Canvas Conversations

In this episode of Canvas Conversations, Tim and Heidi discuss what is a disciple. We have to remember that the Bible wasn't written to us, that when Jesus' words were recorded his audience was different than us. His audience knew what a disciple master relationship looked like. You and I however live in a different time, so to make a disciple, we must first learn what is a disciple.

Herm Edwards famously yelled at reporters during a press conference the phrase, "You play to win the game... Hello?! You don't play just to play, you play to win the game." Winning is the name of the game. For a business, winning is selling goods or services at a profit. But how many times you went to work and you didn't help your company win. You went to meetings, you checked emails but you didn't help your company win. Church can be the same way. You can attend, participate and even serve and give, but are you helping the church win? Do you even know what winning looks life for your church? In this episode, Heidi and Tim talk about how the church should define winning and how discipleship has always been God's plan.

With the advent of the FMRI machine (functional magnetic resonance imaging), scientists are able to observe and learn about the brains in ways that were not possible 20 years ago. Did you know that our brain organizes our responses based on a filter created by past experiences? Learn more in this mini series called "Brain stuff."As we continue our discussion on the brain we learn about cognitive behavioral therapy, how we tend to respond to the same situation differently and what the implications are if we really did come to Jesus as children.

With the advent of the FMRI machine (functional magnetic resonance imaging), scientists are able to observe and learn about the brains in ways that were not possible 20 years ago. Did you know that when certain parts of the brain light up, others go dark? Or that your brain goes through a major reconstruction process that begins at puberty and isn't completed until your mid 20's? Did you know that research has revealed that prayer and meditation improves brain functionality? Learn more in this mini series called "Brain stuff."As we open our discussion on the brain we learn about the amygdala, pre-frontal cortex and and the anterior correlate cingulate. Oh and about the Bible!

So much of the pain we as a nation are facing today are the results of the accumulation of power. The phrase that power corrupts is evident in politics, economics, and even religion. In this episode of Canvas Conversations, Heidi and Tim discuss the solution to the disparity between the haves and the have nots and how we can apply that solution today.

You wouldn't think that issues that Jesus specifically addressed like racism and sexism still exist in the church but they do. In this episode of Canvas Conversations, Tim and Heidi addresses issues and instances of sexism and look towards Scripture to see what should and could be done.

Jesus declared His purpose in Luke 4 when He quoted Isaiah 61. He is here to proclaim the good news to the poor, liberty to the captives, recovery of sight to the blind and then He changed His tone. To set the oppressed free. Everything else was an announcement but then there was an action statement. Jesus is set on liberating the oppressed from the oppressors. Jesus is on the side of the oppressed. In this episode of Canvas Conversations, Tim and Heidi discuss the uncomfortable subject of racism and the application of Jesus' statement as it applies to the African-American community.

When Jesus was announcing some of the Scriptures that He would fulfill at the onset of His ministry. He quoted Isaiah 61. However, Jesus misquoted it! He added a line that was not in the original text. He added, "To announce the recovery of sight for the blind." In this episode, Heidi and Tim talk about Jesus' desire to help the blind see both physically and spiritually.

As we continue discussing the purpose of Jesus, Jesus qualifies who can receive one of His purposes. To be eligible for freedom you must be a captive. In this episode of Canvas Conversations, Tim and Heidi discuss the 5 ways we are likely to become captives and how we can access the freedom Jesus proclaims.

It's Easter! Well, it may or may not be Easter by the time you listen to this episode, but we are talking about Easter. Have you ever jumped into a show or series 3/4's of the way through? Sure, you get the basic concept but if you watch it from the beginning, you get a better idea of the significance of what is happening. The same can be said of Easter. Starting with "Jesus died for your sins" is true and important, but we can get a much richer picture of the significance of Christ's sacrifice if we start in Genesis 1. In this episode of Canvas Conversations, Heidi and Tim talk about Easter starting in Genesis and discusses why Jesus dying for our sins is indeed Good News.

The mission of Canvas church is simple, Reach People, Reveal Jesus and Replicate Disciples. This week, Tim and Heidi discuss the importance of revealing Jesus through our interactions and in creative ways.

Most of us know the story. Jesus rolls into Jerusalem and the crowds cry out Hosanna while throwing their clothes and palms on the ground chanting "Hosanna!" I thought I knew the story too. But in this story, how did two million Jews, present for Passover, chant "Hosanna" on Monday and "Crucify Him!" on Friday? There's more to the story. In this episode of Canvas Conversations, Heidi and Tim discuss the impending showdown between Pilate and Jesus and how 2 million people who were willing to fight Rome was reduced to two people who still supported Jesus during the crucifixion.

This week, Tim and Heidi discuss the mission of Canvas, reach, reveal and replicate. In this episode of Canvas Conversations, Tim and Heidi discuss how the example of the four men who brought a paralytic to Jesus, can be an example to us, on how to reach people.

Salvation happens both in a moment and over time. When we commit our lives to Jesus, we hand over our souls and for the rest of our lives we hand over more and more territory over to king Jesus. Can the same be true of money? In this week's episode, Tim and Heidi conclude the money series with asking where is our finances in light of our salvation?

What is money? To some it is everything. To others, it is power. For some it is opportunity or even a point of contention or a vice. In this week's episode of Canvas Conversations, Tim and Heidi talks about what Jesus wants money to be, our provision and the dangers of it becoming our master.

Have you ever completely lost track of time or misplaced your phone? Those are important things, but we still lose track of them. Even though money is important, we have a hard time keeping track of them. Jesus reminds us how important it is to keep track of our resources. He says, "Where your treasure is, that is where your heart is." In this episode, Heidi and Tim talk about keeping track of our money and as we do so, we begin to discover where our heart is as well.

There's not a lot in life that affects so much of our lives as money. It affects our relationships, our job, where we live and what we do. With all of the baggage that comes with money, it's important to answer some simple questions to build a better understanding about money. In this episode of Canvas Conversations, Tim and Heidi ask, "Whose money is it?" and discusses how this answer affects what we should do with our money.

We have been discussing how to find freedom. One of the things that often enslaves us is our past. Our past hurts and failures can actually lock the doors to our future. In this episode of Canvas Conversations, Heidi and Tim discuss forgiveness and its not the forgive and forget that you may have thought.

It is the emotional response of our time. Offense. Every ad, every interaction, every post results in someone being offended. In this episode of Canvas Conversations, Tim and Heidi discuss how the emotional response of offense can leak into the church and hijack our relationship with God.

We live in a world where anyone can access us incredibly easy! The result is people can often make their agenda our agenda and thereby distracting us. In this episode, Tim and Heidi discuss how we can find freedom from distractions by giving our mission our focus.