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Prayer of General Thanksgiving Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we your unworthy servants give you humble thanks for all your goodness and loving-kindness to us and to all whom you have made. We bless you for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all for your immeasurable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we pray, give us such an awareness of your mercies, that with truly thankful hearts we may show forth your praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up our selves to your service, and by walking before you in holiness and righteousness all our days; Through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory throughout all ages. Amen. From The Book of Common Prayer PRINTABLE VERSION

Advent Sermon Series God used visions and dreams to prepare His people for Jesus' first coming and to remind us of his promised return. Our Advent Sermon Series will focus on the Visions and Dreams of Advent and call us to solemnly renew ourselves in the truth of the Word becoming flesh and dwelling among us, as well as His promise to return. Our church year begins with Advent, which means "coming". It reminds us that time is linear, and we are in the time between His first and second coming. The purpose of the church calendar is to use the passing of time to tell and retell the story of our redemption: the coming of Jesus into the world; His life, death and resurrection; and the outpouring of the Holy spirit on His people. The origins of the church calendar are in Leviticus 23 where God speaks to Moses about the appointed feasts, including Passover, First Fruits, Pentecost, the Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Tabernacles. These feasts were to prepare us for the coming of our Messiah and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Jesus Messiah, our Lamb of God, was sacrificed on Passover. He was resurrected from the dead on the Feast of First Fruits, becoming the first fruits of our coming resurrection, as Paul declared in 1 Corinthians 15:20. Then on the Jewish festival of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit was poured out on all flesh. So this Advent, may the Lord prepare our hearts for His coming! November 29 John's Advent Vision Pastor Jim Brown December 6 Joel's Advent Vision Bishop John Guernsey December 20 Joseph's Advent Dream Pastor Jim Brown December 27 Joseph's Second Advent Dream Pastor Jim Brown January 3 Daniel's Advent Dream Pastor Marty O'Rourke

WHO WE ARE VISION & VALUES CLERGY & STAFF VESTRY ABOUT JESUS We are people of various races, ages and backgrounds, some with disabilities, and all in need of the Savior’s grace and love. We are an Anglican Church and part of the Anglican Church of North America (ACNA) , in the Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic . However, we come from various church traditions—including Baptist, Catholic, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Charismatic, nondenominational, and no church tradition at all. We are a place to come and be refreshed by the Living Water of the Holy Spirit. Those who are wounded or weary are being renewed, restored and healed. The outpouring of God's Presence is bringing healing to the brokenhearted, setting free those who have been held in bondage and restoring Jesus as our first love. Our services are both joyful and reverent, and we enjoy participating in worship and experiencing God’s presence together. Our Lord has called us to serve those around us as Christ has served us. We are involved in local ministries such as Crisis Pregnancy Center, Hope Charities and C.A.S.T. (Chesapeake Area Shelter Team). On Tuesday nights, we host Joyful Noise Club , our club for young people with disabilities. We believe that the Word of God is the final authority over everything we are and do. In addition to preaching the Gospel every Sunday and teaching the Word to our children in their Sunday classes, Messiah hosts two Community Bible Study classes during the week. God has also called us to take the good news of Christ to the entire world. People connected with our church are serving the Lord in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Israel, Africa, Central America, and more. Join us any Sunday morning at 10:00 — you’ll receive a warm welcome! WORSHIP WITH US WHAT TO EXPECT FAQ

Our Ministry Staff The Rev. Dr. Jim Brown Interim Pastor The Rev. Dr. Ken Shomo Discipleship Pastor Melissa Scraba Church Administrator Bob Greeley Sexton Tim Maurer Minister of Music Caleb Stern Live Stream Producer

Sermon Archives December 28, 2025 | First Sunday of Christmas The Incarnation Established a New Covenant - Rev. David Martin WATCH December 21, 2025 | Fourth Sunday of Advent Salvation's Joy - Pastor Ken Shomo WATCH December 14, 2025 | Third Sunday of Advent Embracing the Fullness of the Kingdom - Pastor Vivian Hayes WATCH December 7, 2025 | Second Sunday of Advent A Highway Made Straight - Aaron Bennett WATCH November 30, 2025 | First Sunday of Advent How Should Christ's Return Affect My Life Today? - Pastor Marty O'Rourke WATCH November 23, 2025 | The Feast of Christ the King A Thankful Christian is a Compelling Witness - Pastor Marty O'Rourke WATCH November 16, 2025 | Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost He Who Wins Souls Is Wise - Tim Maurer WATCH November 9, 2025 | Twenty-Second Sunday After Pentecost The Holy Spirit: Our Source of Boldness - Pastor Marty O'Rourke WATCH November 2, 2025 | Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost The End of the Story - Pastor Vivian Hayes WATCH October 26, 2025 | Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost Grace and Gratitude - Bishop Chris Warner WATCH October 19, 2025 | Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost The Healing of Our Heart - Pastor Ken Shomo WATCH October 12, 2025 | Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost The Healing of Our Community - Pastor Marty O'Rourke WATCH October 5, 2025 | Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost Sitting at the Feet of Jesus - Rev. Bisoke Balikenga WATCH September 28, 2025 | Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost Healing of the Body - Pastor Marty O'Rourke WATCH September 21, 2025 | Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost The Healing of Our Spirit - Deacon Vivian Hayes WATCH Septermber 7, 2025 | Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost God Wants Us Whole - Pastor Marty O'Rourke WATCH August 31, 2025 | Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost What Is the Next Step of Obedience God Is Calling Us to Take? - Pastor Marty O'Rourke WATCH August 24, 2025 | Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost The Word and the Spirit - Pastor Ken Shomo WATCH August 17, 2025 | Tenth Sunday After Pentecost What Master Are We Serving? - Pastor Marty O'Rourke WATCH August 10, 2025 | Ninth Sunday After Pentecost LIfe Is More - Deacon Vivian Hayes WATCH August 3, 2025 | Eighth Sunday After Pentecost Is the Power of the Holy Spirit Expanding in Me and Through Me? - Pastor Marty O'Rourke WATCH July 27, 2025 | Seventh Sunday After Pentecost The Mastermind - Pastor Ken Shomo WATCH July 20, 2025 | Sixth Sunday After Pentecost By the Holy Spirit - Pastor Marty O'Rourke WATCH July 13, 2025 | Fifth Sunday After Pentecost Beyond the Comfort Zone - Aaron and Winnie Horvat WATCH July 6, 2025 | Fourth Sunday After Pentecost Let Freedom Ring - Tim Maurer WATCH June 29, 2025 | Third Sunday After Pentecost Holy, Holy, Holy - Pastor Marty O'Rourke WATCH June 22, 2025 | Second Sunday After Pentecost God's Spirit of Adoption and Us - Deacon Vivian Hayes WATCH June 15, 2025 | Trinity Sunday The Holy Spirit and the Heart of the Gospel - Pastor Ken Shomo WATCH June 8, 2025 | Day of Pentecost Come Holy Spirit - Pastor Marty O'Rourke WATCH June 1, 2025 | Seventh Sunday of Easter Look Up, Look Within, Look Around - Pastor Jim Brown WATCH May 25, 2025 | Sixth Sunday of Easter Holy Spirit Acts In Us - Elder Arthur W. Devine, Jr. WATCH May 18, 2025 | Fifth Sunday of Easter The Marriage Feast of the Lamb - Pastor Marty O'Rourke WATCH May 11, 2025 | Fourth Sunday of Easter Who Is Your Shepherd? - Deacon Vivian Hayes WATCH May 4, 2025 | Third Sunday of Easter Resurrection and Eternal Life: Life Beyond the Grave - Pastor Marty O'Rourke WATCH April 27, 2025 | Second Sunday of Easter We Must - Deacon Vivian Hayes WATCH April 20, 2025 | Resurrection Sunday Why Do You Seek the Living Among the Dead? - Pastor Marty O'Rourke WATCH April 13, 2025 | Palm Sunday The Unexpected Kingdom - Pastor Ken Shomo WATCH April 6, 2025 | Fifth Sunday in Lent How Scripture Forms Us to Be Like Christ - Chaplain David Martin WATCH March 30, 2025 | Fourth Sunday in Lent Solitude: Securing Space for Our Relationship with God - Pastor Ken Shomo WATCH March 23, 2025 | Third Sunday in Lent Overflowing Abundance, the Heart of Christian Giving - Tim Maurer WATCH March 16, 2025 | Second Sunday in Lent Obstacles to Becoming Like Jesus - Pastor Marty O'Rourke WATCH March 9, 2025 | First Sunday in Lent The Transfiguration: Heaven Touches Earth - Pastor Ken Shomo WATCH March 2, 2025 | Last Sunday of Epiphany (Transfiguration Sunday) God Has a Plan: Trust Him - Deacon Vivian Hayes WATCH February 23, 2025 | Seventh Sunday of Epiphany The Surprising Call of God - Pastor Ken Shomo WATCH February 16, 2025 | Sixth Sunday of Epiphany God Is Our Refuge & Our Strength, an Ever-Present Help in Trouble - Pastor Marty O'Rourke WATCH February 9, 2025 | Fifth Sunday of Epiphany Through the Valley - Pastor Jim Brown WATCH February 2, 2025 | Fourth Sunday of Epiphany The Life Giving Power of Water- Pastor Marty O'Rourke WATCH January 19, 2025 | Second Sunday of Epiphany The Speed of Love - Pastor Jim Brown WATCH January 12, 2025 | First Sunday of Epiphany - Baptism of Our Lord Jesus Christ Gifts - Deacon Vivian Hayes WATCH January 5, 2025 | Second Sunday of Christmas Epiphany: Jesus, the Light of the Whole World - Pastor Ken Shomo WATCH LOAD MORE

GET INVOLVED! Church of the Messiah is so much more than Sunday mornings! We have many opportunities for you to plug in and feel part of our family. Whether you're looking for a way to make personal connections, learn more about our faith and Scripture, or make a difference in the community, there is a way to get involved. Click the headings for more information about each type of ministry. Church Ministries: Altar Guild Altar Prayer Ministry Children's Ministries Eucharist Ministers Hospitality Committee Media & Sound Reader Ministry Worship Team Fellowship Opportunities : Coffee Hour Community Bible Study Hospitality Committee Joyful Noise Club Men's Ministry Women's Ministry Christian Education : Children's programming Community Bible Study Connections Class Serving the Community: Chesapeake Area Shelter Team (C.A.S.T.) Hope Charitable Services Inreach/Outreach Committee Operation Christmas Child Joyful Noise Club Foreign Missions Committee: Africa: Rev. Bisoke Balikenga Central America: His Love in Action School for the Deaf Eastern Europe: Aaron & Winnie Israel: CMJ ( Church's Ministry Among Jewish People) Middle East: Betsy & David

2023 Lent Sermon Series & "Revival Bootcamp" God is moving! We see this at Asbury College and other campuses, and also inside our own church. Both Pastor Nile and I sense that God is pouring out His Spirit. So how do we enter into a move of God? Every revival is characterized by repentance . In the 2019 Book of Common Prayer, the invitation to Lent is to the observance of a holy Lent: by self-examination and repentance ; by prayer, fasting, and alms-giving; and by reading and meditating on God’s holy Word. These godly practices will help prepare us for a move of God. So, Lent is an ideal time to prepare and equip ourselves for an outpouring of God’s Spirit. In our Lenten program, we will lay out a biblical foundation for revival each Sunday, followed by how to experience it each Wednesday. For example, we will teach about healing one Sunday; then at that Wednesday’s “Boot Camp for Revival,” we will learn to pray for people to be healed and experience healing ourselves. Please make every effort to join us for this Lenten program, as we believe it will impact your life and the outreach of our church. — Pastor Marty Sunday Sermons Weekly @ 10 am Revival Bootcamp Wed nesdays @ 7 pm February 26, 2023 | First Sunday of Lent Self-Examination & Confession: Knowing Ourselves by Knowing God Fr. Dominick Hankle Watch | Listen ____________________________________ March 5, 2023 | Second Sunday of Lent God’s Kindness Leads To Our Repentance Pastor Marty O'Rourke Watch | Listen | Sermon Slides ____________________________________ March 12, 2023 | Third Sunday of Lent With All Your Heart Pasto r Nile Gomez Watch | Listen ____________________________________ March 19, 2023 | Fourth Sunday of Lent Freedom from Depravity Tim Maurer Watch | Listen ____________________________________ March 26, 2023 | Fifth Sunday of Lent Revival & Fullness Vivian Hayes Watch | Listen | Se rmon Slides Watch | Listen | Sermon Slides March 1, 2023 Experience Self-Examination & Confession Watch | Handouts ____________________________________ March 8, 2023 Experience Repentance & Cleansing Watch | Handouts ____________________________________ March 15, 2023 Experience Healing Watch | Handouts ____________________________________ March 22, 2023 Experience Freedom Watch | Handouts ____________________________________ March 29, 2023 Experience Revival & Fullness Watch | Handouts

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Come Worship With Us! Whether you call Messiah your home church or you're a visitor, we believe you will fall in love with the people and their hearts for God. From the minute you arrive, to the second you leave, we want you to feel at home. Our Sunday worship service features praise and worship, Biblical preaching and Holy Communion. Nursery care is available for infants and toddlers, as well as Sunday School for kids K-5. To learn more about what to expect during Sunday service, click here . Our worship services are also livestreamed to our Facebook page, and recordings of past services and sermons are available online. To learn more about our online worship options, click here . Every Monday at 7:00 p.m. Messiah hosts a parish-wide prayer meeting via Zoom, where we gather online to pray for our congregation, community, and country. To join, enter Meeting ID 928 2372 1136 into your Zoom app, or click here to join via your web browser. WHAT TO EXPECT WHO WE ARE FAQ Service Times Sunday Worship: 10:00 a.m. | In-Person & Online Monday Online Prayer Meeting: 7:00 p.m. | via Zoom Meeting ID: 928 2372 1136 Or click here to join. Church of the Messiah 816 Kempsville Road Chesapeake, VA 23320 www.ChurchoftheMessiah.org www.facebook.com/churchofthemessiahchesapeake I'M NEW

CHURCH MINISTRIES If you are looking for ways to get involved with Messiah, our many church-based ministries are a great place to form relationships while serving the Body of Christ. If you would like to join or would like more information about any of these ministries, please contact the church office . Altar Guild Altar Guild members prepare the altar for Sunday and other services, and set up the Eucharist. The beautiful floral arrangements behind the altar are another valued gift of this ministry. For those who prefer to serve "behind the scenes," Altar Guild provides a wonderful opportunity serve the church in a very important way. Altar Prayer Ministry The Altar Prayer Ministry prays for the specific needs of individuals at the altar rail during Sunday morning Communion time. This ministry's dedicated members find it a blessing and a privilege to serve in the way, and a joy to hear of answers to prayer. Two-person prayer teams serve approximately one Sunday per month. Children's Ministries The Children's Ministry cares for and instructs our littlest members in our Sunday morning Children's Church and nursery, as well as fun events throughout the year. Eucharist Ministers Eucharistic Ministers are licensed communicants who assist the priests by administering the Sacraments at Sunday services as well as taking Eucharist to people unable to attend in person. Hospitality Committee Our dedicated Hospitality Committee members coordinate all the churchwide fellowship events at Messiah, as well as Celebration of Life receptions, special event luncheons, and more. This group also organizes "meal trains" for members experiencing illness or bereavement. Media & Sound Ministry The Media & Sound Ministry serves the audio and visual needs of the various services, meetings and special events held at Church of the Messiah. Reader Ministry Lay readers present the first and second Scripture readings at Sunday worship and other services. Readers generally serve once or twice a month. Worship Team Messiah's Worship Team leads the congregation in praise and worship through music, encouraging all to come together to glorify God and sing of His goodness.

Lent: A Time for Breakthrough (Based on Mark 2: 1-12) Lent starts on Ash Wednesday with a call to self-examination and the imposition of ashes as a tangible reminder that our life on earth is temporary. Show me, LORD, my life's end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is (Psalm 39:4). Lent ends with Good Friday, then Resurrection Sunday - a celebration of the victory over sin and death we share in Christ. Remembering the shortness of life on earth, Lent is an opportunity for us to seek our Lord about where He is calling us to contend for a breakthrough - by repentance, fasting, receiving help, and perseverance in seeking a deeper relationship with Christ. Our purpose is that we may use our remaining time on earth to make tangible the life-transforming power of God's love so that all may come to know Christ. February 14 Where is Christ Calling Me to Contend for a Breakthrough? Pastor Marty O'Rourke February 21 Why Is It Hard To Accept Help? Pastor Jim Brown February 28 How to Persevere In Seeking Christ Pastor John Dooley March 6 The Power of Christ's Forgiveness Ashley Plunkett March 13 Living Without My "Mat" Pastor Jim Brown March 20 The Return of the King Reverend Mark Cartledge March 27 Resurrection Breakthrough Pastor Marty O'Rourke

ANGER: Appropriate or Inappropriate? A recent poll says that 69% of Americans are either very or somewhat angry about how things are going in our country. God’s Word has a great deal of wisdom for us about the roots of anger, when it is appropriate, and how to overcome inappropriate anger. This sermon series focuses on how we can serve as a light for Christ by showing an angry world healthy ways to handle emotions. "Be Angry But Do Not Sin" Ephesians 4:2 6 April 8, 2018 Why Are You Angry? Pastor Marty O'Rourke Slideshow Presentation April 15, 2018 A Fool Gives Full Vent to His Anger Pastor Marty O'Rourke Slideshow Presentation April 15, 2018 Special Testimony from Deacon Tom Sweeney April 22, 2018 Be Angry and Do Not Sin: The Reality of Anger Rev. Robert Walter Slideshow Presentation April 29, 2018 Antidotes to Anger: Quick to Listen, Slow to Speak Pastor Jim Brown Slideshow Presentation May 6, 2018 Stay Angry or Stay in Step with The Spirit Pastor Marty O'Rourke Slideshow Presentation Please reload