Spiritual warfare: Big hoax or get ready for some demon hunting?
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Let’s Talk About Submission...
Among all the unpopular sections of the New Testament, this verse sits near the top. How can a pastor, who is following Jesus, tell women, children, and slaves to be submissive? And how can this possibly be good, liberating news today, not just for some people, but for everyone?
So let’s do it: Let’s talk about submission!
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Rules for Living in the Light
Carrying on with the “rules” section of Ephesians we get to… fornication? This will be interesting.
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The Joy of the Burden
What does Paul’s letter to the Ephesians have in common with 38 planes carrying 7,000 people forced to land in Newfoundland on September 11, 2001?
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You Don’t Have to Live Like That Anymore
This is the part of Ephesians most young people don’t like. Paul shifts from grand, sweeping statements about inclusion and justice into what sounds like (gasp!) RULES!
What is God saying to us through this section? And what does it look like to read these as more than moral management.
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Full Time Ministry
Reflections on full time ministry and at least one really gross story.
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Immeasurably More
Pastor Jill preaches on Ephesians 3:14-21.
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The Courage to Be Ordinary
Guest preacher Rasheeda Graham-Washington gives us the good news about being ordinary.
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Flip the To Do List
2015.06.28 - Kevin Makins - The Church Calendar
Flip the To Do List
Exodus 16
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So this weeks sermon question: do you have a “to do” list?
Maybe it’s physical, maybe it’s mental, but a list of all the things you need to get done, should get done, or would love to do? And how long is your list? Because honestly, many of us now have MULTIPLE lists that are full with good and important things that just HAVE to get done. And it can be sort of crippling sometimes…
Well there is this story in scripture about food that fell from heaven, and it has a lot to teach us about God and about our lists.
And don’t worry, the sermon gets mega practical.
Ordinary Time 2014
It’s Summer(!!!!!), which means it’s time for us to enter, yet again, into our Ordinary Time. Ordinary Time is a season of rest for us as a church where we cease to “do” and simply sabbath.
If you want to hear more about it, listen to the last sermon in the “So What” series on “Rest”.
We will continue to meet on Sundays in a simplified way, and will have the Preaching Guild (a collection of preachers within the congregation)carry us through the summer. There will be no podcasts during this season.
The summer preaching series is on “Blessed are…” from Matthew 5. The schedule is as follows:
July 13 - …the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven - Kevin Makins
July 20 - …those who mourn, for they shall be comforted - Matt Willard
July 27 - …the meek, for they shall inherit the earth - Justin Eisinga
August 3 - …those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied - Sandy Purple Shwarma
August 10 - …the merciful, for they shall receive mercy - Leshia Knopf
August 17 - …the pure in heart, for they shall see God - Cindy Stover
August 24 - … the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God - Stephen Edwards
August 31 - … those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven (and the following verse) - Jared Both
Finally, a fitting quote on the need for ceasing:
“We need to have times of pruning in our churches, times where most, if not all, activity ceases. Times of rest and abiding. This runs contrary to principles taught in most church growth courses and seminars. How can one grow a church larger by shutting it down for a season? Yet that is exactly what happens at many of the churches where we have discipled the leaders and introduced them to the principles [of rest and work].
We encourage them to stop all small groups and to drastically scale back the worship service. Often there is just a simple time of singing and a brief word of encouragement shared. Many of the members go away on holiday or spend more time with friends and family. It looks to many like nothing is happening.
But in this time of abiding, great strength is given to those who do the teaching, singing, and serving throughout the rest of the year. Without a time for their spiritual ground to lie fallow, there would be a very poor harvest in the year to come.”
- Building a Discipleship Culture, Mike Breen and the 3DM Team
Do you know you are a Priest?
Did you know you are a Priest?
1 Peter 2, Hebrews 4, Exodus 19
A sermon every Jesus-follower needs to hear.
And with that, our series on 1 Corinthians is officially over… and we’re ready for a break.
So begins Ordinary Season 2012!
This years Ordinary Season will run from July 1-August 19.
What is Ordinary Season and how does it affect our church/podcast? Here’s a primer below, written for last years Summer:
When God rescued his people from slavery, he gave them a specific command: take one day a week and rest. Don’t produce, don’t create, don’t work - simply rest, pray, and play.
(We’ve talked about this before!)
As Christians, we believe that rhythm is crucial to our lives, and that without it we can work ourselves into burn-out, or fail to work as hard as we ought.
There is a rhythm to life, a pattern that creation falls into. We often talk about Sabbath as individuals, but we also need rest as a community.
Which is why, from July 10 to August 21, we are going to take a season of rest as a community. We will still gather on Sunday, but the service will be unplugged; singing only songs from the hymnal (!), with brisk “heat-appropriate” sermons, and time to hang out together afterwards.
The fact is, this year has been amazing! Parties in the park, people meeting Jesus, Christmas sing-a-longs, baby dedicating, bike blessings, and a Mass for the End of the World - our church is growing into a healthy, God-loving, Jesus-following community. It’s all been amazing, but it has been a lot of work, and we need to fall into Sabbath rest.
Unfortunately, this break has implications for our podcast as well. The fact is, uploading sermons takes some time and energy, and so for seven weeks we will not be updating with any new sermons. On the plus side, this will give any of our regular listeners a chance to go through the
oldclassic sermons on this page.And then, come fall, we will be ready to hit it all over again.
Thank you to everyone who follows our church via the internetz, we are very thankful for your prayer and support.
Grace and peace.
When God rescued his people from slavery, he gave them a specific command: take one day a week and rest. Don’t produce, don’t create, don’t work - simply rest, pray, and play.
(We’ve talked about this before!)
As Christians, we believe that rhythm is crucial to our lives, and that without it we can work ourselves into burn-out, or fail to work as hard as we ought.
There is a rhythm to life, a pattern that creation falls into. We often talk about Sabbath as individuals, but we also need rest as a community.
Which is why, from July 10 to August 21, we are going to take a season of rest as a community. We will still gather on Sunday, but the service will be unplugged; singing only songs from the hymnal (!), with brisk “heat-appropriate” sermons, and time to hang out together afterwards.
The fact is, this year has been amazing! Parties in the park, people meeting Jesus, Christmas sing-a-longs, baby dedicating, bike blessings, and a Mass for the End of the World - our church is growing into a healthy, God-loving, Jesus-following community. It’s all been amazing, but it has been a lot of work, and we need to fall into Sabbath rest.
Unfortunately, this break has implications for our podcast as well. The fact is, uploading sermons takes some time and energy, and so for seven weeks we will not be updating with any new sermons. On the plus side, this will give any of our regular listeners a chance to go through the old classic sermons on this page.
And then, come fall, we will be ready to hit it all over again.
Thank you to everyone who follows our church via the internetz, we are very thankful for your prayer and support.
Grace and peace.