Calvary Chapel Birmingham

Verses 12 to 19 of John 12.  The next day, the news that Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem swept through the city. A large crowd of Passover visitors   took palm branches and went down the road to meet him. They shouted, “Praise God! Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hail to the King of Israel!” Jesus found a young donkey and rode on it, fulfilling the prophecy that...

Verses 8 to 16 of Joshua 6.  After Joshua spoke to the people, the seven priests with the rams’ horns started marching in the presence of the Lord, blowing the horns as they marched. And the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant followed behind them.   Some of the armed men marched in front of the priests with the horns and some behind the Ark, with the priests continually blowing the horns.  ...

Verses 9 to 11 of John 12.  When all the people heard of Jesus’ arrival, they flocked to see him and also to see Lazarus, the man Jesus had raised from the dead.   Then the leading priests decided to kill Lazarus, too,   for it was because of him that many of the people had deserted them and believed in Jesus.

Haggai 1 with Guest Speaker Pastor Mark Walsh.  On August 29 of the second year of King Darius’s reign, the Lord gave a message through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Jeshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: The people are saying, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the Lord.’” Then t...

Verses 3 to 8 of John 12.  Then Mary took a twelve-ounce jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet with it, wiping his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance.   But Judas Iscariot, the disciple who would soon betray him, said,   “That perfume was worth a year’s wages. It should have been sold and the money given to the poor...

Verses 8 through 14 of Joshua 6.  After Joshua spoke to the people, the seven priests with the rams’ horns started marching in the presence of the Lord, blowing the horns as they marched. And the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant followed behind them.   Some of the armed men marched in front of the priests with the horns and some behind the Ark, with the priests continually blowing the horns. &...

Verses 1 and 2 of John 12.  Six days before the Passover celebration began, Jesus arrived in Bethany, the home of Lazarus—the man he had raised from the dead.   A dinner was prepared in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those who ate with him.

Verses 1 to 7 of Joshua 6.  Now the gates of Jericho were tightly shut because the people were afraid of the Israelites. No one was allowed to go out or in.   But the Lord said to Joshua, “I have given you Jericho, its king, and all its strong warriors.   You and your fighting men should march around the town once a day for six days. Seven priests will walk ahead of the Ark, each ca...

Verses 13 to 15 of Joshua 5.  When Joshua was near the town of Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with sword in hand. Joshua went up to him and demanded, “Are you friend or foe?” “Neither one,” he replied. “I am the commander of the Lord’s army.” At this, Joshua fell with his face to the ground in reverence. “I am at your command,” Joshua said. “What do you want your...

Verses 1 through 12 of Joshua 5.  When all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings who lived along the Mediterranean coast heard how the Lord had dried up the Jordan River so the people of Israel could cross, they lost heart and were paralyzed with fear because of them. At that time the Lord told Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise this second generation of Isra...

Verses 13 to 24 of Joshua 4.  These armed men—about 40,000 strong—were ready for battle, and the Lord was with them as they crossed over to the plains of Jericho. That day the Lord made Joshua a great leader in the eyes of all the Israelites, and for the rest of his life they revered him as much as they had revered Moses. The Lord had said to Joshua,   “Command the priests carrying the A...

Verses 10 to 12 of Joshua 4. The priests who were carrying the Ark stood in the middle of the river until all of the Lord’s commands that Moses had given to Joshua were carried out. Meanwhile, the people hurried across the riverbed.   And when everyone was safely on the other side, the priests crossed over with the Ark of the Lord as the people watched.   The armed warriors from the trib...

Matt Tabinor takes us through the letter to the church of Ephesus.

Pastor Juan Toro shares his testimony.

Guest speak Pastor Wayne Taylor tackles the topic of fear and worry

Verses 45 to 57 of John 11.  Many of the people who were with Mary believed in Jesus when they saw this happen.   But some went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. Then the leading priests and Pharisees called the high council together. “What are we going to do?” they asked each other. “This man certainly performs many miraculous signs.   If we allow him to go on lik...

Verses 38 to 44 of John 11.  Jesus was still angry as he arrived at the tomb, a cave with a stone rolled across its entrance.   “Roll the stone aside,” Jesus told them. But Martha, the dead man’s sister, protested, “Lord, he has been dead for four days. The smell will be terrible.” Jesus responded, “Didn’t I tell you that you would see God’s glory if you believe?”   So they rolled t...

Verses 8 to 9 of Joshua 4.  So the men did as Joshua had commanded them. They took twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan River, one for each tribe, just as the Lord had told Joshua. They carried them to the place where they camped for the night and constructed the memorial there. Joshua also set up another pile of twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, at the place where the priests...

Verses 28 to 37 of John 11.  Then she returned to Mary. She called Mary aside from the mourners and told her, “The Teacher is here and wants to see you.”   So Mary immediately went to him. Jesus had stayed outside the village, at the place where Martha met him.   When the people who were at the house consoling Mary saw her leave so hastily, they assumed she was going to Lazarus’s gr...

Verses 1 to 6 of Joshua 4.  When all the people had crossed the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua, “Now choose twelve men, one from each tribe. Tell them, ‘Take twelve stones from the very place where the priests are standing in the middle of the Jordan. Carry them out and pile them up at the place where you will camp tonight.’” So Joshua called together the twelve men he had chosen—one from ea...

Verses 17 to 27 of John 11.  When Jesus arrived at Bethany, he was told that Lazarus had already been in his grave for four days.   Bethany was only a few miles down the road from Jerusalem,   and many of the people had come to console Martha and Mary in their loss.   When Martha got word that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him. But Mary stayed in the house.   Martha s...

Verses 9 to 17 of Joshua 3.  So Joshua told the Israelites, “Come and listen to what the Lord your God says.   Today you will know that the living God is among you. He will surely drive out the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites ahead of you.   Look, the Ark of the Covenant, which belongs to the Lord of the whole earth, will lead you acro...

Verses 11 to 16 of John 11.    Then he said, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but now I will go and wake him up.” The disciples said, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will soon get better!”   They thought Jesus meant Lazarus was simply sleeping, but Jesus meant Lazarus had died. So he told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead.   And for your sakes, I’m glad I wasn’t there, for now...

Verses 6 to 8 of Joshua 3.  In the morning Joshua said to the priests, “Lift up the Ark of the Covenant and lead the people across the river.” And so they started out and went ahead of the people. The Lord told Joshua, “Today I will begin to make you a great leader in the eyes of all the Israelites. They will know that I am with you, just as I was with Moses.   Give this command to the p...

Verses 7 to 10 of John 11.  Finally, he said to his disciples, “Let’s go back to Judea.” But his disciples objected. “Rabbi,” they said, “only a few days ago the people in Judea were trying to stone you. Are you going there again?” Jesus replied, “There are twelve hours of daylight every day. During the day people can walk safely. They can see because they have the light of this world.  ...