Pastor Keith Alexander brings us a message from 1 Peter on how we are to live hospitably in uncertain days.

Pastor Daniel Daniel continues in the second week of our Extending The Table series.

Pastor Daniel begins our new Lent series, Extending The Table.  Luke 14:1-24 

The meal heals. The meal comfortably breaks the rules. The meal flips the social order upside down—honor the lowly and shame the presumptuous. The meal is especially for those who don’t have a table to be welcomed at (include Hebrews 13:2). The meal is a symbol and opportunity to see, share and celebrate the meal of heaven—Jesus.   

Pastor Daniel Stidham concludes our series, The Already and The Not Yet with a message from Mark 3:20-35. 
Family changes when someone enters the Kingdom. Who are my mother and brothers? For whoever does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother. The love of the Kingdom means everyone in Christ is already family, but we are not yet experiencing that fullness. To love others is to love the Christ in them. Are we loving others like that?

Pastor Daniel returns to preach from Mark 5: 1-20. 
Jesus’ proclamation of the Kingdom encompassed a casting out of demons who oppose His rule. Though the devil is not sovereign or omnipresent, there are areas and places where the tempter tempts. Are we aware of these temptations? Christians are commanded to wear the armor of God (Ephesians 6) because the devil and his demons are scheming to take away our joy and assurance in Christ. There is a hidden war all around us and we must be prepared.  

Pastor Keith Alexander preaches this week at Calvary Oak Lawn, kicking off a mini-series called: The Already and the Not Yet. This message comes from Mark 1:14-20.
Following Jesus’ initial proclamation of the Kingdom, Jesus’ first act is not a healing or an exorcism or some stirring teaching at a synagogue… instead, Jesus is on a walk and calls four men to follow him, breaking every rabbinic tradition. The Kingdom is here, but to enjoy its beauty, you must be actively following Jesus in ways that you may not typically expect. Are you following him? 

Listen to Pastor Daniel wrap up the Good News series. The Kingdom of God is good news to conservatives because it is the original, unchanging, perfect institution whose teachings ought to be resolutely preserved. Human institutions at their best reflect some aspects of God’s nature. But since human institutions are made and run by sinful humans, they are never above reproach, and we must never place our total hope and trust in them, lest like the Pharisees we end up protecting traditions of men instead of God. 

Pastor Daniel preaches the first portion of our 2 part sermon finale. Like liberals, God is for the poor, marginalized, immigrant, and oppressed. But the work of liberation and justice must be guided by the King of Kings and Ultimate Judge lest we usurp his throne.

The LGBTQI+ community longs for love, community, and identity. Jesus offers the fathers love to any who would come to him. The father offers us an identity that speaks to the depth of our being. Pastor Daniel brings a teaching from Luke 5:27-32, in this challenging message for us all. 

Pastor Daniel Stidham preaches in our second week of the GoodNews series.
Muslims long for peace but have no assurance that God will let them enter heaven. The sin of the garden brought shame, but Jesus takes our shame to make us honorable before God.