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The Calvary Cast
by The Calvary Cast
The Calvary Cast is a production of Calvary Bible Church in Grand Junction Co. Our aim with this podcast is to teach, equip and encourage the members of Calvary Bible Church, therefore our content is aimed at them first. However, we pray that for those who listen and are not a part of Calvary, that they might be encouraged to grow in their relationship with Christ and become more vital members of their local congregations. You can find and follow us on the following platforms: -Soundcloud-Apple podcasts-Google Podcasts-Spotify
Episodes
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Episode 185: CBC Distinctives
On this SPECIAL episode of The Calvary Cast, Jess and Graham banter about old banter, talk about a book, and a new audio Bible. The rest of the podcast is spent discussing Calvary's theological and philosophical distinctives: 1. The Sovereignty of God 2. The Doctrines of Grace 3. Expository...
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Episode 184: What is the Glory of God?
On this episode, the guys do a movie review...of sorts. They banter about a movie Graham liked and Jess disliked. They discuss the book of the month: "The Lord's Supper as a Means of Grace," by Richard Barcellos. The topic of the day is a big one: the glory of God. What is the glory of God, and…
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Episode 183: Q&A with Dr. James White
On this episode, Jess and Graham sit down with Dr. James White of Alpha & Omega Ministries. Dr. White was at Calvary presenting on Mormonism. On this podcast, Dr. White shares how he came to faith in Christ and got into apologetics, then answers questions on Mormonism and Reformed theology. Life...
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Episode 182: A Conversation About the Lord's Supper
On this episode, the guys banter about the weather, past banter, and what makes 'Merica great. (Skip to 4:07 if you can't handle the banter.) Topic of the day: The Lord's Supper. As we embark on a sermon series about the Lord's Supper, we thought it would be good to discuss some of the various...
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Episode 181: Three Topics in 30+ Minutes
On this episode, the guys banter, then banter some more. If you don't like banter about coffee and jokes about soccer, then skip to the 7:35 mark. The guys then discuss three topics: What they're reading and gleaning personally from scripture, books they're reading and enjoying, and finally,...
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Episode 180: Anxiety
On this episode, Jess and Graham, surprisingly, banter very little. They have an extended conversation about the book of the month, "A Heart Aflame for God." For the topic of the day, the guys discuss anxiety. Anxiety is an issue everyone deals with at various levels, and the Bible gives us…
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Episode 179: What Do I Do With My Guilt and Shame?
On this episode (179, not 178 as Graham says at the beginning of the pod), the guys banter about books and Ben Sasse before starting in on the topic of the day, "What do we do with our guilt and shame?" What is guilt? What is shame? How are they similar and different? As Christians, we know we…
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Episode 178: How Election Encourages Evangelism and Sustains in Suffering
On this special episode, Graham and Jess interview Peter C. Peter has been a missionary in many countries and, for the last several years, has ministered in contexts where there is little to no gospel presence. They talk about how he came to faith in Christ, his theological convictions…
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Episode 177: Can Christians Lose Their Salvation?
On this episode, Graham and Jess banter for six minutes and thirty seconds, then discuss the warning passages in scripture, passages like Hebrews 6 and 10. How do we interpret these in light of passages like John 6 and 10, which seem so clear that a Christian cannot lose their salvation? All this...
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Episode 176: Church Polity
On this long-delayed episode, Graham and Jess banter about banter and books, then discuss church polity, or church government. They discuss various forms of church government and why CBC is an independent, elder-led congregation.
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Episode 175: Mystery and Theology
On this episode, Graham and Jess banter about banter and talk about the Olympics. (Skip to the 5:00 mark if you're one of those people who do not like the banter.) The meat of the podcast has to do with the role of mystery in our theology. One author has said that the majestic mystery of God is…
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Episode 174: Is Church Membership Biblical?
On this episode, Graham and Jess sit down and discuss church membership. At Calvary Bible Church Grand Junction, we practice meaningful church membership. What is meaningful church membership? What is the Biblical basis of church membership? Are there texts that tell us we should have a church...
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Episode 173: Stories of Grace, Bill Cosson
How does the Lord sustain and uphold us in the darkest moments of our lives? On this special episode of The Calvary Cast, Graham and Jess sit down with Bill Cosson to talk about suffering, loss, our mortality, and how the Lord ministers to us.
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Episode 172: The Encouragement of Inwelling Sin
On this episode, Jess and Graham sit down to discuss something all Christians live with and daily battle against: indwelling sin. For the Christian, the battle against indwelling sin can be discouraging, however, there is encouragement for us in this battle, and that's what the guys discuss on…
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Episode 171: Ask Us Anything...Part 2
On this episode, the guys are back to answer more listener questions (skip to the 3:40 minute if you don't want to listen to banter about phones, computers, and losing football teams). Questions addressed on this episode: When will the rapture take place? How much should I tithe? What is the...
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Episode 170: Ask us anything...part 1
On this episode, the guys banter for three minutes and thirteen seconds, then talk about a book, before answer listener submitted questions. From the silly to the serious, there's a little bit of everything on this episode: sabbatarianism, cessationism, pistol shrimp, Martin Luther, and why Jess...
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Episode 169: How Often Can You Skip Church
On this episode, Graham and Jess banter about cutting off limbs with chainsaws and hunting for Christmas trees. They then discuss the book of the month, "Chosen by God," by R.C. Sproul. In the last, and longest segment, they discuss skipping church. How many times can we skip church in a year? Is...
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Episode 168: Adulterers' Lies and Falling Away Thighs
On this special episode of The Calvary Cast, Jess and Graham are joined by discount Jeff Durbin (AKA Matt Anderson). They sit down to discuss one of the more bizarre passages in the Bible: Numbers 5. Why does the Lord want a woman to drink water with dust in it? Why must she say an oath? What…
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Episode 167: Why Does Jess Pray for so Long on Sundays?
On this episode of The Calvary Cast, Jess and Graham discuss the book of the month, something they have not done for many months. After that, they dig into the listener suggested topic of the day: the pastoral prayer. Our worship service has lots of prayer, but one prayer in particular is longer,...
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Episode 166: How Does Jesus Pray for You?
On this episode, Jess and Graham are joined once again by their favorite Australian. As per their usual arrangement, there is a bit of banter about the weather and other various topics before they dive into the topic of the day. The focus of this episode is John 17. In this crucial passage, we...
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Episode 165: Tips for Reading the Epistles
On this episode, Graham and Jess discuss more trivial matters such as, the weather, Graham's cold, and Jess's dislike of summer. After the banter, they dig into the topic of the day: reading the epistles. What were the circumstances surrounding these letters? Who authored them? What is their...
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Episode 164: Leaving a Church Well
On this episode, Jess and Graham eat chocolate, drink coffee and welcome in a special guest. Andrew Johnson is back on the podcast, and after a bit of jocularity, the guys discuss loving and serving your church well, so that when you leave, it hurts.
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Episode 163: Get Your Act Together!
On this episode, the guys discuss the importance of evaluating every area of our lives according to God's Word. To do this, we must look at major areas of our life (spiritual, family, work, personal and physical), then look at our individual responsibilities in those areas and see what God's Word...
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Episode 162: The Legacy of John MacArthur
On this episode, Jess and Graham discuss the legacy of John MacArthur. With his home going las week, it is appropriate to discuss the ministry of this man who has had such a large influence in the church in America and around the world. Though they did not know John MacArthur personally, there…
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Episode 161: Training Children for Worship
On this episode, Graham and Jess open the podcast, chatting about the 4th of July. Graham thinks the Midwest does the 4th the best, and Jess is just "meh" about it. Topic of the day: Training Children for Worship. Why do we do what we do with children on a Sunday morning, that's the focus of this...
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Episode 160: Tips for Reading the Prophets
On this 160th episode, Jess and Graham pat themselves on the back for recording 160 episodes and then discuss the prophets. The prophetic books of the Old Testament are some of the more difficult books to understand in the Bible, so what things do we need to look out for so we can understand them...
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Episode 159: Tips for Reading the book of Acts
On this 159th episode, Jess and Graham banter about celebrity pastor-ism and silly church signs. Then they get into the topic of the day, the book of Acts, or the New Testament book of history. This episode is part of a series of podcasts overviewing the different sections of our Bibles, giving...
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Episode 158: Satan
On this episode Jess and Graham eat donuts and drink coffee and discuss the news of the day (which by the time you're listening to this will be old news). The main subject for discussion on episode 158 is Satan. Some of the questions we address are: who is Satan, what power does he have, what…
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Episode 157: The Book of Genesis in Thirty-Five Minutes
On this 157th episode, Graham shares some news with Jess and they talk about the book of Genesis. As we're preaching through the book of Genesis, we thought it would be helpful to give people a 30,000' view of the book, so that is what we attempt to do in this episode, give a broad outline and...
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Episode 156: The Ascension of Christ
On this episode, Graham and Jess do a movie review...of sorts, then dive into the topic of the day, the Ascension of Christ. This is a largely neglected area of Christ's life, but has massive implications. The guys discuss five points regarding Christ's ascension; what was accomplished in it, and...
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Episode 155: The Intermediate State
On this episode, after the usual bit of banter, Jess and Graham answer a listener submitted question: what happens when we die? Do we go to purgatory, does our soul simple sleep, or do we go immediately into the presence of the Lord?
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Calvary Bible Church Cohorts: April Update
Our Cohorts have been up and running since the end of January, so we wanted to send out some reminders and encouragements for all who are a part of these groups. https://calvarybiblechurchgj.org/articles/2025-mens-womens-discipleship-cohorts/
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Episode 154: Tips For Reading the Old Testament Historical Books
On this episode, after no short discussion about two year olds and one of the greatest movie franchises ever, Jess and Graham return to their series on reading the Bible, this time examining. the books of history in the Old Testament. (Check out previous episodes in this series: 148 & 151.) What...
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Episode 153: The Cross in 1 Peter
On this episode of The Calvary Cast, Jess, Matt and Graham talk about the significance of the cross for Christianity. Rather than summarizing all the Bible teaches about the cross, they select one New Testament book, 1 Peter, and look at what we learn about the cross in Peter's first letter.
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Episode 152: Can Science and Faith Co-exist?
On this episode, Jess and Graham are joined again by their favorite Australian scientist to discuss faith and science. Can the two things co-exist? How should we read the first chapters of Genesis? What problems arise when we do not see the first eleven chapters of Genesis as historical? All…
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Episode 151: Tips for Reading the Gospels
On this episode, after a bit of banter, Jess and Graham discuss the gospels. What are they? Who were the original readers? What are some key themes I should be looking for in them, and so much more.
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Episode 150: Are Mormon's Christians?
On this special episode of the Calvary Cast, Graham and Jess are joined by their favorite Australian to ask and answer the question, "Are Mormons Christians?" There are three key areas we examine: What is our source of authority? What is our understanding our God and his nature? What is our...
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Episode 149: The End of the Romans Road
On this episode, Jess and Graham banter for a bit before diving into the topic of the day: things learned preaching through the book of Romans. What things has Jess learned as he has spent a couple years studying the book, what things has our church learned, and what things were the most...
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Episode 148: Tips for Reading the Torah
On this episode, the guys banter (it's hilarious and insightful, you don't want to miss it), then they talk about a new recommended book, before diving into the topic of the day. Certain sections of the Bible do not seem as immediately as profitable or applicable for Christians. Nowhere does this...
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Episode 147: The God Who Speaks pt. 4 — Without Error
On this 147th episode with, shockingly, little banter, Jess and Graham discuss another important issue related to the Word of God: does it contain errors? Two terms are important for us to understand; inerrancy and infallibility. What do these words mean and why do they matter? Listen to find out.
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Episode 146: The God Who Speaks pt. 3 — God's Word Preserved
On this nearly banter less episode (and the longest episode we've ever done), Graham and Jess continue their series on the Word of God. In this episode they try to condense down the massive subject of how God has preserved his Word. They discuss textual criticism, and how we can be sure that we...
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Episode 145: Our Best Episode of 2025
On this very special episode of The Calvary Cast, Graham gripes that we didn't do an airing of grievances and Jess gently rebukes him. Then they talk about our book of the month, "A Small Book for the Anxious Heart," before diving into the topic of the day. The topic of the day is more of a...
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Episode 144: The God Who Speaks pt. 2 — God’s Inspired Word
On this "inspiring" episode, with less banter than usual, Graham and Jess continue their series on the Bible. This series is an introduction to what the Bible is, its nature and its trustworthiness. On this episode the guys discuss the nature of the Bible: its inspiration, its authority and its...
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Episode 143: A Creedal Convo
On this episode, Graham and Jess are recording in a new space. Relaxed and comfy in their new recording space, they banter about the personhood of the podcast, songs from 80's movies and 2000's era rock bands. They discuss the book of the month, "The Epic Story of the Bible," before getting into...
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Episode 142: The God Who Speaks pt. 1 — Revelation
On this episode, after a brief bit of banter and discussing the book of the month, Jess and Graham dive into a new series about God and his Word. In order to understand our Bibles, we must first begin with an understanding of revelation. We're asking the question, "How has God made himself known…
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Episode 141: Does the Reformation Still Matter for Today?
On this episode, two average pastors with an average grasp on church history try and summarize the Protestant Reformation. Graham and Jess try and answer the question, "Does the Reformation matter for our churches today?" We pray this conversation helps you understand church history, God's...
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Episode 140: Can Christians Vote for Donald Trump?
On this episode, Jess and Graham discuss the Reformation Bowl and our book of the month before tackling the topic of the day. Our aim is to help Christians apply biblical wisdom to how they vote, and recognize that in the church this is an area where there will be some disagreement on how we…
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Episode 139: Can Jess Speak in Tongues?
On this episode, Graham and Jess sit down and discuss the gift of tongues, along with the other "sign" gifts the New Testament describes. Are these gifts still active for the church today, or have they ceased?
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Episode 138: The Songs We Sing and Those Who Lead
On this special episode of The Calvary Cast, Graham reads a an article he has written discussing the philosophy of music and liturgy in the corporate gathering, as well as the role of those who lead. These notes were originally written for those who serve in the music and sound teams at CBC, and...
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Episode 137: How People Change
Episode 137 is here and Jess and Graham discuss all thing economics and cryptocurrency before jumping into the topic of the day. Topic of the day is based on the book we are recommending for September 2024, "How People Change," by Timothy Lane and Paul Tripp. Graham and Jess give an overview of…
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The Calvary Cast is a production of Calvary Bible Church in Grand Junction Co. Our aim with this podcast is to teach, equip and encourage the members of Calvary Bible Church, therefore our content is aimed at them first. However, we pray that for those who listen and are not a part of Calvary, that they might be encouraged to grow in their relationship with Christ and become more vital members of their local congregations. You can find and follow us on the following platforms: -Soundcloud-Apple podcasts-Google Podcasts-Spotify
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