We are to loop upward to Christ, inward to evaluate, and outward to serve.

In a crazy culture, character and wisdom really matter. Proverbs helps teach us about both.

Are the things we pursue in life worthy of Christ? Did he give himself for us so that we could pursue these things? “Once you really realize how Christ sacrificed for you, you won't spend the rest of your life living to fulfill your own human desires and appetites, but you live for what God wills.” (1 Peter 4:2) Sometimes we need Godly rebuke and sometimes to rebuke another.

God's well known words to Joshua are also his words to us, especially when we face challenging seasons in our lives.

The Rev. Bill Haley speaks to The Falls Church Anglican from Exodus 25.1-9.

What are the Ten Commandments for? Just to obey a demanding God? No, they show us how to live in grace - the grace God gave the Israelites by bringing them to Himself out of Egypt on eagles' wings. The Law is a mirror that shows us our hearts and a path for us to walk on.

Mary willingly submitted to God: He changed all of her plans, and in exchange, God gave her eternity of glory. Only as *we* are willing to let God step in and change *our* plans, can we come into His glory.

Romans 8 says we are children of God and fellow heirs with Christ. What does that mean? And what does it mean for us right now?

The Rev. John Yates speaks to The Falls Church from Isaiah 42:1-9. This sermon also touched on the recent court ruling regarding ownership of church property.

What’s the secret to being content in all circumstances? Paul tells us, and it’s at the same time comforting and challenging.

Just like at the first Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit comes he convicts and the response is to repent.

The Rev. Kathleen Christopher speaks to The Falls Church from Acts 1:12-26.

The God who judges us is the God who weeps over us - we see this in Jesus on Palm Sunday.

Along our Lenten way, looking ahead to the great drama of our redemption which we will shortly be celebrating at Holy Week and the Easter feast, we pause to sing a song of ascents which paradoxically begins “out of the depths.” How can that be? By waiting for the Lord. Why? Because he is God and we are not. Yes, but how? First, we wait actively, as St. Paul directs us in our capacity to set our minds on the Spirit and not on the flesh. Secondly, in our incapacity, we wait passively, like Lazarus. His contribution? It was twofold: he was dead and he stunk.

Bearing fruit for Christ involves our choice to abide in him, and letting him abide in us. We abide in his love as he abides in the Father's love.

God loves me and has designed me to draw life from him as I remain connected to the vine which is Jesus Christ. As a loving Father, he prunes back areas of my life that may potentially become the things from which I draw my ultimate satisfaction, security and fulfillment. And he does this so that we can draw more deeply from Him and be more fruitful, reflecting the character of Jesus Christ.

We must remain in Him as a branch remains on a vine in order to have life. Remaining on the vine is symbolic of love. To make us bear more fruit it is necessary that Jesus’ commandment of love gradually express itself more and more in our lives.

There is great power in a praying church. God will provide for and direct the church that commits to united and earnest prayer.

In following Christ, he surely will sometimes take us where we don't want to go.

"The Kingdom of God" is The Age of the Spirit. In this age God pours out His Spirit on the elect and comes to dwell in their hearts in the Person of the Holy Spirit. No one is saved apart from the regeneration of the Holy Spirit. Similarly, the process of sanctification is all about learning to walk in the Spirit, submitting more and more of your life to the Spirit. The key question is not “how much of the Holy Spirit do you have?,” but “how much of you does the Holy Spirit have?” One implication of being filled with the Spirit is worship!

The Rev. Robert Watkin speaks to The Falls Church from Matthew 9:35-38, focusing on the outward call of God's people to proclaim and demonstrate the good news of Christ.

When Jesus looked at the crowd he had compassion on them because they were harassed and helpless like sheep without a shepherd. Jesus tells us that the way to address these needs is to ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers for the harvest. May we follow Jesus’ example and (1) be people who see and people who care, (2) be people who asks God to send out workers for the harvest, and (3) be the people who uses us to answer our prayer and make us disciples who make disciples!

In the gospels, when people recognized who Jesus was and came to Him in humility they were transformed. Like them we are called to recognize who Jesus is, to come to Him and to be transformed by Him. And having experienced Him, like those who experienced Him in the gospels we are called to bear witness by telling others what He has done for us.

The Rev. John Yates speaks about how the Wise Men show us how to respond to Jesus by worshipping him, giving gifts to him, becoming changed people, and by being totally truthful.

The Rev. Bill Haley speaks to The Falls Church from John 1:1-14. A reflection on Jesus, The Word Made Flesh, and the sweetness of the Incarnation.

Give generously because: (1) Because generous giving is a part of Christian Maturity and Discipleship, (2) Because of the grace that they have received through Christ, (3) Because it’s important that they follow through on their good intentions, and (4) Because it’s important to care for the body of Christ.

The Rev. John Yates speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 12:1-2. This message was given at the 9 a.m. service and both 11:00 a.m. services.

The Rev. Rick Wright speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 11:29-30. This message was given at the 9 a.m. service and both 11:00 a.m. services.

The Rev. Bill Haley speaks to The Falls Church from Deuteronomy 34:1-8. This message was given at the 9 a.m. and large 11:00 a.m. informal service.

The Rev. Bill Haley speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 11:23-28. This message was given at the 9 a.m. service and both 11:00 a.m. services.

The Rev. Dean Miller speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 11:8-16. This message was given at the 9 a.m. service and both 11:00 a.m. services.

The Rev. Bill Haley speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 11:1-7. This message was given at the 9 a.m. service and both 11:00 a.m. services.

The Rev. Bill Haley speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 10:19-30. This message was given at the 9 a.m. service and both 11:00 a.m. services.

The Rev. Bill Haley speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 10:1-18. This message was given at the 9 a.m. service and both 11:00 a.m. services.

The Rev. John Yates speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 8:1-13. This message was given at the 9 a.m. service and both 11:00 a.m. services.

Caleb Crosby shares about faith and work with the men's ministry of The Falls Church.

The Rev. John Yates speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 7:1-28. This message was given at the 9 a.m. service and both 11:00 a.m. services.

The Rev. Bill Haley speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 6:1-12. This message was given at the 9 a.m. and large 11:00 a.m. informal service.

The Rev. Wright Wall speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 5:11-14. This message was given at the Saturday 5 p.m. service.

Jamie Brown speaks to the men's ministry of The Falls Church about some of the theology of worshiping God.

The Rev. Jim Byrne, Director of TFC Student Ministries, speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 4:11-13. This message was given at the Saturday 5 p.m. service, the Sunday 9 a.m. service, and the large 11:00 a.m. informal service.

The Rev. Kathleen Christopher speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 4:11-13. This message was given at the Sunday 11 a.m. Rite II Holy Communion service held in the Historic Church.

The Right Rev. David Bena, Suffragan Bishop, speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 4:1-13. This message was given at the large 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. Confirmation services.

The Rev. Kristen Yates, Deacon, speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 4:1-13. This message was given at the Saturday 5 p.m. service.

The Rev. Robert Watkin speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 3:1-6. This message was given at the 9 a.m. and large 11:00 a.m. informal service.

The Rev. John Yates speaks to The Falls Church from John 20-19-23.

The Rev. Robert Watkin speaks to The Falls Church from Acts 1:8 and Isaiah 49:1-6.

The Rev. Jim Byrne speaks to The Falls Church from Ephesians 6:1-4.

The Rev. John Yates speaks to The Falls Church about the evolution of the Book of Common Prayer and explains the meaning behind parts of the service of Morning Prayer.

The Rev. Robert Watkin speaks to The Falls Church from 1 Corinthians 11:23-29, about the meaning behind our Anglican service of Holy Communion.

The Rev. John Kurcina speaks to The Falls Church from Ephesians 6:10-24 and describes the spiritual battle that Christians have with Satan.

The Rev. John Yates speaks to The Falls Church from Ephesians 5:21-6:9.

The Rev. John Yates speaks to The Falls Church from Ephesians 5:3-20.

The Rev. John Yates speaks to The Falls Church from Ephesians 4:17-5:2.

The Rev. John Yates speaks to The Falls Church from Ephesians 4:1-16.

The Rev. John Yates speaks to The Falls Church from Ephesians 3:14-21.

Ellen Burany, Assistant Director of Kairos (TFC Young Adults), speaks to The Falls Church from Psalm 139 during the Sunday evening 5:30 p.m. service.

The Rev. Bill Haley speaks to The Falls Church from Ephesians 2:11-20.

The Rev. John Yates speaks to The Falls Church from Ephesians 1:15-23.

The Rev. John Yates speaks to The Falls Church from Acts 19, setting the stage for the fall series on the book of Ephesians.

The Rev. Bill Haley speaks to The Falls Church from Mark 8:22-30, the healing of a blind man at Bethsaida.

The Rev. Nicholas Lubelfeld speaks to The Falls Church from Luke 15:11-24, the parable of The Lost Son.

The Rev. Robert Watkin speaks to The Falls Church from Luke 15:11-24, the parable of The Lost Son.

The Rev. John Kurcina speaks to The Falls Church from Luke 15:11-20, the parable of The Lost Son.

The Rev. Dean Miller speaks to The Falls Church from Luke 15:11-32, the parable of The Lost Son.

The Rev. John Yates speaks to The Falls Church from Luke 18:18-29, the encounter between Jesus and The Rich Young Ruler.

The Rev. Dean Miller speaks to The Falls Church from Luke 19:1-10, the encounter between Jesus and Zacchaeus, "The Rich Public Servant".

The Rev. John Yates speaks to The Falls Church from 2 Corinthians 5:1-10. He speaks about what God has in store for the faithful after the resurrection.

The Rev. Justyn Terry speaks to The Falls Church from Romans 6:1-11 about the nature of our renewal in Christ, and our freedom from sin in light of the Resurrection.

The Rev. Jim Byrne, Director of Student Ministries, speaks to The Falls Church from 1 Corinthians 15:12-28 about the reality and essentiality of the resurrection.

On Palm Sunday, The Rev. John Yates, III (son of TFC Rector John Yates) speaks to The Falls Church from Luke 19:29-42, about the true peace that comes from trusting in Jesus.

The Rev. John Yates speaks to The Falls Church from Mark 4:1-9, about God's call that we listen to him, and the practical way in which this call is lived out.

The Rev. Bobb Fickley speaks to The Falls Church from Mark 4:1-9 about God's call to listen to him. This message was given at the Saturday 5 p.m. family service. The Falls Church regrets the technical difficulties which caused the audible pops throughout this recording.

Dr. Dennis Hollinger speaks to The Falls Church from Mark 3:13-21 about Jesus' call for his followers to spend quality time with him. Dr. Hollinger is president of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

The Rev. John Yates speaks to The Falls Church about the role a father plays in the growth and development of boys and young men.

The Rev. John Yates speaks to The Falls Church in the first message in his preaching series on the crisis in masculinity.

The Rev. Robert Watkin speaks to The Falls Church about the example of Philip ministering to the Ethiopian, and lessons we can learn about reaching the world with the Gospel.

The Rev. John Kurcina speaks to The Falls Church about the lesson St. Peter learned in Acts 10 about God's desire to reveal himself to all peoples.

The Rev. John Yates speaks to The Falls Church from Luke 2:1-20, the story of the Nativity.

The Rt. Rev. David Bena speaks to The Falls Church on the occasion of his visitation about acting as Godly Shepherds in God's Kingdom.

John Yates speaks to The Falls Church about the future life of the church and Christ's Kingship.

John Yates teaches The Falls Church about the characteristics of the early church.

A sermon given to The Falls Church on Palm Sunday 2008.

The Test of Hypocrisy

A sermon given to The Falls Church on Sunday for the World 2008.