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Announcements
Jubilation
Our Christmas banquet will be THIS FRIDAY, starting at 6pm!
If you're coming but haven't paid yet, you can pay your $20 at the door on Friday.
Poiema Winter Retreat
We're going to Fair Havens from December 28-30 (Wed-Fri), with the cost being $75.
The theme is "What Does God Really Think of Me?", with guest speaker Jim Christie.
Membership Class for the 93's
This is for those who have been baptized or confirmed in Hi-C.
It'll be on Dec. 31st (so THIS SATURDAY) from 11am - noon.
Wednesdays in the Word
The bible study continues this week from 7:20 - 8:45pm.
Still going through the book of Mark.
HEAL
Our Saturday morning prayer continues this week, starting at 10am.
We meet in choir room B.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Dec. 11, 2011
Today's message:
Message series - What Will Hold Us Together?
Scripture verse: 1 Corinthians 7:17-35
Title: Pt. 9 - Our Humility
Spoken by Pastor Chang Cho
Download MP3
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Announcements
Jubilation
Our Christmas banquet will be on Fri. December 23rd (that's NEXT FRIDAY) starting at 6pm.
Registration has started (this Sunday), and the cost is $20.
Poiema Winter Retreat
We're going to Fair Havens from December 28-30, with the cost being $75.
The theme is "What Does God Really Think of Me?", with guest speaker Jim Christie.
Wednesdays in the Word
The bible study continues this week from 7:20 - 8:45pm.
They're still going through the book of Mark.
HEAL
Our Saturday morning prayer continues this week, starting at 10am.
We meet in choir room B.
Message series - What Will Hold Us Together?
Scripture verse: 1 Corinthians 7:17-35
Title: Pt. 9 - Our Humility
Spoken by Pastor Chang Cho
Download MP3
_____
Announcements
Jubilation
Our Christmas banquet will be on Fri. December 23rd (that's NEXT FRIDAY) starting at 6pm.
Registration has started (this Sunday), and the cost is $20.
Poiema Winter Retreat
We're going to Fair Havens from December 28-30, with the cost being $75.
The theme is "What Does God Really Think of Me?", with guest speaker Jim Christie.
Wednesdays in the Word
The bible study continues this week from 7:20 - 8:45pm.
They're still going through the book of Mark.
HEAL
Our Saturday morning prayer continues this week, starting at 10am.
We meet in choir room B.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
December 4th Sermon Discussion and Questions
Series: What Will Hold Us Together
Sermon: All for God's Glory (1 Cor 7:1-16)
Summary: As one loved and redeemed by God, you are to live for Him. And since God redeemed not just a part of you but all of you, every aspect of your life is now sacred - able to give glory to God (1 Cor 10:31). This includes your desire for love and marriage. You can take this desire in your own hands or you can surrender it to the author of love and the creator of marriage. God has commanded that believers must marry believers. This isn't an arbitrary rule, nor is it meant to be a moral code we just have to follow. This command was given for our good - for without it, there would be a loss of intimacy. A believer marrying a believer means every significant area of their lives overlap (and there is no area of life more significant to a christian then their relationship with God). This is the foundation for intimacy. On the other hand, a believer marrying an unbeliever means that the most significant area of life for the believer (their relationship with God) can never be shared. Furthermore, the unbelieving spouse would have his or her own god (maybe the god of another faith or the god of money, materialism, success etc.). Whatever the case may be, the God of the bible has already set himself against all other gods vying for the allegiance of our hearts. How can a marriage and family stand when husband and wife, father and mother serve gods who are at war with one another?
1.How open are you to dating a non-christian (honestly)? Why or why not?
2. Do you believe that true intimacy is possible only between a christian and a non-christian?
3. Do you agree that in order for you to be involved with a person of a different faith, you need to compromise the biblical definition of marriage (Gen 2:24) and conversion (Col 3:1-4).
(ie you have to make marriage less than what it is and make what it means to be a christian less than what it is)
4. Our culture says that love is about happiness, romance, and feeling. Our faith says that marriage is about holiness, faithfulness, and character transformation. To which do you gravitate?
5. Where did marriage come from? And why does this matter?
Sermon: All for God's Glory (1 Cor 7:1-16)
Summary: As one loved and redeemed by God, you are to live for Him. And since God redeemed not just a part of you but all of you, every aspect of your life is now sacred - able to give glory to God (1 Cor 10:31). This includes your desire for love and marriage. You can take this desire in your own hands or you can surrender it to the author of love and the creator of marriage. God has commanded that believers must marry believers. This isn't an arbitrary rule, nor is it meant to be a moral code we just have to follow. This command was given for our good - for without it, there would be a loss of intimacy. A believer marrying a believer means every significant area of their lives overlap (and there is no area of life more significant to a christian then their relationship with God). This is the foundation for intimacy. On the other hand, a believer marrying an unbeliever means that the most significant area of life for the believer (their relationship with God) can never be shared. Furthermore, the unbelieving spouse would have his or her own god (maybe the god of another faith or the god of money, materialism, success etc.). Whatever the case may be, the God of the bible has already set himself against all other gods vying for the allegiance of our hearts. How can a marriage and family stand when husband and wife, father and mother serve gods who are at war with one another?
1.How open are you to dating a non-christian (honestly)? Why or why not?
2. Do you believe that true intimacy is possible only between a christian and a non-christian?
3. Do you agree that in order for you to be involved with a person of a different faith, you need to compromise the biblical definition of marriage (Gen 2:24) and conversion (Col 3:1-4).
(ie you have to make marriage less than what it is and make what it means to be a christian less than what it is)
4. Our culture says that love is about happiness, romance, and feeling. Our faith says that marriage is about holiness, faithfulness, and character transformation. To which do you gravitate?
5. Where did marriage come from? And why does this matter?
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Dec. 4, 2011
The sermon spoken today:
Current message series - What Will Hold Us Together?
Scripture verse: 1 Corinthians 7: 1-16
Title: Pt. 8 - All for God's Glory
Spoken by Pastor Chang Cho
Download MP3
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Announcements
Membership Class
The next one will be on Dec. 13th at 7pm.
If you're at church, it'll be a brown form you need to fill out then drop off in the EM drop box.
Jubilation
Our annual Christmas banquet is coming up!!
It will be on Dec. 23rd, starting at around 7pm. More details will come later.
Poiema Winter Retreat
Be sure to save the dates of Dec. 28-30.
The theme will be "What Does God Really Think of Me?", with guest speaker Jim Christie.
Cost is $75, so register when you can!
HEAL
Our Saturday morning prayer continues, starting at 10am. We meet in choir room B.
Current message series - What Will Hold Us Together?
Scripture verse: 1 Corinthians 7: 1-16
Title: Pt. 8 - All for God's Glory
Spoken by Pastor Chang Cho
Download MP3
________
Announcements
Membership Class
The next one will be on Dec. 13th at 7pm.
If you're at church, it'll be a brown form you need to fill out then drop off in the EM drop box.
Jubilation
Our annual Christmas banquet is coming up!!
It will be on Dec. 23rd, starting at around 7pm. More details will come later.
Poiema Winter Retreat
Be sure to save the dates of Dec. 28-30.
The theme will be "What Does God Really Think of Me?", with guest speaker Jim Christie.
Cost is $75, so register when you can!
HEAL
Our Saturday morning prayer continues, starting at 10am. We meet in choir room B.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
November 27 Sermon Summary and Discussion Questions
Sermon Series: What Will Hold Us Together
Sermon: Our Purity Part II (I Corinthians 6:12-20)
Summary: Purity means to be made of one thing. To give God glory is the one thing we're called to live for with all that we are. This means we can't compartmentalize our lives and give what is convenient to God, withholding what we want. Christ demands all of us - including our bodies. Being a christian means that food, sleep, speech, sex, (the things we do with our bodies) are to be consecrated to Him as well. This is only possible when we realize 1. that our bodies were given not to satisfy its cravings but to glorify God and 2. that Christ set us free not so that we'll do anything we want but so that we will live out our true purpose - which is to glorify him through purity of devotion. Our bodies are not just a shell to be used in whatever way we wish. What we do with our bodies registers in our spirit. Therefore let us honour God with our bodies.
Discussion Questions.
1. What new teaching in the sermon impacted you? Why?
2. What are the ways we separate our physical life from our spiritual life?
3. 1 Cor 10:31 says "Whether you eat for drink, do it all for the glory of God." How can eating and drinking glorify God? How can eating and drinking be sinful?
4. Our culture views sexual purity as nonsense. How do you feel about sexual purity - both in deed and thought? Why is it important to be sexually pure?
Sermon: Our Purity Part II (I Corinthians 6:12-20)
Summary: Purity means to be made of one thing. To give God glory is the one thing we're called to live for with all that we are. This means we can't compartmentalize our lives and give what is convenient to God, withholding what we want. Christ demands all of us - including our bodies. Being a christian means that food, sleep, speech, sex, (the things we do with our bodies) are to be consecrated to Him as well. This is only possible when we realize 1. that our bodies were given not to satisfy its cravings but to glorify God and 2. that Christ set us free not so that we'll do anything we want but so that we will live out our true purpose - which is to glorify him through purity of devotion. Our bodies are not just a shell to be used in whatever way we wish. What we do with our bodies registers in our spirit. Therefore let us honour God with our bodies.
Discussion Questions.
1. What new teaching in the sermon impacted you? Why?
2. What are the ways we separate our physical life from our spiritual life?
3. 1 Cor 10:31 says "Whether you eat for drink, do it all for the glory of God." How can eating and drinking glorify God? How can eating and drinking be sinful?
4. Our culture views sexual purity as nonsense. How do you feel about sexual purity - both in deed and thought? Why is it important to be sexually pure?
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Nov. 27, 2011
The message for today:
Current message series - What Will Hold Us Together?
Scripture verse: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20
Title: Pt. 7 - Our Purity (part II)
Spoken by Pastor Chang Cho
Download MP3
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Announcements
Cornerstone
This is our ministry in which we help feed the urban poor downtown.
It will be happening THIS Saturday. We meet at church at 2pm, then head downtown together.
If you want to meet us there, go to 170 Jarvis St. by 3pm.
To sign up, please e-mail 212@yntoronto.com
Membership Class
The next one will be on Tuesday December 13th at 7:00pm at Church.
Please register with office@yntoronto.com
Save These Dates!
- Friday, Dec. 23rd is our annual Christmas banquet "Jubilation".
It will start at 7pm. We'll tell you more details in the coming weeks.
- December 28-30 is our Poiema winter retreat.
HEAL
Come and pray. Our Saturday morning prayer starts at 10am.
We meet in choir room B.
Wednesday in the Word
The bible study continues this week from 7:20 - 8:45pm.
Tutors Needed
Toronto City Mission (TCM) needs volunteers to tutor students at
Willowtree (Yonge / Sheppard) and St. Jamestown (Bloor / Sherbourne).
For more info, please e-mail Elliot Shin (eshin@torontocitymisson).
Current message series - What Will Hold Us Together?
Scripture verse: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20
Title: Pt. 7 - Our Purity (part II)
Spoken by Pastor Chang Cho
Download MP3
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Announcements
Cornerstone
This is our ministry in which we help feed the urban poor downtown.
It will be happening THIS Saturday. We meet at church at 2pm, then head downtown together.
If you want to meet us there, go to 170 Jarvis St. by 3pm.
To sign up, please e-mail 212@yntoronto.com
Membership Class
The next one will be on Tuesday December 13th at 7:00pm at Church.
Please register with office@yntoronto.com
Save These Dates!
- Friday, Dec. 23rd is our annual Christmas banquet "Jubilation".
It will start at 7pm. We'll tell you more details in the coming weeks.
- December 28-30 is our Poiema winter retreat.
HEAL
Come and pray. Our Saturday morning prayer starts at 10am.
We meet in choir room B.
Wednesday in the Word
The bible study continues this week from 7:20 - 8:45pm.
Tutors Needed
Toronto City Mission (TCM) needs volunteers to tutor students at
Willowtree (Yonge / Sheppard) and St. Jamestown (Bloor / Sherbourne).
For more info, please e-mail Elliot Shin (eshin@torontocitymisson).
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Last Week's Sermon Summary and Discussion Questions
Sermon: What Will Hold Us Together? Our Purity
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5:1-12
Summary: We've all heard of church scandals and know the damage they cause. The damage is felt not only in the church but outside as well. When believers fail to deal with sin in the lives of its members, sin multiplies and spreads. This destroys the church's witness to the surrounding culture and grieves God. Therefore we must learn not only to deal with our own sins but the sins of our brothers and sisters as well. There are three appropriate responses to the sins of other believers. First is mourning. We are called to care deeply for one another to the point where we grieve over their sins. Second, we're called to exercise judgement - not in a proud and condemning way - but judgement in the sense of right and wrong. We must not shy away from calling sin in the lives of our brothers and sisters for what it really is. And third we must act. If a brother or sister is unrepentant, we must do something. Doing nothing while a fellow believer sins is not an option. One thing that will help us to act is when we prioritize their future well-being over their immediate needs. Their immediate need might be acceptance and friendship but such things will never bring repentance. We must act by withholding our acceptance and friendship so they, seeing the the consequences of their actions, will come turn their lives around. While such an act may seem cruel, this 'cruelty' is really an act of grace in the bigger picture.
Discussion Questions:
1. How would you handle a situation in which your friend was clearly sinning? How would you respond?
2. Do you think you would ever withdraw your friendship from a friend who was unrepentant? If not, why not?
3. Do you think that you could ever come to a situation where you had to choose friendship with God over friendship with one of your friends? What kind of situation would bring something like this about?
4. In some cultures, an individual`s sin is blamed on the family or community (the rationale being that the individual is a product of his or her family). If there is a moral failing in the church, should the church be blamed?
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5:1-12
Summary: We've all heard of church scandals and know the damage they cause. The damage is felt not only in the church but outside as well. When believers fail to deal with sin in the lives of its members, sin multiplies and spreads. This destroys the church's witness to the surrounding culture and grieves God. Therefore we must learn not only to deal with our own sins but the sins of our brothers and sisters as well. There are three appropriate responses to the sins of other believers. First is mourning. We are called to care deeply for one another to the point where we grieve over their sins. Second, we're called to exercise judgement - not in a proud and condemning way - but judgement in the sense of right and wrong. We must not shy away from calling sin in the lives of our brothers and sisters for what it really is. And third we must act. If a brother or sister is unrepentant, we must do something. Doing nothing while a fellow believer sins is not an option. One thing that will help us to act is when we prioritize their future well-being over their immediate needs. Their immediate need might be acceptance and friendship but such things will never bring repentance. We must act by withholding our acceptance and friendship so they, seeing the the consequences of their actions, will come turn their lives around. While such an act may seem cruel, this 'cruelty' is really an act of grace in the bigger picture.
Discussion Questions:
1. How would you handle a situation in which your friend was clearly sinning? How would you respond?
2. Do you think you would ever withdraw your friendship from a friend who was unrepentant? If not, why not?
3. Do you think that you could ever come to a situation where you had to choose friendship with God over friendship with one of your friends? What kind of situation would bring something like this about?
4. In some cultures, an individual`s sin is blamed on the family or community (the rationale being that the individual is a product of his or her family). If there is a moral failing in the church, should the church be blamed?
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