Calvary Tabernacle experienced a tremendous manifestation of God’s Spirit during our Sunday morning service this past weekend. At the conclusion of the sermon, people flooded to the front for prayer, including a young Hispanic man who has not yet received the Holy Spirit. Judging by his accent, this young man was born in Mexico. As he [...]
Ezra 7:10 (New King James Version) For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the Law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel. There’s an old saying that goes something like this: “Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach.” You’ve probably gotten a chuckle out of [...]
Pastors and church leaders, if you are hungry to hear a great preaching that will speak to your spirit, check out Terry Black’s message titled “Faith,” a sermon he preached at Mid-America Revival Conference (MARC) in Indianapolis last month. You can find the sermon online at calvarytabindy.org/media.php. It’s on page 3 under the tab “Calvary [...]
Admittedly, it’s been a while since I have updated this blog. The problem hasn’t been a lack of source material, but rather a lack of writing time. Our family has been especially busy this month. Problem is, I’m not sure what we’ve accomplished. The past few days have been especially rough. Everyone I know is [...]
As previously reported, Calvary Tabernacle has finally moved into our new location at 1125 Hampshire in Quincy. The building formerly housed a social service agency and senior center, but had sat empty for quite some time before our pastor approached the ownership about leasing it to our church. They agreed, and after approximately three months [...]
Calvary Tabernacle celebrated its first worship service at 1125 Hampshire on Sunday, September 6, with 120 people in attendance. Considering it was the day before the Labor Day holiday, we felt it was quite an accomplishment. Historically, we’ve been lucky to top 75 people on that Sunday. There were several first time guests in attendance, [...]
This summer, I signed up to be part of a Sunday School team at Calvary Tabernacle. I’ve played a variety of ministerial roles in my lifetime, even leading a Sunday School class for teens, but this has been my first experience teaching adolescents. Each Sunday School team consists of a leader and two teaching assistants. [...]
Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers – 1 Corinthians 14:22 (New International Version) The following account was related by my pastor during Sunday morning worship at Calvary Tabernacle. The story was originally shared by Jack Yonts, Founding Pastor of Bartlett United Pentecostal Church, during a recent meeting of ministerial leaders. As [...]
I came sliding out of the womb in early November 1977 and landed squarely on the pew of a United Pentecostal church. They hauled me off to church camp as soon as I reached the legal age, and enrolled me at Gateway College of Evangelism when I hit 17. The United Pentecostal Church International is [...]
The following information is courtesy of the General Youth Division of the United Pentecostal Church International. It’s a press release announcing the launch of a new ministry focused on youth ages 18-30. Today is the official first day of the new endeavor of the General Youth Division: Hyphen. We are beginning a two-year launch phase [...]
