Christmas 2009
December 31, 2009
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Laying Aside our Garments Video
October 6, 2009
On September 5th & 6th, 2009, I was given the privilege to teach at Calvary Chapel Kaua’i, where my son, John and his wife, Catherine go to church. We looked at the story of blind Bartimaeus and his encounter with Jesus from the Gospel of Mark. Mark recorded for us Bartimaeus’ persistence in crying out to Jesus even when the crowd tried to quite him. As a result Jesus called him and he laid aside his garment, came to Jesus, gained his sight and followed Him. Please join me as we learn the importance of laying aside our garments as we learn to follow Jesus. Pastor John
Scripture Reference: Mark 10:46-52
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Calvary Kids Club!
August 25, 2009
cKc is our Wednesday night kids program. This program is for 3 year olds through 5th grade. The kids have a teaching time along with an activity. The program includes bible memorization through which they “hide God’s word in their hearts” and earn a vest with patches as the progress through the different books that are assigned. cKc runs during our Wednesday night service from 7pm to 8:30pm during the school year.
cKc starts Wednesday September 9th. For more information call us at 847-265-0646.
Are You Standing on the Rock
July 23, 2009
Matthew 7:24-29 “”Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.” And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching. For He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.”
Foundations are very important, without them there is no support for building upon. This is the same in our life. We need to build our lives on a firm foundation. Jesus says that we have a firm foundation in Him by hearing Him and doing as He says. He is the rock that does not move. We can build our life on Jesus and know with certainty that our foundation will not be shaken. This starts with an admission that we need Jesus to save us. Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God.” Then we can cry out to Him and call on His name. Romans 10:10 “For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”
2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ , he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” As we have Christ in us we can walk in the newness of life that only He can give us. Let us walk in sureness of faith because we have Jesus as our foundation, for He truly is the rock of our salvation! Thank you Jesus for surrendering Your life so we can have Eternal life through you!
All scripture quoted from NKJV.
In Christ,
Pastor Kevin
Assistant Pastor
Death and Resurrection
April 9, 2009
The Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ is the single most important event of History. Everything before the His Death and Resurrection pointed to this singular event, and everything that has happened after has been affected by this event. History is truly HIS story, the story of Jesus Christ. This is no fairy tale but the crux of are existence. “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” 2 Corinthians 5:8 The reality of Jesus taking our place for the wrongs we have done and then rising to life once again sets a choice before us. The Choice of accepting the gift of salvation through the work of Christ on the Cross with the hope of everlasting life through His resurrection or rejecting Jesus and remaining dead in our wrongs.
Psalm 32:1-2 “Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.”
The Isrealites where charged with a choice. Deuteronomy 11:26 “Behold, I set before you today a blessing and a curse:” Blessing for obedience to the Lord and a curse for going after the gods of this world. What will you choose? A Blessing? Then choose life in Christ and Christ alone. Or a Curse? The road of disobedience and rejection of Jesus that leads only to death. The choice is before you. I pray you choose life, eternal life through the work of Jesus Christ.
In Christ,
Pastor Kevin
Assistant Pastor
True Love!
January 28, 2009
Love is a word that is used in many different ways. For example “I love Buffalo chicken wings.” Growing up in Buffalo I do have a fondness for them, but the more proper expression would be “I really like chicken wings.”
The simplest and I believe the best definition of Love is found in 1 John 4:16 “God is Love,” John 15:13 Jesus says “Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.” Jesus says this, then lives this out for each one of us, as He willing went to the cross to pay for our sins.
How is your Love life? and I do not mean romantically. Well here is a good test. Replace the word Love in the following scriptures with your name.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 “Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice ininiquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears allthings, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails.” NKJV
So, how did you do? I hope it made you think and ask God to help you to love more. Jesus tells us to simply Love God and Love others. To do this we need His love in us, first.
In Christ,
Pastor Kevin
Assistant Pastor
Happy New Year!
December 30, 2008
As we look forward to the New Year we may have a range of emotions, a range of circumstances, but we can walk with Jesus Christ through the newness of Life we have in Him.
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 NKJV
Do you have this new life? Are you willing to surrender all to the One who loves you so much that He died for your sins? If you have this new life, walk in His light, walk in boldness, for you have Almighty God in you. This blows me away that the Lord would want me to be a part of His family, that is His desire, that is why He poured out His life on the Cross, that is Love.
“You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.” 1 John 4:4 NKJV
“For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Rom 8:38-39 NKJV
In Christ,
Pastor Kevin
Assistant Pastor
Welcome to our new site!
November 28, 2008
Jude 20-21 “But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.” NKJV
We truly are the beloved of God as we surrender our lives to Him, by accepting the great gift of eternal life through Jesus, through His work of redemption that was accomplished at the cross. He came that 1st Christmas, humbly, placed in a manger, so that He could live a perfect life that we could not, to go to the cross and die sacrificially for each one of us. “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our lord.” Romans 6:23 NKJV That gift is the true gift we should focus on this Christmas season.
In Christ,
Pastor Kevin
assistant pastor