Calvary Norfolk Sermons

Be Careful When You Are Right

2011-12-16T09:53:00.000-08:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - Job 11:1-20 - 12.11.2011

A Root Out of Dry Ground

2011-12-07T10:35:00.000-08:00

Chaplain Bryan Weaver - Isaiah 53:1-6 - 12.04.2011

Saved by Grace

2011-12-07T10:32:00.000-08:00

Chaplain Mil Yi - Ephesians 2:8-10 - 11.27.2011

Our Need for a Mediator

2011-12-07T10:28:00.000-08:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - Job 9—10 - 11.20.2011

Lessons of History

2011-12-07T10:19:00.001-08:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - Job 8:1-22 - 11.13.2011

Lessons of History

2011-12-07T10:19:00.000-08:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - Job 8:1-22 - 11.13.2011

God the Tormentor

2011-12-07T10:14:00.000-08:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - Job Chapters 6-7 - 11.6.2011

Eliphaz: Those Who Sow Trouble Reap It

2011-12-07T10:09:00.000-08:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - Job Chapters 4-5 - 10.30.2011

Job Curses the Day of His Birth

2011-12-07T10:05:00.000-08:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - Job 3:1-26 - 10.23.2011

With Friends Like These

2011-12-07T09:57:00.000-08:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - Job 2:11-13 - 10.16.2011

Skin for Skin

2011-10-04T11:58:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - Job 2:1-8 - 10.2.2011

His Name is 666

2011-09-26T11:13:00.000-07:00

Chaplain Mil Yi - Revelation 13: 11-18 - 9.25.2011

The Lord Gives and the Lord Takes Away

2011-09-26T11:09:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - Job 1:13-22 - 9.18.2011

(due to technical difficulties, this sermon was not recorded)

As his parents watched from the patio, a little boy played baseball by himself in the back yard. Of course this amounted to tossing a ball into the air and attempting to hit it with his bat. As he did so he proclaimed to no one in particular, "I’m the greatest hitter in the world!" Unfortunately, he missed the ball and, since he was the umpire too, regretfully announced, "Strike one." Undaunted the little fellow picked up the ball, threw it back into the air and said, "I’m the greatest baseball hitter ever!" With even greater intensity he swung the bat but all he caught was air for his efforts. "Strike two," he said. The boy paused a moment, examined the bat and ball carefully, and then for a third time threw the ball into the air. "I’m the greatest hitter in the history of baseball," he said. This time he swung for all he was worth, but just like the other two attempts, he missed. "Strike three," he mumbled. Then the boy sat for a moment considering what had just happened. After a minute or so, he turned to his parents and much to their surprise said, "Wow, I just struck out the greatest hitter in the world! I must be the greatest pitcher of all time."
We shall all face trying circumstances in our lives. The question and the challenge for us is how will we respond to these trials. When there occurs a drastic change in our circumstances there is often revealed either defects in our character or unanticipated excellencies. As William Henry Green said, “Emergencies are the making of some men, and the destruction of others.”
I believe what has created such interest in the book of Job is his response to the harsh and painful suffering that invades his life. He responds unlike anyone including ourselves would respond not with despair, or complaining, or a superficial shrug that says, “Praise the Lord anyhow!”, or not with a stoic fatalism that sees no use in complaining because bad things are bound to happen anyway. No, Job's response is not of this world and it catches us off guard so that we ask, “How is this response possible?”
Theme: What should our response be when tragedy, loss or suffering invades our lives?
I. Living for Self or God?
In this first chapter of Job we find Satan appearing before God to give an account. God says, Have you considered my servant Job?” God goes on to say that Job was a blameless, upright man who feared God and avoided evil. The Lord even went on to say concerning Job, “...there is none like him on earth...” This is high praise from God who is holy and possesses no imperfection.
Satan then responds being true to his evil and deceitful nature. Satan accuses Job of being loyal to God and living an honorable life only for the motivation of self interest and not out of a true devotion and love for God.
Read Job 1:10
Satan's argument is, “No wonder Job live a blameless God-fearing life, look at all that you have done for him in terms of his material possessions and prosperity.” Satan says, “Does Job fear God for nothing.” The devil's unspoken response is, “Of course not.” Satan's argument is that Job is motivated by self-interest. Satan is suggesting that Job worships God because he wants to obtain God's blessing.
We know in reading the remainder of this chapter that Satan's accusation against Job is entirely false. Job is placed into the furnace and is tried and he reemerges innocent and pure. There was not a shred of hypocrisy or motive for enriching self at the cost of denying God in his life or heart. Yet what Satan was proposing could be true of many in the Christian church today. Satan was describing the spirit of consumerism that is alive and well in many congregation throughout our land.
Consumerism is focused on the gifts of God rather than the person of God. Consumerism seeks to obtain that sense of well-being and contentment that comes from obtaining goods for oneself. The problem with this approach is that one never gets to the point of being completely satisfied. There is always one more item that needs to be purchased, one more upgrade on the house, one more entertainment that must be experienced. In order to obtain the good life now, we work longer hours, we fill our days with more self-actualizing activities and we increase our spending. We still may have a love for God but He is put on a list with everything else we must accomplish and even if He is first on the list God is still treated as one good among many rather than the ultimate good who deserves whole-hearted devotion as the first commandment describes, “You must have no other gods before me.”
In the summer of 2002 Tulsa Oklahoma had a burglary suspect that did something quite unusual. According to the KOTV television news, Edward McBride kicked in the door of a house, and grabbed a duffle bag full of electronic gear. As he left the house, a man working next door saw him and called 911. The police arrived as McBride was running toward The Arkansas River and he jumped in with the bag of loot. Mike Branson was fishing in the river and saw officers go in after McBride. Mike said, "They were pulling their stuff off yelling at him to come back in but the guy just stayed out there. The officers got in the water he [the suspect] went down once or twice, he didn’t come back up.” The suspect never would release the stolen items. The fire department recovered McBride’s body about thirty minutes later, still clutching his loot.
Richard Foster noted: “Nothing can destroy human beings like the passion to possess. All of us grow attachments to incidental things—things that are temporal—things that are familiar and fail to venture forth where God leads.
I read a brief letter to the editor a few weeks ago that was authored by a man who was upset. Whether he was a Christian or not, I do not know, but he knew that what he witnessed was wrong. He saw the sign in front of a church advertising a revival and the hook to get people there was a raffle to be held to give away a car. This is where the church is it's own worst enemy in fueling the consumer spirit that is rampant in our American culture.
The consumer spirit asks, “What's in it for me? How do I benefit? How will this make a difference in my life? We demand. We expect. We want. We are entitled. We deserve. The problem with the consumer spirit is that it does not work in a relationship with God who is Lord over all.
II. The Lord Gives and Takes
The Lord gives permission to Satan to lay his hand against all that Job possesses but does not allow Satan to harm Job's bodily health. So Satan leaves the presence of the Lord and goes to work against all that Job possesses.
In verse 13 we find all of Job's sons and daughters gathered together in the oldest brother's house and what is about to occur happens in rapid succession all on the same day. First, the Sabeans attacked and took all of Job's oxen and donkeys and then struck down the servants that were with them. Second, another messenger came and reported that that fire fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and those servants who watched them. Third, another messenger came and reported that the Chaldeans made a raid on all of Job's camels, stealing them and killing those servant who had the care of them. Then finally, and causing the most devastation and tragic results, a violent wind tore apart the house that contained all of Job's children and they all died. This is a drastic, monumental and devastating event that shakes one's world and for it to happen in such a short span of time fuels the impact. Even if we take away the loss of Job's herds, we still have left the loss of seven sons and three daughters in a single day. What sorrow and anguish this produced. It no doubt took a long time for Job to obtain all his wealth and to raise his children and then to have it all vanish in a single day is mind numbing.
In verse 20 we read of Job's response. He rose and tore his clothes. The tearing of clothes was a common expression of intense emotion in the form of inner turmoil, shock and often grief. Then we read that Job shaved his head. This indicates the loss of personal glory and dignity in Old Testament times. Then we read that Job fell on the ground. Job is a broken and humbled man who is absolutely devastated. Then there is something else in this verse that we do not expect to see. We would expect to read something like, “Job shook his fist at God”, or “Job complained to God in the bitterness of his soul”, or “Job cursed God”, or “Job wept bitterly and thought about taking his own life.” This is not what we read. Verse 20 says, “...and worshiped.” It was the worst day of his life and he worshiped.
What makes this response so unbelievable is that this was a spontaneous reaction for Job. This was not a response that occurred several days later. We know that worship does not come to a person naturally even when all is well. Worship is Job's initial response and spontaneous reaction because for Job it was his way of life. This is what he knew and this is where his heart was anchored.
Read Job 1:21
Job looked at his birth and eventual death as bookends with the realization that he would leave this life in the same way he entered it, as naked. Here Job acknowledges that everything he possesses in between his birth and death is given to him by God. He knows that he was not deserving of anything, entitled to nothing, and empty of any expectations. He understood that his wealth was the sole result of God's gracious provision and that he had earned none of it. Job understood that he was simply a steward who was allowed to tend to all that God entrusted Him. He understood this of his possessions as well as his children.
I think as Christians we live with more of a stake in this material world than in the kingdom of God that operates on an entirely different principle. Jesus said in Luke 14:33, “So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.” I want to share with you a principle: We cannot truly worship God unless we are naked.
What is important to you? What do you long for? Would you still have reason to worship God if everything you possessed was taken from you (cars, house, job, family)? Sometimes God will strip us of all our privileges, our status, our possessions, and our comforts to show us what it is we truly need. What is worship? It is having God as your first and only love. We must ultimately become naked before God.
Think about Jesus, our savior and what he did for us so that we could come to God in worship. Often when you look at a painting or drawing of Jesus on the cross he is covered by a loin cloth. Well, when the crucifixion occurred there was no loin cloth. Our Lord was naked from head to toe. It seems we are more embarrassed by our Lord's nakedness than we are of his suffering. He was strip of his dignity, he was stripped of his status, he was stripped of his moral standing by carrying the burden of our sin. If there was anyone who walked this earth who had a right to expect blessing and wealth and honor it was Jesus and yet he became more naked than any human who ever lived so that you might live and might live abundantly.
There once was an old woman who unfortunately was gradually losing her memory. Throughout her life, however, this woman had cherished and depended on the Word of God, committing many verses to memory. Her favorite was 2 Timothy 1:12 -- "I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day." Confined to a bed in a nursing home, her family knew that she was would never leave it alive. As they visited, she would quote verses, especially 2 Timothy 1:12. But with the passing of time, even parts of this well-loved verse began to fade. "I know in whom I have believed...he is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him..." Then it was..."what I have entrusted to Him..." A few short days before her death all she could remember was..."entrusted to Him." Finally in her last moments there was only one word left, Him." She whispered it again and again as she stood on the doorstep of heaven. "Him...Him...Him." It was all that was left and it was all that was needed.
Are you a consumer, content to just present your shopping list to God and never ready know Him? Or are you willing to become consumed? William Henry, songwriter from years ago, stated it this way:
Lord, I would be wholly Thine,
I would do Thy will Divine
From the world of sin and self I would be free!
On the altar now I lie
And with all my heart I cry,
“Let the holy fire from heaven fall on me!”

Our Ancient Foe

2011-09-26T11:08:00.001-07:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - Job 1:6-12 - 9.11.2011

Job's Priestly Devotion

2011-09-26T11:06:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - Job 1:4-5 - 9.4.2011

Lukewarm In the Faith

2011-09-26T11:04:00.000-07:00

Chaplain Mil Yi - Revelation 3:14-22 - 8.28.2011

Job: A Blameless Man

2011-08-25T10:22:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - Job 1:1 - 8.21.2011

Introduction to the Book of Job

2011-08-25T10:14:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - Job 1:1-5 - 8.14.2011

I AM the True Vine

2011-08-09T08:59:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - John 15:1-17 - 8.7.2011

I AM the Way, the Truth, and the Life

2011-08-09T08:56:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - John 14:1-11 - 7.31.2011

I AM The Resurrection and Life

2011-07-27T09:59:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - John 11:1-44 - 7.24.2011

I AM the Good Shepherd

2011-07-27T09:56:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - John 10:11-21 - 7.17.2011

I AM the Door

2011-07-11T13:45:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - John 10:1-11 - 7.10.2011

Our Responsibility to Our Government

2011-07-11T13:42:00.000-07:00

David Anderson - I Timothy 2:1-4 - 7.3.2011

Rev. Anderson is the State Director for Capitol Commission, Virginia. It is a non-profit, evangelical organization dedicated to bringing the Great Commission to the leaders of our state, our nation, and the world.

I AM the Light of the World

2011-06-28T10:46:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - John 8:12-20; 9:1-7 - 6.27.11

I AM the Bread of Life

2011-06-28T10:40:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - John 6:22-59 - 6.19.2011

No Idols

2011-06-14T07:04:00.000-07:00

Chaplain Mil Yi - Exodus 20:4-6 - 6.12.2011

Before Abraham Was, I AM

2011-06-08T06:46:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - John 8:48-59 - 6.5.2011

At the Risk of Their Lives

2011-05-31T10:07:00.000-07:00

CAPT Bryan J. Weaver
Chaplain Corps, USN
U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command

Memorial Day Service - I Chronicles 11: 10-19 - 5.29.2011

I Am Who I Am

2011-05-24T09:09:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - Exodus 3:13-22 - 5.22.2011

Defeat of a Flawed Ruler

2011-05-16T09:25:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - 1 Samuel 31 - 5.15.2011

Abundance to the Undeserving

2011-05-10T08:18:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - I Samuel 30:1-31 - 5.8.2011

Loyal to Who?

2011-05-06T07:41:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - I Samuel 29:1-11 - 5.1.2011

A husband and wife were attending a county fair where, for twenty dollars a person, a man was giving rides in an old airplane. The couple wanted to go up but they thought twenty dollars a person was too expensive so they tried to negotiate a lower price. “We’ll pay you twenty dollars for both of us,” they said to the pilot. “After all,we’ll both have to squeeze into that tiny cockpit that was built for only one person.” The pilot refused to lower his fare, but he made a counter offer. He suggested, “Pay me the full price of twenty dollars each, and I’ll take you up. If you don’t say one word during the flight, I’ll give you all your money back.” The couple agreed and got into the plane. Up they went and the pilot proceeded to perform every trick he knew, looping and whirling and flying upside down and lots more. Finally, when the plane had landed, the pilot said to the husband, “Congratulations! Here’s your money back; you didn’t say a single word.” To which the man replied, "Nope, but you almost got me when my wife fell out.”

We call this competing loyalties. This man chose the value of money above his wife. But what if the choice is between God and money? Scripture has an answer for us in Matthew 6:24 which states, “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”

This verse gives us some wise advice by stating that no one can serve two masters or two competing loyalties. It will not work and it cannot work. Yet this is the kind of predicament that David finds himself in as we come to I Samuel chapter 29.

Earlier in First Samuel we read of how David sought refuge among the Philistines in order to prevent Saul from pursuing him and trying to take his life. David and his men had lived among the Philistines for a year and four months. David had gained the trust of the Philistines during this time which was necessary if he was to continue dwelling there. Now, in chapter 29 we read of David's dilemma. The entire Philistine nation is arrayed for battle against Israel and David is on the side of the Philistines. Does David remain loyal to the Philistines and fight on their side maintaining his refuge among them? Or does David turn on the Philistines and fight for Israel, for his own countrymen, who he will one day lead as king. Do you see the messy predicament here? If David chooses to fight for the Philistines how could he even consider being Israel's next king?

No one can serve two masters. Can you sympathize with David's position, because aren't we all put into positions on a daily basis where we must choose between competing loyalties?
-Material Comfort or Eternal Blessing
-Following Jesus or Following the World
-Giving into the flesh or giving into the Spirit
-Confessing our Sin or holding onto our sin
-Loving our family or loving self
-Forgiving or taking revenge
-Being Honest or lying to protect self

Our faith is constantly being tested, probably more than we realize. When we come to the crossroads, what are we going to do? Sometimes the decisions can be between life and death. What does David do? David seems trapped with no way of escape.

Theme: How do we handle competing loyalties when there seems to be no solution to our quandary?

I. The Danger of Mixed Loyalties

This passage is interesting because chronologically it takes place before chapter 28. Here in chapter 29 the Philistines are gathering for battle against the Israelites but in chapter 28 the Philistines are already in position. Why does the author do this? Perhaps to heighten the contrast between David and Saul. Saul finds himself in a difficult situation and he chooses to go to a medium at Endor and the results aren't so encouraging. In chapter 29 we will learn of the outcome granted to David as he too is in a difficult situation.

There were five major cities that formed the Philistine nation and Gath was one of them ruled by king Achish. It was David who had won Achish's respect over the period David remained under his rule. In verse 9 Achish says to David, “I know that you are as blameless in my sight as an angel of God.” So Achish is prepared to have David join him and the Philistines in battle and believes that David will be loyal and fight against his former countrymen.

However, when the commanders of the Philistines see David and his men getting ready for battle they are not so sure. After all, these commanders will be the ones engaging the enemy. If there is one thing a soldier must know it is the assurance that those he is fighting with will have his back. Place yourselves in the shoes of these Philistine commanders and I suspect you would feel the same way.

On December 7th 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. US citizens feared another attack and war hysteria seized the country. State representatives put pressure on President Roosevelt to take action against those of Japanese descent living in the US. On February 19th 1942 Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. Under the terms of the Order, some 120,000 people of Japanese descent living in the US were removed from their homes and placed in internment camps. The US justified their action by claiming that there was a danger of those of Japanese descent spying for the Japanese. However more than two thirds of those interned were American citizens and half of them were children. None had ever shown disloyalty to the nation. In some cases family members were separated and put in different camps. During the entire war only ten people were convicted of spying for Japan and these were all Caucasian.

This is one of those narratives where I would loved to sit down with David in heaven and ask him straight up, “What were your intentions on that day when you were getting ready for battle against your own nation? Were you going to fight for the Philistines or for Israel?” I have a suspicion about what David would have done. I believe David would have turned against the Philistines in the heat of battle and fought for Israel. I believe this because in chapter 27 David and his men are going out on raids from Gath and David is destroying Israel's enemies but Achish thinks he is going on raids against Israel. David was intentionally deceiving Achish. The irony of this story is that Achish is the only one that is defending David and believing David to be loyal to the Philistines. Even David himself knows he is not entirely loyal to the Philistine nation.

I think the question we must all face is this: Have you earned a reputation of being God's servant and loyal follower so that the enemy wants nothing to do with you or at least feels uncomfortable around you? Do people that you interact with on a daily basis know that you belong to Christ and serve Him? Do people at your place of work, at school, or in your neighborhood know that there is something different about you that sets you apart from the world and its values? Is the enemy scratching his head and asking what is this servant of God doing here in our midst?
It is easy to fall into the practice of living one way with our Christian acquaintances and another way with those who have no regard for God and His ways. David fell into this very custom and it got to the point where he had to make a decision between fighting for the Philistines or fighting for Israel and no matter what choice he made it would come with serious consequences.

Matthew 10:32-33 "So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven."

Former president of the United States, Ronald Reagan once had an aunt who took him to a cobbler for a pair of new shoes. The cobbler asked young Reagan, “Do you want square toes or round toes?” Unable to decide, Reagan didn’t answer, so the cobbler gave him a few days. Several days later the cobbler saw Reagan on the street and asked him again what kind of toes he wanted on his shoes. Reagan still couldn’t decide, so the shoemaker replied, “Well, come by in a couple of days. Your shoes will be ready.” When the future president did so, he found one square-toed and one round-toed shoe! “This will teach you to never let people make decisions for you,” the cobbler said to his indecisive customer. “I learned right then and there,” Reagan said later, “if you don’t make your own decisions, someone else will.
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." (Edmund Burke)

II. Undivided Loyalty

Achish is unable to persuade the Philistine commanders to let David and his men fight along side the Philistine army. Achish delivers the news to David and remarkably David argues with Achish because he cannot understand why they decided against him. I wonder if David is entirely sincere in this exchange.

Nevertheless, David should be thankful that he was sent home packing not having to engage Israel in battle because if he had gone into battle the Israelites would never had forgiven him and he would have forfeited his right to the throne.

The end result is that David's loyalty to God and his people was not compromised. The reader can breath a sigh of relief now that David was kept from treasonous actions against his own country.

What is even more extraordinary is how David's loyalty to Israel was preserved. The only time God is mentioned in this passage is by Achish a pagan king on two occasions. In other words, God is strangely absent from this passage. This passage reminds me a lot of the book of Esther in which there is no mention of God but the reader understands that God is working behind the scenes to orchestrate all that is occurring. The author is even intentional of excluding references to God in order to convey that though God's hand is invisible He is still very much impacting everything that occurs in our lives. One cannot escape the truth that God is with David in all his undertakings. Even Saul, the enemy of David sees this. I Samuel 18:12 “Saul was afraid of David because the LORD was with him but had departed from Saul.”

In other words the reason David is able to remain loyal to God and His people is because God saves David from Himself. It is called grace. I had mentioned in an earlier sermon that it wasn't a wise choice for David to seek refuge among the Philistines. Yet despite our poor choices, despite putting ourselves in questionable circumstances, and despite our stumbling and falling down God rescues us from absolute disaster and self destruction. And the only thing we can attribute it to is His undeserving grace. Mind you, this passage is not about David getting lucky, if you think that you have missed the foundational underpinnings of this book of I Samuel. Nothing happens by mistake in this universe created and run by God.
Interestingly we find David leaving with his men and returning home to Ziklag. Notice that he departs early in the morning. Saul, however, departs from the witch of Endor during the cover of darkness at night. It comes down to this for you and me; Are we living in the light of God's grace and presence or have we utterly forsaken Him while trying to live dependent upon our own resources. David found out that our stumbling and fumbling does not evaporate the mercy and grace of God. God does not cast us off in our foolishness. David's success and our success is not tied to our mastery but to the Lord's mercy. Indeed God's grace is sufficient when we find ourselves having to choose between competing loyalties.

Looking for the Lord in the Wrong Places

2011-04-26T10:35:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - I Samuel 28: 1-25 - 4.24.2011
Easter Sunday

Snakes or the Son?

2011-04-26T10:29:00.000-07:00

Paul Michanczyk - Numbers 21:4-9, John 3:14-15 - 4.22.2011
Good Friday message

On The Road to Calvary

2011-04-21T09:15:00.000-07:00

Chaplain Mil Yi - Mark 11:7-11 - 4.17.2011

Sermon Notes:
On The Road to Calvary

I. Jesus received glory from the humble masses but multitudes went
back and followed Him no longer.

The largest organization - two billion people

B. A third of the world's population claims to be followers.

II. The original Holy Week

III. What do people spend their lives doing?

Application:
. What did God say specifically to you through the sermon?
. Is there anything which God would have you to do?
. Whom can I help by sharing truths from this sermon?

When God Is Silent

2011-04-11T09:15:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - I Samuel 28:1-11 - 4.10.2011

Finding Refuge Among Our Enemies

2011-04-04T10:08:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - I Samuel 27 - 04.03.2011

Entering Enemy Strongholds

2011-03-28T10:23:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - I Samuel 26:1-25 - 3.27.2011

Anger Averted

2011-03-21T08:33:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - I Samuel 25 - 3.20.2011

To Live Is Christ

2011-03-21T08:32:00.000-07:00

Chaplain Mil Yi - Philippians 1:19-26 - 3.13.2011

David Spares Saul's Life

2011-03-21T08:27:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - I Samuel 24: 1-22 - 3.6.2011

David Seeks Guidance From the Lord

2011-03-01T07:57:00.000-08:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - I Samuel 23:1-14 - 2.27.2011

The Church Gathered

2011-03-01T07:53:00.000-08:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - I Samuel 22:1-5 - 2.20.2011

Holy Bread for God’s Servants

2011-02-14T10:42:00.000-08:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - I Samuel 21:1-15 - 2.13.2011

Forgiveness

2011-02-10T11:31:00.000-08:00

Chaplain Mil Yi - Matthew 18:21-35 - 2.6.2011

When Friends Separate

2011-02-10T11:02:00.000-08:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - I Samuel 20: 1- 42 - 1.30.2011

Resistance is Futile

2011-01-27T10:44:00.000-08:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - I Samuel 19: 18-24 - 1.23.2011

The Marriage Trap

2011-01-20T10:56:00.000-08:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - I Samuel 18:17-30 - 1.16.2011

The Danger of Envy

2011-01-11T10:31:00.000-08:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - I Samuel 18: 1-16 - 01.09.2011

Abba, Father

2011-01-11T10:29:00.000-08:00

Chaplain Mil Yi - Romans 8:14-16 - 01.02.2011

Christmas Celebration Service

2010-12-22T07:34:00.000-08:00

Christmas Celebration Service 12.19.2010

PRELUDE

WELCOME and ANNOUNCEMENTS

HYMN - O Come, O Come Emmanuel

SCRIPTURE READING - Isaiah 9:6

THE SONGS - The Choir
When Will the Little King Come?
Lo, How a Rose 'Ere Blooming
The First Noel
Peace, Peace

SCRIPTURE READING - Matthew 1:21

THE SOLOS - Joy to the World
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
Tiny Hope

SCRIPTURE READING - Luke 2:11

CHRISTMAS HOMILY - Rev. Mark J. Bender

SCRIPTURE READING - Luke 2:14

HYMNS - Angels We Have Heard on High
O Little Town of Bethlehem
O Come, All Ye Faithful

BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE

The Miracle of the Incarnation

2010-12-20T10:45:00.000-08:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - II Chronicles 6:12-18 - 12.19.2010

"But will God indeed dwell with man on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this house that I have built!" II Chronicles 6:18

The Weapons of Our Warfare

2010-12-14T12:23:00.000-08:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - I Samuel 17:1-53 - 12.12.2010

Facing Giants

2010-12-07T07:17:00.000-08:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender - I Samuel 17:1-58 - 12.05.2010

Faith Without Works Is Dead

2010-11-30T08:28:00.001-08:00

Chaplain Mil Yi - James 2:14-24 - 11.28.2010

Samuel Anoints David to be King

2010-11-30T08:26:00.000-08:00

Rev. Mark Bender - I Samuel 16:1-13 - 11.21.2010

The Lord Rejects Saul as King

2010-11-30T08:22:00.000-08:00

Rev. Mark Bender - I Samuel 15:1-35 - 11.14.2010

Growing a Robust Faith

2010-11-07T14:43:00.000-08:00

Rev. Ron Rice, 11-7-10, Genesis 22:1-14, Hebrews 11:17-19

Saul's Foolish Ban

2010-10-31T14:00:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark Bender, 10-31-10, I Samuel 14:24-52

Courage the Captivates

2010-10-24T13:35:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark Bender, 10-24-10, I Samuel 14:1-23

All Things Work for Good

2010-10-19T11:44:00.000-07:00

CDR Mil Yi, 10-17-10, Romans 8:24-28

Learning to Wait on the Lord

2010-10-14T10:47:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark Bender, 10/10/10, I Samuel 13:5-15

Samuel's Farewell Address

2010-10-03T14:39:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark Bender, 10-3-10, I Samuel 12:1-25

Do You Qualify?

2010-09-26T14:43:00.000-07:00

Meredith Elder, 9-26-2010, Luke 5:1-11
Fall 2010 Missions Conference

Meredith Elder works with World Harvest Mission and teaches Sonship courses. Calvary is pleased to be able to support his ministry.

Saul is Established as King

2010-09-19T14:41:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark Bender, 9-19-2010, I Samuel 11:1-15

Saul Becomes King

2010-09-12T13:00:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark Bender, 9-12-2010, I Samuel 10:1-27

God's Purpose is Bigger Than Our Own

2010-09-05T13:00:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark Bender, 9-5-10, I Samuel 9:1-27

Israel Desires a King

2010-08-28T12:51:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark Bender, 8-29-10, I Samuel 8:1-22

Who is Able to Stand Before the Lord?

2010-08-25T11:40:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark Bender, 8-22-10, I Samuel 5:6-6:21

What Should We Do With God?

2010-08-16T07:26:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender 8-15-2010 - I Samuel 5:1-12

Holiness in an Unholy World

2010-08-09T11:15:00.000-07:00

Chaplain Mil Yi 8-08-2010 - Leviticus 11:44-45

A Journey Toward Humble Trust

2010-08-02T09:59:00.000-07:00

Mr. Ron Rice 08-01-2010 - Psalm 131

The Emptiness of Religious Idolatry

2010-07-26T10:43:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark Bender 7-25-2010 - I Samuel 4:1-11

God's Servant Hears

2010-07-20T07:31:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark Bender 7-18-2010 - I Samuel 2:12-26

For Those Who Honor Me I Will Honor

2010-07-13T07:32:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark Bender 7-11-2010 I Samuel 2:27-36

Influential Children (7-4-2010)

2010-07-06T12:52:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark Bender 7-4-2010 I Samuel 2:12-26

My Heart Exults in the Lord

2010-06-28T15:03:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark Bender, 6-27-10, 1 Samuel 2:1-11

Surrendered to God

2010-06-20T15:09:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark Bender, 6-20-2010, I Samuel 1:21-28

Desperate in Prayer

2010-06-14T11:23:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender, 6-13-2010, I Samuel 1

Survey of 1 Samuel

2010-06-06T13:35:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark Bender, 6-6-2010, The Book of First Samuel

Finding God in the Wilderness

2010-05-30T12:01:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark Bender, 5-30-2010, Psalm 63

The Lord is My Light and My Salvation

2010-05-23T12:01:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark J. Bender, 5-23-10, Psalm 27

The Ascension

2010-05-17T10:37:00.000-07:00

LCDR William J. Holiman, 5-16-2010, Luke 24:49-53

Jesus' Death & Burial

2010-05-09T12:01:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark Bender, 5-9-2010, Luke 23:44-56

The Crucifixion

2010-05-02T12:01:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark Bender, 5-2-2010, Luke 23:26-43

Jesus' Trial Before Pilate and Herod

2010-04-26T08:33:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark Bender, Luke 23:1-25, 4-25-10

Jesus On Trial Before the Jewish Leaders

2010-04-19T07:25:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark Bender, 4-18-2010, Luke 22:63-71

We Knew Him in the Breaking of the Bread

2010-04-15T07:51:00.000-07:00

Rev. William J. Holiman, 4-11-10, Luke 24:13-35

When the Rooster Crowed

2010-04-15T07:37:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark Bender, 4-4-10, Luke 22:54-62

The Followers of Christ: Who is Great in the Eyes of the Lord?

2010-03-28T14:28:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark Bender, 3-28-10, Luke 22:24-30
How do we become great in the eyes of the Lord?

The Signs of the End of the Age

2010-03-14T13:00:00.000-07:00

Rev. Mark Bender, 3-14-10, Luke 21:1-38

The Sonship of Christ

2010-03-07T13:53:00.000-08:00

Rev. Mark Bender, 3-7-2010, Luke 20:41-47

The Resurrection and Marriage

2010-02-28T14:07:00.000-08:00

Rev. Mark Bender, 2-28-10, Luke 20:27-40

The Body of Christ

2010-02-23T11:21:00.000-08:00

LCDR William J. Holiman, 2-21-10, I Corinthians 12:12-31
sample of Buxtehude

God Renews His People

2010-02-14T16:07:00.000-08:00

by Rev. Mark Bender, 2-14-10, Isaiah 40:27-31

Saved to Bear Witness

2010-01-24T12:01:00.000-08:00

Rev. Mark Bender, 1-24-10, I Peter 2:9-12

Equipped to Serve

2010-01-17T12:01:00.000-08:00

Rev. Mark Bender, 1-17-10, Ephesians 4:11-16

Cultivated to Bear Fruit (1-10-10)

2010-01-10T12:01:00.000-08:00

Rev. Mark Bender, 01-10-10, Isaiah 5:1-7

The Architect of our Hope (01-03-10)

2010-01-03T12:01:00.000-08:00

Rev. Adam Tisdale, 01-03-10, 1 Peter 1:3-5