Calvary Chapel Old Bridge

David reflects on the Lord’s faithfulness, righteousness, and power to deliver. In 2 Samuel 22:21–51, Pastor Lloyd looks at how God strengthens His people, defeats their enemies, and proves to be a sure refuge for those who trust in Him. David’s song reminds us that every victory ultimately comes from the Lord, who remains faithful to His people and worthy of praise. 

This Wednesday night we continue our series through the Sermon on the Mount, The Upside-Down Kingdom. Last week, we looked at some very personal words from Jesus concerning lust, marriage, and divorce and how Jesus takes us beyond outward behavior to what is happening in the heart.

This week, Jesus continues to challenge the way we live with “When Your Word and Your Rights Are Tested” from Matthew 5:33–42. What does Jesus mean when He says, “Let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’”? And are Christians really supposed to “turn the other cheek” and “go the second mile”? What happens when someone takes advantage of us, mistreats us, or violates our rights? 

Join us Wednesday night as Pastor Robert will take us through Matthew 5:33-42 as we will discover what it looks like to live with integrity, grace, and a kingdom mindset in a world that often tells us to look out for ourselves.

David sings to the Lord for His deliverance. In 2 Samuel 22, Pastor Lloyd emphasizes the song of David and shows how David recognized his own weakness and understood that the enemy was too strong for him to face alone. Yet the Lord is both just and merciful. He sustains us through hardships. Like David, we must trust in His goodness and righteousness.

Jesus has already shown us that righteousness goes deeper than outward behavior. Now, in one of the most personal sections of the Sermon on the Mount, He addresses the desires of the heart, adultery, marriage, and divorce. What does Jesus mean when He says that looking with lust is adultery in the heart? Why does He use such strong language about dealing with sin? And what was happening in the culture of Jesus’ day that led Him to address divorce so directly?

These are difficult subjects, but they touch real lives, real struggles, and real relationships. Jesus isn’t interested just in what others can see. He cares about what is happening in our hearts.

In 2 Samuel 21, David seeks the Lord concerning a famine in Israel and discovers that unresolved sin from Saul’s reign must be dealt with. Through this difficult passage, Pastor Lloyd points us to the seriousness of sin and the necessity of atonement. Ultimately, God’s covenant with David points forward to its fulfillment in Jesus Christ.

Most of us can easily say, “I’ve never murdered anyone.” But Jesus asks us to look much deeper: What is happening in our hearts toward other people? Last time in The Upside-Down Kingdom series, we saw Jesus declare that the righteousness of His kingdom must go deeper than the outward religion of the scribes and Pharisees.

But what does that kind of righteousness actually look like?

This Wednesday, Pastor Robert continues through the Sermon on the Mount as Jesus begins to show us. Throughout the rest of Matthew 5, Jesus takes familiar commands and brings them directly to the heart addressing anger, lust, marriage, integrity, retaliation, and even how we treat our enemies.

Jesus takes us beyond the act of murder and confronts the anger and attitudes of the heart. Come ready to open God’s Word and allow Jesus to challenge not only what we do, but who we are becoming on the inside.

Have you ever wondered what Jesus meant when He said, “I did not come to destroy the Law or the Prophets…but to fulfill”? What does that mean for us today? And what did Jesus mean when He said our righteousness must go beyond that of the scribes and Pharisees?

This Wednesday night, Pastor Robert Baltodano continues through the Sermon on the Mount in our series, The Upside-Down Kingdom. We’re coming to an important turning point in Jesus’ message. He is going to show us that following Him is about so much more than outwardly keeping a set of rules. Jesus takes us deeper, to a righteousness that reaches the heart and transforms the way we live.

Pastor Lloyd shows us the danger and destruction that come from rebellion against God and His Word. As Sheba leads a rebellion against David, God’s anointed king, Joab is prepared to destroy a city filled with innocent people in his pursuit of him. However, one wise woman, who knew God’s Word and understood the situation, reasons with Joab, and the city is spared. This message reminds us of the importance of learning, knowing, and applying God’s Word as we seek wisdom in the midst of a rebellious world.