Canaan Fellowship

Canaan Fellowship

  • Your God My God: A Journey from Bitterness to Blessing

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    Bill Teubl introduces the Book of Ruth as a story to illustrate concepts of being loved by God, loving God, and loving one’s neighbor. The sermon focuses primarily on the first two chapters, drawing lessons from the characters’ experiences with loss, bitterness, and finding favor. Bill emphasizes that God’s love is demonstrated even in seasons…

  • Four Voices That Speak About Our Sin

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    This sermon uses John Bunyan’s “Pilgrim’s Progress” as an allegory for the Christian journey. Casey explores the temptation to take an easier path, which leads to despair, and the key to freedom found in God’s promises. The message contrasts the voices that speak to us in our sin with the freeing words of Jesus. [00:01:13]…

  • The Beatitudes: Attitudes for Disciples

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    This sermon by Bruce Hempel focuses on the call to discipleship and the Beatitudes as the essential attitudes for followers of Jesus. He explains that being a disciple means learning to be like one’s master, a privilege extended to all people, not just a select few. The core of the message is an exposition of…

  • A Prophetic Dream of Sanctification

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    Bill Teubl shares a prophetic dream from six months ago, initially personal but with broader application for the body of Christ, illustrating the process of sanctification after baptism through imagery of judgment, repentance, and healing. He interprets the dream in five parts, emphasizing openness to dreams and visions as per Scripture, and stresses that true…

  • The Meaning of Baptism: Three Biblical Images

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    Bruce Hempel teaches on the significance of baptism, emphasizing it as a public declaration of faith and commitment to follow Jesus. He contrasts Christian baptism with John the Baptist’s baptism of repentance, highlighting three key biblical images of baptism. The sermon encourages believers to be baptized promptly and to view it as a spiritual reality,…

  • Our Responses to Blessings: Leah and Rachel and the Naming of the Twelve Tribes

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    Nathan Hempel explores the complex dynamics between Leah and Rachel, Jacob’s wives, through the naming of their 12 sons. The sermon examines how their responses to blessings—ranging from manipulation to praise—reveal their spiritual struggles and misplaced priorities. Key themes include validation through material blessings, comparison, and the importance of praising God for His gifts. [00:00]…

  • Baptism: Entering God’s Kingdom

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    Kenny introduces the topic of baptism, emphasizing its significance as a public declaration of faith and entry into God’s kingdom. He shares his personal baptism story and explains how baptism symbolizes the core message of Christianity—God’s grace through Jesus’ death and resurrection. The sermon highlights the transformative power of baptism, marking a change of allegiance…

  • Jonah and Spiritual Growth

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    Philip Schnackenberg explores the story of Jonah, emphasizing how God uses the journey—not just the outcome—to shape Jonah’s character and faith. The sermon highlights Jonah’s disobedience, repentance, and eventual reluctant obedience, drawing parallels to our own spiritual growth and the importance of trusting God’s process. [00:00] Introduces Jonah as a prophet called to warn Nineveh,…

  • Lessons from the Early Church: Reliance on the Holy Spirit, Prayer, and Witnessing

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    Bruce Hempel delivers a sermon focusing on the characteristics of the early church as depicted in the Book of Acts. He emphasizes the importance of reading large portions of Scripture to understand the broader narrative and highlights key aspects of the early church’s development before Saul’s conversion. [00:00:05] Bruce greets the congregation and introduces his…

  • Redemptive Suffering: Bearing Burdens for Others

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    Bill Teubl introduces the concept of redemptive suffering, explaining it as suffering that brings benefit or redemption to another person. While Christ’s suffering on the cross is the ultimate example, believers can also participate in redemptive suffering by interceding for others, particularly those who have wandered from faith. The sermon focuses on Isaiah 53, drawing…