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Connecting Church
Sermon and ministry audio from Connecting Church in Abingdon, MD. Join us each Sunday at 10:00am at Abingdon Elementary School.
Episodes
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A Mother's Longing - 1 Samuel 1-2
Pastor Phil started off a new series, Longing for the Better King, by stepping into the powerful and emotional story of Hannah in 1 Samuel 1–2. Before Israel…
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Hope and Harmony - Romans 15:1-13
In this message, we walk through Romans 15:1–13 and discover how the gospel reshapes how we live in Christian community. From bearing with one another to…
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Becoming Connecting People - 2 Corinthians 5:17-21
In this sermon from 2 Corinthians 5:17-21, Pastor Phil reminds us that connecting isn’t just a church name—it’s God's calling for every one of us. Disconnected…
Connecting ChurchFollowing Jesus Together - Acts 2:42-47
Is your walk with Jesus feeling more like a solo flight than a shared journey? In this powerful message from our Follow Me series, Pastor Phil explores how…
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Expect the Unexpected - Luke 2:1-20
Do I expect the unexpected? That’s the question we’re unpacking in today’s message at Connecting Church. Life is full of twists, turns, and surprises—and so…
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Making More Disciples - Matthew 28:18-20
Are You Building a Better You—or Building Others? There can be a pull to a type of faith that looks polished and disciplined and spiritual…but it is lonely and…
Connecting ChurchThe Disciple's Transformation - Romans 12:1-2
What does real transformation look like in the life of a disciple? In this message from Romans 12:1–2, we explore how God shapes us—not just in dramatic…
Connecting ChurchAdopting the Mindset of Jesus - Philippians 2:1-11
Have you ever noticed how we pick up the habits, phrases, and even attitudes of the people we’re around? It’s funny (and sometimes terrifying) to see ourselves…
Connecting ChurchThe True Treasure Test - Mark 10:17-33
What if the greatest thing you’re holding onto is actually holding you back? In this sermon we look at Mark 10:17-31, exploring the story of the rich young…
Connecting ChurchJesus First Disciples - Luke 14:25-33
In this sermon, we continued our teaching series "Follow Me" exploring what it means to follow Jesus as disciples. From Luke 14:25-33, Pastor Phil looked at…
Connecting ChurchRedefining Loss - Luke 9:23-27
In this sermon, Pastor Phil continues our series "Follow Me" which looks at Jesus' call to be his disciple. In Luke 9:23-27, Jesus calls His followers to a…
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Church Planting By the Book - Acts 14:21-23
In this shorter sermon, Pastor Phil walks through a picture of how and why we plant churches from the model of Paul in Acts 14. This was part of a larger…
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Gospel Calling - Romans 1:1-6
In this sermon video, Jordan walk through Romans 1:1-6 and our calling in the gospel. We see the importance of understanding our identity in Christ and the…
Connecting ChurchA Healthy Jesus Family - Colossians 4:7-18
In this Sunday sermon, we finished up our sermons series through the book of Colossians by looking at Paul's final personal greetings to this church. In his…
Connecting ChurchA Prayer Driven Ministry - Colossians 4:2-6
This Sunday we went back into our series through the book of Colossians. We considered how to have a prayer driven life and church from Colossians 4:2-6. It…
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Church Together - Ephesians 4:4-16
This first Sunday of 2025, we looked at what happens when church is done together as a team. From Ephesians 4:4-16, we saw how the church is both united, but…
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Preparing for Jesus Transformation - Acts 19:11-20
This sermon takes place during our last church service of 2024 where Pastor Phil looked at Acts 19:11-20. We walk through key ideas on how to prepare for real…
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The Joy of Christmas - Luke 1:46-55
In this sermon video, we continue to celebrate Christmas and reflect on why the news of Jesus's birth is really good news. We focused this week on the personal…
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The Hope of Christmas - Micah 5:2-5
In this sermon video, we continued our teaching series on why the news of Jesus' birth is really good news. We look at Micah 5:2 and how this verse gives us…
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The Promise of Good News - Isaiah 9:2-6
In this sermon, we launched into a Christmas teaching series looking at what makes the new of Jesus good news. We start at Isaiah 9:2-6 where God promises the…
Connecting ChurchJesus at Work - Colossians 3:22-4:1
In this sermon, we continue through the book of Colossians by considering how we apply our faith in Jesus to work life from Colossians 3:22-4:1. Our work is a…
Connecting ChurchBuilding a Jesus Family - Colossians 3:18-21
In this sermon, we continue through the book of Colossians and looked at how to build a Jesus family from Colossians 3:18-21. We learned to build a Jesus…
Connecting ChurchA Singing People - Colossians 3:16-17
In this sermon, we looked at how we are a singing people as we fill up on the Word of Christ and pour out into others from Colossians 3:16-17. We learned to…
Connecting ChurchWearing Your Jesus Fit - Colossians 3:5-15
Today we continued through the book of Colossians by looking at what follows of Jesu are to put on and put off as we live out our new life in Jesus from…
Connecting ChurchFocused on Jesus - Colossians 3:1-4
In this sermon we continue through the book of Colossians looking at how we need to align our hearts to Jesus from Colossians 3:1-4. We learned to align our…
Connecting ChurchFreedom in Jesus - Colossians 2:16-23
In this sermon, we continued our teaching series through Colossians by looking at how we find freedom in Jesus from Colossians 2:16-23. Because of our sin, we…
Connecting ChurchWalking with Jesus - Colossians 2:6-15
In this sermon audio, we continued our teaching series through Colossians by looking at how we are to walk in Jesus from Colossians 2:6-15. Just as we need to…
Connecting ChurchMaking Jesus Known - Colossians 1:24-2:5
In this Sunday sermon, we continued our teaching series through Colossians by looking at how we find our purpose in making Jesus known from Colossians…
Connecting ChurchJesus Over Everything - Colossians 1:15-23
In this sermon, we continued in our teaching series through Colossians by looking at how Jesus is Lord over everything from Colossians 1:15-23. We learned…
Connecting ChurchFollowing God's Will - Colossians 1:9-14
In this sermon we continued our teaching series through Colossians by looking at how Paul prays for this church find and follow God's will. Finding God's will…
Connecting ChurchGod's New Family - Colossians 1:1-8
In this Sunday sermon video, we kicked off an 11 week teaching series through the book of Colossians: Only & Always Jesus. In this first week, we looked at how…
Connecting ChurchHabit of Eternity - Philippians 2:12-18
In this sermon audio, Pastor Phil finished up our series on "Habits of a Healthy Soul." For the last 10 Sundays, we have been examining what it means to care…
Connecting ChurchTurning Point - Mark 5:1-20
In this sermon audio, Jordan looked at Mark 5:1-20 where we find the story of a demon processed man who encounters Jesus and is radically transformed. We…
Connecting ChurchHabit of Growth - 2 Peter 1:3-11
In this sermon audio, Pastor Phil continues in our sermon series on Habits of a Healthy Soul by looking at the habit of spiritual growth from 2 Peter 1:3-11…
Connecting ChurchHabit of Stewardship - Matthew 6:19-24
In this sermon, Pastor Phil continues in our sermon series on Habits of a Healthy Soul by looking at the habit of stewardship. A healthy soul has a healthy…
Connecting ChurchHabit of Mission - Matthew 28:18-20
In this episode, Pastor Phil jumped back into our sermon series on Habits of a Healthy Soul by looking at the habit of mission. God has created us all for…
Connecting ChurchYou Asked It - Habits of A Healthy Soul (Part 2)
In this podcast episode we take three more questions from the church on Soul Care. Question 1- How do you know if you have a healthy soul? Question 2 - How do…
Connecting ChurchYou Asked It - Habits of A Healthy Soul
In this podcast episode we take three questions from the church on Soul Care. Question 1 - How do maintain boundaries that protect your soul, but still follow…
Connecting ChurchHabit of Love - Mark 12:29-31
In this sermon audio, we looked at the choice of love on our souls as we continued our "Habits of a Healthy Soul" series. Jesus tells us in Mark 12:29-31 to…
Connecting ChurchHabit of Community - Galatians 6:1-2
In this sermon audio, we looked at the impact of community on our souls as we continued our "Habits of a Healthy Soul" series. We looked at Galatians 6:1-2 and…
Connecting ChurchHabit of Retrospection - 1 Corinthians 15:9-10
In this sermon audio, we continue in our teaching series on "Habits of a Healthy Soul." For this week, the focus was on how a redemptive view of our past can…
Connecting ChurchHabit of Forgiveness - Ephesians 4:31-32
In this sermon, we continued in our teaching series on Habits of a Healthy Soul by focusing on the habit of forgiveness. A lack of the habit of forgiveness is…
Connecting ChurchHabit of Sorrow - Matthew 26:36-46
In this week's sermon, we continued in our teaching series on Habits of a Healthy Soul. We focused on the habit of sorrow and how we can process our pain…
Connecting ChurchHabit of Rest - Mark 4:35-41
In this sermon audio, we focused on the habit or rest and how to combat the "hurried sickness" that faces most of our lives. Pastor Phil preached on Mark…