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April 23, 2019 “Why are you weeping?”
This Easter Sunday we look at the story of when Mary, weeping over Jesus’s death, is confronted by the man she is mourning. The story speaks to the power and impact of the resurrection for all of us, not just for Mary, but for the whole world. Sermon by Corey Widmer.
29 min
April 16, 2019 “Can you drink the cup I'm going to drink?”
In the question Jesus asks that we’re exploring this week, “Can you drink the cup I’m going to drink?”, we see the contrast between what was expected of Jesus and what he will actually go on to do, foretelling how ultimately Jesus came to serve instead of be served, giving his life as a ransom for many.
Credit to Tim Keller for his phrase “all life-changing love is substitutionary sacrifice,” and for the parenting illustration, from his book “King’s Cross,” chapter 12. Sermon by Corey Widmer.
32 min
April 09, 2019 “Why don't you notice the log in your eye?”
As we’ve been seeing throughout our series, Jesus uses questions to connect deeply with people. This week in particular, the question we’ll look at shows how much Jesus presses the hearer to fuller self-exploration. Sermon by Ed Satterfield.
34 min
April 02, 2019 “Who do you say I am?”
The next question of Jesus that we’re looking at is: ‘who do you say that I am?’ At first, this question seems to be about identity— who he is— but as we’ll explore together, it’s also the turning point for him to begin to live out what he came to do. Sermon by Corey Widmer.
35 min
March 27, 2019 “Do you want to get well?”
The question we look at this week is: Do you want to get well? Sermon by Corey Widmer.
38 min
March 20, 2019 Audio Appendix Ep 6: Why do you worry?
Our latest Audio Appendix episode is here and we’re talking about anxiety. To follow up from Corey’s sermon on March 17 about why we worry, Corey, Becca Payne, and Margie Satterfield— a licensed professional counselor— sit down to go more in depth about anxiety, how it manifests, and what we do about it as Christians.
45 min
March 19, 2019 “Why do you worry?”
This week, we’re exploring the question behind one of the most well-known passages in the Sermon on the Mount: why do you worry? Sermon by Corey Widmer.
Sources:
-John Ortberg, “Good News for Worriers,” sermon preached at Menlo Church, 2.18.18.
- “Prozac Nation is Now the United States of Xanax,” NYTimes, 6.10.17
- Tim Suttle, “Do Not Worry,” sermon preached at Redemption Church, 3.16.14
- Cal Newport, “Digital Minimalism,” (Portfolio, 2019).
- Matthew Croasman, “Let Me Ask You A Question,” (Upper Room, 2018).
42 min
March 12, 2019 “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?”
This week, we’ll look at the question that Jesus asks that gets to the heart of one the most complex and intimate places of our lives: our families. Russell Moore’s book The Storm Tossed Family was helpful in framing the sermon. The language in Corey Widmer’s Sermon from Nov 21, 2017 The Grace of Giving Our Families was also an important starting point. Sermon by Derek Mondeau.
43 min
March 05, 2019 “Has no one condemned you?”
This week’s question that Jesus asks of the woman caught in adultery will have us exploring who we allow to condemn us, and who we allow ourselves to condemn. Sermon by Corey Widmer.
37 min
February 26, 2019 “Who touched my clothes?”
This week, we’ll be looking at Jesus’ response to the chronically ill and desperate woman who reaches out to him for healing, and how his question to her calls her out of the margins and into wholeness and healing. Sermon by Erin Rose.
36 min

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Third Church RVA is a Presbyterian church pastored by Corey Widmer in Richmond, Virginia. We believe we are called together for the renewal of all things through Jesus Christ.