From the Amvon

Fr. John encourages us to renew our minds and not live in our former sins.

Fr. John talks about denying ourselves. "We want to be happy in the next life more than we want to be happy in this life."

Fr. John shares about the Nativity of the Theotokos.

Fr. John shares about godly parenting from Ephesians 5:22-33.

Fr. John continues his series from Psalm 118, "Wherewithal shall a young man correct his way? By keeping Thy words."

Fr. John relates St. John's words to the Church of Pergamos, mentioned in Revelation 2:12-17, to us today.

Fr. John asks the question, "Will your children remain in the Church?" (Deuteronomy 6:1-9) and gives suggestions for parents to pass along the faith.

Fr. John shares from Psalm 118, a psalm that is chanted at every Orthodox funeral.

Fr. John, on the commemoration of the Smolensk icon of the Theotokos, explains the Orthodox belief of the ever-virginity of Mary.

Fr. John challenges us to learn from the example and words of the Prophet Ezekiel to turn to God for his love and mercy.

Fr. John shares about humbly using our spiritual gifts, from Romans 12:1-13. Please note: "At one point in the sermon I mentioned Arsenius the Athonite, but actually meant to refer to the Elder Paisios, and the book I referred to is http://www.amazon.com/Elder-Paisios-Mount-Athos-Isaac/dp/960897643X"

Fr. John talks about the role of the law in the Old and New Testaments in our salvation.

Fr. John shares from Romans 6:18-23.

Fr. John discusses our need to trust in God, from Matthew 6:22-33 and the example of St. Philaret the Almsgiver.

Fr. John shares about Christ's calling of the fishermen at Galilee, reflecting on his recent pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

On the Feast of Pentecost, Fr. John teachers about the Holy Spirit as the Comforter.

Fr. John addresses the differences between true and false unity as it relates to the Orthodox Church and Roman Catholicism.

Fr. John shares how, like the man born blind whom Jesus healed and his parents, we too have a choice whether or not we will stand with Christ. John 9 and Hebrews 13:11-13.

Fr. John concludes his homily on Psalm 117.

Fr. John continues his sermon from Psalm 117.

Fr. John shares from Psalm 117:1-14. "When we depend on ourselves, we cannot succeed. When we put our hope in God, we cannot fail."

Fr. John preaches about the barren fig tree from Mark 11:12-14,20-21, and Luke 13:6-9.

Fr. John talks about Jacob's encounter with God at Peniel (Genesis 32).

Fr. John shares about Jacob's Ladder on the Sunday of St. John of the Ladder.

Fr. John shares from Genesis 4.

Fr. John shares his homily on Genesis 6:5-8.

Fr. John shares his homily on Matthew 18:15-20.

Fr. John shares his homily on Psalm 136.

Fr. John shares his homily from the Sunday of the Last Judgment.

Fr. John shares his homily on Luke 15:11-32.

Fr. John shares his homily from the Sunday of the New Martyrs of Russia.

Fr. John shares his homily on Luke 19:1-10.

Fr. John shares his homily on the tenth commandment.

Fr. John shares his homily on Theophany.

Fr. John shares his homily on Psalm 110.

Fr. John shares his homily on Matthew 1:1-17.

Fr. John shares his homily on Haggai, chapters 1 and 2.

Fr. John shares his homily on Luke 8:18.

Fr. John shares his homily on Habakkuk, Chapters 1-3.

Fr. John shares his homily on Luke 17:20-21.

Fr. John continues his series on dubious biblical research.

Fr. John takes on the current television show "Bible Secrets Revealed."

Fr. John shares his homily on the Ninth Commandment.

Fr. John discusses St. Job of Pochaev on his homily from November 10.

Fr. John shares his homily on Luke 16:19-31 and 2 Timothy 3:14-17.

Fr. John shares his homily on Luke 8:5-15.

Bishop Peter (Loukianoff) of Cleveland is the guest homilist at St. Jonah Orthodox Church.

Fr. John shares his homily on the Eighth Commandment.

Fr. John shares his homily on Luke 5:1-11.

Fr. John shares his homily on Psalm 98.