Consider Your Ways

Good morning, church!

Being mindful that every part of the Bible is given for our instruction and benefit, we’re continuing to study some of the lesser known parts of the Old Testament. Looking at the Book of Haggai, Pastor Bodner brings us a message today entitled “Consider Your Ways.”

May God bless our worship this morning.

First Song: He Leadeth Me

Offering

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Message

Scripture readings

Proverbs 2
1 Peter 1
Haggai 1:1-15

You can watch our service livestreams at 11 AM on Sundays on our Facebook page. The sermon will later be uploaded to YouTube and available on this page.

Second Song: All Creatures of Our God and King

Closing thought

To know that nothing happens in God’s world apart from God’s will may frighten the godless, but it stabilizes the saints.

J.I. Packer

Haggai the Prophet

Good morning, church family and community!

In our sermon today, we open to the Old Testament, a part of the Bible many Christians can be guilty of turning to only selectively. The Old Testament is the entire beginning of the story of redemption and underpins all of the New Testament; it’s as vital for us to be familiar with the Old Testament as it is with the New Testament. To that end, Pastor Bodner brings us into one of the lesser known OT books today, the Book of Haggai.

We’ll begin by looking at the book’s context and its place in the history of redemption told in the Bible. We’ll then focus in on the book itself, examining some of its characteristics, features, and details.

First Song: My Heart is Filled with Thankfulness

Offering

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Message

Scripture readings

Proverbs 1:1-33
1 Peter 1
Haggai 1

You can watch our service livestreams at 11 AM on Sundays on our Facebook page. The sermon will later be uploaded to YouTube and available on this page.

Second Song: All Hail the Power of Jesus’s Name

Closing thought

“The only thing that keeps me stable and settled in these days of uncertainty is the absolute dependability of God’s word.”

—Elisabeth Elliot

The Lord Was with Joseph

It’s a joy to praise God today.

Our sermon today turns to the story of Joseph and the many ways in which God was with him in the face of difficulty.

May God bless us as we learn from His Word today.

First Song: 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)

Offering

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Message

Scripture readings

Ezekiel 36:16-38
Ephesians 5:15-6:9
Genesis 39:2, 21

You can watch our service livestreams at 11 AM on Sundays on our Facebook page. The sermon will later be uploaded to YouTube and available on this page.

Second Song: I Asked the Lord That I Might Grow

Closing thought

All of our hardships are designed to make our faith stronger, to make us rely more on God.

—John Piper

Thine…Forever. Amen.

We give thanks for every opportunity to worship with you, Calvary.

We’re so glad you’re joining us again today, and we pray God will bless you as we seek Him in His Word together. Pastor Bodner guides us through the final part of The Lord’s Prayer this morning, concluding this illuminating series on the teaches of Jesus Christ regarding prayer.

First Song: Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

Offering

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Message

Scripture readings

1 Chronicles 29:1-20
Revelation 5:1-14
Matthew 6:13

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Second Song: Almost Home

Closing thought

Real hope does not minimize the sorrows and trials around us. Nor is it undone by them. Real hope perseveres, and prevails.

David Mathis

Temptation

Good morning, Calvary!

We are drawing towards the end of our series on The Lord’s Prayer. We hope that these messages have helped to deepen your understanding of prayer and its necessity to every part of a Christian’s life.

The first three petitions in this prayer taught by Jesus seek to align our will to God’s. The last three, finishing with “lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,” seek our Heavenly Father’s provision and protection for us as we live for His service.

Temptation is a universal experience for we fallen, sin-loving human beings, but for those who serve God, Creator of the universe, there is hope: He promises help to resist and overcome temptation when we seek it (1 Cor 10:13). Praise God for His goodness and grace!

First Song: Before the Throne of God Above

Offering

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Message

Scripture readings

Job 1:1-22
James 1:12-27
Matthew 6:13

You can watch our service livestreams at 11 AM on Sundays on our Facebook page. The sermon are later uploaded to YouTube and available on this page.

Second Song: Rejoice, the Lord is King

Closing thought

Lean on God, rest in God, when there seems to be no way out. When things are bad, taste and see that He is good.

—David Mathis

Forgive Us…As We Forgive

Happy Sunday, Calvary!

We turn to the fifth petition of the Lord’s Prayer this morning: “Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.” As Pastor Bodner explains, forgiveness is core to the Christian’s life in Christ:

“…we seek anew the blessing that lies at the heart of the Gospel — we call again and again  for the mercy underlying every saving good which makes our faith ‘good news’ to a lost world.”

The sermon today will explore the point, the principle, the purpose, and the pathway of the plea.

May God bless our meeting together.

First Song: Great is Thy Faithfulness

Offering

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Message

Scripture readings

2 Samuel 11:26-12:25
Ephesians 4:17-32
Matthew 6:12,14-15
Luke 17:1-10
Matthew 18:21-35

You can watch our service livestreams at 11 AM on Sundays on our Facebook page. The sermon will later be uploaded to YouTube and available on this page.

Second Song:

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Closing thought

The essence of the Christian life is learning to fight for joy in a way that does not replace grace.

—John Piper

Forgive Us

Good morning, church.

Let’s continue to study Christ’s model of prayer together, looking at the next portion of The Lord’s Prayer: “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” The meaning and message of these words will be our subject today.

First Song: Christ the Sure and Steady Anchor

Offering

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Message

Scripture readings

2 Chronicles 33:1-13
1 John 1:1-2:6
Matthew 6:12

You can watch our service livestreams at 11 AM on Sundays on our Facebook page. The sermon will later be uploaded to YouTube and available on this page.

Second Song: A Mighty Fortress is Our God

Closing thought

“No matter how troubled, how unsettled, how fickle, how distorted, or how despondent, Jesus can handle your ailing heart.”

—David Mathis

Daily Bread

Good morning, family and friends!

It’s a blessing to be able to worship together this morning, online as well as in person. We’re now able to host in the building as many as can maintain two metres of physical distance.

In today’s sermon, we continue looking at the Lord’s Prayer, considering the next phrase: “Give us this day our daily bread.”

First Song: There is a Redeemer

Offering

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Message

Scripture readings

Numbers 11:1-32
1 Corinthians 10: 1-13
Matthew 6:11

You can watch our service livestreams at 11 AM on Sundays on our Facebook page. The sermon will later be uploaded to YouTube and available on this page.

Second Song: Give Us Clean Hands

Closing thought

The one who makes it his daily business to eat from the tree of life will have no appetite for other fruit, even though the tree that bears them seems to stand in the midst of paradise.

John Owen

Thy Will Be Done

Good morning, Calvary!

It’s our prayer that this time of worship will be a blessing to you.

For a true Christian, prayer is not a ritual, it’s a necessity. It is one of the evidences of true conversion, and the manner in which those who follow Christ should pray was a matter on which Jesus specifically taught. In today’s sermon, Pastor Bodner writes,

Your soul can no more live without prayer than your body can live without breath.  If your inner man is prayerless, it is lifeless! And your claim to be a Christian is a sham, and a shame, for your soul is no better than a corpse!

Studying the teaching of Jesus Christ on prayer has been our subject for several weeks now. Pastor Bodner has been guiding us line by line through John 6:10, best known as the Lord’s Prayer, carefully studying its patterns and nuances so we can better understand the purposes and design of prayer.

Today we examine the next phrase: our high calling (“Thy Will be done”) and our heavenly calling (“Thy Will be done on earth as it is in heaven”).

May we learn to pray more deeply so we may serve more fully.

First Song: And Can It Be

Offering

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Message

Scripture readings

Deuteronomy 29:29-30:20
Colossians 1:1-23
Matthew 6:10

You can watch our service livestreams at 11 AM on Sundays on our Facebook page. The sermon will later be uploaded to YouTube and available on this page.

Second Song: Whate’er My God Ordains is Right

Closing thought

Religion can reform a person’s life, but it can never transform them. Only the Holy Spirit can transform!

A.W. Tozer

Thy Kingdom Come

Let’s worship, Calvary.

As we proceed in our study of the Lord’s prayer, we’ll focus on the next phrase: “Thy kingdom come”, considering the cause to which Christians commit themselves in Jesus Christ, and the concerns for which they care as earthly ambassadors of His heavenly kingdom.

May the Holy Spirit prepare us for worship and to receive God-given instruction.

First Song: Crown Him With Many Crowns

Offering

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Message

Scripture readings

Isaiah 11:1-10
Revelation 19:1-16
Matthew 6:10

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Second Song: Before the Throne of God Above

Closing thought

“We need never shout across the spaces to an absent God. He is nearer than our own soul, closer than our most secret thoughts.”

A.W. Tozer