Seek Ye First the Kingdom

About the Author
Other Works by the Same Author
Preface and Acknowledgements
Chapter 1
Saint Thomas the Doubter
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint John 20:19–31
Second Sunday of Pascha
Saint Thomas Sunday
Chapter 2
The Courage of Lionesses
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Mark 15:43–16:8
Third Sunday of Pascha
Sunday of the Myrrhbearing Women
Chapter 3
“Wilt Thou Be Made Whole?”
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint John 5:1–15
Fourth Sunday of Pascha
Sunday of the Paralytic
Chapter 4
Living Water
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint John 4:5–42
Fifth Sunday of Pascha
Sunday of the Samaritan Woman
Chapter 5
Soul Sickness
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint John 9:1–38
Sixth Sunday of Pascha
Sunday of the Blind Man
Chapter 6
The Gift of Prayer
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint John 17:1–13
Seventh Sunday of Pascha
Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the First Œcumenical Synod of Nicæa
Chapter 7
The Light of the World
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint John 7:37–52, 8:12
Pentecost Sunday
Sunday of the Holy Trinity
Chapter 8
Confessing Christ
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Matthew 10:32–33; 37–38; 19:27–30
First Sunday After Pentecost
Sunday of All Saints
Chapter 9
Fishermen of Christ
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Matthew 4:18–23
Second Sunday After Pentecost
Chapter 10
“Seek Ye First the Kingdom”
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Matthew 6:22–33
Third Sunday After Pentecost
Chapter 11
The Faith of the Centurion
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Matthew 8:5–13
Fourth Sunday After Pentecost
Chapter 12
The Origin of Evil
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Matthew 8:28–9:1
Fifth Sunday After Pentecost
Chapter 13
“Thy Sins Be Forgiven Thee”
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Matthew 9:1–8
Sixth Sunday After Pentecost
Chapter 14
“Have Mercy on Us”
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Matthew 9:27–35
Seventh Sunday of Pentecost
Chapter 15
Feeding the Multitudes
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Matthew 14:14–22
Eighth Sunday of Pentecost
Chapter 16
Trust in the Lord
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Matthew 14:22–34
Ninth Sunday After Pentecost
Chapter 17
Divine Anger and Human Anger
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Matthew 17:14–23
Tenth Sunday After Pentecost
Chapter 18
To Forgive is Divine
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Matthew 18:23–35
Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost
Chapter 19
The Rich Young Man
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Matthew 19:16–26
Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost
Chapter 20
Husbandmen of the Lord’s Vineyard
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Matthew 21:33–42
Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Chapter 21
The Eternal Wedding Feast
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Matthew 22:1–14
Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Chapter 22
The Law of Love
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Matthew 22:35–46
Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Chapter 23
The Parable of the Talents
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Matthew 25:14–30
Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Chapter 24
The Canaanite Woman
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Matthew 15:21–28
Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost
Chapter 25
“Thou Shalt Catch Men”
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Luke 5:1–11
Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Chapter 26
Christ’s Golden Rule
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Luke 6:31–36
Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Chapter 27
“I Say to Thee, Arise!”
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Luke 7:11–16
Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost
Chapter 28
The Parable of the Sower
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Luke 8:5–15
Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost
Chapter 29
Lazarus and Dives
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Luke 16:19–31
Twenty-Second Sunday After Pentecost
Chapter 30
Confrontation With Evil
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Luke 8:26–39
Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost
Chapter 31
The Power of God’s Touch
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Luke 8:41–56
Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost
Chapter 32
The Good Samaritan
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Luke 10:25–37
Twenty-Fifth Sunday After Pentecost
Chapter 33
The Rich Fool
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Luke 12:16–21
Twenty-Sixth Sunday After Pentecost
Chapter 34
Healing on the Sabbath
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Luke 13:10–17
Twenty-Seventh Sunday After Pentecost
Chapter 35
The Great Supper
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Luke 14:16–24
Twenty-Eighth Sunday After Pentecost
Chapter 36
Giving Praise and Thanks
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Luke 17:12–19
Twenty-Ninth Sunday After Pentecost
Chapter 37
“All Things Are Possible With God”
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Luke 18:18–27
Thirtieth Sunday After Pentecost
Chapter 38
Varieties of Blindness
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Luke 18:35–43
Thirty-First Sunday After Pentecost
Chapter 39
Christ’s Human Ancestry
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Matthew 1:1–25
Sunday Before Nativity
Chapter 40
Martyrs Create Faith
Sermon of the Gospel of Saint Matthew 2:13–23
Sunday After Nativity
Chapter 41
“To Save That Which Was Lost”
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Luke 19:1–10
Zacchaeus Sunday
Chapter 42
“Be Merciful to Me, a Sinner”
Second Sermon on Saint Luke 18:10–14
Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee
Chapter 43
“He Was Lost and is Found”
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Luke 15:11–32
Sunday of the Prodigal Son
Chapter 44
The Sheep and the Goats
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Matthew 25:31–46
Meat-fare Sunday
Chapter 45
“Be Not as the Hypocrites”
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Matthew 6:14–21
Cheese-fare (Forgiveness) Sunday
Chapter 46
“Come and See”
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint John 1:43–51
First Sunday of the Great Fast
Sunday of Orthodoxy
Chapter 47
The Renewal of Man
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Mark 2:1–12
Second Sunday of the Great Fast
Sunday of Saint Gregory Palamas
Chapter 48
“Take Up Your Cross”
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Mark 8:34–9:1
Third Sunday of the Great Fast
Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross
Chapter 49
“By Prayer and Fasting”
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Mark 9:17–31
Fourth Sunday of the Great Fast
Sunday of Saint John of the Ladder
Chapter 50
“So Shall it Not be Among You”
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint Mark 10:32–45
Fifth Sunday of the Great Fast
Sunday of Saint Mary of Egypt
Chapter 51
“Blessed is He Who Cometh in the Name of the Lord”
Sermon on the Gospel of Saint John 12:1–18
The Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem
Palm Sunday
Chapter 52
Sermon on the Feast of Saint Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia
January 1
Chapter 53
Sermon on the Feast of The Holy Theophany of Our Lord, God, and Savior, Jesus Christ
January 6
Chapter 54
Sermon on the Feast of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary
October 1
Chapter 55
Sermon on the Feast Day of Saint John Chrysostomos, Archbishop of Constantinople
November 13
Chapter 56
Christ’s Redemptive Revolution
Sermon on the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ
December 25
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