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Kevin Makins
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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.
Rest: A Royal Waste of Time
2014.06.29 - Kevin Makins - So What?
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In the last month, how many times do you think you’ve said “I’m just so busy”?
We live in a busy, overworked and overstretched culture… and God wants to save us from it.
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.
David Barker - The Things That Make For Peace: Sabbath
Mark 2, Deuteronomy 5
There is perhaps no sin more rewarded in our North American culture than the sin of Sabbath breaking. In the midst of a busy world that values productivity above all, Jesus’ teachings on Sabbath become an act of rebellion against the empires of our world.
Sabbath makes for peace.