Calvary Bible Church

Happy Father’s Day! I normally have a long introduction for Mother’s Day sermons because I am not a mom and I want all mom’s to know that while I am preaching to them, I really don’t understand what they are going through. I am a dad, though, so I don’t need to give a long introduction. I understand.…

Jesus said: “In this world you will have trouble.” The ministry “Open Doors” tells about Aasif in Afganistan. This happened in the last 4 years. After becoming a Christian, Aasif* had a dream to return to his birthplace to share the gospel with others. He and his family went, and over two years more…

I really enjoy doing weddings. This year, I might have 3 weddings to perform, Lord willing. I stand up here, before the father gives the bride away and I ask both the groom: will you have this woman to be your wedded wife, to live together in holy marriage? Will you love her, comfort her, honor and keep…

What is peace? Well, a dictionary will tell you: a state of tranquility or quiet, freedom from disquieting or oppressive thoughts or emotions, harmony in personal relations, a state or period of mutual concord between governments. All that is great. I suppose a better question would be: when is peace?…

He is risen! He is risen indeed! It’s been a good morning of celebration. Some of you have been here from the beginning. Others are just joining in. Whenever you came, I am grateful that we can celebrate the truth together that Jesus is alive! That fact, that truth, changes everything. This morning for…

We’ve got a lot of ground to cover today, so I am going to just jump into the passage. Daniel chapters 10-12 are the same vision. Daniel 10 is an introduction to the vision. We studied that last week. Daniel 11 ish is the meat of the vision. Daniel 12 is the conclusion. We’ll be hitting that after Easter.…

We live in a broken world. It’s been broken since Adam and Eve ate the fruit in the Garden of Eden. Every generation has experienced this brokenness. In some ways, we have all experienced the same brokenness. In other ways, each generation has their own twist. In the generation of technology, where everyone…

Think about your life. What is the worst thing that you have done. Now think about the worst thing that someone close to you has done. Maybe a family member. Maybe a friend. What does it look like for you to pay for what you did? What does it look like for that other person to pay for what they did?…

We live in a time period when people want justice. We’ve had Black Lives Matter. We’ve had anti-ICE demonstrations. We’ve had climate warriors. We’ve had Blue Lives Matter. We’ve had volunteer border patrol agents. We’ve had anti-climate change demonstrations. Whatever the issue is, you can turn on the…

Have you ever had a dream that stuck with you for years? I have. I remember one dream from my childhood, probably because I had it multiple times. I was walking through a cave and my whole family was dead. I was all alone. Yeah, you can imagine how that dream troubled me and why it has stuck with me.…

We’ve been walking through Daniel, seeing how amazing God is as he proves his character to the kings of Babylon, to the people of Israel, and to Daniel and his friends. We have seen the pride of Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar, and how God cut them down to size, one to repentance and the other to destruction.…

Tonight is the Superbowl. The Seahawks and the Patriots are going to face off in a game that really doesn’t matter, but I enjoy watching every year. And if you ask me who I am going to root for… I don’t like either team, so I am going to borrow my dad’s line and say that I am cheering for the referees.…

Last week, we talked about Nebuchadnezzar’s pride, and we applied it to ourselves, discussing our choice to pull worship from God or to point worship to God. We are going to talk more about pride, but three important aspects of pride found in a verse in the middle of this chapter. Than, we are going…

We are working our way through Daniel. Before we do, can I talk about my pride a little bit? Growing up, I got angry a lot, mostly because of my pride. There were certain things that really got my goat, and then I would erupt. Other things frustrated me, and I would get really quiet, because of my anger.…

Have you ever looked back at moments of your life and asked “why?” Why did that have to happen? Why was I bullied as a teen? Why did I not get into the school that I wanted to get into? Why did the closest cousin to me commit suicide? Why did one of my best friends in college die of hypothermia? Why…

This is the first sermon of the year. We are starting a new series, exploring Daniel and Revelation. Most people think about Daniel and Revelation and they think about End Times Prophecy. Which wouldn’t be wrong. And yes, we will dive into prophecy. However, that is not the whole picture. Both books…