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Jesus Gives Rest from 2022-02-14T22:03:12
In a time of immense restlessness and conflict, we are meditating this week on Jesus as the Lord of the Sabbath. He has come to give us deep rest of soul, and to ultimately bring creation itself in...
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Jesus Forgives from 2022-02-08T02:13:02
This Sunday we’ll continue in our series on the Gospel of Mark. Corey preaches on Mark 2:1-12, a moving story about Jesus’ power to heal and forgive.
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Youth Sunday: Jesus Heals from 2022-01-31T19:01:13
This Sunday is Youth Sunday! Sometimes we refer to our young people as the "future church," but on this particular Sunday we are reminded that they are also the church of the present. There is no H...
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Jesus Calls from 2022-01-25T01:35:10
This Sunday we’ll look at the first words of Jesus in the book of Mark: “The time has come! The Kingdom of God has come near! Repent and believe the good news!” We’ll explore the nature of Jesus ca...
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Jesus Arrives from 2022-01-18T02:05:32
We’re also beginning a new sermon series this Sunday on the Gospel of Mark called The Way of Jesus. From now through Easter, we’ll be looking at the person of Jesus through Mark’s eyes, learning ab...
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New Life, New Community from 2022-01-11T13:42:01
The book of Ephesians is all about the new things God has done through the gospel, and in our text this Sunday we’ll focus on two of those things. First, the new life God has given us in Christ, se...
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A Surprising Gift: At-Home Worship Guide from 2022-01-03T22:01:42
Today we begin the season of Christmastide which lasts a full 12 days. Over these next days, we celebrate the miracle of Christ’s incarnation through gathering, feasting, rejoicing and worship. The...
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What Happened After Christmas from 2022-01-03T19:31:35
What Happened After Christmas by Third Church, RVA
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Mothers of Jesus: Bathsheba from 2021-12-20T19:26:13
We are nearing the end of our Advent sermon series on the mothers of Jesus with this look at Bathsheba. Typically, people look at this story from the perspective of David, but we’ll be looking at i...
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Mothers of Jesus: Ruth from 2021-12-13T15:08:16
This week, we continue our study of the Mothers of Jesus - a look at the five women mentioned in Matthew's genealogy of Jesus. In the Book of Ruth, we find the ultimate outsider and we find ancient...
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Mothers of Jesus: Rahab from 2021-12-07T22:09:18
This Sunday we’ll continue with our Mothers of Advent series by looking at the next mother in Matthew’s genealogy, Rahab.
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Mothers of Jesus: Tamar from 2021-11-29T20:58:08
This Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent! We begin again a new cycle of the Christian year, retelling the most important story of our lives. Advent means “arrival.” We look back on those who waite...
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An Eternal King from 2021-11-22T20:21:44
This Sunday is the last Sunday of the Christian calendar year, which has historically been called "Christ the King" Sunday. On this day we celebrate that Jesus is King over all nations and all crea...
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A King Who Unites from 2021-11-15T19:42:06
This Sunday we’ll look at the climax that we have moving toward since 1 Samuel 16, when the young shepherd boy David was pulled from the fields and anointed as the future king. David takes a fragme...
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A Merciful King from 2021-11-15T19:36:52
This Sunday we’ll continue the story of David the King. Pastor Fakhri Yacoub will be preaching on “A Merciful King,” looking at the remarkable way that David chose to show mercy in his role as King...
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The Suffering King from 2021-11-01T16:21:56
This Sunday we continue with the story of the kings of Israel. The story takes a surprising turn when just after David defeats Goliath and experiences great success in Israel, he is driven into the...
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A King After God's Glory from 2021-10-24T18:05:14
This Sunday we’ll continue in the story of the monarchy as the spotlight now swings to the king-elect David. In 1 Samuel 17, he is confronted with his first challenge, and it’s a big one: a giant o...
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A King After God's Own Heart from 2021-10-18T15:18:42
This Sunday we’ll traverse into the next great chapter of the history of the monarchy in Israel: we will meet the young man named David. This is a new chapter in what has been a sad and disappointi...
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The King Falters: Opportunistic Leadership from 2021-10-13T17:30:59
This week we’ll see how a well-meaning and gifted person like Saul can go from being a promising young King to becoming a king “like that of the nations.” We see his rebellion against God’s command...
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The King Falters: Impatient Disobedience from 2021-10-05T23:39:02
This Sunday we’ll continue our study of 1 Samuel by seeing the first major mistake Saul makes as king.
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The Beginning of the Kingdom from 2021-09-27T18:49:01
This week, we’ll continue the story as God concedes to Israel’s demand for a King and selects a young man named Saul to be the first official monarch of Israel. It’s a story of heartache as we watc...
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Our Work, God’s Kingdom from 2021-09-05T18:01:41
This Sunday we’ll walk through a biblical understanding of work, both the goodness of work in God’s created order, the futility of work under the curse of sin, and how God calls us to use our work ...
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An Invitation to a Rhythm of Life from 2021-08-30T21:07:22
This week we look at one of the miracles of Jesus and the powerful transformation he is offering to us to truly be able to see.
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An Invitation to Sight from 2021-08-23T20:24:28
This week we look at one of the miracles of Jesus and the powerful transformation he is offering to us to truly be able to see.
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An Invitation to Know and Be Known from 2021-08-16T21:56:14
This Sunday we’ll look at Psalm 139 and God’s invitation to the good life of knowing him and be known by him.
Sermon Sources for 8/15 sermon:
- Rich Villodas, The Deeply Formed Life
An Invitation to Practice Hospitality from 2021-08-12T18:09:53
This Sunday we’ll look at hospitality and its importance as a spiritual practice.
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An Invitation to Hear God’s Voice from 2021-08-05T03:01:52
An Invitation to Hear God’s Voice by Third Church, RVA
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An Invitation to Work and Rest from 2021-07-26T21:49:19
This Sunday we’ll be looking at God’s invitation to work and rest.
- John Eldridge, Get Your Life Back
- John Mark Comer, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
- Rich Villodas, The Dee...
An Invitation to Freedom from 2021-07-19T15:01:35
This week we look at the invitation to freedom, and the spiritual abundance that comes from the discipline of simplicity in a life full of demands.
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An Invitation to Communion from 2021-07-12T18:26:04
This Sunday we’ll look at God’s invitation to communion. As Jesus lived in ongoing communion with his Father, he now invites us, through him, to have that same ongoing relationship of communion wit...
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An Invitation To Worship from 2021-07-06T23:49:39
An Invitation To Worship by Third Church, RVA
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An Invitation to the Good Life from 2021-06-28T19:04:16
Sermon Sources:
- John Eldridge, Get Your Life Back
- Rankin Wilbourne, Union with Christ
- Dallas Willard, Life Without Lack
- David Brooks, “The Great Unmasking,” https://www.nyti...
Boasting in Weakness from 2021-06-24T20:14:58
This Sunday we are finishing up our series on 2 Corinthians by looking at chapter 12:1-10, and the words of Jesus to Paul: “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness....
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Sowing Generously from 2021-06-14T20:27:08
This week we look at chapter 9, where we are encouraged to give so we can receive so much more: an abundant harvest of provision, gratitude, community, and eternal reward.
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Generous Grace from 2021-06-07T22:13:06
This week we come to a new section of Paul’s letter, chapters 8 and 9, where he talks about the how the Gospel transforms every aspect of our lives, including the way we use our money.
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Open Wide Your Hearts from 2021-05-30T16:46:12
This Sunday we’ll be looking at 2 Corinthians 6, and Paul’s continued appeal to his friends to commit themselves wholly to Jesus Christ.
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The Ministry of Reconciliation from 2021-05-23T20:07:42
The Ministry of Reconciliation by Third Church, RVA
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Swallowed by Life from 2021-05-18T13:40:41
This Sunday, we’ll continue our study of 2 Corinthians by looking at the first part of chapter 5. Derek Mondeau will be preaching on the good news of Easter that our mortal bodies are already being...
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Treasures in Clay Jars from 2021-05-11T17:28:30
The passage this week is probably one of the most famous of the whole book. Paul’s metaphor of having “treasure in clay jars” is a powerful image that communicates what it means to have tremendous ...
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Letters of the Spirit from 2021-05-02T16:31:29
This Sunday, we’re continuing our series on 2 Corinthians by looking at the way God uses weak people to make known the truth and power of the gospel.
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The Promises of God from 2021-04-25T16:43:30
This sermon was co-written with Rev. Kevin Germer of Christ Presbyterian Church, Richmond.
Sermon sources:
- Paul Barnett, The Message of 2 Corinthians (IVP)
- Tom Wright, Pau...
The God of All Comfort from 2021-04-18T17:00:27
This Sunday we kick off a series on 2 Corinthians titled “Power In Weakness.” We’ll look at Paul’s counter-cultural invitation to see that real power comes not through strength but through weakness...
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Easter Sunday: A Living Hope from 2021-04-04T16:46:36
Easter Sunday: A Living Hope by Third Church, RVA
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Self-Control in a Time of Self-Fulfillment from 2021-03-28T17:59:38
This week we’ll look at the fruit of self-control. Under the leadership of Jesus and his Spirit we can order and direct our desires toward that which we were made: love of God and neighbor. This is...
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Audio Appendix Ep. 9: How Should We Approach Holy Week from 2021-03-23T13:00
What’s the big deal about the seven days between Palm Sunday and Easter? Becca Payne sits down with Corey Widmer and Dan Marotta (Rector, Redeemer Anglican) to talk about the history of the liturgi...
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Gentleness in a Time of Roughness from 2021-03-21T16:31:22
We’re nearing the end of our study of the fruit of the Spirit. This week we’ll look at “gentleness,” probably the least well known and least prayed-for fruit of the Spirit.
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Faithfulness in a Time of Compromise from 2021-03-14T16:23:22
This Sunday we are looking at the fruit of faithfulness. Faithfulness is at the heart of the gospel! Because of God’s faithfulness we have forgiveness from our past and hope for the future.
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Goodness in a Time of Brokenness from 2021-03-07T17:26:14
Goodness in a Time of Brokenness by Third Church, RVA
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Kindness in a Time of Harshness from 2021-02-28T17:27:07
This week we look at the fruit of kindness. While kindness has undergone a bit of a popularity surge in our culture (“Be Kind!”), the Biblical notion of kindness is much more than niceness or rando...
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Patience in a Time of Restlessness from 2021-02-21T17:32:50
This week we look to our next fruit of the spirit: patience. In a time when we are weary and anxious, patience exhorts us to endure what suffering may befall us without retaliation or revenge, and ...
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Peace in a Time of Conflict from 2021-02-14T17:12:23
This Sunday we look at the spiritual fruit of peace. Biblical peace is not really defined as inner state of calm, which is the way we moderns tend to understand it. Biblical peace is more about “wh...
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Joy in a Time of Cynicism from 2021-02-07T17:47:21
This Sunday we look at “Joy in a Time of Cynicism.” Derek Mondeau, our Pastor of Discipleship and Parish Life, looks at the dangerous power cynicism can hold, and the promise of joy that is found i...
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Love in a Time of Selfishness from 2021-01-31T15:40:56
This week we take a look at the fruit of love, which is in many ways the crown of all of the fruit of the Spirit. We look at the gift of love and command to practice love.
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Renewed by the Spirit from 2021-01-17T17:31:01
Sermon Sources:
- John Stott, The Message of Galatians
- Phillip Kenneson, Life on the Vine
- Jon Tyson, ’The Spirit in a Time of the Flesh,” Sermon preached for Church of the City...
Light Shining In Our Hearts from 2021-01-10T17:27:56
Light Shining In Our Hearts by Third Church, RVA
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Persevering In Hope from 2020-12-27T13:00:04
Join us this week as we hear from three of our church leaders, Mike Murchie, Listwella Donaldson and Nan Clarke, as they share some of their own journey walking with God in 2020.
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Audio Appendix Ep 8: Revelation Series Q&A from 2020-12-22T15:41:44
You asked, we answered. We're diving in to your questions about the book of Revelation. Corey Widmer is taking some time to go through the most frequently asked Revelation questions (what about the...
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Waiting for True Life from 2020-12-20T17:36:26
This Sunday, we look one last time at the final picture that Revelation gives us of what we are waiting for. In Revelation 22, we get an astounding vision of the garden-city that awaits us, as we s...
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Waiting For the New Creation from 2020-12-13T17:41:25
This week is the third Sunday of Advent, and we’re also nearing the end of our series on Revelation. We’re spending these last few weeks looking at our future hope, and this Sunday we’re looking at...
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Waiting for Love from 2020-12-08T13:38:48
This Sunday we are continuing our study of the book of Revelation, and we are nearing the end! This week we’ll be looking at a distinct metaphor to describe our hope : we wait for the wedding feast...
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Waiting for Wrath from 2020-11-29T19:14:01
This Sunday we begin Advent with Waiting for Wrath. But when we hear the word “wrath” our whole being wants to recoil and seek shelter. What we find is that we cannot locate nor produce any real sh...
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The Beasts from 2020-11-22T18:34:28
We continue in Revelation this Sunday by looking at one of the most (in)famous chapters in the book, which includes the mention of the “mark of the beast.” This is one of those times that careful b...
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The Great War from 2020-11-16T17:09:43
Revelation chapter 12 is about the “great war,” the enormous spiritual battle that wages behind the scenes, all the time, between the devil and the powers of God. This week we’ll grapple with this...
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The Suffering Witnesses from 2020-11-08T16:00:09
Last week we saw an emphasis on the identity of God’s people, as people from all nations are sealed for God. This week, we’ll see the focus on the vocation of God’s people, which is to be witnesses...
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The Great Multitude from 2020-11-01T16:00:24
This week we take a look at Revelation 7 and what it means to be sealed by God in Christ and through the Spirit.
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Evil and the Justice of God from 2020-10-25T15:00:46
This week we will look at Revelation 5, which calls us to joy and celebration in the revelation of Jesus, the slain Lamb who has brought salvation, and who alone provides all the answers to our dee...
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The Lion and the Lamb from 2020-10-18T15:00:14
This week we will look at Revelation 5, which calls us to joy and celebration in the revelation of Jesus, the slain Lamb who has brought salvation, and who alone provides all the answers to our dee...
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The Throne of God from 2020-10-11T15:00:15
In chapters 4 and 5 of the book of Revelation, arguably the core chapters of this book, we are given access to see what is at the very heart of reality: the throne of God, a vision of astonishing b...
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The Cosmic Christ from 2020-09-20T15:00:28
This week we continue our series on the book of Revelation, titled “The Triumph of the Lamb.“
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The Triumph of the Lamb from 2020-09-13T16:30:03
This week we begin our series on the book of Revelation, titled “The Triumph of the Lamb“
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Psalm 127: The Work Song from 2020-09-06T16:30
On this Labor Day weekend, we’ll close our series on the Psalms of Ascent by looking at Psalm 127, the Work Song.
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Psalm 134: The Benediction Song from 2020-08-30T16:30:07
In the closing words of Psalm 134, the final Psalm of Ascent, we are reminded of God’s blessings and told to praise him unceasingly. Even in the midst of difficult situations, we can praise the Lor...
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Psalm 133: The Unity Song Psalm 133: The Unity Song from 2020-08-23T16:30:06
This week we look deeply at Psalm 133 and try to understand the meaning of biblical unity, why it’s so important, and how we can take steps to achieve it.
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Psalm 131: The Trusting Song from 2020-08-16T16:30:05
This week, Derek leads us through a study of Psalm 131, a song that reminds us who we are (and who we are not) even as it reminds us who God is.
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Psalm 130: The Mercy Song from 2020-08-09T16:30:02
A study of Psalm 130, “the Mercy Song,” which reveals the disciple’s inward pilgrim journey from despair to a call to wait and hope.
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Psalm 128: The Blessing Song from 2020-08-02T16:30:06
This week Esther Choi will lead us through a study of Psalm 128, a song of blessing.
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Psalm 126: The Joy Song from 2020-07-26T16:29:59
Psalm 126 boldly asserts that one of the key marks of the pilgrim is joy. Joy is not happiness, but a deep steadiness of soul that remains firm amidst the danger and struggle of the journey.
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Psalm 125: The Surrounding Song from 2020-07-19T16:30
This week, we look at Psalm 125, a beautiful meditation on the city of Jerusalem, and on Christian security. In the midst of great uncertainty, the Lord surrounds his people!
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Psalm 124: The Rescue Song from 2020-07-12T00:20:53
As we look at Psalm 124 this week, we see a rescuer and savior from destruction.
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Psalm 123: The Servant Song from 2020-07-05T16:30:01
This week, we study Psalm 123 and see ourselves as servants of a merciful Master who helps us journey in a life full of contempt.
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Responding to our Racial Crisis: A pastoral message with Q&A from 2020-07-02T14:30:01
A pastoral message with Q&A. Corey gives a pastoral message on our church’s calling to respond to racism and racial injustice and some first steps we’ll be taking to respond in action.
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Psalm 121: The Guardian Song from 2020-06-28T16:30:02
This week, we study Psalm 121, and see that on this road of pain and trouble, our true help is in the Lord, maker of heaven and earth, the one who keeps us from all harm and promises to guard us in...
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Psalm 120: The Leaving Song from 2020-06-21T16:30:42
This Sunday we’re starting a new series called Songs for the Journey. Nestled in the back of the book of Psalms is a little collection called “The Songs of Ascent.” We begin this Sunday with Psalm ...
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The Life Everlasting from 2020-06-14T17:00:20
This week we study the final phrase of the Creed: “I believe in the Life Everlasting.”
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The Resurrection of the Body from 2020-06-07T16:00:38
As we move toward the end of the Creed, the perspective shifts to the future. The Creed begins with the very start of the history of the world, and now it moves toward history's conclusion. The wor...
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The Communion of Saints from 2020-05-26T20:46:35
This Sunday we’ll continue with our series on the Apostles’ Creed by looking at the phrase “The Communion of Saints.” Rick Hutton will be preaching on the church as a community of believers.
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The Holy Catholic Church from 2020-05-18T20:30:04
This week, Erin Rose will lead us as we examine the phrase from the Apostles’ Creed, “I believe in the holy catholic church.”
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LTGL: Janice Bruce from 2020-05-13T19:00:23
LTGL is a quarantine miniseries, short for Little Things with Great Love, where we’re looking at ways people in our community are seeking to be faithful to Jesus and his mission during this pandemi...
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I Believe in the Holy Spirit from 2020-05-11T14:00:14
In the final section of the Creed, we shift to the third Person of the Trinity: the Holy Spirit. Everything that we will look at from now on in the Creed is in some ways an outworking of the theolo...
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LTGL: Mike Murchie from 2020-05-06T14:00:05
LTGL is a quarantine miniseries, short for Little Things with Great Love, where we’re looking at ways people in our community are seeking to be faithful to Jesus and his mission during this pandemi...
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He Will Come Again to Judge the Living and the Dead from 2020-05-05T18:09:07
This phrase of the Apostles’ Creed is probably the scariest one of all. Judgment. We are offered both a sobering reminder that the way we live matters, as well as a great consolation, knowing that ...
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LTGL: Peter Murchie from 2020-05-01T14:00:39
LTGL is a quarantine miniseries, short for Little Things with Great Love, where we’re looking at ways people in our community are seeking to be faithful to Jesus and his mission during this pandemi...
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LTGL: Danny Avula from 2020-04-28T16:01:08
LTGL is a quarantine miniseries, short for Little Things with Great Love, where we’re looking at ways people in our community are seeking to be faithful to Jesus and his mission during this pandemi...
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He Sits at the Right Hand of the Father from 2020-04-28T14:35:44
We don’t often think about the ascended Jesus at God’s right hand, but the apostle Paul seems to think that focusing on the ascended Jesus is the key to life. We’ll look at how this phrase in the c...
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LTGL: Judy Duarte from 2020-04-24T16:01:38
We’re starting a quarantine miniseries called LTGL, short for Little Things with Great Love. We’re looking at ways that people in our community are seeking to be faithful to Jesus and his mission d...
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He Ascended Into Heaven from 2020-04-20T15:02:37
This week in our study of the Apostles’ Creed, we come to the phrase “he ascended into heaven.” Esther Choi will lead us as we explore why believing in the ascension matters.
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Easter Sunday: On the Third Day He Rose From the Dead from 2020-04-14T14:39:05
On Easter Sunday we come to what is perhaps the most important phrase in the entire creed, “on the third day, he rose again from the dead.” Join us as Corey Widmer, Fakhri Yacoub, and Erin Rose exp...
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Good Friday: Descended Into Hell from 2020-04-14T14:23:58
Good Friday: Descended Into Hell by Third Church, RVA
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Suffered Under Pontius Pilate from 2020-04-07T14:27:03
What do we learn about this person Jesus in this phrase from the creed this week? Simply put, he suffered. That word suffered does not just describe the end of his life, but the whole of his life. ...
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Conceived by the Holy Spirit, Born of the Virgin Mary from 2020-03-31T19:24:39
This week, we’ll be looking at the Virgin Birth and how it is not just some random miracle. It is the foundation of our belief that Jesus is both fully God and fully human, fully divine and fully e...
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Jesus Christ, His Only Son, Our Lord from 2020-03-24T18:50:22
At the very center of the Christian faith is not a set of ideas or a religious theory of reality or even a way of life. At the very center of our faith is a Person. We will be looking at how our be...
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Maker of Heaven and Earth from 2020-03-16T18:47:33
This week, we’ll unpack the wonderful biblical theology in the phrase “maker of heaven and earth” and what it says about creation and its implications for our lives.
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God the Father Almighty from 2020-03-09T16:20:04
This week we come to the first significant phrase in the creed, “I believe in God the Father Almighty.” It immediately names a specific God: the God who is the Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, and ...
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Renewing our Mission from 2020-02-23T00:00
We close out our Renew series this week by looking at Hebrews 10:19-26. This inspiring passage calls God’s people to re-commit themselves to the most basic elements of their Christian calling: to h...
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Renewing Generosity from 2020-02-18T16:41:31
This week, we’ll look at 2 Corinthians 8 and 9, where Paul casts a vision of the Christian life as one of joyful, sacrificial generosity. Taking this call seriously will shape us into people of rad...
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Renewing Discipleship from 2020-02-10T14:40:49
In the second week of our Renew series, we’ll look at a new kind of image of the church. In this case, the church as a “greenhouse” or a “school,” a place in which people “grow up” into maturity,
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Renewing Community from 2020-02-04T16:25:17
This Sunday, we’ll unpack the rich metaphor of the church as the house of God, and talk about how we are seeking to press into this vision of the household in the coming years.
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Training in Hope (Youth Sunday 2020) from 2020-01-27T15:12:41
This week, we’re being led by our students in worship. Together, we’ll look at how God has called us to be godly, and he has given us all that we need in order to strive for it. 3-part sermon by Ch...
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Renewing All Things from 2020-01-20T16:07:49
We’re starting a new series this week on renewal and what it means for our community. We’ll look at Colossians 1 and how this work of renewal is truly an enormous call that God invites us into, and...
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Waiting for the Beloved from 2020-01-13T19:55:16
This Sunday, we conclude our series with the story of Jesus’ baptism from Matthew 3:13-17. This account is documented in all four gospels for good reason— it stands as one of the most important sto...
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Waiting for the Judge from 2020-01-05T00:00
This week, we’ll look to John who points to Jesus’ role in discerning truth and falsehood, true believer and hypocrite, and light and dark. The one for whom John has been waiting and preparing wil...
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Waiting for the True King from 2019-12-28T00:00
It is the first week of Christmastide, and this week we look to how people reacted the first time Jesus came to earth. Specifically, we’ll look at Herod and the Magi, and their different responses ...
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Waiting for the Messiah from 2019-12-23T16:26:37
In the final week of Advent, we look to the opening chapter of Matthew and imagine what it was like for the ancient people of Israel to wait for the promised Messiah. Sermon by Corey Widmer.
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Waiting for Immanuel from 2019-12-23T00:00
For our Christmas Eve message, we look to the first of chapter of Matthew and celebrate the good news that Jesus has indeed come to be with us. What our souls have waited for has happened in humble...
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Waiting for the Bridegroom from 2019-12-16T14:08:59
It’s the third week of Advent and we are looking at a parable for near the end of Jesus’ ministry: the Parable of the Ten Virgins. In this parable, Jesus compares the expected but delayed arrival o...
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Waiting for the Kingdom from 2019-12-09T19:10:36
This second Sunday of Advent, we continue our theme of waiting for the Messiah King with a study of two more of Jesus’ “kingdom” parables from Matthew 13. Jesus shows us again here that is a master...
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Waiting for the Harvest from 2019-12-02T15:57:16
We begin our Advent and Christmas series this week with a look at one of the “waiting stories” that Jesus tells in the book of Matthew. This story, from Matthew 13, actually focuses more on waiting...
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Stewarding the Gospel from 2019-11-25T15:42:50
In the last week of our Entrusted series, Richard Haney shares with us about our call to be stewards of this gospel. Together, we’ll look at how we are called to believe the gospel, live it, treasu...
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Stewarding Our Gifts from 2019-11-18T16:32:26
We believe that God has entrusted each of us, his children, with gifts— be it time, talent, abilities, opportunities, or treasures— and asks us to be faithful in using them to build his Kingdom as ...
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Audio Appendix Ep 7: Faith and Work with Amy Sherman from 2019-11-12T20:45:27
Corey Widmer interviews Amy Sherman, author of the book Kingdom Calling, about the origination of the concept "vocational stewardship," what it means for us in our every day labors, and how to inco...
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Stewarding Our Vocations from 2019-11-11T16:12:15
One of the (many) ways we are entrusted to the ongoing work of subduing and ruling creation is through our vocations. This week, Corey Widmer will help us explore what Genesis 1 and 2 have to say a...
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Stewarding Our Wealth from 2019-11-04T15:29:17
This week, we continue to explore stewardship as a comprehensive identity statement that describes what it means to be human. But we also acknowledge that the Bible gives lots of attention in parti...
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Stewarding Creation from 2019-10-28T19:12:47
The second week in our sermon series, exploring the God’s call to steward what he has created. Sermon by Corey Widmer.
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- Genesis (Interpretation), by Walter Brueggmann<...
The Missionary God from 2019-10-14T19:21:54
For the final sermon in our Jonah series, Derek Mondeau will help us uncover our identity as missionary people. We Jesus’ “sent people,” called to bear witness to Jesus and his Kingdom through our...
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Abounding in Love from 2019-10-07T15:29:22
In our second to last sermon of the series, we look at why Jonah is so angry that the Ninevites repent. How could he be angry about God’s grace? We’ll explore together. Sermon by Corey Widmer.
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Relenting Mercy from 2019-09-30T16:25:03
This week, we begin to look at chapter 3 of Jonah as Jonah makes his entrance into the city of Ninevah. It is there that we see that God continues to extend opportunities for his people to repent, ...
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Grace in the Depths from 2019-09-23T13:35:18
Corey leads us this Sunday in our third week of our Jonah series, looking at the beginning of Chapter 2 and Jonah’s prayer of thanksgiving. This prayer is a act of pure gratitude, and in his grate...
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Sleeping While We Perish from 2019-09-16T16:52:03
For our second week in our Jonah series, Corey Widmer shares on Jonah 1:4-17. We’ll explore how this passage challenges what our faith is for– not just for private and personal salvation, but for t...
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Running from God from 2019-09-09T15:16:30
We begin a new series this week on the book of Jonah. Jonah may be one of the most familiar books, but perhaps one of the least understood. Over the course of this series we’ll go deep on a powerfu...
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Laboring by Faith from 2019-09-03T14:06:26
For Labor Day Sunday each year we ask a lay leader to preach about the intersection of faith and work. This year, we’ll be hearing from Rev. Gina Maio on what Hebrews 11 has to say about our labors.
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The Prayer of Faith from 2019-08-28T13:59:46
In the final week of our James series, we’ll look at the end of the book of James. Corey will share with us about how the key sign of a transformational faith prayer. Prayer that is constant, consi...
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Active Patience from 2019-08-19T16:51:47
This week, Ed Satterfield will lead us through chapter 5 of James, exploring a key ingredient that helps us to be patient amidst trials, suffering and injustices— the imminent return of the Lord Je...
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The Danger of Wealth from 2019-08-12T13:07:45
We continue to move through the book of James this week as we look at the end of chapter 4 and into chapter 5. Corey Widmer shares with us about the particular dangers of wealth to us as Christians...
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Divided Hearts from 2019-08-05T15:26:18
This week, Corey Widmer shares on James 4, and demonstrates what James sees as the core problem in the lives of his friends: the problem of having “divided hearts,” compromising their affection and...
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True Wisdom from 2019-07-30T17:28:33
Corey Widmer shares this week from James 3:13-18 asking questions like: How do we know who to follow? Who should we listen to? How do we know when our lives on track (or off)? James speaks to all t...
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Taming the Tongue from 2019-07-23T14:34:27
We begin exploring Luke chapter 3 this week by looking at what this verses 1-12 means for our language, and what our language shows about the shape of our hearts and what we believe. Sermon by Dere...
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Genuine Faith from 2019-07-16T15:47:05
This week, we look at James 2 and what our faith means for our works and deeds. Sermon by Rick Hutton
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A New Community from 2019-07-09T14:57:43
David Bailey, executive director of Arrabon, is with us this week to share on James 2:1-13, on building a counter-cultural community.
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Hearing and Doing from 2019-07-02T14:11:06
This week we look further into what the book of James says about the Word of God, and how he challenges us to not just hear the word, but be transformed by it. What we hear must change what we do. ...
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The Trial of Faith from 2019-06-25T14:34:11
We continue our series on James this Sunday with looking at the wisdom of the opening chapter. In this seemingly disjointed chapter, James gets to the heart of our life here: that our faith has som...
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A Faith That Matters: Intro to the Book of James from 2019-06-18T19:08:39
This week we begin a new sermon series on the book of James, a series we’re calling ‘A Faith That Matters.” James believes that faith in the Lord Jesus is a faith that deeply matters for all of lif...
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The Promise for All People from 2019-06-11T15:02:16
This week is Pentacost, and Erin Rose shares with us how this event that happened many hundreds of years ago still impacts us— all of us— everyday.
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The Promise for Stony Hearts from 2019-06-04T14:39:14
We continue this week in our three-week series on the Promise of the Spirit, looking to how the Holy Spirit can move us from stony, cold hearts, to hearts that desire and seek after God’s right and...
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The Promise for Thirsty Souls from 2019-05-28T13:41:45
This week, as we think about the Holy Spirit at work in us and around us, we’ll see his work enables us to have life even when we’re in desert like places in life. Sermon by Rick Hutton.
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“Do you love me?” from 2019-05-21T15:11:37
This Sunday we are wrapping up our Questions of Jesus series with one last question of Jesus: “Do you love me?” This powerful question is from John 21:15-19, which tells the story of Jesus’ restora...
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“Why do doubts arise in your hearts?” from 2019-05-14T16:24:34
This week we look to another one of Jesus’s appearances to the disciples after his resurrection, and what it shows us about how he wants to encourage and restore us— even in the midst of great tria...
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Happy Blessed Feet of the Gospel from 2019-05-07T15:18:38
This week we welcome a guest preacher, Tharwat Whaba, to share with us from Isaiah 52.
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“Was it not necessary?” from 2019-04-30T14:49:44
Our story this week story invites us to encounter the living Jesus like the disciples did on the road to Emmaus, and asks us to open our eyes to him more and more. Sermon by Corey Widmer.
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“Why are you weeping?” from 2019-04-23T14:38:16
This Easter Sunday we look at the story of when Mary, weeping over Jesus’s death, is confronted by the man she is mourning. The story speaks to the power and impact of the resurrection for all of u...
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“Can you drink the cup I'm going to drink?” from 2019-04-16T14:37:18
In the question Jesus asks that we’re exploring this week, “Can you drink the cup I’m going to drink?”, we see the contrast between what was expected of Jesus and what he will actually go on to do,...
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“Why don't you notice the log in your eye?” from 2019-04-09T14:46:01
As we’ve been seeing throughout our series, Jesus uses questions to connect deeply with people. This week in particular, the question we’ll look at shows how much Jesus presses the hearer to fuller...
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“Who do you say I am?” from 2019-04-02T17:39:46
The next question of Jesus that we’re looking at is: ‘who do you say that I am?’ At first, this question seems to be about identity— who he is— but as we’ll explore together, it’s also the turning...
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“Do you want to get well?” from 2019-03-27T14:39:05
The question we look at this week is: Do you want to get well? Sermon by Corey Widmer.
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Audio Appendix Ep 6: Why do you worry? from 2019-03-20T21:38:44
Our latest Audio Appendix episode is here and we’re talking about anxiety. To follow up from Corey’s sermon on March 17 about why we worry, Corey, Becca Payne, and Margie Satterfield— a licensed pr...
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“Why do you worry?” from 2019-03-19T15:35:04
This week, we’re exploring the question behind one of the most well-known passages in the Sermon on the Mount: why do you worry? Sermon by Corey Widmer.
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“Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” from 2019-03-12T14:52:38
This week, we’ll look at the question that Jesus asks that gets to the heart of one the most complex and intimate places of our lives: our families. Russell Moore’s book The Storm Tossed Family was...
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“Has no one condemned you?” from 2019-03-05T16:09:45
This week’s question that Jesus asks of the woman caught in adultery will have us exploring who we allow to condemn us, and who we allow ourselves to condemn. Sermon by Corey Widmer.
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“Who touched my clothes?” from 2019-02-26T20:49:42
This week, we’ll be looking at Jesus’ response to the chronically ill and desperate woman who reaches out to him for healing, and how his question to her calls her out of the margins and into whole...
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“Why are you so afraid?” from 2019-02-19T15:32:47
In our second week of this series, we’ll look at Jesus’s question to his disciples while they are on a boat in the middle of a storm: why are you so afraid? We’ll explore our fear, and what role fa...
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“What do you want me to do for you?” from 2019-02-12T16:07:47
Jesus asked more than 300 questions in the four gospels! Why does he ask so many questions? Sometimes he does it as a teaching tool, but more often, he does so to engage people in a real relationsh...
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Youth Sunday: Pressing On from 2019-02-05T16:05:26
This Sunday is our annual Youth Sunday, where we will be lead by our students through liturgy, worship, and in teaching of Phillippians 3:12-16.
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How People Change: New Community from 2019-01-29T15:17:57
This is our fourth and final week in our January sermon series looking at the Gospel promise of transformation— transformation of our lives, our habits, and our communities. I am indebted to Christ...
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How People Change: Maggie Cox from 2019-01-27T14:15:03
We believe the Gospel promises transformation, but how does it actually happen? Each week in January we’ll feature a story of personal transformation from a member of our congregation.
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How People Change: New Habits from 2019-01-22T16:22:03
This is our third week in our January sermon series looking at the Gospel promise of transformation— transformation of our lives, our habits, and our communities. Sermon by Justin Earley.
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How People Change: Richard Nance's Story from 2019-01-20T14:15:05
We believe the Gospel promises transformation, but how does it actually happen? Each week in January we’ll feature a story of personal transformation from a member of our congregation.
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How People Change: New Identity from 2019-01-15T18:25:38
This is our second week in our January sermon series looking at the Gospel promise of transformation— transformation of our lives, our habits, and our communities. Sermon by Corey Widmer.
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How People Change: Stephen Jenkins' Story from 2019-01-13T14:15:05
We believe that the Gospel promises transformation, but how does it actually happen? Each week in January we’ll feature a story of personal transformation from a member of our congregation. This we...
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How People Change: New Life from 2019-01-09T01:35:48
We kick off a new 4-week sermon series this week looking at the Gospel promise of transformation— transformation of our lives, our habits, and our communities. Sermon by Corey Widmer.
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How People Change: Mary Damon’s Story from 2019-01-06T12:00:06
We believe that the Gospel promises transformation, but how does it actually happen? Each week in January we’ll feature a story of personal transformation from a member of our congregation, as we e...
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Let Heaven and Nature Sing: Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming from 2019-01-03T17:49:41
Join us this week as we look at the hymn: Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming. Sermon by Erin Rose.
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Let Heaven and Nature Sing: Joy to the World! from 2019-01-03T15:00:04
Join us this Christmas Eve as we look at the hymn, Joy to the World! Sermon by Corey Widmer.
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Let Heaven and Nature Sing: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing from 2019-01-02T18:55:59
Join us this week as we look at the hymn: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing. Sermon by Corey Widmer.
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Let Heaven and Nature Sing: O Little Town of Bethlehem from 2018-12-18T16:03:13
Join us this week as we look at the hymn: O Little Town of Bethlehem. Sermon by Ed Satterfield.
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Let Heaven and Nature Sing: O Come O Come Emmanuel from 2018-12-11T17:59:14
Join us this week as we look at perhaps the most ancient hymn we sing: O Come O Come Emmanuel. Sermon by Corey Widmer.
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Let Heaven and Nature Sing: Come Thou Long Expected Jesus from 2018-12-04T15:47:13
Everybody is singing at Christmas! It seems like no matter what you believe about Jesus, everyone sings at Christmastime more than any other time. But what are these songs really about? And do they...
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The Promise of Witness from 2018-11-27T16:11:59
This Sunday, we’ll be exploring Acts and we’ll draw a direct connection from the heart of mission to our posture of gratitude. Sermon by LJ.
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Women And The Bible Week 9 from 2018-11-20T18:24:16
Women And The Bible Week 9 by Third Church, RVA
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Women And The Bible Week 8 from 2018-11-20T18:21:45
Women And The Bible Week 8 by Third Church, RVA
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Ruth: Love Triumphs from 2018-11-20T15:40:18
As we conclude our study of the book of Ruth, we see this small story become a story of epic proportions, inviting us to reflect on the themes of this series and ask: “How is my life a part of this...
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Ruth: Love Rejoices from 2018-11-15T20:41:47
In the last chapter of the book of Ruth we find women rejoicing in Naomi - a far cry from where we started in chapter one. We’ll explore what God has for us as we rejoice over others, and he rejoic...
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Ruth: Love Gives from 2018-11-06T16:32:16
We’re taking a little pause this Sunday, being Faith Commitment Sunday, to re-examine a part of Chapter 2 in Ruth to explore it from a slightly different angle: generosity. Sermon by Corey Widmer.
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Ruth: Love Redeems from 2018-10-30T14:49:41
This week, we’ll start exploring chapter 4 of Ruth. Up to this point, we’ve looked at how, in this book, we see how love works. Love protects. Love provides. Love risks. This week we will discover ...
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Ruth: Love Risks from 2018-10-23T17:13:43
Ruth: Love Risks
This week, we’ll look at chapter 3 of Ruth, and explore what it looks like to risk in the name of hesed love. Sermon by Nan Clarke.
Ruth: Love Provides from 2018-10-16T14:44:48
This week, we’ll look at how God’s providence is on display in the story of Ruth— and how even when he feels absent, he is working all things together for his good and for his glory. Sermon by Core...
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Ruth: Love Protects from 2018-10-09T17:06:45
This week, we’ll look at how Ruth, Naomi and Boaz show us that hesed love protects the vulnerable and those at great risk. And that love protects others, even at great cost. Credit to Greg Thompson...
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Ruth: Love Works from 2018-10-02T14:41
This week we start the second chapter of Ruth where we begin to see that after Ruth’s spectacular display of hesed, she then shows that love gets to work, love serves. Sermon by Corey Widmer.
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Ruth: Love Commits from 2018-09-25T14:37:19
This week we’ll explore Ruth’s incredible and costly promise to Naomi, and how it is one of the most striking examples of hesed love in all of Scripture. Sermon by Corey Widmer.
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Ruth: Love Suffers from 2018-09-18T14:35:36
This week we’ll begin to explore how God’s hesed, his loving kindness, his love without limits, comports with the suffering of his people, as we dive into the first chapter of Ruth. Sermon by Corey...
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Ruth: Love Without Limits from 2018-09-11T15:16:13
The Book of Ruth is an incredible ancient story about how three people—Naomi, Ruth, and Boaz—modeled an incredible kind of love that was carried out in terribly difficult circumstances. The story p...
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Establish The Work of Our Hands from 2018-09-04T14:13:16
This Sunday is our annual “Faith and Work” Sunday, a tradition we keep every Labor Day weekend to explore how our work and vocational lives connect to our faith in Jesus Christ. Sermon by Corey Widmer
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Between Two Worlds: The Bible for All of Life from 2018-08-28T15:22:57
We wrap up our series on the BIble this week by focusing on practical ways the Bible can become a part of our everyday lives. Sermon by Corey Widmer.
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Audio Appendix Ep7: What’s the Big Deal About Biblical Interpretation from 2018-08-23T14:52:29
Corey Widmer, Nan Clarke and Becca Payne follow up on Corey’s last sermon by diving deep into what Biblical interpretation is, why it matters, and how it impacts and underpins our lives in so many ...
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Between Two Worlds: Interpreting the Bible from 2018-08-21T19:25:23
Between Two Worlds: Interpreting the Bible
Our second week of our mini-series on the BIble will focus on how we interpret the Bible, and how this forms and shapes not just our theology but...
Between Two Worlds: The Purpose of the Bible from 2018-08-12T16:41:30
This week, we kick off a short series on the Bible, exploring how we can become more faithful learners and doers of the Word in the complex age in which we live. Sermon by Corey Widmer.
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Audio Appendix Ep6: Politics and the 3rd Commandment from 2018-08-08T14:00:25
Derek Mondeau, Becca Payne, and Tim Latham sit down to discuss a sermon from May 27, 2018 on the 3rd Commandment and its implications for our politics.
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Among American Gods: Idols & Altars from 2018-07-31T15:05:37
This week we end our series on the 10 Commandments. We’ll explore all the ways that God’s word has convicted and challenged us for these past few weeks. Sermon by Derek Mondeau
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Among American Gods: Living in the Shadow of Glory from 2018-07-24T19:10:35
This week we will begin our wrap up of our series on the 10 Commandments. We’ll begin to reflect on all the ways that God’s word has convicted and challenged us for these past few weeks. Sermon by ...
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Among American Gods: You Shall Not Covet from 2018-07-17T14:40:12
Our scripture this week is focusing on the tenth and final commandment— thou shall not covet. Join us as we explore what this looked like to the Israelites, and the bearing it holds for us today. S...
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Among American Gods: You Shall Not Bear False Testimony from 2018-07-10T16:30:53
Our scripture this week is focusing on the ninth commandment — do not bear false testimony. We’ll look at how this commandment addresses not only blatant lies, but the attitude of heart’s in what w...
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Among American Gods: You Shall Not Steal from 2018-07-03T14:52:26
Our scripture this week is focusing on the eighth commandment — do not steal. We’ll look at this commandment from the Old and New Testament perspectives, as well as what this could look like for us...
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Among American Gods: Adultery and the Pursuit of Happiness from 2018-06-26T15:54:30
Our scripture this week is focusing on the seventh commandment — do not commit adultery. We’ll look at this commandment from many different levels — from the specific Old Testament command, to what...
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Among American Gods: You Shall Not Murder from 2018-06-19T19:07:28
Our scripture this week is focusing on the sixth commandment — you shall not murder. As we’ll explore together on Sunday, this commandment reaches far beyond the act of physical murder, but in how ...
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Among American Gods: Honor Your Mother and Father from 2018-06-12T15:02:49
This week our focus on the fifth commandment, “Honor Your Father and Mother” will demonstrate that this commandment is like an overall summary for the entire second group of commandment and that th...
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Among American Gods: Sabbath from 2018-06-05T15:00:23
Our scripture this week is Exodus 20:8-10, the fourth commandment, where we are instructed to keep the sabbath holy. We’ll explore what this has historically meant for God’s people throughout the s...
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Among American Gods: The Name of God from 2018-05-29T17:01:54
Our scripture this week is Exodus 20:7, the Third Commandment, commonly referred to as the commandment to not take the Lord’s name in vain.
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Among American Gods: No Graven Images from 2018-05-22T17:30:36
This week, we’ll look at the second commandment: that we shall make no graven images - we shall make no idols. What do idols look like in our life and times today? How do we continue to worship ido...
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Among American Gods: No Other Gods from 2018-05-13T17:48:06
This week, we’ll look at the first commandment: to make no other gods above the one true God. Sermon by Derek Mondeau
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Among American Gods: The Terrifying and Beckoning God from 2018-05-06T19:03:36
We begin a new sermon series this week called Among American Gods. It is a series that examines the Ten Commandments and how they confront the idols of Our American Life. Sermon by Derek Mondeau.
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The Quiet Voice from 2018-04-29T18:19:37
This week, we will look at a passage on Elijah from 1 Kings, and look at a very human story, of a very ordinary man, and what God does to care for him and renew him. Sermon by Corey Widmer.
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Audio Appendix Ep 5: Eschatology 101 from 2018-04-26T16:57:52
In his sermon on April 22, Corey said that our hope is not, indeed, heaven but resurrection. What did he mean by that, and how does that change how we think about heaven and death? How does it chan...
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The Cruciform Life: Cruciform and Resurrected Life from 2018-04-22T18:15:15
As we look to close out our Cruciform Life series soon, Corey will lead us through the rest of 1 Corinthians 15. We'll explore together what the future of God's ultimate redemption of creation and ...
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Mutually Encouraged from 2018-04-15T18:03:23
This Sunday, we'll hear from Marilyn Borst, from the Outreach Foundation, as she speaks on Romans 1, and how the global church and the local church need each other.
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The Cruciform Life: Cruciform Promise from 2018-04-08T18:12:31
This Sunday, Pastor Rick Hutton will lead us through more of 1 Corinthians 15.
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The Cruciform Life: Cruciform Hope from 2018-04-01T17:58:24
Easter message by Corey Widmer. The J-Curve” imagery and content of this sermon was taken from Paul Miller’s book “A Loving Life” and used with permission.
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The Cruciform Life: Cruciform Love Pt.2 from 2018-03-25T18:18:25
In our second sermon on 1 Corinthians 13 in this series, we’ll do a deep dive into the qualities of love that Paul names in verses 4-7. And we'll explore how these ideals are simply not natural to ...
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The Cruciform Life: Cruciform Love from 2018-03-18T18:43:38
Chapter by chapter in this letter to the Corinthians, Paul has been trying to demonstrate how in nearly every situation they are choosing to live by the self-centered practices of the world rather ...
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The Cruciform Life: Cruciform Freedom from 2018-03-11T17:35:43
As Americans, it seems our greatest cultural value is freedom. But what does that mean as followers of Christ? Paul writes of a different kind of freedom, a cruciform freedom. Like everything we ha...
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Audio Appendix Ep 4: The Cruciform Body, Part II. from 2018-03-08T03:45:04
Brooke Winters and Becca Payne join Derek Mondeau to discuss his sermon from March 4 on the Cruciform Body and 1 Corinthians 6. By bringing women into this conversation about God’s design for our b...
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The Cruciform Life: Cruciform Body from 2018-03-04T19:31:19
What does it mean for us to live out the cruciform identity in our physical bodies? This is the question we are looking at this week. Sermon by Derek Mondeau.
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February term 2018 Week 4: Neighboring - The Commission of Parish Life (Various Teachers) from 2018-02-28T19:28:26
Each winter, we take a month to get on the same page as a church. We combine our adult Sunday discipleship classes and study an issue together that has bearing on how we live our lives as Christ-fo...
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February term 2018 Week 3: Neighboring - The Stories of Parish Life (Various Teachers) from 2018-02-28T19:19:23
Each winter, we take a month to get on the same page as a church. We combine our adult Sunday discipleship classes and study an issue together that has bearing on how we live our lives as Christ-fo...
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The Cruciform Life: Cruciform Identity from 2018-02-25T19:14:57
What are the marks of a person’s identity that has been shaped by the cross? That’s the question we’re exploring this week. The human ego is constantly trying to establish a sense of self-worth and...
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The Cruciform Life: Cruciform Wisdom from 2018-02-18T18:54:31
In the second chapter of his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul continues to jab at the Corinthians misguided notions of wisdom and power. When it comes to money, power, beauty, leadership, stat...
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February term 2018 Week 2: Neighboring as Mission in a Secular Age (Justin Earley) from 2018-02-14T18:42:13
Each winter, we take a month to get on the same page as a church. We combine our adult Sunday discipleship classes and study an issue together that has bearing on how we live our lives as Christ-fo...
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The Cruciform Life from 2018-02-11T18:55:15
If the message of the cross is true, it means the secret to the universe is something we rarely if ever want to believe: that power is meted out through weakness. If the message of the cross is tr...
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February term 2018 Week 1: The Art of Neighboring (Jay Pathak) from 2018-02-08T15:34:01
Each winter, we take a month to get on the same page as a church. We combine our adult Sunday discipleship classes and study an issue together that has bearing on how we live our lives as Christ-fo...
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Audio Appendix Ep 3: Genesis and the Faith-Science Debate from 2018-02-03T22:04:55
In the third episode of our podcast series “Audio Appendix,” Corey Widmer talks with Third member Mark Sprinkle about the age-old faith and science debate, how we can become better readers and inte...
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Beginnings: The Beginning of Work from 2018-01-28T18:47:10
n our last message of this four week series, we are looking at the Beginning of Work. As we’ve been saying throughout this month, we were all made for four key relationships: our relationship with ...
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Beginnings: The Beginning of Community from 2018-01-21T19:12:33
This week, we'll look at the beginning of our relationships with others, and how the essence of our personhood, as designed by our Creator, is inherently communal. Sermon by Corey Widmer. Duke Kwan...
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Beginnings: The Beginning of Humanity from 2018-01-14T21:03:21
In the second week of our vision series, we're looking at the beginning of human identity in Genesis 1, and how we were created as image bearers of God and for the flourishing of his created order....
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Beginnings: The Beginning of Creation from 2018-01-07T19:09:16
This week, we're starting a new vision sermon series, looking at the first two chapters of Genesis - the ultimate beginning of all things. To start, we'll explore the beginning of all creation and ...
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Dwell: Full of Grace and Truth from 2017-12-31T21:31:38
Join us this week as Richard Haney shares with us from the last phrase of the John 1:14 verse: "...full of grace and truth."
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Dwell: He Came From the Father from 2017-12-25T21:10:22
Join us on Christmas Eve. It will be a special time together as we celebrate the newborn King, and continue to explore the depth, meaning, and mystery of the incarnation. Sermon by Corey Widmer.
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Dwell: The One and Only from 2017-12-24T21:08:52
Join us on the morning of Christmas Eve for a special service at 10:00 a.m.. Rick Hutton will share a brief homily, and we'll listen to a special musical presentation of Vivaldi's Gloria.
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Audio Appendix Ep 2: 5 Favorite Books from 2017 from 2017-12-21T13:37:10
In this second episode of our podcast series “Audio Appendix,” Corey Widmer and Becca Payne discuss five of their favorite books from 2017.
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How to Think by ...
Dwell: We Have Seen His Glory from 2017-12-17T18:51:58
The inescapable and elusive glory of God is finally accessible through the Incarnation, the Word became flesh. This week, we’ll explore what the glory of God, made manifest in the person of Jesus, ...
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Dwell: And Made His Dwelling Among Us from 2017-12-10T21:24:36
God wants to dwell with you. With us. That is one of the great themes of the Scriptures, and all of it is centered in and made possible through the Incarnation of Jesus. This week, we’ll explore th...
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Dwell: The Word Became Flesh from 2017-12-03T18:15:35
This week we start a new sermon series on Dwell, as we observe Advent and prepare for Christmas. Over the next weeks, we'll have an extended meditation on one verse: John 1:14. This week we begin b...
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Give: The Grace of Giving our Lives from 2017-11-26T18:03:02
This Sunday we’ll conclude our series “GIVE: The Surprising Grace of Giving”, by returning to 2 Corinthians 8:1-5. Our theme will be “The Grace of Giving our Lives,” taken from Paul’s lovely phrase...
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Give: The Grace of Giving our Families from 2017-11-21T11:58:44
This week, we're looking at how Jesus challenges our definitions of family and who is in our families, and also how he calls us to be a part of his "family business." Sermon by Corey Widmer.
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Audio Appendix Ep 1: On Time and Habit from 2017-11-15T22:03:44
In the first of this new series “Audio Appendix," Corey has a conversation with Third member Justin Earley on his own struggle with time, vocation, habit and the Christian life.
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Give: The Grace of Giving our Time from 2017-11-12T18:17:58
In this series on giving, we’ve spent the first two Sundays talking about giving our money. But this Sunday we’ll turn to consider what it means to give an even more precious resource: our time. Se...
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Give: The Grace of Giving our Money from 2017-11-05T19:21:12
This week, as we prepare for Faith Commitment Sunday, we'll explore how anything we financially give as Christians is a spiritual investment in a future “harvest of righteousness.” Sermon by Corey ...
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Give: The Grace of Giving from 2017-10-29T18:53:57
Join us as we begin a new sermon series this week -- Give: The Grace of Giving. Sermon by Corey Widmer.
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Welcome: The Bride from 2017-10-22T19:28:57
This fall, we have surveyed several New Testament metaphors for the church, and this week, we'll gather for the last one as we explore the metaphor of the church as the bride. Sermon by Corey Widmer.
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Welcome: The Body from 2017-10-15T18:57:01
This fall, we have surveyed several New Testament metaphors for the church, and this week, we’ll see explore the church as the body of Christ. Sermon by Corey Widmer.
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Welcome: The Sheep from 2017-10-08T17:22:38
This fall, we have surveyed several New Testament metaphors for the church, and this week, we’ll see explore the church as sheep. Sermon by Charles Teixeria.
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Welcome: The Field from 2017-10-01T17:51:15
This week we explore another metaphor of the church-- the field--and how, as the church, our purpose is to receive life and nourishment from Jesus Himself and bear fruit in order to bring life to m...
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Welcome: The Light from 2017-09-24T18:00:02
How could we as Third Church be salt and light in our neighborhoods, our city and our world? We’ll explore that together this week. Sermon by Corey Widmer.
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Welcome: The Temple from 2017-09-17T18:32:12
Join us this Sunday as we continue our series looking at metaphors of the church. This week, we'll explore how the church is now God’s dwelling place on earth, and where people meet him and encount...
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Welcome: The Household from 2017-09-10T19:18:31
Join us this Sunday as we look at Ephesians 2 and the metaphor of the church as a household, an image of church as family that calls Christians beyond a once a week meeting to actually living life ...
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Ordering The World in Love from 2017-09-03T18:45:41
Join us this Sunday as we explore God's plan and intent for our work and vocations. Sermon by Justin Earley.
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Psalm 107: Praying Our Thanksgiving from 2017-08-27T17:17:17
Join us this Sunday as we explore Psalm 107, and how this Psalm helps us reorient our thinking about the suffering in our lives and our world, suffering which seems so at odds with the fact of God’...
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Psalm 47: Praying Our Praise from 2017-08-20T18:10:22
Join us this Sunday as we explore Psalm 47, one of the "kingship psalms" that celebrates God's lordship over all things. Sermon by Corey Widmer.
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Psalm 63: Praying for Longing from 2017-08-13T18:05:29
Join us this Sunday as we explore Psalm 63. This psalm illustrates how David longs for God, and teaches us how we may too long for him, even when it does not come easy. Sermon by Tim Latham.
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Psalm 137: Praying our Anger from 2017-08-06T18:04:22
Join us this Sunday as we explore Psalm 137. Psalm 137 is categorized as an Imprecatory Psalms, one that calls down curses or judgment upon one’s enemies. This week, we'll talk about what do we do ...
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Psalm 139: Praying our Hearts from 2017-07-30T17:37:42
Join us this Sunday as we dig into Psalm 139 and explore how the realities of God (that he is omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent) affect the realities of our hardships. Sermon by Corey Widmer.
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Psalm 133: Praying for Unity from 2017-07-23T17:24:30
This week, we welcome David Bailey to Third where he will preach on Psalm 133 and explore how this Psalm asks us to seek unity with one another. Sermon by David Bailey.
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Psalm 32: Praying for Mercy from 2017-07-16T17:23:05
This Sunday, we'll look at Psalm 32, and how this Psalm models to us how we can speak to God when we find ourselves making a mess of our lives through our own foolish and rebellious choices. Sermon...
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Psalm 77: Praying for Hope from 2017-07-09T18:25:28
This Sunday, we'll look at Psalm 77, which is among the group of Psalms that are called “Psalms of Lament.” This Psalm drives us to stare grief in the face without jumping to a solution, but also t...
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Psalm 46: Praying for Strength from 2017-07-02T17:39:13
We are seeing in our study of the Psalms how these poems instruct us to learn how to approach the powerful things we deal with in life and the emotions they produce in us. The Psalms teach us to pr...
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Psalm 103 : Remembering God's Grace from 2017-06-25T17:15:37
Last week, we heard from Corey about how the Psalms reorient our hearts, reshaping our emotions in light of who God is. This week, we’ll read Psalm 103 together and hear a song from David late in h...
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Psalm 131: The Prayer Book of the Bible from 2017-06-20T12:46:54
This Sunday we begin a summer series on the book of Psalms. The Psalms are unlike any other book in the Bible because they are meant to be actually used and practiced. Our intent is to learn these ...
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Partners In Miracles from 2017-06-11T17:33:23
This Sunday we have the privilege of having Fakhri Yacoub, the pastor of the Christian Arabic Church as our preacher. Fakhri will be speaking about Jesus’ invitation to his people to join him in ca...
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Come, Holy Spirit 5: The Power from 2017-06-04T17:52
Up to this point in our Holy Spirit series, we have mostly focused on the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the individual believer. In our final week, Pentecost Sunday, we’ll turn to see the ...
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Come, Holy Spirit 4: The Comforter from 2017-05-28T18:06:51
All of us have moments and situations in which we cry out for comfort because we are hurting in some way. Likewise, we all taste discouragement and even hopelessness from time to time. On Sunday we...
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Come, Holy Spirit 3: The Guide from 2017-05-21T17:57:17
We now have the intimate guiding presence of God available to us any time, any place, through the intimate presence of the Holy Spirit. But how exactly does the Holy Spirit guide us? We’ll see this...
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Come, Holy Spirit 2: The Sanctifier from 2017-05-14T18:16:16
Last week we began our 5 week series on the Holy Spirit by seeing that Jesus calls the Holy Spirit “the Helper.” But what does the Spirit help us with? This Sunday we’ll see that one of the main th...
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Come, Holy Spirit 1: The Helper from 2017-05-07T17:28:24
This week we begin our new sermon series, Come, Holy Spirit! Over the next five weeks we’ll be exploring in more depth the person of the Holy Spirit, who the Spirit is, and what the Spirit does. As...
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The Revolution of the King 12: The End of the Beginning from 2017-04-30T17:54:21
The ascension is the key to the Christian life. The ascension made all the effects of Jesus’ risen life available to us and every believer in every time and place. The ascension is also when the mi...
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The Revolution of the King 11: The Hopeless Rejoice from 2017-04-23T18:05:37
This week's story invites us to encounter the living Jesus on our own journeys. Jesus promises us that even after he is ascended, “You will see me” (John 14:20). But we often miss the risen Jesus i...
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The Revolution of the King 10: The Dead are Raised from 2017-04-16T18:31:10
Guatemalan poet Julia Esquivel wrote a poem called “They Have Threatened Us with Resurrection.” It may sound strange that the message of Easter may be threatening. Everything Jesus is and everythin...
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The Revolution of the King 9: The King Who Comes from 2017-04-09T18:36:50
As we have journeyed together through the book of Luke for the last 16 months, we have heard Jesus say again and again that he must go to Jerusalem. Now finally, on Palm Sunday, we witness the entr...
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Wes Hill Forum - Session 2 from 2017-04-04T19:46:16
Listen to the forum with writer, speaker and Professor of Biblical Studies, Wes Hill as we explore why the historic Christian sexual ethic still holds in our current context through the support of ...
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Wes Hill Forum - Session 1 from 2017-04-04T19:30:59
Listen to the forum with writer, speaker and Professor of Biblical Studies, Wes Hill as we explore why the historic Christian sexual ethic still holds in our current context through the support of ...
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The Revolution of the King 8: The Humble are Exalted from 2017-04-02T17:09:16
Our preacher this Sunday is Dr. Wesley Hill. He is the author of the books Washed and Waiting and Spiritual Friendship, and is a frequent contributor of articles to the journals First Things and Ch...
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The Revolution of the King 7: The Small Are Great from 2017-03-26T17:21:07
This week, we look at how Jesus celebrates and welcomes the littlest ones in our society, and how he not only affirms their value, but teaches that we are supposed to become like them! We’ll explor...
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The Revolution of the King 6: The Lost Are Found from 2017-03-19T16:56:20
Revolutions are often won and lost on battlefields by armies. Usually, the stronger soldiers and the superior firepower wins out, but the revolution of the King looks different in our world. This w...
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Feb Term 2017 Week 4: Engaging Our Arabic Brothers And Sisters (Corey Widmer + Fakhri Yacoub) from 2017-03-14T15:05:33
Feb Term 2017 Week 4: Engaging Our Arabic Brothers And Sisters (Corey Widmer + Fakhri Yacoub) by Third Church, RVA
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The Revolution of the King 5: The Desperate Are Loved from 2017-03-12T18:38:10
This week, Luke tells the example of another person Jesus meets along his path: a blind impoverished beggar. And yet, this man who is portrayed as a model disciple. We’ll look at why this blind be...
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The Revolution of the King 4: The Empty are Filled from 2017-03-05T18:17:40
We continue our journey with Jesus to the cross and the people he encounters along the way. We’ll see his interaction with the “rich young ruler” and how Jesus makes a radical claim on his life.
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The Revolution of the King 3: The Dejected are Satisfied from 2017-02-26T18:41:13
This week we will study Luke’s Jesus story and learn about prayer as rebellion against the status quo that resists God’s kingdom. Sermon by Richard Haney.
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Feb Term 2017 Week 2: Engaging The World Next Door (Lj Jaworski + Dan Reeves) from 2017-02-21T22:28:02
Feb Term 2017 Week 2: Engaging The World Next Door (Lj Jaworski + Dan Reeves) by Third Church, RVA
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Feb Term 2017 Week 3: Cross Cultural Relationships In Christ (David Bailey) from 2017-02-21T15:43:29
Feb Term 2017 Week 3: Cross Cultural Relationships In Christ (David Bailey) by Third Church, RVA
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The Revolution of the King 2: The Rejected are Restored from 2017-02-19T18:53:36
The man described in our text this week is subject to the highest of defilement: a Samaritan who was also a leper! It's a scandalous story because Jesus not only heals this man (along with 9 others...
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The Revolution of the King 1: The Sinful Are Forgiven from 2017-02-12T18:44:37
In this new series, “The Revolution of the King,” we are looking at the new order of life that Jesus inaugurates in the world through his life, death and resurrection. This week we see one aspect o...
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Feb Term 2017 Week 1: God's Vision For Cultural Reconciliation (Corey Widmer) from 2017-02-07T20:40:18
Feb Term 2017 Week 1: God's Vision For Cultural Reconciliation (Corey Widmer) by Third Church, RVA
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United to Christ, United to Each Other from 2017-02-05T18:03:40
Because we’re united to Christ we’re united to each other. However, the question remains: are we living out this unity? Join our middle and high school students as they explore this question as the...
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Renewal 4: Renewing All Things from 2017-01-29T18:06:35
We wrap up our series on Renewal this week by looking at the words of Jesus in Matthew 19, where Jesus speaks about the palingenesia (or, renewal) of all things. We’ll look at the fact that the Gos...
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Renewal 3: Renewing The City from 2017-01-22T18:01:39
Renewal 3: Renewing the City
This week, we welcome Eric Jacobsen as our preacher. Eric has much to teach us about how the church, even the bricks and mortar of the church facility and camp...
Renewal 2: Renewing the Church from 2017-01-15T18:41:50
Join us this Sunday to see how God wants to renew us as Third Church. We’ll share about this vision for us broadly, but also share concrete ways we hope to live out this vision in the way we struct...
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Renewal 1: Renewing the Person from 2017-01-08T18:45:14
We all have habits, character flaws, and negative patterns in our lives that we wish were different, and the new year seems like a good time to address them. But somehow we always end back in the s...
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Lo, He Comes! - The Light (Christmas Eve 2016) from 2017-01-02T18:26:51
The final sermon of the Lo, He Comes! series. Sermon by Corey Widmer.
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Christmas Day: Shout for Joy to the Lord from 2016-12-25T18:07:14
The Homily given by Rick Hutton on Christmas Day 2016.
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Lo He Comes! - The Sign from 2016-12-18T21:03:49
Lo He Comes! - The Sign by Third Church, RVA
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Lo He Comes! - The Stream from 2016-12-11T18:39:08
As we continue to look at the images of the Messiah described in Isaiah, this week we’ll looking at the Messiah as The Stream. We'll look at how this stream reminds us of hope in the midst of the d...
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Lo, He Comes! - The Branch from 2016-12-04T18:36:16
Join us for the second week of Advent as we prepare our hearts for the coming King by looking at the Old Testament book of Isaiah. This week, we'll look at Isaiah 11:1-10, and "the shoot that will ...
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Lo He Comes! - The Mountain from 2016-11-27T18:23:03
This Sunday we enter Advent, a season of preparation for welcoming the Christ Child at Christmas. During the four Sundays of Advent and on Christmas Eve we will meditate on passages from the prophe...
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The Generosity of the King 3: The Rich Man from 2016-11-20T18:37:04
This week, we welcome author of A Praying Life, Paul Miller, to speak with us. He'll be sharing on Luke 16:19-31, and Jesus's focus on the toxic danger of wealth without generosity. Sermon by Paul ...
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The Generosity of the King 2: Render To Caesar, Render To God from 2016-11-20T18:35:44
This week we'll be looking at a passage from Luke 20, and together we will remind ourselves of our allegiance to Jesus and his Kingdom, and take up our call once again to be an embassy of his Kingd...
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The Generosity of the King 1: The Good Father from 2016-11-20T18:30:46
This week we’re beginning a short 3-week series called the Generosity of the King. We’ll be looking at three passages from the gospel of Luke that focus on Jesus' teaching about money, wealth, and ...
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