The Kingstowne Communion
We exist to gather people into communion with Jesus Christ.
About the show
Welcome to the Table! You are listening to the Kingstowne Communion podcast, with lead pastor Michelle Matthews. The Kingstowne Communion is a new United Methodist church existing to gather people into communion with Jesus Christ and extend God's table into the world through courageous conversation, creative community, and collaborating for the common good. We worship at Hayfield Secondary School (7630 Telegraph Rd, Door 9 off Old Telegraph) every Sunday at 10am. For more information, visit kingstownecommunion.net, or like, follow, or subscribe on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
Episodes
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Coming Soon (Wk 4): “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” | Rev. Michelle Matthews
December 20th, 2024 | 31 mins 31 secs
advent, alexandria, christmas, church, collaborative, coming soon, gospels, grinch, jesus, kingstowne, movies, waiting
In our Traveler's Christmas service, Michelle recounts the life of Dr. Seuss and his writing of the Christmas classic, while asking whether our personal images of Jesus are filled with the kind of transformative, cosmic wonder that saved the Grinch.
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Coming Soon (Wk 3): “The Santa Clause (and the Problem with Being Good for Goodness Sake)” | Luke 1:39-55 | Michelle Matthews
December 19th, 2024 | 37 mins 52 secs
advent, alexandria, christmas, chronicles, church, claus, clause, collaborative, coming soon, gospels, jesus, kingstowne, movies, santa, waiting
Rev. Michelle Matthews talks about "The Santa Clause" and "The Christmas Chronicles," relates a brief history of St. Nicholas, and discusses the disconnect of being good to be on the nice list, when we can only truly be saved by the grace of Jesus.
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Coming Soon (Wk 2): "Home Alone (for the Holidays)" | Luke 1 | Michelle Matthews
December 14th, 2024 | 28 mins 19 secs
advent, alexandria, christmas, church, collaborative, coming soon, gospels, home alone, jesus, kingstowne, movies, waiting
Rev. Michelle Matthews discusses how Home Alone is the perfect Christmas movie, and how we can take Gabriel's message to Zechariah to heart this Advent season.
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Coming Soon (Wk 1): "Old-Fashioned Griswold Christmas" | Mark 13:24-37 | Michelle Matthews
December 7th, 2024 | 28 mins 35 secs
advent, alexandria, christmas, church, collaborative, coming soon, gospels, jesus, kingstowne, movies, vacation, waiting
Michelle Matthews kicks off our Coming Soon series by discussing what Christmas Vacation can teach us about Advent.
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Built Different (Wk 6): (Built to) Reprioritize the Work
November 30th, 2024 | 30 mins 48 secs
alexandria, church, collaborative, commitment, community, demographics, depth, follow-through, gospels, jesus, kingstowne, loneliness, nehemiah
In the conclusion of our sermon series on the book of Nehemiah, Michelle Matthews reads from Nehemiah 13, discusses how the demographics of the DMV affect our follow-through, and how we can refocus by going deep instead of wide.
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Built Different (Wk 5): (Built to) Rediscover the Community
November 23rd, 2024 | 27 mins 16 secs
alexandria, church, collaborative, community, gospels, jesus, kingstowne, loneliness, nehemiah, sukkah, sukkot
Continuing our sermon series on the Book of Nehemiah chapters 8-10, Michelle Matthews preaches about the Feast of Booths (aka the Feast of Tabernacles), and how the modern resurgence of building sukkahs points to a need to counteract the loneliness of living in today's world.
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Built Different (Wk 4): (Built to) Renew Our Compassion
November 14th, 2024 | 35 mins 59 secs
alexandria, church, collaborative, community, gospels, heartedge, jesus, kingstowne, leadership, nehemiah, spirit
Preaching on Nehemiah 5-7 in the wake of the 2024 election, Michelle Matthews reflects on her pilgrimage to England, the concept of "Heartedge," and how Kingstowne can use these lessons to grow as a community that can offer compassion for others.
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Built Different (Wk 3): (Built to) Reimagine Leadership
November 11th, 2024 | 45 mins 10 secs
alexandria, church, collaborative, gospels, jesus, kingstowne, leadership, nehemiah, self, skills, spirit
Michelle Matthews preaches on Nehemiah 4 on All Saints Sunday, discussing how Nehemiah displays a leadership combination of self, skills, and spirit that still applies today. The sermon is followed by a prayer for our nation on the eve of the 2024 election.
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Reflections on All Hallows Week | Ephesians 5:8-14 | Michelle Matthews and Amber Neuroth
November 1st, 2024 | 15 mins 27 secs
alexandria, all hallows, church, collaborative, costumes, franconia, gospels, halloween, hope, jesus, kingstowne, leia
From our costumed & collaborative All Hallows service, Rev. Dawn Jefferson from Hope UCC reads the Scripture, while Pastor Michelle joins Rev. Amber Neuroth from Hope UCC in a pastoral reflection on the meaning of All Hallows Eve. Rev. Melissa Porter-Miller closes in prayer.
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Built Different (Wk 2): (Built to) Rethink the Ordinary
October 24th, 2024 | 23 mins 5 secs
christians, church, collaboration, community, different, gospels, jesus, methodist, nehemiah, ordinary, sermon, worldly
Rev. Michelle Matthews gives an overview of Nehemiah 2 and discusses how collaborating with ordinary members of the community can yield unexpected results and renewal.
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Built Different (Wk 1): (Built to) Revisit the Value
October 19th, 2024 | 36 mins 56 secs
christians, church, different, gold, gospels, jesus, methodist, nehemiah, sermon, silver, value, worldly
In her first Sunday back from renewal leave, Rev. Michelle Matthews begins a sermon series on the book of Nehemiah and shares the insights she gained during her time away, including a reassessment of what is most valuable to us as Christians.
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Reflections on World Communion | John 6:1-14 | Rev. Michelle Matthews & Rev. Melissa Porter-Miller
October 10th, 2024 | 20 mins 19 secs
church, communion, discussion, feeding, gospels, hunger, jesus, john, life, methodist, sermon, story
In a joint service of The Kingstowne Communion and Franconia UMC on World Communion Sunday, Pastor Michelle and Pastor Melissa are asked questions by youth from both churches about the meaning, power, and relevancy of Communion.
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Fresh Future (Wk 6): Draw the Circle Wider
October 3rd, 2024 | 34 mins 21 secs
church, circle, discussion, fresh, future, gospels, jesus, life, mark, methodist, sermon, story, table
Sunday, September 29, 2024 | Fresh Future: a series of Fresh Expressors for the Future Church | Week 6: "Draw the Circle Wider" | Rev. Kameron Wilds wraps up this sermon series with a message on Mark 7:24-30 that demonstrates the humanity of Jesus and urges us to keep making our tables bigger while drawing the circles of our inclusivity wider.
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Fresh Future (Wk 5): Let's Go!
September 26th, 2024 | 45 mins 6 secs
church, discussion, expressions, fresh, future, gospels, jesus, life, mark, methodist, sermon, story
Sunday, September 22, 2024| Fresh Future: a series of Fresh Expressors for the Future Church | Week 5: "Let's Go!" | Rev. Dr. Daniel Park preaches on Mark 6:6-13 and how Jesus sent his disciples can be instructive for the modern church to create fresh expressions of worship.
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Fresh Future (Wk 4): The Chili Tree
September 19th, 2024 | 43 mins 31 secs
chili, church, fresh, future, gospels, improv church, jesus, life, methodist, philippians, sermon, story
Sunday, September 15, 2024 | Fresh Future: a series of Fresh Expressors for the Future Church | Week 4: "The Chili Tree" | Rev. Dr. Katie Carson Phillips delivers a message on Philippians 4:1-7 about a chili incident, the shadow of death, being flexible, and her vision for the future of the church.
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Fresh Future (Wk 3): Becoming a New Community
September 12th, 2024 | 32 mins 51 secs
church, community, corinthians, discussion, fresh, future, gospels, jesus, life, methodist, sermon, story
Sunday, September 8, 2024 | Fresh Future: a series of Fresh Expressors for the Future Church | Week 3: "Becoming a New Community" | Rev. Thomas James delivers a message on 2 Corinthians 5:14-21 on how the modern day church can draw on the lessons of Paul to look past all of our human divisions and build a new community.