From the Amvon

Fr. John shares from Matthew 5:13-16.

Fr. John shares from Psalm 118:49-56.

Fr. John shares about the Canaanite Woman from Matthew 15:21-28 and Mark 7:24-30.

Fr. John talks about the necessity and importance of developing regular disciplines in our lives as we follow Christ.

Fr. John shares from Mark 7:31-37.

Fr. John discusses an Orthodox Christian response when asked, "What did Jesus say about homosexuality?"

Fr. John shares from Mark 4.

Fr. John shares from Mark 3:19-35.

Fr. John shares from Mark 1:21-39.

Fr. John shares from St. Paul's second letter to Timothy 2:1-10.

Fr. John reminds us of the story of the Prophet Elijah on Mount Carmel. "Let us say with the prophet, 'My God is the Lord,' and serve him faithfully, and slay the false prophets of the demons in our hearts, which are the passions."

Fr. John talks about the importance of taking time to read and understand the Scriptures.

Fr. John shares from Psalm 118:41-48.

Fr. John shares about St. Peter on the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul.

Fr. John talks about our Christian response to current events.

Fr. John shares from Amos 7:7-9.

Fr. John shares from Romans 2:17-29.

Fr. John shares from Romans 2:12-16.

Fr. John shares from Romans 2:1-11.

Fr. John talks about the meaning of the sacrament of Holy Baptism.

Fr. John talks about Ss. Methodius and Cyril.

Fr. John returns to the series on Psalm 118, and discusses verses 33-40.

Fr. John shares from Matthew 15.

Fr. John shares about the healing of the paralytic in John 5. "Let us endure whatever hardships we may face in this life and accept them as being for our salvation, so that a worse thing will not come upon us. Having been healed of our sins, we may rise up on that final day and enter into Paradise."

Fr. John shares from John 5:31-47.

Fr. John shares from Acts 3:1-8. "We, apart from God's grace, are unable to offer God the true and spiritual worship that He requires of us. But if we will come to the Temple and beg for His mercy, He will say to us, 'Rise up and walk.' If we've come and still feel ourselves to be spiritual cripples, we need to not give up, but take every opportunity to come to the Temple of God, because this is where what we need spiritually is to be found."

Fr. John shares about the raising of Lazarus, from the Gospel of St. John, chapter 11.

Fr. John shares some of the cultural context of the story of the sinful woman and the Pharisee to better understand our own need of repentance, from Luke 7:36-50.

Fr. John shares about the life of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste. "It's through our struggle that we are saved. There's a crown that's waiting for each and every one of us, but we have to take up the struggle and endure to the end."

Fr. John shares from Isaiah 53.

Fr. John shares warnings from Isaiah 5:8-6:7.

Fr. John shares about repentance from Isaiah 1:1-20 on the first Sunday of Great Lent.

Fr. John shares about forgiveness from Luke 23:34.

Fr. John shares about how the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord fits in with the Old Testament and today.

Fr. John shares stories of martyrdom and encourages us to prepare for our own.

Fr. John speaks about humility (James 4:1-10).

Fr. John shares from Matthew 4:1-11. "It's necessary for us to fast so that we don't become fat and happy and forget that we need God, but it's also necessary for us to to feed ourselves daily on the Word of God."

Fr. John talks about the importance of repentance from the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 3:1-11.

Fr. John shares the story of Ruth, ancestress of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Fr. John continues his series of reflections on Psalm 118, with verses 25-32.

Fr. John shares how the miracle of the healing of the ten lepers applies to us today.

Fr. John answers the question, "Is God a God of love or of wrath?" as he looks at the Prophet Nahum.

Fr. John shares about the life of St. Catherine the Great.

Fr. John shares the example of Joseph, the son of Jacob, as an example of God's sovereignty.

Fr. John shares from Luke 10:25-37.

Fr. John shares from Colossians 4:5 and Ephesians 5:15-16.

Fr. John talks about Saint Paul's exhortation in 1 Corinthians 14:40, as it relates to traditions in worship.

Fr. John shares from Philippians 2:12-13.

Today's sermon is by Archbishop Gabriel (Chemodakov) of Montreal, who visited our parish on the eve of our patronal feast day (St. Jonah).

Fr. John continues his series from Psalm 118.