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Jesus is coming again, and that truth changes how we live today. In week 4 of Living in the Light, Pastor Benny Ferguson opens Titus 2:13, John 14, 1 Thessalonians 4 and Revelation 19 on the blessed hope: Jesus promised to return, Jesus will return, and Jesus could return today.

When the world looks darker, it isn't falling apart; things are falling into place. The greatest promise isn't that we're going somewhere, but that we're going to be with someone. So we don't retreat from the dark. We keep shining the light in it, waiting not for the end but for Jesus. The message closes with the song Come Jesus Come and Pastor Benny's word after it.

“The greatest promise isn't simply that we're going somewhere. The greatest promise is that we're going to be with someone.”

IN THIS MESSAGE
00:00 Open to Revelation 19, 1 Thessalonians 4 and Titus 2
00:16 Message guides
01:28 Living in the light in a darker world
01:39 A prayer to darkness in Iowa
03:26 Light overcomes darkness - John 1:5
03:58 The blessed hope - Titus 2:13
04:51 Scripture is about 30% prophecy
05:38 Jesus, our soon-coming King
06:24 What are you looking for?
07:07 Our hope is that Jesus is coming
08:00 The world isn't falling apart
08:19 1. Jesus promised to return - John 14:1-3
09:56 Not just an event: a person
10:44 Is the rapture in the Bible?
11:48 Harpazo: caught up
12:35 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17
15:35 The Lord himself is coming
17:00 Not somewhere: someone
17:42 2. Jesus will return: the rapture and the second coming
19:58 The rider on the white horse - Revelation 19:11-16
22:06 This same Jesus - Acts 1:11
23:07 For His church, with His church
23:54 Every eye will see Him - Matthew 24:29-30
25:01 Does this really matter?
25:34 3. Jesus could return today
26:04 Before the tribulation
26:36 Not destined for wrath - 1 Thessalonians 5:9-11
28:50 Kept from the hour of trial - Revelation 3:10
30:02 We're waiting for Jesus
30:26 Set your hope fully - 1 Peter 1:13
31:45 If it could happen today
32:36 Song: Come Jesus Come
37:30 Lord, could you wait?
39:17 The best day of your life
40:49 Come, Jesus, come: keep shining

SCRIPTURE
Titus 2:13 · John 14:1-3 · 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17 · Revelation 19:11-16 · John 1:5 · Acts 1:11 · Matthew 24:29-30 · 1 Thessalonians 5:9-11 · Revelation 3:10 · 1 Peter 1:13

Preached by Pastor Benny Ferguson at Calvary Church on October 11, 2026, week 4 of the six-week Living in the Light series.

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You can be serving, giving and checking every box while your heart hides from God. On a Wednesday night at Calvary, Pastor Mike Badolato continues the Fully Devoted theme from 2 Chronicles 16:9 with King Asa, who trusted God in one crisis and raided the temple in the next. Being fully devoted is not a list of things to do. It is a heart that is not divided, one with Christ.

Fruit comes from the life inside the tree, intimacy is where that life comes from, and shame is what pulls us out of it. Sin broke God's command, but it was shame that broke the intimacy. Jesus says you are already clean because of the word He has spoken to you (John 15:3), and His blood cleanses our conscience so that we can draw near with a sincere heart (Hebrews 9:14; 10:22). Today is the day to come out of hiding.

“You cannot be perfect in your actions, but still be perfect in oneness with Him.”

IN THIS MESSAGE
00:00 Do you love Jesus? (Psalm 27:4)
00:31 Fully devoted: this year's theme (2 Chronicles 16)
01:01 King Asa's story
02:20 When the pressure turns up
03:20 Picking up extra shifts
04:03 One moment of compromise became a pattern
04:36 The eyes of the Lord (2 Chronicles 16:9)
05:19 Do not harden your hearts (1 John 1:9)
06:01 A heart that is not divided
07:02 Christianity is not about doing
07:34 Known by their fruit (Matthew 7:16-18)
08:33 A peach tree doesn't strive
09:57 Fully devoted means intimate with God
10:22 The greatest enemy of intimacy is shame
10:36 If we could muster it up, we wouldn't need Jesus
11:18 Remain in me (John 15:4-5)
12:40 Genesis 3: they hid
13:48 Sin broke the command, shame broke the intimacy
14:21 What shame says
14:53 Don't let your shortcomings keep you from Him
15:36 You are already clean (John 15:3)
16:18 The blood of Jesus cleanses our conscience (Hebrews 9:14)
17:28 Come boldly to the throne of grace (Hebrews 4:15-16)
17:56 Draw near with a sincere heart (Hebrews 10:22)
18:38 Back to Asa
19:39 You're here on a Wednesday night
20:41 He is faithful and just to forgive
21:19 Out of keep-up-appearances mode
22:17 No condemnation (Romans 8:1)

SCRIPTURE
2 Chronicles 16:9 · Hebrews 9:14 · John 15:3-5 · Matthew 7:16-18 · Genesis 3:8-10 · 1 John 1:9 · Hebrews 4:15-16 · Hebrews 10:22 · Romans 8:1

Preached by Pastor Mike Badolato at Calvary Church's midweek service on October 7, 2026.

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Difficult times are coming, and Scripture told us so. In week 3 of Living in the Light, Pastor Benny Ferguson opens 2 Timothy 3:1-5 and Matthew 24:3-8 and three truths for living in the light in perilous times: darkness was predicted, discernment must increase, and hope must shine brighter.

The purpose of biblical prophecy isn't to make us experts about the future but to make us faithful in the present. God didn't reveal these things to scare us. He revealed them to prepare us. So we don't deny the darkness and we don't fear it: we prepare for the day instead of predicting it, and we shine.

“Not everything that sounds spiritual is spiritual. Not everything that is dressed up to look like truth actually is truth.”

IN THIS MESSAGE
00:00 Turn to 2 Timothy 3 and Matthew 24
00:56 God is light, and you are light
01:29 Living in the light in a darker world
02:33 Where is all of this headed?
03:30 More Scripture, not more speculation
03:48 The purpose of biblical prophecy
04:29 2 Timothy 3:1-5 - times of difficulty
05:31 Paul's last letter
06:13 Not to scare us, but to prepare us
06:43 1. Darkness was predicted
07:14 Two realities at the same time
07:59 Perilous times
09:40 Disordered loves
12:22 The oldest temptation
14:44 Scripture is our standard
15:41 Matthew 24:3-8 - see that no one leads you astray
17:09 2. Discernment must increase
19:08 The beginning of birth pains
21:07 The bridge is out
24:04 Not everything that sounds spiritual is
25:58 Creation groans - Romans 8
28:11 Fear vs. discernment
29:22 Itching ears - 2 Timothy 4:3
31:54 Darkness hardens hearts - Matthew 24:12
33:25 3. Hope must shine brighter
33:58 This gospel will be proclaimed - Matthew 24:14
35:43 You will be my witnesses - Acts 1
37:44 A lighthouse in the dark
40:01 Living between two comings
40:46 Our blessed hope - Titus 2:13
42:25 Don't hide from the dark - shine

SCRIPTURE
2 Timothy 3:1-5 · Matthew 24:3-8 · Isaiah 5:20 · Psalm 119:105 · Romans 8:22-23 · 2 Timothy 4:3 · Matthew 24:12 · Matthew 24:14 · Acts 1:6-8 · Titus 2:13

Preached by Pastor Benny Ferguson at Calvary Church on October 4, 2026, week 3 of the six-week Living in the Light series.

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You were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. In week 2 of Living in the Light, Pastor Benny Ferguson opens Ephesians 5:8-10 and 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 and three marks of a child of the light: remember who you are, reflect the family resemblance, and remain ready.

Jesus doesn't simply change where we go when we die. He changes who we are while we live. And because of what He has done, we're already accepted: we don't behave to become, we behave because we have become.

“The world doesn't need Christians who are louder. It needs Christians who are brighter.”

IN THIS MESSAGE
00:00 A fun fact about going to church
00:46 Open your Bibles - Ephesians 5 and 1 Thessalonians 5
01:15 The series guide
03:26 If God is light, how should we live?
04:20 Ephesians 5:8 - you were darkness, now you are light
05:20 Jesus changes who we are
06:41 1. Remember who you are
07:42 Our identity drives our behavior
08:55 Darkness was our condition
09:50 But now you are light in the Lord
10:24 John 8:12 - the light of the world
12:04 The enemy's lie and a brand-new identity
12:42 2 Corinthians 5:17 - made new
14:56 We don't behave to become
16:10 2. Reflect the family resemblance
17:53 The fruit of light - an apple tree
19:35 Good
20:45 Right
21:44 True
22:42 What pleases the Father
24:54 The world needs Christians who are brighter
25:40 3. Remain ready
26:23 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
30:01 God is still on the throne
31:31 Don't let media narratives drive your life
33:55 Prepare, don't predict
35:23 Stay close to the light
36:42 Remember, reflect, remain

SCRIPTURE
Ephesians 5:8-10 · 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 · 1 John 1:5 · Romans 3:23 · Isaiah 64:6 · John 8:12 · 1 Peter 2:9 · 2 Corinthians 5:17 · John 8:32 · John 3:3

Preached by Pastor Benny Ferguson at Calvary Church on September 27, 2026 (Baptism Sunday), week 2 of the six-week Living in the Light series.

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What are you passionate about? More to the point, what is God passionate about? On a Wednesday night at Calvary, Pastor Len Burdick opens 1 Samuel 15, where King Saul did most of what God asked, kept the best for himself, and called it worship. God's answer still stands: to obey is better than sacrifice.

Four truths carry the message: God wants our obedience more than what we want to do for Him; He is looking for wholehearted obedience, not delayed, selective or partial; obedience is an expression of love; and obedience flows from relationship.

“He loves our songs, but He looks for our surrender. He loves our praises, but He looks for our practices. He loves our words, but He looks for our willingness.”

IN THIS MESSAGE
00:00 Welcome — Pastor Len Burdick
00:34 What are you passionate about?
01:49 What God is passionate about (2 Chronicles 16:9)
03:11 To obey is better than sacrifice (1 Samuel 15)
04:19 1. God wants our obedience more than our efforts
05:51 Are your spiritual ears open?
06:30 2. God is looking for wholehearted obedience
08:32 Delayed, selective and partial obedience
09:11 3. Obedience is an expression of love (John 14:15)
11:31 4. Obedience flows from relationship
14:02 Jesus, be the Lord of all
14:42 When obeying God is scary
16:33 Not my will, but yours

SCRIPTURE
1 Samuel 15:7-9, 22-23 · 2 Chronicles 16:9 · 1 Samuel 3:10 · Psalm 119:60 · John 14:15 · 1 John 3:18 · 1 John 5:3 · 2 John 1:6 · Psalm 56:3 · Luke 22:42 · Hebrews 12:2

Preached by Pastor Len Burdick at Calvary Church's midweek service on September 23, 2026.

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Before we can learn to live in the light, we have to know the One who is light. In the first message of our new six-week series Living in the Light, Pastor Benny Ferguson opens 1 John 1:5-7 and the three truths everything else in the series will rest on: God sees what we cannot, God reveals what we need, and God calls us to walk in the light.

Our eyes take in only a sliver of the light that is really there. The same is true spiritually — there is far more going on than we can see. The question isn't whether an unseen reality exists. The question is whether we will trust the God who sees all of it.

“Reality is not determined by what we see. Reality is determined by what God sees.”

IN THIS MESSAGE
00:00 Open your Bibles - 1 John 1 and the series guide
01:52 Living in dark and perilous times
03:30 How much of reality are we actually seeing?
04:52 The visible spectrum is a tiny fraction
06:04 Could it be the same with our spiritual eyes?
07:23 The headlines, the diagnosis, the unanswered prayer
08:26 What if God promised something better than the whole road?
08:49 1 John 1:5 - God IS light
10:40 1. God sees what we cannot
11:42 James 1:17 - He does not change like shifting shadows
12:47 Nothing has ever occurred to God
14:00 Breaking through the clouds
15:55 2 Kings 6 - Elisha's servant and the army
18:56 Fear shrinks our vision; faith remembers what is real
20:09 2. God reveals what we need
21:25 Deuteronomy 29:29 - secret things and revealed things
23:34 Psalm 119:105 - a lamp, not a floodlight
24:52 Faith is trusting God enough to take the next step
26:05 We may not need more revelation
26:40 2 Peter 1:19 - prophecy strengthens confidence
28:36 3. God calls us to walk in the light
29:44 Walking is ordinary, daily, one step at a time
31:01 Follow your heart, or follow Jesus?
32:22 Fellowship - why the enemy wants you isolated
33:48 Shame grows in darkness, healing grows in the light
34:57 The light exposes us so Jesus can cleanse us
35:41 God is light - trust the One who sees

SCRIPTURE
1 John 1:5-7 · 2 Kings 6:15-17 · James 1:17 · Isaiah 46:9-10 · Deuteronomy 29:29 · Psalm 119:105 · 2 Peter 1:19 · John 8:12

Preached by Pastor Benny Ferguson at Calvary Church on September 20, 2026 — week 1 of the six-week Living in the Light series.

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Grace doesn't just set people free — it produces people who change the world. In the final message of our Set Free series, Pastor Benny Ferguson walks through Galatians 6 and the three things Paul says free people do: they lift others, they invest in eternity, and they boast only in the Cross.
Galatians began with a gospel being distorted. It ends with a gospel being demonstrated.

Chapters0:00 Intro - where Galatians has taken us

4:28 Grace produces people who change the world

5:29 1. Free people lift others

7:13 Galatians 6:1 - what "caught" means

9:51 Sin is sneaky, subtle and deceptive

11:21 Grace restores - the broken bone and the torn net

13:17 Truth without grace, grace without truth

14:46 Fight false doctrine fiercely, handle broken people gently

16:30 Bear one another's burdens - the law of Christ

19:50 A hospital, not a courtroom

20:34 2. Free people invest in eternity

21:45 Every decision is a seed

24:34 Don't grow weary - keep sowing

26:39 Don't judge God's faithfulness by today's field

27:26 Opportunities are divine appointments

30:33 3. Free people boast only in the Cross

33:08 Far be it from me to boast

36:13 A new creation - grace makes dead people alive

39:42 Freedom is the starting line

Scripture: Galatians 6:1-18; John 13:34-35; Matthew 6:20

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There is a war going on inside every one of us. Paul names it plainly in Galatians 5: the flesh and the Spirit want opposite things, and starting to follow Jesus doesn't make that battle disappear.

In Part 11 of our Set Free series, Pastor Kelli Ferguson walks through the conflict, the works of the flesh, and the fruit the Holy Spirit grows in a life lived close to Jesus - then shows what it actually looks like to keep in step with Him, one moment-by-moment choice at a time.

"Fruit is the character of your life being shaped by the nearness of Christ."

IN THIS MESSAGE

00:00 Welcome and Galatians 5:16-26

03:37 The conflict: flesh vs. Spirit

06:55 The works of the flesh

09:33 Religious sins

10:55 Relational sins

11:58 Social sins

15:37 The fruit of the Spirit

16:17 Fruit reveals the tree

22:56 1. Keep in step with the Spirit

25:44 2. Cultivate the soil

27:44 3. Stay connected to the vine

32:01 Response and prayer

SCRIPTURE

Galatians 5:16-26, Romans 7:15-17, Ephesians 5:15-18, Romans 8:28, 2 Timothy 1:7, Matthew 13, John 15:4-5

Preached by Pastor Kelli Ferguson at Calvary Church on September 6, 2026.

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Freedom without direction is just drift.In Part 10 of our Set Free series, Pastor Benny Ferguson walks through Galatians 5:13-15 and asks what our freedom in Christ is actually FOR. Four truths from three short verses: freedom has a purpose, freedom serves in love, freedom fulfills God's heart, and freedom dies when selfishness wins."Freedom is not just about what we've been freed from. It's about what we've been freed for."Calvary Church8234 Woodsboro Pike, Walkersville, MD 21793Sundays at 8:15, 10:00 and 11:45calvarymd.comLove God. Love People. Change the World.#SetFree #Galatians #CalvaryChurch

Text: 2 Samuel 23:8-12

Speaker: Tim Smith

Recorded 2026-08-28 at Calvary Church, Walkersville, MD.

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