Calvary Church of Southwest Virginia

Count your blessings while you are waiting for God to work a miracle.  It's helps the time go by until the miracle happens!  And remember..."He who has begun a good work in you will complete it!  Phil 1:6

Hebrews 4:14-16 tells us that we can approach the throne of grace boldly because Christ has been where we are at and understands our weaknesses. Your painful past and not-so-perfect ancestry is set up for you to be blessed and be a blessing!

Josh preaches on three points:  1:  Trust.  2: Faith. 3.  Forgiveness.

Walking by faith will lead us to encounter His grace which causes hope to spring forth in our hearts. Taking us from bitterness to blessedness!!

When trouble comes our way we can do one of three things: endure it, escape it, or enlist it.  If we endure it, trials become our master. If we escape it, we miss God\'s purpose in the trial.  But if we enlist it, the trials become our servant and begin to work for us!  (Rom: 8:28)

Love of self is the main cause of unhappiness in life. In Matthew 5 Jesus calls us to die to self that His life might be born in us and we begin to think,act, speak, and look like our Father in Heaven!  Happy Fathers Day!

Jesus said that \"unless our righteousness exceed that of the Pharisees we will not enter the Kingdom of God\" (Matthew 5:20).

What pleases God is what\'s inside us more than what\'s seen on the outside. Our desires lead to our deeds. We are human beings not human doings!!

In school many \"cram\" to pass a test but don\'t really learn or apply what they learn.  That\'s how the Pharisees approached God. Jesus wants what He teaches us to become part of our life so it changes us on the inside. True Christianity is not about a certificate on the wall but about His grace in our hearts!

In Genesis 12-13 Abraham built three altars. Altars are made of broken rocks. We can choose to carry our brokenness around or we can turn it into an Altar memorial that causes us to worship Him!

This message begins with some wonderful testimonies of what God is doing in peoples lives.  Be encouraged!  Be Blessed!

We are the clay, God is the potter.  Pastor Fred Hudgins shared an awesome message about the steps he observed while watching someone make pottery, are like the steps each of us may be in with our walk with the Lord.   Please listen, please share!!