Category: Matthew's Gospel

September 13, 2020 - Mission Sunday: Guest speaker Steven Shantz from Trans World Radio (TWR)

9/19/2020

Matthew 28 (Click to Read)
Preacher: Steven Shantz

The good news of the Christian faith isn’t something for Christians to keep to themselves but, rather, something to be shared. Three times in Matthew 28, Christians are told to go out and tell others the good news of Jesus’ resurrection. Trans World Radio (TWR) is a Christian broadcasting organization that’s doing just this. Indeed, their very calling is “to reach the world for Jesus Christ by mass media so that lasting fruit is produced.” Today for Mission Sunday we welcome Steven Shantz, TWR’s Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean. Over the course of the next few minutes, he’ll give us some insight not only into his own ministry, but the vital ministry that TWR is engaged in.

September 6, 2020 - The Danger of Playing with CHainsaws: a Sermon on Matthew 18:15-20

9/10/2020

Matthew 18:15-20 (Click to Read)
Preacher: Terence Chandra

Jesus’ teaching from today’s reading in Matthew’s Gospel is a profoundly challenging teaching whose difficult subject matter is church discipline- in other words, how the church ought to go about disciplining her members who are found to be in sin. Over the years this teaching has often been misinterpreted and misapplied, the result being great suffering and harm. But, when it has been read and applied properly, it has brought tremendous healing. At the heart of Jesus’ teaching from Matthew 18:15-20 is this main idea: The church community has been empowered by Christ to deal with members who sin by engaging in a process of loving, communal discipline whose final aim is reconciliation. In this sermon, we will unpack this statement by taking a deeper look at Jesus’ teaching offered in Matthew 18:15-20.

August 30, 2020 - A Strange Glory: What it means to Follow a Suffering Saviour (A Sermon on Matthew 16:21-28)

9/2/2020

Matthew 16:21-28 (Click to Read)
Preacher: Jasmine Chandra

We’re often tempted to cheer for the team that’s most likely to win. Perhaps that’s why Jesus had so many people rooting for him at the height of his ministry. He cured the sick, rebuked the rich and powerful, and announced the imminent coming of God’s kingdom. In short, he looked like a winner— the long promised Jewish Saviour. But Jesus was most certainly not a “winner” in any conventional sense of the word. After all, what great hero and saviour dies as a condemned insurrectionist on the cross? A strange one, surely.

What does it mean to follow a Saviour like this one? If Jesus suffered, what does that mean for all those who have pledged their life to serving and obeying him? That’s what we’ll be exploring in today’s sermon on Matthew 16:21-28.

August 16, 2020 - The Greatest Gift: A Sermon on Matthew 15:21-28

8/20/2020

Matthew 15:21-28 (Click to Read)
Preacher: Coralie Losier

Reading the four Gospels, we get the impression that Jesus is a difficult man to impress. However, in today’s story from the Gospel of Matthew (Matt. 15:21-28) we see that Jesus is deeply impressed— impressed by the faith of a desperate gentile woman whose daughter is in need of healing.

In today’s sermon, Coralie will take a deeper look at this story. What, specifically, is so impressive about this woman’s faith? How exactly is this woman a model for those who wish to have the gift of faith in their lives? What does Jesus do in response to such faith? These are some of the questions that Coralie will be touching upon in her sermon.

August 2, 2020 - Making Much of Loaves and Fishes: a Sermon on Matthew 14:13

8/6/2020

Matthew 14:13 (CLick to Read)
Preacher: Terence Chandra

After finding out about the death of his cousin, John the Baptist, Jesus goes to a secluded place to be alone. However, even Jesus' plans can go awry for, upon his arrival, he and his disciples find that this supposed "secluded place" is teaming with people, all eager to see him. However, instead of growing frustrated, Jesus has compassion on the crowd and spends the day ministering to them. Meanwhile, his disciples identify a major problem: the crowds don't have enough to eat and run the risk of fainting on their way to the nearest village. Their solution is to send them on their way before they grow too hungry. Jesus, however, has other plans in mind. "You give them something to eat," he tells his disciples. What does the famous story of the loaves and fishes have to teach us about the mission of Jesus' disciples – not only the disciples from the first century but also the ones from the TWENTY-FIRST century?

July 19, 2020 - The Perils of Pulling Weeds

7/22/2020

Matthew 13:24-30 (Click to Read)
Preacher: Terence Chandra

We all know that there is wickedness in the world. Indeed, we all know that there are wicked people in the world. If that's true, then this raises an important question: What should we do about said people? Is it our responsibility to rid the world of their very presence? Jesus' response is an emphatic, NO. In this sermon, we'll take a closer look at why the Lord says this as we examine the Parable of the Weeds (Matthew 13:24-30).

July 5, 2020

7/5/2020

Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 (Click to Read)
Preacher: Keith Osborne

June 28, 2020

6/29/2020

Matthew 10:40-42 (Click to Read)
Preacher: Coralie Losier

June 14, 2020 - our first Sunday back!

6/17/2020

This sermon is from our first Sunday service since churches were closed due to Covid-19. Jasmine is preaching on Matthew 9:35-10:8. Find it in your Bible, or click below to read it online.

Matthew 9:35-10:8 (Click to Read)
Preacher: Jasmine Chandra

June 7, 2020 - Trinity Sunday

6/6/2020

Matthew 28:16-20 (Click to Read)
Preacher: Terence Chandra

This could very well be the last full online service that we do for the foreseeable future. It was recorded this past Wednesday with certain members of our vestry present as a kind of trial run.

Next week, the Lord willing, we'll be getting together at the same time (Sunday morning, June 14th, 10:30 AM) at the same place (Stone Church). Please remember that there will only be 50 people allowed in the church maximum and that we must all practice social distancing and proper hand sanitizing.

In today's sermon, Terence will be offering some reflections on the civil unrest currently plaguing so many American cities. Of course, racism is an evil that should be named and confronted. However, is there a cure to the virus of hatred? Terence will struggle with this question, basing his response to the words of Jesus in Luke's Gospel.

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September 13, 2020 - Mission Sunday: Guest speaker Steven Shantz from Trans World Radio (TWR)

Matthew 28 (Click to Read)
Preacher: Steven Shantz

September 6, 2020 - The Danger of Playing with CHainsaws: a Sermon on Matthew 18:15-20

Matthew 18:15-20 (Click to Read)
Preacher: Terence Chandra

August 30, 2020 - A Strange Glory: What it means to Follow a Suffering Saviour (A Sermon on Matthew 16:21-28)

Matthew 16:21-28 (Click to Read)
Preacher: Jasmine Chandra

August 16, 2020 - The Greatest Gift: A Sermon on Matthew 15:21-28

Matthew 15:21-28 (Click to Read)
Preacher: Coralie Losier

August 2, 2020 - Making Much of Loaves and Fishes: a Sermon on Matthew 14:13

Matthew 14:13 (CLick to Read)
Preacher: Terence Chandra

July 19, 2020 - The Perils of Pulling Weeds

Matthew 13:24-30 (Click to Read)
Preacher: Terence Chandra

July 5, 2020

Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 (Click to Read)
Preacher: Keith Osborne

June 28, 2020

Matthew 10:40-42 (Click to Read)
Preacher: Coralie Losier

June 14, 2020 - our first Sunday back!

Matthew 9:35-10:8 (Click to Read)
Preacher: Jasmine Chandra

June 7, 2020 - Trinity Sunday

Matthew 28:16-20 (Click to Read)
Preacher: Terence Chandra

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Matthew 28 (Click to Read)Preacher: Steven Shantz

Matthew 18:15-20 (Click to Read)Preacher: Terence Chandra

Matthew 16:21-28 (Click to Read)Preacher: Jasmine Chandra

Matthew 15:21-28 (Click to Read)Preacher: Coralie Losier

Matthew 14:13 (CLick to Read)Preacher: Terence Chandra

Matthew 13:24-30 (Click to Read)Preacher: Terence Chandra

Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 (Click to Read)Preacher: Keith Osborne

Matthew 10:40-42 (Click to Read)Preacher: Coralie Losier

Matthew 9:35-10:8 (Click to Read)Preacher: Jasmine Chandra

Matthew 28:16-20 (Click to Read)Preacher: Terence Chandra

Archives

Categories

Matthew 28 (Click to Read)
Preacher: Steven Shantz

Matthew 18:15-20 (Click to Read)
Preacher: Terence Chandra

Matthew 16:21-28 (Click to Read)
Preacher: Jasmine Chandra

Matthew 15:21-28 (Click to Read)
Preacher: Coralie Losier

Matthew 14:13 (CLick to Read)
Preacher: Terence Chandra

Matthew 13:24-30 (Click to Read)
Preacher: Terence Chandra

Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 (Click to Read)
Preacher: Keith Osborne

Matthew 10:40-42 (Click to Read)
Preacher: Coralie Losier

Matthew 9:35-10:8 (Click to Read)
Preacher: Jasmine Chandra

Matthew 28:16-20 (Click to Read)
Preacher: Terence Chandra