Sunday Service

Stephen the first martyr in the church gave his life for the gospel of Christ and proved how powerful the gospel is. The Jewish leaders killed the messenger but they could not stop the message of Christ.  Stephen’s blood became the fertilizer that God used to spread the gospel from Jerusalem to Judea, to Samaria, to the utter most parts of the world.  Where did Stephen’s faith come from?...

As you open your bible to Acts chapter 6 this morning an old saying comes to mind, “beauty is only skin deep but ugliness goes clear to the bones”. It comes to mind because here in chapter 6 we are introduced to Stephen, the first martyr in New Testament, the first martyr in the church and you can’t help but notice something about Stephen that Dr. Luke takes note of and makes sure that his readers...

Thank you for listening to the Calvary Chapel Bakersfield podcast! We are a community of believers located in Bakersfield, California, dedicated to following Jesus Christ and spreading his message of love and salvation. Our church offers multiple services throughout the week to accommodate busy schedules. Join us on Sundays at 8:30 am or 10:30 am (Children and Youth services provided during our 10...

When I read the remaining portion of Acts 5 I am reminded of an old Timex watch commercial on television that said, Acts 5 God Will Give You What You Need. Philippians 4:19, “My God shall supply all of your needs by His riches and glory in Christ Jesus!” God doesn’t always give us what we want but He always gives us what we need. -------------------------------- Thank you for listening to the Calv...

I’ll invite you to open your bible with me to Acts Chapter 5. Chapter 5 is such an interesting chapter to me in that many times when talking to people about the Bible they see the Bible like its two different books with two different God’s. They see the Old Testament as the law and the New Testament all about grace. They see the God of the Old Testament as being legalistic and harsh and the God of...

The book of Acts is not so much about the Acts of the Apostles as it is about the Acts of the Holy Spirit. The book of Acts covers the first 30-35 years of church history beginning with the ascension of Christ (30-33 AD) and runs all the way through to 62-64 AD. There are 29 noted miracles in the book of Acts so that breaks down to about 1 each year. Signs and wonders follow them that believe Ever...

Join us for "The Last Hour... Are You Ready? Part 2". In this message Larry discusses interpretations of prophecies in the Bible, specifically emphasizing the End Times, the coming of the Antichrist, and the prophetic warnings in the books of Daniel and Revelation. Larry exhorts his audience to stay ready for the Second Coming of Christ and live a life surrendered to God. He implores them to dilig...

----------------- Thank you for listening to the Calvary Chapel Bakersfield podcast! We are a community of believers located in Bakersfield, California, dedicated to following Jesus Christ and spreading his message of love and salvation. Our church offers multiple services throughout the week to accommodate busy schedules. Join us on Sundays at 8:30 am or 10:30 am (Children and Youth services prov...

As we turn to Acts 4 this morning let me remind you where we have been. On the day of Pentecost, 120 followers of Christ that had gathered in an upper room and the Holy Spirit came upon each one. It was the very beginning of the church, the day the church was born. We study with interest to see what they did and what they dedicated their lives to doing... Christianity is a relationship not a relig...

Prior Proper Prayerful Planning Prevents Pitifully Poor Performance Peter and John had been on their way to the third hour of prayer that day... 15 minutes of meditation, 30 minutes of petition and 15 minutes of adoration. When you think back over your life you won’t remember years you will remember moments... Maximize the moments... Carpe Diem... seize the day Defining Moments... This was one for...

As we open up our bibles to Acts chapter 3 this morning by way of introduction if you have not been with us Luke is giving us his account of what Jesus continues to do by the power of the Holy Spirit in the lives of the apostles as they go about fulfilling the great commission to make disciples of all nations. The disciples are in Jerusalem, Jesus has just ascended to the Father, and the Holy Spir...

Jesus in John 10:10 said, “The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.” The most satisfying life is a life in Christ... Jesus is attractive to hurting people, to people in need. People who need love, acceptance and forgiveness. Verse 36: “So let everyone in Israel know for certain that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, to...

Last week I shared with you from Acts 2 about the birth of the church and how Pentecost is the most important event in the life of the church next to Jesus death and resurrection. If it were not for Pentecost we would not be here today as the church would have burned out, fizzled out, walked away or just given up. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the trinity whom Jesus promised would come to...

In Acts chapter 2 we read the story of the birth of the church... Births are amazing things. I can recall so vividly the birth of our first born. We had a girl and we named her Bree. Actually my wife named her Bree and just made me think I had a say in it but thats another bible study all together. I will never forget when she was born. When she came out she had her hand above her head and the doc...

As we open up our study this morning, how many here would say they are patient? You consider yourself to be a pretty patient person. How many would admit you have a tendency to get ahead of God sometimes instead of waiting on the Lord. Chapter 1 of Acts concludes with an exciting event before the day of Pentecost and the Holy Spirit was poured out…  As I have shared with you from week 1 the p...

American Express had a commercial years ago that sums up well Jesus instruction here in Acts chapter 1. The jingle in the commercial was “Never Leave Home Without It.” What might have been true about a credit card is far more important when it comes to living the life Jesus desires for us.  The Promise of the Holy Spirit ------------- Thank you for listening to the Calvary Chapel Bakersfield...

I have felt the Lord impressing this book on my heart to teach through for awhile now and I see more and more each day why. I see dimly darkly but the more I study this book, the more it makes sense to me its importance in our lives today. Let me begin by asking you a question. The United States has existed as a nation for 247 years. Here’s my question. From what you know about our country, our fo...

Thank you for listening to the Calvary Chapel Bakersfield podcast! We are a community of believers in Bakersfield, California, dedicated to following Jesus Christ and spreading his message of love and salvation. Our church offers multiple services throughout the week to accommodate busy schedules. Join us on Sundays at 8:30 am or 10:30 am (Children and Youth services are provided during our 10:30...

Thank you for listening to the Calvary Chapel Bakersfield podcast! We are a community of believers in Bakersfield, California, dedicated to following Jesus Christ and spreading his message of love and salvation. Our church offers multiple services throughout the week to accommodate busy schedules. Join us on Sundays at 8:30 am or 10:30 am (Children and Youth services are provided during our 10:30...

Thank you for listening to the Calvary Chapel Bakersfield podcast! We are a community of believers located in Bakersfield, California, dedicated to following Jesus Christ and spreading his message of love and salvation. Our church offers multiple services throughout the week to accommodate busy schedules. Join us on Sundays at 8:30 am or 10:30 am (Children and Youth services provided during our 10...

Thank you for listening to the Calvary Chapel Bakersfield podcast! We are a community of believers located in Bakersfield, California, dedicated to following Jesus Christ and spreading his message of love and salvation. Our church offers multiple services throughout the week to accommodate busy schedules. Join us on Sundays at 8:30 am or 10:30 am (Children and Youth services provided during our 10...

This morning we wrap up a little series I titled, “Thriving in Babylon” based on the title of the book of the same name by Larry Osborne. In the book the author discusses how Daniel the prophet who was exiled along with the entire nation of Israel into Babylonian captivity was able to find a way in a culture far more wicked than anything we face, to glorify and serve God with such integrity and po...

Andrew Murray wrote, “The secret of home rule is self-rule, first being ourselves what we want our children to be.” Some things are taught, and some things are caught. Some things are given by instruction, and other things are caught by example. It’s a fact we learn more by what we see than what we hear. Children will observe their parents. They want to know what their priorities are and what is i...

It was C.S. Lewis who said, “Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.” Roy Rodgers said, “If you can do it, it ain’t bragging.”   James 4:6, “And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”  In the book of Daniel we can learn a lot about pride and humility…  Because of the awful destr...

This morning we are continuing on in a little series I titled, “Thriving in Babylon” with the hope of better understanding the times in which we live now and how not just to survive but actually thrive in our faith like Daniel did in his own life while he was held captive in Babylon.  You recall that Babylon was a city located in modern-day Iraq on the banks of the Euphrates River. We first r...