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For the Dry and Weary
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Have you ever felt dry and worn out by life? Has your energy and passion ever withered so much it is hard to go on? Have the waves of trials beaten repeatedly upon you? If so, you are in the company of the psalmist.
Read moreSunday Sermon: Fly 05 — Galatians 2:17-21 — Gospel Life
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Be Shaped by Jesus' Power
(Mark 8:16-21)
While Jesus warned the disciples about the leaven of the Pharisees and Herod, the disciples worried that they had no bread. They'd only brought one loaf with them, and they assumed Jesus was rebuking them for their oversight. I really try not to pick on the disciples, but... (3 Minutes/800 Words)
Read moreJeanine Staton joins the podcast to talk to us about the importance of building and developing Christian community in the local church. Jeanine oversees the life groups and connect ministry at Calvary Monterey. Jeanine and Nate discuss why the local church should have community groups and how it impacts the church and the individual.
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7 Lessons From Philip's Adventure
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In the midst of a powerful outworking of God’s Spirit in Samaria, Philip was told to depart and go to Gaza. What are some lessons we can glean from this movement in Acts, this portion of Philip’s life?
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The Anonymity of Pastoral Work
Guest Article for CalvaryChapel.com
In our modern age, talk of pastoral work as anonymous work seems like a stretch. Maybe the pastor in a rural town on a dusty road is anonymous, but pastoring seems to be about as public as you can get these days. We live in a time when pastors are out front, obvious, visible. Many encourage us to leverage social media to minister to people (at best) or build a platform for ourselves (at worst). I mean, we live in the age of the celebrity pastor, so how can pastoral work ever be anonymous?
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Be Shaped by Jesus’ Style
(Mark 8:11–15)
It seems ironic that the Pharisees wanted Jesus to perform a sign from heaven right after he miraculously fed four thousand people. They didn't want a miracle—they knew Jesus was capable of those—but a sign from heaven, or a sign from God, testifying to Jesus' identity. They didn't realize that his presence was a sign from heaven, for he had stepped out of glory to minister to humankind. (3 Minutes/700 Words)
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4 Strategies To Help You Parent Adult Children
Christina and I are in a season of preparation, readying ourselves for the inevitable departure into adulthood of all our daughters. With our first recently off to college, we have begun more intentionally seeking wisdom from others on how to parent adult children. (4 Minutes/1100 Words)
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Catch up on the latest episodes of the Jesus Famous Podcast, a series of conversations with Nate Holdridge discussing ways we can see Jesus famous in our lives.
Read moreSunday Sermon: Fly 04 — Galatians 2:11-16 — Live In Step With The Gospel
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