance before our Heavenly Father with trust rather than trying to understand exactly how prayer works.

Tune in with Fr. Arsenius as he reflects on Good Friday, the Day of Salvation, where the Source of Life died so that we might live. Through the different people at the Cross, he explores how our response to Christ reveals the depth of our faith and His love.

Tune in with Fr. Arsenius on Covenant Thursday as he reflects on Christ’s humility in washing the feet of His disciples, revealing the depth of His love, grace, and saving work for all.

Tune in as Kiro contemplates on how to see God. "Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God." Matthew 5:8

What does God think of lying? Tune in as Fr Anthony as he contemplates on the importance of truth.

Tune in to Andrew as he contemplates on how to deal with spiritual sickness.

In this seminar Mimi Azer and Nelly Roffaell explain the differences between how boys and girls develop as they enter teenagehood. They provide theoretical and practical advice to help parents stay connected and remain involved in their kids lives throughout the teenage years.