The fourth Advent Candle represents ‘Love.’ This is the climax of the advent story; without knowing the Love of God through Jesus we can’t know what Hope, Peace and Joy are. God is Love, the Bible declares this as simply as possible. We need to rediscover God’s love in this world of division, aggression and… Read More »Advent 4: Love (December 22, 2024)
We are saddened by the passing of John Wiseman on Friday, December 13 in his 88th year. He was predeceased by his wife Joyce, his inseparable partner, and friend. John was lovingly and faithfully present with her all through the 59 years of their marriage. John was the brother of Henry, Irene, Doug, Florence, Lillian,… Read More »In Memoriam: John Wiseman
As we light the 3rd candle on the Advent wreath, Joy, we recognize that Joy is far deeper than happiness. It’s good to be happy; to celebrate a birth, a birthday, a holiday or a wedding; we do rejoice in these circumstances. Joy, however, is deeper and can be our state of mind and heart… Read More »Advent 3 -Joy (December 15, 2024)
These are the documents and details pertaining to the Pastoral Team Lead (formerly Executive Pastor) Proposal. Please review the initial proposal and Alvin’s doc on why he believes he is called to be the Mimico Baptist Church Pastoral Team Lead. FAQs How can we afford this? Currently, our budget already allots a salary for a… Read More »Executive Pastor Proposal
There is so much more to Peace than the absence of conflict. For me it might be the most elusive of Hope, Peace, Joy and Love. For this service, let us consider Shalom, the Hebrew root word for biblical peace. sermon: Advent 2 – Peace (John 14:23 and Psalm 23) with Pastor David Donaldson
Advent has two different but related meanings: It means the anticipation of something big. And it is the arrival or introduction of something big. We live in the in-between age of Jesus’s first advent (our candles and trees and gifts and a baby born in a manger) and his second. We celebrate AND we anticipate. In… Read More »Advent-Hope (December 1, 2024)
On this Sunday before Advent begins, we are reminded advent is a time to prepare for Christ’s coming. But is it possible that we should also prepare for this time of preparation? We will look at a very familiar Christmas passage of Scripture, and perhaps see something new in it, to prepare our hearts for Advent. sermon:… Read More »Signs and Wonders (November 24, 2024)
Join us for Blizzard 2025, a CBOQ Youth retreat held at Muskoka Woods. You can register with the online form below and e-transfer your registration fee of $175 to envelopes@mimicobaptist.ca (in the memo section, write “[student’s name]-Blizzard” or by giving the monies to Alvin Lau. Registration deadline is December 1.
We just finished our look at the Lord’s Prayer. It is a ‘big’ prayer that covers all the bases and sets the foundation of our lives and ministry. Today we’ll zoom into one prayer … For the ‘one’ in our lives that we long for and look for. Paul, in Colossians, gives very specific prayer… Read More »One … Until (November 17, 2024)
On this morning of Remembrance with November 11 as is the day when our country acknowledges those who fought and gave their lives in the pursuit of peace, we celebrate Communion, a time when we remember the great sacrifice of Christ who gave His life for our salvation. sermon: Remember What Was; Grateful for What… Read More »Remember What Was; Grateful for What Is (November 10, 2024)