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Saint Hagop Armenian Church
Welcome to the St. Hagop Church podcast, a ministry of St. Hagop Armenian Church on the Gulf Coast of Florida. The St. Hagop Church podcast shares weekly sermons, as well as special testimonies and reflections, all discerning the movement of God in the everyday life of the faithful.
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Saint Hagop Armenian ChurchWhy We Need the Nicene Creed
Though fallen out of use and focus for various reasons, the Nicene Creed is a crucial roadmap that points us in the direction of a deeper relationship with…
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My Double Life
Some of the most compelling novels and films ever made are about characters who live double lives. A high school chemistry teacher who is actually a drug…
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Learning to Fly
That’s the promise highlighted in today’s reading and Holy Scriptures as a whole. Scripture is nothing less than thousands of years of God’s promises, the Old…
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Politicked Part II
Yes, Jesus’ kingdom is not of this earth, but at the same time, God made this all for us, and Jesus has left us in charge until his return.  Several times…
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Politicked
What both sides must realize is that if you weaken healthy religion, it just manifests as unhealthy religion. When people stop believing in anything, they…
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So Why is the Light On?
Proverbs perhaps best sums up the Biblical wisdom that is so applicable to us today on the day of our Diocesan Assembly, “Commit to the Lord whatever you do…
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Lost and Found in Translation
You know today’s reading. We probably should know it by heart, that’s likely why our ancient lectionary assign it two times a year. Most people would say it is…
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Red, Red, Wine … Strange First Sign!
We have now gotten up to Chapter 15 in our Bible study on the Gospel of John, and everyone including me are amazed at how rich and profound this book is in…
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But Who’s Counting?
On the night before the British census of April 1, 1911, a woman named Emily Davison spent the night locked in a broom closet in Westminster Palace. Why?…
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Do You Hear What I Hear?
We all hear something different when we hear the word Christmas and all we hear are small parts of the soundscape of Christmas.  But with so many voices…
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Armenian Church New Year
Sunday Sermon by Dn. Alex Calikyan. The post Armenian Church New Year first appeared on St. Hagop Armenian Church.
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Orhnetsek!
Church is not just something we do on Sunday, it is something that by doing we become-we become participants, members of the Spiritual body of Christ. …
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Like a Tree in the Sea
There are many reasons, some good and some less good, of why people come to church.  I want to offer thanks to God and give myself to the upbuilding of…
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‘They will know us by our love,” Reflection of Sarah Stites
Sunday Reflection by Ms. Sarah Stites Director of ‘AYO,’ a program of Fund for Armenian Relief 12-08-24 The post ‘They will know us by our love,”…
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Thankfulness Training
That’s why we not only have one day of Thanksgiving in our church, every single week, every single Sunday is Thanksgiving day in our church. We say thanks to…
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How Much Land Does a Man Need?
The Gospel reading for today’s first Sunday of Advent is our seasonal realignment to get our priorities right; warning against the addictive nature of worldly…
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Start Strong, Finish Stronger!
Imagine that you are the coach of a four-person championship track and field relay team. How do you arrange your runners so that you are most competitive? Does…
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God’s Secret Service
Just two weeks ago the newest church in our Diocese was consecrated the Church of the Holy Archangels, Sts. Michael & Gabriel, whose feast day just happens…
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Unelectable
If a book was to be written about how not to be elected and how not to be popular, Jesus would probably be the main character. In today’s Gospel reading, we…
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Halloween Baptized
As those of you know who have travelled through the seasons with me a few years, I struggle with holidays like Halloween, Valentines Day and even Christmas…
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The Distance Between Head & Heart
‘My heart is Democratic, but my brain is kind of Republican,’ said JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon years back, and I resonate with that myself. There is an…
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What’s the Bottom Line?
Today’s Gospel reading is about the bottom line of our spiritual life.  The phrase ‘bottom line’ comes from the practical and efficient business world…
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How Much Are You Worth?
For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends. 2 Cor 10:18 Some people sell themselves short, and some…
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Skeletons in the Closet?
In his presidential campaign announcement speech, RFK Jr said ‘I have so many skeletons in my closet that if they could all vote, I could run for king of the…
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On Being Stretched
First, we must note that this Gospel reading is one of the few that occurs two times a year-acknowledging how often storms pop up in life and urging us to be…
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Unfinished Sermon
In 2026, the Sagrada Familia, the Church of the Holy Family in Barcelona is set to be completed.  I’ve never seen Antoni Gaudi’s masterpiece in person…
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Beware Shiny Things
Let’s go about it this way.  If you asked the average person Olympic couch surfer what kind of medal they would prefer winning and rank them in order, 99%…
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The Answers to the Test
“Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope. Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete…
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When the Student is Ready…
“When the student is ready the teacher will appear. When the student is truly ready…The teacher will Disappear.” This bit of ancient wisdom from the Tao…
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Redeeming Rest
Recall that Sabbath rest is the prime directive, baked into creation and the only way to live fully.  Time was the first thing that God made Holy, and in…
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Olympic Spirituality
Well it just so happens that in today’s assigned reading, we see that over 2000 years ago, the Apostle Paul was also an Olympics watcher. We don’t know if Paul…
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Do it Again!
That’s a big difference between adults and kids. Kids like to repeat things almost without limit, whereas adults tend to see this as childish and boring…
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Jet Lagged
The disciples missed out on a lot with their eyes half closed to their master, on this day and so many other times, and of course so do we. As all stories of…
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Sacred Place, Storied Place
When we say Holy Etchmiadzin we reaffirm Orthodox and Catholics belief in sacred spaces. This includes the bricks and stones, architecture and icons of a…
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What’s Now & What’s Next
Today we celebrate the feast day of Elijah, renowned prophet of the Old Testament. One of our assigned readings describes Elijah’s great prophetic…
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Acting Like You Own the Place
‘They act like they own the place.’ If you have been a boss or a landlord, you know this can be a good or a bad thing.  The good part of a worker or…
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Not for Sale
According to today’s scripture, and just about everything we read in the Bible, increase in numbers is never directly achieved by human effort, it always seems…
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How to be Apostolic (in 9 minutes or less)
Words have always played a supporting role in the Armenian Apostolic Church as compared to the post reformation churches. Thus, my sermons are short and I work…
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Pain Killers
So what is lament? The shortest definition of lament is a prayer in pain that leads to trust. The Psalms are full of Laments. Our Ter Voghormea is a lament…
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The Ultimate Retronym
This increase in renaming original things when a new version comes out isn’t that surprising to see in our ever-changing technological society, but we might be…
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The Great Surprise
The prologue of St. John’s Gospel, in the majestic story of God that it reveals, is every bit as breathtaking as Mount Ararat and Tampa Bay. And if we are…
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It is Finished
A man is incomplete until he is married, and then he is finished. A woman is incomplete until she is married, and then she is finished. I sometimes begin…
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Trophy Life
To get to the lost meaning of palms, you might go to your trophy case if you have one, or imagine one if you don’t. Think of these gold-painted golfers, or…
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Attending Your Own Funeral
You are going to a funeral and discover that you are the person who passed away. Three people are going to speak: A family member, someone from your church…
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Who’s the Judge & Who’s the Widow
Thomas Edison is famous for his inventions of the light bulb. We forget that he attempted the lightbulb 1,000 times unsuccessfully before prevailing. When a…