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Calvary Gulf Coast https://calvarygulfcoast.com Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 3600 SnapPages.com Jesus is the Lamb of God Who Takes Away Our Sin https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/05/15/jesus-is-the-lamb-of-god-who-takes-away-our-sin Fri, 15 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/05/15/jesus-is-the-lamb-of-god-who-takes-away-our-sin

John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

John the Baptizer see's his cousin Jesus coming toward him to the Jordan River. John being the forerunner of Christ points all to Jesus and gives Jesus this title not worthy of anybody else. Jesus is the Lamb of God. All throughout the religious system of Judaism, over three million animals were sacrificed. All of them pointing to the One Lamb from God that will not only cover sins but take them away. The world is fallen due to Adams sin. We sin because we are sinners by nature. Jesus came to pay the penalty He did not owe to wash us of all sin and its penalty of death. Jesus' sacrifice didnt just void out all of the worlds sin. It broke the penalty for those who would by faith apply His sacrifice personally for their sin. I'm only forgiven because I believe Jesus died in my place for my sin. Millions will stand before His throne one day, who have rejected His free gift, and will have to give account for their sin. The Father is only pleased in the offering of His sinless Son and its only through Jesus we are forgiven.

]]> https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/05/15/jesus-is-the-lamb-of-god-who-takes-away-our-sin#comments 1 Shadows vs Substance https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/05/14/shadows-vs-substance Thu, 14 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/05/14/shadows-vs-substance

Colossians 2:16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holy day, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: 17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

How many people have been slaughtered for these causes? How many dis justices have been committed due to misunderstanding these shadows. A shadow isn't anything but a reflection of something. Everything of its make up is found in the object by which it is cast from. Light forms the shadow. Now, everything in the Old Testament of holy significance is just a shadow. The substance is Christ. All the organized religious system of Judaism is summed up in Christ. Without Jesus, one is just chasing shadows at best.
This example hits home for me. When I see my wife and her shadow, I don't kiss the shadow! Why do men chase after shadows when the substance is where it is at?

]]> https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/05/14/shadows-vs-substance#comments 0 The Rapture is a Great Comfort https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/05/13/the-rapture-is-a-great-comfort Wed, 13 May 2026 08:12:08 +0000 https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/05/13/the-rapture-is-a-great-comfort

1 Thessalonians 4:15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. 16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.

All believers who have passed away are not dead! They have not lost their promise of life. In fact, they are enjoying it right now. One day, if I don't go to be with the LORD first, I will be caught up to meet Jesus in the air. Caught up is the Greek word harpazo. This is were we get the English word rapture. Paul under the inspiration of the Spirit, says we are to comfort on another with these words. To be absent from this body is to be present with the LORD. This event of the rapture is not so much a coming as it will be an appearing of Jesus. He wont step foot on earth for another seven years from this point. We will be ever with Jesus and enjoying the Marriage Feast of the Lamb at that time.

]]> https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/05/13/the-rapture-is-a-great-comfort#comments 1 Children Obey Your Parents https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/05/12/children-obey-your-parents Tue, 12 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/05/12/children-obey-your-parents

Ephesians 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: 3 “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.

To whom is this given? If you think to only little children, you would not be entirely correct. This admonition is given to all men. This is taken from Gods 5th command and the only one with promise of reward. They all have reward if honored but here it is clearly stated. I heard some parents say, "son, I brought you into this world and I can take you out." This is not actually true these days but it was in those.
Is there ever an age we are no longer children? Does this command only apply to a specific grouping? The answer is an obvious no. We are always children. Though when we become adults, we are no longer under our parents authority, we are always to honor them. This is the most basic foundational command we teach our kids as we raise them so the state will not. It takes true love to raise children.
The greatest impact to this command that we cant miss is this: We are children of our Father. Life or death is found in Him. There is living and then there is existing until you physically die. The LORD promises real living as you honor Him in this.
We are never to old to be someones child.

]]> https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/05/12/children-obey-your-parents#comments 0 Hope Through the Sorrow https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/05/11/hope-through-the-sorrow Mon, 11 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/05/11/hope-through-the-sorrow

1 Thessalonians 4:13 But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope.

We as believers in Christ have the promise of eternal life. One day I will take my last breath here in this mortal body and my next will be in the presence of my LORD. Until then, the many that have already passed this life unto the next, we miss a lot. Yet we don't sorrow in such a way as those who have no hope. Those who think this life is the best it will ever be. Those who believe in reincarnation and you come back as a fly or a rat or something. If not for Jesus, what hopeless despair I would find myself in.
I want to live life to the fullest now yet I also don't fear death. I know my greatest days are ahead of me in Christ my LORD. I know I will receive the crown of life my LORD has promised me.

]]> https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/05/11/hope-through-the-sorrow#comments 0 Speaking Truth in Love https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/05/08/speaking-truth-in-love Fri, 08 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/05/08/speaking-truth-in-love

Ephesians 4:15 but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ—

Truth & love go together. They both define each other. You cant have one without the other. These are Gods attributes.
some speak truth, but are very harsh and condemning. They give no place for others and worse, they are self confemning.
others are all about love, or at least their definitions of it. Their love is everything but Gods love because Gods love is truth. They say you must be accepting of others lifestyles or ideas as loving. They say you cant accuse their love of being harmful. Some even used the slogan love over hate. Of course we all want love over hate but only Gods clear defined love conquered hate. While they require you accept their form of love, you see no fruits of love in their lives.
Those who are just all truth become harsh legalists. Those who are all love become wishy washy and fall for every evil thing.

]]> https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/05/08/speaking-truth-in-love#comments 0 Wives Command From God https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/05/07/wives-command-from-god Thu, 07 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/05/07/wives-command-from-god

Eph 5:22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. 24 Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything.

Now, this can be a very difficult passage to give since I'm a man and not a woman yet it isn't because its not from me, its from our LORD. This command is not a suggestion and neither is the husbands command by God to love their wives. To submit to your own husband is an impossible task in of yourself. He doesn't always deserve your submission. He often makes horrible decisions that effects you. He isn't Jesus!
Yet none of this matters to Gods command to you. You submit and respect your husband because God said so. This command is honored and respected by God if you obey it. I think of the example of Abraham and Sarah. Abraham is the father of faith yet he made many bad decisions yet Sarah submitted and honored him all the way.
God knows what husbands and wives need most. Do you trust God in that? God knows that husbands need their wives support. They are to be right beside them, not above them or under their feet. You as a wife must be your husbands biggest supporter ever! He is not getting that in the world and from no other but he will conquer the world if you are by his side. When, not if, he fails, your unending support will elevate him to a higher lever to never fail you again. Its one thing for me to fail but if my decisions cause my wife to hurt, well I need to take things to a higher lever so that never happens again. Since she trusts me and supports me and all. Wives, giving your husbands the room to fail and the support to win is exactly what they need. This is for your benefit as well as theirs. Ive never seen a husband who gets undeserved support from his wife then never love her more in return. Its a downward spiral. Its a relationship destroyer! The husband that is respected by the wive will naturally begin to love his wife more and in turn she gives more submission and then he loves more. I hope you can see the trend here in Gods commands to husbands and here, to you, the wife.
Personally, I would not be the man I am today if not for the woman God gave me and her unlimited support for me. She has witnessed a few successes of mine and many failures but has faithfully been by my side through them all. Because of her submission, I love her more than ever before!

]]> https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/05/07/wives-command-from-god#comments 2 Husbands Need to Love Their Wives https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/05/05/husbands-need-to-love-their-wives Tue, 05 May 2026 09:44:28 +0000 https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/05/05/husbands-need-to-love-their-wives

Eph 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her

This morning, I want to speak to us husbands. Here is the clear command by our LORD given multiple times throughout scripture. Our wives greatest need is to be loved. This is humanities greatest need. We often try to go around this inadvertently by trying to fix her or something. We try to demonstrate our love by providing for her. There are a multiple things we do that are good but they are not fulfilling this command to love her.
This is an unconditional love only found in the example of Christ. The church, the bride of Christ, is so loved by God that He gave His only Son for her.
Our love for our wives is a love that will sacrifice our very own lives not if but when we must for her well being. Its a love that goes beyond asking her what she needs but doing it! Whatever time she needs. Whatever patience she needs. Whatever thing she loves to talk about that you don't, being interested in her every word. We have only succeeded if after the conversation is done, she feels & knows she is valued, respected, and the only woman adored.
This is a tall task men! This is an impossible command in of our abilities. This is why we must draw from Gods strength. The Holy Spirit will enable you to love your wives as Christ does. There is no second place trophies. There is no substitute. Providing external things instead of love to her will never satisfy the God craving in her life, to simply feel loved. This isnt her issue after the fall. It was wonderfully designed by God before she was created. You & I are to love our wives.

]]> https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/05/05/husbands-need-to-love-their-wives#comments 2 What Makes Jesus Marvel? https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/05/04/what-makes-jesus-marvel Mon, 04 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/05/04/what-makes-jesus-marvel

Luke 7:9 When Jesus heard these things, He marveled at him, and turned around and said to the crowd that followed Him, “I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!”

Jesus marvels at this great faith the gentiles Roman centurion had. The only other time Jesus marveled was at His hometown peeps for their unbelief. This great faith is only attainable by a heart saturated in grace. The understanding that you are never worthy. This man exhibited a faith that moves God. I definitely want to walk in his steps.

]]> https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/05/04/what-makes-jesus-marvel#comments 0 The Great Commission or Suggestion? https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/05/01/the-great-commission-or-suggestion Fri, 01 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/05/01/the-great-commission-or-suggestion

Matt 28:18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 “teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

These are some of Jesus' last words before He ascended into heaven, after His Resurrection. We call this the great commission to Jesus' followers. Somewhere over time, the gravitas of this commission has been put on the back burner. Jesus did not give up His work here on earth but just commissioned His followers to His work. What makes anyone think that they are to be spectators in such an important calling? I can only speak for the power of the Spirit in my life to radically cause me to change course. I went from the devils commission to Jesus' commission and haven't regretted one moment of it. I Him to be with me but am I with Him on these things? The God who created you also has commissioned you to bring heaven here on earth. No excuses! No complaints! Just simply say, here I am send me. As a born again believer, you have the cure to sin, Jesus Christ. It would be a great dis justice to keep Him to ourselves when multitudes are marching into eternal damnation every second.
Yes, Jesus is with us but not for our stupid petty worldly ambitions that mean nothing for eternity's sake. I want my life to count and the best way for that to take place is listen and obey this command. I go because He said so...

]]> https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/05/01/the-great-commission-or-suggestion#comments 0 Sound Doctrine https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/30/sound-doctrine Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:39:54 +0000 https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/30/sound-doctrine

Titus 2:1 But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine:

Sound means true. Doctrine meaning teaching. There are a plethora of teachings out there in churches alone that are not sound. Traditions of men passed down over thousands of years but have nothing in regards to holiness. Our speech and confessions are very important. They are evidences of what is coming from the heart. As our hearts our made new by the power of the Spirit, our speech will follow that heart. I dont hate those who have false doctrine I just cant entertain any of those garbage doctrines for one second. Sound doctrine makes us whole. It just feels right. It just makes sense. Sound doctrine reconciles all of Scripture.

]]> https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/30/sound-doctrine#comments 0 Does the LORD Forget Us? https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/29/does-the-lord-forget-us Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/29/does-the-lord-forget-us

Psalm 132:1 LORD, remember David And all his afflictions;

Just chew on the raw request by David unto the LORD. David was loved by the LORD. Yet he went through many afflictions due to his relationship with the LORD, and some by his own doing. Yet, he felt like he was forgotten. I can definitely relate to David here. The fact is, God never forgets us yet our minds deceive us. We equate God to what we experience from those of this world. God never forgets us. He never gets to busy and puts us on the back burner. He has a great loving plan which includes us. The road is never easy however to be fair, the road apart from the LORD is much worse with no hope at all.
When you get down to basics however, don't you just want the LORD to never forget about you? If you are being afflicted at any measure, take comfort, all those before you have also, and here, David. You are in good company. Many are the afflictions of the righteous but the LORD delivers us out of all of them.

]]> https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/29/does-the-lord-forget-us#comments 2 The Great Reveal https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/28/the-great-reveal Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/28/the-great-reveal

Luke 6:45“ A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heartfn brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

The mouth only speaks what is in our hearts. Its not a bad idea to examine what we say. It is a great revealer. We often say we are only joking but that is not honest. We must be accountable for even the horrible things we say and see our desperate need for more change by the power of the Holy Spirit. The heart has a lot of stuff in there that is overflowing to get out.

]]> https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/28/the-great-reveal#comments 0 Saved by Grace thru Faith Alone https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/27/saved-by-grace-thru-faith-alone Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/27/saved-by-grace-thru-faith-alone

Ephesians 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

What does it mean to be saved by grace thru faith? Grace is undeserved favor from God. Jesus, the gift of God, was given to all of us who do not deserve Him. Grave is an actual giving of something we have not worked for or earned. God chose to grace us with salvation but actived through faith in Jesus. The two go together. You must believe that the work Jesus did for you on the cross was for you personally. A gift is not actually beneficial unless it is accepted. Some people never open or use the gifts that have been given them. Faith leads us to accept and recieve Jesus in our lives.
There is absolutely nothing we can do to earn salvation.

]]> https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/27/saved-by-grace-thru-faith-alone#comments 0 Jesus Came For the Broken https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/23/jesus-came-for-the-broken Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:39:14 +0000 https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/23/jesus-came-for-the-broken

Psalm 34:18 The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves such as have a contrite spirit.

Everyone is truly broken by the effects of sin in this world. Some are more broken than others but broke is broke. Hopelessness overwhelms hope and just living is just plain hard. The thoughts of ending this life, which would be a grave mistake, often comes up in many. The choices of a sinful life or even the innocence of what a sinful world has caused us can devastate us. Our world, that at times seems so strong, can collapse in seconds.
Then we see Jesus! That glorious hope that offers us life and being made whole. He didnt just stumble across our disaster of life we are in, He intentionally came to personally interact with us. Jesus came for the broken! One would have to be deceived or a fool to not realize they are broken. The world does nothing but break us. Jesus has made me whole. We have problems yet now we know the solution to all of them. His name is Jesus.
Again, we are all broken. What are we doing about it? Jesus came to heal the broken. Will you allow Jesus in and let Him do what only He can in your life? This I speak to the believer and unbeliever alike. Sometimes Christians are the most deceived ones on this topic.

]]> https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/23/jesus-came-for-the-broken#comments 2 Commandments of God vs traditions of man? https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/21/commandments-of-god-vs-traditions-of-man Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/21/commandments-of-god-vs-traditions-of-man

Matthew 15:1 Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying, 2 “Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”3 He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?

Traditions are nice. They mean something to stroke our pride but they often always result in humanistic dominance vs Godly observances. Man just cant leave Gods simplistic commands alone and will add to them as if they are not enough. Men always will try to fill the quite voids God makes due to his uncomfortable ability to just sit at the LORDS feet and wait for further instruction. Its as if men take what God gives and seek to make it better? When Jesus confronts this traditional lean in us, how do we respond? We cant have it both ways, Gods commands and mens traditions. They are diametrically opposed from each other. What do you want more?

]]> https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/21/commandments-of-god-vs-traditions-of-man#comments 0 Have You Prepared For Jesus' Coming? https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/20/have-you-prepared-for-jesus-coming Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/20/have-you-prepared-for-jesus-coming

Matthew 24:44“Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

Do t be jaded by the world. God keeps His promises. He is never slack concerning His word. The only reason Jesus hasn't returned as of yet is because there is more sinners that will be saved and receive eternal life. When that last soul enters the kingdom of God, Jesus will blast that trumpet and we will all be caught up in the sky and will ever be with our Lord. Now none of what I just mentioned will mean anythi g to you unless you are prepared like today to meet Him. He will come at a time we will never know but can totally bank on. Be ready for Jesus' soon coming.

]]> https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/20/have-you-prepared-for-jesus-coming#comments 0 Don't be a Fault Finder https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/17/don-t-be-a-fault-finder Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/17/don-t-be-a-fault-finder

Matthew 12:1 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. And His disciples were hungry, and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. 2 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!”

Often, if not always, when I am a fault finder, I'm in the wrong. We often use the cloak of doing the right thing to justify our judgmental attitudes. Christians are not exempt from doing this but are often the worse offenders. Make sure thats not you. The Pharisee's did not know what they were talking about and assumed superiority over God. What is it we seek to accomplish by seeking fault in others? If I would spend more time evaluating my own life, fixing my own issues, I wont have much time to judge others. However, if I seek to build myself up that results in taring others down in order to do so. There are things we must address in others for sure yet those are to be done in a attitude of grace & love.

]]> https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/17/don-t-be-a-fault-finder#comments 2 Are You Thirsty for God? https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/16/are-you-thirsty-for-god Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/16/are-you-thirsty-for-god

Revelation 21:6 And He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts.

Are you thirsty for God? All are thirsty yet most try to quench their thirst everywhere but God. Every time one chases after the world or some dream of theirs that has nothing to do with Gods will, or some quest to achieve the what the world offers, they are trying to satisfy their thirst. This is utter madness and can never achieve the desired results.
Jesus is the source of the Living Waters of Life. He offers them to us freely but we must focus our thirst upon Him. Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you. This isnt a promise of worldly goods but a promise that anything you need in this life will be given once your priority of the LORD is set in place. I cant think of a single thing I lack after all these years of following Jesus but I can tell you for days what I have gained. Sure, I could of aquired some tempral success here and there but at what expense in other areas of my life. I have chosen to place God 1st, my wife 2nd, children 3rd, church / job 4th, and then everything else next. It has proven to be a huge blessing. Without the first, none of the others will work out. Do you hunger and thirst for Christ? I mean, like today? Greater than your thirst for natural water? A man can only go 3 days without water. 3 minutes without air. 3 weeks without food. I say we cant go 3 seconds without God!
Are you thirsty for Jesus?

]]> https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/16/are-you-thirsty-for-god#comments 1 What is Heaven Like? https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/15/what-is-heaven-like Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/15/what-is-heaven-like

Revelation 21:1 Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea.

There has been a lot said about what heaven is like. Most of it is conjecture at best. We really are not given a clear description of heaven but we do have enough to know, you want to be there. Since God dwells there, everything good is there. Beware of anyone that claims they know what heaven is like or they been there. I must admit, I have no clue how to measure heaven by since everything I know is what is passing away.
Heaven is one of those things we must accept by faith.
We must live now in such a way that we will be there then! We cant live for this passing world. What a waste that would be. Heaven really isn't my goal, no, my goal is dwelling with my LORD and Savior who lives in heaven. Heaven is just a piece of His promise.

]]> https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/15/what-is-heaven-like#comments 1 A Real Faith Can Be Seen https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/13/a-real-faith-can-be-seen Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/13/a-real-faith-can-be-seen

Matthew 9:1 So He got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own city. 2 Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.”

It seems everyone will say they have faith. I cant argue with anyone about what they have or don't have but what I know is this, faith should have evidence behind it. Jesus saw these four friends faith. How? Their actions in bringing the paralytic man to Jesus but first pressing in to get to Jesus by taring the roof apart. Not the best method or even the will of God but the faith they had Jesus honored. I would also add that this man that was healed had a measure of faith as well, but that's another dimension to this story. Do I walk in a way that Jesus and others can see my faith? I better, if I call myself a Christian. My walk should compliment my talk. If I say I believe in Christ and He is alive yet live as if He is dead, that is not faith at all. Faith activates when we are obedient unto the Spirit of God. Abraham believed and that belief God accounted for righteousness.

]]> https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/13/a-real-faith-can-be-seen#comments 1 Jesus Our Sufficientcy https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/09/jesus-our-sufficientcy Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://calvarygulfcoast.com/blog/2026/04/09/jesus-our-sufficientcy

Hebrews 9:28 so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.

Jesus only needed to die once for our sins. I have seen some Christians come to the alter multiple times thinking the previous commitments didnt take and maybe this one will. I certainly dont want to lessen ones response to the Holy Spirit in obedience, but the idea that the power of the blood of Jesus not able to wash them previous is misunderstood. I have committed many sins after my first time being washed by the blood. Truth is, Jesus has been washing my feet after those but my heart has been made clean at conversion. The wonder working power of the blood of Jesus is the only source of washing of sin. He is coming back for me and all that have been washed in the blood.

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2 Timothy 1:3 I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, as my forefathers did, as without ceasing I remember you in my prayers night and day.

There are so many occupations, places, things in this world that we can get entangled in that go against our conscience. This is a major stress on people who have integrity. The temptation to shelf what you believe to be true in order to remain or move up in your current position is real. Everyone over us are not people of faith always. There are times we must stand up against what we know is wrong.
Living for Christ ensures we live with a pure conscience. He will never lead us to compromising truth for profit. There are so many enslaved by religions all over this world that do things against their conscience due to pleasing men or the false god. I have seen fathers who claimed to be Jehovahs Witnesses see the hard ache that their harsh stands against celebrations of their childrens birthdays while their kids get left out of events with their friends. Parents should have every right to raise their children as God has entrusted them yet these religious barriers men have made bring unnecessary hardships. There are many examples of living against your conscience but none of them originate from Christ. Everything Jesus has told me to do has bettered my life and the lives around me.

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Hebrews 9:22 And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission.

All the sacrifices and blood spilt led to One Sacrifice. Jesus Christ the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. Without His blood, there is no forgiveness of sin. All animal sacrifice could only cover men for a short time. The blood of Jesus washes us from all sin. I'm grateful my Savior went to the cross He didn't deserve so that I would be forgiven of sins Im responsible for.

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1 Thessalonians 2:4 But as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who tests our hearts.

What an honor God has approved us to be entrusted with the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ. Not that there is anything good in us but because of the revelation of who Jesus is and has come to do. God is not looking for a qualified man or one who has lots of academia. He doesn't call the equipped but equips the called. Our message isn't to gain mans approval but to be faithful to Gods word. If you have made Jesus your Lord and Savior, the Father has approved Him this has approved all those in Jesus.
I have encouraged many Christians who feel they are not qualified to share the gospel due to not having enough biblical knowledge. But all they must need is a real experience with the word of God.

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