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“If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said; if he didn’t rise from the dead, then why worry about any of what he said? The issue on which everything hangs is not whether or not you like his teaching but whether or not he rose from the dead.”
-Tim Keller, 2022
-Tim Keller, 2022
May 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
“If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said; if he didn’t rise from the dead, then why worry about any of what he said? The issue on which everything hangs is not whether or not you like his teaching but whether or not he rose from the dead.”
-Tim Keller, 2022
-Tim Keller, 2022
This Lord’s Day we celebrate milestones! High school and college graduate recognition. Then we are back to our series in Romans!
May 18, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This Lord’s Day we celebrate milestones! High school and college graduate recognition. Then we are back to our series in Romans!
Be careful who you listen to.
May 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Be careful who you listen to.
Perspective: On April 15, President Lincoln finally died from an assasin’s bullet, the Titanic finally sank into the North Atlantic, and income taxes are due.
However this day goes for you, it’s probably going to be a good day. ;)
However this day goes for you, it’s probably going to be a good day. ;)
April 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Perspective: On April 15, President Lincoln finally died from an assasin’s bullet, the Titanic finally sank into the North Atlantic, and income taxes are due.
However this day goes for you, it’s probably going to be a good day. ;)
However this day goes for you, it’s probably going to be a good day. ;)
At the end of the age, everything resolves. Until then we live in a fallen world that will never resolve. In that world, God gives us the Holy Spirit so that we can endure.
Looking forward to a great Lord’s Day.
Looking forward to a great Lord’s Day.
April 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
At the end of the age, everything resolves. Until then we live in a fallen world that will never resolve. In that world, God gives us the Holy Spirit so that we can endure.
Looking forward to a great Lord’s Day.
Looking forward to a great Lord’s Day.
“I am not my own, but belong—body and soul, in life and in death—to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ. He ... watches over me in such a way that not a hair can fall from my head without the will of my Father in heaven.”
—Heidelberg Catechism, 1
—Heidelberg Catechism, 1
April 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
“I am not my own, but belong—body and soul, in life and in death—to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ. He ... watches over me in such a way that not a hair can fall from my head without the will of my Father in heaven.”
—Heidelberg Catechism, 1
—Heidelberg Catechism, 1
This Lord’s Day we learn from Romans 8 how to live the Spirit-filled life in power, then we celebrate tonight what God has done through us with a dinner thanking everyone who has contributed financially to our mission.
Gonna be a good day!
Gonna be a good day!
April 6, 2025 at 12:20 PM
This Lord’s Day we learn from Romans 8 how to live the Spirit-filled life in power, then we celebrate tonight what God has done through us with a dinner thanking everyone who has contributed financially to our mission.
Gonna be a good day!
Gonna be a good day!
“We don’t chose times in which we live. We choose lives we live in times allotted to us.”
- Miroslav Volf
- Miroslav Volf
April 3, 2025 at 11:37 AM
“We don’t chose times in which we live. We choose lives we live in times allotted to us.”
- Miroslav Volf
- Miroslav Volf
Some Monday morning reflections.
March 31, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Some Monday morning reflections.
This Lord’s Day we celebrate new babies, spemd time praying for each other (with our kids leading the way!), experience an extended time of praise and worship, and hear updates on what God is doing through us—all in a single service that brings the whole family together!
March 30, 2025 at 11:41 AM
This Lord’s Day we celebrate new babies, spemd time praying for each other (with our kids leading the way!), experience an extended time of praise and worship, and hear updates on what God is doing through us—all in a single service that brings the whole family together!
This is why its fun to be a Dad. 😀
March 30, 2025 at 1:03 AM
This is why its fun to be a Dad. 😀
Iftar dinner in DC last night with some precious Turkish friends of more than a decade.
March 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Iftar dinner in DC last night with some precious Turkish friends of more than a decade.
This Lord’s Day we celebrate the Lord’s Supper, welcome more new folks into our membership process, and learn from Romans 7 why we struggle with sin, and what Jesus has already done to give us victory over it.
March 23, 2025 at 11:41 AM
This Lord’s Day we celebrate the Lord’s Supper, welcome more new folks into our membership process, and learn from Romans 7 why we struggle with sin, and what Jesus has already done to give us victory over it.
This Lord’s Day we baptize more new believers, learn from Romans how to get victory over sinful habits, and spend the afternoon training more than 30 deacons and others in response counseling for people in need.
A great big awesome day is ahead!
A great big awesome day is ahead!
March 16, 2025 at 11:33 AM
This Lord’s Day we baptize more new believers, learn from Romans how to get victory over sinful habits, and spend the afternoon training more than 30 deacons and others in response counseling for people in need.
A great big awesome day is ahead!
A great big awesome day is ahead!
This Lord’s Day we learn that the Gospel frees us from past sin, and gives us a future hope that is better than we ever dreamed!
Lots of hope in today’s passage from Romans 6!
Lots of hope in today’s passage from Romans 6!
March 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This Lord’s Day we learn that the Gospel frees us from past sin, and gives us a future hope that is better than we ever dreamed!
Lots of hope in today’s passage from Romans 6!
Lots of hope in today’s passage from Romans 6!
To my fellow pickup drivers, today is one of those days. 🙂
February 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
To my fellow pickup drivers, today is one of those days. 🙂
“Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the LORD; be assured, he will not go unpunished.” -Proverbs 16:5
February 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
“Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the LORD; be assured, he will not go unpunished.” -Proverbs 16:5
“It is possible to hold to the gospel as a theory even as we lose it as a reality.” -Ray Ortlund Jr.
February 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
“It is possible to hold to the gospel as a theory even as we lose it as a reality.” -Ray Ortlund Jr.
This Lord’s Day we gather for the Lord’s Supper. Then we celebrate what that Supper means—a “second Adam” named Jesus who reverses all in the world that our sin has broken.
February 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
This Lord’s Day we gather for the Lord’s Supper. Then we celebrate what that Supper means—a “second Adam” named Jesus who reverses all in the world that our sin has broken.
Catching up with our Jewish and Muslim friends in Tysons Corner today!
Some awesome stuff is being planned for this fall. Stay tuned! @hurunnessa @micahsingsalot
Some awesome stuff is being planned for this fall. Stay tuned! @hurunnessa @micahsingsalot
February 17, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Catching up with our Jewish and Muslim friends in Tysons Corner today!
Some awesome stuff is being planned for this fall. Stay tuned! @hurunnessa @micahsingsalot
Some awesome stuff is being planned for this fall. Stay tuned! @hurunnessa @micahsingsalot
This Lord’s Day we learn how to live like people reconciled with God. Then we baptize more new believers and welcome a room full of folks into our membership process.
Then I get to finish off the evening with my men’s group.
Im excited to watch God at work today!
Then I get to finish off the evening with my men’s group.
Im excited to watch God at work today!
February 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
This Lord’s Day we learn how to live like people reconciled with God. Then we baptize more new believers and welcome a room full of folks into our membership process.
Then I get to finish off the evening with my men’s group.
Im excited to watch God at work today!
Then I get to finish off the evening with my men’s group.
Im excited to watch God at work today!
There’s a way to be reconciled with God. There’s a way to have your sins forgiven. There’s a way to become everything God created you to be! This Lord’s Day we share that way—the best news in the world!
February 9, 2025 at 11:44 AM
There’s a way to be reconciled with God. There’s a way to have your sins forgiven. There’s a way to become everything God created you to be! This Lord’s Day we share that way—the best news in the world!
Escaping to warmer weather for a bit. See y’all in about five days!
February 3, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Escaping to warmer weather for a bit. See y’all in about five days!
So great to see my friend Ali today. Dropped in on us at Covenant during his visit to the US. Only wish I’d had the schedule for Pakistani food for lunch.
Great to see you my friend!
Great to see you my friend!
February 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
So great to see my friend Ali today. Dropped in on us at Covenant during his visit to the US. Only wish I’d had the schedule for Pakistani food for lunch.
Great to see you my friend!
Great to see you my friend!
Its the Lord’s Day! Today we gather to worship, and continue our exploration of Romans. We will be reminded that nothing we can say or do will reconcile us with God except Jesus’ own perfect obedience on our behalf.
Gonna be a great day!
Gonna be a great day!
February 2, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Its the Lord’s Day! Today we gather to worship, and continue our exploration of Romans. We will be reminded that nothing we can say or do will reconcile us with God except Jesus’ own perfect obedience on our behalf.
Gonna be a great day!
Gonna be a great day!