An interview looking back at the Jesus Movement Revival and the beginning of Calvary Chapel conducted shortly before the death of Chuck Smith, Pastor and Founder of Calvary Chapel.
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Video: Change – Needing More by Billy and Franklin Graham
We usually post a recommend book but this month we are posting a video. This special message is from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, called “Change – Needing More”.
We all want change for the better. But what if you can’t get the change you need most? Follow three lives on the verge of disaster that desperately needed something more.
Watch it for free at: https://billygraham.org/video/change-needing-more/
Videos: Expressing Pro-Life Views in Winsome Ways by Focus on the Family
We usually post a recommend book but this month we are posting a recommend resource by Focus on the Family. The world today is more confused on the issue of when life begins that ever before and as Christ followers we need to to know the truth about life and death, and also how to engage in a winsome conversation with others.
This resource highlights the top arguments for abortion and how to respond with pro-life views. Use it to shape your next conversation with a family member, friend, neighbor, colleague, or stranger. We want to help you share your pro-life views with grace and confidence, not hostility and resentment.
Focus on the Family wants to give you some real, practical guidance in standing up for the sanctity of human life. This 5-part video series called “Expressing Pro-Life Views in Winsome Ways” features Scott Klusendorf, president of the Life Training Institute.
This presentation is available online for free at:
https://focusonthefamily.webconnex.com/co-expressing-pro-life
Video #1 – “Acknowledging the Pre-Born as Fully Human”
Video #2 – “A Persuasive Case for the Pre-Born”
Video #3 – “How Science is Settled on the Pre-Born”
Video #4 – “Why Economics and Hardship Aren’t Good Reasons for Abortion”
Video #5 – “What About a Woman’s Right to Choose?”
Video #6 – “What about if there is an adverse prenatal diagnosis?”
Go to the I Am Pro-Life Facebook page and like and follow to stay informed. This group shares news and encouragement to help you be an informed citizen and an empowered advocate for life.
Download the “Expressing Pro-Life Views in Winsome Ways” discussion questions for additional reflection on your own or with a small group.
Get your whole family involved!
- Check out the Valuing Life from the Start PDF. This guide will give you age-appropriate lessons and activities for everyone in your household.
- Read through the article and sign the Declaration for Life for Kids. This resource will help you explain to the children in your life why pro-life views are important to you.
Download the Guide to Engaging Your Neighbor PDF. It highlights the top arguments for abortion and how to respond with pro-life views. Use it to shape your next conversation with a family member, friend, neighbor, colleague, or stranger.
Memorize and meditate on:
- Psalm 139:13-14a ESV: “For You formed my inward parts; You knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.”
- Genesis 1:27 ESV: “So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.”
- Psalm 127:3 ESV: “Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward.”
- Mark 12:31 ESV: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
- Proverbs 31:8 NIV: “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves.”
Get Scott Klusendorf’s companion resource The Case for Life. This book gives you more depth from what you’ll learn in this video series.
Learn about how to start an Embrace Grace group at your church. Embrace Grace helps women with unplanned pregnancies find support and belonging.
Have you had an abortion? Do you know someone who has had an abortion? You are not alone or outside of God’s love and redemptive care. These post-abortive resources can help.
Find your local Pregnancy Help Center at OptionLine:
- Get involved by volunteering
- Refer someone who is facing an unplanned pregnancy
Thank you for partnering with us and encouraging other pro-life advocates to be a voice for life.
Video: Flying Blind by Franklin Graham
We usually post a recommend book but this month we are posting a recommend video. And this is a message for the church in large today from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association called “Flying Blind”. It’s about four people who face the inevitable consequence of ignoring life’s warning signs. Watch what happens when God breaks through their blind spots–and be challenged by a compelling message from Franklin Graham. You gotta see this 23 min video, it could save your life!
Watch it for free at: https://flyingblind.billygraham.org/watch/
Flying Blind is a program about sin, conviction and the true redemption found only through Jesus Christ. It’s not just the lost who need repentance.
This presentation is available on DVD for free at: https://flyingblind.billygraham.org/order/
Video: In the Potter’s Hands – Jeremiah 18
We usually post a recommend book but this month we are posting a recommend video. See what happens when you fully place your life, “In the Potter’s Hands.” Pastor Pat Lazovich of Calvary Chapel Sierra Vista, presents his Pottery Presentation.
What did God mean when He told Jeremiah to go to the Potters House to “hear” God’s Word? Well, Pastor Pat gives us a visual interpretation of this Scripture in His Pottery Presentation… This 60 minute video, originally filmed in Costa Mesa in 1998, invites you to partake in the demonstration and the hope that can only come from Christ. Pastor Pat was a master potter for over 15 years before God called him into full time ministry. Since then God has allowed Pastor Pat to travel the world with this presentation. Pastor Pat uses the relationship between the potter and the clay to vividly demonstrate the relationship between God and His people.
This presentation is available on DVD and can be purchased for $20. More information at: http://calvarysv.org/pottery-presentation
Video: Calvary Distinctives by Pastor Sandy Adams of Calvary Chapel Stone Mountain
We usually post a recommend book but this month we are posting a recommend video. And if we were like every other church in the community why take up space? We’d be better off closing our doors and throwing in with someone else. But there are distinctives – some real differences. This is a special recorded message from pastor Sandy Adams he shares we’re a special expression of God’s heart, and you need to know what makes us unique. There’s much Calvary has in common with other churches, but there are also some real differences that set us apart, and give us our own identity.
Find out Calvary Chapels approach to God’s grace, to people, to children, to worship, to the Scriptures, to church doctrine, to the Holy Spirit, to membership, to ministry, to money, to church government, and to the rapture. The one thing we really want to be is genuine. Our part is real faith. Now that you know who we are and what we value – I hope you’ll become apart of this church family.
MP3 Audio – http://www.sandyadams.org/media/mp3/2147.mp3
PDF Notes – http://www.sandyadams.org/media/pdf/2147.pdf
Source: http://www.sandyadams.org/sermon/calvary-distinctives-ephesians-210/
Video: What is a Successful Church? by Pastor Chuck Smith of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa
We usually post a recommend book but this month we are posting a recommend video. Our definitions of success are not always the same as God’s. How does your church rate? What is a Successful Church?
Although given at the 2012 Calvary Chapel East Coast Pastors’ Conference, this message is ideal for the whole church. It’s a dose of reality as we realize that our definitions of success are not always the same as God’s and if taken to heart by a congregation, could help a church move forward in unity, seeking the right goals.
When we don’t know how to measure success, we can become discouraged when we should be encouraged, and vice-versa. We can become dissatisfied and angry, finding fault when there is none. We can also become complacent and comfortable when the church is spiritually lacking. This message is a must for everyone in ministry, and will help you understand the measurement of success in God’s eyes.
Are you interested in a life of service to God in ministry or on the mission field? Our definitions of success are not always the same as God’s. This is a special recorded message from late pastor Chuck Smith as he shares encouragement of success in ministry in God’s eyes. This message was given in 2012 at the East Coast Pastors Conference before Pastor Chuck went to be with the Lord in 2013 (after 50 years in ministry faithfully serving Jesus Christ). Be prepared to weather the storms of discouragement and despair!
Source: https://resources.ccphilly.org/detail.asp?TopicID=37&Teaching=ECPC1205
Video: My Hope with Billy Graham – The Cross
We usually post a recommend book but this month we are posting a recommend video. My Hope combines the impact of video programs with the power of personal relationships. Christians can share the Gospel message with friends, family, colleagues, and neighbors using this 29 minute video program featuring life-changing testimonies and powerful messages from Billy Graham.
In “The Cross” Billy Graham brings a timeless message of hope and redemption in Jesus Christ to America once more. “With all my heart, I want to leave you with the truth that He loves you and wants to forgive you of your sins.”
Watch it for free at: https://myhopewithbillygraham.org/program/the-cross/
Featuring artists Lacey Sturm and Lecrae.
This presentation is available on DVD for $1.00 at: https://www.billygrahambookstore.org/my-hope/the-cross.html