St Timothy Presbyterian Church in Toronto: Sermons

Scripture Passage Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script The Problem Outside Last week, we reflected on the flesh that is within us. The flesh is not just our body but it is our dark self, shadow self. We cannot get rid of it or remove it from us. It torments us and […]

Scripture Passage Romans 8:1-11 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Spiritual and Worldly Life In today’s passage, we see a clear contrast between the life according to the Spirit and the life according to the flesh. The spiritual life and the worldly life. For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on […]

Scripture Passage Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Unresponsive Numbness In just a few days, the City of Toronto will install a new mayor. This election was a milestone. The three leading candidates were immigrants or children of immigrants. Two of them were people of colour. For the first time in Toronto’s […]

Scripture Passage Romans 5:1-8 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script We Will See Hope is a wonderful thing. Without hope, we cannot survive. Since we see a bright tomorrow, we can survive dark today. When our tomorrow is gloomy, it is that much harder to live today. So, the secret of living a healthy life […]

Scripture Passage Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script The Beginning Recognizing that I need help is the beginning of everything. It is the beginning of change. It is the beginning of healing. It is the beginning of becoming righteous. It is a very simple statement and simple attitude that we can have. […]

Scripture Passage Matthew 28:16-20 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Together in Partnership I told you last week that there is a project of translating the Bible in their tribal languages. It has been translated into two languages and they will do two more translation in the future. Each translation project costs U$100,000. One person […]

Scripture Passage Acts 1:8 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script The Ends of the Earth Acts of Apostles was written by Luke. When Luke wrote this book, there was no such thing as Christians. They were all Jews. But they were different from the majority of other Jews. They believed that Jesus was the Messiah […]

Scripture Passage 1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Fiery Ordeal Our passage today begins with this verse: Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that is taking place among you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. (1 Peter 4:12) Peter’s community is going through […]

Scripture Passage John 14:15-21 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script An Anchor Happy Mother’s Day. In our church, we celebrate our parents once a year, so I will say, “Happy Parents’ Day”. We celebrate parents because they are anchors for their children. It is not so much what you do for them that matters. It […]

Scripture Passage John 14:1-14 Worship Video Worship Audio The worship audio will be available at a later time. Thank you for your patience! Sermon Script Uncertainty Last few weeks, I have encountered many deaths. It is sad to witness the passings of people with whom I have had a close relationship. Not only that, I […]

Scripture Passage John 10:1-10 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Abundant Life Life is about giving. It is not about taking. Good life is a life of giving. There is a joy in giving. There is a secret of happiness hidden in the life of giving. This is what Jesus said. I came that they […]

Scripture Passage John 20:19-31 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Why Follow This is what Jesus said to the disciples. Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father. […]

Scripture Passage Matthew 28:1-10 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Dawning Matthew chapter 28 describes the scene of the resurrection. Listen to the first verse. After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. (Matthew 28:1) These words catch my eyes. […]

Scripture Passage Matthew 27:11-26 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script He Was Silent When I read today’s passage, two words come to my mind. SILENCE and NOISE There is a silence of Jesus and a noise of people The only thing Jesus said was this. You say so. (Matthew 27:11) This was when Pilate asked […]

Scripture Passage John 11:1-45 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Grace and Miracles Life is full of miracles. Miracles are not just supernatural events. Miracles are events where you experience God’s grace. Sun rises in the morning. Babies are born. As you lie down, you get a good sleep. People learn to cope with unbearable […]

Scripture Passage John 9:1-41 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script But Now I See Salvation is seeing. It is very much being able to see. Through Jesus, our eyes are open. Now we can see hope in despair. Healing in sickness. Life in death. In today’s Scripture, the born blind man was healed by Jesus […]

Scripture Passage Romans 5:1-11 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Rootless The Bible provides an image of the kind of people we should be: They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season, and their leaves do not wither. In all that they do, they prosper. (Psalm 1:3) […]

Scripture Passage Genesis 12:1-4 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Immigrant Life Life is a combination of settlement and journey. We cannot always live out of a suitcase. We need to be settled. That’s why immigrant life is difficult. You are uprooted all of a sudden and have to survive in a totally strange land. […]

Scripture Passage Matthew 4:1-11 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Temptation We are in the middle of Lent. Lent is a period of 40 days, commemorating the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert before his ministry. Even though we may reflect on Jesus’ suffering, it doesn’t have to be always dark and gloomy. […]

Scripture Passage Matthew 17:1-13 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Six Days later Matthew began with “Six days later…” What happened six days before? This was what Jesus said six days before. From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands […]

In this session, we reflected on the second half of Mark. This is where the question: “Who is this person?” gets answered.