The Kingstowne Communion
We exist to gather people into communion with Jesus Christ.
We found 10 episodes of The Kingstowne Communion with the tag “jesus”.
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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.