Third Church Sermons

Christmas Eve 2024 by Third Church, RVA

This Sunday, Rick Hutton preaches the Messiah's promise to heal the divisions of the earth.

This Sunday, we’ll look at Christ as the Daystar, and what it means to invite him to shine his light into the shadows of our lives.

This Sunday we'll be looking at the next ancient name of the Messiah, "Key of David."

This Sunday, we’ll learn about the third ancient Advent Antiphon and the third verse of the hymn "O Come O Come Emmanuel."

This Sunday we'll look at the second of the Antiphons and verse 2 of O Come O Come Emmanuel, which focuses on God's revelation to Israel and the giving of the Law.

This Sunday we're starting Advent, the season which most closely reflects the posture of the entire Christian life. We are people who live "in between" - between the first and second comings of Jesus, between the promise made and the promise fulfilled, between grace and shalom. Advent is a training ground for our entire life in Christ.

This Sunday we’ll be looking again Matthew 5:13-16, which speaks of Jesus' calling on his people to be agents of renewal and restoration in the world- a calling that endures in any and every circumstance we find ourselves in.

Next Sunday we will dive more deeply into the two key metaphors Jesus employs in this teaching: salt and light. But this Sunday, we'll focus on verse 15: “In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”

We're going to spend one last week in the beatitudes, but this time we're going to look at them as a complete whole.