Simon Park

Scripture Passage Isaiah 42:1-9 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Big Storms Last week, Rev. Kim introduced the image of storms. Over the last few years, we experienced many storms.  We are slowly emerging from them, and we see many ruins. 2023 is the year to start rebuilding from the ruins. There were big storms […]

Scripture Passage James 5:7-10 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Moving Forward No matter how good life is at the moment, it is never complete. As long as we live, there is still more to live for. As long as I have breath, my work is not yet done. This is how St. Paul lived. […]

Scripture Passage Isaiah 65:17-25 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script A Possible World Isaiah’s vision is very beautiful. Who doesn’t want a world like the one Isaiah describes? But it can sound too good to be true. I struggled so much with this sermon. For over a month I read so many things and took […]

Scripture Passage Luke 17:5-10 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script The Nature of Discipleship Today’s passage is a difficult one. Right away, we’re not comfortable with the language of slaves and masters. Jesus’ story about the slave seems harsh. What is Jesus saying? Is he saying that we should treat those who work for us […]

Scripture Passage Luke 12:35-40 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Providing Breakthrough I want to reflect on the word “breakthrough” It gives me the image of breaking through an obstacle. Overcoming strong resistance. Our stories from the Bible are stories of breakthroughs. They don’t take place when life is good. They arise when people’s backs […]

Scripture Passage Luke 12:13-21 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script The Fool Jesus called the rich man a fool. Why was he foolish? He didn’t call him a bad man or an evil man, but a foolish man. His land produced abundantly. He worked hard. He did not cheat anyone. He did not exploit others […]

Scripture Passage Revelation 7:9-17 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script John’s Vision The passage we read is a beautiful vision of the future. Multitudes from all the nations worshiping God together. No more hunger or thirst. Every tear wiped away. What a vision! But this vision was far from the reality of the community that […]

Scripture Passage Luke 23:44-49 Worship Video Worship Audio *English sermon begins at 14:10 Sermon Script The Lives We Live Everyone wants to live a good life. We want our lives to be peaceful and enjoyable. But the lives we want to live, and the reality we face, are often very different. There is the life […]

Scripture Passage Psalm 31:9-16 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script The Inside Some of our college students are graduating from McMaster University. When they were in first year, we started a Bible study together. We booked a room in the main library and met there each week. When they were in second year, they moved […]