The Chapel Cleveland's Podcast

“There are many who believe in the gifts and the ministry of the Holy Spirit, but they don’t have a strong emphasis on Biblical teaching, nor do they look to the Word to guide their experiences with the Holy Spirit. There are many who have a strong emphasis on teaching the Word of God, but they don’t share the view that the gifts of the Holy Spirit are available and valid today. In Calvary Chapel...

Slides: Slide 1: Cycle breakers: Listen to your conscience Slide 2: Cycle breakers: Unceasing prayer Slide 3: Don’t wait on a sign. Slide 4: Matt. 12:38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from You." 39 But He answered and said to them, "An evil and adulterous generation craves for a sign; and [yet] no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah t...

Slides: Slide 1: Don’t always trust your eyes. Slide 2: Judges 17:6 In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes. Judges 21:25 In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes. Slide 3: Jos. 13:1 Now Joshua was old [and] advanced in years when the LORD said to him, "You are old [and] advanced in years, and very much o...

Slides: Slide 1: What if God intends for you to begin the work, not to finish it? Slide 2: The Nazirite vow (Numbers 6): Not to eat or drink anything of the vine No contact with the dead Don’t use a razor Usually made for a season Slide 3: Man’s expectation vs. God’s economy: Details vs. devotion Transaction vs. trust Rules vs. relationship Victory vs. surrender Slide 4: Exo. 3:14 God said to Mose...

Slides: Don’t “just” follow men. 2 Sam. 12:11 Thus says the Lord, ‘Behold, I will raise up evil against you from your own household; I will even take your wives before your eyes and give them to your companion, and he will lie with your wives in broad daylight. 12 Indeed you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, and under the sun.’” Service is worship, and worship should not...

You reap what you sow. Luke 6:38 "Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure--pressed down, shaken together, [and] running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return." Luke 6:31 "Treat others the same way you want them to treat you... Ambition is a slippery slope. True leadership is servant leadership

Slides: Slide 1: Worship Wars: Don’t hate, congratulate. Slide 2: Rom 12:10 [Be] devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor; ... 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. ... 18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men. Slide 3: Worship Wars: Understand the power of the tongue. Slide 4: James 3:9 With it we ble...

Slides: Slide 1: The Power of Perception: Where’s the glory? Slide 2: Isa. 10:15 Is the axe to boast itself over the one who chops with it? Is the saw to exalt itself over the one who wields it? [That would be] like a club wielding those who lift it, [Or] like a rod lifting [him who] is not wood. Slide 3: The Power of Perception: How distracted is your devotion? Slide 4: [Deu 20:5 "The officers al...

God is always at work around you. God pursues a continuing love relationship with you that is real and personal. God invites you to become involved with Him in His work. God speaks by the Holy Spirit through the Bible, prayer, circumstances, and the church to reveal Himself, His purposes, and His ways. God’s invitation for you to work with Him always leads you to a crisis of belief that requires f...

Slide 1: What is a firstfruit? The first, and best, of anything you have Slide 2: What is a firstfruit? It could be… Praise – Heb. 13:15 Thanksgiving – Ps. 50:14 Our children – 1 Sam. 1:11, John 3:16 Our lives – Rom. 12:1 An offering – Lev 2:12 Slide 3: Let’s talk tithes. Three O.T. tithes… Levitical – Num. 18:21-24 Feasts – Deut. 14:22-27 Poor – Deut. 14:28-29 Slide 4: Why we shouldn’t tithe. We’...