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
55 episodes
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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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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Hidden Treasure
Rob Surratt walks us through the parable of the hidden treasures, found in Matthew 13. He contrasts the biblical definitions of God's kingdom in the Old and New Testaments, highlighting the need for a deeper understanding of God's nature . ...
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Salt & Light
Pastor Nathan addresses the metaphors of salt and light found in the gospel of Matthew. He takes time to highlight the fundamental properties of both elements, and how we might apply this to our modern spiritual context. He also opens up the mi...
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Kingdom Citizens
Pastor Nathan continues our sermon series by showing us what a citizen of God's kingdom looks like, according to the Beatitudes. He shines a spotlight on how the world views a "hashtag-blessed" life and contrasts that with the teachings o...
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Kingdom Authority
Pastor Nathan discusses the early ministry of Jesus as depicted in Matthew chapters 9 &10. Nathan shows us the importance of living in light of the new reality of God's kingdom, highlighting Jesus' compassion for the crowds and his commissi...
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A New Reality
Pastor Nathan kicks off our new sermon series, Kingdom Come, with the story of Jesus calling the first disciples. In this sermon, Nathan sketches out the new reality that God's Kingdom ushers in. A Kingdom that causes people to drop everything ...
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Repairers of the Breach: Panel Discussion
We wrap up our Repairers of the Breach sermon series with a panel discussion with 3 members of our congregation. Diamond Walton, Elena Aronson and Denzel Mitchell share their experiences and insights, stressing the necessity of humility in conv...
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Repairers Of The Breach: Tangible Freedom
Our current sermon series continues into the first week of Advent. Pastor Nathan reflects on Jesus' ministry as described in Luke 4:14-22, where Jesus claims to fulfill Isaiah's prophecy by preaching good news to the poor, freeing prisoners, an...
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Repairers Of The Breach: Confession & Collective Responsibility
Elena Aronson, one of EEF's elders, reflects on the importance of community and the challenges of identity, particularly in the context of racial and social issues. Drawing from the biblical story of Nehemiah, she emphasizes the need for both p...
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Repairers of the Breach: Repairing Worship
Continuing in our sermon series Elder Abigail reflects on the theme of repair within the church and society, particularly focusing on issues of racial division and white supremacy. Drawing from the book of Ezra, Abigail emphasizes the imp...
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Repairers of the Breach: Is it We or Me?
In this sermon Rob Surratt, reflects on racial healing, humility, and the importance of collective identity versus individualism, using the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector from Luke 18:9-14. Rob, encourages self-examination among ...
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Repairers Of The Breach: For He, himself, is our peace
East End Fellowship Elder, Sherika Chew, brings a passionate word from the book of Ephesians. This is a heartfelt and challenging plea for us as believers to cling to Christ and his supremacy above everything else.
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Repairers Of The Breach: Addressing Injustice
This sermon focuses on the account in Acts 6 of a dispute between Hellenistic and Hebraic Jewish widows. The apostles respond to inequity by empowered leaders who are members of the marginalized group to develop a plan to address the inju...
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Repairers Of The Breach: Facing our Fears
In the second week of our new sermon series, Pastor Nathan draws from the traumatic story found in Numbers chapter 21. God punishes Israel for their disobedience by sending venomous snakes among them and instructs Moses to lift up a bronze serp...
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Repairers Of The Breach: Do You Want To Be Well?
The first installment in a new series, this sermon focuses on the story of Jesus healing the paralytic by the pool of Bethesda and Jesus’ initial question to him: “Do you want to be well?” Pastor Nathan invites us to acknowledge that the ...
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Divine Interruptions: Ananias and Sapphira
Derrick Collins wraps up our Divine Interruptions sermon series, by sharing with us a story from the early church. A powerful message that challenges us to put to death whatever belongs to our earthly nature, to live as those made alive in Chri...
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Divine Interruptions: What God is Building
Pastor Nathan examines Noah's experience of a divine interruption that led him to build something that could interrupt the trajectory of brokenness in his society. God’s call on his life required time, resources, and energy, but enabled h...
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Divine Interruptions: Christmas in July
Desireé Lucas, our Duke Divinity Intern for the summer, brings us Yuletide greetings in the dead of summer. Her sermon highlights the story of Mary and the virgin birth of Jesus, found in Luke chapter 1. Get ready to experience this narrative i...
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Divine Interruptions: Barriers to Receiving the Call
Elder Elena Aronson walks us through what kept the prophet Jonah from being able to respond obediently to God’s call. The narrative of Jonah and his resistance to what God was saying to him holds a particular relevance to us as a Church today
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