Southside Community Church - Milton

In this weeks message, Gerald Tarcisius examines the role of Scripture and tradition in shaping the way Christians think, paying close attention to how these sources inform our understanding of truth. We also reflect on what a posture of humility looks like in theological reflection, and how believers can faithfully discern historical Orthodox truth amid a pluralistic and often confusing cultural landscape.

This Sunday, Pastor Andrew continues the teaching series "What Christians Think" by exploring God's identity as a loving Father—focusing on both the first line of the Nicene Creed and the Lord's Prayer. Coinciding with Father's Day weekend, Pastor Andrew examines how Scripture portrays God as Father and the characteristics He displays.

This week's services included several special elements. We witnessed Calder's baptism at the end of the 10:45 am service, where he shared his testimony and we celebrated together. During the teaching time, Pastor Andrew gave a brief overview of the Christian understanding of baptism.

This Sunday we continue our teaching season called What Christians Think with a focus on scripture. David Busuttil, a regular attendee at Southside, helps us explore three questions from a historic Christian perspective: What is the Bible? What is the story of the Bible? How should we use the Bible in our spiritual journey toward Jesus? David draws from his education, ministry experience, and personal passion for this topic to lead us in this conversation.

This Sunday, Pastor Andrew describes the epistemological era that many social commentators suggest we're experiencing in the West: metamodernity. He discusses AI's impact on truth and knowledge, including our access to it, and explains the Christian perspective on natural versus special revelation.

This past Sunday, Pastor Andrew continued the teaching season called What Christians Think by exploring a common Christian epistemology: the correspondence theory of truth. He contrasts this with secular postmodern assumptions that challenge our Western culture and institutions. Pastor Andrew explains why a prior knowledge—accepted by faith—serves as the only viable foundation, and he explores how faith and revelation work together as pathways to understanding in the Christian framework.

This week Pastor Andrew sets up our What Christians Think teaching season with attention on the Nicene Creed and some thoughts from his time in London.

What if the future of the Church isn’t something we wait for, but something we build together? In a time when many see decline, we believe God is inviting us into a sacred opportunity: to invest in the next generation with intentionality and faith. In this message, Gabriel unpacks what it means to have Faith in the Future, not as wishful thinking, but as a calling to speak truth, equip, and empower our young people to walk boldly with Jesus.

This week, Pastor Andrew shares some visions for Southside and transitions us from the topic of joy to a teaching on basic Christian doctrine in a series called “What Christians Think”. This Sunday our focus and attention is on the Great Commission in Matthew 28.

This Palm Sunday, Pastor Andrew delivers a thoughtful message exploring Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, drawing from the parallel accounts in Matthew 21 and John 12. The teaching particularly examines how this pivotal moment connects to Philippians 2, where Paul articulates the profound call for believers to embrace and embody Christ's humble mindset. We reflect together on what it means for the contemporary church to follow Jesus' example and willingly participate in both his humility and his suffering.

This Sunday, Pastor Andrew shares an uplifting message about finding joy through discipline! Drawing from the encouraging words of Hebrews 12:5-7, he helps us explore how God's loving guidance, though sometimes challenging, leads us to deeper joy. Together, we discover how embracing these growth moments can bring unexpected happiness and transformation. As our Road to Joy Lent devotional beautifully reminds us, God's heart is always for our flourishing, and welcoming His gentle shaping of our lives helps us grow more like Christ each day

This Sunday we had a Family Fun & Blessing Service. The first mention of the word “bless” in the Bible is found in Genesis 1:28 when God the Father blessed them with a prophetic word to be fruitful and multiply. The Hebrew word for blessing is “Baruch” which means, "To empower to prosper", and as a church we want to create space to provide blessings to each other. Pastor Andrew provides guidance for creating and giving a blessing, and then the congregation breaks off into their family or friend groups to participate in the practice of blessing.

This week Pastor Andrew builds on the teaching from Todd Hall's Relational Spirituality. Last week, we were introduced to the framework that produces spiritual formation: loving presence → attachment filters → explicit to implicit knowledge → deep growth. This week, we explore the practical rhythms and routines in church life that facilitate Relational Spirituality movements.

Pastor Andrew shares vision with the church and reminds us of the foundational principles that underpin our discipleship approach during this significant season at Southside. He explains how these core values continue to guide our community's spiritual journey and development, while addressing practical ways to implement these principles in our daily lives—all through the lens of our desired outcome this season: Joy.

This week, Pastor Andrew explored how wisdom and generosity emerge from bravely facing our mortality. He shows how these qualities open paths to joy when we understand life's limited nature. Drawing from Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, Andrew offers a chance to thoughtfully consider life's fragility and discover joy within that truth.

Pastor Andrew continues our journey through The Joy Refuge Series by exploring the Joy of blessing others this past Sunday! He's also joined by our friend Marcio Padovan, who shares some practical ways we can all bless and honour to those closest to us.

This Sunday, Pastor Andrew continues our discussion on joy with a brief teaching about finding joy in wisdom.

This week, we had the pleasure of having Woro (Aykay) Akara lead our Sunday teaching. With his passion for studying Scripture and gift for teaching, Woro explores the definition of joy and shares practical ways to experience it. His focus is on the enduring joy found in Christ. Drawing from Scripture, including John 16:33, he discusses how our joy transcends fleeting emotions and circumstances, rooted in Jesus' victory. Woro also examines Jesus' teachings on joy from John 14–16 and Paul's insights in Galatians 5:22, helping us reshape our understanding and experience the joy of salvation in our daily lives.

January 19th, 2025 | This Sunday, Pastor Andrew continues teaching on Joy in Generosity, and focuses the attention on relational generosity in Christian community. Alastair Sterne says in his book on Joy that “the space between us is sacred because Jesus dwells among us. We are made to behold him in each other”

Sunday August 11, 2024 This Sunday Pastor John Mah from Mississauga Chinese Alliance Church is coming to teach in our Milton.Church series. Pastor John is a friend of Southside and is coming to share some stories from his life, ministry, and God's Word about missional living alongside the body of Christ.