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| Date | Title | Series | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/26/2012 | Be Strong, Courageous, Careful to Obey God's well known words to Joshua are also his words to us, especially when we face challenging seasons in our lives. |
The Lessons God Teaches While Tabernacling | The Rev. Bill Haley | |
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4/1/2012 | Hope While we Groan Life is hard. The Bible knows it. The Bible speaks to it. We have great hope in the redemption of our bodies: our resurrection. |
Hope in Christ | The Rev. Bill Haley |
| 10/30/2011 | The Challenge to Obedient Dependence Jesus assures the Philadelphians in Rev 3:7-13 of the hope of eternity with God so they will faithfully endure persecution and suffering. An eternal perspective and a God-ward focus is needed in all of our lives to keep us rightly oriented, keeping priorities and perspective when things are going well, and to give us hope and assurance when we are dealing with trials and hardships. |
Revelation: Letters from Jesus | The Rev. John Kurcina | |
| 10/2/2011 | The Challenge to Courageously Endure In the world we will have tribulation and suffering, but Christ commands us to overcome tribulation and suffering in the strength that He alone can supply. |
Revelation: Letters from Jesus | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | |
| 9/11/2011 | When the Foundations are being Destroyed, What can the Righteous Do? In the face of utter calamity, such as the calamity the world felt when the United States was attacked on September 11, 2001, how can we respond? When the foundations are destroyed, when not only physical things are disintegrating, but when a nation's moral, ethical and religious moorings are dissolving, what can the follower of Jesus Christ do? The Psalmist in Psalm 11 teaches us how the righteous can respond. The righteous woman or man is to 1) remain righteous; 2) trust in the Lord; and 3) preach the Gospel. |
The Most Rev. Robert Duncan | ||
| 9/11/2011 | Remembering 9-11 As we remember the day when the towers fell, the Pentagon burned, and a plane falling from the Pennsylvania sky cut an untimely grave, the Scripture directs us to a vision of a White Horse and its Rider. |
The Rev. Nicholas Lubelfeld | ||
| 2/27/2011 | Where You do not Want to Go In following Christ, he surely will sometimes take us where we don't want to go. |
What is the Holy Spirit doing in our Church? | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | |
| 11/21/2010 | Suffer Gladly The Christian response to suffering for Christ is to rejoice. How can this be? The Rev. Bill Haley explores four reasons in this sermon given to The Falls Church . |
Responding to Hardship and Uncertainty | The Rev. Bill Haley | |
| 11/14/2010 | Love Earnestly The Rev. John Yates speaks to The Falls Church from 1 Peter 4:8-11. Peter gives explicit instructions on how to live in the Christian community, focusing on love and service. One way the community is to love is to be generous to each other and to be a good steward of God's gifts by using them for each other. |
Responding to Hardship and Uncertainty | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | |
| 11/7/2010 | Pray Soberly The Rev. John Yates speaks to The Falls Church from 1 Peter 4:1-7. Growing up in Christ requires us to learn to think like Jesus - we are to learn to pray with a mind that is anchored in reality (not appearances) and a heart set on discovering and doing the will of God. This is particularly true in praying about how to handle our money. |
Responding to Hardship and Uncertainty | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | |
| 10/17/2010 | Hope Joyfully The Rev. John Kurcina speaks to The Falls Church from 1 Peter 1:1-9. The foundation for holy living and for trusting God in hard times is the living hope of our imperishable inheritance through the resurrection of our Lord Jesus, “kept in heaven for you…the certainty of Heaven assures us of joy.” |
Responding to Hardship and Uncertainty | The Rev. John Kurcina | |
| 10/17/2010 | Hope Joyfully The Rev. Kathleen Christopher speaks to The Falls Church from 1 Peter 1:1-9. The foundation for holy living and for trusting God in hard times is the living hope of our imperishable inheritance through the resurrection of our Lord Jesus, “kept in heaven for you…the certainty of Heaven assures us of joy.” |
Responding to Hardship and Uncertainty | The Rev. Kathleen Christopher | |
| 10/19/2008 | Learning to Lament (David & The Fallen Warrior) | The Life of David | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | |
| 7/20/2008 | Suffering and Evil and God | Seven Doubts of Christianity | The Rev. Dr. Rick Wright | |
| 7/6/2008 | When Grief Gets Personal | Tears In The Desert | The Rev. Dr. Rick Wright | |
| 6/22/2008 | ...but our eyes are on you. | Tears In The Desert | The Rev. David Hanke | |
| 3/9/2008 | The Tests of Bitter Pain | After Looking Into The Mirror (A Series on James) | The Rev. Bill Haley | |
| 1/14/2007 | The Confessions of Jeremiah | Studies in the Book of Jeremiah | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | |
| 7/24/2005 | A Committed God | The Rev. Paul Walker | ||
| 2/6/2005 | Getting Through The Storm | Michael Cassidy | ||
| 10/10/2004 | Snowy Days And Lions | The Rev. Ramsey Gilchrist | ||
| 8/22/2004 | When The Wine Runs Out | The Miracles of Jesus | Paul Walker | |
| 3/2/2003 | No Other God has Wounds | The Three Great Reassurances (The Problem of Evil) | Dr. Os Guinness | |
| 2/9/2003 | The Faces Of Tested Faith | Series on Hebrews 10, 11, and 12 | The Rev. Kim Swithinbank | |
| 2/2/2003 | Faith In Hard Times | Series on Hebrews 10, 11, and 12 | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | |
| 1/26/2003 | It Should Have Been Otherwise | The Three Great Reassurances (The Problem of Evil) | Dr. Os Guinness | |
| 8/25/2002 | Where Is God When Life Is Hard? | The Psalms | The Rev. Ramsey Gilchrist | |
| 8/11/2002 | Silence? What Silence? | The Psalms | The Rev. Dr. Rick Wright | |
| 10/21/2001 | Courage In The Face Of Lies And Accusations | Ezra and Nehemiah | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | |
| 10/14/2001 | Overcoming A Crisis | Ezra and Nehemiah | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | |
| 1/14/2001 | Reconciliation — Painful and Powerful | The Sermon on the Mount - cont. | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | |
| 11/5/2000 | The Persecuted Church | The Sermon On The Mount | The Rev. Dr. Rick Wright | |
| 9/24/2000 | The Strength to be Meek (not Weak) | The Sermon On The Mount | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | |
| 9/17/2000 | Healing the Broken Heart | The Sermon On The Mount | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | |
| 7/30/2000 | Utterly Amazed | Mark 5 & 6 | The Rev. Jack Grubbs | |
| 7/2/2000 | Miracles Within Miracles | Mark 5 & 6 | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | |
| 5/7/2000 | The Marketplace | The Rev. David Prior | ||
| 2/20/2000 | Jesus Suffered...Really | Understanding Our Baptismal Covenant | The Rev. Bill Haley | |
| 9/26/1999 | God’s Corrective Vision | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | ||
| 9/12/1999 | What Is God Doing? | Jeff Taylor | ||
| 7/18/1999 | Hope For A Generation | Romans 8-16 | The Rev. Bill Haley | |
| 5/16/1999 | The Way To Attack A Problem | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | ||
| 5/9/1999 | Why Doesn’t God Do Better? | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | ||
| 4/4/1999 | EASTER! | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | ||
| 2/28/1999 | A Work Of God Waiting To Happen | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | ||
| 2/14/1999 | Finding God’s Timetable | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | ||
| 1/17/1999 | Mountain Peaks And Memory | The Rev. Bill Haley | ||
| 12/20/1998 | Can I Believe This Story? | The Rev. Jack Grubbs | ||
| 9/27/1998 | Beside A Dying Brook | 1 Kings - David, Solomon, and Elijah | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | |
| 11/9/1997 | God's Answer In Our Suffering | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | ||
| 10/5/1997 | The Problem Of Pain | The Rev. Dr. Howard Hendricks | ||
| 6/8/1997 | The Cost and Pain | Your Ministry (Lessons from 2 Corinthians) | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | |
| 1/5/1997 | Seeking God's Best | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | ||
| 12/8/1996 | The Song of Our Guardian God | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | ||
| 2/11/1996 | More Power Than You Think | The Rev. John M. Heidengren | ||
| 12/24/1995 | Joseph - Called to Take Great Steps of Faith | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | ||
| 7/30/1995 | The Struggle Within | Clear Thinking About God | The Rev. John M. Heidengren | |
| 2/5/1995 | Jesus Opens Eyes | Forging Faith That Holds Fast | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | |
| 7/24/1994 | Do I Matter To God? | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | ||
| 6/26/1994 | Unfinished Business | The Rev. Christopher Hancock | ||
| 8/8/1993 | Dealing With Crisis in the Spirit | In the Spirit | Fletcher Montgomery | |
| 7/11/1993 | Beginning in the Spirit | In the Spirit | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | |
| 6/6/1993 | The Trials of Life | The Rev. Christopher Hancock | ||
| 5/16/1993 | God Working Through Our Times of Personal Darkness | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | ||
| 4/25/1993 | God Working in Life's Circumstances | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | ||
| 4/4/1993 | God Working in Life's Reversals | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | ||
| 1/10/1993 | The Letter About Suffering | Letters of Revelation | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | |
| 12/20/1992 | The Coming of Christ | Portraits of Christ in Revelation | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | |
| 9/27/1992 | I Have No More to Give | The Jesus Paradigm: | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | |
| 6/28/1992 | Confronted by Christ | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | ||
| 4/12/1992 | How I View My Failures? | How Does the Cross Affect: | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | |
| 3/22/1992 | How I View Suffering? | How Does the Cross Affect: | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | |
| 3/15/1992 | How I View My Mission? | How Does the Cross Affect: | Tom Skinner | |
| 3/1/1992 | Loving My Hurting Neighbor | Loving God and Your Neighbor | The Rev. Christopher Hancock | |
| 10/27/1991 | Grace to Tell Others | Building Bigger Hearts - Receiving & Sharing Grace | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | |
| 8/25/1991 | When Quitting Looks Best | Diary of a Modern Disciple: | The Rev. Christopher Hancock | |
| 7/28/1991 | Fighting to Make Headway | Diary of a Modern Disciple: | The Rev. Doug Richnow | |
| 1/27/1991 | With Life's Tragedies? | What Do I Do? (Some Lessons from Joseph) | The Rev. Christopher Hancock | |
| 12/2/1990 | Disappointment - His Disappointment | Strength in Weakness (The Early Church in Acts) | The Rev. Tom Calhoun | |
| 7/22/1990 | Frustration: The Suffering and the Glory | The Rev. Christopher Hancock | ||
| 5/27/1990 | Celebration and Suffering | People Who Celebrate | The Rev. Christopher Hancock | |
| 5/25/1986 | The Christian and Discouragement | The Overcoming Life Series | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | |
| 3/25/1984 | How God Uses Suffering | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | ||
| 3/13/1983 | Where is God when Tragedy Strikes? | The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates II | ||
| 2/28/1983 | Trusting God in Trials | The Rev. Ross Main | ||
| 8/9/1981 | Jesus Christ in Your Moment of Crisis | The Rev. John Parke | ||
| 11/16/1980 | Patience In Adversity | The Rev. John Parke |


