Since the sermon was  impromptu I will highlight the points remembered.

God's greatest commandment is to love one another as He demonstrated through Christ.

Pity and condemn the behavior, but always love the person.

Remember God gave everyone specific talents which are used to Glorify God and not the self.  God will reward if his gifts to us are not buried.

God sacrificed His only begotten Son on the Cross to accept our sins, and promise us eternal life in His Kingdom

We must put God first.  We insure our homes, automobiles, life, health, etc. , but we must ask ourselves if we have insured our souls.

God's insurance does not require financial resources.  It requires commitment to follow His ways expressed and demonstrated through Christ .

That is how we ensure our precious soul, because our destiny as Orthodox Christians is to emulate Him.

God has given us free will to accept or reject. If we reject He will still pursue us. If we accept He will praise us as we have glorified Him.

If we insure our soul our premium will be paid in full when God accepts us in His Kingdom

For those who do not believe that the universe was not created by God, let them read what scientist have to say about how logical and orderly our cosmos is. In the Old Covenant, God can reveal His Creation in days because people would not be able to comprehend scientific principles.

God allows scientists to comprehend how the universe may have become into existence by the Big Bang theory, and the resulting expansion of the cosmos.

I think God wants this kind of relationship,  though we can not truly be certain. The only thing comprehensible about God is His incomprehensibilty.

We are a human species created in the image and likeness of God, and hve progressed to where we are today, because of His Divine plan.

Insure your soul for that is what survives and worth protecting.

I enjoy serving with the faithful people of the mission church.  You are all kind to me.  I feel the loving and positive feeling.

May God continue to bless all of you.

In Christ's love,

Fr. Michael Soter