Calvary Church, Moorhead MN

Always Ready preached by David Lund 1 Peter 3:14-15

Call to Worship- Psalm 113:1-2, 5-7 Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord,     praise the name of the Lord! Blessed be the name of the Lord     from this time forth and forevermore! Who is like the Lord our God,     who is seated on high, who looks far down     on the heavens and the earth? He raises the poor from the dust     and lifts the needy from the ash heap, Sermon Text- John 15:1...

The "Why" of Evangelism 2 Corinthians 5

Call to Worship: Psalm 98:1-3 Oh sing to the Lord a new song,     for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm     have worked salvation for him. The Lord has made known his salvation;     he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations. He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness     to the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen     the s...

Call to Worhip - Isaiah 55:1-2, 6-7 1 “Come, everyone who thirsts,     come to the waters; and he who has no money,     come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk     without money and without price. 2 Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread,     and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good,     and delight yourselves in rich food. 6...

Call to Worship - Psalm 9:1-2 I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. Sermon Text - Romans 3:23-24 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

Call to Worship - Acts 2: 22-24 22 “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know— 23 this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. 24 God raised him up, loosing the pangs...

Call to Worship - Revelations 5:11-14 11 Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands,  12 saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!” 13 And I heard every creature in heaven an...

Call to Worship - Philippians 2:9-11 9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Sermon - James 5:19-20 19 My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth a...

Call to Worship - Psalm 136: 1, 23-26 1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,     for his steadfast love endures forever. 23 It is he who remembered us in our low estate,     for his steadfast love endures forever; 24 and rescued us from our foes,     for his steadfast love endures forever; 25 he who gives food to all flesh,     for his steadfast love endures forever. 26 Give thanks to the God...

Call to Worship - Psalm 130:3-8 3 If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,     O Lord, who could stand? 4 But with you there is forgiveness,     that you may be feared. 5 I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,     and in his word I hope; 6 my soul waits for the Lord     more than watchmen for the morning,     more than watchmen for the morning. 7 O Israel, hope in the Lord!     For with the Lord there...

Call to Worship - Psalm 147:1-5 1 Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God;     for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting. 2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem;     he gathers the outcasts of Israel. 3 He heals the brokenhearted     and binds up their wounds. 4 He determines the number of the stars;     he gives to all of them their names. 5 Great is our Lord, and abundant in...

James 4:13-17: "God Centered Planning"

Call to Worship - Psalm 100: 1-5 1 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! 2  Serve the Lord with gladness!     Come into his presence with singing! 3 Know that the Lord, he is God!     It is he who made us, and we are his;     we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving,     and his courts with praise!     Give thanks to him; bless his name! 5 For...

Call to Worship - Proverbs 3: 13-15, 1:7 3:13 Blessed is the one who finds wisdom,     and the one who gets understanding, 14 for the gain from her is better than gain from silver     and her profit better than gold. 15 She is more precious than jewels,     and nothing you desire can compare with her. 1:7  The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;     fools despise wisdom and instruction...

James 3:1-12

Call to Worship - Psalm 100 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! 2     Serve the Lord with gladness!     Come into his presence with singing! 3 Know that the Lord, he is God!     It is he who made us, and we are his;     we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving,     and his courts with praise!     Give thanks to him; bless his name! 5 For the...

Call to Worship 2 Peter 3:8-9, 14 8 But you must not forget this one thing, dear friends: A day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand years is like a day. 9 The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. 14 And so, dear friends, while you are waiting for these things to happen, make every effort to be found living pea...

Call to Worship - Colossians 2: 6-7 6 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, 7 rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. Sermon - James 1:1 1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings.

1 Thessalonians 5:16 - 23

Call to Worship - Galatians 4: 4-7 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law,  5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.  6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”  7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir th...

Call to Worship - Luke 2:8-20 8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior...

Call to Worship - Luke 1:54-55 54 He has helped his servant Israel,     remembering to be merciful 55 to Abraham and his descendants forever,     just as he promised our ancestors.” Sermon - Haggai 2:10-19 10 On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Haggai:  11 “This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Ask the priests what the...

Pastor David Lund Haggai 2:1-9