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True Masculinity and Compassion | Pastor Ken Graves

In a world filled with broken men and women, we are called to express God’s truth and compassion, just as Jesus demonstrated toward the woman caught in adultery in John 8:1-11. Pastor Ken Graves of Calvary Chapel Bangor, ME, shares a compelling message about that mercy and grace, and of biblical masculinity, at the recent Calvary Chapel Magazine conference.

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Embracing Strength, Courage, and God’s New Direction, Joshua 1:1-9 | Pastor John Randall

When God calls us to do the impossible, we must choose between doubting and fretting or believing and trusting in Him. Pastor John Randall of Calvary South OC in San Clemente, CA, urges the Church of today to be strong and courageous. Find this message from the recent Calvary Chapel Magazine conference here.

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Grace: The Door is Never Closed, Part 3

Many of us face constant struggles with guilt feelings as we seek to live as redeemed children of God—and then fail. In this installment of our series, Why Grace Changes Everything, Pastor Chuck Smith explains that we can only fight this by removing from our thinking the idea of achieving righteousness by our own works.

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Grace: The Door is Never Closed, Part 2

No one in heaven will be boasting about how righteous they made themselves, according to Pastor Chuck Smith in his book, Why Grace Changes Everything. In this installment, he describes how understanding this truth defeats Satan’s attempts to derail our faith.

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Grace: The Door is Never Closed, Part 1

Follow along with us in our continuing series taken from Pastor Chuck Smith’s book, Why Grace Changes Everything. In this installment, he examines the futility of trying to establish our own righteousness by laws or works—the fact that we rarely live up to even our own moral standards.

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A Family Reunion on Familiar Ground

After a brief night of sleep on the kitchen floor of his brother’s apartment, George Markey, Jr., leaves Ternopil, Ukraine, and drives through the Carpathian Mountains to Vajta, Hungary. His wife, Sharon, sleepless and exhausted, eagerly anticipates being reunited with other members of the Markey family—including George.

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Why Grace Changes Everything, Part 5: Jesus, Our Hope

We have a choice, according to Pastor Chuck Smith. We can strive to make it to heaven based on our own efforts, or we can place our faith in Jesus. But the fact is, faith is our only hope, he urges. In this installment of our series from Chuck’s book, Why Grace Changes Everything, he affirms, “The gospel of grace is the best news I have ever heard.”

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An Unexpected Homecoming

In the cold, dark night, Sharon Markey and her boys cross into Hungary on foot. Housing arrangements had been made by Calvary Chapel members in Hungary, and to Sharon’s delight, it was a place she was well acquainted with—the CC Conference Center in Vajta, Hungary—once home to CC Bible College Europe.

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Sharon Faith Ries | March 3, 1948 – May 5, 2024

After surviving civil wars and mudslides, Sharon Faith Ries is now in the presence of her Savior, Jesus Christ, after her lengthy battle with cancer. Wife of Pastor Raul Ries of Calvary Chapel Golden Springs, CA, she had no regrets as she ran her race exceptionally well. Sharon had previously shared memories with Calvary Chapel Magazine of what God had done over the past 50 years in her marriage, women's ministry, and missions.

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