The Kingstowne Communion
We exist to gather people into communion with Jesus Christ.
Displaying Episode 1 - 10 of 42 in total of The Kingstowne Communion with the tag “christmas”.
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Coming Soon (Wk 6): "Love, Actually"
January 23rd, 2025 | 16 mins 24 secs
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Michelle Matthews kicks off our Coming Soon series by discussing what Christmas Vacation can teach us about Advent.
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NYE Online Worship 2023
January 7th, 2024 | 28 mins
advent, christmas, christmas eve, elizabeth, gospel of luke, hope, john the baptist, joy, love, luke, mary, peace, weariness, zechariah
Sunday, December 31, 2023 | NYE Sabbath Sunday Online Worship
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Christmas Eve Worship 2023
January 7th, 2024 | 22 mins 57 secs
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Sunday, December 24, 2023 | Christmas Eve 2023 | How Does a Weary World Rejoice? | Pastor Michelle preaches the final sermon in our "How Does a Weary World Rejoice?" sermon series, focusing on the Christmas story in Luke 2:1-20.
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How Does a Weary World Rejoice? (Wk 4)
January 7th, 2024 | 19 mins 43 secs
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Sunday, December 24, 2023 | Advent 2023 | How Does a Weary World Rejoice? | Brunch Church | Rev. Michelle Matthews preaches on the 4th Sunday of Advent in our Advent series "How Does a Weary World Rejoice?" focusing in on the story and song of Mary in Luke 1.
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Advent Devotion (Wk 4)
December 24th, 2023 | 6 mins 17 secs
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Advent 2023 | Morning Prayer & Devotion (Wk 4) | How Does a Weary World Rejoice? | Luke 1:46-55