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Christian Leadership in the Home

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




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The Nativity of the Theotokos

Fr. John shares about the Nativity of the Theotokos.




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

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




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Living the Life of the Gospel, Archbishop Gabriel (Chemodakov) of Montreal

Today's sermon is by Archbishop Gabriel (Chemodakov) of Montreal, who visited our parish on the eve of our patronal feast day (St. Jonah).




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Redeeming the Time

Fr. John shares from Colossians 4:5 and Ephesians 5:15-16.




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Christ, the Good Samaritan

Fr. John shares from Luke 10:25-37.




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The Holy Greatmartyr Catherine

Fr. John shares about the life of St. Catherine the Great.




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The Prophecy of Nahum

Fr. John answers the question, "Is God a God of love or of wrath?" as he looks at the Prophet Nahum.




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The Ten Lepers

Fr. John shares how the miracle of the healing of the ten lepers applies to us today.




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The Doors of Repentance

Fr. John continues his series of reflections on Psalm 118, with verses 25-32.




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The Temptation of Christ in the Wilderness

Fr. John shares from Matthew 4:1-11. "It's necessary for us to fast so that we don't become fat and happy and forget that we need God, but it's also necessary for us to to feed ourselves daily on the Word of God."




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Humble Thyself in the Sight of the Lord

Fr. John speaks about humility (James 4:1-10).




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What is the Significance of the Feast of the New Martyrs of Russia?

Fr. John shares stories of martyrdom and encourages us to prepare for our own.




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Churching and the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord

Fr. John shares about how the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord fits in with the Old Testament and today.




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Come Now, and Let Us Reason Together

Fr. John shares about repentance from Isaiah 1:1-20 on the first Sunday of Great Lent.




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The Suffering Servant

Fr. John shares from Isaiah 53.




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The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste

Fr. John shares about the life of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste. "It's through our struggle that we are saved. There's a crown that's waiting for each and every one of us, but we have to take up the struggle and endure to the end."




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The Sinful Woman and the Pharisee

Fr. John shares some of the cultural context of the story of the sinful woman and the Pharisee to better understand our own need of repentance, from Luke 7:36-50.




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The Raising of Lazarus

Fr. John shares about the raising of Lazarus, from the Gospel of St. John, chapter 11.




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The Healing of the Beggar at the Gate of the Temple

Fr. John shares from Acts 3:1-8. "We, apart from God's grace, are unable to offer God the true and spiritual worship that He requires of us. But if we will come to the Temple and beg for His mercy, He will say to us, 'Rise up and walk.' If we've come and still feel ourselves to be spiritual cripples, we need to not give up, but take every opportunity to come to the Temple of God, because this is where what we need spiritually is to be found."




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Search the Scriptures

Fr. John shares from John 5:31-47.




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The Pool of Bethesda

Fr. John shares about the healing of the paralytic in John 5. "Let us endure whatever hardships we may face in this life and accept them as being for our salvation, so that a worse thing will not come upon us. Having been healed of our sins, we may rise up on that final day and enter into Paradise."




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The Blind Leading the Blind

Fr. John shares from Matthew 15.




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The Way of God's Statutes

Fr. John returns to the series on Psalm 118, and discusses verses 33-40.




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The Meaning of our Baptism

Fr. John talks about the meaning of the sacrament of Holy Baptism.




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To the Jew first, and also to the Gentile

Fr. John shares from Romans 2:1-11.




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Circumcision of the Heart

Fr. John shares from Romans 2:17-29.




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St. Peter the Apostle

Fr. John shares about St. Peter on the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul.




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The Prophet Elijah and the Prophets of Baal

Fr. John reminds us of the story of the Prophet Elijah on Mount Carmel. "Let us say with the prophet, 'My God is the Lord,' and serve him faithfully, and slay the false prophets of the demons in our hearts, which are the passions."




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The Day Christ's Ministry Began in Galilee

Fr. John shares from Mark 1:21-39.




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The Parable of the Seed that Grows Secretly

Fr. John shares from Mark 4.




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The Disciplines of Discipleship

Fr. John talks about the necessity and importance of developing regular disciplines in our lives as we follow Christ.




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Are We There Yet?

Fr. John talks about the end times, from 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11.




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The Easy Yoke of Christ

Fr. John shares about the easy yoke of Christ, from Matthew 11:28-30.




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St. Andrew the First Called

Fr. John shares about the life and ministry of St. Andrew, the First Called.




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The Bond of Perfection

Fr. John shares thoughts from Colossians 3:12-15.




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Rahab, and the Scarlet Cord

Fr. John speaks about Rahab the Harlot, from Joshua 2.




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Preach the Word

Fr. John speaks from 2 Timothy 4:1-8.




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The Undying Worm and the Unquenchable Fire

Fr. John speaks from Mark 9:42-50.




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The Sound of One Hand Clapping

Fr. John talks about the impossibility of repentance without a changed life, from Luke 19:1-10.




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The Prodigal Slave

Fr. John shares the story of St. Onesimus, from Philemon 1:8-16.




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When the Books are Opened

On the Sunday of the Last Judgment, Fr. John also shares from Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14, and Revelation 20:11-12,15.




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War, Capital Punishment, and the Sixth Commandment

Fr. John continues his series on the Sixth Commandment.




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How to Approach the Fast

Fr. John shares from Matthew 6:14-21 encouragement as we begin Great Lent.




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Running the Race of the Fast

Fr. John shares from Hebrews 12:1-2 encouragement for running the race of the fast.




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Going the Extra Mile

Fr. John shares from Acts 6:1-7 and Matthew 5:38-42.




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Three Lessons from the Healing of the Paralytic

Guest homilist Hieromonk Alexander (Reichert) shares encouragement from the Healing of the Paralytic.




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The Logos

Fr. John shares about the Eternal Word of God, the Logos.




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The Holy Spirit: Wind, Fire, and Water

On Pentecost, Fr. John shares about the characteristics of the Holy Spirit.




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What Advantage Hath the Russian?

Fr. John shares from Romans 3:1-8.