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Sundays at Calvary
Walk & Believe
Dave Riddle - 2/26/2023
Key Passage: John 12:34-41
A Rebuttal
John 12:34
You say the messiah will be “lifted up”/glorified/killed but that’s not what we have heard…
Jesus Responds
John 12:35-36
For Jesus, Walk and Believe are synonymous.
Watch for these words through the end of the chapter.
Isaiah’s Prophecies Revealed in Jesus
John 12:37-41
The Word of God will either spur us on to action or it will condemn us.
A Fruitful Life Requires Death
Dave Riddle - 2/19/2023
Key Passage: John 12:20-33
Greeks Come Looking for Jesus
John 12:20-22
Jesus’ Time Has Come
John 12:23
Compare to “my time has not yet come” in John 2, John 7, etc.
Fruitful Life Requires Death
John 12:24-25
Just as Jesus had to die to provide life, we have to die to our sin to have a fruitful life.
The Father Honors The One Who Serves
John 12:26 - if anyone serves me, he must follow me.
It has been said that “follow me” is the whole of a Christian’s duty, and “to be where Christ is” is the whole of their reward.
“My Soul is Troubled”
John 12:27
Troubled = tarassō (Greek) - stirred up, agitated, inward commotion, to take away one’s calmness of mind.
Like a blender bottle
Jesus knew what was coming
John 12:30-33
Hosanna!
Dave Riddle - 2/12/2023
Key Passage: John 12:4-19
Judas Asks A Legitimate Question
John 12:5
Mary just poured a year’s wages on Jesus feet.
Judas Has Impure Motives
John 12:6
His concern wasn’t actually rooted in his concern for the poor.
Jesus Responds
John 12:7-8
The Dueteronomy passage Jesus quotes here talks about the importance of generosity.
Jesus isn’t diminishing the importance of generosity to the poor.
He is acknowledging the importance of what Mary had done in light of his looming death.
The Plot to Murder Lazarus
John 12:9-11
Evil builds upon evil
Sin spreads and grows
Hosanna!
John 12:12
Hebrew means “save us”
Greek usage is uncertain
A general expression of excitement
Hip hip hooray!
We know what we mean even if we can’t define the specific words.
Three Responses To The Presence of Jesus
Dave Riddle - 2/5/2023
Key Passage: John 12:1-11
The authorities want to arrest Jesus
John 11:49-57
Jesus is wanted
He retreats to the wilderness
As Passover arrives, everyone is looking for Jesus to arrest him.
A Feast in Jesus’ Honor
John 12:1-3
Mary, Martha, and Lazarus are there.
Martha - Practical Service
John 12:2
Martha is serving, as always.
This time she is serving without complaining. The serving wasn’t the problem. Her heart was.
Lazarus - Practicing His Presence
John 12:2
Lazarus is reclining at the table, enjoying the presence of Jesus.
Brother Lawrence: Practicing the presence of God.
Speechless and awed to just be alive.
Mary - Extravagant Acts of Humility and Devotion
John 12:3
Mary shows complete and total devotion and humility.
It would be typical to anoint someone’s head. Incredibly unique and extraordinary to anoint someone’s feet with such an expensive product
Highly remarkable for a Jewish woman to let her hair down in public.
Each of these reactions are appropriate and good
At different times in our lives we are called to respond to Jesus in different ways.
We are called to respond to Jesus in each of these three ways.
God is Faithful. Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow.
Dave Riddle - 1/29/2023
Key Passage: Deuteronomy 7:9
God is faithful. Are we?
Many words to describe one truth. God is Faithful.
āman (Hebrew: אָמַן) - to go to the right hand. To build up or support someone. To poster as a parent or nurse. Figuratively to be firm or faithful. Permanent. True.
Deuteronomy 7:9
ĕmeṯ (Hebrew: אֱמֶת) - stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness, faithful, right, sure, true.
Psalm 91:4
Psalm 108:4
ḥeseḏ (Hebrew: חֶסֶד) - goodness, kindness, faithfulness. Loving-kindness
Exodus 15:13
Psalm 108:4
Psalm 89:1
ĕmûnâ (Hebrew: אֱמוּנָה) - firmness, fidelity, steadfastness, steadiness
pistos (Greek: πιστός) - of persons who show themselves faithful in the transaction of business, the execution of commands, or the discharge of official duties
1 Corinthians 1:9 - God is faithful…
Hebrews 3:1-6
Hebrews 10:23
2 Timothy 2:13
Our natural default setting is to be unfaithful
pistis (Greek: πίστις) - persuasion, credence, conviction of the truth of anything, belief; in the NT of a conviction or belief respecting man's relationship to God and divine things, generally with the included idea of trust and holy fervour born of faith and joined with it. fidelity, faithfulness
Galatians 5:22 - faithfulness is a product of the Holy Sprit’s work in our lives.
How have you lived?
2 Timothy 4:7 - I have fought the good fight, finished the course, kept the faith.
Come & See All That God Is Doing
Nate Gangwer - 1/22/2023
Key Passage: Psalm 66
Psalm 66:5 (HCSB): Come and see the wonders of God; His acts for humanity are awe-inspiring.
Restoration
Wrong view: cherubs and harps
Correct view: Restoration
Revelation 21 - a new heaven and earth
A picture of physical restoration
Revelation 7:9 - people of every nation and tongue, worshipping God.
a beautiful picture of unity and diversity.
“When life is hard, put heaven on the other side of the scale”
Redemption
Access
“Redemption is not just a ticket into Heaven”
Not just mercy, but grace.
2 Corinthians 5:17 - new creations!
Adoption
We are called sons and daughters
There’s a big difference between being invited over for dinner and being part of the family
Romans 8 - We can call God “Abba” Father
We are co-heirs with Christ
Reconciliation
Why should we care about the poor?
Guilt? The overwhelming testimony of scripture?
Because of what Jesus has done for us and because of the way God sees us.
If we can understand how God cares for us we can care for others.
Join the family business!
2 Corinthians 5 - God is reconciling the world to Himself. We have the ministry of reconciliation.
Matthew 6: May God’s will be done on earth as it is in heaven
shalowm (Hebrew: שָׁלוֹם) - a very broad term that means health, security, tranquility, good condition, success, comfort, and more.
it has layers of meaning related to peace.
Not just peace but full reconciliation
“The voice and the power of the gospel is reconciliation”
working by our own power = walking around with a candle
Living in God’s power = allowing God to blow out the candles Ava turn on the lights.
Come and see all that God is doing!
Making the Most of the Time We’re Given
Dave Riddle - 1/15/2023
Key Passage: Ephesians 5:15-17
Look (Ephesians 5:15)
Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk.
Literally “look carefully”
blepo (Greek: βλέπω) literally: to see. Metaphorically: to see with the mind’s eye. To turn the thoughts or direct the mind to a thing; to look at; to weigh carefully; to examine, consider and/or contemplate.
How you walk = peripateo (Greek: περιπατέω) literally: to tread all around, walk at large. Figuratively: to live, to make one’s way, to regulate one’s life, to conduct oneself
How? (v. 15)
Not as unwise people but as wise
sophos (Greek: σοφῷ) - Wise. To have skill or expertise. To best form plans and use the best means for their actual execution.
Proverbs 1:1-7
If we don’t pay careful attention to the way we live our lives, then we are living as fools!
Seize (Ephesians 5:16)
chronos vs kairos
Greek: καιρός: No direct English equivalent
The right time
The critical time
The opportune moment
Implies, not the convenience of the season, but the necessity of the time at hand.
“Kairos is when eternity steps into time”
To make wise and sacred use of every opportunity for doing good.
Know (Ephesians 5:17)
So don’t be foolish, but understand.
syniemi: to put together (mentally) to comprehend, to set or join together in the mind. To understand and act piously. Having the knowledge of those thing which pertain to salvation.
How do we know the will of God?
Romans 12:2
Francis Chan: “What is God’s well for my life for the next five minutes?”
Jim Elliot: “Wherever you are, be all there; live to the hilt every situation you believe to be the will of God.”
MLK Jr. “It does not matter how long you live, but how well you do it.“ & “We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always right to do right”
Expect The Unexpected
Paul Trulock- 1/8/2023
Key Passage: Genesis 22
We Know Two Things Abraham Didn’t Know
This is a test
Genesis 22:1
The purpose of the test
Do you love the gift more than the giver? (Genesis 22:2)
The first time love is mentioned in the Bible. The love of a father for his so
Abraham was listening for God’s Voice
Genesis 22:1 - He didn’t need to be called for twice
He Didn’t Delay
Genesis 22:3 - He got up early
He Was Steadfast
Genesis 22:4 - “on the third day“
This wasn’t quick, it was a long and excruciating process.
We Will Worship… and Return
Genesis 22:5 - WE will worship. WE will return.
He trusted that God would spare or resurrect Isaac someway somehow… despite the fact that no one had yet been resurrected.
He Trusted in God’s Provision
Genesis 22:7-8 - Abraham trusted that God will provide.
Genesis 22:9 - so did Isaac.
“Now I Know”
Genesis 22:12 - Good is omniscient. He knew the result, but now he experienced it.
Good always has a purpose for his tests.
Abraham also knew and experienced.
Abraham Looked Up
Genesis 22:13 - …and the Lord provided.
The Lord Will Provide
Genesis 22:14
Matthew 6:26-34
A New Year With God
Phil Woodman- 1/1/2023
Key Passage: Matthew 5:3-6
Hungry For God
Matthew 5:3-6
Those who hunger and thirst for righteousness are blessed, for they will be filled.
Deeply Rooted in Faith
2 Timothy 1:5
Who has poured into you. Who are you pouring into?
Spend time in God’s word.
cbcjoy.org/bible
Psalm 42:9-11
David puts his hope and trust in God, even when he feels discouraged and distant.
Hungry for the Presence of God
Psalm 27:4
David asks and desires for one thing above all else… to be with God and to dwell in his presence.
Exodus 33:18
Moses has seen God and met with him on multiple occasions and yet his request to God is still, “Please show me your glory”
Ruth 1:16-17
Ruth’s willingness to leave everything behind.
Philippians 3:7-8
Paul considered all of his accomplishments as meaningless compared with knowing God.
Are You Hungry to Experience the Presence of God?
When was a time when God felt near? A time when you felt the presence of God?
Time to Get Uncomfortable - Joseph
Dave Riddle - 12/18/2022
Key Passage: Matthew 1:18-25
Joseph was a Righteous Man
dikaios (Greek: δίκαιοςa) pertaining to being in accordance with what God requires—‘righteous, just.’
Joseph Didn’t Want to Disgrace Mary
deigmatisai (Greek: δειγματίζω) to cause someone to suffer public disgrace or shame—‘to disgrace in public, to put to shame.’
Joseph’s Angelic Encounter
Matthew 1:20-21
Joseph’s Response
Matthew 1:24-25
He chose to believe
He chose to obey
Repentance
Believe and Obey
He turned from the direction he wanted to go and went God’s way instead.
Yielding your will to God’s will.
Time to Get Uncomfortable - Mary
Dave Riddle - 12/11/2022
Key Passage: Luke 1:26-38
Mary Was Deeply Troubled
diatarassō (διαταράσσομαι) - to disturb wholly, agitate, with alarm. Troubled, perplexed.
“What kind of greeting is that!?”
Mary’s Kairos moment
Somewhere between a speed bump and a brick wall.
καιρός: No direct English equivalent
The right time. The critical time. The opportune moment. Implies, not the convenience of the season, but the necessity of the time at hand.
“Kairos is when eternity steps into time”
Luke 1:34 - “How can this be!?”
God’s Supernatural, Outlandish, Very Divine Answer
Luke 1:35
You don’t need to know a man like that to have a kid like this.
Mary’s Incredible Response
I am the Lord’s servant, may it be done to me according to your word.
Luke 1:37-38
“Perfect submission, all is at rest.”
Mary moved from deeply troubled to perfect submission.
Time to Get Uncomfortable - Zechariah & Elizabeth
Dave Riddle - 12/4/2022
Key Passage: Luke 1:5-25, 57-80
Zechariah’s Uncomfortable Encounter
Luke 1:11-12 - an Angel appeared and Zechariah was overcome with fear!
John’s Uncomfortable Future
Luke 1:15-17 - A Nazarite, a forerunner, a role that will ultimately cost John his life.
Gabriel’s Uncomfortable Message and Zechariah’s Uncomfortable Doubt
Luke 1:18 - “How can this be!?”
Unbelief’s Uncomfortable Consequences
Luke 1:20 - “…because you did not believe my words”
Zechariah’s Uncomfortable Silence
Luke 1:21-22
How Do WE Respond To God’s Uncomfortable Incursions In Our Lives?
House Rules - Organic Outreach
Dave Riddle - 11/27/2022
Key Passage: Matthew 9:35-38
Outreach = Sharing and showing the good news of Jesus in everyday life.
He Went
Matthew 9:35
While he was out and about he was purposeful.
…Teaching
Matthew 9:35
Teaching = didaskō (Greek: διδάσκω) - teaching with the purpose of transformation.
…Proclaiming the Good News
Matthew 9:35
kēryssō euaggelion basileia (Greek: κηρύσσω ευαγγελιον βασιλεα) - preaching the good news of the Kingdom.
…Healing
Matthew 9:35
Jesus understood that people needed healing and he provided it.
He Noticed
Matthew 9:36 - “when he saw the crowds...”
He didn’t overlook them or look past them. He saw them.
…Jesus Felt
Compassion
Matthew 9:36
splagchnizomai (Greek: σπλαγχνίζομαι) - to be moved as to one's bowels, hence to be moved with compassion, have compassion (for the bowels were thought to be the seat of love and pity)
He Explained
Matthew 9:37-38
The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few
We Embody
Luke 6:40
We should do what Jesus did.
Our ministry should be incarnational.
We Testify
Acts 1:7-8
We are being sent out to share and show the good news of Jesus!
Ephesians 1:7
Good news!
House Rules - Joyful Generosity
Dave Riddle - 11/20/2022
Key Passage: Mark 12:41-44
Joyful Generosity
Recognizing that all we have is a gift from God and learning to share what we have.
God Gave
God loved the world in this way: He gave his one and only Son. John 3:16
Jesus is the embodiment of generosity.
Generous: A readiness to give more of something that what is expected
Jesus Gave Willingly
John 10:18
Jesus Gave Joyfully
Hebrews 12:2
Jesus Gave Purposefully
1 Peter 3:18
Jesus Gave Sacrificially
Philippians 2:6-8
Our Generosity Should Be a Reflection of God
John 13:34
Generosity is An Attack On a Would-Be “King”
Matthew 6:24
Money = mamōnas (μαμωνᾶς) - Mammon - everything we pursue in life. Riches, treasures, dreams, feelings, idols. Everything that isn’t God.
Consumerism vs Generosity
Five Resources to be Generous With
Physical Capital
Intellectual Capital
Relational Capital
Spiritual Capital
Financial Capital
An Example of Generosity
2 Corinthians 8:1-9
2 Corinthians 9:6-7
House Rules - Service
Dave Riddle - 11/13/2022
doulos (Greek: δοῦλος): a slave, bondman, man of servile condition
It’s What Jesus Did
Matthew 20:28
Acts 10:38
Philippians 2:7
We’re (re)created for it and called to it
1 Peter 2:21
Philippians 2:3-5
Ephesians 2:10
Galatians 6:10
Matthew 20:26-27
It Demonstrates Love
Galatians 5:13-14
Romans 12:9-10
Romans 13:8
It Strengthens the Household
1 Corinthians 14:12
Ephesians 4:11-13
2 Peter 1:5-8
James 2:15-16
1 Peter 4:8-11
It’s Pleasing to, and Rewarded by, God
Matthew 25:21 & 23, 34-36
House Rules - Community
Paul Trulock - 11/06/2022
Key Passage: Mark 2:1-12
They chose to be friends
This wasn’t a simple job
Mark 2:3-4
Jesus saw their faith…
Jesus saw the faith of selfless friends.
Mark 2:5
“Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
Who is this guy? Mark 2:6-7
…Which is easier? Mark 2:9-10
The impact of true community
The paralyzed man was healed
Mark 2:12
All were astounded and gave glory to God.
Mark 2:12
We are…
Created for Community
Redeemed for Community
Transformed in Community
Prioritize Community
House Rules - Worship
Dave Riddle - 10/30/2022
Key Passage: Psalm 95
Wholehearted Worship
…developing lips, hearts, and lives that acknowledge and celebrate the glory and goodness of God
Worship = proskyneo (Greek: προσκυνέω) - to fall upon the knees and touch the ground with the forehead as an expression of profound reverence
latreia (Greek: λατρεία): to serve in a sacrificial manner. Used in reference to religious practices and rituals. Divine priestly service.
leitourgeo (Greek: λειτουργία): to do public service, (by analogy) to preform religious or charitable functions. Worship, obey, minister.
Singular
Psalm 95:1 - Shout joyfully to the Lord the rock of our salvation
Psalm 63:1a - You are my God I worship you
1st Commandment
Personal
Psalm 63:1-2 - You are MY God.
Collective
Psalm 95:1, 6 - “Come let us…”
Truth
Psalm 95:3-5 - We sing truth.
Our worship is a response to the truth of who God is and the truth of the transformation He is working in our lives.
Joyful Celebration
Psalm 95:1-2 - Shout joyfully to the Lord. Shout triumphantly…
rānan (Hebrew: רָנַן): to cry out, shout for joy
rûaʿ (Hebrew: רוּעַ): to shout, cry out, give a blast
Joshua 6:20 (Jericho)
1 Samuel 4:5 (shouts that shake the ground)
Intimacy
Psalm 95:6
1 John 3:1
Psalm 63:3-5
Obedience
Psalm 95:7b-9
Roman 12:1 - present your bodies as a living sacrifice
House Rules - Prayer
Dave Riddle - 10/23/2022
Key Passage: Ephesians 3:14-21
Passionate Prayer
growing in our desire and commitment to seek God (individually and with others) and yield to His will for our lives.
Key Concept: Surrender!
Prayer is acknowledging that we don’t have complete control
Posture of Humility
Ephesians 3:14
Philippians 2:10
Pray = proseuchomai (Greek: προσεύχομαι) to pray to God, supplicate, worship.
Worship = proskyneo (Greek: προσκυνέω) - to fall upon the knees and touch the ground with the forehead as an expression of profound reverence
Phenomenal God
Ephesians 3:14b-16a
Ephesians 3:20
dynamis (Greek: δύναμις) strength, ability of power, especially inherent power, residing in something (or someone) by virtue of its (or their) nature.
Passionate Request
Ephesians 3:16
Praying for spiritual maturity
Ephesians 3:17
Praying for a strong foundation
Ephesians 3:18-19
Comprehend, know, filled with the fulness of God
Know = ginōskō: to know in a deeply experiential way.
Point of it All
Ephesians 3:21
House Rules - Holy Spirit
Dave Riddle - 10/16/2022
Key Passage: John 14:16-17
Life in the Spirit
walking in the power and leadership of the Holy Spirit, while bearing spiritual fruit and utilizing spiritual gifts.
A Promise Fulfilled
John 14:16-17
We need help!
John 16:7
Jesus was leaving, but He didn’t leave us without help!
Helper = paraklētos - summoned, called to one's side, esp. called to one's aid. One who pleads another's cause before a judge, a pleader, counsel for defense, legal assistant, an advocate. One who pleads another's cause with one, an intercessor. In the widest sense, a helper, aider, assistant
Friendship
Holy Spirit “…is the loving, self-communicating, out-fanning and out-pouring presence of the eternal divine life of the triune God. By the Spirit, God draws near to the creature and mediates a knowledge of divinity in a hundred thousand ways.” - Jürgen Moltmann
Conviction
John 16:8-9
We are completely dependent on the Holy Spirit bearing fruit in our gospel work and in our lives.
New Life
Acts 2:37-38
John 3:5-6
John 6:63a
Empowered Life
Acts 1:8
2 Timothy 1:7
Power = dynamis (Greek: δύναμις) strength, ability of power, especially inherent power, residing in something (or someone) by virtue of its (or their) nature.
Galatians 5:16
Changed (Fruitful) Life
Galatians 5:22-23
Galatians 5:25 - If we live by the spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit
Keep in step = stoicheo (Greek: στοιχέω) -literally, to march in military rank; to proceed in a row as the march of a soldier. Figuratively, to conform (in virtue, piety)
Gifted Life
1 Corinthians 12:4-7
We are strengthened by each other’s gifts.
1 Corinthians 12:12
Directed Life
John 16:3
1 Corinthians 2:14
Eternal Life
Ephesians 1:13-14
Ephesians 4:30
United Life
1 Corinthians 12:13
koinōnia (Greek: κοινωνία) - fellowship, association, community, intimacy, joint participation (the share which one has in anything), communion.
