We Have Seen the True Light
Here you will find youth and main sermons given by Fr. Demetri Costarakis...Recording of various homilies or guest speakers...Various Liturgical Services or chanting to the Glory of God...Bible Study Sessions...Orthodox Life Series topics
Episodes
18 episodes
The Peace of God is What We Need - Main Sermon 12/14/25
Last week's main sermon (click here to listen) was about receiving the Greatest Gift ever given to humankind. Today's sermo...
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An Invitation & Our Response - Youth Sermon 12/14/25
Many of us have been invited somewhere before, maybe to a birthday party, an event or simply over someone's home for dinner. In the Gospel Reading today we hear a Parable about people who were invited to a Great Banquet, but they gave exc...
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Receiving the Greatest Gift Ever Given - Main Sermon
Christmas js the season of giving and many know that it is better to give than to receive. Receiving something - especially a gift we may think we don‘t deserve - can be a lot to take in. We have to realize that God offers Hi...
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18 Years of Pain - Youth Sermon 12/7/25
In the Gospel Passage we hear about a woman that had severe back pain for 18 years, this sermonette offers a focus on her, us and our Lord.Listen…
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Response to a Recent Article on Orthodoxy - Main Sermon 11/23/25
Today’s sermon is a response to an article in the New York Times on those seeking to convert to Orthodoxy. While the article interviews clergy, recent converts and those seeking to convert, there are some items that were presented (and no...
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The Most Important Goal - Youth Sermon by Panos Coufos 11/23/25
Today our Youth Sermon was offered by Panos Coufos, where he talks about the one Goal our Lord asks of.What it is it?Listen…
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A Story of a Miracle from God Through the Intercessions of St. Nektarios - Main Sermon 11/9/25
This morning on this the Feastday of St. Nektarios, Fr. Demetri shares a personal story about a miracle that happened to his own mother. The reflection/words that he is reading this morning were written by his dad, Fr. Peter of blessed me...
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Do I Take Time to Be With God? - Youth Sermon 11/2/25
Everything we do in this life follows time. We set our alarm for a certain time. We need to be in school/class at a certain time. We have lunch at a certain time and we go to bed at a certain time.With all this talk abo...
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Are You a Chasm or a Bridge? - Main Sermon 11/2/2025
In the Gospel Passage today we hear about the poor man Lazarus and the Rich man. Both died and went to very different areas. Lazarus was in the...
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Did You Know that We Put on Christ? - Youth Sermon 11/2/2025
Many this past week dressed up and pretended to be someone or something while asking for candy and goodies. But did you know that a person actually puts on Christ at the time of Baptism?Listen...
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Being a Soldier for Christ - Main Sermon 10/26/25
Today we celebrate the Feast of St. Demetrios the Great Martyr. In the sermon today, we focus on the Epistle Reading from the day...
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Saying Thank you to our Seminarian and Having Role Models - Youth Sermon 10/26/25
This Sunday will be the final Sunday of having Vasili Panagopoulos with us here at St. George. He was assigned to us for Youth Ministry 2 years ago and he stayed to chant the Divine Services for us (when he didnt have to). We thank ...
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Expecting Nothing Back - Main Sermon 10/5/25
For the past few Sundays, we have heard the following:Sept 7 Sunday before Holy Cross: "For God so loved the world that He gave His Only Begotten Son..."Sep 21 Sunday after Holy Cross: ""If anyone wishes to come after me, let him ...
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How Should We Treat Others? - Youth Sermon 10/5/25
We have all heard the saying "treat others the way you want to be treated", but who may have said that to you first? Was it a parent? a teacher? a coach?Do you know WHO said it first?Listen...
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Having Obedience to Christ - Main Sermon 9/28/2025
In the Gospel Passage today we hear about how fishermen worked all night and caught nothing. Our Lord spoke to the crowd and then told Peter to cast...
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Overcoming Fear - Youth Sermon 9/28/25
At the beginning of this sermon a question was asked "How many of you have been afraid of something?"Like us the Apostles were afraid too? What were they afraid of and how can we become strong like them?Listen...
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Do we Deny Ourself and Follow Him? - Main Sermon 9/21/25
On this the Sunday after The Holy Cross, we hear in the Gospel Passage on this day, we hear "The Lord said: "If anyone wishes to come after me, let him de...
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The Sign of the Cross, a Prayer Without Words - Youth Sermon 9/21/25
In our faith, there are many ways to pray. We have community prayer, like The Divine Liturgy and other liturgical services. We have personal prayer, that can be offered at any time of the day to God. But did you know that ther...
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