Episodes
Friday Oct 07, 2022
Sabbath Rest: Exodus 20:8-11
Friday Oct 07, 2022
Friday Oct 07, 2022
Pastor Cana refers to Exodus 20:8-11, which lays out God’s 4th Commandment: Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy. On the 7th day of Creation, God rested, blessing the Sabbath day and consecrating it for our sake. We must take time in our week to set aside our work to focus on recharging our physical, mental, and spiritual being.
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Youth and Age: Titus 2:1-8
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
For this message, Pastor Cana brings up Titus 2:1-8, which builds a crossroads that acknowledges the gifts that young and old church family have to offer on another, while keeping in mind their responsibilities. It’s to our own benefit and growth to love, value, and learn from members of other age groups.
Friday Sep 23, 2022
Spiritual Disciplines (Part 11): Celebration
Friday Sep 23, 2022
Friday Sep 23, 2022
The next “Spiritual Discipline” Pastor Cana introduces us to is that of celebration. We reflect on Luke 7:31-35 and John 2 from the life and teachings of Jesus and see that knowing the invitation, location, and occasion for celebrating helps us understand the agenda and move ourselves to repeat the celebratory practice in our own lives.
Friday Sep 16, 2022
Good, Evil, and Community: Psalm 1
Friday Sep 16, 2022
Friday Sep 16, 2022
Pastor Cana introduces us to one of the Psalms of Wisdom, Psalm 1, which teaches that living a life of goodness is connected to the company one keeps. It is for this reason that we are tasked to reflect on how the people we surround ourselves with affect our thinking and behavior and seek positive influences.
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Our Ministry of Labor
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
For this Labor Day message, Steve Tramel reminds us that work is natural, healthy, and God-ordained. Christians have 4 purposes for work: gain respect from outsiders, to not burden others, help the needy, and support ministries. We must also remember that work is a participation in what God has done for us in Christ.
(References: Gen. 3:17-19, 1 Thess. 4:11-12, Eph 4:28, 2 Thess. 3:7-9, Acts 20:33-35, & Eph. 2:8-10)
Friday Sep 02, 2022
Spiritual Disciplines (Part 10): Submission
Friday Sep 02, 2022
Friday Sep 02, 2022
From the “Spiritual Discipline” series, Pastor Cana takes us through Philippians 2:5-11 to expand on the discipline of submission. Scriptures direct us to follow the perfect example of Jesus to freely yield to God’s will.
Friday Aug 26, 2022
Prophets (Part 8): Jesus - The Greatest Prophet
Friday Aug 26, 2022
Friday Aug 26, 2022
Pastor Cana concludes the “Prophets” sermon series with the ultimate prophet: Jesus! John 7:14-18 & 26-29 illustrates how, as God, our Savior serves as the most direct messenger of God’s Word. To honor our role as modern prophets, we must commit our lives to the glory of God.
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
Prophets (Part 7): Joel - Prophet of the Return
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
The prophet Joel warns the Israelites of coming destruction, but in Joel 2:12-24 also presents the choices that God gives them. In this message, Pastor Cana explains that in end-of-the-world situations, God invites the community to return for mercy. Our world is in for troubled times. Recommit to a God who offers unending mercy.
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Prophets (Part 6): Deborah - Prophet of the Undeterred God
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Pastor Cana directs us to Judges 4:1-10 to learn about the judge prophet Deborah. The Israelites begged God to deliver them from the Canaanites and God sent Deborah to lead them. God’s good plans are undeterred by human actions and circumstances. Release your anxiety to God and be surprised by God’s unstoppable good plan.
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Prophets (Part 5): Habakkuk – Prophet of Promise
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Pastor Cana introduces the prophet Habakkuk, who anguished to God about the wickedness in society and God’s response was to send the fearsome Chaldeans to destroy the wicked. The Chaldeans were not exempt from God’s justice, though, destroyed by their violent ways. As the prophet concludes in Habakkuk 3:17-19, God dispenses justice in His timing, and we need only to wait and trust.
Friday Jul 29, 2022
Spiritual Disciplines (Part 9): Service
Friday Jul 29, 2022
Friday Jul 29, 2022
For this message, Pastor Cana introduces the next Spiritual Discipline with the words from John 12:20-26. There, as Pastor Cana explains, Jesus teaches that in order to be fruitful, we must first let go of the world and our lives, and God will honor those who serve Him as He calls us.
Friday Jul 29, 2022
Prophets (Part 4): Jeremiah - Prophet of Covenant
Friday Jul 29, 2022
Friday Jul 29, 2022
Pastor Cana’s next message in the “Prophets” series relies on Jeremiah 31:27-34, Jeremiah’s prophesy consoles the people of Israel and Judah. In it, we can infer a few things about God: God doesn’t wish for our destruction, He is swift to offer forgiveness, He promises to build and plant, and assures us that there will be a day that all people will know Him.
Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
Prophets (Part 3): Miriam - Hope and Memory
Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
Pastor Cana’s next message in the “Prophets” series relies on Exodus 15:1-6, 13-18, Where the prophet Miriam, leads the recently freed Israelites in a song to remind them of their stories, hopes, and beliefs. We also have the ability to serve as prophets to remind our communities of God’s promises and hope.
Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
Prophets (Part 2): Elijah - Proclaimer and Performer
Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
Pastor Cana’s next message in the “Prophets” series relies on 1 Kings 18:16-24, where we find the prophet Elijah visiting King Ahab to challenge his and Israel’s divided loyalty to God and shows that God is more responsive to a single prophet than Baal to hundreds. Our choice should be clear. We can choose to live divided lives or respond to God’s call to act with sole loyalty to Him.
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
Spiritual Disciplines (Part 8): Silence
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
The text for our next Spiritual Discipline, silence, comes from Psalm 46:7-11. As Pastor Cana explains, we try to solve our problems with noisemaking, but God commands silence to allow us to release our problems to God. When we do, we give God space to work for us instead.
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Prophets (Part 1): What Makes a Prophet?
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
To begin her sermon series on the prophets, Pastor Cana looks to Numbers 11:25-29 to explain the qualifications of a prophet. God’s spirit of prophesy does not discriminate which means God’s prophetic spirit is for everyone, especially you.
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Spiritual Disciplines (Part 7): Prayer
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
In continuing our Spiritual Discipline series, Pastor Cana references one of Jesus’ parables from Luke 18:1-8. The parable describes a widow’s persistent request for justice from an unjust judge, who is worn down and eventually grants her justice. We can have hope because our God is just and will answer our prayers when we are persistent.
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Pentecost: Acts 2:22-28
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Pentecost is a day for Christians to celebrate the formation of the church through the Holy Spirit’s arrival foretold by Jesus before His ascension. Pastor Cana’s text for this message, Acts 2:22-28 explains that the Holy Spirit came to tell and affirm the story and truth of Jesus. Let us rejoice in the confirmation of the Word!
Friday Jun 03, 2022
Ascension Sunday: Acts 1:3-11
Friday Jun 03, 2022
Friday Jun 03, 2022
For this message, Pastor Cana preaches from Acts 1:3-11, where, 40 days after His resurrection, Jesus delivers His last words to the disciples and ascends into heaven. Jesus leaves them with the promise that He would return and gives them purpose to witness to the ends of the earth what they had seen.
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Justice and Righteousness: Amos 5:18-24
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Bethany Moore’s message is rooted in Amos 5, in which the prophet Amos calls out those who are eager for God’s justice on the Day of the Lord. They do not realize that because they are unrighteous, God despises their worship. We are to be mindful to keep our actions in line with our worship so that justice and righteousness may flow abundantly.
Wednesday May 18, 2022
”Do You Want to Be Healed?”: John 5:1-13
Wednesday May 18, 2022
Wednesday May 18, 2022
As we are told in John 5, there was a man at the Pool of Bethesda who had been ill for 38 years. Though Jesus could have healed him instantly, He gives the man agency in choosing to accept it. Pastor Cana Moore conveys that Jesus knows our needs and we are invited to collaborate with God in our healing and growth.
Wednesday May 11, 2022
Idolatry: Exodus 32:1-6
Wednesday May 11, 2022
Wednesday May 11, 2022
The people of Israel made their first idol while Moses was on the mountain with God, as described in Exodus 32:1-6. In this message from Pastor Cana, we learn how false gods (idols) differ from the true God, why idols are sinful, and how we may slip into worshiping abstract idols. Through self-examination and joining with God, we can be freed from our idols.
Wednesday May 04, 2022
Spiritual Disciplines (Part 6): Guidance
Wednesday May 04, 2022
Wednesday May 04, 2022
Pastor Cana’s text for the next spiritual discipline in this sermon series comes from Psalm 25:4-10, 20-21, which describes seeking God’s guidance in our lives. To be led by God, we must know that God is righteous and desires to give us direction. In addition, it is important that we are able to understand the ways He communicates that guidance with us.
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
This Is My Father’s World
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Dr. Steve Tramel challenges us to view our world’s environmental problems with a Christian perspective. To do so, we must keep in mind that we are mere visitors to God’s domain and we are to treat the earth with respect so that following generations may thrive and continue to caring for its well-being.
Friday Apr 22, 2022
Death’s Defeat: Luke 24:1-12
Friday Apr 22, 2022
Friday Apr 22, 2022
Pastor Cana’s Easter message looks at Luke 24:1-12. We feel the weight of death and see it everywhere, but Jesus’ resurrection completely obliterates death’s power. Because of this, we are freed from death’s power in all it’s forms and rejoice in Christ’s defeat and everything that means.
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Peace, Power, Palms: Luke 19:28-40
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
For Palm Sunday, Pastor Cana speaks from Luke 19:28-40, Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem. The people who celebrated His arrival with palm branches and coats laid in His path held expectations of His power that did not understand Jesus’ purpose as Messiah. Even we can fall into the trap of holding Him to our expectations, but we can be confident that Jesus is a ruler of power and peace.