Fr Elijah Sermons

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Pope Kyrillos VI was not a man of many words. But a lot of his words can be found in his letters.
Fr Daniel Fanous went on a journey to bring to us a book, The Silent Patriarch, a book on Pope Kyrillos' life and legacy.
Interviewed by Fr Mark, Fr Daniel brings to us a deeper side of Pope Kyrillos we would have never known.

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The Pope Kyrillos Interview (Fr Daniel Fanous)

Pope Kyrillos Graduate Thanksgiving Retreat

Liturgy Sermon by Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim on the First Sunday of the Nativity Fast.

The Gospel of Luke 14:25-35

Pope Kyrillos Graduate Thanksgiving Retreat

The Cost of Discipleship - Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim

Fr Elijah Estafanous speaks about the authority given to the apostles by Christ, and how living a life of genuine love and commitment to God naturally leads to spreading the Gospel.

Evangelism - The Byproduct of Love

Join us in this powerful and heartfelt sermon by Fr Elijah as he delves into the profound lessons from the story of the little boy offering his five loaves and two fish to Jesus. What motivates us to offer ourselves to God?

The Offering of Myself

In this new series "Intentionally Orthodox," Fr Elijah guides us through the beauty and depth of the Orthodox faith. This teaching series aims to help us understand and embrace our Orthodox Christian heritage with intention and purpose. Discover how the Orthodox Church, founded by Christ and preserved through the apostles and early church fathers, remains a living testament to the ancient faith. This sermon is a call to deepen your understanding, embrace your faith intentionally, and experience the richness of Orthodox Christianity.

Intentionally Orthodox: Part 1 - The Unbroken Chain

In this homily. Fr Elijah emphasizes the importance of seeing beyond external appearances and understanding the potential in every person, as illustrated in the story of Matthew the tax collector. The message highlights the danger of making quick judgments and challenges us to embrace the grace of God that sees the potential in even the most flawed individuals. The talk also explores the power of repentance and the transformative grace of God, encouraging us to trust in His ability to make all things new, no matter our past mistakes.

Potential: Don't Judge a Book By Its Cover

In this sermon Fr Elijah discusses the spiritual practice of Memento Mori" which is Latin for "remember your death." It's a reminder that life is finite and that one should live with an awareness of mortality. This awareness encourages people to live more intentionally, aligning their actions and choices with their ultimate purpose. 


Momento Mori- Remember Thy Death

When we begin to spend time with Christ we begin to know Him. Just as spouses in their marriage after many years together begin to deeply know one another, so also it is when we after many years seek our Lord. We begin to know His will and keep His commandments. We begin to love Him deeply and others too.

Let Not Your Hearts Be Troubled

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

Satisfied In Christ - Fr. Daniel Fanous (w/Music)

"Saints are not far and impossible to us, they are not exceptions, they're examples"

Tune in as Fr Daniel delves into the life of St Anthony, how we can use this as an example in our own lives, and say today I will begin, today I will die a martyr, today I will not let the sun go down on any of my sins, and today I will always breathe Christ.

Life of St Anthony: Everyday I Say to Myself, Today I Will Begin

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