Fairlington Presbyterian Church
3846 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22302 • (703) 931-7344
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Traditional Worship: Sundays at 10:00 a.m. (for July and August)

Holy Grounds:  Most Sundays at 6:00 p.m. in the Lower Level

We are conveniently located off the King Street exit from I-395 in Alexandria, Virginia.

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We also have selected sermons available as audio files!

. February 24, 2008
"Lust" - Lent 3

. February 17, 2008
"Pride" - Lent 2

. February 10, 2008
"Greed"  Lent 1

. February 3, 2008
"Glutton for Power?"  Transfiguration Sunday

. January 27, 2008
"Welcome to This Ministry"  Matthew 4:12-23

. January 20, 2008
"Mary Would Know"  John 2:1-12

 



. January 13, 2008

"Hearing Voices"  Isa. 42:1-9, Matt. 3:13-17



. January 6, 2008
"Gifted"  Matthew 2:1-12

. December 24, 2007
"Luminaries"  Isaiah 9:2

. December 23, 2007

"Impossibilities:  What Do We Expect this Christmas?"

Luke 1:26-38

 



. November 4 2007

"Offering"

A Sermon for All Saints' Sunday

Genesis 4:3-7



. September 23, 2007

Theme:  Our Jewish Roots
“Who Is Your Scapegoat?”
A Sermon for Yom Kippur

Leviticus 23:26-32 & Romans 3:21-26



. September 16, 2007

Theme:  Our Jewish Roots
"When We Hear Trumpets"
A Sermon for Rosh Hashanah

Leviticus 23:23-25 & Matthew 24:30-31



. September 9, 2007

Theme:  Our Jewish Roots  "Days of Awe" 

Psalm 33:8-9 & Mark 4:35-41

 



. July 29, 2007

Series: Island Days   "Survival Skills"

Acts 27:27 - 28:10



. July 15, 2007

Series Island Days:  Island Magic?

Acts 13:1-2



. June 17, 2007

Series on Church Roles - The Role of the Congregation  "Practicing Our Faith"

1 Corinthians 12:12, 14-26

By Jan Edmiston



. June 10, 2007

Series on Church Roles  "The Role of the Pastor:  Equipping the Saints"  Ephesians 4:7, 11-13

By Jan Edmiston



. May 27, 2007

PENTECOST SUNDAY "The Great Emergence"  Acts 2:1-21

By Jan Edmiston



. May 20, 2007

"Meet the Neighbors"  Luke 10:25-37

By Jan Edmiston



. April 29, 2007

"The Working Flock"
Psalm 23 & John 10:22-30
By: Jan Edmiston



. April 22, 2007

"Doubt Sunday"
John 20: 19-30
By: Rob Ross



. April 15, 2007 - 60th Anniversary Celebration
"Different"
2 Corinthians 5:1, 14-21
By: Jan Edmiston

. April 8, 2007 - Easter Sunday
"In Ten Words or Less"
Luke 24:1-12
By: Jan Edmiston

. April 5, 2007 - Maundy Thursday

"Fending Off 'Anorexia of the Soul'"
John 13
By: Jan Edmiston
Community Service with Fairlington United Methodist and Rising Hope United Methodist Churches



. April 1, 2007 - Palm Sunday
"The Things That Make for Peace "
Luke 19
By: Jan Edmiston

. March 25, 2007 - Lent 5
"The Last Kindness"
John 12
By: Jan Edmiston

. March 18, 2007 - Lent 4
"Rules"
Luke 14
By: Jan Edmiston

. March 11, 2007 - Lent 3
"Salt"
Luke 14: 34-35
By: Jan Edmiston

. March 4, 2007 - Lent 2
"Foxes and Hens"
Luke 13:31-35
By: Jan Edmiston

. February 25, 2007 - Lent 1

"Temptation Sunday "
Deuteronomy 30, Luke 4
By: Jan Edmiston and Rob Ross



. February 21, 2007 - Ash Wednesday
"Thoughts on the Imposition of Ashes"
Genesis 3-4, Daniel 9:1-17, Romans 14: 1-9
By: Rob Ross

. February 18, 2006
Guest Preacher (no transcript)

. February 11, 2007
Guest Preacher (no transcript)

. February 4, 2007
"When Meeting God Hurts"
Isaiah 6:1-7, Luke 5:1-11, 1 Corinthians 15: 1-11
By: Rob Ross

. January 28, 2007
"Step by Step"
Series on The Twelve Steps of AA - Steps 10, 11, 12
Matthew 7
By: Jan Edmiston

. January 21, 2007
"My Name is Earl"
Series of The Twelve Steps of AA - Steps 7, 8, 9 
Luke 15
By: Jan Edmiston

. January 14, 2007
"Truth & Consequences"
Series on The Twelve Steps of AA - Steps 4, 5, 6 
2 Samuel 12
By: Jan Edmiston

. January 7, 2007
"Slaves of Washington"
Series on The Twelve Steps of AA - Steps 1, 2, 3
Romans 7
By: Jan Edmiston

. December 31, 2006
"Two Pictures: The End and The Beginning"
Psalm 1 and Colossians 3
By: Rob Ross

. December 24, 2006 - Christmas Eve/Advent 4
"The Holy Soundtrack"
Luke 1
By: Jan Edmiston

. December 17, 2006 - Advent 3
Adult Choir Christmas Concert (no transcript)

. December 10, 2006 - Advent 2
Youth Christmas Pageant (No transcript)

. December 3, 2006 - Advent 1
"Make Him Room"
Luke 21
By: Jan Edmiston

. November 26, 2006
"A Strange Sort of King"
Revelation 1: 4-8, John 18: 28-38
By: Rob Ross

. October 29, 2006
"What are you afraid of?"
Matthew 14: 22-23
By: Rob Ross

. October 15, 2006
"God As Fist Unclencher"
Mark 10
By: Jan Edmiston

. October 8, 2006
"God As Heart Softener" 
Mark 10
By: Jan Edmiston

. September 24, 2006
"Building Plans"
1 Chronicles 17
By: Jan Edmiston

. September 17, 2006
"What Love Can Do"
1 Chronicles 16 & John 3:16
By: Jan Edmiston

. September 10, 2006
"Fairy Tale Gospel?"
Deuteronomy 15
By: Jan Edmiston

. September 3, 2006
"Three Day Weekend"
Exodus 5
By: Jan Edmiston

. August 20, 2006
"WWJD?" 
Mark 1:14b-15 
By: Jan Edmiston

. August 13, 2006
"Y B XN?"
Isaiah 61:1-4 & John 10:10
By: Jan Edmiston

. July 30, 2006

"Money"
Counter Cultural Disciples Series
Luke 12:13-21 & Hebrews 13:5-6
By: Jan Edmiston



. July 23, 2006
"Sex"
Counter Cultural Disciples Series
Genesis 2:18-25 & Romans 1:18-32
By: Jan Edmiston

. July 16, 2006
"Sabbath: Take a Break"
Counter-Cultural Disciples Series
Exodus 20:-11 & Mark 2:23-28
By: Jan Edmiston

. July 9, 2006
“Deliberately Different”
Counter Cultural Disciples Series
Romans 12:1-2
By: Jan Edmiston

. June 11, 2006

“Pick-up Lines That Work”
Mark 1:16-20
By: Jan Edmiston



. June 4, 2006 - Pentecost
“A Year Later …”
Acts 2:1-21 & Acts 12:1-17
By: Jan Edmiston

. May 14, 2006
"The Lydias in Our Lives"
Acts 16:11-15
By: Jan Edmiston

. May 7, 2006
"Notable Signs"
Acts 4:1-20
By: Jan Edmiston

. April 23, 2006
"Stirred, Not Shaken"
John 20:19-31
By: Jan Edmiston

. April 13, 2006 - Maundy Thursday
"Maunday Thursday"
Exodus 12:1-14, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, John 13:1-17, 31b-35
By: Jan Edmiston

. April 9, 2006 - Palm Sunday
"Two Parades"
Mark 11:1-11
By: Jan Edmiston

. April 2, 2006 - Lent 5
"Seeing Jesus"
Jeremiah 31:31-34 & John 12:20-33
By: Jan Edmiston

. March 19, 2006 - Lent 3
“A Woman’s Place”
The Celebration of the Ordination of Women
1 Timothy 2:1-15
By: Jan Edmiston

. March 12, 2006 - Lent 2
“When God is a Stranger”
Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 & Mark 8:31-38
By: Jan Edmiston

. February 19, 2006
"Which is easier..."
Isaiah 43:18-25 & Mark 2: 1-12
Sermon by Rob Ross

. February 12, 2006
"Faith in Ordinary Time: Letters from Home"
1 Corinthians 1:1-9, 9:24-27
By: Jan Edmiston

. February 5, 2006
“Faith in Ordinary Time: What’s in it for Me?”
Mark 1:29-39 & 1 Corinthians 9:16-23
By: Jan Edmiston

. January 29, 2006
"Lo and Behold! What's Next?"
Acts 13:44-52
By: Jan Edmiston

. January 22, 2006
“Dying to Teach Them”
Acts 5:12-35, 40-42
By: Jan Edmiston

. January 15, 2006
“A New Power (Is Weak the New Strong?)”
Acts 8:9-13 and Isaiah 43:1-5a
By: Jan Edmiston

. January 8, 2006

"The Soul Strengtheners"
Acts 14:21-23
By: Jan Edmiston



. January 1, 2006
"It's Not About Us"
Matthew 2:1-12 & Luke 7:21-23"
By: Jan Edmiston

. December 25, 2005 - Christmas Day
"Stories from Christmases Past"
By: Jan Edmiston

. December 4, 2005 - Advent 2
"Advent: Hoping and Groaning"
Romans 8:18-24 & Isaiah 11: 1-9
By: Rob Ross

. November 27, 2005 - Advent 1
"Thanksgiving for Family Traditions"
Isaiah 64:1-9 & Mark 7:1-15
By: Jan Edmiston

. November 20, 2005
"Thanksgiving for Life"
Luke 17:11-19 & Ephesians 1:15-23

By: Jan Edmiston

. November 13, 2005
 "Thanksgiving for the Stress"
1 Samuel 30:1-6

By: Jan Edmiston

. November 6, 2005
"Thanksgiving for the Saints"
Philippians 1:3-8, 2 Thessalonians 1:3-4, 2 Timothy 1:3-5

By: Jan Edmiston

. October 23, 2005

"Blessed with Talent"
Blessed to be a Blessing Series
1 Peter 4:7-11

By: Jan Edmiston



. October 16, 2005
"Blessed with Time"
Blessed to be a Blessing Series
Ecclesiastes 3:1-15

By: Jan Edmiston

. October 9, 2005
“Blessed with Money”
Blessed to be a Blessing Series
Proverbs 22:1-9 & Luke 21:1-4

By: Jan Edmiston

. October 2, 2005
"Blessed with a Faith to Share"
Blessed to be a Blessing Series
Acts 8:26-40

By: Jan Edmiston

. September 25, 2005
"God's Mosaic -Fitting the Pieces Together"
Micah 6:6-8 & 1 Corinthians 12:4-27

By: Jan Edmiston

. September 11, 2005
 “Life to the Full (And What Exactly Does that Look Like?)”
Ephesians 3:14-21 and John 10:10

By: Jan Edmiston

. September 4, 2005
 “A Church for Starving Artists”
Exodus 31:1-11 & John 6:25-35

By: Jan Edmiston

. August 14, 2005
"When In Athens ...”
Acts 17:16 - 34

By: Jan Edmiston

. August 7, 2005
 “What in the World is God Doing?”
Isaiah 43:15-21

By: Jan Edmiston

. July 24, 2005
 "Bedrock Beliefs"
Deuteronomy 32:1-7 & Matthew 7:24-29

By: Jan Edmiston

. April 10, 2005
"Deployed and Sent"
Isaiah 43:1-13 & Matthew 28:16-20

By: Jan Edmiston

. April 3, 2005
"Acts of Devotion"
John 20:19-31

By: Jan Edmiston

. March 27, 2005
 "CSI Jerusalem"
John 20:1-18

By: Jan Edmiston

. March 20, 2005
"A Model for Failure"
Matthew 21:1-11 & Matthew 27:11-14
By: Jan Edmiston

. March 13, 2005
"Out of the Depths"
Psalm 130, Ezekiel 37:1-14, John 11:1-45
By: Jan Edmiston

. March 6, 2005
"Living in the Dark"
1 Samuel 16:1-13, Psalm 23, & John 9
By: Jan Edmiston

. February 27, 2005
"Bumps in the Journey"
Exodus 17:1-7 & John 4:5-42
By: Jan Edmiston

. February 20, 2005
"The Amazing Journey"
Genesis 12:1-4 & John 3:1-7
By: Jan Edmiston

. February 13, 2005
"Naked Before God"
Genesis 2:15 - 3:7 & Matthew 4:1-11
By: Jan Edmiston

. February 6, 2006
“A Religious Experience”
Exodus 24:12-18 & Matthew 17:1-9
By: Jan Edmiston

. January 30, 2005
"Reluctantly Into the Future? (The Future of Giving)"
Future Series
2 Corinthians 9
By: Jan Edmiston

. January 16, 2005
"What Are You Looking For? (The Future of Inner Peace)"
Future Series
John 1:29-42
By: Jan Edmiston

. January 9, 2005
"Oprah's Call (The Future of Leadership)"
Future Series
Isaiah 49: 1-7 & Matthew 3:13-17
By: Jan Edmiston

. January 2, 2005
"Will We Be Boring or Will We Be Hoisting? (What Will the Future Hold?)"
Future Series
Jeremiah 31:7-14 & John 1:1-18
By: Jan Edmiston

. December 26, 2004
"Special Placement"
Exodus 19: 3-6, I Thessalonians 5: 14-24, Numbers 27: 1-11
By: Bonnie Stephens (seminary student at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, sponsored by Fairlington Presbyterian Church) 

. December 24, 2004 - Christmas Eve
“A Colorful Christmas”
By: Jan Edmiston

. November 21, 2004
"Thanks and Giving"
Deut. 26:1-11, Psalm 100, John 6:25-35
By: Jan Edmiston

. November 14, 2004
"Imaginary Places"
Isaiah 65:17-25
By: Jan Edmiston

. November 7, 2004
“A Seat at the Children’s Table”
Hebrews 12:1-13
By: Jan Edmiston

. October 31, 2004
"The Four Scariest Words"
Matthew 6:7-15
By: Jan Edmiston

. October 24, 2004
"Two Men Walked into a Church"
Luke 18:9-14
By: Jan Edmiston

. October 17, 2004
"I’m-Not-Leaving-‘Til-You-Help-Me Prayers"
Luke 18:1-8
By: Jan Edmiston

. October 3, 2004
"Is Jesus Kidding Here?"
Matthew 5:43-48
By: Jan Edmiston