Calvary Chapel of Perry | Messages

In Genesis 48:1–49:26 , Pastor Jeff brings us to the closing stretch of Jacob’s life—where a fading body meets a sharpened eternity. Jacob is rapidly declining, and Joseph comes quickly, not just with words, but with presence. And that reminder lands heavy: when someone is suffering or nearing the end, what often ministers most isn’t a perfect speech—it’s simply being close and loving them through...

In Genesis 49:27–50:33 , Pastor Jeff closes Genesis by showing how God finishes stories—and how He trains His people to finish well. Jacob completes his prophetic blessings, then gives a final charge : take his body back to the promised land to be buried with the people of faith. Pastor Jeff connects that charge to the New Testament “dying charge” of Paul in 2 Timothy 4 — preach the Word —and pres...

In John’s Gospel—Part One (Introduction) , Pastor Jeff sets the tone for the entire series by showing that John writes with one dominant purpose: that we would believe Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing we would have life in His name . John isn’t just adding another biography of Jesus—he’s writing with a “bird’s-eye view,” presenting Christ’s claims, identity, and the way “the...

In The Gospel of John | John 1 , Pastor Jeff picks up where the introduction left off—Jesus as the Word, God in the flesh, life and light —and then moves into the next big emphasis of John 1: witness . John’s Gospel introduces John the Baptist not as a secondary character, but as a God-sent forerunner whose whole purpose is to point away from himself and toward Christ: “He was not the light, but w...

In The Gospel of John | John 2 (November 13, 2022) , Pastor Jeff walks through two scenes that reveal what Jesus is like when He’s invited in—and what He’s like when He finds corruption in what is supposed to belong to God. The chapter opens at a wedding in Cana where Jesus is invited into an ordinary, joyful moment—and then the joy is threatened by an unexpected crisis: they run out of wine. Past...

In The Gospel of John | John 3:1–16 (November 20, 2022) , Pastor Jeff centers the whole message on Jesus’ midnight conversation with Nicodemus —a man who had everything that looked spiritual: prestige, influence, religious credentials, and reputation. Yet beneath the polished exterior, he’s carrying something he can’t silence: emptiness and eternal concern . Pastor Jeff highlights a key distinctio...

In The Gospel of John | John 3:31–4:11 (December 4, 2022) , Pastor Jeff frames this passage as a hinge-point: the final spiritual “signature” of John the Baptist and the first steps into one of the most hope-filled encounters in the Gospel—Jesus and the Samaritan woman . The thread tying it together is simple but piercing: a life that is real will always move in the direction of Jesus increasing a...

In The Gospel of John | John 3:17–30 (November 27, 2022) , Pastor Jeff keeps the spotlight on John 3 as a “fork-in-the-road” chapter: God isn’t mainly trying to produce religious people , but rescued people . He stresses that Nicodemus had religion and ritual but lacked relationship —and that real salvation is experiential : when Christ steps in, convictions and appetites change, the inner “wind”...