EHS: Journey Through the Wall

Pastor Jonathan preaches on the story of the testing of Abraham and Isaac in Genesis 22, looking at how God often uses our hardest experiences to lead us further toward emotional health.

EHS: Going Back to Go Forward

Pastor JT preaches on the story of Joseph in Genesis 45 and the importance of going back to the past so that we can move ahead to spiritual growth and maturity.

EHS: Know Thyself

Mary McDonald, one of our Deacons, preaches about the importance of "knowing your true self" on the path of spiritual growth.

EHS: Going Below the Surface

Pastor JT preaches in our Emotionally Healthy Spirituality series looking at 1 Samuel 15 and Saul's "below the waterline" way of thinking.

With All the Company of Heaven: Worship Prepares us for Mission

Claire Andrews finishes up our series With All the Company of Heaven. Claire preaches on the idea that worship helps us learn to be fully human, to become the people we were meant to be, and that one of the main purposes of worship is to prepare us for a life of service to Christ in the world.

Epiphany

Pastor JT preaches on Epiphany, the revelation of Christ to the Gentiles. He looks at three questions: Why are to relate to the world? How are we to relate to the world? and To whom are we to relate?

With All the Company of Heaven: Music in Worship

Jay Burkette preaches on the importance of Music in worship. Music (especially singing) is integral to worship, both corporately and personally.  God created us, as a species, to respond to music in profound ways, and Scripture is replete with confirmations of this claim. But how are we to incorporate music into our worship today?

This sermon was not recorded, but you can access the outline of the sermon here.

With All the Company of Heaven: Confession, Absolution, and Peace

Chris Andrews, one of our deacons and co-Director of Discipleship, preaches on the place of confession, absolution, and peace in our corporate worship.

With All the Company of Heaven: The Reading and Preaching of the Word

Pastor JT preaches about the place of Scripture in Worship, looking specifically at the public reading of Scripture and the preaching of the Word.

With All the Company of Heaven: Communion

On the First Sunday of Advent, Chris Meckley (Director of Student Ministries) kicks off With All the Company of Heaven, a new series on Worship in the Church. What is worship and why do we do it? How does Communion fit into our worship, and why does it seem so important in the Anglican Church?

The Fruits of Our Giving

Pastor JT concludes our sermon mini-series on Biblical giving. He looks at Mark 10, Acts 10, and 2 Corinthians 9, and explores why we should give, how we should, what we should give, and what will be the fruits of our giving. 

Everything Comes from You

Pastor JT preaches on 1 Chronicles 29 and "the heart of giving," showing that we only give out of what God, the true owner of all things, has first given us. When we give of our time, talents, and treasures, are we following David's example and subordinating our "kingdom" to God's Kingdom?

By the Renewing of Your Mind

Dr. John Patrick (President, Augustine College) joins us from Ottawa and preaches on the Beatitudes in Matthew 5 and what it means to be transformed from mere believers into true disciples.

What Do You Love?

Scott Cramer preaches on 1 John 2, focusing on our loves and desires. He asks the question "What do you love?" and urges us to look at where we spend our time and money as the honest answer, then seeks to re-orient us to loving the things of God, not the things of this world.

Ownership and Stewardship

Bishop Quigg joins us for Chris Andrews' Ordination and preaches on understanding the difference between ownership and stewardship, looking at how we can be good stewards of what the Lord has given us.

Poverty

Pastor JT preaches on poverty and looks at how we can address poverty in our own area in a Christ-like manner.

Staying Afloat in Liquid Modernity: Christian Education in the 21st Century

Professor Dean Bork (Landscape Architecture, Virginia Tech) joins us as a guest preacher, looking at the current state of affairs regarding Christians and academia, Biblical principles for Christian education, and the practical application of those principles.

Scriptures: Deuteronomy 11:18-21; Proverbs 29:18; Romans 10:1-4; Matthew 5:17-20

Woven Together

Pastor JT continues our series on Biblical social justice and looks at how the Pro-Choice/Pro-Life debate fits into our Biblical worldview. He urges understanding on both sides while looking to scripture (Exodus 1, Psalm 139, Luke 1) for answers.

Oppression

Pastor JT preaches on oppression, looking at Psalm 146 and Luke 4:14-30. What is oppression, where do we see it in our world, and what can we, as Christians, do when we face oppression or see others being oppressed.

Driving out the Demon of Racial Injustice

Continuing in our series on Discovering a Passion for Scriptural Compassion, Rob Howe (from InterVarsity's Graduate Christian Fellowship at Virginia Tech) joins us and preaches on the evils of racial injustice. He looks at the story of the demon-possessed man in Mark 5 as a key to figuring out how the Church can confront both explicit and implicit racism.