Eucharist Church

A sermon about too many emails, too much entertainment, and the need to remain held up from below. 

Pastoral Intern Nina Schuurman-Drenth shares about Christ's dream for the Body, and we hear stories about how this practically looks in our city of Hamilton.

Kevin Makins reflects on how, together in Christ, we can finally escape the multiverse of madness! Also, Claire P, shares some stories and reflection on 541 Eatery and Exchange. 

Pastoral Intern Nina Schuurman-Drenth explores "Whole Church Engagement," which is parameter Eucharist wants to hold while engaging in mission. She also takes on St Teresa of Ávila's famous poem. Spoiler Alert: St Teresa wins. 

Kevin walks through a gorgeous text, exploring how we can engage in God's "mission" as people who are (in a very real way) BECOMING the Body of Christ.

Much like a big dumb mulberry bush in your backyard... things need to be pruned before new life can grow. 

Christ is risen. Let's feel the story. 

Jill Trites, one of the Eucharist pastors, felt the tug to preach this week. If you know Jill, you know she both a beautiful preacher of the good news and that she almost never preaches. Which means you're in for a gift. Sit back and allow yourself to receive this welcome to Holy Week.

Kevin Makins explores the heart and mind of Mary, and how she can help us live faithfully.

Nina Schuurman-Drenth brings a fresh voice to one of Jesus' greatest parables. 

Christ's wisdom on what to do when you see a scandal, tragedy, or a tower falls on eighteen people.

Of all the illustrations of who Christ was and is... who would have thought the Mother Hen would have so much depth? Sermon preached by Nina Schuurman-Drenth.

It's our first week back in person and the church showed up big time. THANK YOU to everyone who gathered to hear the story, worship God, and come to Christ's table. Lord, have mercy... it's a new season. 

At the conclusion of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gives us a powerful mental image about what it means to live in coherence, and what can happen if we don't.

When the inferior man hears the Way, he laughs at it loudly, If he did not laugh, it would not be fit to be the Way.

We've all got questions about prayer: Why does it work sometimes and not other times? Who exactly are we praying to and why does God need us to pray before things get better? What even is prayer? And those questions have their place. But this is not a sermon about questioning prayer. Because Jesus didn't spend a lot of time questioning it.  He spent time practicing it. When we do that, our qu...

On money, self-sufficiency, heavens storage system, and the price of an iPod. Jesus continues to be challenging and very, very good.

"That's what fasting is: It's challenging our compulsions for the sake of our soul." Pastoral intern, Nina Schuurman-Drenth, preaches on the power of fasting to reorient our relationship to reality. 

Jesus teaches the disciples how to pray, with a particular focus on forgiveness. Which is both good and "bad" news. Music is "the Decalogue".

Our pastoral intern Nina offers some powerful reflections on what it means to live a life that cultivates goodness in secret. Also, an update on our Sunday plans while we restricted due to the omi! Opening music from "The Decalogue" 

It's the last week of Advent and we conclude by exploring who's story we are living in. Also, Kevin sings.  Poem by Mike Bonikowski. Music by Sufjan Stevens.

For the third week of Advent we light the joy candle, and reflect on what joy looks like, both in our world, and also in the world that Christ was born into. For podcasters, a quick note: In an attempt to bring some joy into our in person gathering we had Ol' Rev. Randell lead us in a few Christmas songs which were a blast in person, but don't translate well to the podcast. Hence you'll hear music...

What does it mean to seek peace when the Powers That Be insist we already have it? A sermon on the differences between God's peace and the peace that the world offers. Opening poem written was written for our community by fellow Way follower Mike Bonikowsky. Song is Sufjan Stevens. 

It's Advent and we had all the kids with us in our Sunday services. And you know what? It went amazingly. Enjoy the first week of Advent, reflecting on what it means to hope, what it means to wait, and what all of us can learn by being a little more like children. Opening music by Sufjan Stevens from his Christmas masterpiece "Silver and Gold".

Once again, Jesus gets practical. Music by Church of the Beloved (rip)