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Welcome to the Table! You are listening to the Kingstowne Communion podcast, with lead pastor Michelle Matthews. The Kingstowne Communion is a new United Methodist church existing to gather people into communion with Jesus Christ through courageous conversation, creative community, and collaborating for the common good. We worship at Island Creek Elementary School (7855 Morning View Lane) every Sunday at 10am. For more information about upcoming events and opportunities to serve, visit our Facebook page, facebook.com/kingstownecommunion. We’re glad that you are listening along with us. If you live close by, we hope you’ll join us in person for worship, and if you feel inclined to help us by giving financially, you can do so on our website, kingstownecommunion.net.

Michelle Matthews


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    Divine Exchange (Wk 6): Participation/Theosis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 23:57


    March-April 2025 | Divine Exchange (Wk 6): Uniting Us with God (Participation/Theosis Theories) | Throughout the season of Lent, we unpack six theories of Jesus's atonement (that great divine exchange), exploring all the possibilities of how Jesus achieved redemption of all the world, wrestling and finding the holes in what Christians have been known to believe, and re-centering God's love in the story of redemption as we consider the lengths to which God would go and all that God would give to be with us.

    Divine Exchange (Wk 5): Christus Victor

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 24:57


    March-April 2025 | Divine Exchange (Wk 5): Defeating Sin & Death (Christus Victor Theory) | Throughout the season of Lent, we unpack six theories of Jesus's atonement (that great divine exchange), exploring all the possibilities of how Jesus achieved redemption of all the world, wrestling and finding the holes in what Christians have been known to believe, and re-centering God's love in the story of redemption as we consider the lengths to which God would go and all that God would give to be with us.

    Divine Exchange (Wk 4): Penal Substitution

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 28:37


    March-April 2025 | Divine Exchange (Wk 4): Relieving Our Judgement (Penal Substitution Theory) | Throughout the season of Lent, we unpack six theories of Jesus's atonement (that great divine exchange), exploring all the possibilities of how Jesus achieved redemption of all the world, wrestling and finding the holes in what Christians have been known to believe, and re-centering God's love in the story of redemption as we consider the lengths to which God would go and all that God would give to be with us.

    Divine Exchange (Wk 3): Satisfaction/Ransom

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 35:48


    March-April 2025 | Divine Exchange (Wk 3): Redeeming Our Human Debt (Satisfaction/Ransom Theory) | Throughout the season of Lent, we unpack six theories of Jesus's atonement (that great divine exchange), exploring all the possibilities of how Jesus achieved redemption of all the world, wrestling and finding the holes in what Christians have been known to believe, and re-centering God's love in the story of redemption as we consider the lengths to which God would go and all that God would give to be with us.

    Divine Exchange (Wk 2): Moral Example

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 27:10


    March-April 2025 | Divine Exchange (Wk 2): Transforming Our Hardheartedness (Moral Example Theory) | Throughout the season of Lent, we unpack six theories of Jesus's atonement (that great divine exchange), exploring all the possibilities of how Jesus achieved redemption of all the world, wrestling and finding the holes in what Christians have been known to believe, and re-centering God's love in the story of redemption as we consider the lengths to which God would go and all that God would give to be with us.

    Divine Exchange (Wk 1): Recapitulation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 31:54


    March-April 2025 | Divine Exchange (Wk 1): Transcending Our Created Limitation (Recapitulation Theory) | Throughout the season of Lent, we unpack six theories of Jesus's atonement (that great divine exchange), exploring all the possibilities of how Jesus achieved redemption of all the world, wrestling and finding the holes in what Christians have been known to believe, and re-centering God's love in the story of redemption as we consider the lengths to which God would go and all that God would give to be with us.

    Wesleyan Rooted (Wk 8): 3 Simple Rules

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 45:47


    March 2025 | Pastor Michelle preaches the eighth sermon in a series on the history and theology of Methodism, following John Wesley's three simple rules and learning from his wisdom on money and advocacy for racial justice.

    Wesleyan Rooted (Wk 7): Going on to Perfection

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025 37:15


    February 2025 | Pastor Michelle preaches the seventh sermon in a series on the history and theology of Methodism, following John Wesley still to London, where Wesley, late in life, begins to understand faith a journey of going on to perfection.

    Wesleyan Rooted (Wk 6): Mystery of Grace

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025 39:34


    February 2025 | Pastor Michelle preaches the third sermon in a series on the history and theology of Methodism, following John Wesley still to Bristol, where Wesley responds to his peers with a grace that leaves room for the mystery of God.

    Wesleyan Rooted (Wk 5): Made For Good

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025 40:06


    February 2025 | Pastor Michelle preaches the fifth sermon in a series on the history and theology of Methodism, following John Wesley to Bristol where Wesley invites us to wrestle with grace & good works.

    Wesleyan Rooted (Wk 4): Holiness & Grace

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025 36:28


    January 2025 | Pastor Michelle preaches the fourth sermon in a series on the history and theology of Methodism, following John Wesley to Oxford where we find John Wesley, aiming for holiness, but discovering God's heart-warming grace.

    Wesleyan Rooted (Wk 3): Both-And Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 35:25


    January 2025 | Pastor Michelle preaches the third sermon in a series on the history and theology of Methodism, following John Wesley to Oxford where head, and heart and truth and grace, collide to birth new, compelling both-and expression of faith.

    Wesleyan Rooted (Wk 2): Methodist Middle Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 27:55


    January 2025 | Pastor Michelle preaches the second sermon in a series on the history and theology of Methodism, expounding on Wesley's mother Susanna's impact on his middle way of faith, friendship, and "Catholic spirit."

    Wesleyan Rooted (Wk 1): The Revival Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 29:17


    January 2025 | Pastor Michelle preaches the first sermon in a series on the history and theology of Methodism, beginning in Epworth with the Puritan prayer that sparked a revival.

    Coming Soon (Wk 6): "Love, Actually"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 16:24


    Pastor Michelle connects one last Christmas movie, a cult favorite "Love, Actually," to the Christmas story and significance of the birth of Jesus.

    "The Polar Express" | Luke 2:1-14 | Michelle Matthews

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024 35:33


    Pastor Michelle relates the classic Christmas story to "The Polar Express" and discusses the effect of the "uncanny valley" on our perceptions of Jesus.

    Coming Soon (Wk 4): “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” | Rev. Michelle Matthews

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 31:31


    In our Traveler's Christmas service, Michelle recounts the life of Dr. Seuss and his writing of the Christmas classic, while asking whether our personal images of Jesus are filled with the kind of transformative, cosmic wonder that saved the Grinch.

    Coming Soon (Wk 3): “The Santa Clause (and the Problem with Being Good for Goodness Sake)” | Luke 1:39-55 | Michelle Matthews

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 37:52


    Rev. Michelle Matthews talks about "The Santa Clause" and "The Christmas Chronicles," relates a brief history of St. Nicholas, and discusses the disconnect of being good to be on the nice list, when we can only truly be saved by the grace of Jesus.

    Coming Soon (Wk 2): "Home Alone" | Luke 1 | Michelle Matthews

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2024 28:19


    Rev. Michelle Matthews discusses how Home Alone is the perfect Christmas movie, and how we can take Gabriel's message to Zechariah to heart this Advent season.

    Coming Soon (Wk 1): "Old-Fashioned Griswold Christmas" | Mark 13:24-37 | Michelle Matthews

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2024 28:35


    Michelle Matthews kicks off our Coming Soon series by discussing what Christmas Vacation can teach us about Advent.

    Built Different (Wk 6): (Built to) Reprioritize the Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2024 30:48


    In the conclusion of our sermon series on the book of Nehemiah, Michelle Matthews reads from Nehemiah 13, discusses how the demographics of the DMV affect our follow-through, and how we can refocus by going deep instead of wide.

    Built Different (Wk 5): (Built to) Rediscover the Community

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2024 27:16


    Continuing our sermon series on the Book of Nehemiah chapters 8-10, Michelle Matthews preaches about the Feast of Booths (aka the Feast of Tabernacles), and how the modern resurgence of building sukkahs points to a need to counteract the loneliness of living in today's world.

    Built Different (Wk 4): (Built to) Rediscover the Community

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 35:59


    Preaching on Nehemiah 5-7 in the wake of the 2024 election, Michelle Matthews reflects on her pilgrimage to England, the concept of "Heartedge," and how Kingstowne can use these lessons to grow as a community that can offer compassion for others.

    Built Different (Wk 3): (Built to) Reimagine Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 45:10


    Michelle Matthews preaches on Nehemiah 4 on All Saints Sunday, discussing how Nehemiah displays a leadership combination of self, skills, and spirit that still applies today. The sermon is followed by a prayer for our nation on the eve of the 2024 election.

    Reflections on All Hallows Week | Ephesians 5:8-14 | Michelle Matthews and Amber Neuroth

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 15:27


    From our costumed & collaborative All Hallows service, Rev. Dawn Jefferson from Hope UCC reads the Scripture, while Pastor Michelle joins Rev. Amber Neuroth from Hope UCC in a pastoral reflection on the meaning of All Hallows Eve. Rev. Melissa Porter-Miller closes in prayer.

    Built Different (Wk 2): (Built to) Rethink the Ordinary

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 23:05


    Rev. Michelle Matthews gives an overview of Nehemiah 2 and discusses how collaborating with ordinary members of the community can yield unexpected results and renewal.

    Built Different (Wk 1): (Built to) Revisit the Value

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2024 36:56


    In her first Sunday back from renewal leave, Rev. Michelle Matthews begins a sermon series on the book of Nehemiah and shares the insights she gained during her time away, including a reassessment of what is most valuable to us as Christians.

    Reflections on World Communion | John 6:1-14 | Rev. Michelle Matthews & Rev. Melissa Porter-Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 20:19


    In a joint service of The Kingstowne Communion and Franconia UMC on World Communion Sunday, Pastor Michelle and Pastor Melissa are asked questions by youth from churches about the meaning, power, and relevancy of Communion.

    Fresh Future (Wk 6): Draw the Circle Wider

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 34:21


    Sunday, September 29, 2024 | Fresh Future: a series of Fresh Expressors for the Future Church | Week 6: "Draw the Circle Wider" | Rev. Kameron Wilds wraps up this sermon series with a message on Mark 7:24-30 that demonstrates how the story of the Syrophoenician woman shows the humanity of Jesus, and urges us to keep making our tables bigger while drawing the circles of our inclusivity wider.

    Fresh Future (Wk 5): Let's Go!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 45:06


    Sunday, September 22, 2024| Fresh Future: a series of Fresh Expressors for the Future Church | Week 5: "Let's Go!" | Rev. Dr. Daniel Park preaches on Mark 6:6-13 and how Jesus sent his disciples can be instructive for the modern church to create fresh expressions of worship.

    Fresh Future (Wk 4): The Chili Tree

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 43:31


    Sunday, September 15, 2024 | Fresh Future: a series of Fresh Expressors for the Future Church | Week 4: "The Chili Tree" | Rev. Dr. Katie Carson Phillips delivers a message on Philippians 4:1-7 about a chili incident, the shadow of death, being flexible, and her vision for the future of the church.

    Fresh Future (Wk 3): Becoming a New Community

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 32:51


    Sunday, September 8, 2024 | Fresh Future: a series of Fresh Expressors for the Future Church | Week 3: "Becoming a New Community" | Rev. Thomas James delivers a message on 2 Corinthians 5:14-21 on how the modern day church can draw on the lessons of Paul to look past all of our human divisions and build a new community.

    Fresh Future (Wk 2): Do I Have To?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 28:05


    Sunday, September 1, 2024 | Fresh Future: a series of Fresh Expressors for the Future Church | Week 2: "Do I Have To?" | Rev. Dr. Jonathan Page preaches about taking Sabbath in a sermon centered around Deuteronomy 5:12-15 & Luke 13:10-17.

    Fresh Future (Wk 1): The Need to Be Seen

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 35:38


    Sunday, August 25, 2024 | Fresh Future: a series of Fresh Expressors for the Future Church | Week 1: "The Need to Be Seen" | Rev. Amanda Miller Garber leads a discussion centered around John 4:1-30 on the loneliness epidemic and how it affects the church today.

    Bingeworthy (Wk 7): Abbott Elementary

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 36:20


    Sunday, August 18, 2024 | Bingeworthy: The Stories of Our Lives & Other Parables | Week7: "Abbott Elementary & the Prayerful, Persistent Power of Hope" | Pastor Michelle preaches in a series on the binge-worthy parables of Jesus, as told through the lenses of some of our favorite binge-worthy shows.

    Bingeworthy (Wk 6): Young Sheldon

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 42:46


    Sunday, August 11, 2024 | Bingeworthy: The Stories of Our Lives & Other Parables | Week 6: "Young Sheldon, Unpredictable Seeds & the Mystery of God" | Pastor Michelle preaches in a series on the binge-worthy parables of Jesus, as told through the lenses of some of our favorite binge-worthy shows.

    Bingeworthy (Wk 5): The Good Place

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 42:06


    Sunday, August 4, 2024 | Bingeworthy: The Stories of Our Lives & Other Parables | Week 5: "The Good Place, Perfection & Practicing Heaven Now" | Pastor Michelle preaches in a series on the binge-worthy parables of Jesus, as told through the lenses of some of our favorite binge-worthy shows.

    Bingeworthy (Wk 4): Brooklyn Nine-Nine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 35:03


    Sunday, July 28, 2024 | Bingeworthy: The Stories of Our Lives & Other Parables | Week 3: "Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Barren Trees & Bearing Fruit" | Guest pastor Alyssa Densham preaches a series on the binge-worthy parables of Jesus, as told through the lenses of some of our favorite binge-worthy shows.

    Bingeworthy (Wk 3): Bluey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 47:51


    Sunday, July 21, 2024 | Bingeworthy: The Stories of Our Lives & Other Parables | Week 3: "Bluey, Lit Lamps & Tilled Soil" | Pastor Michelle preaches a series on the binge-worthy parables of Jesus, as told through the lenses of some of our favorite binge-worthy shows.

    Bingeworthy (Wk 2): The Bear

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 41:45


    Sunday, July 14, 2024 | Bingeworthy: The Stories of Our Lives & Other Parables | Week 2: "The Bear & the Journey Toward Being Found" | Pastor Michelle preaches a series on the binge-worthy parables of Jesus, as told through the lenses of some of our favorite binge-worthy shows.

    Bingeworthy (Wk 1): Schitt's Creek

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 42:47


    Sunday, July 7, 2024 | Bingeworthy: The Stories of Our Lives & Other Parables | Week 1: "Schitt's Creek & the Treasure of a Wider Table" | Pastor Michelle preaches a series on the binge-worthy parables of Jesus, as told through the lenses of some of our favorite binge-worthy shows.

    Hide & Seek (Wk 5): Shameless Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 40:45


    Sunday, June 30, 2024 | Hide & Seek: Lessons on Shame & Connection | Pastor Michelle preaches a series on the lessons from scripture about shame and how it affects the way we connect with others and God.

    Hide & Seek (Wk 4): Shameless Courage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 34:13


    Sunday, June 23, 2024 | Hide & Seek: Lessons on Shame & Connection | Pastor Michelle preaches a series on the lessons from scripture about shame and how it affects the way we connect with others and God.

    Hide & Seek (Wk 3): Shameless Transformation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 39:09


    Sunday, June 16, 2024 | Hide & Seek: Lessons on Shame & Connection | Pastor Michelle preaches a series on the lessons from scripture about shame and how it affects the way we connect with others and God.

    Hide & Seek (Wk 2): Shameless Gratitude

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 0:34


    Sunday, June 9, 2024 | Hide & Seek: Lessons on Shame & Connection | Pastor Michelle preaches a series on the lessons from scripture about shame and how it affects the way we connect with others and God.

    Hide & Seek (Wk 1): Shameless Sabbath

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 34:39


    Sunday, June 2, 2024 | Hide & Seek: Lessons on Shame & Connection | Pastor Michelle preaches a series on the lessons from scripture about shame and how it affects the way we connect with others and God.

    Faith After Doubt (Wk 3): Harmony

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 33:17


    Sunday, May 19, 2024 | Faith After Doubt | Pastor Michelle continues in the Faith After Doubt sermon and conversation series about the four stages of faith development: Simplicity, Complexity, Perplexity, and Harmony.

    Faith After Doubt (Wk 2): Perplexity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 37:42


    Sunday, April 28, 2024 | Faith After Doubt | Pastor Michelle continues in the Faith After Doubt sermon and conversation series about the four stages of faith development: Simplicity, Complexity, Perplexity, and Harmony.

    Faith After Doubt (Wk 1): Complexity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 37:42


    Sunday, April 21, 2024 | Faith After Doubt | Pastor Michelle continues in the Faith After Doubt sermon and conversation series about the four stages of faith development: Simplicity, Complexity, Perplexity, and Harmony.

    Faith After Doubt (Intro)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 10:08


    Sunday, April 14, 2024 | Faith After Doubt | Pastor Michelle introduces the Faith After Doubt sermon and conversation series about the four stages of faith development: Simplicity, Complexity, Perplexity, and Harmony.

    Easter Sunday 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 25:28


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