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Prayer Blog

January 31, 2023 Prayer Blog

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We Believe: Response and Eternal Destiny Pastor Todd began by noting that it is tempting to water down the doctrine of the final judgment. It is worth pondering before the Lord, why? Why am I tempted to blur black and white into inoffensive gray? Are my convictions weak? Am I not fully convinced...

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January 24, 2023 Prayer Blog

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Home at Last Jim Hatcher, our missionary in Vienna, Austria, preached on Hebrews 11:8-10,13-16. Jim observed that everyone is longing for Heimat, for home, the place you belong. God has planted that Sehnsucht, or longing, in every human heart. A terrible childhood home doesn’t negate the...

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January 10, 2023 Prayer Blog

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The eighth article of our EFCA statement of faith involves, not what we believe, but rather how we live out what we believe. God’s justifying grace must not be separated from His sanctifying power. Our human nature clamors to separate the two. We want to be declared righteous but skip...

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December 13, 2022 Prayer Blog

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We Believe: The Holy Spirit Acknowledging that the topic of the Holy Spirit is very broad, Pastor Dave confined his teaching to the main points articulated in the sixth article of the EFCA statement of faith. One is that the Holy Spirit convicts the world of guilt. Perhaps you (like me) have a...

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November 29 2022 Prayer Blog

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We Believe: Jesus Christ Throughout his sermon, Pastor Dave used imagery from Joshua 5:13-14 to emphasize that true belief affects what we do. Near Jericho, Joshua encounters a man standing with a drawn sword who claims to be the commander of the army of the LORD. Joshua believes him, and we can...

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November 22 2022 Prayer Blog

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We Believe: The Human Condition At first glance, a sermon on the third article of our statement of faith – the paragraph that baldly states we are all sinners by nature and by choice – seems out of place for Thanksgiving week. But, upon reflection, it contains bedrock truths...

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November 1, 2022 Prayer Blog

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3 John vv1-15 Pastor Dave reminded us that loving one another was important to the apostle John and so was truth. In fact, he used the word truth over 40 times in his gospel and letters. Dave challenged us to ask ourselves: Can I say with John that nothing gives me greater joy than walking in...

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October 25, 2022 Prayer Blog

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2 John vv7-13 The apostle John has written again and again, “Love one another.” But there are limits. Pastor Dave taught that this week’s passage is a balancing counterpoint to the command to love. Someone may be a “nice” person; he or she may use Christian language...

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September 27 2022 Prayer Blog

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1 John 5:6-13 Bob Schraeder, one of our elders, preached on Sunday. This week’s passage answers the question: Can I know I have eternal life? Bob emphasized that the apostle John wants us to know the answer to that question for sure. Notice that the question refers to me, myself...

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June 7 2022 Prayer Blog

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Special Edition: The Men of TLC If you are new at Calvary (and maybe even if you’re not), you may not know about Calvary’s ministry to men seeking freedom from the slavery of addiction. This residential program – Transitional Living into Community, or TLC – has been...

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