Calvary Chapel Truckee

This Sunday we will be looking at some of the most startling and sobering words of Jesus we find in Matthew’s Gospel.

“And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.” Mat 10:38-39.

Jesus is saying that a true follower of His needs to be willing, not only to be associated with the shame and humiliation as a criminal carrying his own cross to his own crucifixion, but they must also willing to loose one's life for the sake of Christ. It is something that many Christians overlook. We share in Christ’s shame and humiliation. We share in Christ’s death and resurrection. And as we do this, He promises that we will also share in His glory.

This Sunday we will start to look at Matthew 11 and see how Jesus answered the doubts of John the Baptist. Like John, all of us struggle with questions and doubts. Seeing how Jesus lovingly and graciously answered the questions raised by John can be a great encouragement to us when we face a crisis of faith.

After a break in the narrative of Joseph’s life, we pick up the story of Joseph as a slave in Potiphar’s house. We will look at the blessings of the Lord on Jospeh’s life and how he handled great temptation to turn from the Lord and satisfy his own flesh.

Jospeh stands firm and displays his godly character. From a worldly perspective, it would appear like things are getting worse for Joseph as a result. But what the enemy intends for evil, God uses for the good.

Come join us and dig into the life of Joseph and discover with us the amazing types of Christ we see recorded for us in his life.

This Sunday we will be looking at some of the most startling and sobering words of Jesus we find in Matthew’s Gospel.

“And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.” Mat 10:38-39.

Jesus is saying that a true follower of His needs to be willing, not only to be associated with the shame and humiliation as a criminal carrying his own cross to his own crucifixion, but they must also willing to loose one's life for the sake of Christ. It is something that many Christians overlook. We share in Christ’s shame and humiliation. We share in Christ’s death and resurrection. And as we do this, He promises that we will also share in His glory.

Genesis 38 is an interesting chapter, if for no other reason than it is a short break from the story of Joseph and his time in Egypt. It is also another sordid chapter in the life of one of the sons of Jacob, Judah specifically. But at the same time we see Tamar, who actually winds up in the linage of the Messiah. Only God could turn a dark chapter into something wonderful and amazing.

We will continue to look at the commissioning of the 12. There are important instructions and lessons there for us to glean as we seek to walk with the Lord and be fruitful in the ministries that He has given to us.

This is an exciting turning point in the Book of Genesis. It covers the linage of Esau and we will learn how and why Jacob and his sons wound up in Egypt. We will see the reasons are very gracious, as God’s reasons always are for doing what He does in our lives.

Tonight, we return to our verse by verse study through the Book of Genesis. We are in Genesis 35. It is an unusual chapter for many reasons. One reason is we see four burials and three deaths.

As we continue in the Gospel of Matthew we move into chapter 10. This Sunday we will study through Jesus' call of the twelve to Himself, commissioning them and sending them out to share the gospel.

Watch Pastor Gary's verse-by-verse study of the Gospel of Matthew.