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