Canton United Methodist Church

Sunday Message: Prayer

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Series: Back to the Basics

Pastor Clay is back with a new message series for this "back to school" season called "Back to the Basics". Each week, we will explore one element of our faith that is basic so we can hold on as life shifts. This week we explored the importance and power of prayer. Paul calls us to "pray without ceasing," but what exactly does that mean? 

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Sunday Message: Clothed In Christ

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-17

While Pastor Clay is out in the Black Hills at a clergy retreat, Eric Stearns stepped into the pulpit to talk about our dislike for being told what to do and how the Apostle Paul pulls it off. He also helps us think about the things we need to wear in order to follow Jesus.

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Sunday Message: A Rich History

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:4-9

Pastor Kevin Schneider from Bethany Church in Canton brought the message today as a part of Celebrate Canton weekend. Pastor Kevin challenged us all to think about what God, through Moses, meant when God commanded us to keep these words close to us and impress them on our children. Who impressed God's word on you? How can you share that word with others?

 

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Sunday Message: Lead Roles

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-11

 

Series: Let's Go to the Movies! 

 

Today, as we bring our movie series to a close, Pastor Clay is looking at how God makes us into main characters by speaking blessings over us as the very start of life itself. The issue is that sin is a reality and a liar. What happens when we throw off untruth and believe that we are who God made us to be?

 

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Cut For Time: Field of Dreams Revisited

Pastor Clay had a few thoughts about Sunday's message and an entirely different direction the message could have gone. While Eric is on vacation, Pastor Clay recorded by himself to discuss this "alternate ending" to the message.

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Sunday Message: Live on Location

Scripture: Acts 9:1-10

Series: Let's Go to the Movies!

One of the things that make movies so great is locations. They can turn a good movie into a great movie by adding that visually stunning element. Movie locations could also inspire our travel plans! What do our favorite locations reveal about who God is and how God meets us? Let's explore locations as Pastor Clay brings us the message live on location at Lake Poinsett.

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Cut for Time: We Don’t Like Being Led.

Eric and Pastor Clay met up over Zoom to discuss Sunday's message and our collective disdain for being led. Neither Eric or Pastor Clay like it, and they are not being led. But when can it be a benefit? When God leads! How can giving into leadership be a benefit?

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Sunday Message: Director

Scripture: Psalm 23

Series: Let's Go to the Movies! 

Today, as we continue our message series on movies, what makes them great, and where we find God in the midst of what we watch, we are taking a look at the Pixar short called Lou. How can Pixar teach us so much in only six minutes? Lou becomes a director for a bully named J.J. which helps us ask this: who is our director? Let's find out from Pastor Clay's message.

 

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Cut for Time: You Are More Than Just Your Gift!

Pastor Clay and Eric sat down to talk about the continuation of our "Let's Go to the Movies" series as we talked about Encanto. What is the difference between talents and gifts? What can Encanto teach us about how we use our spiritual gifts for good in the same way that the Family Madrigal used their gifts for good?

 

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Sunday Message: Sountrack

Scripture: Philippians 3:4-11

Series: Let's Go to the Movies! 

Today, as we continue our message series, we are going to look at the movie Encanto and see what it takes to be a part of a family. Is there more to it than we think? Pastor Clay talks about comparing himself to someone in college and how that made him feel like Mirabel in the movie. 

 

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