Calvary Chapel Old Bridge

As we continue our Wednesday night series, The Upside-Down Kingdom, we've been walking through the Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus challenges us to live differently from the world around us. In Matthew 5, Jesus showed us that true righteousness goes beyond outward behavior. It's not simply about following rules or doing the right things, but about having a heart that reflects the character of our...

Pastor Robert Baltodano will continue our journey through Matthew 5, as we come to Jesus’ challenging and powerful words in Matthew 5:43–48. Jesus calls us to something radically different: “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” What does it look like to love those who don’t love us? Why does Jesus call us to this kind of radical love? And how does loving our enemies reflect the...

David reflects on the Lord’s faithfulness, righteousness, and power to deliver. In 2 Samuel 22:21–51, Pastor Lloyd looks at how God strengthens His people, defeats their enemies, and proves to be a sure refuge for those who trust in Him. David’s song reminds us that every victory ultimately comes from the Lord, who remains faithful to His people and worthy of praise. 

This Wednesday night we continue our series through the Sermon on the Mount, The Upside-Down Kingdom. Last week, we looked at some very personal words from Jesus concerning lust, marriage, and divorce and how Jesus takes us beyond outward behavior to what is happening in the heart. This week, Jesus continues to challenge the way we live with “When Your Word and Your Rights Are Tested” from Matthew...

David sings to the Lord for His deliverance. In 2 Samuel 22, Pastor Lloyd emphasizes the song of David and shows how David recognized his own weakness and understood that the enemy was too strong for him to face alone. Yet the Lord is both just and merciful. He sustains us through hardships. Like David, we must trust in His goodness and righteousness.

Jesus has already shown us that righteousness goes deeper than outward behavior. Now, in one of the most personal sections of the Sermon on the Mount, He addresses the desires of the heart, adultery, marriage, and divorce. What does Jesus mean when He says that looking with lust is adultery in the heart? Why does He use such strong language about dealing with sin? And what was happening in the cul...

In 2 Samuel 21, David seeks the Lord concerning a famine in Israel and discovers that unresolved sin from Saul’s reign must be dealt with. Through this difficult passage, Pastor Lloyd points us to the seriousness of sin and the necessity of atonement. Ultimately, God’s covenant with David points forward to its fulfillment in Jesus Christ.

Most of us can easily say, “I’ve never murdered anyone.” But Jesus asks us to look much deeper: What is happening in our hearts toward other people? Last time in The Upside-Down Kingdom series, we saw Jesus declare that the righteousness of His kingdom must go deeper than the outward religion of the scribes and Pharisees. But what does that kind of righteousness actually look like? This Wednesday,...

Have you ever wondered what Jesus meant when He said, “I did not come to destroy the Law or the Prophets…but to fulfill”? What does that mean for us today? And what did Jesus mean when He said our righteousness must go beyond that of the scribes and Pharisees? This Wednesday night, Pastor Robert Baltodano continues through the Sermon on the Mount in our series, The Upside-Down Kingdom. We’re comin...

Pastor Lloyd shows us the danger and destruction that come from rebellion against God and His Word. As Sheba leads a rebellion against David, God’s anointed king, Joab is prepared to destroy a city filled with innocent people in his pursuit of him. However, one wise woman, who knew God’s Word and understood the situation, reasons with Joab, and the city is spared. This message reminds us of the im...

Salt and light are both easy to overlook, until they're missing. Jesus chose these two ordinary, everyday illustrations to describe the extraordinary influence His followers are to have in the world. But what did He mean, and why did He choose them? Over the past two weeks, we've been studying the Beatitudes in Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. We discovered that Jesus isn't simply giving us a list of m...

In this message, David is heartbroken by a victory that came at the cost of his son Absalom’s life. Pastor Lloyd emphasizes David’s grief as he wishes he could have died in the place of his rebellious son. Yet David could not save Absalom. His sorrow points us to another Son of David—Jesus Christ—who willingly died in the place of rebels so that they might be forgiven, redeemed, and saved.

Last week, we continued our journey through the Sermon on the Mount by studying the first four Beatitudes. We discovered that Jesus begins His greatest sermon by addressing the heart. True citizens of God's Kingdom recognize their spiritual poverty, grieve over sin, walk in humility, and hunger and thirst for righteousness. These qualities stand in stark contrast to the values of our world, remind...

In this message, Pastor Lloyd emphasizes the danger of pride and how it ultimately leads to destruction. Absalom’s pride consumed him and brought about his downfall, while David submitted to God and relied on Him for strength and safety. Even when God seems to be working behind the scenes, we can trust that He is sovereign and His purposes will prevail.

This Wednesday evening, Pastor Robert Baltodano continues our journey through the Sermon on the Mount as we begin exploring one of the most well-known and life-changing sections of Scripture: The Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3–10). Last week, he laid the foundation by examining the historical setting of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount—looking at the crowd, the significance of the mountain, and why the King sa...

Pastor Bobby is the Senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel of the Hudson Valley in Poughkeepsie, New York, where he began the church in 1994 as a small Bible study alongside his wife, Liz. His heart has always been to reach his community with the Gospel message of Jesus Christ, and we are looking forward to what the Lord will do through his teaching.

Before we dive into the Beatitudes and the teachings of Matthew 5–7, pastor Robert will begin with an introduction that explores the world Jesus stepped into, the audience He addressed, and why His message was so revolutionary. In a culture marked by religious tradition, political tension, and spiritual confusion, Jesus announced a kingdom unlike anything the world had ever seen an Upside Down Kin...

As David flees from his son Absalom, the unfolding crisis exposes the true character of everyone involved. Pastor Lloyd emphasizes that seasons of conflict reveal what is truly in a person's heart. While Absalom pursues power through pride and self-interest, David humbly entrusts himself to the Lord in prayer and submission. In these chapters, David's rejection by men and dependence on God point f...

After Absalom kills his brother, he is sent away from Jerusalem. Though David is eventually persuaded to bring him home, Absalom slowly steals the hearts of the people of Israel, leading a rebellion against his own father. Pastor Lloyd contrasts these two charismatic leaders, showing that while David trusted in the Lord despite his failures, Absalom trusted in himself, revealing the danger of ambi...