East Bay Calvary Church

Pastor Kendale Dennis shares a message from Psalm 78 at our 75th Anniversary gathering on Saturday night, July 12, 2025.

The capacity of Christian leaders for horrible sin seems to threaten Jesus’ plan to empower and send us once He’s gone. What do we do when even Jesus’ closest followers can fall so far from walking with God? We'll find hope as we read Acts 1:12-26.

When our attention drifts, we refocus ourselves on what we expect to come next. But when it comes to the mission we have from Jesus, when our attention drifts, we depend on each other to refocus us on what Jesus called us to do! We're pressing onward in Acts 1:6-11 this Sunday.

Jesus' work in this world is far from over! The mission of Jesus continues––but many people don’t know that He meant for it to keep going in us. Others are trying to carry it on in our own strength. But Jesus wants us to carry on His mission––in the power that God the Father promises us. We're looking forward to jumping into Acts 1:1-5 with you in our new series, How the Church Got Started!

Guest Speaker | Pastor Dale Zick by East Bay Calvary Church

In our worry about the future or ambition for it, we often focus, not on worthless things, but things that are worth less. To plan well for the future, however old we are, we've got to set a higher value on what lasts for eternity. Let's look at how we can apply 1 Corinthians 13:8–14:1 to our lives together.

How can so many people be so different at defining something so important as LOVE? In the end, the Author of life is the Author of love. He calls us to surrender our definitions and expectations about love so that we can accept His. We're looking forward to digging into 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 together!

Our next short series of messages in 1 Corinthians 13 anchors us in the essential need for love in the Christian life. Have you noticed when church people get caught up in religious “stuff,” we often veer away from the Spirit-filled, Jesus-following lives God wants us to live? Let's break the idea that anything we do as a church (and anywhere else in life, for that matter), matters one bit without...

What do you do when ongoing struggles make you doubt whether you want to press on in following Jesus? Remember that endurance you had when you first came to Jesus–remember it, reclaim it, and press on in it! We're excited for you to join us for our last message in Hebrews (10:32-39)!

Wanna know what breaks a Christian mother's heart? When those they love walk away from Jesus: whether it's to please other people around them, to avoid hardship, or deliberately rejecting Him to follow another way. We're moving forward in Hebrews 10:26-31 this Sunday, from the right response to all God planned for us to the danger of rejecting His plan to save us. Don’t keep anyone––including moms...

Time to put it all together! We've been watching how God set up the who, how, where, what, and when of our salvation -- and this week, it's all coming together in how we live. Pastor Reist is preaching Hebrews 10:19-25 … and you know that part in Hebrews about "not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together"? That's what he's preaching!

We're pressing on in Hebrews together this Sunday, especially thinking about how many people have abandoned religion out of frustration, too tired of keep trying to make up for their sins to God on their own. But Jesus broke that frustrating cycle that we could never get ourselves out of to finally, fully, truly take away our sin! We hope you'll join us for a once-for-all message of hope in Jesus...

Jesus' death and resurrection change everything – and on this Easter Sunday we look at how His sacrifice set a new and better plan for our lives into motion. Pastor Kit looks at Hebrews 9:11-22.

Hebrews 9:1-12

God realized the broken agreement we had with Him before we realized it. But we ALSO tend not to realize that Jesus already brokered a better deal between us, too! Click below, open your Bible with us to Hebrews 8, and see the better promises that Jesus has now guaranteed for us!

The law given to the Israelites in the Old Testament was a good thing, in its time – but when Jesus came, He instituted a systemic change to the priesthood that we'd be wise to grab hold of. We continue our study in Hebrews as Pastor Kit looks at Hebrews 7:11-28.

This week we take a deep dive into the mysterious character Melchizedek, how he relates to Abraham, what that has to do with Jesus, and, most importantly, what it all means for our faith. Pastor Kit looks at Hebrews 7:1-10 as we continue our study in Hebrews.

We all make and receive promises. Unfortunately, we are prone to break them – but God is not. And today, we discover how His biggest and best promise to us is fulfilled in Jesus. Pastor Kit looks at Hebrews 6:13-20 as we continue our series, "Even Better."

As we continue to study the book of Hebrews, our passage of Scripture today contains an important warning – one we won't want to miss or take lightly. Pastor Kit looks at Hebrews 6:4-12.

To be able to approach God's throne with boldness and confidence – this is the privilege we have because of Jesus, our High Priest. What should that mean for our daily lives? Our prayer lives? Pastor Kit looks at Hebrews 4:14-5:10 as we discover that Jesus is the ultimate and best High Priest.

We all start out as "baby" Christians in our faith – but we have absolutely no excuse for staying there. So what does it look like to "grow up" in our walk with God? Pastor Kit opens the Bible to Hebrews 5:11-6:3 as we read an exhortation to mature as believers in Christ.

Rest can be hard to find. The Bible tells us to rest, but what does that look like amidst all the obligations of our daily lives? Pastor Kit looks at Hebrews 4:1-13 to discuss what it means to enter the rest that Jesus offers.

It's incredibly easy to slip into the habit of unbelief – wondering if God really is able to do this, if He really is who He says He is. So how can we prevent this? Pastor Kit looks at Hebrews 3:7-19 as we discover the importance of encouraging and exhorting one another in our faith.

When we look at the "heroes" of Scripture, Moses stands out as an incredibly faithful servant of God. But we see in Hebrews that Jesus was an even greater hero than Moses – one whose example we ought to follow closely. Pastor Kit heads to Hebrews 3:1-6 as we continue our study in Hebrews.

Having a game plan is one of the best ways to keep motivated and keep on mission! Pastor Kit calls us to 4 key pursuits in 2025 as we look forward to seeing God work both at East Bay and in Traverse City this year.