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  • A Baptism Sermon

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Sep 11, 2016
     | 4,382 views

    A sermon for an outdoor baptism service in Toronto, Canada

    Baptism Sermon - September 2016 There’s a story of a minister who like most ministers, conducted a lot of baptisms using the phrase, as we do, “In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost”. One weekend his family went to a friend’s home in the country. Their ...read more

  • What Does God Want From You?

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Oct 3, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,991 views

    This is a sermon given to launch a missions-month at a church in Toronto.

    Sermon for Wellspring Missionary Church – Missions Month Launch – What Does God Want from You? I’m really pleased to be able to share with you today from the Word of God. I have some history with Wellspring. I’ve led worship here a few times, my ordination was formalized ...read more

  • A New Ministry Begins

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Jan 15, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 16,976 views

    This is the Induction sermon for the new Assistant Pastor at an inner city church in Toronto

    Can everyone hear me at the back? A preacher asked that once and someone called out: “Yes, but I wouldn't mind changing seats with someone who can't”. Another pastor was greeting folks at the door after the service. A woman came up and said, "Pastor, that was a very good sermon." The ...read more

  • A New Way Of Life

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Nov 24, 2013
     | 4,623 views

    This is a sermon for a baptism service in downtown Toronto. The focus is on new life in Christ.

    This is a very special day. This day marks that there has been a beginning. Spiritual birth has occurred! There is a clear beginning to the life of a Christ-follower. It’s not physical birth. It is not by being born in a ‘Christian’ country that a person has the right to be ...read more

  • God's Joy Also Comes In The Morning

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Feb 29, 2016
     | 5,379 views

    This is a message given at the anniversary service of an inner-city church in Toronto, Canada.

    Anniversary Service - February 28, 2016 Well…Happy Anniversary to Church at the Mission! Hard to believe it’s been 18 years since we formally launched as Church at the Mission. Actually we didn’t have a name when we started. Two different members of the mission’s ...read more

  • Worry Bites

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Sep 25, 2018
     | 2,830 views

    This is a short homily given at an inner city mission in downtown Toronto, to a mixed crowd

    What kind of news makes you happy? Birth of a child; healing of a family member’s sickness; bigger tax return than you thought; a forecast of great days of weather ahead; maybe you won something at the lottery. What kind of news gets you upset? Drama in a friend’s life; maybe the death of a ...read more

  • Don't Let Your Heart Be Troubled - A Funeral Sermon

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Nov 6, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,530 views

    This is a homily for the memorial service of a woman of faith in the community of the Yonge Street Mission in downtown Toronto

    Funeral Homily - John 14: 1 - 9 It is a deeply painful thing to lose someone you love. It is a deeply painful thing to have to adjust to life without that person being here for you and for the community. All of us are here because we want to, we need to, say goodbye to Theresa. And we want to do ...read more

  • The Incarnation Of The Word

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Dec 6, 2022
     | 1,517 views

    This is a message given to the staff of an inner-city mission in Toronto, Ontario during Advent 2022.

    The Incarnation of the Word I love the accounts of the nativity, the birth of Christ that we find in the gospels. I love the story, I love lingering with the story, I love its innocence, its directness and its simple beauty. I also love it because I love understatement. Before going to seminary ...read more

  • An Invitation To The Weary

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on May 30, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,119 views

    Jesus welcomes us in all our fatigue and tiredness into the life of God. This sermon was for a retirement community in Toronto

    Invitation to the Weary – Retirement Sermon for Suites by the Lake – May 30, 2009 Children love to play and run around. They are invigorating to watch and they add zest and vigour to life. They love to wake up, run and play. They generally find the other end of the day much more of a drag. It ...read more

  • Lent Means Return To God

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Mar 4, 2014
     | 6,440 views

    This is a brief homily given at The Tuesday Feast, a weekly meal, worship and discipleship outreach event at Yonge Street Mission in Toronto.

    **This is a brief homily given at The Tuesday Feast, a weekly meal, worship and discipleship outreach event at Yonge Street Mission in Toronto** Lent is a time of getting ready, when many Christians prepare for Easter by observing a period of fasting, repentance, moderation and spiritual ...read more

  • James, The Brother Of Jesus Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jan 6, 2003
    based on 51 ratings
     | 18,232 views

    With the discovery of the James Ossuary and its arrival in Toronto, we’ve decided to crack open James. This is a biographical sermon about the man

    Saint James – Who Was This Man? January 5th 2003 Acts 15:1-35, 21:17-26 The Ossuary Back in October, this amazing and almost unbelievable discovery came to light. A French scientist/historian had made the discovery of an ossuary with the inscription “James son of Joseph, brother of Jesus” on ...read more

  • The Heart Of A Servant

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Jun 2, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,644 views

    God ministers his grace to others through our service to the body of Christ. This sermon is for a service of appreciation for volunteers at a downtown mission church in Toronto, Canada

    1 Peter 4: Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 9 Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10 Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms. 11 If anyone speaks, he ...read more

  • Ordination Sermon - "that I May Serve You With All My Might"

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Nov 20, 2023
     | 549 views

    This is the sermon for the ordination of an inner-city pastor who had already been serving as Associate Pastor for 5 1/2 years st an inner-city mission in Toronto, Canada.

    Sermon Ordination May this holy flame ever warm my [heart], that I may serve you with all my might; and let it consume in my heart all my selfish desires, that I may in all things regard not myself but you.” - John Wesley That is the favourite quote, outside of Scripture, of Arleen Gomez. If you ...read more

  • John 3:16

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Sep 15, 2013
     | 4,931 views

    This sermon was given at an outdoor service in downtown Toronto - a call to turn to Jesus who is God's answer to the question: Who is God? Where is my healer, my deliver. What is the best hope on the planet for an excellent life.

    In the reading that we just had today there was a question. 4 “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!” It was a question from a man, named Nicodemus, a man rooted in a ...read more

  • The Father's Son Series

    Contributed by Edgar Mayer on Apr 2, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,004 views

    Jesus is the Father's Son and communicates the Father to us.

    Rev Dr Edgar Mayer; Living Grace Toowoomba Church; Message on Snapshots of Jesus 06 – The Father’s Son; Date: 7 February 10 For more sermons and other writings check the following homepage: www.livinggracetoowoomba.org The Father’s Son Jesus is the Father’s Son. This is ...read more