Recent Bible Studies, Church and Academy Events. Verse by verse Bible teaching, with an emphasis on practical application, from Pastor Ron Arbaugh of Calvary Chapel San Antonio

As was the case with Heman, there is a lot of trouble in this psalm. How we approach God during times of trouble is critical. Ethan reminds me here of Paul and Silas in the Philippian jail. Not denying things are bad—no name it and claim it here. But focusing on God—who He is and how faithful He has been.

In the time we live in, we don't even know what war is any more. We face chemical warfare, terrorist attacks—we face threats we don't even understand! Things are not getting better…Truly we live in the time the Bible predicted when good is called evil and evil is called good…

This is an exhortation to us to never give up, never stop praying no matter how bad things seem or how silent God seems to be…

God loves you! He is crazy about you! And until you receive His love, your life will always be lacking. Please believe it…Is He mad the way we get mad at people who disappoint us? The answer is no; He is heart-broken! ...God misses us way more than we miss Him. He is angry at sin but always willing to receive you to Himself…

Is Jesus really worthy of worship? Can He really rescue us? The answers are resounding - YES, He can! Here's why...

For 10 years, David could not properly worship God. How he must have longed to be in God's presence, to make sacrifice offerings to His God...loving God's house prepares you for the things of this world...

We all have someone sitting on the throne in our hearts-the question is this: is it you or is it Jesus? If it's not Jesus, please heed the warnings in the remainder of this book...

The Bible clearly teaches that we should live with an urgent expectation that Jesus is coming soon...

It is better, according to Jesus, to be cold than lukewarm. It's better to be committed to NOT serving God than to be committed to sort-of serving God! My heart breaks at the condition of Christianity in this country. And, at times, even in this church…

Even if some churches have lost their passion for Jesus, if others have been compromised or even corrupted, there is always a church-a group of believers-who truly love Jesus with all their hearts...

Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your deeds complete in the sight of my God. Sardis guards were so confident in their natural defenses that they dropped their guard. The enemy, the devil, snuck up on them while they were sleeping...