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Invitation to join in the Seven Days of Worship, Prayer, and Warfare
Dear Calvary: I am writing to urge you to join us for Seven Days of Worship, Prayer, and Warfare on behalf of Calvary, July 29 – August 4. Last Sunday, I shared a message about our high calling as kings and priest of God Most High. I also shared some principles of spiritual warfare. Sermon notes and audio can be found here. We have been saying for a while that this season is a time when the enemy wants to attack. That was true for the people of Israel as they left Egypt and when they ... Read More
Summer Family Festival
Join us on Sunday, August 5, for a morning of worship, food, and fun! Our adult worship service and Kids Church Carnival begin at 10:00 a.m., followed by food and festivities for the whole family! FUN WILL INCLUDE: Water Slides Dunking Booth Moon Walk Indoor Putt Putt Bingo Carnival Games Spin Art Hot Dogs Pop Corn Snow Cones All FREE!!! Questions? Email Becky Gressett, Children’s Minister, at becky@calvaryhouston.com. ... Read More
Compassion Friday
Let's Share the Heart of God in Our Community! We want to join the Lord and do what Jesus did by engaging people outside the walls of our church. At Calvary, we have learned to ask the question: How can I pray for you? In the days ahead, we will learn how to get in action around this question by participating in Days of Compassion for Calvary members and Journey Groups. We want to become confident and competent in representing and reflecting the Jesus that’s in us no matter where we are. ... Read More
Change in Mindset
Your help at Hairgrove Elementary is making a difference. In partnership with Copperfield Church, we provide a meal and snack for the Title One Camps at Hairgrove. Participation by the students in these camps has increased significantly since we started helping. A while back, Marylin Phillips shared a wonderful story that shows how our efforts are making a difference. One of the teachers, who has been at Hairgrove for many years, told this story at a committee meeting Marylin attended in May ... Read More
Sharing Our Lives, Sharing the Journey, The Calvary Quest
Back in August of 1982, a new church started in Northwest Houston. Three men worked out of their cars. They knocked on thousands of doors, conducting a religious census. In the midst of these door-to-door encounters, they shared about a new church that was starting in the neighborhood. Seeds were planted. Over the next weeks, the senior pastor and worship leader strategized about how to reach the people in the community. Both the pastor and worship leader came from full-time evangelistic ... Read More
The Joy of Mentoring
I love mentoring a child in school. Mentors have a huge impact on students. One child asks, "Would you mentor my friend, too?" A mentee has a question: "My friend wants to know if she can come and meet with us every week." As you walk into a classroom, the children see you, then point you out to the child you've come to mentor. They all know you are there for her. At the beginning of the year, you are told the child you will be mentoring is very quiet; she never talks. As you meet with her ... Read More
Testimony of a Mentor
Seven years ago I became a mentor. I started visiting a fourth grade girl at Holmsley Elementary. Every week, we spent 30 minutes together. We talked about school, friends, books, interests, and whatever else she brought up. When the fourth grade year ended, she asked me to come back the next year. However, when fifth grade began and I returned, things progressed differently. Several times, special school activities were going on simultaneously with our meeting time. I could tell she wanted to ... Read More
Ministry in Latvia
Do you ever stop to wonder where the years have gone? I was thinking of this just the other day when I was looking back at all the ministry trips I’ve taken to the Eastern European country of Latvia since 1992. It seems like a long time ago that I made my first trip there but at the same time, it’s gone by like it was just yesterday. I thought I would journal some of the blessings this wonderful little country has given me and the opportunities I’ve had on some of our trips. Perhaps I can invite ... Read More
Hope for the Holidays: Somebody Cares
Calvary has partnered with and supported Somebody Cares for many years. Their goal is to mobilize Christians into evangelism, thereby transforming communities. Somebody Cares also seeks to identify ministries that empower people to reach their full potential and to become all that God envisioned when he created them. Together, Calvary and Somebody Cares are advancing the gospel and building the kingdom of God through compassion. Calvary was able to help in a tangible way by adopting five ... Read More