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By, For, and To: The Prepositions of Salvation

We are not saved by good works. We are saved by grace for good works. We do good works not only for Christ but also to Christ. Such are the prepositions of salvation: "by", "for" and "to."




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The Neglect of Mary

Fr. Gregory Hallam shows from antiquity that the early Christians venerated the Holy Virgin.




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Lessons by the Pool

Fr. Gregory preaches on the story of the Paralytic in the Gospel lesson.




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Life in the Spirit

Fr. Gregory preaches on Pentecost Sunday 2017.




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The 500 and Me

Fr. Gregory quotes St. Paul when he said of Christ's resurrection: "Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time."




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The Healing Cross

Fr. Gregory speaks on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross.




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The Chasm

Fr. Gregory Hallam gives the homily on Sunday, November 5, 2017.




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The Golden Example

Fr. Gregory Hallam begins with the children then Fr. Emmanuel Kahn gives the sermon and says St. John Chrysostom reminds us that if we wish to sit with Christ in heaven after we die, we need to prepare ourselves by first walking with Him on earth.




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Fight the Good Fight

Fr. Gregory Hallam gives the sermon for Sunday, Dec 10, 2017




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The Protecting Veil

Fr. Gregory Hallam starts with the children followed by Fr. Emmanuel Kahn's homily reflecting on the vision of the Protecting Veil in the church in Constantinople which was clearly a miracle.




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The Light of Christ in the Darkness

Fr. Emmanuel gives the Holy Saturday homily.




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Grace and Peace in the Risen Lord

Fr. Emmanuel gives the 2nd sermon on Pascha. The first one of course, was read by Fr. Gregory and it was the Paschal Homily of St. John Chrysostom.




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Veneration of the Cross

Today on this third Sunday in Lent, we venerate the cross of Christ—that is, we show profound respect and awe for what Jesus Christ achieved in the Crucifixion, as well as how the Crucifixion led to the Resurrection.




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Reflecting the Image, Growing by Grace

The Annunciation is one of the most important announcements in human history. And the announcement—the message—is not only to Holy Mary that she is the Theotokos, but a message to each of us that our lives, like the life of Holy Mary, can be suddenly and unexpectedly changed because of the intervention of Christ guiding us to His purposes.




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Discerning the Creed Slowly

At the Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts, Fr. Emmanuel Kahn gives a reflection on what the Nicene Creed means in each of our lives.




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Knowing the One Who Overcomes

Fr. Gregory begins with the children and then Fr. Emmanuel concludes with the sermon for Pascha.




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The Mission of Antioch

Fr. Emmanuel gives the sermon and reminds his listeners that the way that we as Antiochian Orthodox Christians live and study and reach out to bring Christ to others can become the standard for Orthodox Christianity. There is no need for power politics or wealth or prestige within any part of the Orthodox Church.




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The Authority of the Saints

Fr. Gregory says it cannot be stressed too highly how important the saints are for us in the Church.




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Peace on the Rock

We can know when Christ is present in our lives because He brings us a deep sense of inner peace.




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The Cross that Saves

It is fitting that we are reminded of the centrality of the Cross in our Christian lives at all times but especially before the feast of our Lord’s Transfiguration on 6 August.




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The Blessedness in Mary

Fr. Emmanuel Kahn gives the sermon on the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos.




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Choosing the Way of the Cross

Orthodox Christians will bear three things in mind if they want to live honestly and in a God-pleasing way.




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The Dawn of Grace

Fr. Gregory gives the sermon on the Nativity of the Theotokos.




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Lift High the Cross

Fr. Gregory Hallam gives the sermon on the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross.




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The Royal Highway

Fr. Gregory begins with the children and the Fr. Emmanuel gives the sermon from the eighth chapter of the Gospel of St Mark about how to become a disciple of Christ—how to become a person who learns from Christ.




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The High Pastures of the Heart

Fr. Gregory Hallam begins with the children and then Fr. Emmanuel Kahn speaks to the adults about the widow in Luke 7.




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Building the Church

Fr. Emmanuel and Fr. Gregory team together to celebrate the life of St. James but also to reflect on the growth of St. Aidan's.




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A Further Union, a Deeper Communion

On the Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos, Fr. Emmanuel Kahn reflects on the hymns and poetry of the feast.




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Off with the Old, On with the New

Putting on Jesus Christ is, for St Paul, an entirely different kind of clothing, because it involves God warming us up from inside our hearts.




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Basil the Truly Great

On January 1 in the Holy Orthodox Church, we commemorate our Father among the Saints Basil the Great, archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia.




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The Camel Loses His Hump

A lesson from the story of Zacchaeus.




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St. George the Victorious

Fr. Gregory reflects on the unexpected dimension of the veneration of St George among the English. How did a soldier saint from central Asia of Greek origin come to be so revered in England in the late Middle Ages?




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The Fragrance of Christ

The Holy Myrrh-bearing women came to the tomb of Jesus Christ to anoint His body with myrrh. Fr. Emmanuel reflects on that in today's sermon.




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Standing in the Truth, Proclaiming the Truth

Fr. Emmanuel Kahn gives the sermon on the Woman at the Well.




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The Triumph of the Cross

Fr. Gregory considers St Constantine and his role in ending 300 years of persecution of the Christian Church by the Roman Empire. Today is about Church history, so sit back and enjoy the ride!




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The Twin Pillars

Fr. Gregory preaches on Peter and Paul - Co-founders of the Church at Antioch.




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Patient Until the Harvest

How can I be more of a part of the work of Christ and His Church here on earth?




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The Empowering Cross

Fr. Emmanuel Kahn is the preacher today. The Church Fathers taught clearly that to believe fully that Christ has been crucified is also to believe in the Incarnation, the life of Christ on earth, the Resurrection and the Ascension of Christ into heaven.




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Servants of the Crucified

Fr. Emmanuel gives the sermon and asks, "What is the relationship between loving God, loving your neighbour and loving yourself"?




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Loosening the Bonds of Pride

We love and respect God first. Then we love and respect ourselves because we are each made in the image of God.




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The New and Living Way

Fr. Emmanuel Kahn preaching on the Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple.




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Nor the Will of the Flesh

Fr. Gregory first speaks to the children then reads a Nativity sermon from St. John of Kronstadt.




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Humility, the Doorway to Compassion

After Fr. Gregory Hallam speaks to the children, Fr. Emmanuel Kahn preaches on the Publican and the Pharisee.




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The Crazy Father

Fr. Gregory Hallam encourages us to look at the parable of the Prodigal Son with fresh eyes and ears.




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Dancing in the Rain with the Lord

Fr. Emmanuel Kahn gives the sermon about the second chapter of the Gospel of St Mark and the healing of a man who was paralysed.




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The Dream of the Rood

Fr. Gregory Hallam reads The Dream of the Rood, an old English poem for the Sunday of the Cross in Great Lent.




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Emerging Faith: A Partnership with the Lord

Belief that is joined with unbelief. Fr. Emmanuel Kahn gives today's sermon.




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Living in the Court of Conscience

Fr. Emmanuel Kahn gives the sermon for Great and Holy Thursday.




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The Triumph of God's Love

After Fr. Gregory Hallam speaks to the children, Fr. Emmanuel Kahn gives the sermon for Pascha as we rejoice in the resurrection of Christ.




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On the Glorious Ascension

Fr. Gregory Hallam teaches that Christ the Head ascended unto Heaven; His holy members, the true Christians, will ascend as well.