May 19 Worship at Fairview Pk Marriott

The Rev, John Yates speaks to The Falls Church Anglican from Romans 8.28-32.

The Rev. Sam Ferguson speaks to The Falls Church Anglican from

When we are anxious and worry about the future, it is good to fortify ourselves with a review of the Bible’s teaching on hope. In Romans 8:24-25, Paul lays out four things to know and do: 1. We were saved in hope (24a). 2. We do not hope for what we see (24b). 3. We hope for what we do not see (25a). 4. We hope with endurance (25b). And beware: the two great enemies of hope, despair and presumption, are lurking around any hope we can manage. But also be consoled: God is at work in us to get us from our first beginning to our last end.

[Media of this message is coming soon.] A fictionalized account of the centurion, Petronius, who guarded Jesus’s tomb, and his meeting with Matthew years later. (Same message given April 4, 2010.)

Gaining certainty about the Resurrection in the face of doubt.

Life is hard. The Bible knows it. The Bible speaks to it. We have great hope in the redemption of our bodies: our resurrection.

Romans 8 gives great hope for creation, which groans while it waits for Christ and his people to be revealed.

The Rev. John Yates speaks to The Falls Church Anglican from Romans 8:18.

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

The Rev. John Yates speaks to The Falls Church Anglican from Romans 8:12-13.

Our relationship with God changes forever when the Holy Spirit takes up residence in our life.

What does it mean to live of the flesh? What does it mean to live of the Spirit? What does it look like to submit to the Spirit?

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

The Rev. John Yates speaks to The Falls Church from Isaiah 65:17-25.

The Rev. Robert Watkin 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.

As image bearers of a just God, we are to do justice. Isaiah 58 is a bracing word to God’s people, but with clear instructions and promises of blessing when we love like God does, and do justice.

The Rev. Kathleen Christopher speaks to The Falls Church from Isaiah 61:1-9.

The Rev. Dean Miller speaks to The Falls Church from Luke 1:26-56.

Jesus' intention for us is not to withdraw, but become more involved in the world around us, to be the light of the world by going into dark places.

The Rev. Sam Ferguson speaks to The Falls Church before a presentation of Handel's MESSIAH.

The Rev. Kathleen Christopher speaks to The Falls Church from Luke 4:31-44.

To enter God's family you must become like children: generous, responsive, almost uncaring about money. John Yates speaks on the encounter between Jesus and the rich young ruler.

Jesus, the Messiah, is the most amazing man ever to walk the earth. If we want to be like Jesus, we’ll do what he did. One thing he did every day was pray, and he shows us what prayer is.

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

Jesus assures the Philadelphians in Rev 3:7-13 of the hope of eternity with God so they will faithfully endure persecution and suffering. An eternal perspective and a God-ward focus is needed in all of our lives to keep us rightly oriented, keeping priorities and perspective when things are going well, and to give us hope and assurance when we are dealing with trials and hardships.

Jesus calls Sardis a dead church. How do know when church is dead, and what does Jesus say to do about it?

The letter to the church in Thyatira helps believers learn how they are to respond to sin when they encounter it in the world, in the church, and in themselves.

The Rev. Dean Miller 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.

The Church is a lampstand which spreads the light of Christ all around. We are to fully reflect Christ in all we do. We must remember that Christ died for our sins, and recommit ourselves every day to loving, serving, and communicating to others the hope and purpose of life in Christ.

The Christ is shown in Revelation as incomparable, cosmic, conquering, and coming.

As we remember the day when the towers fell, the Pentagon burned, and a plane falling from the Pennsylvania sky cut an untimely grave, the Scripture directs us to a vision of a White Horse and its Rider.

In the face of utter calamity, such as the calamity the world felt when the United States was attacked on September 11, 2001, how can we respond? When the foundations are destroyed, when not only physical things are disintegrating, but when a nation's moral, ethical and religious moorings are dissolving, what can the follower of Jesus Christ do? The Psalmist in Psalm 11 teaches us how the righteous can respond. The righteous woman or man is to 1) remain righteous; 2) trust in the Lord; and 3) preach the Gospel.

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.

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

The Rev. Rick Wright speaks to The Falls Church from Philippians 4:8-11.

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

Solomon’s life is a story of a man who had it, and blew it. How can we finish well?

How can all Christians live faithfully to God in an oversexed and permissive culture, particularly if they are single?

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

Faithfulness is at the heart of all good friendships and is the key to a lasting marriage.

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

The Rev. Dean Miller 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. Dean Miller speaks to The Falls Church from Acts 2:14-21.

God wants to fill you with his Holy Spirit. Understand the differences between receiving the Holy Spirit, a baptism in the Spirit, and being filled with the Spirit.

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

The Rev. John Yates speaks to The Falls Church from Acts 1:1-11. The printed sermon text differs significantly from the recording, which focuses on the objective basis for our faith. The printed sermon walks through Acts 1:1-11 and describes six inherent warnings.

The Rev. Robert Watkin speaks to The Falls Church from 2 Timothy 2:1-2.

The Rev. John Yates speaks to The Falls Church from Mark 16:12-13 and Luke 24:13-35.

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.

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.”

What is the essential meaning of John 15.1-11? Jesus tells us how the spiritual life works, and says simply “Abide in Me” using an illustration of the vine and branches.

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 Rev. Bill Haley speaks to The Falls Church from Luke 11:5-13 and Ephesians 5:15-21, giving an introduction to the ministry of the Holy Spirit and what it means to be filled by him.

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

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.

The Rev. Dean Miller speaks to The Falls Church from Matthew 10:1-15.

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. Bob Koth speaks to The Falls Church from John 15:12-17. Being a Christian is partnering with Christ in making God's love tangible. We do this by realizing the depth of Christ's love for us, and then fulfilling His mandate to love others.

The Rev. Robert Watkin speaks to The Falls Church from John 1:1-18. Jesus, as the Word made flesh, is the most supreme revelation of God, who became vulnerable for us and ever tabernacles among us as our ever-present God.

The Rev. Nicholas Lubelfeld speaks to The Falls Church from John 1:1-14. “The Christmas Gospel goes behind the event itself and compels us to consider not so much the history as the mystery of the nativity story.” (Frank Colquhoun) How? In old-fashioned language: By the mystery of the incarnation the Son of God became the Son of Man so that by the miracle of regeneration the sons of men might become the sons of God.

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 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. John Yates 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.

The Rev. Bill Haley speaks to The Falls Church from 2 Corinthians 8:1-9. Departing briefly from the readings in 1 Peter, but augmenting the focus of the series, this sermon explores the nature of giving, particularly in times of hardship, and how this not only demonstrates but enhances our faith.

The Rev. John Yates speaks to The Falls Church from 1 Peter 3:8-17. 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. Kathleen Christopher 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. John Kurcina speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 13:7-19. This message was given at the Sunday 11 a.m. Rite II Holy Communion service held in the Historic Church.

The Rev. John Yates speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 13:1-6. This message was given at the 9 a.m. and both 11:00 a.m. services.

The Rev. Robert Watkin speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 12:3-17. 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 12:1-2. This message was given at the 9 a.m. service and both 11:00 a.m. services.

The Rev. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 11:32-40. This message was given at the Sunday 11 a.m. Rite II Holy Communion service held in the Historic Church. The Falls Church regrets that this recording does not capture the first couple minutes of James's message.

The Rev. Dean Miller speaks to The Falls Church from Jeremiah 2:11-18, 15:16-21, and 17:13. 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. James Swynford speaks to The Falls Church from Deuteronomy 34:1-8. This message was given at the Sunday 11 a.m. Rite II Holy Communion service held in the Historic Church.

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. Wright Wall speaks to The Falls Church from Genesis 18:9-15 and Hebrews 11:11. This message was given at the Sunday 11 a.m. Rite II Holy Communion service held in the Historic Church.

The Rev. Dean Miller speaks to The Falls Church from Hebrews 11:17-22. 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 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. 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 9:27-28. This message was given at the 9 a.m. service and both 11:00 a.m. services.

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. 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.