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August 21, 2022: Matthew 17:14-23, Read for Older Children




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August 21, 2022: Matthew 17:14-23, Told for Younger Children




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August 28, 2022: Matthew 18:23-35, Read for Older Children




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August 28, 2022: Matthew 18:23-35, Told for Younger Children




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August 7,  2022: Matthew 14:14-22, Read for Older Children




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August 7,  2022: Matthew 14:14-22, Told for Younger Children




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August 6, 2023: Matthew 17:1-9, Told for Younger Children




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August 6, 2023: Matthew 17:1-9, Read for Older Children




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August 13, 2023: Matthew 17:14-23, Read for Older Children




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August 13, 2023: Matthew 17:14-23, Told for Younger Children




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August 20, 2023: Matthew 18:23-35, Told for Younger Children




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August 20, 2023: Matthew 18:23-35, Read for Older Children




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August 27, 2023: Matthew 19:16-26, Told for Younger Children




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August 27, 2023: Matthew 19:16-26, Read for Older Children




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August 4, 2024: Matthew 9:1-8, Told for Younger Children




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August 4, 2024: Matthew 9:1-8, Read for Older Children




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August 11, 2024: Matthew 9:27-35, Told for Younger Children




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August 11, 2024: Matthew 9:27-35, Read for Older Children




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August 18, 2024: Matthew 14:14-22, Read for Older Children




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August 18, 2024: Matthew 14:14-22, Told for Younger Children




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August 25, 2024: Matthew 14:22-35, Read for Older Children




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August 25, 2024: Matthew 14:22-35, Told for Younger Children




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The Temptation to Misuse Food

None are without temptation. Even Christ was tempted. What do we do when we are tempted to use food for the wrong reasons? Rita discusses strategies to handle the misuse of food.




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Healthy Body Image Versus Vainglory

Eating disorders are on the rise, and we see them in both men and women. Negative thinking and depression due to an unhealthy body image are also very common. Rita discusses ways to develop a healthy relationship with our bodies in keeping with the Holy Orthodox Faith.




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How the Orthodox Way of Eating Allows Us to Be a Healing Presence to the World

Following the feasts and fasts of the Church cannot only help us care for our own health, but it can also benefit the environment and God's creation.




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Sustaining a Change

Rita Madden shares how to make a change that lasts in our lives through small but persistent choices.




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Music as a Source of Healing - Part 1

Fr. Adrian and Chaplain Sarah reflect on the use of music as a healing intervention when caring for a person who is suffering.




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Music as a Source of Healing - Part 2

Fr. Adrian and Chaplain Sarah continue their discussion about the role music in caring for a person who is suffering, and how music can be used in group settings.




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Sermon Nov. 4, 2012 (The Rich Man and Lazarus)

On this Sunday when we read about the rich man and Lazarus, Fr. Andrew tells us that the difference between Heaven and Hell may be the "good left undone."




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Sermon Feb. 3, 2013 (Sunday of Zacchaeus / Synaxis of Ss. Symeon & Anna)

On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew speaks about Expectation, Action, and Fulfillment, which lead to Salvation.




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Christ has not left us!: Pentecost and the Incarnation (Sermon June 23, 2013)

On this Sunday of Pentecost we are reminded that with the coming of the Holy Spirit, we are assured that Christ has not left us.




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The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus (Sermon Aug. 4, 2013)

On this Sunday, Fr. Andrew tells the story of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus and how they affirmed the glory of the truth of the resurrection.




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The Outsider God: The Cross and the Divinity of Jesus

On this feast of the Elevation of the Cross, Fr. Andrew shows how the Cross reveals the divinity of Jesus.




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Justification and the Works of the Law (Sermon Nov. 2, 2014)

Reflecting on St. Paul's discussion of justification in Gal. 2:16-20, Fr. Andrew describes the difference between the faith and works of the Law of Moses and the faith and works of righteousness in Christ.




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St. Ignatius and Martyrdom (Sermon Dec. 21, 2014)

On this Sunday before the Nativity, Fr. Andrew speaks on St. Ignatius and martyrdom in the Christmas story and the spiritual life in general.




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Your Own Personal Jesus: Christmas and Paul (Sermon Dec. 28, 2014)

On this Sunday after the Nativity of Christ, Fr. Andrew talks about Paul's personal sense of Christ in himself.




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Because You Have No Faith (Sermon Aug. 9, 2015)

In looking at the Gospel from Matthew 17 where the disciples could not cast out a demon, Fr. Andrew discusses what it means when Jesus says that they have no faith.




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You Bleed Just to Know You're Alive (Sermon Sept. 13, 2015)

On this Sunday before the Elevation of the Cross, Fr. Andrew discusses the 'virtual' worlds we live in and how we seek life in the midst of fakeness.




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How Does Faith Justify in Christ? (Sermon Sept. 20, 2015)

Fr. Andrew discusses justification, faith, the Gospel and the New Covenant, and how they all relate to one another.




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Walking with Luke on the Road to Emmaus (Sermon Oct. 18, 2015)

On this feast of the Apostle Luke, Fr. Andrew highlights his encounter with Jesus on the road to Emmaus and what that means for our own spiritual lives.




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Tithing: The Sacrifice That Gets Us Unstuck (Sermon Oct. 25, 2015)

In the context of the Gospel of the healing of the Gadarene Demoniac Legion, Fr. Andrew talks about tithing in terms of sacrifice, which gets us 'unstuck' from what possesses us.




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Why Does the Orthodox Parish Exist? The Rich Man, Tithing & Lazarus (Sermon Nov. 1, 2015)

Framing his discussion with the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus, Fr. Andrew asks why the Orthodox parish exists and what that has to do with tithing.




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Do Orthodox Christians Have Jesus in Their Hearts? (Sermon Feb. 14, 2016)

Using Paul's language in 2 Corinthians about believers being the temple of the living God, Fr. Andrew discusses the popular language of "having Jesus in your heart."




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The Hieromartyr Joseph of Damascus (Sermon July 10, 2016)

On the feast of St. Joseph of Damascus, Fr. Andrew tells us his story and asks how it pertains to our own stories.




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Why Don't You Care About Jesus? (Sermon Sept. 25, 2016)

In discussing the "earnest of the Spirit in our hearts" Paul talks about in 2 Cor. 1:22, Fr. Andrew asks what we do when we feel like we're the only ones around who actually have it.




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Jesus vs. My Family? (Sermon June 26, 2016)

On this Sunday of All Saints, Fr. Andrew looks at the hard words of Jesus about leaving family behind for His sake.




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Our Mission is to the Person in Front of Us (Sermon Oct. 30, 2016)

Discussing the Gospel of the rich man and Lazarus, Fr. Andrew points out the rich man's sin—he ignored the person in front of him.




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Children of Abraham or Religious Consumers? (Sermon Dec. 4, 2016)

Discussing the references to being children of Abraham in both the epistle and Gospel for the day, Fr. Andrew contrasts that image with the modern consumerist approach to religion common in American society.




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Jesus is Not Part of the Christmas Story (Sermon Dec. 18, 2016)

Fr. Andrew urges us not to 'put Christ back into Christmas,' but to see the true story.




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Are We Ready for Jesus to Visit? (Sermon Jan. 22, 2017)

On this Sunday of Zacchaeus, Fr. Andrew connects the entrance of Christ into Zacchaeus's house with His visitation in the tradition of home blessings.