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Continuing their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land, the Israelites encounter the Amalek people who come out to fight them in Rephidim. Pastor Kevin shows how the Amalekites and their descendants continued to threaten the Jewish people throughout their history. They are also a type of all peoples to the present day who are inspired by Satan to hate and strive to destroy the Jewish people, and only the complete destruction of Israel’s enemies will bring lasting peace. Although still future to us, we know that one day, God “will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven” (Exodus 17:14). Associated notes and links are at calvarypo.org under Sermon Archives, Exodus, https://calvarypo.org/sermons/ god-will-utterly-blot-out-those-who-hate-israel-exodus-178-16 Maranatha!

Pastor Kevin leads us in the historical study of when God parted the Red Sea to allow the Jews to start their journey to the Promised Land. This teaching was on the day after Hamas launched thousands of missiles at Israel, invaded southern Israeli cities while killing hundreds of civilians, and taking hundreds of men, women and children as hostages In Moses’ day, when the Jews safely reached the Arabian shore, God brought the parted waters down upon the entire Egyptian army, killing them all. Why? - Because of Pharaoh’s pride when he rejected God’s command to let God’s people go. This miracle is a fact of history and a warning to all those who want to destroy the Jewish people. Thirty-five-hundred years ago it was Pharaoh who thought he could kill the Jews he had only days earlier released from slavery because of the tenth plague (death of the first born). This week, with the help of Iran and other nations of the world, the Muslim Hamas and Hizbullah leaders think the time has arrived for them to wipe the Jewish state of Israel off of the map. The same God who parted the Red Sea is able to keep His Jews from being cast out of the Promised Land that God brought them back into after two thousand years of being scattered. Throughout today’s study, Kevin compares these “then and now” scenarios, based on the prophetic promises of God pertaining to the future wars of Psalm 83, Isaiah 17 and Ezekiel 38-39.

Today’s topical message addresses the roles of faith and good works in the life of the believer. Drawing on Scriptures that can seem self-contradictory, Pastor Dustin shows how these passages actually complement each other when taken in context and exhorts believers to make the most of every opportunity to work for Jesus while there is still time. “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them” (Ephesians 2:10 NKJV). Associated notes and links are at calvarypo.org under Sermon Archives, Topical, https://calvarypo.org/sermons/understanding-faith-and-works-james-214-26/

In this topical message, Pastor Kevin addresses the now two-week-old war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, stressing the importance of having a biblical view of this conflict. He takes us on a tour of Jewish history from the time of the Exodus to the present day, using biblical, secular, and contemporary sources to demonstrate that, while Jews, Arabs, and other people groups have always lived in this tiny corner of the world, never has there been any sovereign nation except Israel here, named Palestine or otherwise, nor did the Jews “kick out” Arabs that lived here after the formation of the modern state of Israel in May 1948. Pastor Kevin explains that the existing hatred of the Arab / Muslim peoples towards the Jews is inspired by Satan, just as he has inspired others throughout history to try to exterminate God’s chosen people, the Jews. Pastor Kevin explains that even though the modern state of Israel is living in rejection of God and His laws, God will preserve the Jews for His Name’s sake (Ezekiel 36:22-24). We eagerly await the day when the Jews, as well as many Arabs / Muslims, will turn to Jesus in repentance and faith (Ezekiel 36:25-38) and, until then, must share the gospel of Jesus Christ and truth about Israel with all who will listen. Being on the right side of history means being on God’s side! Associated notes and links are at calvarypo.org under Sermon Archives, Exodus, https://calvarypo.org/sermons/an-accurate-history-the-roots-of-todays-conflicts-between-israel-and-her-arab-neighbors-judges-1112-33 Maranatha!

Exodus 16 relates the familiar account of God’s provision of manna for the Israelites to sustain them on their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. Pastor Dustin draws parallels between this physical “bread from heaven” (Exodus 16:4) and Jesus, the “true bread from heaven” (John 5:32, Whom God provided 1500 years later as our Salvation and Sustenance. As God tested the Israelites to see whether they would obey Him, so He tests believers today. May we obey God’s command to trust Him completely, even more so as the days grow darker until He comes. Associated notes and links are at calvarypo.org under Sermon Archives, Exodus, https://calvarypo.org/sermons/jesus-is-the-true-manna-exodus-161-36/ Maranatha!

Continuing their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land, the Israelites encounter the Amalek people who come out to fight them in Rephidim. Pastor Kevin shows how the Amalekites and their descendants continued to threaten the Jewish people throughout their history. They are also a type of all peoples to the present day who are inspired by Satan to hate and strive to destroy the Jewish people, and only the complete destruction of Israel’s enemies will bring lasting peace. Although still future to us, we know that one day, God “will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven” (Exodus 17:14). Associated notes and links are at calvarypo.org under Sermon Archives, Exodus, https://calvarypo.org/sermons/ god-will-utterly-blot-out-those-who-hate-israel-exodus-178-16 Maranatha!

Exodus 15:1-27, The Jews Praise God for Their Deliverance from the Egyptians October 15, 2023, S-1562-KL Exodus 15 begins with the Israelites singing songs of praise to the Lord for their miraculous deliverance them from slavery in Egypt and concludes, three days later, with these same people complaining to Moses about the lack of drinking water. The bitter waters of Marah was the third of God’s ten wilderness tests, all designed to train the Israelites to trust Him for all their needs, in all their circumstances. Pastor Kevin shows the parallels between God’s physical deliverance of the ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt and the spiritual deliverance from the slavery of sin that believers receive through faith in Jesus’ miraculous redemptive act on the cross 1500 years later. We also look at examples from Scripture and modern history in which God again acted miraculously to preserve His witness people, the Jews. Pastor Kevin shows how past conflicts between Israel and her enemies foreshadowed future wars, including the current war between Israel and Hamas, which could erupt any moment into the horrific war described Psalm 83 and Isaiah 17. Believers today may well experience hardship because of these wars, and Pastor Kevin exhorts us to trust God no matter what comes. We know God wins! Associated notes and links are at calvarypo.org under Sermon Archives, Exodus, https://calvarypo.org/sermons/the-jews-praise-god-for-their-deliverance-from-the-egyptians-exodus-151-27/ Maranatha!

Exodus 13:17-14:31 So They Were Afraid Oct 8, 2023 S-1561-KL Pastor Kevin leads us in the historical study of when God parted the Red Sea to allow the Jews to start their journey to the Promised Land. This teaching was on the day after Hamas launched thousands of missiles at Israel, invaded southern Israeli cities while killing hundreds of civilians, and taking hundreds of men, women and children as hostages In Moses’ day, when the Jews safely reached the Arabian shore, God brought the parted waters down upon the entire Egyptian army, killing them all. Why? - Because of Pharaoh’s pride when he rejected God’s command to let God’s people go. This miracle is a fact of history and a warning to all those who want to destroy the Jewish people. Thirty-five-hundred years ago it was Pharaoh who thought he could kill the Jews he had only days earlier released from slavery because of the tenth plague (death of the first born). This week, with the help of Iran and other nations of the world, the Muslim Hamas and Hizbullah leaders think the time has arrived for them to wipe the Jewish state of Israel off of the map. The same God who parted the Red Sea is able to keep His Jews from being cast out of the Promised Land that God brought them back into after two thousand years of being scattered. Throughout today’s study, Kevin compares these “then and now” scenarios, based on the prophetic promises of God pertaining to the future wars of Psalm 83, Isaiah 17 and Ezekiel 38-39. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5HzmbfJAN8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAMmnXojb80&t=541s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3vhfZHMMmk&t=10s You can also listen to an after service informal Middle East Update pertaining to the Hamas invasion of Israel here: https://calvarypo.org/sermons/middle-east-update-on-the-day-after-the-hamas-invasion-of-israel-october-8-2023/ Maranatha – Jesus come quickly!

Exodus 12:43-13:16 FOR NO UNCIRCUMCISED PERSON SHALL EAT IT Oct 1, 2023 S-1560-KL In our passage today, the Jews have just completed their very first Passover and are now on the move towards the promised land of Canaan. God commands the Jews to forever remember that it took the mighty hand of the Lord to defeat Pharaoh in order to allow them to be released from the bondage of slavery. God emphasizes several aspects that must be observed during future Passovers that can be equated to the New Covenant sacrament of Communion. No foreigner who is uncircumcised is to take part in Passover; no person is to take communion who is not circumcised of heart in true saving faith in Jesus as their savior. The bones of future sacrificial Passover lambs are not to be broken; Jesus was the Lamb of God to take away the sins of the world, and His bones were not broken. Future generations of Jews were to teach their children about what God did to set them free from Egyptian bondage, we are to teach our children and anyone who will listen that God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. Pastor Kevin brings out other parallels from scripture and then closes with an invitation for the unbeliever to give their lives to Jesus and become circumcised of heart before closing with a communion emphasis from Luke’s gospel. Maranatha!

Exodus 12:14-12:42, So the People Bowed Their Heads and Worshiped Sept 24, 2023, S-1559-KL In the tenth and final plague, the Lord slew all the firstborn of in the land of Egypt, people and animals, with the exception of the Israelites and others who obeyed God’s instructions to apply the blood of a blemish-free lamb to the lintel and doorposts of their homes. Pharaoh, bereft of his own firstborn son, finally humbles himself and gives Moses permission for him to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. Pastor Kevin explains how this first Passover was a picture of what the Perfect Lamb of God, Jesus, would do on our behalf 1,500 years later on that very Feast of Passover. May we, like the Israelites bow our heads and worship Jesus, our sin sacrifice, Who made a way for us to be rescued from the power and penalty of sin. Associated notes and links are at calvarypo.org under Sermon Archives, Exodus, https://calvarypo.org/sermons/so-the-people-bowed-their-heads-and-worshiped-exodus-1214-1242/ Maranatha!

Exodus 10:21-12:13, When I See the Blood, I Will Pass Over You Sept 17, 2023, S-1558-KL After eight plagues, Egypt’s flocks, herds, and crops have been decimated, yet Pharaoh refuses to allow the Israelites to leave. The ninth plague, three days of total darkness, then descends without warning. Yet again, Pharaoh refuses, and the Lord tells Moses that Pharaoh will finally relent after the next and final judgment, the death of the firstborn. For those who obey God’s provision for escaping this judgment, the application of lamb’s blood on the lintel and doorposts of their homes, God promises, “when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt” (Exodus 12:13). Pastor Kevin discusses the prophetic significance of both plagues and specifically, shows how this first Passover foreshadowed the day, 1500 years later, when Jesus would become the Passover lamb for us. Like the Israelites in Egypt, who miraculously had light during the three-day plague of darkness and obeyed God’s provision for salvation from final plague, people today are saved when by faith they receive Jesus’ blood sacrifice on their behalf and now walk in the Light of Life amid an increasingly dark world. That the Jewish people still exist and still observe the Passover as God had commanded testifies to the truth of the Bible. Associated notes and links are at calvarypo.org under Sermon Archives, Exodus, https://calvarypo.org/sermons/when-i-see-the-blood-i-will-pass-over-you-exodus-1021-1213/ Maranatha!

Exodus 9:18-10:20, How Long will You Refuse to Humble Yourself? Sept 10, 2023, S-1557-KL Pharaoh continues to fight against God through two more plagues of increasing severity, hail and locusts. Though he demonstrates remorse and pleads for mercy, Pharoah still refuses to humble himself and repent before the Almighty God of the universe. As the Scriptures reveal, God raised up this hard-hearted man to the powerful position of Pharoah over the mighty Egyptian kingdom in order that He might show, even to us thousands of years later, His power “and that My name may be declared in all the earth” (Exodus 9:16). Pastor Kevin answers several of the critics’ objections to the biblical record in this passage and shows from Scripture how some of the plagues foreshadow judgments still to come upon this earth. As with the Egyptians, God’ patiently warns us beforehand that some might heed His warnings and turn to Him in repentance and faith. As Pastor Kevin explains, the waiting period before the final judgments of the Tribulation Period is coming to an end and exhorts us to be like those few of Pharaoh’s Day “who feared the word of the Lord” and lived (Exodus 9:20). Associated notes and links are at calvarypo.org under Sermon Archives, Exodus, https://calvarypo.org/sermons/how-long-will-you-refuse-to-humble-yourself-exodus-918-1020/ Maranatha!

Exodus 9:1-17, For This Very Purpose I have Raised You Up September 3, 2023, S-1556-KL In today’s passage, we see Pharaoh continue to fight against God through two more plagues that God designed to humble Pharaoh before the all-powerful God of the Israelites. Like many people today, Pharoah tries to ignore God’s discipline, then tries to bargain with Him, and then ultimately defies Him outright, all to his own and his peoples’ harm. Using supporting Scriptures, Pastor Kevin explains how God used proud Pharoah to communicate His mercy, grace, and power to the Israelites, the Egyptians, and to us today. Pastor Kevin also shows how God has used, is using, and will again use the Jewish people and the nation of Israel to demonstrate His power and the truth of the Bible. As we watch the accelerating rise of globalism and other signs that we are approaching the Tribulation Period, Pastor Kevin pleads with those who have not yet humbled themselves to stop fighting against our merciful and omnipotent Creator while there is still time. Associated notes and links are at calvarypo.org under Sermon Archives, Exodus, https://calvarypo.org/sermons/he-who-feared-the-word-of-the-lord-was-spared-exodus-91-17/ Maranatha!

In this study, Pastor Kevin picks up where he left off two weeks ago. Malachi continues his rebuke of the Priests and Levites who were corrupting the sacrificial system by allowing the people to bring defective animals. God used Malachi to warn them that if they didn’t turn from their wicked ways, He would replace His blessings toward them with cursings. God was challenging anyone to close the doors of the temple until the Priests and people repented of their rebellion against God’s law. God then makes a profound prophecy that He would use the Gentile nations who He knew would embrace Him. This prophecy was fulfilled when Jesus came to die for the sins of the whole world, raise from the dead and then send the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost, giving birth to the church. But now the church has corrupted their witness by following in the footsteps of the corrupt priests of Malachi’s day. As a result, God will again use the Jews has His witness people after taking the faithful church home and leaving the apostate church to go into the tribulation. Associated notes and links are at calvarypo.org under Sermon Archives, Malachi, https://calvarypo.org/sermons/but-you-have-departed-from-the-way-malachi-19-28/ Maranatha!

Prophecy Update, December 2020

As the country starts mandating Covid jabs, Kevin covers the related questions about how Christians should respond. Is it sinful to take the jab, or to not take the jab? Are we to live in fear, or to trust in Jesus? Using the events of the crossing of the Red Sea and some of the history contained in the book of Esther, Kevin explains that this current trial is not unlike those of the past. The study concludes with the great hope a true believer in Jesus has, no matter what happens as a result of all this COVID jab chaos. The associated notes and links for this study are at the church’s website (calvarypo.org) under sermon archives, Topical, https://calvarypo.org/sermons/stand-still-and-see-the-salvation-of-the-lord-exodus-14/ Maranatha!

This topical teaching by Pastor Kevin was given during a Sunday night service on the week that Russian troops entered Ukraine. Pastor Kevin gives the history leading up to this war starting in 1954 when the USSR gave Crimea to Ukraine (also part of the USSR at the time). The western media says that this attack by Russia was unprovoked. Is this true? Many spiritual leaders are saying that Christians should be on the side of Ukraine. Is this true? If not, why not? If we are in the last of the last days, what should we expect to see happen as a result of this war based on the yet unfulfilled prophecies of Daniel and Revelation? These and other topics are discussed during this teaching.

For decades Pastor Kevin has reached out to the lost with the truth of God’s salvation plan. During those thousands of conversations, Kevin has heard many lies of Satan that have gotten into the minds of the lost. Kevin covers the first lie which took place in the garden when Satan questioned God’s word and convinced Eve and thus Adam that they could be like God, choosing for themselves what was good and evil. Ever since then, sinful man has been trying to justify themselves by condemning the true God. In this study, Kevin covers some of the popular lies that people use and how those lies are refuted by the true nature and character of God. The associated notes and links for this study are at the church’s website (calvarypo.org) under sermon archives, Topical, God is not Wicked, We Are, https://calvarypo.org/multimedia-archive/god-is-not-wicked-we-are-topical-study/ Maranatha!

Exodus 7:14-8:32, So He Said, “Tomorrow” August 20, 2023, S-1554-KL Pharaoh has refused God’s command to let the Israelites worship Him in the wilderness, so God turns the Nile River to blood and then sends successive plagues of frogs, lice, and flies. Each plague reminded the Egyptians of one of their many gods and revealed the God of the Israelites as more powerful than the false gods they worshipped. With each plague, Pharaoh initially relents but then again rebels once God brings relief. It is the same today– people repeatedly and stubbornly refuse to acknowledge the one true God of the Bible and His Son, Jesus, as the only way to be saved from the judgment that is soon to come our world in the Tribulation Period. Pastor Kevin pleads with those who have not yet humbled themselves and accepted Jesus to do so today and exhorts believers to from the gods of our culture and worship Him only. Associated notes and links are at calvarypo.org under Sermon Archives, Exodus, https://calvarypo.org/sermons/so-he-said-tomorrow-exodus-714-832/ Maranatha!

Exodus 6:9-7:13, But Pharoah Will Not Heed You August 13, 2023, S-1553-KL Today, we see God again command Moses to confront Pharaoh while Moses again pleads his inadequacy to do so. Moses asks God, “…and how shall Pharaoh heed me” (Exodus 6:30), and God replies, “But Pharaoh will not heed you” (Exodus 7:4). Pastor Kevin points to the parallels in the life of the prophet Jeremiah, 800 years later. In both cases, God assures his servants that He will give them the words to speak and, even though neither Pharaoh nor the wayward Israelites would heed them, God always warns a people before He brings judgment on them. Today, God has given believers His words in the Scriptures and commands us also to warn others of God’s soon-coming judgment. Though most will not heed us either, God is working out His perfect purposes despite what we experience in the moment, even as He has in the past. In Moses’ next encounter with Pharaoh, we see Pharaoh’s sorcerers appear to duplicate God’s miraculous transformation of Aaron’s rod into a serpent. Pastor Kevin explains the connection between sorcery, drug use, and demonism, and our service concludes with one man’s testimony of his encounters with demons while using drugs and how God miraculously delivered him from slavery to drugs and alcohol. Associated notes and links are at calvarypo.org under Sermon Archives, Exodus, https://calvarypo.org/sermons/but-pharaoh-will-not-heed-you-exodus-69-713/ Maranatha!

Exodus 5:3-6:8, You Have Made Us Abhorrent in the Sight of Pharaoh August 6, 2023, S-1552-KL As God had foretold, Pharaoh refuses Moses’ request to let the Israelites leave Egypt and instead makes life increasingly difficult for them. The Israelites turn on Moses and Aaron saying, “Let the Lord look on you and judge, because you have made us abhorrent in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants” (Exodus 5:21). Similarly, God warns us that obeying Jesus’ command to preach His gospel (Matthew 28:19-20) will not be easy: “Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution” (2 Timothy 3:10). Pastor Kevin reminds us that God is working out His perfect purposes according to His perfect timing and uses even persecution to grow our faith and to spread the gospel. We must trust Him, even more today as we watch global leaders attempt to shut down the church’s influence in the world. May we not be like the feckless Israelites but instead cling to God’s promises of eternity with Him, knowing that “our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory” (1 Corinthians 3:17). Associated notes and links are at calvarypo.org under Sermon Archives, Exodus, https://calvarypo.org/sermons/you-have-made-us-abhorrent-in-the-sight-of-pharaoh-exodus-53-68/ Maranatha!

March 2020. Pastor Kevin covers prophecies from the book of Daniel predicting that there will be a ten-nation global government ruled by the Antichrist in the last days just before Jesus returns to set up His kingdom. We are starting to see articles surrounding the COVID-19 crisis which have world leaders asking for a global government in order to solve global problems. Pastor Kevin then teaches about New Testament prophecies which teach that the church will be taken off of the earth before the global leader can come to power. This study concludes with the thought that if global government is being advocated for the near future, and the Christian Church has to be gone before the global leader (Antichrist) can come to power, then it appears the time is getting close for us to look up for our redemption is drawing near. Associated notes and links are at calvarypo.org under Sermon Archives, https://calvarypo.org/sermons/is-this-the-time-the-church-should-be-looking-up/. Maranatha!

Pastor Kevin starts this study through the Book of Revelation by giving the background to this increasingly pertinent prophecy. Many believe that the events foretold in the Book of Revelation have found their fulfillment in the first century when the Romans conquered Jerusalem and destroyed “Herod’s Temple” and scattered the Jews. Pastor Kevin gives several reasons why this Preterist interpretation of Revelation cannot be accurate since God Himself said that He wanted the reader to “hear/understand” what was being written through the Apostle John: Rev 1:3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near. NKJV If God did not inspire the prophecies in a way to be understood, then no one can know the meaning of this intriguing book, which concludes God’s Holy Word. Pastor Kevin teaches that there will be a literal ten nation empire, a literal Antichrist, a time where a literal mark on people’s right hand or forehead will be mandated along with worshiping the Antichrist, without which the offending person will not be able to buy or sell, etc, etc. For centuries people have rejected the consideration of a literal interpretation because it was impossible to conceive how these statements in Revelation could ever become true. However, the technological revolution has not only made them possible, but anticipated. Pastor Kevin will continue to teach from a premillennial, dispensational point of view over the ensuing weeks. Associated notes and links are at calvarypo.org under Sermon Archives, Revelation, https://calvarypo.org/sermons/things-which-must-shortly-take-place-revelation-11-3/ Maranatha!