We take God’s Word for granted. We take for granted the freedoms we have in the United States – just the opportunity to own, hold, carry, read a Bible.

This Memorial Day weekend let’s thank God for our liberty and for those who have given sacrificially so we could have that freedom – even to have a Bible!

The video below lasts for less than a minute, but says so much about how blessed we are as Americans! Let us pray for our brothers and sisters in parts of China and the world that do not enjoy the same freedoms!

Below is the link to the PDF list from our Calvary Staff Team. Use some of these to send or say a kind word to someone who needs your loving encouragement today.

Psalms Hymns Spiritual Songs

Click the icon on the right of each choice to watch that particular video. If you click anywhere else (on the video title or between the video title and the icon, you register your vote (and that cannot be undone).

“Worship leader: your pastor is the single most important professional relationship you have. He is likely your direct supervisor. He’s the one who will sing your praises, or defend you to a disgruntled church member (or even before a board of directors or elders).”

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Probably the most impersonated person in recent American history has to be Elvis Presley. Most Elvis impersonators don’t quite measure up and are really cheesy.

Impersonating someone has been called the highest form of flattery. That may be. I personally have always found it to be one of the funniest forms of comedy. Impersonation is probably funny to me because of how impersonators accent certain features of someone’s mannerisms and personality. Often impersonators grab one or two qualities and so overemphasize them that they really no longer reflect the person being impersonated, but become hilarious exaggerated characterizations of the person.

Sunday at Calvary Community Church, we will look into the next paragraph in our study of the Book of Ephesians. Paul starts the text of Ephesians 5:1-16, telling the followers of Christ to be imitators of God – the same way a child imitates a parent. Imitating God means we reflect our Father constantly wherever we go and no matter who is with us.

We are not told to impersonate God. We are told to imitate Him. Impersonating is something we can selectively choose to do depending on our setting and the people around us. Paul’s word for “imitating” is nothing like impersonating. He selects a word that implies being identical to the person in every way and at all times. It is not something that can be turned on and off.

Are you selectively impersonating God or constantly imitating Him?

Join us Sunday at 9am, 11am, or 5pm to discover what it looks like to reflect God 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Also, one of Calvary’s key international ministry partners, Pastor Dongo from God Cares School in Kampala, Uganda will be with us for our services this weekend!

Looking forward to Sunday!

“While most leaders complain about being overloaded with responsibilities, very few are willing to give up any of them.”

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“When we were in the darker periods of my ministry in Toronto, Canada, one of the most common manifestations of our corporate dysfunction was the “group divisions” we experienced.”

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