Audio Sermons from Calvary International Church

It´s Holy Week - from Palm Sunday, through the last supper and crucifixion, to the glorious empty tomb of Easter. The identity of someone who does something matters. In focusing on identity, Pr. Nathanael looks at the question, "Who died on the cross?" Why does it matter that he was the one who died? All four writers of the gospel account answer this question with a view of the triumphal entry. Pr...

How many crisis have we ever lived through? Political, fuel, financial, health... Sometimes it feels life moves from crisis to crisis. The Church in its history has also gone through various crisis. Some have been created from internal problems and some from external problems. From debates on theology to dealing with persecution, the Church has been affected in many ways. How do you think the Chur...

Sometimes leaving the best for last is a great way to finish with what is most important. It seems that is what David has done as he closes out Psalm 103. Pr. Nathanael Fawcett wraps up a look at this poetic scripture which shows how awesome and mighty God is... and that is why we should praise Him.

The Bible promises that we will face trials and suffering. Our focus can be on those difficulties, or on the Lord who promises to be with us as we go through them. This does not mean we should deny them or act as if pain doesn´t exist. Joel Rast shares from his experience of walking with his wife, Cindy, through the pain of cancer and her passing on into glory. Read encouraging words for Christian...

David has begun this Psalm exhorting his own soul to praise God and then lists a number of reasons why God is worthy of praise. The psalmist then used three different examples to compare the love of God to things humans can identify with. Now David chooses to contrast the Love of God to the frailty and weakness of mankind to help us better understand just how great and marvelous our Creator is. Pr...

It is a very famous scene - the story of the men who break through the roof of a home to lower their paralytic friend down to where Jesus was in hopes that Jesus would heal him. What does Jesus look and find in the different persons in this story? What are the priorities in His decisions? Delton Hochstedler shares from his personal experiences of struggles with a son who suffers through leukemia a...

"Praise the Lord, my soul." These are words David uses to open his psalm, encouraging himself to glorify God. He then proceeds to list various blessings God gives to individuals and also to His chosen people corporately. Today, Pr. Nathanael Fawcett continues in Psalm 103, looking at three illustrations David uses to show how wonderful God is and why we should praise Him.

David has written a psalm in which he describes the reasons why it makes sense that we should praise the Lord. The first section of Psalm 103 seems almost like a pep talk, encouraging himself to praise. Verses 1-5 share about praising the Lord because of the blessings God gives His children as individuals. Pr. Nathanael shows how in the next verses (6-10), God reveals more of Himself as He blesses...

From an early age, children use this three-letter word question - why? Many times because they are curious. Many times because they don´t understand. Quite often because they don´t like the answer they just received from a parent or authority. In the same manner, we often question God about life´s events. God tells us to search Him, to ask Him, which is not a problem. But, we will have to accept H...

The magi visited Bethlehem and many celebrate that part of the Christmas story with the feast of Epiphany. Jesus, the Christ, is being revealed to the world. God the Father is showing who this Messiah is and what His work will be. Last week in Part 1, three areas were revealed: the Kingdom of God that will be made of every people through Jesus who is the only one capable of uniting Jew and Gentile...

The Advent season doesn´t just end with the birth of baby Jesus. There is also a feast that is held 12 days after Christmas called Epiphany to remember the visit of the magi. The term actually means "revelation." So... what was really revealed? Pr. Nathanael Fawcett looks at Matthew 2 to help us answer that question.

Guest speaker Pr. Ken Davis looks at the Genesis account of Noah to help us understand the parallels of the story and times of Noah and how they applied to the Israelite nation and also for us today.

In general, an architect might look more at the aesthetics and beauty of a building. In contrast, a civil engineer might spend time looking at the construction and functionality. In looking at this well known Psalm, the Hebrew poet has importance in the the beauty and emotion as well as in the poem´s construction which helps focus on the deeper meaning. Pr. Nathanael helps us see the chiastic stru...

An anchor keeps a ship secure in harbor. It can keep the bow of an enormous ocean going vessel pointed into the waves to keep it from capsizing. Strong links in an anchor prevent ships from drifting and colliding into other objects. A ship in a harbor without an anchor can be a devastating force. In the same way, love without an anchor, is like a ship bobbing around in tidal waves of history being...

Joy is not the same thing as happiness. It is not based upon circumstances. It is a delight in life that runs deeper than pain or pleasure. It is a quality of life and not a fleeting emotion. Can you experience joy even while grieving or suffering? The angels appeared to the shepherds saying they had GREAT joy for ALL people. So the answer is "yes." Pr. Nathanael Fawcett looks at Mary´s song or ma...

Clack – Clack – Clack - Clack… A broken wheel makes the entire grocery cart noisy and shacky. A little part of the wheel missing or damaged causes a lot of ruckus in the store, for the one pushing and for those around it. What can help make this grocery cart more peaceful? What can make our lives more peaceful? Pr. Nathanael looks at Scripture to better understand this term we often use a Christma...

The prophet Isaiah helped communicate God´s messages to the people of Israel. At that time, God told Isaiah that Israel would be taken into exile as a form of discipline. In His messages of coming judgement and doom, there was always a balance with prophetic announcement of hope that after the exile would come a period of new, glorious and amazing hope. This hope included a new king, a new Jerusal...