Calvary Oak Lawn Sermons and Podcasts

Pastor Daniel Stidham continues our series in the book of HebrewsHeb. 5:11-6:20, Heb. 10:19-31 We have assurance in Christ if we hold fast, doing good and ending our old life of sin. He has paid a great price for us; let us live lives worthy of his sacrifice. Mark 12:30 (ESV) — 30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.'  

Hebrews 4:1-13 Pastor Daniel preaches a powerful message about rest, and how we can strive to find holy rest in God.

Pastor Daniel brings the message in the second week of our Hebrews series titled "The One".The Lord Jesus is the eternal and ultimate high-priest after the order of Melchizedek. He came and put on flesh and blood so that He may share and intimately know our sufferings. He suffered physically, emotionally, spiritually, relationally, and financially. He knows our trials and tribulations. He walked in our shoes. He can sympathize with us. So let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Pastor Daniel Stidham starts our new series in the book of Hebrews called "The One". This first week, our text comes from Hebrews. 1:1-14, and is titled: The Greatest MessengerThe Lord God previously spoke to men through prophets and angels, but now He has spoken to us directly through His Son who is no ordinary messenger with no ordinary message. This is Jesus Christ the Son of God who is the fullness of God, creator, and sustainer of the universe. Not only is He greater than prophets and angels; prophets and angels must worship Him. We can absolutely believe His message. What has Jesus been speaking into your life that you have been ignoring? 

Pastor Daniel is back to deliver our Palm Sunday message. Jesus shows us the heart of a host, serve. The table turns over social conventions. It reveals that real leaders serve and that receptive guests receive their full portion. It also shows that Jesus serves his betrayer. We are called to follow our master. 

Ben Snoek is the campus pastor at Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, IL. Pastor Ben brought us a word from 1 Corinthians 11:17–34  on why sharing a meal together is serious business.

Pastor Keith Alexander brings us a message from 1 Peter on how we are to live hospitably in uncertain days.

Pastor Daniel Daniel continues in the second week of our Extending The Table series.

Pastor Daniel begins our new Lent series, Extending The Table.  Luke 14:1-24 The meal heals. The meal comfortably breaks the rules. The meal flips the social order upside down—honor the lowly and shame the presumptuous. The meal is especially for those who don't have a table to be welcomed at (include Hebrews 13:2). The meal is a symbol and opportunity to see, share and celebrate the meal of heaven—Jesus.   

Pastor Daniel Stidham concludes our series, The Already and The Not Yet with a message from Mark 3:20-35. Family changes when someone enters the Kingdom. Who are my mother and brothers? For whoever does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother. The love of the Kingdom means everyone in Christ is already family, but we are not yet experiencing that fullness. To love others is to love the Christ in them. Are we loving others like that?

Pastor Daniel returns to preach from Mark 5: 1-20. Jesus' proclamation of the Kingdom encompassed a casting out of demons who oppose His rule. Though the devil is not sovereign or omnipresent, there are areas and places where the tempter tempts. Are we aware of these temptations? Christians are commanded to wear the armor of God (Ephesians 6) because the devil and his demons are scheming to take away our joy and assurance in Christ. There is a hidden war all around us and we must be prepared.  

Pastor Keith Alexander preaches this week at Calvary Oak Lawn, kicking off a mini-series called: The Already and the Not Yet. This message comes from Mark 1:14-20.Following Jesus' initial proclamation of the Kingdom, Jesus' first act is not a healing or an exorcism or some stirring teaching at a synagogue… instead, Jesus is on a walk and calls four men to follow him, breaking every rabbinic tradition. The Kingdom is here, but to enjoy its beauty, you must be actively following Jesus in ways that you may not typically expect. Are you following him? 

Listen to Pastor Daniel wrap up the Good News series. The Kingdom of God is good news to conservatives because it is the original, unchanging, perfect institution whose teachings ought to be resolutely preserved. Human institutions at their best reflect some aspects of God's nature. But since human institutions are made and run by sinful humans, they are never above reproach, and we must never place our total hope and trust in them, lest like the Pharisees we end up protecting traditions of men instead of God. 

Pastor Daniel preaches the first portion of our 2 part sermon finale. Like liberals, God is for the poor, marginalized, immigrant, and oppressed. But the work of liberation and justice must be guided by the King of Kings and Ultimate Judge lest we usurp his throne.

The LGBTQI+ community longs for love, community, and identity. Jesus offers the fathers love to any who would come to him. The father offers us an identity that speaks to the depth of our being. Pastor Daniel brings a teaching from Luke 5:27-32, in this challenging message for us all. 

Pastor Daniel Stidham preaches in our second week of the GoodNews series.Muslims long for peace but have no assurance that God will let them enter heaven. The sin of the garden brought shame, but Jesus takes our shame to make us honorable before God.

In this episode of Beyond The Sermon, Pastor Daniel sits down to chat with Mark LaChonce. The two discuss more in depth some of the points from Daniel's January 9 sermon, which kicked-off the GoodNews worship series.

Calvary Oak Lawn elder Tim King teaches from the book of Philippians.

Pastor Daniel wraps up our ReWritten advent series with a Christmas Eve teaching on Mary.

Pastor Daniel preaches the final sermon of 2021 from Luke 24.

Matt Solie, Calvary's Pastor of Discipleship, visits Oak Lawn to bring the final Sunday message in our ReWritten Advent series.Rewritten: Evil to DeliveranceMatthew 2:13, 16-18Herod wants to kill the baby born of Mary. Hes powerful and has the ability to do this evil thing. Then God shows up and sends the family of Jesus to Egypt. A real disaster is rewritten into a story of hope. Jesus does this for us when he enters into our stories. There is no disaster that will destroy us. It all works together for good. He delivers us. 

Matthew 1:18-25Pastor Daniel Stidham teaches in week 3 of Calvary's Advent series: ReWritten. This week, he brings a word of how God re-writes of story of cultural scandal into hope for the entire world.

Pastor Daniel continues our Advent worship series.Luke 1:24-25Elizabeth is barren then God shows up. The thing that was her reproach becomes the very thing that shows God's favor. We all have things wrong with us. When Jesus comes, those spaces become the ground for him to give his favor. 

ReWritten: Faithless to Disciple Luke 1:5-23, 57-66Zechariah is performing his religious duties as a faithful Hebrew priest. During his obligations God shows up and promises him and his wife a child  . Zechariah doesn't believe God. In his season of silence, he learns to obey God, he becomes a disiciple. Jesus' story can transform our faithlessness into the ground of discipleship.

Pastor Daniel Stidham brings our Thanksgiving messages from Psalm 34: How to walk through grief and gratitude.

Calvary's pastor of Discipleship Matt Solie wraps up our study of the book of Philemon.Philemon 21-25 - Save me a room as prisoners of hope

Philemon 17-20Pastor Daniel StidhamPaul is showing us the Good Samaritan ethic and how it refreshes the soul of the giver and receiver.  

Pastor Daniel preaches from Philemon 13-16.Jesus not only redeems hearts but opens new worlds to people otherwise oppressed. Jesus redeems slaves into siblings. Jesus makes things right.  

Pastor Daniel StidhamPhilemon 8-12 Though he could force them as an apostle, Paul appeals to the law of Love, sending his very heart.  

Pastor Daniel Stidham begins a new Calvary worship series: Kingdom Impact—Strategies that will make our everyday relationships matter Nearly all of us spend significant time in relationships with people who aren't family. Often, we spend more time at our jobs, school, kids' sport events, and with those we see at the gym than with those who live in our home. These relationships are with people we like and enjoy being with but they never seem to transcend into something greater than their parts. Why are our everyday relationships lacking meaning and purpose? Is there a way to do these relationships better? In the book of Philemon, Paul's shortest letter, we see a master of relationships at work. In the midst of societal evil, betrayal, finances, fear and faith, Paul uses strategies of the Kingdom of God that change lives and eventually whole societies.   These strategies of the Kingdom are at our disposal. Imagine being used by God through gentleness, kindness and grace to make lives better. Imagine a life where each person you have relationship with is better off for it. Join us as we study the book of Philemon and learn how to have a Kingdom Impact in our relationships. 

Guest teacher Keith Alexander goes to the story of Martha to show how pride, busyness, and self importance can get in the way of us worshipping Jesus with our whole lives. Editor's note: there will be some volume fluctuations throughout, due to us not being able to use our sound system today. We've compressed and boosted the volume, but you may still have to turn up your sound louder than usual.

Editor's note: We did not have Pastor Daniel's mic live in the stream for the first section of his time this Sunday. We apologize for this. This audio is about 5 and a half minutes into his sermon. He has already given the context for his mother's passing last week from a sudden heart attack. Please keep the Pastor Daniel and the whole Stidham family in your prayers at this time.

Dr. Lawrence Haddad wraps up our September series with a message of how we can live in a new day with the purpose given to us in the Gospel.

Pastor Daniel Stidham teaches on how Christ-centered friendships can change our lives.

Professor, doctoral candidate, and minister Mark LaChonce wraps up  our God on the Cross series with a personal message about suffering. Editor's note: we had some up and down moments with our stream audio, so you'll hear about 9 minutes of our room mic audio during this recording

Life can escape us. Days filled with work, stress, school, obligations, anxieties, responsibilities and bills can fill our days up. The consequence is the things we care about get pushed off the calendar.   If we're not careful, months or years can pass by never getting around to the things we think are important. Wouldn't it be great to reset and refocus with new priorities?  What you need is a new day! We want to invite you to Calvary to experience a New Day in your life. •A new day to slow down and enjoy the goodness of life. •A new day to ponder the big questions about God and life. •A new day to implement a few calendar changes that will help your whole family grow in faith.  •A new day to focus on personal growth. •A new day to build meaningful friendships.  

Philippians 4:10-20Everyone else says money is for safety, comfort and opportunities. But the God on the Cross invites us to trust him to supply what we need. Then, we're free to be used by him to partner in the gospel. Listen to Pastor Daniel preach on how Jesus inverts how we think about money.