Church Plant Update

Fall of 2010, myself and a group of friends planted "Eucharist Church" in downtown Hamilton, which has been an amazing adventure.

However, it has also been a lot of work, and I no longer have the time to update this site with any of the most recent teachings.

That said, all Eucharist teachings, including my own, will be available on our website, and will be updated regularly.

Come visit Eucharist, and Hamilton; which is probably the greatest city in the world.

Grace/peace/love

Kevin

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Two Crucifixions

Proverbs 16:25 - 11.07.2010

Two Crucifixions

From the series: "Peril"

Hope Fellowship asked me back again, and were hoping I could speak from the Proverbs on the theme: "We rationalize our sin to our own peril".

We got to ask some great questions about what sin is, why God stands against it, and what it means to be living in the Kingdom of God.

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An Empty Tomb

Mark 16 - 27.06.2010

An Empty Tomb

From the series: "Who is This?" - Irony in the Gospel of Mark

Mark has acted as a skillful tour guide, taking his readers from the River of Jordan to Jerusalem, from the height of a mountain to the lows of a Roman Cross.

And in the end there is only one place left to take us: an empty tomb.

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The Upside-Down Kingdom

Mark 10: 35-45 - 13.06.2010

The Upside-Down Kingdom

From the series: "Who is This?" - Irony in the Gospel of Mark

Glory can be described as: "the quality of splendid, remarkable appearance".

We've seen his glory revealed on a mountain, in miracles, on his entrance into Jerusalem; but all of these pale in comparison to his moment of greatest glory.

What is Jesus' greatest moment of glory, and what does that mean for those of us following him?

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Preaching Demons

Mark 1, 3, and 5 - 30.05.2010

Preaching Demons

From the series: "Who is This?" - Irony in the Gospel of Mark

Jesus said to the storm "Peace. Be still."

And the chaos calms, the wind dies down, and the waves subside.

And the disciples look at each other and say "Who is this?" "Who is this man, that even the wind and the waves obey him?"

"Who is this?"

This is the question that runs through the book of Mark, and the answer lies in the most unexpected places.

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"What is that to you?"

Proverbs 11:13, 29:19; Leviticus 19:16; John 21 - 09.05.10

"What is that to you?"

I was invited to Hope Fellowship Church in the Oshawa area, and asked to speak about gossip from Proverbs. It seemed to connect well with an older teaching I did called "What is that to you?" that never got recorded, so I decided to tie it all together.

Sometimes when we gossip we think we are talking about them, but really we are talking about ourselves.

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Walls

Heb 4.12; Eph 6.17; Rev 1.16 - 02.05.10
Walls

Everyone has a story. Every story has it's own "good-news," it's own Gospel. What happens when the story of Jesus collides with all these other gospels?

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Influences:

Wall and Piece - Banksy

How can the Bible be Authoritative? - N.T. Wright

What you can't hear:

In this sermon you can't hear the stain of the empire! A little back story? In the live sermon I mentioned a few brands by name, intending to tear them down and reveal some of their agendas. It was all well and good until a wise friend of mine pointed out (after the service) that I had actually just given them advertising that money can't buy! This made me really frustrated (they played me like a fool!), and so I vowed to not let it exist online forever, but to censor out all the branding.

So this is the clean version... you can let your children listen to it without fear of them becoming corrupted by evil companies!

Lay Down Your Branches

Luke 19 - 28.03.10
Lay Down Your Branches

Jesus is riding a donkey, entering into Jerusalem, knowing it will lead to his death. The people see him coming and run out, dropping their clothes on the road, ripping palm branches off the trees and laying them down before him.

But they've done this before.

This is how they treat a Messiah, a warrior, a deliverer, a king.

But Jesus is making it very clear: "I'm not that type of King"

A look into the counter-cultural, subversive Kingship of Jesus.

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Fruit of the Spirit: Self-control

Galatians 5 - 21.03.10
Fruit of the Spirit: Self-control

Our journey through one of the most life-filled sections of Scripture concludes! When someone asks you: "What is Christianity all about?" I imagine that you (like me) take them to the Fruit of the Spirit! You say to them: "Being a follower of Jesus is all about love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and ... self-control?" ... Really? That's where it ends?

Because to many of us, self-control just sounds so dead. When contrasted with all of these beautiful things that hum with life, self-control sounds like a let down. But maybe this is because we don't understand it properly? Maybe if we really understood self-control, and understood why we need it, it would change everything!

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Watch the music video that accompanied "Self-control"

Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness

Galatians 5 - 28.02.10
Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness

Throughout scripture we see different sides to the sea. The sea first appears in Genesis as this raging chaos, until the Spirit calms it. It violently destroys in the story of Noah, but in the Exodus, the sea becomes a protector and guardian for the Israelites. To the Israelites, the sea is a place of uncertainty, a place that could be good to them, or could be evil.

Throughout scripture, we learn that the human heart is like the sea.

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Fruit of the Spirit: Joy

Galatians 5 - 31.01.10
Fruit of the Spirit: Joy

Joy is a strange thing to dissect. What is joy? It it happiness, or something deeper? Is it temporal? Where does it come from?

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Watch the music video that accompanied "Joy"

Influences:

Nothing influenced me more than this. Take the time to meditate on it.

Reconstructing Christmas: Celebrating

Revelation 5 - 20.12.09
Reconstructing Christmas: Celebrating

In the book of Revelation we are given the image of a scroll. Inside of this scroll are written all of the promises of God: peace, love, reconciliation, redemption, comfort, glory, joy... but no one could be found who was worthy to open the scroll.

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