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See our site at CalhounChurch.org. We feature sermons and classes promoting spiritual growth through Bible study, along with an emphasis on prayer.
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Tuesday Sep 05, 2023
Tuesday Sep 05, 2023
How do you grow something... something like a growing plant? You control its environment. You make sure the environment feeds it and protects it. The same is true with spiritual growth. Control your spiritual environment and you'll see remarkable spiritual growth.
And one of the greatest ways to enrich your spiritual environment is through time alone with God. Hear about ways to enrich your quiet time in this latest podcast.
Monday Aug 28, 2023
Monday Aug 28, 2023
According to the Amplified Bible (Classic Edition), "The strong spirit of a man sustains him in bodily pain or trouble, but a weak and broken spirit who can raise up or bear?" (Proverbs 18:14)
Being a 'strong spirit' has amazing advantages. It's the opposite of a 'broken spirit'. And there's a 'spiritual secret weapon' that believers have which taps into the strong spirit and brings more grace. Listen and find out more.
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Are you confused about 'spiritual growth'? What does it take to grow a strong spirit? Why are some people more 'spiritual' than others?
The Holy Spirit addressed the issue like this: "And I, brothers and sisters, could not speak to you as spiritual people, but only as fleshly, as to infants in Christ." (1st Cor. 3:1 NASB)
In this podcast episode, learn the difference between spiritual people and fleshly ones, between a strong spirit and a weak one.
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Unbelievers can't see the enduring love of God because it reveals its true nature only to believers. That's why unbelievers often moan "Where is God?" when things go wrong.
But believers "fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." 2nd Cor. 4:18 NIV)
Listen and learn how fixing (focusing) on God's enduring love imitates Christ who: "For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God." (Heb. 12:2 NIV)
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Before you lose heart, learn to FOCUS on God's enduring love.
"We fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." (2nd Corinthians 4:18 NIV)
Listen and learn how focusing on the unseen, eternal, and the enduring love of God, keeps you from losing heart in this broken world.
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Isaiah was another prophet who experienced the glory of God as he received his prophetic call (Isaiah 6:1-8).
And even Jesus reached out for the power of his Father's glory: "Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you." (John 17:1 NIV). He was raised from the dead into that stunning glory as he received his glorified body.
Through God's love we are also invited to share in that amazing glory. Listen and find out more.
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Monday Jul 24, 2023
When the glory of God appeared on earth, it was stunning. Like the consuming fire on Sinai, or the intense cloud of His glory at the tabernacle and later at the temple in Israel.
"The priests could not enter the temple of the Lord because the glory of the Lord filled it." (2nd Chronicles 7:1-3 NIV)
Did you know that God's enduring love for you is fueled by His glory? Listen and grow in experiencing that amazing connection between His love and His glory.
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Monday Jul 17, 2023
God said about Moses, "With him I speak face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD" (Numbers 12:6-8 NIV). He spoke to Moses "face to face as one speaks to a friend" (Exodus 33:11 NIV).
As believers on Christ, we go even further. "And we, who with unveiled faces all contemplate (behold as in a mirror) the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness...". (2nd Corinthians 3:17-18 NIV)
Listen and learn how God's enduring love brings us face to face with Him.
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Notice how God acted on his love: "This is how God showed his love to us: He sent his only Son into the world to give us life through him." (1st John 4:9 ERV)
Other translations say that God "manifested" or "revealed" his love to us. How? By sending his own Son to give us life.
Listen and learn how God's love for you isn't anemic or weak. His love is active on your behalf every day.
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
"Where God’s love is, there is no fear, because God’s perfect love takes away fear. It is his punishment that makes a person fear. So his love is not made perfect in the one who has fear." (1st John 4:18 ERV)
If you've ever wanted to live a fear-free, worry-free life, here's the way to do it. The secret is to be fully matured in the love God has for you, which impacts the love you have for him.