East End Fellowship
East End Fellowship is a community of Christians located in Richmond Virginia with the goal of seeing every person become a disciple of Jesus and live in the joy and justice of God’s kingdom. This Podcast is a gathering of teachings and stories from our community. We hope you feel encouraged, challenged and delighted by what you hear.
Episodes
73 episodes
Sabbath Rest
Pastor Nathan continues our "Do the Bible" series, focusing on Sabbath, which requires the art and discipline of slowing down. Preaching from Luke 10, Nathan highlights the difference between Martha (who is distracted by all the pre...
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Faith Lived Out Loud
Elder Emily Thrush continues our "Do the Bible" series, encouraging us to live our faith out loud, in public, on purpose. She walks us through deep Christian community as outlined in Romans 12. Love must be sincere which means that we don't jus...
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All We Have is Our Story
Sherika Chew invites us to ask the question; "Are you prepared to give an answer for the hope that you have? She challenges us to evaluate how well we are telling the story of God's faithfulness outside the church walls. We are called to live t...
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A Bomb and a Balm
Derrick Collins returns to the pulpit to share a message from the entire letter to Philemon. The epistle, though brief, carries an "explosive" historical and theological weight, as it addresses reconciliation across significant cultural and cla...
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Sing, for God is King
Oldson Duclos joins the roster of preachers as we continue our "Do the Bible" series. Drawing inspiration from Psalm 98, Oldson highlights how we often live as if fear or success is on the throne, in stead of King Jesus. Singing is a crucial, G...
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Unpopular Worship
Abigail George continues our series, delivering a powerful message about worship, drawn from Jesus's words in John 4. True worship must be empowered by the Holy Spirit and grounded in Christ, the Truth. This message challenges us t...
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Sacrificial Stewards
In the fifth sermon in our "Do the Bible" series, Pastor Nathan continues to explore the radical attributes of the early church and how we can apply them in 2025. This week, we focus on the practice of sharing resources, examining Jesus's teach...
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Uncommon Fellowship
Drawing insights from the story of Ruth and Naomi, Pastor Nathan continues our series "Do the Bible"; exploring the profound meaning of biblical fellowship. Nathan asks what it would look like to move beyond simply sharing space to being deeply...
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A Firm Foundation
Pastor Nathan delivers a sermon that focuses on Matthew 7:21-29, and the distinction Jesus makes between those who build their house on sand and those who build their house on a rock. In this parable Jesus illustrates what is at stake in ...
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All the Believers
In the next installment of our new series, Paul Granger unpacks Acts 2:42-47, challenging us to deeply consider the question: "Who is 'all' to us?".Paul highlights that while churches often say "all are welcome," human nature frequently mak...
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Doers of the Word
Pastor Nathan preaches the initial sermon of the sermon series, “Do the Bible,” a phrase inspired by James 1:19-27. This sermon looks at the Apostle James’ encouragement for believers to be doers of the word, instead of hearers only. ...
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The Kingdom Banquet
Pastor Nathan wraps up our current sermon series with a reflection on the Parable of the Wedding Feast found in Matthew 22. Jesus paints a picture of how inclusive his kingdom truly is as he invites everyone far and wide to the table. Nat...
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Children of the King
Pastor Nathan starts to land our current sermon series with this next to last installment. He covers the story of the Prodigal son, found in Luke and explores the multifaceted parable in depth. In the end he challenges us to meditate on what it...
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Who is Your King?
Pastor Nathan continues our current sermon series, with the age old question of Kingship. In our modern era the term "King" may feel ancient and outdated, yet when we look around we can see that this is still relevant to us in the American cont...
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Who is Your Father?
Rob Surratt brings a powerful message out of John 8, centered around Jesus responding to the pharisees regarding sonship. Rob make a clear and compelling contrast between earthly fatherhood and God, the heavenly father, urging us to...
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Kingdom Reign
Derrick Collins returns to preach a message from the book of Revelation. The message that God has won and reigns now and forever, our calling is to live into that reality. A powerful word that reveals to us the biblical principle of ownership, ...
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Kingdom Commitment
Elder Paul Granger brings a timely and challenging word from the book of Philippians. He unpacks the invitation to Kingdom Commitment, exploring why it often makes no sense, presents significant unknowns, and requires us to step beyond our huma...
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Kingdom Faith
Pastor Nathan continues our Kingdom Come series with the parable of the Mustard seed, found in Matthew 17. He couples this with the story of Peter walking on water, each account giving a unique angle on how Jesus views faith.
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He Has Risen
The Gospel has always been counter cultural, transformative and threatening to the status quo. Pastor Nathan encourages us to submit to God's Kingdom during this Easter season and not the empires of our time.
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The Lord's Prayer
Co-Lead Pastor Don Coleman walks us through a simple yet profound look at the Lord's Prayer and it's connection to God's Kingdom. He shows us how God has remained the same throughout history and it is our job as the "Ekklesia" is to get to know...
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The Parable of the Sower
Elder Sherika Chew, walks with us through the parable of the Sower. A powerful message about the soil of the heart and the realization that the message of the gospel will not be received by everyone who hears. Sherika brings an honest and uniqu...
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The Parable of the Weeds
Derrick Collins preaches on the parable of the weeds from Matthew 13. The parable illustrates how a farmer sows good seed, but an enemy introduces weeds among the wheat. Derreck reflects on the nature of God's Kingdom, contrasting it with world...
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The Workers in the Vineyard
Abigail George continues our series Kingdom Come with the parable of the Vineyard. She shows us the uniqueness of Christian citizenship and pushes us to really grapple with the words of Jesus. ...
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29:15
Becoming Like Children
Pastor Nathan reflects on the passages from Matthew 18 and 19 where Jesus emphasizes the importance of humility and childlike faith in the kingdom of heaven. He teaches that greatness in the kingdom comes from taking a lowly position, as exempl...
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The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast
Pastor Nathan reflects on the mustard seed and yeast parables found in the book of Matthew. These stories beautifully illustrate how small beginnings can yield great results, highlighting the importance of patience and active waiting needed for...
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