Possibilities and clarity, and the Kontakion of the feast. 2008 SYNOPSIS:Thoughts concering the Kontakion of the feast of the beheading of the Forerunner, and the precious gift of clarity of thought sometimes given especially during the early morning liutrgy. LISTEN NOW Kontakion of the Beheading – Tone V. The glorious beheading of the forerunner was… Continue reading Thoughts on the Beheading Of The Glorious Prophet Forerunner And Baptist John
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12th Sun after Pentecost 2008 – The Rich Young Ruler
LISTEN NOW SCRIPTURE And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? 17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.… Continue reading 12th Sun after Pentecost 2008 – The Rich Young Ruler
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?
10th Sun after Pentecost – The “Golden Chain” connecting faith and prayer and fasting.
This homily may be read, listened to or viewed. LISTEN NOW You can watch this sermon on the following video platforms: YouTube, Yahoo, MySpace, Metacafe, Google, Revver, AOL Video, DailyMotion, Blip.tv and Veoh SYNOPSIS: The story of the healing of the demoniac boy illustrates two kinds of belief (faith) and two kinds of unbelief. If… Continue reading 10th Sun after Pentecost – The “Golden Chain” connecting faith and prayer and fasting.
8th Sunday after Pentecost 2008, The Feeding of the Five Thousand:What are we to do in our “desert place”?
LISTEN NOW Matthew 14:14-22And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick. 15 And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go… Continue reading 8th Sunday after Pentecost 2008, The Feeding of the Five Thousand:What are we to do in our “desert place”?
The High Priestly prayer of Jesus Christ.
LISTEN NOW Holy Fathers Of The First Six Ecumenical Councils (celebrated on the Sunday on or after July 13) The High priestly prayer of Jesus Christ contains not only sublime dogmas about Jesus Christ, but also a two-fold definition of salvation, and an example of how to attain it: we must care for others as… Continue reading The High Priestly prayer of Jesus Christ.
5th Sun after Pentecost 2008, Every occurence in our life is a meeting with Christ.
LISTEN NOW The Healing of the Gergesenes demoniacs Every occurence in our life is a meeting with Christ. Matthew 8:28-9:1 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… Continue reading 5th Sun after Pentecost 2008, Every occurence in our life is a meeting with Christ.
Holy Royal Martyrs Of Russia 07/04/08 How were the martyrs "called according to his purpose"? How are we?
LISTEN NOW The reading from Romans describes in perfect detail the attributes of the martyrs. They and we are all “called according to His purpose”, and whether we be martyrs or not, it is the same exact purpose, which the Apostle describes clearly. Rom 8:28-39 And we know that all things work together for good… Continue reading Holy Royal Martyrs Of Russia 07/04/08 How were the martyrs "called according to his purpose"? How are we?
4th Sunday after Pentecost 2008, How we think matters, Romans 6:18-23
LISTEN NOW All Homilies on the 4th Sunday after Pentecost 4th Sunday after Pentecost (HTML format) Freedom and SlaveryRomans 6:18-23, Matthew 8:5-132002Also in Format: Adobe PDF or RTF or Word DOC 4th Sunday after Pentecost (Word DOC format) 2003 4th Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format) 2004 4th Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)How we think mattersRomans… Continue reading 4th Sunday after Pentecost 2008, How we think matters, Romans 6:18-23
3rd Sun after Pentecost – 2008. The Light of the Body is the Eye, and other homilies
LISTEN NOW All homilies for the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost: 3rd Sunday after Pentecost (HTML format)2000Also in Format: Word DOC 3rd Sunday after Pentecost (RTF format)2002Also in Format: Word DOC 3rd Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)2004 3rd Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)The light of the body is the eye.Matthew 6:22-332008 Matthew 6:22-33 The light of… Continue reading 3rd Sun after Pentecost – 2008. The Light of the Body is the Eye, and other homilies