East Bay Calvary Church

Join me as I catch up with Ken Bowman and talk through with him what has been going on in his Jesus and Salvation class. Ken talks about the deeper thoughts and questions that have come to be, and why he is excited about what may be to come next for winter equip classes!

Classic Christmas songs point us back to the Old Testament's expectations of Jesus: "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel," "Hark! the Herald Angels Sing," "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming," or "Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus." Let's not ignore the foundation of God's promises that Jesus came to stand on! With Matthew's Gospel, the Bible introduces Jesus as the long-awaited, much-anticipated Fulfiller of God’s p...

Welcome back to Catching Up! In week 2 we caught up with Pastor Reist, and what is going on in his New Testament class. Join me as I get some insight on whats going on and what is coming next for an Equip Class starting in January!

Lets remember Paul's words in Acts 20:35, when he said: "... and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.' "

In a messed up, crazy, scattered world like we saw after Babel, we would be right to ask again, "Who can God work through to save us?" There's great news! God can use – and has used – unlikely and unexpected people to fulfill His promises to save! Join us in Genesis 11:10–12:3 for the transition from the ancient world to a wonderful stage of God's salvation story with Abra(ha)m. God is always fait...

Join me as I Catch Up with Pastor Kit Bogan and the Fall Core Course! Pastor Kit fills us in on what the main focus is in the course, some interesting discussions they have had, and what is coming next for the Core Course this winter! Winter Core Course kicks of January 5th at 9:00am, and we hope you will join us! LOVED what you heard? Want to plug in sooner? December 14th is Discover East Bay! Ju...

Just like you "Catch Up" with friends and family, join me over the next 4 weeks of December as I "Catch Up" with all of our Equip Class Teachers! I am going to be asking them all of the questions, and diving a little deeper into what they are teaching about!

Our inclination in “making our lives count” is often to “make our names great.” With all your life goals before you, you need to decide whose name you want to make great. We're diving into Genesis 11:1-9 this Sunday to learn well from the Tower of Babel – and it will be great to see you again at East Bay.

Think of the many people all around the world: every culture, land, language, and nation. If we ignore all humanity’s origins with God, our thinking about people around the world gets distorted, and sometimes dangerous. But God’s perspective on the peoples of the world--starting in Genesis 10--will reshape our view of them and our role among them. We look forward to taking in this big picture of G...

The story of God's re-creation with Noah continues … including a new "fall" in this new world! But when we spread the word about other people’s sin, we only sin the more! Instead of spreading the word on sin, let’s learn from Genesis 9:18-29 how to deal with sin itself. We look forward to seeing you Sunday!

If we thought the work was done when the battle against the devil and death and sin ended, and when what’s bad got judged and conquered … then we’ve stopped far short! God’s future salvation is as sure as His future judgment! As we walk through Genesis 8:1-19 together, get ready and get excited about what’s yet to come!

If we don’t think God is serious about judging sin, or the eternal conscious punishment of hell, we blow off and ignore God and His warnings. We may even adjust what we believe so the future isn’t so important anyways! But when we reach Genesis 7–still pretty early in the Bible–God doesn’t bluff about His coming judgment. We need to know that we will be saved from His judgment—by Him. It's a serio...

When our world around us is desperately distant from God, people don’t understand the first thing about what the alternative, living for God, is meant to be. But in another era of spiritual darkness, in Genesis 6:9-22, we get our first long look at someone really following God--and it maps out for us what living for God looks like. Let's offer a new way of life to those around us, and let's live i...

Which do we need to remember more: the reality of death? or the reality of hope? In Genesis 5, God establishes that we can’t avoid death--only to inspire hope that we might avoid it after all! We look forward to sharing God's good news and learning to walk with God together with you this Sunday.

When our attention to people becomes earthbound, centered on skills and accomplishments, we stop seeing their need for a Savior. We need to renew our focus on our shared problem of sin – and our need for the LORD to save us! Get ready to receive Genesis 4:17-26 with us this Sunday morning, and to see one another through the lens of God's promise.

Seeing our sin is a difficult, essential step for each of us to take. But once we recognize our problem of sin, we don’t actually solve it; we all tend to make it worse! This sin pattern shows up right after Adam and Eve, and only God can break us out of it. We look forward to walking through the story of Cain and Abel with you in Genesis 4:1-16 this Sunday. Let's take hold of God's good news to d...

With such brokenness in what was a wonderful world, we’ve got to stop saying the world is great and everything’s fine! Everyone deserves to see clearly what went wrong here–and to know if there’s a way to get things right again. We'll jump into Genesis 3 this Sunday morning for a clear picture of the problem of sin –

It's common for us to ask, “What am I made to do?” But have you ever tried to answer the question, “How am I made to rest?” – or even asked it? The God Who created us gives purpose to our work and our rest – and we'll dive into His purposes for us this Sunday in Genesis 2:1-3. We can't wait to see you Sunday!

Of all of creation, it's humanity that's capable of asking--and burdened by wondering--“Why are we here?” But in the first chapter of the Bible, we celebrate that God answers this question in an amazing way, and beyond what we could ever expect! Join us in Genesis 1:26-31 this Sunday, and bring the great news of God's purpose and worth to those around you!

When Christian community falls short of what it has been and could be, we want to restore it! But we often try to get it back to what it was the wrong way. Healthy Christian community comes to us, not as the goal of our gathering, but as the overflow of faith in Jesus lived out together. Dive into this wonderful snapshot of the early church in Acts 2:42-47!

When Christian community falls short of what it has been and could be, we want to restore it! But we often try to get it back to what it was the wrong way. Healthy Christian community comes to us, not as the goal of our gathering, but as the overflow of faith in Jesus lived out together. We're excited for you to join us as we dive into this wonderful snapshot of the early church in Acts 2:42-47!

"What shall we do?"––how do we respond once we hear and understand the good news of the Gospel? We're delighted to welcome Pastor Altin Zefi back to East Bay Calvary Church, visiting from his overseas service in Albania, to bring God's Word to us from Acts 2:37-41.

Pastor Kit leads the church in prayer after the recent tragedy at the Walmart in Traverse City.

Many of us have had "mountaintop experiences," moments of meaningful spiritual connection that leave us forever changed. But after major spiritual experiences, we don’t always know how to follow through with it—and we fail to connect it to Jesus. But Peter showed how to make that clear, compelling connection between our experience of the Spirit and the GREAT news we have in Jesus! Join us in Acts...

As we celebrate, let's get excited about the church and about the Spirit – but let's not miss the point of both of them. When the Holy Spirit empowers His people, we’ve got to use His power for His purpose! Walk with us in God's Word in Acts 2:1-13 to see what God wants when He gives the Spirit to the church.