Saint Spyridon - Sunday Sermons: Recent Episodes
Fr. Evan Armatas
Join us for the weekly homily as we journey together into becoming an Orthodox Community where people find transformation in Jesus Christ! Listen in as Fr. Evan and guest speakers share with us the timeless guidance of the Orthodox Church.
In this second sermon in a series during Great Lent Fr. Evan addressed the need to fuel our lamps with mercy. He also addresses the concerns and thoughts we all have concerning the recent outbreak of the Coronavirus.
Father Evan uses the acronym T.L.C. and repurposes this by explaining how we can transform our relationships by living in the present, learning to lose, and changing how we do and view conflict.
Father Evan uses the acronym T.L.C. and repurposes this by explaining how we can transform our relationships by living in the present, learning to lose, and changing how we do and view conflict.
Father Evan discusses the theology of the terms person and relationship and answers the following questions: What does it mean to be a person, how is personhood an icon of the Trinity, how do relationships save, and how does a marriage save the couple
Father Evan discusses the theology of the terms person and relationship and answers the following questions: What does it mean to be a person, how is personhood an icon of the Trinity, how do relationships save, and how does a marriage save the couple
Father Evan introduces us to two key terms, Person and Relationship and how these lead to our salvation.
Is it possible to forget the Cross of our Lord? Has the Cross like many other things become spiritual white noise?
OCMC missionary Nathan Hoppe visits the parish of Saint Spyridon and poses a challenge to each of us to get out of the boat to follow Jesus.
When do we serve the poor, how often do we serve the poor and how is serving the poor and testament to faith.
In this first sermon of a series on our 5 senses, Fr. Evan describes what it means to bring the whole self to Christ. This sermon series will be offered during Great Lent and will examine each of our five senses and how each one of them brings us into a closer relationship with Christ.
Tonight our parish celebrates the completion of the first of -God willing - many new icons being added to our church. Visit our YouTube channel to see a time-lapse video of the installation process: https://youtu.be/YCUcfcFGBtI
The 3rd in a four-part series on the Treasures of Orthodoxy, Fr. Evan discusses the Treasure of Peace.
The Treasure of our soul: Who’s tending to our Soul? Discover a deeper understanding how Jesus and His Church wants to feed our soul and help us respond to the complexities of this world.
The Treasure of Living in the moment: Developing the character of gratitude becoming mindful that the only time we have is ‘now’, the present time. Discover how our thoughts determine our life:
The Treasure of Peace: Acquiring the spirit of peace and the grace of the Holy Spirit.
The Treasure of the Kingdom: The call to refocus our vision towards what is eternal, giving glory to God.
FR. EVAN ARMATAS is the priest at St. Spyridon’s Greek Orthodox Church
in Loveland, Colorado who started St. Nektarios Fund in 2002 which helps
establish schools in Africa. He is also the host of “Orthodoxy Live” on Ancient
Faith Radio. He is married to Presvytera Stacy and is the father of four
children.
In this week's homily, Fr. Evan addresses some answers to the question: How does the Cross turn the bitterness of death into something sweet?
In this sermon Father Evan discusses the difficulty of forgiving. He explores the process of forgiveness and how we make it part of our daily Christian walk.
In the first liturgy in our new temple/church, Father Evan, describes the great Providence of God, His abiding presence, and the miracles that have brought the community to this first liturgy.
In this sermon Father Evan describes the Journey of Faith that brought the community of Saint Spyridon to this opening weekend in their new church home.
Using the Gospel of Matthew 14.22-34 (The Disciples in a boat in a storm and Peter walking on water) as a backdrop Fr. Evan discusses the journey the community of Saint Spyridon has taken to arrive in its new home.