The United Church of Canandaigua

The United Church of Canandaigua

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The United Church of Canandaigua episodes

  • 2023-12-10: Good News - Rev. Dr. Wade Allen

    In this season of Advent, we celebrate the coming of Jesus. In Isaiah 40, the prophet reminds the people that God deeply desires to rescue them. The prophet declares that God is making a highway to rescue us, we are incapable of our own rescue (we are grass), and God's promise is good news for us.

    18 min
  • 2023-12-03: Come Lord Jesus, Come - Rev. Dr. Wade Allen

    Advent is the season of waiting, yearning for God to show up. The Old Testament prophets lived in the tension of two truths. God is able to deliver His people. Yet, His people are in terrible shape. Are they beyond repair? Why would God respond to a people so far gone? It is in this tension that Isaiah calls for God to respond. In Isaiah 64, Isaiah pleads for God to do the impossible, to redeem His people.

    18 min
  • 2023-11-26: Love Remains - Rev. Dr. Wade Allen

    As we conclude our series in 1 Corinthians 12-13, we explore the eternal nature of love. While spiritual gifts, along with the world as know it, will pass away, we are reminded that love will remain. Paul paints a picture of love remaining when all else fades away. This vision for the coming Kingdom should fuel us to prioritize and practice agape love.

    17 min
  • 2023-11-19: Love Is, Is Not - Rev. Dr. Wade Allen

    Paul's description of agape love is direct. He carefully describes love as not... While love is patient and kind, it is not characterized by envy, pride, arrogance, self-interest, and keeping a record of wrongs. We are challenged to exhibit agape love in how we respond and act toward those around us.

    20 min
  • 2023-11-12: Motivation Matters - Rev. Dr. Wade Allen

    We often celebrate spiritual people who act in visible ways. People who speak spiritually, preach and teach the Gospel, understand God's ways, exhibit great faith, and offer themselves sacrificially command our attention. But such acts are good-for-nothing without love. Paul urges the church in Corinth and us to consider our motivation in everything we do. May it be from a heart of agape love for God and others rather than self-promotion.

    18 min
  • 2023-11-05: The Body of Christ - Rev. Dr. Wade Allen
    Paul explicitly applies his previous illustration to the church at Corinth. The members of the church are the body of Christ, and each member is a part of it. As each person functions in the way that God designed, the church will be built up and able to fulfill God's calling. Paul urges us to desire and utilize our gifts as a response to God's grace in our lives.
    15 min
  • 2023-10-29: Working Together for a Healthy Body - Rev. Dr. Wade Allen
    Paul personifies our physical body parts as he illustrates the absurdity of them competing. But the body will benefit as the parts learn to support and encourage one another. A healthy church body requires all the parts working together to support and rejoice with one another. As we work toward vitality and health, we must all participate and use the gifts that God has bestowed on us.
    18 min
  • 2023-10-22: Unity in Diversity - Rev. Dr. Wade Allen
    While the church in Corinth is feuding over the importance of particular spiritual gifts and the cultural divides of the day, Paul urges followers of Jesus to reflect on their conversions and the continual work of the Holy Spirit to bring unity in the church. As we seek unity in 2023, may we learn to submit ourselves to God's leading and allow Him to bring us together around His work and plan.
    17 min

About The United Church of Canandaigua

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The United Church of Canandaigua is a wonderful church family with rich traditions and history in the community of Canandaigua, NY.

Our mission is: That All Might Know, Love, and Follow…