Canvas Teachings Podcast

The first threat to the gospel was never people rejecting Jesus — it was people adding to Him. In this message from Acts 15, Travis walks through the early church's first great conflict and asks a question worth sitting with: what have you quietly added to "Jesus" that you now trust more than Him?

Austin Payne from 3Crosses Church in Castro Valley shares from Acts 14 on Paul and Barnabas facing persecution in Lystra and Iconium, and what it means to trust God in the middle of adversity. Three takeaways: turn from useless things, turn toward the living God, and ask who you actually trust.

Gabby Alzate, Executive Director of Because Justice Matters, continues our Family on a Mission series with a message on the freedom Jesus offers weary souls. Walking through Paul's first recorded sermon in Acts 13, she unpacks how the gospel isn't just good news for those far from God — it's good news for tired hearts carrying weight they were never meant to carry.

Rachael Wade is the founder of Olive Us - a organization that seeks to encourage women in their faith journey through podcasts, events, and other resources.

Rachael teaches on Acts 13:1-13, exploring how God calls an unlikely, diverse group of ordinary people — the "Antioch Five" — and sets them apart for His mission. A message on prayer, fasting, encouragement within the body of Christ, and the freedom God offers each of us as we're sent out together to bring His light to the world. /episode/index/show/f5f55055-83b2-43a3-bf37-c2d6b430d186/id/42627395

Pastor Travis teaches on how to process disappointment, using the story of the early church in Acts 12 to encourage us to continue praying, resting, and holding onto hope even when our previous prayers haven't been answered the way we expected.

Philip Pattinson teaches on sacrificial love—especially in foster care—must flow from an ever‑deepening awareness that we are God’s deeply loved, delighted‑in children.

Gabby Alzate teaches from Acts 11 and how a “family on mission” learns to recognize and join God’s unexpected new work by moving from assumption to listening, from testimony to discernment, and from resistance to participation.

Pastor Travis teaches on the story of Peter in Acts 10, exploring how the gospel disrupts our internal "algorithms" of bias and prejudice, calling us to move beyond our certainties and walls to embrace a wider, more expansive love that unites all people as one family.

Gabby Alzate dives into Acts 9:32-43 to explore the kind of community that emerges when the resurrection is truly active.

Through the story of Saul we discovered that God doesn't show up to make you someone else. He shows up to redirect who you already are. Not domesticating you—deploying you.

We love a redemption story — until it's about someone we've actually been hurt by. Jaime Lannister? Sure. Darth Vader? Fine. The Grinch? We gave him a musical. But the person who wronged us in real life? That's a different conversation.

In Acts 9, the early church had to answer one of the most defining questions a community can ask: Will we love God more than we hate our enemies?

This week at Canvas, Travis walks through the story of Saul — the early church's most hated person /episode/index/show/f5f55055-83b2-43a3-bf37-c2d6b430d186/id/42627430

Through Philip's example in Acts 8, we learn what it looks like practically to share your faith with somebody without it getting weird.

Pastor Travis teaches on Acts 8 and how every painful setback is actually an opportunity to find new direction, leading to personal growth and surprising moments of genuine joy.

This week, Ruthie Kim taught on living a "Life Worth Dying For" by urging listeners to reject meaninglessness and participate in God's eternal story of redemption.

Rachael Wade teaches on Acts 6:1-7 and how true shalom is only realized when our mission aligns with God’s heart to ensure that no one—especially the most vulnerable right in front of us—is overlooked in the pursuit of collective flourishing.

If Canvas is going to be a family on mission, we have to protect the one thing that makes real community possible — trust.

This Easter, Pastor Travis invites us to ask this powerful and important question: What if the resurrection is true, and if so, why does it matter? Through this teaching, you'll discover why we believe in the resurrection and why it matters for us today.

Are you feeling pressure in your life? Pastor Travis teaches on Palm Sunday and Acts 4 and how to pray under pressure so that you can unlock the power of God in your life.

Pastor Travis shares 3 insights from Acts 4:1-22 and how Peter rose above his past failures and how your history does not have to define your destiny.

In this teaching from Acts 3, Pastor Travis asks a simple but powerful question: “How's your soul?” He unpacks how we create a home for our souls by learning to confess what is true, release what we need to let go of, and receive what God is offering us.

Acts 3:1-10 teaches us what it looks like to move at the speed of love. Pastor Travis teaches on four practices that will help you live more slowly and intentionally.

Acts 2:42–47 shows a church that changed the world not through hype or arguments, but through love—inviting us to ask what it would look like for our church in San Francisco to live that way today.

Pastor Travis teaches on Acts 2 and how we can become Good News people in a bad news world by sharing the Good News with clarity, conviction, and with a heart for connection.

Christian Huang teaches on Acts 2:1-13 and how at Pentecost, the Holy Spirit created an unlikely unity among an unlikely group of people and how we can experience the same unity in a divided world today.