Welcome to Calvary Bible Church

Getting Acquainted

We are delighted to have you inquire about Calvary Bible Church. Nothing brings greater joy or has more eternal value than worshipping and serving our Lord Jesus Christ in His church. Our passion is for you to see Christ in our lives and come to know, serve and joyfully worship Him with us.

Because of the wide variation in churches these days, it is important for visitors seeking a new church home to be able to quickly discern the heartbeat of a church in order to make a wise decision that is honoring to the Lord. Hopefully this brief introduction will assist you to this end.

As a church, we look solely through the lens of Scripture to determine how we shape our lives and ministry, not the lens of felt needs derived from surveys, focus groups or opinion polls. Frankly, what the culture thinks is irrelevant to us. The Lord has promised to build His church, and as its sacred Head, He has spoken through His Word and clearly detailed how we are to function.   Therefore we are committed only to what He has to say on the matter.

Consequently, you will find that we are not enamored with trendy methods to entertain and attract bigger crowds. We see no need to constantly reinvent ourselves according to the naive theologies of modern evangelical pragmatism. Ministry methods derived from the desires of those who know nothing of Christ and designed to make them feel comfortable in their foolishness are wholly unacceptable to us. We would never want someone deceived by the world they love to come into one of our services and say, “Wow, I feel right at home here!” Instead, our passionate desire would be for them to say, “Wow, I have never witnessed that kind of worship!” Biblically, our responsibility is to provide a compassionate atmosphere where hearts will either be divinely softened or hardened by the bold proclamation of the glorious Gospel of Christ.

The center of gravity around which our services orbit is the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe (1 Corinthians 1:21). Since this was the model and mandate of Christ and His apostles, the very pinnacle of our worship service is expository preaching, where the God-intended meaning of a text is carefully conveyed and passionately applied to the contemporary issues of life. Nothing else can nourish our souls, bring us into conformity with our precious Savior and bring glory to God like the unleashing of truth through the faithful preaching of His Word.

In a society that applauds compromise and prefers tolerance to truth, we believe it is our duty to remain distinctively the church of Jesus Christ. We believe it is our difference from the world that attracts people to Christ, not our similarity with it. Therefore, as we endeavor to remain faithful to our calling and continue to experience God's blessing, we are committed to the following biblical mandates:

• Maintain a high view of God, ever mindful that we exist for Him--He   does not exist for us.
• Maintain the divine purposes of the church, namely, to exalt the Savior, equip the saints and evangelize the lost.
• Maintain a commitment to the absolute authority, sufficiency and inspiration of Scripture.
• Maintain a commitment to teach sound doctrine, allowing doctrinal precision to separate truth from error.
• Maintain a commitment to personal holiness, avoiding spiritual and moral compromise by hiding His Word in our hearts.
• Maintain a high degree of readiness as we live in anticipation of our Lord's imminent return.

The objectives and direction of Calvary Bible Church fall within these biblical parameters. We have a variety of thriving ministries occurring all through the week that we would be happy to have you join. For more information, please refer to our website or contact us by phone. We are devoted to ministering to your needs in any way we possibly can. If you love the Lord Jesus Christ, please be assured that there is a place in our family for you.

In the Master's Service,

David Harrell, D. Phil.
Pastor-Teacher