The Kingstowne Communion
We exist to gather people into communion with Jesus Christ.
We found 8 episodes of The Kingstowne Communion with the tag “waiting”.
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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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Advent: Let Us Find Our Rest In Thee
December 18th, 2018 | 33 mins 43 secs
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Sunday, December 16, 2018 | Advent: Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus | While department stores pipe in "Holly Jolly Christmas," the Church in Advent sings, "Come Thou long-expected Jesus, born to set thy people free." While every radio station plays "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" on repeat, the Church in Advent sings, "From our fears and sins release us, let us find our rest in Thee!" Michelle preaches a sermon from the story of Mary in the Gospel of Luke. The band leads us in "Mary Did You Know" and the hymn "Once In Royal David's City."
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Advent: Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus
December 17th, 2018 | 14 mins 34 secs
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Sunday, December 9, 2018 | Advent: Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus | While department stores pipe in "Holly Jolly Christmas," the Church in Advent sings, "Come Thou long-expected Jesus, born to set thy people free." While every radio station plays "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" on repeat, the Church in Advent sings, "From our fears and sins release us, let us find our rest in Thee!" Before our Serve With St. Nick event, Michelle delivers a homily on how the church requires us to "sign up." The band leads us in "Joy" and a jazzy rendition of "What Child Is This."
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Advent: From Our Fears And Sins Release Us
December 5th, 2018 | 37 mins 36 secs
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Sunday, December 2, 2018 | Advent: Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus | While department stores pipe in "Holly Jolly Christmas," the Church in Advent sings, "Come Thou long-expected Jesus, born to set thy people free." While every radio station plays "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" on repeat, the Church in Advent sings, "From our fears and sins release us, let us find our rest in Thee!" Our guest pastor, Chelsea Morese, preaches from Zechariah's song over John the Baptist in Luke 1:57-80 in a sermon entitled "From Our Fears And Sins Release Us." The band leads us in "God With Us" and "I Am Not Alone."
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Advent: Born to Set Thy People Free
November 30th, 2018 | 31 mins 6 secs
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Sunday, November 25, 2018 | Advent: Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus | While department stores pipe in "Holly Jolly Christmas," the Church in Advent sings, "Come Thou long-expected Jesus, born to set thy people free." While every radio station plays "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" on repeat, the Church in Advent sings, "From our fears and sins release us, let us find our rest in Thee!" Set in a minor key, no sleigh bells ringing, this song bids us toward the One for whom we are all longing, the Savior for whom all creation yearns. Michelle preaches from Isaiah's song in Chapters 8 & 9 in a sermon entitled "Born to Set Thy People Free." The band leads us in "I Wait" and our theme song for Advent, a contemporary version of "Come Thou Long Expected Jesus."