The Rev. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church Anglican from Romans 8:19-22.

The Rev. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church Anglican from Romans 8:18.

The Rev. Wright Wall speaks to The Falls Church Anglican from Romans 8:16-17.

The Rev. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church Anglican from Romans 8:14-15.

The Rev. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church Anglican from Romans 8:12-13.

The Christian life is lived in, by and through the power of the Spirit. It is a supernatural –and natural – life. Too often we focus on the work of the Spirit at conversion, and at our resurrection, but neglect the Spirit’s work in our present, everyday lives. Paul tells the Roman Christians to “walk according to the Spirit.”

The example of Naaman the Syrian, healed of his leprosy in the Jordan when he was expecting a more spectacular means of encountering God, leads us to expect to meet God in simple things. This expectation is confirmed by the manger and cross of Jesus Christ.

The Rev. Wright Wall speaks to The Falls Church Anglican from Romans 8:1-4.

The Rev. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church from Isaiah 65:17-25.

The Rev. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church from Isaiah 1:12-20.

God delivers his justice to the world in the person of his son, Jesus Christ. Jesus is light and liberation to the world, and so are we, his body, the Church.

The Rev. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church from Isaiah 58:1-14.

The Rev. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church from Luke 2:1-21.

The Rev. Mark Nordstrom speaks to The Falls Church from Luke 14:1-6.

The Rev. Wright Wall speaks to The Falls Church from Luke 5:1-11.

The Rev. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church from Luke 18:18-30.

The Rev. Sam Ferguson speaks to The Falls Church from Luke 4:1-13.

The Rev. Kathleen Christopher speaks to The Falls Church from Revelation 3:14-22, the letter to the church in Laodicea.

The Rev. Patrick Ware speaks to The Falls Church from Revelation 3:7-13, the letter to the church in Philadelphia (of Asia).

The Rev. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church from Revelation 3:1-6, the letter to the church in Sartis.

In today’s culture, intolerance is a vice and tolerance is a virtue. This can create difficulties for the Christian, as following Jesus calls us to really be “intolerant” to certain things; and to not “tolerate” certain things. Under the pressure of not wanting to offend, we can fall into “the temptation of tolerance,” meaning, when being clear about the Truth might be too costly, we tolerate the intolerable. Such was the case in Thyatira.

The Rev. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church from Revelation 2:12-17, the letter to the church in Pergamum.

The Rev. Robert Watkin speaks to The Falls Church from Revelation 2:8-11, the letter to the church in Smyrna.

Which is better, duty or delight? Which is better, to serve your spouse, friend, child out of a sense of duty, or out of a heart of delight? Although Jesus is pleased with the Churches good deeds and sound doctrine, He is ultimately after their hearts – their delight. This was the case in Ephesus, and is the case today.

The Rev. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church from Revelation 1:9-20

The Rev. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church from Matthew 24:3-14.

All of us as Christians ought to be working toward the end that is coming, and to think of and value our work just as God thinks of and values it: in light of the end that is coming.

The Rev. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church from Philippians 4:14-20.

The Rev. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church from Philippians 4:10-13.

The Rev. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church from Philippians 4:8-11.

The Rev. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church from Philippians 4:4-7.

The Rev. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church from 1 Kings 11:1-13.

The Rev. Robert Watkin speaks to The Falls Church from Song of Solomon 3:1-5.

The Rev. Kathleen Christopher speaks to The Falls Church from Proverbs 6:20-35.

This message discusses faithfulness and fidelity in relationships, and especially in marriage.

This message discusses the importance of friendship, and most importantly our friendship with Christ.

The Rev. Mark Nordstrom speaks to The Falls Church from Ecclesiastes 12.

Acts 2.42-47 is one of the most compelling portraits of the church as it’s ever been experienced. It helps us know what to expect when the Spirit comes to a community of believers.

The Rev. Kathleen Christopher speaks to The Falls Church from Acts 2:37-41.

The Rev. Rick Wright speaks to The Falls Church from Acts 2:22-36.

The Rev. Rick Wright speaks to The Falls Church from Acts 2:12-21.

The Rev. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church from Acts 2:1-13.

The Rev. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church from Acts 1:12-26.

The Rev. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church from Acts 1:1-11.

The Rev. Jim Byrne speaks to The Falls Church from 2 Timothy 2:1-3. "Be a Barnabas; find a Paul; disciple a Timothy."

The Rev. Wright Wall speaks to The Falls Church from Luke 19:28-48 on the evening before 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.

In John 15 Jesus calls us to life in the vine, abiding in him and bearing much fruit. This call to bear much fruit is not a demand to a moral checklist, but an invitation to the life that is truly and eternally life.

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.

Jesus loves us the way he’s loved by the Father. Knowing this is harder than it seems, but there are ways we can “abide in his love.”

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 Rev. John Yates speaks to The Falls Church from Acts 1:1-11, sharing that God sometimes uses circumstances that seem disadvantageous to actually achieve his purposes.

"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. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church from John 14:15-16, 25-28.

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!

We live in an age where God is expanding His kingdom one person at a time. Jesus chooses to use us to expand His kingdom by our actions and with our words. Three things to do to effectively tell others about the gospel of heaven: (1) Make time in your life to hang around with people that don’t know Jesus. (2) Think through your testimony and what your life was like before you met Christ, how you met Christ and what’s your life like since you met Christ. (3) Learn a simple illustration to explain the good news of the gospel of the kingdom of heaven.

The Rev. Mark Nordstrom speaks to The Falls Church from Matthew 9:18-31.

The Rev. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church from Matthew 2:1-12.

The Rev. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church from John 15:9-17.

The Rev. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church from John 1:1-14.

The Rev. John Kurcina speaks to The Falls Church from John 14:12-31. The sermon looks at the plight of orphans (& widows) in the ancient world in order to more fully understand the gospel promises for a family and home that Jesus gives to his disciples in John 14.

The Rev. Wright Wall speaks to The Falls Church from John 14:8-11. When Jesus says “I am in the Father and the Father is in me,” he is saying, "I am God". And if that is true, then we have a God that wants to be found -- a God that comes looking for us. Moreover, we have a God that is restoring His creation.

The Rev. Dean Miller speaks to The Falls Church from John 14:1-7. He shares that Jesus is our only way to life with God, despite the competing ways that seek to crowd Him out.

The Christian response to suffering for Christ is to rejoice. How can this be? The Rev. Bill Haley explores four reasons in this sermon given to The Falls Church .

The Rev. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church from 1 Peter 4:8-11. Peter gives explicit instructions on how to live in the Christian community, focusing on love and service. One way the community is to love is to be generous to each other and to be a good steward of God's gifts by using them for each other.

Why is prayer important in a time of hardship, and, more than that, how do we pray? The Rev. Wright Wall speaks to The Falls Church from 1 Peter 4:1-7. We need to be self-controlled and think soberly so that we can pray as we ought to pray.

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. Wright Wall speaks to The Falls Church from 1 Peter 3:8-18. Jesus set the example of how to bear suffering: without fear or being troubled, ready to explain yourself without being defensive, and with gentleness, respect, a good conscience, and good behavior.

The Rev. John Kurcina speaks to The Falls Church from 1 Peter 1:1-9. The foundation for holy living and for trusting God in hard times is the living hope of our imperishable inheritance through the resurrection of our Lord Jesus, “kept in heaven for you…the certainty of Heaven assures us of joy.”

The Rev. Bill Haley speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 13:18-25, in the conclusion to the church's eight-month study of the book of Hebrews. This message was given at the Saturday 5 p.m. service, the Sunday 9 a.m. service, and both 11:00 a.m. services.

The Rev. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 13:7-19. This message was given at the Saturday 5 p.m. service.

The Rev. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 13:1-6. This message was given at the Saturday 5 p.m. service.

The Rev. Sam Ferguson speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 12:3-17. This message was given at the Saturday 5 p.m. service.

The Rev. Wright Wall speaks to The Falls Church from Luke 22:14-20. This message was given at the Saturday 5 p.m. service.

The Rev. Wright Wall speaks to The Falls Church from John 15:12-15 and 1 John 4:7-12. This message was given at the Saturday 5 p.m. service, on a week where the mission of the Birthmothers ministry was shared.

The Rev. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 11:8-16. This message was given at the Saturday 5 p.m. service and the Sunday 5:30 p.m. service.

The Rev. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 11:1-7. This message was given at the Saturday 5 p.m. service and the Sunday 5:30 p.m. service.

The Rev. Bill Mugford speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 10:32-39. This message was given at both the Saturday 5 p.m. service and the Sunday 11 a.m. Rite II Holy Communion service held in the Historic Church.

The Rev. Rick Wright speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 10:19-30. This message was given at the Saturday 5 p.m. and Sunday 5:30 p.m. services.

The Rev. Wright Wall speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 10:1-18. This message was given at the Saturday 5 p.m. service.

The Rev. Wright Wall speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 9:15-28. This message was given at the Saturday 5 p.m. service.

The Rev. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 9:1-10. This message was given at both the Saturday 5 p.m. service and the Sunday 11 a.m. Rite II Holy Communion service held in the Historic Church.

The Rev. Wright Wall speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 8:1-13. This message was given at the Saturday 5 p.m. service.

The Rev. Wright Wall speaks to The Falls Church from Acts 2:1-13. This message was given at the Saturday 5 p.m. service.

The Rev. Nicholas Lubelfeld speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 7:1-28. This message was given at the Saturday 5 p.m. service.

The Rev. Wright Wall speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 6:13-20. This message was given at the Saturday 5 p.m. service.

The Rev. Wright Wall speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 6:1-12. This message was given at the Saturday 5 p.m. 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.

The Rev. Kristen Yates speaks to The Falls Church. This message was given at the Saturday 5 p.m. service.

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. Wright Wall speaks to The Falls Church at the Great Vigil of Easter.

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. Wright Wall speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 3:7-19. This message was given at the Saturday 5 p.m. service.

The Rev. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 3:1-6. This message was given at both the Saturday 5 p.m. service and the Sunday 11 a.m. Rite II Holy Communion service held in the Historic Church.

The Rev. Wright Wall speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 2:5-18. This message was given at the Saturday 5 p.m. service.

The Rev. Wright Wall speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 2:1-8. This message was given at the Saturday 5 p.m. service.

The Rev. Kathleen Christopher speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 1:1-14. This message was given at the Saturday 5 p.m. service.