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 ac…

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…

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 c…

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 C…

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 …

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 abou…

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 …

Sometimes we think that what gets done is more important than how it gets done. I (David) suggest that we can’t separate the two. We are to do ministry, for sure, but we are …

This morning is the first in a series of 4 messages about how ministry is accomplished. My (David’s) conclusion is, ministry is best done in teams. We begin considering a story Luke tells o…

You may have heard people say, “God is good.” Others might declare, “When I meet God face to face, I’ll have a few things to say.” But how does the goodness of God actually shape the world around us—a…

It is good to share stories of God’s work. We hopefully take notice to see what He’s done, and reminds us to pay attention especially in those moments when He’s working subtly and po…

“Iron sharpens iron”. A familiar proverb for many. Within the context of growing in faith, how do we do this? What do we ask both ourselves and one another? As we conclude the 7 Markers se…