Sunday Teaching: Maturity Profiled 10—The Mature Navigate Finances with God—James 5:1-6
Read moreA Gospel-Aligned Life Is Totally Identified with Christ (Galatians 2:20a)
A Gospel-Aligned Life Is Totally Identified with Christ
Galatians 2:20a
Our post today picks up with Paul sharing from his heart about a gospel-aligned life—what our life justified by faith in Christ should look like. He confronted Peter for bowing to the fear of man and withdrawing from non-Jewish believers in Antioch, and continued with a beautiful teaching about the type of life the gospel is meant to produce. Last week, we saw that the gospel-aligned life is free and for God. Today, we see how it is totally identified with Christ, connected to him in his death and burial, but also his resurrection.
Read moreArchival Post: Impact Every Relationship With Your New Unity To Christ (Ephesians 5:21)
Popular notion says one must find themselves before they enter into marriage. Our society has increasingly viewed marriage as a sign of arrival, rather than a right of passage. People see marriage as something you do once you have gotten your life together. However, the Christian church views sanctification as the sign of arrival, but marriage as one of many potential paths to get there.
Read moreMaturity Profiled 09—The Mature Walk Through Life with God—James 4:13-17
Sunday Teaching: Maturity Profiled 09—The Mature Walk Through Life with God—James 4:13-17
Read moreA Gospel-Aligned Life is Free and for God (Galatians 2:17–21)
A Gospel-Aligned Life is Free and for God
Galatians 2:17-21
After Paul confronted Peter for withdrawing from the Gentiles in Antioch and not living in line with the gospel, Paul beautifully taught about the life the gospel is meant to produce. Once you are justified by faith in Christ, what should life look like? This passage gives us three ideas. It describes the beauty of a life in line with the gospel—gospel life.
Read moreArchival Post: Jeremiah Wasn't Always Alone -- Neither Are You (Jeremiah 26:20)
Jeremiah Wasn't Always Alone -- Neither Are You (Jeremiah 26:20)
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Jeremiah, like most of the prophets, was a solitary pillar of truth in a wasteland of doctrinal deception. He stood for the truth of God, saying hard things during hard times when no one else would. As truth spilled from his mouth, lies dripped from the lips of many false prophets.
Read moreMaturity Profiled 08—The Mature Pursue God—James 4:1-12
Sunday Teaching: Maturity Profiled 08—The Mature Pursue God—James 4:1-12
Read moreLive in Step with the Gospel: Part 2 (Galatians 2:11-16)
Live in Step with the Gospel: Part 2
Galatians 2:11-16
Our passage today details an account of Paul having to publicly confront Peter, who, out of fear of man, had divided himself from the Gentiles after being unified with them. Last week, we saw one way this passage encourages us to live in step with the gospel: by uniting under it. Today we’ll explore two more ways to live in step with the gospel.
Read moreArchival Post: How I Teach Good Friday Services
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Each week, the Calvary Monterey church staff meets for Bible study, worship, and prayer. Right now, we are making our way through the books of Acts. Recently we inspected Paul’s conversion (Acts 9). We gleaned a handful of principles from his story which would help us in modern-day ministry work. What follows are those points:
Read moreJournal Entry of Adiel, Temple Priest (May 24, 33 AD)
A historical fiction based on the events of Acts 2 and the theology of the Bible, perpared for a recent Worship Night at Calvary Monterey.
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