Category: Pastor Steve’s Blog

  • A Season of Prayer

    ‘Let us go at once to entreat the favor of the Lord and to seek the Lord of hosts; I myself am going.’ Zechariah 8:20 At significant moments in salvation history, God has called his people to seek him in prayer. I believe that this is such a time in…

  • Resurrection

    Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death. For he “has put…

  • Lent 2017

    “Friends in Christ, every year at the time of the Christian Passover we celebrate our redemption through the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Lent is a time to prepare for this celebration and to renew our life in the paschal mystery. We begin this holy season by…

  • Only the Beginning

    It has been an eventful month. On May 1, the congregation of Calvary Church voted unanimously to accept the dismissal terms negotiated with a team from the Presbytery of Southern New England. The following Saturday, presbytery voted unanimously to approve Calvary’s request to be dismissed to ECO: A Covenant Order…

  • Looking Ahead to Easter

    Later this month, we will celebrate the event which defines our hope as the people of God. On Easter morning, we proclaim that the one who we follow was not just a great religious teacher who lived long ago, now fondly remembered. We do not proclaim a Savior who was…

  • New Year’s Reflections

    Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?” Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.” John 6:28-29 As we enter into a new year, it is good to ponder the question of what God requires…

  • The Gift of the Gospel

    This fall we have focused on the Gospel Revolution, the Good News of God’s grace and love freely given to us in Jesus Christ. As we now enter into the season of the church year which celebrates the revelation of God’s love and mercy of God in Jesus, we have…

  • The Gospel: The Main Thing

    For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes… Romans 1:16 Early in my ministry, I learned an important principle. It goes like this: “The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.” If…

  • Thoughts on Fall and the Gospel Revolution

    It is hard to believe that summer is almost over. Fall will soon be upon us and with it, ministries at Calvary Church will be in full swing. Sunday School, Youth Group, Kid’s Club, and a host of other programs will begin another year of teaching children and adults about…

  • Vision One, Pathways, and the Future of Calvary Church

    And a highway will be there; it will be called the Way of Holiness; it will be for those who walk on that Way. – Isaiah 35:8 For many years a favorite summer get-away has been property belonging to Melissa’s family in the Adirondack Mountains. It is a peaceful and…