Word for the Week

Following up Word for the Week 2.43: What the Bible teaches us about difficult people through the original 12 apostles whom Jesus didn't just accept, but actively chose!  Are you one?  How do we deal with it?  What's the Biblical secret?

Kevin and Kathy take the "difficult person" test.  Looking at clinical and Biblical material on what it means to be a difficult person.

Follow-up 2.42: Pastor Jim Halstead of Go & Tell Ministries.  The impact of following God and reaching out.

An age-old question.  If God truly controls everything, is there any need... or even any point in the human effort of evangelism.  Here's a discussion in what the Bible says.  The answer may surprise you!

Sunday Follow-up, Life-sappers #3: Distraction.  On Friday's podcast we started a countdown on Bible examples of life-sapping distractions.  On Sunday, this was number 1.  Based on Luke 9.

5 Bible accounts of people distracted from their faith, the good reasons, and the final outcomes.  How are you with life's distractions in your spiritual walk?

We can be clear or unclear about life-direction, our faith, God, or even ourselves.  What happens when we're clear?  Or unclear?  3 Biblical examples and their outcomes.

The Sunday follow-up on our Friday Word for the Week: SELF-DECEPTION & THE CHRISTIAN- a sermon with additional research material and a different angle. 

How reasonable are the clever memes and quips we find on social media?  Every now and then we pick one to examine with classic logic.  This episode: A cartoon on the validity of religion- Fact or Fallacy?  -You can access the transcript and video at canaancommunity.org/media

A look into self-deception and the Christian walk.  How widespread is self-deception among people who profess a religion of truth?  -Here's the WHAT, HOW, & WHY of self-deception and the professing Christian.  Access video and transcript at-  canaancommunity.org/media

Back on Oct. 14, 2022.  Meanwhile, this blessing for you.

Humanity tends to approach the big questions from either myth or legend.  How does Jesus Christ fit in?  A look at myths, legends, and the place of Jesus Christ.

A discussion on relative and absolute truth.  And what kind of truth was Jesus talking about when he said, "The truth will set you free"?

The Gospel story- It's not ALL good news!  Balancing the negative and the positive.

The parable of the sheep and the goats in Matt. 25 may be telling us more about human need than we realize!

A look into the clues of how God changes people- Acts and Philippians chapter 2.

The line of Scripture that documents the moment the church is born is Acts 2:41.  What are the implications of the unexpected use of the word, "souls"?

Exploring 5 questions about baptism, from water to fire, sprinkle to immersion.  The answers we found in the Bible, history, and personal experience.

Biblical repentance, what it is, what is not.  How it applies to the church in our time.

There's no shortage of criticism of the church, but how much is deserved and how much comes from a lack of understanding?  Here are 8 images of the church; 5 skewed, and 3 that Scripture provides.  ~Seeing through the common misconceptions.

Exploring how the Bible describes the practice of the Christian faith, when it denies or ignores spiritual gifts.

Spiritual gifts are a theme of the New Testament, but the same word isn't used in every case.  Changing words from last week, we look at the meaning from 1 Corinthians 12.  7 insights from this passage.

The idea of gifting is a theme that runs through the New Testament.  Is everyone who is living in Christ really gifted?  The original language of the New Testament gives an interesting picture.  Looking at the "gift of the Holy Spirit" in Acts 2, we begin a mini-series on -ARE YOU REALLY GIFTED?

As the world changes, there's no question that practices and strategies need to be flexible.  But there are is a healthy and unhealthy way to be flexible when it comes to sharing a timeless and perfect Gospel.  Where's the line between adaptability and pliability ?

To spread the Gospel to the ends of the earth is an act of love.  The ends of the earth contains many people-groups to whom one doesn't relate.  Can you love them?  How?