Calvary Christian Center Yuba City Podcast

Sometimes we feel just... well, ordinary. And we may wonder: how can a supernatural God use someone like you and me? The same way that He used something as painfully ordinary as a stick! Join us as we learn the powerful lessons found in the destiny of an ordinary stick – that happened to find itself in hand of Moses, and ultimately the hand of God!

It's a simple principle, but it can be one of the most challenging: God must be first - in all. And if God is first in our lives, everything else comes into order... but the reverse is also true! And one of the most powerful commands and principles that truly proves that God is first: is tithing.

Shhhh!! The Secret for Victory in 2015 is... to be quiet! Joshua's greatest victory was accomplished by following the Lord's command to observe a powerful and often-overlooked secret to victory: silencing all negative speech! Join us as we learn this potent principle for overcoming and receiving the victories that God has for us in 2015!

The Victorious Life is not a destination for believers.. it's their starting point! Many Christians do not live in victory even though Christ paid for it on the cross - and through Him we are called to live as champions! Join us for this powerful message as we learn the keys to living the overcoming life through Christ in the face of life's struggles and battles.

Have you ever felt like something was missing? All of us feel that way from time to time in our walk with God. The missing piece is none other than a "disconnect" from our closeness in relationship to God. The solution: prayer and fasting! Join us as we learn the power of adding fasting to prayer in this new year - expecting Him to do mighty things!

At Christmas time, much focus is given to gifts: those that we give and those that we receive. But Christmas is truly about: The Giver! God is the ultimate, personal, passionate, loving, greatest Giver of all time. Join us as we learn about our tender-hearted and Almighty God who gave His most precious gift to each of us personally: Himself.

The gift of prayer is one of the most overlooked and neglected gifts Jesus gave us! And yet, it is one of the most powerful!! Join us as we learn 5 principles from this amazing gift that assist us with fulfilling the plan God has for our lives.

D.R.E.A.M.!! God has a great dream for every person... and every letter of that word reminds us of powerful principles of the dreams that God has for us, what they do to us and for us. Join us for this exciting message as we learn to P.L.A.N. for God's D.R.E.A.M.!!

Many of us have heard the enemy yell: "Checkmate!" Like the King in a Chess game, he tries to surround us with problems that seem insurmountable, making it appear that there is no hope and that we are overwhelmingly defeated... but we must never forget: God is the Master strategist - and He always has the last move!!

We have all been wounded. Life hurts and pain can run deep. And it is the enemy's goal to see that each of us are wounded deeply, fatally - and without healing. But Jesus Himself was also fatally wounded - for US!! When we reach out to Him and allow Him to reintroduce wonder and worship - our scars heal and we can stand once again to fight the good fight of faith.

Good days - and bad days - just happen. The key to seeing our worst days become the best days in Christ: Our Focus! Join us as we learn from Joseph's life how to keep bad times from swallowing up the good.

Hope is powerful - especially when we know that it will not fail! In Christ, we have been given the ultimate hope - one that is beyond imagination, time and description: Heaven!! Join us as we learn 10 critical truths regarding the believer's eternal destination, including who will go to Heaven, what is and isn't there, and what it will be like.

Like the lame man at the Beautiful Gate, the enemy lies and tells us that we will never rise up and experience the beauty that others have... until we take the hand of Jesus, spend time in prayer and approach Him with an expectancy to receive... then Faith and Love will take us by the hand, lift us up and run with us into all of the Beauty that God has destined for us!

Freedom. It always comes with a heavy price. Our nation is free because of many heroes who have willingly laid down their lives - and our souls are free because Jesus did the same on Calvary. But in order to truly live in the ultimate freedom that God offers, each of us must reach the intersection of faith and make a final decision: will we willingly lay down OUR lives?

In God's eyes, covenants are sacred and unbreakable. And this permanency was symbolized in Biblical times by the mixing of salt from two parties - a blend that is impossible to separate. God sees the bond of marriage no less inseparable - and in this age of easy divorce, His people must see their marriages the same way - and know how to fight for them!

God desires to reward those who diligently seek Him! And the key word to this promise is: Diligently. God is everything we need Him to be in our lives and He has rewards already stored up for us in every area of life. But we must learn to sacrifice, turn away from things of this world and pursue His Word and His Presence with all our hearts - and THEN we will receive the rewards!

There's no getting around it: if you handle goats... you will SMELL like it! Goats symbolize sin in the Bible, and sin ... stinks!! King Saul encountered a man carrying 3 goats to the House of the Lord.. and many people today try to carry their sins, guilt and condemnation to church, only to discover that true worship is impossible. Join us today as we learn to let the smell goats of our lives go!

"Unworthy." It's a common feeling that many believers carry, because they judge themselves to not be "good, spiritual or holy enough". But the reason that we can truly worship God, serve Him, fulfill our callings, receive His blessings and "do all things through Christ" is not because WE are made worthy, but because HE IS WORTHY!

Like Paul, many around the world today are facing severe persecution and death - just for believing. And like Paul, they boldly proclaim that they are not ashamed of the Gospel! God calls us to make the same bold stand with our brothers & sisters - proclaiming the Truth and love of Jesus to our world. We have been sent by God - it's time for us to stand... Unashamed.

We are in the fight of our life for our faith - therefore, in the battles of life, we can't fake it... we must FAITH it!! We have to do far more than talk a good game - we must learn to speak what we believe and focus on 3 critical ingredients of faith as we believe that God will do what He said He will do!