Sermons, Sunday Corporate Worship 10
Just wanted to jot down some of the key moments for me from this weekend: loved Matt’s opening set. creative, thoughtful, Adventy. The Terrys and Swishers did a fantastic job thinking practically about longing for hope. Gabe, thanks for introducing your family. Graham, nice reading. Swisher boys, way to stand proud! This is a fantastic […]
restoration, Sunday Corporate Worship 0
Just in case you can’t join us tomorrow, here is my note of greeting to those who are worshiping with us. Dear Friends, I am so glad you joined us today for this special service of Institution. Over the last 2000 years, the church has regularly and intentionally set aside days like this to give […]
Please join us this Sunday for a very special service of worship and celebration. We will institute the ministry of our church as an official member of the Anglican District of VA. Basically, we’re going to have a big party, cheer, sing, hug, give gifts, and high-five because of what God has done over the […]
Sermons, Sunday Corporate Worship 0
We are going to spend Nov 15 and Nov 29 digging into the back end of Ephesians 5. Here are some things to think about as you prepare for Sunday. First, we are a diverse community of people who have never married, people who are married, people who were married, and people who are married […]
Sermons, Sunday Corporate Worship 4
I usually run or swim on Monday morning. I usually listen to music really loudly to try and drown out the commentators and arm chair quarterbacks that are talking about Sunday morning in my head. Sometimes I win. Sometimes the voices win. Give this morning to the voices… Three things I want to say about […]
Sermons, Sunday Corporate Worship 0
There are over 19 commands in verses 1-21 of Ephesians 5. Paul is just getting all up in that little church’s grill. What do you think I’m going to say about this on Sunday? List of Commands/ Imperatives in Chapter 5: 1-21 Be imitators of God Walk in love Do not even name sexual immorality, […]
Sunday Corporate Worship, Theology 4
Ignorance is overcome by information. Information comes from the community of people and ideas whom we give access to our brains. Your mind is being shaped by the community you let in. In our worship yesterday, I noticed that Paul exhorts his little church to ‘no longer walk as the Gentiles do.’ Because of ignorance […]
Anglican, Kids, Sunday Corporate Worship 1
We will celebrate the sacrament of Holy Baptism on Sunday. A sacrament is an outward and visible sign of inward and spiritual grace. Jesus commanded baptism with water as the outward sign of our Lord’s gracious promises of new birth, forgiveness, and adoption into the family of God. It also marks a person’s decision to […]
Gospel, Kids, Sunday Corporate Worship 3
This week (Oct 25) we will begin a special 4-week communion class for children 3rd grade and older. We are doing this for several reasons: Those who take communion need to be baptized believers who want to follow Jesus. Many of our kids are in a place where they have decided to make Jesus their […]
Thanks for checking out Restoration. Those are crickets you hear on Quincy Street. Most of the church is away on our Fall Retreat. Consequently we are not having services on Quincy Street on Oct 18. We kindly invite you to check out one of the many other great churches in Arlington and DC. We’ll be […]
