St. Paul American Coptic Orthodox Church Podcast - Sermon

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  • 2024_10_27 Purity of Heart
    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Babah. The desert fathers understood that while the Kingdom of God was the goal of Christian life, the way was through purity of heart. Purity of heart is not merely the avoidance of certain sins but about the integrity, harmony and singularity of the human person directed toward God. To achieve this we also need to understand the pathology of spiritual illness.
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    27 October 2024, 5:30 pm
  • 2024_10_13 The Fragrance of Christ
    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 1st Sunday of Babah. The healing of the paralytic was facilitated by the love and faith of his four friends. St. Paul's epistle speaks about the "fragrance of Christ" that is diffused by a life of faith, love, repentance and good deeds. The fragrance of holiness is not only a metaphor but a supernatural phenomenon in the Church.
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    14 October 2024, 5:30 am
  • 2024_10_06 The Beauty that Attracts Souls
    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 4th Sunday of Thout. The gospel of the sinful woman in the house of Simon the Pharisee reflects a soul that was attracted to, and transformed by, the true beauty of Christ. Coming into contact with objective truth, goodness and beauty exposes Satan's disfigured counterfeits.
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    6 October 2024, 5:30 pm
  • 2024_09_29 The Cost Of Discipleship
    Fr. Andrew Iskander- Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Thout. A reflection on the invitation and cost of discipleship.
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    30 September 2024, 5:30 am
  • 2024_09_22 Love's Urgent Longings
    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Thout. A certain poet coined the term "Hound of Heaven" to describe God's relentless pursuit of the human heart. God's work in our lives aims to awaken our own desire and longing for Him and eternal life. We glorify God in our lives when we allow that desire to grow in intensity by detaching ourselves from earthly, temporal and corruptible things.
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    22 September 2024, 5:30 pm
  • 2024_09_08 The Tension that Brings Grace and Salvation
    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the Sunday of Nasie. The early Christians lived with the tension of the expectation of Christ's 2nd Coming. This tension inspired them to live holy lives. Spiritual tension, distinct from psychological stress, is a necessary element of spiritual growth which brings God's grace and salvation.
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    8 September 2024, 5:30 pm
  • 2024_08_25 Be Wise in What is Good
    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Mesori. St. Paul commands us to "be wise in what is good." (Rom. 16:19). There are many examples of those who struggled and toiled in vain in pursuit of the spiritual life. A reflection on how can we avoid the traps that cause our spiritual striving to be in vain.
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    25 August 2024, 5:30 pm
  • 2024_08_11 The Vineyard of the Human Heart
    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 1st Sunday of Mesori. The parable of the wicked tenants points to important truths about the character of God. Likewise, the wickedness of the tenants reveals spiritual problems in the human heart that demand our attention and our resolve.
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    11 August 2024, 5:30 pm
  • 2024_08_04 Graciousness of God in Suffering
    Fr. Andrew Iskander- Homily for the 4th Sunday of Epip. A reflection on Godā€˜s delay during Lazarusā€™ death as a sign of God's graciousness in the midst of suffering, teaching us to sacrifice our desires in order to glorify God.
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    4 August 2024, 5:30 pm
  • 2024_07_28 God's Goodness and God's Blessings
    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Epip. The miracle of feeding the multitudes in the lectionary is often referred to as the Sunday of Blessing. What is the difference between God's goodness and God's blessings? The difference is essential for our spiritual lives.
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    28 July 2024, 5:30 pm
  • 2024_07_21 Humility
    Fr. Andrew Iskander- Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Epep. A discussion on humility.
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    21 July 2024, 5:30 pm
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