Put God First ☦⛪ Fr Stephen's Sermon at Holy Annunciation Orthodox Church, Brisbane

We are in the post-Pascha period of the Church, moving toward Pentecost. This time isn't just filler between major feasts—it's rich with meaning, especially centered on resurrection. In today’s readings, both Tabitha and the paralyzed man experience forms of resurrection—Tabitha physically raised from the dead, and the man healed after 38 years of paralysis. The man believes his only chance for healing is being helped into the water, not realizing that the true source of healing—Christ—is stand