May 3, 2019
by Clint Humfrey
| Tags: Obedience, Gospel, Joy, happy, holy
Christians ought to be happy people. Although it might not look that way, they should be happy because they are forgiven, enjoying the Father’s smile, united with Christ and filled with the Spirit.
Christians ought to be holy people. Rendering service to their Lord who “sought them and bought them” puts Christians in an attentive position....
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November 15, 2018
by Jeff Jones
| Tags: Unity, Gospel, fellowship, reformation, cooperation
Unity, whether in a local church or across a whole nation, is fragile. It cannot be taken for granted and it must constantly be guarded and cultivated. In the plenary sessions, we were repeatedly exhorted and convicted of the need not to despair, not to look away from Christ, and to be guarding our holiness and our doctrine, the foundations of our unity and fellowship....
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August 30, 2018
by Clint Humfrey
| Tags: Time, Church, Gospel, Ministry, partnership, contributor, serve
Our aim is to see the prospering of the gospel message among the needy souls of Calgary and beyond. We trust that God will work through this partnership in order to bring lasting fruit, the spiritual prosperity of the life of the Age to come.
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August 23, 2018
by Clint Humfrey
| Tags: Gospel, Service, post, hello, conversation, initiate
Don't assume that the visitor will be 'caught at the door' by the pastor. If God has blessed you in the service, you need to jump at the chance to share that blessing with someone else. That will make the post-service hello more than empty chit-chat. It will be small talk crammed with joy, praise and thanksgiving for the grace of the gospel of Christ. It’s exactly the ki...
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March 17, 2018
by Jeff Jones
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Current Events
| Tags: Gospel, Rights, Canada Summer Jobs, pro-life, Charter, religious freedom, conscience
The text of a letter submitted to Economic Development Canada accompanying our church's application for Canada Summer Jobs program funding. It explains why we cannot in good conscience express the words of the attestation imposed as a requirement by the Trudeau government on organizations applying for this funding. It is our belief that the attestation requirement infringe...
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October 6, 2017
by Clint Humfrey
| Tags: Faith, Prayer, Gospel, Channel, motivation, goal
Paul always presented his desires to God, so that if God answered his prayer, his desires would be met in God’s way.
So Paul’s Gospel is the channel of his prayers.
Paul’s Gospel is the motivation for his prayers
Paul’s Gospel is the goal of his prayers. ...
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May 5, 2017
by Clint Humfrey
| Tags: Glory, Creator, Gospel
One of the classic examples of an awakened recognition of the gravity of God came to the ancient prophet Isaiah when he had a supernatural vision of the khavod of God. Isaiah saw that God was morally pure-- triple deluxe pure so that angelic beings could not view God directly because their creaturely eyeballs would fry if they looked at God’s holy purity. And these angel...
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March 25, 2016
by Gavin Peacock
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Category:
Life Application
| Tags: Gospel, Thanksgiving
In Ephesians 1 we see how the gospel fuels thanksgiving and how thanksgiving inspires a life of intercessory prayer....
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March 10, 2016
by Jeff Jones
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Current Events
| Tags: Culture, Gospel, Gender, Manhood, Marriage, Sexuality, Transgenderism, Womanhood, Washrooms
Washrooms have been weaponized in the culture war over sexuality and gender....
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March 10, 2016
by Jeff Jones
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Theology
| Tags: Culture, Gospel, Gender, Sexuality, Biblical Manhood, Biblical Womanhood, Worldview
Calvary Grace Church pastor & elder Gavin Peacock has co-written a book with the President of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, Owen Strachan, titled "The Grand Design." ...
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July 3, 2015
by Clint Humfrey
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The Gospel
| Tags: consistency, Gospel, Truth
When some people compare religions with each other, they can come away thinking that they are all arbitrary. Not so with biblical Christianity. The Christian gospel is not merely another clever scheme to provide what Karl Marx called, “the opiate of the people”. The Christian message of salvation has an internal consistency. It fits....
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June 26, 2015
by Jeff Jones
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Current Events
| Tags: Gospel, here we stand, Marriage, Sexuality
Today, the United States Supreme Court redefined marriage to include same-sex couples. This ruling forces every individual state government to comply with the new definition. ...
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January 7, 2015
by Gavin Peacock
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Category:
Life Application
| Tags: Gender, Sexuality, Marriage, Gospel, Trinity, Manhood, Womanhood, headship, Submission, Culture
It seems that recent tweets I made about biblical manhood, womanhood and marriage have gained attention in the UK. Several national newspapers picked up these tweets and there was reaction from both Christians and non-Christians. Some people were very upset; others were very encouraged. ...
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October 24, 2014
by Paul Toews
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Life Application
| Tags: Sin, mortification, Gospel
It is now time in this last newsletter of October 2014 to look at the actual work of mortifying our sin. We have considered John Owen’s thoughts on the need for mortification, the nature of mortification and what we have to consider in preparation for the work. Now it is time to ask the question, “What will be the means or the agent of the mortification of our sin?...
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September 24, 2014
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Devotionals
| Tags: Gospel, Community, Heart
It is a joy to be a part of Calvary Grace Church. We all benefit from sound preaching as we worship God together. As elders, we talk about keeping the main things central. We don’t want to compromise our high view of God’s Word and God’s promise to accomplish His purposes in His people through the Word. This means that sitting under good preaching is not an end in it...
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April 18, 2014
by Terry Stauffer
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Devotionals
| Tags: good friday, Evil, Sin, Suffering, university of calgary, Gospel
The people of Calgary and surrounding area have been shocked at the stabbings near the University of Calgary. We ought to pray for the families and friends of the victims. But what should we pray? How should we think about this tragedy? How should we talk about this horror with our friends and family? The stark reality of evil is staring us in the face once again this week...
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September 27, 2013
by Clint Humfrey
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Category:
The Gospel
| Tags: Authority, Creation, Word, carson, Gospel
Have you ever wondered who "has the say-so"? In any family, business or organization there are many decisions that must be made. And if the decisions are to be made it has to be clear who has decision-making authority. That’s what some old-timers that I’ve known used to call, "having the say-so."...
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September 20, 2013
by Clint Humfrey
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Theology
| Tags: evangelicalism, Theology, david wells, Culture, Gospel, Revival
n the early winter of 1997, I spent a few minutes in the office of theologian David Wells, picking his brain about the history of 20th-century evangelicalism. He graciously and patiently answered my questions then handed me a little booklet called The Bleeding of the Evangelical Church....
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August 17, 2013
by Josh Stauffer
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Life Application
| Tags: mordor, tolkien, transformation, Gospel, regeneration, new birth, Holy Spirit
Our family likes to go on road trips. On one of these trips, we drove through northern Utah. Since the Lord of the Rings movies had been released recently, the thing that sprang to mind for a few of us was “Mordor.” Though devoid of evil goblins and archvillains, the landscape gave us an intimidated feeling. The sheer cliffs and perpendicular angles of the rock faces m...
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July 6, 2013
by Jeff Jones
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Category:
Life Application
| Tags: Marriage, alberta floods, #abflood, #yycflood, Gospel, disaster, Hope, wedding
Disasters rarely occur at a time of convenience, and the recent flooding that struck Southern Alberta was no different. Lives were lost; billions of dollars worth of property was destroyed; uncounted millions in economic damage was done. Compared to the losses of the bereaved and the newly homeless, it seems trivial to discuss the inconveniences that the flooding caused fo...
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December 23, 2012
by Cory Adamson
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Category:
Devotionals
| Tags: Christmas, saint nicholas, santa claus, Gospel
Is Christmas about giving gifts? Receiving gifts? Santa Claus and Elves?...
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December 22, 2012
by Gavin Peacock
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Category:
Life Application
| Tags: Gospel, Evangelism, Missions, canmore, united kingdom, ambrose
On Christmas Eve there will be a service at our house in Canmore. It comes out of the community group that has been meeting here for the past couple of years. God has blessed this Gospel work and I believe it is significant that the people in this group have keenly endorsed an “official” service....
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September 29, 2012
by Jeff Jones
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The Gospel
| Tags: Faith, Repentance, Gospel, Works
It’s been a few weeks since we looked at Mark last, and we left off with Jesus’s command to “repent” in chapter 1 verse 15. To repent is one side of the coin, and Jesus’ next command is the flip side, a call to faith. “Believe in the Gospel.” ...
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August 18, 2012
by Jeff Jones
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Category:
The Gospel
| Tags: Gospel, Repentance, mark, Culture, Obedience, Christian Life
A couple weeks ago, we were breaking down Mark’s description of the beginning of Jesus’ ministry in Mark 1:14 and 15. Jesus began his preaching with an inidicative, a statement of fact, declaring what is. He said, “The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom is at hand.” After the indicative, though, he follows it up with an imperative, a command, declaring what his hea...
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July 28, 2012
by Jeff Jones
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Category:
Current Events
| Tags: Sin, Gospel, olympics, murder, Politics
Today marked the beginning of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. After years of preparation, with a more than $14 billion budget, and guarded by more than 37,000 security personnel, more than 10,500 athletes from all over the world will be competing for medals. At more than 30 Olympic venues, an expected 11 million spectators will observe the events and marvel at the athlet...
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July 7, 2012
by Jeff Jones
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Category:
Devotionals
| Tags: Gospel, Sovereignty, History, Suffering
Mark 1:14-15: This is the first record of the content of Jesus’ preaching: this, here, is the message of Jesus. What I want to look at in this devotional is Jesus’ first phrase and what it says about who and what Jesus is: 'The time is fulfilled,' and what that says about Jesus’ lordship over history....
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June 9, 2012
by Jeff Jones
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Category:
The Gospel
| Tags: Kingdom, Gospel, exorcism, silence, demons, mark, humiliation
One of the most interesting parts of the Gospel of Mark is the way Jesus deals with Satan’s forces. In the very first chapter, in verses 21 to 28, we see Jesus encounter a demon. We see an exorcism, as Jesus sends the demon away. What’s remarkable about this incident is not the fact of the exorcism, but the manner in which it is done...
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May 11, 2012
by Tom Cottrell
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Category:
The Gospel
| Tags: Law, Gospel, Confession, assurance of pardon, lutheran, order of matins, catechism
Tom Cottrell recently posted this as a response to a discussion on legalism in our church forum. With his permission, we’re re-posting it here....
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April 27, 2012
by Jeff Jones
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Category:
Devotionals
| Tags: what we sing, now why this fear, augustus toplady, Worship, music, ben hopman, Gospel, family worship
If you've ever wondered what kind of music we sing at Calvary Grace and haven't had a chance to visit, here is your opportunity! We're going to start a series of posts here on the church blog that links to examples of songs we sing at our church. Our hope is that it not only will highlight edifying songs for Christians beyond our church, but that it will also point fami...
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April 5, 2012
by Jeff Jones
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Category:
The Gospel
| Tags: Passover, Israel, current events, Gospel, good friday, Easter
The Jerusalem Post carried a story today of a little Israeli preschooler who, being bitten by a viper, was saved by medical intervention at a Beersheba hospital....
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February 11, 2012
by Jeff Jones
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Category:
Theology
| Tags: fragment, century, Gospel
New Testament scholar Dan Wallace touched off quite the buzz a few days back when he mentioned in passing, while debating Bart Ehrman, that among a set of new manuscript discoveries was found a small fragment of the Gospel of Mark. He went on to point out that “[i]t was dated by one of the world’s leading paleographers. He said he was ‘certain’ that it was from ...
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