The Kingstowne Communion

Sunday, May 27, 2018 | Fake News: Trinity & the 3-in-1 God | Colossians 1:15-23, Luke 3:21-22 | Rev. Michelle Matthews wraps up our series entitled Fake News: Finding Truth in What's Simply Unbelievable by preaching about how Trinity behaves and what it means to be invited into that behavior. The band leads us in "Glory Be" and a beautiful melodic round about the Triune God.

Sunday, April 29, 2018 | Fake News: Finding Truth in What's Simply Unbelievable | Jonah 1; 2:1, 5-6, 8-10; 3:1-5, 10 | Rev. Michelle Matthews preaches a sermon about Jonah and Old Testament myth & imagination where she tells the story of Jonah through 4 different lenses, and the band continues to lead us in our Prayer for Illumination for the series: "Begone Unbelief".

Sunday, April 22, 2018 (Earth Day Worship) | Fake News: Finding Truth in What's Simply Unbelievable | Luke 9:28-36 (Jesus' Transfiguration) | Rev. Michelle Matthews preaches a sermon about transfiguration, ghosts, and glory, entitled "Transfigured & Shining", and the band leads us "All Creatures of Our God and King" and "Flood the Earth" as we celebrate Earth Day and take part in a Blessing of...

Sunday, April 15, 2018 | Fake News: Finding Truth in What's Simply Unbelievable | John 20:24-29 (Doubting Thomas) | Rev. Michelle Matthews preaches a sermon about resurrection and doubt, entitled "Sensing Resurrection", and the band introduces our two songs of the series: "Begone Unbelief" (an ancient hymn that will serve as our prayer for illumination) and "God of Miracles". Fake News: Finding Tr...

Sunday, April 8, 2018 | We gathered for a 30 minute worship service before setting our hands to work in packing 10,000 meals with Rise Against Hunger to combat world hunger. Rev. Michelle Matthews preached a short 5 minute homily introducing the new sermon series entitled "Fake News: Finding Ultimate Truth in What's Simply Unbelievable" that began Sunday, April 15, 2018, and the band led us in "Gl...

Sunday, April 1, 2018 | We gathered for worship at Nalls Produce for Easter Sunday Worship. Rev. Michelle Matthews preaches a sermon entitled "The Resurrection is a Joke," and the band leads us in "Joyful, Joyful (The One Who Saves)" and "Come As You Are". Christ is Risen! He is Risen indeed!

Friday, March 30, 2018 | We gathered for Good Friday Stations of the Cross and worship at the Pub at Fiona's Irish Pub. Rev. Michelle Matthews preaches a sermon entitled "Finished" on the last moments of Jesus' life and the band leads us in singing "Just As I Am" and "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross."

Sunday, March 25th | Palm & Passion Sunday | Michelle preaches three homilies on the last week of Jesus' life: Sunday's Palms, Thursday's Bread, Friday's Sentence. The band leads us in the beautiful harmonies of "Hosanna (Praise is Rising)", "Communion", and "Lamb of God".

Sunday, March 18th | Pastor Michelle preaches on Psalm 22 in the fifth week of our Lenten series entitled "Faith in the 1st Person: A Journey in Vulnerability through the Psalms." Mike and Barbara McDaniel share their faith in the 1st person, and the band leads us in the beautiful harmonies of "How Deep the Father's Love for Us" and a contemporary version of "Kyrie Eleison."

Sunday, March 11th (All Bluegrass Sunday)| Pastor Michelle preaches on Psalm 145 in the fourth week of our Lenten series entitled "Faith in the 1st Person: A Journey in Vulnerability through the Psalms." Melissa Russell shares her faith in the 1st person, and the band leads in all bluegrass worship. Songs featured: "Wayfaring Stranger" and "In the Sweet By and By".

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

Sunday, March 4th | Bret and Michelle lead a 30-min at-home Facebook Live worship service of word and song after Fairfax County Public Schools close due to Nor'easter power outages. Pastor Michelle preaches a shorter homily on Psalm 85 in the third week of our Lenten series entitled "Faith in the 1st Person: A Journey in Vulnerability through the Psalms."

Sunday, February 25th | Pastor Michelle preaches on Psalm 139 in the second week of a Lenten sermon series entitled "Faith in the 1st Person: A Journey in Vulnerability through the Psalms." Bret Salmons, our Kingstowne Communion worship leader, shares his faith in the first person.

Sunday, February 18th | Pastor Matthews preaches on Psalm 6 in the first week of a Lenten series entitled "Faith in the 1st Person: A Journey in Vulnerability through the Psalms." Shaun Evans shares a bit about sharing faith in the 1st person.

Mark 13:24-37 | Waiting in the Chaos | Introduction by Dr. Stanley Hauerwas

Matthew 1:1-17, 2:16-18 | God in Our Chaos

Acts 16:9-15, Matthew 25:1-13

GOALS: The Life of Full Communion | Our Energy

Matthew 22: 15-22 | #GOALS: The Life of Full Communion | Our Treasures

Matthew 22:1-14 | Presence | The Life of Full Communion

Isaiah 1:10-17, 40:1-5, 28-31

1 Samuel 15:35-16:13

Exodus 1:8-2:10 | Moses

Genesis 22:1-18

Genesis 6:5-22, 7:17-21, 8:1-2, 9:1-3 | "Creating Communing, Connecting" | Rev. Michelle Matthews