Calvary Prineville

After King David receives word that his son, Absolom, has stolen the hearts of the people and is now aiming to overthrow David as King, David chooses to flee the city. On his way out of the city he runs into several different people, each with different agendas. Even in the midst of all the chaos, David still seeks to be a good king, and deal with people wisely. Elder Frank Sanchez teaches.

What are you living for? What drives you? What is the passion of your life? There are really only two answers to that question. One answer is that you are living for your kingdom, your agenda, and your passions. The other answer is that you are living for Jesus' kingdom, Jesus' agenda, and Jesus' passion. If you are seeking God's kingdom, then all of the other things that you might want or need wi...

It has been a few years since David's son Absalom killed his own brother, Amnon, for raping his sister, Tamar. The consequences to David's sin that were told to David by the Lord were now beginning to snowball. Absalom has been in exile from the king, so Joab concocts a plan to manipulate David into reconciling with him. As Pastor Ryan teachers through 2 Samuel 14-15, he points out the effects tha...

What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus Christ? As Luke writes his gospel account, he does so to show what it looked like to be a disciple of Jesus. In Luke 13-1-34, Jesus teaches against hypocrisy. He addresses the issue of hypocrisy, then deals with its sources. As disciples of Jesus, we should leave no place for hypocrisy within us. As Jesus teaches his disciples, we see three things that d...

When the sin within our own heart goes unchecked, it is only a matter of time before we begin to act upon that sin. As we get into chapter 13 of 2nd Samuel, we find out that David's children had a lot of issues. David's son, Amnon, is in love with his half sister, Tamar, so he devises a plan to rape her. Upon fulfilling his plan, he no longer loves her, but hates her. Her brother Absolom hears of...

We are all called to be on mission for the sake of the gospel. How well we understand that determines how effective we are in that mission. Understanding that the greatest danger to the spread of the gospel is really christians who have dismissed the stuff the bible does say about sin, and replaced it with what it doesn't say. The world sees this and says, "Why should I listen to you?" As Jesus is...

For most Christians, being a doer is a little easier than being a worshiper. We find ourselves relating more to Martha, who was busy serving, than to Mary, who was sitting at Jesus' feet. So when we come to Jesus' model prayer, most of us, if we're honest, have to admit that we have a hard time praying. As Pastor Ryan breaks down, what is commonly referred to as "The Lord's Prayer", we discover th...

After David's sin with Bathsheba, and the murder of Uriah, David married Bathsheba, but the Lord was displeased. God sent Nathan the prophet to confront David's sin. As Pastor Ryan teaches through chapter 12, we see David confess his sin, and we find God's forgiveness of the sin, yet we still see David suffer the consequences of his sin. But in it all, God is at work in redemption.

It has been said that the Christian life is full of peaks and valleys, highs and lows, but how you face these is richly determined by how you see Jesus in them. Guest Pastor, Rory Rodgers, preaches on Mark 9:1-29, where three of Jesus' disciples see Him transfigured into his glory before their very eyes while on the mountain with Him. As they come down from the mountain, Jesus finds his disciples...

It has been said that, "Sin will always take you further than you intended to go, keep you longer than you intended to stay, and cost you more that you ever intended to pay". As we look at chapters 10-11 of 2 Samuel, we see those truths played out in King David's life, as David's seemingly private sin snowballs into an out of control situation. We find King David, a man after God's own heart, comm...

Guest Pastor Shane Herman preaches on the Emmaus Road. As two of Jesus' disciples were walking along the road, discussing the events of the crucifixion, Jesus met up with them and began to teach them about the Messiah, as told in the old testament. However, it wasn't until the disciples broke bread with Jesus that they were able to see Him for who he was, and then he disappeared from their midst....

"A true test of a person's character is in how he treats those who can offer him nothing in return". As we look at chapter nine of 2 Samuel, we find David desiring to show kindness to the house of Saul for the sake of Jonathan. As David inquires as to the state of the household of Saul, he discovers that Jonathan's son, Mephibosheth, is still alive. After David calls for Mephibosheth, he awards hi...

Guest Pastor, Lorn Dunn, teaches on the cities of refuge in Joshua 20, and how Jesus Christ is our refuge from the penalty of sin.

As David goes throughout the land and conquers the remaining enemies of Israel, he takes of the gold and silver and dedicates it to the Lord. In all of this, he makes a name for himself, but is it a good name, and would it have been better to make a name for the Lord? Elder Kevin Vaughan teaches on chapter 8 of 2nd Samuel.

The Gospel is the message that we take on our mission. Without it, we have no mission. Our mission is to make disciples, but in order to do so, we must have take the Gospel with us on our mission. When we separate our the gospel from our mission, we become powerless to do what it is we have been called to do. In our text we find three things about the gospel: 1. the Joy of the Gospel (Luke 10:21-2...

We all have dreams and ambitions that we are passionate about, and King David was no different. David's dream was to build a house for the Lord. On the surface, this seemed like a good idea, but the Lord had different plans. It is all too easy for us to fall into the belief that the Lord needs us to do something for Him. It's only when we begin to see the Lord for Who He is again that we get our p...

God is on a mission. The Bible is the record of God's mission. The gospel of Luke reveals the culmination of God's mission: Jesus, who came to seek and to save that which is lost (Luke 19:10). God has entrusted us with His mission…just as the Father sent Jesus so Jesus is sending us to continue the mission (John 20:21) We are going to see 11 truths about our mission 1. The mission is to be done in...

God is on a mission. The Bible is the record of God's mission. The gospel of Luke reveals the culmination of God's mission: Jesus, who came to seek and to save that which is lost (Luke 19:10). God has entrusted us with His mission…just as the Father sent Jesus so Jesus is sending us to continue the mission (John 20:21) We are going to see 11 truths about our mission 1. The mission is to be done in...

Pastor Ryan shares about the calling that the Lord is placing on him and his family.

Guest teacher, Pastor Travis Connick, teaches on the difference between religion and redemption. It is easy to fall into religion, but redemption leads to relationship, and that is what the Father wants with us.

As we continue our study through the book of 2 Samuel, we find David taking over Jerusalem, and beginning to firmly establish his kingdom. As all of the tribes of Israel come to him at Hebron, we discover that they are fed up with Ishbosheth as King, and realize that David should have been King all along. This leads to the conquering of Jerusalem, and the return of the Ark of the Covenant, but not...

Pastor Ryan delivers a challenging message on the death and resurrection of Jesus. "Did You Kill Jesus", is meant to stir you to ask yourself whether you agree with what God declared about Jesus, or with the crowds who were gathered at his crucifixion. You are either for Him or against Him.

Pastor Ryan delivers a challenging message on the death and resurrection of Jesus. "Did You Kill Jesus", is meant to stir you to ask yourself whether you agree with what God declared about Jesus, or with the crowds who were gathered at his crucifixion. You are either for Him or against Him.

Pastor Ryan delivers a message about the death of Jesus on, during our Good Friday service, 2009.

Pastor Ryan delivers a message about the death of Jesus on, during our Good Friday service, 2009.