“Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when […]
Text: 1 Peter 1:13-16The resurrection of the body means that when God saves us, he saves the whole person—body, soul and spirit. It also means that we will see again our loved ones who died in the Lord.
Text: I Corinthians 15You never know where you will find spiritual truth. A few days ago I received a letter from Mary Jo […]
Text: John 14:1-3; II Peter 3:3-10“I believe in Jesus Christ — who suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.” The Apostles’ Creed […]
Text: Leviticus 16This sermon gives the history of how the Apostles’ Creed came about and explains the importance it has in the Christian church throughout history as well as in our individual lives. The Apostles’ Creed is a declaration of faith recognized by all branches of true Christianity. For 2,000 years the Apostles’ Creed has served as a succinct statement of the irreducible minimum of the Christian faith. It is the common heritage of the true Christian church. It offers a broad survey of Christian doctrine, that focuses all on God as the object of the faith, and what he has done for believers. In this declaration of beliefs, the God of the Christian church is sharply distinguished from the gods of other religions by what he has done for his believers. The authority of these statements of belief embodied in the Apostles’ Creed lies entirely on the Word, that is the Bible, and not on any personal or private interpretations. It follows then that a person who professes to be a Christian must therefore subscribe or believe in everything stated in this creed, at the very least, as a start of what the Christian must believe. The Creed reminds us that truth is not optional. There are boundaries to the Christian faith. Not everything is negotiable. Some things must be believed if you are to call yourself a Christian. You can choose to live outside those boundaries, but if you do, you aren’t a Christian and you shouldn’t call yourself one.
Text: Romans 1:16Each year at Calvary we choose a theme and a theme verse that serve as our ministry focus. We started […]
Text: John 7:16-17It was an exciting time to be alive. The year was 1915, and change was in the air. So many […]
Text: Jonah 4:11You’ve probably heard the old joke about the fellow who was told, “Cheer up. Things could be worse.” So he […]
Text: II Timothy 3With all the reports about the nearness of the Second Coming, we must not become alarmed. The Antichrist is also coming and will proclaim himself to be God, but believers have nothing to fear.
Text: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12Truly humble people are free from the burden of having to play God for other people.
Text: Romans 14:1-12