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The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church May 12, 2024 (recorded on May 5, 2024)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – We say that God provides. However, when we say that we are not talking about a type of providence where we are merely passive observers to the work of God. God provides in, through, AND beyond us. Scripture(s): 2 Kings 4:38-44 Every week we invite you…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church May 5, 2024 (recorded on April 28, 2024)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – It can be hard to walk with others when trouble comes. If we do walk with others then, we will get to join them in praising the God who saves. Scripture(s): 2 Kings 4:1-18-37 Every week we invite you to join our worship service. Our live…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church April 28, 2024 (recorded on April 21, 2024)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – Beloved, it is tempting for us to turn God’s promises of faithful love into bumper stickers about protection, as if God works like a deflector shield. The truth of God’s faithfulness through the hard times is much more profound than that. Scripture(s): 2 Kings 4:1-17 Every…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church April 21, 2024 (recorded on April 14, 2024)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – We look at today a story from the life of Elisha. It illustrates why we desperately need the mercy of God. Scripture(s): 2 Kings 3:17-27 Every week we invite you to join our worship service. Our live service begins at 10:10, but you can catch this…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church April 14, 2024 (recorded on April 16, 2023)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – When we come to the week Jesus died, we focus much on the details. We think about the suffering. We think about His sacrifice. Yet, the early church believed so strongly in the importance of the resurrection that they changed the day of worship because of…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church April 7, 2024 (recorded on March 31, 2024)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – A picture is worth a thousand words. God paints a picture with words through John to capture our imaginations. God’s picture is the glory of our risen Lord. Scripture(s): Revelation 5 Every week we invite you to join our worship service. Our live service begins at 10:10,…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church March 31, 2024 (recorded on March 24, 2024)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – We try so many things to fill the void in our lives. Activity, substances, and even righteous acts do not fill that void. Jesus does! Scripture(s): Hebrews 10:1-25 Every week we invite you to join our worship service. Our live service begins at 10:10, but you…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church March 24, 2024 (recorded on March 17, 2024)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – Faith can seem like a profound leap. It can make us nervous. God does not leave us alone in our faith. He comes alongside us and shows us why we can trust Him. Scripture(s): 2 Kings 2:15-25 Every week we invite you to join our worship…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church March 17, 2024 (recorded on March 10, 2024)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – In Elijah’s final days, Elisha shows us key choices that the faithful follower of God consistently makes. These choices reveal to us where we need to focus our attention. Scripture(s): 2 Kings 2:1-14 Every week we invite you to join our worship service. Our live service…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church March 10, 2024 (recorded on March 3, 2024)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – This week on the Front Row – There are two ways to learn the important lessons God is teaching us. We can pay attention to God’s Word and God’s people OR hard experiences can teach us in painful and costly ways. Elisha’s early ministry urges us…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church March 3, 2024 (encore presentation)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – This week on the Front Row – We had an unfortunate camera accident on Sunday morning. If you want to listen to the sermon, please check out our website: http://www.calvaryindianola.com/sermons. However, please be blessed by this encore presentation of an earlier service. Please worship with us!…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church February 25, 2024 (recorded on February 18, 2024)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – This week on the Front Row – Paul’s final letter challenges us with this question – Why do you say that you follow Jesus? Are you running from something? Or, are you running to the One who is truly glorious? Scripture(s): 2 Timothy 4:19-22 Every week…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church February 18, 2024 (recorded on February 11, 2024)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – This week on the Front Row – As we come to the end of Paul’s letter to Timothy, we see a man who believes that he will leave this world very soon. He is ready. He is not ready because his body is weak. He is…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church February 11, 2024 (recorded on February 4, 2024)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – How do we see Paul? Powerful? Aloof? If Paul is a giant in the faith, would it surprise us to discover that he needed his family of faith? Scripture(s): 2 Timothy 4:9-15 Every week we invite you to join our worship service. Our live service begins…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church February 4, 2024 (recorded on January 28, 2024)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – Paul declares that he has “fought the good fight, finished the course, and kept the faith.” If you were at that place, what one thing would you want your family and friends to know about the faith you have in Jesus? Scripture(s): 2 Timothy 4:5-8 Every…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church January 28, 2024 (recorded on January 21, 2024)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – This week on The Front Row – When a church isn’t sure that it is what it wants to be, that is a stressful time. When a church pushes against God’s call, true peace cannot be found. Scripture(s): 2 Timothy 4:1-5 Every week we invite you…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church January 21, 2024 (recorded on January 14, 2024)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – Jesus has offered us true life in Him. One of the struggles of living that true life is how often we trust our own feelings and experience rather than His teachings. Yet, He still tells us to trust Him first, last, and always. Scripture(s): 2 Timothy…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church January 14, 2024 (recorded on January 7, 2023)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – Paul concludes the second chapter of 2 Timothy urging followers of Jesus to live in such a way that they have nothing to be ashamed of. This week he reveals why such character is needed. It is needed precisely because such character will not be valued.…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church January 7, 2024 (recorded on December 31, 2023)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – As we think about what we have learned this last year, are we resolved to shine for Jesus? Let’s think about our resolution to shine for Him this week. Scripture(s): Romans 1:16-17 Every week we invite you to join our worship service. Our live service begins…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church December 31, 2023 (recorded on December 25, 2022)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – This week on The Front Row features a encore presentation of a previous sermon by our pastor – We are forgetful. We forget to notice love. We forget to notice the every day acts of caring. We forget that love is seen and expressed in every…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church December 24, 2023 (recorded on December 17, 2023)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – This week on the Front Row – Joy is a movement of the soul. Joy is the soul declaring that something is so significant to us that it changes our entire understanding of life. Jesus is that joy. Scripture(s): Zechariah and John 1 Every week we…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church December 17, 2023 (recorded on December 10, 2023)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – This week on the Front Row – Peace means to be at rest. We need to be at rest between us and God. We need to be at rest between us and other people. We need to be at rest inside ourselves. Who can do such…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church December 10, 2023 (recorded on December 3, 2023)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – This week on the Front Row – The complete confidence that someone has because of the power and character of God is called hope. We have this hope because we have seen God work. We have this hope because of who God is. Our hope can…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church December 3, 2023 (recorded on November 26, 2023)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – This week on the Front Row – When we think about blessing, we don’t often consider how wealth reveals what is already in our hearts. So, what are we doing with the wealth that we have now? Are we rich toward God? Scripture(s): Luke 16 Every…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church November 26, 2023 (recorded on November 19, 2023)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – When we talk about doing the will of God, we tend to think of activities. We rarely think about our character as the will of God. Even less, do we think about a heart that is thankful. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Every week we invite you to…
Community Meal 2024
Come to a FREE meal on December 5 from noon-2. This is open to everyone. Of course, there is a drive-thru option for your convenience!
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church November 12, 2023 (recorded on November 5, 2023)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – How do we make ourselves into vessels of honor? How do we make ourselves useful to Jesus? Scripture(s): 2 Timothy 2:20-26 Every week we invite you to join our worship service. Our live service begins at 10:10, but you can catch this special edition anytime after…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church November 12, 2023 (recorded on November 5, 2023)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – Unfortunately, in our ME obsessed culture, we are always asking how things affect US. When we study the Bible we need to ask a different question. Only then will we hear accurately what God has to say. Scripture(s): 2 Timothy 2:14-19 Every week we invite you…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church November 5, 2023 (recorded on October 29, 2023)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – Paul repeatedly says that he is sharing ‘his gospel’. What was Paul’s gospel? What is yours? Scripture(s): 2 Timothy 2:8-14 Every week we invite you to join our worship service. Our live service begins at 10:10, but you can catch this special edition anytime after 9…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church October 29, 2023 (recorded on October 22, 2023)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – Making disciples means that we reach out to someone else and walk with them. Walking with others in this way is called mentoring. It is also called discipleship. Scripture(s): 2 Timothy 2:1-7 Every week we invite you to join our worship service. Our live service begins at 10:10,…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church October 22, 2023 (recorded on October 15, 2023)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – Paul has urged us to know that believing in Jesus is worth it. Now he turns his attention to how we can show that we know it. We show our confidence through the clarity of our message. Scripture(s): 2 Timothy 1:13-18 Every week we invite you to…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church October 15, 2023 (recorded on October 8, 2023)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – There are two types of shame spoken about in the Bible. We talk often about the shame connected with failure. However, we are even more familiar with the feeling of shame that comes with being made to look like a fool. Scripture(s): 2 Timothy 1:8-12 Every week…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church October 8, 2023 (recorded on October 1, 2023)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – Jesus talked compared our life of faith to a person who has treasures to share. Have you thought about what those rich in faith share with you? Their lives are worth learning from. Scripture(s): 2 Timothy 1:1-7 Every week we invite you to join our worship service.…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church October 1, 2023 (recorded on September 24, 2023)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – This week on the Front Row – What makes a church noble? The answer may surprise us. We are told in the Psalms that we should love the law of God. The New Testament church that was called noble was the church that was committed to…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church September 24, 2023 (recorded on September 17, 2023)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – When we talk about sin we are tempted to focus on the failure. However, life rarely ends with such failure. Life goes on. Life usually has opportunities for change, growth, and success. It is this hope in the work of God that brings us to Jesus.…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church September 17, 2023 (recorded on September 10, 2023)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – “The Blood of the Martyrs is the Seed of the Church”-Tertullian Scripture(s): Acts 5:17-42; Acts 7:54-60; Every week we invite you to join our worship service. Our live service begins at 10:10, but you can catch this special edition anytime after 9 AM each Sunday morning.…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church September 10, 2023 (recorded on September 3, 2023)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – Life in the church is still life in a broken world. God doesn’t take us out of the brokenness. He gives us tools and attitudes that express to one another the grace we have all received from God. This grace allows us to hear one another,…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church September 3, 2023 (recorded on August 27, 2023)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – Being a part of the church is more than being a part of an organization. We are a family. Families have character. What is our character together? Scripture(s): Acts 2:43-45 & Acts 4:32-37 Every week we invite you to join our worship service. Our live service…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church August 27, 2023 (recorded on August 20, 2023)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – Water is important to life. It keeps most of God’s creation alive and healthy. It is also an important symbol of life. Clean water speaks to us of a clean and pure life. This is the statement that baptism makes. Scripture(s): Acts 2:37-41 & 8:26-40 Every week…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church August 20, 2023 (recorded on August 13, 2023)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – Pastor Alex opens up the Word of God to urge us to consider how we might be a part of Jesus’s Great Commission. What will be your part? Scripture(s): Acts 1:1-9 Every week we invite you to join our worship service. Our live service begins at…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church August 13, 2023 (recorded on August 6, 2023)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – Often, even Christians will praise non-Christian character traits. Think of the harsh Christian who can put that lost person in their place. We envy their supposed boldness. Or, we think that being cunning is better than being innocent. We must be very careful that we do…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church August 6, 2023 (recorded at the fair)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – Sin. How do we overcome it? God has made a way. His name is Jesus. Scripture(s): Romans 3 Every week we invite you to join our worship service. Our live service begins at 10:10, but you can catch this special edition anytime after 9 AM each…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church July 30, 2023 (recorded on July 23, 2023)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – The hope in the struggles of life is not just that Heaven is coming for us. The hope in the struggles of life is also found as we embrace a God-focused and God-character-trusting view of those struggles. Scripture(s): Romans 15:22-33 Every week we invite you to…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church July 23, 2023 (recorded on July 16, 2023)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – Wanting to urge your fellow Christian to walk more like Jesus must come from a love that has earned the opportunity to do so. It also must come from the hope of what Jesus has said – that He wants to do so much more in…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church July 16, 2023 (recorded on July 9, 2023)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – We may not always realize it, but we have a deep need to be accepted. People use their work to prove their worth. They use their relationships to let them know they are worthy. Ultimately, people want to know if they are forever accepted by God.…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church July 9, 2023 (recorded on July 2, 2023)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – We don’t need to verbalize the promises of love. However, our everyday interactions with fellow Christians should communicate clearly that we can be trusted with their heart. Scripture(s): Romans 15:1-7 Every week we invite you to join our worship service. Our live service begins at 10:10,…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church July 2, 2023 (recorded on June 25, 2023)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – Pastor Alex concludes our discussion of Romans 14 by thinking deeply on this question – When is it good to refrain? Scripture(s): Romans 14:20-23 Every week we invite you to join our worship service. Our live service begins at 10:10, but you can catch this special…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church June 25, 2023 (recorded on June 18, 2023)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – What does it mean to regard each other as more important than us? What does it look like? It looks like a person holding someone else up when they are too weak to stand on their own. It looks like that all the time. Scripture(s): Romans…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church June 18, 2023 (recorded on June 11, 2023)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – Many times people associate the word ‘conviction’ with words like ‘strident’ or ‘unapproachable’ or ‘angry’. All of those words describe a person’s character. We are encouraged to have conviction. We are told that those other words should not really be a part of our character. Christian…
The Front Row at Calvary Baptist Church June 11, 2023 (recorded on June 4, 2023)
This week on the Front Row at Calvary – Have you shared grace with others? No, this time we are not talking about witnessing. This time I am talking about living with people in grace. Not judgment. Not legalism. Not criticism. Grace. Scripture(s): Romans 14:1-12 Every week we invite you to join our worship service.…
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