“Mercy Me”
Sunday, February 24th, 2008
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 5:1-7 - 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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“Humble Thyself”
Sunday, February 17th, 2008
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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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” […]
Read full post...“Poor in Spirit”
Sunday, February 10th, 2008
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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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 […]
“Stories from the Walk to Emmaus”
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
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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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 […]
Read full post...“I’m Good Enough, I’m Smart Enough…”
Sunday, January 6th, 2008
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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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 […]
Read full post...Vacation Bible Camp
Monday, October 1st, 2007
Light of the Canyon Vacation Bible Camp was covered by the Orange County Register - Check out the coverage!
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Light of the Canyon Vacation Bible Camp was covered by the Orange County Register - Check out the coverage!
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