Light of the Canyon United Methodist Church

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Matthew 4:1-11 - What would Jesus do? That is the question that Christians seek to answer as we seek to discern God’s will for our lives and for our ccommunities. It is funny, but the answer that we often come up with always seems to reflect the way we view the world. To the [...]

Matthew 5:13-16 - Jesus calls his disciples to be the “salt of the earth….light to the world…a city on a hill.” Many people might be surprised to learn that Jesus was actually telling his followers to be witnesses to his love and grace. In our culture that is divided between “red states” and “blue states,” [...]

Deuteronomy 6:4-15 - We live in a society that places a lot of demands on us - demands on our time, demands on our attention, demands on our heart. In such a world, we are tempted to think that God is willing to let us dictate our lives by our schedules, by other priorities. But, [...]

Matthew 12:9-14 - Today, we are continuing our sermon series “Three Simple Rules.” The second simple rule is “do good.” Sounds simple, doesn’t it? But, it isn’t always as simple as it seems. the problem is often one of vision, not of heart. We are willing to do good, to reach out to others. We [...]

Matthew 18: 1-7 - All too often we forget the simple things. That is why John Wesley developed his “Three Simple Rules” for Christian living, to remind us to live the life to which we have been called by the grace of God. The first rule is “Do no harm.” That sounds simple enough, it [...]

John 14:1-14 - St. Augustine once prayed to God, “Our hearts are restless until they have found their rest in you.” His prayer is about coming home, not to a place, but to an experience of living in connection with God’s spirit. When Jesus was saying good-by to the disciples on the night of the [...]

Matthew 25: 31-46 - A few words on an important Ministry being conducted by Nick and Erin Arroyo.

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 - Today is Father’s Day. It is a good day to talk about different images of manhood. In the last five decades, the predominant image of what it means to be a man has changed dramatically. From the machismo of the Marlboro Man to the passionate sensitivity of Alan Alda to the [...]

Psalm 139:1-10 - Psalm 139 declares, “O God, you have searched me and known me.” That is a beautiful thing, according to the psalmist. “GPS” stands for “global positioning system. The 139th psalm talks about a “God-positioning system,” a God who knows us inside and out. However, God does not just know us, He loves [...]