Calvary Chapel River Oaks

We will look at how we are light in the darkness, and how we need to be alert and awake, walking in the wisdom of the word and in the power of the Holy Spirit.

In this study Paul continues his theme on walking in the new man and dying to the old.

We will see a wonderful redemption story and as in the book of Esther, we will see God’s hand at work all the way back to Joshua and the city of Jericho.

We will look at walking in the new man not in our former fleshly nature.

In this study we will look at "sensationalism". This type of hyped up man generated religion, leads to false teaching and then to manipulation which only brings harm to the body.

In this study we come to the 12th month of Adar (March 12 on the Jewish calendar) and see the conclusion of How God delivers His people.

Philippians 4:6-7, 6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. So praising Him for who He is no matter what the circumstances keeps us hidden away from the enemy during the trials and tribulations.

We will be looking at what the equipping and edification of the body looks like, and the end goal while we are still here on this earth is unity in the body.

We will see the gifts Jesus gives to the church in order to be functional and in order.

For us today, we can rest if the fact that we serve the same God Esther and Mordecai served, and we are His children, so while Satan and all of the evil schemes in the world that men have put into place, they too don’t have all the information, and God is always several steps ahead of them. Like Haman cannot prevail against our God. So let’s see how God ends this game with Haman as we pick up in c...

we will look at the call of God on each and every believer. The first thing Paul tells us is that we are to live our lives worthy of the calling we have received. So we have to ask ourselves, who are called and what is that call?

We will see his heart for the church as he explains what he calls the mystery of Christ. This is what Jesus in us should look like. 1: To be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man. (Eph.3:16) 2: That Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. (Eph. 3:17) 3: That you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and leng...

As we always see, God’s timing is perfect and as the gallows are being built, God is moving on the king.

We are going to see the reconciliation of all men through the blood of Jesus Christ. Both Jews and Gentiles are brought to God through faith, no longer through the works of the law.

Paul now gives this foundational truth and clear picture of who we were before Jesus and what He did for us.

In this study we will see how God begins to set a trap for Haman. Up to this point, he is riding high as he thinks his evil plot is working out just as he had planned, but soon everything he plans to do will be brought right back upon himself.

Paul continues his thought on spiritual blessings and also the full authority over all things including being the head of the body which is the church.

We will start a study in Ephesians. We have studied this book before all the way back in 2013, but as we saw in our study in Corinthians, there are many parallels with the church today. The letter to the Ephesians is sometimes called one of the four prison epistles. It along with Philippians, Colossians and Philemon were all written around 62 A.D. while Paul was in prison in Rome while awaiting a...

Knowing the king was prideful, he manipulated him into signing a decree that would kill all the Jews throughout the land and at this point, he is riding high on his evil plot. His plan would be implemented 11 months from the time these letters were dispersed throughout the land. This week we will see Mordecai’s reaction to this announcement and his and Esther’s response to it.

We will continue our study in Pauls letter and into chapter 13, Paul lets them know that he is planning on coming to visit and he will address those trouble makers who deny his apostleship and keep the church divided. We will also look at self-examination regarding our faith. Are you in Christ or not? This is not looking at our works to confirm our salvation, but rather examining ourselves to see...

In our last study we looked closely at reconciling the promises of God’s blessing and protection over us with the undeniable truth that as Christians we will go through suffering and persecution. As in many cases, on the surface there seems to be discrepancies, but when studying the full counsel of God’s word, we find clarity. Sometimes there are times when we come to the conclusion that it will r...

Doesn’t Luke 10:17-20 give us authority over our enemy in all things?

Paul in a light whimsical way shows them if you are going to boast, then have something to boast about. He does this to show how foolish it is for the church to be looking at and listening to those who only bring attention to themselves.

Where Is Your Faith part 2

We left off at the end of chapter 2 when Mordecai learned of the plot against the king by the two Eunuchs who were door keepers. Mordecai informed Esther who told the king and these men were hanged on a gallows. What we will see is that the king forgets about Malachi for a time, which again is no coincidence. It will come up again when the king cannot sleep and the chronicles are read bringing Mor...