Calvary Baptist Church | Oshawa Sermons

1 Kings 16:29-17:16 Full Service  “When the road gets rough, and times get tough – keep going. You’re not alone, God sees and knows what you’re going through. So, keep going.” (Race Day) Two Keys that Open the Door to Experiencing God’s...

Nehemiah 10 Full Service  As children of God, there are times in our journey when we “put a stake in the ground” and intentionally declare our commitment to follow the Lord. Often those moments can follow a season where we drift and then, by God’s...

Nehemiah 9 Full Service  Living for righteousness means wholeheartedly realizing that sin does not please God. Through Christ’s work on the cross, we can “die to sins and live for righteousness” (1 Pt. 2:24). Yet, many times we fail to live by the...

Nehemiah 8 Full Service  God works in our lives to keep steering us back to the main thing: His Word.(cf. Mt. 4:4; Ps. 119:105; Eph. 6:17; Jas. 1:23-25; Heb. 4:12; 2 Tim. 16-17) The question we all must honestly answer is, “am I keeping His Word...

Nehemiah 6-7 Full Service  Big Idea: Nehemiah 6 shows the enemy’s persistent opposition, but God’s work is completed as Nehemiah refuses to give in. Nehemiah 7 shifts the focus to guarding the city and establishing the people, highlighting that God...

Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Full Service  Five Affirmations about Jesus, our suffering servant: 1. Jesus was raised and is highly exalted (vs. 52:13-15) Romans 8:34 - Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was...

Nehemiah 5 Full Service  How are you doing with your love for God, and out of that, your love for one another? Do you have a clear understanding of what it means to love God and love others?Our world is in a love crisis today, with total confusion...

Nehemiah 4 Full Service  When the Lord’s work and purposes are advancing, opposition is sure to appear. We need to be prepared to know how to withstand and overcome opposition while continuing to serve the Lord and advance His purposes.Strategic...

Nehemiah 3 Full Service  When it comes to accomplishing the work of the Lord, there are no spectators. Every believer must present themselves as a willing servant of the Lord (cf. Ezra 5:11; Neh. 2:20).Principles of Kingdom service:1. Every believer...

Nehemiah 1-2 Full Service  Where do you find encouragement and assurance in the midst of life’s chaos? It comes from knowing that the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth, “watches over your life” and “keeps watch over you as you come and go, both...

Ezra 9-10 Full Service  1. For spiritual reformation to take place, God’s covenant community must confront the problem of sin (vs. 1-4)a. At stake in Ezra 9 is not racial purity but spiritual purity; the covenant community’s faithfulness to the One...

Full Service  When asked by whose authority they were rebuilding the temple, the first wave of returnees answered, “We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, one that a great...

Full Service  When we allow ourselves to drift spiritually, we find ourselves in a weakened, distracted, or even broken state. At this point, rebuilding spiritually can feel very overwhelming. But, if we rebuild on God’s faithfulness and according to...

Full Service  God divinely oversees His people’s lives, and He quickly turned things around for the Israelites. Through His strength, God’s people are moved from a being at a standstill to courageously advancing in obedience, through faith. They are...

Full Service  We learned through Paul’s life and see throughout the history of the church right up to today, that when God moves His people’s hearts to respond in obedience, opposition is sure to rear its ugly head. It’s not a matter of if, it’s a...

Full Service  Ezra 3 records the spiritual recentering of God’s people after exile. Before walls are raised, before the temple stands, before safety is secured, worship is restored. The chapter teaches that restoration begins not with rebuilding...

Full Service  Becoming a fully devoted disciple of Christ requires learning how to move forward by faith, in trust, while building on God’s faithfulness. God is still faithfully fulfilling His sovereign plan for His children today, and He is...

Full Service  It is important to be intentional about encouraging and strengthening other believers to live missionally. This is vital in enabling one another to become fully devoted disciples of Christ.To build a culture of Biblical encouragement:1...

Full Service  All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to the One we follow. Do you believe that God, who was working in and through Paul, is the same God working in and through us?As the Good News about Jesus is proclaimed, Spiritual...

Full Service  I. We must be Teachable. a. Because we don’t know what we don’t know, we must stay humble, always ready to listen and learn.b. This is especially true if we are called to teach others.c. A skilled, fervent communicator is only an...

Full Service  There are three aspects to the giving of any gift: preparing, delivering, and receiving. God did everything to prepare, deliver, and enable people to receive “the world’s greatest Gift,” Jesus Christ – the Saviour of the world.1. God...

Full Service  Genealogies are more than just a list of names; they tell a story. Understanding the story behind the genealogy of who was in that manger should fire us up to love Him with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength. Matthew’s...

Full Service  1. John’s Christmas portrait introduces us to the pre-existent life of the Word (John 1:1-4a) a) Who was in that manger? The Word who is God! (vs. 1-2)The pre-existent life of Jesus is proven through 3 tight statements:- Through...

Full Service  We all experience moments in life when we feel like “throwing in the towel.” The world says, “when the going gets tough, the tough get going,” but what we need to remember is, “when the going gets tough, God remains faithful!” When the...

Full Service  Are you maximizing your witness impact? To those who are lost, “we are Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us.” “Be reconciled to God” (2 Cor. 5:20).Maximizing our witness impact will require:1...

Full Service  Acts 15:36-16:40“The full missionary experience”Minor Discomfort or Fasten Seat BeltsWHY Turbulence? People don’t like change, critique, sacrifice, discomfort, restraint, boundaries, self-discipline, killing sin, being wrong Satan...

Full Service  Developing a Biblical Framework for Dealing with Evil in This WorldRomans 12:17–21; Ephesians 6:10–13 Response 1: Recognize the Reality and Source of EvilKey Texts: Genesis 3:1–7, 1 John 5:19 Evil Originates in Rebellion Against God...

Full Service  Are you where you want to be missionally? Are you content with your impact for the Kingdom that God has assigned to you? What’s keeping you from the missional living you are called to? God’s grace to us in this is that there’s hope to...

Full Service  Matthew 28:18-20 Guest Speaker: Rev. Rick Buck

Full Service  Our world is filled with so many different options that it often creates a ‘take it or leave it’ mentality. GOING and engaging people with the Good News of God’s saving grace through Jesus Christ, is not optional.3 ways God equips us to...

Full Service  It is good to give thanks and praise to our God for the way He graciously provides for our daily needs. Our gratitude for His saving grace should envelope our WHOLE life.Principles of Biblical thanksgiving:1. The SOURCE of our...

Full Service  “All authority in heaven and on earth” has been given to Jesus, and He promises to be with us “to the very end of the age.” This should fill us with unshakable assurance as we seek to live missionally in this challenging and...

Full Service  Have you ever wondered how a movement around a man who lived, died, and rose again over 2,000 years ago is still around today? And not just dwindling off, but growing? Have you ever wondered how God grows the church? While God is the...

Full Service  To be effective on mission, we need the Lord to clean off our ‘spiritual lenses’ so that we see people the way He does. Unless we see people through a ‘missionary lens,’ we will struggle to declare Jesus is King to whomever, wherever...

Full Service  To live missionally, by embracing the posture, the thinking, behaviours, and practices of a missionary to reach others with the message of the Gospel, should be the ordinary outflow of our salvation.Things to remember about our...

Full Service  Jesus said, “I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it” (Mt. 16:18b). As followers of Christ, we are His ambassadors (2 Cor. 5:20) and we are to carry the mission of God into every sphere of our lives. Are you...

Full Service  There are key indicators (characteristics) of people who live by faith that clearly identify who they belong to. How easy is it for others to see that you belong to God? Is it obvious?People who belong to God, by faith:1. Turn from...

Full Service  “If your life could be summarized in just one sentence of Scripture, what would it say?” “By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave directions concerning his bones.”  Heb...

Full Service  Sometimes, we don’t fully appreciate the significance of how someone ends their race until we understand where they have come from. Jacob is an example of an individual who faced challenges and setbacks, but by God’s grace finished...

Full Service  Main Idea: Faith accepts and affirms God’s purposes, even when they unfold in ways we did not expect.Point 1: Faith Submits to God’s Sovereignty – Even When Our Plans are Disrupted Isaac’s plan: Bless Esau, the firstborn. God’s...

Full Service  1. The making of a pilgrim (vs. 8 cf. Genesis 12:1-3) Faith begins with God revealing Himself to a pagan in order to transform them into a pilgrim Two things that begin on the front end of our pilgrimage: i. Disentanglement of...

Full Service  Noah believed that God exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him. He did not deceive himself by merely listening to God. He did what God said. How serious do you take God’s Word?Hebrews 11:7 - Three blessings when you take...

Full Service  Matthew 27:50-54 Guest Speaker: Adam Brown Adam serves at Gulf Theological Seminary in Dubai, training evangelists, church planters, and pastors for the 10/40 window, the most unreached region on earth.

Full Service  If an assessment was done on how you live your life, what would the evidence reveal in terms of who you live to please?Enoch was commended as one who pleased God.What does it take to be commended as one who pleases God?1. Faith – The...

Full Service  Is the gift of genuine, biblical faith evident and demonstrated in the way you live your life?A righteous man or woman is an individual who, by God’s grace, has been given the gift of faith to believe in Jesus Christ and is credited...

Full Service  How are you running the race set before you? What would others say about your life?(Fill in the blank with your name): By faith _________ did…As children of God, we are called to live by faith. “And without faith, it is impossible to...

Full Service  Our concerns should line up with those of our Heavenly Father. When they don’t, it’s an indicator that it might be time for a spiritual check up on the condition of our heart.3 indicators you might be due for a spiritual...

Full Service  Father's Day 2025 - Fire Up the Grille with Guest Speaker Pastor Mick Veach

Full Service  Throughout the Psalms we are called to worship the one true God. WHY? His Steadfast Love and Faithfulness! Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.His love endures forever. (Psalm 136:1) His Powerful Greatness! Great is the Lord and...

Full Service  No one deserves to be saved. Paul writes, “we were by nature deserving of [God’s] wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our transgressions – it is by...