Calvary Church, Moorhead MN

Call to Worship - Luke 1: 68-69, 72, 78-79 68 “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,     because he has come to his people and redeemed them. 69 He has raised up a horn of salvation for us     in the house of his servant David 72 to show mercy to our ancestors     and to remember his holy covenant, 78 because of the tender mercy of our God,     by which the rising sun will come to us from heav...

Call to Worship - Adapted from Psalm 147:1-12 Praise the LORD! It is good to sing praises to our God. For praise is pleasant, and a song of praise is appropriate. The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem; He gathers Israel’s exiled people. HE HEALS THE BROKEN-HEARTED AND BANDAGES THEIR WOUNDS. He counts all of the stars and names them. Our Lord is great and abundant in power. His understanding is infinite. THE...

Call to Worship - 1 Peter 1:3-5 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, 5 who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvatio...

Mark 15:21-39 preached by David Lund

Call to Worship (Adapted from Psalm 66, Romans 5) Shout joyful praises to God, all the earth! Sing about the glory of his name! Tell the world how glorious He is! COME AND SEE WHAT OUR GOD HAS DONE By His great power He rules forever.  Let the whole world bless our God and loudly sing His praises! OUR LIVES ARE IN HIS HANDS, THOUGH WE FALL WE WILL NOT BE OVERWHELMED Come and listen,  I will tell y...

Call to Worship - Luke 14:21 21 His master said, "Go quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and invite the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame (...)" Sermon - Mark 14:32-52 32 They went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”  33 He took Peter, James and John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled...

Missionary Jon Hoglund John 10:7-21

Call to Worship - Adapted from Psalm 32 Our sin is heavy, it breaks our soul and spirit. It eats at us and causes guilt, destruction, and sorrow. LORD, FORGIVE US OUR SIN, WE HAVE NO MEDIATOR BUT YOU Let us seek the Lord while he may be found, let us call upon Him while He is near. GOD IS OUR HIDING PLACE, HE SURROUNDS US WITH SHOUTS OF DELIVERANCE We are a blessed people! Ours sins are many, yet...

Call to Worship - Adapted from Psalm 103 The King, the Creator, the Son enthroned in glory has come to die for His created BLESS HIS HOLY NAME! We were dead in our sin, consumed by our own disease, trapped in the pit of self! CHRIST TOOK OUR SIN. HE KNOWS WHAT SICKNESS FEELS LIKE.  HE REDEEMED US Our hearts still sin, but the Father continually shows His tenderness to us, Great is His Faithfulness...

Call to Worship - Adapted from Romans 5 From the beginning we have betrayed, rebelled and sinned against our God who made us. CHRIST THE TRUE AND BETTER ADAM HAS COME TO SAVE THE HELL BOUND MAN Death spread to each of us, it separated us from God and each other. GOD’S LOVE IS SHOWN. HE SENT HIS SON TO DIE FOR US. Adam’s sin led to condemnation and though we are guilty, God’s free gift leads to our...

Call to Worship - Adapted from Psalm 106:1-2, 45, 48 1 Praise the Lord! Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. 2 Who can list the glorious miracles of the Lord? Who can ever praise him enough? 45 He remembered his covenant with them and relented because of his unfailing love. 48 Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who lives from everlasting to everlasting! Let...

Call to Worship - Adapted from Psalm 27 The Lord is my light and my salvation, so why should I be afraid?! THE LORD IS MY FORTRESS, HE PROTECTS ME FROM DANGER When evil tries to devour me, and a mighty army surrounds me, my heart will not fear HE WILL PLACE ME OUT OF REACH ON A HIGH ROCK May the Lord teach us how to live, may He lead us along the right path. I AM CONFIDENT I WILL SEE THE LORD’S GO...

Call to Worship Adapted from Isaiah 53, Psalm 118 As we come to him, a living stone, despised and rejected by men, a man of suffering, who knew what sickness was YES, HE BORE OUR SICKNESS AND CARRIED OUR PAINS We in turn regarded him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted HE WAS PIERCED BECAUSE OF OUR REBELLION, WE ARE HEALED BY HIS WOUNDS The stone the builders rejected has become the corner...

Mark 11:12 - 25 Ben Killerlain

Call to Worship - Titus 3:3-7 3 For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. 4 But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of r...

Call to Worship - Adapted from 1 John 3:1, Hosea Come! See what love the Father has given to us! Our God is faithful, He is compassionate, He does not change! WE PRAISE OUR GOD FOR HIS FAITHFULNESS Our sin has separated us from our God, our hearts constantly wander, seeking other lovers! COME, LET US RETURN TO THE LORD He has made us alive, and given us new hearts through the blood of His Son! BEL...

Call to Worship - Adapted from Ezekiel 16.59-63 and Mark 9 Our God is omniscient, we celebrate His complete knowledge. Our God is omnipresent, we celebrate His complete power. LORD HELP OUR UNBELIEF We have despised your covenant and deserve to bear the penalty of our sin. WE THANK GOD FOR HIS EVERLASTING COVENANT OF MERCY  AND GRACE TOWARD US He has atoned for us, and taken our sin on Himself tha...

Mark 9: 30 - 50

Call to Worship - Adapted from Psalm 73 It is good to be near God, to be in the presence of His saints, to hear His Word. GOD IS THE STRENGTH OF OUR HEART Our souls perish without the goodness, grace, mercy and sacrifice we’ve received in Christ. GOD IS OUR PORTION FOREVER Beloved, set your minds on things above, seek His kingdom, pursue His glory above your own. GOD IS OUR REFUGE, WE WILL TELL OF...

John 16:4b - 15

Call to Worship - Adapted from Colossians 3:12-17, Psalm 69:19 God has chosen us in His Son Jesus He promises power, strength and refuge in Christ He has forgiven our sins, and blessed us with His Holy Spirit Let the peace of christ rule in our hearts May we put on love, which binds in perfect harmony Blessed be the lord who daily bears us up Sermon - Ephesians 3:14-21 14 For this reason I bow my...

Call to Worship - Psalm 118:24, 28-29 24 This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. 28 You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; you are my God; I will extol you. 29 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever! Sermon - Philippians 1:9-119 And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all d...

Philippians 1:9-11

Call to Worship:  -Romans 8:32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? -Psalm 150:2 Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness! -Psalm 150:6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! Sermon: 1 Thessalonians 3: 9-13 9 For what thanksgiving can we return to G...

Call to Worship -  35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? 36 As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long;     we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.  38 For I am sure that neither de...