Calvary Christian Center Yuba City Podcast

 Ever feel pressured to create The “Perfect Christmas”? It’s impossible! And if we are honest, we often feel the same way about Jesus’ command to us to be perfect just as the Father is perfect. How in the world can we do it??

Circumstances not exactly ideal this Christmas?? The first Christmas wasn't exactly a Hallmark moment either... But Mary celebrated anyway... and we also can celebrate and choose Joy, because Christmas has NEVER been about picture perfect moments - it's about the extravagant love of our Savior and God Himself coming to be WITH US. 

Anytime we’re feeling discouraged, we must know that something has to be dealt with in our lives. Relationships, physical health, spiritual battles... discouragement is an indicator that we need to check out the root and deal with it!! 

Many are discouraged today... which leads to isolation, depression and worse. The key to breaking through? Get up and serve others! The anointing comes by serving and it is the anointing that breaks discouragement off of ourselves.

When in a crisis, our fight is not with people and our fight is not even with the crisis. Our fight is to hold fast – to hold on to our faith.  "Crisis" means turning point - and how we respond to a crisis will determine whether it's ultimately a turning point for worse - or better.

When in a crisis, our fight is not with people and our fight is not even with the crisis. Our fight is to hold fast – to hold on to our faith.  "Crisis" means turning point - and how we respond to a crisis will determine whether it's ultimately a turning point for worse - or better.

The enemy's goal is to get past your "gates" - your eye, ear and mouth gates to penetrate inside your soul and wage his war. His purpose? To destroy your credibility and testimony. Join us for this powerful 2nd message in the series!

Tests, temptations and trials come in cycles - and the core of the battle is fought in your mind... for your spirit. King David's responses of encouragement in the Lord, repentance and worship teach us how to handle attacks and tests when they come our way.

It took a team to save Paul's life - and we need others in our lives just as critically. Many people struggle with trusting in and relying on others because past hurts & issues - but loners will never make it. When we partner with and become accountable to God's family, nothing can stop us!

Jesus predicted that in these days, there would be a great Falling Away... many will fall to Spiritual Deception - and not even know it. Humanism and worldliness are drawing people away from Christ. We must learn to remain united and continuously rooted in God's Word to avoid the trap of Deception in these Last Days!

Is anyone going to Heaven because of you?  When we gave our life to Christ, we became his messenger - And our mission on this earth: to share the Good News of Jesus!  

God has given every person in the Body of Christ a unique and special Divine enablement - a talent - and you must unwrap that gift and you must use that gift!

Jesus' Followers have vision - the type of vision that overcomes many obstacles, including obscurity, uncertainty and ever-present vision vandals. Join us as Pastor Ciociola teaches how to value your victories on the way to fulfilling vision!

Faith, Love and Obedience open the door to the receive and experience the power of the Holy Spirit. And Jesus taught us that with this power, we will act, receive help from the Holy Spirit, and He will give us a greater anointing for our current position in life. We don’t know what we have, until He is IN us!

Giving... it makes us like our Father, draws us closer to God, breaks the grip of materialism, strengthens our faith, tests our maturity... and that's just the beginning of the power of Giving. It IS the ultimate test of where our hearts are!

In God’s Kingdom, the more you serve, the greater you are. Pastor Ciociola teaches 12 powerful reasons we should give away our lives to serve God and others!

When it comes to the Lord’s renovating work in our lives, there are No Safe Spaces! He is the Foreman who has come to give our lives an Extreme Makeover, and every inch of our lives are His to examine, transform and expand. Join us at 9 & 11am this Sunday, as Pastor Michael discusses the integral foundation of God’s Truth and Justice, upon which our relationship with God is constructed.

When Hezekiah was facing a life & death crisis, he turned to God - and God added 15 years to his life. Likewise when everything is going wrong in our lives, we can turn to our faithful God and believe Him to turn everything around, restore and add!!

Every one of us has been ordained by God to fulfill a specific calling in His Church Body. As with natural bodies, God's Body is only healthy when it is growing - and growth requires change and connection!