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Difficult times are coming, and Scripture told us so. In week 3 of Living in the Light, Pastor Benny Ferguson opens 2 Timothy 3:1-5 and Matthew 24:3-8 and three truths for living in the light in perilous times: darkness was predicted, discernment must increase, and hope must shine brighter. The purpose of biblical prophecy isn't to make us experts about the future but to make us faithful in the present. God didn't reveal these things to scare us. He revealed them to prepare us. So we don't deny the darkness and we don't fear it: we prepare for the day instead of predicting it, and we shine. “Not everything that sounds spiritual is spiritual. Not everything that is dressed up to look like truth actually is truth.” IN THIS MESSAGE00:00 Turn to 2 Timothy 3 and Matthew 2400:56 God is light, and you are light01:29 Living in the light in a darker world02:33 Where is all of this headed?03:30 More Scripture, not more speculation03:48 The purpose of biblical prophecy04:29 2 Timothy 3:1-5 - times of difficulty05:31 Paul's last letter06:13 Not to scare us, but to prepare us06:43 1. Darkness was predicted07:14 Two realities at the same time07:59 Perilous times09:40 Disordered loves12:22 The oldest temptation14:44 Scripture is our standard15:41 Matthew 24:3-8 - see that no one leads you astray17:09 2. Discernment must increase19:08 The beginning of birth pains21:07 The bridge is out24:04 Not everything that sounds spiritual is25:58 Creation groans - Romans 828:11 Fear vs. discernment29:22 Itching ears - 2 Timothy 4:331:54 Darkness hardens hearts - Matthew 24:1233:25 3. Hope must shine brighter33:58 This gospel will be proclaimed - Matthew 24:1435:43 You will be my witnesses - Acts 137:44 A lighthouse in the dark40:01 Living between two comings40:46 Our blessed hope - Titus 2:1342:25 Don't hide from the dark - shine SCRIPTURE2 Timothy 3:1-5 · Matthew 24:3-8 · Isaiah 5:20 · Psalm 119:105 · Romans 8:22-23 · 2 Timothy 4:3 · Matthew 24:12 · Matthew 24:14 · Acts 1:6-8 · Titus 2:13 Preached by Pastor Benny Ferguson at Calvary Church on October 4, 2026, week 3 of the six-week Living in the Light series. Watch this message: ⟨FULL-MESSAGE-URL⟩ Calvary Church8234 Woodsboro Pike, Walkersville, MD 21793Plan a visit: calvarymd.comPrayer request: calvarymd.com/form/prayer-request-formMade a decision to follow Jesus? calvarymd.com/salvationGive: calvarylifegroups.churchcenter.com/giving

You were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. In week 2 of Living in the Light, Pastor Benny Ferguson opens Ephesians 5:8-10 and 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 and three marks of a child of the light: remember who you are, reflect the family resemblance, and remain ready. Jesus doesn't simply change where we go when we die. He changes who we are while we live. And because of what He has done, we're already accepted: we don't behave to become, we behave because we have become. “The world doesn't need Christians who are louder. It needs Christians who are brighter.” IN THIS MESSAGE00:00 A fun fact about going to church00:46 Open your Bibles - Ephesians 5 and 1 Thessalonians 501:15 The series guide03:26 If God is light, how should we live?04:20 Ephesians 5:8 - you were darkness, now you are light05:20 Jesus changes who we are06:41 1. Remember who you are07:42 Our identity drives our behavior08:55 Darkness was our condition09:50 But now you are light in the Lord10:24 John 8:12 - the light of the world12:04 The enemy's lie and a brand-new identity12:42 2 Corinthians 5:17 - made new14:56 We don't behave to become16:10 2. Reflect the family resemblance17:53 The fruit of light - an apple tree19:35 Good20:45 Right21:44 True22:42 What pleases the Father24:54 The world needs Christians who are brighter25:40 3. Remain ready26:23 1 Thessalonians 5:1-1130:01 God is still on the throne31:31 Don't let media narratives drive your life33:55 Prepare, don't predict35:23 Stay close to the light36:42 Remember, reflect, remain SCRIPTUREEphesians 5:8-10 · 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 · 1 John 1:5 · Romans 3:23 · Isaiah 64:6 · John 8:12 · 1 Peter 2:9 · 2 Corinthians 5:17 · John 8:32 · John 3:3 Preached by Pastor Benny Ferguson at Calvary Church on September 27, 2026 (Baptism Sunday), week 2 of the six-week Living in the Light series. Watch this message: ⟨FULL-MESSAGE-URL⟩ Calvary Church8234 Woodsboro Pike, Walkersville, MD 21793Plan a visit: calvarymd.comPrayer request: calvarymd.com/form/prayer-request-formMade a decision to follow Jesus? calvarymd.com/salvationGive: calvarylifegroups.churchcenter.com/giving

What are you passionate about? More to the point, what is God passionate about? On a Wednesday night at Calvary, Pastor Len Burdick opens 1 Samuel 15, where King Saul did most of what God asked, kept the best for himself, and called it worship. God's answer still stands: to obey is better than sacrifice. Four truths carry the message: God wants our obedience more than what we want to do for Him; He is looking for wholehearted obedience, not delayed, selective or partial; obedience is an expression of love; and obedience flows from relationship. “He loves our songs, but He looks for our surrender. He loves our praises, but He looks for our practices. He loves our words, but He looks for our willingness.” IN THIS MESSAGE00:00 Welcome — Pastor Len Burdick00:34 What are you passionate about?01:49 What God is passionate about (2 Chronicles 16:9)03:11 To obey is better than sacrifice (1 Samuel 15)04:19 1. God wants our obedience more than our efforts05:51 Are your spiritual ears open?06:30 2. God is looking for wholehearted obedience08:32 Delayed, selective and partial obedience09:11 3. Obedience is an expression of love (John 14:15)11:31 4. Obedience flows from relationship14:02 Jesus, be the Lord of all14:42 When obeying God is scary16:33 Not my will, but yours SCRIPTURE1 Samuel 15:7-9, 22-23 · 2 Chronicles 16:9 · 1 Samuel 3:10 · Psalm 119:60 · John 14:15 · 1 John 3:18 · 1 John 5:3 · 2 John 1:6 · Psalm 56:3 · Luke 22:42 · Hebrews 12:2 Preached by Pastor Len Burdick at Calvary Church's midweek service on September 23, 2026. Watch this message: https://youtu.be/wlk1CYTey5g Calvary Church8234 Woodsboro Pike, Walkersville, MD 21793Plan a visit: calvarymd.comPrayer request: calvarymd.com/form/prayer-request-formMade a decision to follow Jesus? calvarymd.com/salvationGive: calvarylifegroups.churchcenter.com/giving

Before we can learn to live in the light, we have to know the One who is light. In the first message of our new six-week series Living in the Light, Pastor Benny Ferguson opens 1 John 1:5-7 and the three truths everything else in the series will rest on: God sees what we cannot, God reveals what we need, and God calls us to walk in the light. Our eyes take in only a sliver of the light that is really there. The same is true spiritually — there is far more going on than we can see. The question isn't whether an unseen reality exists. The question is whether we will trust the God who sees all of it. “Reality is not determined by what we see. Reality is determined by what God sees.” IN THIS MESSAGE00:00 Open your Bibles - 1 John 1 and the series guide01:52 Living in dark and perilous times03:30 How much of reality are we actually seeing?04:52 The visible spectrum is a tiny fraction06:04 Could it be the same with our spiritual eyes?07:23 The headlines, the diagnosis, the unanswered prayer08:26 What if God promised something better than the whole road?08:49 1 John 1:5 - God IS light10:40 1. God sees what we cannot11:42 James 1:17 - He does not change like shifting shadows12:47 Nothing has ever occurred to God14:00 Breaking through the clouds15:55 2 Kings 6 - Elisha's servant and the army18:56 Fear shrinks our vision; faith remembers what is real20:09 2. God reveals what we need21:25 Deuteronomy 29:29 - secret things and revealed things23:34 Psalm 119:105 - a lamp, not a floodlight24:52 Faith is trusting God enough to take the next step26:05 We may not need more revelation26:40 2 Peter 1:19 - prophecy strengthens confidence28:36 3. God calls us to walk in the light29:44 Walking is ordinary, daily, one step at a time31:01 Follow your heart, or follow Jesus?32:22 Fellowship - why the enemy wants you isolated33:48 Shame grows in darkness, healing grows in the light34:57 The light exposes us so Jesus can cleanse us35:41 God is light - trust the One who sees SCRIPTURE1 John 1:5-7 · 2 Kings 6:15-17 · James 1:17 · Isaiah 46:9-10 · Deuteronomy 29:29 · Psalm 119:105 · 2 Peter 1:19 · John 8:12 Preached by Pastor Benny Ferguson at Calvary Church on September 20, 2026 — week 1 of the six-week Living in the Light series. Watch this message: ⟨FULL-MESSAGE-URL⟩ Calvary Church8234 Woodsboro Pike, Walkersville, MD 21793Plan a visit: calvarymd.comPrayer request: calvarymd.com/form/prayer-request-formMade a decision to follow Jesus? calvarymd.com/salvationGive: calvarylifegroups.churchcenter.com/giving

Grace doesn't just set people free — it produces people who change the world. In the final message of our Set Free series, Pastor Benny Ferguson walks through Galatians 6 and the three things Paul says free people do: they lift others, they invest in eternity, and they boast only in the Cross.Galatians began with a gospel being distorted. It ends with a gospel being demonstrated. Chapters0:00 Intro - where Galatians has taken us 4:28 Grace produces people who change the world 5:29 1. Free people lift others 7:13 Galatians 6:1 - what "caught" means 9:51 Sin is sneaky, subtle and deceptive 11:21 Grace restores - the broken bone and the torn net 13:17 Truth without grace, grace without truth 14:46 Fight false doctrine fiercely, handle broken people gently 16:30 Bear one another's burdens - the law of Christ 19:50 A hospital, not a courtroom 20:34 2. Free people invest in eternity 21:45 Every decision is a seed 24:34 Don't grow weary - keep sowing 26:39 Don't judge God's faithfulness by today's field 27:26 Opportunities are divine appointments 30:33 3. Free people boast only in the Cross 33:08 Far be it from me to boast 36:13 A new creation - grace makes dead people alive 39:42 Freedom is the starting line Scripture: Galatians 6:1-18; John 13:34-35; Matthew 6:20 Calvary Church8234 Woodsboro Pike, Walkersville, MD 21793calvarymd.comNext Sunday we begin a new series: Living in the Light. #SetFree #Galatians6 #CalvaryChurch

There is a war going on inside every one of us. Paul names it plainly in Galatians 5: the flesh and the Spirit want opposite things, and starting to follow Jesus doesn't make that battle disappear. In Part 11 of our Set Free series, Pastor Kelli Ferguson walks through the conflict, the works of the flesh, and the fruit the Holy Spirit grows in a life lived close to Jesus - then shows what it actually looks like to keep in step with Him, one moment-by-moment choice at a time. "Fruit is the character of your life being shaped by the nearness of Christ." IN THIS MESSAGE 00:00 Welcome and Galatians 5:16-26 03:37 The conflict: flesh vs. Spirit 06:55 The works of the flesh 09:33 Religious sins 10:55 Relational sins 11:58 Social sins 15:37 The fruit of the Spirit 16:17 Fruit reveals the tree 22:56 1. Keep in step with the Spirit 25:44 2. Cultivate the soil 27:44 3. Stay connected to the vine 32:01 Response and prayer SCRIPTURE Galatians 5:16-26, Romans 7:15-17, Ephesians 5:15-18, Romans 8:28, 2 Timothy 1:7, Matthew 13, John 15:4-5 Preached by Pastor Kelli Ferguson at Calvary Church on September 6, 2026. Watch this message: https://youtu.be/uUIlzgm3Xcc Calvary Church 8234 Woodsboro Pike, Walkersville, MD 21793 Plan a visit: https://calvarymd.com Prayer request: https://www.calvarymd.com/form/prayer-request-form Made a decision to follow Jesus? https://www.calvarymd.com/salvation Give: https://calvarylifegroups.churchcenter.com/giving

Freedom without direction is just drift.In Part 10 of our Set Free series, Pastor Benny Ferguson walks through Galatians 5:13-15 and asks what our freedom in Christ is actually FOR. Four truths from three short verses: freedom has a purpose, freedom serves in love, freedom fulfills God's heart, and freedom dies when selfishness wins."Freedom is not just about what we've been freed from. It's about what we've been freed for."Calvary Church8234 Woodsboro Pike, Walkersville, MD 21793Sundays at 8:15, 10:00 and 11:45calvarymd.comLove God. Love People. Change the World.#SetFree #Galatians #CalvaryChurch

Text: 2 Samuel 23:8-12 Speaker: Tim Smith Recorded 2026-08-28 at Calvary Church, Walkersville, MD. Brotherhood Devo: https://calvarybrotherhood.netlify.app/ Subscribe for weekly messages: https://www.youtube.com/@calvarymd Plan a visit: https://calvarymd.com Give: https://calvarymd.com/give

What does it mean to fight the good fight? In this powerful conversation, Dr. Jon Davis shares his incredible journey from practicing chiropractor and ringside doctor for world-class boxers to discovering the importance of putting God first. He opens up about some of the darkest punches life has thrown at him, including the loss of his mother and the end of his marriage, and how a simple question from his young son led him back to church. Drawing from more than 40 years around the boxing ring, Dr. Jon shares what he's learned about pain, adversity, defense, spiritual strength, and the importance of having God in your corner. His challenge is simple: put on the full armor of God, stay grounded in His Word, and never give up. Fight the good fight!

In Galatians 5, Pastor Benny challenges us to stand firm in the freedom Christ has purchased for us. Salvation is not earned through performance, religious rituals, or trying harder. It is by grace through faith in Jesus Christ alone. As we stand firm in what Christ has done, run well by guarding the voices that influence us, and love well by allowing grace to shape the way we live, we discover what true freedom looks like. Christ has finished the work, and our response is to trust Him, follow Him, and let His grace transform us. Scriptures: Galatians 5:1-9 James 2:10 Acts 16 John 10 John 8:32 Philippians 1:6 John 19:30 Links: calvarymd.com calvarymd.com/give facebook.com/calvaryfrederick

In Part 8 of our Galatians series, Pastor Raj reminds us that through Jesus, we have moved from bondage to belonging. Walking through Galatians 4, we see that God did not simply forgive us, but adopted us as His children and gave us full access to Him as our Father. We do not obey to earn His love or approval; we obey because we already belong to Him. Be encouraged to leave behind performance, guilt, and shame and embrace the freedom, identity, and security that come from knowing you are God's child. Scriptures: Galatians 3:28 Galatians 4:1-11 Romans 5:8 Luke 15:3-32 Our Links: calvarymd.com calvarymd.com/give facebook.com/calvaryfrederick

In Fully Devoted Part 2, Pastor Wes challenges us to examine where we place our trust and whether our hearts are completely devoted to God. Through the story of King Asa, we are reminded of the danger of divided loyalty and the importance of relying fully on the Lord rather than looking to other things for security. Take time to examine your heart, surrender anything that has taken first place above Jesus, and choose to trust Him completely.Scriptures:Proverbs 3:5-62 Chronicles 16:1-131 Samuel 2:30Revelation 3:14-222 Corinthians 13:5Psalm 139:23-24Matthew 6:24Our Links:calvarymd.comcalvarymd.com/givefacebook.com/calvaryfrederick

In part 7 of our Set Free series, Pastor Kelli explores the difference between living by performance and living by God's promise. Through Paul's teaching in Galatians, we are reminded that salvation and our identity as God's children come through grace and faith in Jesus, not through striving, perfection, or rule-keeping. Pastor Kelli encourages us to stop trying to earn what Jesus has already given us and to trust God's promises, timing, and power. Watch and be encouraged to live in the freedom of knowing you are already loved, accepted, and chosen by God.Scriptures:Galatians 3:15-19Galatians 3:26-29Galatians 4:21-31Genesis 12:1-3Genesis 16:1-16Genesis 17:15-21Genesis 21:1-21Isaiah 54:1Our Links:calvarymd.comcalvarymd.com/givefacebook.com/calvaryfrederick

In this message, Pastor Benny challenges us to examine what has taken first place in our hearts and whether we are truly fully devoted to Jesus. Through David’s declaration in Psalm 27, the examples of Mary and Martha, the rich young ruler, and the call to seek God above all else, we are reminded that even good things can become distractions when they crowd out the one thing that matters most. As we enter 21 Days of Prayer, we are encouraged to surrender every competing desire, draw near to Jesus, and make Him first in our hearts, thoughts, and lives. Scriptures: 2 Chronicles 16:9 Matthew 22:37 Psalm 27:4 Philippians 3:13-14 Luke 10:41-42 Mark 10:21-22 John 3:30 Links: calvarymd.com calvarymd.com/give facebook.com/calvaryfrederick

What begins by faith must continue by faith. In this message from Galatians 3:1-14, Pastor Benny reminds us that we were never meant to strive for God's acceptance. The same grace that saves us is the grace that sustains us. Discover why the law reveals our need for Jesus, how Christ became the curse for us on the cross, and why true freedom is found not in what we do, but in what He has already done. Scriptures: Galatians 3:1-14 John 8:36 Genesis 15:6 Genesis 12:3 Deuteronomy 27:26 Habakkuk 2:4 2 Corinthians 5:21 Links: https://calvarymd.com https://calvarymd.com/give https://facebook.com/calvaryfrederick