Today Feb 2 we celebrate the Presentation of our Lord in the Temple, yes 40 days ago was Christmas Day!  What do we see in Icon of the Feast?  Have we really looked at it?  Who is depicted in it?

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Today is the final of three sermons, the first two focused on time and talent, while todays focus is on treasure.

As Orthodox Christians we see the worlds as God's gift, as a sacrament of God's presence and means of communion with Him.  We witness to Christ by the way we set our priorities in life.   Same thing can happen with regards to our finances.

Do we commit more to the streaming services a month more than you do to our Church?  Do we pay more for apps on our mobile devices that we support the spreading of the Good News?

God does not ask us for a contribution, because His Church is not a club in which we pay dues.  He is asking for a total commitment of --- OUR LIFE!

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Today in the Gospel Passage we hear about Zacchaios and what he did to see Christ.  When this happened Christ called him down from the tree (he did this in order to see Jesus) and told him he was going to his home.

What is our home like (meaning our soul)?  Is it ready to receive Christ?

No???  LISTEN...

Today Fr. Demetri continues the second of three sermons focused on the theme of Stewardship, todays focus is on Talent.  In this sermon we hear a short story about an owner checking up on his work which leads to us making sure we are doing the right thing in this life.

How does the topic of talents connect with Vasilopita Cutting?

Does God have the first rights of your life?  Does He get the first slice of you... or does He get the crumbs that are left over?

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Today we hear the Gospel Passage about 10 lepers who asked Christ to heal them.  We hear Christ say "go and show yourselves to the priests" and while they were walking one noticed that he was healed and returned to thank Him?

What about the other nine?  They didn't.

Are we like the one who came back to say thank you or like the other nine who didn't???

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This is the first of three sermons that will focus on our Stewardship in the life of the Church. 

Our brief time on earth is God's gift to us.  We are accountable for our stewardship of this precious gift.  Yet what are we doing with it?  Of the 168 hours in every week in which we have been blessed, how much do we REALLY offer back to God?

We are all busy, but not all of that busy time is well-spent.  How can we improve the gift of time that God gives us?

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In the youth sermon today Fr offers a reflecting question seeing if we have improved ourselves into the New Year.

What were the answers that were given and how does it tie into our Faith?

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Today during the Divine Services we hear about a couple in different places being remembered for different things.  At every Divine Liturgy we say in the Creed and remember the husband when we say "...and He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate".  Today we remember the wife, St. Procla.

Yes, you read that right, the wife of Pontius Pilate is a Saint of the Church?

This makes us ask the question...
How do we what to be remembered???

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Yes it's the fall season and many are already watching or listening to Christmas music.  One character that comes to mind during this time of year is Scrooge.  How he was stingy and only thought of himself, yet we know that after his visit from 4 spirits, he repented and changed his life.

This makes us ask ourselves the following question:

Are we generous or being stingy in our daily lives?

On Election Tuesday many will go to the polls to vote for either candidates or on ballot questions that will affect ones area and possibly change laws.

But did you know that as an Orthodox Christian, we vote everyday?

No?  Listen How...