From the Pastor: “Believers are the Salt of the earth” 18 Jan 2025

Welcome to Calvary Baptist Church!! We would like to invite you to the Lord’s House for worship each Sunday! 
Our thought today comes from Matthew 5:13-16. The verse’s state: “Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”  

First, You are the salt of the earth. The Lord compares true believers with the properties of salt. Salt is used to add flavor to food. It has a taste all its own, utterly unlike anything else. It is also a preservative. When added to other substances it preserves them from corruption. The true believer who is saved by God's grace also is a benefit to the world. Christians are like salt to the world in relation to their being a testimony of God's grace to all mankind.

Secondly, You are the light of the world. Light ends darkness. The more light the less darkness. The brighter the light the less darkness. Light has the ability to completely eliminate darkness. It has a purifying effect. Throughout the Bible light is used to symbolize truth and darkness represented as the state of rejecting or not accepting truth. Therefore the Lord instructs us to "Let your light shine!" V16. He is saying If you are saved and know the Lord Jesus as your Savior.... let that light shine!  

Lastly, Christians Have Purpose! God is telling us that salvation brings with it the joy and responsibility of sharing it with others. Today in the world the influence of the biblical truth is fast being eroded away in our day. This makes the task of the believer vitally important. The Christian should not be ashamed of the truth and therefore be the witness for God. The Christian who will not seek to win others to Christ will have little or no influence on the world around them. Why? Those that do not stand and live uncompromising on what the Bible says are hurting those around them. It would be like publishing a book that has no words in it....nothing for anyone to read.

Happy in His Service                                                                              
Pastor Scott Harvey 


From the Pastor: “The Day That Death Died” 13 January 2025

Welcome to Calvary Baptist Church!! We are grateful you chose to come our way this morning. We would like to invite you to our service each Sunday. 

Our thought today comes from John 11:28. The verse states: “And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee”. The most fearful thing man has to face is death. It comes many times unexpected. No matter how long a life one lives, death never comes to the sane invited.  Death is final. It closes a door that cannot be reopened. Death is final! No one really likes it that way, but that is the way it is. Some are spending great sum of money on cryogenics trying to preserve the body, because they believe that one day man will conqueror death. The many thousands of religions on earth, exist because man fears death, and desire strongly that death one be the final end of man.        

First, Two Thousand Years Ago Deaths Hold On Man Was Broken. Zacharias, recorded in Luke 1:79, at the birth of John the Baptist, just prior to the birth of the Lord proclaimed the work of Jesus Christ, in coming into the world: It is fitting and proper to meet as we do this Sunday morning the first day of the week, to remember and to learn of the day that the victory was won over death.         

Secondly, The Cross, The Place Death Met Its End.   The Bible tells us in Colossians 1:12-23 what was accomplished when Christ paid the sin debt of the world for those that believe and receive Him.     

Thirdly, Those That Believe and Trust in Jesus Christ Are Assured That Death Has No Hold on Them. For those who believe in Christ, there is no death because it has been conquered, and the death of the physical body for the believer becomes just and incident in our life, which is eternal, and the moment we are ushered into the very presence of our God and Creator.                                                            

Fourthly, The Compelling Message Of Death And The Resurrection Of Jesus Christ.  Death has not victory for the believer the one who trusts in Jesus Christ as their Savior.                                                          

Lastly, What Does The Resurrection Mean To You. If you are a believer, God tells us that because of Christ’s resurrection and victory over death the believer’s death is simply a door that opens into the very presence of the Lord. 1 John 5:13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.            
Happy in His Service                                                                              
Pastor Scott Harvey 
                                                                         


                                                                                                                        From the Pastor
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                                                                                                                   Psalms 18:31-34 (KJV)

32 It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect. 33 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places. 34 He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms. 
When we are walking God’s way, we can be surefooted as a deer because we will not question the integrity of our steps. Even on a high mountain, we do not need to fear because we know the Lord is guiding us.
God has trained our hands and feet to operate according to His will. Ad so what ever comes our way we know that we have the strength to face it. 
Lord you are the skip to my step! Not only am I confident because You are my diligent guide, but I experience so much joy following you. You make me surefooted and strong, capable of facing anything that tries to distract me from pursuing You. 
Does walking in God’s perfect way mean you will not find trouble? Why does God give you strength and train your hands for battle?






From the Pastor: “A Change Of Masters” January 7, 2025
Welcome to Calvary Baptist Church!! We are grateful for you on this day. We would like to invite you to come visit and worship with us, we want to make you feel very welcome in God’s House!! Our thought today comes from Romans 6:18. The verse states: “Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness”. Man was born to rule over the earth.  In Gen. 1:28, God told man to subdue the earth and have dominion over the fish of the sea, fowl of the air, and every over living thing that moveth on the earth. Though many do not understand this principle simply stated it is this: "To rule is to serve". Gen. 2:15 God took man and put him in the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. In doing this man was being obedient to His Maker and serving Him. Man, himself for all his intellect God has given him and position over all the earth, is himself subject to being mastered. We wish to think of ourselves as rulers and being in charge..."the masters of our fate the captains of our souls."   But deep down we know the truth.... we can do a lot...but we are forces at work that are greater than we are. It is a constant warfare, we strive to exercise control, but we find ultimately, we have little control over our lives. Man tries to rationalize away his sin, which in effect his own powers of reasoning working against him.  Who do you serve?
First, Man Must Have A Master. Every man does have a master! Matthew 6:24 says, No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will hold to the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Man can have only one of two masters, either the Lord or Satan.
Lastly, The Question Is Not Are You A Servant, Clearly You Are, The Question Is Who Is Your Master? The child of God changes Masters. This is an absolute fact and unchangeable and indisputable truth. Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature, old things passed away; Behold all things are new. If you have not been serving Jesus our Lord and Saviour, today would be a great day to be “Born Again”.

Happy in His Service        Pastor Scott Harvey 


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