Continuing with our series called "The Servant King," (A Study of the Gospel of Mark)....In today's teaching, Pastor Ben walks us through the parable of a mustard seed that Jesus told. We first have to understand the pervious verses 26- 29. For we take part in the crop of heaven, as we can be the sewer or waterer of the crop but God is the one that…

Young Adults Leader, Caleb Fernandez, makes his preaching debut. He covers the intimate letter Paul writes on behalf of Onesimus, a thief and formerly worthless slave, to his beloved brother and fellow worker Philemon, a slave owner. Paul is asking Philemon to receive Onesimus back with the same gentleness and love. Reminding Philemon the attribute…

Continuing with our series called "The Servant King," (A Study of the Gospel of Mark)....In today's teaching, Pastor Ben in the time of Jesus, he spoke to the people in parables and one of the examples is the parable of the soar. To Expand on that Ben leads us to the in the explanation on what it means to be a light in the world; It's not to alumin…

Continuing with our new Wednesday series entitled "Minor Prophets," in today's study we will walk through what was described of the day of the lord and why Amos had to break away from silence. He had no choice but to prophesy to the Israelites. how many times have we been silent but needed to speck up? how does this impact us?If you are interested …

Today, Pastor Sof brings us a message from the Psalms. At a time the Israelites would sing songs from Psalms when they would take trips to Jerusalem for different festivals. Where do these songs apply to us as believers? Do we not have our own songs to day like the play list on phones or other devices when we are on a long trip, like going to the g…

Continuing with our new Wednesday series entitled "Minor Prophets," in today's lesson we will begin with story that Jesus spoke and it is the practical son. This gives us a mind set before we get into Amos, which is the burden that hung on Christ's shoulders and now a part on ours. the burden is not quite the same but very important and it is shari…

Continuing with our series called "The Servant King," (A Study of the Gospel of Mark)....In today's teaching, Pastor Ben digs deep into the book of Mark to help us understand what is meant by this. Throughout this lesson, certain things that we do (even when we don't realize that we are doing this) are uncovered to teach us how sometimes our hearts…

Continuing with our new Wednesday series entitled "Minor Prophets," in today's lesson we will begin jumping in to the book of Amos. Ben starts with an over view of this book and the key theme to Amos is the coming of God's judgement on Israel. At the time of the prophet Amos, idol worship was so prevalent and laid heavy on the mind of the prophet a…

Continuing with our series called "The Servant King," (A Study of the Gospel of Mark)....We've all heard of the "Ultimate Sin," or, for a lack of better terms, "the Unpardonable Sin," But, really, what is this? What does this mean? Could it be: vanity? murder? worshipping other idols? blasphemy of the Holy Spirit? What is the result when/if we comm…

Continuing with our series called "The Servant King," (A Study of the Gospel of Mark).... Pastor Ben bring us a beautiful but convicting message this morning about being a disciple of Jesus. We will learn about the 12 followers in todays scripture, but how does that tie into our lives? What is a disciple? How do we become a disciple? Why is importa…

Continuing with our new Wednesday series entitled "Minor Prophets," in today's lesson we will begin jumping in to the book of Joel. As he leads us through the entire book of Joel, Pastor Ben gives us an outline of the time that Joel was in. This timeline will be important, so be sure to listen carefully and take note of the details of back round be…

Continuing with our series called "The Servant King," (A Study of the Gospel of Mark)....At some point in our lives, most of us will experience something like: the death of a loved one; rejection; a broken heart; the fear of being single forever; or some other type of emotional/mental stress. When this happens, the feeling of loneliness begins to c…

As we finish up the book of Hosea in our current Wednesday night series entitled "Minor Prophets," tonight, Pastor Ben digs deep into the subject of "The Ultimate Love" and what it is.Four questions to think about while we take a deeper look into the book of Hosea:1. What does "The Ultimate Love" mean? 2. What does "The Ultimate Love" consist of? 3…

Continuing with our series called "The Servant King," (A Study of the Gospel of Mark)....Today, Pastor Ben will present us with two principles to this scripture also how important the historical back round of these two points. 1. human need is more important then religious rituals 2. Jesus is lord of the sabbath.Reference scripture: John 5: 1-9If y…

Continuing with our new Wednesday series entitled "Minor Prophets," for the time being, we continue to delve into the book of Hosea. In today's teaching, Pastor Ben is going to show us how the world had neglected God and how some like us have also. why is it important to bring this to light? how does this affect me ? what does this mean to us and h…

Continuing with our series called "The Servant King," (A Study of the Gospel of Mark)....today, Pastor Ben will inform us on why we cant be satisfied in our daily life of scrolling because of feel good it gives us. The reason for this is to feel something that is "missing" but Pastor Ben shows us that God's love for us is sufficient to fill us up. …

Continuing with our new Wednesday series entitled "Minor Prophets," for the time being, we continue to delve into the book of Hosea. In today's teaching, Pastor Ben will walk us through how Israel in the time of Hosea had thought they were walking in favor of the Lord. Hosea in these few chapters refutes their idea of that thought and Pastor Ben wi…

Continuing with our NEW series called "The Servant King," (A Study of the Gospel of Mark)....I'm sure that you've heard the old cliche, "Once forgiven, always forgiven." Did you know that this is not necessarily true. If I may, I would like to explain...Before we are saved, we live a life that is full of sin. Then, all of a sudden, we begin to feel…

Continuing with our new Wednesday series entitled "Minor Prophets," for the time being, we continue to delve into the book of Hosea. In today's teaching, Pastor Ben is going to present the different ways in which love is viewed from the perspectives of others. One thing to note is that Israel had left their first love...so what does that mean and h…

Today we have Pastor Sof bringing us a message. as we get into it, we have to always check our hearts and see where we are shining the spot light. hint it should not be on us. Pastor Sof will take us through a passage in the Book of John that we will learn why and how we can focus our eyes on Jesus and not the world. If you are interested in attend…

Continuing with our new Wednesday series entitled "Minor Prophets," for the time being, we will delve into the book of Hosea. In this new study in the amazing minor prophets, we are starting in the book of Hosea which in its root meaning is "saved" or "delivered." Though this study that Pastor Ben gives us we will learn about the background of this…

Continuing with our NEW series called "The Servant King," (A Study of the Gospel of Mark)....Have you ever wondered what a day in the life of JESUS would be like? In today's teaching, Pastor Ben breaks down Mark 1:29-45 to give us a glimpse of the small details that Jesus witnessed and experienced. So open up your Bible, "knock on Jesus' door" and …

Every good thing, at some point, has to come to an end sometimes. In this case, tonight we say goodbye to our ongoing series called 'The Ezekiel Overview' (A Study of the Book of Ezekiel). In tonight's final study of the book of Ezekiel, Pastor Ben teaches us how to see Christ in the Old Testament, namely in the book of Ezekiel. How is Christ revea…

Continuing with our NEW series called "The Servant King," (A Study of the Gospel of Mark)....Have you ever noticed that sometimes when you present your ongoing problems to a professional, they seem to "hide" themselves, make you look like a fool, and only to reappear after you are out of the presence of the professional? Let me give you an example.…

Continuing with our new series called 'The Ezekiel Overview' (A Study of the Book of Ezekiel), during tonight's teaching, Pastor Ben will go into detail on what it may have looked like in the temple that is described in previous chapters * you may look at the video that is mentioned during the message on Youtube through these links:1. https://youtu…

Continuing with our NEW series called "The Servant King," (A Study of the Gospel of Mark)....Question: On a scale of one to ten, how much of your trust do you place in God?Without thinking about it, we all have things in life that we tend to automatically put our trust in. For example, knowing that our car will start in the morning, that the seat b…

Continuing with our new series called 'The Ezekiel Overview' (A Study of the Book of Ezekiel), during tonight's teaching, Pastor Ben will go into detail on what it may have looked like in the temple that is described in chapter 43 * you may look at the video that is mentioned during the message on Youtube through these links:1. https://youtu.be/oQR…

Continuing with our NEW series called "The Servant King," (A Study of the Gospel of Mark)....Do you remember when you first felt a change within you? The change that I am referring to is the one where you started to become tired, or bored, with the life that you had been leading and all of a sudden everything that regarded Jesus or God became fasci…

Continuing with our new series called 'The Ezekiel Overview' (A Study of the Book of Ezekiel), during tonight's teaching, Pastor Ben will inform us on prophecy about the rapture that is being reveled in scripture and specifically on what the demonic Magog. How does this affect us? Why is this important? What type of rapture do you side with? well l…

In today's teaching, we begin our new series called "The Servant King," which is a study of the Gospel of Mark. If you are interested in attending our LIVE teachings (Wednesdays @ 7:00 pm & Sundays @ 10:00 am), you are invited to visit us at 4218 Boston Ave. Lubbock, Texas. To connect with us, you can call us at (806) 799-2227, email us at calvaryl…

Have you ever had a conversation with Jesus (God)? Ok, let me ask that again...Have you ever prayed a very meaningful prayer to God? If you answered "Yes," then you, indeed, have had a conversation with God. While continuing our "Faith & Action" series from the book of James, today Pastor Ben explains to us how important growing up in prayer is, an…

Continuing with our new series called 'The Ezekiel Overview' (A Study of the Book of Ezekiel), during tonight's teaching, Pastor Ben will inform us on prophecy about the rapture that is being reveled in scripture and specifically on what the demonic Magog. How does this affect us? Why is this important? What type of rapture do you side with? well l…

While continuing in the book of James of our "Faith & Action" series, today Pastor Ben speaks about power in patience. How can we as Christians experience this kind of patience and endurance as we wait for the lord?* Three main points revealed within the scripture that we will learn about: 1. farmer 2. Old Testament prophets 3. saint Job*Reference …

Continuing with our new series called 'The Ezekiel Overview' (A Study of the Book of Ezekiel), during tonight's teaching, Pastor Ben explains what happens during God's judgement against Egypt.*Two things that happen when we depart ourselves from God: 1. We continue to do things in the dark where we think that no one can see. 2. We begin to justify …

While continuing in the book of James of our "Faith & Action" series, today Pastor Ben speaks about a subject that most people don't like to talk about..."money." Now, before you quit reading and tune out, hear me out...this is not one of those tired old "send me your money" teachings that you might hear elsewhere. In fact, today's teaching about m…

Continuing with our new series called 'The Ezekiel Overview' (A Study of the Book of Ezekiel), during tonight's teaching, Pastor Ben explains what happens during God's judgement against Egypt.*Two things that happen when we depart ourselves from God: 1. We continue to do things in the dark where we think that no one can see. 2. We begin to justify …

In today's teaching (while continuing in the book of James of our "Faith & Action" series) Pastor Ben talks about the battle that Christians walk in during their daily life with God. When a believer walks out of the will of God the believer becomes a trouble maker and not a peace maker. Therefore, we need to plan as if Jesus is coming back and walk…

Continuing with our new series called 'The Ezekiel Overview' (A Study of the Book of Ezekiel), during tonight's teaching, Pastor Ben explains what happens during God's judgement against Egypt.*Two things that happen when we depart ourselves from God: 1. We continue to do things in the dark where we think that no one can see. 2. We begin to justify …

Today Pastor Sof fills in Pastor Ben and brings us a message that may challenge you, encourage you, also may convict you. what are we suppose to do with this? well lets dive in and focus on the word of God *Reference scriptures: Romans 3:23 If you are interested in attending our live teachings (Wednesdays @ 7:00 pm & Sundays @ 10:00 am), please vis…

Continuing with our new series called 'The Ezekiel Overview' (A Study of the Book of Ezekiel), during tonight's teaching, Pastor Ben explains what happens during God's judgement against Egypt.*Two things that happen when we depart ourselves from God: 1. We continue to do things in the dark where we think that no one can see. 2. We begin to justify …

In our today's teaching (while continuing in the book of James of our "Faith & Action" series) Pastor Ben talks about the spiritual warfare that we face every single day. To those who don't have a relationship with God, these attacks are usually described as "life is not perfect" or "the world is a cold, hard, and lonely place." Actually, the probl…

Continuing with our new series called 'The Ezekiel Overview' (A Study of the Book of Ezekiel), during tonight's teaching, Pastor Ben explains what happens during God's judgement against Tyre.*Two things that happen when we depart ourselves from God: 1. We continue to do things in the dark where we think that no one can see. 2. We begin to justify o…

Happy Resurrection (Easter) Sunday! What does Easter Sunday mean to you? Cadbury Bunny and eggs? Firing up the BBQ grill?...etc.? Did you know that there is a deeper meaning to Easter Sunday than this?In the event that you don't know the story, Easter Sunday (aka Resurrection Sunday) is the day that Jesus resurrected after being murdered on the cro…

Today's teaching consists of what we refer to as the Upper Room After Glow with Pastor Ben. With this week being the week of Jesus' crucifixion, death, burial, and resurrection, our focus is to learn, understand, and feel what Jesus went through during this week, and what Jesus did for us on the Cross. One of the things that Jesus did to serve His …

As we approach Easter, Pastor ben presents us with a palm Sunday teaching out of the gospel of Matthew, it consists of 5 important points that we need to pay attention to.1. Obey2. Recognize his value 3. Give 4. Work together 5. Spread the good news *Reference scriptures: Zach 9:9; Luke 19:37;If you are interested in attending our live teachings (W…

Continuing with our new series called 'The Ezekiel Overview' (A Study of the Book of Ezekiel), during tonight's teaching, Pastor Ben explains what happens during God's mercy in Israel's Final Judgement. *Two things that happen when we depart ourselves from God: 1. We continue to do things in the dark where we think that no one can see. 2. We begin …

Continuing in the book of James of the (Faith & action) series; Pastor Ben teaches us the importance of God's wisdom in our lives and how it does not only have to do with knowledge but it is how we use the knowledge for God and the difference of worldly wisdom. James tells us that being wise is the knowledge of God's guidance and putting that in ac…

Continuing with our new series called 'The Ezekiel Overview' (A Study of the Book of Ezekiel), during tonight's teaching, Pastor Ben explains what happens during God's mercy in judgement. *Two things that happen when we depart ourselves from God: 1. We continue to do things in the dark where we think that no one can see. 2. We begin to justify our …

This today, we get a very nice treat: a teaching from the book of Obadiah 1:1-21 by our beloved guest pastor, Pastor Sof Vae’ena. In his message, Pastor Sof directs our attention to some critical points worth hearing. So let’s tune in and dive deep into scripture.If you are interested in attending our live teachings (Wednesdays @ 7:00 pm & Sundays …

Continuing with our new series called 'The Ezekiel Overview' (A Study of the Book of Ezekiel), during tonight's teaching, Pastor Ben explains what happens during God's mercy in judgement. *Two things that happen when we depart ourselves from God: 1. We continue to do things in the dark where we think that no one can see. 2. We begin to justify our …