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The Rev. John Yates speaks to The Falls Church about the call of Christ to His Church.

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

• Occasion: Worship Services, Sunday 11am Service, Sunday 11am Traditional Service (archive), Sunday 9am Service
• Scripture: New Testament, Acts, Chapter 10, Chapter 8, Matthew, Chapter 16
• Topic: Church and Mission, Anglicanism: Historical Foundations & Present Conflict Over Orthodoxy, Our Church Building & Church Plants, The Church, Who and What is the Church?, The Church's Mission, Consequences We Face: Rejection, Opposition, Persecution & Martyrdom, Global Outreach/Partnership, Local & Urban Outreach/Partnership, The Great Commission/ Evangelism, Ethics, Morality, and Culture, Bioethics, Abortion, Injustice/Justice, Care for the Marginalized, Peace & Reconciliation, Other Worldviews/Religions, Ancient Religions, Heresies, and Syncretism, Who Influences Who? (The Culture or Christianity?), Life Issues: Our Negative Responses , Life's Issues: Challenges We Face, Hardship (All Sermons That Mention This), Spiritual Formation, Love, Hope, and Faith, Faith, Trust, and Obedience (All Sermons that Mention This), Spiritual Disciplines: Outward, Hospitality/ Serving & Caring for Others, The Heart: Its Condition & Idolatry, Idols: Obsessions and Addictions, Theology: God, Attributes of Jesus, Jesus the Christ, the Messiah, The Godhead, The Holy Spirit

• Sermon Text 01/18/09 (PDF)

The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II

Rector