Canadian Hills Church of the Nazarene
Have you ever experienced a lack of power? Luke tells his friend Theophilus about a mysterious power that's even for us today.
Before visible scales could fall from Paul's eyes, invisible scales had to fall from Ananias' eyes. Do you put anything on others that may keep them from being filled with the Holy Spirit?
As we experience the story of Thomas, we are invited to trust that Jesus will keep showing up, alive, and with a body that holds together the worst that has happened to him and his risen life. Again and again, he will offer that wounded, living body” as evidence of who He is...God’s resurrecting power.
On a day of tears, tension, and celebration, how do we live beyond the grave?
Today's Scripture portion focuses on what "they" do to Jesus, and naturally asks the question to us, What will we do with Jesus?
Do you have a Jealous marriage? Today we consider a fourth habit to strengthen marriage.
Riddles and Community. Birth Certificates & Coke Cans. Nicodemus questions Jesus by night. What will the outcome be?
Does Jesus throw a temper tantrum? Or is there something much deeper happening?
Today Jesus begins to show the ABUNDANCE to which God desires to engage creation by turning water into wine.
Advent is a season that is for much more than counting down the days till Christmas. This year we hope it reminds us we're called to be a certain type of people, just as Jesus is a certain kind of god. Today, we consider what it means to regift Scripture.
Advent is a season that is for much more than counting down the days till Christmas. This year we hope it reminds us we're called to be a certain type of people, just as Jesus is a certain kind of god.
Is prayer a resource we turn to when life battles us, or should it be the battle itself? A look at how Jesus prayed, and how his disciples prayed, helps us better understand how to be #faithfulpresence.
Witness is about sharing how God is working in our lives and asking others if they can see it. And if they would allow it in their own life. There were four guys who dug a hole in Jesus' roof to witness to a friend and Jesus says it was their faith that heals the paralytic. Who do you need to be a "they" for?
The Lord's Table is known by different names: Communion, the Lord's Table, and Eucharist, are the most common. We'll consider what Eucharist means and how it should impact our lives.
Today we both celebrate and commit to #liveout GLOCALLY (global & local). In the past year we've given ourselves away to our local community in over 800 recorded hours. And we've in faith given over $15,000 to both global and local efforts to be salt & light in our world.
God's story shows his faithful effort to be present with us. What about our story? May the story of God inspire and empower us to be faithful to God's presence among us.
God's story shows his faithful effort to be present with us. What about our story? May the story of God inspire and empower us to be faithful to God's presence among us.
God's story shows his faithful presence with us. What about our story? May the story of God inspire and empower us to be faithful to God's presence among us. Prayer is a big part of this...but is prayer what we think it is?
God's story shows his faithful effort to be present with us. What about our story? May the story of God inspire and empower us to be faithful to God's presence among us.
God's story in Scripture shows his faithful effort to be present with us. What about our story? May the story of God inspire and empower us to be faithful to God's presence among us.
God's Word tells the story of his desire to be present with us. What does our desire to be present with God look like? With others? How we like our ice cream may be telling of our desire to be present with God and others.
A look at how we do it...aka...how we work to BE biblically responsible Christ followers. Will you be part of the possibilities that this way of existing could bring?
Paul seems to say it is not always better to be able to get my head around how God works...especially if God's way is more powerful than what I can get my head around.
God calls us to partner with him by becoming like him. What holds us back?
Do you carry the weight of the "family business"?
What does it mean to be IN? And what are we getting ourselves IN to?
Is sin (ways not of Jesus) taking up residence in the guest room but moving toward your master suite?
What's the best gift you've ever been given? What about a gift that manifests itself in many gifts?
How is it that Jesus can claim he's THE Way, Truth, and Life? What is heaven? What's about the word IN, anyway?
Today we consider the story of two people confused & dull. Luke 24.13-35
In this series we consider how to grieve and mourn through what the Bible calls Lament. Easter Sunday reminds us that just as Christ did not remain under the grave, we don't need to remain #UnderTheRug.
In this series we consider how to grieve and mourn through what the Bible calls Lament. Palm Sunday brings a special TWIST to the tension we hold.
Most people have experienced pain...the kind that sticks around after a significant loss in life. The problem is our culture doesn't have a language to express it so we tend to stuff it under the rug...only for it to trip us up from time to time. In this series we consider how to grieve and mourn through what the Bible calls Lament.
Most people have experienced pain...the kind that sticks around after a significant loss in life. The problem is our culture doesn't have a language to express it so we tend to stuff it under the rug...only for it to trip us up from time to time. In this series we consider how to grieve and mourn through what the Bible calls Lament.
Most people have experienced pain...the kind that sticks around after a significant loss in life. The problem is our culture doesn't have a language to express it so we tend to stuff it under the rug...only for it to trip us up from time to time. In this series we consider how to grieve and mourn through what the Bible calls Lament.
We all have experience we grieve and tend to push under the rug hoping not to have to deal with it, only for what seems God in his holiness and grace pulls the rug out from under our feet to reveal what isn't right in effort to bring healing, or at least restore a new sense of order to the chaos of our pain.
Marla Mercer Cole starts our journey into what lies Under The Rug for many...grief, lament, hurt...from experiences in life we'd rather not deal with.
Paul challenges us to pray this "so that" prayer: May we be unified in our love for Christ…so that…we glorify God as one.
Paul teaches us to pray a prayer of his own: "May my love overflow...SO THAT...my life covers all sin."
How powerful are your prayers? Learning to pray for the Kingdom of Heaven to become reality in the lives of those we love...and our own. "Open a door for the word...SO THAT...we would speak the mystery of Christ."
How powerful are your prayers? Learning to pray for the Kingdom of Heaven to become reality in the lives of those we love...and our own.
Through the "Father of all who believe", we see the desire to bless one's descendants all the way to his final breath.
Through the "Father of all who believe", we see that we can pass tests when we know the voice of God.
Through the "Father of all who believe", we see that God can be trusted for whatever the future holds.
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