Audio Sermons from Calvary International Church

The culture today encourages everyone to stand up for their rights, for their own voice to be heard. Scripture has a different perspective on life, and much is counter-cultural. Marriage is a plan God created and He knows the way it works best. As a married man, the Apostle Peter also had his insight. But can his themes of submitting to authority and suffering for Christ help a husband and wife li...

What if we found the absolute cure to cancer? What if we didn´t tell anyone? What if we told people but they refused to accept it? Similar questions could be asked about the global pandemic problem of another disease... sin. The Scripture gives us the answer to healing needed to restore our relationship to the Almighty Creator God, the way to fix the brokeness which is a result of sin, a disease w...

Many churches today want to make people feel better, so they preach a gospel that promises financial prosperity and an easy life if you follow God. What does the Bible teach about the Christian life? Did Jesus suffer and die so we could have it easy? Did the pain Christ go through give Him the right to know the pains we might face? Thomas Smoak continues to look through the book of 1 Peter, and to...

Being the authority seems powerful, but has a lot of responsibility. Being under someone´s authority requires following, obedience, and the word that many in the world don´t promote... submission. How should a Christian submit? Why should a Christian submit to an ungoldy boss, ungodly government, and ungodly parent, an ungodly spouse? Do we submit always? Does the Scripture give freedom to not sub...

Do you claim to come from a specific country? Are you living in that place or in another, as an expat or foreigner. The Apostle Peter reminds the believers that they are chosen by God for a purpose and belong to another kingdom and another King. Are you trying to fit in with the world around you? Does living different make you seem weird to others? Thomas Smoak continues looking at the first lette...

The Apostle Peter reminds believers that Jesus was the pure and holy sacrifice and therefore we should strive to live in holiness, filled with the Holy Spirit, and loving each other. Because of these things, our focus should be on growing in spiritual food and not indulging in our human/worldly desires. Thomas Smoak continues to look at the book of 1 Peter to see exactly what are to desire and wha...

During Jesus' time, the Jews had the temple - a beautiful structure that had been created by artisans. They knew the work of masons and building with stone. So when the disciple Peter writes to Believers, they have a visual and understand full well the images used - Jesus as the cornerstone, of each person being a temple of the Holy Spirit, a living stone, that together each person is part of a la...

The series on the book of 1 Peter, a letter to encourage believers as we live as "Elect Exiles" - foreigners living in wait for their coming home. Thomas Smoak evaluates key elements of today´s passage to help us know how to live... to love and serve God requires obedience to Him in order to have the results He promises. What does it mean to obey? What are we to obey? Why are we to obey? Whom are...

Anxiety - there is an epidemic of people of all ages, even children, are showing more and more moments of anxiety. The problems around us can cause doubt, depression, difficulty. Christians are called to be in the world, but not of the world - foreigners living in a place, waiting for our new home. The Apostle Peter encourages us to remember our purpose and place, to have hope, which will be the s...

Are you a foreigner? Do you feel you don´t belong here, and are looking forward to that place you call "home"? How should one live in a place that is not their own? What determines if you are of another place or not? Can a Christian feel at home in this world? Interim Pastor Thomas Smoak begins a study in the book of 1 Peter where the apostle uses the theme of Christians being elect exiles - forei...

It is through the Word of God we find salvation, His plan to redeem His chosen people. As a Believer meditates on Scripture, God´s process of sanctification takes place. John the Baptist comes on the stage in the time God planned to prepare the way of the Messiah as the last prophet and contemporary herald. The plan that God authored and prophecied comes into play. Guest speaker Eduardo Lemos expo...

Modern microscopes and telescopes give us a view today of things that have existed for a long time, and yet humans were not able to experience or know. Stars that have been giving their light for thousands of years are only now coming into view as the light travels through space. In a similar fashion, prayer allows us to know God and to see God in ways we might not have had opportunity to do befor...

The last words of Jesus on this earth with His disciples is known as The Great Commission. A very well-known passage used to encourage missions - Go and preach and make disciples. What we see though is that the disciples stayed in Jerusalem, the Holy Spirit came, hey encouraged each other, the church grew - yet they stayed in Jerusalem. It wasn´t until persecution came their way that they spread....

What brings you true happiness? A new vehicle or outfit? Spending time with people? Paying off debt? Does your spouse ever ask if you love them? The Bible says in John 15 that Jesus came to earth to show us the love that the Heavenly Father has for all the earth, and that if we remain and pursue His love, our joy will be complete. Do the things of God´s Word and the view of eternity bring you joy?...

2022-06-26 | What Now? by Calvary International Church SP

Thomas Smoak closes out his series on how the Church universal should be living and preparing itself as a bride waiting for the coming of the groom, Jesus Christ. In an overall view, Christ is glorified and represented through the unity and completeness of all the Church.

The Church at large is called the Bride of Christ. He is preparing a place and will one day return to take His bride to be with Him for eternity. But becoming a member of that bride, the global church, means that you have received and believed the good news of His salvation - the Gospel. Much like a seed that has been placed in the soil and begins to grow. In fact, the apostle Paul says the church...

We have been instructed in the Great Commission to "Go" and make disciples of every nation. That means we will need to advance into enemy territory. It is a battle, a spiritual battle. We know from Scripture that Jesus will be the victor as King of kings. He tells His disciple Peter in Matthew 16:18 that the Church will be built on the rock and the gates of Hell will not overcome it. But, we still...

If we consider how God could display His glory and majesty, we would probably think of great miracles or wonders in nature - healings, creation, stars, flowers. The book of Ephesians, written by the Apostle Paul, answers that question with quite a surprising answer. God wants to display Himself through... the Church. Guest speaker Ryan Townsend of 9Marks shares an overview and insight out of Ephes...

The world today is filled with messages and people telling us what to do and how to do it. We are not isolated as many are trying to influence us. So, which voice are you listening to? Guest speaker Tiago Santos looks at the famous story told by Jesus of Lazarus and the rich man. Jesus is addressing the problems of the Pharisees and the problem of the human heart. Read the Passage: Luke 16:19-31 h...

Does God speak? What are the words of the Heavenly Father? How does God reveal Himself to humans? The life of a Believer should be encouraged and prepared to face the world and challenges of each day as we realize Whom it is that is our Savior - Whom it is that calls us "brother" and "sister." The universe we live and know very little of bows at His feet. There is no one like Him. Do you know Jesu...

Belonging. All of us long to belong to someone or something, whether we realize it or not. Belonging to a family is one of the most intimate feelings we can have of being close. Our own family can be special, but also have it´s difficulties - since it is composed of humans who can fail. Imagine if you were in the family of Jesus? He being your actual blood brother? What about the family of God? Ho...

From the beginning, God seems to have used certain themes to describe who He is and who His followers are and what they should be like. One such theme is that of a shepherd and sheep. The Hebrew nation would understand because of their cultural context. As an urban Christian, maybe it is harder for us to grasp. Thomas Smoak looks at the famous passage of Jesus as the Good Shepherd to help us under...

Looking at different passages and his personal life testimony as a missionary, Glen Charleton shares about "THE CALL". Has God called us? Is He calling us today? What would be the call for? Are others calling too? What hinders us from hearing and responding to the call? Read the Passage: Isaiah 6:1-8 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%206:1-8&version=NIV Glen Charleton is a missio...

The original feast that is celebrated during Easter time is "Passover." Jews and Christians have been remembering what God did in the exodus of the Hebrew nation from slavery in Egypt. Guest speaker, Pr. Jonas Madureira from Igreja Batista da Palavra, looks at the different elements and parts of the Passover feast to understand what Jesus did with His disciples and how that reflects in our lives t...