Helping those involved in the sex trade to reclaim their lives through Christian Hope, Love and Justice. This ministry believes that God's love can help others have a future worth living. Guest preacher: Rev. Katherine McCloskey, ARISE Ministry, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
This scripture has Christ's summary of the Law in the Greatest Commandment. We are to:
1. Love your God: From Deuteronomy 6:5, He commands us to love God with all your heart, soul, and mind. And to,
2. Love your Neighbour: Quoting Leviticus 19:18, He adds a second commandment: "You shall love your neighbour as yourself".
The message of these scriptures is that present human suffering cannot compare to the future glory God has promised. While creation and believers groan in a broken world, the Holy Spirit helps them, and God works all things together for the ultimate good of His children.
Philippians 4 is a well-known passage from the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Philippians. Written while Paul was imprisoned, it offers a practical guide for finding steady joy and peace through faith rather than outward circumstances.
The message of this scripture is that true righteousness and life come from knowing Jesus Christ, making all personal background, social status, and religious achievements worthless by comparison.
These scriptures command God's people to practice honesty, fair justice and pure intentions. They declare that God deeply hates deceit, malice and false oaths.
Matthew 20 begins with the parable of the workers in the vineyard, where a landowner hires laborers at different times of the day but pays them all the same wage. This story illustrates that God’s grace is not earned by human effort or hours worked but is freely given. Those who worked the longest grumbled at the equal pay, highlighting human tendencies toward envy and a merit-based view of fairness. Jesus concludes, “So the last will be first, and the first last,” emphasizing that in God’s Kingdom, the heart’s posture and faithfulness matter more than worldly measures of achievement.
The core message of these scriptures is that God expects believers to offer limitless forgiveness to others because God has already forgiven them an unpayable debt through Christ. When Peter asks if he should forgive up to seven times, Jesus answers "seventy times seven" (or seventy-seven times), meaning forgiveness should not be kept on a scoreboard or limited by a number.
The core message of Matthew 11 is that Jesus reassures those who doubt by pointing to tangible acts of healing and mercy, while affirming John the Baptist as the ultimate prophetic messenger.
This scripture teaches that God justifies the humble, repentant sinner rather than the self‑righteous person who trusts in their own virtue. Jesus contrasts a Pharisee’s prideful prayer with a tax collector’s plea for mercy, concluding that “everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”