Word for the Week

When Jesus said "pure in heart", what did he actually intend? Putting it together through the original language. canaancommunity.org

A look into the terms, "religion", "spirituality" and where Christianity fits in. canaancommunity.org

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. Matt. 5:7 A look into the beautiful faces of mercy in a blind and toothless world. Discovering from the beatitudes, what it means to be salt & light. canaancommunity.org

Jesus tells us we must be "salt & light", but what exactly does that mean? If we are the beatitudes, we are salt and light. The beatitudes were terms in Aramaic, to ancient Greek, to English. Terms that are not directly translatable. The answer- look at the concepts behind the original words. Today, "meek" and "hunger and thirst."

Drilling down through 3 layers of language to get the original meaning of the Parable of Salt and Light. Matthew 5:1-14. canaancommunity.org

A look into the parable of the NEW WINE & OLD WINESKINS- the history, the meaning and the timeless application. canaancommunity.org

The parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector, Luke 18:9-14. Maybe more real-life depth to it that we realize! www.canaancommunity.org

A change in format, and a request for your questions. canaancommunity.org Email: canaancommunitychurch@gmail.com

Follow up to Word for the Week, Parable of the Sower and the Seed. Seeing the parable as a triangle that shapes the believer's life. The second line we label, "soil." From our sermon series on parables. canaancommunity.org

How the principles of the parable, "The Sower & the Seed" determine the shape of one's life. We wrap up our insights in Sunday FollowUp. canaancommunity.org

A serious look into Jewish law, and why Jesus said what He said. What goes in the mouth and what comes out. What defiles a person, based on Matthew 15 and Mark 7. canaancommunity.org

Based on the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant, Matthew 18:21-35. How it applies to us. How we forgive like that. canaancommunity.org

The parable of the unforgiving servant, one of the easiest parables to understand and the most difficult to do. Here's a look at the details behind the parable. A foundation for implication and application. canaancommunity.org

Matthew 20:1-16. The parable of the laborers has layers of meaning. We explore the foundational layer, the world at the the time Jesus said this, and how His first listeners would've heard it. Learning where Jesus was coming from, so we can wisely determine where He's going now, in this parable.3

A look into the difficulties of Matthew 27:52, 53. What's going on with these verses and what does that mean for us?

Hosanna, what it ultimately means to us today.

A contextual look into the proclamation, "hosanna." What it meant as they cried out in Christ's Triumphal Entry.

Simon and Margaret Muhota tell us more about the care provided by Abba's House for displaced children and the community. Near Naivasha, Kenya.

A special discussion with the Muhotas who run Abba's House, a very special children's ministry near Naivasha, Kenya.

Audio version only of Mark 4:26-29. The parable teaches lessons on God's kingdom involving believers collectively, or individually. This episode looks from the vantage of the individual. canaancommunity.org

Mark 4:26-29, our place, God's place, and the concept of life in the kingdom of God. canaancommunity.org ...Thanks to Tikki O. for a quick clip on growing popcorn!

Our place in the kingdom of God.  And the one thing we cannot do!  Mark 4:26-29.  canaancommunity.org

A focus on the significance of the torches used in the wedding of Matthew 25:1-13.  And the secret they reveal to finishing the race well.

The parable of the 10 virgins, Matthew 25:1-13, lies in the nuances of an ancient Jewish wedding.  Bridesmaids, torches, oil, and fire, teach about the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 22:1-14 is actually 2 parables in one that finds its depth in old Rabbinical stories presented in a new way.  canaancommunity.org