February 25, 2018
by Jeff Jones
| Tags: Calvary Grace Church, Prayer, Praise, blessing, Building, offering, King David, Chronicles
As we remember God's provision in the life of our own church one year ago, when we took possession of a building of our own for the first time, we look at the example of David's model prayer in First Chronicles 29. In this article we consider how David opened his prayer--with blessing and praise....
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February 25, 2018
by Jeff Jones
| Tags: Building, Prayer, Gratitude, Thanksgiving, offering, Calvary Grace Church, King David
Gratitude is a crucial attitude of the Christian life. As we continue to mark our first anniversary in a building of our own, we seek to imitate David's example of thanksgiving in prayer found in First Chronicles 29....
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February 19, 2018
by Jeff Jones
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Category:
Devotionals
| Tags: Calvary Grace Church, Building, Prayer, giving, King David, Temple, offering, Sovereignty
Sometimes God provides spectacularly in the life of an individual or a church. On Calvary Grace's first anniversary as "homeowners" in a building of its own, we pause to consider the example of King David's Israel after God ordains a staggering offering by his people for his Temple, seeking wisdom on how to pray after God pours out blessings....
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February 19, 2018
by Jeff Jones
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Category:
Devotionals
| Tags: Calvary Grace Church, Building, Prayer, offering, Sovereignty, King David, Temple, Worship
We can’t understand the amazing prayer offered in First Chronicles 29 unless we first understand the man who offered it. In this article, we’re going to look at King David, a "man on a mission." We’ll review what brought him to that moment, in order to help us grasp why he prayed the way he did....
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June 10, 2016
by Clint Humfrey
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Life Application
| Tags: Building, Decision, Will
Calvary Grace Church is faced with a decision to make by the end of June. We have to decide whether we will express 'our intent to purchase' the building which we currently rent. In this newsletter, I want to share a little bit about what the remaining timeline looks like as we seek to pray, discern and decide....
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June 3, 2016
by Clint Humfrey
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Category:
Church Governance
| Tags: Building, Investment, Property
Thoughts on conflicting views about church buildings, the strategic importance of buildings, and strategic Christians in Spiritual warfare....
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November 27, 2015
by Clint Humfrey
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Category:
Life Application
| Tags: Building, Prayer, Work
When the exiles returned from Babylon they rebuilt the wall of Jerusalem. Nehemiah tells us that, “each laboured on the work with one hand and held his weapon with the other.” (4.17). They didn’t have the luxury of focusing entirely upon the building work, since they were in a hostile environment. But they couldn’t simply focus on fighting all of the time; they had...
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