What defines a Christian? At its core, it is someone who follows Jesus unconditionally. There are certain markers that help us discern what our walk with Jesus looks like. In this series, we’ll explore a list of seven key markers—not exhaustive, but meaningful—that can help us assess our personal growth in faith and encourage one… Read More »Beginning with the First (June 1, 2025)
Solidarity Sunday is a special day set aside for Canadian Baptist churches to stand along local churches all over the world who serve their communities as the hands and feet of Jesus. This day provides an opportunity for us to reflect on the ways in which we can be partners in God’s mission to bring… Read More »Solidarity Sunday with CBM (May 25, 2025)
Judgment is coming, whether we like it or not. God is the ultimate, objective judge of each of us in our broken state with all we’ve done wrong. But he doesn’t leave us as we are; through Jesus we can be healed. Malachi, in this final chapter before a 400-year silence, puts this choice plainly… Read More »Would You Rather (May 18, 2025)
Have you ever had a “it’s not fair” moment? When others seem to get away with, maybe even benefit from bending/breaking the rules? In those moments, we may be asking if God notices, or even cares. Malachi challenges us to consider where God is in those moments. sermon: Does He Remember? (Malachi 3:13-18) with Rev. Alvin… Read More »Does He Remember? (May 11, 2025)
David will be sharing his journey – far from a straight line – that has brought him to Mimico. sermon: David’s Story: In the Potter’s Hand (Jeremiah 18:1-6, Isaiah 64:8) with Pastor David Donaldson
These verses have been used to manipulate and guilt people into greater giving to their church (not to say that’s a bad thing) and to promise fabulous blessing when they do (the verses sort of promise this). Neither of these get to the text’s core meaning: we are to obey God because he constantly welcomes us… Read More »It’s Not (mostly) About Money (April 27, 2025)
The resurrection of Jesus is the most discussed, debated, researched and documented even in ancient history. It’s just too important not to be. If it didn’t happen, we as Christ-followers are the to be pitied more than any other faith. If it did happen — in time and geography and physical reality — then how we… Read More »Love Divine (April 20, 2025)
Once again, I (David) am struck with the relevance of Malachi’s words with our situation: we long for justice, don’t we? Poverty only seems to be getting worse! Human trafficking and violence against the marginalized and vulnerable go unchecked. Rampant self-centeredness has become the new virtue (I can be whoever I want; you don’t have… Read More »Justice and the Coming Judge (April 13, 2025)
As we get closer to God; as we learn more deeply of his character and love, our response should be ‘fear.’ In the Bible, this is reverence and awe. In the Bible, fear prompts worship; in our lives, too, our response to God is ‘fear’, and worship. sermon: Fear of the Lord (Luke 5:1-11) with guest… Read More »Fear of the Lord (April 6, 2025)
Sometimes we gloss over the profoundness of “the LORD as one” (Deut 6:4) and how that impacts both our relationship to him and to one another. Malachi focuses in how vital it is to be “one” (אֶחָד). sermon: 2B1 (Malachi 2:10-16) with Rev. Alvin Lau