Parable of the Good Samaritan. The finest Incarnational Theology in the Gospels. Without empathy, we will not be saved. Audio Homily, 2010

he very important Parable of the Good Samaritan, only in Luke is always read in or near the Nativity Fast, appropriately, since it may be the finest exposition of incarnational theology in the Gospels. The answer to the question teaches us a critical virtue – empathy with our fellow man, without which we will not be saved, by describing the whole economy of the incarnation in the symbolism of the elements of the parable. Truly, this is a parable we should contemplate deeply.

The Parable of the Vineyard – 13th Sun after Pent 2008

A parable to the Jew first and also to the Gentile. LISTEN NOW Matthew 21:33-42 Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country: 34… Continue reading The Parable of the Vineyard – 13th Sun after Pent 2008

11th Sun after Pentecost 2008:Parable of the unmerciful debtor. What defines a Christian?

LISTEN NOW   Other Homilies for the 11th Sunday after Pentecost. http://www.orthodox.net/sermons/pentecost-sunday-11_1998+the-unmerciful-debtor-mat-18-23-35.doc 11th Sunday of Pentecost (Word DOC format) The Unmerciful Debtor Mat 18 23:35 1998 http://www.orthodox.net/sermons/pentecost-sunday-11_2000.html 11th Sunday of Pentecost (HTML format) 2000 http://www.orthodox.net/sermons/pentecost-sunday-11_2002+parable-of-the-unmerciful-debtor.mp3 11th Sunday of Pentecost (mp3 format) Parable Of The Unmerciful Debtor 2002 http://www.orthodox.net/sermons/pentecost-sunday-11_2008-08-31.mp3 11th Sunday of Pentecost (mp3 format) Parable… Continue reading 11th Sun after Pentecost 2008:Parable of the unmerciful debtor. What defines a Christian?

Sunday of the Prodigal Son 2008 – Luke 15;11-32 – And When He Came To Himself

LISTEN NOW Luke 15:11-32And he said, A certain man had two sons: 12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his… Continue reading Sunday of the Prodigal Son 2008 – Luke 15;11-32 – And When He Came To Himself

Sunday of the Prodigal Son – How does God receive our repentance?

http://www.orthodox.net/sermons/great-lent-sunday-before-great-lent-03_1997+sunday-of-the-prodigal-son.doc In the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen.1 The Church gives us another example today, about repentance. It tells us another part of the story. This is the Sunday of the Prodigal Son, and is yet another Sunday that prepares us for the Great Fast. We are coming… Continue reading Sunday of the Prodigal Son – How does God receive our repentance?

Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee – Luke 18:10-14 – Two Ways

LISTEN NOW Luke 18:10-14 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. 12 I fast twice… Continue reading Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee – Luke 18:10-14 – Two Ways

Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee – Luke 18:10-14 – The rest of the story, How was the publican justified?

In the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen. Today is the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee. It is a formal beginning to our preparation for the Holy Fast, and is the first day we read anything from the Triodion this year. We are now in a period… Continue reading Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee – Luke 18:10-14 – The rest of the story, How was the publican justified?