Calvary Chapel of Staten Island NY http://www.calvarychapelsi.org Sun, 27 May 2012 19:31:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 Brick By Brick: Part 6 http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/2012/05/27/brick-by-brick-part-6/ http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/2012/05/27/brick-by-brick-part-6/#comments Sun, 27 May 2012 19:31:06 +0000 admin http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/?p=687

To view part six of our series through the book of Nehemiah, please click here. If you’d like to follow along by downloading the sermon outline, you can click here.

]]> http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/2012/05/27/brick-by-brick-part-6/feed/ 0 Happy Mother’s Day: The Incredible Worth of a Woman http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/2012/05/14/happy-mothers-day-the-incredible-worth-of-a-woman/ http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/2012/05/14/happy-mothers-day-the-incredible-worth-of-a-woman/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 03:24:57 +0000 admin http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/?p=682 Happy Mother’s Day! To view Sunday’s sermon, “The Incredible Worth of a Woman”, please click here.

If you’d like to follow along with the outline, you can download it by clicking here.

]]> http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/2012/05/14/happy-mothers-day-the-incredible-worth-of-a-woman/feed/ 0 Brick by Brick: Through the Book of Nehemiah, Part 4 http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/2012/05/07/brick-by-brick-through-the-book-of-nehemiah-part-4/ http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/2012/05/07/brick-by-brick-through-the-book-of-nehemiah-part-4/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 04:25:45 +0000 admin http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/?p=676 To view part four of our series through the book of Nehemiah, please click here. If you’d like to follow along by downloading the sermon outline, you can click here.

]]> http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/2012/05/07/brick-by-brick-through-the-book-of-nehemiah-part-4/feed/ 0 Pastor’s Pen: If All Else Fails http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/2012/05/04/pastors-pen-if-all-else-fails/ http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/2012/05/04/pastors-pen-if-all-else-fails/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 14:48:11 +0000 admin http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/?p=666 Continue reading →]]> As we approach Mother’s Day I am reminded of a saying that my mom was very fond of saying to me – the least mechanically inclined of her six children. She had seen me struggle with my hands on many projects. Among these were model assembly, auto repairs, basketball backboard installation and even the assembling of a bicycle just to mention a few. As she would pass by me during these projects she will inevitably say, “If all else fails read the directions.” I wish I could tell you that I appreciated those words of wisdom but I didn’t. However she was, of course, quite right as moms often are.

You and I were created by God and our gracious Heavenly Father has provided for us a wonderful book of instructions called the Bible. It addresses almost every arena of our lives and provides practical wisdom and instruction for life in general. It really is an amazing Book. Here’s the problem, we don’t read it.

As I write this I know that many of us are going through some really tough things. Some of us are worried about some very big things and we actually have good cause to worry. May I recommend that we read and apply Philippians 4:6-8 which will show us how to replace our anxiety with faith and peace. Others of us are struggling with temptations that are pressing in on us and we fear we might give in to them and spiritually fall. Let me
recommend the reading and application of 1 Corinthians 10:12-14 which has some strong promises to claim regarding temptations. Still others are going through very difficult trials. The words of James 1:2-12 were written for just such a time. Please digest these words and obey them for they are tailor made for our trials.

It is truly great that most of us have a Bible with us at all times these days. If we don’t have a pocket New Testament we have it on our smart phones. Carrying the Holy Scriptures on our person is commendable; carrying them in our heart is life changing. As you and I read them, mediate on them, study them and apply them we become different people.

The 1189 chapters and 31,103 verses of the Bible were never meant to sit on our book shelf or coffee table to make our home look good. They were written to be read so that we could become different people, transformed from the inside out. This amazing book will make us wise for salvation (2 Timothy 3:15) as well as enable us to know what is right, what is wrong, how to get right and how to stay right (2 Timothy 3:16). It equips us for every

good work (2 Timothy 3:17) and is our bread (Matthew 4:4), milk (1 Peter 2:2), meat (Hebrews 5:12), and dessert (Psalm 19:10). Thus, it is more important than our necessary food (Job. 23:12).

In closing let me encourage all of us regarding our Bibles. We need to “read it to be wise, believe it to be safe and practice it to be holy.” It is forever a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our paths (Psalm 119:105). So please remember, before all else fails, read the directions.

Blessings,
Pastor Dave

]]> http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/2012/05/04/pastors-pen-if-all-else-fails/feed/ 0 Brick by Brick: Through the Book of Nehemiah, Part 2 http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/2012/04/22/brick-by-brick-through-the-book-of-nehemiah-part-2/ http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/2012/04/22/brick-by-brick-through-the-book-of-nehemiah-part-2/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:49:54 +0000 admin http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/?p=664 To view part two of our series through the book of Nehemiah, please click here. If you’d like to follow along by downloading the sermon outline, you can click here.

]]> http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/2012/04/22/brick-by-brick-through-the-book-of-nehemiah-part-2/feed/ 0 Brick by Brick, Part One: Through the Book of Nehemiah http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/2012/04/15/brick-by-brick-part-one-through-the-book-of-nehemiah/ http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/2012/04/15/brick-by-brick-part-one-through-the-book-of-nehemiah/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 02:43:12 +0000 admin http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/?p=658 To view part one of our new series through the book of Nehemiah, you can click here.

To follow along with our outline, you can click here to download.

]]> http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/2012/04/15/brick-by-brick-part-one-through-the-book-of-nehemiah/feed/ 0 Brick by Brick: Bible Engagement Journey through the Book of Nehemiah http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/2012/04/10/brick-by-brick-bible-engagement-journey-through-the-book-of-nehemiah/ http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/2012/04/10/brick-by-brick-bible-engagement-journey-through-the-book-of-nehemiah/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:27:11 +0000 admin http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/?p=656 Continue reading →]]> “The Book of Nehemiah begins and ends with faith. Faith, no matter its size, can remove mountains and it can restore broken walls. Take this Journey to learn how to restore your city through prayer and God’s Word. Join with Christians across Greater New York who are taking the Brick by Brick journey from April 8-May 27, 2012.”

Sign -up for the Bible engagement journey Brick by Brick through the book of Nehemiah. The Scripture and devotional will be sent to every day via email. Use the link below.
]]> http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/2012/04/10/brick-by-brick-bible-engagement-journey-through-the-book-of-nehemiah/feed/ 0 Resurrection Responsibilities: What’s a Christian to do the Day After Easter? http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/2012/04/09/resurrection-responsibilities-whats-a-christian-to-do-the-day-after-easter/ http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/2012/04/09/resurrection-responsibilities-whats-a-christian-to-do-the-day-after-easter/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:11:10 +0000 admin http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/?p=653 To view our Easter service, “What’s a Christian to do the Day After Easter?” please click here. You can download the outline for the service by clicking here to follow along.

]]> http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/2012/04/09/resurrection-responsibilities-whats-a-christian-to-do-the-day-after-easter/feed/ 0 Lead Me to Calvary, Part Six http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/2012/04/01/lead-me-to-calvary-part-six/ http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/2012/04/01/lead-me-to-calvary-part-six/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 19:58:32 +0000 admin http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/?p=645 To view part six of our new series, “Lead Me to Calvary”, you can click here. You can also download the corresponding outline for today’s sermon by clicking here to follow along.

]]> http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/2012/04/01/lead-me-to-calvary-part-six/feed/ 0 Lead Me to Calvary, Part Five http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/2012/03/26/lead-me-to-calvary-part-five/ http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/2012/03/26/lead-me-to-calvary-part-five/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:08:36 +0000 admin http://www.calvarychapelsi.org/?p=641 To view part five of our new series, “Lead Me to Calvary”, you can click here. You can also download the corresponding outline for today’s sermon by clicking here to follow along.

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