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“Love is...” - 1 Corinthians 13 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 30:18


Love is necessary, permanent, supreme; and it is revealed to us in the character and actions of God in the person of Jesus Christ.

“Many Parts, One Body” - 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 32:53


God has designed his church to be a community of individuals—distinct and different, but united and interdependent.

“Different Gifts, Same Spirit, One Lord” - 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 31:59


God gives gifts to his church to unite them in celebrating and proclaiming that Jesus is Lord.

“Divisions at the Table” - 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 36:04


Christians are to gather in unity to celebrate and proclaim what Jesus has done. The sacrament of the Lord's Supper is our opportunity to display not just our understanding of Jesus' sacrifice but our trust in it.

“It's Not About Hats and Hair” - 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 32:49


God created men and women equal in dignity and worth as bearers of his image. But he gave them certain different roles in worship and marriage to highlight different aspects of his character and glory.

“Surrendering Our Rights” - 1 Corinthians 9:1-18 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 33:07


The magnificence and importance of the gospel allows us to willingly set aside the right to do things our way, for the greater reward of following Jesus together.

“But God Made You Alive” - Ephesians 2:4-7 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 27:57


The most important two-word phrase in the history of human speech is “But God...” We were dead, but God made us alive because of his grace.

"You Were Dead" - Ephesians 2:1-3 - Rev. Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 20:50


Good Friday, 4/18/25

“Above All” - John 3:31-36 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 34:01


The most important question in the world is: Will you believe what Jesus says about himself?

“He Must Increase” - John 3:22-30 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 28:14


Our joy is the greatest when Jesus is the greatest.

“Love and Light” - John 3:16-21 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 34:25


God's love leads us to the Light of eternal life.

“Born Again” - John 3:1-15 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 37:17


This is the truth: “Unless one is born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God.”

“The Most Famous Verse in the Bible” - John 3:16 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 31:06


For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”

“Cleansing the Temple” - John 2:13-25 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 27:52


Only Jesus can clean up our lives and make us fit for God's exclusive use.

"Kneeling Love" - John 13:1-17 - Rev. John Hanna

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 38:56


John Hanna is the New Jersey Capitol Minister for Ministry to State, an effort of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) to care for those serving in government through prayer, discipleship, and evangelism. He lives with his wife, Nevine, in Ramsey, NJ and has five children

“The Search for Joy” - John 2:1-12 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 33:34


We search in many places, but only Jesus satisfies our thirst for joy.

"Come and See” - John 1:43-51 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 34:40


Jesus is the one who connects heaven and earth. When he finds us, we find the one we've always been seeking.

“Finding What We Seek” - John 1:35-42 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 34:40


Jesus is the answer to what we are seeking. Our greatest joy will only be experienced when we are living with him.

“The Lamb of God” - John 1:29-34 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 31:33


Here is the Christian message in one sentence: Jesus is the “Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.”

“Devoting Ourselves” - Acts 2:42-47 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 33:25


The early Christian church was characterized by certain core principles and practices that help shape our vision for Calvary today.

“I Am Not the Christ” - John 1:19-28 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 33:31


Knowing God and knowing yourself are inseparably linked. The starting point for knowing Jesus is first knowing you're not him.

“Seeing His Glory” - John 1:14-18 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 35:11


“God became a man to dwell among his people in order to display the grace and truth of his glory.”

“Light into Darkness” - John 1:1-13 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 29:31


The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

“Christ the Lord" - Luke 9:18-20, Philippians 2:9-11 - Dr. Bob Orner

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 35:17


Bob Orner has served as the Lead Pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Cherry Hill, NJ since 2014. Raised in East Africa, Bob has served churches in North America for over 30 years as a youth minister, church planter, and seminary instructor. He also currently leads Gospel First, a ministry training churches to share the gospel.  Bob and his wife, Chris, were married in 1986 and have one adult son, Taylor, who is married to Nicole.

“To Joseph: Call Him Jesus" - Matthew 1:18-25 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 33:35


The announcement of the birth of Jesus is the hope to our shattered expectations and there is only one correct response.  But it's not an easy one.

“To Mary: You Have Found Favor" - Luke 1:26-38 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 31:46


The Lord announces the most amazing event in history to a humble young woman who responds in faith.

“To Zechariah: Your Prayer Has Been Heard" - Luke 1:5-25 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 38:03


When prayers seem unanswered for a long time, belief in God's promises can grow weak. But God breaks the silence with good news of a promise he intends to keep

“In the Flesh” - Galatians 4:4-5 - Rev. Drew Grigg

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 33:52


Drew Grigg is the Pastor of Youth and Families at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Cherry Hill, NJ where he lives with his wife Meghan and their three children.  Originally from Richmond, VA, Drew has been serving at Covenant Church since 2015, following his graduation from Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis.

“Fall and Deliverance” - Jeremiah 39 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 36:46


As God promised, judgement would come on God's people (Judah) and God's city (Jerusalem). But God's plan of salvation wasn't done. He will bring salvation by faith in the eternal King.

“The Eternal Covenant” - Jeremiah 33:14-26 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 32:04


In our moments of uncertainty and pain, God's eternal covenant to rescue and restore his people stands firm. There is no ultimate despair for a Christian because Jesus is the promised king and the perfect priest who keeps God's promises.

“A New Covenant” - Jeremiah 31:31-34 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 35:51


Earthly kingdoms and nations rise and fall, but our greatest need is a covenant relationship with the God who made the world and everything in it. God gives us the promise that such a relationship is possible and shows us how to obtain it.

“What Exiles Should Know” - Jeremiah 29:1-14 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 28:03


When God's people live in a hostile land, God commands them to love and seek the peace of their enemies. And he provides the example and the resources to do that because he did the same for us. 

“What Exiles Should Know” - Jeremiah 29:1-14 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 28:03


When God's people live in a hostile land, God commands them to love and seek the peace of their enemies. And he provides the example and the resources to do that because he did the same for us. 

“Which Cup?” - Jeremiah 25:15-31 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 33:44


God's wrath is described as a cup of bitter wine that is terrible and deserved by all. But Jesus drinks this cup and offers a new one to everyone who trusts in him.

“The Potter's House - Jeremiah 18:1-17 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 32:56


Submitting to the sovereign hand of “the Potter” leads to lasting hope and freedom because Jesus willingly became clay and was smashed on the stone for us.

“How Long Will the Land Mourn?” - Jeremiah 12:1-4 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 32:00


God welcomes our honest questions about suffering, but calls us to trust in his character and his work… even when we don't understand the details of his plan.

“Your Idol Won't Save You” Jeremiah 10:1-16 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 33:05


Worshiping anything other than God is dumb and won't make you happy. When you have Jesus, you have all you need.

“Our First Love” - Revelation 2:1-7 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 30:38


A church can believe and do all the right things and still be far from God. Jesus desires a revival of passionate love among us.

“Religion Doesn't Save You” - Jeremiah 7:1-15 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 32:39


It is possible to find false comfort in religious practice. But outward observance by itself won't change the untransformed heart. We need a Temple that will actually save us.

“Return, Faithless People” - Jeremiah 3:6-18 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 33:44


God exposes the sin in our lives as being not just simply a broken rule, but as an adulterous affair.  And yet, it's in the image of a marriage that we truly see how much he loves us.

“God's Messenger” - Jeremiah 1 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 35:41


God gives us a message to proclaim to our times. Sin has serious consequences, but there is hope for the broken.

“Fading Flicker or Growing Glimmer?” - Jeremiah 1:1-2; 2 Kings 23:21-30 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 28:22


In a world of conflict and suffering, the flame of hope may appear to be just a ‘flicker' that may fade. But because God rules history, it is a ‘glimmer' that will grow.

God's Faithfulness - Lamentations 3:21-26 - Garrett Schall

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 19:48


Meditation from Calvary's 70th Anniversary Celebration on August 25, 2024

“Lead Me” - Psalm 5 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 30:15


In a dangerous and hostile world, God invites us to remember who he is and what he does.

“Faith Looks Forward” - Hebrews 11:24-27 - Dr. Santo Garofalo

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 30:53


Santo Garofalo and his wife, Mary Ellen served as MNA church planters in Atlantic City for 13 years and are now MTW missionaries at Nuova Vita in Salerno, Italy. He grew up in Point Pleasant and first came to faith through the ministry of Calvary. 

“Answer Me” - Psalm 4 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 32:49


How can you get a good night's sleep when your life seems out of control? The Lord hears you and is your only source of safety.

“Save Me” - Psalm 3 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 28:30


The enemies we face are real and dangerous. But the Lord is our Warrior King who rescues us and gives us rest.

“In the Fire” - Daniel 3 - Rev. John Hanna

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 42:06


John Hanna is the New Jersey Capitol Minister for Ministry to State, an effort of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) to care for those serving in government through prayer, discipleship, and evangelism. He lives with his wife, Nevine, in Ramsey, NJ and has five children

“This is my Son” - Psalm 2 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 32:12


In response to a world in rebellion, God gives us a promised Messiah, a powerful King, and a beloved Son.

“Only Two Ways” - Psalm 1 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 34:04


There are two ways to live. To know and love God is the only one that will lead to eternal blessing.

“All Things Lawful and Helpful” - 1 Corinthians 10:23-11:1 - Pastor Tom Harr

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 25:06


God is perfectly holy and loving at the same time. He wants us to be both too. He helps us to make decisions about how to live by telling us and showing us.

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