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How We Help Each Other Grow

We continued in our 40 Days of Community this morning with a message entitled "How We Help Each other Grow." Spiritual growth is not something that is just between us and God; we were all designed to help one another grow into maturity. Today we examined four ways to help one other in our spiritual development.

To hear the sermon you can click here to download the podcast from iTunes or click here to download it or listen online from our church website.

Missions Fair 2008

A week ago from yesterday, Calvary Fellowship held a ministry fair to partner together our Home Fellowships with local organizations for various projects to serve our community.

I was blown away by the amazing job the team that planned the fair did!

I was blown away that all the projects got taken as our church stepped up to serve!!

I was blown away at the wonderful people from the various organizations who constantly care for the sick and the poor who came out to represent their worthy causes!!! (St. Agnes Home, Interval House, Hartford Rescue Mission, Y-US, 3 Angels, Habitat for Humanity & a few more).

Click here to check out some pics from the fair. 

What Destroys Relationships & What Builds Them?

This morning we continued our journey in the "40 Days of Community" with a message entitled "What Destroys Relationships & What Builds Them?" We cannot accomplish God's purpose of fellowship without vibrant relationships. Since many of need work in this area, we looked at 4 components that harm and 4 components that bring health to relationships.

To hear the sermon you can click here to download the podcast from iTunes or click here to download it or listen online from our church website.

Brad R.I.P. 9/11/69-10/9/08

 I was extremely sad to learn about the passing of a friend.

Brad and I were friends prior to and during his years in Marilyn Manson. Drug abuse cost him his role in the band just before they got huge, and apparently it has now cost him his life.

I feel extremely sad for him. Last I talked to him he had 6 years clean, and was doing well.

I also feel extremely grateful to have come out of the same insanity and to live such a blessed life far beyond anything I could have ever deserved or imagined, by God's grace.

Books in a sentence part 2

The post title explains my goal for the following books I recently read/listened to:

"Spiritual Leadership" by Oswald Sanders: Amazing again; this book gets better each time I read it, and every Christian leader should read it every year.

"Start Late, Finish Rich" by David Bach -Some great practical insights on becoming financially free that places personal responsibility on self rather than the government or other outside institutions.

"Jesus Wants to Save Christians" by Rob Bell -I'm pretty sure that Rob, Brian McLaren and Shane Claiborne all conspired to write essentially the same book retelling the bible story while highlighting the evil empire of the USA.

"The Faith" by Chuck Colson -A masterful job at presenting the time-tested basics of our beliefs; I am writing a new song called "Chuck's bringing orthodoxy back!"

"Activate" by Nelson Searcy -An excellent step by step manual on how to implement, manage and expand your small group ministry.

 

Why We Need Each Other

Today we kicked off the 40 Days of Community with a message entitled "Why We Need Each Other." Many of us grew up thinking that our independence would make us happy, when we really have been hard-wired by our maker with a need for interdependence. This morning we looked at 5 reasons we need each other.

To hear the sermon you can click here to download the podcast from iTunes or click here to download it or listen online from our church website.

40 Days of Community Begins Sunday

This Sunday is the kick-off of the 40 Days of Community at Calvary Fellowship. The focus of this 40 day spiritual journey will be 1) to build the community within our church and 2) to serve the community outside of it.

During this period we are asking everyone that is a part of Calvary Fellowship to commit to three things to make this happen:

1. Read the daily devotions
2. Attend all of the Sunday services (or listen by podcast when it is impossible to come)
3. Join and participate in a Home Fellowship.

I cannot wait to see what will happen as we all do our part to prepare ourselves to experience God together over the next 40 days...