We Have Seen the True Light Fr. Demetri Costarakis

On this Sunday we hear about the Paralytic and his encounter with our Lord.  For 38 years this person suffered and was asked by Christ Himself, "Do you want to be made well?"  This might seem like a strange question because of course the man wanted to be healed.

Why would our Lord ask this question?
What does this miracle mean for us today?
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What did you do when you found out you had good news?  You probably shared it with your family, friends and then everyone you came across.  We have the best news that we are to share with the world... CHRIST IS RISEN!

Peter offers this monrings youth sermon on Topic #3 of the Oratorical Festival which is  "The Christian message in C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe has influenced many believersof Christ .How has another work of fiction inspired people to seek Jesus Christ?"

Please listen how Peter shares a Popular Avenger in his presenation!

On the third Sunday of Pascha we celebrate and remember the Myrrh-bearing Women, Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemos.  

What can we especially learn from these women who went to the tomb very early on that Sunday morning?
What can we do to be more like them in our daily lives?

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When you go to a Wedding or a Baptism you receive a "favor" or in Greek a "martyrika".  This means that you witnessed this wonderful event!  Well for us, we are blessed to have Saints, who in every generation, are witnesses of Christ to the world. 

Yet who is St. George? 
What did he do to be martyred for Christ? 
How can we be like him? 

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Today is the 5th and final Sunday of Great Lent, which means we have 5 more days to improve who we are and who we want to be before Lazarus Saturday.  What can we do to end Great Lent on a high note?  Listen...