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Fr. Mina gives the sermon on being pure of heart. He explains the gospel of the day, which is when our Lord Jesus Christ performed a miracle to pay taxes. He explains that St. Peter and Our Lord paying the same amount of tax may have led the disciples to believe that He was choosing St. Peter as his second in command. Thus, our Lord explains that to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, we must be like little children.   

The Purity of Heart - Fr. Mina Dimitri

This week Fr Elijah speaks to us about three characteristics of St Mary and encourages us to apply them in our own lives if we wish to live in peace. 

The Sound of Silence - Decluttering the Soul

Servants Meeting @ St. Philopateer Mercurius Coptic Orthodox Church - Palm Harbor, FL ~ August 31, 2025

How To Correct Others In Ministry

Fraction to the Father @ St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church - Nashville, TN ~ August 23, 2025

Fraction: O Lord our God the Great | 2025 (Arabic - عربى)

n this powerful sermon, Fr. Paul Girguis unpacks the story of Zacchaeus, the chief tax collector, and challenges us to reflect on the “tree” we must climb to see Jesus. Zacchaeus reached the end of himself—his wealth, power, and sinful pleasures left him empty—so he humbled himself and climbed a tree to encounter Christ.
Fr. Paul reminds us that there are always two trees before us:
The Cross of Christ – the place of love, forgiveness, and transformation.
Our own cross – the hardships and trials God allows to purify us and draw us closer to Him.
Will the Cross of Christ be enough for you, or will you need to be brought to your own tree of suffering before you surrender to Him? This message invites us to humility, repentance, and a deeper love for the Savior who says, “Today salvation has come to this house.”

Zacchaeus and the Two Trees - Choosing the Cross of Christ

Servants Meeting @ St. Mary & Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church - Houston, TX ~ October 5, 2025

God’s Comfort For the Heavy Laden

A gripping journey from addiction to holy repentance. Fr. Paul tells the story of St. Mary of Egypt and her encounter with a desert monk, her radical conversion at the Feast of the Cross, seventeen years of fierce warfare in the wilderness, and the grace that made her a vessel of light. This is a call to real repentance, tears before God, and a renewed vow to Christ.

From Scandal to Saint - Part 3: St. Mary of Egypt

Doxology for St. Severus of Antioch (Adam) - English (Veneration Tune)

“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

+ Saint Matthew 7:1-5 +

i also fell + Bishop Karas of El-Mahalla +

Fr. Paul opens a deep Bible journey through the life of Moses and shows how God forms a soul over a lifetime. Scripture is not background noise. It is how we hear Christ, grow, and find direction. This talk walks through Exodus 1–3 and invites you to cooperate with grace in every season.

What you will learn
 • Why the Word of God must be daily if you want to know Christ
 • How Moses’ story becomes a pattern for your soul from birth to calling
 • The faith of Moses’ parents and the providence of God over the Nile
 • Why hidden years in Midian are not wasted years but God’s classroom
 • What “take off your sandals” means for real repentance and readiness
 • How God reveals His heart before He gives any assignment
 • The meaning of “I AM WHO I AM” for identity and trust
 • How excuses fade when God says, “I will be with you”

Life Of Moses - Part 1: The God Who Sees, Forms, and Sends Out

Moses returns from the burning bush to face Pharaoh, and we discover that this is our story too. Drawing on St. Gregory of Nyssa’s Life of Moses, we follow the soul’s ascent to God, the inner Pharaoh that resists freedom, and the purifying path that leads from bondage to the Promised Land. The plagues are not random punishments. They reveal the passions that enslave us and the grace that heals us when we turn to Christ.
We walk through Moses’ five excuses at the bush, God’s patient answers, and the gift of an “Aaron” in our lives for support and discernment. Then we look at each plague as a mirror for the heart. Water to blood shows truth distorted. Frogs expose impulses that leap out of an unguarded heart. Flies, boils, hail, and locusts uncover thoughts, guilt, rage, and greed. Darkness reveals how a heart can live in light yet only see night. The death of Egypt’s firstborn teaches us to kill the first stirrings of sin before they grow.
The same sun that melts wax hardens clay. God does not force grace. He invites. When the soul yields, Egypt gives way to Exodus, darkness to light, and the tyrant loses his grip. Christ’s cross is the cure that turns fire into light and pain into healing.

Life Of Moses - Part 2: When the Soul Meets its Pharaoh

In today’s sermon, Fr Elijah reflects on how God transforms our deepest weaknesses into testimonies of His strength and glory. What once symbolised defeat can become the very sign of victory. Tune in and be reminded that with Christ, we’ve never seen anything like this.

"For when I am weak, then I am strong."
2 Corinthians 12:10

Power In Our Weakness

During this seminar, parent and Counsellor Jessica George discusses how to understand, nurture and support your child's emotions. 
She talks about Emotional Development and Attachment Theory- how it develops and why it's important.
She provides helpful advice to support parents in tuning into their children's feelings and to help nourish an emotional need.

Supporting our Children's Emotional Needs

Tune in to Fr Abraham Fam as he challenges us not just to know Christ in our minds, but to encounter Him deeply in our hearts. If we believe Jesus truly is God, then nothing else matters!

Could this Really be God?

Join a panel of experts from Exodus including Debbie Armanious, Jessica George and Sarah Attala to deep dive how to develop effective communication and trust with your teenage children. Explore questions like
* what are the things we think our teen children are not telling their parents?
* what may be holding teen children back from opening up to their parents?
* how can parents model the behaviour they want from their children? 
* how can parents develop an ability to deal with what their children are going through without judging them?
Breakout sessions explore dealing with topics like social media, drugs and alcohol, gender and sex.
This is a must listen to talk for all parents of teenagers

Talking to Teens- Effective communication and Trust

Abouna Abraham Fam reminds us that just as Jesus chose Peter’s boat, He chooses each of us — calling us to spend more time with Him, not just fit Him into our busy schedules. Tune in and be encouraged to slow down and let Christ be at the centre of your life.

Cost of Discipleship

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Life Of Moses - Part 1: The God Who Sees, Forms, and Sends Out

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