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
15 episodes
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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The Holy Cross is the Source Against all evil - Main Sermon 9/14/25
Having again been face to face with evil and terror from the events of the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the senseless acts of violence in the world, we may feel numb, grief-stricken, horrified, in pai or full of anger.We must rememb...
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The Elevation of the Holy Cross & the Meaning of Sept 14 - Main Sermon 9/7/25
On this the Sunday before the Elevation of the Holy Cross (which will take place next Sunday, September 14), this sermon offers the followingHistory of how the Holy Cross of our Lord and Savior was found by St. HelenThe Mea...
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Annunciation School Shooting in Minnesota - Main Sermon 8/31/25
This past week evil was shown while children and adults were participating in the Liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church at the Annunciation Day School.This sermon offers words on "Why" and "How" and even addresses "Where God is" during ho...
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Asking for Forgiveness Means We NEED to Offer Forgiveness - Main Sermon 8/24/25
Today we hear in the Gospel Passage about forgiveness (please take a moment to read the passage). We hopefully always ask God for His mercy and forg...
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Are We Hungry for Christ - Main Sermon 8/3/2025
In the Gospel Passage today we hear about Christ feeding the 5000 (besides women and children).Do you know what happened before this miracle took place?St. John the Baptist was beheaded and after hearing about this, Christ retreat...
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St. Panteleimon: his, name, profession and calling - Main Sermon 7/27/2025
There is a lot in a name, especially when a name has deep meaning.On July 27, we celebrate the memory of St. Panteleimon. Some things that you may learn from this sermon:DId you know that was not his original name (origi...
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