GREETINGS

I am delighted to have this opportunity to introduce you to Grace Chapel. Moreover, we would love for you to be a regular part of what God is doing here at Grace Chapel.  To help you get to know us, this website should serve as an orientation to our church with the desire that you be drawn into our fellowship.  Let me quickly tell you about us.  Our name—Grace Chapel—will best tell you who we are.

Grace is God’s unmerited favour that He bestows upon undeserving sinners in Salvation.  Salvation is all grace because it is all of God.  Christ Himself is the embodiment of grace. He is the very life of this church.  Everything in this body of believers revolves around Him. This church is His church—Christ is recognized as Lord here.  He is the Alpha and Omega of our lives.  He is our Saviour, our Redeemer, our everything!  We are a group of people who have believed upon Christ, love Christ, follow Christ, obey Christ, and serve Christ.  This describes who we are—we are all about Christ!

As a church family, we hold in common our Lord Jesus Christ. His spiritual life pulsates through our body.  His truth and love knit our hearts together. Despite our many differences in family background, education, business, and social standing, we are one in Christ.

One of our goals as a church is to hold in bold relief those glorious truths commonly referred to as the “doctrines of grace.”  We are reformed Baptist by conviction, a people who stand in a great line of people who have gone before us. This godly line can be traced back to the English Reformation of the sixteenth century. As with those who have gone before us, we believe in the full inspiration and authority of Scripture, salvation by grace alone, the baptism of believers only by immersion, the priesthood of believers, the eternal security of the redeemed, and more. These God-exalting truths mark our identity.

We are a church of Jesus Christ. This word “church” means, “the called out ones.” Accordingly, we are those who have been called out of darkness by the power of God into the light of His kingdom. We have been drawn by the Spirit into fellowship with Christ. We are in the world, but no longer of the world. We are the church—the called out ones.

We are a congregation who have been redeemed by Christ, who support one another in loving fellowship, and who are called out of the world to be the church of God.

Is this the kind of church of which you want to be a part?  Please pray about this being your church home.

Habib Sakr
Habib SakrPastor
Habib Sakr has been the pastor of Grace Chapel since 2009. He holds a B.R. E. in Biblical Studies from what was known then as Ontario Bible College, and a Master of Theological Studies from Wycliffe College…

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“It is because we have such shallow views of God’s love that we have such defective views of God’s dealings. We blindly interpret the symbols of His providence, because we so imperfectly read the engravings of His heart.”

Octavius Winslow

LEADERSHIP

I am delighted to have this opportunity to introduce you to Grace Chapel. Moreover, we would love…

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THE GOSPEL

God who made the world and everything in it…He is Lord of heaven and earth….He gives to all life …

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SERVICES

Sundays are so glorious at Grace Chapel as each week the corporate body of Christ enthusiastically joins together …

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WHERE TO FIND US

Grace Chapel Markham is located in Sunrise Montessori School 180 Amber St, Markham, Ontario, L3R3J8

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LEADERSHIP

And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ. Ephesians 4:11-13

Habib Sakr
Habib SakrPastor
In 1989 God’s sovereign grace saved me in Cyprus after leaving a war-torn Lebanon. He radically transformed my life and called me to serve Him. I have served as pastor at Grace Chapel since its inception in 2009.

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THE GOSPEL MESSAGE AT GRACE CHAPEL

THE GOSPEL

God: Who He is

“God who made the world and everything in it…He is Lord of heaven and earth….He gives to all life, breath, and all things. And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth…so that they should seek God” Acts 17:24-27

The Bible explains that God created us and sustains us and, therefore, has the right to absolute authority in our lives. Out of His love, He made us in His image so that we would seek to honour Him as the true Creator.

Man: His Problem

“The Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there are any who understand, who seek God” (Psalm 14:2). “There is none who understands; there is none who seeks after God….for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:11,23). “The wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23).

Instead of seeking God, man rebels against God’s authority and chooses to live his own way. The Bible says that failure to recognize God’s authority is sin. The penalty for our sin is death–not just physical death, for all men die–but eternal separation from God in hell. Man rightly deserves this judgment for failing to honour his Creator.

Christ: God’s Solution

“For when we were still without strength…God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath [of God] through Him” (Romans 5:6, 8-9).

God’s great love and mercy can extend a pardon to sinners. God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross for sinners and pay sin’s penalty. In His death, Jesus endured the punishment that sinners deserve and therefore satisfied the wrath of God, making it possible for sinners to be made right with Him and receive eternal life.

Our Response

“If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me” (Luke 9:23). “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved” (Acts 16:31). “God commands all men everywhere to repent” (Acts 17:30).

God commands you to repent from your rebellion and to trust in Jesus Christ alone for your salvation. You must admit that you are a sinner, believe that you are forgiven only through Jesus’ death on the cross, and commit your entire life to obey the risen Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour.

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Why We Are Baptisers!

Communion and baptism are the two ordinances instituted by Christ for observance by the church.  Communion grew out of the last Passover of Christ with His disciples before His crucifixion.  Later, Paul corrected the Corinthian church because they had perverted the commemoration through their selfish conduct.  The purpose of Communion is to proclaim the death of Christ symbolically.  It behoves each Christian to prepare himself carefully each time he celebrates the Lord’s Supper.  Also, Christians should view the ordinance of baptism with the utmost seriousness.  This means that no one who professes faith in Christ should remain unbaptized.  Baptism portrays a believer’s identification with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection. . . While baptism plays no part in one’s personal salvation, it is a nonoptional act of obedience to Christ (Matt.28:19). —John MacArthur, Jr.

SERMONS ON BAPTISM

CHURCH MEMBERSHIP

CHURCH MEMBERSHIP

OUR PURPOSE

The purpose of this church is to glorify and delight in the God of the Scriptures by maintaining and promoting His worship both individually and corporately, by evangelizing sinners, and by edifying His saints. Therefore, we are committed to the proclamation of God’s perfect Word and His glorious Gospel of grace through all the world the defence of the “faith which was once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3) the pure and faithful celebration of the ordinances of the New Covenant.

SERMONS ON CHURCH MEMBERSHIP

WHAT WE BELIEVE AT GRACE CHAPEL

WHAT WE BELIEVE

The Holy Scriptures

We teach that the Bible is God’s written revelation to man, and thus the 66 books of the Bible given to us by the Holy Spirit constitute the plenary (inspired equally in all parts) Word of God (1 Corinthians 2:7-14; 2 Peter 1:20-21).

We teach that the Word of God is an objective, propositional revelation (1 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 Corinthians 2:13), verbally inspired in every word (2 Timothy 3:16), absolutely inerrant in the original documents, infallible, and God-breathed…

God

We teach that there is but one living and true God (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 45:5-7; 1 Corinthians 8:4), an infinite, all-knowing Spirit (John 4:24), perfect in all His attributes, one in essence, eternally existing in three Persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14)—each equally deserving worship and obedienceChrist: God’s Solution

“For when we were still without strength…God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath [of God] through Him” (Romans 5:6, 8-9).

God’s great love and mercy can extend a pardon to sinners. God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross for sinners and pay sin’s penalty. In His death, Jesus endured the punishment that sinners deserve and therefore satisfied the wrath of God, making it possible for sinners to be made right with Him and receive eternal life…

Man

We teach that man was directly and immediately created by God in His image and likeness. Man was created free of sin with a rational nature, intelligence, volition, self-determination, and moral responsibility to God (Genesis 2:7, 15-25; James 3:9)…

Salvation

We teach that salvation is wholly of God by grace on the basis of the redemption of Jesus Christ, the merit of His shed blood, and not on the basis of human merit or works (John 1:12; Ephesians 1:7; 2:8-10; 1 Peter 1:18-19)…

The Church

We teach that all who place their faith in Jesus Christ are immediately placed by the Holy Spirit into one united spiritual Body, the church (1 Corinthians 12:12-13), the bride of Christ (2 Corinthians 11:2; Ephesians 5:23-32; Revelation 19:7-8), of which Christ is the Head (Ephesians 1:22; 4:15; Colossians 1:18)…

Angels

We teach that angels are created beings and are therefore not to be worshipped. Although they are a higher order of creation than man, they are created to serve God and to worship Him (Luke 2:9-14; Hebrews 1:6-7, 14; 2:6-7; Revelation 5:11-14; 19:10; 22:9)…

Last Things

We teach that physical death involves no loss of our immaterial consciousness (Revelation 6:9-11), that the soul of the redeemed passes immediately into the presence of Christ (Luke 23:43; Philippians 1:23; 2 Corinthians 5:8), that there is a separation of soul and body (Philippians 1:21-24), and that, for the redeemed, such separation will continue until the rapture (1 Thessalonians 4:13-17), which initiates the first resurrection (Revelation 20:4-6), when our soul and body will be reunited to be glorified forever with our Lord (Philippians 3:21; 1 Corinthians 15:35-44, 50-54). Until that time, the souls of the redeemed in Christ remain in joyful fellowship with our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 5:8)…

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WHAT TO EXPECT AT GRACE CHAPEL

WHAT TO EXPECT

The Lord’s Day at Grace Chapel

“This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.” – Psalm 118:24

Sundays are so glorious at Grace Chapel as each week the corporate body of Christ enthusiastically joins together in fellowship, study, worship and the Word. We invite you to take part in the many ministries that are available.

Immediately following the morning service, there is an opportunity to meet with the pastor.

Below you will find a schedule for most Sundays:

Morning Service

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM: Call to worship and worship through song
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Expository preaching
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Fellowship

Evening Service

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Expository preaching

Exceptions on the first Sunday of each month

The Lord’s Supper: following the preaching, from 12:00 PM – 12: 15 PM
Fellowship lunch: following the Lord’s Supper, from 12:15 PM – 1: 30 PM

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WHERE TO FIND US

Grace Chapel Markham
180 Amber St, Markham, Ontario, L3R3J8