How many of us find ourselves stepping into the church as tourist only to find ourselves emerging as pilgrims. We practice discipleship and faith deliberately. Our focal scripture is Acts 9, the conversion of Saul and Ananias. Worship leaders include Heather and Austin Rose, Joel Ingram, Lawt Awng, Cung Thawng, Emily Witt, and the church staff.
Worship: Traditioned Innovation Summer Series: the unholy trinity, 6.10.12
Traditioned Innovation Summer Series: the unholy trinity
The temptation to replace Christ with the unholy trinity, me myself and I, is a strong reality in our lives. The western church, in particular, struggles with this and yet God continues to provide grace and guide us through our self-centeredness. The story of Peter and Cornelius offers great insight (Acts 10) on this topic. Worship leaders include Kathryn Hall, Way Thaw, Samuel UK Ceu Lian, Bobby McGraw, David Guion, and the church staff.
Worship: Traditioned Innovation Summer Series (Intro), 6.3.12
Our Summer Series, Traditioned Innovation – a new old way of being church together, begins. Worship leaders include Foster Solomon, Hlei Iang, Sanctuary Choir, Alec and Amanda Miller, and the Church Staff. Highlights of the service includes the baptism of Brynne Severns and communion.
Worship: Pentecost Sunday, 5.27.12
Rev. Sterling Severns’ sermon, Unstuck, is based on the Pentecost story found in Acts 2:1-21. Worship leaders include the Youth Handbell Choir, John Burgess, Readers Ensemble, Sanctuary Choir, Ben and Sarah Petty, William Strollo and the church staff.
Whats So Old About the OT: Melissa Jackson Lecture #5, May 2012.m4a
One of the biggest challenges to reading and understanding the Old Testament is that very word “Old”. The time and place and events of then are so very far removed from the time and place and events of now, yet we claim as Christians that the Bible is a book that transcends time and place. Working to bridge the distance between the worlds of 21st century Christians and ancient Israelites will greatly aid us in interpreting those words for this time. A host of issues that were of great theological significance for them then remain crucial ones to us now, yet our differing contexts have shaped the way we think about them in different ways. This series will explore several of these issues with the hopes that gaining insight into the world of the “Old” Testament might create opportunities for it to speak to us in new ways.
The specific topics will be:
April 18: “Law”
April 25: Justice
May 2: Violence
May 9: Love
May 16: Family
May 23: The Cycle of Life
Led by Dr. Melissa Jackson.
Born and bred a Tarheel, Dr. Jackson grew up in a small NC town just west of Charlotte and did an undergraduate degree at UNC. Her path subsequently followed a “work, then a degree, then work” pattern, a path which meandered through workplaces including Habitat for Humanity and youth ministry in a local congregation and through institutions including BTSR (MDiv) and the University of Oxford (DPhil). This path has now returned her to her Richmond alma mater where she is currently serving as Visiting Professor of Old Testament.
Worship: Ascension Sunday/TBC Anniversary, 5.20.12
We gather for worship and celebrate our 125th Anniversary! The central scriptural passage is Acts 1:1-11, Jesus Ascension.
Worship: Easter 6b, 5.13.12
Rev. Sterling Severns’ sermon, Love’s Labor, focuses on John 15:9-17. Worship leaders include the ladies ensemble, Lisu/Kachin Choir, Gail Welstead, William Welstead III, Susan Sanford and Trey Solomon, Bill Welstead Jr, and the Church Staff.
Worship: Easter 5b, 5.6.12
Our worship focuses upon John 15:1-8. Worship leaders include Aleksi Mowinski, Jerry Jones, Fawm Tin Par, Monica Iang, Bill Finley, Preschool Choir, Sanctuary Choir, and Church Staff.
Worship, Easter 4b: 4.29.12
Our worship focuses on John 10:11-18. Worship leaders include Susan Braden, Jay and Tracy Hartman, Lauren Weaver, Way Ku, Molly Huffstetler, and the Church Staff.