Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale

Usually our first instinct when something arises is to take action, but God would have us response differently. This weekend, we kicked off our “Build” study with a message from Nehemiah 1 as Pastor Doug shared that when God places a burden on our hearts, we need to take time to process it with prayer and fasting instead of acting impulsively.

In a celebration of thirty years of making disciples since the founding of Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale, Pastor Doug Sauder shares scriptures, stories, and insights on how God has used many people to bring thousands to Christ through the ministry happening at this church. Video clips present testimonies from several pastors sent from here to start other churches, and show many people through the...

Pastor Doug wraps up the Book of Acts in chapter 28 by walking us through the final trial of the apostle Paul. Through Paul's journey, we see how his incredible tenacity, to speak God's truth wherever he goes, has been key to spreading the gospel from Ancient Jerusalem all the way to Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale. This proves the end of Acts isn't the end of the story and the revolution is still...

In today's study we find Paul's journey rocked by a storm, but despite the foreboding circumstances he is unshaken. When it appears all hope is lost, Paul takes a stand and encourages the men aboard his ship to take heart. Here we find Paul's true character revealed under crisis along with a simple but valuable lesson—it's always too soon to quit.

As we look at the last few chapters in the Book of Acts, we see that Christianity has been put on trial. Both the Jewish world and the Roman Empire are trying to figure out why, from city to city, the faith of this growing group of believers is turning the world upside down. Focusing on chapters 25 and 26, Pastor Doug shares a message centered around the gospel, that is as relevant to us today as...

Last week we journeyed with Paul on a collision course to Jerusalem, not knowing if this mission would be his last. This week, we find Paul's faithful obedience to the will of God—confident in knowing that the court of man is in the hands of God.

As Pastor Joe Ferraro wraps up our series in 1 Peter titled, “Immovable,” we learn we are led well by our Shepherd—Jesus—and we should use Him as our model when leading our families and the people we influence.

In Acts chapters 21 and 22, we find Paul's faith challenged as he is driven by the Spirit to Jerusalem, despite being cautioned that it may cost his life. However, where God guides He also provides. Here we see God's practical provision as He gives Paul a faithful friend to journey with him, and later, deliverance from the hands of his accusers.

In Acts 20, Pastor Billy shows us how faithful friends are a necessity when going through the storms of life. They can help us stay awake spiritually, remind us of God's grace after we fall, and keep our motivation to follow the Lord one of servanthood as opposed to self-seeking. When you serve the Lord continually, in His grace and with the right motivation, you will see that nothing else can do...

Idol worship was running rampant everywhere the Apostle Paul carried the Gospel. As Boca Campus Pastor Jerry Sander teaches through our Bible study series in Acts, we learn the obstacles to the Gospel first century Christians faced were not unlike the obstructions present day believers deal with.

As Pastor Jeff Denis picks up our midweek Immovable series, we're reminded that our response to trials is a sacred opportunity to point others to Jesus, and that our suffering looks a whole lot different when viewed through the eternal lens of Scripture.

Paul is on a mission to spread the gospel, but he finds himself rejected, beaten, and scorned in every city he sets foot. Now driven to Corinth, a city plagued by sexual immorality, Paul is insufferably grieved and discouraged. Acts 18 teaches us that God loves all people, in all places at all times, and challenges us to consider a simple but sobering question, "Do you feel burdened for the lost i...

In this study, Pastor Chris Baselice shares from Acts 17 in a timely teaching titled, "No Time to Waste." Here we find Paul on an apostolic mission to persuade both Jew and Gentile the verity of Jesus—the promised Messiah. Today we live in a pluralistic culture, but there is much we can glean from Paul as he delivers a powerful message to an idolatrous people: there is only one way and one truth a...

You represent the sum total of the choices of your life. As Pastor Alan Platt continues our series in the Book of Acts, we learn that Scripture invites us to a level of making choices that goes a level beyond right and wrong. This involves wisdom, maturity, and discerning the will of God.

Continuing in our Immovable message series through the Book of 1 Peter, Pastor Chris Baselice challenges us to live our lives considering the cost of Jesus' blood. We have uncompromising promises through God, but we also have commands . . . to be hopeful, to be holy, to live a God-fearing life, and to fervently love one another. Why? For the glory of God—so people will see God's perfection and wor...

The gospel is a message of grace. Even among believers in the early church it created controversy because of their view of the law. Continuing the series on the Book of Acts, Pastor Doug Sauder explores chapter 15 to expound on the wonderful qualities of grace that reveal God's nature and His plan for us.

In this series-opening teaching on 1 Peter, Lead Pastor Doug Sauder shares how the encouragement to the persecuted early church—shared by a man Jesus referred to as a rock thousands of years ago—is just as applicable to us today as it was then.

As Christians, we must always be on guard. As Pastor Chet Lowe continues through our series in Acts, we learn we are fighting a war on two fronts: the enemy and our flesh. To be prepared for battle, we must walk in wisdom, light, and love.

The word "apostle" means "sent one." Acts 13 tells the story of how Paul was sent out on his first missionary journey along with Barnabas and John Mark. Pastor Billy Venezia explains that all Christians are called and sent out into the world to share the gospel. As we answer that call, we will experience opposition, but also God's favor as we persevere.

In every generation, there have been leaders and philosophers who believe that it's the duty of the human race to extinguish faith in Christ. As Pastor Doug Sauder teaches through the Book of Acts, we learn that when Christians pray together, there's a great unity that occurs that, combined with the power of God, causes the name of Jesus to prevail over every opposition.

Continuing our Wednesday night series in the Book of Psalms, Pastor Reuben focuses on Psalm 133 as we study the power, sweetness, and essence of unity in the body of Christ.

As the church in Jerusalem struggled to accept the reality that Gentiles were being saved and filled with the Holy Spirit, a new church was born in Antioch that would become the staging ground for the expansion of Christianity across the known world. Pastor Doug Sauder explores how God used both churches and people of all backgrounds to accomplish His purpose.

As Pastor Billy Venezia continues our midweek study in the Book of Psalms, we discover that Psalm 107 is primarily an anthem to God's faithfulness. God is a guide for the weary wanderer, a deliverer for the captive, a physician to the sick, and a safe haven for those who've been tossed by the storms of life.

We all have our spiritual comfort zones, but Heaven isn't for self-made good or religious people. As Pastor Fidel continues our weekend series in Acts 10, we discover that spiritual power is available to us outside of our traditional comfort zone, because being good is good . . . but it's not good enough.

God's Word assures us that He is the giver of all good gifts. Pastor Greg Anderson continues our Psalms series by taking us through Psalm 91, where we learn that God is our security, deliverance, courage, perspective, protection, holy help, victory, honor, satisfaction, and salvation.