Calvary Baptist Church

A pastor is to be patient and seek to be gentle and kind. Teaching must be made by the spirit and it requires maturity and discipline.

There are four garments of Jesus mentioned in the four Gospels, scarlet robe, purple robe, gorgeous robe, and a rabbi robe. Even His garments before his death play a very important part in history.

There must a desire and also a seeking to aspire for the office of the bishop/elder/pastor. Each church, as the pattern has set out in the Bible, is to have their own bishop/elder/pastor.

Have you ever felt in life that you are stuck in a rut, that you are lacking purpose in life? Where is your focus in life?

The Christian life is about glowing and growing.

As Christians we are saved to serve. God has a plan for your each Christian's life. The safest place we can be is in the center of God's will.

Paul gives us guidance as to how we can share the great things that God has done for us. Be a spiritual liberator.

Lessons learned from how Jesus responds in court. He did not seek revenge and He said "I Am", claiming to be the Son of God, this was his crime. He sent himself to the cross.

God has directed distinctive roles for women in the church and the home.

When we realize that God's presence is here with us and we are not alone, His abiding presence calms us. God is calling us to take our attention off of ourselves and focus on Him and trust Him.

Have you ever had a time in life when you thought no one cared? During those times there is a darkness that can cause us to doubt God.

It is really easy to criticize the world over things that are happening in the culture. Why don't we ask the Lord Jesus for guidance and implement what He tells us to do? Be sensitive of what God is doing in your heart.

God brought comfort to Jacob and he can do it for believers today. We are given a promise that in our wanderings God will be with us through it all.

There was a divine encounter on the road to Emmaus and one of the men was unnamed. The Gospel of Luke is full of unnamed characters and it tells us that they are all important to Jesus.

This is a story about God's long-suffering for Jacob and how He wanted Jacob to come to the end of himself. God loves His children so much that sometimes He has to hurt them. Blessing comes to those who hold on tight to God.

Why did the Lord choose a cross to symbolize our faith? The purpose of the cross was suffering and sacrifice. The pain of the cross was physical agony. The power of the cross was to kill. The people on the cross, in the middle was the Savior, the Son of God and two thieves on either side..

Some principles for fruit bearing are: the producing principle; the purifying principle; the purging principle. God always has a purpose and a plan.

There is more to this life than what we see, a physical realm and a spiritual realm and God sees and protects His own.

Jesus knows that there is a betrayer at the table of the Last Supper and He knows the very heart of the betrayer and yet He still loves him. We all have a choice to choose to follow or reject Jesus. Great people to God are those who see themselves as servants. God does not share His glory with anyone.

As God has protected Jacob He also protects those that are His from the evil that surrounds them. Why does God protect some and not others? God is good in the times of protection and when there isn't protection from suffering.

Justification is when God declares us to be righteous. Sanctification is the process over time where we begin to live out what we are as justified persons. This is what God wants for our lives.

God wants us to have an understanding and anticipation of the future pictured in heaven seen in these verses. God is worthy and if you will follow His way you will be the best that you can be.

When Jesus touched those who were diseased they were healed because He had power over disease and nature. Don't limit the ability of Jesus because of unbelief. He wants to heal your heart and soul, let Him do only what he can do in your life.

Do you pay your debts? Because of our debt we have world wide missions.

Jacob is a blessed man because of the grace and mercy of God upon his life. God is stirring Jacob and he wants to go back to the land of his father. Our inner desires may not match God's direction and we need to listen and trust in Him.

Timothy was charged and encouraged by the Apostle Paul that he might war a good warfare. We are fighting a spiritual battle against principalities and powers in this life .God has gifted each of us and given us His Word so we can fight against the spiritual battle.

The disciples have a place in the plan of the Lord and are given a mission in preparation of the Passover. Jesus desired to be with his disciples one last time before the cross. If Jesus were to show up at your door would you give him your best room and every area of your heart?

The world in which we live in is just as mixed up as Jacob's time. That God would work in this situation shows His mighty work of grace. How can we resolve conflict?