Calvary Bible Church- Flagstaff: Recent Episodes
Aaron Hulbert
Sermons by Calvary Bible Church Flagstaff- you can visit our website at https://www.calvarybibleflagstaff.com/
our commitment to each other helps our relationships grow. The same can be said of our relationship to Christ.
What do you imitate? How does that affect your life? Paul calls us to imitate him while he imitates Christ. How we apply that today is by finding someone who imitates Christ and imitate them.
In Philippians 3 Paul gives us his resume for why he of all people should have confidence that his works produced righteousness. Then he calls it all a pile of garbage. It is as if he burns his resume in order to understand God's grace.
After urging the church in Philippi to be united Paul explains how-to live-in unity, then gives the greatest example.
What do you live for? Is life about comfort or do you live for a different purpose? How you answer those questions will greatly affect your outlook on life.
God uses crooked sticks to draw straight lines. This should give us all grace and hope. Grace for other Christians we deem as wrong. Even in their error God can still use them. Hope, because if we are all being honest, we are crooked sticks.
What are some obstacles to sharing the gospel? How can we live in a way to remove those obstacles?
God has an assignment for you. God has a purpose for your life. You are called the light of the world, are you shining?
Brady Cone is the founder of Calibrate Ministries. Calibrate Ministries is dedicated to sharing a message of hope by delivering, teaching and training the evangelical community on the issue of sexual brokenness.
Is there any evidence for Jesus as the Christ? If John was to call someone to the witness stand who would he call? That is what 1 John 5:6-12 is all about.
Does the weight of the world feel overwhelming? Are your burdens weighing you down? Jesus has given us the victory over the world and its oppressive system. The operating system of God, a system of grace, is not burdensome. John invites us to live in the victory of Christ.
After John writes about false teachers, his audience might want to fight them. John reminds us that we are to operate out of love. That we don't need to fear, because God's love drives out fear.
With all the talk in 1 John about antichrists, we can begin to feel overwhelmed. We know there are many false prophets in the world today. How can we have confidence? John gives us encouragement: greater is He who is in you, than he who is in the world. (disclaimer: we did have some issues with the audio for this sermon)
Have you ever felt like a loser Christian? Like every week you fail Christ? Like you are just one big disappointment to God? If your heart condemns you, God is greater!
How do you react when confronted about sin? Do you justify or repent? Do you turn or continue in your sin? How you react gives evidence as to who you belong to.
What is the difference between knowing about God and knowing God? How can you know God better, not just know about God better?
When you think of love and hate do you think of emotion? Is there more to love and hate than an intense feeling of affection or repulsion? To hate others means to walk in the darkness. To love others means to walk in the light. The only way we can love how God has called us to love is to be plugged into the very source of love.
We often teach the Sermon on the Mount in sections. How could we not? The richness of the teaching is too much to gloss over. Yet we can sectionalize it and forget that the Sermon on the Mount is in fact one unified sermon. Today we examine the sermon as a whole.
Jesus begins the conclusion of His sermon: will you follow the culture of the day or will you follow Him?
Today we discussion the purpose and direction of CBC. We also address women's role in the church.
How would you summarize the entire Old Testament? Would your summary be a paragraph? Maybe a few pages? How about 15 words? Jesus summarizes the entire Old Testament as well as the Sermon on the Mount in 15 words.
Is Genesis relevant today? How does Genesis affect doctrine and faith? Dr Tim Chaffey will discuss those questions today.
Was Noah's Ark real? Was the flood global or local? How do these questions impact our faith?
Are you judgmental? Maybe just discerning? What is the difference? Does Jesus condone either one? That's what Matthew 7:1-6 is all about.
Do you have anxiety? Jesus explains that the cure to anxiety is reminding yourself that He cares for you!
Do you struggle with prayer? what is prayer and why should we pray? That is what we will study in Matthew 6:5-15.
do you perform for man's approval or God's? What does it look like when we act out for other's approval? How can we shift to focus only on God?
Often times we use God to rid us of sins we don't like while holding on to sins we don't mind. We give God lots of little yeses, but not the big yes. What happens when you give God the big yes? How does that change everything in your life?
When it comes to relationships are boundaries good? If so, what type of boundaries? Do boundaries stop our hearts from evil thoughts? Can boundaries make us righteous? Do you create boundaries to focus on God or so you know what you can get away with?
When it comes to morality, do you draw a hard line? Are you more righteous than those who are on the other side of the line? Maybe you are not as righteous as you think?
Jesus continues to confront the religious legalism of the Pharisees. However, in this confrontation some might wonder if Jesus is trying to undermine scripture. Jesus not only delights in scripture but is the authority on scripture.
During Jesus earthly ministry the people witnessed His miracles that authenticated His claim to be the Son of God. It seems like it would be easy to follow Him based on their experience. Yet, many did not. In this series we ask who are you following and why?
Do you have a let's make a deal theology with God? A theology that believes if you are good God owes you? If so, what happens when tragedy strikes? Is God to blame? Can senseless evil exist? If so, how can we find meaning in the meaningless pain?
After the exile the Israelites wondered if God's presence was still with them. Have you ever wondered the same thing? Psalm 114 was written to encourage those Israelites, that although God's presence was no longer visible, He was still there.
Have you ever felt like a loser? Like no one cares for you? If so, Psalm 113 is for you.
Psalm 112 has an unknown author and an unknown date, but we do know that it is a Psalm of wisdom.
Psalm 110:1 is the most quoted Old Testament passage in the New Testament. But what does it mean? In this sermon Bob Richardson unpacks Psalm 110.
What is the engine for living the Christians life? Philippians 4:10-20 gives us a clue.
The questions we answer in this sermon are: Are ghosts real? What are angels and demons? Is God's presence in hell? What does it mean to take communion in an unworthy manner?
After explaining that legalism has no value against the flesh, Paul goes on to explain how we should live.
Paul gets to the crux of the argument, if Christ is all we need, why do we let others disqualify us, we do we let others call the shots? Christ is enough, therefore live in the freedom He offers!
After laying out how awesome Jesus is Paul commands us to walk according to Christ, then explains what that means.
After explaining the supremacy of Christ, Paul goes on to exclaim that he strives to see all mature in Christ.
The resurrection changed everything. Without it the church would have died off, not just in a couple years or weeks, but immediately!
On Palm Sunday Jesus formally presents himself as the Messiah. the crowds recognize it, so do the Pharisees. Yet, the Pharisees have a very different reaction.
After telling the church at Colossae how he prays for them, Paul establishes who Jesus is.
Last week we learned why Paul prayed for the church at Colossae. This week we learned what he prayed.
Paul begins his letter to the Colossians with a typical introduction that is full of theology.
Paul concludes his letter to the church in Ephesus by encouraging them to stand firm in the might of God.
In this sermon Brent explains how the Bible is God's revealed word and what that means for us.
As we return to our series Better Together we examine the change of clothes that Paul commands us to make.
Every now and then someone asks a question, and we try to answer it. Today's questions are: Is Santa an Idol and Where do we Draw the Line Between Planning and Trusting God?
For Isaiah, the revealing of future events was like looking at a mountain range from a distance. He knew what would happen, but the exact timeline was difficult to know. Yet, he trusted God. We get the privilege of living between the mountains. We have seen the first advent; this gives us even more confidence in the second.
John clearly identified Jesus as the Messiah. He is so sure of it he actually steps aside for the Messiah. However, after being imprisoned John asks Jeus, "Are you the one, or should we look for someone else." We explore why John asks this question.
This week we explore how John the Baptist fulfilled Isaiah's prophecy of the one crying in the wilderness.
After instructing that unity would bring about maturity, Paul begins to describe what that maturity will look like.
After calling us to maintain the unity that God created, Paul emphasizes our own assignments within the oneness that is in Christ.
After establishing theology, Paul begins to explain how we should live based on this theology.
God has blessed us beyond measure. In Ephesians 1 Paul greets the church and then gives a benediction describing how God has blessed us.
To better understand the letter to the church at Ephesus we examine how the church was planted and grew.
Unity is both good and pleasant, because God created us to live in unity. Psalm 133 does not explain how to live in unity, but does help us understand how important it is.
We covered this psalm to answer a question from our question-a-bowl: "How can David be a man after God's own heart when he had multiple wives?"
Christian Young helps us understand that as long as it is today, we can still seek out God.
The Psalmist reminds Israel of their failures but comforts them with God's faithfulness. Even in our failures, God is still faithful.
Our life has a story, often times we make our story the most important story, the one all other stories revolve around. But the truth is our story is just a small part of God's larger story. reminding ourselves of God's larger story helps us live out our story well.
In Mark 9 Jesus asks a man if he believes. The man replies, "I believe, help my unbelief." This man describes what most of us go through. We all struggle with belief, so what tools does God give us to help with our unbelief? I believe Psalm 103 gives us the answer.
Our lives are finite, but God is eternal. If our lives are to have value, meaning, or purpose we need to live for that which is eternal.
What does it take for society to flourish? Is Psalm 101 David gives us some commitments we can make to help our community to flourish.
After witnessing the destruction of Babylon, John receives the final vision in Revelation.
John finishes the 3rd vision with an introduction to the new world and an evangelistic call. The introduction to the sermon was not recorded, so it begins with the scripture reading.
After Jesus wins the battle of Armageddon, He reigns for 1000 years, followed by one last battle. At the end of the last battle, God judges everyone.
As we return to our study of the third vision, we look at two perspectives on the fall of Babylon.
After being welcomed as Messiah on Sunday, why do the crowds yell crucify Him on Friday?
The Triumphal Entry was not random. Jesus set it up to present Himself as King Jesus, the Messiah.
As we dive back into Revelation, we explore the last part of the interlude between the Trumpets and the Bowls.
John continues the interlude giving us a greater description of Satan's wrath and deception.
Revelation 7 is an interlude, not moving the narrative along, but drawing us deeper into the narrative.
After the introduction to the second vision, John describes the opening of the first 6 seals.
As we prepare our hearts to celebrate the birth of Jesus, we look at how King David found joy in repentance.
Stanley Begaye leads us in prayer for the persecuted church before we dive into the final letter, the letter to the church in Laodicea.
After introducing the first vision, John is commanded to write a letter to seven churches. Ephesus is the first of the seven letters.
John opens his letter with two introductions: a prophetic intro as well as an epistle intro.
The Revelation of John uses a lot of symbolism, to understand the symbolism it is helpful to know the historical context of the letter. However, it is very important to not let the symbolism become the focal point, the focus should be on the glory of Christ!
Our final Psalm for the summer, one more magisterial Psalm, emphasizing the rule of God.
Another magisterial psalm that encourages us to praise and worship God because He has the final authority.
Would you rather have a vengeful God or a loving God? What if the answer is not either or, but both and. What if God's love is what drives His justice?
Do you want your best life now? What does that even mean? Does God promise that you will never be hurt? In Psalm 91 we explore these topics.
After describing the false teachers, Jude gives instruction on how to engage the opponent.
After reminding the audience of their calling, Jude identifies characteristics of the advisory.
Jude opens his letter by letting his audience know they have been called and commissioned by God to agonize for the faith.
Peter gives us his last words: Grow in the grace and Knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
After reminding us of who we are in Christ, Peter begins to identify the false teachers.
After reminding his audience of the gospel truth, Peter begins to lay out the authority of the gospel truth.
Our theology always drives our behavior. In the introduction to his second letter Peter explains the grace God has lavished upon us that will ultimately drive our behavior of living in grace.
Jesus transitions from a time of Public Presentation to Private Preparation. Preparing the disciples for His death.
After being rejected in His hometown, the story continues with missions and misunderstandings.
After being rejected by leaders, Jesus begins to teach in parables- asking the listener to carefully examine their own hearts.
After establishing Jesus as deity, with great works to authenticate, Mark moves on to show Jesus as a folk hero as well as hated by certain leaders.