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Curwensville Christian Church
A podcast ministry of Curwensville Christian Church featuring the teaching ministry of George Cannon. Messages that will guide the listener to grow in their walk with God.
It is possible to see God doe amazing things around and still fail to understand who he is from Mark 6:45-56.
Sometimes the crowd, who is seeking Jesus to meet their needs, doesn’t realize who he really is from Mark 6:30-44.
The contrast between those who reject Jesus in unbelief and those who commit their lives to him is striking from Mark 6:1-13.
Sadly, we often face the brutal reality that it is too late, even for Jesus to do something. However, Jesus calls believers to not fear and trust in him from Mark 5:35-43.
It is easy to think that Jesus is too busy to deal with your problem. Everyone is looking to God to hear their cries and respond. Yet Jesus is still making time for people from Mark 5:21-34.
While Jesus's abilities are simply amazing, not everyone understands him, and some are even afraid from Mark 5:1-20.
Jesus observes that people respond to him for various reasons, and over time, life's experiences reveal the true nature of those responses from Mark 4:1-20.
Jesus observes that people respond to him for various reasons, and over time, life's experiences reveal the true nature of those responses from Mark 4:1-20.
Jesus points out that fallacy of unbelief and the fact that there is an accounting that must take place from Mark 3:22-35.
Not everyone views Jesus in the same light, which often results in varying approaches to him from Mark 3:7-21.
It is amazing to consider that not everyone is happy about Jesus and that they are looking for an excuse to reject him from Mark 3:1-6.
The presence of Jesus presents a distinction between the old way of the religious and the grace of God from Mark 2:18-28.
As Jesus begins his ministry, he attracts people who were often ignored by the spiritual people in his day from Mark 2:13-17.
As Jesus begins his ministry, he responds to faith that will do anything to seek his intervention from Mark 2:1-12.
As a local body of believers, there is the inevitable slide that a church can find itself in from Hebrews 10:19-25.
The reality of Easter starts to subtly becomes a myth in our minds. However, the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is the foundation of hope concerning our future from 1 Corinthians 15:12-28.
Jesus grieved for his people who missed the reality of his first coming and who were not aware of the judgment that was coming from Luke 19:28-44.
As Jesus begins his ministry, it is characterized by three key elements: prayer, faith, and a willingness to serve from Mark 1:35-45.
As Jesus begins his ministry, it is evident that he has an authority that is different from all authority that we see in the area of teaching and healing from Mark 1:21-34.
Jesus begins his ministry by presenting his message of the Kingdom and the need to respond. He also calls others to follow him and be transformed from Mark 1:14-20.
The Gospel of Mark presents us with the good news of Jesus Christ. When we are introduced to him, we quickly become aware that the perfect one identifies with humanity from Mark 1:1-13.
As believers in Jesus Christ, we must live with each other in a way that we will pray for one another as we face sickness and sin from James 5:13-20.
As believers in Jesus Christ, we must live with each other in a way that reflects we know there is a reckoning that is coming when our Lord returns from James 5:9-12.
As believers in Jesus Christ, we must recognize that there will be an accountability and a reckoning that is coming when our Lord returns from James 5:1-8.
As believers in Jesus Christ, we must make an effort to deal with pride that manifests itself in the judgment of others and meaningless boasting from James 4:10-17.
As believers in Jesus Christ, we must make an effort and adopt a proper mindset so that we can draw near to God from James 4:7-10.
As believers in Jesus Christ, we must move beyond the chaos we create for ourselves when we pursue our selfish desires from James 4:1-6.
There is more to the story of Christmas than just the celebration right now. There are eternal spiritual benefits for every believer from Galatians 4:3-7.
As believers in Jesus Christ, we must pursue wisdom to gain control over your tongue from James 3:13-18.
As believers in Jesus Christ, true faith is clearly demonstrated in whether you have control of your tongue from James 3:1-12.
We experience a natural progression of asking God for intervention in our lives and witnessing His response. This raises the question of how we react to God's help from Luke 17:11-19.
As believers in Jesus Christ, true faith is clearly demonstrated in a believer's life from James 2:20-26.
It is easy to feel overwhelmed by your circumstances, leading you to question whether you are alone and if God truly cares. However, amid these challenges, there is a call for you to find rest from Matthew 11:28-30.
As believers in Jesus Christ, our faith must result in cations that help others in need from James 2:14-20.
As believers in Jesus Christ, how we respond to problems and temptations is crucial from James 1:19-27.
As a believer in Jesus Christ, it's important to acknowledge that the continuous presence of problems in our lives often stems from how we respond to the temptations we encounter from James 1:13-18.
As a believer in Jesus Christ, you must decide how you will perceive the ongoing presence of problems from James 1:9-12.
The most significant reality you encounter while walking with Jesus in this world is the constant presence of problems from James 1:2-8.
To successfully navigate a world that seeks to influence you, it's essential to intentionally renew your mind with God's word from selected scripture.
To effectively navigate a world that seeks to influence you, it's important to start your day by making a crucial choice before encountering the day's influences and temptations from Romans 12:1-2.
To effectively navigate a world that seeks to influence you, it's important to recognize that your response to temptation carries significant consequences from James 1:13-15 and 1 Corinthians 10:12-13.
Understanding that the Lord has chosen you for the good works He has planned can be challenging if your heart is not stirred to be a part of it from Revelation 2:1-7.
Understanding that the Lord has chosen you for the good works He has planned can be challenging if your heart is not stirred to be a part of it from Revelation 2:1-7.
Understanding that the Lord has chosen you for the good works He has planned can be hindered by your assessment of yourself and your abilities. Fortunately, the Lord has given each believer certain gifts in order to do his work within the church from 1 Corinthians 12:4-27.
Understanding that the Lord has chosen you for the good works He has planned can be confusing regarding the nature of those works. Fortunately, the works that please Him naturally arise from your Christian life from Matthew 25:31-46.
Understanding that the Lord has chosen you for the good works He planned can be overwhelming. Fortunately, He has given you guidance on where your service should begin from Hebrews 10:19-25.
Understanding that the Lord has chosen you for the good works He planned can be overwhelming. Fortunately, He has provided you with everything you need to accomplish them from 2 Peter 1:3-4.
Not recognizing your potential as a believer obstructs any desire to serve the Lord from Ephesians 2:8-10.
When we reflect God's silence in our lives, it is difficult to cope with the reality of evil in our world from Habakkuk 1:1-2:1.
When we reflect God's silence in our lives, it's only natural to stop praying to God about our struggles from Psalm 88:1-18.
When we consider God’s silence in our lives, the issue of our health and the suffering we endure are amplified when we don’t hear from God from Psalm 6:1-10.
When we consider God’s silence in our lives, maybe we need to look at our own lives as the basis for the silence from Psalm 38:1-22.
There are scriptural prohibitions concerning complaining to God. Is it possible to express our pain to God and not sin from selected scripture.
It hard enough to deal with the difficulties that we face in life. Experiencing silence from God makes the difficulties unbearable from Psalm 13:1-6.
While Easter and the reality of the resurrection of Jesus provide us with hope, it can also be the source of doubting from John 20:24-31.
Jesus expressed that when the Son of Man came, would he find faith. Sadly, when he came triumphantly into Jerusalem, he did not from Luke 11:12-25.
When you make the decision to seek God and develop an intimate relationship with him, you have to understand that prayer moves from formal and ritualistic to intimate conversation from Matthew 6:5-8.
After recognizing that our spiritual focus has shifted, we need to make a decision concerning what we will pursue with the life we have been given from Philippians 3:1-16.
After recognizing that our spiritual focus has shifted, we need to understand what we need to do in order to refocus spiritually from 1 Kings 19:1-18.
The fourth area that we need to examine with regards to the subtle shifts in our spirituality is the struggle we have in forgiving those who have hurt us from Genesis 41-45.
The third area that we need to examine with regards to the subtle shifts in our spirituality is the suffering in our lives that we have endured from 2 Corinthians 12:1-10.
The second area that we need to examine with regards to the subtle shifts in our spirituality is the self-sufficiency that is rooted in our pride from Revelation 3:14-22.
The first area that we need to examine with regards to the subtle shifts in our spirituality is the condition of our hearts from Revelation 2:1-7.
It easy to miss the changes that occur in our spiritual live until we compare ourselves with a Biblical picture of life and spirituality from Acts 2:41-47.
As we are grasping what it means to walk in the light, every believer must recognize that that God is watching over them in this world of darkness from 1 John 5:18-21.
As we are grasping what it means to walk in the light, every believer must recognize that they can have a confidence in prayer because of the relationship with Jesus Christ from 1 John 5:14-17.
As we are grasping what it means to walk in the light, every believer must recognize that their faith and life is resting upon the reality of Jesus Christ from 1 John 5:5-13.
As we are grasping what it means to walk in the light, every believer as they grow in their intimate relationship with God experiences the impact of that love from 1 John 4:17-5:5.
As we are grasping what it means to walk in the light, the source of love that is needed to carry out the command to love one another resides in every believer from 1 John 4:12-16.
There is a bigger story to Christmas that most people miss. God sent his Son to among humanity to reach out to his own from John 1:1-5, 9-18.
As we are grasping what it means to walk in the light, there has to be a coming to grips with every believer that we are commanded to love one another from 1 John 4:7-11.
Gratitude should be a natural response from believers if we reflect upon the work that Lord has accomplished through our lives from Colossians 1:3-6.
Gratitude should be a natural response from believers if we reflect upon the work that Lord has accomplished through our lives from Colossians 1:3-6.
As we are grasping what it means to walk in the light, there has to be an understanding that believers can have assurance concerning their faith in Jesus Christ from 1 John 3:19-24.
As we are grasping what it means to walk in the light, there has to be an understanding that believers must be marked by a loves that is exhibited toward each other from 1 John 3:11-18.
In a time where people no longer see the value in church, there needs to be a reminder that church is more than a worship service from Acts 2:37-47.
As we are grasping what it means to walk in the light, there has to be an understanding that believers are the children of God and that reality is evident through their actions from 1 John 3:1-10.
As we are grasping what it means to walk in the light, there has to be a recognition that when you are different because you responded to the message of Jesus and were anointed from 1 John 2:24-29.
As we are grasping what it means to walk in the light, there has to be a recognition that we must be vigilant in being aware that false leaders exist from 1 John 2:18-23.
As we are grasping what it means to walk in the light, there has to be a choice to hold on loosely to this world and the things of this world from 1 John 2:15-17.
As we are grasping what it means to walk in the light, there are times that a believer needs to be reassured of his relationship the Christ from 1 John 2:12-14.
As we are grasping what it means to walk in the light, there has to be an understanding that when it comes to the issue of our obedience, nothing has changed from 1 John 2:7-11.
As we are grasping what it means to walk in the light, there has to be an understanding that our faith is evident through our obedience from 1 John 2:3-6.
As we are grasping what it means to walk in the light, there has to be an understanding that the Lord wants us to deal with the sin in our lives and he will help us from 1 John 2:1-2.
As we are grasping what it means to walk in the light, there has to be an understanding of who God is and who we are from 1 John 1:5-10.
It is evident that we are living in times where darkness seems so real to us. Yet for believers, it is possible to still have joy in all of its fullness in our lives from 1 John 1:1-4.
The relationship that you can have with the Lord is one of personal interaction through prayer. The next part of understanding how to pray involves understanding the effect that sin has on our prayers from selected scriptures.
The relationship that you can have with the Lord is one of personal interaction through prayer. The next part of understanding how to pray involves understanding the effect that sin has on our prayers from selected scriptures.
The relationship that you can have with the Lord is one of personal interaction through prayer. The next part of understanding how to pray involves understanding the effect that sin has on our prayers from selected scriptures.
The relationship that you can have with the Lord is one of personal interaction through prayer. The next part of understanding how to pray involves knowing that you can talk with God about your needs, forgiveness and his protection from Matthew 6:11-13 and Luke 11:3-4.
The relationship that you can have with the Lord is one of personal interaction. That interaction is centered on prayer. The first part of understanding how to pray involves knowing with whom you are talking from Luke 11:1-2.
The relationship that you can have with the Lord is one of personal interaction. That interaction is centered on prayer. To understand prayer, you have to begin with what it is not proper from Matthew 6:5-7.
Once you understand the relationship that the Lord has provided for you, you need to recognize your past spiritual failures cannot hold you back from the relationship from Galatians 2:17-21.
Once you understand the relationship that the Lord has provided for you, you need to take the first step and deal with the one thing that might hinder your relationship with him from Psalm 51.
In order to consider the relationship that we can have with the Lord now, we have to understand what happened to the relationship that once exist between man and God from selected scripture.
When we understand the times in which we are living in, it is very important that we listen and follow the instructions of those who have lived through it from 2 Timothy 4:1-8.
When we understand the times in which we are living in, It is very important that we understand certain truths that we help us to live from 2 Timothy 3:10-17.
As we are living in the Last Days, understanding the nature of the times in which we live in is very important from 2 Timothy 3:1-9.
As we are living in the Last Days, understanding certain truths of our faith should encourage us to live for the Lord from 2 Timothy 2:19-26.
As we are living in the Last Days, we have to keep a single focus on the truths of gospel and avoid needless arguments and false teaching from 2 Timothy 2:14-18.
As we are live in the Last Days, we must recognize that even as we face difficult things, we understand the basis for our faith from 2 Timothy 2:8-13.
It is easy to lose hope in our God when circumstances and events don’t turn out the way we thought they should from Luke 24:13-35.
When you are faced with a difficult situation, sometimes the reality presents itself in which the possibility exists the God can do something from Luke 18:35-43.
As we are live in the Last Days, there has to be an effort on our part to act upon the investment that has been made in our lives from 2 Timothy 2:1-7.
When we face the reality that we are living in the Last Days, there has to be an effort on our part to safeguard the spiritual investments that have been made on our behalf from 2 Timothy 1:11-18.
When we face the reality that we are living in the Last Days, there needs to be an effort on our part to cherish the spiritual investments that have been made on our behalf from 2 Timothy 1:3-10.
While there is legitimate concern about the coming storm, there also needs to be an awareness of the calm after the storm that lasts for eternity from Revelation 21:1-22:5.
The Second Coming of Jesus Christ results a time of peace that mankind rejects and the final judgment from Revelation 20:1-15.
The Second Coming of Jesus Christ is a culmination of God’s Chosen People crying out in desperation and defeat for deliverance from Zechariah 14:1-3 and Revelation 19:11-21.
In order to understand the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, we need to understand what happens with believers before the End comes from Revelation 3:10.
In order to understand the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, we need to understand that there are certain people who must emerge and certain things that must take place from Revelation 13:11-18.
In order to understand the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, we need to understand what the scripture teaches about the coming leader who sets himself up as a god from 1 John 2 and 2 Thessalonians 2.
Sometimes we think that we know the main truths about Christmas, when in reality miss reality of God’s desire from Matthew 1:18-23.
We find in the scripture many promises that God will answer our prayers. Yet our personal experience shows a disconnect between the promises and the reality that most believers have experienced. Understanding the connection between our heart’s desires and the Lord will help us to understand the validity of his promises to us from Psalm 37:4.
In order to understand the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, we need to understand exactly what sets the time of Tribulation apart from what is currently happening in our world from Revelation 6.
In order to understand the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, we need to understand where does the End begin and who initiates it from Revelation 4 and 5.
In order to understand the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, we need to understand the reason for the End from Daniel 9:24-27.
Jesus illustrates that the level of gratitude to God is directly tied to the response to forgiveness from Luke 7:36-50.
Because we live in bewildering times, God’s people are stunned and confused by the events that are taking place around us. However, Jesus told us that these things should not catch us by surprise from Matthew 24:3-14.
Because we live in bewildering times, God’s people are stunned and confused by mixed messages concerning the Coming of Jesus Christ. However, believers have been given everything they need to know about the end from 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11.
Having been transformed by the grace of Jesus Christ, believers are to deal with each other by putting the spiritual needs of others before their own freedom from Romans 14:13-23.
Having been transformed by the grace of Jesus Christ, believers are to deal with each other by recognizing that each man is accountable to the Lord from Romans 14:1-12.
Having been transformed by the grace of Jesus Christ, believers are again called to express that faith in through love toward others in these last days from Romans 13:8-14.
Having been transformed by the grace of Jesus Christ, believers are called to express that faith in their actions toward their government from Romans 13:1-7.
Having been transformed by the grace of Jesus Christ, believers are called to express that faith in their actions toward everyone including their enemies from Romans 12:14-21.
Having been transformed by the grace of Jesus Christ, believers are called to express that faith in their actions toward each other from Romans 12:9-13.
There is a tendency to only think of our faith in individual terms. However, Faith is always seen in terms of community from Romans 12:3-8.
When you have made the decision to give yourself to God, there has to be concrete steps taken to express that commitment from Romans 12:2.
When you begin to grasp the reality of grace that the Lord has shown to believers, there has to be a decision from Romans 12:1.
The Lord in his wisdom and sovereignty uses the rejection and unbelief of his people to bring about the salvation of many more, while promising their ultimate redemption in the end from Romans 11:25-36.
Only God can take the rejection of one group of people and use it for the salvation of the rest of the world from Romans 11:11-24.
It is easy to be guided by wrong assumptions concerning the Lord and your standing with him and miss the reality of his grace from Romans 11:1-10.
The message of salvation to all requires that there are people who are willing to share it from Romans 10:13-21.
There is a major difference between gaining acceptance with God with your works and gaining it through faith in Jesus Christ from Romans 10:5-12.
It seems unfair that those who try to pursue God’s acceptance on their own terms must face the reality that it only come through faith in Jesus Christ from Romans 9:30-10:4.
While we wrestle with the reality of the Lord’s sovereignty over the affairs of humanity, it is easy to get it wrong about God from Romans 9:19-29.
With the realities of our current struggle and suffering, we need to rest in the hope that our new relationship with God is secure from Romans 8:28-39.
With the realities of our current struggle and suffering, we need to rest in the hope that something better is waiting for us from Romans 8:18-27.
Having been set free by the Spirit, we do not have to live fear and defeat since we have been adopted as the children of God from Romans 8:12-17.
Having been set free by the Spirit, we can now choose to live according to Spirit rather than live according to the sinful desires of our flesh from Romans 8:1-11.
While we have been freed from the bondage to sin, believers still find themselves engaged with an internal struggle against sin from Romans 7:13-25.
While we have been freed from the bondage to sin, believers must recognize that sin still has power to influence them from Romans 7:1-12.
Having been freed from the bondage to sin, believers must choose between continuing to live in freedom or returning to the slavery of sin from Romans 6:15-23.
The reality of grace in salvation and the freedom that it brings to every believer should stir us to live for Christ from Romans 6:12-14.
The reality of grace in salvation should cause us to change our thinking with regards to living in the new life versus living the old life from Romans 6:5-11.
The reality of grace in salvation causes some to develop wrong thinking concerning the issue of sin in our lives from Romans 6:1-4.
It is easy to lose track of the reality that Jesus Christ rose from the dead. Yet his resurrection insures our present condition and our future hope from 1 Corinthians 15:20-28.
Even though the Lord is working in our midst, we can completely miss what he is doing. Tragically, Jesus also warns that there are severe consequences for those who totally miss him from Luke 19:35-44.
In order to understand our acceptance with God, we need to understand the free gift that Jesus gave us in order to remove the offense we carry from Romans 5:12-21.
On our own, we had not chance to gain acceptance with God. However, Jesus loved us and died for us from Romans 5:6-11.
God’s acceptance of us means more than just our identification as his children. His acceptance of us results in an immediate change in how that relationship with Christ is expressed from Romans 5:1-5.
In a world where we are used to rules that guide every aspect of our lives, it is hard to grasp that our ability to abide by the rules has no bearing on God’s acceptance of us from Romans 4:13-25.
Humanity operates with ingrained thinking that our efforts affect our acceptance with God. However, those efforts have no bearing on God’s acceptance of us from Romans 4:1-12.
Faced with the reality of plight that humanity faces, we are provided the opportunity for acceptance with God. The reality is that all human beings do not want God and act accordingly from Romans 3:21-31.
In order to understand why the righteous shall live by faith, you need to understand the dilemma that all humanity faces. The reality is that all human beings do not want God and act accordingly from Romans 3:9-20.
In order to understand why the righteous shall live by faith, you need to understand the dilemma that all humanity faces. The third group facing peril are those who place their confidence in their religious actions from Romans 2:17-3:8.
In order to understand why the righteous shall live by faith, you need to understand the dilemma that all humanity faces. The second group facing peril are those who condemn others for their sins while they engage in the same sins from Romans 2:1-16.
In order to understand why the righteous shall live by faith, you need to understand the dilemma that all humanity faces. The first group facing peril are those who want to go it alone without God from Romans 1:18-32.
We are living in an interesting time where we are bombarded from all sides with views concerning what our faith is about. This often leads to our losing track of what our faith is really about from Romans 1:8-17.
It is easy to be crippled by failure. Even when we totally love Jesus. It is just as easy for Jesus to express grace from John 21:1-25.
We know that the birth of Jesus was in accordance with God’s plan for mankind. But it was also it was also rooted in the faith of those affected by his birth from Matthew 1:18-25.
In the midst of fear and doubt, the reality of Jesus calls his followers to faith from John 20:19-31.
In the midst of the emotion and pain of the dark moment, there is joy in the reality that Jesus is alive from John 20:1-18.
Jesus suffered an extreme death for you and I, yet he was still in control from John 19:17-42.
Jesus illustrates the importance of gratitude and our natural tendency to forget God from Luke 17:11-19.
Each person faces the reality of Jesus in their own way and most people end up rejecting him from John 19:1-16.
It is easy to give into the pressure and respond in ways that we never thought we would from John 18:12-27.
It is easy to forget that Jesus was in complete control as he begins his journey to the cross from John 18:1-11.
As he is facing the cross, Jesus prays for all believers who would come to faith in him from John 17:20-26.
Jesus reveals his heart for his disciples as he prays his great high priestly prayer from John 17:6-19.
Jesus reveals his ultimate purpose for believers as he prays his great high priestly prayer from John 17:1-5.
Jesus explains his departure so that his followers have clarity in the midst of their confusion from John 16:16-24.
Jesus speaks plainly to his disciples concerning their proclamation of faith and expresses that he understands even their future failures from John 16:25-33.
Jesus explains that his departure from us is necessary so that we can see the work of Holy Spirit in our world from John 16:1-15.
After telling them the hardships that they will face, Jesus reassures his followers that they will not be alone from John 15:26-27.
Jesus warns his followers to expect difficulty in these troubling times from John 15:18-25.
Jesus tells his followers how to love by showing them the depth of love that he has for them from John 15:12-17.
Jesus expresses that even though he is going away, he wants to bring comfort to his followers by giving them some words of encouragement from John 14:25-31.
Jesus expresses that even though he is going away, he gives his followers assurances for while he is away from John 14:19-24.
Jesus expresses that even though he is going away, he followers will continue his work from John 14:12-18.
Jesus reassures his followers concerning their destiny if they trust in him from John 14:1-11.
Jesus gives his followers a new commandment that should mark their lives as we live in this world from John 13:31-38.
Jesus sets the example of how we are to treat those who would betray us from John 13:18-30.
While we like to place God in a box of our making, Jesus responds in a purposeful manner that reflects who he is from John 9:6-12.