Third Church Sermons

Join us this week as we look at the hymn: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing. Sermon by Corey Widmer.

Join us this week as we look at the hymn: O Little Town of Bethlehem. Sermon by Ed Satterfield.

Join us this week as we look at perhaps the most ancient hymn we sing: O Come O Come Emmanuel. Sermon by Corey Widmer.

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 still have relevance to us today? Join us this week as we look at the old hymn Come Thou Long Expected Jesus and see what it teaches us about Advent. Sermon by Corey Widmer.

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.

Women And The Bible Week 9 by Third Church, RVA

Women And The Bible Week 8 by Third Church, RVA

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 big story that God is writing for the world?” Sermon by Corey Widmer. Credit to Dan Marrota of Redeemer Anglican Church for his great ideas about how the genealogy of Ruth tells a larger story.

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 rejoices over us. Sermon by Erin Rose.

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.

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 that Love Redeems. Sermon by Derek Mondeau.

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.

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 Corey Widmer.

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 for the “Tag/Base” illustration and for his insight into Church as Sanctuary. Sermon by Corey Widmer.

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.

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.

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 Widmer.

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 points to the great story of the gospel, and the innumerable ways God has poured out his love to us, a love without limits. Sermon by Corey Widmer.

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

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.

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 ways.

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 our lives. Sermon by Corey Widmer.

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.

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.

This week, we are privileged to have Fakhri Yacoub, Pastor of the Christian Arabic Church preaching on “The One Word,” examining the Great Commandment.