Sun, 23 November 2008  Sunday, November 23, 2008Message by: Pastor Ken Harvey Bible Ref.: Luke 6:27-38 God did not pour out his love for this world because he was sure it would “work.” Many people are still a mess, ungrateful, and unresponsive to God’s generosity. Yet his gift of grace and love wasn’t contingent on whether we could pay him back or not. As a result, while we trust that God will use our gifts, monies, and talents to impact others’ lives, the goal is not to fix anything or anybody. The goal is not to make the poor not poor or the needy not needy. The goal is for followers of Christ to do for others that has been done for them. Comments[0] |
Sun, 16 November 2008  Sunday, November 16, 2008 Jesus made it very clear that the values of people who are in God's kingdom do not match up with the values of this world. To the world, kingdom values seem strange and out of touch. Jesus points out that worldly values are limited and shallow. There is a choice that must be made if we want to follow Jesus. It requires trust, hope and patience. Jesus said, "Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven." Comments[0] |
Sun, 9 November 2008  Sunday, November 9, 2008 The Pharisees thought their religious system had all the answers. They could not accept Jesus because he did not fit into their system. Could we miss Jesus for the same reason? Is our faith in a religious system or is it a personal relationship with our Savior? No religious system is big enough to contain Christ completely or to fulfill perfectly all his desires for the world. Comments[0] |
Sun, 2 November 2008  Sunday, November 2, 2008Message by: Ken Harvey The Pharisees were very skeptical of Jesus. He represented a new way of thinking that was in opposition to theirs. They were paying attention to every action that he took and to his possible motives. He was a threat to their system and what they represented. This weekend we will look at two of their questions of Jesus, his response, and what that means to us today. Comments[0] |
Sun, 26 October 2008  Sunday, October 26, 2008Message by: Sr. Pastor, Ken Harvey Bible Passage: Luke 4: 14-44 Study Questions (click here) After Jesus returned from the desert to Comments[0] |
Sun, 19 October 2008  Sunday, October 19, 2008Message by: Youth Pastor, Neal Thorne His mind and his body begged him to slow down and take a break, only for a brief moment. The task of carrying his paralyzed friend had taken its toll on his out of shape body. But his heart knew that this was their chance. And so, he continued on. His forearms burning, his shoulders on fire from the lifting, he kept his head up, his mind determined and his feet one in front of the other. As he looked ahead he noticed his 3 other friends were most definitely exhausted as well, for they too shared the burden of carrying the body of their paralyzed friend. Their thought? If we can just get him to Jesus, the pain of the journey will forever be worth it. They made it. But making it wasn’t enough. The toughest part of the journey had just begun. Comments[0] |
Sun, 12 October 2008  Sunday, October 12, 2008 We’ve heard the stories of Christian persecutions in various parts of the world. Today, we are honored to have Dr. GV Mathai, of India Evangelical Mission, one of the missions we support, share with us the impact I.E.M. is having in India and of the persecution of our brothers and sisters who gave all for the sake of Christ
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Sun, 5 October 2008 Sunday, October 5, 2008Message by: Pastor Ken Harvey Satan, whose name means adversary in the Hebrew language, who tempted Adam and Eve in the garden, also tempted Jesus in the desert. Satan is a real being, a created but rebellious fallen angel, and not a symbol or an idea. He constantly fights against God and those who follow and obey God. Jesus was a prime target for the devil's temptations. Satan succeeded with Adam and Eve, and he hoped to succeed with Jesus too. Comments[0] |
Sun, 28 September 2008  Sunday, September 28, 2008 This weekend we start a journey together through the gospel (good news) about Jesus according to Luke. Our desire is to understand the times in Jesus day and to construct a bridge of understanding his teaching in our life and times. Luke is the most comprehensive of the four gospels and gives us details so we can believe in the reliability of the history of Jesus life. Jesus love for people is good news for everyone. We desire not only to believe and to understand, but to respond to him in faith. Comments[0] |
Sun, 21 September 2008  September 21, 2008 Something is missing between what happens on Sunday mornings and what happens at school, or in the office, or at home on Monday mornings. There's a gap between truth and life-the way you know you should live and the way life really unfolds. So how do you fill the gap? What's the missing part? How do you fill the gap between thinking forgiveness is a good idea and actually forgiving? Between believing God is in control and actually making decisions that reflects that reality? Small groups. On your own, you feel isolated. But doing life together, encouraged by the faith stories of others, fills in the missing part between truth and life. Comments[0] |
Sun, 14 September 2008  Sunday, September 14, 2008Message by: Pastor Ken Harvey All of us have been called by God to accept His son Jesus as our savior. All of us have been given the mission to share the good news with others in our lives. In addition to these we have a unique assignment to serve God where we are with the gifts, talents, and resources that he provides. Have you accepted your assignment? This life is not about you, but about your glorifying God. You were saved to serve God and called to serve God. We are also commanded to serve him. Lets get to work! Comments[0] |
Sun, 7 September 2008  Sunday, September 7, 2008 Recently at a conference I heard a leader say in regards to the mission of the church, "Vision Leaks". It's important to revisit our purpose, our mission, and our strategy. Why do we do what we do? Is this thing headed somewhere? This weekend we will look at what Jesus said every person needs to experience to enter the kingdom of God. This is what drives us and gives us our passion. This is the most important mission in all the world. Comments[0] |
Sun, 31 August 2008  Sunday August 31, 2008Message By: Pastor Ken Harvey It just doesn't make sense to risk one more day without Jesus. God puts it this way: "Now is the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation" (1 Corinthians 6:2). If you have never reached out to Jesus and given yourself to Him, please done't wait any longer. Tell Him today. "Jesus, I am Yours. You died for me. I want to belong to you and put all my trust in You." Comments[0] |
Sun, 24 August 2008  Sunday, August 24, 2008Message by: Ken Harvey, Sr. Pastor "We seem to gain wisdom more readily through our failures than through our successes. We always think of failure as the antithesis of success, but it isn't. Success often lies just the other side of failure." Leo F. Buscaglia This weekend we will look at the failures of Peter and how the Lord turned those failures into opportunities to learn and be used by God in powerful ways later on in his life. Comments[0] |
Sun, 17 August 2008  Sunday, August 17, 2008Message by Pastor Ken Harvey Does the government exist to serve the demands of the majority? Or does the government exist to protect the rights of the minority? Either way, a leader that succumbs solely to the voices of public opinion becomes imprisoned to pleasing the people instead of leading the people. The story of Pharaoh and Joseph illustrates the values of a leader who had the courage to ignore the complaints of the overindulged and do what was right. Granted, political leaders have issues that come across their desks every day. But how much more effective would their leadership be if they led with the future in mind, rather than responding to the demands of public opinion? In other words: lead us, don’t try to please us. Comments[0] |
Sun, 10 August 2008  Sunday, August 10, 2008 All leaders have some level of authority. They have the authority to make important decisions. They have the authority to assign others to a particular task. But not all leaders have influence. Not all leaders live with their words in alignment with their actions. In other words, leaders may have positional authority, but no moral authority. That raises the questions: Is authority more important than influence? Are you a leader because of your influence or your authority? Comments[0] |
Sun, 3 August 2008  Sunday, August 3, 2008Message by: Sr. Pastor, Ken Harvey Everyone seems to have an answer about how to improve the country. As the political landscape grows increasingly impassioned during this election season, there is no shortage of opinions as to how the next President should lead. What if you were given the opportunity to be one of the President's closest advisors? What if you were given the opportunity to influence the perspective of the leadership of a country? An organization? A family? What would you advise? Comments[0] |
Tue, 29 July 2008  Sunday, July 27, 2008Message by Children's Pastor, Rob Gepford Comments[0] |
Tue, 22 July 2008  Sunday, July 20, 2008Message by: Ken Harvey What is Worship? Comments[0] |
Mon, 21 July 2008  Sunday, July 13, 2008 Message by Ken Harvey. Worship isn’t just singing. It’s a lifestyle. As we consider who God is and what He has done our only reasonable response is worship. Comments[0] |
Sun, 6 July 2008  Sunday, July 6, 2008Message by: Ken Harvey For many people, the Bible sits on a shelf collecting dust in a lonely corner of their home library. Yet inside its pages, God speaks truths that not only inform our lives, but also transform our lives. So why not be pro-active and take some steps to RYB (Read Your Bible)? In doing so, you put yourself in a posture to listen. And who knows… more times than not, He may speak to you in a way that changes your life. Comments[0] |
Sun, 29 June 2008  Sunday, June 29, 2008Message By: Pastor Ken Harvey The Bible. Hundreds of people live by it. Thousands of people have their morals shaped by it. But how many people actually bother to read it? On the surface, the Bible may seem like an irrelevant book from an ancient time. But inside the covers, the Bible is a collection of books that tells a singular story of redemption, a message that is as relevant today as ever. It’s a story of a loving God that, when read, may seem 2G2BT (too good to be true). Comments[0] |
Sun, 22 June 2008  Sunday, June 22, 2008Message by: Ken Harvey At the dinner table. During a church service. In the middle of a business meeting. It doesn’t matter where you are or what you’re doing, we cannot ignore a text message. So you’ll discretely try to pull out your phone and read it. Why? Because they are personal. They are relevant. They convey immediate information. They are from someone you know. We receive text messages on a daily basis. But are we reading the texts sent from God? Comments[0] |
Sun, 15 June 2008  Sunday, June 15, 2008Message by: Ken Harvey We are concluding a 4 part series entitled "Difficult People." We have learned how we should deal with critical, overly-needy and manipulative people. Today, we will be taking a closer look at Hypocrisy. We will learn how to confront it and we will look at God's word to see what it has to teach us about Hypocritical People. Comments[0] |
Sun, 8 June 2008  Sunday, June 8, 2008Message by: Pastor Ken Harvey Join us as we continue Part 3 of our series, which is a simple guide to dealing with the overly needy, manipulative, hypocritical, and overly critical people that drive you crazy every day. Today, we will be focusing our attention on those who try to control us. How should we handle people and situations like this? Let's examine God's word and see what it has to teach us about "Manipulative People." Comments[0] |
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Tue, 27 May 2008  Sunday, May 25, 2008Message by Ken Harvey A simple guide to dealing with the needy, manipulative, hypocritical, and overly critical people that drive you crazy every day. Comments[0] |
Sun, 18 May 2008  Sunday, May 18, 2008Message By: Ken Harvey What happens when we die?Do you have solid answer for that question? Many people are hopeful, but are not very certain. God's word gives us reason to be confident regarding our eternal future. Comments[0] |
Wed, 14 May 2008  Sunday, May 11, 2008 Message by: Sr. Pastor, Ken Harvey Comments[0] |
Sun, 4 May 2008  Sunday, May 4, 2008Message By Ken Harvey Organizations mature as they evaluate the effectiveness of their strategy and mission. For example, by examining where they currently are and where they intend to go, churches can gauge whether they have stayed the course or strayed from their original dreams. How is our church doing? And more importantly, how are you participating in what God is doing in the life of our church? Comments[0] |
Mon, 28 April 2008  Sunday, April 27, 2008Message by: Pastor Ken Harvey “Every experience God gives us, every person He puts our lives, is the perfect preparation for the future only He can see.? Corrie Ten Boom Comments[0] |
Tue, 22 April 2008  Sunday, April 20, 2008Message By: Pastor Ken Harvey He became a slave. Who became a fugitive. Who came to know Christ. And overcame it all. Hear the story of Onesimus, the slave who betrayed Philemon, and the passionate efforts of Paul to convince Philemon to change his mind…about this truly changed man. Comments[0] |
Sun, 13 April 2008  Sunday, April 13, 2008Message by: Pastor Ken Harvey So what do I do with my desires? We are to look to God as the ultimate satisfier of our desires, not our spouse. We must develop the habit of casting our frustrated desires on Him. He promises grace to the humble.. not the demanding. Comments[0] |
Mon, 7 April 2008  Sunday, April 6, 2008Message by: Pastor Ken Harvey To have a Christian marriage , you must get to a place where you Comments[0] |
Sun, 30 March 2008  Sunday, March 30 2008Message by: Pastor Ken Harvey We all bring expectations into our marriages and the weight of these expectations has the power to squeeze out intimacy and love. So hat are you to do with your expectations? You can't deny them because expectations started out as God-given desires. You must instead earn to transform your expectations, and this begins by identifying what exactly those expectations are. Comments[0] |
Thu, 27 March 2008  Easter Sunday - March 23, 2008Message by Pastor Ken Harvey Somewhere along the way you will be presented with an opportunity to jump ahead, to take a shortcut, to move closer to that goal you are chasing. And the only catch is that you will have to temporarily abandon your values. So what will you do? It turns out that Jesus was made just such an offer in His third temptation. Examining His response will prepare you for your moment of truth. Comments[0] |
Tue, 18 March 2008  Sunday, March 16, 2008Message by: Pastor Ken Harvey Every day people fall into the temptation of presuming on God. You see it in the young couple that spends irresponsibly and then asks God to bail them out financially. The young single who says, "I’ll marry him, then pray for him." But what’s wrong with that? Hasn't God promised to take care of us? In this session we'll discuss the second of Jesus' three temptations in the desert and what it teaches us about presuming on God. Comments[0] |
Mon, 10 March 2008  Sunday, March 9, 2008Message by: Ken Harvey It is tempting to feel that God is in no hurry to take care of your needs—like the direction your marriage is headed, the fact that you are still single, or the speed at which your career is advancing. Jesus too was tempted to take things in His own hands and His response reveals a lot about what is really at stake when we are tempted to act independently of God. Comments[0] |
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Sun, 24 February 2008  Sunday, February 24, 2008Message by: Senior Pastor, Ken Harvey Those who resist Christianity often do so because they have many unanswered questions. But when considering Christianity there is one question that trumps all the others. It doesnt answer the others, but it does put them into perspective. In this session we'll discuss how an influential man was transformed by this very question. Comments[0] |
Sun, 17 February 2008  Sunday, February 17, 2008Message By Sr. Pastor, Ken Harvey The fact that a batter can hit a ninety-five mile an hour fastball is unexplainable. If you break down the amount of time that it should take him to locate the pitch, decide whether or not to swing, and move the bat into position, he simply shouldn't have enough time before the ball crosses the plate. But we've all seen it happen. So what do you do with a feat like this? And more importantly, what do you do with Christianity when it seems to be both unexplainable and undeniable at the same time? Comments[0] |
Tue, 12 February 2008  Sunday, February 10, 2008Message by Children's Pastor, Rob Gepford Comments[0] |
Mon, 4 February 2008  Sunday, February 3, 2008Pastor Ken Harvey Four thousand years ago people followed their superstitions hoping that a god or gods would bless their crops and preserve their tribes. Into this confusion stepped God. And the first move he made was not to hand down a bunch of laws or to answer all of humanity's theological objections. No, the first move he made was something different, and it tells us a lot about who God is and what it means to follow him. Comments[0] |
Wed, 30 January 2008  Sunday, January 27, 2008 Christianity can seem like a big puzzle. There are parts of it that we have put together, but for the most part it is a collection of pieces that we are still trying to figure out. And in our attempt to piece it together we sometimes get so focused on how one particular piece fits, that we lose sight of the big picture. In this session we'll discuss some of the pieces that don't seem to fit and how to deal with them. Comments[0] |
Sun, 20 January 2008  Sunday, January 20, 2008Message by Pastor Ken Harvey The church often mistakes Christian obedience as the first step in the Christian life. As a result, for many people the Christian faith becomes a rule-based religion. Instead, the Scriptures reveal that Jesus’ initial invitation is to follow him. He invites us to follow him until we begin believing that He is indeed who he says he is. This belief that God loves us and has the best in store for us, then, becomes the reason we obey. Comments[0] |
Sun, 13 January 2008  Sunday, January 13, 2008Message by: Sr. Pastor, Ken Harvey Jesus’ initial invitation to his disciples was a simple one: Follow me. He invited them to watch and listen to his interactions with his heavenly Father and with others. In time, however, those who followed Jesus began to discover God’s character through Jesus Christ. And in that discovery they found themselves drawn to take a second simple step: Believe. Comments[0] |
Tue, 8 January 2008  Sunday, January 6, 2008 There is a common misconception that the church is a gathering place for saintly, perfect people. Moreover, some think that being a Christian means observing a set of rules or commandments. The reality is that the Christian life is about a relationship with Jesus Christ. And at the heart of that relationship is a “Simple? invitation that Jesus extends to people from all experiences of life: “Follow me.? Comments[0] |
Sun, 30 December 2007  Sunday, December 30, 2007Message By: Pastor Ken Harvey What can imposing on our neighbor teach us about God and prayer? Apparently, a great deal. Examine a parable told by Jesus in response to a question by one of His disciples and the implications for our prayer lives. You’ll find the answer will affect not only what you ask for, but also your understanding of how and when God answers prayer. Comments[0] |
Wed, 26 December 2007  Sunday, December 23, 2007Message by: Sr. Pastor, Ken Harvey The Christmas story is amazing in and of itself—a virgin would give birth to a child who would save the world from its sins. But it is even more amazing when you realize that the details of this story were predicted hundreds of years before they happened. Examine the proclamation of the prophet Isaiah 735 years before the first Christmas and discover what it means to us today. Comments[0] |
Sun, 16 December 2007  Sunday, December 16, 2007Message By: Sr. Pastor, Ken Harvey We all get weary. At some point in our Christian life we just get tired of being good. After all, it seems like nobody else is, so why should we be? We try to have high moral standards. We do the right thing the right way only to watch others get ahead of us. At some point we all think to ourselves, When is God going to come through? If you've already experienced this, or are experiencing this now, listen to what God had to say to weary people through the prophet Isaiah. Comments[0] |
Sun, 9 December 2007  Sunday, December 9, 2007Message by: Sr. Pastor, Ken Harvey Today we have the opportunity to meet Meet Ronnell Warner, the new director of The Canby Center and find out how we can help. Also, most of us have memorized “the Lord’s Prayer, but when was the last time we stopped to think about the words? What was Jesus trying to teach us through it? What insights can gathered from this very familiar passage of Scripture? Together we will walk through the Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6:9- 13, and see if it changes our perspective on prayer. Comments[0] |
Sun, 2 December 2007  Sunday, December 2, 2007 Message By: Senior Pastor, Ken Harvey Two thousand years ago an itinerant Jewish teacher made an audacious claim that he would begin a worldwide movement whose growth would be unchecked throughout the span of history. One hundred and fourteen years ago Canby Christian Church became a part of that movement. Throughout the years this church has reached out to her community and lead many people into a saving relationship with Jesus Christ. Today we are a new generation with the same saving message. Our desire is to create an environment that draws people to come and hear the good news. We want to spark a renewed interest in Christ in Canby. We will explore how we can all have a part in the most important movement in the world. Comments[0] |
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