Back to the Future - "What is that to you?"

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2013.06.16 - Kevin Makins - Back To The Future: Old Sermons That Shaped Us

“What is that to you?”

John 13, 18, 21

Six years ago Kevin and Meg heard a particular reflection on a particular verse in the New Testament, and they still talk about it nearly every week.

A sermon for those of us who known people more talented, wealthy, sexy, cool, or generally better off than ourselves. 

How can we find peace with our own story, even if it hasn’t gone the way we would have imagined it?

Music by Leah Hunter, starts 45 minutes in.

Back to the Future - Third Way

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2013.06.02 - Kevin Makins - Back To The Future: Old Sermons That Shaped Us

Third Way

Matthew 5

How do we respond to violence and misuse of power? 

In our church and culture power is regularly abused, and often partners with violence in order to push it’s agenda. Jesus confronted these powers with a radical new response to their violence and abuse: third way thinking.

This week we are looking at Jesus’ teaching to turn the other cheek, give up our cloak as well, and to go the extra mile. 

At their worst, these teachings have suggested Jesus wanted those suffering to just “take the abuse.” This is not what Jesus is saying.

In context, Jesus is teaching something radical. He is showing his listeners how to disarm those who have power, and how to confront violent actions without resorting to violence.

Which of course, shows us more of what God is like.

Music by Rachel Van Oostveen and team, starts at 1:01

Suffering, the Holy Spirit, and Waiting on Words

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2013.05.19 - Kevin Makins

Suffering, the Holy Spirit, and Waiting on Words

Acts 2, Romans 8

“Today I have a hard time believing all things work out for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. Today I have doubt.”

What should we do when we suffering or when we grieve? How do we speak when we lack the words?

Music led by Joel Cumby and Dave Hamilton - starts 25 minutes in.

Back to the Future - Corporate Demons

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2013.05.12 - Kevin Makins - Back To The Future: Old Sermons That Shaped Us

Corporate Demons

1 Corinthians 8 and 10, Revelation 2 and 3, Daniel 7

This sermon got the most feedback (positive AND negative) of any sermon preached at Eucharist! It’s about one of the ways that spiritual warfare presents itself in our culture.

Reading by Terri Drumm is from her blog post “Our weird relationship with clothing”

Sandy Reynolds read for Mother’s Day from the blog “The Messy Middle”

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This sermon is a “re-preach” of an earlier sermon at Eucharist. You can re-listen to the original sermon (from March 2012) by clicking here!

Back to the Future - We've Been To The Mountaintop

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2013.05.05 - Kevin Makins - Back To The Future: Old Sermons That Shaped Us

We’ve Been To The Mountaintop

Matthew 17

“Bear hat! Watermelons! This is incredible!”

Music by Alex Drumm starts at 48 minutes.

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This sermon is a “re-preach” of an earlier sermon at Eucharist. You can re-listen to the original sermon (from January 2011) by clicking here!

Back to the Future - "May I Be Ripped Limb From Limb"

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2013.04.28 - Kevin Makins - Back To The Future: Old Sermons That Shaped Us

“May I Be Ripped Limb From Limb”

Genesis 12, 15

For the next two months we are going to be preaching through old sermons that shaped our community.

To start we are going WAY back to the early days of Eucharist and looking at our first impression of God, the cross, and how we hold multiple worlds together in Christ.

Original song by Alex Drumm starts at 43 minutes.

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This sermon is a “re-preach” of an earlier sermon at Eucharist. You can re-listen to the original sermon (from 2010) by clicking here!