The goal of this short blog post is to help you prayerfully and thoughtfully prepare for gathering together as the church this Sunday. Take some time to read the text, listen to some of the songs, pray for the preacher and those who will gather. Text to be Preached Sunday: Hebrews...
[Originally sent to Sojourn Covenant Members the morning of 11.9.16] Dear Brothers and Sisters, I’m sitting here this morning trying to think about what to say. What happened in our country last night is producing, in all of us, a lot of different emotions. It is doing the...
As we have gone through the Mercy series a question that I keep coming back to and keep asking is—Would anyone care if Sojourn Church no longer existed? Would anyone notice? Of course the people of Sojourn would notice and care. But what about the people of Fairfax? The church is called...
Sojourn Church exists as a family of brothers and sisters who gather on Sundays in Fairfax, VA and scatter throughout the week all around Fairfax County. As a young church God has done some pretty amazing things over these last 2.5 years of our existence. There are many stories of how God, in...
If you have been around Sojourn for a while you probably remember the following story given in one of Justin’s sermons. "Five young college students were spending a Sunday in London, so they went to hear the famed C.H. Spurgeon preach. While waiting for the doors to open, the students...
This week is the beginning of Advent. While some of us grew up in the church and some of us did not, most of us probably don’t have a great grasp on the what, why, and how of Advent. So in short-form here’s a rundown of the particulars. What?Advent means coming or arrival. As we...
The Advent season is an intentional time during the year for the church to corporately look to and celebrate the birth and incarnation of Christ. As a church family, we have the opportunity of growing and focusing our eyes together on the birth of our Savior. For this reason, we have decided to...
With chaotic travel plans in place, thousands of turkeys prepped for slaughter, and hours of great football to be watched, it seemed most fitting to take a couple minutes to meditate on thankfulness. The topic of thankfulness is found ubiquitously throughout the scriptures and if followers of...