Third Church Sermons

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. Sermon sources: - Phillip Kenneson, Life on the Vine - Christopher JH Wright, Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit - “Love in a Time of Selfishness,” Sermon by Jon Tyson at Church of the City 3/31/2021 - “How ‘You do you’ perfect...

Youth Sunday 2021 by Third Church, RVA

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 NYC,  3/24/20 - “The Wisdom Pyramid” by Brett McCracken. https://www.brettmccracken.com/blog/2017/8/3/the-wisdom-pyramid - “We Worship with the Magi, not MAGA,” by Tish Harrison Warren. https://www.christianitytoday.com...

Light Shining In Our Hearts by Third Church, RVA

As we begin a new year, we look at God’s call to center our lives on the real meaning of life: to love God and to love our neighbors. Sermon sources: - The Bible Project, www.bibleproject.com. See their video series on the Shema. - Tim Keller sermon archive, Logos Bible software. - Victor Frankl, “Man’s Search for Meaning.”

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.

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 rapture? what is the mark of the beast? what about aliens?!) as we end our series on this important and unique book.

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 see a promise of the true life that is store for all those who know and love God. This is what we are waiting for. Sermon Sources: - “The River of Life,” sermon by Rankin Wilbourne at Pacific Crossroads C...

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 Revelation 21 and the promise of a new creation. Sermon Sources: - https://www.npr.org/2020/12/07/943968767/nearly-50-000-ethiopians-have-fled-to-sudan-to-escape-war - “All Things are Being Made New,” s...

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 of the Lamb. Sermon Sources: - “Heaven Looks Like One Long Kiss,” Sermon by Rankin Wilbourne at Pacific Crossroads Church, preached on 6/24/18. - Reading Revelation Responsibly, by Michael Gorman. - Rev...

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 shelter for ourselves. Waiting for the wrath of God will not drive us away to find shelter but rather it will draw us nearer to very grace of God.

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 biblical interpretation is vital! We dig into these challenging and mysterious images and seek to understand how this portion of Scripture continues to speak to us today. Sermon Sources: - Bible Project V...

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 unseen reality on multiple levels: living in the midst of a war, the enemy himself, the defense we have against Satan, and the child who will conquer the enemy.

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 to Jesus and the gospel during the time of the tribulation.

This week we take a look at Revelation 7 and what it means to be sealed by God in Christ and through the Spirit.

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 deepest longings.

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 deepest longings.

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 beauty that defies language and calls us to worship.

This week we look at Revelation 3:14–22.

This week we look at Revelation 1:20–2:7.

This week we continue our series on the book of Revelation, titled “The Triumph of the Lamb.“

This week we begin our series on the book of Revelation, titled “The Triumph of the Lamb“

On this Labor Day weekend, we’ll close our series on the Psalms of Ascent by looking at Psalm 127, the Work Song.

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 Lord because of the blessing of faith by grace we’ve received from God, a blessing meant to be shared with others as we continue our journey.

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.