The Kingstowne Communion

2023 Financial Update from Leadership

September 21st, 2023  |  10 mins 33 secs

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Sunday, September 10, 2023 | The Kingstowne Communion leadership team gives a 2023 financial update and introduces the key goals of our 2024 Lacking Nothing stewardship campaign. Visit kingstownecommunion.net/lackingnothing for more information.

Lacking Nothing (Wk 1): Courageous Conversation

September 21st, 2023  |  31 mins 31 secs

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Sunday, September 10, 2023 | Lacking Nothing: 3 Virtues in Living Lean & Loving Large | Rev. Michelle Matthews continues in our new September sermon series and stewardship campaign, based on Paul's first letter to the Corinthians and our church's three core values, by preaching on the virtue of courageous conversation in 1 Corinthians 1. Paul Dufresne shares a testimony about how the Kingstowne Communion has helped him live into this virtue.

Lacking Nothing (Intro)

September 21st, 2023  |  30 mins 57 secs

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Sunday, September 3, 2023 | Lacking Nothing: 3 Virtues for Living Lean & Loving Large | Pastor Michelle gives an intro to our new September sermon series in 1 Corinthians based on the virtues of our church.

UpWORDS (Wk 9) - WAIT UP

September 2nd, 2023  |  24 mins 48 secs

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Sunday, August 27, 2023 | UpWORDS: 9 Imperatives for #Adulting Faith | Rev. Dirk Robinson continues our series on the book of James (chapter 5) with James' command that we WAIT UP in faith!

UpWORDS (Wk 8) - GIVE UP

August 24th, 2023  |  24 mins 23 secs

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Sunday, August 20, 2023 | UpWORDS: 9 Imperatives for #Adulting Faith | Pastor Michelle continues our series on the book of James (4:4-17) with James' command that we GIVE UP in faith!

UpWORDS (Wk 7) - WISE UP

August 20th, 2023  |  20 mins 30 secs

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Sunday, August 13, 2023 | Brunch Church | UpWORDS: 9 Imperatives for #Adulting Faith | Pastor Michelle continues our series on the book of James (3:13-4:3) with James' command that we WISE UP in faith!

UpWORDS (Wk 6) - BUILD UP

August 13th, 2023  |  36 mins 40 secs

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Sunday, August 6, 2023 | UpWORDS: 9 Imperatives for #Adulting Faith | Pastor Michelle continues our series on the book of James (3:1-13) with James' command that we BUILD UP in faith!

UpWORDS (Wk 5) - OPEN UP

August 4th, 2023  |  35 mins 34 secs

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Sunday, July 30, 2023 | UpWORDS: 9 Imperatives for #Adulting Faith | Pastor Michelle continues our series on the book of James (2:18-26) with James' command that we OPEN UP in faith!

UpWORDS (Wk 4) - LINE UP

July 26th, 2023  |  28 mins 52 secs

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Sunday, July 23, 2023 | UpWORDS: 9 Imperatives for #Adulting Faith | Pastor Michelle continues our series on the book of James (2:1-17) with James' command that we LINE UP in faith!

UpWORDS (Wk 3) - SPEAK UP

July 20th, 2023  |  23 mins 53 secs

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Sunday, July 16, 2023 | UpWORDS: 9 Imperatives for #Adulting Faith | Pastor Michelle continues our series on the book of James (1:26-27) with James' command that we SPEAK UP in faith!

UpWORDS (Wk 2) - SHOW UP

July 10th, 2023  |  35 mins 25 secs

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Sunday, July 9, 2023 | UpWORDS: 9 Imperatives for #Adulting Faith | Pastor Michelle continues our series on the book of James (1:19-25) with James' command that we SHOW UP in faith!

UpWORDS (Wk 1) - GROW UP

July 7th, 2023  |  36 mins 3 secs

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Sunday, July 2, 2023 | UpWORDS: 9 Imperatives for #Adulting Faith | Pastor Michelle kicks of our series on the book of James (1:1-18) with James' command that we GROW UP in faith!

Queer Theology (Part 2)

June 30th, 2023  |  29 mins 38 secs

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Common Crash Courses (CCC) at Kingstowne are rapid-fire, deep-dive opportunities for theological study and conversation around topics/questions that are not usually taught, answered, or digested all in one night. We'll provide you with an overview of info and answers over 1.5 hours, in a way and timeframe we believe people can and want to devote, and then we'll send you off with a list of other resources to read, listen, watch in case you are hungry for more. Come have courageous conversations in community with us.

JUNE TOPIC (PRIDE MONTH):
So you think you know what the Bible says about human sexuality... Join us as we construct a faithful, Christian, queer theology together with a BIBLICAL defense for the full inclusion and affirmation of LGBTQ+ persons in the church. Can you believe in the Bible and believe in inclusion? Our answer is a resounding "YES!" Come find out how!

Queer Theology (Part 1)

June 30th, 2023  |  25 mins 39 secs

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Common Crash Courses (CCC) at Kingstowne are rapid-fire, deep-dive opportunities for theological study and conversation around topics/questions that are not usually taught, answered, or digested all in one night. We'll provide you with an overview of info and answers over 1.5 hours, in a way and timeframe we believe people can and want to devote, and then we'll send you off with a list of other resources to read, listen, watch in case you are hungry for more. Come have courageous conversations in community with us.

JUNE TOPIC (PRIDE MONTH):
So you think you know what the Bible says about human sexuality... Join us as we construct a faithful, Christian, queer theology together with a BIBLICAL defense for the full inclusion and affirmation of LGBTQ+ persons in the church. Can you believe in the Bible and believe in inclusion? Our answer is a resounding "YES!" Come find out how!

Confirmation for Grown-ups (Wk 6)

June 30th, 2023  |  30 mins 29 secs

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Sunday, June 25, 2023 | We Believe: Confirmation for Grown-ups | Pastor Michelle preaches the sixth and final sermon of a six-week sermon series through the core questions of our Christian faith around the question "What & Where is God's Kingdom Come?"

Confirmation for Grown-ups (Wk 5)

June 21st, 2023  |  36 mins 34 secs

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Sunday, June 18, 2023 | We Believe: Confirmation for Grown-ups | Pastor Michelle preaches the fifth sermon of a six-week sermon series through the core questions of our Christian faith around the question "What is the Church for?" with an update from Christian Burnette, Kingstowne lay delegate to Virginia UMC Annual Conference.