Listening to the Heartbeat of God
On September 26th the Orthodox Church commemorates the Repose of St. John the Apostle, Evangelist and Theologian. St. John was the Son of Salome the Myrrh-beare...
Tag: Sunday Sermon Ideas
Sow Bountifully, Reap Bountifully
V. Rev. Fr. Nicholas ApostolaPastor, St. Nicholas Orthodox ChurchShrewsbury, MassachusettsGuest Blogger Following the Feast of the Precious Cross, we begin a ne...
Sermon ~ Sunday Before the Exaltation of the Cross
Sermon Audio Yesterday, as a nation, we paused to remember the events 9 years ago that shook our world and changed the very way we live. I am sure we all rememb...
Sermon ~ 15th Sunday After Pentecost
Matthew 22:35-46 ~ Love of Neighbor The Bible is the owners manual for life. In it we find everything we need to live the Christian life. Most of the time the w...
Hell Hath No Fury
Today the Orthodox Church celebrates the Beheading of the Holy and Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John. This is one of the 12 great feats of the Chur...
Sermon ~ 9th Sunday after Pentecost
Matthew 14:22-34 At that time, Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had d...
Sermon ~ Liturgical Peace
For the last few weeks we have been speaking about what it means to be church. We first had to define what it means to be a parishioner. As a reminder a parishi...
Do This in Remebrance of Me
This is the text of my sermon for the 3rd Sunday After Petecost. I had intended to record it but I forgot to press record. So here you go.Last week we spoke abo...
Do You Love Me?
At that time, Jesus revealed himself to his disciples after he was raised from the dead, and he said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me m...
The Hands of Christ
Yesterday on the Orthodox liturgical calendar was the Sunday we remember the Man Born Blind the great story from the 9th chapter of St. John’s Gospel. The...