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LWCF Teachings
by Shane Nease
The teaching ministry of Living Water in Canyon, Texas.
Episodes
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The Proof is in the Practice
Authentic faith is more than what we say we believe. It's reflected in how we live. John reminds us that knowing Jesus means following His commands, walking as He walked, and loving others as He has loved us. We don't prove our faith through perfection, but through a life that is continually…
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Walking in Light
Authentic faith means choosing to walk in the light rather than hiding in the darkness. John reminds us that following Jesus doesn't mean pretending we have it all together--it means being honest about our sin, bringing it into the light, and trusting in the forgiveness and cleansing found in...
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Before You Go Any Further
Before moving into what God has next, sometimes we need to stop and remember who we belong to. Joshua 5 reminds us that new ground isn't just about where God is taking us, but about allowing Him to shape us along the way. Before we rush ahead, we're called to pause, surrender, and make sure our...
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What Do These Stones Mean?
God doesn't want us to forget what He has done. In Joshua 4, the Israelites set up stones as a reminder of God's faithfulness–not only for themselves, but for future generations to see and know the goodness of God. As we step into new ground, we can look back at what God has done, remember His...
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Step Into the Unknown
Stepping into new ground means moving forward even when we can't see what's ahead. In Joshua 3, the Israelites had to step into the Jordan before God made a way. When the path is uncertain, keep your eyes focused on Christ and trust the One who is leading you. Faith means taking the next step,...
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Already at Work
Following God into new ground can feel uncertain when we can't see what's ahead. But Joshua 2 reminds us that we never step into a new place alone–God is already there, already working, and already preparing the way. What feels like new ground to us is not new ground to God. Even when our past...
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It's Time to Move
Moving into new ground requires faith, courage, and a willingness to trust God when the way forward is unfamiliar. As Joshua steps into a new season of leadership, God reminds him that while circumstances may change, His presence and promises remain the same. We may not know what lies ahead, but…
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Don't Miss the Good
In today's message, Pastor Shane takes us through Psalm 103:1-5 and reminds us to slow down and remember the goodness of God. It's easy to focus on what is going wrong and overlook the many ways God is working, providing, forgiving, and caring for us. This message challenges us to intentionally...
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A Different Foundation
In the final week of our Summer on the Mount series, Pastor Shane explores Matthew 7:24-27 and the importance of building our lives on a strong foundation. Jesus reminds us that hearing His words is not enough–we are called to put them into practice. This message challenges us to build our lives…
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The Greatest Tragedy
In week ten of our Summer on the Mount series, Pastor David delivers a powerful message from Matthew 7:21-23, asking the sobering question: If I can know that my future is secure in heaven, then how can I know? Jesus reminds us that genuine faith is not measured by religious activity but by a…
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A Different Reality
In week nine of our Summer on the Mount series, Pastor Shane explores Matthew 7:15-23, where Jesus warns us to discern between genuine faith and outward appearances. This message reminds us that our lives should produce the fruit of a true relationship with Christ, not simply religious activity.…
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A Different Road
In week eight of our Summer on the Mount series, Pastor Shane explores Matthew 7:13-14, where Jesus challenges us to choose between two roads. While the broad road is easy and popular, it leads to destruction, but the narrow road requires surrender and obedience and leads to life. This message...
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A Different Confidence
In week seven of our Summer on the Mount series, Pastor Shane explores Matthew 7:7-11, reminding us that living the Kingdom life begins with confidence in our Heavenly Father. Jesus invites us to ask, seek, and knock, trusting that God hears us, cares for us, and faithfully provides what we need....
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A Different Response
In week six of our Summer on the Mount series, Pastor Cade Simmons explores Matthew 7:1-6, where Jesus teaches us how to judge with humility rather than hypocrisy. This message challenges us to examine our own hearts before pointing out the faults in others. As we draw closer to Christ, we're...
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A Different Priority
Summer on the Mount continues this week with "A Different Priority". Pastor Shane speaks out of Matthew 6:19-34 and teaches us that Jesus tells us to not place our hope in the things of this world, but to focus on Him because He is our hope for this life.
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A Different Audience
In week four of our Summer on the Mount series, Pastor Shane explores Jesus' teaching in Matthew 6:1-18 and challenges us to examine the motives behind our actions. Through His instructions on giving, prayer, and fasting, Jesus reveals that God is not only concerned with what we do, but why we do...
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A Different Heart
In the third message of our Summer on the Mount series, Pastor David explore Jesus' teaching on anger and reconciliation. Jesus reveals that God's concern goes beyond our outward actions to the condition of our hearts. The message challenges us to see that the issue is not merely anger, but our...
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A Different Influence
In the second sermon in our Summer on the Mount series, Pastor David explores Jesus' powerful teaching on being the salt of the earth and light of the world. This message challenges us to consider the influence our lives have on those around us and reminds us that God has placed us where we are…
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The "So What" of Spirit - Filled Living
In Epistle to the Galatians 6:1–10, Pastor Shane’s sermon, “The ‘So What’ of Spirit-Filled Living,” teaches that a life led by the Holy Spirit should be visible in the way we treat others every day. Paul calls believers to restore people gently, carry each other’s burdens, remain humble, and...
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The Helper Produces
In The Helper Produces, Pastor David explores how the Holy Spirit works within believers to produce lasting spiritual fruit. Drawing from Galatians 5, this message highlights the contrast between living according to the flesh and walking in step with the Spirit. Through the power of the Helper…
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The Helper Equips
https://gifts.churchgrowth.orgPastor Shane teaches that the Holy Spirit gives every believer unique spiritual gifts to serve others and glorify Christ. Though the gifts differ, they all come from the same Spirit and are meant for the common good, not personal recognition. The focus is unity—each...
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The Helper Helps
In this powerful message, Pastor Shane explores the incredible role of the Holy Spirit as our Helper, as revealed in Romans 8. Life often brings moments of weakness, uncertainty, and struggle—but we are not left to face them alone. This sermon reminds us that the Spirit meets us in our need,...
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Filled Living
n Filled Living, Pastor Shane walks us through John 14, where Jesus comforts His disciples with the promise of His presence, peace, and the Holy Spirit. This message explores what it truly means to live a life filled—not with fear, uncertainty, or emptiness—but with the abiding presence of God....
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from Resurrection to Revolution
In this powerful passage, we witness the pivotal moment where the hope of the resurrection begins to transform into a world-changing mission. From Resurrection to Revolution explores how Jesus, after His resurrection, prepares His disciples not just to remember Him—but to represent Him. As He...
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The Gospel That Changes Everything
In this powerful passage, Pastor Shane reminds us of the foundation of our faith—the gospel. It is not merely good advice or religious tradition, but the life-transforming truth that Jesus Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures. This same...
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Joy That is Enough
In Joy That Is Enough, Pastor David explores the deep and abiding joy found in Philippians 4:10, where the Apostle Paul expresses gratitude despite difficult circumstances. This message reminds us that true joy is not dependent on external situations, material blessings, or momentary happiness—it...
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Joy that Thinks Right
The message highlights Paul’s call to fix our minds on what is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, and admirable. Pastor David explains that lasting joy begins when we intentionally align our thinking with God’s truth rather than being controlled by anxiety, fear, or negativity. He unpacks how...
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Joy That Presses Forward
in Philippians 3, the Apostle Paul reminds believers that true joy is not found in past achievements, religious credentials, or even past failures—it is found in knowing Christ and continually pressing forward in Him. Paul lays aside everything he once counted as gain and declares it loss…
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Joy That Knows
In this powerful message, Pastor David explores the deep and unshakable joy that comes from truly knowing Christ. Drawing from Philippians 3:1–11, this sermon challenges believers to look beyond religious achievements, personal status, and worldly confidence, and instead place their full trust in...
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Joy That Strengthens
In this powerful message, Pastor Shane explores what it truly means to experience Joy That Serves. Preaching from Epistle to the Philippians 2:1–18, he unpacks how real, lasting joy is not found in self-promotion or comfort, but in humility, unity, and Christ-centered service. Drawing from the...
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Joy That Endures
In a world where happiness often feels temporary and dependent on circumstances, A Joy That Grows invites us to discover a deeper, lasting joy rooted in faith. In this encouraging message, Pastor Shane draws inspiration from Epistle to the Philippians, where Paul the Apostle speaks of rejoicing...
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Joy That Grows
In Joy That Grows, Pastor Shane shares how true joy is not based on circumstances but on our relationship with Christ. From Paul’s opening words in Philippians, we see that joy grows through partnership in the gospel, confidence in God’s faithful work in us, and love that increases in wisdom and...
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When Church Gets Real, Community
What does the church look like when it’s more than a Sunday service? In When Church Gets Real: Community, Pastor Shane explores the powerful picture of the early church in Acts 2:41–47—a community marked by devotion, generosity, unity, and genuine care for one another. This sermon challenges us…
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When Church Gets Real, Hospitality
What does it look like when faith moves from polite hellos to genuine welcome? In Genesis 18, Abraham opens his home—and his heart—to three unexpected visitors, showing us that real hospitality is more than good manners; it’s making space for God to move through ordinary people and everyday...
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When Church Gets Real
What happens when church moves beyond routines and appearances and becomes a place of genuine encounter? In When Church Gets Real, Pastor Shane draws from John 4, where Jesus meets the Samaritan woman at the well and models a faith that is honest, personal, and transformational. This message...
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Wisdoms Call
In Wisdom’s Call, Pastor Shane explores Proverbs 1 and God’s invitation to live with wisdom, discernment, and reverence for the Lord. This message contrasts the voices that compete for our attention with the clear call of God’s wisdom, revealing how the fear of the Lord is the foundation for a…
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Changed Lives
In Changed Lives, Pastor David teaches from Ephesians 2 to show how God’s grace transforms us from who we once were into who He has called us to be. This message reminds us that we are saved not by our works, but by God’s mercy and love. Through Christ, our past no longer defines us—we are made...
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God's Perfect Timing
In God’s Perfect Timing, Pastor Shane explores how God works through history and ordinary moments to accomplish His extraordinary plan. From the humble birth of Jesus in Bethlehem (Luke 2:1–7) to Paul’s reminder that Christ came at just the right time to redeem humanity (Galatians 4:4–5), this...
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The Incarnation
In this message from John 1:1–18, Pastor Shane leads us into the profound mystery and beauty of the incarnation. Beginning with the eternal Word who was with God and was God, this passage reveals Jesus as the source of life, light, and grace for all humanity. Pastor Shane explores how Christ...
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The Virgin Birth
In this message, Pastor Shane explores the miraculous account of Jesus’ conception as recorded in Matthew 1:18–25. Through Joseph’s story, we see the power of God to work beyond human understanding and to fulfill His promises in ways no one expects. Pastor Shane reveals how the virgin birth is…
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The Room You Build is the Room God Fills
In this powerful and faith-stirring message, Pastor Shane leads us into the story of the Shunammite woman in 2 Kings 4, a woman who made room—literally and spiritually—for the presence and work of God. By building a simple upper room for the prophet Elisha, she created space for divine activity…
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Make Your Gratitude Count
In this inspiring message, Pastor David leads us through the rich and uplifting words of Psalm 103, a psalm of praise that calls us to remember the goodness, mercy, and compassion of God. Too often, we move through life without taking time to reflect on the blessings we’ve received or the ways…
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Make Your Forgiveness Count
In this powerful message, Pastor Shane unpacks the transformative call found in Colossians 3 to live as people clothed in Christ. At the heart of this chapter is a command that challenges and changes us—to forgive as the Lord forgave us. Pastor Shane explores why forgiveness is not just an act…
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Make Your Time Count
In this powerful message, Pastor Shane explores the timeless wisdom found in James 4:13-17, where we are reminded about the fleeting nature of life and the importance of living with purpose. Life is short, and none of us knows what tomorrow will bring. Pastor Shane challenges us to reflect on how...
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No Kings But Jesus
In this stirring message, Pastor Shane proclaims that there are no kings but Jesus—the one true ruler whose authority is unmatched and whose kingdom will never fade. From Zacchaeus’ life-changing encounter with Christ to the triumphant entry into Jerusalem, Luke 19 shows us the contrast between...
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Marked For Mission
In this message, Pastor Cade shares how God calls and commissions His people to carry out His mission in the world. Using Isaiah’s encounter with God in the temple, we see that true mission begins with a clear vision of who God is—holy, powerful, and worthy of all worship. When Isaiah recognized...
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Christ Living Through us
In “Christ Living Through Us,” Pastor David explores Acts 4 and the bold faith of the early believers who allowed the power of Jesus to shine through their lives. When Peter and John stood before opposition, it wasn’t their strength or wisdom that amazed the crowd—it was the evidence of Christ...
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Faith in the Fire
Pastor David takes us to Daniel 3, where Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego stand firm in their faith even when faced with the blazing furnace. This message reminds us that true faith isn’t proven in comfort, but in the fire. When life’s trials feel overwhelming, God’s presence becomes most...
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Standing Firm Against The Enemy's Attacks
Life often feels like a battleground, with enemies that rise against us—fear, doubt, temptation, and even opposition from the world around us. In this message, Pastor David reminds us that God has equipped His people with the strength and armor needed to stand firm. Through faith in Christ, the...
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Living Right In a World Gone Wrong
In Matthew 26, Jesus faced betrayal, denial, and the pressures of a world set against Him—yet He remained faithful to the Father’s will. In this message, Pastor David reminds us that even when culture drifts from God’s truth, believers are called to stand firm in obedience. We’ll see how Jesus’...
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The teaching ministry of Living Water in Canyon, Texas.
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Shane Nease
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