Calvary Church Bergenfield: Recent Episodes
Pastor Daniel
We are a loving, active, Bible believing church that seeks to reach out to our community with the love of Jesus Christ. Our passion is to proclaim the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We are Calvary Church
What do we tend to pray for? How do we feel when we don’t get it, at least, not in the way we think we should? How are we affected when it feels like God is silent?
What do we spend our time on? Much of our time is invested in good things, but are there things we've over-invested our time in? Would God scold us like he did Martha? Would commend us like he did Mary? This week we take a look at 'Time'.
What does it mean to pick up our cross? What does God have for us? Are we excited about that? What if it makes us uncomfortable?
What burdens do we carry? What hope do we have of dealing with them ourselves? What hope do we have?
Our hope lies in an empty tomb.
Jesus' disciples had high expectations of what the future would look like when their teacher was sitting on a donkey, headed into Jerusalem. Did they get what they anticipated? What expectations have we put on our future? On God? How will we respond when things don't happen in the way that we anticipate? What does all of this have to say about God's love for us?
Why does Jesus quote Psalm 31 by saying "Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit?" What confidence can we have in these words of Jesus?
Two thieves hung next to Jesus, one on his right, and one on his left. Though they started from similar places, one had a change of heart.
What happened so that Jesus responded with: "Today you will be with me in paradise"?
What is forgiveness? Who is forgiveness for? Do we abuse forgiveness? Pastor Dan explores these questions in today's sermon.
We have been given one offensive weapon in Ephesians 6. What is it? How do we use it? What does it do? This week we look at the Sword of the Spirit.
Why would Paul reference our faith as a shield? What was the purpose of shields back in New Testament? What does this mean for us today?
What is Paul talking about when he says we've been fitted with shoes of readiness? Ready for what? Do we feel ready?
What is righteousness? What is a breastplate? Why do we need a breastplate of righteousness? And whose breastplate is it anyway?
We begin our journey through the pieces of the armor of God, starting with the Belt of Truth. What is truth? Why is it important? What is the purpose of the belt? We explore these questions as we navigate the text in this message.
We being our new series on the Armor of God. Matt takes us through the opening passage, and sets the table for what is to come.
We sit in the shoes of Mary, before the manger. How did she feel? What did she think? What was she pondering? And what do her conclusions mean for us today? Merry Christmas!
What do the angels mean when they say 'on whom God's favor rests'? How do we feel about favor? What does favor have to do with our relationship with God? We take a look at these questions in the sermon this morning.
Were the shepherds the most qualified recipients of the angel's message that starry first Christmas night? What can we learn from them? In what ways do the shepherds encourage us today?
The innkeeper had the chance to celebrate the birth of the messiah. Instead he relegated the messiah to the manger. And so Jesus knows what it's like to be relegated, left out, not valued.
In what ways can we relate to Jesus? In what ways can we relate to the innkeeper?
Who was Joseph? What was it like for him that night at the manger? We don't know. We can't truly know. But we can look at his journey, and get some insights into what his life was like. Which leads to the question? In what ways do we relate to Joseph?
How can we be thankful when thankfulness is demanded? What does that look like? How does this struggle affect our relationship with God? Pastor Dan works through these questions in this sermon
How should the church approach Halloween? In what ways does Halloween reflect our walk of faith? Is there any correlation? Pastor Dan looks at Genesis 1 as he walks through how we, as a church and Christians, can look at Halloween.
Do we get frustrated with our journey of life? Do we wish we knew which path to take? Do we struggle with the storms of life that come up? Pastor Dan looks at those questions in this week's sermon.
What does picking pumpkins have to do with our walk with the Lord? Pastor Dan discusses that in this sermon.
Do we struggle to believe that God is with us? Maybe we struggle with the Journey God has called us to. In this sermon, Pastor Dan looks at what it means that God is with us, and how that relates to the mission he has called us to join him in.
This week Pastor Dan looks at how hard it is to teach others to obey the Word of God...and how hard it is to obey ourselves.
In this sermon Pastor Dan takes a look at Jesus' instruction in the Great Commission to 'Baptize'. Why do we do it? Why is it important? Who should be baptized?
We have been sent, but by whose authority have we been sent? Pastor Dan explores that question in this sermon.
We aren't strong enough to hold on to God's promises to us. But Christ is. And we are safe in the grip of the Savior.
God is our fortress That means he is a place of safety. A place of protection. A place of hope. What does this mean in the struggles of life? And what happens when we leave the fortress on purpose?
Ever felt alone in a crowded room? Ever felt like you were on the outside? Ever felt persecuted and alienated, and attacked by those you thought you could trust? So did David, the great king and poet of the Old Testament. And in his distress, he wrote Psalm 12. This week, Pastor Dan explores these words of David.
John writes to Gaius about looking forward to seeing him face-to-face. What implications does this statement hold for us in our churches, ministries and lives overall? Pastor Dan explores.
In 3 John 1:11 the apostle writes to Gaius that he should not imitate evil, but imitate what is good. How are we doing with that? What does that look like for us? These are some questions that Pastor dan tackles in this sermon.
What does a church culture look like when leadership is a competition, and there is a fight to be 'first'? How do we act when we are in positions of power? How do we act when the authority we have been given us challenged? This week Pastor Dan looks at the Fruit of Pride.
How do we treat the outsiders in our churches? Have you ever felt like an outsider? How did Gaius treat the outsider, and what can we learn from him?
How good are we at sticking to the path of Truth? How often do we blaze our own trails? What happens when we get lost in the woods? How does God approach us when we haven't done things like we're supposed to? These are questions Pastor Dan tackles in the sermon this week.
Do you have sins in your past that you struggle to believe are forgiven? Do you believe that God's grace has limits? Pastor Dan explores these questions in this sermon.
Do you ever wonder if you've done enough to make it to heaven? Do you ever wonder if you've done enough to stay a Christian? Pastor Dan looks into these questions in this week's sermon.
We all have parts of ourselves that we're embarrassed about. We all have things we don't want others to know about. And God knows about all of it. Does he really love us in spite of how well he knows us?
We all struggle with doubt at times. Do we ever wonder if God is real? Do we wonder if what the Bible says is true? Pastor Dan tackles those questions in this sermon.
What does Jesus' Resurrection mean for us? We explore that question as we celebrate the victory of our Lord.
Did Jesus know what would happen when he entered Jerusalem? Why didn't he avoid the events of Holy Week? Do we avoid the things that are harmful to us? This Palm Sunday we see the hearts of Jesus for his people.
What is burnout? Who experiences burnout? How do we respond to burnout? How did Jesus respond to burnout? These are some of the questions we look at in the sermon this morning.
This sermon takes a look at how Jesus responded to his family coming to urge him to take a break from his ministry. We will wrestle with questions of how much emphasis should be put on the nuclear family, and how much should be put on the spiritual family. How does one grow closer to their brothers and sisters in Christ? What does that look like?
What is a sacred cow? Do we let them get in the way of God's mission? Are we able to see them in our own lives? How should we respond to them? How did Jesus respond to them? These are questions that this sermon addresses.
Why did Jesus ask the tax collector to "follow" him? How do you think he felt about that? How did the Pharisees feel about that? How do you think the disciples felt about that? What does it look like to follow Jesus? What is he calling us to? These are some of the things Pastor Dan talks about in this sermon.
Is your relationship with God personal or transactional? What kind of relationship is God after? What does this mean for us? What is he calling us to? What does ministry look like? These are questions Pastor Dan tackles in this sermon.
What is the purpose of the Law? What are we talking about when we say 'the Gospel'? Why are they both so important? Where are they found? What roles do they play in salvation? These are questions Pastor Dan tackles in this sermon.
Does God tempt us? Is all temptation evil? How is the devil at work against the church? What hope do we have against such an Adversary? These are questions that we look at as Pastor Dan brings the focus on the Lord's Prayer to a close.
What is a biblical view of forgiveness? Why is forgiveness so hard? Why does it seem unfair? What help do we receive from God to forgive? This week we look at forgiveness.
Why did Jesus instruct us to pray: "Give us this day our daily bread?" What is meant by daily bread? Do we feel like God hears that prayer? This week we Pastor Dan explores the fourth petition of the Lord's Prayer.
Why does Jesus have us pray: "Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven"? Do you ever wrestle with God's will? Do you wonder what it will look like when the kingdom comes? Pastor Dan works through these questions and topics in this week's sermon.
What does the word 'Hallowed' mean? Why did Jesus teach us to pray that God's name be 'Hallowed'? Do we sometimes feel like God is distant in his holiness? These are questions that we tackle in this sermon.
Do we get what we deserve? This week we celebrate Christmas by taking a look at Christ the Gift!
Do we worry that we'll be a disappointment? Do we worry others will disappoint us? Do we sometimes feel disappointed in God? How do we deal with that, and what does Christ as the King have to do with any of it? These are things we tackle in the sermon this morning.
We sacrifice a lot. Do we ever wonder if our sacrifices will mean anything? This week we look at Christ's sacrifice, and the hope that we have because of it.
Our Advent series continues, as we look at how Christ fulfilled the role of Priest. The priests of the Old Testament, and their eventual successors the Sadducees, were unable to be all that God intended the role of priest to be. And we today, have also failed to do this well. So this week we look at how Christ has redeemed the role of Priest.
In this sermon, Matthew Wang explores the role of prophets in the Old Testament, and how Jesus fulfilled prophecy, and was the ultimate prophet himself.
What does my faith do? What if my faith isn't strong? What happens when I doubt? What provision does God have for me when I'm weak? These are questions that have answers in the 3rd article of the Apostle's Creed, and Pastor Dan takes a look at them in this sermon.
Who is Jesus? What did he do? What to we confess about him in the Apostle's Creed? Pastor Dan looks at those questions and more in this sermon.
Why do we confess a Creed? What does 'Creed' even mean? How do we understand "God the Father, Almighty, maker of Heaven and Earth"? These are questions we look at in today's sermon.
What is the Lord's Supper? Why do we celebrate it? Why do we call it a Means of Grace? Is it important? How often should we come to the table? These are questions we work through in today's sermon.
What is baptism? Why do we do it? What do we get from it? Who should get baptized? Pastor Dan tackles these questions and more in this week's sermon.
What is Sanctification? How does it work? What do we do with it? If you've wondered these things, guest speaker Dom Santore has a great message for you, just listen in.
What is Justification? Why is it important? Why do we believe in it? How are we Justified? This week at Calvary we take a look at Justification, and what it means for the Christian.
Are you tired? Are you spent? Do you wonder how God's mission can go forward with such broken, exhausted and worn out people in the church? That's what we talk about in the sermon this message.
We don't often feel ready for the mission that God has called us to. Pastor Dan wrestles with that tension in this message on how the Gospel calls the church to mission.
Aren't our churches supposed to be unified? How do we deal with the tensions that we feel in our churches? Does the Bible, does the Gospel, have anything to say about that? This week we explore how the Gospel makes the church one.
The Gospel doesn't just affect us as individuals, but as a church! In this episode, Pastor Dan looks at 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 and gives us a look at how the Gospel makes the church unique.
Though a technically true saying, "You Don't Need to go to Church to be a Christian" is pretty bad advice. Pastor Dan takes a look at that in this sermon.
President Paul Larson filled the pulpit this Sunday. We trust that you will be blessed by the Word that God speaks through him.