St Timothy Presbyterian Church in Toronto: Sermons

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 […] The post Power For Unity appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

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 […] The post God’s Grand Vision appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

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 […] The post Power To Overcome Our Fear appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

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 […] The post Shape of Confidence appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

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 […] The post Joyful Giving appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

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. […] The post Faith You Live appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

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) […] The post Helpless But Not Hopeless appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Losing Many of us watched the Leafs blow the playoff series. It was pretty painful to watch. They were skilled and dazzling during the regular season, but when it came to the playoffs, they just couldn t get the job done. The loss exacerbated the […] The post Eyes of Faith appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Romans 8:12-17 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Life of the Flesh, Life of the Spirit We reflected last week on the coming of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit came down on all those who believed. The Spirit is with us and within us. We are not alone. The Spirit helps us […] The post The Spirit Wins, Sin Loses appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Acts 2:1-21 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script The Christian Movement Today s story is the beginning of the Christian movement. The Christian movement began with the coming of the Holy Spirit. Jesus ministry also began with the coming of the Holy Spirit. For 30 years, he was preparing himself but his actual ministry […] The post Life With the Spirit appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage 1 John 5:13-16 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Importance of Prayer Prayer life is so important in our lives. We need to step away from our daily busy schedule and plunge ourselves into a quiet and peaceful time of prayer. We need that for the sanity of our soul. We will experience […] The post Pray and Dare appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage John 15:9-17 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Love Today is Mother s Day. At our church, we celebrate it as Parents Day. The first word that comes to my mind when I think about mothers or parents is LOVE. We all received tremendous love from them. We thank them for their love, […] The post Thank You For Your Love appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage 1 John 4:7-21 Worship Video Worship Audio   Sermon Script Preparing Sermons Preparing sermons is one of the most important tasks of a minister. It is also the most difficult. I ve been given a lot of leeway in growing into this role, having to preach once a month. When my turn is coming […] The post Restore Love Lost appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage John 10:11-18 Worship Video Worship Audio   Sermon Script Merely a Victim? I have this question. Was Jesus merely a victim of the unjust judicial system of Jews and Romans? We all know that he was a victim of the unjust judicial system. But the question is was he MERELY the victim and […] The post Sacrifice Not In Vain appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Psalm 4 Worship Video Worship Audio   Sermon Script Beauty from Terrible Situations It s a beautiful psalm we just read. In his email to the worship leaders, what Simon said captures the beauty of this psalm very well. He said, It touches on distress, faith, resilience, trust, peace, gladness and more. In other […] The post Stand Tall appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Acts 4:32-27 Worship Video Worship Audio   Sermon Script Life After Resurrection We had a wonderful time last Sunday celebrating Easter. Today is the first Sunday after Easter, and I would like to reflect on life after resurrection. We see a very interesting contrast in the disciples before the resurrection and after it. […] The post Power That Expands appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Worship Video Worship Audio   Sermon Script A Heavy Heart I have never heard of the news of death so much in my life like these days. Every day, I hear the number of deaths that happened on that day because of Covid-19. Globally 2.85 million people died of Covid-19 […] The post Life Not In Vain appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Isaiah 50:4-9 Worship Video Worship Audio   Sermon Script Living with Confidence It is important to live with confidence. We need to cultivate this confidence within us. Living with confidence and living without confidence are radically different. The quality of life will be different. When you have confidence, you can deal with challenges […] The post Unwavering Confidence appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage John 12:20-33 Sermon Video Sermon Audio   Sermon Script Suffering is Part of Existence Suffering or pain is not something that we can choose or not to choose. Is it? We don t have an option on this matter. Suffering is a very much part of our existence. Suffering and pain will always be […] The post Let Suffering Serve Us appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Numbers 21:4-9 Sermon Video Sermon Audio   Sermon Script Dissatisfaction We often take things in life for granted. Even the most precious things in life, we take for granted. Food, shelter, the air we breathe, the family, health, and good life – these are precious things. Without these things, our existence is not […] The post Giftedness of Life appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Exodus 20:1-17 Worship Video Worship Audio   Sermon Script Promise We ve had a lot of babies born in our community over the past year. Babies bring joy and delight. They bring smiles to our faces. They represent a new promise, the promise of something good. Each of our lives were brought into this […] The post You Are My People appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Genesis 17:1-7, 15-18 Worship Video Worship Audio   Sermon Script Laughter Laughing has many meanings. We laugh because we are happy and joyful. Or, we laugh because our situation or a story is funny. Or, we laugh because it is so absurd, ridiculous or farcical. The Scripture says that Abraham laughed. Then Abraham […] The post Laughter of Abraham appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Genesis 9:8-17 Worship Video Worship Audio   Sermon Script After the Flood What we see in today s Scripture is God s aching heart. God felt so bad after the flood. Aching heart comes from love. Where there is no love, there is no suffering. We suffer because we love. We become desperate because we […] The post God’s Aching Heart appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Mark 9:2-9 Worship Video Worship Audio   Sermon Script A Glorious Scene We see a beautiful and glorious scene in today s Scripture. I love it. It is surreal. Jesus clothes became dazzling white. It was radian. There appeared Elijah and Moses who died long time ago. Their appearance was not like a […] The post When Glory Surrounds Us appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Psalm 147:1-11, 20c Worship Video Worship Audio   Sermon Script Power of circumstances During my time here at St. Tim s, one of the themes that have been instilled in me is that with faith, our circumstances do not dictate things, but that our faith does. I do believe that. But if I m honest, I ve […] The post Open Your Mouth Wide With Praise appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage 1 Corinthians 8: 1-3 Worship Video Sermon Audio   Congregational Prayer Click here to read this week’s congregational prayer!   Sermon E-book Click here to read the sermon e-book The post Knowledge and Love appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Jonah 3: 1-10 Worship Video Sermon Audio   Congregational Prayer Click here to read this week’s congregational prayer!   Sermon E-book   Click here to read the sermon e-book The post A Second Time appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage 1 Samuel 3: 1-10 Worship Video Sermon Audio   Congregational Prayer Click here to read this week’s congregational prayer!   Sermon E-book Click here to read the sermon e-book The post Open Your Ears and Listen appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Mark 1:4-11 Worship Video Sermon Audio   Congregational Prayer Click here to read this week’s congregational prayer   Sermon E-book Click here to read the sermon e-book The post Repentance appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Psalms 81:10 Worship Video Sermon Audio   Congregational Prayer Click here to read this week’s congregational prayer   Sermon E-book Click here to read the sermon e-book The post Open Wide appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Philippians 4:4-8 Worship Video Sermon Audio   Congregational Prayer Click here to read this week’s congregational prayer.   Sermon E-book Click here to read the sermon E-book   The post Turning Anxiety Into Prayer appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Luke 1: 26-38 Worship Video Sermon Audio   Congregational Prayer Click here to read this week’s congregational prayer.   Sermon E-book Click here to read the sermon E-book   The post When Life’s Mystery Hits Us appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 Worship Video Sermon Audio   Sermon E-book Click here to read the sermon e-book The post Kindle The Spirit appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage 2 Peter 3:8-15a Worship Video   Sermon Audio   Congregational Prayer Click here to read this week’s congregational prayer!   Sermon E-book Click here to read the sermon e-book The post While We Wait appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Isaiah 64:1-9   Worship Video   Sermon Audio   Congregational Prayer Click here to read this week’s congregational prayer   Sermon E-book Click here to read the sermon e-book The post Break Open appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Matthew 25: 31-46 Worship Video Sermon Audio   Congregational Prayer Click here to read this week’s congregational prayer.   Sermon E-book Click here to read the sermon e-book The post Now, How Do We Live? appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Matthew 25: 14-30 Worship Video Sermon Audio   Congregational Prayer Click here to read this week’s congregational prayer!   Sermon e-book Click here to read the sermon e-book! The post Be Faithful appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Matthew 25: 1-13   Worship Video   Sermon Audio   Congregational Prayer Click here to read this week’s congregational prayer   Sermon e-book Click here to read the sermon e-book! The post Be Prepared appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Psalm 107: 1-9, 33-37 Worship Video   Sermon Audio   Sermon E-book Click here to read the sermon e-book! The post Be Filled appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Psalm 1 Worship Video   Sermon Audio   Congregational Prayer Click here to read this week’s Congregational Prayer!   Sermon E-book Click here to read the sermon e-book!     The post Be Happy appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Exodus 33:12-23 Worship Video   Sermon Audio   Congregational Prayer Click here to read this week’s Congregational Prayer!   Sermon E-book Click here to read the sermon e-book! The post You Shall See My Back appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Deuteronomy 8:7-18 Worship Video   Sermon Audio   Congregational Prayer Click here to read this week’s Congregational Prayer!   Sermon E-book Click here to read the sermon e-book! The post Looking Back, Looking Ahead appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Philippians 3:4b-14 Worship Video Choir Anthem Sermon Audio   Congregational Prayer Click here to read this week’s Congregational Prayer! Sermon E-book Click here to read the sermon e-book! The post Pressing Toward the Future appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Exodus 17:1-7 Worship Video Sermon Audio   Congregational Prayer Click here to read this week’s Congregational Prayer! Sermon E-book Click here to read the sermon e-book! The post Absolute Trust appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Matthew 20:1-16 Worship Video Sermon Audio   Congregational Prayer Click here to read this week’s Congregational Prayer! Sermon E-book Click here to read the sermon e-book! The post Indebted Heart appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Matthew 18:21-35 Worship Video Sermon Audio   Congregational Prayer Click here to read this week’s Congregational Prayer! Sermon E-book Click here to read the sermon e-book! The post Be Merciful As I Am appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Romans 13:8-14 Worship Video Sermon Audio   Choir Anthem   Sermon E-book Click here to read the sermon e-book! Special Presentation: A Prayer for our Neighbours During worship, we reflected on current events as we watched this video. Let us pray for those who are suffering in the world right now.   Congregational […] The post Put On the Lord Jesus Christ appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Exodus 3:1-15 Worship Video   Sermon Audio   Choir Anthem   Pandemic Reflection: Taebin Kim Click to read Taebin Kim’s reflection on this Summer   Congregational Prayer Click here to read this week’s Congregational Prayer Sermon E-book Click to Read the Sermon E-Book! The post Hinneni appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Exodus 1:8-2:10 Worship Video Sermon Audio   Choir Anthem Special Presentation: Vision United Summer Camp   Sermon E-book Our interns have prepared an E-book version of this sermon. Enjoy! Click to Read the Sermon E-Book!   The post God Works Through Cracks appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Genesis 45:1-15 Worship Video Sermon Audio   Choir Anthem Sermon E-Book Our interns have prepared an E-book version of this sermon. Enjoy! Click to Read the Sermon E-Book! The post God Behind Our Stories appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Matthew 14:22-33 Worship Video Sermon Audio   Choir Anthem Sermon E-Book Our interns have prepared an E-book version of this sermon. Enjoy! Click to Read the Sermon E-Book! Congregational Prayer Click to Read This Week’s Congregational Prayer! Graduation Videos This week, we celebrated the graduation of the students moving from Kids’ Church into […] The post The Hand That Saves appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.