Calvary Podcast

The election is over and many of us are left with a big question - now what?  The aftermath of such a passionate, divisive election season may have left some of us with relationships that are in need of care. Or perhaps we look back now and see that we were too wrapped up in and distracted by party politics. Maybe we are now fearful of what America is facing regardless of the election outcome. We...

Foundations - Brandon Wolters

In Ephesians 4, Paul calls all believers to strive for unity and maturity in the body of Christ. This can be difficult under normal circumstances as we all seek to "walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which (we) have been called".  Lately this has proven even more difficult as we all wrestle with our own feelings regarding the COVID pandemic and how it has affected our lives and th...

Foundations - David Odell - Ephesians 2  |  Hebrews 10

In today's podcast we get political! The 2020 election is a week away and we want to take some time to discuss the current climate of politics in the country and how it has invaded so much of our lives. Unfortunately this "team politics" has even invaded the body of Christ - His Church. We'll wade in to these waters a bit today with David and Bobby and call ourselves  and the C...

Foundations  -  Brandon Wolters  -  Ephesians 2.19-20

The results from the 2020 Ligonier Ministries State of Theology survey are available and the results are very surprising. Their conclusion states "The 2020 State of Theology survey reveals widespread confusion in the United States about the Bible’s teaching." It goes on to say  "These results reveal an urgent need for clear biblical teaching on the person of Christ, the gospel of gr...

We have spoken to this truth before: that we as God's creations are wired for discipleship. And it bears repeating that we are always being discipled by the culture around us. The music and movies, friendships and community that we partake in are conforming us into the image of themselves. How important then that we as followers of Christ strive to be conformed into His image alone! We recent...

Foundations - Pastor David Odell

On today's episode, Pastor David will lay some groundwork for us as we get into our latest preaching series at Calvary. Titled "Foundations" - this series is meant to combat the current climate of uncertainty that surrounds us and to call us back to what the Church is - built on Jesus, by Jesus, and for Jesus. We will spend the first four weeks learning what the Church 'is&apos...

2020 has been and continues to be a uniquely different year in our collective memory. As much as we all may tire from experiencing and talking about the craziness that has come to define this year, it is pressing and relevant to keep encouraging one another in looking to and clinging to our hope that is in Christ! We'll sit with Brandon, Bobby, and David today to discuss how maybe we shouldn&...

First Fruits - Pastor David Odell

We are entering a new season together - both literally and figuratively. Fall is upon us - bringing changes to life and schedules in our homes and our church body as well. We wanted to take a little time to share some upcoming happenings that we are excited about! We'll hear from David, Brandon, and Bobby today about plans for a couple new sermon series, a marriage course being led by the Cas...

Brandon is back and in a sleep deprivation stupor so we thought we would ask him to try and string a few sentences together. He and Tasja and Titus recently welcomed Kolton into their family and we rejoice with them for this new life God has created! Today we'll let Brandon talk about this new experience so far and how God is growing him through it.  We'll also spend time sharing some pa...

We are going to spend the next three weeks at Calvary studying the Biblical principle of giving. Titled "First Fruits", this series will shine a light on our giving as an act of worship in response to God's generosity and faithfulness in our lives. The world and its culture are constantly encouraging us to be dissatisfied with who we are or what we have. And that by buying and spend...

We have spent over a year studying the Gospel of John and a lot of life has happened at Calvary. We brought David on as Lead Pastor, then COVID arrived, we suspended our regular gathering, and studied peace - all before returning to finish John. As we close out this preaching series, we thought it would be good to take a moment to pause and reflect at what John is showing us in his writings. Today...

Our mission statement at Calvary is "Be Disciples Making Disciples". But what does that really mean? How do we live Jesus' instructions for those who would follow him as laid out for us in Matthew chapter 28? As Pastor David shows us today, discipleship does not and can not only happen during our Sunday gathering or personal quiet times. True discipleship comes as we embrace a whole...

A quick look at the world around us can give us much to be sorrowful over. Pain, illness, death, division, injustice - the list can go on and on. And on a more personal level, many of us have walked through deep and painful trials in our own lives. While the answers to all these hurts may not come quickly, we are given given a beautiful, Biblical model of how we can work through the pain with our...

In this episode we sit with Pastor David to clear up and expand on an application he gave us a few weeks back in John chapter 20. God has blessed us with this life and our physical bodies that we might enjoy and glorify Him in the times and places he has given us (Acts 17.26-27). So how should we, as followers of Jesus, keep our minds set on our future glorification and perfection while still cari...

What do we look to and cling to during the storms and trials of this life? If we don't guard against it, the uncertainty in the world can lead us to a place of doubt in our spiritual journey - and to be sure, there is much that is uncertain in the world around us. How do we keep our eyes fixed on Him "with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change"? - James 1.171 We are giv...

We all understand that our words have meaning - both for us and anyone who hears them. For us, words can reveal the contents of our hearts as Jesus tell us in Luke chapter 6. For others, our words have the power to give life or take it as we read in James 3. Today we sit with Riley and Brandon to discuss words and how we say them. We touch on social media and how Christians can engage there in aff...

Even though Covid seems to have put a hold on much of our life and church in particular, we want to shed light on the fact that the body of Christ is still at work helping to bring God's message of redemption and life to those around us! Today we get to hear from Tiiu Vahtel and Chris Zukin about the incredible Community Meals program. Community Meals is a truly homegrown effort to provide fo...

Let's be honest: no one really enjoys waiting. It can be a very hard thing to wait - uncomfortable, even painful at times. And yet it can be an important, growing thing in our journey with Christ. The Christian walk is living by faith as we wait for the rest of the story that God has already written. Times like these in our world can cause discouragement as we wait to see God's plan and...

We are joined today by the Dynamic Duo of Shirley and Carol. In the Saints Series we want to highlight the multigenerational aspect of Calvary. We have a rich depth of wisdom and experience to draw from if we take the time to hear from those in our body that have faithfully followed Jesus before us. As Shirley and Carol share their lives with us, we get to hear how God has worked through difficult...

Freedom! We're sitting today with David, Brandon, and Bobby to talk about the freedoms we have living in America but ultimately we want to celebrate the freedom we have been given through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Because Jesus is victorious over sin, we have been freed from it's power over us. But now we serve a risen and reigning High King - this idea seems to run con...