Sermons from 2012 (Page 4)

What happens when a group of young Christians moves into neighbourhoods that are messy and have high crime rates, high poverty rates, and low standards of living?  Neighbourhoods like these have people who come from nations who have little access to the good news of Jesus Christ. Come this Sunday, to Innis Town Hall. and listen to Nigel Paul, founder of MoveIn, as he…

The nations of the world have been brought to the cities.  Toronto is the largest city in Canada, with over 5.7 million people living in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), and over 50% of the residents were born outside the country, making Toronto the world’s most ethnically diverse city.  God has brought the nations to the city of Toronto for a reason.  Djastin Park,…

Bert and Sheila Thomson will be with us this weekend to share a special Canada Day message. Bert, born and raised in Port Alberni on Vancouver Island, and Sheila from Kitchener, although being raised in different and distinct parts of our country both share a deep and common love for our land. The message will look at Canada past, present and future through the lens of a…

Did you ever take a sip of soda pop, thinking it was coca cola, but it turned out to be root beer? Or have you ever dipped your teaspoon into what you thought was sugar, but it turned out to be salt?  Do you remember the sensation when your taste buds were momentarily confused? You thought it was one thing, but it turned out to be another.  Sometimes, in life, things just…

Have you ever noticed that brothers and sisters in the same family can have vastly different personalities? One can be studious, and another very social. One can do everything ‘by the book’ while the other likes to ‘live on the edge.’ One brother wants to settle down and start a family while the other prefers life in the fast lane. There is an account in the Bible of two…

There is a fascination with superheroes, maybe because they have powers that give them superhuman abilities. Many comic book heroes get their special powers after being exposed to some kind of radiation, as happened with the Incredible Hulk and Spiderman. Whatever their origins, their ability to go above and beyond human limitations makes them unique and attractive. But…

“As for me, I will always have Hope. I will yet praise the Lord.” There are times in life when things come crashing in around us and we feel unable to go on.  Even when we are totally reliant on the Lord, and faithful, situations can still arise that challenge our resolve – and we hit the wall spiritually.  What do we do in those instances?  How do we…

Many among us can remember the day we became a Canadian citizen. The final step takes place during a ceremony where we take an oath of citizenship much like the following: “I swear (or affirm) that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada, Her Heirs and Successors, and that I will faithfully observe the laws of…