web02.fireside.fm Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:55:11 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) https://kingstownecommunion.fireside.fm/tags/theology Sat, 08 Mar 2025 21:00:00 -0500 Welcome to the Table! You are listening to the Kingstowne Communion podcast, with lead pastor Michelle Matthews. The Kingstowne Communion is a new United Methodist church existing to gather people into communion with Jesus Christ and extend God's table into the world through courageous conversation, creative community, and collaborating for the common good. We worship at Hayfield Secondary School (7630 Telegraph Rd, Door 9 off Old Telegraph) every Sunday at 10am. For more information, visit kingstownecommunion.net, or like, follow, or subscribe on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. en-us episodic We exist to gather people into communion with Jesus Christ. Michelle Matthews Welcome to the Table! You are listening to the Kingstowne Communion podcast, with lead pastor Michelle Matthews. The Kingstowne Communion is a new United Methodist church existing to gather people into communion with Jesus Christ and extend God's table into the world through courageous conversation, creative community, and collaborating for the common good. We worship at Hayfield Secondary School (7630 Telegraph Rd, Door 9 off Old Telegraph) every Sunday at 10am. For more information, visit kingstownecommunion.net, or like, follow, or subscribe on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. no Michelle Matthews michelle@kingstownecommunion.net https://kingstownecommunion.fireside.fm/628 09c33f78-c9dd-434f-ab49-bbe34d67ce27 Sat, 08 Mar 2025 21:00:00 -0500 Michelle Matthews full Michelle Matthews 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. 45:47 no 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. john wesley, charles wesley, wesley covenant prayer, grace, covenant, methodism, history, theology, England, wesleyan, rooted, Methodist, United Methodist 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.

]]> 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.

]]> https://kingstownecommunion.fireside.fm/627 c8110fae-79be-46e9-8b4b-18fdfa8b74d4 Sat, 01 Mar 2025 18:00:00 -0500 Michelle Matthews full Michelle Matthews 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. 37:15 no 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. john wesley, charles wesley, wesley covenant prayer, grace, covenant, methodism, history, theology, England, wesleyan, rooted, Methodist, United Methodist 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.

]]> 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.

]]> https://kingstownecommunion.fireside.fm/626 7f29638e-d5b2-46a5-872d-f2cfaae38474 Sat, 01 Mar 2025 16:00:00 -0500 Michelle Matthews full Michelle Matthews 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. 39:34 no 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. john wesley, charles wesley, wesley covenant prayer, grace, covenant, methodism, history, theology, England, wesleyan, rooted, Methodist, United Methodist 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.

]]> 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.

]]> https://kingstownecommunion.fireside.fm/625 c371d56e-2a53-406f-b14f-2fa9d0774429 Sat, 01 Mar 2025 09:00:00 -0500 Michelle Matthews full Michelle Matthews 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. 40:06 no 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. john wesley, charles wesley, wesley covenant prayer, grace, covenant, methodism, history, theology, England, wesleyan, rooted, Methodist, United Methodist 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.

]]> 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.

]]> https://kingstownecommunion.fireside.fm/624 941eec48-b8d4-4842-9863-59f0373a8ffc Sat, 01 Mar 2025 06:00:00 -0500 Michelle Matthews full Michelle Matthews 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. 36:28 no 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. john wesley, charles wesley, wesley covenant prayer, grace, covenant, methodism, history, theology, England, wesleyan, rooted, Methodist, United Methodist 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.

]]> 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.

]]> https://kingstownecommunion.fireside.fm/623 090ab5ad-b7fb-4d2f-b97f-36f1a2ba3116 Sun, 26 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Michelle Matthews full Michelle Matthews 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. 35:25 no 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. john wesley, charles wesley, wesley covenant prayer, grace, covenant, methodism, history, theology, England, wesleyan, rooted, Methodist, United Methodist 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.

]]> 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.

]]> https://kingstownecommunion.fireside.fm/622 14fb308f-1741-4a46-9fd6-f1fbc366bd95 Fri, 24 Jan 2025 15:00:00 -0500 Michelle Matthews full Michelle Matthews 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." 27:55 no 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." john wesley, charles wesley, wesley covenant prayer, grace, covenant, methodism, history, theology, England, wesleyan, rooted, Methodist, United Methodist 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."

]]> 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."

]]> https://kingstownecommunion.fireside.fm/621 05dbb670-aca4-4cda-9ef4-dbc56c564d8b Fri, 24 Jan 2025 14:00:00 -0500 Michelle Matthews full Michelle Matthews 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. 29:17 no 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. john wesley, charles wesley, wesley covenant prayer, grace, covenant, methodism, history, theology, England, wesleyan, rooted, Methodist, United Methodist 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.

]]> 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.

]]> https://kingstownecommunion.fireside.fm/464 56649597-e313-43e2-bc3d-d8e2f576870c Thu, 04 Aug 2022 10:00:00 -0400 Michelle Matthews full Michelle Matthews Sunday, July 31, 2022 | WORDLE: 8 Stabs at Understanding the Bible | Pastor Michelle preaches from Psalm 119 in the final sermon of the series on the word VALUE: How do we read it for all that it's worth? 31:56 no Sunday, July 31, 2022 | WORDLE: 8 Stabs at Understanding the Bible | Pastor Michelle preaches from Psalm 119 in the final sermon of the series on the word VALUE: How do we read it for all that it's worth? bible, scripture, wordle, word of god, word, jesus, new testament, old testament, bible study, theology Sunday, July 31, 2022 | WORDLE: 8 Stabs at Understanding the Bible | Pastor Michelle preaches from Psalm 119 in the final sermon of the series on the word VALUE: How do we read it for all that it's worth?

]]> Sunday, July 31, 2022 | WORDLE: 8 Stabs at Understanding the Bible | Pastor Michelle preaches from Psalm 119 in the final sermon of the series on the word VALUE: How do we read it for all that it's worth?

]]> https://kingstownecommunion.fireside.fm/463 b230a2ca-91c9-4c6f-94a1-cfe8373dc535 Fri, 29 Jul 2022 18:00:00 -0400 Michelle Matthews full Michelle Matthews Sunday, July 24, 2022 | WORDLE: 8 Stabs at Understanding the Bible | Pastor Michelle preaches from 1 Corinthians 15 on the word TRUTH: What is real and whose word can I trust? 30:28 no Sunday, July 24, 2022 | WORDLE: 8 Stabs at Understanding the Bible | Pastor Michelle preaches from 1 Corinthians 15 on the word TRUTH: What is real and whose word can I trust? bible, scripture, wordle, word of god, word, jesus, new testament, old testament, bible study, theology Sunday, July 24, 2022 | WORDLE: 8 Stabs at Understanding the Bible | Pastor Michelle preaches from 1 Corinthians 15 on the word TRUTH: What is real and whose word can I trust?

]]> Sunday, July 24, 2022 | WORDLE: 8 Stabs at Understanding the Bible | Pastor Michelle preaches from 1 Corinthians 15 on the word TRUTH: What is real and whose word can I trust?

]]> https://kingstownecommunion.fireside.fm/462 30bf4b27-997a-4f03-a157-eac86c6fc727 Thu, 21 Jul 2022 15:00:00 -0400 Michelle Matthews full Michelle Matthews Sunday, July 17, 2022 | WORDLE: 8 Stabs at Understanding the Bible | Pastor Michelle preaches from the story of Noah on the word ISSUE - how can we make sense of the Bible's many moral dilemmas? 37:27 no Sunday, July 17, 2022 | WORDLE: 8 Stabs at Understanding the Bible | Pastor Michelle preaches from the story of Noah on the word ISSUE - how can we make sense of the Bible's many moral dilemmas? bible, scripture, wordle, word of god, word, jesus, new testament, old testament, bible study, theology Sunday, July 17, 2022 | WORDLE: 8 Stabs at Understanding the Bible | Pastor Michelle preaches from the story of Noah on the word ISSUE - how can we make sense of the Bible's many moral dilemmas?

]]> Sunday, July 17, 2022 | WORDLE: 8 Stabs at Understanding the Bible | Pastor Michelle preaches from the story of Noah on the word ISSUE - how can we make sense of the Bible's many moral dilemmas?

]]> https://kingstownecommunion.fireside.fm/461 f2af6f8e-78b3-49cc-8a19-8f24f84312cb Wed, 13 Jul 2022 06:15:00 -0400 Michelle Matthews full Michelle Matthews Sunday, July 10, 2022 | WORDLE: 6 Stabs at Understanding the Bible | Guest preacher Dirk Robinson preaches on the word ERROR - how can the bible be both divinely inspired and full of contradiction and error? 24:33 no Sunday, July 10, 2022 | WORDLE: 6 Stabs at Understanding the Bible | Guest preacher Dirk Robinson preaches on the word ERROR - how can the bible be both divinely inspired and full of contradiction and error? bible, scripture, wordle, word of god, word, jesus, new testament, old testament, bible study, theology Sunday, July 10, 2022 | WORDLE: 6 Stabs at Understanding the Bible | Guest preacher Dirk Robinson preaches on the word ERROR - how can the bible be both divinely inspired and full of contradiction and error?

]]> Sunday, July 10, 2022 | WORDLE: 6 Stabs at Understanding the Bible | Guest preacher Dirk Robinson preaches on the word ERROR - how can the bible be both divinely inspired and full of contradiction and error?

]]> https://kingstownecommunion.fireside.fm/460 20feabc7-084f-4ccf-a522-5a9f6d479443 Wed, 13 Jul 2022 06:00:00 -0400 Michelle Matthews full Michelle Matthews Sunday, July 3, 2022 | WORDLE: 6 Stabs at Understanding the Bible | Pastor Michelle preaches on the word POWER - by what authority - Word of God or of people? 35:23 no Sunday, July 3, 2022 | WORDLE: 6 Stabs at Understanding the Bible | Pastor Michelle preaches on the word POWER - by what authority - Word of God or of people? bible, scripture, wordle, word of god, word, jesus, new testament, old testament, bible study, theology Sunday, July 3, 2022 | WORDLE: 6 Stabs at Understanding the Bible | Pastor Michelle preaches on the word POWER - by what authority - Word of God or of people?

]]> Sunday, July 3, 2022 | WORDLE: 6 Stabs at Understanding the Bible | Pastor Michelle preaches on the word POWER - by what authority - Word of God or of people?

]]> https://kingstownecommunion.fireside.fm/459 6463b7eb-c724-4868-bdbd-b40b48c94549 Fri, 01 Jul 2022 12:00:00 -0400 Michelle Matthews full Michelle Matthews Sunday, June 26, 2022 | WORDLE: 6 Stabs at Understanding the Bible | Pastor Michelle preaches on the word SPEAK - who spoke it & why does it matter? | Scripture: 1 Peter 1:22-25, John 1:1-14 31:19 no Sunday, June 26, 2022 | WORDLE: 6 Stabs at Understanding the Bible | Pastor Michelle preaches on the word SPEAK - who spoke it & why does it matter? | Scripture: 1 Peter 1:22-25, John 1:1-14 bible, scripture, wordle, word of god, word, jesus, new testament, old testament, bible study, theology Sunday, June 26, 2022 | WORDLE: 6 Stabs at Understanding the Bible | Pastor Michelle preaches on the word SPEAK - who spoke it & why does it matter? | Scripture: 1 Peter 1:22-25, John 1:1-14

]]> Sunday, June 26, 2022 | WORDLE: 6 Stabs at Understanding the Bible | Pastor Michelle preaches on the word SPEAK - who spoke it & why does it matter? | Scripture: 1 Peter 1:22-25, John 1:1-14

]]> https://kingstownecommunion.fireside.fm/458 d1b78017-db70-4e4f-9db5-4bf23e4165e6 Wed, 22 Jun 2022 06:00:00 -0400 Michelle Matthews full Michelle Matthews Sunday, June 19, 2022 | WORDLE: 6 Stabs at Understanding the Bible | Pastor Michelle preaches on the word SCRIBE - who wrote it and what for? | Scripture: Galatians 1:1-12 33:16 no Sunday, June 19, 2022 | WORDLE: 6 Stabs at Understanding the Bible | Pastor Michelle preaches on the word SCRIBE - who wrote it and what for? | Scripture: Galatians 1:1-12 bible, scripture, wordle, word of god, word, jesus, new testament, old testament, bible study, theology Sunday, June 19, 2022 | WORDLE: 6 Stabs at Understanding the Bible | Pastor Michelle preaches on the word SCRIBE - who wrote it and what for? | Scripture: Galatians 1:1-12

]]> Sunday, June 19, 2022 | WORDLE: 6 Stabs at Understanding the Bible | Pastor Michelle preaches on the word SCRIBE - who wrote it and what for? | Scripture: Galatians 1:1-12

]]> https://kingstownecommunion.fireside.fm/457 b4c296bd-b707-4884-aebc-04e25806d35e Tue, 14 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -0400 Michelle Matthews full Michelle Matthews Sunday, June 12, 2022 | WORDLE: 6 Stabs at Understanding the Bible | Pastor Michelle preaches the word CANON - why these books and what for? | Scriptures: Deuteronomy 8, Isaiah 7 33:13 no Sunday, June 12, 2022 | WORDLE: 6 Stabs at Understanding the Bible | Pastor Michelle preaches the word CANON - why these books and what for? | Scriptures: Deuteronomy 8, Isaiah 7 bible, scripture, wordle, word of god, word, jesus, new testament, old testament, bible study, theology Sunday, June 12, 2022 | WORDLE: 6 Stabs at Understanding the Bible | Pastor Michelle preaches the word CANON - why these books and what for? | Scriptures: Deuteronomy 8, Isaiah 7

]]> Sunday, June 12, 2022 | WORDLE: 6 Stabs at Understanding the Bible | Pastor Michelle preaches the word CANON - why these books and what for? | Scriptures: Deuteronomy 8, Isaiah 7

]]> https://kingstownecommunion.fireside.fm/456 084407b5-1f8e-4a65-99cd-ff714824a37e Tue, 07 Jun 2022 10:00:00 -0400 Michelle Matthews full Michelle Matthews Sunday, June 5, 2022 | Pentecost Sunday | Pastor Michelle preaches an introductory sermon entitled "What the Bible is Not" as we begin our sermon series "Wordle: 6 Stabs at Understanding the Bible." 24:37 no Sunday, June 5, 2022 | Pentecost Sunday | Pastor Michelle preaches an introductory sermon entitled "What the Bible is Not" as we begin our sermon series "Wordle: 6 Stabs at Understanding the Bible." bible, scripture, wordle, word of god, word, jesus, new testament, old testament, bible study, theology Sunday, June 5, 2022 | Pentecost Sunday | Pastor Michelle preaches an introductory sermon entitled "What the Bible is Not" as we begin our sermon series "Wordle: 6 Stabs at Understanding the Bible."

]]> Sunday, June 5, 2022 | Pentecost Sunday | Pastor Michelle preaches an introductory sermon entitled "What the Bible is Not" as we begin our sermon series "Wordle: 6 Stabs at Understanding the Bible."

]]> https://kingstownecommunion.fireside.fm/322 f53a2fc6-408d-42da-81bd-e35a3bfc4da4 Wed, 30 Sep 2020 06:00:00 -0400 Michelle Matthews full Michelle Matthews Tuesday, September 29, 2020 | Courageous Conversations in the Cloud | Pastor Michelle interviews Rabbi David Widzer of Temple B'nai Shalom in Fairfax Station, VA about the Jewish high holy days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur and what we as Christians and fellow humans can learn from these ancient festivals about God's common call for us to work towards the healing of creation. 50:43 no Tuesday, September 29, 2020 | Courageous Conversations in the Cloud | Pastor Michelle interviews Rabbi David Widzer of Temple B'nai Shalom in Fairfax Station, VA about the Jewish high holy days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur and what we as Christians and fellow humans can learn from these ancient festivals about God's common call for us to work towards the healing of creation. courageous conversations, theology, interfaith dialogue, judaism, christianity, rosh hashanah, yom kippur Tuesday, September 29, 2020 | Courageous Conversations in the Cloud | Pastor Michelle interviews Rabbi David Widzer of Temple B'nai Shalom in Fairfax Station, VA about the Jewish high holy days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur and what we as Christians and fellow humans can learn from these ancient festivals about God's common call for us to work towards the healing of creation.

]]> Tuesday, September 29, 2020 | Courageous Conversations in the Cloud | Pastor Michelle interviews Rabbi David Widzer of Temple B'nai Shalom in Fairfax Station, VA about the Jewish high holy days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur and what we as Christians and fellow humans can learn from these ancient festivals about God's common call for us to work towards the healing of creation.

]]> https://kingstownecommunion.fireside.fm/4 b9063d39-c899-4f4c-9292-4e6be3233f00 Tue, 13 Mar 2018 21:00:00 -0400 Michelle Matthews full Michelle Matthews Tuesday, February 27th | Pub Theology meets monthly at Fiona's Irish Pub in Kingstowne | Brad Todd, co-author "The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics," will help decode the populist coalition that swept Donald Trump into office and continues to realign American politics, viewing this change through the prism of the larger societal trends that are reshaping governing coalitions in the same manner they’re disrupting the economy, the Church, and culture at large. 1:02:28 no Tuesday, February 27th | Pub Theology meets monthly at Fiona's Irish Pub in Kingstowne | Brad Todd, co-author "The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics," will help decode the populist coalition that swept Donald Trump into office and continues to realign American politics, viewing this change through the prism of the larger societal trends that are reshaping governing coalitions in the same manner they’re disrupting the economy, the Church, and culture at large. Tuesday, February 27th | Pub Theology meets monthly at Fiona's Irish Pub in Kingstowne | Brad Todd, co-author "The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics," will help decode the populist coalition that swept Donald Trump into office and continues to realign American politics, viewing this change through the prism of the larger societal trends that are reshaping governing coalitions in the same manner they’re disrupting the economy, the Church, and culture at large.

]]> Tuesday, February 27th | Pub Theology meets monthly at Fiona's Irish Pub in Kingstowne | Brad Todd, co-author "The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics," will help decode the populist coalition that swept Donald Trump into office and continues to realign American politics, viewing this change through the prism of the larger societal trends that are reshaping governing coalitions in the same manner they’re disrupting the economy, the Church, and culture at large.

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