This year, as a way to reflect on this past year, we asked our New Hope Mississauga members to count the blessings of 2020 by capturing it in seven words.

Sermon outline for How then shall we wait? - Matthew 25

Sermon outline for the advent sermon series, Extraordinary Peace in Extraordinary Times (3): Extraordinary Peace in Indifference- John 1:1-14

Sermon outline for the advent sermon series, Extraordinary Peace in Extraordinary Times (2): Extraordinary Peace in Conflict - Isaiah 9:5-7

Sermon outline for the new advent sermon series, Extraordinary Peace in Extraordinary Times: Extraordinary Peace in Darkness - Isaiah 9:1-4

Sermon outline for the final sermon in the series, Faith in Uncertain Times: Working for the LORD - 2 Thessalonians 3:1-18

Sermon outline for the eighth sermon in the series, Faith in Uncertain Times: Standing Firm in the Truth - 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17

Sermon outline for the seventh sermon in the sermon series, Faith in Uncertain Times: Knowing the Purpose of Suffering - 2 Thessalonians 1:3-12

Jesus lived out his life in three relationships: UP—with the Father; IN—with his chosen followers; OUT—with the hurting world. As followers of Jesus we also need to live out our lives in three relationships. Our Christian life is not complete without the healthy dynamic of all three components.

Sermon outline for the sixth sermon in the series Faith in Uncertain Times: Discerning the End Times - 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

Sermon outline for the fifth sermon in the sermon series, Faith in Uncertain Times: Working Out Salvation - 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12

Sermon outline for the fourth sermon in the sermon series Faith in Uncertain Times: Standing Firm - 1 Thessalonians 3:1-13

Christian life is never meant to be lived out alone; it is to be lived out together with brothers and sisters in Christ. Personal relationship with Christ is foundational. And communal life together is foundational in our personal walk with God. God saved not just individuals but a people—a people for himself and for one another.

As we celebrate Thanksgiving weekend, I pray that we will count the blessings of God and give thanks to Him from whom all blessings flow. May our heart abound in thanksgiving to our God who has lavished the riches of his grace in Christ Jesus.

This fall things are quite different in the kick-off of our new season of ministry due to the ongoing reality of the pandemic. Although the church facility is open for Sunday corporate gatherings, there are many restrictions and limitations as to how we gather, disciple and do missions.

I don’t know about you, but I have been feeling a bit weary for the past few weeks. It may be out of the realization that the new normal due to COVID-19 would continue on for longer than anticipated.

Judges and 1–2 Samuel bridge the gap from the entrance of the people of God into the Promised Land under the faithful leadership of Joshua to their expulsion from the land due to unfaithful kings in 1–2 Kings. Judges portrays the people of God languishing without good leadership.

The Acts of the Apostles is a sequel to the Gospel of Luke who was a physician and travel companion of the apostle Paul. In the book of Acts, Luke begins by noting how “in the first book” (that is, the Gospel of Luke), he “dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach” (Acts 1:1).

Joshua 13-19 is not the most exciting part in the book of Joshua. Those seven chapters are about the allocation of the land (inheritance) for each of the twelve tribes. When carefully read, they provide us with important spiritual insights that are relevant for us today.

Last week our staff finished a book study on The Gospel-Driven Church by Jared Wilson. It was a helpful book for us to reflect how we are doing as a church, and to re-align ourselves continually to the gospel-centrality. What are the signs that a genuine move of God’s Spirit is taking place? What are the true evidences of spiritual fruitfulness?