St Timothy Presbyterian Church in Toronto: Sermons

Scripture Passage Mark 10:46-52 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script A Doorway to Faith Desperation! That is a doorway to faith. No one can come to faith through intellectual reasoning. Faith is not something you choose or conclude as a result of your intellectual exploration. Unless we have a desperate need, faith is hard to […]

Scripture Passage Job 38:1-7 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Job, a Man of Suffering We all know about Job and heard about him. We remember him as a man of suffering. We need to know a little bit of his background to understand about his suffering. Job was a righteous man. Even God recognized […]

Scripture Passage Matthew 6:25-34 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Worries in Our Lives We realize that life is not that easy. As a matter of fact, it is quite challenging. We face many problems and challenges. These challenges don’t come one by one when we are ready. They are not considerate of our situation. […]

Scripture Passage Job 1:1, 2:1-10 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Why Do We Suffer? Suffering is a reality of life. That is the truth of life that Buddhists recognize. People either live with suffering, or they live in fear of suffering. That is the truth that Satan in today’s passage recognized. He saw this […]

Scripture Passage James 5:13-20 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Bridge Over Troubled Waters There is my favourite song. It is called Bridge Over Troubled Waters. The words are so beautiful. When you’re weary Feeling small When tears are in your eyes I’ll dry them all I’m on your side Oh, when times get rough […]

Scripture Passage James 3:13-4:3 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Defining Wisdom Wisdom is important in our lives. We make important decisions during our life and we need wisdom to know what is the best for us. We need wisdom to be able to assess our situations with clear and deeper understanding. When we relate […]

Scripture Passage James 3:1-12 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script The Beauty of Words Words are beautiful. Without words, our life would have been very limited and confusing. Because we have words, we can communicate what’s in our minds. That itself is a blessing. Communicating how we feel, and what we desire – that is […]

Scripture Passage Mark 7:31-37 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Hiking We had our College Camping Trip this past week. It was a wonderful time away. It was the first time in such a long time that we were together as a college group. One moment that stands out is the long hike we went […]

Scripture Passage James 1:22-27 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Conflicting Desires  We struggle with double mindedness. We have two sides: one positive and the other negative. Sometimes our positive side can be also our negative side. We have a bright side and a dark side. Within us, we have these TWO CONFLICTING DESIRES. We […]

Scripture Passage Ephesians 6:10-20 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Strength We have to be strong to survive. We have to be strong to deal with challenges of life. We have to be strong to live a good life. We have to be strong to live out our calling. We have to be strong to […]

Scripture Passage Mark 4:1-20 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Introduction Back in April, I decided to reseed my front lawn….not the entire front lawn, but the stretch of lawn that lies between the street and the sidewalk. That narrow section has always been an eye-sore. It looks like a worn down soccer field with […]

Scripture Passage 1 Kings 19:4-13 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Depression and Struggles There are times when we feel really tired. Not just physically but emotionally and spiritually. We feel tired about life. We lose appetite for everything. Lack of motivation. Lack of desire. Nothing makes us happy and satisfied. We get easily angered. […]

Scripture Passage Ephesians 4:1-16 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Unity and Hostility Paul begins the passage with an earnest plea to the Ephesians: “I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called.” (Ephesians 4:1) We have learned over the past […]

Scripture Passage Ephesians 3:14-21 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script “Shalom” We began our reflection on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians last week. The theme of last week’s sermon was “God’s Grand Vision”. Paul somehow saw God’s grand vision for humanity – that out of two, one new humanity is created. Paul saw God’s beautiful […]

Scripture Passage Ephesians 2:11-22 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script The Dividing Wall Paul saw a grand vision for humanity in Jesus. He saw the dividing wall that existed between human beings being destroyed and a new humanity arising out of two. For he (Jesus) is our peace; in his flesh he has made both […]

Scripture Passage Mark 6:14-29 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Power What is the most important power that we should have? I asked myself this question. What is the most important power that I need? What is the power that makes my life happy and meaningful. What is the power that I need to follow […]

Scripture Passage Mark 6:1-13 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Life Slowly Emerging Wow. I cannot believe we are here, with so many people in the pews. It’s almost surreal. I’m sure many of you are excited to be here and see each other, but I’m sure there’s also a sense of nervousness about seeing […]

Scripture Passage 2 Corinthians 8:7-15 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Generosity St. Paul quoted Jesus and said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. (Acts 20:35) It is a short simple sentence but it has so much truth in it. If we always remember this truth, and live accordingly, we will live […]

Scripture Passage Mark 4:35-41 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Important Lessons This story tells us a very important lesson about faith. Before today’s story, Jesus taught the disciples about the kingdom of God, using different parables. We examined one of them last Sunday. It was a parable of a seed falling on the ground. […]

Scripture Passage Mark 4:26-34 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script The Key Jesus gave us a wonderful parable. The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the  ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would  sprout and grow, he does not know how. (Mark 4:26, 27) […]