From the Amvon

Walk Not as the Gentiles (Ephesians 4:17-24) 02.03.2016 ↓

Fr. John encourages us to renew our minds and not live in our former sins.

Denying Self (Mark 8:34) 02.03.2016 ↓

Fr. John talks about denying ourselves. "We want to be happy in the next life more than we want to be happy in this life."

The Nativity of the Theotokos 02.03.2016 ↓

Fr. John shares about the Nativity of the Theotokos.

Christian Leadership in the Home 02.03.2016 ↓

Fr. John shares about godly parenting from Ephesians 5:22-33.

Blessed art Thou, O Lord, Teach Me Thy Statutes (Psalm 118:9-16) 02.03.2016 ↓

Fr. John continues his series from Psalm 118, "Wherewithal shall a young man correct his way? By keeping Thy words."

To the Church of Pergamos 02.03.2016 ↓

Fr. John relates St. John's words to the Church of Pergamos, mentioned in Revelation 2:12-17, to us today.

Passing on the Faith 02.03.2016 ↓

Fr. John asks the question, "Will your children remain in the Church?" (Deuteronomy 6:1-9) and gives suggestions for parents to pass along the faith.

Blessed are the Blameless (Psalm 118:1-8) 02.03.2016 ↓

Fr. John shares from Psalm 118, a psalm that is chanted at every Orthodox funeral.

The Ever-Virgin Mary 02.03.2016 ↓

Fr. John, on the commemoration of the Smolensk icon of the Theotokos, explains the Orthodox belief of the ever-virginity of Mary.

Ezekiel 02.03.2016 ↓

Fr. John challenges us to learn from the example and words of the Prophet Ezekiel to turn to God for his love and mercy.

Putting Our Gifts to Work for the Church 02.03.2016 ↓

Fr. John shares about humbly using our spiritual gifts, from Romans 12:1-13. Please note: "At one point in the sermon I mentioned Arsenius the Athonite, but actually meant to refer to the Elder Paisios, and the book I referred to is http://www.amazon.com/Elder-Paisios-Mount-Athos-Isaac/dp/960897643X"

The Role of the Law 02.03.2016 ↓

Fr. John talks about the role of the law in the Old and New Testaments in our salvation.

Servants of Righteousness 02.03.2016 ↓

Fr. John shares from Romans 6:18-23.

Mammon 02.03.2016 ↓

Fr. John discusses our need to trust in God, from Matthew 6:22-33 and the example of St. Philaret the Almsgiver.

Christ Comes to Galilee 02.03.2016 ↓

Fr. John shares about Christ's calling of the fishermen at Galilee, reflecting on his recent pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

The Comforter 02.03.2016 ↓

On the Feast of Pentecost, Fr. John teachers about the Holy Spirit as the Comforter.

True and False Unity 02.03.2016 ↓

Fr. John addresses the differences between true and false unity as it relates to the Orthodox Church and Roman Catholicism.

Standing with Christ 02.03.2016 ↓

Fr. John shares how, like the man born blind whom Jesus healed and his parents, we too have a choice whether or not we will stand with Christ. John 9 and Hebrews 13:11-13.

Blessed is He that Comes in the Name of the Lord - Psalm 117 (part 3) 02.03.2016 ↓

Fr. John concludes his homily on Psalm 117.

The Stone Which the Builders Rejected - Psalm 117 (part 2) 02.03.2016 ↓

Fr. John continues his sermon from Psalm 117.

The Lord is our Strength - Psalm 117 (part 1) 02.03.2016 ↓

Fr. John shares from Psalm 117:1-14. "When we depend on ourselves, we cannot succeed. When we put our hope in God, we cannot fail."

The Barren Fig Tree 02.03.2016 ↓

Fr. John preaches about the barren fig tree from Mark 11:12-14,20-21, and Luke 13:6-9.

Jacob Comes to Peniel 01.03.2016 ↓

Fr. John talks about Jacob's encounter with God at Peniel (Genesis 32).

Jacob's Ladder 01.03.2016 ↓

Fr. John shares about Jacob's Ladder on the Sunday of St. John of the Ladder.

The Blood of Abel 01.03.2016 ↓

Fr. John shares from Genesis 4.