The Purpose and Power of Prayer
People often ask, “Why do we pray?” The reasoning behind that question goes something like this: “If God is who you say He is, if…
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People often ask, “Why do we pray?” The reasoning behind that question goes something like this: “If God is who you say He is, if…
Read article →“Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart.” —Luke 18:1 The Gospel of Luke emphasizes the…
Read article →As one year fades into the history books and another begins, I always find myself making mental commitments to doing things differently in the year…
Read article →For some Christians, prayer is nothing more than a monologue: just an opportunity to talk to God, listing out all of our needs like a…
Read article →Have you ever heard the idea that “God is sovereign and doesn’t need you”? In one sense, yes, it’s true that God is holy, set…
Read article →Tragedy has struck our global family. Ferocious wildfires have ravaged Maui, Hawaii, resulting in the loss of 99 lives (as of early morning August 15th), with many more feared. As the search for survivors continues, our hearts are…
Read article →Every day for the past year (since March of 2020) I have thought about what is meant when we say a “healthy church” while leading…
Read article →Tune in for FB Live prayer sessions happening 24/7, every hour, on the Calvary Chapel FB page. Pastors/ministry leaders have agreed to host a prayer…
Read article →In the past five weeks that I’ve been working from home and sheltering in place, the Lord has shown me many things about this season…
Read article →As much of the world is now on lockdown, meaning that voluntary physical distancing became physical distancing through a government order, I wanted us as…
Read article →“Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what…
Read article →Many today are questioning how, if God is loving and good, how could God allow the coronavirus (COVID-19) to cause so much pain and suffering…
Read article →As a free-spirited extrovert, I fill my cup by being around people. The thought of being locked in my house by governmental mandate goes against…
Read article →“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear” (Psalm 46:1–2a). As most of us would agree,…
Read article →An update to all of our CGN church friends from Pastor Brian Brodersen about the coronavirus pandemic.
Read article →“Yet the righteous will hold to his way, and he who has clean hands will be stronger and stronger” (Job 17:9). On December 31, 2019,…
Read article →Please be in prayer for Australia through these wildfires. Here is a note from Senior Minister Bruce Clarke of St. Matthews Manly. *** “Thank for…
Read article →In our last installment of Ecclesiology 101, we began to look at how the local church lives and breathes in relationship to prayer. We laid…
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