People Becoming the Church

Nate unpacks the qualifications laid out by Paul for the roles of Elder and Deacon.  Resources: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1bjIuF5ziVtAHIfOY880eHcJYQG5wX3hb

Nate is back and takes on one of the most highly debated scriptures, 1 Timothy 2. Nate walks us through the entire chapter and helps us understand both sides of the debate. Egalitarian and Complementarian views on women's role in the church. For Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1EJgzH6NoBRMkE7KQtAhx1lGUjqtRpQ4Sl4inNwQs4WU/mobilebasic

Adam breaks down 1 Timothy 1:18-20. He challenges us to stay anchored to Christ, "Cling to your faith un Christ, and keep your conscience clear."(1 Timothy 1:19 NLT). 

Nate unpacks 1 Timothy 1:8-17. Unveiling the power of God's grace. ""Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners" - and I am the worst of them all. But God had mercy on me..." (1 Timothy 1:15-16 NLT). What is your "But God" story and who do you need to share it with?

Nate dives into 1 Timothy 1:3-7 and the warning Paul gives to Timothy and to us about false teachings. Nate challenges us to stay focused and not get distracted by "endless discussion of myths and spiritual pedigrees."(1 Timothy 3:4).

Nate starts our new series, Blueprint. He cast the vision for our journey through the book of 1 Timothy, which is our blueprint for how God designed the church.

The secret to living is contentment. Nate finishes the book of Philippians and gives us four practical ways that we can practice contentment. 

What are some practical things to put into practice in our lives that will bring the peace of God? Nate unpacks Philippians 4:1-9 where Paul gives us 4 things for us to do. As we practice these 4 things: Reconciliation, Rejoicing, Praying, and Right Thinking, we progress toward Christ and recieve his peace.

Ryan Thomas, a missionary to Spain that we support, continues our series in Philippians. He challenges us to live our lives with eternity in focus. "But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." Philippians 3:15 ESV 

Brandon walks us through Philippians 3:1-11 and the sobering reality that we can do nothing to gain our salvation and the awesomeness of Christ and the great exchange.  "I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ. For God's way of making us right with himself depends on faith." Philippians 3:9

Nate continues in Philippians and asks us who are we doing life with? Who are the few we can count on when we go through hard things? And he challenges us by asking, are you that friend for someone else? Citizens of Heaven are those type of friends. 

"Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people." Philippians 2:14-15 Justin Farley encourages us to be citizens of heaven, to be bright lights in this world. He challenges us to examine our lives to see if we are living clean, innocent lives an...

Matt Mann, missionary to Botswana and now South Africa, shares how God has been growing his church in Africa. Matt shares the power of the local church and how powerful it is when the local church is on mission with God.

We are challenged by Philippians 2:3-5. "Don't be selfish; don't try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourself. Don't look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had." Nate digs into how we live this out and challenges us truly look at ourselves in the mirror, are we truly living with th...

"Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourself in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ. Then, whether I come to see you again or only hear about you, I will know that you are standing together with one spirit and one purpose, fighting together for the faith, which is the Good News." Philippians 1:27 Nate breaks apart this verse and challenges us to examine our lives,...

Adam continues in the book of Philippians and challenges us to share the gospel. It is worth it. 

Nate begins our new series going through the book of Philippians. He challenges us to continue walking and obeying the text. But gives us hope knowing that "And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns." Philippians 1:6 

Nate wraps up the book of Ecclesiastes. "Everything is meaningless, completely meaningless... Fear God and obey his commands." Ecclesiastes 12:8, 13. The only thing worth chasing in the life is God. Remember Him.

Brandon continues in our series, Chasing After, and digs into Ecclesiastes 7. He reminds us where wisdom truly comes from and challenges us to stop trying to control everything. 

Nate continues in Ecclesiastes and challenges us to self evaluate our lives asking ourselves: What do I already have that I am overlooking? What can I say no to so I can say yes to what really matters?

"To everything there is a season." What season of life are you in? We don't have to like the season we are in, but will you focus on whats under the sun or the one who made it all? Nate challenges us, to have a biblical worldview in every season, and know that God is in control. 

Nate challenges all of us to take a good self evaluation because nothing under the sun can fulfill us. As the teacher say,  "But as I looked at everything I had worked so hard to accomplish, it was all so meaningless—like chasing the wind. There was nothing really worthwhile anywhere."

Chasing After is a series going over the book of Ecclesiastes. We opened the series with a panel of Counselors talking about the main issues they are seeing in there practices. This week we dive into the first chapter of Ecclesiastes and how everything under the sun is meaningless, like chasing after the wind. 

Missions is core to who we are at Canvas Church. Today we get to highlight both local and global missions we are involved in. Canvas Church is honored with an award from EWU for our efforts in Fostering Idaho. Bill Shaw a missionary to Africa for 40 years and a long time partner with us shares what God is doing in Africa.

We kick off our new series, Chasing After, where we dive into the book of Ecclesiastes. Nate is joined by 4 professional counselors discussing the problems and issues they see and how we can over come them.