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Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window). Halfway through the year, I was absolutely worn out from trying too hard with certain relationships and to manage my health, but to no avail. The continuance today of the diversities of spiritual gifts as found in 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, Simplicityinchurch government, rather than a complex bureaucracy, The pre-millennial, pre-tribulation return of Christ for His waiting church, The teaching of the word of God in such a way that it can be applied to life asbeneficial toward growing maturity, The belief that true-Christians can be possessed by demons, A fatalistic, Calvinistic view, which allows no room for free will, Prophecy that supersedes biblical scripture, The incorporation of humanistic psychology and philosophy into biblical teaching, Charismania, over emphasis upon spiritual gifts, experiential signs and wonders, Universalism - the teaching that faith in Jesus is not necessary for salvation and that all humanity will finally end up in heaven, To worship God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, To build up the church of Jesus Christ through the teaching of the word and theministry of the Spirit, To persuade men and women to repent and confess Jesus Christ as their Lordunto eternal salvation. 0000023716 00000 n Therefore, we remain flexible and yielded to the leading of the Holy Spirit to direct our worship. %PDF-1.4 % By clarifying some of what we believe at Calvary Chapel, our purpose has been simply to help others less familiar with the movement gain insight into who we are. Most denominational churches maintain either a congregational form of church government, a Presbyterian form, or an Episcopal form of running their churches. 0000031986 00000 n This motivates us to holy living, heartfelt worship, committed service, diligent study of God's Word, regular fellowship, and participation in adult baptism by immersion and Holy Communion. 0000028404 00000 n We need honest, kind words, words from Gods own heart. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! The Presbyterian form of church government, which is typical in Presbyterian and Reformed churches, puts the decisions of church polity in the hands of a select group of elders (the "presbytery") who are appointed in various different ways, depending on the church. Our point is simply that in our church services, we emphasize the teaching of God's Word. Calvary Chapel is the balance between the two. I have things to do! And in reality, my soul was whispering in a dejected tone, You could have healed me. Ill never forget when He spoke so gently to my heart, This is the sacred place I chose to heal you. Secondly, we reject the Calvinistic teaching called "irresistible grace", which is the belief that man cannot, even if he wants to, resist the wooing and calling of God to salvation. After Jesus ascended to Heaven, He poured out His Holy Spirit on the believers in Jerusalem, enabling them to fulfill His command to preach the Gospel to the entire world, an obligation shared by all believers today. He never tempts us beyond what we can handle, and when that scalpel is doing its work, know that those things are causing harm, and that is why God has to remove them. Still, there are distinctives that make Calvary Chapel unique and which define our mission. People stepped out of the woodwork to do kind things, and it brought tears to my eyes on many occasions. We believe worship of God should be inspirational.

At Calvary Chapel, we reject some popular doctrines of some Christian groups because we believe them to be in error Scripturally. 0000002328 00000 n Music and by Asaph Records (which both originated at Calvary Chapel).

We believe worship of God should be intelligent.

He has made it clear that you are important in His plan and we would love to have you explore with us what that plan is and join us in knowing God and making Him known.

0000018598 00000 n We believe the Holy Spirit indwells every believer (Acts 1:7-8) in Jesus Christ and that He is an abiding Helper, Teacher and Guide. 509.736.2086.

ascension to glory, and personal return to rule the earth.

We believe in what is termed The Apostles Creed as embodying all the fundamental doctrines of orthodox evangelical Christianity. Christians can be attacked by demons, but they cannot be possessed or controlled by them. We teach both expositorily and topically. Some of our churches are filled with elderly people in suits and ties, some are filled with young people in jeans and tee shirts, and many are a combination of all different ages, styles, and races of folks who come together with one common focus: love for Jesus Christ and the desire to know Him more intimately. Pray that God reveals your spiritual gift. Our supreme desire is to know Christ and be conformed to His image by the power of the Holy Spirit. Id like to invite you to come out to one of our services and join us as we spend time with the Lord and seek to learn from Him. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.

Your wordisa lamp to my feet It is a God-given time that He ordains in order for us to be our best and to minister to us. He has my back, and He has your back. WE DO NOT BELIEVE ~ We do not believe in positive confession (the faith movement belief that God can be commanded to heal or work miracles according to mans will); human prophecy that supersedes the scriptures; the incorporation of humanistic and secular psychology into biblical teaching; the overemphasis of spiritual gifts and experiential signs and wonders to the exclusion of biblical teaching; or that true Christians can be demon possessed. As we approach the turn of the century, Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa is home to some 30,000 believers, The Word for Today publishes Bible study books and tapes all over the world, KWVE broadcasts God's Word to all of Southern California, and Calvary Chapel's Bible College provides Bible education to thousands at its home campus in Twin Peaks (now at Murietta Conference Centre), California and at over 20 extension campuses world wide. H\j@E^&WuU x13 KmGKB20GtnvihavopnS1>vy|7zLxpOCRU.twv8$1a{=p 2^6bo.m\S\i6\ SCReZ-^$SRe'3"[#W9>*YD2'\Kr =`#%. Our desire is to simply adore Jesus, and we invite all God's people to join us as we do so.

These three terms should not be confused with the denominations that bear the same names because other churches of different names share the same styles of government. There are verses such as Luke 9:11, But when the multitudes knew it, they followed Him; and He received them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing. The Greek words used in just this verse are Therapeia1 and Iaomai.

This is my story of how God brought deep, powerful healing during one of the most painful moments in my life. Many people are under the impression that a particular style of worship is insisted upon at Calvary Chapel, that style being the soft contemporary sound made popular by Maranatha! Becky Dente lives with her family in Paris, France. 0000031635 00000 n Most Congregational, Baptist, Pentecostal, Brethren, and non-denominational churches are organized in this fashion. To be around people, who are filled with the Holy Spirit, who truly love you. This motivates us to heartfelt worship, committed service, diligent study of God's Word, regular fellowship with other Christians, and participation in both adult baptism by immersion and in Holy Communion. HOLY SPIRIT ~ We believe in the Holy Spirit, who came forth from the Father and Son to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment (John 16:8-10) and to regenerate, sanctify, and empower in ministry all who believe in Christ. Today we will cover the gifts of faith and healing. We have specific "after-glow services" and believer's meetings when these gifts of the Spirit may be exercised. Welcome!

We will examine the spiritual gifts of faith and healing separately because they are indeed two individual gifts of the Holy Spirit. By building relationships with like-minded people and serving with other believers our faith is strengthened and our eyes opened to more of Gods character. Therefore, our services are designed with great emphasis upon the teaching of the Word of God that He might instruct us how He should be worshipped. Crosswalk is a half hour program of verse by verse, chapter by chapter teaching by pastor Steve Whinery. 0000034144 00000 n Calvary Chapel has been formed as a fellowship of believers in the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

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God used His children to speak love and good works into my family and the churchs life, when I couldnt do what needed to be done. The pastor guides the church as he is lead by the Holy Spirit, and we trust God to put pastors where He wants them to be. MARRIAGE, GENDER and SEXUALITY ~ We believe that God creates each man and woman and that He created them with the immutable and unchangeable nature of male and female, and that these two distinct, complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God (Matthew 19:4-5).

But rather, God responded with, I have a better plan.. Some churches have incorporated human secular psychology and philosophy into their teaching programs, creating sermons that are more based on secular humanistic theory than on the Word of God. 0000030060 00000 n When a person repents of sin and accepts Jesus Christ as personal Savior and Lord, trusting Him to save, that person is immediately born again and sealed by the Holy Spirit, all his/her sins are forgiven, and that person becomes a child of God, destined to spend eternity with the Lord. And your broken body or soul becomes unmistakably vulnerable. We adhere firmly to the biblical teaching of Gods sovereignty and mans responsibility. We believe that Jesus saves us from something and that thing is eternal separation from God in hell, which is the result of rejection of Jesus' offer of the free gift of salvation; we also believe in a literal heaven and that all those who place their faith and trust in Jesus will spend eternity there with the Lord. We hope you will find a place to get involved.

We do not believe that God can be commanded by man to heal or provide, but that we must always submit to His perfect will even in affliction. 0000003867 00000 n But the pain of life doesnt change the fact that you are loved by God. MANKIND AND SALVATION ~ Webelieveall people are by nature separated from God and responsible for their own sin (Romans 8:23-24), but that salvation, redemption, and forgiveness are freely offered to all by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Fundamentalism is that portion of Protestantism which holds to the literal interpretation of the Scriptures, believing that they are divinely inspired and inerrant. We believe that Jesus Christ is fully God and fully human, that He was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, provided for the atonement of our sins by His vicarious death on the Cross, was bodily resurrected by the power of the Holy Spirit, ascended back to the right hand of God the Father, and ever lives to make intercession for us. We believe that Jesus Christ is fully God and fully human, that He was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, provided for the atonement of our sins by His vicarious death on the Cross, was bodily resurrected by the power of the Holy Spirit, ascended back to the right hand of God the father, and ever lives to make intercession for us. We believe that sexual relations outside of biblical marriage are sinful and offensive to God (Matt 15:18-20; 1 Cor. These elders are over the pastor, who in turn is over the congregation. Calvary Chapel pastors are not clones who all believe exactly the same thing. Basically, at Calvary Chapel we believe that the pastor is responsible for the church, responsible to hear from God, and responsible to feed and love His people faithfully. At Calvary, we focus on a personal relationship with God through worship, prayer, and the teaching of the Word of God. Again, we are a Bible based ministry that avoids programs and gimmicks in favor of the simple teaching of the Word of God in love to His people. Lets be on our look out for the blessings that God has put in our lives to help us walk through these days, especially through the difficult days.

Some are very traditional and conservative, with organs or pianos and hymns, while others prefer electric guitars and drums.

It is humbling, even humiliating to go through, but God can do such a beautiful work in that time of healing.

Let the healing process begin, and embrace it, though it be painful; and it may take longer than we wish. 0000016622 00000 n Many Pentecostals think Calvary Chapel is not emotional enough, and many fundamentalists think Calvary Chapel is too emotional.

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At Calvary Chapel we believe in all the fundamental doctrines of the evangelical Protestant church.

Moreover, it has been our experience that humanistic psychology and philosophy often do more harm than good, and people respond best when God's Word is proclaimed in the power and love of the Holy Spirit. He sent in spiritual first responders to come in and bandage me up. In my silent, sterile pain? The Scripture says "greater is He that is in you than he who is in the world" which makes no sense if a believer can be simultaneously indwelt by both the Holy Spirit and evil spirits. When a person repents of sin and accepts Jesus Christ as his/her personal Lord and Savior, trusting Him to save, that person is immediately born again and sealed by the Holy Spirit (John 3:3-8), all of his/her sins are forgiven, and that person becomes a child of God, destined to spend eternity with the Lord.

We believe that the health and prosperity doctrine is a perversion of Scripture and is often used to fleece the flock of God. FATHER ~ We believe in God the Father, an infinite, personal Spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power, and love; that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men; that He hears and answers prayer; and that He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Christ. We believe that God is eternally existent in three separate persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. CHRISTS RETURN ~ We await the Pre-Tribulation Rapture of the Church (Matthew 24:36-44), and we believe in the literal second coming of Christ with His saints to rule the earth, which will be personal and visible (Matthew 24:29-30). At Calvary Chapel, we believe that many believers both in the Bible and in daily life are often afflicted not because their confession is wrong, but simply because we live in a foreign world. We believe that all people are by nature separated from God and responsible for their own sin, but that salvation, redemption, and forgiveness of sin are freely offered to all by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is important to remember that every spiritual gift is a manifestation of Gods Spirit (1Cor 12:7).

Ive had multiple colon disorders for years now and had grown used to the special diets, the hospital stays, the pain and all that is associated with it, and so I was surprised when last July my doctor said that I needed surgery as soon as possible. A manifestation of the Spirit is given to each person to produce what is beneficial: to one is given a message of wisdom through the Spirit, to another, a message of knowledge by the same Spirit, to another, faith by the same Spirit, to another, gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 1 Corinthians 12:7-9, HCSB. Although most Calvary Chapels do utilize a form of contemporary worship, there is actually a great variety of styles Of music found in our churches. Church government at Calvary Chapel is very simple, not a complex bureaucracy, committees and sub-committees are essentially non-existent. That is the purpose of this little booklet.

In a broad general sense, Calvary Chapel is the middle ground between fundamentalism and Pentecostalism in modern Protestant theology. 0000034494 00000 n Then in verses such as Jeremiah 33:6, Behold, I will bring it health and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth. In Hebrew, rwkh2 means in the sense of restoring to soundness; wholeness (literally or figuratively):health, made up, perfected. I also needed that divine touch that only our Maker can bring. When a person repents of sin and accepts Jesus Christ as personal Savior and Lord, trusting Him to save, that person is immediately born again and sealed by the Holy Spirit, all his/her sins are forgiven, and that person becomes a child of God, destined to spend eternity with the Lord.

We believe that all people are by nature separated from God and responsible for their own sin, but that salvation, redemption, and forgiveness are freely offered to all by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. We are not a denominational church, nor are we opposed to denominations as such, only to their over-emphasis of the doctrinal differences that have led to the division of the Body of Christ. John 1:1-14 "and the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth". Jesus loves you! ", JESUS CHRIST ~ We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, that He was fully human and fully God; in His virgin birth; in His sinless life, in His miracles; in His vicarious atonement through His death and shed blood; in His bodilyresurrection (1 Cor 15:1-11); in His ascension to the right hand of the Father; in His personal return in power and glory (Rev 19)! Alone, in this sterile environment, far from everyone who fills my busy life, I prayed, Lord, what is going on? We believe that Jesus Christ baptizes the seeking believer with the Holy Spirit and power for service,eitherat the time of or subsequent to regeneration which is a separate work from the indwelling Spirit for salvation. At Calvary Chapel, church organization is de-emphasized, and only the organization that is needed to run the church is instituted. And I realized that as I let God send people in to help there is this knitting of bonds that develops, that could not have developed otherwise; it is the Body of Christ in action. 0000036260 00000 n We believe worship of God should be fruitful. We believe in all the fundamental doctrines of orthodox evangelical Christianity. Over the years, however, fundamentalism, while it clung to the integrity of God's Word, tended to become rigid, legalistic, and unaccepting of spiritual gifts.

0000012380 00000 n You can hear this broadcast on several radio stations throughout eastern Washington or you can listen and watch Steves studies here online under the audio and video tabs. As an individual believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, we welcome you to our churches and Bible College programs regardless of your background or doctrinal position.

Still, Calvary Chapel is distinct from denominational churches and other Protestant groups and people want to know what those distinctions are. 0000033792 00000 n as you look it over, I hope youll experience the flavor of what takes place here at Calvary.

God knows what we need to be fully restored, and who better to reknit each one of us than the one who knit you together in the first place. God does this great work. The congregational form of church government is an American invention and appeals to our American sense of democracy. Therapea: attendance (especially, medical, i.e. For example, we reject, as we have already mentioned, "amillennialism", post-millennialism, as well as a mid or post-tribulation rapture view. Thank you for visiting our website. 0000008564 00000 n

5:3-7; 1 Tim. It is also crucial to understand that every believer has a spiritual gift.

Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. He was in the beginning with God. 2022 Calvary Chapel. Any behavior that contradicts or denigrates the biblical sexual relationship is incompatible with a true biblical witness.

And finally, as we have mentioned before, Calvary Chapel rejects the over-emphasis of spiritual gifts and experiential signs and wonders to the exclusion of Biblical teaching. 0000002949 00000 n

We as believers are to covet the best gifts, seeking to exercise them in love that the whole Body of Christ might be edified.