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Calvary Chapel South Messages
Hosted by Kevin Day · EN
Calvary Chapel South is a Christian church committed to saturating Kent, WA with the gospel of Jesus Christ. You can listen to our latest messages here or connect with us at ccskent.org
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1 Kings 18-19 | The Bipolar Prophet
3d agoTap to summarizePastor John teaches through 1 Kings 18 and 19 in this message, following Elijah from his bold contest with the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel straight into deep discouragement in the wilderness. It shows how even the most faithful people can crash after a huge spiritual victory, and how God responds not with rebuke but with rest, food, and a gentle, still small voice rather than wind, earthquake, or fire. Elijah believed he was the only one left faithful, but God reminds him thousands had never bowed to false gods. Discouragement distorts what's true, and God meets people in it with patience rather than blame.
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Luke 11:14-28 | Jesus, the Devil and Your Problems
6d agoTap to summarizeIn Luke 11:14-28, Pastor Kevin looks at how Jesus casts out a demon and answers the crowd's claim that his power came from evil, showing his authority comes from God alone. This message walks through what it looks like to be caught in a spiritual battle, why a divided kingdom cannot stand, and how Jesus is stronger than any darkness working against us. It also touches on forgiveness, the danger of doubting God's word, and why lasting change comes through the Holy Spirit rather than self effort. Apart from Christ we have no defense against evil, but in Christ that battle has already been won.
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1 Kings 16-17 | Yahweh is the One, True God
1w agoTap to summarizeThis teaching from Pastor Elliot walks through 1 Kings 16 and 17, tracing Israel's kings from Baasha through Ahab and Jezebel while introducing the prophet Elijah. As each king turns further toward idol worship, the nation experiences the covenant curse of drought, just as God had warned centuries earlier through Moses. But even in judgment, God is working to draw his people back to himself. Elijah's time by the brook, his stay with the widow of Zarephath, and the raising of her son all show a God who provides daily bread, hears prayer, and holds power over life and death. Through famine and loss, the true character of God comes into focus as merciful, faithful, and utterly reliable, even when the surrounding culture worships gods who cannot deliver on a single promise.
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Luke 11:1-13 | Ask, Seek, Knock
2w agoTap to summarizeIn this study of Luke 11:1-13, Pastor Kevin looks at how Jesus taught his disciples to pray, using the Lord's Prayer as a model for approaching God as a caring father rather than a distant figure. The passage shows that prayer starts with honoring God and trusting him for daily needs, forgiveness, and protection from temptation. Through the story of a persistent friend asking for bread at midnight, Jesus points out that if an ordinary person will eventually help because of sheer persistence, a loving father will do far more for his own children. Asking, seeking, and knocking become pictures of a faith that keeps reaching toward a God who is always willing and never too busy or too late to respond.
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1 Kings 14-15 | Fear, Faith, and the Fall of Kings
2w agoTap to summarizePastor Jared teaches through 1 Kings 14–15, the story of Jeroboam, the first king of the divided northern kingdom of Israel. Jeroboam had a clear promise from God, but fear over losing the people's loyalty led him to build a counterfeit system of worship instead of trusting what God had already said. That choice cost him everything he was trying to protect. The passage also follows Judah's king Rehoboam, who fell into the same patterns as those around him, and young King Asa, who trusted God over his own logic even when doing right meant standing against his own family.
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Ephesians 2:10 | Youth Sunday 2026
3w agoTap to summarizePastor Jared teaches from Ephesians 2:10 on being God's workmanship, made to do good works he planned for us ahead of time. He explains that this isn't about earning salvation but living out the love God has already given us in everyday moments, through prayer, encouragement, and simple acts of care for others. Drawing from Isaiah 40, he unpacks what it means to wait on the Lord, not passively, but with hope and trust that renews our strength. Even hard seasons become part of how God shapes us to comfort and strengthen the people around us.
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Luke 10:38-42 | When You Are Worried and Troubled
4w agoTap to summarizePastor Kevin teaches through Luke 10:38-42, the story of Martha and Mary hosting Jesus in Bethany. Martha gets caught up in the details of serving while Mary chooses to sit at Jesus's feet and listen to him teach. When Martha grows frustrated and asks Jesus to intervene, he tells her she is worried and troubled about many things, but only one thing is needed. Serving isn't wrong, but Jesus makes clear that time spent listening to his word cannot be replaced or crowded out by busyness, however well intentioned.
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1 Kings 12-13 | How the Kingdom Became Divided
Jul 9Tap to summarizeIn 1 Kings 12 and 13, Pastor Gerrit looks at the story of Rehoboam and Jeroboam, the two kings who split Israel after Solomon's death. Rehoboam ignores wise counsel and rules harshly, losing ten tribes in the process. Jeroboam, ruled by fear rather than faith, sets up false worship sites so the people won't return to Jerusalem. Even after a clear warning from God, he refuses to turn back. Together their choices show how ignoring godly counsel and letting fear win out can slowly harden a heart against repentance.
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Galatians 5:1-14 | Free to Love Others
Jul 5Tap to summarizeIn this message from Galatians 5:1-4, guest speaker Pastor John Cowan teaches on the freedom believers have in Jesus Christ and the danger of slipping back into legalism. He walks through Paul's warning to the Galatian church, showing that trying to earn righteousness through rule keeping empties the cross of its meaning, while trusting in Christ alone brings real rest. True faith is not about spiritual performance but about leaning fully on Jesus, who exchanges our sin for his own perfect righteousness. That same freedom is meant to be lived out through love, serving others rather than indulging the flesh, so that grace and neighbor love become the natural fruit of a life no longer bound to the law.
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1 Kings 11 | Idolatry: The Things We Do For Love
Jul 2Tap to summarizeIn this study through 1 Kings 11, Pastor Paul looks at the sad turn in Solomon's story, a king given wisdom, wealth, and peace by God who still let his heart wander. Solomon loved many foreign wives, and over time their influence pulled him toward worshiping other gods, even after God had spoken to him plainly and warned him twice. His story raises an honest question for anyone listening: what do we love most, and what are we willing to compromise to keep it? Money, approval, comfort, or relationships can all quietly become things we depend on more than God, even without us noticing. The good news is that God offers grace to see our hearts clearly and to turn back before those quiet loves take root and cost us everything that matters most.
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