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Weekly sermons from Risen Church in Virginia Beach. Risen exists to share life in Christ our Risen Lord with each other, Hampton Roads, and the nations.

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    Palm Sunday – Prepare The Way! (Luke 19:36-46) - Easter 2026

    Jesus is the promised King who gives life its true meaning and purpose. Through the gospel, we are called to glorify God, enjoy Him, and join His mission. Palm Sunday reveals the right response to Jesus: praise, worship, and urgent witness. As the people cried, “Hosanna,” they declared their need for salvation, and through His death and resurrection, Jesus secured the victory that gives us lasting hope.

  2. MAR 22

    The Sword & The Trowel: Inside-Out Kingdom (Nehemiah 13) - The Sword and The Trowel

    Nehemiah ends by showing that outward reform cannot change the heart. Even after renewal and covenant promises, the people quickly fall back into compromise, exposing their need for something deeper than rules and structure. Ultimately, Nehemiah points beyond itself to the greater hope of the gospel: only Jesus can give a new heart, transform worship and desire from the inside out, and empower lasting obedience.

  3. MAR 15

    The Sword & The Trowel: What is your Confession? (Nehemiah 9) - The Sword and The Trowel

    In a broken world, God’s people are called to respond with worship, honest confession, and confident trust in his mercy. Nehemiah shows that true confession names both God’s goodness and our sin, leading not to shame, but to repentance, joy, and renewed obedience. And the gospel gives us the hope to live this way, because in Christ, we are fully loved, forgiven, and being made new.

  4. MAR 1

    Turn Back My People: Hosea - Guest Preacher

    Hosea shows us both the heartbreak and the faithfulness of God. Even when His people chase other loves, God continues to pursue them with mercy. At the heart of the book is this truth: our deepest problem isn’t just bad behavior—it’s misplaced love. But God doesn’t leave us there. He redeems, restores, and draws us back to Himself. Hosea reminds us that real change doesn’t come from trying harder, but from being loved by the God who buys us back and makes us new in Christ.

  5. FEB 22

    The Sword & The Trowel: The Battle Within (Nehemiah 5-6) - The Sword and The Trowel

    Nehemiah was called to rebuild a broken wall, but the deeper battle was in the inner struggles of the people - fear, greed, distraction, and compromise. Kingdom work always means building and battling. Nehemiah didn’t fight for identity, he fought from it. He refused to come down, refused to give in, and led with courage and integrity. And God finished the work. That’s our call too. In Christ, our identity is already secure. Perfect love drives out fear. So we stay focused, we resist the noise, and we build what God has placed in front of us — because we are doing a great work for a risen King.

  6. FEB 15

    The Sword & The Trowel: Build & Battle (Nehemiah 4) - The Sword and The Trowel

    The call to follow Christ is a call to both build and battle. In Nehemiah, God’s people rebuild Jerusalem’s walls while facing mockery, threats, and fear. Kingdom work is never passive. It requires a trowel in one hand and a sword in the other, building from a victory already secured by God. Christ is the greater Nehemiah. We labor from His finished work, not for it. Spiritual warfare looks like putting on the armor of God: truth in our mouths, holiness in our hearts, readiness with the gospel, faith under fire, confidence in salvation, and Scripture prayed in dependence on the Spirit. Grace rescues us, covers us in Christ’s righteousness, and unites us in the mission.

  7. FEB 8

    The Sword & The Trowel: Let Us Rise & Build - The Sword and The Trowel

    Nehemiah shows us how God calls His people from comfort into restoration. The rebuilding of Jerusalem’s walls points to the gospel, God entering what sin has broken to restore His dwelling among His people. This work is not for a few heroes but for a united people. Ordinary faithfulness, shared labor, and sacrificial love are what strengthen the church and bear witness to the world. Choosing comfort over participation fractures the mission; God calls us instead to show up and build one another up. Practically, the call is to notice whom God has entrusted to each believer’s stewardship- spouse, neighbor, co-worker, fellow church member, and to build them up in Christ through simple, gracious words and faithful presence.

  8. JAN 18

    The Sword & The Trowel – Ask (Nehemiah 2) - The Sword and The Trowel

    Nehemiah shows us what it looks like to reorder our lives around God’s heart. Though he had comfort and influence, he chose faithfulness over ease and allowed prayer to reshape his desires. Success, position, and resources became tools for God’s glory, not ends in themselves. The invitation is practical and missional: speak of Jesus in everyday moments, steward your influence for eternal impact, and live with intentional rhythms of prayer, community, and courage. As we pray boldly and live wisely, God uses ordinary faithfulness to bring renewal to the city and glory to the King.

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Weekly sermons from Risen Church in Virginia Beach. Risen exists to share life in Christ our Risen Lord with each other, Hampton Roads, and the nations.

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