Grace Fellowship Church

The Life of John Calvin !! NEW !!

A brief overview of this amazing Reformer's life and times. Includes lessons for us that can be learned from his life.

Quotes from John Owen's work "The Mortification of Sin in Believers." This is by far the best thing ever written explaining the Bible's teaching on mortification - or "the putting to death of sin." You can click here for a link to CCEL to read Owen's work in full, or peruse our "highlight package." Owen is thoughtful, precise, deep and best of all - Biblical. Read slow and think hard and you will not regret a second of your time.

Homosexuality and the Bible !! NEW !!

Does the Bible consider homosexuality a sin, or are we reading our personal misgivings into the text? Pastor Martin examines this culturally-charged issue with an aim to discovering what it is God thinks about homosexual behaviour.

The Life of Martin Luther !! NEW !!

Pastor Paul Martin gives a brief account of Luther's life up to the Reformation. A great primer on one the great men in the history of the church. Includes lessons we can learn from the reformer's life.

How Do You Feel About Jesus?

Text of a sermon delivered to the students of Toronto Baptist Seminary exploring the danger of an unfeeling heart toward the Lord. This message is a refreshing wake-up call to every believer to not be content with a lukewarm heart for Christ Jesus.

Alien Living and Alien Preaching: A Study of 1 Peter

Peter's first letter is treated in great depth by Pastor Paul Martin as he seeks to get at the message of the text and model how to relay this to a post-modern mindset. A great tool for Bible study and for getting at the main flow of the passage. Delivered to the Sovereign Grace Pastor's Fellowship in September 2004.

Theological Extrapolation

A lucid review of William J.Webb's suspect hermeneutic as it appears in the book Slaves, Women and Homosexuals. Pastor Kirk Wellum exposes the self-contradictory nature of the technique and notes the potential errors it can lead one to embrace.

Worship: Toward a New Testament Understanding

Sub-titled, "Toward a New Testament Understanding" and presented by Pastor Paul Martin to the Sovereign Grace Pastor's Fellowship, this extensive paper attempts to present a New Covenant view of worship. Includes many helpful footnotes and a "test case" of the principles argued for in the paper.

God and Mammon: How to Delight in God Instead of Stuff

Notes from a sermon preached on November 2, 2003 by Paul Martin at Grace Fellowship Church examining the sin of coveting in comparison to delighting in God.

The Passion Of Jesus Christ - A Chronology

Pastor Martin assembles a thorough harmony of the four gospels to arrive at a fairly comprehensive chronology of the last hours of Jesus on earth up to His glorious Ascension.

The Grappling Pastor

Paul Martin examines the relationship of a pastor to God and to the people of his Church.

Open Theism: A study by Pastor Paul Martin of the increasingly-popular theory of a limited God. This paper, delivered to the Sovereign Grace Pastor's Fellowship, argues that Open Theism is the making of God in the image of man. Includes interviews with main proponents of the view, extensive quotation and summary analysis.

Should A Christian Tithe?: How is tithing viewed from a New Covenant perspective?.


Why Did Jesus Come To Earth?: What was the purpose for His coming? A great read around Christmas!

Bill Payne and the Canadian Sovereign Grace Movement: by Roger Fellows. A lovely history of one of Canada's most admired preachers in the last century.

Christian Risk: by John Piper. Piper argues that one way in which we prove our love for God is wisely risking great things in His name.

You Need Jesus! (A Study of Colossians): Pastor Paul Martin translates the letter to the Colossians into modern English and adds a helpful thematic outline into the text.

Is Baptism Necessary for Salvation?: This brief Biblical study argues that baptism comes after being born again, not before... and certainly does not cause conversion!

Biblical Authority

What authority is granted by the Bible? And to whom? Pastor Paul Martin tackles this difficult subject.


Restoring A Sinning Christian: How are we to handle brothers and sisters in the church who are "in sin?"

NO OTHER FOUNDATION: 2000 YEARS OF CHURCH HISTORY IN ONE SATURDAY!

The Following Links will take you to the text form of Dr. Michael Haykin's January 2004 lectures on the history of the church from Pentecost to today. For audio recordings, go here.

Christ and Caesar - The Church in the Roman Empire, 100-500 AD nof11

The 'Babylonian Captivity' - The Gospel in the Middle Ages, 500-1500 AD

After Darkness, Light! - The Reformation and its Impact, 1500-1700

To the Ends of the Earth - The Gospel and the Modern Age, 1700-2000