July 19, 2026

Join Pastor Peter as we continue our study through the book of Numbers. As we talked about last week, Balaam is actually a pretty ambiguous figure. He is a prophet of God, but he practices sorcery. He is an example of submitting to the will of God over ambition in the last chapter as well as the next two, but he later succumbs to his ambition and leads the Israelites into idolatry. So when this chapter picks up, we see that Balaam is sacrificing to God before he prophecies over the nation of Israel. The highlight of Balaam’s prophecy is that as he seeks the will of God, he is brought to see the ministry of Christ. This is always the case. The more we seek the will of God in our lives, the more we will see Jesus and His glory!What does God's word have to say? Have a listen! #serveGod #rest #wilderness #provide #promise #maranaaz #calvarychapel #calvarymarana #millennials #bible #culture #numbers #scripture #sermon #teaching #pride #fear #rebellion #salvation #obedience #godlyleadership #faith #prophecy

July 12, 2026

Join Pastor Peter as we continue our study through the book of Numbers. For the ancient person, it would be stories like this, the more mythic and symbolic, that would be the most edifying for them. Whereas the modern person is mainly put off from the strangeness of this story and gets hung up on the literal nature of this story, IE, did Balaam’s donkey literally speak to him or not.Balaam, like Jonah, was not punished for being faithful, but for being faithless. Christ is the faithful prophet who humbled Himself to the point of the cross. He allowed the voice of conscience and humility to guide Him to the full and complete knowledge of God’s will in His life, but He also had the ambition to live into that call, even though it cost Him His life.What does God's word have to say? Have a listen! #serveGod #rest #wilderness #provide #promise #maranaaz #calvarychapel #calvarymarana #millennials #bible #culture #numbers #scripture #sermon #teaching #pride #fear #rebellion #salvation #obedience #godlyleadership #faith

July 5, 2026

Join Pastor Peter as we get back to our study through the book of Numbers. At this point in the story, the older generation that rebelled against God and refused to enter into the land of Canaan has passed away in the wilderness and the younger generation is moving into the land of Canaan in order to take it.Christ, being the center and the source of life could never be destroyed by death, but instead destroy death by entering into it. Christ being the center of all light, would destroy darkness by allowing Himself to be swallowed by it. So with death itself defeated in our Lord, we serve Him in confidence and hope for His righteousness and glory! What does God's word have to say? Have a listen! #serveGod #rest #wilderness #provide #promise #maranaaz #calvarychapel #calvarymarana #millennials #bible #culture #numbers #scripture #sermon #teaching #pride #fear #rebellion #salvation #obedience #godlyleadership #faith #fear #overcome

June 21, 2026

Join Pastor Peter for a special Father's Day message in the book of 1 Kings 2:1-9. Of all the myriads of passages that we could meditate on to highlight the beauty and the power of fatherhood, this year I was drawn to the above passage. Here David is nearing the end of his life and he is passing on the throne to his son Solomon. As a part of this ceremony David passes along to Solomon some final words of wisdom. What was once a scandal, that Christ would call unworthy sinners, will be made righteous by the power of His mercy and the potency of His love. So this father’s day let’s celebrate the role of good fathers, but more than this to always strive to meditate on the supreme glory of our Father in heaven and His amazing plan for us!What does God's word have to say? Have a listen! #serveGod #rest #wilderness #provide #promise #maranaaz #calvarychapel #calvarymarana #millennials #bible #culture #numbers #scripture #sermon #teaching #pride #fear #rebellion #salvation #obedience #godlyleadership #faith #fathersday

Jun 28, 2026

Join Pastor Peter for a special Fourth of July message in the book Hebrews 11:13-16. As we prepare to celebrate 250 years of American independence I thought it would be a good opportunity to meditate on an interesting concept that we find in the Scriptures, that Christians are citizens of heaven and how that reality manifests itself in our earthly citizenship and responsibilities.So while our earthly identities can provide us with an amazing sense of belonging, this belonging is dependent on our own faithfulness. Paul finds an amazing liberty in His heavenly identity that comes through faith that allows him to rest in all his other identities.What does God's word have to say? Have a listen! #serveGod #rest #wilderness #provide #promise #maranaaz #calvarychapel #calvarymarana #millennials #bible #culture #numbers #scripture #sermon #teaching #pride #fear #rebellion #salvation #obedience #godlyleadership #faith #fourthofjuly #freedom

June 14, 2026

Join Pastor Peter as we continue our study through the book of Numbers. As we continue through the book of Numbers, we reach a chapter that signifies a true passing of the older generation.The older generation, the ones who saw the rise of Egyptian tyranny, and God’s delivery from that tyranny are beginning to pass away.

Wandering in the aimlessness of our own sin and our own attempts to make our lives enough to please our image of God. But the true God comes in the flesh, allows Himself to be killed, so that we might be forgiven. This is the true One whom we glorify, and in Him we find our home!

What does God’s word have to say? Have a listen!

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June 7, 2026

Join Pastor Peter as we continue our study through the book of Numbers. Last week we went over Numbers 16 and 17 which describes the rebellion that was led by a coalition of religious and political figures that opposed the rule of Moses and Aaron. Far from God simply telling the children of Israel that they merely have to accept Aaron and Moses as their leaders because “He said so”, He instead reveals the heart of Moses and Aaron and establishes the purpose of true leadership and the reason for Godly hierarchy. No matter what capacity we have as a leader, this is what we strive to do. To see allow for all creation to speak of Christ and to be an occasion to praise and exalt Him.What does God's word have to say? Have a listen!

May 31, 2026

Join Pastor Peter as we continue our study through the book of Numbers. The people of God complain against the provision of the Lord, and He sends some sort of judgement that wipes out the dissidents, Moses and Aaron intercede for the people, and then the cycle starts over again.It is when we understand this truth that we can find rest, not in the power of God, but in the love of God, and we can seek to emulate this in our own lives!What does God's word have to say? Have a listen!

May 24, 2026

Join Pastor Peter as we continue our study through the book of Numbers. After the forty years of wandering, Moses delivers a series of sermons that we have compiled for us in the book of Deuteronomy. In this section Moses is reinforcing to the nation the importance of obedience.Like the Israelites we can easily find ourselves unhappy, because we are serving unworthy objects of greed, lust, pride, and ambition. The freedom that God offers to His people is the freedom to be rid of all that!What does God's word have to say? Have a listen!

April 26, 2026

Join Pastor Peter as we begin our new study through the book of Numbers. We are continuing the narrative of God’s people and their movement from slavery to the promised land. The people of God are ready to move towards the land that God had promised to their ancestor Abraham. In these first few verses we see the Israelites complaining against God about the difficulties that they were facing in the wilderness. And then we see complaints from Moses towards God about how he feels mistreated in his call towards the Israelite people.

We are every day sowing our stories and our circumstances, and if we treat this process with respect and dignity, we will see the power of the resurrection throughout our lives!What does God's word have to say? Have a listen!

*Due to technical issues we are missing a few sermons in March and April. If you would like more information on what was discussed, you can find Pastor Peter's notes for the missing sermons along with every other sermon he has preached here.