Sermons from Calvary Chapel Twin Peaks

Megalomaniac: an extremely self-important person. Meet Absalom, David's megalomaniac son. How will David react when Absalom's self-absorption seeks to seize the throne from his own father?

What is God's reflexive reaction to our sin? Do you imagine him angry or disappointed? Or does he reflexively forgive, even without our making it up to him? In this message, we discover what David learned about God through his sin. It will challenge us to practice confessing our sins.

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"God has a university. It's a small school. Few enroll; even fewer graduate. Very, very few indeed." This episode features an interview with Pastor Tanner Payne of Calvary Chapel Running Springs on his favorite character in the Bible, David. • Interview with Tanner Payne (3:50) • A Reading from A Tale of Three Kings (43:40) • Preview 2 Samuel (51:10) Email: brandonmcculloch@calvarychapel.com Music...

What do you do when someone throws a spear at you? You duck. And then you begin a long road of God putting the King Saul within all of us to death. Welcome to the way of David, a difficult but rewarding ascension to the throne.

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In this episode: • Interview On Prayer With Gus (3:20) • Two Insights (28:00) • Preview (49:40) Email questions, stories, ideas: brandonmcculloch@calvarychapel.com Music Credit: • Night Owl by Broke For Free is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. • Waltz of the Renegade by Ask Again is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike License. • Press Start by Ryan Little is licensed unde...

God wants character. Charisma is fine, but it alone is. It enough. Meet Saul, a charismatic, wealthy, and attractive young man crowned king of Israel. But charisma alone cannot hold a kingdom together.

In this episode: • The Order of the Books in the Jewish Bible (3:40) • There's No Such Thing As a Dragon (14:05) • Interview On Prayer With Rory Collins (23:25) • Psalms As a Monthly Prayer Ritual (1:01:15) • Preview 1 Samuel 4-15 (1:05:40) Questions: brandonmcculloch@calvarychapel.com Music Credit: • Night Owl by Broke For Free is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. • Waltz of...

The chaos of Judges has seeped into the beginning of Samuel. A women barren of children, a priesthood barren of morality, and a nation barren of the word of a god. So Hannah prays. And the word of God is birthed through the prophet Samuel. We too are barren. Negative emotions are difficult to face. But the only way to fruitfulness is to address and confront these emotions. And prayer creates an ex...

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The B-Side expands on Judges 6-7 "Oddities: A Cowardly Lion." Three parts: • A Poem "Gideon" by Brandon McCulloch (3:45) • Threshing Floors and Thresholds (8:40) • To Fleece or Not to Fleece? (31:05) • Preview Judges 13-16 (45:55) Submit questions to brandonmcculloch@calvarychapel.com Music credits: • Night Owl by Broke For Free is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. • Waltz of...

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This is the B-Side of Judges 1-5, "Oddities: A Lefty and a Lady." This episode takes a look at the missing fourth step in Israel's repeating cycle of sin, suffering, and salvation. They needed it then, we need it today.

If you feel odd, that's good. Because God is odd too. He works against the normalcy of the world. And Judges is full of God's odd way of working.

This B-Side follows the message "Blessed Beyond Belief" in Ephesians 1-6. In this episode, Pastor Brandon walks us though the book verse-by-verse. Contents: • Preview of Judges (1:50) • Ephesians (9:15) Email Pastor Brandon: brandonmcculloch@calvarychapel.com Music: • Night Owl by Broke For Free is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. • Waltz of the Renegade by Ask Again is licen...

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This is the B-Side for Joshua 13-24 "Growing Giants." • Part 1: Why This, Why Now? • Part 2: Preview of Ephesians • Part 3: The Ethics of God in Joshua Email me: brandonmcculloch@calvarychapel.com Music: • Night Owl by Broke For Free is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. • Waltz of the Renegade by Ask Again is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike License.

We will thrive in God's plan if we find a balance between challenge and comfort. Caleb found this balance by asking for land with giants. The other Israelites sought comfort instead, and created giants of each other.

This is the B-Side for the message "Mistakes Are Made" from Joshua 9-12. In this episode: what Winnie the Pooh can teach us about mistakes, grace, and God as well as a preview of the rest of Joshua. Contents: • 2:25 = Silly Old Bear • 10:00 = Preview Joshua 13-24 Music: • Night Owl by Broke For Free is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. • Waltz of the Renegade by Ask Again is l...

We make mistakes. But how will you mistakes make you?

A collection of B-Side thoughts from Joshua 6-8's message "Go With God's Flow." In this episode we further explore the nature of this flow, the way God wants to use us in it, and how to detach from that which blocks God's flow. Contents: • 2:00 = The Nature of God's Flow • 7:10 = The Ideas are Already There • 15:35 = How to Detach • 23:45 = Preview of Joshua 9-12 Music: • Night Owl by Broke For Fr...

God's presence flows through the universe. The goal to life is riding it.

Upon entering the Promised Land, God visits Joshua and changes the way he sees everything. And we should too.

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