History's most famous battle took place, not between two armies, but between two people - David and Goliath. The outcome is well known by all. But today, let's look together with fresh eyes to see what we can learn from David, a shepherd boy after God's own heart...and glory.
The goal during this series is to not just know more about David, but to know more about David's God. As we begin to look at the specific details of his life, we will see how man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.
The goal during this series is to not just know more about David, but to know more about David's God. As we begin to look at the specific details of his life, we want to know more about the heart of the man who was in pursuit of the heart of God.
Besides Jesus, we know more about David than any other person in the Bible. He was a shepherd, poet, musician, warrior, and king. As we engage with his story of preparation, triumph, tragedy, and redemption, we will see God's grace, mercy, sovereignty, and purpose on full display. As David deals with God - but maybe more importantly as God deals with David - we will see first-hand what it means to be a person after God's own heart.
If we want everyone to be presented mature in Christ, we need everyone to understand we are stewards, not owners, of all that God has entrusted to us. We can then live out our value of investing in God's work as stewards of His gifts and servants in His plan.
The church is not just a building or a service we attend; it is who we are—children of God, the body of Christ. We must not only understand what the church is, but we must be willing to explore how we can be involved with one another. Everyone has a role to play, and everyone’s role matters to God and His church.
We focus primarily on the cross and resurrection on Good Friday and Easter. But the reality of both should impact our lives the rest of the year as well. Today, as we finish our sermon series At the Cross, we will understand more of how we live in light of the cross and resurrection each and every day.
After Peter denied Jesus around a charcoal fire, he wept bitterly because of his sin, shame and guilt. As a result, there is no record of him at the cross with the others when Jesus died. Was this the end of Peter's story? Would his sin define him the rest of his life? Do our hurts, pains and failures define us? Let's look together at how the resurrection of Jesus can change everyone's story.
Last week, we examined the exchange that took place at the cross. Today, we will see how the power of the cross overcomes the power of sin in the lives of those who were at the cross. We will then understand how this can be a reality for every one of us as well.
When you see an image of a cross, what thoughts come to mind? As we begin this new series today, we will understand the exchange that took place on the cross and what it means for us all.
It is essential for the church to not drift from its mission. Today we will unpack four, elder-led vision initiatives that will clarify the direction Calvary is headed over the next few years. This is an important Sunday for our church as we continue to understand what it looks like to Pursue Life in Christ together!
Reminders from Matthew's Gospel
Jesus invites and we respond. Trusting is our regular and ongoing response. As we have seen in this series, we also respond through prayer and time in His Word. Today, we will understand and then participate in two other practical responses to Him - baptism and communion
Praising and praying to the Lord are ways we accept Jesus' invitation to come to Him. Praise and prayer help us to know and love Him personally and worship Him collectively.
One way we respond to Jesus' invitation to Come to Him is through the Bible. Let's look together at not only what the Bible is, by why it is so important to engage with it.
Jesus calls us to Himself with the words, "Come to Me." One way Scripture teaches us to do that is by developing a life of prayer, more deeply with our loving God. While prayer is a vast subject, today we will look at how we should prayerfully approach God both individually and with others.
We know how to accept an invitation to an event, party or gathering. But do we know what it means to respond to Jesus' invitation to come to him? Over the next 5 weeks, we will gain a better understanding of why and how we should accept His invitation to come.
As our series concludes today, we will look to the story of Job for an invitation to trust God even when we are suffering and experiencing doubt.
What do we do when God seems distant and when we feel abandoned by Him and doubt His presence and goodness? What do we do with the doubts that are caused by difficult circumstance and unmet expectation? When in Doubt...
Today we look at two occasions where followers of Jesus doubted. Let's understand what they learned and allow it to strengthen our faith just as it strengthened theirs.
What do we do when doubts creep in? Can God them? What if they make us feel guilty? What if they cause us to question our faith? Can I doubt and believe at the same time? We will answer all these questions and more over the next four weeks in our series entitled When in Doubt.
During this Christmas series, we made sure to connect the birth of Christ to the death of Christ. In today’s final message, we will see heaven’s perspective on what the death of Christ accomplished—it truly is Glorious!
Humanly speaking, the birth of Jesus was humble, lowly, and ordinary. But through unique testimonies on His birth from Isaiah, Mary, Jesus, the Angels, the Church, and even Heaven, we will come to realize it was nothing short of Glorious.
If you were to ask people for the true meaning of Christmas-the reason Jesus came to earth-the answers would vary greatly. So why not ask Jesus Himself. We often look to Luke 1-2 and Matthew 1-2 for the traditional Christmas story. But to get Jesus' perspective on why He came, we turn today to a passage we don't often associate with Christmas in the book of Hebrews.
When the angel announced to Mary that she would conceive and give birth to the Son of God, she went to find comfort, guidance and wisdom from her relative Elizabeth. During their time together, Mary's soul and spirit burst forth with a Glorious song about God her Savior. Her words, flowing right from her heart, provide us the perspective we need no matter what circumstances we may be facing this Christmas season.
Humanly speaking, the birth of Jesus was humble, lowly, and ordinary. Today through the testimony of Isaiah, written hundreds of years before the birth of Jesus, we will realize it was nothing short of Glorious.
Romans chapter 16, its last, looks and feels different from what came before. Any connection? Absolutely! Having explained the features of The Gospel (1-15), the Apostle Paul now introduces us to the people of The Gospel by gathering a couple of 1st century "photos" from The Gospel Family Album. The photos individualize The Gospel's power to draw and transform people. Have you made the album?
Paul has made some bold challenges and reminders throughout the letter. Today, Paul begins to draw his letter to a close with some personal challenges of how to live in response to the gospel.
Paul continues to encourage us to live in harmony with one another as we follow Christ's example for the glory of God.
