Third Church Sermons

This Sunday, mission partner Pastor Leon Dorleans preaches on Acts 26:19-23, focusing on our calling to see the world as God sees the world, a world in need of Christ and his good news.

On Sunday, Elisabeth Hayes will be preaching on the same theme of the Local Missions conference, proximity.

As we come to the end of this book, Qohelet encourages us to ponder deeply the meaning of life, despite all the meaningless we face everyday. Given the shortness of life, make sure you are living for what really matters!

This Sunday we'll also be back with Qohelet for a couple more weeks as we wrap up our study on the book of Ecclesiastes.

This Sunday we’ll be hearing from Pastor Fakhri Yacoub, pastor of the Christian Arabic Church. Fakhri will be speaking about the current crisis in the Holy Land, and how we as Christians can faithfully pray for what is happening.

We are nearing the end of this rich book. Qohelet begins offering more guidance about how to live well. This week in chapter 11:1-6, he offers some guidance about how to live a purposeful life in the face of such an uncertain world.

This Sunday we'll be looking at the subject of suffering and how to deal wisely with our seasons of pain. As we process the atrocities of the terrorist attacks in Israel, and the many innocent children, women and men who have been killed in Israel and Gaza, it is overwhelming to know what to do, what to think, or how to pray. Qohelet offers us wisdom to think about not just our own suffering, but...

In the Scripture text for this Sunday, Qohelet turns back to his research on on the meaning of life, this time exploring the topic of money and wealth.

This Sunday we’ll look at the serious subject of injustice, and how Qohelet grieves over the way things often work in the world. Notes for the sermon “The Scandal of Injustice,” Oct 1, 2023 ** This sermon was co-written by Corey Widmer and Kevin Germer of Christ Presbyterian Church, Richmond Sermon sources: - Miroslav Volf, “Exclusion and Embrace” - Christopher JH Wright, “Hearing the Book of Eccl...

This Sunday we will turn to Ecclesiastes 3 and a mysterious element of being human: the enigma of time. How do we deal with the limiting and frustrating quality of time, and how do we find purpose within it? Notes for the sermon “The Tyranny of Time,” Sept 24, 2023 ** This sermon was co-written by Corey Widmer and Kevin Germer of Christ Presbyterian Church, Richmond Sermon sources: - David Gibson,...

This Sunday we’ll continue our journey with Qohelet, this time looking at this experiment with work. Can the work of our hands bring meaning and significance to our lives under the sun?

This week, we’ll be getting into the rest of chapter 1 and a bit of chapter 2, learning about Qohelet’s experimentation with knowledge and wisdom.

This week, we’ll be getting into the rest of chapter 1 and a bit of chapter 2, learning about Qohelet’s experimentation with knowledge and wisdom.

This Sunday we'll be starting a new fall sermon series on the Book of Ecclesiastes. This book honestly faces some of the most difficult questions we wrestle with as human beings.

This Sunday, we’ll be coming back together after summer break to recommit to our life of following Jesus together. We’ll be looking at a familiar passage from the book of Acts and what it teaches us about living as a community that is seeking to pattern our own life after the life of Jesus.

This Sunday is our last week in our summer series Pointing to the Promise. We’ll be looking at the story of Esther, one of the most exciting books in the Bible!

This Sunday we’ll be looking at the great story about Daniel and the lion’s den and how it points to the great promise of hope.

This Sunday our covenant partner and elder Justin Earley will be preaching on David, and how the story of his friendship with Jonathan points to the true friend we are given in Jesus Christ.

This Sunday we’ll be looking at Deborah and how her story points to the promise of deliverance.

This Sunday we’ll be looking at the wonderful story of Ruth and how it demonstrates God's long, faithful work of redemption.

This Sunday, Corey will be preaching about Joshua and God’s promise to finally bring his people to a land where they can experience rest. This is a promise that was partially fulfilled in Christ but one that we are also still waiting for.

This Sunday Elisabeth Hayes will be preaching on the epic story of Moses and the crossing of the Red Sea. We’ll continue to explore together how these important and well-known stories from the Old Testament point to the promise of the gospel made known in Jesus.

This week in worship, we will explore the story of Joseph and the way God shows His mercy to bring about transformation and redemption for the whole world.

This Sunday, Elisabeth Hayes will continue in our journey through the Old Testament and lead us through the story of Jacob, focusing on the profound gift of God’s presence.

This Sunday, Rick Hutton will kick off a new summer sermon series called "Pointing to the Promise." We'll be looking at some classic Old Testament stories and how they point to the great promise of God to bring his Kingdom and renew all things through the person of Jesus.