Calvary Church, Moorhead MN

Praying with Paul: In Light of Eternity

Call to Worship:  -Romans 8:32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? -Psalm 150:2 Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness! -Psalm 150:6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! Sermon: 1 Thessalonians 3: 9-13 9 For what thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy that we feel for your sake before our God,  10 as we pray...

What Does it Mean to Follow Jesus?

Call to Worship -  35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? 36 As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long;     we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.  38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers,  ...

Responses to Jesus

Call to Worship - Revelation 5:9 9 And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll     and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God     from every tribe and language and people and nation, (...) Sermon - Mark 8: 1-21 In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, he called his disciples to him and said to them,  2 “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now thr...

He Does All Things Well

Call to Worship - Revelations 7: 9-12 9 After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands,  10 and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”  11 And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living ...

Dirty and Clean Part 2

Mark 7: 24-30

Dirty and Clean

Call to Worship Psalm 30: 1-2 1 I will extol you, O LORD, for you have drawn me up and have not let my foes rejoice over me. 2 O LORD my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me. Sermon - Dirty and Clean Mark 7: 1-23 1 Now when the Pharisees gathered to him, with some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem,  2 they saw that some of his disciples ate with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed.  3 (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash thei...

Encouragement in the Storm

Mark 6:45-52 45 Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. 46 And after he had taken leave of them, he went up on the mountain to pray. 47 And when evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the land. 48 And he saw that they were making headway painfully, for the wind was against them. And about the fourth watch of the night[a] he came to them, walking on the sea. He meant to pass ...

Fix Your Eyes on the Savior - Easter Sunday Service

Fix Your Eyes on the Savior - Easter Sunday Service

Fix Your Eyes on the King

Call to Worship - Zechariah 9:9 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!  Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you;     righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey,     on a colt, the foal of a donkey. Sermon - Mark 11:1-11 1 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus[a] sent two of his disciples  2 and said to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you e...

My Needs and His Sufficiency

Call to Worship - Isaiah 53:12b (...)because he poured out his soul to death and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and makes intercession for the transgressors. Sermon - Mark 6:30-44 30 The apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught.  31 And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. 32 And they went away in the boat to...

The Cost of Discipleship

Call to Worship - Hebrews 12:2-3 2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. Sermon - Mark 6:14-29 14 King Herod heard of it, for Jesus' name had become known. Some said, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead. Th...

Marks of Discipleship

Call to Worship - Isaiah 53:3-5 3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces[e] he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4 Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are hea...

Facing Rejection

Call to Worship: Isaiah 55: 1, 6-7 1 “Come, everyone who thirsts,     come to the waters; and he who has no money,     come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk     without money and without price. 6 “Seek the Lord while he may be found;     call upon him while he is near; 7 let the wicked forsake his way,     and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him,     and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. Sermon: Facing R...

Two Beloved Daughters

No One is Too Far

Call to Worship: Psalm 103: 1-5 1 Bless the Lord, O my soul,     and all that is within me,     bless his holy name! 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,     and forget not all his benefits, 3 who forgives all your iniquity,     who heals all your diseases, 4 who redeems your life from the pit,     who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, 5 who satisfies you with good     so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. Sermon: Mark 5: 1-20 1They came to the other side of the sea, t...

Fear and Faith - Ben Killerlain

Mark 4:35-41

Fear and Faith

Mark 4:35-41

Fear and Faith

Mark 4:35-41

The Faithful Sower

Call to Worship - Romans 8:1 8 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Sermon - The Faithful Sower -  Mark 4:1-34 1 Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. 2 And he was teaching them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them:  3 “Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow.  4 And as he sowed, so...

The Family of God

Call to Worship: Titus 3: 4-6 4 But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,  6 whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, Sermon: Mark 3:31-35 31 And his mother and his brothers came, and standing outside they sent to him and called him.  32 And a crowd was sitting around him, and t...

The Nature of Satan and Sin

Call to Worship - Psalm 119.68: 68 You are good and do only good; teach me your decrees. Sermon - Mark 3.22-30: 22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “by the prince of demons he casts out the demons.”  23 And he called them to him and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?  24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.  25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be...

The Nature of Sin

Call to Worship - Psalm 119.68: 68 You are good and do only good; teach me your decrees. Sermon - Mark 3.22-30: 22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “by the prince of demons he casts out the demons.”  23 And he called them to him and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?  24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.  25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be...

The Rhythm of Faith

The Rhythm of Faith

The Prodigal God 1-3-2021

Christmas Liberation

Call to Worship - Isaiah 12:2 2 "Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation." Sermon - Isaiah 61:1-3 1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,     because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor;[a]     he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives,     and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; 2 to proclaim the year of the...

Behold the Suffering Servant

Call to Worship - Titus 3:4-7 4 But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,  6 whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,  7 so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. Sermon - Isaiah 52:13-53:12 He Was Pierced for Our Transgres...

Get Ready the Sovereign One is Coming

Call to Worship: Hebrews 2:14-15 14 Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, 15 and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery. Sermon: Isaiah 40:1-11 Comfort for God's People 40 Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. 2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,     and cry to her that her warfare[a] is ended,  ...

Behold the Messiah

Isaiah 9:1-7 1 But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he has made glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. 2 The people who walked in darkness     have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness,     on them has light shone. 3 You have multiplied the nation;     you have increased its joy; they rejoice be...

Behold Emmanuel

Isaiah 7:10-17 10 Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz: 11 “Ask a sign of the Lord your[a] God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven.” 12 But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, and I will not put the Lord to the test.” 13 And he[b] said, “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary men, that you weary my God also? 14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.[c] 15 He shall eat curds and honey ...

Behold Emmanuel

Isaiah 7:10-17 10 Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz: 11 “Ask a sign of the Lord your[a] God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven.” 12 But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, and I will not put the Lord to the test.” 13 And he[b] said, “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary men, that you weary my God also? 14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.[c] 15 He shall eat curds and honey ...

The Purpose of the Sabbath

Call to Worship - Colossians 3:1-3 1 If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, Seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. 3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. Sermon - Mark 2:23-28 23 One Sabbath he was going through the grainfields, and as they made their way, his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. 24 And the Pharisees were saying to him, "Loo...

An Entirely Different Thing

Call to Worship: Jeremiah 17: 7-8 (HCSB) 7 The man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence indeed is the Lord, is blessed. 8 He will be like a tree planted by water: it sends its roots out toward a stream, it doesn’t fear when heat comes, and its foliage remains green. It will not worry in a year of drought or cease producing fruit. Sermon: Mark 2: 18-22 (NIV) 18 Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees[g] were fasting. People came and asked Him, “Why do John’s disciples and the Pharisees’ d...

Scandalous Healing

Mark 2:13-17 David Lund

Our Deepest Need

Mark 2:1-12 Jesus Heals a Paralytic 2 And when he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. 2 And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door. And he was preaching the word to them. 3 And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. 4 And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and when they had made an opening, they let down the bed on which the paralytic ...

Astonishing Authority

Call to Worship: Hebrews 7:25 25 Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost[a] those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. Mark 1: 21-45 ESV Jesus Heals a Man with an Unclean Spirit 21 And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching. 22 And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes. 23 And immediately there was in thei...

Entering the Kingdom

Mark 1:14-20

Jesus: Not Like Us and Like Us

Mark 1:1-13

Fix Our Eyes on Jesus

Hebrews 12:1-2

Disagreeing like a Christian

Romans 14

Four Final Exhortations

1 Corinthians 16 *This sermon was recorded outside due to Covid-19

The Resurrected Body

1 Corinthians 35-58 *This sermon was recorded outside due to Covid-19

The Resurrected Body

1 Corinthians 35-58 *This sermon was recorded outside due to Covid-19

The Impact of the Resurrection

1 Corinthians 15:12-24 *The sermon was preached outside due to Covid-19

The Impact of the Resurrection

1 Corinthians 15:12-24 *The sermon was preached outside due to Covid-19

The Power of the Resurrection

1 Corinthians 15:1-11 *The sermon was preached outside due to Covid-19

The Power of the Resurrection

1 Corinthians 15:1-11 *The sermon was preached outside due to Covid-19

The Gospel and Order

1 Corinthians 14:26-40 *The sermon was preached outside due to Covid-19

The Gospel and Edification

1 Corinthians 14:1-25 *The sermon was preached outside due to Covid-19