Welcome to the former online home of New City Baptist Church!

Our congregation approved a merger with Mount Pleasant Road Baptist Church on January 21, 2024.

Once we receive the green light from the CRA, we will be officially known as Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. For now, we are one church under that name (spiritually), but two charities (legally).

Join us at 10:30am every Sunday and 7:30pm every Thursday at 527 Mt. Pleasant Rd.

Sermons by John Bell

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May 12, 2024

“Bearing Witness Under Persecution: The Good, the Bad, and the Forgiven”

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel According to Mark Passage: Mark 14:43–72, John 21:15–19

April 21, 2024

Jesus, Our Passover Lamb

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel According to Mark Passage: Mark 14:12–25

March 31, 2024

The "Good News" of Jesus' Resurrection

Preacher: John Bell Series: Easter

March 10, 2024

Jesus' Just Judgement of Jerusalem

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel According to Mark Passage: Mark 11:7–21, Luke 13:31–35, Luke 19:28–44, Luke 23:26–31

February 18, 2024

True Discipleship

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel According to Mark Passage: Mark 9:30–50

February 11, 2024

God's Beloved, Suffering Son

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel According to Mark Passage: Mark 9:1–13

February 4, 2024

The Purpose of the Church (2024), Pt.3: Evangelism

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Purpose of the Church Passage: Matthew 28:18–20

January 28, 2024

The Purpose of the Church (2024), Pt 2: Edification

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Purpose of the Church Passage: Ephesians 4:1–16

January 14, 2024

The Suffering Messiah and His Suffering Disciples

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel According to Mark Passage: Mark 8:22–38

January 7, 2024

The Gentiles' Messiah

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel According to Mark Passage: Mark 7:24– 8:21

December 31, 2023

The Seed of the Woman Crushes the Serpent's Head

Preacher: John Bell Series: Christmas Passage: Revelation 12:1–17

December 17, 2023

Jesus the Saviour

Preacher: John Bell Series: Christmas Passage: Luke 2:1–14

December 10, 2023

Jesus' Divine Authority vs. Mere Religious Tradition

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel According to Mark Passage: Mark 7:1–23

December 3, 2023

Jesus, the Gloriously Divine Shepherd-King

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel According to Mark Passage: Mark 6:31–56

November 26, 2023

The Faith Sandwich

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel According to Mark Passage: Mark 5:21–43

November 19, 2023

Who is This?

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel According to Mark Passage: Mark 4:35– 5:20

November 12, 2023

What is the Kingdom of God Like?

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel According to Mark Passage: Mark 4:21–34

November 5, 2023

The Parable of the Seed Among the Soils

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel According to Mark Passage: Mark 4:1–20

October 29, 2023

How Do You Perceive Jesus?

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel According to Mark Passage: Mark 3:7–35

October 22, 2023

Jesus: Divine Bridegroom and Lord of the Sabbath

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel According to Mark Passage: Mark 2:18– 3:6

October 15, 2023

How does Jesus Confront Sin?

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel According to Mark Passage: Mark 1:40– 2:17

October 8, 2023

The Authority of the Anointed One

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel According to Mark Passage: Mark 1:14–39

October 1, 2023

Who is Jesus?

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel According to Mark Passage: Mark 1:1–13

September 24, 2023

The Fellowship of Faith (Pt. 2)

Preacher: John Bell Series: Philemon Passage: Philemon 1:7–25

September 17, 2023

The Fellowship of Faith (Pt.1)

Preacher: John Bell Series: Philemon Passage: Philemon 1:1–6

September 10, 2023

Remember the Final Day

Preacher: John Bell Series: 2 Peter Passage: 2 Peter 3:1–18

September 3, 2023

False Teachers and Their Destruction, Pt.2

Preacher: John Bell Series: 2 Peter Passage: 2 Peter 1:10–22

August 27, 2023

False Teachers and Their Destruction, Pt.1

Preacher: John Bell Series: 2 Peter Passage: 2 Peter 2:1–10

August 20, 2023

The Prophecy of Scripture

Preacher: John Bell Series: 2 Peter Passage: 2 Peter 1:12–21

August 13, 2023

Confirming our Calling and Election

Preacher: John Bell Series: 2 Peter Passage: 2 Peter 1:1–11

July 16, 2023

Jesus, Our Redeemer and Brother

Preacher: John Bell Series: Ruth Passage: Ruth 4:1–22

July 9, 2023

The Threshing Floor Incident

Preacher: John Bell Series: Ruth Passage: Ruth 2:17– 3:18

July 2, 2023

Under the Wings of a Sovereign God

Preacher: John Bell Series: Ruth Passage: Ruth 2:1–16

June 25, 2023

Bitterness and Sovereignty

Preacher: John Bell Series: Ruth Passage: Ruth 1:1–21

June 18, 2023

Young Person, Live For God in Your Youth

Preacher: John Bell Series: Ecclesiastes Passage: Ecclesiastes 11:7– 12:14

June 4, 2023

Christian Consistency & Obedience

Preacher: John Bell Series: Ecclesiastes Passage: Ecclesiastes 7:1–29

June 4, 2023

Sunday School: Last Things (Pt. 7: Resurrection)

Preacher: John Bell Series: Sunday School: Last Things Passage: 1 Corinthians 15:35–58

May 28, 2023

The House of Mourning

Preacher: John Bell Series: Ecclesiastes Passage: Ecclesiastes 7:1–2

May 28, 2023

Sunday School: Last Things (Pt. 6.2: The Millenium, Pt.2)

Preacher: John Bell Series: Sunday School: Last Things Passage: Revelation 19:11– 20:10

May 21, 2023

Life Under The Sun

Preacher: John Bell Series: Ecclesiastes Passage: Ecclesiastes 4:1– 6:12

May 14, 2023

Secularism: Its Problems and Its Remedy (Pt.2)

Preacher: John Bell Series: Ecclesiastes Passage: Ecclesiastes 3:1–22

May 7, 2023

Secularism: Its Problems and Its Remedy (Pt.1)

Preacher: John Bell Series: Ecclesiastes Passage: Ecclesiastes 1:1– 2:26

April 23, 2023

A Closing Summons to Christian Action

Preacher: John Bell Series: James: A Faith That Works Passage: James 5:12–20

April 16, 2023

Sunday School: Last Things (Pt. 3.2: Rapture/Tribulation)

Preacher: John Bell Series: Sunday School: Last Things Passage: 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18

April 9, 2023

It Was Impossible for Death to Hold Him

Preacher: John Bell Series: Easter Passage: Acts 2:24–32

April 2, 2023

Arrogant Boasting in the Church

Preacher: John Bell Series: James: A Faith That Works Passage: James 4:11–17

April 2, 2023

Sunday School: Last Things (Pt. 3.1: Rapture/Tribulation)

Preacher: John Bell Series: Sunday School: Last Things Passage: 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18

March 26, 2023

A Call To Humble Christian Repentance

Preacher: John Bell Series: James: A Faith That Works Passage: James 4:1–10

March 19, 2023

The Peace of Genuine Wisdom

Preacher: John Bell Series: James: A Faith That Works Passage: James 3:13–18

March 12, 2023

The Bridled Tongue

Preacher: John Bell Series: James: A Faith That Works Passage: James 3:1–12

February 26, 2023

A Faith That Works

Preacher: John Bell Series: James: A Faith That Works Passage: James 2:14–26

February 19, 2023

Favouritism in the Church

Preacher: John Bell Series: James: A Faith That Works Passage: James 2:1–13

February 12, 2023

Obedience to the Word: The Evidence of Spiritual Wholeness

Preacher: John Bell Series: James: A Faith That Works Passage: James 1:19–27

February 5, 2023

Persevering Through Testing and Trials

Preacher: John Bell Series: James: A Faith That Works Passage: James 1:12–18

January 29, 2023

Responding Faithfully and Prayerfully to Trials

Preacher: John Bell Series: James: A Faith That Works Passage: James 1:1–11

January 22, 2023

Sarah's Daughters

Preacher: John Bell Series: General Passage: 1 Peter 3:1–7

January 15, 2023

Gospel-Centred Marriage

Preacher: John Bell Series: General Passage: Ephesians 5:21–33

January 8, 2023

By the Sea of Galilee

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel of John Passage: John 21:1–25

January 1, 2023

Bringing Our Relationships Under the Lordship of Jesus Christ

Preacher: John Bell Series: General Passage: 2 Corinthians 6:14– 7:1

December 25, 2022

Gabriel's Announcement to Mary

Preacher: John Bell Series: Christmas Passage: Luke 1:26–38

December 11, 2022

The Resurrection of Jesus

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel of John Passage: John 20:1–31

December 4, 2022

It is Finished!

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel of John Passage: John 19:16–42

November 27, 2022

Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel of John Passage: John 12:12–16, John 18:28– 19:22

November 20, 2022

Jesus' Arrest and Trials

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel of John Passage: John 18:1–27

November 13, 2022

Jesus' Upper Room Prayer (Pt. 2)

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel of John Passage: John 17:6–25

October 30, 2022

The Great Commission

Preacher: John Bell Series: General Passage: Matthew 28:18–20

October 23, 2022

In the House of his Father

Preacher: John Bell Series: General Passage: Luke 2:40–52

October 16, 2022

Jesus' Upper Room Prayer (Pt. 1)

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel of John Passage: John 17:1–5

October 9, 2022

The Spirit-Paraclete

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel of John Passage: John 14:1– 16:33

September 25, 2022

Parental Discipline: Training Our Children for Their Good

Preacher: John Bell Series: General Passage: Hebrews 12:3–13, Proverbs 13:24, Proverbs 22:15, Proverbs 23:13–14

September 18, 2022

God Disciplines His Children

Preacher: John Bell Series: General Passage: Hebrews 12:3–13

August 28, 2022

I am the True Vine

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel of John Passage: John 15:1–8

August 21, 2022

I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel of John Passage: John 14:1–14

August 14, 2022

Jesus Washes His Disciples' Feet

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel of John Passage: John 13:1–17

July 24, 2022

Don't worry Christian: Instead, Trust God and Seek His Kingdom

Preacher: John Bell Series: General Passage: Luke 12:22–34

July 17, 2022

King Jesus Comes to Jerusalem to Die for the World

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel of John Passage: John 12:12–33

July 10, 2022

Jesus, the Resurrection and the Life

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel of John Passage: John 11:1–53

July 3, 2022

Jesus, the Shepherd of the Sheep

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel of John Passage: John 10:1–21

June 26, 2022

Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel of John Passage: John 9:1–41

June 19, 2022

Jesus, the Light of the World

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel of John Passage: John 8:12–30

June 5, 2022

Jesus, the Bread from Heaven

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel of John Passage: John 6:25–59

May 29, 2022

The Parable of the Prodigal Son

Preacher: John Bell Series: Luke Passage: Luke 15:11–32

May 22, 2022

Jesus, the Son of God

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel of John Passage: John 5:16–30

May 15, 2022

Five Lessons from Jesus the Evangelist

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel of John Passage: John 4:1–42

May 1, 2022

Born Again/Born from Above

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel of John Passage: John 3:1–18

April 24, 2022

The Folly of Adultery, The Wisdom of Marriage

Preacher: John Bell Passage: Proverbs 5

April 17, 2022

The Wedding at Cana and Clearing the Temple

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel of John Passage: John 2:1–22

April 10, 2022

Confession and Witness: Jesus Gains His First Disciples

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel of John Passage: 1 John 1:35–51

March 27, 2022

Jesus, the Eternal Word

Preacher: John Bell Series: The Gospel of John Passage: 1 John 1:1–18

March 20, 2022

Do Everything in Love

Preacher: John Bell Series: 1 Corinthians Passage: 1 Corinthians 16:1–24

March 13, 2022

Flesh and Blood Cannot Inherit the Kingdom of God

Preacher: John Bell Series: 1 Corinthians Passage: 1 Corinthians 15:35–58

March 6, 2022

God Will Be Utterly Supreme Over Everything, Everywhere

Preacher: John Bell Series: 1 Corinthians Passage: 1 Corinthians 15:20–34

February 27, 2022

The “Good News” of Jesus’ Resurrection

Preacher: John Bell Series: 1 Corinthians Passage: 1 Corinthians 15:1–19

February 20, 2022

Intelligibility and Orderliness in Corporate Worship

Preacher: John Bell Series: 1 Corinthians Passage: 1 Corinthians 14:1–40

February 13, 2022

The Most Excellent Way of Christian Love

Preacher: John Bell Series: 1 Corinthians Passage: 1 Corinthians 12:31– 13:13

February 6, 2022

The Mutual Dependence of Believers on One Another

Preacher: John Bell Series: 1 Corinthians Passage: 1 Corinthians 12:1–30

January 30, 2022

Do This in Remembrance of Me

Preacher: John Bell Series: 1 Corinthians Passage: 1 Corinthians 11:17–34

January 23, 2022

On Covering the Head in Worship

Preacher: John Bell Series: 1 Corinthians Passage: 1 Corinthians 11:2–16

January 16, 2022

Christian, Do All Strategically for God’s Glory by Seeking Your Neighbors’ Good

Preacher: John Bell Series: 1 Corinthians Passage: 1 Corinthians 10:14– 11:1

January 9, 2022

Run To Win: Persevere with Self Discipline

Preacher: John Bell Series: 1 Corinthians Passage: 1 Corinthians 9:24– 10:13

January 2, 2022

Love Your Enemies

Preacher: John Bell Series: General Passage: Luke 6:27–39

December 26, 2021

Accepted By God

Preacher: John Bell Series: General Passage: Leviticus 1:1–17

December 19, 2021

Christmas Service 2021: God With Us, To Save Us

Preacher: John Bell Series: Christmas Passage: Matthew 1:1–25