Redemption Calvary Podcast Redemption Calvary

If your heart isn’t right with God, the church can sometimes feel like drudgery, an activity to check off, full of people you don’t quite click with.  Yet, as Pastor Cody will teach you today, the church is so much more than a gathering each Sunday in a building. It’s a gathering of family.  And everyone in this group of believers is made in the image of God.  They’re your family.  Ask God to soften your heart to those hard to love.  Ask God to open your eyes to the blessing of this family.   Enjoy the gift God has given you in the church!

There are some believers who’re fully convinced that to worship God well, you need an elaborate church or a large and boisterous congregation.  Yet, as Pastor Cody explains today, what makes a church a church is the presence of the Lord.  God is present in a slum church and in the fancy chapel in the suburbs.  He’s there with the underground churches around the world and in the mega-church in the city.  Seek the Lord where you’re at.  Worship Him with your whole heart.  He’s there with His people.

There are some believers who’re just going through the motions, just existing, waiting to really live in Heaven.  Yet, as Pastor Cody explains today, God has so much more for you in this life!  He’s given you abundant life and people to live it with!  Living life is always better with someone else!  Especially the Christian life.  You’re stronger and happier with other believers around you!  You’re meant for fellowship.  It’s a family that is full of love and encouragement.

There should be a major change happening in your life when you come to salvation. Your life should be different as you let God work through you and transform you into who He wants you to be. Today, you’ll get to be reminded by Pastor Cody that sin has no place in your life anymore when you come to Christ. People should be able to see the difference and tell that you’re a Christian. If there’s no evidence that the Scriptures are changing you as you learn Them more and more, do you really believe it?

God’s Word is the source of perfect truth about salvation. Pastor Cody is going to show you how Paul went to the very basics of God’s grace and forgiveness in the book of Romans. Everyone is born in sin, and that sin separates us from God. Jesus came to earth to live like a man and suffer and die for your sin so you can be saved, if you believe in Him and confess your sins. When you stray, being reminded of the truths of God’s Word like Paul did for the Roman church can help you get back in His will.

There can be a division that rises between Christians that are mature in their faith and Christians that are weaker in their faith. But, where there's been division, there should be unity. Pastor Cody is going to explain today how the hope and faith of a mature believer are for encouragement and an example to the weaker believer. And all believers should be encouraging each other to look to God and grow closer to Him. If that's not what you see around you, how can you point others to God through your life?