3 / COMMUNITY RESTORATION

Jesus once asked, “Who lights a lamp and puts it under a bowl?” In asking this, he was expressing frustration at the pattern of inwardness amongst believers who, instead of engaging the city and the surrounding culture, huddled into religious ghettos. This pattern is an easy one to repeat. Broken Bread Toronto strives to do as much good as we can in the surrounding community and we want everyone to be equipped for this purpose. It has been said that the church is the only institution in the world that exists primarily for its non-members. We want as much as possible to be true to this.

4 / CITY INSPIRATION

In speaking about the church, Jesus said, “a city on a hill cannot be hidden.” The church was made to display the love and truth of God so that all would see how beautiful God truly is. This means that churches are not only called to serve the city and seek its restoration but to humbly inspire the people of our city so that they themselves may seek God. Therefore the church is not just a humanitarian organization with something to do but it is a testifying community with something to say.  A wise man once said, “Don’t seek to build a great church, seek to build a great city.” And every great city is built on inspiration.

5 / GRACE PROLIFERATION

All of life is a gift. God shines his light on those who follow and revere him and on those who don’t. It’s because God is a God of grace. When the reality of God’s grace expressed through the life and death of Jesus Christ truly hits home, one is humbled and disarmed of a judgmental spirit. They are the kind of person that makes up our community. For this reason, Broken Bread Toronto seeks to be a church where grace is freely offered in the spirit of the one who first offered it to us. The proliferation of grace means the death of pride and shame and beginning of life.

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