Calvary Chapel South Messages

In 1 Kings 12 and 13, Pastor Gerrit looks at the story of Rehoboam and Jeroboam, the two kings who split Israel after Solomon's death. Rehoboam ignores wise counsel and rules harshly, losing ten tribes in the process. Jeroboam, ruled by fear rather than faith, sets up false worship sites so the people won't return to Jerusalem. Even after a clear warning from God, he refuses to turn back...

In this message from Galatians 5:1-4, guest speaker Pastor John Cowan teaches on the freedom believers have in Jesus Christ and the danger of slipping back into legalism. He walks through Paul's warning to the Galatian church, showing that trying to earn righteousness through rule keeping empties the cross of its meaning, while trusting in Christ alone brings real rest. True faith is not abou...

In this study through 1 Kings 11, Pastor Paul looks at the sad turn in Solomon's story, a king given wisdom, wealth, and peace by God who still let his heart wander. Solomon loved many foreign wives, and over time their influence pulled him toward worshiping other gods, even after God had spoken to him plainly and warned him twice. His story raises an honest question for anyone listening: wha...

Pastor Kevin teaches Luke 10:25–37, the parable of the Good Samaritan, and what it really means to love your neighbor. A lawyer tests Jesus with a question about eternal life, and Jesus turns it back on him with a story: a man beaten and left for dead on the road to Jericho, passed over by a priest and a Levite, then helped by a Samaritan that no self-respecting Jew would have expected to be the h...

Pastor Gerrit walks through 1 Kings 9 and 10, tracing the warning signs that begin to appear in Solomon's reign as wealth and fame quietly pull his heart away from God. God appears to Solomon a second time and makes a conditional promise: obedience brings blessing, but turning to false gods will bring real consequences for the nation. Solomon accomplishes staggering things, yet the same wisdo...

Pastor Gerrit preaches from Deuteronomy 6 on Father's Day, drawing out six qualities of what he calls the "D6 dad. Pastor Gerrit preaches from Deuteronomy 6 on Father's Day, drawing out six qualities of what he calls the "D6 dad." The passage was originally Moses's charge to Israelite fathers heading into Canaan, where the real danger wasn't military but spiritua...

Pastor Bobby walks through 1 Kings 8 and the dedication of Solomon's temple, exploring what it means for God to dwell among his people. Solomon's prayer reveals a God who keeps his promises across generations, hears the prayers of sinners and foreigners, and can't be contained by any building or tradition. The temple wasn't made glorious by its cedar and gold but by God's...

Pastor Kevin Day walks through Luke 10 and four joys of the Christian life: being sent to represent Jesus, being safe under his care, being used to reach people who don't know him, and rejoicing in salvation. Jesus sent his followers out two by two into a world he described as a harvest field with too few workers, and that picture still holds. The shepherd who sends them is also the one prote...

In 1 Kings 7, Pastor Gerrit walks through the furnishings of Solomon's temple and what they reveal about God's character and his relationship with his people. In 1 Kings 7, Pastor Gerrit walks through the furnishings of Solomon's temple and what they reveal about God's character and his relationship with his people. The temple was built with costly stones even in the foundation...

In this message from Galatians 5:1-4, guest speaker Pastor John Cowan teaches on the freedom believers have in Jesus Christ and the danger of slipping back into legalism. He walks through Paul's warning to the Galatian church, showing that trying to earn righteousness through rule keeping empties the cross of its meaning, while trusting in Christ alone brings real rest. True faith is not abou...

Pastor Kevin teaches from Luke 9 on self-denial and what it costs to follow Jesus off the mountaintop and into ordinary life. The disciples come down from a glorious experience to find struggling people, problems beyond their ability to fix, and arguments about who among them is the greatest. Jesus reframes all of it, using a child to show that true greatness looks nothing like the world expects....

In this sermon on 1 Kings 5 and 6, Pastor Gerrit walks through Solomon's preparation and construction of the temple in Jerusalem. In this sermon on 1 Kings 5 and 6, Pastor Gerrit walks through Solomon's preparation and construction of the temple in Jerusalem. Solomon pursued the best materials and craftsmen not to impress anyone, but because he genuinely wanted to honor God with excellen...

Pastor Gerrit walks through Luke 9:37-48, exploring what it looks like to follow Jesus not just in moments of spiritual highs, but in the ordinary and often messy work of loving people. Three lessons emerge from the story: disciples are called off the mountain and into ministry, real power for that ministry comes through faith and prayer rather than self-reliance, and true greatness in God's...

In this message from 1 Kings 4, Pastor Paul walks through Solomon's reign at its peak and the theme that a greater King than Solomon has already come. Even Solomon's remarkable wisdom and glory pointed forward to something it could never fully be. Scripture presents Solomon as a living foreshadowing of Christ, and Jesus himself made that connection explicit when he told the Pharisees tha...

In Luke 9:27–36, Pastor Kevin walks through the Transfiguration, where Jesus takes Peter, James, and John up a mountain and is revealed in radiant, blinding glory. Moses and Elijah appear alongside him, representing the law and the prophets, and their conversation centers on Jesus' coming death in Jerusalem. The Father's voice from the cloud interrupts Peter's impulse to build three...

In this message from 1 Kings 3, Pastor Gerrit walks through the early reign of King Solomon and the famous moment when God invited Solomon to ask for anything he wanted. Rather than requesting wealth or power, Solomon asked for wisdom to lead God's people well, and that humility is what pleased God most. The passage shows that wisdom begins with honestly admitting what we don't know and...

Pastor Kevin walks through Luke 9 in this message on the identity of Jesus and what it means to follow him. At the center of this passage is the question Jesus asked his disciples: "Who do you say that I am?" Peter's answer, that Jesus is the Christ, cuts through the crowd's speculation and gets to the heart of the gospel. Following that confession, Jesus tells his disciples pl...

Pastor Gerrit walks through 1 Kings 2, covering David's final charge to his son Solomon and the steps Solomon takes to establish his kingdom. David's dying words are straightforward: obey God, walk in his ways, and you will prosper. What follows is Solomon navigating a fragile political moment, dealing decisively with those who threatened the stability of what God was building. The chapt...

Pastor Gerrit shares a Mother's Day message from 1 Samuel 1, exploring the story of Hannah and what her life reveals about God's faithfulness in ordinary, painful circumstances. Hannah was a woman who wanted children but couldn't have them, mocked by a rival and overlooked by her culture, yet she brought her grief to God in raw, honest prayer rather than giving up or growing bitter....

In this message from 1 Kings 1 and 2, Pastor Kevin walks through the final days of King David's life, exploring what it looks like when a person reaches the end of their years having lived through great faith, great sin, and great consequence. David's body was failing, his family was fractured by years of poor discipline and moral failure, yet his loyalty to God's promises held. Thr...

Guest speaker Nick Stumbo, executive director of Pure Desire Ministries, teaches from John 5:1–14, the account of Jesus healing the man at the pool of Bethesda, and centers on the question Jesus asks, “Do you want to get well?” Nick explains how Jesus’ question reaches beyond physical healing to a deeper invitation to become whole and to live in a new way. Drawing from his own testimony, he descri...

Lisa Williams teaches on faith, praise, and full surrender to the Lord, even in the midst of deep trials. Through Scripture and personal testimony, she reminds us that God uses hardship to refine our hearts, strengthen our trust in His Word, and draw us into deeper dependence on Him.

At the 2026 Calvary Chapel South women’s conference, Janel Greig teaches on how God uses trials to refine faith, emphasizing the importance of anchoring our beliefs in truth rather than emotions. Drawing from passages such as 1 Peter 1:6–7, James 1:2–4, Romans 5:3–5, and examples like Job, she explains how biblical apologetics strengthens trust in God’s character and promises through seasons of gr...

At the 2026 Calvary Chapel South women’s conference, Martha Sutton teaches on trials, identity, and trusting God, helping listeners consider what adversity reveals about who we are and whose we are. Drawing from James 1:12 and passages in 1 Peter, Romans, and Daniel, she points to the steady hope found in knowing God personally and responding to trials with a settled trust in Him.

Greg Parker teaches through the overarching story of the Bible, beginning in Genesis 1–3 and moving to Daniel 7 and Revelation, to show how Scripture presents a unified account of God’s purpose for creation. He explains humanity’s original stewardship, the entrance of sin through rebellion, and the promise of a coming “seed” who would defeat the enemy. Focusing on Daniel 7, Greg highlights the “So...