Romans 13:13-14 (NKJV) Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.
Self-confidence is what makes us think we can battle and struggle with the spiritual strongholds in our lives, and prevail. We take on the, "I can do it" attitude and find defeat at ever turn. Why? Defeat is so common because we are not strong enough or sufficient in ourselves to gain the victory. Although that might be offensive to our flesh, it's true.
It's only in the Spirit life that we find strength to conquer those strongholds that the flesh has set up in our lives. Our flesh, our old sinful habit patterns, loves to be coddled and fed. But the Bible tells us that the flesh doesn't please God ever: never, ever. It needs to die! We need new habits, habits of dependence upon Jesus and habits of yielding to the Spirit in all things.
It's in the Spirit life that we see the walled cities of sin come tumbling down. We begin to see the giants fall like flies. We begin to possess the wonderful and glorious experiences that God has promised to every believer. It's in the Spirit that we thrive in the spiritual victory that is already ours in Christ.
Choose to walk in the Spirit today, not fulfilling the lusts of your flesh. It's one of the quickest and most effective ways to lose your self-confidence, replacing it with Jesus-confidence!
In Grace,
Pastor Ed
Response
My favorite verse would have to be Isaiah 41:10. The Lord spoke to me through this verse when I was trying to get up the courage to call for help for my drinking. I was not yet a Christian but believed and had a Bible. I was sobbing every time I picked up the phone for about an hour. I just could not make the call. I cried out to the Lord to show me a scripture that would help me to make the call. I opened the Bible to Isaiah 41:10, Do not fear for I am with you. Do not anxiously look about you for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you. Surely I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. NAS. Still have that Bible and have that page marked. I was able to make the call, although still crying so hard that the people thought I was suicidal, but the Lord got me through it! He had to help me again later to stop the drinking but through Him I was finally able to stop. Reading that scripture was the first step on my road to recovery and to making a commitment to Him!
Friday, October 29, 2010
Monday, October 25, 2010
Finally, Be Strong
Psalms 138:3 (NKJV) In the day when I cried out, You answered me, And made me bold with strength in my soul.
Spiritual warfare and spiritual growth go hand in hand. Please don't forget that. With any growing church, with any growing marriage, with any growing single, with any growing believer, there will be spiritual resistance and attacks. That's the methodology of the devil. That's just the way he works.
Jesus told Peter that He Himself would build His church upon the powerful confession Peter just made, that Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of God. Every true believer becomes one more living stone on the foundation of Jesus. Look at Matthew 16:18 again:
Matthew 16:18 "And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
Wow! Jesus is building His church and even the gates of hell won't prevail against it! Even though the gates of hell will try, they won't triumph. They can't! Jesus is in charge!
It's true; Satan is going to come full force against us, trying to take us down, and ultimately take us out! If he can't get the church, he'll pick off the leaders. If he can't get the leaders, he'll pick off the members. If he can't get the members, he'll pick off their kids. If he can't get the kids, he'll pick off the visitors. If he can't get the visitors, he'll hit the leaders again. WELL... you get the picture.
Ephesians 6.10-11 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Stand strong in Jesus today, friend. He's your strength. He's your sufficiency!
Standing in Him,
Pastor Ed
Response
My mom went to church two Sundays ago and when she got to church she realized that she forgot her bible. When she got home, she couldn't find her bible anywhere and called me in tears to tell me. She had had this bible since 1979 and it was so precious to her. But she also knew that if someone else needed her bible that God would bless them. So we said that we would pray everyday that God would some how bring her bible back to her. The next day she took her overweight Chihuahua on her daily walk and started to find little notes and things that were in her bible, so she realized that she must have left her bible on her car when she put something in the trunk before she got in the car. Well a week went by and yesterday a lady came to her door with her bible, she had found it on the street and saw her name on it and knew my mom, so she brought it to her. My mom called me last night with tears of joy! She said isn't God just like that? All day she had been so broken about her two grandsons and that it was just like God to remind her that He hears her prayers and He is in control!
Spiritual warfare and spiritual growth go hand in hand. Please don't forget that. With any growing church, with any growing marriage, with any growing single, with any growing believer, there will be spiritual resistance and attacks. That's the methodology of the devil. That's just the way he works.
Jesus told Peter that He Himself would build His church upon the powerful confession Peter just made, that Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of God. Every true believer becomes one more living stone on the foundation of Jesus. Look at Matthew 16:18 again:
Matthew 16:18 "And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
Wow! Jesus is building His church and even the gates of hell won't prevail against it! Even though the gates of hell will try, they won't triumph. They can't! Jesus is in charge!
It's true; Satan is going to come full force against us, trying to take us down, and ultimately take us out! If he can't get the church, he'll pick off the leaders. If he can't get the leaders, he'll pick off the members. If he can't get the members, he'll pick off their kids. If he can't get the kids, he'll pick off the visitors. If he can't get the visitors, he'll hit the leaders again. WELL... you get the picture.
Ephesians 6.10-11 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Stand strong in Jesus today, friend. He's your strength. He's your sufficiency!
Standing in Him,
Pastor Ed
Response
My mom went to church two Sundays ago and when she got to church she realized that she forgot her bible. When she got home, she couldn't find her bible anywhere and called me in tears to tell me. She had had this bible since 1979 and it was so precious to her. But she also knew that if someone else needed her bible that God would bless them. So we said that we would pray everyday that God would some how bring her bible back to her. The next day she took her overweight Chihuahua on her daily walk and started to find little notes and things that were in her bible, so she realized that she must have left her bible on her car when she put something in the trunk before she got in the car. Well a week went by and yesterday a lady came to her door with her bible, she had found it on the street and saw her name on it and knew my mom, so she brought it to her. My mom called me last night with tears of joy! She said isn't God just like that? All day she had been so broken about her two grandsons and that it was just like God to remind her that He hears her prayers and He is in control!
Friday, October 22, 2010
Get Out Of the Mud of Legalism
Romans 5:2 (NKJV) ...through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Ever step into some serious mud? It's a bummer, isn't it? I remember a work day on our property some years back, when I stepped into a pile of mud that completely covered my shoes. I thought for sure they were ruined.
Standing in grace, completely covered by it, doesn't ruin you, but helps you. Once at war with God, now by faith you have peace, access, grace, and hope in Him! As you stand in His grace, it gives you a firm footing in living a life that pleases Him. Oh, it's not a life that requires your performance, but rather a life that is lived through the power of His Spirit dwelling in you.
Remember today that you are standing in God's grace. I love it, don't you, that Paul didn't write that we're standing in God's judgment, or standing in God's expectations, or standing in God's religion?
No, we stand in God's grace - His unmerited, unearned, undeserved agape love and favor. Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells me so!
What's you're favorite verse in the Bible and why? REPLY to this note and share it with me.
In Grace,
Pastor Ed
Response
One verse I really, really love is 1 Timothy 1:12-17. It is just amazing to me to think that God would choose me of all people, even those who once persecuted God and didn't care about Him, to be used to speak His name to others. This past Sunday I was having a rough time when the parents on a soccer sideline were yelling at me and saying the Lord's name in vain in a U14 game (I was the linesman). There was one man who just kept saying His name in vain and it made me so sad. Afterwards I was just amazed that God still loves that man, no more and no less. It just shows that we say so many bad things against God, and yet he still loves us and sent His Son to die for us so that we could have a relationship with Him. Yeah God!
Ever step into some serious mud? It's a bummer, isn't it? I remember a work day on our property some years back, when I stepped into a pile of mud that completely covered my shoes. I thought for sure they were ruined.
Standing in grace, completely covered by it, doesn't ruin you, but helps you. Once at war with God, now by faith you have peace, access, grace, and hope in Him! As you stand in His grace, it gives you a firm footing in living a life that pleases Him. Oh, it's not a life that requires your performance, but rather a life that is lived through the power of His Spirit dwelling in you.
Remember today that you are standing in God's grace. I love it, don't you, that Paul didn't write that we're standing in God's judgment, or standing in God's expectations, or standing in God's religion?
No, we stand in God's grace - His unmerited, unearned, undeserved agape love and favor. Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells me so!
What's you're favorite verse in the Bible and why? REPLY to this note and share it with me.
In Grace,
Pastor Ed
Response
One verse I really, really love is 1 Timothy 1:12-17. It is just amazing to me to think that God would choose me of all people, even those who once persecuted God and didn't care about Him, to be used to speak His name to others. This past Sunday I was having a rough time when the parents on a soccer sideline were yelling at me and saying the Lord's name in vain in a U14 game (I was the linesman). There was one man who just kept saying His name in vain and it made me so sad. Afterwards I was just amazed that God still loves that man, no more and no less. It just shows that we say so many bad things against God, and yet he still loves us and sent His Son to die for us so that we could have a relationship with Him. Yeah God!
Monday, October 18, 2010
Two Lines of Attack
Romans 8:37-39 (NKJV) Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Jesus taught us about the motives of the devil and the demonic realm. He told us that the thief comes only to steal, kill, and destroy. I'm so glad He didn't stop there, but ended by saying that we can be of good cheer, encouraged in the battle in Him, because He's overcome the world. By our faith in Him, we too are overcomers.
Yet, the devil is relentless in trying to destroy believers, marriages, families, and even churches. First, he tries to come at you outwardly, with persecution and attacks. Weird arguments and pressures that seem almost too much to bear are normal and common. We run to Him and find help in our time of need, and the wave of persecution eases, or even disappears altogether.
But remember this, don't forget it, when the devil can't take a family or church down outwardly, he'll come and try to destroy it from the inside. It's been known that Satan will join the church, become an active member, and try to destroy through compromise and corruption. He'll use false teachers and false believers, and anything he can counterfeit.
But know this: you are strong and secure in Him. Peter reminds us that we are kept in Him not by our own good works, or our own efforts, but by His sure and steadfast power.
Perhaps you've been getting hit on the outside lately? Maybe it's been an inside attack? You could be getting attacked on all fronts! Run to Jesus, my friend, and find your strength and protection in Him. He alone is victorious!
By Grace,
Pastor Ed
Response
I have lost almost everything that this worldly place was about. Ah, but I have gained the most important person that ever lived! Oh Jesus you are Holy, Holy, Holy and this truth of salvation is worth every bit of pain that brought me to that place of surrender. What a blessing to have the creator of all the universe pick me to save and all I had to do was say yes Lord. His work in my life and to know that you know He is alive and we are His sons and daughters. Wow, words cannot express my gratitude for how the Lord uses Calvary Chapel and your teaching to bring the lost and hurting like me to a saving knowledge. I am blown away as I watch week after week new believers come to Christ. It allows me opportunity to love them and to help them as I have been helped because I still remember that day in 2003 when I was overtaken by the Spirit and was born again. Jesus blesses me more than any--too much of this world or my sin--could ever take away. Sorry for the rambling long winded message but I close with a very special thank you, sir, for being my teacher of the word and my brother in Christ.
Jesus taught us about the motives of the devil and the demonic realm. He told us that the thief comes only to steal, kill, and destroy. I'm so glad He didn't stop there, but ended by saying that we can be of good cheer, encouraged in the battle in Him, because He's overcome the world. By our faith in Him, we too are overcomers.
Yet, the devil is relentless in trying to destroy believers, marriages, families, and even churches. First, he tries to come at you outwardly, with persecution and attacks. Weird arguments and pressures that seem almost too much to bear are normal and common. We run to Him and find help in our time of need, and the wave of persecution eases, or even disappears altogether.
But remember this, don't forget it, when the devil can't take a family or church down outwardly, he'll come and try to destroy it from the inside. It's been known that Satan will join the church, become an active member, and try to destroy through compromise and corruption. He'll use false teachers and false believers, and anything he can counterfeit.
But know this: you are strong and secure in Him. Peter reminds us that we are kept in Him not by our own good works, or our own efforts, but by His sure and steadfast power.
Perhaps you've been getting hit on the outside lately? Maybe it's been an inside attack? You could be getting attacked on all fronts! Run to Jesus, my friend, and find your strength and protection in Him. He alone is victorious!
By Grace,
Pastor Ed
Response
I have lost almost everything that this worldly place was about. Ah, but I have gained the most important person that ever lived! Oh Jesus you are Holy, Holy, Holy and this truth of salvation is worth every bit of pain that brought me to that place of surrender. What a blessing to have the creator of all the universe pick me to save and all I had to do was say yes Lord. His work in my life and to know that you know He is alive and we are His sons and daughters. Wow, words cannot express my gratitude for how the Lord uses Calvary Chapel and your teaching to bring the lost and hurting like me to a saving knowledge. I am blown away as I watch week after week new believers come to Christ. It allows me opportunity to love them and to help them as I have been helped because I still remember that day in 2003 when I was overtaken by the Spirit and was born again. Jesus blesses me more than any--too much of this world or my sin--could ever take away. Sorry for the rambling long winded message but I close with a very special thank you, sir, for being my teacher of the word and my brother in Christ.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Through The Bible
Psalms 138:2 (NKJV) I will worship toward Your holy temple, And praise Your name For Your lovingkindness and Your truth; For You have magnified Your word above all Your name.
One of the commitments I've made to our precious congregation is that we will study the entirety of the Bible, from beginning to end. That means we will be going through every book of the Bible, verse by verse and chapter by chapter. One day I hope to say to you, as Paul was able to, that I haven't shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God (Acts 20:27).
We've always sought to be a place here at Calvary that the sheep love to eat; where they are loved and cared for regularly. Think of it in terms of a good restaurant. If you have one, it's probably because you like the food there, especially that one dish. Well, the feeding of God's Word is vital and important. More than just your favorite restaurant, your church family should be one where the atmosphere, the ambience, is of the Spirit, and the teaching is feeding and nourishing your spiritual growth. Unfortunately, there are a lot of churches that simply refuse to feed the flock of God. That is the grand tragedy of our generation! People aren't being encouraged to get into and stay in God's Word. There are even some within the new 'emergent' church that downplay and undermine the sufficiency of Scriptures. That's a travesty!
While other churches and spiritual leaders go this way and that way, we will steady on teaching the Word of God simply and in His power. We are a church where the Word of God is seen for what it is: life-giving and necessary. May God use His Word powerfully in and through us!
Loving His Word,
Pastor Ed
Response
Hey, Pastor Ed, Just wanted to tell you that your message really gave me a lot of encouragement. I was just telling Arty that sometimes I feel like I'm not even a Christian 'cause my faith is sometimes so weak. Your words and God's Word really lifted me up Sunday. I needed that!
One of the commitments I've made to our precious congregation is that we will study the entirety of the Bible, from beginning to end. That means we will be going through every book of the Bible, verse by verse and chapter by chapter. One day I hope to say to you, as Paul was able to, that I haven't shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God (Acts 20:27).
We've always sought to be a place here at Calvary that the sheep love to eat; where they are loved and cared for regularly. Think of it in terms of a good restaurant. If you have one, it's probably because you like the food there, especially that one dish. Well, the feeding of God's Word is vital and important. More than just your favorite restaurant, your church family should be one where the atmosphere, the ambience, is of the Spirit, and the teaching is feeding and nourishing your spiritual growth. Unfortunately, there are a lot of churches that simply refuse to feed the flock of God. That is the grand tragedy of our generation! People aren't being encouraged to get into and stay in God's Word. There are even some within the new 'emergent' church that downplay and undermine the sufficiency of Scriptures. That's a travesty!
While other churches and spiritual leaders go this way and that way, we will steady on teaching the Word of God simply and in His power. We are a church where the Word of God is seen for what it is: life-giving and necessary. May God use His Word powerfully in and through us!
Loving His Word,
Pastor Ed
Response
Hey, Pastor Ed, Just wanted to tell you that your message really gave me a lot of encouragement. I was just telling Arty that sometimes I feel like I'm not even a Christian 'cause my faith is sometimes so weak. Your words and God's Word really lifted me up Sunday. I needed that!
Monday, October 11, 2010
Men and Women of the Word
Joshua 1:8 (NKJV) This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
Even though there is almost a wholesale abandonment of God's Word among so many churches today, you don't have to fall into that trap. We need God's Word. We need to be reading it. We need to be studying it. We need to be memorizing it. We need to be using it. We need to be relying upon it. We need to be trusting it. We need to be sharing it.
God's Word is living and powerful; alive and active. Make the Word of God your source for every decision. Search out the Scriptures like you were up in the Yukon, mining for gold! There are treasures and juicy spiritual nuggets to be found, every time you turn the page.
I hope you know by now that your spiritual strength and vitality is directly related to the time you spend in God's Word. It's been said that a 'week' without the Word will make a Christian 'weak.' It's so true.
Agree with Job, in loving God's Word, who said, "I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food. Job 23:12 (NKJV)"
Dive into His Word today, friend. You'll be glad you did!
In Him,
Pastor Ed
Response
Pastor Ed, you brought back a wonderful memory for me. My family very recently has gone through three years of darkness and trials, one thing right after another. A friend told me she had never gone through trials like we were going through and she actually said she envied us because she just knew that God would bless us if we stayed faithful through it all. She was right. God is just blessing our socks off right now! I just hope that through the next trial, I can always remember to bless Him and praise Him in the bad times just as I am through the good times now. And I hope we can always remember that there is a light at the end of that tunnel for us, shining bright, if we can just hold on long enough to get a glimpse of it! Thank you for your faithfulness, also. You are a very good substitute shepherd! Until His return!
Even though there is almost a wholesale abandonment of God's Word among so many churches today, you don't have to fall into that trap. We need God's Word. We need to be reading it. We need to be studying it. We need to be memorizing it. We need to be using it. We need to be relying upon it. We need to be trusting it. We need to be sharing it.
God's Word is living and powerful; alive and active. Make the Word of God your source for every decision. Search out the Scriptures like you were up in the Yukon, mining for gold! There are treasures and juicy spiritual nuggets to be found, every time you turn the page.
I hope you know by now that your spiritual strength and vitality is directly related to the time you spend in God's Word. It's been said that a 'week' without the Word will make a Christian 'weak.' It's so true.
Agree with Job, in loving God's Word, who said, "I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food. Job 23:12 (NKJV)"
Dive into His Word today, friend. You'll be glad you did!
In Him,
Pastor Ed
Response
Pastor Ed, you brought back a wonderful memory for me. My family very recently has gone through three years of darkness and trials, one thing right after another. A friend told me she had never gone through trials like we were going through and she actually said she envied us because she just knew that God would bless us if we stayed faithful through it all. She was right. God is just blessing our socks off right now! I just hope that through the next trial, I can always remember to bless Him and praise Him in the bad times just as I am through the good times now. And I hope we can always remember that there is a light at the end of that tunnel for us, shining bright, if we can just hold on long enough to get a glimpse of it! Thank you for your faithfulness, also. You are a very good substitute shepherd! Until His return!
Friday, October 8, 2010
11 Days
1 Peter 1:17-19 (NKJV) And if you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each one's work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in fear; knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.
If you were to take out a map and a calculator, and begin charting the shortest route from Egypt into the Promised Land, you'd come to the conclusion that the trip would take about eleven days. That's all it would have been, roughly just eleven days; 264 hours; or 15,840 minutes.
Instead, that short eleven days stretched out into over 14,000 days. Why? Disobedience. The children of Israel were miraculously delivered from the bondage and slavery in Egypt, miraculously delivered from the pursuing Egyptian armies only to cower at the words of ten men, who saw the land not as the promise of God, but as filled with giants and giant problems. Their bad report demoralized the people and a whole generation died in the wilderness, never entering in. That's sad.
Those are a lot of days filled with aimless wandering. I know that when I recall the children of Israel, my heart is that I don't wander around myself. It's too easy to point the finger at them, while there are three coming back at me. We've already spent enough of our life wandering around in this brutal world; I don't want to spend one more aimless day on the earth. I want to live with His purpose in mind. I want to be led by His Spirit. I want my life to matter for His Kingdom.
Be careful to stick to close to Jesus. Build yourself up in Him in your most holy faith. Don't turn to the left or to the right. Your life matters to God and to this world. Take the quickest, most efficient route of obedience.
Led by His Spirit,
Pastor Ed
Response
This past weekend my sister, who is visiting Colorado for two weeks, came across someone from your church at a fast food place. They paid for her meal - she was down to her last $20 - an answer to prayer. She is visiting Colorado for two weeks and is leaving her children with her mother-in-law for three months. Please pray for her and her children. Thank you so much!
If you were to take out a map and a calculator, and begin charting the shortest route from Egypt into the Promised Land, you'd come to the conclusion that the trip would take about eleven days. That's all it would have been, roughly just eleven days; 264 hours; or 15,840 minutes.
Instead, that short eleven days stretched out into over 14,000 days. Why? Disobedience. The children of Israel were miraculously delivered from the bondage and slavery in Egypt, miraculously delivered from the pursuing Egyptian armies only to cower at the words of ten men, who saw the land not as the promise of God, but as filled with giants and giant problems. Their bad report demoralized the people and a whole generation died in the wilderness, never entering in. That's sad.
Those are a lot of days filled with aimless wandering. I know that when I recall the children of Israel, my heart is that I don't wander around myself. It's too easy to point the finger at them, while there are three coming back at me. We've already spent enough of our life wandering around in this brutal world; I don't want to spend one more aimless day on the earth. I want to live with His purpose in mind. I want to be led by His Spirit. I want my life to matter for His Kingdom.
Be careful to stick to close to Jesus. Build yourself up in Him in your most holy faith. Don't turn to the left or to the right. Your life matters to God and to this world. Take the quickest, most efficient route of obedience.
Led by His Spirit,
Pastor Ed
Response
This past weekend my sister, who is visiting Colorado for two weeks, came across someone from your church at a fast food place. They paid for her meal - she was down to her last $20 - an answer to prayer. She is visiting Colorado for two weeks and is leaving her children with her mother-in-law for three months. Please pray for her and her children. Thank you so much!
Monday, October 4, 2010
89.7 GRACEfm is coming to Denver in December 2010!
Luke 8:39 NKJV "Return to your own house, and tell what great things God has done for you." And he went his way and proclaimed throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.
God has done great things among us. God's history through Calvary Aurora is filled with the His faithfulness at every turn.
We start a new chapter in the life of our congregation with a powerful tool of outreach to our city!
We are blessed with the privilege of owning a radio station that will cover the Denver Metro area with solid and consistent Bible teaching, along with the latest music that edifies the soul! Over the past three months, we have aggressively pursued this purchase and by God's grace, it will close by the end of this year.
What does that mean for us? It means that we now have the honor, and the means, to serve the Metro area 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It means we have the potential to touch the city in amazing ways brining the teachings of pastors like Chuck Smith, Greg Laurie, Skip Heitzig, Bob Coy, and others to the Denver Metro area.
You are a very important part of GRACEfm. What needs can you fulfill?
The need to PRAY (Luke 18:1) The foundation of our station is prayer.
The need to GIVE (2 Corinthians 9:7-8) As a part of our 'Building the Future' goals, we are asking that you give over and above your tithes to help support the outreach.
The need to TELL (Luke 8:39) it's very important that our city know the station is here. We'll have fliers, cards, bumper stickers, and all sorts of 'get the word out tool' coming in the near future.
By Grace,
Pastor Ed
God has done great things among us. God's history through Calvary Aurora is filled with the His faithfulness at every turn.
We start a new chapter in the life of our congregation with a powerful tool of outreach to our city!
We are blessed with the privilege of owning a radio station that will cover the Denver Metro area with solid and consistent Bible teaching, along with the latest music that edifies the soul! Over the past three months, we have aggressively pursued this purchase and by God's grace, it will close by the end of this year.
What does that mean for us? It means that we now have the honor, and the means, to serve the Metro area 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It means we have the potential to touch the city in amazing ways brining the teachings of pastors like Chuck Smith, Greg Laurie, Skip Heitzig, Bob Coy, and others to the Denver Metro area.
You are a very important part of GRACEfm. What needs can you fulfill?
The need to PRAY (Luke 18:1) The foundation of our station is prayer.
The need to GIVE (2 Corinthians 9:7-8) As a part of our 'Building the Future' goals, we are asking that you give over and above your tithes to help support the outreach.
The need to TELL (Luke 8:39) it's very important that our city know the station is here. We'll have fliers, cards, bumper stickers, and all sorts of 'get the word out tool' coming in the near future.
By Grace,
Pastor Ed
Friday, October 1, 2010
Waiting On Him
Isaiah 40:31 (NKJV) But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.
Have you ever had to wait for something for a long time? Doesn't it just get to you sometimes? Don't you begin to well up with anxiety and worry? Thoughts begin to take over like, "Why haven't I heard anything yet? Did they forget about me? Maybe it's not going to happen. That's it! Forget it, not going to get it." Its times like these when minutes seem like hours, hours seem like days, and days just seem like forever!
The waiting is only harder when we're in 'wait mode' because of our own failure. Things could have happened a lot earlier and easier, but because I blew it, now I have to wait.
I want you to know that God wastes nothing. While you're waiting on Him, God's doing great things in your heart and life. He's developing your trust and faith in Him. He's helping you slow down. He's giving you perspective. He's strengthening you. He's encouraging you to look to Him. God is never late. He's always perfectly on time!
Soon the waiting will be over. Don't be so quick to give up. Steady on strong in the love of God!
Isaiah 40:31 (NKJV) But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.
Waiting on Him,
Pastor Ed
Response
It's God that the enote was about ministry when I opened it, ready to email you about ministry. I filled out a ministry application, I want to live out these scriptures. I know my life is only as valuable as I die to myself and allow Him to work in me. I want Him to take over my life and do what He wills, but I know also in His timing, not mine, so I was placed in the children's ministry. I love it because that's where He wants me, but I have a HUGE desire to pray with people and counsel them in the Word and with my experience and example. I am young, and not very experienced but I've experienced His grace and want to share it with others as much as I am able. So you said you were going to give my application to Rita based on what you and I talked about Sunday. I will wait to hear from Him and her and serve according to the scriptures in the enote. I want Jesus to be a light through my life SO badly. Thanks for directing us ONLY to Him, it's a new church experience for me and I've been in church since I was born. So, I really appreciate your heart toward Him.
Have you ever had to wait for something for a long time? Doesn't it just get to you sometimes? Don't you begin to well up with anxiety and worry? Thoughts begin to take over like, "Why haven't I heard anything yet? Did they forget about me? Maybe it's not going to happen. That's it! Forget it, not going to get it." Its times like these when minutes seem like hours, hours seem like days, and days just seem like forever!
The waiting is only harder when we're in 'wait mode' because of our own failure. Things could have happened a lot earlier and easier, but because I blew it, now I have to wait.
I want you to know that God wastes nothing. While you're waiting on Him, God's doing great things in your heart and life. He's developing your trust and faith in Him. He's helping you slow down. He's giving you perspective. He's strengthening you. He's encouraging you to look to Him. God is never late. He's always perfectly on time!
Soon the waiting will be over. Don't be so quick to give up. Steady on strong in the love of God!
Isaiah 40:31 (NKJV) But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.
Waiting on Him,
Pastor Ed
Response
It's God that the enote was about ministry when I opened it, ready to email you about ministry. I filled out a ministry application, I want to live out these scriptures. I know my life is only as valuable as I die to myself and allow Him to work in me. I want Him to take over my life and do what He wills, but I know also in His timing, not mine, so I was placed in the children's ministry. I love it because that's where He wants me, but I have a HUGE desire to pray with people and counsel them in the Word and with my experience and example. I am young, and not very experienced but I've experienced His grace and want to share it with others as much as I am able. So you said you were going to give my application to Rita based on what you and I talked about Sunday. I will wait to hear from Him and her and serve according to the scriptures in the enote. I want Jesus to be a light through my life SO badly. Thanks for directing us ONLY to Him, it's a new church experience for me and I've been in church since I was born. So, I really appreciate your heart toward Him.
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