Support the Orthodox Church: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=E3E4Q2M6NHJT4 Our calendar: https://www.allsaintsnc.org/schedule About the sermon: Fr David Winn reflects on the Sunday of the prodigal son-- In Luke 15, Christ tells three parables in response to a scandalous accusation: “This man receives sinners.” The lost sheep. The lost coin. And finally — the lost son. But these are not random stories. They build. The value increases. The meaning deepens. In this sermon, Fr. David explores the Parable of the Prodigal Son within its full biblical context and reveals what it teaches about repentance, Lent, and the astonishing love of God. God does not merely tolerate returning sinners. He does not wait coldly at a distance. He runs. If you’ve ever felt far from God… If you’ve ever wondered whether you’ve squandered too much… If you’re searching for the faith of the early Church… This message is for you. As we prepare for Great Lent, the Orthodox Church calls us home — not to shame, but to restoration. Not to fear, but to the embrace of the Father. Christ is in our midst. Keywords: Prodigal Son, Orthodox Christianity, Eastern Orthodox Church, Great Lent, repentance, Luke 15, lost sheep, lost coin, true Christianity, ancient faith, original Church, returning to God, Orthodox sermon, faith in North America

Standing between Christmas and Theophany, Proto-Deacon David Keim leads us into the wilderness with St. John the Baptist to discover what true repentance and illumination really are. Drawing on a striking annual “shaft of light” in the parish temple and the opening of St. Mark’s Gospel, he shows how prophecy is not fortune-telling but truthtelling—about our sins, our dignity, and God’s desire to remake us from within. This sermon reveals why John’s baptism could only prepare, while Christ’s baptism in the Jordan re-creates: turning water into a means of communion and our hearts into temples of the Holy Spirit. A powerful invitation for catechumens and lifelong Orthodox Christians alike to stop mistaking sin for identity, to stand still, pay attention, and let the uncreated Light find them as Theophany approaches. #Orthodoxy #AllSaintsNC https://www.AllSaintsNC.org/

Rev. Deacon John Pelikan reflects on the Gospel reading of the day https://www.antiochian.org/epistleliturgicday/4437

In a time when the world feels insane and unstable, where “we have no lasting city,” Fr. Andrew Steven Damick preaches a powerful homily on what it really means to become Orthodox and to be newly baptized into Christ’s Kingdom. Drawing on Hebrews, the Theophany Gospel, and the Great Commission, he shows how Christ’s baptism, death, and resurrection begin the true purification of a broken world—not through politics, force, or culture wars, but through repentance, sacrament, humility, and love. This sermon speaks directly to converts, seekers, and cradle Christians alike, revealing why the material world is not hopeless, how the Holy Spirit replaces the dark powers, and how one holy life can radiate grace and change everything. If you’re looking for an Orthodox answer to “clown world,” this is it. This message is especially for anyone who loves Scripture, feels the tension of modern Christianity, or senses that something deeper, older, and more whole is calling their heart. ☦️ Come and see the ancient faith that still gives eyes to see. If you are blessed by this ministry and would like to help us continue proclaiming the Orthodox Christian faith in North America, you can join us: https://www.facebook.com/allsaintsnc https://www.allsaintsnc.org/