
Welcome to the St. Paul’s Bloor Street sermon podcast! We hope you find these weekly sermons relevant, encouraging, and practical to your everyday life. We’re located in Toronto, Canada and we envision a church made alive, a city made new, and a people made whole. Visit stpaulsbloor.org to learn more.
Episodes

Sunday Sep 05, 2021
The One About the Loser and the Winner
Sunday Sep 05, 2021
Sunday Sep 05, 2021
Preacher: Bishop Jenny Andison
Bible Passage: Luke 15:1-10
Sermon Series: Summer Stories
About This Series: Who wants to be thought of as a loser? Bet you didn’t put “loser” in your LinkedIn or Instragram bio. In this 2 for 1 punch, Jesus gives us two parables that show how being a loser might actually make you a winner.

Sunday Aug 29, 2021
The One with the Twist Ending
Sunday Aug 29, 2021
Sunday Aug 29, 2021
Preacher: The Rev. Tyler Wigg-Stevenson
Bible Passage: Luke 10:25-37
Sermon Series: Summer Stories
About This Series:

Sunday Aug 22, 2021
The One About the Stubborn Lawyer
Sunday Aug 22, 2021
Sunday Aug 22, 2021
Preacher: Bishop Jenny Andison
Bible Passage: Luke 10:25-37
Sermon Series: Summer Stories
About This Series:

Sunday Aug 15, 2021
Summer Stories: The One About the Grain Futures Analyst
Sunday Aug 15, 2021
Sunday Aug 15, 2021
Preacher: The Rt. Rev. Stephen Andrews
Bible Passage: Luke 8: 1-15
Sermon Series: Summer Stories
About This Series: Jesus compares the Word of God to a seed: something living, that grows. What stands in the way of it growing in us, and what does it mean to receive it?

Sunday Aug 08, 2021
Summer Stories: The One with the Double Standard
Sunday Aug 08, 2021
Sunday Aug 08, 2021
Preacher: The Rev. Tyler Wigg-Stevenson
Bible Passage: Matthew 18:21-35
Sermon Series: Summer Stories
About This Series: Forgiveness is absolutely central to the Christian life. But what happens if we don’t offer others the same forgiveness we’ve received?

Sunday Aug 01, 2021
Summer Stories: The One with the Decent Strategic Plan
Sunday Aug 01, 2021
Sunday Aug 01, 2021
Preacher: The Rev. Tyler Wigg-Stevenson
Bible Passage: Luke 12:13-21
Sermon Series: Summer Stories
About This Series: In today’s challenging parable, Jesus shows what’s going on in our hearts when we make our lives about having more stuff.

Sunday Jul 25, 2021
Summer Stories: The One About the Scary Judgement
Sunday Jul 25, 2021
Sunday Jul 25, 2021
Preacher: Bishop Jenny Andison
Bible Passage: Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
Sermon Series: Summer Stories
About This Series: Life is messed up and so is the church. How can knowing that God is the final judge fuel our hope for the future?

Sunday Jul 18, 2021
Summer Stories: The One About the Multiple Invites
Sunday Jul 18, 2021
Sunday Jul 18, 2021
Preacher: Bishop Jenny Andison
Bible Passage: Matthew 22:1-14
Sermon Series: Summer Stories
About This Series: Church as a party, with God as the host. A dark story from Jesus that gives light and life.

Sunday Jul 11, 2021
Summer Stories: The One About the Awkward Wedding
Sunday Jul 11, 2021
Sunday Jul 11, 2021
Preacher: Bishop Jenny Andison
Bible Passage: Matthew 25:1-13
Sermon Series: Summer Stories
About This Series: Get ready, because a God shaped future is coming.

Sunday Jul 04, 2021
Summer Stories: The One with the Welcome Home Party
Sunday Jul 04, 2021
Sunday Jul 04, 2021
Preacher: Rev. Tyler Wigg-Stevenson
Bible Passage: Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
Sermon Series: Summer Stories
About This Series: In this first message in “Summer Stories”, our series on Jesus’ parables, we look at what’s possibly his most famous story, popularly known as The Prodigal Son. It forces us to ask whether we think our relationship with God—and each other—depends on love, or on following the rules.