Prayer and Fasting ☦⛪ Sermon - Orthodox Church, Brisbane

Today’s Gospel reading from Matthew 17:14 follows the Transfiguration, where Jesus reveals His divinity to Peter, James, and John. As they descend the mountain, they are met by a desperate father whose son is possessed by a demon. The disciples had tried but failed to cast it out. Jesus tells them, “This kind does not come out except by prayer and fasting,” and rebukes their unbelief. This highlights two essential points: the need for faith, even as small as a mustard seed, and the power of pra