The TCCC Podcast - Toronto Christian Community Church
By Toronto Christian Community Church
We are a multicultural church with three congregations (Cantonese, Mandarin, and English) under one roof.
The TCCC Podcast - Toronto Christian Community ChurchJul 22, 2020
10: Junction Week 8 with Sally Ng (1 Timothy 6:3–21)
This is the last week of our Junction series and we’re tackling 1 Timothy 6:3–21 with our pastoral ministry intern, Sally Ng. Sally ran our Junction series this summer, from publishing the booklets, to training the leaders, and running our Sunday discussions.
In this conversation we talk about…
- What it’s like running virtual discussion groups for over 70 people each week
- How she discerned God’s calling to enter ministry, even if it meant quitting her teaching career
- Why godliness isn’t just a switch, but a time consuming process
9: Junction Week 7 with Pastor Sam (1 Timothy 5:3 — 6:2)
This is the second to the last week of our Junction series. We’re tackling 1 Timothy 5:3 — 6:2 with our youth pastor, Sam Hong.
In this conversation we talk about…
- What pastors actually do (and no, they don’t only work on Sundays)
- Why we should do things that turn the world upside down -- even if it doesn’t make sense
- How we can raise the bar in terms of how we live our lives
8: Junction Week 5 with Clarence Lau & Sally Ng (1 Timothy 4:5-12)
Today we’re going into the 6th of 8 weeks of our Junction series. We’re tackling 1 Timothy 4:5-12 with Clarence Lau & Sally Ng.
In this conversation we talk about…
- What are some of the most common myths we hear about Christianity
- Why and how we can train for godliness
- What to do about spiritual gifts
7: Junction Week 5 with Audrey Pang & Mary Chang (1 Timothy 3:1-16)
Today we’re going into the 5th of 8 weeks of our Junction series. We’re tackling 1 Timothy 3:1-16 with Audrey Pang and Mary Chang. Audrey serves as one of our committee leaders in SALT. SALT is TCCC’s carer fellowship that meets once a month that I am a part of, as well. Mary serves alongside Audrey as a Junction leader and also is involved in of the toughest ministries in the world — motherhood.
In this conversation we talk about…
- What some of the qualifications for church leadership are
- Why and how we can truly be hospitable towards others
- Why Christians should live to a higher standard
6: Junction Week 4 with Helen Kao & Roxy Kee (1 Timothy 2:8-15)
Today we’re going into the 4th of 8 weeks of our Junction series. We’re tackling 1 Timothy 2:8-15.
In this episode, I sit down with Helen Kao and my own mother, Roxy Kee.
In this conversation we talk about this very contentious passage about how men and women should behave in church. We talk about humility, holiness, and godly character, and how those are easy to say but hard to do. Helen and my mom also share a bit about their families’ and their kids history as immigrants to Canada.
If you’re not subscribed to our mid-week email and our Sunday bulletin, you can do that at http://info.tccc.ca/bulletin.
5: Junction Week 3 with Matt Wong & Jon Ng (1 Timothy 2:1-7)
In this episode, I sit down with Matt Wong and Jonathan Ng. Matt graduated from Western last year and Jon just finished his third year at Western. Jon plays softball for us and is also involved in Estiasi, TCCC English’s fellowship for university students. Matt is another softball fanatic who is reintegrating back into TCCC after being away in London for school.
In this conversation we talk about exclusivism and the gospel, and praying for people or groups of people who are harder to pray for. The guys also share some areas of their lives that they need God to bring peace into.
4: Junction Week 2 with Yunn and Izzy (1 Timothy 1:12-20)
This week we’re going into the 2nd week of our Junction series. Our discussion is around 1 Timothy 1:1-12-20.
In this episode, I sit down with Yunn Wong and Isabel Leung (a.k.a Izzy). Yunn conducts our children’s choir and Izzy is a TAG coach and is pretty active in our church's softball scene.
In this conversation we talk about...
- What God’s been challenging them to understand in this passage
- How we can make praise and worship a part of our every day life
- Why it’s important to really know the gospel
3: Junction Week 1 with Natalie and Joyce Chan (1 Timothy 1:1-11)
Our discussion is around the 1st week of Junction, 1 Timothy 1:1-11.
In this episode, I sit down with Natalie and Joyce Chan. In this conversation we go into why Nat and Joyce decided to be Junction leaders, what challenged them about the passage, and how they see 1 Timothy 1:1-11 relate to our lives today.
2: What is Junction? (with Rev. Edmund Wu)
This episode is a fireside chat with our English lead pastor Reverend Edmund Wu. he'll be running us through...
- What junction is
- What the history of junction is
- How he chose 1 Timothy as our book for the summer
- How you can join and learn with us even as we can’t see each other physically
Whether you're someone who's done junction every single year and has collected all the colours of the booklets, or this is your first time doing junction with us, you’ll learn what you can expect and how you can make the most of our summer series.
Just a reminder that Junction happens after our Sunday service at 11:20 a.m. from June to July. For more information please go to http://info.tccc.ca/junction.
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1: A Devotion from Pastor Glendon
For this first episode we'll have a short devotion from Pastor Glendon. If you are subscribed to the midweek email, you might already have seen a video version of this. This will be an audio version of that.
This is a short, 3-minute devotional based on Psalm 23 and the song “Goodness of God”.
Take time to meditate on, as Pastor Glendon says, a God who is “a far better master than anything else in our world, including ourselves.”
Thank you to Chanelle Tseng for that cover of "Goodness of God” and for Amanda Wong for our podcast artwork.
Make sure that you subscribe to the podcast wherever you choose listen to so you get this every single week.
If you’re not subscribed to our mid-week email, you can do that at http://info.tccc.ca/bulletin.
TRAILER: Why we're doing this
This is a way to understand how TCCC English Ministry works, beyond just the 1 hour on Sunday. We want to connect everyone, we want to engage you in as many ways as possible, right where you are. We can't see each other, physically, but there's so many other ways that we can still see each other.
Remember, the church isn’t the building. And worship isn’t the 1 hour we spend at service on Sunday mornings. We are the church - the collective group of people - known as the body of Christ. And worship should be the governing mandate of the other 167 hours we spend during the week.
If you're listening to this and you're new to Toronto Christian Community Church. We are a church on the intersection of Warden and Steeles Avenue on the border of Scarborough and Markham. We serve the Greater Toronto Area and the suburbs around it, whether that's North York, Markham, Richmond Hill, Scarborough, and even Missassauga.
We are a multicultural church with three congregations under one roof. We have a Cantonese, Mandarin, and English congregation. This podcast specifically will be in English. I can speak a little bit of Mandarin but Cantonese it's umsek teng umsek kong which, if you don't speak Cantonese, it just meant means that I can't understand or speak.
Sunday English services are at 9:40am to around between 10:45 to 11am. If you want to join us there, head on over to http://info.tccc.ca/online.