Canaan STL Podcast

1 Thessalonians 2:1-16 10/27/24 According to Paul, the main pursuit of the follower of Jesus is to please God. As we practice holiness, so many other realities take place – such as boldness in our sharing, thriving in persecution, and the strong bond believers share between them.

Join us on Sunday Nights as Pastor Daniel walks through "Bridging The Catholic Gap" and helps us dive deeper into the differences between Catholic and Protestant views on scripture.

Acts 17, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 10/20/2024 Acts 17 gives us the context for the Thessalonian church. Paul had planted a church there very quickly as many people came to faith in Jesus in a short amount of time. The local magistrates accused the church of turning the world “Upside down.” How did they do that? The Gospel changed them. They were living out their faith. They were pursuing holiness and...

Acts 17, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 10/20/2024 Acts 17 gives us the context for the Thessalonian church. Paul had planted a church there very quickly as many people came to faith in Jesus in a short amount of time. The local magistrates accused the church of turning the world “Upside down.” How did they do that? The Gospel changed them. They were living out their faith. They were pursuing holiness and...

Genesis 10; Ephesians 6:1-2; Romans 13:1-3 October 13th, 2024 God has placed His trinitarian imprint into all spheres of life. Just as mankind are the image bearers of God, so is all aspects of life engrained with the imprint of God. From family, to society, to government – all point to the Imago Dei.

Genesis 10; Ephesians 6:1-2; Romans 13:1-3 October 13th, 2024 God has placed His trinitarian imprint into all spheres of life. Just as mankind are the image bearers of God, so is all aspects of life engrained with the imprint of God. From family, to society, to government – all point to the Imago Dei.

Join us on Sunday Nights as Pastor Daniel walks through "Bridging The Catholic Gap" and helps us dive deeper into the differences between Catholic and Protestant views on scripture.

Genesis 9-11, Acts 2:5-13, Revelation 7:9-12  October 6th, 2024  Everybody matters, because everybody is an image bearer. There is no group of people in which the imago Dei is not found. God’s image is found in all races, ethnicities, nationalities, ages, and abilities. The diversity in the imago dei is the foundation of our pursuit in missions and human rights, because we know all tribes, nations...

Genesis 9-11, Acts 2:5-13, Revelation 7:9-12  October 6th,2024 Everybody matters, because everybody is an image bearer. There is no group of people in which the imago Dei is not found. God’s image is found in all races, ethnicities, nationalities, ages, and abilities. The diversity in the imago dei is the foundation of our pursuit in missions and human rights, because we know all tribes, nations,...

Genesis 1:26-2:3, Matthew 28:18-20; Ephesians 2:10 September 29th, 2024 The imago Dei is imaged through who we are AND through what we do. God made us in His image with a purpose: to participate with God in His work and rest. The two commissions from God in Genesis and Matthew reorient our lives to view our work as a purposeful partnership with God and one another in pursuit of God’s mission of cr...

Genesis 1:26-2:3, Matthew 28:18-20; Ephesians 2:10 September 29th, 2024 The imago Dei is imaged through who we are AND through what we do. God made us in His image with a purpose: to participate with God in His work and rest. The two commissions from God in Genesis and Matthew reorient our lives to view our work as a purposeful partnership with God and one another in pursuit of God’s mission of cr...

Genesis 1:26-31, 2:18-25 September 22nd, 2024 The beautiful display of imago Dei as male and female tell us about who God is and who we are: equal and distinct. God is three-in-one and humans are two-in-one. God is Father, Son, and Spirit humans are male and female. The pitfalls that have come against the Trinity in Church history, are the same pitfalls coming against God’s image today: how can we...

Genesis 1:26-31, 2:18-25 September 22nd, 2024 The beautiful display of imago Dei as male and female tell us about who God is and who we are: equal and distinct. God is three-in-one and humans are two-in-one. God is Father, Son, and Spirit humans are male and female. The pitfalls that have come against the Trinity in Church history, are the same pitfalls coming against God’s image today: how can we...

Genesis 1 September 15th, 2024 God’s word overcomes and orders the chaos and emptiness of the primordial waters. By His Word, God Spirit forms the chaos and fills the emptiness for human flourishing. In the same way, God’s Spirit and Word forms us and fill us for our flourishing in the Word made flesh.

Genesis 1, John 1 September 8th, 2024 God created the universe through His word. The Word of God creates instantaneously. Filling the now-existent universe with matter, mankind, morality, and mission. And most importantly revealing the overflowing goodness and glory of the God who speaks.

Genesis 1, John 1 September 8th, 2024 God created the universe through His word. The Word of God creates instantaneously. Filling the now-existent universe with matter, mankind, morality, and mission. And most importantly revealing the overflowing goodness and glory of the God who speaks.

Genesis 1:1 September 1st, 2024 The creation cosmology of Genesis is the first glimpse of some of the biggest philosophical questions in the world. Does God exist? If so, who is God? Where did the universe come from? Why is the universe here? Why am I here? In the opening line of the Hebrew Bible, we find the answers to each of these questions, because in the beginning God created.

Genesis 1:1 September 1st, 2024 The creation cosmology of Genesis is the first glimpse of some of the biggest philosophical questions in the world. Does God exist? If so, who is God? Where did the universe come from? Why is the universe here? Why am I here? In the opening line of the Hebrew Bible, we find the answers to each of these questions, because in the beginning God created.

Song of Solomon 8 August 25, 2024 We all want true love. We all want a love that lasts. The question is what kind of love can go the distance? The Song ends by showing us the kind of love we need to pursue and cultivate to have a love that lasts. True love that lasts is patient, powerful, pure, and passionate.

Song of Solomon 8 August 25, 2024 We all want true love. We all want a love that lasts. The question is what kind of love can go the distance? The Song ends by showing us the kind of love we need to pursue and cultivate to have a love that lasts. True love that lasts is patient, powerful, pure, and passionate.

Song of Solomon 6:13-7:13 August 18, 2024 How do a godly husband and wife reconcile? The fifth part of the song portrayed the redemption and reconciliation of the husband and wife after the conflict. In this section of the Song, we see three redemptive reversals in the couple's story, but also in the Biblical story. This week we learn that Jesus redeems us and our relationships from the curse,...

Song of Solomon 6:13-7:13 August 18, 2024 How do a godly husband and wife reconcile? The fifth part of the song portrayed the redemption and reconciliation of the husband and wife after the conflict. In this section of the Song, we see three redemptive reversals in the couple's story, but also in the Biblical story. This week we learn that Jesus redeems us and our relationships from the curse,...

Song of Solomon 5:2-6:13 August 11, 2024 Everybody fights. Every couple fights, even the bride and the beloved in the Song. The test of the strength of one’s marriage is not IF you fight, but HOW you fight. The Song showed the couple fight well so that their relationship was built up, not broken down. Therefore, we learn that godly conflict is filled with blessing, repentance, and restoration.

Song of Solomon 5:2-6:13 August 11, 2024 Everybody fights. Every couple fights, even the bride and the beloved in the Song. The test of the strength of one’s marriage is not IF you fight, but HOW you fight. The Song showed the couple fight well so that their relationship was built up, not broken down. Therefore, we learn that godly conflict is filled with blessing, repentance, and restoration.

Song of Solomon 3:6-5:1 August 4, 2024 The Song continues, and the couples get married, and we get a picture into their wedding day and wedding night. After their waiting well for their wedding night, the couple enjoys God’s gift of sex—the pinnacle of their union as one flesh. This week we learn that God designed sex to be a good gift with guardrails as the grand finale of a man and woman’s union...