Brent Smith: The Arrival of Samuel | 1 Samuel 1-2:11
The book of 1 Samuel is quite a transitional book. Remember, the Lord’s desire for Israel is that He would be their God, and they would follow Him in obedience. They were to be a theocracy. But coming out of our study in Judges, we see that they were not doing so well with this. Instead of being a theocracy, they were living in anarchy! The last words of the book are: “In those days there was no king in…
Brent Smith: Troubles and Tribulations | Matthew 24:9-28
Jesus shares on events that will be taking place during the Tribulation. As hard as those times may be, He gives insights of what to expect, and encouragement for those that will be alive at that time.
Choose Life – Jeff Thompson | Deuteronomy 30:11-20
Deuteronomy 30:11-20 emphasizes the Israelites’ responsibility to choose life by obeying God’s commandments, promising blessings and long life in the land, while warning that disobedience leads to death and a shorter time in the land.
Stewart Karpiuk: The Power of One | John 1:35-42
John the Baptist, seeing Jesus walking by, proclaims “Behold, the Lamb of God!”. Two of John’s disciples, hearing this, follow Jesus who then asks them “What are you seeking?”. After they stay with him for a day, Andrew, one of the disciples, finds his brother Simon and introduces him to Jesus, who then renames him Peter.
Brent Smith: Sign of the Times | Matthew 24:1-8
At the end of chapter 23 we saw Jesus dismissing the religious leaders and the many Jews who followed them instead of Jesus. He announced that their house is left desolate. They’re going to come to ruins. And from that point on Jesus no longer spoke to the crowds or addressed the nation of Israel publicly. They were sadly now in a time of judgment. But this didn’t mean that Jesus was silent. In fact, in these last few days…
Brent Smith: Hypocrisy Confronted part 2 | Matthew 23:25-39
Jesus continues His pronouncement of ‘woes’ on the hypocritical religious leaders all the while maintaining a grief of heart for their fake showing, their feigned support, and their failing submission.
Ice Age and the Woolly Mammoth – Michael J Oard
Michael J Oard has an MS degree in atmospheric science from the University of Washington. After 30 years as a meteorologist with the US National Weather Service, he retired and now is fully devoted to research on the compelling evidence for Noah’s flood and the post-flood ice age. From 20:20-20:57 the sound cuts out. We had some technical difficulties and are very sorry for any inconvenience. Socials Links: https://linktr.ee/riversidecalvarychapel #RiversideCalvaryChapel #iceage #woollymammoth #michaeljoard #guestspeakers
Takayuki Hayashi: Word of God that bears hundredfold | Mark 4:1-20
Our guest speaker Tak, who is currently a missionary in Japan with his family shares his testimony of what growing up for him was like. He uses Mark 4:1-20 to show us the different types of soil we come across and how he noticed this within himself and his siblings. Tak shares how he saw the Lord working in each member of his family while growing up and what those relationships look like today.
Brent Smith: Hypocrisy Confronted | Matthew 23:1-24
Since Jesus came into Jerusalem on this Passover season, starting with the Triumphal Entry in Matthew 21, the religious leaders have been attempting to find fault with Jesus. They’ve been trying to expose Him as a false teacher, but now Jesus flips things on these religious leaders, and He now unleashes His exposé on them. And boy, these guys are going to get an earful and it’s deliciously good!
Brent Smith: Civil War | Judges 20-21
Chapter 19 dealt with a disgraceful act causing the death of a man’s wife. That then led to another horrible act which leaves you wondering how anyone can sink to this sort of action. It’s horrendous and meant to shake you to your core to realize the depth of sin and wickedness that is possible when people walk away from God’s ideal. And it affects many people. One groups deplorable act will lead to the death of 65,000 people in…
Brent Smith: Resurrection and Relationships | Matthew 22:23-46
Resurrection life is going to be full of surprises and blessing. This world is not meant to be our satisfaction and joy, as is evidenced by what Jesus had to endure at the hands of conniving people seeking to challenge Him.
Brent Smith: The Parable of the Wedding Feast | Matthew 22:1-22
Jesus gives a parable to communicate the wedding feast is made ready but the invitees are uninterested. Invitations are then given to a new group of people who get to receive this blessing. Jesus is then questioned further to try and trap Him.