Sermon — Sermons — Samuel Mills

Who is the Church?

What is the purpose of the church? What is the church to do and be?

According to one survey, when asked “Why does the church exist?”, 89% of church-goers said, “The church’s purpose is to take care of my family’s and my needs.” Is this a healthy view of the church’s purpose? We must ask ourselves, "why do I attend church?"

There are three questions to consider when understanding the role of the church: Who is the church? How should the church function? What should the church do?

The answers to these questions are found in three vital words: identity, community and cause.

SermonsSamuel MillsNovember 3, 2019Samuel Mills, The Bridge, Who is the church?, Church, Identity, Community, Cause, Sermon, Toronto, MarkhamComment

Why Smart People Make Stupid Mistakes

Have you ever made a decision and then days, months or years later, you look back and say, “What was I thinking?” Was it a temporary lapse of sanity?

Have you ever wondered why smart people make stupid decisions? Decisions we make in life take only a few minutes or even a few seconds, but can have a lasting impact on our lives. The quality of your decisions today will determine the quality of your life tomorrow.

We will explore such questions as, ‘Why do smart people make stupid mistakes?’ and ‘Can God fix our mistakes?’

A Family on Mission

Psalm 128 is a poetic passage that outlines the impact an individual, married couple, child, family and church can have if they choose to take God seriously and live on mission. The passage is a progressive journey through the function of the family and how working together as a family can influence our society and world.

There are many challenges facing marriage and parenting. There are internal pains and external pressures that are affecting how we do life. This Sunday we want to explore how an individual who takes God seriously can impact their family and how their families can impact our world.

SermonsSamuel MillsMay 12, 2019Sermon, Samuel Mills, Psalm 128, Marriage, Family, Husband, Wife, Children, Millennial, GenerationComment

Relationships That Reward

God created us as relational beings designed to empower, encourage and enhance others. Very often, we struggle in our key relationships, which results in painful emotional turmoil. In Colossians 3:18–25, Paul addresses three key relationships that we all are involved in at some point of our lives. We can find ourselves in at least one of these three: marriage, parenting, and/or employment.

Paul proposes a solution as to how to create and maintain healthy relationships. He presents Christ as our model, communication as our method and charity as our means and motive.

My prayer is that Jesus would be our example as we interact with others in love through our actions, attitude and words.

When Reality Contradicts Vision

Are you facing closed doors in your life? Is the vision God gave for your life or ministry seem to contradict your reality? Learn some important principles to understand that possibly your closed doors are actually God's blessings to open new opportunities for your future. When we focus on God's glory, then we won't be disappointed when our vision does not happen exactly as we expected.

SermonsSamuel MillsJune 24, 2015Vision, Reality, Sermon, New Opportunities, Samuel Mills, Acts 16, PaulComment

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