As you come to worship this Sunday, come to share that walk with your brothers and sisters with a readiness to connect in open vulnerability in God’s loving family in how your journey is going this week. We will continue our exploration of 1 John in chapter 3.
Read MoreThis Sunday we’ll explore the great love that God has given to us in making us his children.
Read MoreThis Sunday we're continuing our new series on the book of 1 John. I'm really excited that we're welcoming as our preacher one my dearest friends, Rev. Kevin Germer. Kevin is the pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church here in Richmond, a fellow ECO congregation.
Read MoreThe apostle John was so changed by the risen Jesus that he called his fellow Christians to live as people of love and light in a world of acrimony and darkness. Through Jesus, we come to know "The God of Love and Light" and learn to live as people who reflect his love and light in the world.
Read MoreThe grave cannot hold him, death cannot win. Hallelujah! Join in the celebration on Easter Sunday.
Read MoreThis Sunday we’ll begin the journey of Holy Week together as we remember Jesus’ great act of suffering love for us. On Sunday, our service will be different than normal in that instead of a sermon, we will read responsively through the whole passion narrative beginning with the account of Palm Sunday. The service will culminate at the Lord’s Table.
Read MoreOur text this week includes Romans 8:28, perhaps one of the most well-known and well-loved verses in Scripture. What does it mean for God to be working all things together for good in a world like ours? We'll look at what this means for our lives and our groaning world.
Read MoreThis week we are continuing our study of Romans 8 and diving into Paul's theology of suffering and glory. This passage is one of my favorites in the whole Bible, and it gives us a vision of hope that is bigger than anything we can imagine.
Read MoreThis Sunday we'll continue our exploration of Romans 8, building on the theme of identity that we addressed this week, we'll learn what it means to live as the beloved adopted child of God.
Read MoreThis week we'll continue with the next section of Romans 8 and explore the new kind of life we are called to live because of this truth.
Read MoreThis coming Sunday is a very special day as well as we will be welcoming Pastor Samuel Adel, pastor of El Sharabia Presbyterian Church in Cairo, Egypt. We are blessed to be in a "sister congregation" relationship with El Sharabia, along with the Christian Arabic Church. Last spring, a group of us from Third and CAC were able to travel to Cairo to spend a week with Pastor Samuel and his congregation. It was a delightful visit and we are so thankful to be able to welcome Pastor Samuel, his wife Phoebe, and several other Egyptian friends to Third this weekend.
Read MoreThis Sunday, we’ll finish our three week miniseries on Philemon, exploring the ways grace brings transformation to the world itself.
Read MoreThis Sunday we'll continue our study of Paul's letter to Philemon. The grace of God that transforms each of us personally issues forth in transformed relationships within the community of the church. The new life that God brings to each of us means new life for our relationships with each other!
Read MoreThis Sunday we're kicking off a little 3-week sermon series on Paul's letter to Philemon. This often overlooked book is power-packed with the disruptive message of God's grace in Christ. As we begin new calendar year and think about our longing for change in our personal and collective lives, this book reminds us of the source of all true change.
Read MoreThis weekend, we will join together to proclaim the good news of Christmas alongside our brothers and sisters.
Read MoreThis Sunday we celebrate the coming of Jesus—the Son of the Most High, fully man and fully God, come to us in Bethlehem.
Read MoreAs we approach the third Sunday of Advent, take some time with the Lord to get still and to invite him to do this birthing of Christ in you yet again.
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