Home » Resources » Sermons Archive Search for: All Sermons I am not ill like they are—Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee I go to the hospital and wait to see a doctor, I am sat and at ease. …... Have mercy on me—Sunday of the Canaanite Woman When I pray I ask time and again for the Lord to do things, to act …... Today salvation has come—Fifteenth Sunday of Luke When the paralytic is carried by four friends and let down through …... Gratitude—Twelfth Sunday of Luke I am leprous and sinful, dear brothers and sisters in Christ, and I …... Why marvelest thou?—Theophany “Why marvelest thou?” calleth out the Lord, “When, O Forerunner …... In the midst of the feasts—Circumcision of the Lord We are here, dear brothers and sisters in Christ, in the midst …... Where is your King? Where is God?—Christmas Christ is born! Glorify him! Well might Herod be troubled at the news …... Living faithfully—Sunday before Christmas “And Jesus came and spoke to them,” we are told by the Evangelist Matthew …... Community—Eleventh Sunday of Luke A meal, dear brothers and sisters in Christ, is about more than just …... Owned by possessions—Thirteenth Sunday of Luke Elsewhere in Scripture, the Pharisees, the Sadducees, the Scribes and …... Serving others—The Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple I convince myself, dear brothers and sisters in Christ, of the meaning of …... Standing at the Threshold—Eighth Sunday of Luke “The law teaches,” St Theophylact of Ohrid tells us, "that man must give …... The Lord walks by—Seventh Sunday of Luke I have an infirmity which prevents me from being fully part of …... Names in the Book of Life—Fifth Sunday of Luke What are we to learn, dear brothers and sisters, from today’s parable? …... Sin is crouching at the door—Sixth Sunday of Luke I believe I am in charge of my life, that I can make choices …... Become disciples—Fourth Sunday of Luke “Give heed, O my people, to my law,” says the Lord through King David, …... Behold the Bridegroom comes—Third Sunday of Luke A widow, dear brothers and sisters, is one who has lost her husband, …... Give—Second Sunday of Luke “I must assert my rights,” I say to myself, “I must get what I deserve.” …... Push out into the deep—First Sunday of Luke How easily, dear brothers and sisters in Christ, do we flit between …... Take up our crosses—Sunday after Holy Cross All around us, dear brothers and sisters, our world is trying to find …... Snakes in the Camp—Sunday before Holy Cross At Babel, mankind sought to build a Tower that the Most High might be …... What do I have to believe?—Twelfth Sunday of Matthew “What do I have to believe,” I ponder to myself, “to be a member of …... Why does the Lord not do what I pray for?—Tenth Sunday of Matthew “Why does the Lord not do what I pray for?” I ponder to myself: …... Lord, it is well that we are here—Transfiguration “Lord,” we cry out here at the Divine Liturgy, …... Do you believe I am able to grant to you health and life?—Seventh Sunday of Matthew You see, dear brothers and sisters in Christ, that the Lord in today’s ...... Whom would we bring?—Sixth Sunday of Matthew Whom would you bring, dear brothers and sisters in Christ, to the Lord …... The True Light—Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the Fourth Ecumenical Council “We have seen the True Light,” we will hear towards the end of the Divine …... Why do you not heal me?—Fourth Sunday of Matthew In my pride and hubris I state to myself rather than to God, “why do you …... The Path to Life—Third Sunday of Matthew Our society is surrounding itself with distractions: phones, televisions, …... Follow me—Second Sunday of Matthew You see, dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the pattern of the Lord. …... God acts The Apostles Peter and Paul are central to the narrative of ...... Honour God First The Lord said, “But many that are first will be last, and the last first.”…... Transformed by Christ—Great and Holy Pentecost What do you do, dear brothers and sisters in Christ, when you encounter ...... A Confession of Faith—Sunday of the Fathers of Nicea Prior to the Lord’s Transfiguration on Mount Tabor, the three disciples,...... Who is to blame?—Sunday of the Man Born Blind Christ is risen! “Who is to blame?” we ask ourselves whenever something …... Face to face with God—Sunday of the Samaritan Woman Christ is risen! "And it came to pass, when Moses entered the tabernacle, …... Holding on to grace—Sunday of the Paralytic Christ is risen! Lent, the Great Fast, is a time for preparation, of ...... Receive Christ—Sunday of the Myrrh-bearers Christ is risen! Crucifixion is one of the most vile and repugnant methods…... How will you respond?—Great and Holy Pascha In his great love for you and in his great love for me, God has given ...... Christ’s Entry—Palm Sunday “This month shall be your beginning of months;” says the Lord, ...... I forget the Glory of God—Sunday of St Mary of Egypt It is easy to ask ourselves, “How could the disciples have forgotten ...... I doubt—Sunday of St John Climacus We live, dear brothers and sisters, in an age where we have grown ...... It’s too much for me—Sunday of the Holy Cross It is a great honour, dear brothers and sisters, to compete in the Olympics... The Centre—Sunday of St Gregory Palamas “I know what people need,” I tell myself, “they need the Orthodox Church. …... How have I robbed my neighbour?—Sunday of the Last Judgment We are all mixed together in this life, my brothers and sisters ...... Come to yourself!—Sunday of the Prodigal Son A key phrase in today’s Gospel, my brothers and sisters, is when the Lord …... I am the Pharisee—Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee “I know what God wants,” I tell myself, “he wants repentance ...... The moral Christian—Sunday of the Canaanite Woman What does the life of a Christian look like, my brothers and sisters? ...... Trample down fallen nature—Fifteenth Sunday of Luke “And I, if I am lifted up from the earth,” says the Lord, ...... What do you want the Lord to do for you?—Fourteenth Sunday of Luke I am spiritually blind, my dear brothers and sisters, and in my blindness …... A eucharistic life—Twelfth Sunday of Luke We instinctively know, dear brothers and sisters, that someone who says ...... Repent!—Sunday after Theophany Many cultures and religions, dear brothers and sisters, have ...... Emulate the Forerunner—Sunday before Theophany You, my dear brothers and sisters in Christ, and I together are called ...... Scandalised by Suffering—Sunday after the Nativity There are some, dear brothers and sisters, who seek justice ...... We remember—The Nativity according to the flesh of our Lord Christ is born! Glorify him! Dear brothers and sisters, we gather ...... Slavery or freedom — Sunday before the Nativity The birth of a child, dear brothers and sisters, is a joyous event. ...... The Heavenly Banquet—Eleventh Sunday of Luke A meal is, perhaps, the last natural sacrament of our society ...... A spirit of infirmity—Tenth Sunday of Luke I have a spirit of infirmity, dear brothers and sisters, and like ...... Reorder our lives—Thirteenth Sunday of Luke “You are good;” says the ruler to the Lord, "vouchsafe me the answer ...... Glory to God!—The Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple In all that we do we look to the example of Christ. He is the Saviour, ...... Maximal Christianity—Eighth Sunday of Luke Many in our world, even those who call themselves Christian, try to see ...... The Three Afflictions From the beginning of Genesis, my dear brothers and sisters, humanity ...... Slavery or Freedom?—Fifth Sunday of Luke There are two men in the parable of today’s Gospel reading, one free ...... Death in the World—Sixth Sunday of Luke Our world, our society, is deeply obsessed with death. And this ...... Plough our hearts “What David said of old,” writes St Theophylact of Ochrid, ...... Arise and Follow him—Third Sunday of Luke The world is heading towards death. Politics and science cannot prevent ...... The Golden Rule—Second Sunday of Luke The Apostle Paul tells us, my brothers and sisters, that the teachings ...... The beloved disciple—St John the Theologian How much trust do you place in anonymous sources? ...... “I believe in One God”—Sunday before Holy Cross “I believe in One God,” we will say together shortly ...... Forgiveness—Eleventh Sunday of Matthew “I am mistreated,” I tell myself, “others do not treat me ...... Put away sin—The Beheading of the Forerunner What do you do, dear brothers and sisters in Christ, when a thought ...... Raised out of the water—Ninth Sunday of Matthew It is easy, dear brothers and sisters, to start out ...... Christian Hospitality — Dormition of the Most-Holy Theotokos How much of our lives, dear brothers and sisters, are focused on ...... Led to the House of the Lord—Seventh Sunday of Matthew One detail, which is not said explicitly in today’s Gospel, is that ...... You are the light of the world—Sunday of the Holy Fathers Why does God not act in the world more often? I pray, I know other ...... The lamp of the body is the eye—Third Sunday of Matthew You can tell a lot about a person in their eyes—we often hear phrases ...... Follow me—Second Sunday of Matthew We often feel lost, dear brothers and sisters: we see the faith of ...... Every one who acknowledges in me before men — Sunday of All Saints These, my dear brothers and sisters, are hard words for us to hear. ...... Who is the centre? — Sunday of Pentecost “I am at the centre of my story, I am the main character.” And I live ...... Division or Unity? — Sunday of the Holy Fathers My dear brothers and sisters, division is everywhere. We come together ...... Christ is risen! But, so what? — Sunday of the Man born blind Christ is risen but so what? What does that have to do with me? ...... Preaching as Christ — Sunday of the Samaritan Woman Christ is risen! How should we interact with those outside the Church? ...... Do you want to be healed? — Sunday of the Paralytic Christ is risen! We all need healing. You and I have been sat by our ...... Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearers “And very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when ...... Sunday of Thomas How do we know that Christ is risen? ...... Sunday of Pascha We hear, dear brothers and sisters, many times today ...... Lord I Believe; help my unbelief! Many in our society believe that science has disproved religion, that religion was merely there to e... Annunciation One of the Great Feasts of the Church, the Annunciation of the Theotokos, typically happens during... Where do you live? Where do you live? Some here may say Poole or Bournemouth, others in other villages, towns and ...... It’s all or nothing, God or mammon My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, why are you here in Church this morning? ...... It’s all or nothing, God or mammon My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, why are you here in Church this mo... I AM, who is speaking to you The name of God is powerful. When God revealed himself to Moses in the Bur... What is the meaning of life? What is the meaning of life? What does it mean to be a human being?... Have we started the Fast? We have, my brothers and sisters in Christ, completed the first week of the... What do I have to do to be saved? How much do I need to do to get into heaven? This is an easy question to a... What is a temple? My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, what is a temple? What do you unde... What is a mind? You and I, each one of us, are not merely spirits trapped within a body bu... You are what you eat “You are what you eat.” Many in today’s society will take this phrase quit... Open the eyes of our mind We too are blind, my brothers and sisters, because, as the world would say,... What shall we do? What are we doing? Religions are easy, you follow the rules and hope for the results... Where do you live? Do you live your life holding onto the past which cannot be changed? Do I?... What do you want? In our modern western society many are able to get what they want so long a... Latest News Repent A doctor or a dentist usually has a willing patient. We want to be well, …... Latest Blog Apodosis of Pascha Today we offer back to God the celebration of Pascha—today is its Apodosis…... Latest Sermon I am not ill like they are—Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee I go to the hospital and wait to see a doctor, I am sat and at ease. …... Latest Media How to balance Faith and Career In this episode of Be the Bee, Steve explores how we can balance our ......
All Sermons I am not ill like they are—Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee I go to the hospital and wait to see a doctor, I am sat and at ease. …... Have mercy on me—Sunday of the Canaanite Woman When I pray I ask time and again for the Lord to do things, to act …... Today salvation has come—Fifteenth Sunday of Luke When the paralytic is carried by four friends and let down through …... Gratitude—Twelfth Sunday of Luke I am leprous and sinful, dear brothers and sisters in Christ, and I …... Why marvelest thou?—Theophany “Why marvelest thou?” calleth out the Lord, “When, O Forerunner …... In the midst of the feasts—Circumcision of the Lord We are here, dear brothers and sisters in Christ, in the midst …... Where is your King? Where is God?—Christmas Christ is born! Glorify him! Well might Herod be troubled at the news …... Living faithfully—Sunday before Christmas “And Jesus came and spoke to them,” we are told by the Evangelist Matthew …... Community—Eleventh Sunday of Luke A meal, dear brothers and sisters in Christ, is about more than just …... Owned by possessions—Thirteenth Sunday of Luke Elsewhere in Scripture, the Pharisees, the Sadducees, the Scribes and …... Serving others—The Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple I convince myself, dear brothers and sisters in Christ, of the meaning of …... Standing at the Threshold—Eighth Sunday of Luke “The law teaches,” St Theophylact of Ohrid tells us, "that man must give …... The Lord walks by—Seventh Sunday of Luke I have an infirmity which prevents me from being fully part of …... Names in the Book of Life—Fifth Sunday of Luke What are we to learn, dear brothers and sisters, from today’s parable? …... Sin is crouching at the door—Sixth Sunday of Luke I believe I am in charge of my life, that I can make choices …... Become disciples—Fourth Sunday of Luke “Give heed, O my people, to my law,” says the Lord through King David, …... Behold the Bridegroom comes—Third Sunday of Luke A widow, dear brothers and sisters, is one who has lost her husband, …... Give—Second Sunday of Luke “I must assert my rights,” I say to myself, “I must get what I deserve.” …... Push out into the deep—First Sunday of Luke How easily, dear brothers and sisters in Christ, do we flit between …... Take up our crosses—Sunday after Holy Cross All around us, dear brothers and sisters, our world is trying to find …... Snakes in the Camp—Sunday before Holy Cross At Babel, mankind sought to build a Tower that the Most High might be …... What do I have to believe?—Twelfth Sunday of Matthew “What do I have to believe,” I ponder to myself, “to be a member of …... Why does the Lord not do what I pray for?—Tenth Sunday of Matthew “Why does the Lord not do what I pray for?” I ponder to myself: …... Lord, it is well that we are here—Transfiguration “Lord,” we cry out here at the Divine Liturgy, …... Do you believe I am able to grant to you health and life?—Seventh Sunday of Matthew You see, dear brothers and sisters in Christ, that the Lord in today’s ...... Whom would we bring?—Sixth Sunday of Matthew Whom would you bring, dear brothers and sisters in Christ, to the Lord …... The True Light—Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the Fourth Ecumenical Council “We have seen the True Light,” we will hear towards the end of the Divine …... Why do you not heal me?—Fourth Sunday of Matthew In my pride and hubris I state to myself rather than to God, “why do you …... The Path to Life—Third Sunday of Matthew Our society is surrounding itself with distractions: phones, televisions, …... Follow me—Second Sunday of Matthew You see, dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the pattern of the Lord. …... God acts The Apostles Peter and Paul are central to the narrative of ...... Honour God First The Lord said, “But many that are first will be last, and the last first.”…... Transformed by Christ—Great and Holy Pentecost What do you do, dear brothers and sisters in Christ, when you encounter ...... A Confession of Faith—Sunday of the Fathers of Nicea Prior to the Lord’s Transfiguration on Mount Tabor, the three disciples,...... Who is to blame?—Sunday of the Man Born Blind Christ is risen! “Who is to blame?” we ask ourselves whenever something …... Face to face with God—Sunday of the Samaritan Woman Christ is risen! "And it came to pass, when Moses entered the tabernacle, …... Holding on to grace—Sunday of the Paralytic Christ is risen! Lent, the Great Fast, is a time for preparation, of ...... Receive Christ—Sunday of the Myrrh-bearers Christ is risen! Crucifixion is one of the most vile and repugnant methods…... How will you respond?—Great and Holy Pascha In his great love for you and in his great love for me, God has given ...... Christ’s Entry—Palm Sunday “This month shall be your beginning of months;” says the Lord, ...... I forget the Glory of God—Sunday of St Mary of Egypt It is easy to ask ourselves, “How could the disciples have forgotten ...... I doubt—Sunday of St John Climacus We live, dear brothers and sisters, in an age where we have grown ...... It’s too much for me—Sunday of the Holy Cross It is a great honour, dear brothers and sisters, to compete in the Olympics... The Centre—Sunday of St Gregory Palamas “I know what people need,” I tell myself, “they need the Orthodox Church. …... How have I robbed my neighbour?—Sunday of the Last Judgment We are all mixed together in this life, my brothers and sisters ...... Come to yourself!—Sunday of the Prodigal Son A key phrase in today’s Gospel, my brothers and sisters, is when the Lord …... I am the Pharisee—Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee “I know what God wants,” I tell myself, “he wants repentance ...... The moral Christian—Sunday of the Canaanite Woman What does the life of a Christian look like, my brothers and sisters? ...... Trample down fallen nature—Fifteenth Sunday of Luke “And I, if I am lifted up from the earth,” says the Lord, ...... What do you want the Lord to do for you?—Fourteenth Sunday of Luke I am spiritually blind, my dear brothers and sisters, and in my blindness …... A eucharistic life—Twelfth Sunday of Luke We instinctively know, dear brothers and sisters, that someone who says ...... Repent!—Sunday after Theophany Many cultures and religions, dear brothers and sisters, have ...... Emulate the Forerunner—Sunday before Theophany You, my dear brothers and sisters in Christ, and I together are called ...... Scandalised by Suffering—Sunday after the Nativity There are some, dear brothers and sisters, who seek justice ...... We remember—The Nativity according to the flesh of our Lord Christ is born! Glorify him! Dear brothers and sisters, we gather ...... Slavery or freedom — Sunday before the Nativity The birth of a child, dear brothers and sisters, is a joyous event. ...... The Heavenly Banquet—Eleventh Sunday of Luke A meal is, perhaps, the last natural sacrament of our society ...... A spirit of infirmity—Tenth Sunday of Luke I have a spirit of infirmity, dear brothers and sisters, and like ...... Reorder our lives—Thirteenth Sunday of Luke “You are good;” says the ruler to the Lord, "vouchsafe me the answer ...... Glory to God!—The Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple In all that we do we look to the example of Christ. He is the Saviour, ...... Maximal Christianity—Eighth Sunday of Luke Many in our world, even those who call themselves Christian, try to see ...... The Three Afflictions From the beginning of Genesis, my dear brothers and sisters, humanity ...... Slavery or Freedom?—Fifth Sunday of Luke There are two men in the parable of today’s Gospel reading, one free ...... Death in the World—Sixth Sunday of Luke Our world, our society, is deeply obsessed with death. And this ...... Plough our hearts “What David said of old,” writes St Theophylact of Ochrid, ...... Arise and Follow him—Third Sunday of Luke The world is heading towards death. Politics and science cannot prevent ...... The Golden Rule—Second Sunday of Luke The Apostle Paul tells us, my brothers and sisters, that the teachings ...... The beloved disciple—St John the Theologian How much trust do you place in anonymous sources? ...... “I believe in One God”—Sunday before Holy Cross “I believe in One God,” we will say together shortly ...... Forgiveness—Eleventh Sunday of Matthew “I am mistreated,” I tell myself, “others do not treat me ...... Put away sin—The Beheading of the Forerunner What do you do, dear brothers and sisters in Christ, when a thought ...... Raised out of the water—Ninth Sunday of Matthew It is easy, dear brothers and sisters, to start out ...... Christian Hospitality — Dormition of the Most-Holy Theotokos How much of our lives, dear brothers and sisters, are focused on ...... Led to the House of the Lord—Seventh Sunday of Matthew One detail, which is not said explicitly in today’s Gospel, is that ...... You are the light of the world—Sunday of the Holy Fathers Why does God not act in the world more often? I pray, I know other ...... The lamp of the body is the eye—Third Sunday of Matthew You can tell a lot about a person in their eyes—we often hear phrases ...... Follow me—Second Sunday of Matthew We often feel lost, dear brothers and sisters: we see the faith of ...... Every one who acknowledges in me before men — Sunday of All Saints These, my dear brothers and sisters, are hard words for us to hear. ...... Who is the centre? — Sunday of Pentecost “I am at the centre of my story, I am the main character.” And I live ...... Division or Unity? — Sunday of the Holy Fathers My dear brothers and sisters, division is everywhere. We come together ...... Christ is risen! But, so what? — Sunday of the Man born blind Christ is risen but so what? What does that have to do with me? ...... Preaching as Christ — Sunday of the Samaritan Woman Christ is risen! How should we interact with those outside the Church? ...... Do you want to be healed? — Sunday of the Paralytic Christ is risen! We all need healing. You and I have been sat by our ...... Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearers “And very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when ...... Sunday of Thomas How do we know that Christ is risen? ...... Sunday of Pascha We hear, dear brothers and sisters, many times today ...... Lord I Believe; help my unbelief! Many in our society believe that science has disproved religion, that religion was merely there to e... Annunciation One of the Great Feasts of the Church, the Annunciation of the Theotokos, typically happens during... Where do you live? Where do you live? Some here may say Poole or Bournemouth, others in other villages, towns and ...... It’s all or nothing, God or mammon My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, why are you here in Church this morning? ...... It’s all or nothing, God or mammon My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, why are you here in Church this mo... I AM, who is speaking to you The name of God is powerful. When God revealed himself to Moses in the Bur... What is the meaning of life? What is the meaning of life? What does it mean to be a human being?... Have we started the Fast? We have, my brothers and sisters in Christ, completed the first week of the... What do I have to do to be saved? How much do I need to do to get into heaven? This is an easy question to a... What is a temple? My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, what is a temple? What do you unde... What is a mind? You and I, each one of us, are not merely spirits trapped within a body bu... You are what you eat “You are what you eat.” Many in today’s society will take this phrase quit... Open the eyes of our mind We too are blind, my brothers and sisters, because, as the world would say,... What shall we do? What are we doing? Religions are easy, you follow the rules and hope for the results... Where do you live? Do you live your life holding onto the past which cannot be changed? Do I?... What do you want? In our modern western society many are able to get what they want so long a...
Latest News Repent A doctor or a dentist usually has a willing patient. We want to be well, …... Latest Blog Apodosis of Pascha Today we offer back to God the celebration of Pascha—today is its Apodosis…... Latest Sermon I am not ill like they are—Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee I go to the hospital and wait to see a doctor, I am sat and at ease. …... Latest Media How to balance Faith and Career In this episode of Be the Bee, Steve explores how we can balance our ......