Calvary Church Podcast

Should Christians be rich? In today's episode, we discuss the morality of money.  How much should we have? What should we do with it? What does the Bible say about it? Last Week's Sermon - https://youtu.be/V8CG5Na_fX8?t=2767 Anthony's Book - https://bit.ly/CuriositiesandUncommon Support the show Find us at! Calvary.us <- Website 💻 Calvary.us <- Instagram 📱 CalvaryChurchCLW &...

You are here for a reason. To know God and to make Him known. God saved you to use you. He works in you to work through you, and the most fully alive people on the planet are those who have peace with God and are fulfilling the purpose God has for them. Support the show Find us at! Calvary.us <- Website 💻 Calvary.us <- Instagram 📱 CalvaryChurchCLW <- Youtube 📹

It’s common for us to send people out on a mission trip, but we need to realize that our lives are a mission trip. Our church has a mission, and it isn’t just coming to gather. It isn’t just maintaining some status quo. We have been sent. We are on a mission trip. Support the show Find us at! Calvary.us <- Website 💻 Calvary.us <- Instagram 📱 CalvaryChurchCLW <- Youtube 📹

"Marriage is not a destination; it is a signpost providing a picture of the great love, the love of God for us." Where have we gotten it wrong as it pertains to marriage and singleness? How can we do better? What does the Bible have to say about it? We tackle these questions and more today on the podcast. Last week's message - https://youtu.be/7RVYt0AQVcQ?t=2464 Support the show Fin...

We are all aware that we are living in an age of moral confusion and conflict. This is why it is important that we learn to see the world and process the conflicts and questions we will face through gospel eyes, Gospel Vision. Gospel Vision establishes the frame of a Christian/biblical worldview that teaches us not just what to think but how to think. Support the show Find us at! Calvary.us <-...

Love, therefore, is the fulfillment of the law. - Romans 13:10 The Bible tells us to fight for justice and to submit to authorities. How do we do both? And as we fight for justice, where should we put our hope for finding it? In the episode we talk about submitting to authorities, the Christian commitment to justice, and the best pumpkin cookies ever made.  Last week's message - https://youtu...

Cultural Chaos. How do we know right from wrong? How do we make the right choices? Now we understand why Gospel Vision is so critical. It is the vision through which we view the world. Support the show Find us at! Calvary.us <- Website 💻 Calvary.us <- Instagram 📱 CalvaryChurchCLW <- Youtube 📹

For nothing is concealed that won’t be revealed, and nothing hidden that won’t be made known and brought to light. - Luke 8:17 Why are we so quick to prevent things from coming into the light? In this episode of the podcast, we discuss a series of situations currently in the news that came to a head because individuals or organizations made some degree of an attempt to cover something up.  Last We...

How does it all end? The best is yet to come for those In Christ because, in the end, our present groaning will give way to eternal glory! Support the show Find us at! Calvary.us <- Website 💻 Calvary.us <- Instagram 📱 CalvaryChurchCLW <- Youtube 📹

We all know the world is broken. Something is wrong. We can celebrate the goodness of life, the laughter of a child, the innocence of a puppy, the beauty of a sunset, or the indescribable experience of love and yet...and yet over 4.5 million people have died of COVID, after 2 decades of US sacrifice and investment in Afghanistan the Taliban rules the government again, in our generation, as in ever...

How do we answer the second question, What has gone wrong? The answer to the first question is found in the top of our frame, God. The answer to the second is found in the bottom of our frame, Man. And we see both of those answers in our text today, Romans 1:18-25. Support the show Find us at! Calvary.us <- Website 💻 Calvary.us <- Instagram 📱 CalvaryChurchCLW <- Youtube 📹

How does a faith built on love, patience, and gentleness become caricatured by an attitude of hatred and intolerance? There is a national stereotype about Christians that is very contrary to the message of Scripture. Is that stereotype valid? Where did it come from? What can we do about it? Last Week's Message - https://youtu.be/jygpF9B0EDE?t=2430 The Secular Creed (book) - https://www.amazon...

The term “worldview” has been coined to describe the way in which a person views the world. What we see determines how we process information, understand the choices and dilemmas we all face, and ultimately it determines why we choose what we choose. What I see determines what I do which further creates who I am becoming. But how do I know that the lens through which I see the world if the correct...

The final message in Pastor Willy's 'The Movement' series  Support the show Find us at! Calvary.us <- Website 💻 Calvary.us <- Instagram 📱 CalvaryChurchCLW <- Youtube 📹

Deconstruction - Is it a fad? Is it dangerous? Is it necessary? We discuss these questions and more on this episode of the Ricecast.  Last Week's Message - https://youtu.be/TK60K5Mq2FQ?t=1954 Support the show Find us at! Calvary.us <- Website 💻 Calvary.us <- Instagram 📱 CalvaryChurchCLW <- Youtube 📹

 Is it possible that some people have what seems genuine, but in reality is just a cheap knockoff? Maybe that’s why it stops working when things get tough? Maybe that’s why something just seems off?  Could it be that too many have sought a cheap spirituality that leaves us disappointed or far worse, it leaves us dead in our own sin. Support the show Find us at! Calvary.us <- Website 💻 Calvary....

"The Spirit-filled life is not a special, deluxe edition of Christianity. It is part and parcel of the total plan of God for His people." - A.W. Tozer What's the difference between a baptist and a pentecostal? Is one group "right" and one "wrong"? Are they really that different? We discuss these questions and more in the episode of the Ricecast. Last Week's...

There is such a thing as an incomplete gospel, incomplete doctrine. Any church or any gospel message that neglects the reality of and the ministry of the Holy Spirit is certainly not a complete gospel.  There is a story from Acts 8, that gives us a picture of an incomplete gospel that became a “full gospel” when the Holy Spirit got involved. Support the show Find us at! Calvary.us <- Website 💻...

Ricecast stans unite In this episode of the Ricecast, Pastor Willy learns how to speak Gen Z and we talk about important ways that we can better cross the inter-generational divide.  Support the show Find us at! Calvary.us <- Website 💻 Calvary.us <- Instagram 📱 CalvaryChurchCLW <- Youtube 📹

Special guest speaker Shane Pruitt Support the show Find us at! Calvary.us <- Website 💻 Calvary.us <- Instagram 📱 CalvaryChurchCLW <- Youtube 📹

The Kingdom of God is on the move. It advances.  But as it advances it faces numerous challenges. Some of those challenges come because of the advance. Our spiritual enemy will try to stop the advance but when he fails to stop the advance he will often try to coopt the movement. Like an old pirate, they want to be on the ship, but they have their own agenda.  What if one of our greatest challenges...

A prayer born out of pain and rooted in hope. In this episode of the Ricecast, we talk about the horrible situation in Afghanistan. How should we respond and where can we go with our difficult questions? Support the show Find us at! Calvary.us <- Website 💻 Calvary.us <- Instagram 📱 CalvaryChurchCLW <- Youtube 📹

All summer long we have been talking about the comeback. We’ve learned the 4 parts of the grand metanarrative of the Bible: Creation, Corruption, Redemption and Restoration. But where does that leave us now? Right now? What is God up to right now to redeem this world and in what way does he plan to restore a broken world full of broken people and make all things new? Are we just supposed to wait a...

What do you do when you've been hurt by a church? In this episode of the Ricecast, we discuss the popular podcast, "The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill" and the pastor at the center of the story - Mark Driscoll.  How can we avoid making some of the same mistakes, and how can we move on when we've been hurt by a spiritual leader? Support the show Find us at! Calvary.us <- Website...

Something went wrong. Something is broken. When the famous Apollo 13 flight ran into trouble the Astronauts diagnosed a problem and immortalized the words in their transmission back to mission control “Houston, we have a problem.” The truth is we can all identify. We all face problems and we all know something is broken in our world. Every religion tries to answer 4 great questions. We seek spirit...