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Scripture Reading Romans 8:1-11 Worship Video Sermon Audio   Choir Anthem Sermon E-Book Our interns have prepared an E-book version of this sermon. Enjoy! Click Here for Sermon E-Book! The post A Spiritual Person appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Worship Video Sermon Audio   Choir Anthem Sermon E-Book Our interns have prepared an E-book version of this sermon. Enjoy! Click Here for Sermon E-Book! Congregational Prayer Click Here to Read This Week's Congregational Prayer! The post Welcoming Heart appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Romans 6:20-23; 1 John 4:7-12 Worship Video Sermon Audio   Choir Anthem Sermon E-Book Our interns have prepared an E-book version of this sermon. Enjoy! Click Here for Sermon E-Book! The post Love Heals Hatred appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Jeremiah 20:7-13 Worship Video Father’s Day Video from Kids Church Sermon Audio   Choir Anthem Sermon E-Book Our interns have prepared an E-book version of this sermon. Enjoy! Click Here for Sermon E-Book! Congregational Prayer Click Here to Read This Week’s Congregational Prayer! The post Dreams of the Father appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Romans 5:1-8 Worship Video Sermon Audio Sermon E-Book Our interns have prepared an E-book version of this sermon. Enjoy! Click Here for Sermon E-Book! Congregational Prayer Click Here to Read This Week’s Congregational Prayer! The post Hope Makes Everything Beautiful appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Psalm 8 Worship Video Worship Audio   Choir Anthem Sermon E-Book Our interns have prepared an E-book version of this sermon. Enjoy! Click Here for Sermon E-Book! Sermon Text The Psalm that we read today is a beautiful Psalm. This Psalm is about this beautiful world that we live in. This Psalm reminds me of the hymn we heard today (How Great Thou Art), O Lord My God, when I’m in awesome wonder, consider all the worlds thy hands have made.   Also this song reminds me of Louis Armstrong's What a Wonderful World:  I see trees of green, red roses too. I see them bloom for me and you and I think to myself what a wonderful world .  This psalm says when I look at your heavens the work of your fingers. The moon and the stars that you have established (Psalm 8:3).  The Beautiful World God Created In the world God created, there are so many beautiful things: the mountains, rivers, deep forests, trees, the sun and the moon, and the beautiful stars in the sky. There are so many things that are

https://timothypc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/May31SundayWorshipsermonaudio.mp3 Scripture Passage 1 Corinthians 12 : 3b-13 Sermon Text Human beings have an innate desire for unity. We become inspired when we see examples of sacrifice, of tireless service, and people coming together. When the pandemic first began, the motto was we're all in it together. The spirit of togetherness was so high. We were willing to endure discomfort, inconvenience and even hardship for the greater good.  But as time goes on, the forces of division creep back. At this moment, I see forces of division running stronger than the forces of unity. People are tired of staying inside, so they flock together with friends. Others trying to adhere to guidelines see that and get upset, quickly pointing fingers and caricaturizing the people. That's what happened last weekend when people flocked to Trinity Bellwoods Park. South of the border, cities are on fire. Pent up anger is spilling out into violence. Those in power focus on that vi

Scripture Passage Ephesians 1:15-23 Sermon Text Uncontrollable Thoughts Our thinking is very important, it shapes us and molds us. We are what we think, when our thinking is distorted, then we develop a distorted lifestyle. It affects our life in a significant way, if your thinking is dark, you become dark. If you constantly think about things to worry about, you can become paranoid. But the problem is that our thinking is not something that we can control. Our thinking seems to have a mind of its own. It attacks us out of nowhere, one moment you are fine, the next you are in deep fear. Our thinking is separate from our will, desire and wants, it is beyond our power and control. Then are we just victims of these random thoughts? Do we let these negative thoughts dictate us, take us where we don't want to go? Many people do that. Their lives become paralyzed by these negative thoughts. They try their best to have positive thoughts but somehow they are unable to. They live with anger, fear, disappointment, cyni

Scripture Passage John 14:15-21 Sermon Text Importance of Connection These days I realize how important it is to meet people physically. I appreciate the actual social connection, not a virtual connection, more than ever. Today we had a glitching problem with Zoom. In the news, we hear that everyone’s having problems with Zoom. Yet, in this situation, we worship God. I can see you all on the screen, yet I miss meeting you all physically. For ESM, in terms of activities, we haven't changed much. We do all the Bible studies and worship services through Zoom, but it is not the same. Our conversation becomes choppy, and it is hard to get deeper in our reflection. It is all right to communicate information virtually but it is hard to be connected spiritually and enter into deeper understanding. I have realized that we human beings survive and thrive in relationship. To us, relationships are so important. No one is an island. Living in Relationship with One Another When God created the world, he repeated this phr

Scripture Passage 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Sermon Text Selflessness and Resilience When I think of mother's love, two words come to mind. They are selfless and resilient. For me, these two words capture the essence of today's passage, and what mother's love is. First, it is selfless in a sense that a mother's love is totally (and entirely) for their child – it's a one-way kind of love. They don't ask anything of us; they simply love us. We're the most precious thing in their eyes. It's not the kind of love that's negotiable or calculating. It doesn't depend on what we can do for them. But it is all about us; and as St. Paul said, “it doesn't insist on its own way.” They will do anything for us because we are theirs. There is a KSM YP group that meets on Wednesday evenings. All of the different groups in the church have been going through the Gospel of Mark. One week, our conversation digressed at one point. We started talking about relationships between parents and children, which really had nothing to do with

Scripture Passage Psalm 23     Sermon Text As life is getting more difficult, more thankful we should be, because gratitude is the best weapon to fight against anxiety. Last week, we reflected that when life is difficult, consider, stop, and think. Yes, it is important to stop and think when life is difficult. But I want you to do one more thing. When life is difficult, that is, be thankful. When life is difficult, be thankful. It sounds funny, but trust me, it will do a lot of good to you. Practice your gratitude. When life is difficult, naturally and automatically, our heart looks for reasons to complain. We stand in front of two roads. One leads to complaint, and the other leads to gratitude. The road that leads to complaint will take us to a darker place, a place where death is. But the road that leads to gratitude will take us to a brighter place where there is life. Instead of taking the road to complaints, we should take the road to gratitude. You know, when everything goes well, people are thankful,

Features: “Your Love oh Lord” by Third Day Readings from and reflections on 1 Corinthians 13 “Goodness of God” by Bethel May these songs and meditations be a blessing to you and help you carry on. We are gifted by the grace of God’s love. May it be your strength and hope! The post Love appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage John 20:19-29 Sermon Text Behind Closed Doors It’s been 5 weeks since we’ve been behind shut doors of our own places. 5 weeks of me being here in an empty sanctuary, and today, being all along and seeing you all on screen, it’s a very weird feeling. The sanctuary is empty, but I know you’re all there because I can see your faces. I know you’ve all been dealing with the situation in your own ways. For the young couples or single people, you’ve been enjoying time alone. I know it’s challenging at times. For the younger kids, I know it’s been a hard time trying to juggle your school work and what not. For our Hi-C and college students, I know there are times when you are bored, when your schedule’s been thrown off routine. Some of you guys have become nocturnal creatures; awake at night, asleep during the day. And some of us, with elderly parents, have been dealing with separation from loved ones and worries about them. All in all, as human beings, we’re resilient. We’ve accepted the situatio

  “It is well with my soul.” As the pandemic goes on, we can find our strength flagging and our faith waning. Times of difficulty have been times when faith is not only tested but formed. Faith is a gift from God that can sustain us and carry us through. This episode features a recording from a choir group that is physically distanced from one another. They recorded their voices on their cell phones and put them together to declare that “it is well with my soul.” Be inspired by these soaring voices! It also features Scripture readings and meditations on faith. May you blessed by the music, readings and meditations!   Lyrics: It Is Well With My Soul When peace like a river, attendeth my way When sorrows like sea billows roll Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to know It is well, it is well, with my soul! It is well, (it is well), With my soul, (with my soul) It is well, it is well, with my soul! Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come, Let this blest assurance control, That Christ has regarde

Scripture Passage : John 20:11-18   Sermon Text Mary came to the tomb after Jesus died. Mary truly loved Jesus. You know, the deeper you love a person, the greater loss you feel. She was in deep sorrow. You know, in deep sorrow, you cannot see things around you. She saw the angels, but she did not really recognize them. She saw Jesus, but Jesus was only a stranger to her. We become blind when we are in deep sorrow. Our tears blind our eyes, and we cannot see anything. We see a lot of tears these days. Their loved ones are sick, and yet, they cannot even be with them. Some of them die alone without the presence of their family. There are a lot of tears in this world. People are dealing with their pain in their own ways. Some of them suffer quietly. There is so much pain in this world. Jesus Wiping Away Our Sadness God sees our tears, and he comes to us. And that's what Jesus did, Jesus saw Mary's tears, and he came to her. Jesus said to Mary, Woman, why are you weeping? For whom are you looking? It wasn't a

Scripture Passage Matthew 27:27-31 Sermon Text Awareness of our aloneness Yesterday I left my house for the first time in a week and got a takeout coffee from the second cup to prepare for the sermon. There was one customer ahead of me. So I kept my distance. I ordered my coffee and as I was leaving, there was another customer way back at the entrance. keeping his distance. I don’t know. As I walked to the car, for some reason, I started tearing up. I didn’t know why, So I thought about it and I realized, on the one hand, I was touched that much of society is on board with physical distancing to save lives. We are all somehow in this together, but on the other hand, my heart was sad that we are forced to be so isolated from one another. Our whole way of life. Living in proximity with others has been turned upside down This past week, I took my two kids and drove to my parents’ house to pick up some food. They had made. They put the food into the trunk and were talking with us and the kids through the windows

  Welcome to our second episode of “Becoming Together”! We’ve changed the format of this second episode to be more of an uplifting spiritual experience to help you get through the day and week. During these unprecedented and anxious times, we need spiritual food to keep us going. We hope that this blend of songs, Scripture readings, music and meditations will be helpful to you. We are here to be with you and for you in life’s journey. Please enjoy and may God bless you!   The post Hope appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage John 3:1-17 Sermon Text God’s Ultimate Plan Indeed God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. What a beautiful message. What a good message God sent the son not to condemn the world, but to save the world. We should always keep these words in our minds. As Jonathan has shared, we have to continuously remind ourselves that God did not send the Son to condemn it, but to save it, These words, show why Jesus came to this world. These show gospel plan for the world God’s plan is not to condemn it, but god’s ultimate plan is how can I save this world? The famous passage that we all know, John 3:16 expresses very clearly for God. So loved the world that he gave his only son. So that everyone who believes in him may not perish, but have eternal life. God does not want us to perish, but to have eternal life. Suffering from COVID-19 These days, the world, the whole world is trembling with fear because of coronavirus. Italy clo

Scripture Passage Matthew 4:1-11 Sermon Text That was a wonderful song. I learned that first, when I was in junior high and the choir, at an old, old church, and I said, we should do this as our communion song too. And I think that’s what they decided they’re going to do. So I think during communion time, the choir will start to sing. So, they’re not going to come up first. So on this side, you guys will start to come up. Sounds good? Thank you, Reverend Kim for, that note. I think he basically said the sermon, right. Don’t be anxious so I can go down, but I guess I’ll try to elaborate a little bit. So I have, I’ve been almost getting six, seven months into full time ministry now. And people ask me once in a while, how are you enjoying it? I’m very honest when I say that I love it. I’ve loved pretty much every moment of it. My job requires me to reflect a little more deeply on what’s going on with people and in this world. And it’s a joy, but it can also it can be a little bit of a burden in the sense that t