The Expositor's Podcast with Dr. Joel Dover

Pastor Joel will teach us about the important Christian ideal of being good citizens who respect an honor authorities and who obey the law for Jesus sake. But are there times when the right thing to do is to resist? Come and learn what the whole council of God says about this issue as we continue our study through 1 Peter.

Pastor Joel speaks to us from 1 Peter about the entreaty to turn from fleshly lusts, and to be intentional to live for God. He'll give us six reasons why a believer should make this a priority.

Pastor Joel teaches us about the wonderful blessings of Christian election, as we learn that Jesus is the Cornerstone of our faith, believers are living stones, and God is building a household of faith. Let's study together and learn about the wonderful identity that we have as believers in Jesus. We are a part of a wonderful family!

Pastor Joel continues our journey through 1 Peter. This week, we'll learn that Christians should love one another with exuberant Christian love, and that we should be deliberate about spiritual growth. Join us as we discover the secret to spectacular spiritual growth.

Pastor Joel continues our journey through 1 Peter. This week we'll learn about responses to our wonderful identity in Christ. What are the reasonable responses of our salvation as we think about living to glorify God? Join us as we explore these scriptures and see what the Holy Spirit has for us.

Pastor Joel continues through 1 Peter as we learn a theology of suffering. We will learn four things that Christians need to remember when we're suffering.

Pastor Joel begins a new series in 1 Peter...new year, new book study. In today's message, we'll learn about our identity in Christ and the benefits of salvation.

The greatest of all of God's gifts is love. Join us as Brian Onofrey teaches us about the wonderful love of Jesus Christ. Let's continue to prepare our hearts for Christmas!

Join us as we celebrate the third Sunday of Advent and learn about the joy of Jesus.

This week we'll continue our exciting journey through Advent as we prepare to celebrate Christmas. This week's Advent theme is preparation. Let's agree in the Spirit to prepare our hearts for the coming Christ Child.

Join us for week one of Advent. This week's theme is hope.

Pastor Joel will take us through the final teaching in the James series. We'll learn about the power of prayer, and James' instruction to pray in every circumstance. Join us as we study God's word together. www.calvarynewnan.org

Christians will suffer. If there's one message that blows a hole in the boat of the prosperity doctrine, it's the reality that Christians sometimes suffer. Sometimes Christians suffer even when they are in the will of God or are doing everything right. James will teach us this week about principles of endurance for suffering Christians. Some in James' churches were victims of injustices from wealt...

James teaches us about the need to be humble Christians, and to put away pridefulness and arrogance that so often cause infighting among Christians. In his original audience, their desire for worldly pleasures had become an idol that set God in its shadow. James helps them to recognize their idolatry, and corrects them by giving a prescription of repentance, renewal, and revival. Join us as Pastor...

Pastor Joel continues our journey through James with a message that contrasts godly leaders with worldly leaders. When a church is led by godly leaders, it is a blessed place indeed...but when wicked men lead, the people are oppressed. Join us as we work through this magnificent text and are challenged by the Bible.

In today's reading from the book of James, we'll learn about the power of the tongue. Of all the organs in our bodies, the hardest one to tame is the human tongue. Pastor Joel will take us through the first twelve verses of James 3 and we'll learn about the need for Christians to glorify God with our words.

Pastor Joel takes us through two texts that speak to the believer's Kingdom worth. Our value in the kingdom is not measured in earthly currency. James has a good word for the impoverished believer, and for the wealthy one, encouraging both to see themselves in their true Kingdom identity. Likewise, the church of the Lord Jesus should view others through Kingdom eyes, and avoid worldly partiality a...

Pastor Joel talks to us about the distinguishing qualities of genuine Christianity, and also those of counterfeit faith. James will teach us that genuine Christianity is demonstrated by an exchanged life, and by an obedient life.

Pastor Joel preaches message two in our James study, a message about facing destructive temptations. James helps us to detrains ways that we can face temptations and win!

Pastor Joel begins teaching a ten-week message series through the book of James. In this message, we'll learn about the right approach to engaging trials. For those who know Christ, God works in our trials and tribulations to make us stronger in faith. Trials teach us how to lean on God in greater ways, and they produce the fruits of spiritual maturity.

Pastors Joel and Ashley will prepare our church for the Fall Small Groups (10 wks) season that kicks off this week. Come and hear from several of our facilitators, and stick around after the service to meet our group leaders and hosts, and to sign up for a small group!

Pastor Joel will give us a one message overview of the doctrine of the New Testament Church from the Bible. We'll take three Biblical looks at the Church and answer the questions: Who are we? What is our unique relationship with Christ? What kinds of things should the church be doing?

Friends, join us for Vision Sunday at CCN where we'll spend the morning renewing our current vision and casting new vision. We'll discuss as a church family realizing some old paths and also making some new ones. We have several exciting announcements coming tomorrow, so be sure to join us in person or online. It's an important day in the life of our church.

Pastor JP will lead us in our Bible study this morning.

This week, Pastor Joel will finish teaching the Esther study. We've learned so much thus far about how God can use the seemingly mundane and unspiritual circumstances of life to quietly move us to the place of His choosing, so that in the Lord's timing, our lives intersect with a Jesus moment. Join us as we finish the study today and see how God turned fear into favor...how God works when His peop...