Fr. Matthias Shehad explores the biblical account of the angel Gabriel’s announcement to Zechariah about the birth of John the Baptist, highlighting the challenges of faith and doubt. Fr. Matthias discusses how Zechariah’s doubt, despite witnessing a miracle, reflects a common human struggle to trust God’s promises without seeing all the details.

He explains the importance of faith as trusting God’s word beyond our understanding and compares this to the patience exhibited by biblical figures like Abraham, Sarah, Gideon, and Joseph. Fr. Matthias emphasizes that God’s purpose often goes beyond immediate circumstances, using trials to increase faith, develop patience, and ultimately bring salvation.

Drawing on Scripture, he encourages believers to draw closer to God during difficult times, trust in His greater plan, and understand that God’s ways and timing are higher than human reasoning. This message underlines the role of faith in the Christian life and the call to trust God’s love and providence.

Fr. Matthias Shehad explores the theme of spiritual maturity through the dialogue between Christ and St. Peter after the resurrection. He examines how the apostles’ faith grew from seeking immediate rewards to embracing selfless service and perseverance without constant consolation. Fr. Matthias contrasts the motivations of children and adults, emphasizing the shift from seeking personal gain to acting out of duty and love for others. He highlights the process of spiritual growth, showing how initial experiences of joy and miracles later give way to trials, suffering, and obedience in difficult circumstances.

Using biblical examples, including St. Peter's restoration and the apostles’ early ministry, Fr. Matthias explains how true maturity involves commitment to follow Christ even when the path is challenging or unclear. He encourages viewers to accept times of spiritual dryness and uncertainty as part of God's plan to strengthen faith and deepen dependence on Him. This sermon offers insight into persevering in faith beyond feelings and immediate rewards.

Fr. Matthias Shehad explores the concept of greatness through the life of St. John the Baptist, emphasizing how God’s view of greatness differs from the world’s. Using Mark chapter 1 as a foundation, Fr. Matthias explains that greatness is not about appearance, status, or performing miracles, but about humility, truthfulness, and obedience to God.

He highlights St. John’s austere lifestyle, his boldness in speaking truth to power, and his focus on preparing the way for Christ rather than seeking personal glory. Fr. Matthias also discusses St. John’s interactions with Herod, illustrating his unwavering conviction and fearlessness despite opposition.

The sermon concludes by reflecting on why people followed St. John—his humility, selflessness, integrity, sincere care, and courage—and invites listeners to emulate these qualities in their own pursuit of spiritual greatness.

Fr. Matthias Shehad explores the teachings of Christ about “the way,” highlighting that Jesus is not only the goal but also the path to spiritual life and salvation. He discusses the characteristics of those who walk in this way, emphasizing the necessity of dying with Christ through baptism, embracing self-sacrifice, and striving to enter through the narrow gate despite difficulties. Fr. Matthias explains the difference between sinners who strive for repentance and the wicked who reject God’s grace.

He stresses the importance of trusting God’s timing, maintaining focus amid distractions, and practicing self-discipline in thoughts, emotions, and actions. Using biblical examples, he illustrates how perseverance and obedience are essential to completing the spiritual journey. Fr. Matthias encourages viewers to embrace these qualities to deepen their faith and follow Christ’s path to eternal life.

Fr. Matthias Shehad explains the essential requirements for salvation according to Scripture and the teachings of the Church. He emphasizes the Church’s role as the bride of Christ and the source of sacraments necessary for salvation. Fr. Matthias highlights the critical importance of partaking in Communion, baptism, and confession, underscoring that these are not optional but vital for eternal life.

He discusses the power of faith, citing biblical examples to illustrate how trust in God is fundamental to salvation. Fr. Matthias stresses the need for public confession of faith, obedience to God’s commandments, and continual repentance, encouraging believers to maintain hope and endurance through life’s challenges. This message calls for active participation in the spiritual life, teaching that salvation requires both God’s grace and human cooperation

Fr. Matthias Shehad explores the theme of how God's presence transforms seemingly impossible situations, using biblical examples such as the feeding of the 5,000, the crossing of the Red Sea, water from the rock, Gideon's army, David and Goliath, Daniel’s faith, and the fiery furnace. He emphasizes that human reasoning alone cannot determine outcomes when God is with us, as divine intervention often brings unexpected solutions that surpass logic.

Fr. Matthias applies these lessons to everyday challenges in family life, parenting, finances, resisting temptation, and planning for the future. He stresses the importance of prayer, faith, and relying on God’s guidance rather than solely on human calculations. Trusting God changes the way we face problems and leads to solutions beyond our understanding. This message encourages viewers to invite God into their lives and decisions, recognizing His power to work through difficult circumstances.

In this sermon on the Transfiguration from Luke 9:32, Fr. Matthias Shehad explores the concept of spiritual sleep that prevents believers from fully perceiving the glory of God. He explains how distractions from the world, sin, busyness, pride, lack of forgiveness, and inconsistency can keep Christians spiritually asleep, even while God’s presence is near.

Fr. Matthias highlights the dangers of numbness to sin, misplaced priorities on work or routine, and the need to redeem time wisely for God. He emphasizes the importance of humility, forgiveness, and staying spiritually vigilant to avoid falling into spiritual blindness. Drawing on Scripture, he encourages reflecting honestly on our spiritual state so we can awaken and genuinely experience God’s glory in everyday life.

Fr. Matthias Shehad explores the story of Christ raising Lazarus from the dead, focusing on the deeper spiritual meaning beyond the physical miracle. He explains how God's promises often involve spiritual transformation rather than immediate physical change, highlighting the difference between literal and spiritual resurrection.

Fr. Matthias discusses how God allows trials, temptations, and suffering to shape and strengthen believers rather than simply removing difficulties. He emphasizes that God provides the strength to endure challenges, grants contentment instead of wealth, and offers joy amid hardships. Using scriptural examples, he illustrates how faith requires spiritual discernment to understand God's work in our lives.

The sermon encourages believers to trust in God’s presence during struggles, knowing that spiritual growth and ultimate resurrection come through faith, patience, and reliance on God’s grace.

Fr. Matthias explores the various ways the Lord calls individuals, emphasizing that God's call is continuous and personal. He explains that Christ calls for physical and spiritual healing, repentance, service, encouragement, rebuke, and salvation, illustrating each with biblical examples like Bartimaeus, the adulterous woman, Jeremiah, Joshua, Job, and Lot’s family.

Fr. Matthias highlights different channels through which God speaks, including Scripture, the words of others, life circumstances, conscience, and, rarely, signs. He stresses the importance of being attentive and receptive to these calls, encouraging believers to embrace the transformation God offers through a new heart and spirit.

This sermon provides a thoughtful reflection on how God’s voice reaches believers in everyday life and calls them to respond with faith and obedience.

Fr. Matthias Shehad explores the meaning and purpose of rebuke, emphasizing its role as an act of love aimed at correction and growth rather than judgment. Drawing from biblical examples like Christ’s rebuke of the Pharisees, King David’s response to Nathan the prophet, and St. Peter’s gentle correction, Fr. Matthias explains the difference between rebuke and judgment and the importance of receiving rebuke with humility.

He discusses how to respond to rebuke constructively by examining oneself, seeking God’s mercy, and taking practical steps toward transformation. Fr. Matthias highlights the spiritual benefits of accepting rebuke, viewing it as a form of God’s love and a path to wisdom and repentance. He concludes with reflections from St. Augustine on the necessity of embracing rebuke to seek healing and spiritual renewal