Sermons from St. Sophia, Bellingham, Washington

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Sunday Homilies from St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Christian Church in Bellingham, Washington.... more

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February 05, 2019 15th Sunday of Luke - How to Listen to a Sermon - Zacchaios the Tax Collector
Zacchaios is a model of how to hear and respond to the Word of God. What really pleases God: our fellowship with Him.
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13min
January 22, 2019 12th Sunday of Luke - The Healing of the Ten Lepers - Repentance, Simply Put
Our Lord God is good and compassionate. We should never fear to return to Him. We have a God we can admire and love. Gratitude is the reason for the Liturgy. This morning's Gospel passage shows that Repentance is about Two things: 1) Realizing that Jesus is God and has done great things for us, and 2) Return physically to His presence to give thanks. Like the one grateful healed leper, return to Jesus to give thank... making plans to return to be in His physical presence. For Orthodox Christians, this place is in the Church, the Body of Christ, Sunday mornings for Divine Liturgy.
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12min
January 13, 2019 Sunday After the Theophany - The Inauguration of Jesus' Preaching Ministry
Why do Orthodox Christians call Jesus "the Word"? After His Baptism, Jesus begins his preaching ministry. Jesus saves by words and teachings. He regenerates men's lives by teaching and persuasion. Even his miracles Jesus meant to draw people to his teachings. Jesus' preaching ministry has never ended and never will end, but continues through the ministry of the Church.
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12min
December 26, 2018 The Sunday Before the Nativity - The Geneaology of Christ
The Genealogy of Our Lord. Why the Orthodox Church still reads this passage just before the Christmas Feast. Jesus descends from a real family, warts and all. The Genealogy is a type of creed, a statement of faith.
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8min
December 18, 2018 11th Sunday of Luke - Parable of the Great Banquet - Don't Fall in Love with Exile
Jesus gives a parable about worldly entanglements and lame excuses. We live in a land of exile while anticipating the Heavenly Kingdom promised by Jesus Christ. Jesus entered the land of exile in which we live to draw us to paradise. Do not fall in love with exile. How should Christians live in exile?
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13min
December 11, 2018 10th Sunday of Luke - Jesus Heals a Woman on the Sabbath - The Liturgy as True Sabbath Rest
Jesus does not "work" on the Sabbath when He healed the woman, but did what God does: He cared for His Creation. God created the Sabbath so that we would remember that He liberates His people from Slavery and that it is the Lord Who makes us "holy." The Divine Liturgy is a call to holy rest.
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12min
December 05, 2018 14th Sunday of Luke - The Blind Man of Jericho
Bartimeaus, the blind beggar healed by Jesus, shows what pure prayer is like. Jesus heard his pure prayer. The blind man shows us that the model of evangelism is simple: share your story of what Jesus has done for you. Spreading good news bears fruit, as seen in how the blind man's story prepared Zaccheus the tax collector to repent before Jesus.
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15min
November 27, 2018 13th Sunday of Luke - The Rich Ruler
The concept of "a camel going through the eye of a need" as a metaphor for detachment from the world and a maturing faith. The portal to heaven is a narrow door... but Jesus is "THE Door." Why Jesus objected to being called "Good teacher." Did the ruler consider himself "righteous" because of his accumulated wealth? Did he consider that heaven was guaranteed for him?
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13min
November 20, 2018 9th Sunday of Luke - Parable of the Rich Fool
The Old Testament context of this parable. How the "Prosperity Gospel" fails when we look at the life and teachings of Christ and His Saints. St. Paul calls Christians to live a "worthy life" in Christ. The Law of Moses was meant to gather a stiff-necked, childish people to make them His "People" awaiting the coming of the Messiah.
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15min
November 13, 2018 The 8th Sunday of Luke - The Good Samaritan is Christ
The Good Samaritan is an icon of Jesus Christ. One who understands this parable will understand the mystery of the Incarnation and the true path to salvation.
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11min

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