
Biblical teaching for shared Christian life.
The gist
Canyon Springs Church is a sermon feed built around biblical teaching, personal testimony, and congregational life in motion. Its messages move from Ephesians and Jesus’ parables to an adoption story, small groups, public church process, and prayers for renewed commitment.
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About Canyon Springs Church
Canyon Springs Church is a sermon-centered Christian feed from a church working through faith, community, and transition in public view. The messages are practical. They take biblical passages seriously while keeping the delivery conversational, with jokes, personal history, and direct appeals folded into the teaching. John Rose appears across many of the sampled episodes, including messages on Ephesians, Jesus’ parables, church transition, and the love of God as Father. Gino Mingo appears in episodes marked by testimony, worship language, and a strong call to discipleship. Together, the excerpts show a church podcast less interested in polished religious abstraction than in what belief requires on ordinary ground. Small groups matter here. So do public commitments, shared life, neighborly action, prayer, repentance, and staying rooted when church life becomes difficult. One recurring concern is isolation: the sermons repeatedly argue that Christian life is not meant to be navigated alone. Another is spiritual usefulness, especially the idea that God works through imperfect and overlooked people rather than only through obvious leaders. The show’s teaching often moves by analogy. Ephesus becomes a picture of diverse people welded together in Christ. A hunting story becomes a lesson about missing nearby opportunities to love people. Adoption becomes a way to speak about the intimacy of God’s care. A transitional church season becomes a test of communication, voice, patience, and trust. The delivery can be blunt, but it is usually aimed at participation rather than spectacle. Communion, prayer, raised-hand response moments, and pastoral challenges give the feed the feel of live worship services rather than studio essays. Listeners hear Scripture alongside congregational realities: youth ministry transitions, leadership search processes, grief, marriage, finances, family strain, and the need for spiritual roots. The result is local-church preaching with a broad Christian vocabulary. It is best for listeners who want biblical messages that connect theology to habits, relationships, and shared responsibility.
Made for: This feed is for Christians and church-curious listeners who want sermon-length teaching grounded in Scripture, testimony, and practical congregational life. It especially suits people drawn to messages about community, discipleship, prayer, and navigating seasons of change.
What sets it apart: Canyon Springs Church stands out for the way its sermons join biblical exposition to the real-time life of a transitioning church. The episodes are candid about process, commitment, imperfection, and the need for people to belong to one another.
In their own words
Canyon Springs Church is filled with friendly, enthusiastic and passionate people of all ages where you can come to hear the deep truth about how God can change your life, in a language that you can understand, regardless of where you are at in your spiritual story.
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John Rose's failed hunting trip has a point for the neighbor you've been walking past.
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- Jesus' parables to challenge how closely you pay attention to people around you
- the book of Ephesians to make belonging feel like a commitment you can picture
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Episodes
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Better Together: "Thriving Together", John Rose, (2/22/26)
John Rose opens Canyon Springs Church’s three-week Ephesians series by arguing that Jesus creates community among people who were formerly separate and hostile.
Feb 23, 2026·37m·2 clips - 2
Stories from an Upside-Down Kingdom: "The Blind Leading the Blind", Gino Mingo, (2/15/26)
Hidden gemGino Mingo, filling in for John at Canyon Springs Church on February 15, 2026, uses Jesus’ parable of the blind leading the blind to argue that disciples become like the teachers who train them.
Feb 16, 2026·43m·3 clips - 3
Stories from an Upside-Down Kingdom: "The Good Samaritan", John Rose (1/25/26)
John Rose uses Jesus's parable of the Good Samaritan to ask whether Christians approach suffering with curiosity or fixed assumptions.
Feb 2, 2026·34m·2 clips - 4
Stories from an Upside-Down Kingdom: "The Parable Of The Sower", John Rose, (1/25/26)
Hidden gemJohn Rose uses Jesus’ Parable of the Sower in Matthew 13 to describe an “upside-down kingdom” where spiritual growth depends on prepared soil.
Jan 26, 2026·33m·2 clips - 5
"Do Not Marvel", Gino Mingo, (1/18/26)
Gino Mingo shares a personal conviction about neglecting spontaneous worship and encourages listeners to prioritize their relationship with God in the new year.
Jan 19, 2026·33m - 6
First Things First: "Seek First the Kingdom of God", John Rose, (1/11/26)
Jan 12, 2026·26m - 7
The Messiah, "Don't Leave Jesus in the Manger", Lesley Hyatt, (12/28/25)
Dec 29, 2025·29m - 8
The Messiah, "Christmas Eve Service", John Rose, (12/24/25)
Dec 25, 2025·15m - 9
The Messiah: "Christmas Brings Love", Sekwohn Grondin, (12/14/25)
Dec 15, 2025·24m - 10
The Messiah: "Comfort My People", John Rose, (11/30/25)
Dec 1, 2025·25m - 11
"Raise A Hallelujah", Sekwohn Grondin, (11/23/25)
Nov 24, 2025·27m - 12
Galatians Identity Theft: "Walking in Freedom", John Rose, (11/16/25)
Nov 17, 2025·27m - 13
Galatians Identity Theft: "Justified By Faith", John Rose, (11/9/25)
Nov 10, 2025·34m - 14
Galatians Identity Theft: "Walk In Grace", John Rose, (10/26/25)
Oct 27, 2025·31m - 15
"From Apathy To Awe", Sekwohn Grondin, (10/19/25)
Oct 20, 2025·28m - 16
Experiencing the Mysterious God, John Rose, (10/5/25)
Oct 6, 2025·35m - 17
At the Family Table: "The Prodigal Older Brother", John Rose, (9/28/25)
Sep 29, 2025·38m - 18
At the Family Table: "A Walk with the Father", John Rose, (9/21/25)
A sermon exploring the depth of God's personal love for each individual, illustrated through the speaker's adoption story.
Sep 22, 2025·36m - 19
At the Family Table: "When Your Child Goes Rogue", John Rose, (9/14/25)
Sep 15, 2025·39m - 20
"The Final Word", Sekwohn Grondin, (9/7/25)
Sep 8, 2025·26m - 21
"Reliable Words", Sekwohn Grondin, (8/31/25)
Sep 1, 2025·26m - 22
Journey Through Acts: "To The End Of The Earth", John Rose, (8/24/25)
Aug 25, 2025·33m - 23
Journey Through Acts: "Riot in Ephesus", John Rose (8/17/25)
Aug 18, 2025·40m - 24
Camp Sunday: "Royalty", Sekwohn Grondin, (8/10/25)
Aug 11, 2025·31m - 25
Journey Through Acts: "Corinth and Ephesus: The Idolatry Sexuality", John Rose, (8/3/25)
Aug 4, 2025·30m - 26
Journey Through Acts: "Hiking Ancient Mountains: Christ Among Lesser Gods", John Rose, (7/27/25)
Jul 28, 2025·37m - 27
Journey Through Acts: "Locked Up Abroad: The Gospel Unchained", Sekwohn Grondin, (7/20/25)
Jul 21, 2025·34m - 28
Journey Through Acts: "Roman Roads: Leveraging Technology for Jesus", John Rose, (7/13/25)
Jul 14, 2025·22m - 29
Journey Through Acts: "Faith that Crosses Borders", John Rose, (7/6/25)
Jul 7, 2025·37m - 30
Journey Through Acts: "Wrecked! The Right Fight", John Rose, (6/29/25)
Jun 30, 2025·24m - 31
Journey Through Acts: "Drivers Seat: Who Is In Charge?", John Rose, (6/22/25)
Jun 23, 2025·20m - 32
White Flag: "Going Without Knowing", John Rose, (6/8/25)
Hidden gemJohn Rose, interim pastor at Canyon Springs Church, opens by saying he was asked by the Evangelical Covenant Church and the leadership team to serve for six months to a year and a half while the church searches for a new lead pastor.
Jun 9, 2025·35m·2 clips - 33
Promotion Sunday, Sekwohn Grondin, (5/25/25)
May 26, 2025·20m - 34
Rebuild: "Going Without Knowing", John Rose, 5/18/25
John Rose introduces a transitional season for the church, emphasizing a public, over-communicated process led by the Holy Spirit.
May 19, 2025·36m - 35
Mother's Day, Jilane Hawkins, (5/11/25)
May 12, 2025·37m - 36
Rebuild: "A Holy Vision", Chad Richards, (5/4/25)
May 5, 2025·31m - 37
Rebuild: "The Power of a Broken Heart", Gino Mingo, (4/27/25)
Apr 28, 2025·35m - 38
Easter Sunday: "Living Hope", Chad Richards, (4/20/25)
Apr 21, 2025·26m - 39
Sam-I-Am: "A Better King", Jonathan Schmitz, (4/13/25)
Apr 14, 2025·31m - 40
Sam-I-Am: "Ahead of Myself", Sekwohn Grondin (4/6/25)
Apr 7, 2025·32m - 41
Sam-I-Am: "Seeing With Spiritual Eyes", Chad Richards, (3/30/25)
A sermon on the story of David and Goliath, emphasizing seeing the world through spiritual eyes and faith in God.
Mar 31, 2025·36m - 42
Sam-I-Am: "Bringing the Presence of God Home", Jonathan Schmitz, (3/23/25)
Mar 24, 2025·34m - 43
Camp Sunday, Sekwohn Grondin, (3/2/25)
Mar 2, 2025·23m - 44
Ready for Return?: "Three Older Brothers", Jonathan Schmitz (2/2/25)
Feb 3, 2025·40m - 45
Ready for Return?: "The Nones Have Hit a Ceiling", Chad Richards (1/26/25)
Jan 27, 2025·34m - 46
"Thrive in 2025", Gino Mingo, (1/19/25)
Jan 20, 2025·36m - 47
Solidify & Send: "Solidify", Sekwohn Grondin, (1/12/25)
Jan 13, 2025·36m - 48
A Christmas Story: "Who is Your Flock", Sekwohn Grondin, (12/1/24)
Dec 2, 2024·20m - 49
Gratitude, Chad Richards, (11/24/24)
A sermon on gratitude from Psalm 100, with an invitation for congregants to share testimonies of God's work in their lives.
Nov 25, 2024·38m - 50
Our Relationship To: "Our Relationship To Generosity", Chad Richards, (11/17/24)
Nov 18, 2024·42m