The ‘big’ theme of our Advent services this year is light. (Of course, primarily it is anticipating the birth of Jesus our Christ and Saviour.) This first Sunday of Advent we are lighting the candle of Hope. With it lighting our way, will tie together a couple biblical ideas: Jesus is the “true light that gives light to everyone”… Read More »Shining Jesus’s Hope in a Dark World (November 30, 2025)
The star the Magi followed, a familiar sight within the Christmas story, led them to the hope of the world – the Baby Jesus. Then Jesus said He is the Light of the World. And then said we/His church is to be the light of the world. What does that mean especially as we enter… Read More »His Light Forward (November 23, 2025)
In the middle of what some think was one of the original praise and worship songs, Colossians 1:15-21, we read “in everything he might have the supremacy.” The words before and after that declaration talks about all of creation, all natural (and supernatural) powers, all the church and all people are reconciled in and because… Read More »…in all things… (November 16, 2025)
The church’s purpose, ultimately, is to usher in the Kingdom of God; share God’s love in action, and preach God’s gospel in teaching. This is to “bear fruit.” To accomplish this, we, individual Christ-followers, need to be filled with three things: knowledge of his will, spiritual wisdom and understanding. These produce a life that pleases… Read More »Live a Life Worthy (November 9, 2025)
There is a fullness of Christ that is available but sometimes feels unattainable. Yet in Colossians 2, the Apostle Paul encourages us with the complete sufficiency of Christ for every believer through three key movements—Knowing, Doing, and Overcoming. In Christ, we find our fullness, direction, and victory. He is the center and source of the… Read More »Triumph in Christ (November 2, 2025)
We are beginning a study of the book of Colossians, starting with these initial 4 parts. It doesn’t take much imagination to apply this church’s context to our own. Paul wrote to a church under the influence of over-powering political and economic systems that promised peace and prosperity (in a word, salvation) in exchange for… Read More »Jesus is (Still) the Answer (October 26, 2025)
Mimico Baptist Church has a rich history in this neighbourhood for almost 105 years. And yet our piece in God’s continuing, unfolding work is a small piece of a much bigger picture. This being CBOQ Sunday, we remember and celebrate what Jesus established and continues to establish through His churches which include this Baptist family… Read More »One Piece in His Bigger Picture (October 19, 2025)
For this Thanksgiving service, we come together in a spirit of both lament and gratitude. Guided by the words of Psalm 13, we acknowledge the deep cries of the soul—“How long, O Lord?”—and the honest wrestling with sorrow, silence and waiting. Yet even in the midst of that waiting, we also hold firm to the… Read More »Lament In Thanksgiving (October 12, 2025)
The final goal of ministry is spiritual formation; ours, and those who we serve. Spiritual formation is becoming like Jesus — growing in humility, service and community. As we complete our series about ministry teams, we consider that the pragmatic “life” in a ministry team includes Love — for those in our team and those we serve, Learn —… Read More »Living and Being Formed in Teams (October 5, 2025)
The ‘end’ of being in team is spiritual formation; ours and, in community, we contribute to each other’s formation. The ‘end’ is not getting a task done. Tasks certainly need to get done. However, the community of doing is first community. We need each other to grow; we see God’s face in the encouragement of another person.… Read More »Commitment to Community (September 28, 2025)