Guest Preacher

Palm Sunday-What Do We Know? David Perdue-Guest Preacher

David was born in Ft. Worth, TX and moved to Va. Beach when he was very young. He came to Northern Virginia in 1990 to attend George Mason University from which he graduated with a degree in English in ‘94. That same year he married his Australian sweetheart whom he met a few years earlier through an on-campus Christian ministry (The Baptist Student Union). They have since had four kids: India, Elissa, Shayna, and Kieran.

David has served as an associate pastor, led a “church within a church” at FBC Clarendon, led a couple of church plants, and is now leading a small neighborhood based “Zoom” church. David has a Masters of Theological Studies from the John Leland Center.

Dwelling in Unity

The Psalmist tells us that unity is “good and pleasant,” but the experience of unity and harmony and peace seems so elusive, maybe even an illusion or fantasy. In a world like ours, should we just give up on the vision of unity? Not if we are followers of Jesus Christ! The Gospel of John records that on the night before he gave his life for us on the cross Jesus prayed that we might be one, not just for his sake, or for our sake, but for the sake of the world.

Living Carefully

Maybe there is something theologically appropriate about the way Christmas and New Year’s Day are linked together as bookends for the week in which the calendar turns. What happened at Christmas needs to make all of the difference in what we do with every day God gives us in every new year. Paul tells us we need to live carefully, and he gives us some guidance about the way for us to live in light of the fact that Jesus has come into our world.

Can You Imagine?

Guest Preacher Daniel Cotter

Dan and his wife Laura enjoy serving the Lord together in church planting in Arlington, VA and in Clarksburg, MD, through missions work with students and professionals in Chiapas and Puebla, Mexico for a number of years, and currently with in a unique kind of outreach small groups ministry for the spiritually curious. Dan was ordained by First Baptist Church of Alexandria.

Changing Our Minds: Guest Preacher, Jim Weaver

Somewhere along the way we may have gotten the notion that changing our minds is always a bad thing. But it’s not. In fact, being a follower of Jesus Christ revolves around changing our minds. The word “repentance” means “to change the mind.” Repentance happens when we first become Christians, but repentance really is the journey of a lifetime. Let’s consider how we may need to change our minds.

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Baptized into a New Identity

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David Stamile holds a Masters of Divinity from Truett Seminary on Baylor University's campus. He serves as a hospice chaplain and teaches courses on Death and Dying at Baylor University. His true passion is teaching others about the Enneagram. David has worked closely with author and podcast host, Suzanne Stabile, through a three-year apprenticeship program. He has led conferences at churches across the country, and this past weekend he led a conference here at SRBC.