The Kingstowne Communion

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

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

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    Divine Exchange (Wk 6): Participation/Theosis

    April 28th, 2025  |  23 mins 57 secs
    atonement, christus victor, cross, easter, jesus, lent, moral example, participation, penal substitution, ransom, recapitulation, resurrection, satisfaction, scapegoat, theosis

    March-April 2025 | Easter Sunday | Divine Exchange (Wk 6): Uniting Us with God (Participation/Theosis Theories) | Throughout the season of Lent, we unpack six theories of Jesus's atonement (that great divine exchange), exploring all the possibilities of how Jesus achieved redemption of all the world, wrestling and finding the holes in what Christians have been known to believe, and re-centering God's love in the story of redemption as we consider the lengths to which God would go and all that God would give to be with us.

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    Divine Exchange (Wk 5): Christus Victor

    April 28th, 2025  |  24 mins 57 secs
    atonement, christus victor, cross, easter, jesus, lent, moral example, participation, penal substitution, ransom, recapitulation, resurrection, satisfaction, scapegoat, theosis

    March-April 2025 | Divine Exchange (Wk 5): Defeating Sin & Death (Christus Victor Theory) | Throughout the season of Lent, we unpack six theories of Jesus's atonement (that great divine exchange), exploring all the possibilities of how Jesus achieved redemption of all the world, wrestling and finding the holes in what Christians have been known to believe, and re-centering God's love in the story of redemption as we consider the lengths to which God would go and all that God would give to be with us.

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    Divine Exchange (Wk 4): Penal Substitution

    April 28th, 2025  |  28 mins 37 secs
    atonement, christus victor, cross, easter, jesus, lent, moral example, participation, penal substitution, ransom, recapitulation, resurrection, satisfaction, scapegoat, theosis

    March-April 2025 | Divine Exchange (Wk 4): Relieving Our Judgement (Penal Substitution Theory) | Throughout the season of Lent, we unpack six theories of Jesus's atonement (that great divine exchange), exploring all the possibilities of how Jesus achieved redemption of all the world, wrestling and finding the holes in what Christians have been known to believe, and re-centering God's love in the story of redemption as we consider the lengths to which God would go and all that God would give to be with us.

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    Divine Exchange (Wk 3): Satisfaction/Ransom

    April 28th, 2025  |  35 mins 48 secs
    atonement, christus victor, cross, easter, jesus, lent, moral example, participation, penal substitution, ransom, recapitulation, resurrection, satisfaction, scapegoat, theosis

    March-April 2025 | Divine Exchange (Wk 3): Redeeming Our Human Debt (Satisfaction/Ransom Theory) | Throughout the season of Lent, we unpack six theories of Jesus's atonement (that great divine exchange), exploring all the possibilities of how Jesus achieved redemption of all the world, wrestling and finding the holes in what Christians have been known to believe, and re-centering God's love in the story of redemption as we consider the lengths to which God would go and all that God would give to be with us.

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    Divine Exchange (Wk 2): Moral Example

    April 28th, 2025  |  27 mins 10 secs
    atonement, christus victor, cross, easter, jesus, lent, moral example, participation, penal substitution, ransom, recapitulation, resurrection, satisfaction, scapegoat, theosis

    March-April 2025 | Divine Exchange (Wk 2): Transforming Our Hardheartedness (Moral Example Theory) | Throughout the season of Lent, we unpack six theories of Jesus's atonement (that great divine exchange), exploring all the possibilities of how Jesus achieved redemption of all the world, wrestling and finding the holes in what Christians have been known to believe, and re-centering God's love in the story of redemption as we consider the lengths to which God would go and all that God would give to be with us.

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    Divine Exchange (Wk 1): Recapitulation

    April 28th, 2025  |  31 mins 54 secs
    atonement, christus victor, cross, easter, jesus, lent, moral example, participation, penal substitution, ransom, recapitulation, resurrection, satisfaction, scapegoat, theosis

    March-April 2025 | Divine Exchange (Wk 1): Transcending Our Created Limitation (Recapitulation Theory) | Throughout the season of Lent, we unpack six theories of Jesus's atonement (that great divine exchange), exploring all the possibilities of how Jesus achieved redemption of all the world, wrestling and finding the holes in what Christians have been known to believe, and re-centering God's love in the story of redemption as we consider the lengths to which God would go and all that God would give to be with us.

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    Wesleyan Rooted (Wk 8): 3 Simple Rules

    March 8th, 2025  |  45 mins 47 secs
    charles wesley, covenant, england, grace, history, john wesley, methodism, methodist, rooted, theology, united methodist, wesley covenant prayer, wesleyan

    March 2025 | Pastor Michelle preaches the eighth sermon in a series on the history and theology of Methodism, following John Wesley's three simple rules and learning from his wisdom on money and advocacy for racial justice.

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    Wesleyan Rooted (Wk 7): Going on to Perfection

    March 1st, 2025  |  37 mins 15 secs
    charles wesley, covenant, england, grace, history, john wesley, methodism, methodist, rooted, theology, united methodist, wesley covenant prayer, wesleyan

    February 2025 | Pastor Michelle preaches the seventh sermon in a series on the history and theology of Methodism, following John Wesley still to London, where Wesley, late in life, begins to understand faith a journey of going on to perfection.

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    Wesleyan Rooted (Wk 6): Mystery of Grace

    March 1st, 2025  |  39 mins 34 secs
    charles wesley, covenant, england, grace, history, john wesley, methodism, methodist, rooted, theology, united methodist, wesley covenant prayer, wesleyan

    February 2025 | Pastor Michelle preaches the sixth sermon in a series on the history and theology of Methodism, following John Wesley still to Bristol, where Wesley responds to his peers with a grace that leaves room for the mystery of God.

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    Wesleyan Rooted (Wk 5): Made For Good

    March 1st, 2025  |  40 mins 6 secs
    charles wesley, covenant, england, grace, history, john wesley, methodism, methodist, rooted, theology, united methodist, wesley covenant prayer, wesleyan

    February 2025 | Pastor Michelle preaches the fifth sermon in a series on the history and theology of Methodism, following John Wesley to Bristol where Wesley invites us to wrestle with grace & good works.

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    Wesleyan Rooted (Wk 4): Holiness & Grace

    March 1st, 2025  |  36 mins 28 secs
    charles wesley, covenant, england, grace, history, john wesley, methodism, methodist, rooted, theology, united methodist, wesley covenant prayer, wesleyan

    January 2025 | Pastor Michelle preaches the fourth sermon in a series on the history and theology of Methodism, following John Wesley to Oxford where we find John Wesley, aiming for holiness, but discovering God's heart-warming grace.

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    Wesleyan Rooted (Wk 3): Both-And Faith

    January 26th, 2025  |  35 mins 25 secs
    charles wesley, covenant, england, grace, history, john wesley, methodism, methodist, rooted, theology, united methodist, wesley covenant prayer, wesleyan

    January 2025 | Pastor Michelle preaches the third sermon in a series on the history and theology of Methodism, following John Wesley to Oxford where head, and heart and truth and grace, collide to birth new, compelling both-and expression of faith.

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    Wesleyan Rooted (Wk 2): Methodist Middle Way

    January 24th, 2025  |  27 mins 55 secs
    charles wesley, covenant, england, grace, history, john wesley, methodism, methodist, rooted, theology, united methodist, wesley covenant prayer, wesleyan

    January 2025 | Pastor Michelle preaches the second sermon in a series on the history and theology of Methodism, expounding on Wesley's mother Susanna's impact on his middle way of faith, friendship, and "Catholic spirit."

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    Wesleyan Rooted (Wk 1): The Revival Prayer

    January 24th, 2025  |  29 mins 17 secs
    charles wesley, covenant, england, grace, history, john wesley, methodism, methodist, rooted, theology, united methodist, wesley covenant prayer, wesleyan

    January 2025 | Pastor Michelle preaches the first sermon in a series on the history and theology of Methodism, beginning in Epworth with the Puritan prayer that sparked a revival.

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    Coming Soon (Wk 6): "Love, Actually"

    January 23rd, 2025  |  16 mins 24 secs
    alexandria, christmas, church, collaborative, coming soon, eve, express, gospels, jesus, kingstowne, movies, polar, uncanny, valley, waiting

    Pastor Michelle connects one last Christmas movie, a cult favorite "Love, Actually," to the Christmas story and significance of the birth of Jesus.

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    Coming Soon (Wk 5): "The Polar Express"

    December 26th, 2024  |  35 mins 33 secs
    alexandria, christmas, church, collaborative, coming soon, eve, express, gospels, jesus, kingstowne, movies, polar, uncanny, valley, waiting

    Pastor Michelle relates the classic Christmas story to "The Polar Express" and discusses the effect of the "uncanny valley" on our perceptions of Jesus.