The Kingstowne Communion

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

607 episodes of The Kingstowne Communion since the first episode, which aired on July 7th, 2016.

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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.

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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.