North Toronto Chinese Alliance Church 多倫多城北華人宣道會

North Toronto Chinese Alliance Church 多倫多城北華人宣道會 We're the church set on the Hill that can't be hidden (Matthew 5:16). As a community of God's people, our Aspirations are the DNA of we grow to become.

We aspire to be…
A Deeper Life Church grounded in Christ
A Small Groups Community united in the Spirit
An Irresistible Environment of God-centered worship
A Welcoming Family to all who come
A Missional People to our larger community

《愛 Plan B》福音電影佈道會由影音使團及多倫多城北華人宣道會合辦的《愛 Plan B》福音電影佈道會將會在本會禮堂舉行。日期、時間：4月29日（週六）晚上7:30分享嘉賓：蘇智瀚傳道免費入座，不設劃位，粵語放映，中英文字幕，不設兒童節...
04/07/2023

《愛 Plan B》福音電影佈道會

由影音使團及多倫多城北華人宣道會合辦的《愛 Plan B》福音電影佈道會將會在本會禮堂舉行。

日期、時間：4月29日（週六）晚上7:30
分享嘉賓：蘇智瀚傳道
免費入座，不設劃位，粵語放映，中英文字幕，不設兒童節目

資深藝人、電台主持及戲劇工作者，楊英偉弟兄見證分享晚會將於6月18日週六晚上 7:30 至 9:00 在本堂舉行。主題是「兩個父親」。特別嘉賓為多倫多頌恩旋律。誠邀弟兄姊妹出席並邀請親友參加。
06/01/2022

資深藝人、電台主持及戲劇工作者，楊英偉弟兄見證分享晚會將於6月18日週六晚上 7:30 至 9:00 在本堂舉行。主題是「兩個父親」。特別嘉賓為多倫多頌恩旋律。誠邀弟兄姊妹出席並邀請親友參加。

06/05/2021

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05/30/2021

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Happy Reformation Day!Soli Deo Gloria500 Years of Returning Back to GodTreasure in a Jar of ClayThe 500 years of the his...
10/31/2017

Happy Reformation Day!
Soli Deo Gloria
500 Years of Returning Back to God

Treasure in a Jar of Clay
The 500 years of the history of the Reformation is inevitably tied to the life of one man, Martin Luther (1483-1546), whose declaration before God to a hostile church system was that we need to return to the Scriptures alone (Sola Scriptura), depending on life and salvation by faith alone (Sola Fide) in grace alone (Sola Gratia) through Christ alone (Solus Christus).

But by all accounts, Luther was a man with many weaknesses. He was deeply conscious of his own sin and the power of God and was outstanding in his intellectual abilities, but having been put on public trail for his faith during which he was condemned to die, living for years as a fugitive from friends and home, and being reluctantly assigned as the leader of a movement he did not anticipate took a deep toll on this normally quiet and contemplative man. In his later years, he became devastatingly anxious, uncharacteristically cantankerous and publicly rude even to his best of friends and supporters.

He was a jar of clay, chipped and broken, marred and ugly. But God delights in weak vessels submitted to Him so that His treasure may be evident in the life of Luther’s earthen vessel (2 Corinthians 4:7). That’s the heart of the fifth of the five Solas of the Reformation, Soli Deo Gloria – for God’s Glory Alone.

Not to Us, O Lord
The Psalmist David writes, “Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to Your Name give glory”. Glory belongs to God alone. As one writer notes “God’s glory, not the improving of the lives of people (though a wonderful byproduct), is the central motivation for salvation. God is not a means to an end—He is the means and the end.”

Great men of God over the centuries have stood on the principle of Soli Deo Gloria. Johann Sebastian Bach, the great composer of the 17th century believed that music brought glory to God alone and signed nearly every score not with his own initials but with the letters SDG, "Soli Deo Gloria".

To be clear, the Reformation is not about a man named Martin Luther. It is about a living movement breathed by the Spirit of God to bring us back to the heart of God for the glory of God alone.

(By Pastor Tim 2017)

Well, the news is officially out. After weeks of the rumour mill hard at work, we finally heard from Pastor Dave last n...
10/29/2017

Well, the news is officially out. After weeks of the rumour mill hard at work, we finally heard from Pastor Dave last night and this morning that he's stepping out of his role as our Youth Pastor at the end of 2017 to seek out new adventures that God is giving to him.

PD came to NTCAC as a fresh graduate from Tyndale four years ago, learning the ropes by being plunged into our Youth Ministry. We had the privilege of seeing him through the transitions of growing in his ministry experience, getting a new car, and finding himself in love and now married to his new wife, Loretta. He said this morning that one of his best highlights of ministry was to see so many youths going through baptism and walking with Christ in a meaningful way. These are milestones worth cherishing.

He's going to be with us for two months yet, so this is not yet goodbye. But it's a chance to say a continued "Thank You". I think the picture in this post says it best. Dave, may our God bless you as you take the leap to the next challenge that He has in store for you. May He grant to you and Loretta the excitement of life together in His tender care!

(Pastor Tim)

Solus Christus500 Years of Returning Back to GodJesus Plus NothingThe first three “Solas” –Sola Scriptura (Scriptures Al...
10/29/2017

Solus Christus
500 Years of Returning Back to God
Jesus Plus Nothing
The first three “Solas” –Sola Scriptura (Scriptures Alone), Sola Fide (Faith Alone), and Sola Gratia (Grace Alone) – were the hallmark of the Reformation and joined later by Solus Christus (Christ Alone) when the errant doctrine of Sacerdotalism began to assert itself. Sacerdotalism asserted that the sacrifice for sin, reading of the Word, intercessory prayer, marriage, baptism, Holy Communion and other practices of the spiritual life could be done only by priests on behalf of the people (called the “laity” – or “common people”).

The Reformation responded by pointing out that Scriptures calls us to rely on Christs alone as the only mediator between God and humanity (1 Timothy 2:5; Acts 4:12). It excludes the priestly class as necessary for sacraments. Christ is our Prophet, Priest and King, and there are no replacements and no need for further intercessory agents.

On Slippery Slopes
Despite the basic teaching of Scripture that Christ alone is necessary for salvation, and His power and resurrection necessary for the life we live today, humanity has made efforts to add to the simplicity of Solus Christus. The Roman Catholic Church in the days of Luther asserted that the priest, the virgin Mary (in the doctrine of the Assumption) and a host of different saints (through beatification and canonization) play the role of intercession for the laity before God. Beyond Roman Catholicism, the claims of various religions, cults and even nations derive their power over their followers through declaring that a founder, a prophet, a priest, or a human ruler or emperor has mediatory power with God or is a god. The deviation from Solus Christus proliferates error.

Thus the great Reformers stretching from the days of Martin Luther to the present such as John Calvin, Ulrich Zwingli, John Knox, Thomas Cranmer, and others stand on the principle of Solus Christus. Luther declared the “priesthood of all believers”, meaning that all believers have the privilege of coming before God through Jesus Christ, our Great High Priest.

In Christ alone, my hope is found;
He is my Light, my strength, my song.

(By Pastor Tim 2017)

Sola Gratia500 Years of Returning Back to GodAmazing GraceAs we celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation on Oc...
10/28/2017

Sola Gratia
500 Years of Returning Back to God

Amazing Grace
As we celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation on October 31, 2017, we find ourselves faced with what theologians call the “material doctrine” (doctrine based on Scripture) of Reformation theology - that the totality of our salvation is a gift of grace from God (Ephesians 2:8, 9), that salvation from the wrath of God is based on God’s grace and mercy and not on anything good in us, and that the sinner does not cooperate with God in order to merit his salvation (or divine monergism – “God acting alone to save the sinner”). “Grace Alone” (Sola Gratia) by God alone!

A Story of Grace
The cry for the church to return to “grace alone” started before the Reformation by courageous men of faith such as John Wycliffe and John Huss. Huss particularly objected to the selling of indulgences, an errant doctrine created by the Roman Catholic church where the people could purchase “graces” for the reduction of the punishment, even of the dead. Huss was executed by the Roman Catholic church 1415 and Wycliffe was condemned posthumously (1428).

By 1517, the selling of indulgences was at a lucrative pace particularly under the golden tongue of great orators such as Johann Tetzel commissioned by Pope Leo X. Upon hearing Tetzel’s sermon declaring, “Once the coin into the coffer clings, a soul from purgatory heavenward springs!", Martin Luther then a professor of theology at Wittenberg University was deeply troubled. Everything that Tetzel taught, and the great corruptions of the Roman Catholic church and the popes that governed it collided with the truth of Scripture. On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed a sheet of paper written with 95 theses to the door of the chapel at Wittenberg University, laying out a devastating critique of the indulgences as the corrupting of the faith of the people.

“Grace Alone” and not money, or indulgences, or the pope, or good works is the means by which a person may be saved. Indeed, we are saved sola gratia—by the grace of God alone – not of works lest anyone should boast.

(By Pastor Tim 2017)

Sola ScripturaCelebrating 500 Years of Returning Back to GodBeginningsBorn on Nov 10, 1483, Martin Luther was the eldest...
10/20/2017

Sola Scriptura
Celebrating 500 Years of Returning Back to God

Beginnings
Born on Nov 10, 1483, Martin Luther was the eldest son of Han & Margarethe Luder (later Ludher and then Luther). At 19, he was enrolled in the University of Erfurl, Germany, where he received his Masters degree in 1505. He enrolled in Law School, but was soon drawn to theology and philosophy. On July 2, 1505, he was returning to university on horseback when a bolt of lightning struck very close to him. The frightful experience drove him to cry out for help, promising that he would become a monk with the Roman Catholic Church should his life be spared. This took him into a spiritual pilgrimage of despair as he joined St. Augustine’s Monastery on July 17, 1505, seeking forgiveness from a cruel and judgmental God through self punishment, long prayers, and frequent confessions. Because of his deeply devout nature, he was taken notice of and in April 3, 1507, he was ordained and by the following year was invited to the newly founded University of Wittenberg to teach theology there. At the university, he was subsequently awarded two bachelor degrees in theology, and a PhD on Oct 19, 1512. He became the chair of theology at the same university on Oct 21, 1512, and the vicar of Saxony and Thuringia in 1515. It was at this time that he was met by God through His Word as he prepared to teach the Book of Romans. “Salvation by faith alone” rang in his heart, and he understood that knowing God’s Word in its fullest was the only way one was able to know the God of salvation. (Stay tuned for more of Luther’s story as we walk through the five “solas” of the Reformation.)

Scripture (the Bible) Alone
Thus was born one of the great declarations of the Reformation, Sola Scriptura (“the Bible alone”), that is “the Bible alone is the sole infallible rule of faith and practice”.

What does Sola Scriptura entail? That the Word of God is the only authority for the Christian faith and that traditions are valid only when they are based on Scripture and are in full agreement with Scripture. Sola scriptura is the only way to avoid subjectivity and keep personal opinion from taking priority over the teachings of the Bible. The essence of Sola Scriptura is to base our spiritual life on the Bible alone, rejecting any tradition or teaching that is not in full agreement with the Bible.

Sola Scriptura declares that the Bible is sufficient for all matters of faith, the infallible authority in all doctrinal and moral matters, clear (perspicuous) in what God tells us, inerrant in its original, and accurately interpreted only by agreement within itself.

(By Pastor Tim 2017)

500 Years of History on October 31, 2017Sola Fide500 Years of Returning Back to GodThe Reformation:The date was October ...
10/18/2017

500 Years of History on October 31, 2017

Sola Fide
500 Years of Returning Back to God

The Reformation:
The date was October 31, 5017 when Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses on the doors of the Church of Rome, igniting what history will come to know as “the Reformation”. Reformation has been described as a movement based on two pivotal issues. The “material” cause was the debate over sola fide (“justification by faith alone”). The “formal” cause was the issue of sola Scriptura, that the Bible and the Bible alone has the authority to bind the conscience of the believer. Church tradition was regarded with respect by the Reformation but not as the source of revelation. Along with three other “sola” declarations, the Reformation brought the church back to the heart of God. It is on these declarations that all believers in the saving work of Christ build their life of faith.

Faith Alone:
The simple definition of the declaration of Sola Fide (“faith alone”) is that “we are saved through faith alone in Jesus Christ”.

Sola fide distinguishes the true biblical Gospel from false gospels. It is the teaching that we are declared righteous by God (justified) on the basis of our faith alone and not by works. Is it by faith alone or by faith combined with works? Paul makes it clear in Galatians and Romans that man is “justified by faith in Christ and not by observing the law” (Galatians 2:16). The Bible teaches us that we are not saved by works, but by God’s grace through His gift of faith (Ephesians 2:8-9). Many forms of belief teach that a person is made acceptable to God by the works they must do (that is, human achievement). But Biblical Christianity is centered on what God has accomplished through Christ.

(Ephesians 2:8-9) For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.

If we abandon the doctrine of justification by faith, we abandon the only way of salvation. The Bible teaches that those that trust Jesus Christ for justification by faith alone are aligned with His righteousness (2 Corinthians 5:21). Those who try to establish their own righteousness or mix faith with works will receive the punishment due to all who fall short of God’s perfect standard.

How important is sola fide? It is so important to the Gospel message and a biblical understanding of salvation that Martin Luther described it as being “the article with and by which the church stands.”
(By Pastor Tim 2017)

09/21/2017

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