The true “church” refers to the regular and intentional meeting of believers to worship God, to study His Word, and to serve one another as part of the body of Christ under a Biblical leadership structure. Let’s unpack those pieces one at a time. Basic distinctions of a true church: #1 A true church [...]
Senior Pastor Mark Stafford Recorded at Canyon Bible Church of Prescott Valley on May 7, 2017 Biblical leadership is essential for the ongoing health of a local church. Because of the events that have transpired on the elder team at Canyon Prescott Valley and because of the [...]
The writer of Hebrews says in Hebrews 13:17, “17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.” Elders are stewards of God’s household, the local [...]
Here are Canyon Bible Church’s thoughts on the Supreme Court’s controversial decision on marriage: Canyon Verde will not change its view on marriage. The Supreme Court’s decision will not impact one thing that we teach, believe or practice here at Canyon Verde. We will always strive to obey the perfect and eternal Word of [...]
Special Guest Teacher Pastor Jon Gaus, Senior Pastor at Canyon Bible Church of Prescott Valley
Introduction Biblical leadership is essential for the ongoing health of a local church. Behind the scenes, here are Canyon Verde, we have been working with a couple of men and we are about to install our first elder team. That elder team will consist of myself along with Al Crownoble and Brian [...]
Our Victory in Christ Audio Introduction 5 So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: 2 shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but [...]
Introduction One Man Volleyball Team? When I was in college, I was at a camp one weekend and the speaker was a volleyball protégé named Bob Holmes. Bob was a professional motivational speaker and a one man volleyball team. By himself, he had won over 13,000 volleyball games – many of those games [...]
