Christ Church Vienna

In Genesis, God creates all things and makes us in his image–calling us to reflect Him in all of our work and vocations

Jesus calls Matthew, a Tax Collectors, inviting us into the gospel lives that are outward facing and missional.

Everyone worships something and our hearts are “idol factories.” We are constantly turning to other gods–driven by our wants and desires–to give us what only God can. Identifying, unseating and replacing our hearts idols requires admitting our need and constantly turning to Jesus as our true Savior and God.

Is there an Ideal and Perfect Church? Maybe the NT church of Acts 2:42-47? No. But that doesn’t mean a church can’t be faithful to the gospel, culturally fitting and fruitful. How did Christ Church Vienna cultivates it’s Vision to be a gospel driven, externally focused, extended family, Anglican mission for Vienna, VA. And how […]

Paul concludes his letter to the Romans with thanksgiving for the whole community of the Church anticipating the great chorus of saints in heaven.

*Unfortunately there is a 30 second break in the recording at appx 6:40. The Church in Rome had a mix of Gentiles and Jews with their different cultural and theological assumptions often creating tensions and disputes. In Romans 13 & 14, Paul calls on the community to love one another, to constrain their freedoms and […]

In view of God’s mercies–all that He has done for us in Jesus Christ–how are we to live? Paul says the response to God’s mercy is to offer ourselves fully to God in worship and to offer ourselves fully to one another in love and service.

Is God the Sovereign Lord of the universe, ordering all things according to his purposes and will? Or are we responsible agents, held to account by God the judge for all we do? Paul answers Yes. Both are true. Our understanding the bigness of God and his sovereignty is integral to living out the faith […]

In Romans 8, Paul encourages and assures his readers with his theology of Israel’s hope of the justice and shalom that will be present at God’s arrival in the coming age. Paul’s gospel hope is that the Lord’s arrival has been fulfilled in the life and death of Jesus and the gift of the Holy […]

Everyone struggles with doubt and sin at various times. We experience the war within: the conflict between the good we want to do and the evil we do. Paul identifies with our struggle when he cries, “Who will rescue me?” But he concludes with–God has! Through Christ Jesus we can have hope as we humbly […]

The gospel is not just the good news of God saving us, it is good news which affects all of life. In Romans 5, Paul returns to the gospel message and sharing how believers can rejoice (boast) and put their hope in the gospel and so transform their approach to all of life. The implications […]

All have sinned and fall short of God’s glory–we are under his just judgment and cannot save ourselves. But God the just and justifier of those whom he loves saves us, taking the judgment for us in his son Jesus Christ. God offers this to all humanity by his grace, as a gift to be […]

In Romans, Paul explains the message of the gospel to the church in rome. He begins by explaining the problem of humanity–we are under sin and God’s wrath. But our Sin Problem, as Paul shows is really a worship issue–something or someone besides God is our ultimate and controlling desire.

Who is Lord, Caesar or Jesus? As the book of Acts finishes, Paul is under house arrest in Rome and for two years he preaches the gospel to all. In the heart of the empire controlled by Caesar–the high priest & king–Paul shares the good news that Jesus the true priest and king is savior […]

In Acts 26, Paul is brought in chains before Governor Festus, King Agrippa and all the leading men of the Caesarea. Instead of a defense, Paul shares his testimony–how the gospel transformed him and how he now desires all to be transformed too.

On his journey to Jerusalem, Paul meets with the leaders of the Ephesian one last time and shares his heart for them and the church he helped to found.

As Paul and the early church sought to carry out the mission of Christ they began with prayer. Seeking the Spirit they were directed into action, bringing the gospel into Europe and seeing the transformation of rich and poor, slave and free, Jew and Gentile–God’s plan through Christ to make for himself one people of […]

At the Confirmation service, Patrick Berry, shares about his faith growing up and the impact his own dad’s cancer and death had on his trust in Christ.

On Confirmation Sunday, Bishop John Guernsey shared 8 marks of the church in Antioch from Acts 11 that should be cultivated in every church community. Unfortunately, the audio files were corrupted so this secondary recording is not as clear as usual.

How does the gospel not only challenge our implicit bias and prejudices, but also call us to active love for and interaction with those with whom we most disagree? As Peter discovers in Acts 10, the gospel is not for any one race or culture–it is good news even for the Gentiles. The gospel is […]

Saul was a brilliant young Rabbi–a success by every metric of his culture. And he knew God, or so he thought. Until, on the road to Damascus he met the Risen Jesus, and all of his assumptions and categories were overturned. He met the Real God–the crucified savior–Jesus, whom both the very very good and […]

After a great persecution broke out the disciples were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. Philip went to the city of Samaria and proclaimed the gospel in word and deed–and many came to faith in Christ and there was joy throughout the city. God’s heart for the city, because they are filled with people, is central […]