Tag: confidence

• Do You Live in the Love of God? (question 4)

  Our final question that checks the reality of our faith is a different type of question.  The first questions all dealt with our attitudes and values: Is Heaven your home? Do you want godliness or painlessness from God? Are you willing to look childish to become childlike?  The last question is something about God.  The…

  Pastor John

  November 1, 2021

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• At Calvary – Ep 34 – Having Confidence in God in Everyday Life

  Psalm 46:10 declares that we should, “Cease striving and know that God is God.” What can we learn about having confidence in God from this Psalm? Let’s think deeply about trusting God in the midst of the storm. On Android you can find past episodes here: Of course, you can always find all of the…

  Pastor John

  October 1, 2020

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• At Calvary – Ep 28 – 3 Card Monte in Life, the Church and Politics

  When we think about the important issues facing America right now, we need to hear clear and helpful information from our leaders. In politics, in culture, and in faith we need our leaders to tell us what they believe and what they intend to do. The difficulty is that too often we don’t know if…

  Pastor John

  August 5, 2020

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• At Calvary – Ep 27 – Number 23 on the Top Theological Questions Asked of Google

  The word omnipotence is one of those five dollar words that can easily trip us up. It means all powerful. However, what does that mean about God? And what should that do for us who believe in Him? On Android you can find past episodes here: Of course, you can always find all of the…

  Pastor John

  July 15, 2020

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• At Calvary – Ep 22 – Christ confidence. The God-ward way we find our ability to do what He has asked of us.

  This week we are thinking about self-confidence. It seems, in many ways, to be a slippery thing for us. Should we be talking about self confidence, or should we be talking about Christ confidence? Is this the God-ward way we find our ability to do what He has asked of us? On Android you can…

  Pastor John

  June 11, 2020

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• At Calvary – Ep 13 – How Do I Pray with Confidence for the Lost?

  As everyone thinks anew about spiritual matters and how God meets us in our struggles, many of us are finding God-conversations more normal. So, how do we pray for our lost friends and family members and how can we share with them  our hope?

  Pastor John

  April 2, 2020

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• Can I Study the Bible?

  Far too many people freeze up when we talk about studying the Bible. There is a fear that the Bible is too complicated or too deep for the average person to study it. There is a problem with this fear: the Bible says that it is good for everyone! So, if the Bible is for…

  Pastor John

  November 4, 2019

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• Will We Simply Abide?

  We want to know if God is happy with us. We want to know that we are secure in our relationship with Him. We want to know that He is not going to change His mind about us. How can we know that? The New Testament has this suggestion: abide in Him.

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  September 2, 2019

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• Live the Word

  Confidence. It can come naturally. It can also come from training. What about those of us who are naturally charismatic or haven’t gone through extensive training? Can we have real confidence to face either struggles or the naysayers of life? What can give everyday Christians the confidence of the apostles? Now as they observed the…

  Pastor John

  May 13, 2019

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• Conquering in Christ

  “For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” – Romans 8:28 It breaks my…

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  October 24, 2013

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