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The sermon explores the biblical mandate for believers to be called by name and equipped by the Holy Spirit for specific ministry. Drawing primarily from Exodus 31, it distinguishes between the internal call of God and the external affirmation of the local church, warning against self-appointed ministries. The preacher emphasizes that true effectiveness requires both an experiential encounter with God's holiness and continuous filling with His Word and power. This divine equipping provides the wisdom and skill necessary to fulfill God's commands, ensuring that all work glorifies Him rather than relying on human effort or worldly success.

The sermon explores the concept of adiaphora, or indifferent matters, as discussed in Romans 14, urging believers to prioritize love over personal liberty. It distinguishes between moral issues requiring judgment and non-moral issues where Christians must respect each other's consciences to avoid causing spiritual harm. The preacher emphasizes that while all things are clean, exercising freedom in a way that causes a weaker brother to stumble violates the principle of love and damages their faith. Central to this teaching is the call to pursue righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit rather than insisting on personal rights regarding food or drink. Ultimately, believers are encouraged to act only from faith, ensuring that their actions build up the church and reflect the sacrificial spirit of Christ.

Music matters in the worship of God, because it has a real effect on the heart, mind, spirit, and character of those who hear it. The worship in God's house should be marked by order, unity, reverence, truth, and one sound of praise to the Lord, not by the disorder, emotionalism, worldliness, and entertainment spirit that has entered many churches through contemporary music. Not all music is appropriate or acceptable for worship, and we must judge both the words and the structure of the music by whether it honors Christ, promotes holiness - not just how it makes us feel. We must worship God in spirit and in truth, refuse to follow the current of this generation, and seek to honor the Lord with music that is holy, reverent, and pleasing in His sight. Worldly, fleshly music will not do, and is not acceptable to God.

The sermon argues against the Calvinist doctrine of total depravity by examining the role of the human conscience and the Holy Spirit in convicting individuals of sin. It outlines five distinct states of conscience—evil, seared, pure, weak, and good—to illustrate how moral awareness functions and evolves through spiritual maturity. Pastor Friesen emphasizes that the Holy Spirit actively works to reveal righteousness and judgment to all people, thereby validating the human capacity to choose faith. By contrasting these biblical principles with Calvinist interpretations, the text asserts that God's universal offer of salvation is sincere and accessible to everyone. Ultimately, the message encourages believers to cultivate a good conscience through scriptural knowledge and humility rather than relying on inherent depravity.

The sermon explores the struggle of progressive sanctification, emphasizing that believers cannot achieve spiritual victory through their own efforts or adherence to the law. Drawing from Romans 7 and 8, it highlights the inherent inability of the new nature to perform good without divine assistance, illustrating the internal war between the flesh and the spirit. The central message asserts that true holiness comes only by yielding to the Holy Spirit rather than relying on self-will or religious ritual. Listeners are urged to recognize their total dependence on God's power to mortify sin and live a victorious Christian life. Ultimately, the text calls for sensitivity to the Spirit's leading as the key to overcoming defeat and fulfilling God's righteous requirements.

We look at the Feast of Pentecost, also known as the Feast of Weeks or Feast of Harvest. Also Reference: (John 19:31), Matthew 28:1, 1 Corinthians 15:23, Matthew 28:6, Acts 1:3, James 1:18, Romans 8:23, Matthew 9:37-38 https://bbfohio.com

There are three short words we never stop needing to say to God: Please, Thank You, and Sorry, and it turns out the Psalter is full of all three. This teaching walks through the lament psalms with their five-part shape you can pray for the rest of your life, the thanksgivings that teach us to be the one leper who came back, and the penitentials, where David's Psalm 51 shows us what real repentance sounds like. Along the way you'll meet the one psalm that ends in unrelieved darkness and discover why the Spirit put it there, and you'll watch Paul plant a lament right in the middle of the most triumphant chapter in the Bible, where suffering saints become more than conquerors. The whole evening comes down to one liberating truth: we can be real with a real God.

Fruits of the spirit vs fruits of the flesh.

Wednesday Evening service at Calvary Baptist Pastor Tracy Puckett We are an old fashioned, Independent Missionary Baptist Church, with Holy Ghost, King James preaching, and spirit filled singing. We invite you to come and be a part of our church family. Our doors are always open, and we hope that you and your family will come and experience the love of God here at Calvary! "I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. (Psalm 122:1)"