Calvary Chapel River Oaks

Every year we come together to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Now as we know this was not actually Jesus’ birthday. Based on history and the fact that the journey Joseph and Mary were on, it is likely it wasn’t in the winter but probably spring or early summer. But it has been a tradition for many years to celebrate this extremely extraordinary event on the 25th of Decemb...

We will see that Paul now changes direction. First, he recaps the gospel message and then leads into the primary topic of the resurrection and the importance of what this means to us as believers.

In this study we are going to focus on the two verbal gifts, prophecy and tongues. We will see that they are not to be silenced, but there is an order in the church service that Paul lays out for us. I personally believe the reason Paul takes the time to address these two gifts specifically in this part of his letter is because even in the early church, they allowed these gifts to become a focus a...

In this study will will see Paul teaching us "A More Excellent Way". "But earnestly desire the best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way." 1 Cor. 13:31

In this we are going to see how the gifts should work in the body in unity with each other. If one or more gifts dominate or rule over the others, it will always bring unbalance and ultimately division.

In this study we will look at spiritual gifts, who gives them and the importance of discernment and wisdom regarding them.

Paul goes into a different direction speaking of traditions in the church but more importantly the order that God has put into place from the beginning. The one thing we must understand in scripture, particularly in Paul’s writings, he speaks of things in their culture that may or may not apply in our culture today, but at the same time, there are biblical principles that do not change across all...

A cry for what is coming for Israel. To lament is to have a passionate expression of grief or sorrow.

Paul gives us examples from Israel on how we should or should not behave as believers. We will look at communion, idolatry and once again look at our liberties and how they may or may not affect others.

In this study we will Paul defend his apostleship, and then show them that while as apostle, he should be receiving aid from the church the same as other apostles, but instead he worked with his hands taking nothing from them. We will see more of his reasoning and thought regarding these things.

In this chapter and next few chapters Amos is addressing Israel specifically. He calls them out, shows them how he has tried over and over again to draw them back to Himself and how over and over they refused to return. Amos is basically saying, keep on doing what you’re doing, and keep pretending you’re ok in your idolatrous practices, but judgment is coming.

In this study, Paul addresses another area that the church in Corinth has written to him about. Our liberty in Christ concerning food, but more importantly how our liberties are demonstrated toward others.

In this study Paul begins addressing specific things that the church wrote to him about.

In this study we will see Amos continue his focus on Israel and how their rebellion will bring God’s hand against them.

In this study Paul shows us that we are separated from the world by who we once were and who we are in Christ. He reaffirms the fact that we are no longer our own, so we need to stop living as though we were.

In this study we will see that our battle, while here on earth is not really our battle, but the Lord's. - Message by Danny Mcgee

In this study, we pick up with the same words of judgment toward Moab, another nation that did not obey the word of the Lord, but then we see Amos shift gears and now brings these words of judgment home to Judah and then to Israel.

In this study Paul continues this theme of church discipline and our responsibility to judge ourselves. In the previous study we focused primarily on sexual sin and we will still see that in this study, but Paul expands the scope to conflicts between one another.

In this study Paul addresses a very specific problem in the church. Sexual sin. We will see how the church should be dealing with this issue.

As we start our study on the book of Amose we will see that Amos prophesied somewhere between 760 B.C. and 750 B.C. during the rule of Uzziah king of Judah, and of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel. So Israel was already divided at this time. Amos lived in Judah but was called as a prophet to go to the ten tribes of Israel. There was nothing special about this man regarding education or cla...

In this study, Paul addresses the pride of the Corinthian church, and as we will see, this is also a problem in the church today.

In this teaching we will see Paul addressing servanthood, and stewardship regarding the gospel, and pride regarding not to think beyond what is written allowing pride to puff you up against one another.

When we come to the end of ourselves, and come to Him with a heart of praise and thanksgiving, His power is released in us to accomplish His plan through us. We are just willing vessels. In this message, Paul addresses the maturity of the church and building on the foundation of the gospel of Jesus Christ. While each of us may have a different role, the focus is not on us, but on Jesus and His gos...

Worldly things will never be spiritual and spiritual things will never be understood by the world. Paul continues this same theme as we continue our study in 1 Corinthians.

"Spiritual wisdom and understanding can only come from the Spirit of God." This is the theme of the verses we will be reading and studying in this teaching. The wisdom of God vs. the wisdom of the world.