Comfort My People with Jason Dennett: Recent Episodes
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The preaching ministry of Pastor Jason Dennett, senior pastor at Calvary Chapel of Puerto Rico. It is a local Bible-believing Christian church that focuses on verse-by-verse exposition of the whole Scriptures. These programs are drawn from his sermons. For more information on Calvary Chapel, see calvarychapelpr.com. This program is a presentation of Calvary Chapel of Puerto Rico and is aired on The Rock Radio Network, a 3-station, bilingual Bible teaching network based out of San Juan, Puerto Rico. We can be heard on WBMJ (AM-1190) San Juan Metro, WCGB (AM-1060) Juana Díaz/Ponce, and WIVV (AM-1370) Vieques/Virgin Islands.
In order to share the peace of Christ in a topsy-turvy world, we have to put on the whole armor of God.
Apart from Christ, no good thing you can do will ever be enough to buy God's grace and forgiveness.
God's righteousness can be imparted to you - so you will have the strength to stand against Satan's wiles!
Pastor Jason Dennett reminds us of some of the powerful things that the Word of God can do for us.
Pastor Jason Dennett continues urging us to put on the whole armor of God, and having done so, to stand firm in our faith.
The concept of justification by faith can be found all through the Bible, both in the Old and New Testaments.
If you are not following Jesus, you are guilty of a cosmic crime against Heaven. And you will be judged.
Pastor Jason Dennett talks about the powerful righteousness of Christ, and how it protects us in our daily walk as Christians.
Pastor Jason Dennett shows us how God's definition of a hero is very different than the world's conception.
Pastor Jason Dennett urges us to seek God's will for our lives, and to thank the Lord for closed doors.
Pastor Jason Dennett begins examining the background on the life of Gideon, and how it would make him into the reluctant hero of Israel.
Pastor Jason Dennett begins a new series on the life of Gideon, a hero who proves that God is not limited by our failures.
Pastor Jason Dennett tells us about the "escape hatch" that God has provided for us to get out of the Great Tribulation.
The temptation to take the easy way out must never be allowed to overcome our sense of Christian duty.
Pastor Jason Dennett explains that what we do in earth in the here and now will determine the rewards we experience in heaven.
To be what the Bible defines as a Christian, you absolutely must believe in the literal, physical death and resurrection of Christ.
Pastor Jason Dennett defines what the Gospel is, and how to invite people to get saved.
Without a real, physical death of Christ, there is no real, physical resurrection. And if there is no Resurrection, we are lost.
From 1 Corinthians 15, Pastor Jason Dennett reviews the basic tenets of the Christian truth, the central pillars of our belief system.
Pastor Jason Dennett urges us to put away childish things and love with the true love of God - a selfless, eternal love.
Pastor Jason Dennett urges us to grow up and embrace our identity as mature Christians.
True agape love, the kind Jesus shows us, is that which resists the tendency to demand from others instead of giving to them.
We live in a dog-eat-dog world, but this should not be brought into the church, where the people are your fellow brothers and sisters in Christ.
Though there is not necessarily anything wrong with what other people tell us (and there may be some wisdom to it) the goal of the Christian is primarily to live biblically.
How often do we think we're doing the right thing but end up making a mistake because we've never learned to listen?
When you pray, do you spend the entire time talking or do you ever stop to listen to God?
Pastor Jason Dennett continues drawing parallels between our earthly marriages and the love of God.
Just as a wife wants her husband to continue pursuing her through their relationship, so God wants us to do the same.
Pastor Jason Dennett begins unpacking the meaning and beautiful setup of the biblical family, which begins with obedience to God.
In view of our busy lives, it is always critically important for us to make the most of every moment to serve Christ.
Pastor Jason Dennett urges us to be filled with Christ and His Spirit, so that our actions and lives may be directed by Him.
If Christ has revealed to us a better way, we should follow it! Pastor Jason Dennett continues teaching from Ephesians.
Pastor Jason Dennett warns us that nothing will sabotage our Christian walk faster than sexual sin.
Pastor Jason Dennett looks at the idea of Christian duty and conscience, reminding us that our obedience to Christ demands our full commitment.
Pastor Jason Dennett urges us to live as Christians who understand that our life and testimony is our sacrifice to God.
Pastor Jason Dennett tells us that when we accepted Christ, we became dead to sin, which means that sin no longer has any claims on us. So we need to live it!
The best way to change our behavior is to develop new habits. Pastor Jason Dennett continues examining the book of Ephesians, showing us how to put off the old man and to put on the new.
Continuing with his study from Ephesians, Pastor Jason Dennett offers tools to help us move out of defeat and into a victorious life.
Putting away lying and all other forms of ungodliness, we are urged to put on the new man and to learn to be like Christ.
Just as every military is divided into different divisions to make the mission possible, so God has decreed that the Church should have a variety of people with different spiritual gifts to fulfill different functions.
Pastor Jason Dennett continues opening to us the startling truths about our place in Christ as part of God's family.
Pastor Jason Dennett continues opening to us the startling truths about our place in Christ as part of God's family.
Pastor Jason Dennett continues opening to us the startling truths about our place in Christ as part of God's family.
Pastor Jason Dennett continues opening to us the startling truths about our place in Christ as part of God's family.
Pastor Jason Dennett continues opening to us the startling truths about our place in Christ as part of God's family.
God's chosen people, the Jews, had a hard time coming to understand that God wanted to use them to bless the whole world.
A temple has a vertical and a horizontal purpose. Are you living in such a way as to fulfill those purposes?
You are not just a servant or slave of God, you have been brought into the family and have the glorious privilege of intimacy with God the Father.
Pastor Jason Dennett continues explaining the deep meaning of our heavenly citizenship.
Your real citizenship is not one of an earthly nation, but that of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Have you stopped lately to consider what you were before Christ brought you into the family of God?
The exceeding abundant provision of God is available for all His children, but it must be according to His will.
Pastor Jason Dennet gives us the "Grand Canyon" view of the glory of our particular salvation in Christ.
Pastor Jason Dennett urges us to understand the deep importance of worship and to give ourselves fully to it.
God has put all things under Christ, and He has a specific purpose for your life as part of His agenda.
Pastor Jason Dennett cautions us to remember that the truth of the Gospel may seem evident to us, but that is because the Father has revealed it to us - so we must be patient when we share our faith.
Pastor Jason Dennett continues challenging us to embrace our identity as brothers and sisters of Christ and members of His Kingdom.
God's plan is that at one point in history, everything in heaven and in the universe will be brought under the rule of Christ. Imagine what this means for us, His brothers and sisters by adoption!
Pastor Jason Dennett continues talking about your identity in Christ by examining the realities of God's will for you.
When we become the children of God, we take on the responsibility of service in the Kingdom of Heaven.
When the Lord adopts you into His family, a legal transaction happens in heaven that literally transforms you into a child of God, with all the rights and responsibilities that confers.
Using a touching story from his own church, Pastor Jason Dennett illustrates for us that God's adoption of us in Christ is proof of His purposeful, active love for us.
Pastor Jason Dennett urges us to absorb the truth that holiness is not built in a day, but it is a daily exercise.
As Christians, we often fall into the trap of seeing God as too small and ourselves as insignificant. This is bad vision. Wake up and embrace the important work that God has for you!
It is hard for some Christians to understand the amazing truth that Jesus Christ Himself has handpicked them to be a part of His elite group on earth, which is the local church. What does this mean?
As Christians, we have been blessed with everything necessary for a successful walk. But if we don't see those blessings, we can't take full advantage of them! Pastor Jason Dennett continues his series from Ephesians.
Pastor Jason Dennett confronts us with our tendency to be wishy-washy, non-committed Christians.
The Christian walk is not a one-and-done event. Instead, is is more like a lifelong trek.
Life is about the practical choices we make and our preparations for them. Why would our faith be any different?
Pastor Jason Dennett urges us to make the most of every opportunity that the Lord affords us, lest we experience the regret of wasted chances.
Our giving to the Lord's work should be seen as just as important as our house payment or any other can't miss monthly expense.
At the heart of the Gospel is a startling truth: Jesus Christ is fully, 100% human. And 100% God at the same time. Because unless He was human, He never could have made that perfect sacrifice for all humans.
Continuing with his message from yesterday, Pastor Jason Dennett urges us to live the Gospel that we preach.
Without the death of Christ, there is no Resurrection. Pastor Jason Dennett shows us how the real, physical death of Jesus Christ is the central pillar of our faith.
Pastor Jason Dennett urges us to hold fast to the essential truths of the real Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Pastor Jason Dennett tells us about the beautiful gift of free will that God has given to us.
The Apostle Paul urged believers to prioritize seeking after spiritual gifts in their proper context.
Pastor Jason Dennett urges us to mature in the Lord and in our earthly relationships, which is a part of agape love.
Pastor Jason Dennett continues his look at true biblical agape love by considering how it keeps us going through impossible situations.
Pastor Jason Dennett continues examining the concept of biblical agape love by showing us how Jesus Christ lived it.
Pastor Jason Dennett continues examining the concept of biblical love and how it makes our lives better.
Pastor Jason Dennett cautions us not to bring the high-competition spirit of the world into the local church.
Pastor Jason Dennett asks us to consider the cost of true love and whether we are avoiding it.
Pastor Jason Dennett discusses the fundamental question of true biblical love and its many expressions.
In the true biblical model of the local church, every member has a role to play, and every role has to do with evangelism and spreading the Gospel.
As Christians, sometimes we are guilty of thinking that for something to be true, it needs to be super complicated. But God's truth is not a big secret only available to the few initiated.
How did Jesus Christ set up His church to work? How should it operate? What is its proper organization?
Pastor Jason Dennett continues a series on the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer.
Pastor Jason Dennett explains how we can have peace with God through a saving faith in Jesus Christ.
If you cultivate a relationship with the Holy Spirit, you will find new power in your life!
When we become Christians, we sign on to be part of a Kingdom - the Kingdom of Heaven - and our lives are not our own.
God gave you a spiritual gift for your own personal edification but also as a tool to bless his Body.
Pastor Jason Dennett addresses some of the common misconceptions about the Person of the Holy Spirit and explains Who He is, what He does, and how He indwells the believer.
We often hear "spiritual gifts" mentioned in the context of new believers. What are these gifts and how do we find ours?
You can never reach God on your own. Have you accepted the free gift of salvation, paid for by Jesus Christ?
Pastor Jason Dennett confronts the people who show up to church but never bow the knee to King Jesus.
Pastor Jason Dennett examines the story of the Wise Men who came seeking the Christ child.
Pastor Jason Dennett assures us that our physical senses are an intrinsic part of who we are as human beings, and they will live on in eternity.
Pastor Jason Dennett explains how the blood of Jesus on the cross makes way for our peace with God.
Pastor Jason Dennett examines what makes Christmas truly unique, because it celebrates a perfect Savior.
Taking a look at physics, Pastor Jason explains that scientists cannot understand what keeps atoms from flying apart - but the Bible declares that Jesus Himself holds the universe together.
In order for us truly to understand our place in Christ, we must understand who He is and how He rules the universe.
Soon Jesus Christ will physically rule and reign over the entire earth, so how does that change the way we live now?
At some point in all of our lives, we will be confronted by the same question that Jesus asked Peter: "Who do you say that I AM?"
If avoiding the rocks were easy, no one would ever shipwreck! In the same way, Satan's strategy is to make it easy to miss the real danger that our sin presents.
Do Christians have the right to drink alcohol, smoke tobacco, dance, go to movies, and do other behaviors that some frown on?
Pastor Jason Dennett looks at how Christian ministers should be supported by the people that they serve.
America needs real repentance and real Christians in this second part of a special series by Pastor Jason Dennett of Calvary Chapel of Puerto Rico.
After the recent elections, Christians in Puerto Rico and the USA are asking, "What now?" The first in a special series with Jason Dennett of Calvary Chapel of Puerto Rico.
Continued from yesterday, Pastor Jason Dennett challenges us to surrender our rights for the good of the Gospel.
As Christians, we may have all kinds of "rights" in an earthly sense, but our primary concern is our duty to Christ and our fellow believers.
When it comes to questions of Christian liberty, we must always keep in mind that other believers in the local church may be weaker in the faith.
Just as a fire needs both heat and fuel to burn, so our Christian life must include both the love and the knowledge to make it work.
Pastor Jason Dennett encourages us with the reminder that every day we mark off the calendar takes us one day closer to Heaven.
God the Holy Spirit loves showering the Body of Christ with a multitude of different spiritual gifts.
Pastor Jason Dennett shows us what it truly means to suffer for the name of Christ, and what it does not.
Pastor Jason Dennett shows us what it means to live a life of surrender to Jesus Christ.
Pastor Jason Dennett calls us to examine our own hearts and to stick to our convictions on important matters.
God set up marriage as a sacred bond for life, and He hates it when we inflict pain on ourselves and others through divorce.
Pastor Jason shows us how God provided sex as a wonderful gift inside of marriage and how not all are called to celibacy.
Pastor Jason Dennett continues examining Paul's advice about sex both to the married and to the unmarried.
Pastor Jason Dennett continues examining the Bible's call for sexual maturity and purity in the life of the believer.
God only wants us to have the best, so we should trust Him about His standards when it comes to sex.
Just as adhesive tape is strongest on the first bond, so sex bonds people most strongly when it's their only relationship.
Pastor Jason Dennett begins a new series looking at a healthy, biblical view of sex in marriage.
Pastor Jason Dennett warns us that to sin sexually is to sin against our own bodies and spirits.
If we are in Christ, we cannot use our bodies and talents for the world but rather for the Kingdom.
Pastor Jason Dennett urges us to consider what we are doing in the light of whether it controls our actions, whether it is easily definable as sin or not.
Pastor Jason urges us to count the cost of serving Christ and to make a full commitment to Him.
As Christians, we must guard against taking advantage of our liberty to engage in sinful behavior.
After we are saved, the Holy Spirit begins to transform us into the image of Christ. For more Christians, these changes have three distinct phases.
Our words must be consonant with what we do, so that we can confirm the truth of our words.
Pastor Jason Dennett speaks from his experience in the U.S. Navy about the importance of the division of labor in big projects.
Pastor Jason shows us that if we want to be like Jesus, we need to be students of the same Book that He was.
When Christians sue one another in a secular court instead of handling things in a biblical way, they cause terrible damage to their own testimony and to the Gospel.
Pastor Jason Dennett urges us to read the Bible for ourselves in private study, and shows us some of the benefits we receive from our own intense reading of the Word.
Pastor Jason Dennett warns us that Christians are saved out of sin, and so anyone who remains in constant, habitual sin is probably not even saved to begin with.
Pastor Jason Dennett continues examining the disturbing example of the church in Corinth, where sexual immorality was rampant.
All of us sin, but the kind of sin that can really get us into trouble is the one where we live in open violation of God's standards without shame or repentance.
The church in Corinth had a serious sin problem, but their spiritual pride prevented them from seeing it so it could be addressed.
Pastor Jason tackles one of the most difficult passages in the Bible, which has to do with church discipline.
Pastor Jason Dennett shows us how to stop being so full of our own selves and to see God's blessings for what they are - something to be shared.
The church in Corinth was becoming puffed up over the gifts that God had given them freely.
Pastor Jason speaks about the importance of wise planning and hard teamwork to accomplish great things in God's Kingdom.
Pastor Jason points out that just as secular businesses and groups respect the rules of order and expect people to behave appropriately, so churches must have order and rules to function properly.
Pastor Jason urges us to examine our motivations for church-going, to see whether they are biblical or carnal.
Many Christians think it is weird to speak of eternal rewards, but Jesus made it very clear.
Whether you believe it or not, as a Christian, you are in the process of building an edifice - and you will be rewarded based on your work.
Not only should we find hope and comfort in the reality of an eternity, we should also be motivated to "fill up" our eternal investment portfolio.
Just as babies have to move from milk to solid food, so God calls us to move up in our spiritual capacity.
Pastor Jason cautions us that just as exposure to a virus builds immunity without killing us, so hearing God's reproof without obeying it can build a sort of negative immunity - we do not obey and our hearts are hardened, leading to ever greater discipline.
We believe that the Bible is literally and historically the Word of God, right down to the punctuation.
God gives us the Holy Spirit so that we might know the things that have been freely given to us.
God has prepared such glorious things for those who love Him that we speak of them to others who have His Spirit (i.e., other Christians).
Pastor Jason shows us how the Jewish leaders who agitated to have Christ crucified were the unfortunate victims of demonic influence.
Pastor Jason challenges us to examine our assumptions and see if we are using the wisdom of God or of the world to make our worldview. What we believe will affect how we perceive.
Pastor Jason recounts some of the amazing ways that the end times prophecy about the explosion in knowledge and science is happening before our eyes.
Did you know that God is not all that interested in your becoming a Christian? He wants you to be a disciple!
Jesus warned the Pharisees that they knew an awful lot of the Bible but were completely missing the message that it contains.
The Apostle Paul was careful not to mix his own fancy words in with the pure message of the Gospel.
If you had to choose between preaching to the intellectuals or to humble people, a better bet would be the humble because they are more receptive. At the same time, God also uses giant intellects like that of Paul to have huge impacts in our world.
Knowledge alone does not save and the Christian faith but be experienced by faith. At the same time, God is honored when we put our minds to work and examine the facts of our faith with reason.
Pastor Jason warns us that God will oppose those who go against what He is doing in the local church.
Pastor Jason shows us how the cross of Jesus Christ is a treasure for us but makes no sense to the world.
Sometimes when we think that we have been offended by someone else in the church, we simply have misunderstood and need to take steps toward reconciliation.
Pastor Jason Dennett shows us why it is so important for the local church to be united in one vision.
Pastor Jason Dennett preaches an encouraging sermon on the ways in which God is working His perfect plan in our lives.
There is tension and friction between what we are called to be as the Body of Christ and what we are actually doing in this world.
Pastor Jason shows us how the way to be prepared for the tough times in our Christian walk is to be spiritually ready.
Pastor Jason Dennett tells us that we can look at the Goliath in our lives or at the God who is bigger than our Goliaths.
Pastor Jason Dennett urges us to consider carefully how we plan for our futures, both here and in the afterlife.
Jesus lived to bring glory and honor to God the Father, setting an example for how we must live and how we should view our time on earth.
Pastor Jason Dennett offers a lesson on the importance of leaving all to follow Jesus, as He obeyed His Father.
Jesus' entry into Jerusalem was more than a parade, it was the fulfillment of an ancient prophecy.
Pastor Jason looks at the story of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem and considers how the enthusiasm of the crowd did not fool Jesus as He knew they had a flawed understanding of His mission.
Are you sure that you are a Christian? What will you say when you stand before Jesus Christ?
Pastor Jason Dennett shows us how Jesus knew all the humiliation He would encounter, and how He demonstrated true manhood by accepting all of it and working past it.
Pastor Jason Dennett encourages us to learn more about the grace of God and to deepen our appreciation of it.
Pastor Jason Dennet speaks to true biblical manliness and cautions against the evils of machismo.
Grace is a teacher. So if we truly have encountered the grace of God in a powerful way, we should have learned something.
Pastor Jason Dennett uses the old familiar parable of the atheist and the sparrow to explain why God had to send His Son in the form of a human.
Pastor Jason Dennett shows us how the whole concept of Christian joy is literally based on grace.
Pastor Jason Dennett examines the very literal lordship of Christ, and how He owns and rules the universe.
Pastor Jason Dennett challenges fathers to love their children enough actively to take a role in raising, instructing, and educating them.
Continuing with his theme of fathers and love, Pastor Jason Dennett assures us that God loves us and wants good things for us - and we do not have to earn that love.
Pastor Jason Dennett tells us that although some of us have a difficult relationship with our earthly fathers, we can trust our Heavenly Father.
Pastor Jason examines the concept of agape love and shows husbands how to love their wives in the way that they need.
Pastor Jason looks at the story of the Statue of Liberty and examines parallels to how we should honor our mothers for their work, love, and commitment.
Pastor Jason challenges us with the certainty of death and our need to prepare for it, and shows us some of the absurd ways many of us try to avoid this certainty.
Jesus literally, physically, and historically rose from the dead - and He literally rules us. Our call is obedience.
Pastor Jason begins examining the story of when God tested the faith of Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his only son Isaac.
Pastor Jason Dennett examines the powerful testimony of prophecy in the death of Jesus Christ.
Pastor Jason shows us why a Savior was necessary because none of us can live up to the demands of God's holiness.
Pastor Jason begins examining the story of Jesus' arrival to Jerusalem on the back of a donkey, and what that meant both for Him then and for us today.
Pastor Jason examines not just what it means to love, but also what it means to be in love in a biblical sense.
Pastor Jason examines the book of Philemon, which God used to help bring an end to the slave trade.
Pastor Jason urges us to pray, not just for ourselves, but also for those in leadership and in ministry.
Pastor Jason urges us not to compartmentalize our lives, but to give every part of them to Jesus.
Pastor Jason addresses employers in this message, challenging them to remember their testimony in their dealings with their employees. Whether you own or manage a business, this one is for you.
Pastor Jason looks at how we are to live in view of eternity. We're not meant for earth, so don't get too comfortable.
Pastor Jason shows us that God's standard for husbands is that they make the decision to love their wives sincerely.
As a pastor and Bible teacher, Martin Luther was a passionate defender of the biblical family.