9th Sunday. 2009. Walking on the water: a parable describing our lives.

The miracle of Jesus walking on the water in the midst of a storm is not only a recounting of a historical event, but also, mystically, a description of many events in our lives. LISTEN NOW Matthew 14:22-34 22 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him… Continue reading 9th Sunday. 2009. Walking on the water: a parable describing our lives.

You give them to eat. Feeding the 5000 & the Holy Prophet Elijah. 8th Sunday after Pentecost, 2009. Audio Homily.

LISTEN NOW The Feeding of the 5000 is not only the story of a miracle, it is a command to all Christians. Lest we think we are incapable of "giving them to eat", we have the example of the holy Prophet Elijah, who was a man ‘subject to like passions as we are’. If the… Continue reading You give them to eat. Feeding the 5000 & the Holy Prophet Elijah. 8th Sunday after Pentecost, 2009. Audio Homily.

7th Sun after Pascha. Likeminded with unbelievers? Audio Homily.

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Healing of the paralytic. The inner life. 6th Sunday after Pentecost 2009. Audio Homily.

LISTEN NOW Matthew 9:1-8 1 And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city. 2 And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy… Continue reading Healing of the paralytic. The inner life. 6th Sunday after Pentecost 2009. Audio Homily.

6th Sun after Pentecost. Healing of the Paralytic. How can a paralytic show faith?

LISTEN NOW Matthew 9:1-8 1 And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city. 2 And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy… Continue reading 6th Sun after Pentecost. Healing of the Paralytic. How can a paralytic show faith?

The Gergesenes Demoniacs 2009. We all must answer the question: ‘What have we to do with Thee, Jesus, thou Son of God?’

LISTEN NOW Matthew 8:28-9:1 28 And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way. 29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do… Continue reading The Gergesenes Demoniacs 2009. We all must answer the question: ‘What have we to do with Thee, Jesus, thou Son of God?’

4th Sun after Pentecost 2009. Examining the faith of the centurion. Audio Homily.

LISTEN NOW Matthew 8:5-13 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, 6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. 7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. 8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am… Continue reading 4th Sun after Pentecost 2009. Examining the faith of the centurion. Audio Homily.

3rd Sunday after Pentecost 2009. Patience and the eye of the soul. Audio Homily.

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2nd Sun after Pentecost 2009. Multitudes may claim to be with Christ, but few really follow. Audio sermon.

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Sun of All Saints 2009. Audio Homily. I want you to be ready.

In order to be a saint – “Holy” – we are commanded to become holy – we must have desire and effort, and God will help us. If we do not have this desire and effort, God will not help us, and He will have no part with us.

We must, as the Lord says. “Confess” Him. He says something great and terrible: Whosoever will confess me before me.

One must understand what it means to confess. To confess in the Lord is is to live as He taught us, to have the priorities He taught us to have. Confession involved living the tight way. You cannot confession the Lord and steal, or be an adulterer. We must confess with the lips also – stand for what is right as Christians. We live in an age where good is called bad, and bad good. Abominations are deemed healthy, and to even believe that abominations are bad is labeled as bigoted, or even mental illness.

Let’s not talks about politics, or parties, or particular people – let’s talk about the age we are in, and what we must do – who we must be – in order to confess Christ in this age.