East Bay Calvary Church

We change. Our lives, our hearts, our moods, our situations are constantly in motion, and it's all we know and are used to; yet we serve a God who claims He never changes. Pastor John explores this incredible characteristic of God as we look at Psalm 102:23-28.

In a fast-moving world where everybody is busy, patience often gets lost in the shuffle. Today, Pastor John looks at Nehemiah 9:17-18 to discuss the perfect patience of our God – and how it is often misunderstood.

God's holiness is something we so often misunderstand, and yet it's so critical to who God is. Pastor John takes a deeper look at what it means that God is holy, from Isaiah 6:1-8.

As human beings, we are quick to criticize and slow to show compassion. Thankfully, we serve a God who is not! Pastor John looks at Psalm 103:1-18 as we discuss the mercy of God.

We serve a great God — greater than we can imagine and greater than we deserve! Pastor John continues his study on the attributes of God and looks at Isaiah 40:12-31.

Is God still faithful when I sin? Or when I'm not faithful to Him? Continuing his series on the attributes of God, Pastor John takes us to Psalm 89 to discuss the inexhaustible faithfulness of our God.

This week, Pastor John discusses the many facets and implications of the great love of God, looking primarily at 1 John 4:7-16.

Pastor John continues his series on the attributes of God with a discussion on God's glory, heading to Psalm 19 for a closer look.

Should Christians stand against abortion? If so, why? On this Sanctity of Human Life Sunday, Pastor John looks at Deuteronomy 30:11-20 to see what God says about the value of human life and what we ought to do to protect it.

Is God really good? What does that mean? Pastor John looks to Psalm 34:8-14 as he discusses the ways that the goodness of God is seen in our lives and throughout history.

How does God's grace impact what we do and how we think about ourselves? Pastor John begins a new series entitled "His Attributes: How Awesome," and starts off in Romans 5 with an attribute of God that has so many wonderful facets: His endless grace.

On this New Year's Day, Pastor Reist takes us to Ephesians 5:15-17 to talk about time — and how we can be redeeming each moment for God's glory.

Wrapping up our Christmas series, Pastor John examines the choices of one man in the Christmas story who ultimately missed the joy and redemption of Jesus' birth.

This week, Pastor John looks to Matthew 1:18-25 to examine a man of great character and obedience - yet often the one forgotten in the Christmas story.

We tend to get wrapped up in the chaos of the season, but when Christ is in Christmas, everything changes. Pastor John takes us to Luke 2:8-20 to talk about the very first Christmas.

This week, Pastor John begins a new series that will take a closer look at the details of the Christmas season, starting with the tiny town of Bethlehem and all the significance it holds.

Pastor John wraps up his series on prayer with Matthew 9:35-38, discussing the ways God prepares His people to carry out His will on earth.

In this Thanksgiving message, John Strubhar takes a closer look at the psalmist's response to God's blessings found in Psalm 116.

Dr. John Strubhar looks at the account of Peter's prison escape in Acts 12:12-19 and asks: do you trust God as a last resort or a first source?

Prayer is not only profitable and powerful; it is painful. Pastor John looks at Jesus' experience in the garden of Gethsemane in Matthew 26:36-46 and the incredible example He set of submission to God's will.

Interim Pastor John Strubhar begins a new series entitled "Pursuing God in Prayer," beginning with Ephesians 3:14-21 and an important question: have you connected with God lately?

John Strubhar finishes his series "The Metrics of Grace" with a message in 2 Corinthians 5:14-21, discussing the great calling given to followers of Christ.

What should our lives look like when we’re saved by grace? Dr. John continues his series on the Metrics of Grace by looking at what it means to love God and one another, focusing on 1 John 4:7-12.

Continuing in his series "The Metrics of Grace," Dr. John looks at Psalm 139:1-6 as we look at how deeply God knows us -- and how that should grow in us a desire to know Him as well.

Continuing in our series "The Metrics of Grace," John Strubhar goes to 1 Peter 1:23-2:3 to discuss the incredible power of God's Word.