Summons Radio

Ultimately, there's going to be a time when the Lord returns and when His judgement will spill out upon the whole of Creation. If you've been redeemed through Jesus' precious blood, then you can be assured that you'll be saved from the destruction that'll occur. But if not, you'll experience His Wrath. In today's message, Pastor Terry teaches that when you repent of your sins and accept His gift o...

When we embark upon a new chapter of life whether it be a new job, a transition in the family, or even a new year, we often wonder what the future holds for us. We may look with fear into the unknown future and worry about what's going to happen. But in today's message, Pastor Terry reminds us that we as Christians should be encouraged. Our futures are set before us. We know that no matter the des...

In today's message, Pastor Terry challenges us to become disciples of Christ. And as His disciples we can be sure that we've been given a purpose in this life. We're to be ambassadors of the Gospel in our homes, families, workplaces, and communities. We're not meant to walk around aimlessly through this life. As His disciples, we all have a job to do! By forming genuine connections and relationshi...

Scripture tells us to pray without ceasing. And in today's message, Pastor Terry encourages us further. If we desire to be like Christ and to walk in His ways, we must seek after Him in prayer. We have the opportunity to talk to the God of the Universe about anything! Our decisions and problems all can be resolved with the help of our Heavenly Father. Further, when we pray, we can be assured that...

Do you ever wonder why we're told to give? It's obvious that God doesn't really need anything from us. For, He's the God of the Universe! But as Pastor Terry teaches in today's message, the Lord instructs us to give for our sake. In His Infinite Wisdom, God knows how we tend to idolize money and material things. He knows we tend to live with a scarcity mentality and store up things here on earth....

You're listening to Summons, the daily radio ministry of Terry Gray, senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel Sun City in El Paso Texas. Summons is a gathering of God’s people via the airwaves to study the Word of God. We gather to worship. We gather to be equipped for ministry. We gather to reach the world for Christ. Just as God's chosen people knew how to respond depending on the tone of the shofar, so...

We often say that Jesus is the reason for the season. But what does that mean to you? Pastor Terry teaches today that Christmas is the time where we remember the mystery and unassuming power of Christ's incarnation. The King of the Universe entered our world just as any human does so that he could enter into our frailty in order to save us from our suffering. Ultimately, He came for us. We need to...

The Christmas season is a time where we're often overwhelmed by the frenzy of activity surrounding the holiday. There's parties to attend, gifts to buy, concerts to see. But with so much activity, we're quick to forget the true reason for the season. Today, Pastor Terry reminds where we as Christians should put our focus. Christmas is a wonderfully mysterious and profound time for the Christian. W...

When we choose to pray, instead of trying to solve our problems in our own strength, we are choosing to allow God to fight our battles for us. Today, Pastor Terry will be reminding us that when we pray, we are engaging in supernatural warefare. When Daniel prayed, we know that an angel came to him and said that he was delayed because he was battling the prince of persia. The most important thing w...

We have all gone through desperate times in our lives. Whether you've lost a job, or maybe even lost a loved one, we can all say we've experienced desperate times in one way or another. Today, Pastor Terry will be reminding us that what's important, is what we do during this desperate times. Do you put your head down and wollow in self pity? Do you allow depression to over take you? Do you give up...

Understanding Biblical prophecies are extremely important. Most of the Bible consists of prophecies and their fulfillment! Unfortunatley many have neglected the study of prophecies simply because they don't think they are foundational and necessary for our every day lives. Today, Pastor Terry will be enocuraging us to be students of the Bible, and to study prophecy. When we know prophecy, we can r...

Today, Pastor Terry will be encouraging us to use the spiritual gifts the Lord has given us, and to walk out the calling the Lord has placed on our lives individually. When Peter asked Jesus about what was going to happen to John, Jesus responded by saying: “what is it to you? You follow Me”. We are all given the Great Commission to preach the gospel and to make disciples, but we each have our own...

As Pastor Terry continues his teaching series through the Book of Acts, we'll see how the very people the Jews thought could never be saved, the very people the Jewish believers thought were destined to be heathen forever, God brought salvation to! There were rabbi's that have said the only reason God created the gentiles, was to keep the flames of Hell burning. As we read the Bible, this is clear...

There are many skeptics of the gospel, and many times when ministering to someone you may hear the question: Well if everyone needs to receive Jesus in order to get into Heaven, what about the people that live on a deserted island who can't hear the gospel? Today, Pastor Terry will be explaining through our text, that if someone has a genuine heart that's seeking God, then God will reveal Himself...

The Apostle Paul was once named Saul and was the chief persecutor of the Church. He was tied to his religion and wanted to destroy all the Christians. But, in only an act that God could do, Saul was dramatically converted and immediately began to spread Christ's Good News. Pastor Terry teaches today that this is Grace—this is the way the Lord moves. He takes unlikely people and makes them into ins...

In order to do our parts as Christians, we don't have to draw a ton of attention to ourselves or have outstanding popularity, we simply need to be faithful to share the Gospel. In today's message, Pastor Terry teaches about how Ananias was faithful to go to Saul and pray for him even though he knew Saul's reputation. Despite the reasonable fear he no doubt faced, Ananias went. His faithfulness res...

Because of Christ, we're given a very different outlook on what it means to be successful in our world. Christ came and told us that to win is to lose, and to lose is to gain. He told us that whoever desires to be first must become a slave. This is very challenging for us as Christians in a world that doesn't value these things. Today, Pastor Terry teaches that greatness in the Kingdom of God is s...

The world presents a very different ideal of beauty from what the Bible teaches. The world says that we should be image obsessed. We should concern ourself with promoting ourselves through our appearance, personality, and work. But in today's message, Pastor Terry reminds us that true beauty radiates from the inside. It comes from being a disciple of Christ. Beauty is not concerned with itself; it...

Do you listen daily for the sound of God's voice in your life? Sometimes we're so busy sending our requests and supplications to the Lord that we forget to rest in His presence and wait on His voice. In today's message, Pastor Terry reminds us that Phillip did this well. He was sensitive to the Holy Spirit. Can you say the same for yourself? As a Christian, you've been given the gift of the Holy S...

Do you ever wonder why God sends people out into the wilderness to preach the Gospel? Phillip, in the book of Acts, was ministering to people and successful in his ministry. But God sends him out into an unknown territory to preach the Good News. Pastor Terry teaches in today's message, that the ways of God are mysterious and though we may not understand why God calls us to go into particular plac...

In today's message, Pastor Terry teaches that the Christian faith is supposed to spread and grow. Just like the Church spread despite its persecution in the book of Acts, so it's still spreading today. It continues to break into new lands and into new hearts. And we as Christians must be accountable. Are you allowing your faith to spread throughout all aspects of your life? For, when it does, it w...

Do you ever struggle with the question of “why does God allow bad things to happen to those who follow after the Lord?” If you're like countless others who do, Pastor Terry teaches today that sometimes the Lord uses trials to allow His Church to grow. This is usually a mysterious undertaking. But trials happen, and when they do, they usually moves us to get outside of our comfort zone and depend o...

Most times when we hear the word “martyr” we think of those brave souls who've sacrificed it all for the name of Jesus. And though it's noble and blessed to die for Jesus, Pastor Terry teaches in today's message, that we shouldn't forget that the word martyr can be translated to “witness.” It's rare that we should find ourselves in the place where we have to literally lay our lives down for Christ...

The Enemy hates Truth and will stop at nothing to destroy it. We see this exemplified not only in Jesus' crucifixion, but also in the martyrdom of Stephen. In Stephen, we see a person like you and me—a follower of Christ and someone who's unafraid of being liked or well received. Instead, he spoke the Truth. And, as Pastor Terry teaches in today's message, though Stephen died violently at the hand...

In our text today, we'll be hearing how there is a very high standard for those that would be serving tables at the food distribution center the early church established for the widows. Today, Pastor Terry will be exhorting us to cultivate these godly characteristics as Christians given the Great Commission to preach the Gospel and to make disciples. The men serving would need to be full of the Ho...