Pastor Pete Nelson wrapped up the conference by speaking about humility and our security in Christ as a result of the gospel. John 13:1-17 Jesus served them in spite of who He was “Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less” (C.S. Lewis) Being a pastor …

Wednesday morning, Pastor Tony Clark walked us through Ephesians 5:15-33. Here’s what I jotted down during his message.   Ephesians 5:15 – Walk circumspectly. How is your walk with the Lord? As pastors, we are “sermonators”. But God is concerned about our walk with Him. v16 – “…redeeming the time, …

So thankful for the great teachers that are a part of the Calvary Chapel movement. Tuesday evening’s session was taught by Phil Metzger. Here’s my notes from God’s message through him. What are you willing to do for the gospel? When you move overseas you have to give up a …

Session Two’s speaker was Pastor Richard Cimino. He spoke on the subject of worship. Here’s my notes. God is the ultimate matter. So worship is the ultimate activity and central fact that drives everything else in our lives. Even the other “things that matter” all derive from the priority of worship. …

Nate Holdridge, pastor of Calvary Monterey, spoke on faith, using Luke 8:40-56 as his text. It is the story of Jesus’ raising a twelve year old girl from the dead, and healing a woman who had been bleeding for twelve years. Here’s my notes from his session. When the girl …

There are some 1500 Calvary Chapel churches around the world. That’s 1500 men who teach the Bible every week. At this conference, many of the speakers are not the “popular” guys that have spoken in years past. It is always a blessing to hear men like Greg Laurie, Levi Lusko, …