Calvary La Habra

Jesus taught about the Kingdom of God more than anything else while He was here, and saw many different responses to God's truth. Pastor Lance examines the parable of the sower, and highlights how man's reception of God's Word is determined by the state of their heart. The Holy Spirit wants to do a work in your heart, but are you receptive to Him? He wants to use transformed lives to change the wo...

Today's panel features the Uscangas, talking about what life looks like for them today. After, Pastor Lance, Chad, and Brian discuss what the Kingdom of God looks like in our world today. They point out some signs of the end times, and hit on the question everyone seems to be wondering: how close are we to the end? Reflecting on the darkness of our society, the panel examines the warning signs tha...

Continuing our discussion of what occurred after Jesus' resurrection and ascension, Pastor Lance walks through the book of Acts. What does the Great Commission look like in our lives, and what's its purpose? He highlights many of the things Jesus taught on, pulling out the main theme of the "Kingdom of God": what it is, where it's found, and how we come to belong to it.

On this panel, Pastors Lance, Jay, and Francel discuss the previous Sunday's message on "Proclaim[ing] What You Believe". They look at how this plays out at home (in family life), then to the community God has called us to, and to the world at large. They point out that it's not so much where we preach God's Word, but that we do. It's not a suggestion for believers, it's a commission!

God has given us a charge to take His Word to the world around us. This transformative message is to be shared wherever we go and in all we do. Pastor Lance encourages believers to be faithful with the Gospel message: who Jesus is and what He has done for the world. He delves into baptism, what it signifies in the life of a Christian, and other observations that we walk in to display our asso...

Pastor Lance and Stan Mitchell discuss Sunday's message and how God is ultimately in control. Stan talks about the importance of being ready, in season and out of season, to proclaim the truth without anxiety or fear holding us back.  He urges us to cast our cares on our Savior, because He cares for us, we need Him, and we can only find rest in Him. Pastor Lance urges us to see ourselves in l...

Good news! Jesus is alive! He has risen, as He said He would, and now we have the hope of eternity. Pastor Lance expounds on how this came to pass, what it means for us now, and the response that we ought to have to a risen Savior. 

Why did Jesus have to die? Pastor Lance delves into the "why" behind Good Friday, and points to the living hope that we have in Jesus Christ's death, burial, and resurrection. 

Why did they cross-examine Jesus on Tuesday? On the Tuesday Panel of Passion Week, Pastors Lance, Jay, Mead, and Francel discuss how Jesus handled the religious leaders' questions. Just as the authorities of the day questioned the authority of Jesus, so too do we rebel against His lordship.  The pastors encourage us to reflect on if we are rooted and grounded in God's Word, if there are place...

 What did Jesus do on Monday? After the triumphal entry on Sunday, and with the cross before Him on Friday, Jesus knew it was His time to go public with His identity. Pastor Lance examines Jesus' response to the barren fig tree, and how it reflected the spiritual state of the nation of Israel at the time. Jesus never does anything without purpose and a plan, and for the disciples, class was i...

As we kick off Passion Week this year, we begin with Palm Sunday and the events that took place in the lives of Jesus and His disciples that day. Pastor Lance parallels how unprepared the nation of Israel was for their Messiah to the world today. Are we ready for Him to be Lord, for His return, for the plans He has for us? The people of Jerusalem wanted Jesus just for what He could do for them at...

In 1 Peter 4, Pastor Lance draws out God's purpose as we go through trials, for believers and non-believers alike. We’re currently in the Refiner’s fire with this health crisis, and the Lord wants to use it to grow us, go deeper with us, and to draw others to Himself. While suffering isn't pleasant at the moment, it produces great things in those who look at it through God's perspective.

Pastor Lance shared a message out of Isaiah 40, where he highlighted how we can depend on the certainty of God in these turbulent days. He reminds us that when we turn to Him in our fear, our difficult circumstances will be eclipsed by Him, His eternal Word, and His peace. No matter what, God is bigger. At a time when the church is tempted to spiritually "shelter in place", it's not about what WE...

In this time of social upheaval, where are our eyes focused? Pastor Lance draws from Mark 6, when the disciples are in the midst of a storm. As we walk through times of uncertainty, the Lord doesn't leave us there alone. He has full control in the middle of the storm, He is with us, and we can have peace in Him!

In a time of uncertain circumstances, how can we be an example of stability to the world? How do we lead others to Christ in troubled times, when our normal routine is disrupted? Pastor Lance talked about fear and anxiety surrounding the unknowns of our society, and gave encouragement out of 1 & 2 Timothy to be an example in word, conduct, love, spirit, faith, and purity, expounding on how thi...

This Sunday Stan Mitchell shared with us about the power of the blood that cleanses and redeems us! He taught out of Colossians 1:1-22, and gave a strong call to live a changed life in greater service to our King.  Are you all in for the Lord?

God is all light, there is no darkness in Him at all. When we walk in His light we have fellowship with God and our lives will show this. It allows us to walk in intimate fellowship with the Father and other believers. It keeps us in close contact with Him and allows us to experience conviction when we sin. Pastor Lance points out that, as believers (who walk in the light), we should be honest wit...

Solomon gives us a few pictures of life in Chapter 11. Life is an adventure (it is not monotonous), and it must be lived fully. He also conveys that life is a gift, and we must enjoy it as such. Pastor Lance summarizes that the wise person will live their life each day to the fullest, and a proper perspective of life begins with recognizing God as the source of our life. 

Did Jesus truly walk here on this earth, in the flesh? Absolutely. Was He God incarnate? Without a doubt. Follow along with Pastor Lance as he delves into John's eyewitness account of Jesus Christ, His ministry while He was here, and why this matters to us today.

Pastor Lance looks at Ecclesiastes 10, where Solomon contrasts the foolish leader and the wise leader. He then examined how our words display the inner workings of a person's heart, and how a building, a government, or a life will collapse if not properly maintained. Walking in wisdom takes work, and we're responsible to put in the effort.

As Pastor Lance finishes up the introduction to 1 John, he deftly brings the person of Jesus to life by calling to question what it would have been like to be John - an eyewitness of God's incarnation - as he walked with the Lord. What would it have been like to hear the voice of Jesus, to see Him give a blind man sight, to look into His love-filled eyes? He also examines the various reasons that...

As we begin the book of 1 John, Pastor Lance points to the transformative power of God at work in John's life. He went from a fisherman to being known as the "Apostle of Love". Upon leaving 2 Peter and starting the book of 1 John, there's much to be said in both of these disciples' lives that Jesus worked in and through them. In this letter particularly, John urges churches to stand firm in Christ...

No one wants to die, but death is inescapable. Pastor Lance reflects on what constitutes a life well lived, and the impartial and irrefutable law of reaping what we sow.

In looking at wisdom, Solomon next focuses on inequity…why is it that good people suffer and the evil prosper? Pastor Lance takes us through the rest of chapter 8, examining at the great equalizer: death.

Solomon highlights to origin of good and evil, and the face that we all must face the difficult questions of evil within our world. Pastor Lance addresses the issue of authority and wise leadership.