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God's Blueprint: The Redemptive Judgement of God (Genesis 6:10-7:24)
Speaker: Caleb Mann -
Noah’s ark is more than a children’s story. Genesis 6 reveals the seriousness of sin, the reality of God’s judgment, and the beauty of His grace. The same grace that saved Noah is the grace offered to us today through faith. What are you trusting to carry you safely through the storm?
Easter: At The Cross
Speaker: Josue Villatoro-
The cross was once a symbol of execution. It was a place of shame, suffering, and finality. But Jesus turned it into the place where chains break, guilt is removed, and healing begins. And because the tomb is empty, none of it is just symbolism.
Palm Sunday: The Road to The Cross
Speaker: Jon Nelson-
The city was stirred. The crowd was loud. Everyone thought they understood what was happening. But Jesus wasn’t entering Jerusalem to meet their expectations. He was moving with purpose toward something far greater. What if the King you need isn’t the one you expected?
God's Blueprint: Every Intention, Only Evil, All the Time (Genesis 6:1-9)
Speaker: Dan Schoepf-
On the surface, everything looked like success. Cities were rising, families were multiplying, and culture was expanding. But underneath it all, sin was spreading just as quickly. What looked like progress to humanity looked very different to God. Are we moving forward… or just drifting further away?
God's Blueprint: The Generations of Adam (Genesis 5:1-32)
Speaker: Josue Villatoro-
At first glance, it’s just a list of names... generation after generation. Life. Legacy. Death. Over and over again. But buried in the pattern, something begins to break through. A hint that this story isn’t as final as it seems.What kind of story is your life really telling?
God's Blueprint: The Origin of Society: Sacred and Secular (Genesis 4:17-26)
Speaker: Caleb Mann -You can spend your whole life climbing, working, building, achieving and still end up in the wrong place. Genesis 4 shows a world advancing, growing, and moving forward, but something underneath isn’t right. Where is your life actually leading you?
God's Blueprint: Genesis 4:1-16
Speaker: Josue Villatoro-
Sin doesn’t explode overnight, it crouches, whispers, and waits. What begins as wounded pride can grow into jealousy, division, and destruction. Cain had a choice to either trust God’s design or let sin rule his heart. Discover how God cautions us, confronts us, and ultimately extends His great mercy toward us.
God's Blueprint: Genesis 3:8-24
Speaker: Jacob Reinhardt-
Sin doesn’t stay private, it echoes. Shame leads to hiding. Fear replaces intimacy. Blame replaces unity. The God who was once walked toward in joy is now avoided in guilt. And yet… even in judgment, mercy speaks. What does a holy God do when His design is rejected? And what does exile reveal about His heart?
God's Blueprint: Genesis 3:1-7
Speaker: Jon Nelson-
The fall didn’t start with chaos, it started with a question. A subtle distortion. A believable lie. How does something so small unravel everything God called good? And where does hope begin when everything is fractured?
God's Blueprint: Genesis 2:18-25
Speaker: Josue Villatoro-
Are you living in the relationships God designed you for or trying to do life alone? We weren’t made to be alone. God designed us for relationship. One that is equal in worth, different by design, united in love. His design isn’t restriction it’s a gift that helps us flourish.
God's Blueprint: Genesis 2:4-17
Speaker: Caleb Mann -In Eden, God gives humanity abundance, purpose, and freedom, with one choice: trust Him or define life on our own. It’s the same decision we face every day. His commands aren’t restrictions, they’re protection that lead to life. Where are you choosing your way instead of trusting His?
God's Blueprint: Genesis 2:1-3
Speaker: Bruce Martin -
God didn’t rest because He was tired, He rested because His work was finished. And He invites us into that same rest. In a nonstop, hurried world, true rest isn’t escape or comfort, it’s the presence of God. Through Jesus, we can stop striving and finally breathe. Are you slowing down enough to actually rest in Him?
God's Blueprint: Genesis 1:3-25
Speaker: Jon Nelson - In this message, we are invited to consider God’s blueprint and to reflect on a God who brings order out of chaos, speaks with purpose, and works intentionally. This is not simply about how the world began, but about what it means to live grounded in His design. Where in your life is God inviting you to begin again with Him?
God's Blueprint: Genesis 1:1-2
Speaker: Josue Villatoro - What shapes the way you understand the world, your purpose, and even God Himself? As we begin a new series in Genesis, this message takes us back to the opening words of Scripture and invites us to consider what it means to start with God at the beginning of everything. How do our assumptions affect the way we read the Bible? Where do we look for meaning and truth? And what happens when we allow God’s Word, not culture or opinion, to define our reality, identity, and purpose?
Good News: Jesus as Lord
Speaker: Caleb Mann -
We celebrate Jesus’ birth at Christmas, but the name Lord calls us to deeper reflection. This message invites us to consider what it really means to trust Jesus with every part of our lives and to let Him lead us fully. Are you ready to make Him Lord of your life?
Good News: Jesus as Messiah
Speaker: Josue Villatoro - What does it really mean to call Jesus the Messiah? This message explores the weight and meaning behind one of the most important titles given to Jesus, in which carried deep expectations in the first century as well as today. Josue dives into why this title mattered then, how Jesus challenged common assumptions, and why understanding the Messiah is essential for following Him now.
Good News: Jesus as Savior
Speaker: Jacob Reinhardt -
In this message, we look at the heart of the gospel through a biblical lens, exploring how salvation is not merely a transaction but a relationship of union with Christ. How might our walk with God deepen if we saw salvation as being joined to Him—loved by Him, led by Him, and made new in Him?
Disciples Series: “Sent to proclaim” - Luke 4:18–19
Speaker: Josue Villatoro -
This week’s message asks some big questions about what it really means to live as Christ’s ambassadors. What did Jesus actually come to proclaim, and why did He choose ordinary people like us to carry that same mission forward? How does God want to use your story and your everyday relationships to bring hope to others?
Disciples Series: "Disciples makers" - Matthew 28:19-20
Speaker: Bruce Martin - In this week’s message we dive into the urgency and beauty of the mission Jesus gave us. You will hear real stories that remind us how much people around us need hope and how simple moments can become life changing opportunities. Pastor Bruce invites us to follow Jesus in a practical way and get your hook in the water as a disciple who makes disciples.
Disciples Series: "Salt and light" - Matthew 5:13–16
Speaker: JT Zahradnik -
Jesus says we are the salt of the earth and the light of the world, but what does that actually mean. In this message JT looks back at the Beatitudes and uncovers how they shape the kind of people Jesus is calling us to become. These familiar words carry a deeper challenge than we often realize. What if Jesus is inviting us into a way of life that disrupts comfort and awakens a deeper hunger for God in the people around us.
Disciples Series: "Imitators of Christ" - Ephesians 5:1-20
Speaker: Caleb Mann -
In this message from Ephesians 5, we explore what it truly means to imitate Christ to live as dearly loved children who reflect His love, purity, and light in a world that desperately needs Him. Rather than simply believing in Jesus, we’re called to do what Jesus did to love sacrificially, walk in holiness, and shine His light wherever we go.
Disciples Series: “Washing of the Feet” - John 13:12–17
Speaker: Josue Villatoro - John 13:1–17, invites us to look at one of the most surprising moments in Jesus’ ministry and ask ourselves what it truly means to become like Him. Why would the Son of God take the posture of a servant? What does it look like to love people who disappoint or even betray us? And how can knowing our identity in Christ change the way we serve others?
Disciples Series: “The Mindset of Christ, the fruit of the Spirit” - Philippians 2:5–11
Speaker: Dan Schoepf -
What happens when the life of Jesus begins to shape your character? This message explores how the fruit of the Spirit becomes visible in us as we stay connected to Christ. Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control are not human achievements but the result of God’s transforming work. True discipleship is seen in humility, patience, and a life that reflects the heart of Jesus.
Disciples Series: “Put On the New Self” - Colossians 3:9–14
Speaker: Josue Villatoro -
Your identity in Christ is a gift you receive, not something you earn. But that is only the beginning. As disciples, we are called to take off the old self and put on the character of Jesus, becoming more like our Father day by day through a life marked by compassion, kindness, humility, patience, forgiveness, and love.
Disciples Series: "Transformation of the mind" - Romans 12:1-2
Speaker: Brent Miller -
True transformation begins when we allow God to renew our minds and reshape the way we think. When we stop conforming to the world and start seeing life through His eyes, everything changes. Join us as we learn what it truly means to become like Jesus and live a life shaped by His love.
Disciples Series: “Choosing What Is Better” - Luke 10:38–42
Speaker: Chino Jimenez -
Sometimes we choose good things but miss the best thing. Are we letting distractions, even good ones, keep us from the most important thing?
Disciples Series: “Rest for the weary” - Matthew 11:28-30
Speaker: Josue Villatoro -
Jesus invites you to delight and rest in Him. Discipleship is not about religious performance but a relational journey of knowing Christ through His Word. You can exchange self-effort for Jesus’ easy yoke and find soul-deep rest not through your own strength, but through an intimate and dependent relationship with Him.
Disciples Series: “I Want to Know Christ” Philippians 3:7–11
Speaker: Caleb Mann -
Knowing Christ is not just to know about Him, but to live in a real, transforming relationship with Him. Knowing Christ means union with Him, trusting His righteousness, sharing in His resurrection power and sufferings, and living in obedience to Him. To know Christ, and to be known by him, is of utmost importance. Everything else, by comparison, is rubbish.
Disciples Series: “Abiding in the Vine” John 15:1-8
Speaker: Bruce Martin -
We are kicking off our new series, Disciples: Be, Become, Do, with a message from John 15:1-8. This opening sermon explains what it means to truly abide in Jesus and how a deep, life-giving connection to Christ produces lasting spiritual fruit. Discover how God lovingly prunes and shapes us to grow in obedience, love, and joy as we live as His true disciples.
State of the Church
Speaker: Josue Villatoro -
In this special State of the Church message, Pastor Josué shares the heart and vision for Calvary this year. More than numbers or plans, this message is a call to focus on what truly matters. Discover how God is inviting us to follow Him, grow as intentional disciples, and impact our community with the Gospel.