Sermons from St. Sophia, Bellingham, Washington

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

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Spiritual Vision and Supernatural Alms: 14th Sunday of Luke 2024

Dec 01 2024 13 mins

Epistle Reading: Ephesians 2:4-10Brethren, God who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with him, and made us sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches o

The Christian Life is a Like a Marriage, Not a Checklist: 13th Sunday of Luke 2024

Nov 24 2024 11 mins

Gospel Reading: Luke 18:18-27At that time, a ruler came to Jesus and asked him, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.' " And he said, "All these I hav

9th Sunday of Luke 2024

Nov 17 2024 9 mins

Gospel Reading: Luke 12:16-21The Lord said this parable: "The land of a rich man brought forth plentifully; and he thought to himself, 'What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?' And he said, 'I will do this: I will pull down my barns, and build larger ones; and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, 'Soul, you have ample goods laid up

Lazarus and the Rich Man: 5th Sunday of Luke

Nov 03 2024 11 mins

Gospel Reading: Luke 16:19-31The Lord said, "There was a rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazaros, full of sores, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table; moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom.

Why Do Orthodox Christians Call Death “Sleep?”: 7th Sunday of Luke 2024

Oct 27 2024 13 mins

Gospel Reading: Luke 8:41-56At that time, there came to Jesus a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue; and falling at Jesus' feet he besought him to come to his house, for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. As he went, the people pressed round him. And a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years and had spent all her living

Having a Right Mind is Sitting at the Lord’s Feet: 6th Sunday of Luke 2024

Oct 20 2024 11 mins

Epistle Reading: II Corinthians 6:16-18;7:1Brethren, you are the temple of the living God; as God said, "I will live in them and move among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Therefore come out from them, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch nothing unclean; then I will welcome you, and I will be a father to you, and you shall be my sons and

Sunday After the Cross

Sep 15 2024 10 mins

Epistle Reading: Galatians 2:16-20Brethren, knowing that a man is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ, and not by works of the law, because by works of the law shall no one be justified. But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we ourselves were found to be

The Orthodox Christian Concept of Time: Church New Year- Indiction 2024

Sep 01 2024 13 mins

Epistle Reading: I Timothy 2:1-7Timothy, my son, first of all, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all men, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life, godly and respectful in every way. This is good, and it is acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to

8th Sunday of Matthew 2024

Aug 18 2024 12 mins

Gospel Reading: Matthew 14:14-22At that time, Jesus saw a great throng; and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick. When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a lonely place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves." Jesus said, "They need not go away; you give them something to eat." They sa

The Business of Being at God’s Bosom: 5th Sunday of Matthew 2024

Jul 28 2024 16 mins

Gospel Reading: Matthew 8:28-34; 9:1 At that time, when Jesus came to the country of the Gergesenes, two demoniacs met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one would pass that way. And behold, they cried out, "What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?" Now a herd of many swine was feeding at some distance from them. And