PORTICO Community Church

Pastors Joe & Gennine continue the sermon series “The Great Adventure” from our Mississauga campus. This week’s message entitled “What Is Faith?” gets its key text from Hebrews 11:6 (NIV).

This is the PORTICO podcast. We are ONE Church, ONE message, MANY expressions. Our goal with this podcast is to ask the question "how can we respond to culture" and facilitate the following conversation. We sit down with our PORTICO executive pastor Amitabh Singh to discuss how administration and digital advancements have changed the (big 'C') Church for the better! In this episode we discuss online church and how exactly it has already changed church culture and we look at VR church ...

This is the PORTICO podcast. We are ONE Church, ONE message, MANY expressions. Our goal with this podcast is to ask the question "how can we respond to culture" and facilitate the following conversation. This month, former PORTICO Director of Serve Geninne Bridge joins Dwayne and Duane 2.0 (Henry) to discuss the churches response to race, culture and reconciliation. In this episode, we talk about the 2022 Superbowl half time show, Southern Ontario weather and homogeneous churche...

Rebuild The Temple In this sermon series called "Points of Interest", we explore many pivotal points in the Bible that define who God is. Pastor Rick Carrol and Pastor Doug Rhind discuss why Jesus is greater than the temple in today’s message. Although the temple held significant value that led to holy practices, through the power of the Holy Spirit, God now has set us apart to be living temples inhabited by His presence. Key Text: Luke 2:25-35 At that time there was a man in J...

The Promise Of Bethlehem What is your favourite type of bread? In this sermon series called "Points of Interest", we explore many pivotal points in the Bible that define who God is. Bread is often a staple to every meal and seems to be a recurring theme throughout scripture. Pastor Rick Carrol continues with our “Points of Interest” sermon series, and discusses why Bethlehem (House of Bread) was used as the place for God’s provision. Matt 28: 18-20 Jesus came and told hi...

Christmas In Jerusalem In this sermon series called "Points of Interest", we explore many pivotal points in the Bible that define who God is. This week, our Points of Interest series takes us to Jerusalem, the epicentre of life in this ancient near-east region of Palestine. Pastor Doug Rhind discusses how Jesus was no ordinary baby, for some were claiming that this child was born to be, King of the Jews. Although Herod had other plans, God was faithful throughout the journey of ...

What Good Can Come From Nazareth? In this sermon series called "Points of Interest", we explore many pivotal points in the Bible that define who God is. In this week’s sermon series “Points of Interest”, Pastor Rick Carrol and Pastor Doug Rhind discuss how God often uses small settings to reveal big things. We are reminded through scripture that God is faithful in obscurity, adversity, and uncertainty. Can you trust God when you can’t see the end of the journey? Philippians 4:12-13 ...

When God Is Silent In this sermon series called "Points of Interest", we explore many pivotal points in the Bible that define who God is. In this weeks sermon series “Points of Interest”, Pastor Rick Carrol discusses how we must respond when God is silent. We are reminded that silence is for a season, produces maturity in our faith, and is never an indication of inactivity. Galatians 4:4-7 NLT But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the...

In this sermon series called "Points of Interest", we explore the gift of prophecy. This week, Rick Carrol (Senior Pastor) and Pastor Duane Henry (Director of Care) talk about God Pastor Rick Carrol (Senior Pastor) and Pastor Duane Henry (Director of Care) discuss God’s primary intent for prophecy. We discover in scriptures that prophecy reminds us that God is in control, prophesy is restorative in nature, and prophecy is grounded in truth and guided by love. Jeremiah 1:4-5 NLT The Lord g...

In this sermon series called "Points of Interest", we are reminded how God calls us to be different. This week, Rick Carrol (Senior Pastor) and Pastor Doug Rhind (Teaching Pastor) discuss why God has destined us to be different. We are not defined by our gender, race, culture, social or economic status. We are children of God with nothing more and nothing less. 1 Samuel 8:5-7 NLT “Look,” they told him, “You are now old, and your sons are not like you. Give us a king to judge us like all t...