The weekly podcast for Canyon Springs Christian Church. At Canyon Springs we endeavor to be genuine followers of Christ whose lives are centered on Christ. We are made up of many people from many different backgrounds, but we seek to come together as one. Colossians 3:15 While we are committed to kn…
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Week 3: Your words flow from your heart and your words impact your relationships by either helping them or hurting them. Series: The book of Proverbs is an invitation to see the world differently and to see relationships differently—the way that God sees them.
Week 2: We need equipping on how to have real friendships–and Proverbs can help us with that. God is the source of all wisdom, Jesus is our example in "hesed" love ("unfailing love"), and the Holy Spirit empowers us to love well. Series: The book of Proverbs is an invitation to see the world differently and to see relationships differently—the way that God sees them.
Week 1: Our relationship with Jesus is the central relationship—how we relate to God's wisdom determines how we relate to everyone around us. Series: The book of Proverbs is an invitation to see the world differently and to see relationships differently—the way that God sees them.
The resurrection of Jesus isn't only about a fresh start in life, but also about a whole new way of living.
Week 9: We must stay faithful to the end and finish strong if we want to leave a godly legacy. It's only through Jesus that we can leave a greater legacy. Series: God is calling us to a life-long journey of greater trust and greater impact.
Week 8: Realize you are not alone in your struggle. Don't just see the obstacles—let God open your eyes to see the help he has already provided. Series: God is calling us to a life-long journey of greater trust and greater impact.
Week 7: "Greater" is about trusting God in daily, small ways as a community of faith. Series: God is calling us to a life-long journey of greater trust and greater impact.
Week 6: Humility is the path to healing. It's his humility that led to Naaman's healing, not his status. Series: God is calling us to a life-long journey of greater trust and greater impact.
Week 5: Suffering is not a detour on the road to greater, it's a landmark. Grief is sacred, not sinful—God comforts us and works in our grief for good. Series: God is calling us to a life-long journey of greater trust and greater impact.
Week 4: All God needs is all of you. Embrace your limitations and let God work through you. Series: God is calling us to a life-long journey of greater trust and greater impact.
Week 3: The key to God's greater work in us and in the world is our willingness to start small and trust him for the results. "Digging ditches" is all about preparing for God's work in our lives. Series: God is calling us to a life-long journey of greater trust and greater impact.
Week 2: We are called to greater—and our greater will always point to Jesus. Series: God is calling us to a life-long journey of greater trust and greater impact.
Week 1: We need to realize our place in God's story and step boldly into that place. We do that by burning the plow, taking the tour, and crossing the river. Series: God is calling us to a life-long journey of greater trust and greater impact.
Week 5: Wherever God has placed you, he has placed you on purpose, for a purpose. The BLESSING of Jesus is meant to encourage us to step out and start serving. Series: Jesus calls us to MAKE DISCIPLES—let's learn how by seeing how Jesus did it.
Week 4: Heroes share what they know; hero makers share their lives with a few. Series: Jesus calls us to MAKE DISCIPLES—let's learn how by seeing how Jesus did it.
Week 3: We need to learn to see the potential that Jesus sees in others. Jesus calls the unqualified and changes the world through them. Who do you need to have an "ICNU Conversation" with? Series: Jesus calls us to MAKE DISCIPLES—let's learn how by seeing how Jesus did it.
Week 2: In order to be a hero maker, we need to THINK like Jesus—we need to think like a hero maker. We need to have a vision bigger than ourselves, and take the initiative to pour into regular people. Series: Jesus calls us to MAKE DISCIPLES—let's learn how by seeing how Jesus did it.
Week 1: Discipleship is collaborating with God, the ultimate Hero Maker, and teaching and walking with others. Series: Jesus calls us to MAKE DISCIPLES--let's learn how by seeing how Jesus did it.
Week 3: The thrill of hope comes from clinging to the promises of God and staying faithful. Make the daily decision to spend time in God's Word, submit to the Spirit, and develop godly habits. Series: There are moments of worship in the Christmas story that invites us to pause and experience the thrill of hope for what God is doing.
Week 2: The thrill of hope comes from seeing that God cares about the humble and wants to lift them up. Magnify the Lord; don't magnify yourself or others. Series: There are moments of worship in the Christmas story that invites us to pause and experience the thrill of hope for what God is doing.
Week 1: Luke is not introducing a new story but rather continuing an old one. The thrill of hope comes from seeing that God is working in history and in your story as well. Series: There are moments of worship in the Christmas story that invites us to pause and experience the thrill of hope for what God is doing.
Week 4: We have been saved by God, but we are still waiting on our final salvation. How should we live while we wait for this final salvation? Series: God works behind the scenes through both our life experiences AND our current situation to accomplish his good plan.
Week 3: Humble submission leads to holy salvation. Series: God works behind the scenes through both our life experiences AND our current situation to accomplish his good plan.
Week 2: God calls all of us to be advocates: to speak up for those who can't speak for themselves. Esther is an example of this for us. Lament is the path to becoming an advocate. Series: God works behind the scenes through both our life experiences AND our current situation to accomplish his good plan.
Week 7: The more aware you are of your need FOR Jesus, the more useful you can be TO Jesus
Week 6: Our discouraging experiences and hardships shape our identity-they "name" us. We need to make sure we're getting our "new name" from Jesus.
Week 5: An opportunity to compromise is also an opportunity to bear witness and reach out. Our job is to WAKE UP and be faithful in reaching out; realizing that Jesus is working in people's lives.
Week 4: The church is called to represent Christ, and we do that by holding on to who Jesus is and how he lived.
Week 3: Staying true to Jesus results from remembering who is truly in charge.
Week 2: There is an unseen spiritual reality. The spiritual reality is that believers are rich in Jesus Christ and promised victory in Jesus Christ despite their circumstances.
Week 1: If you aren't motivated by the love of Jesus, he doesn't want you representing him in the world.
Grace cannot be cheap when we know the one who paid the price.
Week 11: God has a powerful vision for the future and we as his people get to play a part in that vision.
Week 10: If we focus inward only and not on things of God, we will see all we've built begin to crumble. If we focus first on the things of God, everything else will fall into place.
It's an uphill battle to live as a child of the promise.
Week 9: He (the LORD) is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity."
Week 8: God is calling his people "safe." God is calling "safe" any who are willing to put down their pride and follow him. The cross of Jesus shows us that God cares for both the survivor and the bystander.
Week 7: "The righteous shall live by faith" means we look to God and wait on the Lord, worshipping him, even when things don't make sense.
Week 6: It may look like God doesn't care about evil, but the Day of the Lord is coming. When God acts it isn't always what we expect, but it's always what we need.
Week 4: Don't try to call "fair" what God has called "foul." In human thinking, "might makes right." Micah looks forward to a time when peace is the greatest strength, and injustice and oppression are no more.
Week 4: Don't try to call "fair" what God has called "foul." In human thinking, "might makes right." Micah looks forward to a time when peace is the greatest strength, and injustice and oppression are no more.
Week 2: God's love for unfaithful people is never-ending--he has more mercy than we have mess. Love is strange, love is costly, love has a standard.
Sam Gill, missionary and president of New Hope for the World, brings a message on being salt and light in a world that is decaying and dark.
Week 1: Our relationship with God should change the way we live and the way we treat others…or else we don't actually have a relationship with God.
Week 10: As we follow Jesus' example and cry out to God in our struggles, God takes the opportunity to remind us that he is faithful. Jesus is showing us that we can use the language of the Psalms when we are struggling in these moments. Series: Jesus spoke the words of life, but sometimes those words were confusing. In this series, we explore those hard sayings of Jesus.
Week 9: If you are going to follow Jesus, you are going to face opposition. Expect it and plan accordingly. If we expect opposition and prepare emotionally for it, we will be able to better love people and share the gospel. Series: Jesus spoke the words of life, but sometimes those words were confusing. In this series, we explore those hard sayings of Jesus.