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Pastor Andrew shares a brief word of Encouragement and Exhortation for believers to Grow in Spiritual Maturity and Discernment as we start out in the New Year.

Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on how Christmas is about the Incarnation of Jesus Christ. We will be looking at Matthew 1 and Luke 2 and the story of Christs birth.

Calvary Melbourne, Australia is also on Brighteon.com. https://www.brighteon.com/channels/inhisservice Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on 1. Samuel chapter 20. Saul wanted to kill David. Jonathan spoke to Saul and Saul changed his decision. David went back to serve Saul again. So, when David came to Jonathan this time, Jonathan did not believe David. Jonathan trusted Saul, his father. Jonathan was sure that David would be safe with Saul. In the past, Saul had told Jonathan everything. But Saul knew that Jonathan and David were good friends. This time Saul did not tell Jonathan that he wanted to kill David. David and Jonathan made a plan. Numbers 10:10; 28:11-15 tell us about the special offerings at the time of the new moon. Saul had a special meal for three nights at this time. Saul expected all his servants to go to the meals. The important people sat in special places at the table. People would notice if David’s seat was empty. David pretended that he had gone back to his family home in Bethlehem. If Saul liked David, Saul would be happy about that. If he did not like David, Saul would be very angry. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

Calvary Melbourne, Australia is also on Brighteon.com. https://www.brighteon.com/channels/inhisservice Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on Hebrews chapter 13. There have always been many who teach strange things that did not come from God. These teachers may be from other religions or from groups that claim to be Christian. They seem to teach that we must do what they say before God will accept us. They say in effect that we must work to be good enough for God. But we Christians know that we cannot please God by what we do. We can only come to God because of what Jesus Christ has done for us. He died for our sins, so that God will accept us. We need to be strong in our belief in Jesus, for that is what God asks of us. In most of these other religions and groups, there are rules that people have to obey. There are the ceremonies that all must come to. They can only eat certain foods or they have to prepare their food in special ways. The religion of the Jews had become like that. Doing such things did not help those who did them to come to God. Our trust must not be in what we can do, but in what Jesus has done on our behalf. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

Calvary Melbourne, Australia is also on Brighteon.com. https://www.brighteon.com/channels/inhisservice Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on 1. Samuel chapter 19. In the past, Saul tried to kill David in a secret way. Now, Saul hated David so much that he even told other people to kill him. Jonathan was wise. He told David to hide from Saul. Jonathan spoke to his father Saul and tried to stop him. Jonathan was more loyal to David than to his father. Jonathan reminded his father about the great things that David had done. He praised David. Jonathan wanted his father to think in a sensible way. He did not want his father to kill David. Saul listened to Jonathan. Saul realised that he was wrong. Saul made a serious promise to God. And he allowed David to live. So David went and served Saul again. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

Calvary Melbourne, Australia is also on Brighteon.com. https://www.brighteon.com/channels/inhisservice Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on Hebrews 12:12-29. The Christian life is like a race along a path. If that path is straight or level, it will be easier to reach the place where we are going. If we do not keep to the straight path, the journey will be longer and harder. If we leave the path, we may not get back on it again. On a rough path or a longer way, the weak will get weaker and will fail. We should make the path as easy as we can for others, so that the weak will be able to keep on it. In the right way there is healing for them. So they will be able to get to the end. How can we help them? We need to be clear in our belief and in what we teach. We need to walk together and live as God wants us to live. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

Calvary Melbourne, Australia is also on Brighteon.com. https://www.brighteon.com/channels/inhisservice Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on 1. Samuel chapter 18. Saul became jealous of David. He was angry enough with David to kill him. In Genesis chapter 4, Cain became jealous of his brother Abel and killed him. In the New Testament, Jesus warns us that anger is like murder (Matthew 5:21-22). This time when the evil spirit controlled Saul, David’s music did not make Saul calm. Instead, Saul twice tried to kill David. Verse 12 says that Saul was afraid of David. In fact, Saul was afraid of the Lord who protected David. Saul had known the Lord’s success and protection in the past. But the Lord had left him. Saul was afraid that everyone would leave him and follow David. Saul did not want to see David so he sent him away. Saul hoped that David would die in his battles. But God gave David more success and he became more popular. This made Saul more afraid. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on Hebrews 12:1-11. The title of the message is Run Well, Finish Strong. We will look at several keys in how we are to run the race that is before us. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

Calvary Melbourne, Australia is also on Brighteon.com. https://www.brighteon.com/channels/inhisservice Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on 1. Samuel chapter 17. Sucoh is about 27 kilometres (17 miles) south west of Jerusalem. The land belonged to the Israelites but the Philistines were attacking it. This time the Philistines did not fight with all of their army. They did not want the Israelites to kill any of their soldiers. Instead, they wanted an Israelite soldier who was a champion to fight against Goliath. Goliath was a Philistine soldier who was their champion. The Philistines were certain that they would win. Goliath was a very tall man. He had very strong armour to protect him. (You can read about armour in chapter 14.) A ‘javelin’ is like an arrow but much bigger and stronger. A soldier throws it at his enemy. Goliath’s spear had an iron point. Iron is stronger than bronze. When Goliath opposed the army of Israel, he also opposed the God of Israel. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

Calvary Melbourne, Australia is also on Brighteon.com. https://www.brighteon.com/channels/inhisservice Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on Hebrews 11:23-40. Many years after Joseph died, there was a new king in Egypt. He was afraid that there were so many Hebrews, they might take over the country (Exodus 1). So he made them slaves. Then he gave orders to kill all the Hebrew baby boys at birth. The parents of Moses saw that he was an unusual child. They trusted in God and were not afraid of the king. So they hid Moses for three months. When they could no longer hide him, they put him in a basket. They put the basket among the plants by the river. The daughter of the king found him there. She took him home and brought him up as her own son. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

Calvary Melbourne, Australia is also on Brighteon.com. https://www.brighteon.com/channels/inhisservice Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on 1. Samuel chapter 16. The Lord did not allow Samuel to be sad about Saul for a long time. God had now chosen a new king. Jesse was the grandson of Ruth and Boaz (Ruth 4:17-22). Samuel went from his home in Ramah to Jesse’s town of Bethlehem. The road went past Gibeah where Saul lived. Saul knew that God would choose a new king to replace him. Samuel was afraid that Saul would be jealous about the new king. And Saul might be angry enough to kill Samuel. So the Lord told Samuel to give a sacrifice to him. Samuel could then tell people the truth. But he did not tell them the main reason for his visit. Samuel trusted God and obeyed him. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

Calvary Melbourne, Australia is also on Brighteon.com. https://www.brighteon.com/channels/inhisservice Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on Hebrews 11:1-22. The life of faith, that is, a life of trust in God at all times, is what pleases him. Our trust in God is very important. For example, that is how we know that he made the world and everything in it. He spoke a word of command. In Genesis 1:3, God said, ‘Let there be light’. And it was so. He made to exist what did not exist before. We can know these facts, because God tells us. We have to trust that what he says is true. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

Calvary Melbourne, Australia is also on Brighteon.com. https://www.brighteon.com/channels/inhisservice Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on 1. Samuel chapter 15. The Amalekites lived in the land that was between southern Israel and the country of Egypt. They did not build many towns. Instead, they lived in tents. They wandered about the land. They attacked the Israelites and other nations. The Amalekites stole animals and crops from the farms in those nations. You can read how the Amalekites tried to stop the Israelites in Exodus 17:8-16. So God said that he would destroy the Amalekites completely (Exodus 17:14 and Deuteronomy 25:17-19). This was God’s war. God is holy. The Amalekites were evil (verse 18). They had opposed God. So God decided to ‘completely destroy’ them. God did not always do this with Israel’s enemies. (God did it with the town of Jericho in Joshua 6.) God gave very clear commands in verse 3. He said, ‘Do not save anything’. No one could misunderstand what God meant. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

Calvary Melbourne, Australia is also on Brighteon.com. https://www.brighteon.com/channels/inhisservice Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on 1. Samuel chapter 14. The events of this chapter show that Saul was not a wise king. It shows that Jonathan was braver than Saul. Also, Jonathan trusted the Lord more than Saul did (compare verses 6, 9 and 10 with verses 18-19). In those days, it was the custom for leaders to have meetings under special trees (see 22:6 and Judges 4:5). Today, in many hot countries, people meet in the shade of a large tree. The tree in verse 1 was a type of fruit tree. ‘Pomegranate’ is the name of its fruit. Saul was probably planning what to do next. Samuel had left Saul (13:15). But Saul had a priest from Eli’s family. God had judged Eli’s family (2:27-36 and 3:11-14) but they were still priests. An ephod was the special coat that the priest wore. The priest had the ‘Urim and Thummim’ in the front part of the ephod. The priests used them to know God’s decisions (Exodus 28:6-30). Saul had not yet asked God what to do. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

Calvary Melbourne, Australia is also on Brighteon.com. https://www.brighteon.com/channels/inhisservice Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on Hebrews 10:26-39. There are people who once accepted what God had done for them in Jesus. They knew that it was true. But now they have decided to turn away from Jesus. They no longer accept what he did for them by his death. For them, there is no more a sacrifice for sin. They have refused the one way that God has given to us. They still have their sins. God will judge all sin. Those who have put their trust in Jesus know that he has taken away their sins. Sin makes God angry. His terrible anger should make us afraid, for it is awful. It is like a fierce fire that will destroy all his enemies. Those who have known the truth, but now refuse it, are his enemies. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

Calvary Melbourne, Australia is also on Brighteon.com. https://www.brighteon.com/channels/inhisservice Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on 1. Samuel chapter 12 and 13. Saul and his army left Michmash and went to Gilgal. So the main Philistine army came to Michmash. The Philistines had many chariots. The Philistine army was so large that no one could count all the soldiers. The Israelite soldiers saw this and became very frightened. Some of them hid. Some ran more than 24 kilometres (15 miles) to the river Jordan. They did not want the Philistines to kill them. In 1 Samuel 10:8, Samuel had told Saul to go to Gilgal and wait for him. Samuel said, ‘I will certainly come down to you there and give burnt sacrifices and friendship offerings. You must wait for 7 days. Then I will come and tell you what to do’. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

Calvary Melbourne, Australia is also on Brighteon.com. https://www.brighteon.com/channels/inhisservice Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on 1. Samuel chapter 10 and 11. Samuel anointed Saul in private first. He told Saul that God had anointed him as leader. Men did not choose Saul, God chose him. In verses 17-25, all the Israelites saw that God chose Saul. Then in 11:1-15 the Israelites gave honour to Saul in public. The phrase ‘the people that he (God) owns’ (verse 1) refers to the people of Israel. These people belonged to God. God was their king. The people did not belong to Saul. Saul was a leader under God’s rule. Samuel kissed Saul. This showed respect for him as ruler. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

Calvary Melbourne, Australia is also on Brighteon.com. https://www.brighteon.com/channels/inhisservice Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on 1. Samuel chapter 8 and 9. The leaders asked Samuel for a king. They said that they wanted to be like the other nations. But the real reason is in verse 20. They wanted a man to rule them instead of God. God ruled them but they could not see him. They wanted a leader that everyone could see. They should have asked for a good leader who trusted God. The Israelites had left God many times in the past. God had chosen them and saved them from their enemies. They were happy for a while. Then they left God and worshipped other gods. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on Hebrews 10:19-25. We will look at out how we are to Draw Near, Hold Fast, and Do Not Forsake the assembling of ourselves together. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au Here is our Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/c/CalvaryMelbourneAustralia

Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on Hebrews 10:1-18. We see in this passage how Jesus is a Better Sacrifice than all of that in the old covenant. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au Here is a link to our Rumble channel: https://rumble.com/c/c-2020107

Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on The Perfect Sacrifice from Hebrews 9:11-28. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au Here is a link to our Rumble channel: https://rumble.com/c/c-2020107

Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on Hebrews 9:1-10 The Worship of the Old Covenant. He looks at The Earthly Tabernacle – What it was like and what it represents. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au Here is a link to our Rumble channel: https://rumble.com/c/c-2020107

Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on Hebrews 10:1-18. We see in this passage how Jesus is a Better Sacrifice than all of that in the old covenant. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on The Perfect Sacrifice from Hebrews 9:11-28. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on Hebrews 9:1-10 The Worship of the Old Covenant. He looks at The Earthly Tabernacle – What it was like and what it represents. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au