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Genesis 30 reveals the damage envy, rivalry, and manipulation cause within Jacob’s family but also reveals God’s covenant faithfulness to keep His promises despite human failure, reminding followers of Christ to trust God’s faithfulness and grace, rather than our own methods and motives in our families and relationships with others. We upload our m…
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Jacob, like king David and you and I, is a flawed moral character, however, God in His infinite grace, mercy, and magnificence is preparing Jacob to influence God’s redemptive plan as he learns to follow God, and is transformed to be more like Jesus. As result, Jacob’s life will have eternal significance, and the same is available for each of us. L…
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One of the great catalysts for faith and growth in Christ is personal experience with God. Consider Paul on the Damascus Rd. (Acts 9), Isaiah’s vision of God seated on His throne (Isaiah 6), Joshua’s call to lead (Joshua 1), Moses and the burning bush (Exodus 3), and God appearing to Abraham (Genesis 12), Isaac (Genesis 26) and in this chapter Jaco…
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Mourning, grief, and loss are unavoidable realities of our fallen world that we will each experience. Today, we’ll learn that during difficult seasons, we will only find comfort in God’s provision and the hope of His promises. We upload our message only version to our church app. If you would like to view this week's entire worship service you can …
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Jesus declared that all of the Old Testament, beginning with Moses’ writings related to Him (Luke 24:27). Throughout our study of Genesis we have sought to reveal Jesus and His gospel. The better we see Jesus throughout the Bible the more we understand God’s love and respond with love and worship. Today, we have one of the most beautiful pictures o…
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The life of faith is like a trapeze where we are tested to step off a platform of self-confidence and reach for a bar that God provides that brings us to a platform of God-confidence. In that dynamic there often appears to be no net, and that is where we discover the grace of God. Today we discover Abraham’s journey from fear to faith, a journey we…
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The term “intimacy” refers to close familiarity, friendship, and relationship. It relates to mutual affection, companionship, understanding. However, the term can also refer to a cozy atmosphere (e.g. An intimate bistro), and of course there is the euphemistic reference to sexual behavior. Which is why the idea of intimacy with God can seem nebulou…
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Thesis: The challenge with waiting is that it confronts our expectations (i.e. It is longer than we expected). Waiting can challenge our sense of well-being and can produce anger, apathy, anxiety or actions contrary to God. On the other hand, the response of worship characterized by yielding to God’s direction and confidently trusting Him produces …
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God’s call to Abram demonstrates that following Him requires faith, obedience, and steadfast trust in the Lord’s promises, even amidst uncertainty, trials, and human weakness. God’s call not only establishes Abram as the recipient of His blessing but also positions him as a pivotal figure in God’s redemptive plan, through which all nations will ult…
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Contemplating the scope of conflict around the globe, let alone within a home, can be discouraging. Since 1948 there have been 72 U.N. peacekeeping missions. The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law is presently monitoring 110 armed ethnic conflicts around the globe. UCLA’s Anderson Review published September 2023 observed: polarization…
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As a Calvary Chapel, our family of churches was at the center of the Jesus Revolution of the late 1960s and 1970s, the last great revival to sweep across this country and globe. A key characteristic of our family of churches is the characteristic of being gospel-centered or full of grace and truth. As Pastor Chuck opened the doors to the hippies of…
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Being able to worship God freely without fear of death or condemnation because of the work of Christ is a wonderful privilege; however, God still desires that He be worshipped in the way He deserves, and so we should seek to worship Him in that way. When we do, He promises that whatever we sacrifice will be nothing compared to what we gain in retur…
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Life compels us to contemplate some pretty challenging philosophical questions that are at the heart of our existence. Why is there pain and suffering in the world? Why is there aging and death? Why is there hardship if God is good? Is this present reality what God intended? Is there hope of a plan to make it right? Today, we discover the answers……
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We were created by God, in His image, to commune with God and be used by Him. When you are in a relationship with your Creator and accomplishing the work He’s created you for, you will be most satisfied and fulfilled. We upload our message only version to our church app. If you would like to view this week's entire worship service you can find it b…
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The great existential question is, “Why am I here?” (I.e. What is the purpose or meaning of life). The related question is, “How did I get here?” (I.e. What is the origin of life?). Unless you get the right answer to the origin question, you cannot get the right answer to the meaning/purpose question. Today we discover answers to both.…
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The great existential question of life is why am I here (i.e. What is the purpose of life)? The related question is how did I get here (i.e. What is the origin of life)? In the beginning of Genesis (Ch. 1-2) we learn the answers to those questions. Genesis is either a foundation for the entire word of God and is reliable, or it is merely a collecti…
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In our lives, we will encounter seasons that require a patience that is beyond us. Through prayer, the Lord transforms our hearts and minds towards effectiveness, obedience, and direction, building our patience to the glory of God and the furtherance of His Word. We upload our message only version to our church app. If you would like to view this w…
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The purpose of Bible prophecy, especially related to end times events, is to offer comfort, confidence, and forge Christlike character as we prepare for His Coming. The purpose is not to set dates, nor try to solve mysteries related to news and prophecy per se, but to get our hearts and minds focused on God. In the fullness of time, God sent forth …
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