Sermons by Fr. John Whiteford

Topical Sermons

Title	Date
Out of the Mouth of Babes and Sucklings (Homily on Palm Sunday)	4/28/2013
We should never despair of our salvation (Homily on the Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt)	4/21/2013
Despondency (Homily on the Sunday of St. John Climacus)	4/14/2013
The Protoevangelion and the Annunciation (Homily on the Annunciation and the Sunday of the Cross)	4/7/2013
One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church (Homily on the Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas)	3/31/2013
Does Doctrine Matter (Homily on the Sunday of Orthodoxy)	3/24/2013
The Two Wings of Prayer (Homily on Cheesefare Sunday)	3/17/2013
Knowing God (homily on the Sunday of the Last Judgment)	3/10/2013
St. Nina, Enlightener of Georgia	1/27/2013
To Judge or Not to Judge	11/18/2012
The Mystery Hidden from Before the Ages	9/30/2012
Spiritual Wisdom from St. Poemen the Great	9/9/2012
The Feast of the Transfiguration	8/19/2012
What Remains of a Person’s Life	8/5/2012
Resisting Cultural Decay (a sermon in response to the Aurora, CO shootings)	7/22/2012
The Showbread in the Old and New Testaments	7/15/2012
Speaking the Whole Truth	7/8/2012
The Doctrine of the Trinity	6/3/2012
The Deity of Christ	5/13/2012
Iconoclasm: Idols and Icons	3/4/2012
When the books are opened	2/19/2012
The New Martyr Lydia	2/5/2012
St. Juliana of Lazarevo	1/15/2012
The Meaning of Thanksgiving	11/27/2011
The Meaning of Communion	11/20/2011
What’s Important?	11/13/2011
The Optina Elders and the Shamardino Nuns	10/23/2011
What is the Moral Law of God	10/2/2011
What is the basis of Morality?	9/25/2011
The Beheading of St. John the Baptist & 9/11	9/11/2011
Procession of the Cross & the Maccabean Martyrs	8/14/2011
St. Olga	7/24/2011
The Role of the Father	6/19/2011
End Times Predictions	5/22/2011
The Apostle Mark and his Mother	5/8/2011
Woe unto them that call evil “Good”	4/10/2011
Vigil and Vigilance	4/3/2011
“Why should I let you into heaven?”	2/27/2011
St. Xenia of St. Petersburg	2/6/2011
St. Anthony the Great	1/30/2011
On the Services and Feasts of the Church	2010
The Golden Rule	10/17/2010
Holiness Becometh Thy House: Having Proper Reverence for the Things of God.	9/26/2010
Orthodox Womanhood: The New Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth	7/18/2010
The Eucharist	4/25/2010
Homily on the 4^th Sunday of Lent: Prayer	3/14/2010
The Golden Rule	10/18/2009
On the Exaltation of the Holy Cross	9/27/2009
What it means to love	8/30/2009
God knows us better than we know ourselves	8/23/2009
Spiritual Warfare	2009
On the Reconciliation of the Russian Church and the repose of Metropolitan Laurus (a homily on the Sunday of Orthodoxy, given at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, Houston, TX)	3/16/2008

Sermons on Scripture

Title	Date
Let God Arise and Let His Enemies Be Scattered (Psalm 67, Part 1)	5/19/2013
The Leaven of the Pharisees, which is Hypocrisy Luke 12:1-3	2/24/2013
The Church of Smyrna and the Synagogue of Satan Revelation 2:8-11	2/10/2013
“I see men as trees walking” Mark 8:22-26	2/3/2013
St. John the Baptist Matthew 11:1-19	1/20/2013
Psalm 109	1/6/2013
Daniel and the Three Youths in a Non-Kosher Cafeteria (Daniel 1:1-21)	12/30/2012
Psalm 142	12/23/2012
The Prophet Zephaniah (Zephaniah 1-3)	12/16/2012
The Real Meaning of the Sabbath (Luke 13:10-17)	12/9/2012
The Prophecy of Obadiah (Obadiah 1-21)	12/2/2012
The Prophet Ahijah and the Division of Israel (1 Kings 11:26-12:33; 14:1-17)	11/25/2012
The Empty House: what happens when a person or a nation abandons God? (Luke 11:23-26)	11/11/2012
St. Paul’s Secret of Contentment (Philippians 4:10-23)	10/28/2012
The Second Commandment (Exodus 20:4-6)	10/21/2012
To the Church in Ephesus (Revelation 2:1-7)	10/7/2012
Psalm 62 lxx	9/23/2012
Remember the Sabbath Day to Keep it Holy (Exodus 20:8-11)	9/16/2012
The Prophet Samuel and King Saul (1 Samuel 13:1-15; 15:1-35)	9/2/2012
The Third Commandment (Exodus 20:7)	8/26/2012
Drink from your own cistern (Proverbs 5)	8/12/2012
Psalm 145 lxx	7/1/2012
If Your Eye is Evil (Matthew 6:22-33)	6/24/2012
Pruning the Vine (John 15:1-8)	6/10/2012
The Gospel of the Virgin Mary (John 2:1-11)	4/29/2012
Watch and Pray: Christ in Gethsemane (Matthew 26:36-46; Luke 22:39-46)	4/8/2012
Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven (Psalm 31 lxx)	4/1/2012
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord (Isaiah 6:1-12)	3/11/2012
Homily on Forgiveness Sunday (Matthew 6:14-21)	2/26/2012
The Deepest Dungeon or the Highest Throne (Acts 12:1-24)	1/29/2012
A String of Spiritual Pearls (1 Thessalonians 5:14-23)	1/22/2012
The Sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22:1-19)	1/1/2012
Does God care how we worship? (Leviticus 10:1-7)	12/18/2011
Thou shalt have no other gods before Me. (Exodus 20:3)	12/11/2011
No Excuses (Luke 16:19-31)	11/6/2011
The Prophet Hosea (Hosea 1-2)	10/30/2011
Be ye not unequally yoked (2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1)	10/9/2011
Righteous Zachariah (Luke 2)	9/18/2011
Flee Sexual Immorality (1 Corinthians 5-6)	9/4/2011
The Dormition: Let this mind be in you (Philippians 2:5-11)	8/28/2011
The Patience and Comfort of the Scriptures (Romans 15:4)	7/31/2011
The Word is Nigh Thee (Romans 10:1-10)	7/17/2011
Seek ye first the Kingdom of God (Matthew 6:33)	7/3/2011
“Men and brethren, what shall we do?” (Acts 2)	6/12/2011
God is gone up in jubilation (Psalm 46 lxx)	6/5/2011
If you abide in My word (John 8:31-32)	5/29/2011
The Brazen Serpent (Numbers 21:4-9)	3/27/2011
Homily on the Publican and the Pharisee (Luke 24:12-35)	2/13/2011
Homily on the Prophecy of Malachi (Given on the feast of the Prophet Malachi, coving the topics of giving, divorce, and the coming of the Forerunner)	1/16/2011
God is Love (1 John 4:7-11)	1/2/2011
The Armor of God (Ephesians 6:10-17)	12/26/2010
Rich man / Poor man (Colossians 3:16)	12/19/2010
The Chief of Sinners (1 Timothy 1:15)	12/12/2010
Our Life Does Not Consist in Possessions (Luke 12:16-21)	12/5/2010
Many are the Tribulations of the Righteous (Psalm 33:19-22 lxx)	11/28/2010
The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous (Psalm 33:15-18 lxx)	11/21/2010
Turn away from evil and do good (Psalm 33:11-14 lxx)	11/14/2010
O Taste and See (Psalm 33:8-10 lxx)	11/7/2010
Launch out into the deep (Luke 5:1-11)	10/10/2010
Living Temples (2 Corinthians 6:16-7:1)	9/19/2010
The Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30)	9/16/2010
“Lord, I have cried,” Part 5: The Truth of the Lord Abideth Forever. (Psalm 129 & 116 lxx)	8/22/2010
“Lord, I have cried,” Part 4: Bring my soul out of prison. (Psalm 141 lxx)	8/15/2010
“Lord, I have cried,” Part 3: I am alone until I pass by. (Psalm 140:6-10 lxx)	8/8/2010
“Lord, I have cried,” Part 2: Making excuse with excuses in sins. (Psalm 140:4-5 lxx)	8/1/2010
“Lord, I have cried,” Part 1: Set a watch, O Lord. (Psalm 140:1-3 lxx)	7/25/2010
Bearing one another’s burdens (Romans 15:1-7)	7/11/2010
Overcoming evil with good (Romans 12:14-21)	7/4/2010
Homily on 2 Kings 4:1-7 & 2 Kings 6:24-7:20 (Given on the feast of the Prophet Elisha)	6/27/2010
Christian Chivalry (Matthew 8:5-13)	6/20/2010
The Beatitudes, Part 3 (Matthew 5:10-12)	6/13/2010
The Beatitudes, Part 2 (Matthew 5:7-9)	6/6/2010
The Beatitudes, Part 1 (Matthew 5:3-6)	5/30/2010
Ye know not what manner of Spirit ye are of (Homily on Luke 9:51-56)	2010
John 8:30-32: “The Truth shall make your free.”	5/2/2010
Mark 8:34-9:1: Take up your Cross.	3/7/2010
Zechariah 1:3: “Turn ye unto me, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will turn unto you.”	2/21/2010
Jeremiah 2:13: Living Water	1/31/2010
Isaiah 7:9: “If you will not believe, you will not understand.”	1/3/2010
Hebrews 3:5-4:10: “Today if you will hear His voice, harden not your hearts.”	12/27/2009
The Lord’s Prayer Part 2: “Thy will be done in earth, as it is in Heaven.” (Part 1 was unfortunately not recorded)	2009
The Lord’s Prayer Part 3: “Give us this day our daily bread.”	2009
The Lord’s Prayer Part 4: “And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.”	2009
The Lord’s Prayer Part 5: “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.”	2009
He Ain’t Heavy Homily on 1 John 4:20-5:5	11/1/2009
Work out your salvation with fear and trembling (Homily on Philippians 2:12-13)	10/25/2009
Homily on 2 Corinthians 9:6-11 Sowing and Reaping	10/11/2009
Homily on 2 Corinthians 5:12-21 The Ministry of Reconciliation	8/30/2009
Homily on the 9^th Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 14:22-34 (also brief comments on St. Panteleimon)	8/9/2009
Homily on the 4^th Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 8:5-13	7/5/2009

Sermons by other Speakers

Title	Speaker	Date
Psalm 50	Fr. David Companik	2/17/2013
The Feeding of the 5,000	Fr. Innokenty (Reichert)	7/29/2012
Do We Still Need Fathers?	Fr. George Dahdouh	6/17/2012
St. Thomas Sunday	Fr. Innokenty (Reichert)	4/22/2012