Calvary Revival Church

To rebuild something is to build something again after it has been damaged or destroyed. How many times do we encounter situations in life that cause us to feel damaged or destroyed? Sometimes we need a reminder that those things that were lost or broken can be rebuilt again...our capacity for relationships, our desire to accomplish our dreams and goals, our ability to love, trust and try again ca...

Generosity is a principle. Being a good steward enables us to be generous, and wisdom affords us the ability to be good stewards. When we carry ourselves in this standard, we are compelled to be intentional with the items placed in our possession. It all stems from being willing to wait on the word from God to provide the direction, the wisdom and the instruction of a good steward.

Think back to last week and remember the success of Martha and Mary. As sisters, they had developed a home where there was power, presence and provision. I believe you have the ability to do the same. Today there are some simple steps I want to teach to help you give generously, create wealth and change the future of your family.

A mother's ability to restore through giving is immeasurable. Women hav the ability to not only receive and grow, but to nurture and restore. Every mother and every woman with the life-giving spirit of a mother, walks in an anointing that the enemy can not take away!

How does our generosity play part in God's restoration in our lives? When we sow, God decides to enrich our lives in areas many times we've forgotten all about, sometimes even dreams we've left behind and are no longer thinking about. We get caught up in thinking when we sow into the kingdom our harvest will look like what we've sewn. However, God is faithful and true in everything...

Sometimes we do a thing for so long, and yes...we've learned from our environment. It goes well for us, or as well as we expect for a while, and something happens where our methods don't work for us anymore. Or maybe it's working but it's recognized that there is more, there is better. What happens when we get to that point? Usually, God steps in and leads us to His living waters....

When we operate in the way of the world we operate in death. When our spirits are resurrected into new life there is more than just resurrection, there is restoration, reunion and a release. There is Restoration within ourselves and in our conversations with others, more life giving. We are Reunited with family and friends in a new way because your mind has been Renewed. We are able to Release old...

Who do people say your life imitates? Who do YOU think your life imitates? We'd all like to think our lives imitate the people we admire to some degree, but have you considered if your life imitates God though? A good question that causes us to take a sober look at how we are really living our lives. When we decide to dig into this we'll learn whether we are truly imitating love or imitati...

Resurrection is not just a historical event that birthed our faith, but is an epic event that declared to the devil "ANYTHING YOU KILL I CAN GIVE LIFE BACK TO!" He is the 'RE' God. He REstores, He REvives, He REnews, He REconfigures, He REbirths, He REsurrects. Jesus did not rise from the dead alone but he brought a community of dead folk back to life with Him.

Walking in Triumph is more than just recognized winning at the completion of an event. It involves asking ourselves the hard questions and being willing to own our shortcomings; in doing so, we can embrace the things God's showing us and doing in us without condemnation or shame, and stand tall. Our relationship with God will take us places we've never imagined when we're obedient, and...

Sometimes we struggle feeling like we aren't being seen or heard. We feel like we are in the dark are problems aren't seen our challenges are ignored. Being in God's presence allows my voice to be heard and my existence to be seen. My struggles become solved and the places where I hurt and where I'm broken cam be healed. Are you willing to stretch your hand toward Him to receive al...

Sometimes our insecurities create challenges with others and causes us to self sabotage. We've all gone through moments in our lives that should have torn us apart. When we continue to move in obedience despite the pain of what we are walking through it pulls us closer in to God and causes us to be fruitful. As we deepen our relationship with Him, regardless of the ruin we lived through, we be...

Friendship is critical! The vehicle of relationship is what causes our motivating one another to acts of love and good works to be effective. It's how we encourage one another daily. We develop in every type of relationship when we choose to grow in friendship. Relationship is a foundational area of growth in the kingdom. 

We mentioned last week that growing up is complicated, but simple. The key to growth is the combination of grace, truth and time. When we choose to get to know God, we are determined to not only study His word, but we find opportunities to connect with people in the communities we operate in. Between existing in the truths of God, serving others, and choosing to walk in love we lear to grow in eve...

Growing up is complicated but simple. We face challenges in life and we want to fix ourselves. We try to figure out if it's a spiritual problem, a physical problem or an emotional problem. Based on our conclusions, that determines who we call...Pastor, Counselor, Doctor, etc. But most of the challenges are maturity issues and we have to be committed to growing up. Where am I immature? What are my...

Just as an organization has different departments that do completely different things, they all uphold the one vision of the organization. We as individuals have differences, unique traits, and our brains are wired different from one another; two people could be presented the same project to complete and complete them in two totally different ways! This is how we should be! Our differences don't s...

God is true to His promise. God related to us so that we could know and experience His mercy. As God related to us, he showed us how to relate to others. We as people are interesting creatures, but as we let go of our selfish ways, stop trying to impress others, and look out for the interests of others, we began to live a life that is pleasing to God. In turn, we are blessed with favor and capabil...

There is a reason why we had to hear "Remember Your First Love". We need to remember what we felt, Be About the Action that resulted from what we felt and then Burn the Idols that we setup while we were distant from God. There was a reason for the reminder..."Let's Do It!" Our tongues and our anger begin to rule us, we stop embracing truth and enjoying fruit and we fail to utilize the Spirit's pow...

Following Jesus is an action-oriented faith! All throughout the scriptures are words/phrases like "walk by faith", "follow Christ", "preach the Gospel", "prophesy", "give", "love", and more. You see, believing in Jesus deeply is much more about what we do as a result of what we believe . Before you were a believer, you didn't just believe in the ideas you held, the way you lived affirmed your beli...

Do you remember how you felt when you first fell in love? You wanted to impress that person. You got them gifts that were personal to them or personal to your relationship. You couldn't wait to be in their presence. You were willing to do crazy things if you thought they were in danger, maybe you were protective of your person. Well, God wants that same type of relationship with us! He's happy whe...

How well do you know the Father's voice? How well you hear God is the key to a successful life! The thief's purpose is to steal, kill, and destroy. Jesus' purpose is to give a rich and satisfying life! However, hearing God requires focus

Trying to forget the past is a mistake. Waking up every day and telling yourself "I'm not going to sin" is a mistake. You want to forget you old sin, create steps on how to conquer it. You want to forget about a specific event of your life, focus on the healing or transformative steps you can take for a better result in the future. Focus on what you are entering and not what you are leaving. 

Watchmen Nee speaks of learning the discipline of self-denial with a statement so simple yet profound. "Please remember that neither God nor the brothers and sisters treasure your opinion. I'm afraid that the only one who treasures your opinion in the whole world is yourself. If you think your opinion is the best, that God treasures your opinion and that brothers and sisters honor your ideas, you...

After taking a season to become more like Jesus, let's take a look at some of the gems we've picked up along the way. We've had so much growth in learning how to walk more like Jesus everyday. We've learned (and are still growing in) how to pocket our ego's and step out of our selfish desires to serve others, and shed light in areas that are filled with darkness...shed light in people's lives that...

All of us are unfinished works of art in the Master's hand. His ability to complete the work depends on our willingness to embrace His love in spite of our flaws.