This is the first sermon in the series entitled "The Face of a Disciple." The sermon is available through download, rss feed (podcast), or you can click here to stream it off the web.
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
Facing Our Fears
"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. . ."
Matt. 28:19
This is a continuation of the series through Matthew. The sermon is available through download, rss feed (podcast), or you can click here to stream it off the web.
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Matt. 28:19
This is a continuation of the series through Matthew. The sermon is available through download, rss feed (podcast), or you can click here to stream it off the web.
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Thursday, April 16, 2009
". . . And Peter"
"But the angel answered and said to the women, 'Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.'"
Matt. 28:5, 6
This is a continuation of the series through Matthew. The sermon is available through download, rss feed (podcast), or you can click here to stream it off the web.
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Matt. 28:5, 6
This is a continuation of the series through Matthew. The sermon is available through download, rss feed (podcast), or you can click here to stream it off the web.
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Sabbath Economics in a Time of Economic Crisis--Ched Myers
The discourse is available through download, rss feed (podcast), or you can click here to stream it off the web.
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Monday, March 30, 2009
Rich Young Ruler--Ched Myers
"But Jesus looked at them and said to them, 'With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'"
Matt. 19:26
This is a continuation of the series through Matthew. The sermon is available through download, rss feed (podcast), or you can click here to stream it off the web.
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Matt. 19:26
This is a continuation of the series through Matthew. The sermon is available through download, rss feed (podcast), or you can click here to stream it off the web.
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
The Least, The Lost, The Not Listened To
"For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost."
Matt. 18:11
This is a continuation of the series through Matthew. The sermon is available through download, rss feed (podcast), or you can click here to stream it off the web.
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Matt. 18:11
This is a continuation of the series through Matthew. The sermon is available through download, rss feed (podcast), or you can click here to stream it off the web.
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
I Believe, Help My Unbelief
"So I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not cure him."
Matt. 17:16
This is a continuation of the series through Matthew. The sermon is available through download, rss feed (podcast), or you can click here to stream it off the web.
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Matt. 17:16
This is a continuation of the series through Matthew. The sermon is available through download, rss feed (podcast), or you can click here to stream it off the web.
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Monday, February 23, 2009
Raise Your Eyes
"When they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only."
Matt. 17:8
This is a continuation of the series through Matthew. The sermon is available through download, rss feed (podcast), or you can click here to stream it off the web.
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Matt. 17:8
This is a continuation of the series through Matthew. The sermon is available through download, rss feed (podcast), or you can click here to stream it off the web.
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Friday, February 20, 2009
Dr. John Perkins--CCDA
Dr. John Perkins is the founder of the Christian Community Development Association and is a national prophet.
The sermon is available through download, rss feed (podcast), or you can click here to stream it off the web.
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The sermon is available through download, rss feed (podcast), or you can click here to stream it off the web.
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Monday, February 9, 2009
Mark of a Disciple
"For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it."
Matthew 16:25
This is a continuation of the series through Matthew. The sermon is available through download, rss feed (podcast), or you can click here to stream it off the web.
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Matthew 16:25
This is a continuation of the series through Matthew. The sermon is available through download, rss feed (podcast), or you can click here to stream it off the web.
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Honoring the Prophetic Legacy--Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This is a service of honor and challenge in music and words as we remember and honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The service is available through download, rss feed (podcast), or you can click here to stream it off the web.
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The service is available through download, rss feed (podcast), or you can click here to stream it off the web.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Our last few days in El Salvador
Greetings Calvary family!
Our last few days have been filled with many great moments -- many of which are difficult to express in a blog posting. But we will try! Here is a summary of what we have been up to:
We had a chance to see the panaderia (bakery) that the Jovenes Por La Vida (Youth for Life) have been working on. It was very cool to see that at work and we even had the chance to help make bread and donuts. We took a big box o
f cookies, bread and donuts out to San Martin later 
in the day.
We spent a few more days in San Martin, eating lunch and dinner with different families, talking with them and learning about their hopes and the many challenges of life. We spent more time with the youth on Saturday, singing and learning about some of the environmental challenges in El Salvador.
On Sunday, we joined our new friends in San Martin for the church service. We shared some about Calvary and Paul sang with Felipe.
Yesterday we had the chance to go to the beach with many people from the community. We had a great time playing in the giant w
aves and drinking coconut juice from the fresh coconuts that were cut down from the trees. It was a fantastic day!
Today we are spending our last full day in the country. We will be learning about another ministry with former gang members and
saying goodbye to everyone at different gatherings. We look forward to telling you more when we return!
Abrazos,
Paul, John and Linnea
Our last few days have been filled with many great moments -- many of which are difficult to express in a blog posting. But we will try! Here is a summary of what we have been up to:
We had a chance to see the panaderia (bakery) that the Jovenes Por La Vida (Youth for Life) have been working on. It was very cool to see that at work and we even had the chance to help make bread and donuts. We took a big box o
f cookies, bread and donuts out to San Martin later 
in the day.We spent a few more days in San Martin, eating lunch and dinner with different families, talking with them and learning about their hopes and the many challenges of life. We spent more time with the youth on Saturday, singing and learning about some of the environmental challenges in El Salvador.
On Sunday, we joined our new friends in San Martin for the church service. We shared some about Calvary and Paul sang with Felipe.
Yesterday we had the chance to go to the beach with many people from the community. We had a great time playing in the giant w
aves and drinking coconut juice from the fresh coconuts that were cut down from the trees. It was a fantastic day!
Today we are spending our last full day in the country. We will be learning about another ministry with former gang members and
saying goodbye to everyone at different gatherings. We look forward to telling you more when we return!Abrazos,
Paul, John and Linnea
Friday, January 9, 2009
Beginnings
"And when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude; and He was moved with compassion for them and healed their sick."
Matthew 14:14
This is a continuation of the series through Matthew. The sermon is available through download, rss feed (podcast), or you can click here to stream it off the web.
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Matthew 14:14
This is a continuation of the series through Matthew. The sermon is available through download, rss feed (podcast), or you can click here to stream it off the web.
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Year's End
"Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief."
Matt. 13:58
This is a continuation of the series through Matthew. The sermon is available through download, rss feed (podcast), or you can click here to stream it off the web.
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Matt. 13:58
This is a continuation of the series through Matthew. The sermon is available through download, rss feed (podcast), or you can click here to stream it off the web.
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Kingdom of God
"Then they said to the woman, 'Now we believe, not because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard Him and we know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.'"
John 4:42
This is a deviation to the gospel of John. The sermon is available through download, rss feed (podcast), or you can click here to stream it off the web.
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John 4:42
This is a deviation to the gospel of John. The sermon is available through download, rss feed (podcast), or you can click here to stream it off the web.
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Our first few days in Central America
Greetings Calvary!
We arrived safely in Guatemala and then bused over to San Salvador on Tuesday. In all it was 19 hours of travel from taxi to arrival! We enjoyed some Guatemalan traditional food while we waited for our b
us in Guatemala City and met some very nice people on the plane and bus.
On Wednesday we went with Reverend Hector Fernandez and William from Jovenes por la Vida (Youth for Life), one of the projects of the Stephen Ecumencal Institute that Hector runs, to the Cathedral where Oscar Romero´s tomb is located. Romero of course was the famous Archbishop of El Salvador in the late 70´s who stood against the violent oppression of the people by the Salvadoran military and governing oligarchy (which had direct US support). Romero was assassinated in March of 1980, an act that heightened the already brewing civil war.
Later we visited the UCA (University of Central America) where five Jesuit priests and their housekeeper and her daughter were brutally murdered in 1989 by government soldiers. This incident shocked the world and led to the start of talks to end the civil war which h
ad reached a stalemate.
Later on Wednesday we traveled an hour to San Martin to visit Felipe and his wife Bernada from the Disciples of Christ Baptist Church. We had the chance to walk around the community and meet some of the people. Many were very happy to see Paul and we were warmly received.
Thursday we spent time in the Church with Pastor Jaime Pena and about 30 youth who were meeting to talk about facing their problems in life. We introduced ourselves and Paul sang a song for the kids. We had a great time talking with many of the youth. Several had
a quick crush on Linnea!
Later we returned to San Salvador to spend more time with the Jovens por La Vida. We heard about the harsh realities for young people in El Salvador -- the prevalance and power of the gangs, the lack of economic and educational opportunities, and the violence of poverty and wealth inequality. We also talked a lot about the upcoming elections, which have been heatedly playing out in the public arena. There is a real chance that the FMLN (the opposition fighting force during the civil war that has since turned into a legitimate progressive political party) will win the presidency for the first time. Some of the youth are excited by this possibility and others don´t see that the real necessary change will come.
Today, we are going to see the bakery project and silkscreening work of the Jovens por la Vida --micro enterprise projects to help improve their lives economically. Later we will return to San Martin to spend a few days with the Church there. Sunday, Linnea, Paul and I will be talking to the Church for a few minutes during the service. They wanted us to preach, but we felt a little unprepared for that!
We miss you all very much. Thank you for your prayers and support!
Bendiciones y paz,
Paul, Linnea and John
We arrived safely in Guatemala and then bused over to San Salvador on Tuesday. In all it was 19 hours of travel from taxi to arrival! We enjoyed some Guatemalan traditional food while we waited for our b
us in Guatemala City and met some very nice people on the plane and bus.On Wednesday we went with Reverend Hector Fernandez and William from Jovenes por la Vida (Youth for Life), one of the projects of the Stephen Ecumencal Institute that Hector runs, to the Cathedral where Oscar Romero´s tomb is located. Romero of course was the famous Archbishop of El Salvador in the late 70´s who stood against the violent oppression of the people by the Salvadoran military and governing oligarchy (which had direct US support). Romero was assassinated in March of 1980, an act that heightened the already brewing civil war.
Later we visited the UCA (University of Central America) where five Jesuit priests and their housekeeper and her daughter were brutally murdered in 1989 by government soldiers. This incident shocked the world and led to the start of talks to end the civil war which h
ad reached a stalemate.Later on Wednesday we traveled an hour to San Martin to visit Felipe and his wife Bernada from the Disciples of Christ Baptist Church. We had the chance to walk around the community and meet some of the people. Many were very happy to see Paul and we were warmly received.
Thursday we spent time in the Church with Pastor Jaime Pena and about 30 youth who were meeting to talk about facing their problems in life. We introduced ourselves and Paul sang a song for the kids. We had a great time talking with many of the youth. Several had
a quick crush on Linnea!
Later we returned to San Salvador to spend more time with the Jovens por La Vida. We heard about the harsh realities for young people in El Salvador -- the prevalance and power of the gangs, the lack of economic and educational opportunities, and the violence of poverty and wealth inequality. We also talked a lot about the upcoming elections, which have been heatedly playing out in the public arena. There is a real chance that the FMLN (the opposition fighting force during the civil war that has since turned into a legitimate progressive political party) will win the presidency for the first time. Some of the youth are excited by this possibility and others don´t see that the real necessary change will come.
Today, we are going to see the bakery project and silkscreening work of the Jovens por la Vida --micro enterprise projects to help improve their lives economically. Later we will return to San Martin to spend a few days with the Church there. Sunday, Linnea, Paul and I will be talking to the Church for a few minutes during the service. They wanted us to preach, but we felt a little unprepared for that!
We miss you all very much. Thank you for your prayers and support!
Bendiciones y paz,
Paul, Linnea and John
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