is What is the Significance of the Feast of the New Martyrs of Russia? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T20:08:40+00:00 Fr. John shares stories of martyrdom and encourages us to prepare for our own. Full Article
is Isaiah's Woes By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T20:41:43+00:00 Fr. John shares warnings from Isaiah 5:8-6:7. Full Article
is The Sinful Woman and the Pharisee By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T20:45:06+00:00 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. Full Article
is The Raising of Lazarus By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T20:46:33+00:00 Fr. John shares about the raising of Lazarus, from the Gospel of St. John, chapter 11. Full Article
is The Meaning of our Baptism By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T21:01:44+00:00 Fr. John talks about the meaning of the sacrament of Holy Baptism. Full Article
is Circumcision of the Heart By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T21:10:00+00:00 Fr. John shares from Romans 2:17-29. Full Article
is Hate and Racism By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-02T21:14:05+00:00 Fr. John talks about our Christian response to current events. Full Article
is The Day Christ's Ministry Began in Galilee By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-03T18:21:12+00:00 Fr. John shares from Mark 1:21-39. Full Article
is The Disciplines of Discipleship By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-03T18:29:16+00:00 Fr. John talks about the necessity and importance of developing regular disciplines in our lives as we follow Christ. Full Article
is The Easy Yoke of Christ By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-03T18:40:17+00:00 Fr. John shares about the easy yoke of Christ, from Matthew 11:28-30. Full Article
is War, Capital Punishment, and the Sixth Commandment By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-25T06:18:03+00:00 Fr. John continues his series on the Sixth Commandment. Full Article
is To What Purpose Was This Waste? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-05-17T04:29:59+00:00 Fr. John talks about the contrast between Mary (the sister of Lazarus) and Judas, from John 12:1-8; Matthew 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9. Full Article
is To the Church in Sardis: Be Watchful By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-27T00:58:11+00:00 Fr. John shares from the Evangelist John's words to the Church of Sardis in the book of the Revelation (3:1-6). Full Article
is Believe Ye that I am Able to Do This? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-27T00:59:20+00:00 Fr. John shares about the miracle of the healing of the blind men, from Matthew 9:27-35. Full Article
is It Is Finished! By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-27T01:00:20+00:00 Fr. John shares from John 19:28-37. Full Article
is The Beheading of St. John the Baptist and 9/11 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-09-27T05:16:42+00:00 Fr. John makes a connection between the beheading of St. John the Forerunner and 9-11. Full Article
is A Tale of Two Kinds of Christians By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-10-17T04:17:28+00:00 Fr. John shares from 3 John 1:1-14. Full Article
is To the Church of Philadelphia: The Name of Christian By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-11-30T18:12:35+00:00 Fr. John speaks from Revelation 3:7-13. Full Article
is Christ our Champion By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-02-13T21:41:52+00:00 Fr. John shares the story of David and Goliath from 1 Samuel 17. Full Article
is Christ, David, and the Psalms By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-06-04T23:51:17+00:00 Fr. John uses Psalm 118, and the life of King David, to discuss the importance of living according to God's will. Full Article
is The Promise of Pentecost By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-07-07T04:47:01+00:00 Fr. John talks about Pentecost, the history of the feast, and relates it to the importance of knowing the fullness of the Holy Spirit within us. Full Article
is The Epistle of St. Jude By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-08-08T03:25:55+00:00 Fr. John discusses the Epistle of St. Jude. Full Article
is Blessed is the Man By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-08-08T03:36:49+00:00 Fr. John shares from Psalm 1. Full Article
is True Wisdom and Real Folly By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-09-01T02:32:51+00:00 Fr. John shares from 1 Corinthians 2:1-10. Full Article
is Unless Ye Repent Ye Shall All Likewise Perish By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-10-08T04:41:51+00:00 Fr. John shares from Luke 13:1-9. Full Article
is Not I, But Christ By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-10-08T04:48:01+00:00 Fr. John reflects on Galatians 2:11-21. Full Article
is True Satisfaction lies in Christ By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-01-24T02:03:25+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford speaks about supporting the works of the church and the importance of giving Christ the reins of your heart. Full Article
is Modernism By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-02-27T02:32:47+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford talks about the heresy of modernism. Full Article
is Spiritual Wisdom By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-03-06T00:59:14+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford comments on the role of Proverbs in Great Lent, by speaking on Proverbs 1:1-7. Full Article
is The Cost of Discipleship By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-03-14T18:04:27+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford reflects on Luke, Chapter 14, and what it means to follow Christ. Full Article
is The Mind of Christ By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-07-10T19:43:39+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford reflects on the importance of having the Mind of Christ, from 1 Corinthians 2:11-16. Full Article
is Fools for Christ By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-08-08T14:53:55+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford discusses the epistle reading from 1st Corinthians. Full Article
is If Any Provide Not For His Own By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-09-28T04:01:04+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford discusses 1 Timothy 5:3-16, and notes that "We can’t call ourselves Christians if we don’t care for our own." Full Article
is It is Good to Give Thanks unto the Lord By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-11-20T23:01:38+00:00 Fr, John Whiteford uses Psalm 91 to discuss the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. Full Article
is Cultural Marxism By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-11-30T21:12:24+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford shares about the Good Samaritan and the story of his father-in-law's life in Communist China. Full Article
is What Child is This? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-01-09T05:00:04+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford discusses the importance of reading Matthew 1 during the Nativity season. Full Article
is The Nativity of St. John the Baptist By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-07-08T23:39:01+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford speaks about the Nativity of St. John the Baptist from Luke 1:5-25,57-80. Full Article
is Sins Carry with Them Their Own Punishments By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-08-13T18:17:33+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford shares from Wisdom 11:16. Full Article
is The Wise and Foolish Builders By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-08-20T19:40:54+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford shares from Matthew 7:24-27. Full Article
is Liars and Antichrists By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-09-17T15:49:22+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford speaks from 1 John 2:18-29. Full Article
is A Home Where Love Is By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-09-17T15:55:02+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford speaks about the importance of family, from Proverbs 15:16-17. Full Article
is The Great Commission By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-10-09T14:21:36+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford talks about the Great Commission that Christ gave to his disciples, from Matthew 28:16-20 and Luke 24:44-49. Full Article
is Christian Is As Christian Does By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-11-28T13:52:28+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford shares from 1 John 2:28-33. Full Article
is What Christ's Baptism Accomplished for Us By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-22T00:39:41+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford discusses the Theophany and the role of Christ's baptism in our lives. Fr. John discusses this through Matthew 3:13-17. Full Article
is Is God Just? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-03-04T19:58:15+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford talks about the Last Judgment. How can a loving God send someone to eternal punishment? Full Article
is Praising God in a Philippian Jail By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-05-27T16:20:30+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford uses Acts 16 to describe for us the way we should glorify God in the midst of persecution. Full Article
is Apodosis of Pascha 2020 By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-06-10T23:59:03+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford preaches about the Apodosis or Leavetaking of Pascha. He speaks to the importance of living our lives always preparing for Pascha instead of taking our time for granted as we do not know the hour of our death. Full Article
is Christian Is As Christian Does By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-07-09T03:03:46+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford preaches from John Chapter 3 verses 4-10, saying that to be a Christian is to live like a Christian. None of us are perfect but we must strive to overcome our sins and not give in to the devil. Full Article
is Salvation is of the Lord By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-07-22T12:58:44+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford gives a homily from Psalm 3:1-8 about our salvation through God. Full Article
is Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-10-12T04:08:33+00:00 Fr. John Whiteford looks at Matthew 6:11, in the third sermon in his series on the Lord's Prayer. Full Article