Canopy Church Podcast

From our Philippians series. On this Christ the King Sunday, Bill Dogterom leads in a conversation, out of Philippians 2:5-11, about what it means to be citizens of a Kingdom whose King conquers by dying, not killing. Jesus’ kingship—and, therefore, His kingdom—is defined by humility and sacrifice because He knows that this is the only way to save the world. For more information, visit canopy.chur...

From our Philippians series. What is your purpose? How do you find out what you’re here to do? Philippians 1:15-26 reminds us that discerning our purpose is first and foremost about Jesus. “To live is Christ.” When He is the center of our focus and the object of our desire, we will live a life of purpose. For more information, visit canopy.church .

From our Philippians series. Todd invites us, through Philippians 2:5-11, to consider the true path to greatness. Where most of the world is defined by climbing a ladder to greatness, Jesus took the opposite approach. He started at the top and descended in order to rescue those at the bottom. This is what it means to be truly great. For more information, visit canopy.church .

Our favorite Sunday of the month is always the last Sunday when we join our community with A Place for Worship Church from Fullerton for a big family gathering. This week, Pastor Sheridan McDaniel takes us to John 6:25-59 to share his heart that we become followers of Jesus and not just fans. This means that we commit to Him no matter what, even when He says things that are hard for us to hear and...

From our Philippians series. We start our study in the book of Philippians with a bit of historical context to help us understand the circumstances that gave rise to this unique letter and to see how those circumstances are not all that different from our own. When everything that can go wrong has gone wrong, when the world is dark and difficult and confusing, when conflict arises in the church, e...

From our Finding Freedom in the Wilderness series. Mike Rigdon reminds us, via Mark 6:7-9 and other passages that Jesus didn’t simply save us as individuals but saved us into a community into a family. And, this family exists to embody and so demonstrate the radically sacrificial love of Jesus to the world. For more information, visit canopy.church .

From our Finding Freedom in the Wilderness series. Numbers 9:15-23 reminds us that the presence of God is everything to the people of God. As a community, we want to grow in our capacity to seek and respond to the Spirit of God at work in and through our community.  For more information, visit canopy.church .

From our Finding Freedom in the Wilderness series. God is on the throne. In an anxious world, it is important that God’s people continually remind themselves of that truth and live in light of it. Psalm 95:1-5 calls us to worship and, in doing so, to remember and align ourselves to the reality that our God reigns. For more information, visit canopy.church .

The whole Canopy family joins with A Place for Worship Church in Fullerton for a conversation out of John 8:1-11 about the love of God that meets us where we are but doesn’t leave us where we are. For more information, visit canopy.church .

From our Finding Freedom in the Wilderness series. Chris Wienand reminds us, via Romans 9:14-18, that God is in control of every moment of history and that He raises up His people, in and through difficult wilderness seasons, for the sake of bringing grace, mercy, power, and hope to the world. For more information, visit canopy.church .

From our Finding Freedom in the Wilderness series. God has not left us to navigate life in the wilderness on our own. He has provided us His Word, His self-revelation, to guide us. And, in Psalm 19, David reminds us of the beauty, value, and usefulness of that gift. For more information, visit canopy.church .

From our Finding Freedom in the Wilderness series. This global wilderness season has revealed to us that our restlessness and hurry is not as much about the world around us but about the world within us. Bill Dogterom shows us, through Matthew 11:25-30, that following Jesus sometimes means that we have to slow down in order to keep up with God. For more information, visit canopy.church .

From our Finding Freedom in the Wilderness series. One of the most profound and important things that God taught His people in the wilderness was how to rest. They came from a restless empire where the lifestyle was defined by a relentless pursuit of more, but God called them to be different. So, in Exodus 20:8-11, He gave them the gift of Sabbath, a day to limit productivity and find rest and lif...

From our Finding Freedom in the Wilderness series. How do we keep our grip on the reality of who Jesus is and what He’s done and is doing in our lives in the middle of trying circumstances? Hebrews 10:19-25 provides us with four calls that help us persevere in seasons of trial and disorientation. For more information, visit canopy.church .

From our Finding Freedom in the Wilderness series. Simply walking through the wilderness does not guarantee that we will end up more free. If we want to arrive at greater freedom and fuller life, there is only one Way. Following Jesus closely, finding our very lives and existence in Him, as Colossians 3:1-4 shows us, is the only path to freedom. For more information, visit canopy.church .

From our Finding Freedom in the Wilderness series. The Kingdom of God is available to us here and now, even in the wilderness, through the Holy Spirit that God has given to those who are in Christ. John 3:1-8  invites us to live into this truth. We want to see the Kingdom come in our lives, our community, and our world, and that only happens as we learn to live empowered by the Holy Spirit. For mo...

From our Finding Freedom in the Wilderness series. The wilderness is where God teaches us how to live free, but He does not do this work without our cooperation and effort. As part of our training, He gives us new practices and habits through which He can train us toward freedom. In Matthew 4:1-11, we see how Jesus partnered with His Father in the wilderness. For more information, visit canopy.chu...

From our Finding Freedom in the Wilderness series. God set His people free not simply for their own sake but so that He could save the world through them. Exodus 19:1-8 shows us that He redeemed them to be a conspicuous people, to be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation, a people who embodied His values in the world. This included a call to radical justice. For more information, visit canopy.chu...

From our Finding Freedom in the Wilderness series. Via Exodus 3:1-15, Bill Dogterom reminds us that, if God is at work in the wilderness, we don’t want to waste it. So, rather than simply looking for a way out of the wilderness, we ought to be intentional about asking God what He might be up to (what’s the point in the wilderness?) and how we can partner with Him in that work. For more information...

From our Finding Freedom in the Wilderness series. Whenever we find ourselves in the wilderness, our natural inclination will be to retreat, to go back to “normal,” to a time when life was easier. But, this is rarely the right call. Exodus 16:10 shows us that, in wilderness seasons, God is often calling us “further up and further in.” For more information, visit canopy.church .

From our Finding Freedom in the Wilderness series. Life with God is never static. We have moments of profound trust and moments of deep despair. We grow in knowledge and experience of God and gain new orientation, and then circumstances change and we find ourselves disoriented all over again. Psalm 31 reminds us to put all of our lives—orientation, disorientation, and everything in between—into th...

From our Finding Freedom in the Wilderness series. Worship is not restricted to joyous occasions. Psalm 42 teaches us to develop a capacity for worship that transforms any circumstance, no matter how difficult, into an opportunity to meet with and bless God.  For more information, visit canopy.church .

From our Finding Freedom in the Wilderness series. Kathleen Doyle shares out of Exodus 16:2-12 about the God who provides in the wilderness. When we find ourselves in difficult seasons, our tendency is to look with despair at our circumstances, when God is, in fact, calling us to look at Him and follow Him through the wilderness. For more information, visit canopy.church .

From our Finding Freedom in the Wilderness series. As we discussed last week, God is always at work in the wilderness. During this week’s message out of Numbers 2:17, we learn how we can partner with Him in that work through worship. Worship is of central importance to God’s people, even in the wilderness. For more information, visit canopy.church .

From our Finding Freedom in the Wilderness series. Jonny Hughes from Trinity Church Nottingham shares a powerful message out of Deuteronomy 8:1-5 about the purpose of the wilderness in our lives and kinds of things God tends to do there. For more information, visit canopy.church .