By grace you have been saved through faith.
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The Strange Religious Ritual of New Years Resolutions
If you were an alien, scrolling on Instagram; what would you think about this strange concept of “New Years Resolutions?” You’d probably see them as a deeply ritualistic act. Let’s compare and contrast these resolutions with the good news of Jesus.
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Forgive Us Our Trespasses As We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us
Justin Roberts, who just finished a season of learning/shadowing at Eucharist, preaches on the otherworldly challenge and grace of forgiveness.
Our Father, Who Is In Heaven, Hallowed Be Thy Name
For Lent 2017 we're going to be walking through the six parts of the Lord's Prayer. We begin in the beginning: who is God, and how should we pray to Him?
The Same Jesus - "And He Will Return to Judge the Living and the Dead"
Psalm 98, Amos 5, Acts 10, 1 Corinthians 1, Philemon 1
November 20 2016
Does the word "judge" make you uncomfortable? Why?
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Mama Bear
Mama Bear
Give 'Em Hell
Matthew 23
Wendy Gritter
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Wendy Gritter returns to the Eucharist pulpit/spot-near-the-front-where-people-stand-when-they-preach to bring some good news!
Children of Hell and the Son of God
Children of Hell and the Son of God
Give 'Em Hell
Matthew 23:15
Stephen Edwards
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What does it mean to be a child of hell? And, preferably, how do we avoid it!
A Pickled People
2015.01.11 - Leshia Knopf - The Church Calendar
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Throughout history and around the world, people who have had an transformative encounter with the Resurrected Jesus have walked into water, surrounded by their community, and have been dunked under and pulled back up.
So… that’s a bit of a weird thing!
Why do followers of Jesus get baptized? And equally important: why in the WORLD was Jesus baptized?
The text:
Mark 1:4-11 4
John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. 6 Now John was clothed with camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. 7 He proclaimed, “The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals. 8 I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. 11 And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.”
"You Christians Are So Unlike Your Christ" (Ya, We Know!) - The Sign of Jonah
2014.11.02 - Kevin Makins - The Sign of Jonah
“You Christians Are So Unlike Your Christ” (Ya, We Know!)
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As we near the end of the story of Jonah we come to the question: what is the Sign of Jonah?
And what does it have to do with a famous Ghandi quote?
Prophet Pagans, Pathetic Prophets - The Sign of Jonah
2014.09.29 - Kevin Makins - The Sign of Jonah
Prophet Pagans, Pathetic Prophet
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The author of Jonah is making subtle commentary in the book. See if you can find it!
Also, Kevin tells a story about the worst spiritual retreat he ever had. Worst. Spiritual. Retreat. Ever.
What Is Wrong With The World? - Church in the Wild
2014.03.23 - Kevin Makins - Church in the Wild
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We continue our study of the prophets and the time of exile by looking at Amos, who is super sneaky.
Kevin also talks about making his mother cry… twice.
Epilogue story is told by Anne Cumby.
REJECTED!
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Kevin tells us two stories of rejection.
In Luke 4, Jesus goes to church, is rejected, and nearly murdered.
In January of 2014, Kevin and Meg went to Vancouver, were rejected, and got a nice polite letter.
Two very different endings, but a similar question can be asked about both: how should we respond in a culture of rejection?
(As an aside, this was our first week in a new gathering space, so there are some veiled, and not so subtle, allusions to that fact)
(As another aside, the church planting group Kevin talks about is in no way affiliated with the Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec/CBOQ, and do not reflect the values or blah blah blah of the CBOQ!)
Resonance of Christ
2014.02.02 - Resonance of Christ - Stephen Edwards
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The text:
But as for you, speak the things which are fitting for sound doctrine. Older men are to be temperate, dignified, sensible, sound in faith, in love, in perseverance.
Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good, so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be sensible, pure, workers at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be dishonored.
Likewise urge the young men to be sensible; in all things show yourself to be an example of good deeds,with purity in doctrine, dignified, sound in speech which is beyond reproach, so that the opponent will be put to shame, having nothing bad to say about us.
Urge bondslaves to be subject to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, not pilfering, but showing all good faith so that they will adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in every respect.
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus, who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
These things speak and exhort and reprove with all [i]authority. Let no one disregard you.
COLOSSIANS REMIXED - SLAVERY REMIXED / JOY
2013.12.08 - COLOSSIANS REMIXED - Kevin Makins
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Colossians 3:22-4:1, Romans 8, 1 John 1
Now that we’ve tackled women and children’s submission we can move on to a simpler, more Christmas-like topic… slavery. …
Awkward…
Let’s be honest: lots of people want to put the bible on trial for what it does and does not say when it comes to slavery. But the same bible that was used to defend human slavery was also used to give hope to the enslaved!
What exactly was Paul saying to these slaves and slave owners in Colossae, and perhaps the more frightening question, what is the text saying to us two-thousand years later?
The text:
Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to curry their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord. Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for their wrongs, and there is no favoritism.
Masters, provide your slaves with what is right and fair, because you know that you also have a Master in heaven.
Targum written and read by Aaron Craig
COLOSSIANS REMIXED - DO NOT TOUCH
2013.11.03 - COLOSSIANS REMIXED - Kevin Makins
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Colossians 2:16-23, Matthew 5
This text is so weird. The sermon also starts out a little weird, exploring what these words might have meant to the original hearers, but much like the text, the punch comes with the subversive good news hidden in all the strangeness: the good news that we are more than our “do’s”, and are not defined by all our “do not’s” - this good news is far bigger and better than our actions.
The text:
Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ. Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you. Such a person also goes into great detail about what they have seen; they are puffed up with idle notions by their unspiritual mind. They have lost connection with the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow.
Since you died with Christ to the elemental spiritual forces of this world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules: “Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”? These rules, which have to do with things that are all destined to perish with use, are based on merely human commands and teachings. Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their false humility and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence.
Targum written and read by Brett Klassen
COLOSSIANS REMIXED - RECONCILIATION + RECEPTION
2013.10.06 - COLOSSIANS REMIXED - Stephen Edwards
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Colossians 1:21-23
Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behaviour. But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation— if you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel.
This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
Targum written and read by Sandy Reynolds
Mustard Seeds. - Compassion
2013.03.17 - Dave Witt - Mustard Seeds.
Mark 6
Dave takes us through “the feeding of the five thousand” and looks at how God is at work even when we are resentful/tired/lacking compassion.
Music led by Joel Cumby and Dave Hamilton - starts 28 minutes in.
This Isn't Easy - Building on the Rock
2012.11.25 - Dave Witt - This Isn’t Easy
Matthew 5, Matthew 7
Sometimes we can think that grace is like a safety net: it’s only needed when we fall.
Sometimes we think we can follow Jesus, without needing Jesus. But that would be a huge mistake.
This Isn't Easy - The Cost of Incarnational Peace-Making
2012.11.11 - Wendy Gritter - This Isn’t Easy
The Cost of Incarnational Peace-Making
John 1, Philippians 4, Matthew 5, Ephesians 2, John 17
Wendy Gritter returns to the Eucharist pulpit with a compelling and powerful teaching on being like Christ: incarnational and peace making.
Wendy shares from her own experience working with the lgbtq community and calls for Jesus disciples to do the difficult work of trusting the Holy Spirit.
(Forgive the recording again, still working out some new problems!)
Music starts 65 minutes in.