Dec 7, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
Calvary Baptist is adamant in its understanding that Jesus Christ created the universe and everything in it. We do not accept the theories of atheistic evolution which are is commonly taught today. So while admitting that there are hundreds of breeds of dogs and new...
Dec 6, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Morning
My message for this morning would probably not be well-received by my teachers in Bible school. Most of them believed the things which their teachers had taught them – without much examination. And to be frank, that is what we, as students were expected to do, if we...
Nov 30, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
I gave thought to adding a point to my message this morning, but decided to save it for tonight. There are reasons to worship Christ contained within this so-called “Great Commission.” For example, Christ says, “All power is given unto me in heaven...
Nov 29, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Morning
On the morning after His resurrection, Christ sent His disciples back to Galilee for short visit. Perhaps it was so that His men might gather up their families and belongings to move to the big city. After this trip home, Christ “commanded them that they should...
Nov 23, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
The Lord willing, next Sunday night we will deal more directly with the questions raised in verse 18. In the mean time, how do YOU look at these commandments – this commission? In William Carey’s day it was common to think that these words belonged only to the...
Nov 22, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Morning
I admit that many of the messages in this series have been designed to explain some aspect of the text. This is one of the problems of this kind of study – but at the same time it can provide a long-term blessings. With that said, someone might think that to spend...
Nov 15, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
I feel somewhat foolish addressing these verses. I feel foolish because what we read here is foolish. How can we be serious about something so silly? And yet, this is the Word of God, so it is worthy of our consideration. Plus the implications and results of these...
Nov 15, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Morning
As we have seen, Mary, Mary and perhaps even another Mary, went to Jesus’ sepulchre very early on Sunday. They were surprised to find the door to the tomb wide open. They were even more surprised to be greeted by an angel of the Lord. He said, “Fear not ye, for...
Nov 9, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
We are going to take a slight step backward this evening after taking a step forward. Luke 24 describes one of the later meetings between Christ and His disciples. The ladies had delivered their exciting news, and the two from Emmaus had also returned. “As they...
Nov 8, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Morning
Very early on Sunday morning, a group of ladies, led by Mary Magdalene, went to the tomb of Joseph. They had hopes of further anointing the body of the Lord Jesus. As they walked along, with pitchers and other containers of various spices and ointments, they...
Nov 2, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
How many witnesses were there to the resurrection of Christ? If your mind immediately goes back to last Sunday night’s message then – I’ve got you! Last week I tried to harmonize Christ Jesus’ post resurrection appearances. There were the ladies, but how many of them?...
Nov 1, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Morning
No matter where you might go in the world, there is heavy competition for the tourist’s dollars. Even here in Spokane and Coeur d’Alene. And, of course, right in the center of that battle are the hotels. There may be a hundred attractions for visitors to see, all...
Oct 25, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Morning
Sometime during the afternoon of Christ’s death, Joseph “went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.” After the governor verified that Jesus had truly died, he “commanded the body to be delivered” to Joseph. John tells us that Joseph and...
Oct 19, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
This will be a brief hypothetical sermon, because we don’t have any sinners among us today. There are no shady areas in our lives – no worldly tendencies – no inner sins. Furthermore, there are no false doctrines hidden away in our hearts – no radical Biblical...
Oct 19, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Morning
C.H. Spurgeon suggested that the burial of Christ was the least often preached aspect of the crucifixion. In the light of that statement, I’ll ask you – “Have YOU ever heard a message on the burial of Christ?” If the only pastor you have ever had is me,...
