"If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth." - Eccl 11:3 Why, then, do we dread the clouds which now darken our sky? True, for a while they hide the sun, but the sun is not quenched; he will be out again before long. Meanwhile, those black clouds are [...]
“I, if I be lifted up, will draw all men unto me.” “No man is beyond this drawing power. Old and young, rich and poor, ignorant and learned, depraved or amiable – all men shall feel the attractive force. Jesus is the one magnet. Let us not think of any other. “Music [...]
" I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name." Revelation 3:8 Saints who remain faithful to the truth of God have an open door before them. [...]
The Government of Ontario has tightened Covid19 restrictions following a spike in cases. Fortunately, churches are not further affected at this time so public services will continue with the usual pandemic restrictions. The Sunday services will be at 11.00 am and 6.30 pm with the pastor speaking. The pre-evening prayer time will [...]
“Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. But he answered her not a [...]
The Government of Ontario has tightened Covid19 restrictions following a spike in cases. Fortunately, churches are not further affected at this time so public services will continue with the usual pandemic restrictions. The Sunday services will be at 11.00 am and 6.30 pm with the pastor speaking. The pre-evening prayer time will [...]
"Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren." I Peter 1:22 A major evidence of the grace of God in our lives is love of the brethren. Throughout the New Testament, it is presented as such. In John 13:35 the Lord singles it out as [...]
Visiting preachers today are Frank D’Addurno (11.00am) and Daniel Olson (6.30pm). The pastor, Dr. Saunders, is in Calgary for the installation and fortieth-anniversary services of the church there. The Rev. Paul Backhurst was installed as the Calgary minister on Friday evening. The Toronto church will continue (DV) with public services each week [...]
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” Philippians 4:6 In Philippians 4:6 we are exhorted to be "careful" for nothing. We have here a word that has changed its meaning. Today it means to exercise caution. But when our [...]
Gradually church services are returning to some degree of normality with both morning and evening meetings now being public, albeit with a number of restrictions. The Whitefield Christian Schools opened the new school year on Tuesday, again with a number of government imposed restrictions. The school staff is to be commended for [...]
“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than [...]
It was on March 22 that we had to close down morning and evening services because of the Covid19 pandemic. None of us thought that it would be six long months before we would be able to have public services again. But this Sunday we are looking forward to both services again, [...]
