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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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.
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Fresh Future (Wk 2): Do I Have To?
September 5th, 2024 | 28 mins 5 secs
church, deuteronomy, discussion, fresh, future, gospels, jesus, life, luke, methodist, sabbath, sermon, story
Sunday, September 1, 2024 | Fresh Future: a series of Fresh Expressors for the Future Church | Week 2: "Do I Have To?" | Rev. Dr. Jonathan Page preaches about taking Sabbath in a sermon centered around Deuteronomy 5:12-15 & Luke 13:10-17.
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Fresh Future (Wk 1): The Need to Be Connected
August 30th, 2024 | 35 mins 38 secs
church, discussion, fresh, future, gospels, jesus, john, life, loneliness, methodist, sermon, story
Sunday, August 25, 2024 | Fresh Future: a series of Fresh Expressors for the Future Church | Week 1: "The Need to Be Connected" | Rev. Amanda Miller Garber leads a discussion centered around John 4:1-30 on the loneliness epidemic and how it affects the church today.
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Bingeworthy (Wk 7): Abbott Elementary
August 22nd, 2024 | 36 mins 20 secs
abbott elementary, binge worthy, bluey, brooklyn 99, gospels, jesus, life, parables, schitt's creek, story, the bear, the good place, young sheldon
Sunday, August 18, 2024 | Bingeworthy: The Stories of Our Lives & Other Parables | Week7: "Abbott Elementary & the Prayerful, Persistent Power of Hope" | Pastor Michelle preaches in a series on the binge-worthy parables of Jesus, as told through the lenses of some of our favorite binge-worthy shows.
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Bingeworthy (Wk 6): Young Sheldon
August 14th, 2024 | 42 mins 46 secs
abbott elementary, binge worthy, bluey, brooklyn 99, gospels, jesus, life, parables, schitt's creek, story, the bear, the good place, young sheldon
Sunday, August 11, 2024 | Bingeworthy: The Stories of Our Lives & Other Parables | Week 6: "Young Sheldon, Unpredictable Seeds & the Mystery of God" | Pastor Michelle preaches in a series on the binge-worthy parables of Jesus, as told through the lenses of some of our favorite binge-worthy shows.
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Bingeworthy (Wk 5): The Good Place
August 13th, 2024 | 42 mins 6 secs
abbott elementary, binge worthy, bluey, brooklyn 99, gospels, jesus, life, parables, schitt's creek, story, the bear, the good place, young sheldon
Sunday, August 4, 2024 | Bingeworthy: The Stories of Our Lives & Other Parables | Week 5: "The Good Place, Perfection & Practicing Heaven Now" | Pastor Michelle preaches in a series on the binge-worthy parables of Jesus, as told through the lenses of some of our favorite binge-worthy shows.
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Bingeworthy (Wk 4): Brooklyn Nine-Nine
July 30th, 2024 | 35 mins 3 secs
abbott elementary, binge worthy, bluey, brooklyn 99, gospels, jesus, life, parables, schitt's creek, story, the bear, the good place, young sheldon
Sunday, July 28, 2024 | Bingeworthy: The Stories of Our Lives & Other Parables | Week 4: "Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Barren Trees & Bearing Fruit" | Guest pastor Alyssa Densham preaches a series on the binge-worthy parables of Jesus, as told through the lenses of some of our favorite binge-worthy shows.
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Bingeworthy (Wk 3): Bluey
July 30th, 2024 | 47 mins 51 secs
abbott elementary, binge worthy, bluey, brooklyn 99, gospels, jesus, life, parables, schitt's creek, story, the bear, the good place, young sheldon
Sunday, July 21, 2024 | Bingeworthy: The Stories of Our Lives & Other Parables | Week 3: "Bluey, Lit Lamps & Tilled Soil" | Pastor Michelle preaches a series on the binge-worthy parables of Jesus, as told through the lenses of some of our favorite binge-worthy shows.
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Bingeworthy (Wk 2): The Bear
July 16th, 2024 | 41 mins 45 secs
abbott elementary, binge worthy, bluey, brooklyn 99, gospels, jesus, life, parables, schitt's creek, story, the bear, the good place, young sheldon
Sunday, July 14, 2024 | Bingeworthy: The Stories of Our Lives & Other Parables | Week 2: "The Bear & the Journey Toward Being Found" | Pastor Michelle preaches a series on the binge-worthy parables of Jesus, as told through the lenses of some of our favorite binge-worthy shows.
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Bingeworthy (Wk 1): Schitt's Creek
July 11th, 2024 | 42 mins 47 secs
abbott elementary, binge worthy, bluey, brooklyn 99, gospels, jesus, life, parables, schitt's creek, story, the bear, the good place, young sheldon
Sunday, July 7, 2024 | Bingeworthy: The Stories of Our Lives & Other Parables | Week 1: "Schitt's Creek & the Treasure of a Wider Table" | Pastor Michelle preaches a series on the binge-worthy parables of Jesus, as told through the lenses of some of our favorite binge-worthy shows.