Light of the Canyon United Methodist Church

Matthew 5:8 - Vince Lombardi, the legendary coach of the Green Bay Packers, was quoted as saying, “Success demands singleness of purpose.” While he was talkin about football, he could have been talking about today’s scripture lesson. Jesus said, “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” Pure in heart does not […]

 

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Matthew 5:1-7 - Jesus said, blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.” This is not as easy as it sounds. Mercy is the act of extending ourselves to show others God’s compassion and love. This is the call that Christ places on our lives, to extend mercy to everyone, not just people we […]

 

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Matthew 5:5-6 - When Jesus sat down to preach the sermon on the mount, very few people understood what a radical message about the kingdom of God he was about to deliver. It is seldom that one speech can have such an impact. In our time, Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream Speech” […]

 

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Mathew 5:1-11 - How can being “poor in spirit” and “mournful” morf into blessings? Our modern understanding of these terms don’t summon thoughts about pleasantness. But in a play on words, the “beattitudes” Jesus shared with us can be thought of in terms of BE-attitudes–in otherwords, ways for us to
be. Jesus brought us a revolutionary […]

 

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Mark 9:14-29 - Jesus was confronted with a chaotic situation. A young man in need of healing, a father pleading for help, the disciples all clamoring for his attention, and a growing crowd that was feeling something strange going on. In such a situation, it would be difficult for anyone to focus. So Jesus asks […]

Luke 24:13-35 - The Walk to Emmaus is a 72-hour retreat of Christian renewal. Since Light of the Canyon was founded and developed by many people from the Emmaus community, we thought it appropriate to have a Sunday service dedicated to celebrating the impact that the Walk to Emmaus has had on the lives of […]

 

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2 Samuel 6:12-16 - The fourth and final principle for happiness in 2008 is “Pursue Fun with a Vengeance.” 2 Samuel tells us that “David danced before the Lord with all his might.” Do you remember the movie “Footloose.” Remember how all of the Christians were uptight and joyless. That is not what God calls […]

 

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Mark 9:2 - Principle #3 for Happiness in 2008 is “Get Connected With Your Truth.” This might sound kind warm and fuzzy, but in the Christian context it means to truly allow Jesus Christ to be the Lord of your life. We hear that phrase a lot and wonder what it means. It means that […]

 

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Luke 6:37-42 - Principle #2 for Happiness in 2008 is “Stop Judging Others.” It seems so simple, and Jesus talks about it enough that you would think that Christians would be the lest judgmental people in the world. Unfortunately, that is not the case. Many Christians feel perfectly empowered to judge other people. Not only […]

 

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John 8:1-11 - Stuart Smalley was a character on Saturday Night Live that used to say, “you’re good enough, you’re smart enough, and doggone it, people like you.” The first principle for happiness in 2008 is stop judging yourself. Jesus tells the woman caught in adultery, “neither do I condemn you. Go your way and […]

 

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