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Preparing the Way (Sunday after Theophany)

We are to point to Christ and not ourselves as we prepare the way for others to receive Him; we decrease that Christ might be glorified in and through us.




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The Last Judgement and the Love of God

In our lives, crucial choices have to be made and upon these choices our eternal destiny depends.




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A Personal and Social Resurrection

Fr. Gregory encourages us to live the joy of the resurrection all year round.




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Power and Fruit

How does the Orthodox Church understand the Person and Work of the Holy Spirit?




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Attending to the Samaritan

Fr. Gregory gives a sermon on the parable of the Good Samaritan.




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O, To Be a Publican

Fr. Gregory gives a sermon on the Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee.




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The Cross in Repentance

The first in a series of Wednesday sermons during Great Lent on the topic of the Beatitudes.




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The 2nd Eve - The Annunciation of the Mother of God

The Theotokos stands for the whole biblical way of looking at the relationship between God and His creation as a mystery of LOVE.




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Pascha in the West and the East

Fr. Gregory reads the sermon "Pascha in the West and the East" by His Eminence, Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos.




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Humanity Ascended

In the Ascension our humanity is taken up in Christ’s to the heavenly places. He came to earth that we might be raised up to heaven




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St Peter and St Paul Resolve a Problem

Fr. Dn. Christopher speaks on the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul.




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Christ Offers His Love, Forgiveness and Healing

Forgiveness is waiting for us NOW when we turn to Christ. Use the help that is available and let us carry each other in love and prayer as we all strive to a greater perfection.




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Listen, Trust, and Obey

Christ had complete power over the forces of nature and could transcend them. It follows that His actions on earth were entirely voluntary. His truly endured the cross as a voluntary action.




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St. Athanasius on the Transfiguration

Fr. Gregory Hallam brings the homily on the Feast of the Transfiguration.




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In the Steps of St. Aidan

Fr. Dn. Christopher preaches on the life of St. Aidan, the Patron Saint of the parish in Manchester.




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Mother and Son

Why is it vital to confess Mary as Theotokos, God-bearer such that one cannot truly be a Christian and deny that?




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Spot Changes for a Leopard

Let us take hope that, acquainted as we are with our sin and weakness, God can make a wonderful work of glory from the raw material of our brokenness.




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Draw Near with Faith and Love

The outcast woman receives healing demonstrating the power of our Lord and the power of prayer.




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Angels in Action

This week there is an important feast celebrating the Archangel Michael and the angel Gabriel and six other angels.




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Making an Entry

Fr. Gregory uses the example of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple to instruct on how we should enter church for worship.




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Christ and and the Rich Man

The rich Pharisee in the gospel couldn’t make it. He couldn’t grow up. He couldn’t leave behind the letter of Jewish law to find the spirit of Jewish life. We can grow up. We can move from a focus on the letter of Orthodox law into the reality of living our lives to the full as Orthodox Christians.




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Being Invited to the Kingdom Banquet

Father Deacon Emmanuel gives the homily on the banquet story in Luke 14.




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Gregory the Theologian on the Incarnation

Fr. Gregory reads a sermon by St. Gregory the Theologian on the Incarnation of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.




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Taking Our Stand

Fr. Christopher is the homilist today and he says that historically Christianity has not picked fights but we do know when to draw the line.




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Loving God and Loving Humans

Sermon for 3rd February: Afterfeast of the Meeting Sermon by Deacon Emmanuel preached by Fr. Gregory at a Hierarchical Liturgy in the Church of St. Ignatios, Belfast (presiding bishop, His Grace Bishop Hanna (Berlin).




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Salvation is Nearer to Us Now than when We First Believed

The nature of Christ’s return will be within me and within you. We are now ready to put on Christ within ourselves in how we live as baptised Orthodox Christians.




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Experiencing the Annunciation

Fr. Deacon Emmanuel gives the sermon on the Feast of the Annunciation.




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The Repentance of the Righteous Job

The story of righteous Job is an amazingly insightful account of repentance offered by a man who, ostensibly, had no need of repentance.




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St Peter, a Fisherman Most Wise

Fr. Christopher looks at three incidents in the life of St. Peter that are instructive for our life of repentance.




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Radical Repentance

Fr. Christopher takes a lesson from the life of St. Mary of Egypt on what it means to repent.




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Augustine and Friends

Over the next two Sundays Fr. Gregory speaks about the acts of two particular Apostles or Enlighteners of England, so that we may have a clearer and deeper appreciation of the enduring characteristics of Orthodox Christian mission for our own day. Two Orthodox saints have been chosen: this week, St. Augustine of Canterbury; and next week, St. Theodore of Canterbury. Both have much to teach us.




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The Spirit of Antioch

The primary reason why Antioch was so important for the growth of Christianity was that in Antioch it became possible for anyone, not just Jews but anyone, to become a Christian.




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Ss. Peter and Paul: Apostles at Antioch

Fr. Gregory talks about the challenges Ss. Peter and Paul faced and how we can learn from them today.




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Land of the Saints Again

Fr.Gregory reminds us that the West was also Orthodox once and that it can be again.




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Believing, Doing and Telling

Fr. Gregory helps us understand the harmony of faith and works.




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Experiencing the Transfiguration

Fr. Dn. Emmanuel gives the sermon about the Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord.




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The Spirit of Aidan

Fr. Christopher gives the homily on the patron saint of the parish - St. Aidan.




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Standing Firm

Fr. Dn. Emmanuel Kahn asks "What does it mean to stand firm in our faith in Christ?"




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Dark and Light Divided

Fr. Gregory preaches on All Hallows Eve or Hallowe'en taking his text from the rich man and the poor beggar in the Gospel.




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Anyone Anywhere Anytime

Fr. Christopher is the preacher today and reminds us that it is more than an act of mercy; it is an act of love, to put someone else’s needs before your own.




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Christmas Nonsense and Christmas Truth

Fr. Christopher sets the record straight on the celebration of Christmas.




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How to Endure Lent and Beyond

Fr. Deacon Emmanuel Kahn gives the sermon at the first Pre-Sanctified Liturgy of Great Lent.




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The Marriage of Heaven and Earth

The glory of Jesus Christ is known in all its fullness in the resurrection of his complete person; body, mind and spirit. The Transfiguration is a disclosure of both a deified humanity and a glorified Cosmos in advance of the resurrection itself.




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St. Aidan's Legacy – The Timeless Gospel in Time

Fr. Gregory talks about the life of St. Aidan, patron saint of St. Aidan's Orthodox Church.




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Loopholes and Love

Fr. Christopher preaches on the Good Samaritan.




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The Theotokos and Us: Finding the Presence of Christ Together

Deacon Emmanuel gives the sermon on the Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple.




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Rediscovering Santa Claus and Much More!

Fr. Gregory Hallam talks about the real St. Nick!




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Big and Small

Fr. Christopher reminds us that the coming of Christ was an act of mercy and salvation in a world soiled by darkness, sin and evil.




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Reach Out . . . for the Angelic Choir

Dn. Emmanuel speaks about St. Basil and the first of the year.




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How Can We Find the Kingdom of Heaven in Our Lives?

When we repent, when we seek to change our lives and our relationship to Christ, what is “at hand”? What is near? What is about to happen? The kingdom of heaven!