Tom Wolf, from Anchor Point Church Alliston, visited City Gates as a guest speaker on Sunday. Paul’s prayers are packed with goodies, and Tom directed us to three important themes…
It’s amazing that Paul, a devout Jew at one stage, would call Gentiles his “family”, “fellow heirs” and “partakers of the promises” given to Israel. The gospel is a powerful…
It's hard not to glance at our news cycle and see the many races and ethnically driven tensions in our neighbourhoods and around the globe. How can we really get…
We’ve reached the fourth and final week of our first section of sermons on Ephesians and the topic of God’s sovereignty. You might be asking ‘what’s the big deal?’ or…
Is humanity basically good with some flaws or bad/evil/depraved with a few flashes of goodness? The Bible overwhelming points towards the latter. Paul writes to the church Ephesus that they…
In week 2 of our series in Ephesians, we again look at the first chapters and confront the challenging or perhaps confusing language the Apostle Paul uses to describe God's…
"Nothing is certain but death and taxes," as the saying goes. But then there's also guilt and shame. What do we do with those? As Jesus continues being falsely tried and…
Coming back to Jerusalem, Jesus is confronted by the city leaders who demand to know his authorization. Jesus doesn't have the appearance or credentials of a leader they are expecting,…
We've been on a road trip with Jesus and the disciples with Jerusalem fast approaching. Jesus tells them a third time that he will suffer and die on a cross…
Lightning doesn't strike twice. Or so they say. The disciples of Jesus experienced firsthand the jaw-draw-dropping, stomach-filling feeding of five thousand people. What could have been more exhilarating? In chapter eight…